May 11, 1940, Xi'an Airport
In Jin Province, in order to ensure the safety of the Zhaojiayu bosses, the Eighth Route Army went crazy and sealed off the Taiyue Military Region base area. It is no exaggeration to say that there were gunmen on every hill and on every path in the Taiyue Military Region. The militiamen were on alert. It was impossible for the Japanese squad to infiltrate. But what everyone didn't expect was that when the Taiyuan First Army headquarters was under attack, Major General Yamamoto Kazuki actually appeared with a nine-man squad. Near Xi'an Airport.
"This location is simply great. I really didn't expect that the security of Xi'an Airport would be so lax." Major General Kazuki Yamamoto held a telescope and looked at the unobstructed view of the airport. There was a trace of ridicule in the corner of his mouth. The most important thing in Shaanxi Province in China For a large airport, the cordon only extends for two kilometers, and patrol posts are always hanging around the airport without extending outward at all. This is not like a war period. Even in peacetime, it is unimaginable for the national army to do this.
In fact, it was not just the airport. Major General Kazuki Yamamoto and his colleagues felt incredible after they parachuted in the first night. Because the plane yawed, they landed far away, but when ten people marched with heavy mortars, they actually Not even a single Chinese soldier took the initiative to conduct an interrogation. They encountered three checkpoints in a row, and no one noticed their unexpected 150-meter mortar. Even when passing by a checkpoint, a company commander enthusiastically gave them A wheelbarrow was provided to help them transport the mortar.
"Your Excellency, General, there is an urgent call from the Special High School. General Chuikov's special plane has taken off and is flying west. According to the course analysis, the target should be Xi'an." Major Yuichi Watanabe, wearing a national army uniform, came over and reported in a low voice. .
"Yuichi, where is General Chen's plane?" Major General Kazuki Yamamoto paused and asked softly.
"Your Excellency General, it is a pity that General Chen went to Zhongtiao Mountain. The Army Air Force immediately took off fighter planes to intercept, but it is a pity that it did not catch up with the plane." Major Yuichi Watanabe replied helplessly, this kind of This situation is actually very common in this era. For a period of time, some designers even claimed that bombers did not need to be escorted by fighter jets, because large aircraft can be equipped with larger engines and fly farther, higher, and faster, and fighter jets simply cannot Threatening these aircraft, otherwise, the national army would not have dared to engage in so-called "paper bombing".
"Those guys at the base camp equip the Army Air Force with a bunch of rubbish, but they still ask the imperial army to be invincible. It's a joke." Yamamoto Kazuki said angrily, knowing that senior officials of the Chongqing government Just in the northwest of Shanxi, I was well prepared and waiting for work, but it was of no use.
"General Yamamoto, according to the coordinates given by the Special High School Course, we seized two Min-24 heavy machine guns. They are very well preserved, but there are a little less bullets, and there are only two 250-round ammunition belts." At this moment, Qian Bojun He ran over with two special agents and reported happily that in order to prove his worth, Qian Bojun, who had just been married, also volunteered to participate in this operation.
"That's enough, Qian Sang. You pick two machine gun positions. Once activated, I hope to shoot out all the bullets in the shortest time!" Yamamoto Kazuki showed a satisfied smile. Although he had a TB3 bomber in his hand, However, no one can fly. Therefore, the Yamamoto special agent team's current preferred transportation vehicle is still the Junkers 52 transport aircraft. In order to carry the 150 mortar and artillery shells, they even gave up a lot of side weapons, so they had to Seek help from special higher education institutions.
I never thought that the Special High School really had a backup plan. It turned out that when the Northeast Army withdrew from Xi'an, the Special High School took advantage of the chaos to purchase a batch of weapons and scattered them around Xi'an to prepare for emergencies. What the Yamamoto Special Agent Team provided were two brand-new Min-24 heavy machine guns.
"Watanabe, let the artillery conduct inspections. We only have six rounds of artillery shells, and there is no room for any mistakes." Yamamoto Kazuki solemnly told Watanabe Yuichi that Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio went to Peiping for a meeting and took his aircraft with him. The special plane allowed Yamamoto Kazuki, who only had one Junkers 52 transport plane to mobilize, to carry only 6 rounds of 150mm heavy mortar shells.
"Don't worry, General, I'll go and supervise him right away!" Yuichi Watanabe saluted with a military salute, turned around and walked towards the artillery position not far away.
"Major General Chuikov, head of the Northern Powers Advisory Group, please accept this great gift from me!" Looking at the empty Xi'an Airport not far away, Major General Kazuki Yamamoto suddenly felt a sense of pride. Although due to political reasons, this time Even if the operation is successful, the government and the base camp will not admit it, but killing a general from a large northern country is still a dazzling achievement.
More than an hour later, Major General Chuikov's special plane arrived at Xi'an Airport. Four IL-16 fighter jets carefully flew around the airport twice. After confirming that there were no abnormalities, one fighter jet landed first. On the one hand, it was to check the condition of the runway, and on the other hand, it was On the one hand, it is also to confirm the situation on the ground again, which shows that these people in these big northern countries are still very careful.
