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Chapter 530 Reward!

Okamura Ningji suddenly turned his head, his face suddenly changed:
Confirm the question again: "What did you say? Flying 2nd Division was hit hard by enemy planes?!"

Several combat staff officers on the side also cast incredible gazes at the communications staff officer.

The 2nd Flying Division was hit hard?

This is simply unimaginable. Heavy damage means that most of the planes have been destroyed. It is impossible for large-scale enemy planes to appear in the North China battlefield and in Shanxi. This sky belongs to the air force of the Japanese Locust Army.

It is also very clear in the report that it was severely damaged by an enemy plane, which means that it was not shot down by the anti-aircraft firepower of the Eight Route New Regiment.

This is obviously not an aircraft of the Eighth Route Army, and certainly not an aircraft of the Nationalist Government, so what is going on?

Could it be that Soviet planes went south to reinforce the Eighth Route Army?

"Hi!" The communications staff replied in a positive tone, "The 2nd Flying Division was hit hard by enemy planes!"

Okamura Ningji's face was gloomy, and he asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

The communication staff said: "According to the report of the 13th Flying Regiment's Changjiang Mountain Lieutenant, the 2nd Division's aviation troops rushed over the Xinzhou Basin. The enemy plane suddenly appeared from behind. Most of the locust army's planes were shot down. The pilot died in battle. The enemy plane Chasing the remaining locust aircraft!"

The devil's plane was equipped with a radio, and the second time the main force of the 2nd flying division was stabbed, the head of the 13th flying regiment reported the incident to the communications department of the headquarters.

After reporting the matter, Jiang Shanliufu drove the plane and prepared to flee, but was soon caught up and shot down by a Saber fighter jet.

"idiot!"

Neiji Okamura cursed angrily, resisting the urge to chop the sand table in front of him with a knife.

The enemy planes shot down most of the locust planes and did not stop, but they still wanted to kill them all?
Although this is not all the aircraft flying the 2nd Division, it is all the aircraft of the Kwantung Army supporting the North China Front Army.

If something happened to these planes, he would have no planes to use, and the ground sweeping force would have no air support.

Suddenly, Okamura Ningji remembered a document he had read. In the second half of last year and the first half of this year, the Eighth Route Army had two air support.

In the first air support, a wing of the 9th Brigade was wiped out, and in the second air support, a wing of the 2nd Guards Division was completely destroyed.

At that time, the commander of the First Army was still Shinozuka Yoshio, and the commander of the North China Front Army was still Tada Hayao.

At that time, intelligence personnel from the North China Front Army, the First Army, the Kwantung Army, and even the base camp were investigating the matter, but they didn't even have any intelligence.

The air support aircraft called by the Eighth Route Army belonged to which country, and where the airport was. After investigation by the Japanese military intelligence department, they found nothing.

After nearly half a year, the eight-way air support appeared again!

Thinking of this, Ningji Okamura's face changed slightly. Although the Eighth Route Army's aerial missions were small, their support was very strong. The locust army on the ground in the Lilin Detachment was probably...

He looked at the communications staff officer, with a somewhat anxious tone: "Immediately send a telegram to Major General Kuribayashi Chumichi, ordering all the locust troops to transfer to Taiyuan immediately!"

"Hi!"

The communications staff officer suddenly lowered his head, turned around and walked out.

Neiji Okamura's face was very ugly, and now he seriously suspected that his fishing plan had been leaked.

However, it is not yet possible to determine whether the fishing plan has been leaked, and we have to wait for the combat report of the Kuribayashi detachment.

Now Neiji Okamura expects that the Kuribayashi detachment will retreat quickly, so as not to be hit hard by the air support called by the Eighth Route Army.

However, Neiji Okamura did not hold out much hope.

How could two legs outrun an airplane?
In addition, the Xinzhou Basin is a plain terrain, so there is nowhere to hide, and the air defense firepower is weak, so the ground troops can only be reduced to the target of enemy bombers.

Sure enough, as Okamura Neiji expected, about 20 minutes later, the communications staff hurried in again:
"Report to Your Excellency General, Major General Chumichi Kuribayashi calls urgently!"

While the communications team of the Lilin detachment sent it to the front-line headquarters, it also sent a copy to the North China Front Army headquarters.

Neiji Okamura turned his head: "Read!"

"Hi!"

The communications staff took the telegram and read: "The 2nd Flying Division was attacked by enemy planes and suffered heavy losses. The 108th Artillery Wing..."

Having read this, the communications staff paused for a moment, and took a sneak peek at Neiji Okamura's eyes.

Neiji Okamura asked in a deep voice, "What happened to the 108th Artillery Regiment?"

The staff officer of the same village showed a sad expression on his face: "The 108th Artillery Wing was bombed by enemy planes, more than half of the cavalry 13th Wing was killed, the 13th Tank Wing was severely damaged, and the 39th Infantry Wing was severely damaged. The Eighth Route New First Regiment has made corresponding strategic deployments for the locust army's fishing plan, and Major General Kuribayashi suspects that the fishing plan has been leaked, long live His Majesty Tian Locust, long live the Great Japanese Locust Army!"

After listening, Okamura Ningji was expressionless, motionless like a sculpture.

Okamura Ningji did not move, and the communication staff and several combat staff did not dare to move.

About 1 minute later, Ningji Okamura broke out suddenly, and the brush drew out the general's command knife and slashed, smashing the simulated sand table to pieces.

……

The news of the defeat of the Lilin Detachment and the 2nd Flying Division also reached the headquarters of the First Army.

The entire First Army Headquarters fell silent.

