The catalyst for change came from a top-secret telegram.

Commander Chen of the Southern Hebei Military Region, who was watching the battle at the Licheng Frontline Air Defense Command, was looking at it with great energy, when suddenly his communications staff officer received a top-secret telegram.

It is said that it is at HD Chengnan Airport, the devil has been busy since more than ten o'clock yesterday morning, the transport aircraft troops continue to take off and land, the sorties are very frequent, the garrison in the city and the puppet army troops outside the city continue to rush to the airport, and build field fortifications, I can't judge what the devil is doing.

Commander Chen immediately realized the urgency of the information revealed on the side of the telegram.

"Does the devil have a flying unit stationed?"

The communications staff officer said: "The secret observation posts outside the airport report that the old reconnaissance planes are still there.

As for the further situation, due to the fact that the Japanese army has particularly strengthened its vigilance, and the defensive line has also expanded a lot, we will not be able to investigate it for the time being. ”

Commander Chen said suspiciously: "This is strange, the devil flying team has not been stationed, why do you want to expand the defensive circle, and constantly use transport planes to transport things over, and also build a lot of tents, level the open space around the airport, and empty the runway and airport parking space?" ”

"But what is certain is that the devil must be secretly preparing something at HD Airport.

It's like expanding the number of fighters that can be parked at the airport. ”

At this time, the communications staff had not yet linked the situation of the Japanese army at the Chengnan Airport in southern Hebei with the Japanese air raid on Licheng.

At this time, Lao Yang, who came to attend the conference on behalf of the base area in northern Henan, said: "Lao Chen, didn't we go to the broken airport in your defense area some time ago?"

Originally, I wanted to get some planes to go back, but the devil basically didn't have any reconnaissance planes and liaison transport planes, supplies, and equipment, and it was better to say that it was an airport than a temporary tarmac. ”

Commander Chen said: "Yes, I have done a lot of homework on this broken airfield, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong fished a handful of them at the Wuchagou airfield of the Japanese army, fished a lot of planes back, and also built the first aviation unit belonging to our Eighth Route Army."

The 120th Division also went to the Mingbao airfield of the little devil to get a handful.

Even the Jizhong Military Region took advantage of the defeat of the Japanese army on May Day to attack the nearby Japanese airfield.

I pondered that our Southern Hebei Military Region has always been honest like a good boy, and he has never done anything, and he originally wanted to make a profit, not to mention that he would get a few planes back.

As a result, this is just a little thing, and it is a loss-making business! ”

"It's just that according to the situation in front of him, this little devil is suddenly secretly doing things at HD Chengnan Airport, shouldn't there be oil and water here?"

As soon as this remark came out.

After the generals looked at each other, the answer seemed to be about to be called.

"This HD is not far from the Changzhi area, that is, our Licheng, it stands to reason that the air fleet in North China and Central China is completely enough to fly back and forth, and there is no need to come here to refuel......"

Kong Jie smiled and said his reasoning: "So, why did the Japanese army secretly carry out these actions at the HD airfield so close to Licheng?

I think the biggest possibility is that it is nothing more than a temporary forced landing and maintenance base for the damaged Japanese fighters.

After the air battle around Licheng began, once the devil's fighter plane was damaged, it would definitely have to make a forced landing nearby, and the closer it was, the better.

Then, this HD Seongnam Airport will also come in handy.

The secret actions of the Japanese army at HD Seongnam Airport can also be explained! ”

After hearing this, the rest of the cadres also immediately came back to their senses.

Commander Chen was so excited that he even became short of breath.

"Haha, this sleepy someone sent a pillow, this time I'll see who can still rob me! This devil's HD Chengnan base was originally a defense area belonging to my southern Hebei.

After the air battle of Licheng started, as long as Kong Jie's battle on your side is strong enough, so that the little devil will have more damaged planes, there will definitely be a lot of more planes at this HD Chengnan Airport.

Then our opportunity will come.

Rob all the fighters that are being damaged and repaired by the little devils who are temporarily parked at the HD airport! ”

The more Commander Chen spoke, the more excited he became.

"Maybe Lao Tzu can also build an aviation unit belonging to my Southern Hebei Military Region!"

Then he thought about it, and if he wanted to say that there was no one more experienced in robbing devils at the airport than Kong Jie, Commander Chen smiled and took two steps closer and came over.

"Ahem, Kong Jie...... Lao Kong, brother, you have been staring at the map with these two eyes, what are you studying? ”

Kong Jie said: "The news just came from Ding Wei's side that our air defense forces shot down several Japanese planes and were very lucky to capture a wounded Japanese pilot.

After interrogation, we learned that it was the Japanese army's air force in North China that was fighting with us in the morning, and the main force of the large aircraft group in Central China had not yet been put into the battlefield!

