Taiyuan Airport is very large, and the airport defense is also very tight...
There were two full circles of barbed wire surrounding the area, and the Japanese had built positions at all possible positions that could be attacked, with bunkers piled with sandbags and bunkers built with bricks and stones.
Several watchtowers were built out of logs along the barbed wire fence. A searchlight was placed on each watchtower, and three Japanese soldiers were arranged to guard from above...
The patrol moved back and forth between the positions, not giving the opponent a chance to enter the airport.
On the tarmac on both sides of the runway, combat aircraft, bombers, reconnaissance aircraft... were parked neatly in their positions.
At the take-off position of the runway, two planes with bombs hung on them were ready to take off, waiting only for them to soar into the sky at dawn.
At around four o'clock in the morning, a siren suddenly sounded in the airport.
The already brightly lit airport became even brighter.
The little devils who were resting in the barracks divided their forces and rushed towards their own positions...
The ammunition hand also became busy, delivering boxes after boxes of ammunition to the position.
Air defense positions located at the four corners of the airport were simultaneously prepared...
The Japs bullied the Chinese army for not having a decent air force. Although they set up air defense positions at Taiyuan Airport and even brought an air defense squadron to garrison them, the little Japs in this squadron were more like decorations.
Each air defense position is equipped with only one small-caliber anti-aircraft gun and three anti-aircraft machine guns...
If a plane were to attack, this little anti-aircraft firepower would not be able to stop it.
In the airport control tower, the captain of the aviation brigade and the captain of the airport garrison walked in at the same time.
The rank of the aviation force is one level higher than that of the infantry, so Fujita, the captain of the aviation brigade, is a center leftist, and Murakami, the garrison captain, is a young leftist.
The first level of officialdom crushes people to death, especially in the hierarchical little Japanese army.
Although the troops under Major Murakami's command are several times larger than those of Fujita's air brigade, Fujita's center has always been the main force at Taiyuan Airport.
"Why did the alarm suddenly sound!" Fujita Nakazuo, as the airport manager, spoke first.
"Sir, we found the Eighth Route Army south of the airport... there is at least one company of troops!" The staff officer on duty quickly told what he knew.
"Tell me again...how many Eighth Route Army troops were found outside the airport?" Fujita asked in a bad tone.
"A company?" The staff officer on duty didn't know why the captain suddenly got angry, and the report was obviously much softer than before.
"Baga... A company of the Eighth Route Army scared you like this... Don't you think this is a bit too fussy?" The dissatisfied expression on Fujita Nakazuo's face immediately turned into anger. He stared at the staff officer on duty and scolded him!
"It's not like this kind of situation has never happened before. Just do what you have to do now. Is it necessary to make such a big fanfare and alert the entire airport?"
The staff officer on duty came from the airport garrison. He looked aggrieved after being scolded. He wanted to stand up and retort, but he swallowed the words as soon as they reached his lips.
Fujita Nakazuo is angry. No matter whether his rebuttal is reasonable or not, it will anger him, which will in turn cause more dissatisfaction, and in the end it will be counterproductive.
It's better to endure it now and wait until Fujita Nakazuo finishes scolding him and his anger subsides, and this matter will be over.
Murakami Shaozuo has always been dissatisfied with Fujita Chuzuo's behavior of laymen commanding experts.
An aviation battalion captain who had never even been on a frontal battlefield was dictating to an infantry battalion captain who was born in the army every day.
But who makes the other party have a higher military rank than himself? As long as the other party's decision does not cause danger to the airport, Murakami will choose to give in and resolutely implement it.
But the situation at hand is obviously much more severe than before.
The situation has changed, and the corresponding tactics will definitely change. Therefore, Murakami Shaozuo did not feel that there was any mistake in the decision of the staff on duty, but he agreed with it very much.
Even when it comes to beating a dog, it depends on the owner.
Seeing Fujita Nakazuo scolding him more and more fiercely, the staff officer on duty felt aggrieved and lowered his head without saying a word.
As his captain, Murakami Shaozuo couldn't bear it anymore and decided to help him out.
"Fujita-kun, calm down..."
"In the past, there was more than one brigade of troops stationed at Taiyuan Airport... There were almost no organized hostile armed forces in Taiyuan, only some local armed forces and stragglers, which did not threaten the security of the airport."
"Only now do we dare to take the initiative and destroy all enemies who dare to take advantage of the airport!"
"Today is different from the past. The airport garrison has dropped sharply to 500 people...The troops are empty. If troops are deployed to take the initiative, there will definitely be a large number of defense loopholes at the airport..."
"If this is the enemy's plan to invade the east and attack the west, then Taiyuan Airport will be in danger!"
"Jinzhong County is being attacked by the Eighth Route Army and is in danger... The Eighth Route Army outside the airport is probably from Jinzhong!"
"If there are other Eighth Route Army troops around and they really want to take advantage of the airport, not only will we not be able to send troops, we will also have to ask for help from the Taiyuan headquarters..."
As soon as he heard that the Eighth Route Army might attack the airport, Fujita Nakazuo panicked.
Jinzhong is protected by city walls and has more than a thousand garrisons, which can be put at risk by the Eighth Route Army.
There are only five to six hundred troops stationed at Taiyuan Airport. If the Eighth Route Army really intends to attack the airport with all its strength, everyone will not be able to hold on for even two hours!