Including Tanabe Moritake, Iwamatsu Yoshio, Hanaya Masa, Ishikawa Jiro, and a group of devils' combat staff is unbelievable.

The Kuribayashi detachment was actually defeated.

Kuribayashi Tadamichi can become the commander of the first cavalry brigade of the Japanese army, so it goes without saying that he has tactical command ability.

2 elite infantry regiments, 1 artillery regiment, 1 chariot regiment, and 1 cavalry regiment.

With such a configuration on the plain terrain, plus more than 2 aircraft flying the 80nd Division, they were still defeated by Li Yunlong and Xinyi Regiment.

Yoshio Iwamatsu, Masa Hanagu and others looked at Moritake Tanabe.

where is the problem?

Mori Tanabe had a gloomy old face, his eyes were rolling around, and this old devil also suspected that the fishing plan had been leaked.

He looked at Yoshio Iwamatsu, and said in a cold tone: "Mr. Iwamatsu, please arrange a transport plane immediately. I want to go back to Beiping to see the commander."

"Hi!"

Yoshio Iwamatsu bowed his head, turned around and asked his subordinates to go down to prepare for the transport plane.

He secretly rejoiced that it was a good thing that he did not command the battle in Xinzhou, otherwise he might not be the commander of the First Army.

……

Southeast Shanxi.

Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

"Xinyi regiment called. Boss Chen's plane arrived in time and severely damaged the Japanese plane. The aerial bombs dropped completely wiped out the 108th Japanese Artillery Regiment."

"In this campaign, the 108th Japanese Artillery Regiment will be wiped out."

"Heavy damage to the 13th Japanese Tank Regiment."

"More than half of the casualties of the 13th Cavalry Regiment."

"Heavy damage to the 39th Infantry Regiment of the Type A Division."

"The 2nd Air Division of the Japanese Army was severely damaged, and Boss Chen's aircraft continued to chase down the Japanese aircraft."

The chief of staff read down the telegrams sent by the Xinyi regiment one by one, and the headquarters immediately burst into applause.

"Pretty!"

The boss slammed his fist hard on the table, shaking the kettle, pencils and other items on the table, his tone full of excitement.

The teacher pushed his glasses. Although he didn't speak, he could tell from his expression that he was very happy at the moment.

In just one morning, Li Yunlong led the new regiment to severely damage a tank regiment of the Japanese army, defeat a cavalry regiment, severely damage and even have the opportunity to wipe out half of the 1nd Flying Division and an artillery regiment. Brigade, the infantry wing of the Type A division.

Only the 62nd Infantry Regiment of the Japanese troops participating in the Battle of Xinzhou suffered the least loss.

For the boss and division commander, and even for the entire Eighth Route Army and the entire Chinese army, this is simply a big victory!
Since the start of the Sino-Japanese War, there have not been many such victories.

After finishing speaking, the boss couldn't help but praised: "Li Yunlong is getting better and better at commanding various arms to fight together."

The chief of staff put the telegram on the table, nodded, and agreed: "That's right, the troops under Li Yunlong's command this time include infantry, artillery, tanks, cavalry, and even air forces. Coordination, artillery tank coordination, infantry coordination, and even air-ground coordination and other multi-arms coordinated operations. Although the combat effectiveness of each unit of the new regiment is very strong, the coordination between the arms must reach perfection in order to play the role of various arms coordinated operations. The strongest combat power."

The boss said: "In this respect, Li Yunlong is ahead of us."

Li Yunlong had already handed over several books to the head of the headquarters, including "The Theory of Large Corps and Great Depth Combat", "Rapid Assault of Armored Groups" and "Beach Landing and Airborne Combat".

These books are all combat topics studied by the heads of the headquarters in their spare time.

The heads of the headquarters are no worse than Li Yun in terms of tactical command ability and understanding of military theory.

I have already mastered the knowledge of these combat topics.

However, due to the fact that they only master theoretical knowledge and have no chance of actual combat, the current Eighth Route Army, except for Li Yunlong's troops, is still mainly based on piecemeal guerrilla warfare.

"Li Yunlong, this kid, still suffers from being uneducated."

The division commander commented: "Otherwise, he wouldn't have been a soldier for ten years and still be a regiment commander. If Li Yunlong was educated, we would have sent him to the Frunze Military Academy for further studies during the Red Army period. This kid is at least a division commander now."

"Dude, you're not right."

The chief of staff folded his arms and said with a smile: "Now Li Yunlong is a strong soldier. Although the new regiment is only a regiment level and Li Yunlong is only a regiment leader, the strength of the new regiment already has more than 2 people. This kid He's about to become a commander."

The teacher immediately smiled and said, "I didn't mean that."

After speaking, the teacher's eyes were also full of expectation.

The Xinyi Regiment only has 2 people, and its fighting strength is so strong. If it grows to more than 5 people, how terrifying is the fighting strength of the Xinyi Regiment?
At that time, I am afraid that the new regiment alone will be able to defeat the entire Japanese First Army, right?
The teacher was thinking about it, but the boss said: "Immediately send a power call to reward Li Yunlong and the independent regiment. The Xinzhou campaign was well fought. We must guard against arrogance and impetuosity. The enemy's strength is still strong. Let Li Yunlong and the Xinyi regiment must do a good job in anti-mopping up." Get ready, when the anti-sweeping operation is over, I will reward Li Yunlong well."

The division commander and the chief of staff smiled without saying a word, and rewarded Li Yunlong well. Doesn't it mean that Li Yunlong handed over the tank battalion and weapons and ammunition?

(End of this chapter)