Not only that, but what happened to the underground party organization in Baoding Prefecture is also unclear. You must know that the person in charge of the underground party here knows that Xu Dalong and others have come to Baoding Prefecture. If they leak the news, the guerrillas will definitely be besieged by the Japanese and puppet troops.
The situation is serious and there is not much time left for Xu Dalong and others. They must make decisive decisions.
Li Changshui said with some worry: "Captain, the enemy situation is unknown now, and it is very dangerous to stay here. It is better to cancel this operation temporarily and evacuate quickly."
Sun Desheng, Wang Chengzhu, Zheng Xirong and others were also a little worried, and everyone looked at Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong thought for a moment and said: "There must be something wrong with the underground party organization in Baoding City. But I am sure that the secret of our coming to Baoding City has not been leaked. Otherwise, several hours have passed, and the Japanese army If we were to besieged, we should have taken action long ago."
After hearing this, everyone's hearts calmed down.
Li Changshui said with emotion: "I believe that our people will not betray the organization. They would rather sacrifice themselves than reveal the organization's secrets."
Xu Dalong said: "In order to avoid accidents, we will launch an attack on the Japanese airport tonight. Xizi and Monk, you will immediately send people to monitor the four gates of Baoding City. If there is any situation, notify me in time.
Wang Chengzhu, you stay here to take control of the troops and continue to blockade this area. All people are only allowed in but not out, and the target is not exposed for any reason.
Sun Desheng, Wei Monk, and Wang Pao, you will go with me to conduct reconnaissance at the Japanese airport. "
Li Changshui said: "I will go with you too."
Xu Dalong nodded and said, "Okay, let's go together."
In the evening, Xu Dalong and others returned from the Japanese airport. They ate some dry food and then held a war meeting.
Xu Dalong first introduced the situation of the reconnaissance.
He pointed to the topographic map of the airport and said: "This is the hinterland of the enemy-occupied area, and the Japanese and puppet troops' defense of the airport is relatively lax. Except for the Japanese security forces inside the airport, there are no large Japanese troops around, but the airport is far away from the city. With less than three kilometers, large Japanese troops could arrive at any time for reinforcements.
My opinion is to launch an attack on the airport tonight. Sun Desheng commanded six cavalry squadrons to block the west gate and south gate of Baoding City respectively to block the Japanese reinforcements coming out of the city.
After the battle started, Wei Monk's special operations squadron was responsible for cutting off the telephone lines around the airport, seizing the defensive positions on the east and west sides of the airport, and knocking off the searchlights on the airport.
Wang Chengzhu directed all the infantry to launch an attack on the airport and annihilated all Japanese troops in the airport.
Wang Pao's motorcycle squadron is responsible for escorting Bob and other American pilots into the airport.
Are the tasks clear? "
Everyone answered together: "It's clear."
Xu Dalong said: "Now there is one last question. Since we don't understand the situation at the airport, especially the situation of mines planted around the airport, everyone is now thinking about how to destroy the enemy's mine array and ensure the attacking force. Safe passage."
Since they could not figure out the distribution of enemy mines, everyone felt very headache and could not come up with any good solution for the time being.
Xu Dalong encouraged everyone and said: "If you want to solve this problem, everyone can say whatever comes to mind. There is no need to think about the problem before speaking out. No matter what kind of opinion you have, you can say it, at least it can give everyone an inspiration."
Wang Chengzhu said: "We have brought some flying thunder cannons. Can we set them up in advance during the dark night? When the battle starts, we can use the aircraft cannon to fire a salvo and use the explosion of the explosive packs to detonate the mines on the airport."
Xu Dalong nodded and said: "Very good, this is a solution. Do you have any other solutions? Just say whatever comes to mind."
Monk Wei said: "What Deputy Captain Wang said makes sense, but there seems to be a problem. It takes a lot of people to operate the flying thunder cannon.
The flying thunder cannon itself is very large. There are patrols at the Japanese airport and the searchlights are constantly scanning, so it is difficult to ensure that they are not discovered by the enemy.