Whether they entered at a low altitude, or at a medium altitude, or at a high altitude, had not yet been mastered, and the route was uncertain, and our electric detection radar units were too small and could only be distributed in major areas, and it was difficult to accurately capture every movement of the Japanese flying units.

If the devil comes in a circle from the northern airspace of Huangya Cave, or from the Shexian side along the ridge, or from the low altitude in the west against the Zhuozhang River, we will definitely fall into passivity without foreseeing in advance.

The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible.

This is the first combat in the true sense of the air force secretly built by our Eighth Route Army, although there are experienced American pilots in Doolittle and his party, plus the pilot comrades we have been following Doolittle and their studies to participate in the war.

But the devil's pilots are not vegetarians, many of them have been trained by the Navy to fly at low altitudes, and they have a lot of skills, especially those who fly dive bombers and torpedo bombers, all of them are guys with excellent flying skills.

These enemies must not be speculated on with conventional thinking.

Once the two sides have played each other.

For our aviation forces, this must be a tough battle! ”

Commander Chen thought deeply and said, "Yes! After all, our aviation unit has just started, and it is still much worse than the strong foundation of the Japanese army's aviation unit.

But the more this is the case, the more we have to fight this air battle, and we have to fight it beautifully! ”

"Ahem, cough, Lao Kong, let's not talk about these first, how did this sneak attack on the devil's HD Chengnan Airport, and successfully robbed the Japanese army's plane parked at Chengnan Airport, specific ideas, Lao Kong, you have rich experience in sneaking up on Japanese airfields and robbing planes, you have to help me figure it out!"

Kong Jie thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Commander, I suggest further infiltration and exploration of the HD Chengnan Airport, and it is best to confirm that this place is indeed a supply base used by devils to repair and temporarily replenish damaged aircraft."

As for the assault on the HD airfield.

My troops are too far away to really help.

It's also like what you said, Commander, the big fat meat of HD Airport, except for your Southern Hebei Military Region, others can't think about it.

Of course, if the commander is determined to attack the Seongnam airfield.

Naturally, I have to say a little - the 120-mm night assault artillery unit can be reinforced.

In addition, Commander, please look at the map, there is a Pinghan railway line passing through the HD area, and I suggest that when the Japanese army attacks the Chengnan airfield, he should make some other moves first, and attack the east and west.

For example, build two trains, divide troops to rush to the south of the city, two city defense positions in the north of the city, create a big explosion, and then engage in some feints to attack the troops to fight HD, and try to attract the Japanese troops stationed at the airport in the south of the city to come back for reinforcements.

Then take the opportunity to sneak up on the airport. ”

Commander Chen is such a smart person, that is a little bit of a point.

He said happily: "Haha, Lao Kong, Lao Kong, you really have a lot of good ideas."

I remember that when we first divided the troops, you also left us some American-made 10-wheeled trucks and some old-fashioned armored vehicles and tanks for the Southern Hebei Military Region.

This time it can come in handy as a mobile force for raiding the airfield. ”

Kong Jie joked: "This idea is really good, if we praise Commander Tang more at the banquet, maybe the accessories of tanks, armored vehicles, trucks, etc., will be settled." ”

"Heroes see the same thing!"

Commander Chen laughed and said, but then he was a little worried: "But how do you transport things away?" The troops can be dispersed and evacuated back to the base area, but there are so many supplies at the airport, and I don't know how many planes can be driven by the devil's temporary maintenance, and our Southern Hebei Military Region has not yet built an airport in advance, so it is not easy to move away! ”

Kong Jie said: "This is easy to do, you can ask the transport planes of the flight team to drive all of them away, and it is really okay to fly twice, anyway, except for Wuchagou Airport, there are a lot of transport planes at other airports before."

Fight and retreat, what's faster than an airplane?

Besides, we have enough time, and we are not in a hurry to attack the Japanese army's HD Chengnan Airport this time, and it is best to wait until the number of fighters in urgent need of maintenance that the Japanese army was forced to withdraw from in Licheng is sufficient.

Wouldn't it be a waste of time?

As for the planes captured after you took down the airfield, Commander, they will be parked at the aviation base of our detachment for the time being.

You can rest assured, when you look back, the airport of your Southern Hebei Military Region has been built, and I will return a lot of them. ”

"Haha, Lao Kong, Lao Kong, you are so interesting, or everyone will say that you are kind!" Commander Chen's face bloomed with joy, who would have thought that even the aviation unit of his Southern Hebei Military Region would have been settled when he came to Licheng to watch the battle.

Kong Jie smiled alongside.

Xu Guoan, the chief of staff on the side, endured the smile in his heart, and glanced at Commander Chen without any traces, with some sympathy on his face.

I was already happy in my heart.

Commander Chen, Commander Chen, you have been fooled by Lao Kong.

Do you think it's that simple to build an aviation base and build an aviation unit?

Pave the road casually, build an airfield to come out, and then capture some devils' planes, pull them back and form an aviation unit?