Fujita Nakazuo usually relies on his high military rank to dominate and act as the boss at the airport, but at least he still has some self-awareness.
When there is no danger at the airport, no matter how much you mess around, nothing will go wrong.
The airport is in danger, and if you continue to act recklessly, you may lose your life.
He decisively threw this hot potato to Murakami Shao Zuo: "Murakami-kun, you are the commander of the airport garrison... From now on, you will be responsible for all airport defense. I will cooperate!"
Murakami Shaozuo looked at Fujita Nakazuo with disdain, but didn't say much.
The airport is in danger, and as the airport's deputy, the two of them must unite sincerely.
After taking over the command, he began to issue orders: "All troops enter the position and prepare for battle..."
"The pilots are on standby... take off if possible and attack the Eighth Route Army who want to attack the airport from the air!"
"There is no need to report this matter to the Taiyuan headquarters for the time being!"
"What if the Eighth Route Army we discovered is just a suspected soldier used by the other party to bluff, our report will mislead the Taiyuan headquarters!"
"Wait until the airport is actually attacked before reporting to Taiyuan!"
With Murakami's command, the airport garrison was like a war machine that was activated instantly.
All the infantry entered the blocking position...
The air defense positions raised their black muzzles and muzzles...
The little devils guarding the watchtower were very alert and stared at the surroundings...
Searchlights swept around the airport, looking for suspicious targets...
Behind a bush about 600 meters away from the airport, Kong Jie was taking Huang Yu to observe the airport.
Seeing the chaos at the airport, it immediately became quiet. Hundreds of Japanese soldiers all entered the position. Kong Jie glanced appreciatively at Huang Yu beside him.
If he hadn't stopped himself from launching a raid on the airport, even if the troops entered the airport under the cover of armored vehicles, the raid would have turned into a chaotic battle. It would have taken a lot of time just to find the Japanese hiding everywhere, let alone eliminate them.
The cost for the troops to capture the airport will also increase several times because the enemy is in the dark and we are in the open.
"Xiao Huang, the Japanese's reaction is exactly as you predicted!" Kong Jie became more and more happy as he watched.
"We showed a little bit of weakness, and the airport garrison became so nervous..."
"When the attack begins, we will cover all their positions with artillery fire. The artillery alone can blow up a large number of little Japs!"
Huang Yu wanted this result, always with a smile on his face.
There must be a lot of artillery shells captured in Jinzhong City. The independent regiment has limited troops and it is impossible to take them all away.
Rather than blowing up in vain, it would be better to be around the devil boldly...
Even if five artillery shells only kill one Japanese, thousands of artillery shells can kill an infantry brigade...
But soon he stopped laughing. The Japanese actually built a large number of machine gun bunkers on the battlefield...
This was something Huang Yu didn't expect.
Although the machine guns set up by the Japanese in the bunker cannot hurt the armored vehicles, the vehicle-mounted machine guns can also not hurt the little Japanese hiding in the bunker.
If there are a lot of bunkers in the airport and they form a cross-fire attack on the attacking troops, the infantry hiding behind the armored vehicles will also suffer heavy casualties.
"Captain, have you seen the bunker built by the Japanese on the battlefield?" Huang Yu quickly reminded Kong Jie.
"I noticed it!" Kong Jie didn't take it too seriously and answered confidently.
"But don't worry too much... We not only brought three mortar companies, but also ten mountain guns and infantry guns..."
"They are a powerful weapon against the bunker."
After speaking, he ordered the correspondent behind him: "Inform the artillery company Chen Daliang and ask him to dismantle the artillery company directly under the regiment, reinforce the first battalion and three main companies in platoon units, attack the airport with the infantry, and blow out all the machine guns blocking the way. bunker!"
"We have finally been able to overpower the Japs in terms of firepower. We must not give up our advantage and fight for our lives against the Japs!"
Ten minutes later, the artillery company correspondent approached Kong Jie and said, "Commander, the artillery has locked the four Japanese air defense positions and three blocking positions directly in front, and can fire at any time!"
"The infantry artillery and mountain artillery are also in place to ensure that they follow wherever the infantry rushes!"
"Where's the armored platoon?" Kong Jie turned to look at Huang Yu!
"In order to avoid alerting the enemy, they are still one kilometer away!" Huang Yu replied seriously.
"After the shelling starts, they will move to the outside of the airport under the cover of gunfire!"
"As soon as the artillery fire coverage stops, immediately cover three infantry companies to attack the airport... First destroy the three blocking positions directly in front of us... Then make a deep raid inside the airport and destroy the remaining positions..."
Kong Jie nodded and said: "That's no problem!"
"The cavalry company is on standby on the road leading to the airport from Taiyuan City!"
"If the Japanese send troops to reinforce the airport, the cavalry company will go out and kill them directly without waiting for my order!"
After Mr. Murakami gave the order, he climbed to the commanding heights of the tower and observed the surrounding situation with a telescope.
As a result, ten minutes passed...and there was no movement around...
Twenty minutes passed, and the expected surprise attack still did not appear.
Fujita Nakazuo became a little impatient and handed over the command of the airport. He was already very unhappy. However, the airport was not attacked.
He felt that Murakami Shaozuo was bluffing with him again, forcing him to be afraid, and voluntarily handed over the command, making him the top commander of the airport... In fact, the airport would not be attacked.
