Just beside Le Yiqin, hearing him talking to himself, Colonel He Yuheng, head of the group's operations department, said with some concern: "Commander, shoot down the Japanese fighters, this is absolutely right, even if the Japanese fighters did not cross the border and saw it, they can't let it go, but there are five American fighters among them, you also know, we are now with the Americans, ostensibly allies, will this cause big trouble?" Again, how to report to the division command? ”

Colonel He Yuheng mentioned this problem, Le Yiqin scratched his head, his face was entangled, before, the division commander repeatedly warned himself that all the planes were far away from the Luzon battlefield, but now, not only did he do it, but also shot down the five fighters of the Americans together, this matter is very difficult to do, who knows what the division commander will do after learning about this matter, if he is transferred to the division commander as a staff officer, it will not be suffocated to death!

After struggling for a while, Le Yiqin said to He Yuheng: "Lao He, truthfully report to the division command, but you have to emphasize in the report that it is the little devil and the Yankee's fighter jets that violated our country's airspace, and after many warnings, they still do not withdraw, the little devil's fighters also fired at our patrol aircraft group first, we were forced to defend ourselves, and in the melee, we also killed the Yankees' fighters!" ”

Colonel He Yuheng grinned and said, "Commander, is this okay?" How do I sound like a strong word! Fool the teacher, I think this matter is hanging! ”

Le Yiqin said with a headache: "If you don't report like this, then what can you say?" Do you have a great idea? He Yuheng shook his head, with an expression of helplessness, seeing that the commander had no other orders, he turned around to leave, and his burden was not light. On the basis of the commander's meaning, the report should be processed and polished, and try to make it as real as possible!

"Wait, Lao He!" Le Yiqin suddenly stopped him again, and added: "The report must be handed over to Chief of Staff Zhao first!" ”

He Yuheng looked at Le Yiqin puzzled, Le Yiqin said with some hatred: "Why are you so stupid!" Chief of Staff Zhao is easy to talk to, besides, the report will be handed over by the chief of staff to the division commander, and we will hand it over in person, two different things! Do you understand? ”

Colonel He Yuheng suddenly realized. Stretching out his thumb, he said convincingly: "High!" Commander, this trick of yours is called a roundabout tactic, avoiding the direct fire of the division commander, high! "Finished. I did it happily.

At 10 a.m. on August 13, inside the office building of the Singapore Military Control Commission in Indochina. Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe Major General. He still held a stack of information on the battlefield on Luzon and delivered it to the desk of division commander Tang Qiuli on time, and it was like this every day for four days since the Japanese army began to attack the US Third Army on Luzon Island on 10 August. The battle situation on Luzon Island is developing step by step according to the prejudgment of the division commander.

Sometimes, Zhao Yuhe's mind couldn't help but flash some strange thoughts. "The division commander's judgment of the battle situation has reached an almost magical Cheng dù, or rather, it is a demon, often with an inconspicuous piece of information, he can deduce the basic trend and final result of the entire war situation, as if he is the commander of the Japanese army and the American army, many impossible things that cannot happen or appear, he seems to know it in his chest, if he can reach the level of one-tenth of the division commander, what will it be?"

Walking all the way, Zhao Yuhe just thought about it, and knocked on the door gently, "Come in!" A calm shout came from inside, pushing open the door of the division commander's office, Tang Qiuli was looking at a book intently, and when he saw Zhao Yuhe coming in, he smiled and said: "Yuhe, the battle situation on Luzon Island, there is a result today!" ”

Zhao Yuhe replied without surprise: "Yes, division commander, at 4:30 a.m. today, the Japanese army launched a full-front attack on the defense line of the US Third Army in the Calais Mountains, and then more than 800 fighters and bombers of the US two air forces covered the counterattack of the US second-line troops. ”

"Subsequently, the US counterattack troops, which lost the cover of air firepower, immediately fell into the division and encirclement of the superior Japanese army in the first line of defense, and until the intelligence department sent the information, the battle in the Calais mountains was still raging, however, according to various indications, the US Third Army, which was encircled, could not hold on for long, division commander, the result of the battle, as you expected, Ito Yanzaburo's purpose was to destroy the air power of the US army!"