Can you send someone to place explosives on the minefield in advance during the dark night, and then detonate them at the same time to open up a road? "
Wang Chengzhu said: "The monk's method is better than my method. I think it will work."
Sun Desheng said: "Whether this method is good or not, I'm afraid there is a problem. It is the middle of the moon now, and the moon is big and round. I think the weather is very good, it will not be cloudy at night, and the visibility will be very high by then. I will send someone to go ahead in advance." Even when laying explosives, there is no guarantee that they will not be discovered by enemy patrols.”
Everyone felt that what Sun Desheng said was reasonable, and the method of laying explosive packs might be difficult to implement.
Things suddenly reached a deadlock again, and everyone fell into deep thought.
Li Changshui was also thinking of a way. Although he was experienced, most of his experience was in intelligence and military matters, and he couldn't think of any effective way at the moment.
However, he very much appreciated the Mawushan guerrillas' fine tradition of brainstorming and coming up with ideas and solutions together.
Wang Pao was also thinking about this matter there. Seeing that no one could come up with any better solution, he said: "The little devil's mines are buried around the airport. They can't bury many in one place. If there is nothing else, The other way around is to just charge hard."
Wang Pao is a ruthless man. What he means is that the death squads forcefully rush into the enemy's airport. If someone unfortunately steps on a landmine, he will be unlucky.
To be honest, this thought flashed through everyone's mind. If we attack by force, some guerrillas will definitely step on landmines and die. Although casualties are inevitable in a war, everyone can't bear to let the soldiers take risks knowing that there will be casualties.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Seeing this situation, Wang Pao knew that he had said the wrong thing. He said, "Captain, didn't you say that you can do anything? I really can't think of any better way, so that's all I can do." Once you say it, if it doesn’t work, forget it.”
The person responsible for commanding the attack on the airport is Wang Chengzhu, and he must complete this task no matter what. He really couldn't think of any better way, so he said: "Just do it, and I will take the lead in the charge when the time comes."
Sun Desheng is a cavalryman after all, and he will think in the direction of the cavalry whenever he encounters something.
He said: "It is better to use horses to go to the mines than to use people. I saw that there are stone rollers in the village. Wouldn't it be enough to use the horses to climb the stone rollers to go to the mines?"
After hearing what Sun Desheng said, everyone's eyes couldn't help but shine.
Wang Chengzhu said: "Old Sun, don't tell me, your method makes sense."
Monk Wei also said: "I think this method is good. If it doesn't work, just do it."
Wang Pao's opinion just now was rejected by everyone. He said a little unconvinced: "The horse pulls the stone roller to go to the mines. The method is good, but can the war horse be obedient and rush towards the Japanese airport? ?Even if the horse can be so obedient, once a landmine is stepped on and the horse is frightened, how can it be controlled?"
Wang Pao's words poured cold water on everyone again. He is right, even if a war horse is used to pull a stone roller, it will be difficult to complete the task of clearing mines. However, if someone controls the war horse, he will also be killed or injured by the mines.
At this point in the discussion of the issue, everyone really couldn't think of any better solution, and then habitually turned their attention to Xu Dalong, letting him make the final decision.
Xu Dalong looked around the crowd and saw Lin Xueying's eyes flickering, as if she had something to say.
He asked: "Xueying, what do you think?"
Lin Xueying really has something to say. She was worried that Xu Dalong would approve of this method of opening up passages in the minefields at the expense of the guerrillas.
Although such behavior during combat is understandable, if it is really done, someone will inevitably make a fuss about it, which will greatly affect Xu Dalong's reputation.
She didn't want her beloved to bear the stain of being careless about human life.
She said: "Captain, I think this method is not very good. Can you change the idea? I think Deputy Wang's idea is very good. If you improve it, the effect will be better."
Xu Dalong nodded and said: "Xueying is right, I also think Wang Chengzhu's method is feasible. The best way to open a passage in the minefield is to use the pressure generated by the explosion to completely clear the nearby mines. Since explosives can be used to detonate landmines , what needs to be solved now is the problem of how to throw the explosive packets. Although we cannot use the thunder cannon to throw, we can think of other ways to throw the explosives out. "
Wang Chengzhu had been thinking about his own method. When he heard Xu Dalong's reminder, his eyes suddenly lit up, he clapped his hands and said, "Oh! I have a method.
