The chief of staff said with emotion: "This boy is really evil in fighting..."
"It's not like we haven't visited the airport before... Although it's not as big as Taiyuan Airport, there are more than a dozen planes inside."
"When the troops attack, the little devils defending the airport will not only block it with all their strength, but also blow up all the aircraft, weapons and ammunition if they cannot defend the airport, to prevent them from falling into our hands and being used by me."
"After so many years of fighting against the Japs, almost no troops have ever captured a complete aircraft."
"This guy not only captured Taiyuan Airport in one battle, but also captured more than 20 intact aircraft and a large number of weapons and ammunition..."
"It's a miracle that even the airport's fuel warehouse and ammunition depot were not blown up by the Japanese."
"If we can really get those twenty-odd planes back to the base, we can form a flying group."
At this point, the chief of staff was obviously jealous.
However, in Taiyuan, the base in the center of Taiyuan, planes are not ordinary weapons and ammunition. It is no less difficult to fly back to the base across hundreds of kilometers than to fly into the sky.
The deputy commander suddenly asked: "Chief of Staff... do we have any pilots..."
"Or a pilot willing to help us fly the plane back!"
Upon hearing this, the chief of staff knew that the deputy commander-in-chief was also moved, and quickly asked: "Boss..."
"Do you think Xiao Huang is really capable of flying more than 20 planes back to the Yi Zhong base?"
The deputy commander shook his head and replied: "We won't know until we try it to see if it works!"
"After all, we are not pilots and have never been exposed to airplanes."
"From a personal perspective, Xiao Huang's proposal is not impossible."
"The biggest difficulty for airplanes flying at night is yaw."
"You can't see the ground and you can't be sure you're flying on the right course."
"From Taiyuan to the Yi Zhong base area, light a fire every five kilometers, and the aircraft will be guided by the fire to go straight to the Yi Zhong base area without deviating on the way."
"Yoshio Iwamatsu and Neji Okamura didn't know that we had seized more than 20 aircraft at Taiyuan Airport, so they would not send aviation troops to intercept them."
"Besides, Xiao Huang flew back more than 20 planes at night. After Okamura Neji received the news, he wanted to send a plane to intercept. The little Japanese pilot did not dare to take off rashly without anyone piloting..."
"It's too dangerous. If you are not careful, you will destroy the machine and kill everyone. You will lose your wife and lose your troops."
"There are no Japanese planes to intercept, and our planes are piloted by firelights. They will definitely be able to fly back to the Yizhong base smoothly."
"At that time, we will light more bonfires around the temporary airport to light up the ground and allow the planes to land smoothly. The more than 20 planes will be ours!"
The deputy commander-in-chief became more and more excited as he spoke, and the chief of staff responded directly: "Chief..."
"There are indeed many pilots in our Eighth Route Army!"
"Our Chinese pilots mainly come from Chongqing and Northeast China. After the air force was severely damaged by the Japanese, some pilots withdrew to the rear, some left the army, and some transferred to the army to continue fighting the Japanese."
"Many pilots chose to join the Eighth Route Army after contacting us, and a few even joined the party..."
"It's definitely not too much. I should be able to get it together with ten or twenty."
The deputy commander immediately ordered: "Then why are you still standing there?"
"Find someone immediately and send it to Taiyuan Airport as quickly as possible!"
"Everyone must obey Huang Yu's command when we get there!"
"Contact all the bases, main forces, and local armed forces that the aircraft may transit through when returning to the base in the wing!"
"We must unconditionally cooperate with the center of the wing to provide ground guidance to ensure that the aircraft does not yaw and returns to the center of the wing smoothly."
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Shanxi Japanese Army Headquarters.
Considering that there is Taiyuan Airport outside the city, once the Eighth Route Army attacks the city during the day, it will be attacked by the air force and the army, and the losses will definitely be very heavy.
Iwamatsu Yoshio decisively believed that the Yizhong Eighth Route Army only dared to discredit operations at night and did not dare to take action during the day.
In order to give himself more energy to deal with the Yizhong Eighth Route Army and annihilate them all around Taiyuan, Iwamatsu Yoshio took great pains.
Rest and sleep at dawn every day.
As soon as it got dark, he appeared in the war room on time as if he had been given a shot.
At four o'clock in the morning, many of the little guys who had been working the night shift began to have double eyelids and were very tired.
However, Yoshio Iwamatsu was very motivated and went through all the intelligence and battle reports that the headquarters had previously received.
From time to time, I would go to the sand table and analyze the battle situation on the front line against the sand table, and check for omissions and fill in the gaps...
"Your Excellency, Commander...it's an urgent call from Taiyuan Airport..." The communications staff seemed to be frightened by something, and rushed all the way to Yoshio Iwamatsu to report, with a very nervous expression.
"Taiyuan Airport..." Yoshio Iwamatsu said with a puzzled face.
"What can happen to them?"
"The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong is still attacking Jinzhong. At any time, the chariot brigade may join forces with the Jinzhong garrison to attack and the entire army will be destroyed..."
"No matter how fierce the encirclement and annihilation battle is, it will not threaten the safety of Taiyuan Airport!"
"And there is a garrison brigade there to protect the airport. There are ten or twenty light artillery pieces, and there is also an air defense squadron."
"Not to mention impregnable, it will definitely be no problem to withstand the attack of a group of Eighth Route Army."
"Your Excellency, Commander... I don't dare to say that because of my humble position, you should make sure it is up to you..." The communications staff officer seemed to be afraid of the news in the telegram, and said while handing the telegram to Yoshio Iwamatsu.
Yoshio Iwamatsu still didn't realize the danger.
He took the telegram nonchalantly and began to browse it.
The indifferent expression on his face was immediately replaced by solemnity.
The hands holding the telegram began to tremble with shock, and his lips trembled with fear. After a while, he asked with disbelief: "How is this possible..."
"The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong is clearly attacking Jinzhong..."
"The headquarters just had a phone call with the Jinzhong garrison..."
"The Eighth Route Army that attacked them was particularly powerful. They had heavy mortars, mountain artillery, mortars, and tanks to support them."
"Two city walls have been breached, and the Jinzhong garrison is retreating to the city to fight guerrillas with the Eighth Route Army."
"Be prepared to wait until the chariot brigade is in place before counterattacking, driving out the Eighth Route Army entering the city and wiping it out outside the city."
"How is it possible to attack the airport..."
At this point, he seemed to have found a piece of evidence in the telegram to prove his statement, and pointed to a paragraph in the telegram and continued.
"The airport also reported..."
"They were attacked by a large number of tanks and armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army... The airport garrison suffered heavy casualties, which makes this even more impossible."
"Although the Yizhong Eighth Route Army has tanks, they only brought six or seven to Taiyuan. Now they are all attacking Jinzhong..."
"Where did so many tanks come from to attack Taiyuan Airport? Could it be that they are heavenly soldiers and generals who can spread the beans to form an army..."
After saying that, he slapped the telegram on the table and said firmly: "There is something wrong with this telegram!"
"The airport garrison must have made a mistake..."
"Contact the airport immediately to make sure what they have there is really happening!"
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