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After Li Shaorong returned to Dagu Town Airport.

Immediately find the instructor of the flying brigade.

According to intelligence data and combat missions, corresponding combat plans and contingency plans are quickly formulated.

The main task of this battle was to shoot down the transport plane that Yoshimoto was on, and destroy the Beiping Xijiao Airport and its more than 60 planes parked at the Beiping Xijiao Airport.

The remaining Taiyuan Wusu Airport, Xinxiang Airport in Henan Province, and Baoding Airport in Hebei Province have no devil planes, so they are not very important.

and so.

Li Shaorong's battle plan is to concentrate all Saber fighters and A20 attack planes first, kill Yoshimoto Zhenichi and destroy Beiping Xijiao Airport and its devil planes.

Eight Saber fighters were dispatched to encircle and suppress Yoshimoto Teiichi, after these 8 Saber fighters killed Yoshimoto Teichi.

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

The Saber can also carry aerial bombs and napalm.

The other 12 Saber fighter jets, 20 A20 attack planes, and 5 reconnaissance planes were all dispatched to bomb the western suburbs airport in Peiping.

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

After formulating the combat plan and emergency plan, Li Shaorong immediately called all the pilots to hold a combat meeting.

This is the first combat mission of the flying brigade.

Only to succeed, not to fail.

……

Taiyuan.

Japanese First Army Command.

"Reporting to the commander, the North China Front Army Command has just sent a telegram that General Yoshimoto Sadaichi has arrived in Peiping today, and will take a plane to Taiyuan at noon tomorrow."

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

In the office, the Communications Staff Officer reported to First Army Commander Yoshio Iwamatsu.

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

When Kosao came to North China, he stayed in Beiping for three days before arriving in Taiyuan.

Even when he came to Taiyuan from his native land to take office, he stayed in Beiping for several days.

But this time, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi only stayed in Beiping for one day, and Neiji Okamura sent him to take his place.

Neiji Okamura, you are so impatient, 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.

Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, but Yoshio Iwamatsu still wants to protect the safety of Yoshimoto Teichi, at least not to cause accidents on the territory of the First Army.

Hanaya Masao, Miyazaki Masao and a group of combat staff officers are also in Iwamatsu Yoshio's office.

The new commander is about to take office, and these subordinates are still by his side, and there is no such thing as a cold tea, which makes Yoshio Iwamatsu a little relieved.

"Your Excellency, Commander."

Kazuki Yamamoto still had a paralyzed face, and replied expressionlessly:

"The Fifth Division has deployed defenses within 10 kilometers of the airport. It is absolutely impossible for the Eighth Route Army to bombard the airport."

Kazuki Yamamoto is mainly responsible for the defense tasks of the airport and Taiyuan.

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 who was in charge of protecting the airport committed suicide by cutting open his stomach.

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

Although the Fifth Division is crazy and only listens to the orders of the North China Front Army Command, they are all locusts after all.

There are now more than 4 divisions in Taiyuan, and there are locust troops within a 30-kilometer radius of Taiyuan.

It will never happen that the Eighth Route Army carried mountain cannons to bombard the airport within 7 kilometers of the airport last time.

"Yo Xi!"

Yoshio Iwamatsu nodded.

In such a large situation, not only Yoshimoto Teiichi must be protected, but Yoshio Iwamatsu must also consider his own safety.

"According to past experience, Li Yunlong will definitely receive the information when Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi went to Taiyuan to serve as the commander of the First Army."

Yoshio Iwamatsu looked gloomy:

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

Although he has been suppressed and beaten by the Eighth Route Army for so long, Yoshio Iwamatsu is not an idiot. On the contrary, his ability is much stronger than that of ordinary lieutenant generals.

I have already summed up my experience in being beaten.

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

Even Yoshio Iwamatsu heard a rumor that Ningji Okamura, the commander of the North China Front Army, was actually an underground party of the Eighth Route Army and a senior agent.

Although this rumor seemed absurd, Yoshio Iwamatsu 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.

It seems that this rumor seems to have some truth.

Otherwise, how do you explain that every time the North China Front Army and the First Army Headquarters make combat plans, they are known in advance by the Eighth Route Army?
Whether Yoshimoto Sadaichi went to Taiyuan to take up his post, or he Iwamatsu Yoshio was dismissed and left Taiyuan, Li Yunlong would definitely receive the information in advance.

And both of them can only take empty roads.

Going by land is not safe at all. Refer to Miyano Michiichi, the previous chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, and he was killed by a bomb on a Type [-] armored train.

