As night falls, the temperature drops rapidly.
At night in northwest Shanxi, temperatures of several degrees below zero and more than ten degrees Celsius are the norm.
Zhang Dabiao gathered around the campfire to warm himself, and ordered to the scouts: "Scout the enemy's side carefully. As soon as you find a flickering fire, immediately find out the number of the enemy's bonfires. Also, immediately identify whether there is any fire in the air." It smells like barbecue.”
"Yes." The scouts went immediately.
"Battal Commander, the Japs are in dire straits. They have no fuel at all. How can they keep themselves warm?" Someone asked Zhang Dabiao in confusion, "As for the barbecue you mentioned, that is even more impossible. Where are the Japs soldiers?" Are you coming for barbecue?"
Zhang Dabiao explained: "Aren't the clothes on the Japanese soldiers' clothes fuel? It's even colder tonight than last night. If the Japanese soldiers want to avoid freezing to death, they must find ways to keep warm..."
Before Zhang Dabiao finished speaking, someone understood: "Battal Commander, do you mean that the Japanese will select some volunteers from within and ask them to donate their cotton clothes to keep the troops warm? As for barbecue, they are going to To serve as rations for the large army?"
"Yes, that's right. In a desperate situation, we must prevent the Japanese from playing this trick." Zhang Dabiao nodded, "otherwise, why do you think the commander asked our first battalion to stay and look after them, just to prevent the Japanese from using it? This trick restores your vitality."
"Damn it, can these Japanese soldiers really do that?" All the soldiers in the first battalion were there, "Can they eat their own people?"
"That's a Japs. Do you think this name is for nothing!" Zhang Dabiao said solemnly, "I guess you won't be able to sleep well today. Everyone should stay calm and prepare for battle. Once the scouts are over there Came..."
Before Zhang Dabiao finished speaking, the first battalion deputy spoke up: "Batalion Commander, I suddenly have a good idea."
"What's a good idea?" Zhang Dabiao asked.
"Since these Japs are so hungry that they can't stand it anymore, let's send them food and add some toppings to their food," said the deputy of the First Battalion.
"You think you are the only smart one. If this trick could work, the regiment commander would have used it long ago." Zhang Dabiao shook his head, "Don't underestimate the willpower of the Japanese soldiers. They know clearly that they have cooked food for their hands and feet, so they can't be fooled." , What’s more, we don’t have the corresponding medicine on hand right now if we need to do something.”
"Who says there is no medicine?" the first battalion deputy laughed, "we have two thousand people going to the toilet once, and there is plenty of medicine. If the Japanese eat it, they will get diarrhea and get sick, and they will become even more..."
"First Battalion Deputy, you'd better shut up. Please don't do such heavy-handed tricks in the future." Zhang Dabiao was extremely disgusted.
There are indeed a lot of bacteria in feces, which can make Japanese soldiers sick quickly.
But this move is really... inhumane.
"Batalion Commander, let me try, anyway..." the first battalion deputy said.
"Then go and try it yourself. Remember, if it doesn't work, don't waste food." Zhang Dabiao waved his hands. He couldn't do such a disgusting job anyway. If a battalion wants to try it, then let him do it. Try it.
"Yes." The first battalion deputy geared up and left.
Let's talk about the Japanese side. After Pinggu Daxiong committed suicide by drinking a bullet, the morale of the Japanese soldiers was hit hard again.
There were even Japanese soldiers who committed suicide by drinking bullets and followed in the footsteps of Hiratani Daxiong to meet Amaterasu.
The adjutant tried hard to stabilize his position and said to the Japanese officers: "I have applied for rescue again with General Yoshio Shinozuka. The empire's planes will definitely airdrop supplies to us. We must hold on."
"Sir, even if the empire's planes really come, once the new regiment sees the supplies airdropped, I'm afraid they will attack immediately. Even if our army can obtain the supplies, they probably have no chance to eat them." There are Japs. The officer said, "In this way, the airdropped supplies are still a whole lot cheaper!"
"Perhaps, the empire's planes will bomb the new group in the sky to buy us time." The adjutant said, "General Yoshio Shinozuka, doesn't he know that even if we obtain supplies, we must have time to restore our combat effectiveness."
