Bob and the others are looking forward to seeing the happy expressions on their family members’ faces when they send a large sum of money back to their hometown this time.
At the Taiyue Military Region Headquarters, Zhang Wanhe had already heard the news and rushed over. He planned to fly to the Mawushan base with the commander and chief of staff. He wanted to supervise the scene and see how much oil and water could be fished out.
After hearing the reports from Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang, the commander and chief of staff were equally excited. They didn't even bother to eat breakfast and hurried to the airstrip. They wanted to go to the Mawushan base area as soon as possible to share the joy of victory.
The Mawushan Military Division acquired so many aircraft at once. This was a big piece of meat, and people wanted to get a piece of it.
The superiors sent a telegram to the Taiyue Military Region, asking them to hand over as many aircraft as possible to northern Shaanxi, and also asked them to provide corresponding logistical support.
The commander must carry out the instructions from his superiors. However, he understood the difficulties of the Mawushan guerrillas and only agreed to hand over some aircraft to his superiors and be responsible for transporting them to northern Shaanxi. However, other matters related to logistics support and pilot training were , requiring Shaanbei to resolve it itself.
The King of Shanxi once purchased a batch of aircraft from the Mawushan base area. Their aviation fleet was too small and lacked accessories, so it is now basically unable to form combat effectiveness.
Hearing that a large number of aircraft had been obtained here, the King of Shanxi planned to expand the size of his aviation fleet, so he sent his secretary and the head of the aviation fleet to fly to the Mawushan base area with the intention of purchasing another batch of fighter jets and bombers.
General Fu from Zhongtiao Mountain also hoped to have an aviation fleet, and he also sent people over to request the purchase of a batch of aircraft.
Zhao Gang was very excited and was busy talking about business all day long. The recent Battle of Licheng consumed a large amount of the base's logistical reserves, and he wanted to make a fortune from this matter.
He was very serious about his work. In order to negotiate a good price, he personally asked Bob and others for advice to understand the condition of the aircraft. He appeared very professional during the negotiation.
People who come to negotiate to buy an aircraft must find various reasons to lower the price. Seeing that Zhao Gang is so professional, they can't fool Zhao Gang, so they don't dare to speak randomly when making quotations.
After bargaining, Shanxi Wang bought another reconnaissance plane, six fighter jets and 12 bombers.
General Fu didn't have much appetite and only bought eight bombers. He felt that fighter jets were impractical and that bombers could be used frequently and could also be used as transport aircraft.
With Zhao Gang's efforts, the aircraft were sold for an average of 70% of the aircraft's selling price, adding 650,000 yuan to the Mawushan Military Division.
Zhang Wanhe was very enthusiastic and hung out with Zhao Gang all day long, even going with him during negotiations. Of course Zhao Gang knew what he meant.
After receiving the money to purchase the aircraft, Zhao Gang took out 250,000 yuan and handed it over to Zhang Wanhe.
Zhang Wanhe smiled happily and said that after Xu Dalong came back, he would come to the Mawushan Military Division again, and he would spend his own money to treat the leaders of the military division to drinks.
People were also sent from the north of Shaanxi. Under Zhao Gang's arrangement and under the guidance of the mechanics of the flying group, temporary auxiliary fuel tanks were installed on the transport aircraft and bombers. Two transport planes and six bombers flew to northern Shaanxi.
The space of the fighter jet was too small and it could only carry auxiliary fuel tanks normally. The fuel was not enough to fly to northern Shaanxi, so the flight to northern Shaanxi was abandoned.
After some operations by Zhao Gang, a total of 35 aircraft of various types including buy and giveaways were eliminated, and there were still 47 aircraft snatched in this batch. With so many aircraft, the Mawushan Military Division cannot use them at all.
But Zhao Gang is not worried about this. With so many aircraft, maintenance can be carried out in rotation, and some aircraft can be dismantled to maintain other aircraft, thus maintaining the combat effectiveness of the flying group.
Peiping, North China Front Army Headquarters.
The Baoding garrison rushed to the airport after the Eighth Route Army troops evacuated. They saw that the airport was in a mess, and all the buildings were destroyed. Except for a few planes originally parked here that could not be taken away and were burning, nothing else was left for the Japanese army.
They reported the situation here to the North China Front Army.
After receiving the report, the commander of the front army first felt that this was done by Xu Dalong and others from Shanxi.