If he hadn't failed to refuel in northern Shaanxi and northern Shanxi, Major General Cuikov would never have wanted to stop over. Although the national army was careless, these guys from the big northern country were frightened by Yamamoto Kazuki's almost dazzling performance. It is said that even General Zhukov was puzzled. Since there were such powerful troops, why didn't the Japanese army use them at Nomenkan?
After confirming that there was no problem with the airport runway, a company of the Central Army responsible for the response was also in place. General Chuikov's plane slowly lowered its altitude, while the other three IL fighter jets were still circling in the sky. This made Yamamoto Kazuki feel a little nervous. Although they could kill Major General Chuikov if they opened fire at this time, they were just a special agent team, not a death squad. The whole army was wiped out just to kill a major general. Yamamoto Kazuki felt that the opponent was not qualified enough.
Yamamoto Kazuki was at a loss. Over there, Major General Chuikov's special plane had stopped. A major general from the national army who was responsible for the reception had already led the soldiers to get together. The convoy to pick up the people had also arrived, including a BA-10 armored vehicle. .
Obviously, Major General Chuikov was ready to get off the plane. Yamamoto Kazuki couldn't help but clenched his fists. At this moment, the Il-16 fighter jets in the sky suddenly emitted a small stream of black smoke, and then the propellers It stalled. It was obvious that these fighter jets had run out of fuel.
I have to admit that the quality of the flying team of the great northern country aiding China is extremely high. The fighter jet with its engine stopped landed steadily on the airport runway with its companions. At this time, the door of Chuikov's special plane had been opened. The proud general leaned out and waved his arms to the people picking him up, with a smile on his face.
Just as Yamamoto Kazuki had expected, Chuikov's special plane was parked directly in front of them. And the direction in which the hatch opened was also facing their side.
Just when Major General Chuikov was about to get off the plane, Major General Yamato Ichiki waved his arm heavily. Qian Bojun, who had been suppressing it for a long time, immediately ordered the machine gun to fire. Two Min-24 heavy machine guns fired from 2,200 meters away. The crossfire covered the Li-2 transport plane. The national troops who were preparing to pick up the plane were swept down. Almost at the same time, the door of the transport plane was also closed. Although the transport plane was penetrated by dozens of holes, There were bullet holes, but Chuikov seemed not to have been hit.
In this regard, Yamamoto Kazuki's expression did not change much. Because the moment the transport plane door closed, a 150mm high-explosive mortar shell landed less than five meters away from the tail of the plane. Although it failed to hit the plane directly, the violent explosion still instantly destroyed the plane. The tail fin was torn to pieces, well, not just the tail fin, but the rear quarter of the entire aircraft had been completely blown off. Seeing this, Yamamoto Kazuki's heart that had been hanging around finally dropped a little. At least, this aircraft It was impossible to take off again and slip away.
After missing the first hit, the Japanese mortar operator immediately fine-tuned the muzzle, and then inserted the second shell. Unfortunately, the accuracy of this custom-made 150-weight mortar was limited, and the second shell still failed to directly hit the target. The plane hit, this time the crowd on the right side of the plane. The remaining Chinese soldiers who were panicking for the enemy were cleared out at that time. However, this time the shelling also caused damage to the plane. A fragment hit the aircraft located on the right side of the plane. The fuel tank at the root of the wing caused a fire, but unfortunately, there was not much fuel in the aircraft, so the fire did not cause an explosion. As the pilot pressed the fire extinguishing button, the flames quickly extinguished.
But the goddess of luck did not favor Major General Chuikov again. In the next second, a shell directly hit the middle section of the transport plane. The huge fuselage was torn to pieces in an instant, and there was not much left in the plane. The excess fuel was quickly ignited, and the high temperature quickly ignited the aluminum alloy fuselage. The entire plane turned into a burning torch in just a few seconds, and from beginning to end, not even a single person on the plane escaped.
"Clear the fighters!" Noticing that several fighter pilots were working hard to turn the propellers of the planes in an attempt to start the fighters again, Kazuki Yamamoto ordered decisively. Although he did not believe that the fuel of those planes was enough for them to fly, Kazuki Yamamoto had to Cut off all threats.
Next, the three mortar shells failed to directly hit the fighter jets without any surprise. However, compared to the transport aircraft, these fighter jets were too light. The shock wave generated by the 150-weight mortar shells easily hit these fighter jets. Several planes took off.
After firing the shells, the Yamamoto special forces quickly destroyed the mortars and heavy machine guns, and then quickly evacuated as planned. At this time, the national army garrison defending the airport had not even completed its assembly, let alone what it was. Chased.
Soon after, while the big guys in Xi'an were still debating whether to impose martial law throughout the city, a Japanese Junkers 52 transport plane landed smoothly near Bailuyuan and picked up Kazuki Yamamoto and ten people as if there was no one around. The patrolling policeman tried to use the old sleeve in his hand to attack the plane, but in Yamamoto Kazuki's eyes, the sparse gunshots sounded like a farewell salute to him no matter how he sounded.
However, I'm afraid Yamamoto Kazuki will never know that the major he killed today will become a marshal of the northern power more than ten years later, and will even grow old in 1982, when the northern power was at its most glorious.
