Rumble!

Okabe's plane fell headlong and sent out a cloud of orange sparks on the hill.

Soon, the place where the plane fell, became thick with smoke.

Although the fuselage of the transport plane is relatively large and not easy to be blown up by volleys, the transport plane exploded again after crashing to the ground.

The Devil's fighter is not only small, but also carries fuel and aerial bombs, and is easily blown up by a 20mm cannon and a 12.7mm aviation machine gun.

In fact.

Before the transport plane crashed, Naosaburo Okabe had already been beaten into pieces of minced meat by 20mm aerial shells.

Watch as the landline of the Army General he was protecting was shot down to the ground and exploded again.

The devil pilots suddenly had a shocked expression on their faces.

Something big is wrong.

Immediately, the devil pilots piloted the Falcon fighter jets and fought with the planes of the Eighth Route Army as if they were dying.

However, compared to the Hellcat fighter, the Hayabusa fighter is the difference between children and adults.

Not to mention the fact that there are 22 Sabre fighters.

After only two or three rounds, Rao is devil pilots tried their best, but they could not make up for the performance gap of the aircraft, and most of the Hayabusa fighters of the 7th Sentai were shot down.

Seeing that this was not good, the remaining fighters turned and fled, but they were soon chased by Sabre fighters and shot down on the spot.

After all the planes of the devils were shot down, the Sabre fighters of the Eighth Route Army added two incendiary bombs to the crash site of Okabe Naosaburo's plane, blowing up the runway that had just been repaired by Japanese sappers at the western suburbs airfield.

It was only then that the return flight began.

Inside the city of Beiping.

Iron Lion Alley.

Command of the North China Front.

Battle Hall.

Ding Ding Ding –

The air defense siren in the city continued to sound, and the telephone on the table suddenly rang, and the combat staff officer picked it up: "Moxi Moxi? ”

"Nani?"

"I'll report to the commander!"

After answering the call, the combat staff officer's face could not help but change drastically.

Hanging up the phone with a snap, the combat staff officer walked quickly to Okamura Ninji, and reported with a pause:

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, there was a call from the airport, all the locust army planes were shot down, the airport runway was blown up, and the planes of the Eighth Route Army made up two incendiary bombs to the location where the transport plane fell."

There was indeed a continuous explosion at the airport in the western suburbs just now.

Match the report at the airport.

"Your Excellency, General."

At this moment, Arisue Seizo walked in quickly from the door, bowed his head to Okamura Ninji and reported:

"I just got in touch with the Kwantung Army Command in the communications room, and General Naosaburo Okabe was indeed on that transport plane, and the Kwantung Army Command asked if we needed reinforcements?"

When the combat staff officer heard this, his face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly bowed his head to express his condolences.

An army general was killed, and if this news spread to the mainland, it would definitely cause shock to the government and the public.

The general was killed, which is extremely rare in the entire history of Japan.

Seeing the movements of the combat staff officer, Arisue Seizo's face changed slightly, and he looked at Okamura Ninji and Tanabe Moritake.

"There's the end of it." Tanabe Moritake's face was extremely ugly, "Just now there was news from the airport that the landline of General Okabe Naosaburo had been shot down, and the plane of the Eighth Route Army had made up two incendiary bombs at the crash site. ”

Hearing this, the face of the last Jingsan changed greatly.

Everyone bowed their heads in mourning.

Okamura Ninji was a little solemn, and when he heard that Kojuo was shot down, he didn't feel much sadness, and even wanted to laugh.

But hearing that General Okabe Naosaburo was killed, Okamura felt a feeling of sadness in his heart.

Although Okabe Naosaburo came to Beiping to seize his position as commander of the North China Front.

But Okabe Naosaburo was a general of the empire, so he died, was shot down by the plane of the Eighth Route Army, and two incendiary bombs were added.

He is also a general of the Imperial Army, and there are senior agents of the Eighth Route Army lurking around him.

This shows that he can't leave Beiping, and once he leaves Beiping, he is likely to be killed by the planes of the Eighth Route Army.

Tanabe Moritake and Yusue Seizo also thought in their hearts at this time that they would never leave Beiping.

Three minutes later, everyone looked up.

"Your Excellency, General."

Chief of Staff Morimichi Tanabe:

"The death of Senior General Okabe has nothing to do with our North China Front Command, and I suggest that this situation be reported to His Excellency Prime Minister Tojo immediately."

Judging by the experience of the new commander of the First Army, Lieutenant General Sadachi Yoshimoto, who was killed.

Since General Okabe Naosaburo was on that plane, there was absolutely no chance of survival, not to mention that the plane of the Eighth Route Army had made up for two incendiary bombs.

Even if Amaterasu came, he couldn't save General Okabe Naosaburo.

Okamura nodded in agreement.

Although Senior General Okabe Naosaburo was shot dead in the airspace above the airfield in the western suburbs of Beiping, after all, Senior General Okabe Naosaburo has not officially assumed the post of commander of the North China Front.

Moreover, the North China Front Army Command did not know the specific itinerary information of Okabe Naosaburo.

Plus the fighters of the escort were also from the Kwantung Army.

Does this incident have anything to do with the North China Front Command?

Of course it matters.

After all, Naosaburo Okabe was in the air in North China or even Beiping.

"General Okabe has nothing to do with me." Okamura Ninji said in a leisurely tone, "After all, I have been relieved of my duties by the base camp and am no longer the commander of the North China Front. ”

Although he has been relieved of his position, Okamura Ninji still does not panic.