He immediately sent a telegram to Shinozuka Yoshio, asking him to hurry up and investigate the matter.
After Yoshio Shinozuka heard this, his head immediately grew bigger. Based on his previous experience, he immediately sent a telegram to Qianye Xunyi, who was stationed in Yucheng, asking him to conduct surveys at the airport outside the city.
Qianye Xunyi did not dare to leave the city, so he called Yan Guiwu and asked him to send puppet troops stationed around to check at the airport.
Yan Guiwu ordered the puppet troops stationed in a stronghold near the airport to go to the airport and saw that it was empty and there were no Eighth Route Army troops. So he went directly to the city and reported to Yan Guiwu.
Yan Guiwu called Qianye Xunyi and said that there was no Eighth Route Army outside the city. Chiba Xunyi then sent people out of the city to check at the airport.
After the Japanese troops arrived at the airport, they saw that the three large holes on the runway had been filled. They didn't see the steel plates on it, because the Eighth Route Army couldn't leave the steel plates to the Japanese army, and they took them with them when they withdrew.
After Chiba Xunyi received the report, he realized that the Eighth Route Army outside the city had been working hard all night, and it turned out that they were repairing the runway. The roar of planes heard in the sky was that Xu Dalong and the others had robbed the plane at Baoding Airport, used the airport in Yucheng to refuel, and then flew to the Mawushan base.
Chiba Xunyi felt very embarrassed and didn't know how to explain this matter to his superiors.
He said to the chief of staff: "It's that damn Xu Dalong again. He robbed Huang Jun's plane from Baoding. Just rob it. Why do you have to use the airport outside our city?
This matter is really difficult to explain to the superiors. If we report it truthfully, our superiors will definitely blame us for not reporting the situation of the Eighth Route Army's emergency repair of the airport to the superiors. Therefore, I’m afraid we can’t escape our involvement in what happened at Baoding Airport. "
When listening to the report from the Japanese army, the chief of staff also thought about this issue. He had been thinking about how to explain to his superiors, and at this time he already had a countermeasure.
He said: "There is nothing hard to explain. The airport outside the city has suffered serious damage before and cannot be repaired in a short time. If the Eighth Route Army repairs it in advance, we cannot not notice it.
Who knows how the Eighth Route Army was able to repair the airport in just a few hours at night? We have no idea what method they used, so there is no way to detect it in advance. Let’s report the situation to the superiors truthfully. Why should they accuse us? "
After Qianye Xunyi thought about it, he also felt that it made sense.
He said: "That's right, don't say we can't think of it. I think even the Commander may not be able to figure out how the Eighth Route Army repaired the airport quickly? Then let's just draft the telegram according to the actual situation and let the Commander worry about it. .”
Taiyuan First Army Headquarters.
After receiving the telegram from Chiba Xunyi, Yoshio Shinozuka was able to confirm that Xu Dalong was indeed responsible for this matter.
As the supreme commander of the Shanxi garrison, he must bear unshirkable responsibility for the attack on Baoding Airport. He must also find a suitable reason to deal with the matter.
After discussing it with the chief of staff, he also felt that Qianye Xunyi's words made sense. If the Eighth Route Army had mastered advanced technology that could quickly repair airport runways, it would be impossible to detect their attempts.
This is a good reason. They forwarded the telegram sent by Chiba Xunyi to the North China Front Army, leaving them to deal with this matter.
The air force units stationed in North China were attacked again, and the North China Front must also be responsible. If there is no reasonable explanation, the Army will also be criticized by the Air Force. The commander of the front army received the telegram from Yoshio Shinozuka. He also felt that it made sense, so he called the air force commander stationed at the North China Front and handed over the telegram from Chiba Xunichi. them.
This trick really works. The commanders of the Air Force could not figure out how Xu Dalong and the others completed the repair of the airport runway in just a few hours, so they had no choice but to go back and summon engineering and technical personnel to conduct research.
There are still capable people in the Japanese army. They considered various options for repairing the airport, and finally came up with the idea of using steel plates to lay the ground to repair the runway.
After the air force commanders came to this conclusion, they also felt that the Japanese troops stationed in Yucheng had never thought of using this technology to repair the airport at night in a short period of time. Therefore, it is unjustifiable to accuse others.
