Chapter 591 The last gift (first update)

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There is a garrison of imps stationed at Peiping Airport. During the day, Neji Okamura removed two squadrons, leaving two infantry squadrons and a defense and control squadron.

Before the appearance of the Peiping guerrilla detachment, the airport garrison basically went into the barracks to rest as soon as it got dark.

At that time, the security in Peiping was very good, with almost no Eighth Route Army activities, and the garrison only needed to leave a small team to conduct routine patrols around the airport.

The air defense squadron has nothing to do, and has hardly participated in actual combat since its establishment.

Although the Chinese army still has aircraft, they are all deployed in Chongqing, and it is impossible to travel thousands of kilometers to attack Peiping.

Today's aircraft do not have the ability to fight at night. They are regarded as decorations during the day, let alone at night.

After the Peiping guerrilla detachment appeared, the atmosphere at the airport became obviously tense, especially after two squadrons were removed.

The remaining two squadrons were directly divided into two by the captain, and took turns to watch the night.

The idle air defense squadron was also captured.

The anti-aircraft machine guns were changed to flat-fire and were deployed at fixed fire points to be used as machine guns to attack the Eighth Route Army that might attack the airport.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the airport was still brightly lit.

More than two hundred Japanese soldiers held their position, and artillery fired illumination bombs into the sky from time to time to illuminate the area around the airport to prevent anyone from crossing the barbed wire fence to launch a sneak attack.

Dozens of various aircraft were parked neatly on the apron, many of them still hung with ammunition, ready to take off at dawn.

The surrounding commanding heights have been changed into anti-aircraft machine gun positions that can shoot flatly. Thick and long barrels protrude from behind the bunkers, pointing directly at the barbed wire area.

If someone comes to attack the airport at this time, the barbed wire fence surrounding the airport will definitely become an insurmountable chasm for the opponent. No matter who the opponent is or how powerful the opponent is, they will be beaten to pieces by anti-aircraft machine guns.

These defenses were arranged by the captain of the airport garrison. In his words: The Peiping guerrilla detachment has not encountered a real opponent. If they dare to attack the airport, they will be guaranteed to have no chance of coming back.

"Boom boom boom..."

A series of explosions suddenly sounded on the tarmac, and a fire inspection occurred. An aircraft was hit by a shell, and the fuselage was blown to pieces, and then turned into a ball of fire.

The sudden artillery fire made the Japanese on the defensive position full of anticipation. They raised their weapons and stared at the barbed wire in front of them, preparing to give the sneak attackers a feast of firepower. The artillery fired four flares into the sky at once, illuminating the airport as if it were daylight and assisting the infantry in attacking the sneak attackers.

As a result, not even a single person was found near the barbed wire fence, which made them happy in vain.

"Boom boom boom..."

The second round of shells fell quickly, and another plane caught fire in the explosion.

"Boom..." The plane that had just caught fire was actually equipped with an aerial bomb. The high temperature detonated it instantly. Amidst the thunderous explosion, a ball of orange-red flames rose into the sky.

Compared with mortar shells, aerial bombs are dozens of times more powerful.

The burning plane was instantly torn into pieces, and three nearby planes were also affected by the explosion.

The wings of two planes were blown off, one plane was overturned, and fires also broke out.

"Boom boom boom... boom boom..."

A third round of artillery shells followed, and another aerial bomb was detonated in the explosion.

The captain of the airport guard was awakened by the explosion in his sleep. He got up from the bed, put on his military uniform and rushed outside.

The tarmac has been blown into flames, several aircraft have been destroyed, but the defensive positions have not been attacked, and there is not even a gunshot around the airport.

The captain reacted instantly. Beads of sweat were pouring down his forehead like rain. He shouted anxiously: "Bagya Road, the enemy wants to use mortars to attack the airport from a long distance..."

"The artillery squadron will counterattack immediately and take out the enemy's artillery positions, otherwise no matter how many of our aircraft we have, they will be blown up by artillery shells."

As a result, the bombardment stopped as soon as the captain gave the order, but the explosions on the apron did not stop. Aerial bombs and fuel continued to be detonated in the fire. The airport ground staff were so frightened that they did not dare to approach the aircraft even if they wanted to put out the fire and rescue the aircraft.

"Boom boom boom..."

The good mood lasted less than a minute, and the familiar sound of shell explosions sounded again.

A large amount of fire suddenly erupted in another area of ​​the apron. There were several aircraft there. Although the first round of artillery fire did not hit any of them, as long as the opponent continued to fire, those aircraft would definitely not be saved.

The captain was sweating profusely, staring in the direction of the artillery squadron and roaring: "What does the artillery squadron do? Why don't you fight back? Fight back quickly...Do you want to watch all the planes in the airport be blown up?" No."

The captain's dream of destroying his opponent's artillery positions was doomed to come to nothing.

Before the mortar squadron under his command started to counterattack, the sudden artillery attack stopped again.

Just when he was about to let out a long sigh of relief, the explosion sounded for the third time, and the rest of the tarmac burst into flames at the same time.

An artillery lieutenant ran over with a frustrated look on his face and reported: "Sir, the enemy is very cunning."

