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Under the treatment of the military doctor, Okamura Ningji woke up faintly.

"How many planes are left?"

Looking at Tanabe Moritake and Arisue Seizo beside the bed, Okamura Neiji's first sentence was to ask about the situation of the plane.

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

The Japanese base camp is heavily biased towards the navy's resources. Although the entire Japanese army has many aircraft, most of them are in the navy.

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

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

As for Yoshimoto Teiichi, the landline was shot down by an enemy plane and another incendiary bomb was added. Yoshimoto Teiichi was already dead and could not die anymore, so there was no need to ask.

"Your Excellency..."

Moritake Tanabe looked ugly:

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

Upon hearing the news, Okamura Neji almost fainted again.

Is it easy for the North China Front Army to accumulate some aircraft?
Taking a deep breath, Okamura Ningji suppressed the anger in his heart and asked, "What about the pilots, how many pilots were lost?"

"Half the pilot lost."

Moritake Tanabe replied:

"When enemy planes came to bomb the Xijiao Airport in Peiping, the pilots were having lunch in the airport cafeteria. Some pilots wanted to go to the runway and fly the plane into the sky for a decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army, but they failed..."

Okamura Ningji's face suddenly turned pale.

The Eighth Route Army should have planned everything long ago. After shooting down Yoshimoto Seiichi's plane, they would simultaneously blow up Peiping's Xijiao Airport.

Then blow up other airports of the North China Front Army in North China and completely wipe out the North China Front Army's air force.

This time I really lost my wife and lost my army.

Neji Okamura gave the order in a cold tone: "Order the intelligence staff to perform a disembowelment to thank the locust."

intelligence!

There is still a problem with information.

The Eighth Route Army was well aware of Yoshimoto Seiichi's itinerary and the Locust Army's airports in North China.

But the Japanese army knew nothing about the Eighth Route Army, and even the Eighth Route Army was equipped with planes, and they didn't even get a little bit of information.

This time, Neiji Okamura not only wanted to find a scapegoat, but also rectified the intelligence department of the North China Front Army.

Tanabe Moritake's expression froze: "Hi!"

Okamura Neji felt that he had regained some energy, so he ignored the military doctor's dissuasion and came to the telecommunications room of the headquarters.

"Commander!"

Communications staff Chiao Kitani hurried over to salute.

Okamura Neiji looked at Kiguchi: "Mugu-kun, immediately connect the radio to the Taiyuan First Army Headquarters. I want to talk to Lieutenant General Iwamatsu Yoshio in person."

"Hi!"

Kiya Haruo did not dare to neglect, and quickly asked a telegraph soldier to call the First Army headquarters by radio.

Because the Eighth Route Army guerrillas often attack roads and railways and cut telephone lines, the headquarters of the North China Front Army and the headquarters of the First Army cannot use telephones to communicate.

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

……

at the same time.

Taiyuan.

First Army Command.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the Commander of the North China Front, Okamura Nei, wants to speak to you."

Major Kamekawa Shiro quickly walked up to Yoshio Iwamatsu and reported to him.

The Communications Staff Officer of the First Army also went to Wusu Airport to meet the new commander, and there were only a few young people left in the telecommunications room of the First Army.

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

As soon as he entered the first army's telecommunications room, a telecommunications soldier stood up and gave up his position.

Yoshio Iwamatsu stepped forward quickly, picked up the microphone and receiver, and called, "Moshi Moshi."

"Iwamatsu-kun."

Neiji Okamura's voice came from the receiver.

"Your Excellency..."

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

In fact, Yoshio Iwamatsu and Ningji Okamura have always had a good personal relationship, and Ningji Okamura took a fancy to Yoshio Iwamatsu as a China hand, and wanted him to serve as the commander of the First Army to lure Yan Xishan to surrender.

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

In this battle, even two divisions were completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army, and the main force of the Mongolian Army was completely wiped out.

Almost the entire First Army was wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.

Okamura Ningji had to find a backer, relieved Yoshio Iwamatsu from the post of commander of the First Army, and let Yoshimoto Teichi go to the First Army as the commander.

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

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

Whether Shanxi is chaotic or not, Li Yunlong has the final say, but what he Okamura Neiji and Iwamatsu Yoshio say doesn't count.

Neiji Okamura sighed, cut straight to the point, and went straight to the point: "Commander of the First Army, you should continue to be the commander."

Okamura thought that Yoshimoto Teiichi was also unlucky, and was shot dead before he took office as the commander of the First Army.

At this time, it is obviously inappropriate to transfer a lieutenant general from other places to serve as the commander of the First Army.

After all, after such a thing happened, which powerful lieutenant general would dare to serve as the commander of the First Army?

What if he was shot dead by the Eighth Route Army on the way to his post?
"Sure enough..."

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

"Hi!"