"Yes, yes." Although the Japanese officers didn't quite believe what the adjutant said, it was a good thing to deceive themselves at this time.
Air support will come, which temporarily stabilizes the morale of the Japanese soldiers.
But in the end it cannot last.
Because night fell, the temperature dropped to minus ten degrees.
The hungry Japanese soldiers were shivering from the cold. Even if they were hugging Tuan Quanquan, the howling wind was as pervasive as a knife.
Without fire, it would be difficult to support.
Even if there is no fire, at least it is good to drink hot water.
However, there is not even hot water, and the harsh weather in the wilderness, which is more than ten degrees below zero, is not so easy to deal with.
"Colonel, we have to find a way to keep warm, and at least let the troops drink some hot water." A Japanese officer told the adjutant.
"What can you do?" The adjutant vaguely understood what the other party meant.
If you want to stay warm, someone must sacrifice.
"Colonel, you should know better." the Japanese officer said.
"If you do this, you will be subject to a military court!" The adjutant closed his eyes in pain.
"Colonel, I did this without telling you. I won't let you..." The Japanese officer did not finish his words.
At this time, a Japanese soldier crawled over and said, "Colonel, we have something to eat."
There’s something to eat!
The sound was like the sound of nature. The adjutant quickly turned his head and came closer, only to see a Japanese soldier coming over with a wotou.
Coming closer, the adjutant immediately frowned.
"Baga, what does this smell like!" The adjutant did not smell the smell of steamed buns, but instead smelled the smell of excrement.
"The new regiment on the opposite side gave it to us." the Japanese soldier replied.
"Baga, this damn Tubalu actually used such tactics to insult us!" the adjutant yelled, "No one is allowed to eat, no one is allowed to eat!"
The Japanese soldiers remained silent.
It’s hard to say whether anyone ate it.
Everyone knows what it means to eat such unclean food in such a harsh environment.
"Colonel, maybe we put the steamed buns in boiling water to disinfect them. We can try..." the Japanese military doctor said. Although the smell is still there, at least it has been disinfected.
"Then we also need fuel." The adjutant said, "What we lack most now is fuel."
The Japanese military doctor was silent.
Yes, even if we want to disinfect, we still need fuel, and we need soldiers to contribute their cotton clothes.
It goes without saying what it means to be without cotton-padded clothes in such a cold wilderness.
Finally, the adjutant said to the Japanese officer: "Go ahead and do it. I will admit it to the military court."
The adjutant was determined not to accept such an insult!
"Ha Yi." The Japanese officer went immediately.
…
"Batalion Commander, Battalion Commander, there are a lot of bonfires in the Japs' camp over there, and the smell of barbecue is wafting in the air." The scout quickly ran over to report to Zhang Dabiao.
"Damn it, this little devil is really a beast. He will eat all his own people." Upon hearing this, Zhang Dabiao immediately said solemnly, "The whole battalion immediately followed the original plan and attacked me! Remember, as long as all the devils are killed, Bonfire, we will retreat!”
Zhang Dabiao only had 2,000 men at his disposal, and there were still 9,000 Japanese soldiers. Taking into account those who could not fight without combat attrition, there were still at least 5,000 or 6,000 men.
Two thousand men can still win against five or six thousand men who have no strength, but that will require a certain amount of casualties.
Zhang Dabiao's goal is to prevent the Japanese from lighting fires and eating barbecue as much as possible, and to take advantage of the bad weather and cold weather to attract the Japanese.
As long as they persist until dawn, Zhang Dabiao believes that the enemy's non-combat attrition situation will be very optimistic.
boom!
boom!
boom!
…
In the darkness, the bonfires in the Japanese camp were very obvious targets.
Zhang Dabiao's artillery quickly named these bonfires very accurately, and the bonfires were quickly extinguished.
As soon as the bonfire was extinguished, Zhang Dabiao immediately led his troops and disappeared into the darkness.
"Baga, Baga, damn it, Baga!" Seeing this scene, the adjutant flew into a rage.
The fuel and barbecue they had managed to gather were blown away. This new group's actions were really despicable.
"Colonel, there are fewer and fewer soldiers who can move." A Japanese officer approached the adjutant and said.
