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Chapter 949 What's the situation?
Early the next morning.

At Wusu Airport, 50 heavy long-range bombers are ready to take off.

Each bomber is fully loaded with 10 tons of aerial bombs, 50 bombers, that is, 500 tons of aerial bombs.

About one-third of them are napalm bombs, which means about more than 300 tons of conventional aerial bombs and nearly 200 tons of napalm bombs.

In addition to 50 bombers, 10 Saber fighter jets and 20 Hellcat fighter jets are also ready.

At Heyuan Airport in northwestern Shanxi, 20 A20 attack aircraft and 10 fighter jets are also ready.

This time, Zheng Shaoqiang commanded the dispatch of 110 aircraft!
The largest bombing operation since the establishment of the Eighth Route Army Air Force!

The last time they bombed the Japanese homeland, the Eighth Route Army had only 100 pilots and could only dispatch 50 aircraft.

But now the number of pilots in the Eighth Route Army has doubled, and it can dispatch more than 100 aircraft.

The pilots are eating a hearty breakfast, the ground crew are busy, and engineers and technicians are checking the aircraft for the last time.

The airport has already been under martial law, and no unauthorized persons are allowed to approach within 3 kilometers. The entire airport has a solemn atmosphere.

"Young Qiang, are you going to bomb the Japanese?"

"Are you going to bomb the Japanese homeland again?"

In the airport control room, Liu Zesheng looked at the neatly dressed Zheng Shaoqiang and asked with burning eyes.

Fifty heavy long-range bombers were dispatched, fully loaded with aerial bombs, and 50 fighter jets were escorted.

Either blow up the national army or blow up the Japanese. At this time, the Japanese have not been driven out, and the probability of a full-scale war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is extremely low.

Therefore, Liu Zesheng guessed that the Eighth Route Army's air force must have gone to bomb the Japanese.

He rushed back to China all the way to join the Eighth Route Army because he wanted to fly a plane to fight the Japanese. Naturally, he didn't want to miss this battle.

but.

Yanagisawa and the new pilots are still reviewing the time and cannot participate in this battle according to discipline.

"Yes, we are going to bomb the Japs. I am the commander of this bombing operation. As for where we are bombing the Japs, I'm sorry. According to discipline, I cannot reveal it to you."

Zheng Shaoqiang said to Liu Zesheng.

The two are comrades who have fought side by side, brothers in life and death.

But the Eighth Route Army has the discipline of the Eighth Route Army.

"Can I go with you?"

"I don't fly a plane. I can serve as a bombardier, navigator or even machine gunner."

Liu Zesheng looked at Zheng Shaoqiang expectantly and said.

He glanced at the bombers outside the airport command room, which were like fortresses in the air, with a burning gaze.

Each bomber carries 10 tons of bombs!
How exciting would it be if 500 tons of aerial bombs fell on the heads of the Japanese?
"This…"

Looking at Liu Zesheng's expectant eyes, Zheng Shaoqiang couldn't refuse:
"I can help you ask your superiors for instructions. If the superiors agree, I can take you with me."

"Then call quickly."

Liu Zesheng walked to the side and sat down.

Zheng Shaoqiang quickly walked to the phone and dialed the number of the headquarters.

Soon, Zheng Shaoqiang put down the phone and smiled at Liu Zesheng: "The head of the headquarters agrees that you will go on a bombing mission together, but you can't serve as a pilot yet. You can serve as a bombardier and navigator."

"Great."

Liu Zesheng clenched his fists and sounded excited.

At this moment, a military armored vehicle and three Jiefang trucks drove into the airport and drove towards the tower and command room.

The convoy stopped steadily next to the command room and tower. The door was opened. Li Yunlong, who was wearing a leather jacket, jumped out of the armored vehicle. Zhang Dabiao followed closely behind Li Yunlong.

Seeing this, Zheng Shaoqiang ran out and saluted with a military salute: "Captain Li, why are you here?"

Li Yunlong looked at Zheng Shaoqiang and said in an unquestionable tone: "Commander Zheng, do you have any extra pilots? Arrange a transport plane for me. I want to go to Zhangjiakou to watch the battle."

"Captain Li, you are going to watch the battle. Isn't it too dangerous?"

Zheng Shaoqiang was slightly surprised.

Although this was a medium-altitude bombing, the Japanese's firepower was not weak, and the bombers and fighter jets that went to bomb were still in danger.

However, Zheng Shaoqiang didn't understand Li Yunlong, a master who was never afraid of danger.

In the original drama, Li Yunlong became a division commander and dared to lead a special agent company to behead Chu Yunfei's headquarters.

If it weren't for Zhao Gang and the head of the headquarters, who had dozens of people under his command, Li Yunlong would have dared to go to the battlefield with a gun.

"Danger?" Li Yunlong stared and asked, "As long as the transport plane flies higher and farther away from the battlefield, what danger can there be?"

"I don't believe that the Japanese anti-aircraft guns can knock down labor and management!"

"Hurry up and execute the order!"

The last time he bombed Tokyo, Japan and sank the aircraft carrier Shokaku, Li Yunlong just looked at the photos and watched them on the projector, and he had a great time.

This time, Li Yunlong naturally wanted to join in the short-range bombing of the Japanese 9th Division.

"Yes!"

Facing Li Yunlong's order, Zheng Shaoqiang could only obey.

Li Yunlong is the commander-in-chief of this air raid. If he doesn't obey orders, Li Yunlong can just change the command.

then.

Zheng Shaoqiang immediately arranged a transport plane for Li Yunlong and told the pilot not to stay far away from the battlefield. If Li Yunlong's plane was shot down, it would be great fun.