"At least three artillery positions are deployed around us. Each artillery position only fires five rounds of artillery shells before moving. It takes time for us to adjust the shooting elements, determine the opponent's position, and test fire. It is basically impossible to complete the counterattack within half a minute. .”

The captain just wanted to keep the plane on the tarmac. No matter what the reason, he put on a murderous expression and ordered: "Then find a way to counterattack. The enemy's artillery position must be destroyed within five minutes, otherwise military law will be imposed."

A minute passed, and the artillery fire that stopped for half a minute appeared again...

Three minutes later, a new round of artillery fire destroyed three more aircraft...

Five minutes later, the tarmac was attacked by two artillery units at the same time. Six aircraft were lost at once. Although the mortar squadron under his command fired several rounds of counterattack shells, it was of no use at all.

"Rumble..."

Just as the captain was about to curse, a more violent explosion suddenly sounded in his ears, and the ground under his feet shook several times from the explosion.

An orange-red fireball soared into the sky from the oil depot, forming a huge mushroom cloud in the sky, with thick smoke rising into the sky.

The captain fell to the ground, his face turning pale at this moment.

If airplanes are the limbs of an airport, the fuel warehouse is the heart of the airport. It continuously provides fuel to the airplanes so that they can take off and fight.

The oil warehouse was bombed and all the airport's oil reserves were destroyed. Before new supplies were obtained, even if they were lucky enough to save some aircraft, they would be lying on the tarmac because there was no fuel, unable to take off for combat.

Now the airport has lost its combat effectiveness due to a confidant's command error, and has also lost a lot of aircraft and fuel. Once the headquarters is held accountable, it will be easy to shoot him.

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On a high ground more than a thousand meters southeast of the airport, Zhang Xuan was admiring his achievements with a smile.

During the day, he found out the specific location of the airport's oil warehouse, but the warehouse was too solid. Zhang Xuan was worried that the mortar shells would not be able to explode, so he did not waste the precious opportunity for a sudden artillery attack.

When shelling the tarmac, he saw many aerial bombs hanging on the plane being detonated, and Zhang Xuan suddenly thought of another possibility.

Since the Japanese can put bombs on the plane in advance and take off for combat at dawn tomorrow morning, maybe the Japanese will pull a lot of fuel in advance and pile it up at the entrance of the warehouse in order to rush for time and facilitate the refueling of the aircraft.

If the oil can be detonated with artillery shells, the power of the oil barrel explosion will be enough to destroy the oil warehouse, and then detonate the fuel in the warehouse, causing a large-scale explosion.

It would be a fool not to take advantage of it.

Anyway, I have enough artillery shells and I don’t plan to take them back, so I will try to shoot a few rounds of artillery shells.

In the end, he really won the bet.

In order to cooperate with the infantry to eliminate the Peiping guerrilla detachment as soon as possible, the ground crew did pull several large barrels of fuel and piled them at the entrance of the warehouse in order to quickly replenish fuel for the aircraft.

The first round of shells detonated several barrels of fuel. The powerful shock wave tore apart the warehouse door on the spot, and the oil piled by the Japanese in the warehouse was immediately detonated...

"I'm so lucky. A blind cat can kill a mouse and blow up the airport oil warehouse..." Zhang Xuan had a smile on his face, shouting as he watched.

"Without fuel, I don't see how the Japs' planes can still take off for combat... Inform all participating troops to withdraw from the battle after another round of artillery fire. The secret service company will cover them. If there are Japs behind, don't ask for instructions, just handle it yourself. .”

"We have overfulfilled our mission, there is no need to stay here and take risks."

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At the headquarters of the Second Regiment of the Tong County Appeasement Army, the telegraph operator hurried to Huang Yu with a telegram, as if he had eaten candied fruit.

"Captain, there is an urgent call from the base... The five thousand Japs from Peiping who were reinforcing Baoding have retreated and are marching to Peiping. The old regiment leader asked us to retreat in camera. We must not be blocked by the Japs' returning reinforcements in Peiping."

"Neji Okamura couldn't hold on any longer so soon?" Huang Yu didn't expect the surprise to come so quickly and quickly took the telegram.

After reading this, he gave an order to Huang Yong, who had just returned: "Immediately send someone to notify Chen Jia, and the troops will immediately withdraw to Tong County. Take the time to rest. We will evacuate Tong County tomorrow afternoon. We will go to Fangshan to join Wei Dayong first, and then we will go back the same way." .”

"Take all the prisoners away and help us transport the loot."

"The troops finally came to Peiping and cannot go back empty-handed."

"Retreat during the day?" Huang Yong thought he heard wrongly, and asked Huang Yong with disbelief on his face.

"You didn't expect that?" Huang Yu asked with a smile.

"You are one of our own. You didn't expect me to evacuate Tonghua during the day. Neji Okamura certainly didn't expect it either. This is called a surprise."

"By the time Okamura Neji reacts, we have already withdrawn to Fangshan County and entered the mountainous area."

"Even if the 5,000 troops he mobilizes come into the mountains at the same time to surround us, I won't be afraid."

Huang Yong was dumbfounded, but the worries and doubts in his heart were not resolved. He asked anxiously: "Then how can we avoid the detection and attack of the Japanese planes?"

"No need to hide!" Huang Yu said confidently without worrying about this problem at all.

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