But there has to be a scapegoat in the end. The North China Front Army really couldn't find a scapegoat, so it finally placed the blame on the 17th Independent Brigade of the Baoding Garrison. The brigade commander of the 17th Independent Brigade was removed from his post and investigated, and the matter was over.
After passing this incident, the North China Front hated Xu Dalong even more. The commander personally sent a telegram to Yoshio Shinozuka, asking him to hurry up and get rid of Xu Dalong no matter what method was used.
The chief of the special section of the Peking Military Police Headquarters came to Taiyuan specifically to deal with Xu Dalong. In order to learn more about Xu Dalong, the director of the Special High School conducted an extensive investigation.
He asked everyone who had dealt with Xu Dalong before to understand his tactical characteristics.
In order to learn more about Xu Dalong, the director of the Special High School went to Yucheng in person.
After meeting Qianye Xunyi, he asked Qianye Xunyi to summon Japanese and puppet personnel who were familiar with Xu Dalong in order to understand the relevant situation of Xu Dalong.
Qianye Xunyi recommended Yan Guiwu to the Super High School Section Chief. He believed that the person who was most familiar with Xu Dalong was Yan Guiwu, and it was up to him to provide relevant information to the Super High School Section Chief.
Not to mention, the person who knew Xu Dalong the most among the Japanese and puppet troops was Yan Guiwu.
When he saw the super high school section chief and learned that he was here to deal with Xu Dalong, he felt ridiculed again.
He knew that this was another guy who didn't know the heights of the world and came here to die. Xu Dalong is not a human being at all, but a god. Anyone who wants to trouble Xu Dalong will not end up with good results.
Of course, he would not show it on the surface. Instead, he actively cooperated with the director of the special high school and reported his experience in dealing with Xu Dalong in detail and even added some details.
The super high school section chief investigated very carefully. After listening to his report in the morning, he felt that it was not detailed enough.
He invited Yan Guiwu to have dinner with him at noon, and continued talking while eating. After dinner, they talked for another two hours before letting Yan Guiwu leave.
Through Yan Guiwu's description, the head of the special high school learned a lot about Xu Dalong. Although he thinks Xu Dalong is difficult to deal with, he thinks there is still a way to deal with him.
He asked Qianye Xunyi and Yan Guiwu to strictly keep secrets and not to reveal the news that they had been here. Then he returned to Taiyuan.
Little did he know that by the time he left Yucheng, Yang Guiwu had already sent a telegram to Xu Dalong, reporting to him the intention of the head of the Peking Special Higher Education Course to deal with him.
Xu Dalong and Wei Monk stayed in Baoding for a week, helping the Fifth Army Division to capture a county town and eat up an infantry brigade of the Japanese army and a battalion of the puppet army. All captured weapons and equipment were left to the Fifth Army Division.
They themselves also made 120,000 yuan from the county they conquered, and now they have returned to Mawu Mountain.
After receiving the telegram from Yan Guiwu, Xu Dalong originally did not want to tell Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others about this matter, lest they worry about him.
But he thought about it carefully and felt that he should tell them.
He is not thinking about himself. He is worried that the enemy will target him and accidentally hurt other people. Therefore, everyone is reminded to be vigilant about this matter.
Li Yunlong said angrily: "These damn little devils are so shameless. They can't beat their opponents on the frontal battlefield, so they only engage in these tricks.
To say they have no future is to flatter them. It's simply too unruly. "
Zhao Gang said worriedly: "Old Li is right, the Japanese army is despicable and will use any means. We still need to be more careful."
Xu Dalong said: "It's nothing special. Let them come if they have the ability. However, we all must be more vigilant about the little devil's conspiracy. The main leaders of the military divisions, as well as key targets such as the arsenal, must strengthen their defense work and cannot take it lightly. "
Zhang Dabiao frowned and said, "Brother Dalong, it's really annoying that the little devils are plotting behind the scenes. It's best to find a way to stop them in advance."
Li Yunlong agreed with Zhang Dabiao's opinion. He said: "What Dabiao said is good. You can't always wait for the little devils to cause damage. You already know who is going to target you. It's better to knock on the door in advance and kill the little devils." Under the covers.”
Xu Dalong nodded and said: "I also have this idea. Since the little devils are desperate and anxious to report to their Aunt Tian Zhao, Lao Zi will go and give them a lift."
(End of chapter)
