After Li Shaorong returned to Daguzhen Airport.

Immediately call in the instructor of the flight group.

On the basis of intelligence data and combat missions, the corresponding operational plans and contingency plans should be drawn up quickly.

The most important task of this battle was to shoot down the transport plane on which Yoshimoto was riding, and to destroy the airport in the western suburbs of Peiping and the more than 60 planes parked at the airport in the western suburbs of Peiping.

The remaining Taiyuan Wusu Airport, Xinxiang Airport in Henan, and Baoding Airport in Hebei Province are not very important.

So.

Li Shaorong's battle plan was to first concentrate all the Sabre fighters and A20 attack planes, kill Yoshimoto Sadachi, and destroy the airfield in the western suburbs of Peiping and its devil planes.

Eight Sabre fighters were dispatched to encircle and suppress Yoshimoto Sadachi, and after these 8 Sabre fighters killed Yoshimoto Sadachi.

By the way, blow up the Wusu Airport in Taiyuan, and blow up the airport of the devil in front of the devil.

Sabre fighters can also carry aerial bombs and napalm.

The other 12 Sabre fighters, 20 A20 attack planes, and five reconnaissance planes were all dispatched to bomb the airfield in the western suburbs of Beiping.

Boss Chen's improved Sabre fighter and A20 attack aircraft have a combat radius of more than 800 kilometers.

After drawing up the battle plan and emergency plan, Li Shaorong immediately called all the pilots to hold an operational meeting.

This was the first combat mission of the flying group.

Success, not failure.

……

Taiyuan.

The headquarters of the 1st Army of the Japanese Army.

"Report to the commander, the North China Front Command has just sent a telegram that Lieutenant General Sadachi Yoshimoto has arrived in Beiping today and will take a plane to Taiyuan at noon tomorrow."

"The expected arrival time at Wujuku Airport is about one o'clock in the afternoon."

In the office, the communications staff officer reported to the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu.

When Iwamatsu Yoshio heard this, his expression and eyes suddenly became a little gloomy.

When Gu Shoufu came to North China, he stayed in Beiping for three days before coming to Taiyuan.

Even when he came to Taiyuan from the mainland to take office, he stayed in Beiping for several days.

And this time, Lieutenant General Sadachi Yoshimoto only stayed in Beiping for one day, and Okamura Ninji sent him to take his place.

Okamura Ninji, you can't wait so much, don't you want me to continue to be the commander of the First Army?

"Yamamoto-kun, how is the security situation at the airport?"

Yoshio Iwamatsu looked at Kazuki Yamamoto on the side.

Dissatisfied is dissatisfied, but Iwamatsu Yoshio still wants to protect Yoshimoto Sadachi's safety, at least don't have an accident on the territory of the First Army.

Masashi Hanaya, Masao Miyazaki, and a number of operational staff officers are also in Yoshio Iwamatsu's office.

The new commander is about to take office, and these subordinates are still by his side, and there is no situation where people are leaving, which makes Iwamatsu Yoshio slightly relieved.

"Your Excellency, Commander."

Kazuki Yamamoto still had a paralyzed face and replied expressionlessly:

"The Fifth Division has already deployed within 10 kilometers of the airport, and it is absolutely impossible for the Eighth Route Army to shell the airport."

The task of defending the airport and Taiyuan is mainly in charge of Kazuki Yamamoto.

The last time a flying regiment came to Taiyuan, it happened to be shelled by the Eighth Route Army, almost the entire flying regiment was killed, and the infantry captain responsible for protecting the airport committed suicide by disembowelment.

Yamamoto Kazuki's tone was cold and hard, but there was a touch of confidence.

Although the Fifth Division was crazy and only listened to the orders of the North China Front Command, it was also a locust army after all.

At present, the strength of more than 4 divisions in Taiyuan is a locust army within a radius of 30 kilometers from Taiyuan.

The shelling of an airfield like the last time when the Eighth Route Army carried mountain artillery to a range of 7 kilometers from the airfield will definitely not happen.

"Yo Xi!"

