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Heyuan Airport.

In the war room of the New Regiment Flying Group.

Zheng Shaoqiang and his three squadron leaders walked in quickly.

Li Shaorong and the head of the headquarters flight group are discussing bombing matters.

During this month, Zheng Shaoqiang and his 56 pilots participated in the Eighth Route Army's long-range bombing training and got along well with each other.

The Chinese pilots who were originally uneasy about the Eighth Route Army all dropped their wariness and grudge against the Eighth Route Army.

The Eighth Route Army, like the National Army pilots, is a team that sincerely fights the Japanese.

And the Eighth Route Army is different from the National Army.

The National Army just wanted to drive the Japanese out of China, while the Eighth Route Army wanted to counterattack Japan.

This bombing plan is to bring the anger of the Chinese to Japan.

however.

All 50 bomber groups have been trained, but the senior Eighth Route Army has yet to issue an attack order.

"Captain Li, Captain Zhang."

"When will the Japanese mainland be bombed?"

As soon as he entered the operations hall, Zheng Shaoqiang looked at Li Shaorong and Zhang Zhongkui from the headquarters flying group and asked.

"Captain Zheng, don't be anxious."

Li Shaorong asked the security guard to pour a glass of water for Zheng Shaoqiang and others, and said:
"Our intelligence personnel are mapping weather forecasts in Japan."

"Once the time is right, our bombers can immediately launch bombings against Japan."

Zheng Shaoqiang nodded and said.

"Recently, Japanese aircraft have frequently bombed mountain cities. The Chinese army is preparing to open a new route from India to Yunnan and Sichuan provinces. They have sent continuous telegrams urging our 4th Aviation Group to return to Liangping Airport."

"If we don't carry out the combat mission of bombing Japan..."

"Don't worry, Captain Zheng." Commander Zhang of the headquarters flight group said, "It should be within the next few days."

After a pause, Captain Zhang changed the topic and asked: "By the way, I remember that in 1938, your national army had two planes that flew to the Japanese mainland and successfully flew back to the domestic airport. How did you do that? ?”

The story of flying a plane to Japan quickly spread throughout the country, and major newspapers published the operation.

The Eighth Route Army could only learn about the bombing from newspapers.

As the captain of the 4th Aviation Group of the National Army, Zheng Shaoqiang naturally knew that flight operation very well.

Through Zheng Shaoqiang's words, Captain Zhang and Li Shaorong learned the full story of that time when the Chinese military pilots flew to Japan.

original.

When the Japanese invaded China in 1937, someone from the National Army proposed the idea of ​​bombing Japan.

However, because the national army did not understand the enemy's various situations at that time, and the air force was also needed to fight on the front line, this plan has been shelved.

Nanjing fell in December 1937. At this time, President Chang had already retreated to Chongqing, and Wuhan, as an important military center, had been bombarded by the Japanese army.At that time, most of the national army's air force had been consumed. Although those brave soldiers persisted in fighting, they eventually lost air supremacy.When the morale of the troops was low, Principal Chang realized that it was urgent to take action now to show the world that the Chinese military and civilians were still resisting. At this time, the idea of ​​bombing Japan came to his mind again.

However, the heavy bombers that Chiang Kai-shek had at the time were only a few Martin B-10s customized from the United States, and they were too far away from their destinations. If bombs were used for bombing, there would be insufficient fuel, and there would be no return, and they would be attacked later. The Japanese army retaliated even more crazily.

In the end, the national army decided to use leaflets instead of bombs to deter the Japanese authorities.

At that time, the Martin B-10 bombers were still flown by foreign mercenary pilots.

Principal Chang's special plane, Xu Huansheng, secretly learned the driving skills of a bomber. After a month of secret training, he took 7 brave pilots and flew 2 B-10s to Japan to drop leaflets.

This combat operation was called "Paper Bombing."

Although this paper bombing operation made the Japanese look down on China even more and be more contemptuous of China.

However, Xu Huansheng and the seven brave pilots of the National Army sacrificed their lives and people can't help but admire them.

It was an extremely dangerous bombing mission. If anything went wrong, they would not be able to come back.

Finally, Zheng Shaoqiang said: "On the leaflets dropped at that time, there was a sentence: Your country invaded China and committed serious crimes. If you don't punish me, millions of leaflets will turn into kiloton bombs."

"This time, it's time for us to fulfill the promise on the flyer!"

Li Shaorong narrowed his eyes, being infected by the courage of the national army pilots, and spoke harshly.

Obviously, the Japanese knew that the Chinese army did not have the strength to bomb the Japanese mainland, so they turned a blind eye to the leaflets they dropped and even intensified their aggression.

Commander Zhang said sternly: "Although the ammunition we carry this time is not 1 tons, this is just the beginning! In the future, more aerial bombs and incendiary bombs will fall on the heads of the Japanese."