On the one hand, the Japanese officer was saying that the situation in the army was deteriorating very quickly.
On the other hand, what the Japanese officer meant was that if there were too many people fallen, there would be fuel and food to support them.
The adjutant closed his eyes again in pain and said nothing.
But the Japanese officer understood what it meant and went immediately.
But then, the Japanese troops still did not receive warmth and food sources.
Because the bonfire is a very obvious target in the dark night. Once the firelight flickers in the night sky, a new group of artillery will hit it accurately.
After a few rounds of tossing, the Japanese officer gave up and he really didn't have the energy to do it.
He lay on his back in the snow. He looked at the night sky and thought of his old mother at home. His eyes were full of longing.
He knew that he might not be able to see the sun tomorrow. He would never go back to his beloved land, and he would sleep in this land forever.
When dawn came, Zhang Dabiao came over and reported to Zhang Dabiao: "Batalion Commander, from four o'clock in the morning to now, there has been no movement of the Japanese soldiers lighting fires. It is estimated that at least half of the Japanese soldiers are frozen at this moment."
"Don't be careless." Zhang Dabiao said solemnly, "Let me continue to conduct reconnaissance. We will spend another day and then go over to collect their bodies."
"Battal Commander, aren't you worried about the Japanese having planes to drop supplies?" the scout asked.
"What are you worried about? If the Japanese plane can come, it should have arrived a long time ago." Zhang Dabiao said very calmly, "If the Japanese plane really comes, even if the Japanese have obtained supplies, it will take time to eat them. At that time , we rushed up and grabbed the supplies. Anyway, his little devil has no strength now, and many people have frozen to death and starved to death, so he is no match for us."
"Yes, yes."
…
Yangmingbao Airport
Looking at the cloudless sky and the sun rising from the horizon, the adjutant happily said to the top Japanese officer at the airport: "General, thank God, today is a good day."
"Yoshi!" The top officer at the airport also had a smile on his face, "Are the transport planes ready?"
"Everything is ready, and the supplies are all loaded." The adjutant nodded, "I have sent people to clear the snow on the road, and will improve the slippery conditions as quickly as possible so that the transport plane can rise and fall smoothly."
"Yoshi, speed up the progress." The top military officer at the airport nodded.
At this moment, Kong Jie led the independent regiment to the outskirts of Yangmingbao Airport at lightning speed.
Kong Jie held a telescope and observed the defense situation of the airport.
"Captain, the Japs are quickly clearing the runway. From the looks of it, they must have an urgent mission today and have to send planes to take off." Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan was also observing with a telescope and said to Kong Jie.
"Commander, we must stop the Japanese plane from taking off as soon as possible. Otherwise, this plane will take off and fly over our heads. Once our artillery position is bombed, we will not be able to fight with Zhang Wanhe when we go back." Let's do it." Wang Huaibao, commander of the third battalion, also said.
"The artillery is aimed at the airport runway first." Kong Jie was unambiguous. "Just blow up a few big craters and divide the runway to prevent Japanese planes from having enough runway length to glide."
The cannon, soon began to take aim.
Kong Jie borrowed cannons and also artillery.
While the artillery was targeting the airport runway, Kong Jie also returned his attention to airport defense.
Because the little Japanese bullied us and we didn’t have any offensive weapons, although the airport was heavily defended, it wasn’t very protective against artillery.
The cannons brought are enough to quickly destroy the main defensive firepower of the airport.
Once the important defensive firepower is destroyed, the hole is torn open, and the troops rush into the airport, it will be hahahahaha.
"Commander, the artillery is all set." Someone reported to Kong Jie.
"Yeah." Kong Jie agreed, "Let's fire immediately and blow up the Japanese runway into several sections for me."
"yes."
When Kong Jie was preparing to fire, the Japanese logistics personnel had quickly cleared the runway.
The Japanese transport plane had already started taxiing from the starting point of the runway.
Seeing the transport plane gliding smoothly, the top Japanese officer smiled and said, "Yoshi, it seems we can submit a satisfactory answer to the headquarters."
"Yes, tens of thousands of the emperor's soldiers have received supplies, and they can be brought back to life." The adjutant also looked relaxed.