Taking the land route, Yoshio Iwamatsu still felt unsafe even if a Class A division was arranged for protection.

It is safer and faster to fly, and it only takes one hour to reach Peiping.

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

"Your Excellency, please rest assured."

The communications staff officer bowed his head and said:
"The four Zero fighters escorting Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Teiichi will escort you throughout the journey."

Yoshio Iwamatsu nodded: "Yoshi!"

Taiyuan Wusu Airport was shelled in the last battle, and now the runway has been repaired by engineers so that planes can take off and land.

However, other facilities such as hangars that were bombed have not yet been rebuilt.

The cement and steel facilities in Taiyuan have been used by Yoshio Iwamatsu to build permanent fortifications, and there is no extra material to repair the hangar.

……

Zhaojiayu.

The new regiment.

"Leader, political commissar, the headquarters just called."

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

"The head of the headquarters has already contacted Fu Zuoyi, the commander of the Sui Army. Commander Fu said that Lao Jiang would not allow him to give up the land 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 are ready to take over these iron ore plants 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 Mongolian Army headquarters is located.

The 26th Division did not return to Wuyuan and Baotou, so the Sui Army occupied Wuyuan and Baotou all the time.

"This Chief Fu is quite smart."

Zhao Gang thought for a moment, then said:

"Neither did he disobey Chairman Jiang's order, nor did he offend our Eighth Route Army. He came up with a way to get the best of both worlds."

It's okay that Fu Zuoyi didn't send troops to recover Wuyuan and Baotou, but he led the Sui army to recover these sites.

If the Sui Army gave up a large area of ​​Baotou and Wuyuan to the Eighth Route Army, then Chief Fu would definitely be punished by Principal Jiang.

After all, the Sui army still had the provisions and military pay of the Shancheng government.

However, the Sui Army has no iron and steel factories, and these coal mines and iron ore factories are of no use to the Sui Army, so they might as well be handed over to the Eighth Route Army.

Li Yunlong nodded: "Fu Zuoyi has something, otherwise it would be impossible to stop the Mongolian army from attacking west."

The Japanese army established the garrison in Mongolia just to attack westward, occupy the Hetao area, and then attack southwestward.

Although Fu Zuoyi's Sui army can't do the main force of the Mongolian army, there is no problem in defending the Hetao area.

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

Of course, it was only a threat of force, allowing Fu Zuoyi to lead the Sui army to withdraw from Wuyuan and Baotou.

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

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes slightly.

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

But he and the Sui army were the national army after all, and Li Yunlong, who had been fighting with the national army for ten years, still didn't 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 the tank battalion to destroy the Sui army.

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

Li Yunlong's tone was harsh:
"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 site 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 with Fu Zuoyi's plan.

Afterwards, Li Yunlong looked at Xing Zhiguo: "Deputy Commander Xing, you immediately arrange a company of soldiers and a group of workers to go to Baotou to take over the iron ore and coal factories."

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

An infantry battalion of the Xinyi Regiment has more than 2500 people, which is comparable to a reinforced regiment, and its firepower is much stronger than that of an elite German weapon division of the national army.

If an infantry battalion was transferred there, Fu Zuoyi would definitely not do it, after all, other people could sleep soundly beside the couch.

Xing Zhiguo: "Yes!"

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

"No trouble, even very simple."

Li Yunlong's tone is leisurely:
"Chief of Staff, order the main infantry battalions, the 150st, 1rd, and 2th infantry battalions of the divisions, the 1th heavy artillery battalion, the 1st howitzer battalion, the [-]nd howitzer battalion, the [-]st Katyusha rocket battalion, and the [-]st tank battalion to assemble and stand by immediately."

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

Wang Dehou smiled slightly: "Yes, Captain!"

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

The battalions that received the order immediately assembled and stood by. That night Li Yunlong led these troops, a total of more than 2 people, marched towards Datong.

Since the main task this time was to scare away the 1st Division stationed in Datong, the troops of the Xinyi Regiment marched on the road swaggeringly, with cars pulling heavy artillery.

Not long after the troops left Northwest Shanxi, Sanfu Zhang Zhongze of the 1st Division received information that the main force of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army was going north, carrying heavy artillery and tanks, and preparing to attack Datong.

After ordering a telegram to Neiji Okamura, Mitsuo Nakazawa did not hesitate at all.

He immediately gave up Datong and led the 1st Division to flee to Gaoyang County overnight.

When Li Yunlong led the main force to Datong the next day, there was only an empty city left, and Datong was regained without firing a single shot.