Hahahahaha! "
Wang Chengzhu was very excited and couldn't help laughing.
Sun Desheng urged: "Wang Chengzhu, why are you giggling? If you have any idea, please tell me immediately."
Wang Chengzhu was so happy that he laughed a few more times and then said: "Captain, brothers, I originally wanted to use the thunder cannon to throw the explosive packets, mainly because the explosive packets were too heavy. It can only be thrown out by using a thunder cannon. If we take apart the explosive packages and re-bundle them, and each explosive package only weighs two or three kilograms, and people throw it, wouldn't it be possible to throw it farther?
At that time, we will find some strong bomb-throwing experts and have them work in groups to throw explosive packets forward at the same time. After the first group of throws is completed, the second group prepares in advance and continues to throw forward. In this way, it won't take long to clear the mines in the minefield ahead. "
Hearing this, everyone applauded.
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Yes, Wang Chengzhu, your idea is the best, let's do it like this."
This result was what Lin Xueying wanted to see the most. She felt relieved and had a bright smile on her face.
After everyone's discussion, the battle plan was perfected. The guerrillas began to prepare separately and waited until night to launch the attack.
Baoding Airport is affiliated to the First Air Force of the North China Front Air Force. One fighter squadron and two bomber squadrons are deployed here, as well as a small number of reconnaissance aircraft, training aircraft and transport aircraft, totaling more than 80 aircraft of various types.
This Japanese military airport was built in 1938. It has been more than six years now and has never been attacked. The Japanese military's defense is quite lax.
At two o'clock in the morning, all the troops participating in the battle arrived at their designated positions and were ready for battle.
At 3 o'clock in the morning, Xu Dalong gave the order to attack.
The battle started, and Monk Wei commanded the officers and soldiers of the special operations squadron to launch an attack on the predetermined target, killing the searchlights on the airport immediately.
The airport was dark, and Wang Chengzhu commanded the guerrilla infantry to launch an attack on the airport.
The selected bombardiers were arranged in a row of four people and threw five kilograms of explosive packages forward.
The explosive pack exploded violently, detonating the landmines on the airport. The other bombardiers, who had already been prepared, quickly moved forward and threw explosive packets again. The guerrillas moved forward alternately. In just four minutes, they had cleared all the mines in front and opened up a passage more than thirty meters wide.
Thousands of guerrilla infantry soldiers quickly passed through the passage, rushed into the airport, and rushed towards the predetermined target.
Since the airport is less than 3 kilometers away from Baoding City, the security at the airport is very lax. There is only one reinforced squadron in the guard force, with more than 200 people. Except for a small number of personnel on duty, most of them have fallen asleep.
By the time they were awakened and still couldn't figure out what was going on, the guerrilla officers and soldiers had already rushed over. Under the fierce blows of the guerrillas, the disheveled Japanese officers and soldiers were beaten until they were howling like ghosts. It was destroyed in a very short period of time.
The other Japanese troops at the airport were all Air Force pilots or ground crews, and their combat effectiveness was not worth mentioning. They were completely wiped out in a short time.
Wang Pao had already made preparations. There were two American pilots or ground crew members on each motorcycle. When he heard the gunfire at the airport subsided, he drove into the airport.
After entering the airport, Bob and the American pilots saw rows of Japanese fighter planes parked at the airport. They were all very excited and each chose a fighter plane. Let the ground crews hurry up and refuel these planes.
Wang Chengzhu commanded the guerrilla fighters to seize the time to secure time bombs and explosive packets in the airport buildings, striving to completely destroy the airport.
In the silence of the night, the sound of gunshots and explosions carried far away. The noise coming from the direction of the airport alerted the Japanese and puppet troops in Baoding City. They couldn't figure out what was going on, so they called the airport, but the call couldn't be answered at all.
