First Theater Commander's Department
The sudden turn of the battle situation completely blinded General He. The Japanese did not play according to the routine at all. Before he could arrange the chariots, horses and artillery, they sent out a rook and a cannon to smash his chess pieces into pieces;
All our chariots, horses and artillery were suffocated at home, and they were about to be generalized!
"Chief of Staff Guo, although the Japanese have completed the division and encirclement of our armies, their strength is very weak, like a dumpling with thin skin and big filling, which can burst his belly at any time;
Order the 14th Army and the 5th Army to gather powerful troops (no less than 5 divisions) to launch a counterattack toward the southeast of Shanxi, and order the 27th Army to respond from the direction of Guring, cooperate inside and outside, and break through the Japanese encirclement on the northern line in one fell swoop..."
Chief of Staff Guo was really speechless. The strategy formulated yesterday was to withdraw the main force to the deep mountainous areas, lure the enemy deep into the area, and concentrate the forces to annihilate one of them. This way the living space will be broadened;
Now he has changed his strategy and orders day and night, which makes the troops very uncomfortable. He decided to put forward his own suggestions to Commander He. Whether he adopts them or not, at least he has tried his best:
"Commander, the Japanese have concentrated hundreds of aircraft and a large number of heavy artillery this time. Once the Japanese discover that our heavy military group is concentrated, a large number of their aircraft will swoop over like flies and bomb our heavy military group. The consequences will be It’s unimaginable.”
General He shook his hand and said:
"Chief of Staff Guo, this is Zhongcai's order. General Wei ordered the Eighth Route Army to send troops to assist;
For so many years, haven’t we been fighting against the Japanese with their planes and artillery?
Revolutionary soldiers should have a fearless spirit. There is nothing scary about firing up planes and artillery. What is scary is not daring to fight against the Japanese. This combat policy has been set. You must come up with a specific combat plan as soon as possible. Hurry!
While the enemy is now unable to attack, we must quickly counterattack and break through the enemy's encirclement in one fell swoop;
As for the Japanese planes, isn't there a special force in the war zone? Let General Zhou Weiguo blow up Pingyang Airport! "
Affected by the Japanese special operations, General He also decided to jump on the bandwagon and send Zhou Weiguo's special forces to deal with the Japanese airport.
Also thinking about dealing with the Japanese airport is Chu Xiong. He has long been dissatisfied with the Japanese planes, and he has also set his sights on the Japanese Pingyang Airport;
According to Minami Hanako's intelligence, there were more than a hundred aircraft of various types parked at the airport. Their presence caused a large number of casualties to the Central Army, which he could not tolerate.
"Call Shitou to come over!"
Chu Xiong decided to take action and released the big killer weapon of stone!
Half an hour later, Shitou led the Tigers No. 1 Squadron, carrying a 12-barreled 107mm rocket launcher and 36 artillery shells, and headed south straight to Pingyang Airport.
Deep in Zhongtiao Mountain, in an unknown valley, a Japanese transport team was ambushed, and the attackers were cleaning the battlefield.
Demoman Yang Kaiwen reported to Zhou Weiguo with a relaxed look:
"Captain, all 6 Japanese transport trucks were blown up. I seem to have drugged them a little too hard. Several transport trucks are no longer worth repairing. I destroyed a Japanese baggage squadron and no prisoners were captured."
"Prisoner? Why do I need that thing? Inform the brothers to clean up the battlefield quickly. The Japanese army will arrive soon."
Zhou Weiguo said disdainfully that he was not interested in Japanese prisoners at all.
The battle situation in Zhongtiao Mountain took a turn for the worse. There was really not much he could do, and his special forces team was not given a decent task in the war zone;
His special operations team has been reduced to the same level as the Eighth Route Army, which can only sneak attacks on the Japanese supply troops, and has become what he hated most back then.
"Will that bastard Chu Xiong laugh at me if he finds out?"
While Zhou Weiguo was teasing himself, Gao Xiaoling hurried over and reported to him sternly:
"Captain, there's an urgent call from the superior department!"
Zhou Weiguo took the message and read it, and his mood improved instantly. The chief executive finally remembered that their goal this time was in line with his temperament.
"Li Jinlong, don't give up on these junk things. Gather the troops and let's get down to business!"
Squadron leader Li Jinlong immediately became excited when he heard this. Captain Zhou's talk about serious matters is definitely not trivial. He is also a master who does not take things too seriously.
As a special operations elite built with huge sums of money from the government, he could only fight against the transport convoys. This hit him hard, and he felt like he was killing a chicken with a sledgehammer.
Ten minutes later, the Zhou Weiguo Special Operations Brigade from the First Theater District was assembled and headed straight for Pingyang Airport.
Due to the Zhongtiao Mountain Offensive launched by the Japanese, the strength of Pingyang Airport, which is very close to the Zhongtiao Mountain area, has been greatly strengthened. More than 80 aircraft were reinforced from the Kwantung Army, which upgraded the usual airport to a first-class airport;
Including the original aircraft of various types, there are more than 130 aircraft parked at the airport, which is the main force of the Japanese's air force in Shannan combat.
The bombers taking off from here indiscriminately bombed the Central Army's departments in the Zhongtiao Mountain area every day, causing them a large number of casualties and losses of materials and equipment. It was an itch for the Central Army's departments.
Although Binh Duong Airport is very important, the Japanese defense of the airport is not particularly strict. Due to the addition of more than 80 aircraft, it has exceeded the normal carrying capacity of the airport;
For this reason, the Japanese specially widened and lengthened the runway of the airport and expanded it into a standard field airport.
The airport is almost semi-open, and there is a brigade guarding the perimeter;
In the eyes of the Japanese, the Kuomintang troops in Zhongtiao Mountain were unable to protect themselves and had no ability to threaten their field airport in the rear.
One day later, Zhou Weiguo's special forces arrived at the outskirts of Pingyang Airport. The loose defense of a regiment deployed by the Japanese at the periphery could not stop the penetration of the special forces;
What is really troublesome is the Japanese in that brigade. This is something that his special operations brigade with 120 men and guns cannot handle. They must be outmaneuvered!
As soon as they arrived at the outskirts of the airport, they sent Li Jinlong to lead a small team to conduct close reconnaissance of the airport. They did not carry long-range weapons and could only use special attack operations to go deep into the Japanese airport and blow up the Japanese aircraft.
A few hours later, Li Jinlong brought back the airport information Zhou Weiguo needed:
"Captain, there are at least 100 planes parked at the airport. They are dispatched in batches to bomb our Zhongtiaoshan troops during the day, and they all return after night;
The Japs placed a large group of Japs around the airport, and a squadron of Japs inside the airport. The passwords were changed three times a day, and the defense was very tight..."
In a valley a few hundred meters away, the No. 1 Tiger Squadron led by Shitou had also arrived. Li Guoping also conducted an investigation on the protective forces surrounding the Japanese. He unexpectedly discovered a secret——
"Captain, the Japanese seem to have set up a pocket array at the airport. I wonder if they are targeting us?"
When Shitou heard this, he immediately became alert. It seemed that he was not the only one who attacked Pingyang Airport;
Because their coming to attack the airport was a task verbally conveyed by the brigade commander, the possibility of leaking the secret was almost zero, and besides, they did not need to attack the airport.
"Who is eyeing Binh Duong Airport? Hey, it's getting more and more interesting."
