Under the treatment of the military doctor, Okamura Ninji woke up quietly.

"How many planes are left?"

Looking at Moritake Tanabe and Seizo Arisue next to the bed, the first thing Ninji Okamura said was to ask about the plane.

The runway of the airport can be repaired if it is bombed, but it is not easy to replenish the plane if it is damaged.

The base camp of the Japanese army was heavily skewed towards the resources of the navy, although there were many aircraft in the Japanese army as a whole, but most of them were in the navy.

Moreover, the North China Front has already lost hundreds of aircraft and a large number of pilots before and after.

The base camp is already very dissatisfied, and it will take at least three months to half a year for the North China Front to replenish aircraft.

As for Yoshimoto Sadachi, the landline was shot down and the enemy plane was replenished with an incendiary bomb, and Yoshimoto Sadaichi was already dead and could not die again, so there was no need to ask at all.

"Your Excellency..."

Tanabe Moritake's face was ugly:

"The planes of the Eighth Route Army attacked Zhangjiakou Airport, Jinan Zhangzhuang Airport, Henan Xinxiang Airport and Baoding Airport, and the aviation planes of our North China Front Army... It has been completely wiped out. ”

Hearing this, Okamura almost fainted again.

Is it easy for the North China Front to accumulate some planes?

Taking a deep breath, Okamura Ninji suppressed the anger in his heart and asked, "What about the pilots, how many pilots have you lost?" ”

"Half of the pilots are lost."

Moritake Tanabe replied:

"When the enemy planes came to bomb the airport in the western suburbs of Beiping, the pilots were having lunch in the canteen of the airport, and some pilots wanted to go to the runway to drive the planes into the sky to fight a decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army, but failed..."

Okamura Ninji's face suddenly turned pale.

The Eighth Route Army should have planned everything very early, and after shooting down Yoshimoto's plane, it would simultaneously blow up the western suburbs airfield in Beiping.

This was followed by the bombing of other airfields of the North China Front in North China and the complete destruction of the North China Front's aviation units.

This time, it really lost his wife and lost his soldiers.

Okamura Ninji gave the order in an indifferent tone: "Order the intelligence staff officer to disembowelment to thank the locust." ”

Information!

Or is there something wrong with the intelligence.

The Eighth Route Army knew all about Yoshimoto's itinerary and the locust army's airfield in North China.

However, the Japanese army did not know anything about the Eighth Route Army, and even the Eighth Route Army was equipped with such a big thing, and they did not even get the slightest bit of information.

This time, Okamura Ninji not only wanted to find a back-handed man, but also to rectify the intelligence department of the North China Front.

Moritake Tanabe looked awkward: "Hi! ”

Okamura Ninji felt that he had regained some energy, so he went to the telecommunications room of the headquarters despite the dissuasion of the military doctor.

"Commander!"

Communications staff officer Hakuo Kitani hurriedly ran over to salute.

Okamura Ninji looked at Osamu Kitani: "Mugu-kun, immediately radio to the headquarters of the First Army in Taiyuan, and I want to talk to Lieutenant General Yoshio Iwamatsu in person." ”

"Hey!"

Osamu Kitani did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly asked a telegraph soldier to call the headquarters of the First Army by radio.

Because the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army often attacked roads and railways and cut telephone lines, the North China Front Command and the First Army Command could not communicate with each other by telephone.

After a while, Okamura Ninji waited with the receiver in one hand and the microphone in the other.

……

At the same time.

Taiyuan.

The headquarters of the First Army.

"Your Excellency Commander, the commander of the North China Front, Okamura Ningji, will call you."

Kamegawa Shiro Shaosa walked quickly to Yoshio Iwamatsu and reported to him.

The communications staff officers of the First Army also went to the Wusu Airport to greet the new commander, and there were only a few minions left in the telecommunications room of the First Army.

Although Iwamatsu Yoshio was dissatisfied with Okamura Ninji in his heart, he didn't dare to slack off and walked quickly to the telecommunications room.

As soon as he walked into the First Army's telecommunications room, a telecommunications soldier stood up and gave up his position.