Among them, the 32 bombers that bombed Tokyo each carried 10 tons of incendiary bombs, for a total of 320 tons of incendiary bombs.

In addition, there are 12 bombers, each bomber carries 1 ground-penetrating bomb and about 70 tons of super aerial bombs.

This time, the Eighth Route Army bombers carried nearly 400 tons of ammunition.

"The Japanese buildings are basically wooden structures."

Zheng Shaoqiang also said with the corners of his mouth raised:
"Your incendiary bombs are so powerful that even water cannot extinguish them. They will definitely leave an indelible mark of pain on the hearts of Japanese Japanese devils."

Li Shaorong smiled coldly: "This is the effect we want!"

……

"Captain, the first batch of arsenals in the Wohu Mountain base have begun production. It is expected to produce 3 Type 300 and 10 guns, [-] million rounds of bullets, and [-] grenades per month."

Zhaojiayu.

Deputy Captain Xing reported to Li Yunlong.

Over in Taiyuan, after the expansion and training of the new regiment's recruits were on track, Li Yunlong took a transport plane to northwest Shanxi to learn about the development of northwest Shanxi.

Northwestern Shanxi is the rear area and even the base camp of the New Regiment. The New Regiment's arsenal, steel plant, cement factory, etc. are all here. Li Yunlong naturally wants to know the situation.

At present, the Eighth Route Army is implementing a policy of elite troops and streamlined administration. Although the New Regiment has strong assistance from Boss Chen, the necessary military industry still needs to be built.

Deputy Captain Xing continued to report: “Currently, all railways and roads from Heyuan Station to Wohu Mountain have been built. Various ores from Baotou reach Wohu continuously through Xipingsui Road and Beitongpu Road. Shan, coupled with the technology and equipment provided by Boss Chen, the gun steel and gun steel produced by our steel plant are not inferior to those produced by major foreign countries."

After several months of development, the new regiment's arsenal has taken shape.

Plus the group of experienced engineers and arsenal technicians that Li Yunlong hired from Yan Xishan.

And after the Wohu Mountain railway and highway were built.

The factories, equipment, power plants, skilled workers, engineers, raw materials, etc. are almost all in operation. The weapons and ammunition production lines earned from the previous batches of business can all be put into production.

Li Yunlong nodded with a satisfied expression and asked:

"Is there enough copper to produce bullets?"

When Boss Chen provides equipment and engineers, he will give a batch of raw materials, including copper.

But there are not many raw materials, only enough for the arsenal to need for about a month.

"Enough!"

Speaking of this, Deputy Captain Xing suddenly smiled and said:
"Boss Chen's exploration engineer and our exploration team discovered a copper mine near Baotou, with estimated copper reserves of more than 20 tons."

"In addition, Boss Chen's oil exploration engineers and exploration team just set off 10 days ago to explore for oil in the Ordos Basin. It is said that there is a large oil field there with extremely rich oil reserves." In the business of killing General Naosaburo Okabe, There is a complete set of exploration equipment, well drilling and refining equipment for a large oil field.

Corresponding engineers were even equipped to assist the Eighth Route Army in building large oil fields.

Although there is a Yanchang oil field in Yan'an, northern Shaanxi, and the various exploration, well drilling and refining equipment that Li Yunlong earned previously have been shipped there.

However, due to various reasons such as terrain and oil field reserves, the output of Yanchang Oilfield is still insufficient.

"very good!"

Li Yunlong nodded, his tone extremely satisfied:

"This time our new group will add 8 more factories and 20 weapons and ammunition production lines, and the scale of the Wohushan Industrial Zone will be doubled."

Xing Zhiguo smiled and said: "After these factories and production lines are put into operation, our North Shanxi Arsenal will be able to produce 9 guns, 900 million rounds of ammunition and 30 grenades every month."

It is calculated that the Eighth Route Army can expand a main force regiment with 1 guns.

The new group can expand to 9 main groups every month.

This does not include the Eighth Route Army arsenal in southeastern Shanxi. The arsenal in southeastern Shanxi is better developed.

Also.

At the arsenal headquartered in Taiyuan, Boss Chen's various equipment and technical engineers have arrived and started installation and trial operation.

After the three Eighth Route Army arsenals in southeastern Shanxi, northwestern Shanxi and Taiyuan were all put into production.

The Eighth Route Army's expansion rate can reach dozens of regiments, or tens of thousands of troops, every month.

"We have a huge shortage of raw materials."

Li Yunlong thought carefully. Although the arsenal had grown in size, the gap in various rare ores had also grown.

If you want the arsenal to keep running, there must be no problems in any link, especially the raw materials.

"Mongolia is rich in mineral resources."

"but…"

"The Japanese 26th Division and the 1st Division still occupy half of Mongolia, and small groups are sent out from time to time to sneak attack our trains."