After a pause, Yoshio Iwamatsu said again: "Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army has already equipped aircraft, and it is a fighter-bomber without propellers. It is very powerful. I hope you can add a flying team to the First Army."

Yoshio Iwamatsu agreed first, and then talked about the conditions with Ningji Okamura.

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

Yoshio Iwamatsu knew that the North China Front Army had just been supplemented by another fighter jet team.

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

"Two hours ago, Beiping Airport was attacked by fighter jets and bombers of the Eighth Route Army. All the planes were destroyed, and more than half of the pilots were lost."

"Yan Song-kun, do you think I still have a flying team to supplement you?"

Neiji Okamura hung up the call with a cold tone.

Even if the plane had not been bombed, Okamura Neiji would not have added one plane and one pilot to Iwamatsu Yoshio, or added aviation units to the First Army. This would have been nothing more than meat buns beating dogs.

"Nani?"

Yoshio Iwamatsu's face changed slightly.

"Flying..."

You Neiji Okamura was just like that. You cursed coldly in your heart, and Yoshio Iwamatsu felt comfortable immediately, 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 were only now returning to the headquarters.

On the one hand, the officers commanded troops to put out the fire at the airport.

Because the airport is often bombed by shelling, the devils built a lot of anti-bunker holes and air-raid shelters at the airport.

At that time, the Devil officers were standing very close to an air-raid shelter.

When the fighter-bombers of the Eighth Route Army swooped down, a group of devil officers all ran into the air-raid shelter and survived by luck.

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 former commander was completed, they ran to the airport to meet the new commander without telling the former commander and disregarding the command system of the First Army.

It would be fine if they received a new commander.

But the question is...

The new commander of the First Army was shot dead in the air before he took office, and he was shot dead in front of them. After shooting down Yoshimoto Teiichi's plane, he also replenished the aerial bombs.

After the infantry on the ground rushed over, even the transport plane was burned to ashes by the terrifying incendiary bombs, and only a few aircraft parts remained, let alone Yoshimoto Teiichi's body.

It's hard.

Looking at Masao Hanatani, Masao Miyazaki, and all the staff officers and assistant officers, Yoshio Iwamatsu showed an undisguised sarcasm at the corner of his mouth:

"I heard that you all went to Takesu Airport to pick up the new commander, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi. Where is Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi?"

"Why didn't I see him?"

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

Kazuki Yamamoto was sent by Yoshio Iwamatsu to pick up Teiichi Yoshimoto at the airport. Unexpectedly, this group of officers would also run to join in the fun.

"Your Excellency, Commander."

Chief of Staff Hanagu is biting the bullet and replied:

"Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi's jade was broken into pieces."

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

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

……

at the same time.

Northwest Shanxi.

Dagu Town Airport.

The new flying brigade, which had completed the second phase of the flight combat mission, returned to the airport and landed on the ground smoothly.

"Reporting to the head of the regiment and the political commissar, the flying brigade directly under the Xinyi Regiment successfully completed the task!"

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

"Haha, your flight team did a great job in this battle!"

Although Li Shaorong and Wang Hexin reported the results of the battle to the control tower by radio, the smile on Li Yunlong's face grew stronger when he heard Li Shaorong personally report:

"I will personally ask the headquarters to give credit to your flight team. With such a great result, I don't think the collective first-class merit will escape."

Last time, the Katyusha Rocket Artillery Strengthening Battalion composed of the New First Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment performed outstandingly in the battle against the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia, achieved brilliant results, and won the first-class collective merit.

Compared with the Katyusha Rocket Launcher Reinforcement Battalion, the results of the flying brigade this time are even worse, and it is no problem to get a collective first-class merit.

"Thank you, Captain!"

Li Shaorong and Wang Hexin looked at each other, and they both saw a strong look of joy in each other's eyes.

It should not be a great honor for the flying brigade to win the collective first-class merit for its 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 squadron?"

Zhao Gang asked with a concerned look on his face. All the pilots in the flying group were treasures, even the members of the Bisword Squadron were treasures.

"Some planes were hit by devil's bullets, but the pilots were not injured." Li Shaorong said calmly.

There are not many Devil anti-aircraft guns and machine guns that are really a threat to fighter jets and bombers, but the Devil's machine guns are quite dense.

However, the firepower of the machine gun is used for air defense, and its power is seriously insufficient.

The aircraft provided by Boss Chen are full of materials and are not comparable to the thin-skinned aircraft of the Japanese. Even the pilot's cockpit is thickened, and the Japanese 7.7mm machine gun bullets cannot penetrate it at all.

Li Yunlong asked: "Can the plane hit by the devil's bullet still perform its mission?"

Li Shaorong and Wang Hexin said that their eyes lit up slightly.

"Regimental Commander." Wang Hexin asked with burning eyes, "Is there any flight combat mission going on?" (End of this chapter)