The Japanese commander realized that something was going on in the direction of the airport, and began to organize troops to prepare reinforcements at the airport.
The Japanese officers and soldiers had to get dressed first, then gather together, wait for the transport troops to drive over, and then board the cars to leave the city. This took a long time, and it took nearly 40 minutes for the Japanese army to open the west gate and get out.
The guerrilla cavalry commanded by Sun Desheng had already set up an ambush at the city gate. Machine guns and artillery fired at the city gate, and the Japanese army could not break out at all.
The Japanese commander saw that he could not get out of the west gate, so he ordered some troops to rush to the south gate, intending to detour from the south gate to the airport for reinforcements, but the result was the same.
As soon as they left the city, they encountered a fierce attack by the guerrillas who had ambushed there in advance, and were forced to retreat.
Xu Dalong came to the tarmac and met Bob. Asked: "How are you preparing?"
Bob said: "The fuel tanks are all full and ready to take off. Your plane is also ready."
Xu Dalong nodded and said: "Inform all pilots and ground staff to board the plane immediately and take off immediately!"
Xu Dalong was flying a bomber. Bob and others were not familiar with the terrain, so Xu Dalong had to be the pilot. Xu Dalong started the fighter first, and the fighter continued to accelerate, and then flew into the sky.
Bob and others followed closely behind. They stared closely at the tail lights of Xu Dalong's plane. The plane behind them stared at the tail lights in front and flew towards Shanxi.
Seeing Xu Dalong and others flying away, Wang Chengzhu commanded the guerrilla infantry to blow up the buildings on the airport, blew up all the planes that could not be taken away with grenades, and then quickly evacuated with the troops.
Sun Desheng saw the communications troops sent by Wang Chengzhu and learned that they had evacuated safely, so he also led the cavalry troops to chase Wang Chengzhu and others.
Yucheng.
Li Yunlong and Kong Jie led the officers and soldiers of the New First Brigade and the New Second Brigade and had already ambushed around Yucheng in advance.
At 5 o'clock in the morning, they finally received the telegram from Xu Dalong, and quickly captured the Japanese airport outside the city.
Since the Second Air Force had already abandoned the airport, there was only a small group of Japanese troops guarding the camp on the airport.
Zhang Dabiao commanded a battalion of officers and soldiers, rushed into the airport, and quickly annihilated the Japanese army.
After taking over the airport, the guerrilla ground staff who had arrived early, as well as the guerrilla officers and soldiers entered the airport, and uu Kanshu was ready to refuel the plane.
The Yucheng Airport was far away from the city, and the battle at the airport did not alert the Japanese troops in Yucheng. It was not until the roar of aircraft flying in the sky that the Japanese troops in the city were alerted.
The commander of the 108th Division, Shinichi Fujiwara, was woken up from his sleep. He didn't know what happened, so he asked the person on duty in the war room.
The person on duty could not provide any useful information. Fujiwara Kinichi ordered people to go out of the city to check, but they were attacked by the officers and soldiers of the New First Brigade.
Fujiwara Konichi began to organize his troops to go out of the city to fight, but was blocked in the city by the officers and soldiers of the New First Brigade and the New Second Brigade.
The plane driven by Xu Dalong and others landed at the airport in Yucheng. The guerrillas who had already prepared set up a ladder next to the plane. The guerrillas carried gasoline barrels and refueled the plane in a relay manner. .
Li Yunlong and Kong Jie were very excited to see so many planes at the airport. They didn't know which plane Xu Dalong was on, so they sent people to look for it.
Soon after, Xu Dalong followed the correspondent.
Seeing Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong said happily: "Brother Dalong, it's really you who captured so many Japanese planes at once. The little Japs lost so many planes, I'm afraid their noses will be crooked with anger."
Kong Jie said happily: "Brother Dalong, you did a great job. We have so many planes, which are enough for the little devils in Shanxi to drink. When we fight again in the future, you have to send planes. help."
The three of them talked animatedly. After a while, the correspondent came over and reported that the plane had been filled with fuel and was ready to take off.
Xu Dalong said goodbye to Li Yunlong and Kong Jie.