"The Japs from these two divisions imitated our Eighth Route Army and formed some small groups of railway guerrillas."

Deputy head Xing said.

When Li Yunlong heard this, he couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

This situation is completely reversed. In the past, the Japanese army occupied cities and railways, and the Eighth Route Army formed railway guerrillas to harass the Japanese railway lines.

Now the Eighth Route Army has occupied the cities and railways, and the Japanese have formed guerrillas to attack the Eighth Route Army's railway lines.

"But it's not a big problem! To fight guerrillas, the Japanese have to call us Eighth Route Army ancestors!"

Deputy Head Xing said:

"I have ordered to send a large amount of Japanese equipment and ammunition, as well as some mortars and artillery shells to the guerrillas, county brigade, district squad and other local forces near the railway. These Japanese guerrillas were wiped out in a short time. most."

A large number of local Eighth Route Army troops are active near almost every railway and highway in North China.

These local troops have been fighting against the Japanese for a long time.

Those who can survive and develop are combat-effective guerrillas.

Although these Eighth Route Army guerrillas were well-equipped with weapons and equipment, they were no match for the main force of the Japanese, but fighting the Japanese guerrillas was like fighting a turtle.

As for those who play dirty tricks, the Eighth Route Army guerrillas are definitely the ancestors of the Japanese.

"Use local guerrillas to deal with Japanese guerrillas?"

"This is a great idea!"

Li Yunlong glanced at Xing Zhiguo appreciatively:
"If there are guerrillas that perform well, they can also join our new main force."

"Yes, Captain."

Xing Zhiguo responded.

"I think the industrial zone in Wohu Mountain in northern Shanxi is on the right track."

"This northwestern part of Shanxi can be handed over to Zhang Wan and Minister Zhang, and you can go back to the regiment headquarters."

Li Yunlong said.

Xing Zhiguo was originally asked to stay in northwest Shanxi. In addition to supervising the construction of Heyuan Airport and Wohushan Industrial Zone, he also commanded the troops to resist the sneak attacks of the Japanese 26th Division and the 1st Division.

Obviously, Zhang Wanhe cannot take on the third task.

But now that the battle is over, the Eighth Route Army won a great victory in the Battle of Zhengtai and drove the Japanese out of Shanxi, Xing Zhiguo can return to the regiment headquarters to help.

"Commander, in order to prevent the Japanese 26th Division and the 1st Division from making another sneak attack in northwest Shanxi."

Xing Zhiguo said:
"I suggest sending troops to recapture several important military towns such as Ulanqab and Zhangjiakou, and drive the Japs from these two divisions to Zhangjiakou."

Li Yunlong stared at the map for a while.

After the Battle of Zhengtai, the Japs from the 1st Division and the 26th Division fled from Yanggao County to Zhangjiakou, fearing revenge from the Eighth Route Army.

The large troops of the 1st Division and the 26th Division did not dare to come over and sent some Japanese guerrillas, but the Japanese guerrillas played a very small role.

These two Japanese divisions were both heavily damaged by the New Regiment, with a total of more than 2 Japanese remnants.

"There is no need to rush to attack Zhangjiakou and Ulanqab."

"Don't worry, the 1st Division and the 26th Division don't dare to come."

Li Yunlong's tone is confident:
"When the army expansion, training and reorganization are completed, these counties and military towns will be recaptured by us sooner or later."

The 1st Division and the 26th Division dared to come to northwest Shanxi before, mainly because the main force of the new regiment was not available and they could not spare their troops.

Now that the battle is over, the Japanese from these two divisions have been scared away from northeastern Shanxi and fled to Zhangjiakou to garrison.

"Yes!" Xing Zhiguo said.

Xing Zhiguo felt that in the future, the New First Regiment, the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment would fight in the south and north, and he was afraid that the northwest of Shanxi would be attacked by the Japanese.

But Li Yunlong's plan was to deal with the North China Front before conquering the South and the North. The 1st Division and the 26th Division would definitely be dealt with.

After North China is recovered, Li Yunlong will lead the New First Regiment, the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment to the Northeast or central and southern China.

"Commander, our bomber team has completed training. When will we bomb Japan?"

Xing Zhiguo asked.

Li Yunlong said: "It should be soon. Let's wait for Boss Chen to provide us with the weather forecast for Tokyo and Yokosuka naval ports."

At this moment, the communications staff officer of the new regiment walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand, saluted Li Yunlong with a military salute, and said: "Report to the regiment leader, Boss Chen, send a secret message!"

Li Yunlong took the telegram from the communications staff and couldn't help but look happy after reading it.

Xing Zhiguo also took the telegram and looked at it. He saw that the telegram said: The day after tomorrow, the weather will be fine in Tokyo and Yokosuka Port.

The telegram was signed to Boss Chen.