Yoshio Iwamatsu quickly stepped forward to pick up the microphone and earpiece, and called, "Moxi Moxi." ”

"Iwamatsu-kun."

In the earpiece, Okamura Ninji's voice came out.

"Your Excellency..."

Hearing this voice, Iwamatsu Yoshio subconsciously stood upright, and then bowed his head and paused.

In fact, Iwamatsu Yoshio and Okamura Ningji have always had a good personal relationship, and Okamura Ningji took a fancy to Iwamatsu Yoshio being a China expert, and wanted him to lure Yan Xishan down after serving as the commander of the First Army.

However, since Iwamatsu Yoshio became the commander of the First Army, the First Army has been defeated repeatedly.

In this operation, even two divisions were completely annihilated by the Eighth Route Army, and the main force of the army stationed in Mongolia was completely annihilated.

The entire First Army was almost wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.

Okamura Ninji had to find a man to take the blame, dismissed Iwamatsu Yoshio from his position as commander of the First Army, and let Yoshimoto Sadachi serve as commander of the First Army.

It's a pity that Okamura Ningji didn't ask Li Yunlong, the leader of Shanxi, if he agreed.

In the final analysis, Okamura still did not recognize the situation in Shanxi.

Shanxi is not chaotic, Li Yunlong has the final say, but he Okamura Ningji and Iwamatsu Yoshio don't count.

Okamura Ninji sighed, straight to the point, and went straight to the point: "Commander of the First Army, you should continue to serve as the commander." ”

Okamura thought to himself that Yoshimoto Sadachi was also unlucky, and he was killed before he could take up the post of commander of the First Army.

At this time, it is obviously not appropriate to transfer a lieutenant general from other places to serve as the commander of the First Army.

After all, this kind of thing happened, and what other lieutenant general with real power would dare to come and serve as the commander of the First Army?

What if he was killed by the Eighth Route Army on the way to his post again?

"And so it was..."

Iwamatsu Yoshio sneered in his heart, but on the surface, he replied respectfully:

"Hey!"

After a pause, Iwamatsu Yoshio said again: "Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army has been equipped with aircraft, and it is the kind of fighter-bomber without propellers, which is very powerful, I hope you can supplement a flying team to the First Army." ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio agreed first, and then talked to Okamura Ninji about the conditions.

If you don't ask for something at this time, when will you wait?

Iwamatsu Yoshio knew that the North China Front had just been supplemented by a fighter squadron.

If you want the horse to run, you have to give the horse some grass to eat, right?

"Two hours ago, the Beiping airport was attacked by fighters and bombers of the Eighth Route Army, and all the planes were blown up, and more than half of the pilots were lost."

"Iwamatsu-kun, do you think I still have a flying team to replenish for you?"

Okamura Ninji hung up the call in a cold tone.

Even if the plane was not bombed, Okamura Ninji would not have added 1 plane and 1 pilot to Iwamatsu Yoshio and replenished the aviation unit of the First Army, which was completely a meat bun and a dog.

"Nani?"

Iwamatsu Yoshio's face changed slightly.

"Flying..."

You Okamura Ningji is nothing more than that, and scolded coldly in his heart, Iwamatsu Yoshio suddenly felt comfortable, and then hung up the call.

When Yoshio Iwamatsu came out of the telecommunications room and returned to the battle hall, he found that the battle hall was already full of people - officers of the First Army who had returned from the airport.

Although two and a half hours had passed since the air strike, the officers of the First Army had only now returned to headquarters.

On the one hand, the officers directed the troops at the airport to extinguish the fire.

Since the airport was often bombarded by shelling, the devils built a lot of anti-artillery shelters and bomb shelters at the airport.

At that time, the devil officers were standing very close to a bomb shelter.

When the fighter-bombers of the Eighth Route Army swooped down, a group of devil officers ran into the air-raid shelter and got their lives back.

On the other hand, this group of officers did not know how to face Yoshio Iwamatsu.

Before the handover between the new commander and the previous commander had been completed, they hid from the previous commander and ran to the airport to meet the new commander in disregard of the command system of the First Army.