Yoshio Iwamatsu nodded.

With such a big formation, not only must Yoshimoto Sadaichi, but Iwamatsu Yoshio also have to consider his own safety.

"Based on past experience, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadachi went to Taiyuan to serve as commander of the First Army, and Li Yunlong will definitely receive information."

Yoshio Iwamatsu looked gloomy:

"Looking at it this way, if I leave Taiyuan, Li Yunlong will definitely receive information......"

Although he has been pressed and beaten by the Eighth Route Army for so long, Iwamatsu Yoshio is not a fool, on the contrary, his ability is much stronger than that of ordinary lieutenant generals.

I have long summed up the experience of being beaten.

The intelligence capabilities of the Eighth Route Army are beyond imagination.

Even Iwamatsu Yoshio heard a rumor that the commander of the North China Front, Okamura Ninji, was actually an underground party member of the Eighth Route Army and a high-ranking agent.

Although this rumor seems absurd, when Iwamatsu Yoshio was carefully idle, he carefully recalled the battle between the Locust Army and the Eighth Route Army in the past year when he was the commander of the First Army.

I even think that this rumor seems to have some truth.

Otherwise, how can we explain that every time the North China Front Army and the First Army Command formulated the battle plan, it was known in advance by the Eighth Route Army?

Whether it is Yoshimoto Sadachi who goes to Taiyuan to take up his post, or he Iwamatsu Yoshio is dismissed and leaves Taiyuan, Li Yunlong will definitely receive information in advance.

And both of them can only go empty.

It is not safe to go by land at all, referring to the previous chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, Michichi Miyano, and he was killed by a Type 94 armored train.

By land, even if he arranged for a first-class division to protect him, Iwamatsu Yoshio still felt unsafe.

It's safer and faster to fly, and it only takes an hour to get to Beiping.

No matter how long Li Yunlong's hand is, it can't reach out to Beiping, right?

"Your Excellency, Commander, please rest assured."

The communications staff officer bowed his head and said:

"The four Zero fighters escorting Lieutenant General Sadachi Yoshimoto will escort you throughout the process."

Yoshio Iwamatsu nodded: "Yo Xi!" ”

Taiyuan Wusu Airport was shelled during the last battle, and now the runway has been rebuilt by sappers to allow aircraft to take off and land.

However, other bombed-out hangars and other facilities have not yet been rebuilt.

Taiyuan's cement and steel facilities have been used by Iwamatsu Yoshio to build permanent fortifications, and there are no extra materials to repair the hangar.

……

Zhao Jiayu.

The new regimental headquarters.

"Regiment commander, political commissar, the headquarters just called."

Chief of Staff Wang Dehou held a telegram in his hand and reported to Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang:

"The head of the headquarters has already contacted Fu Zuoyi, the commander of the Sui Army, and Chief Fu said that Lao Jiang did not allow him to give up the territory of Baotou and Wuyuan."

"However, Chief Fu is willing to hand over all the iron ore factories and coal mines in Baotou to our Eighth Route Army."

"Our people can go and take over these iron ore factories and coal mines at any time."

After the main force of the Mongolian army was killed, the remnants of the 26th Division, the 2nd Mixed Brigade and the 3rd Tank Division went to Zhangjiakou, where the headquarters of the Mongolian Army was located.

The 26th Division did not return to Wuyuan and Baotou, so the Sui army kept occupying Wuyuan and Baotou.

"This Chief Fu is quite smart."

Zhao Gang thought for a while, and then said:

"I didn't disobey Chairman Chiang's orders, nor did I offend our Eighth Route Army, and came up with a way to get the best of both worlds."

Fu Zuoyi didn't send troops to recover Wuyuan and Baotou, but he led the Sui army to recover these territories.

If the Sui Army ceded a large piece of territory in Baotou and Wuyuan to the Eighth Route Army, then Chief Fu would definitely be punished by President Jiang.

After all, the Suijun still holds the supplies and military salaries of the Shancheng government.

However, the Sui army did not have steel plants, and these coal mines and iron ore factories were of little use to the Sui army, so it was better to give them to the Eighth Route Army.