But the smiles on their faces soon became stiff.
boom!
boom!
boom!
…
Outside the airport, the sound of roaring cannons was heard.
Then I watched the artillery shells fall on the runway. The runway was blasted into a big crater, and debris flew everywhere.
The taxiing plane was not hit by the shells, but the runway was blown into a big crater. If the plane continued to slide in a straight line and the wheels slipped into the crater, the plane would fall.
The taxiing plane could only apply emergency braking, and the pilot also hurriedly changed direction.
With this change of direction, the wheels headed into the snow on the edge of the runway.
There was little friction in the snow, and the transport plane was heavily loaded with supplies. The wheels slipped in the snow and the mud sank in. The heavy transport plane quickly lost its balance, broke its wings heavily, and then fell back on the snow. It slid for a distance and finally hit the hangar.
Although the transport plane did not explode, several aircraft in the hangar were damaged, causing damage to both sides and making it impossible for everyone to fly again.
"Baga, where did the cannon come from!"
"Baga, enemy attack, enemy attack!"
…
The top military officer and adjutant at the airport yelled, and the Japanese soldiers in the entire airport were also alerted.
The machine guns in the bunker began to spit out tongues of fire, and the Japanese soldiers began to quickly reinforce the defenses everywhere.
boom!
boom!
boom!
…
The cannons of the independent regiment continued to roar.
The airport's defenses turned into ruins one after another. Under the ruins, there were Japanese soldiers buried alive, not a single Imperial Associated Army soldier.
This is an important airport for the Japanese. The Japanese do not trust the Imperial Army, so all Japanese troops are stationed here.
But the flesh and blood bodies of the Japanese soldiers cannot bear the cannon at all!
The attack became surprisingly smooth.
With the help of artillery, the defense line of Yangmingbao Airport was quickly torn open.
"Second Battalion, Third Battalion, charge forward." Kong Jie immediately ordered the Second and Third Battalions to attack. "Remember, if you encounter Japanese pilots, don't let any one go, I will kill them all! If you encounter Japanese pilots, Mechanics, try to capture them alive!”
Wu Ze reminded that the Japanese pilots were more important than their planes.
As for the Japanese mechanics, they have little combat effectiveness, but if you bring them back captive and pry their mouths open, you can gain a lot of valuable technology.
"Kill!"
"Come on!"
…
Under the cover of artillery, the two thousand men of the Second and Third Battalions of the Independent Regiment quickly charged towards the gap.
Although the Japanese soldiers tried hard to stop them, they were unable to withstand the cover bombing of the artillery. The second and third battalions successfully rushed into the airport through the gap.
The two thousand Eighth Route Army soldiers were like robbers, robbing things and killing people at the same time.
Seeing the airport's defenses crumbling and unable to stop the enemy, the airport's top officer and adjutant both had eyes as red as wild beasts: "Baga, this is actually the Eighth Route Army. When did the Eighth Route Army have such sophisticated equipment?" Yes, there are even several cannons!”
"Quick, quick, move the pilots and mechanics away immediately." Seeing that the situation was over, the airport's top officer and adjutant could only suppress their confusion. They immediately organized troops to cover the evacuation of the pilots and mechanics. .
The airport's top officer and adjutant successfully protected the mechanics and pilots from evacuating the airport, but the first battalion of the independent regiment had been waiting for the opportunity, waiting to invite you into the trap.
Kong Jie led his battalion in a series of sniper attacks, and both the top officer and the adjutant at the airport fell in a pool of blood.
The Japanese pilot caught two soft-footed shrimps alive and shot all the others.
The mechanics were all taken prisoner, and no one was left behind.
"Hahaha, the brigade leader is determined." Kong Jie laughed loudly, and then ordered the third battalion to send two companies to join the looting of the airport.
Among the aircraft in the airport hangar, those that can be dismantled are dismantled and taken away; those that cannot be dismantled are destroyed.
All the bombs and supplies at the airport were accepted by the independent group.
There is also fuel at the airport. Some people carry it in barrels and some use jars, and not a drop is left.
In the end, even the tanks containing the Japanese fuel were carried away.
After capturing the Yangmingbao Airport, the Kongjie Independent Regiment made a lot of money and quickly disappeared.