If only a new commander was received, it would be enough.

But the question is...

The new commander of the First Army was killed in the air before he could take office, and he was killed in front of them, and after shooting down Yoshimoto Sadachi's plane, he was also replenished with aerial bombs.

By the time the infantry on the ground arrived, even the transport plane had been burned to ashes by the horrific incendiary bombs, and only a few parts of the plane remained, not to mention the body of Yoshimoto Sadachi.

It's very uncomfortable.

Looking at Masao Hanaya, Masao Miyazaki, and a group of staff officers and adjutants, the corners of Iwamatsu Yoshio's mouth showed a trace of undisguised mockery:

"I heard that the gentlemen went to the Takejuku Airport to pick up the new commander, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadachi, what about Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadachi?"

"Why didn't I see him?"

Except for Yamamoto Kazuki, the faces of the rest of the devil officers suddenly became embarrassed, and their expressions were wonderful.

Kazuo Yamamoto was sent by Yoshio Iwamatsu to pick up Sadachi Yoshimoto at the airport, but he didn't expect this group of officers to run to join in the fun.

"Your Excellency, Commander."

Chief of Staff Hanaya replied stubbornly:

"Lieutenant General Sadachi Yoshimoto shattered the jade."

"I already know." Iwamatsu Yoshio said lightly, "I have just spoken to the commander of the North China Front, Okamura Ninji, and I will continue to serve as the commander of the First Army. ”

Hearing this, Hanaya and Miyazaki Masao glanced at each other, and the expression of embarrassment and regret on their faces became more and more intense.

……

At the same time.

Northwest of Shanxi.

Daguzhen Airport.

After completing the second phase of the flight combat mission, the new regiment returned to the airfield and landed on the ground smoothly.

"Report to the regiment commander and political commissar, the flight brigade directly under the new regiment has successfully completed the task!"

Li Shaorong and Wang Hexin walked quickly into the airport tower, Li Shaorong gave a military salute to Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang, and reported with a resolute expression on his face.

"Haha, your flying team did a good job!"

Although Li Shaorong and Wang Hexin had already reported the results to the tower by radio, the smile on Li Yunlong's face became more and more intense when they heard Li Shaorong report in person:

"I will personally ask the headquarters for credit for your flight team, such a big result, I estimate that the collective first-class merit will not be able to escape."

Last time, the Katyusha rocket artillery reinforced battalion, which was formed by the combination of the new 1st regiment, the independent regiment and the new 2nd regiment, performed brilliantly in the battle against the Japanese army stationed in Mongolia, and won the collective first-class merit.

Compared with the last time the Katyusha rocket artillery battalion was strengthened, the results of the flying brigade this time were still surpassing, and there was no problem in getting a collective first-class merit.

"Thank you, Captain!"

Li Shaorong and Wang Hexin glanced at each other, and they both saw a rich joy in each other's eyes.

It is simply not too honorable for the flying group to be awarded the collective first-class merit in the first combat mission.

"Thank you, you deserve it."

Li Yunlong's tone pretended to be reproachful, but the expression on his face was extremely satisfied.

"Are there any casualties among the pilots of your flight group?"

Zhao Gang asked with a concerned face, all the pilots of the flying team are treasures, and even the members of the sword squadron still have treasures.

"Some planes were hit by bullets from devils, but there were no casualties among the pilots." Li Shaorong's tone was calm.

There are not many devil anti-aircraft guns and machine guns that really pose a threat to fighters and bombers, and the machine gun fire of devils is quite intensive.

However, the machine-gun fire was used for air defense, and the power was seriously insufficient.

The aircraft provided by Boss Chen is full of materials, not comparable to the thin skin aircraft of the devil, and even the pilot's cockpit has been thickened, and the devil's 7.7mm machine gun bullet cannot be shot through at all.

Li Yunlong asked: "Can the plane hit by the devil's bullet still carry out the mission?" ”

Li Shaorong and Wang He Xinyan both eyes lit up slightly.

"Commander." Wang Hexin's eyes burned and asked, "There is a flight combat mission next?" (End of chapter)