Li Yunlong nodded: "Fu Zuoyi, this person is still something, otherwise it would be impossible to block the Mongolian army from attacking westward." ”

The Japanese army set up the army stationed in Mongolia to attack westward, occupy the Hetao area, and then attack in the southwest direction.

Although Fu Zuoyi's Sui army could not do the main force of the army stationed in Mongolia, there was no problem in holding the Hetao area.

If Fu Zuoyi did not agree to hand over the coal mine and iron ore factory, then for the development of the Eighth Route Army, Li Yunlong could only come hard.

Of course, it was only a threat of force, so that Fu Zuoyi led the Sui army to take the initiative to withdraw from Wuyuan and Baotou.

"That's fine." Zhao Gang said, "We don't need to send troops to garrison Baotou, just send workers and a small group of troops over." ”

Li Yunlong's eyes narrowed slightly.

Although Fu Zuoyi's reputation is not bad, he is also relatively active in resisting Japan, and his relationship with the Eighth Route Army is not bad.

But he and the Suijun troops are the national army after all, and Li Yunlong, who has been fighting the national army for ten years, still does not trust the national army.

Of course, Li Yunlong was not afraid of Fu Zuoyi's tricks, if he dared to play tricks, he would directly send a tank battalion over to destroy the Sui army.

"The territory of Baotou and Wuyuan will have to be surnamed Li sooner or later."

Li Yunlong's tone was fierce:

"There is also the EEDS basin in the south of Baotou, Boss Chen said that there are oil fields here, and we will build oil fields here in the future, so Baotou must be the territory of our Eighth Route Army."

"But for now, let's do what the head of the headquarters wants."

Since the head of the headquarters sent this telegram, he obviously agreed to Fu Zuoyi's plan.

Afterwards, Li Yunlong looked at Xing Zhiguo: "Deputy Regiment Commander Xing, you immediately arrange a company of soldiers and a group of workers to prepare to go to Baotou to receive the iron ore plant and coal plant. ”

A company of soldiers used to take care of the iron ore plant and the coal plant.

An infantry battalion of the new regiment has more than 2,500 people, which is comparable to a reinforced regiment, and its firepower is much stronger than that of an elite German armor division of the national army.

If an infantry battalion was transferred, Fu Zuoyi would definitely not do it, after all, the side of the couch allowed others to sleep soundly.

Xing Zhiguo: "Yes! ”

Then, Zhao Gang looked at the map spread out on the table: "Lao Li, if we want to transport the iron ore and coal from Baotou to the northwest of Shanxi, we still have to solve a trouble, the 1st Division stationed in Datong." ”

"It's not a hassle, it's even simple."

Li Yunlong's tone was leisurely:

"Chief of Staff, order all main infantry battalions, the 1st, 3rd, and 4th infantry battalions of the division, the 150 heavy artillery battalion, the 1st howitzer battalion, the 2nd howitzer battalion, the 1st Katyusha rocket artillery battalion, and the 1st tank battalion, immediately assemble and stand by."

"Let's go to Datong for a walk of the 1st Division."

Wang Dehou smiled slightly: "Yes, head of the regiment!" ”

Li Yunlong has always been resolute in fighting, and he will do what he says.

The battalions that received the order immediately assembled and stood by, and that night Li Yunlong marched to Datong with these troops, a total of more than 20,000 people.

Since the main task this time was to scare away the 1st Division stationed in Datong, the troops of the new regiment marched on the road with swagger, and the cars pulled heavy artillery.

Not long after the troops left the northwest of Jinjin, the 1st Division Regiment Zhang Nakazawa Sanfu received information that the main force of the new 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army was heading north, carrying heavy artillery and tanks, and preparing to attack Datong.

After ordering a telegram to Okamura Ninji, Mitsuo Nakazawa did not hesitate.

Immediately abandoned Datong and led the 1st Division to flee to Gaoyang County overnight.

When Li Yunlong arrived in Datong with the main force the next day, there was only an empty city left, and Datong was recovered without a single shot.