Naosaburo Okabe has already been killed, your base camp Tojo Hideji and Locust, do you dare to send another big future to take over the commander of the North China Front?

Now, Naosaburo Okabe has been killed, I think there is still a big general who dares to come?

The water in North China was so deep that Naosaburo Okabe couldn't grasp it.

When the time comes, Tojo Hideji and Locust, don't you have to let me continue to be the commander of this North China Front?

Okamura Ninji looked at Tanabe Moritake: "Tanabe-kun!" ”

"Hey!"

Tanabe Moritake suddenly bent down at ninety degrees.

Although Okamura Ninji has already been relieved of his post as commander of the North China Front.

But within the headquarters, no one dared not listen to Okamura Ninji's words, Okamura Ninji's words were holy decrees.

Just like in the original play, Li Yunlong was demoted to the commander of the first battalion of the Independent Regiment, and the whole regiment still listened to Li Yunlong's command.

Okamura Ninji said: "Immediately find out the details of the air battle, and then send a telegram to the Kwantung Army headquarters and the base camp to report the situation of General Okabe Tamasa to the base camp." ”

"Hey!"

Moritake Tanabe bowed his head suddenly.

……

The new regiment was on the march of a large force.

Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and Wang Dehou were in the same jeep.

A telegraph operator rode an Oriental horse and quickly chased after him.

Since the telegraph operator had to stop at any time to receive and receive telegrams, the radio and telegraph operator were generally at the end of the line.

Hearing the sound of horses' hooves, Li Yunlong hurriedly ordered Huang Erhu to brake.

Li Yunlong kept pinching the time, and a telegram came from this point in time, it should be that there was news about the combat mission on the side of the flight team.

The jeep stopped on the side of the road, and Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and Wang Dehou jumped out of the car one after another.

"Phew!"

When he got closer, the telegraph operator hurriedly stopped the military horses, then turned over and dismounted, and reported to Li Yunlong.

"Report to the head of the regiment, deputy head Xing telegram!"

As he spoke, the telegraph operator took out a piece of paper from his briefcase and handed it to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong took the telegram and read it, and then the corners of his mouth couldn't help but grin.

"What did Deputy Head Xing say on the telegram?"

Seeing the change in Li Yunlong's expression, Zhao Gang couldn't wait to ask:

"Did the flight team successfully complete the mission?"

Wang Dehou on the side also looked at Li Yunlong expectantly.

"Lao Zhao, you guessed right!"

Li Yunlong handed the telegram in his hand to Zhao Gang:

"Deputy Regiment Commander Xing has just sent a telegram that the flight brigade has successfully completed its mission and annihilated all the devil planes over the airport in the western suburbs of Beiping."

"Great!"

"Well done!"

Zhao Gang and Wang Dehou suddenly smiled and said loudly one after another.

Although at this time, the planes of the Eighth Route Army that went out on the mission had not yet returned to the airport.

But the victory that shot down all the devil planes had already been passed on to the airport tower by radio.

Then the airport tower called and reported to Deputy Regiment Commander Xing, who then sent a telegram to Li Yunlong and them.

If Naosaburo Okabe was on that transport plane, he would have died.

"Commander, do you want to send a telegram in clear code?"

Wang Dehou looked at Li Yunlong and asked:

"I've already prepared the telegram."

As he spoke, Wang Dehou took out a prepared telegram from his pocket about the Eighth Route Army's killing of a Japanese army general.

Li Yunlong looked at Wang Dehou, his eyes showed a look of satisfaction, with such a chief of staff, it would be much easier to fight.

Because he will do everything well in advance.

In the nearly one year since the new regiment, Wang Dehou's military level has also improved by leaps and bounds.

With Wang Dehou's current tactical command ability and strategic vision, there is no problem at all in commanding a division to fight.

"There's no hurry." Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, "First wait for the telegram from Boss Chen's side, and it's not too late to invent the code telegram after confirming the killing of General Okabe Naosaburo." ”

According to previous experience, Boss Chen will definitely send a piece of information confirming whether Naosaburo Okabe was killed or not.

Boss Chen's intelligence has never gone wrong, and this time is no exception.

"Okay." Wang Dehou smiled slightly, and immediately put away the telegram that had been written.

……

Japan.

Tokyo.

Prime Minister's Office.

Hideki Tojo is considering candidates for chief of staff and deputy chief of staff of the North China Front Command.

Before Okabe Naosaburo left Tokyo, he made a request to Hideji Tojo to replace the members of the North China Front Command team.

In order to replace Okamura Ninji, Tojo Hideji had to agree.

Soon, Hideji Tojo determined the candidates for chief of staff and deputy chief of staff of the North China Front:

Lieutenant General Miharu Oseto and Major General Sadaki Nakanishi.

But at this moment, a staff officer wearing the rank of major general, holding a telegram in his hand, walked in quickly, bowed his head with an ugly face and reported:

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister."

"I just received an urgent telegram from the North China Front Command, General Okabe..."

Hideki Tojo stared at the information of Lieutenant General Miharu Osedo and Major General Nakanishi Sadaki, not realizing that a tragedy had occurred.

Tojo Hideji looked relaxed and asked casually, "Has General Okabe arrived in Beiping?" ”

The staff officer of the major general paused for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Senior General Okabe's jade is broken!" ”

"Nani?" Hideki Tojo suddenly raised his head and said in a deep voice, "What did you say?" General Okabe's jade shattered? ”