Tang Qiuli smiled and said unsurprisingly: "All battles have their own rules to follow, Ito Yanzaburo finally closed the net, this net went down, the results were quite fruitful, all MacArthur's planes and the entire Third Army were eaten in his mouth, at this moment, MacArthur should be in a hurry, and the British and Australian armies should also have a move, right?" ”

Zhao Yuhe was impressed and said: "Division commander, I was told by you again, according to the intelligence of the intelligence department, the reinforcements of the British and Australian troops of 100,000 people are being urgently assembled, and it is expected that in a week, they can rush to the Luzon battlefield, division commander, I don't understand, the sea control in the southwest Pacific is in the hands of the Japanese Navy, can the reinforced British and Australian troops reach the Luzon battlefield smoothly?" If the Japanese naval fleet intercepted and killed 100,000 British and Australian soldiers in the middle of the way, wouldn't it have fallen into the mouth of the tiger? ”

Tang Qiuli shook his head and said: "Yuhe, the Japanese naval fleet will never intercept and kill the British and Australian troops on the way to reinforce the Luzon battlefield, otherwise, Ito Yanzaburo would not have spent so much effort to finish the cat and mouse trick with MacArthur, the Japanese army is not incapable of quickly eliminating MacArthur's troops and taking Luzon, the ultimate goal of the Japanese is to capture Australia." ”

"Ito Yanzaburo's series of tricks and traps on Luzon Island are all aimed at transferring out Australia's British and Australian troops to clear the way for attacking Australia, even if the Japanese Navy wants to intercept and kill in the middle, the Japanese Army will never agree, and the interception should happen when the Japanese army begins to attack Australia, MacArthur knows that it is hopeless to hold on to Manila, and the remnants of the American and Philippine troops and the British and Australian troops return to aid Australia!"

Speaking of this, Tang Qiuli suddenly shook his head and said: "This is something that will happen in the future, the war between the Americans and the Japanese, fighting for the southwest Pacific, has entered a new stage, the battle of Manila is the focus of the future, those of us who watched the show, although we stayed out of the matter and did not participate in it, we were also nervous for a while, during this time, everyone was busy enough around the battle in the mountains of Calais, fortunately, there was no problem!" ”

Zhao Yuhe suddenly smiled bitterly, hesitated, and said, "Master, it's not that simple, on our side, there was a little accident!" ”

Tang Qiuli was stunned for a moment, countless judgments and possibilities flashed through his mind, and he asked, "What is a small accident?" Be clear! ”

Zhao Yuhe replied: "Division commander, the situation is like this, at about 7 o'clock this morning, five US fighter planes escaped from the air battle battlefield on Luzon Island, crossed the South China Sea, and flew into the airspace of Zhongsha Islands. ”

Tang Qiu asked puzzledly: "How did Le Yiqin deal with it, could it be that the US military plane crashed unexpectedly when it was forced to land, or was it the Japanese fighter jets that launched an attack on us?" ”

Zhao Yuhe shook his head and said: "Division commander, none of them, the three major groups of the Ninth Fighter Regiment that carried out air patrol missions, according to Commander Le's order, shot down a total of 17 fighters of the US and Japanese troops that entered our border line, and the air battle only took less than 30 minutes, and our side did not lose a single loss!" ”

Tang Qiuli hugged his head and almost groaned in pain, "This Le Yiqin, what a troublemaker, shooting down the Japanese fighter is understandable, but why do you have to shoot down even the American fighter jet together, no matter what, it's still an ally, don't you have a brain!" If you get into trouble, you want to go crazy if you want to fight! ”

After scolding Le Yiqin in his heart, Tang Qiu asked Zhao Yuhe in a vacuumous manner, "Yuhe, did the Americans protest against it?" Or is it the MacArthur guy who is making a big fuss about it? ”

Zhao Yuhe shook his head and replied: "No, so far, the Americans have not reacted, perhaps, they don't know, there are five fighters, shot down by our side, in addition, the Japanese side, there is no reaction, division commander, my opinion is that since it is the US military and Japanese fighters who trespass into our airspace without authorization, whether it is an ally or an enemy, it can be regarded as an infringement of our airspace, and the Commander's approach is regarded as a normal defense, and there is no mistake!" ”

Zhao Yuhe saw the entanglement on the teacher's face, for fear that the teacher would severely punish Le Yiqin, and hurriedly explained and excused him, from the bottom of his heart, he very much agreed with Le Yiqin's approach, and if it was himself, he might do it!

Tang Qiuli thought about it carefully, and suddenly laughed with a "flutter", and said: "Le Yiqin, this guy, can be regarded as picking up a small bargain, since MacArthur didn't make a big noise and take the opportunity to blackmail, we can't shout all over the world, sue Le Yiqin, this matter ends here, don't show it everywhere, submit a report, no merit, the third brigade of the Ninth Fighter Regiment, don't criticize or praise!" ”

After thinking about it, Tang Qiuli added: "If the United States pursues this matter, you will sue Sù Meixue and answer the Americans on behalf of the division command, there will be no such thing!" If I don't admit it, what can the Americans do to me? As the chief of staff, you also warn Le Yiqin, don't always cause trouble! This guy is not a straightforward master, he has learned roundabout tactics and avoided his edge, and he is afraid that I will teach him a lesson, so he does not dare to report the situation to me, but he will report to you first to find a chief of staff! ”

(To be continued) (To be continued.) )