In this battle, not all pilots participated in the battle, and some pilots and fighter jets stayed at the airport to deal with emergencies.

After the pilot and crew had breakfast, they began to board the plane.Zheng Shaoqiang arranged for Liu Zesheng and 22 pilots under review to join each crew and serve as bombardiers, navigators, machine gunners and other crew members.

Li Yunlong took Zhang Dabiao, Huang Erhu and other guards onto the transport plane.

With the roar of huge propellers and engines, 20 Hellcat fighter jets took off first, followed by 50 bombers and 10 Saber fighter jets.

The plane that takes off first hovers in the sky and waits until all planes have taken off.

The pilot flew the plane, divided into two flight formations according to the original combat plan, and flew in the direction of Zhangjiakou.

……

Zhangjiakou is the capital city of Chahar Province and has a complete city wall.

The geographical location here is very important. It straddles the strategic points of North China, Northeast China, and Chasui. It is the chokepoint connecting the above three places. It is the hub of Pingsui Railway, connecting Kulun, Outer Mongolia in the north, Uliasutai, the Soviet Union in the northwest, and Reze in the northeast. The river has extremely important military, economic and political value.

This is also a battleground between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese North China Front.

Okamura Neji obviously also knew the importance of this place, so he deployed three divisions here, including an A-type division.

Once the Eighth Route Army regains Zhangjiakou, it can attack Chengde eastward and threaten the Kwantung Army.

You can also attack Pingjin to the southeast to threaten the North China Front headquarters.

The Japanese joint command headquarters was set up on the city wall. From the city wall, you can use the artillery mirror to see the scene of the Eighth Route Army plane being shot down.

At this time, Lieutenant General Higuchi Kiichiro, commander of the 9th Division, was sitting on the city wall with his eyes closed and meditating, holding the Lieutenant General's sword.

In front of him, there was a small table with a pot of tea brewing on it. The tea was fragrant.

On both sides of Higuchi Kiichiro sat Mizuo Nakazawa, commander of the 1st Division, and Shigenori Kuroda, commander of the 26th Division.

The chiefs of staff of the 1st Division and the 26th Division were also nearby.

In addition, officers from the 1st Division and the 26th Division, including lieutenant colonel and above, were invited by Kiichiro Higuchi to watch the Eight-Road Fireworks.

at this time.

This section of the city wall was crowded with Japanese officers and soldiers.

Except for the division commander and chief of staff, the other officers and soldiers did not know Higuchi Kiichiro's battle plan to ambush the Eighth Route Army aircraft.

Some officers and soldiers naively thought that they were really going to set off fireworks produced by the Eighth Route Army.

At a certain moment, Higuchi Kiichiro opened his eyes, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Higuchi-kun, why hasn't the No. [-] plane arrived yet?"

"Is it possible that the information about our ambush has been leaked?"

Kuroda Shigenori could no longer sit still. There were all the machine gunners and light and heavy machine guns of their 26th Division in Dongshan.

"Kuroda-kun, please be patient."

"It is impossible for an impatient hunter to capture his prey."

Higuchi Kiichiro frowned slightly.

Lieutenant General Mitsuo Nakazawa said: "We did not ask the North China Front Command for instructions on this ambush plan, so the information should not be leaked."

Although Kiichiro Higuchi was far away in Manchuria, he had heard reports from the North China Front Army headquarters about lurking senior spies and agents of the Eighth Route Army.

and so.

During this ambush operation, Higuchi Kiichiro did not ask for instructions from Okamura Neiji.

"The Eighth Route Army plane should arrive at noon at the latest."

Higuchi Kiichiro looked at his watch. According to the bombing pattern of the Eighth Route Army aircraft in the past few days, there will be one bombing wave before noon at the latest, and usually two bombing waves in the afternoon.

Mitsuo Nakazawa and Shigetori Kuroda nodded and waited patiently.

But at this moment, there was some buzzing sound in the sky.

"Yo Xi!" Higuchi Kiichiro looked delighted: "The Eighth Route Army plane has arrived, two hours earlier than expected!"

Mizuo Nakazawa and Shigetori Kuroda also looked happy, raising their telescopes and looking at the sky.

Higuchi Kiichiro took the telescope from the adjutant and held it up to look at the sky. As the roar of the plane became louder and louder, through the telescope, the Eighth Route Army plane gradually became clearer.

The expressions on the faces of Higuchi Kiichiro, Nakazawa Mizuo, Kuroda Shigetori, and the Japanese military officers who were watching with telescopes all suddenly became strange.

The Eighth Route Army plane is coming.

But there were a lot of Eighth Route Army planes coming!
The field of view of the telescope is densely populated.

"Enemy planes were found in the southwest, about 40 of them!"

A Japanese watchman shouted loudly.

"Baga!" Higuchi Kiichiro cursed angrily, with a confused tone, "What is going on? Why are so many Eighth Route Army planes coming?"

Kuroda Shigetori looked at Higuchi Kiichiro and spoke urgently:

"Higuchi-kun, the information about our ambush of the Eighth Route Army aircraft has probably been leaked. Immediately order the ambush troops to evacuate Dongshan!"

"idiot!"

At this time, no matter how arrogant Higuchi Kiichiro was, he noticed something was wrong. He cursed angrily and then loudly ordered:

"Immediately give an order to the Dongshan ambush troops, and all troops will evacuate as quickly as possible!"

"Hi."

The adjutant beside him suddenly lowered his head, turned around and walked towards the telephone to convey the order to the Japanese ambush troops in Dongshan.

However, it was already too late. The Eighth Route Army's plane had already increased its power and headed straight for Dongshan.

(End of this chapter)