You have to have all kinds of maintenance parts for this aircraft, as well as modification and improvement technology, including the fuel to be used and aviation lubricants, etc.?

In addition, the corresponding complete advanced industrial system, the creation and training of professional flight teams, sufficient labor resources, and a complete economic system......

Which of these you must not have?

Which of these can be built without money and resources?

At that time, Commander Chen will find with a bitter face that the building of the aviation unit is simply like a bottomless pit for spending money.

His entire Southern Hebei Military Region may work for Boss Kong day and night because of these broken planes!

Typical people are sold and help count the money!

I can't stand that if someone is willing to fight, there will be someone who is willing to suffer, I didn't see Commander Chen's face blooming with joy, and he screamed affectionately one by one!

……

Li Cheng.

With the arrival of the Devil Central China Air Force, the double-knife battle has completely entered a white heat.

Air defense sirens sounded throughout the city, and the sound of anti-aircraft fire and the shouts of devil planes were everywhere.

Kong Jie, who was in charge of the front-line aviation command, relied on the law of air raids and strikes of the Japanese aviation units that he and Doolittle and his entourage had specially studied to avoid the sharp edge of the Japanese bomber unit, and waited for the ammunition carried by the Japanese bombers to be almost consumed.

Hidden part of the long-range anti-aircraft guns, most of the Soviet-made anti-aircraft guns, this is the official entry into the battle.

At this time, with the gradual revelation of the air defense forces secretly deployed by the Eighth Route Army in Licheng, nearly one-third of the anti-aircraft firepower has been exposed.

The scale of the fighting between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger, and the sky is full of barrages of anti-aircraft artillery.

Even the Allied observers were surprised that a ground-to-air engagement of this scale would only be possible in a large-scale urban defensive battle.

Chief Yan, who was watching the battle, as well as Chu Yunfei and other officers of the Jin Sui Army and Commander Tang of the Central Army, were even more shocked when they saw it.

On the one hand, I was amazed by the strength of the Japanese army's aerial firepower.

On the other hand, it was even more shocked by the strength of the Eighth Route Army's air defense force.

It is you who can fight with an aviation unit of such a scale as the Japanese army.

Imagine......

"What if the current air raid is on the territory of our Jin Sui army?"

When Chu Yunfei asked this question abruptly, the surrounding officers of the Jin Sui Army, including the officers of the Central Army, fell silent.

There was fear and retreat in their eyes, and they didn't even dare to think about it.

In the face of such an intense air raid by the Japanese army, even Chu Yunfei asked himself, there are few troops in the Sui Army and the Central Army who can withstand it.

This made Chu Yunfei sigh with emotion again.

Today's Eighth Route Army has grown to an incredible extent.

At this time, a detachment of aircraft forts at the secret aviation base.

Fighter pilots and ground crews are on standby, ready to open the hangar, lift the runway camouflage, and immediately take off to the airspace of Licheng.

Major Davis, who led the first elite bomber unit of the Eighth Route Army, has been contacting the command headquarters and applying to fight.

He commanded a bomber squadron composed of Tunlong bombers, a second bomber squadron composed of nine Type 99 dive bombers, a squad composed of several Type 96 land attack planes obtained from Quzhou, and eight Type 97 heavy bomb squadrons obtained from various airports in Shanxi, all of which were ready to go.

All the pilots, mixed with some pilots and officers of the Eighth Route Army who had grown up in a detachment, were all excited and full of fighting spirit.

The first confrontation between the aviation units of the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese flying units.

It is destined to shine in the annals of history and shake the world.

And they are destined to be the creators of legends!

"Lieutenant Colonel, what the hell is Mr. Commander thinking? The Japanese bombardment around Li Cheng has been going on for almost a day, why haven't they sent us to fight? ”

After his application to play again was denied, Major Davis asked with some anger.

In fact, Doolittle is also on fire at this time!

Kong Jie's order was to stand still, wait, and continue to wait.

Wait for the perfect time to play.

But if you wait any longer, maybe the air battle in Licheng will be over.

If it were someone else, maybe Doolittle would have questioned it a long time ago, after all, this is a fierce man who dared to lead his own flying team to attack Tokyo.

However, this is Kong Jie.

Doolittle could only patiently shout to Davis: "Major Davis, please pay attention to keep your emotions safe, I don't want you to fly the plane with anger and impetuousness, it is not only irresponsible for your life, but also irresponsible for the fighter."

The unified action of the aviation unit was under the full and unified command of the head of the Kong detachment.

If you complain, you can go straight to him and complain.

As for now, all you have to do is take your team members to the toilet a few more times, reduce some unnecessary weight for your fighters, and wipe your butts...... I don't want to see you go to the battlefield and be in a hurry because of the urgency of the war! ”

“Yes sir！”

Major Davis, who was scolded, had no choice but to respond.

(End of chapter)