August 16, 1940, northwest Shanxi
Today is the 13th day of the lunar calendar, and the moonlight should be beautiful, but just like the situation in North China, the entire northwest of Shanxi is shrouded in dark clouds. A silver-white Li-2 transport plane is risking its way through the clouds. , if you are in the cockpit, you will find that you can't see anything at all. The aircraft relies entirely on instruments to fly over the mountainous northwestern Shanxi.
The person driving this transport plane was Wang Yue. Considering that the Eighth Route Army was likely to launch a large-scale attack on the Japanese army, he felt that he had to airdrop some weapons to the Eighth Route Army, especially light attack weapons.
Besides, as an arms dealer, it would be unreasonable not to appear in northwestern Shanxi for a few months. That would easily make people think that he is anchored to Li Yunlong, which is not good for himself or Li Yunlong.
This time, Wang Yue flew a Li-2 transport plane through the airspace of Qijiang County, and then immediately flew to northwest Shanxi without stopping. Thanks to the system's scanning function, he could monitor the situation within a ten-kilometer radius. So flying at night is not that difficult.
Arriving at the scheduled airspace, he scanned and found no one nearby. Wang Yue released the airborne bags stored in the space one by one outside the plane. Immediately, umbrella flowers bloomed. According to the expected route, most of these airborne bags fell. Entered a valley.
Wang Yue flew back again and scanned carefully. These airborne bags were not broken or blown away. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. It's really good. The quality of these airborne bags produced in Binzhou is really good, but it's also... Because I deployed my parachute at a low altitude, it seemed that I no longer had to face Brigadier Chen’s monster-looking eyes every time in the future.
After turning on the previously agreed frequency band to call, Zhang Wanhe's surprised voice came from the other side soon. It had been almost three months since Wang Yue's voice appeared on the radio again, making Zhang Wanhe on the other side suspect that he was It's not that I didn't wake up.
Soon, a series of bonfires were lit near the airport in Daxia Bay. In order to guide Wang Yue to land, the Eighth Route Army also fired a lot of flares into the sky rhythmically. They had no choice but to put on a show and do the whole thing. If people saw it, If he could land in the dark night, I'm afraid the airdrop he had worked so hard to achieve would have been in vain.
As soon as Wang Yue opened the cabin door, Brigadier Chen greeted him enthusiastically and hugged Wang Yue very excitedly. After not seeing him for several months, many people were worried that there might be problems with Wang Yue's channel. Some even said some very strange things. If not, now, Wang Yue's return has made all the disharmony disappear instantly.
In the just-concluded large-scale sweep, the losses in the Taiyue Military Region were not large, and even caused considerable losses to the Japanese army. However, in areas outside Shanxi, the Eighth Route Army suffered great losses. In order to prevent the Eighth Route Army from changing their uniforms, Gangcun Ningji Like crazy, he used almost all the trump cards in his hand, causing great losses to the Eighth Route Army in North China, which directly led to the continuous postponement of the big attack plan planned by the boss.
In order to restore the combat effectiveness of the fraternal troops as soon as possible, the headquarters has mobilized a large number of technical weapons and personnel support from Shanxi Province, especially the Taiyue Military Region. Now he is eager to receive supplements, especially lightweight attack weapons.
"Brigadier Chen, where is Lao Zhang?" Wang Yue and Brigadier Chen chatted for a while before they realized that Zhang Wanhe was not in Daxia Bay.
"I took the transport team to search for airborne packages. It is said that I have already seen the valley." Brigadier Chen smiled bitterly. I used to think that it was easy for Wang Yue to transport things into the base area. Every time, it seemed to be delivered to them. Suddenly something happened. The Eighth Route Army is really not used to airdrops.
"There were too many supplies transported before, which damaged the organization's transportation lines. They are being rebuilt recently. We can only transport them by air in a short period of time." Wang Yue looked helpless. He originally wanted to work hard to get Li Yunlong to be expelled by the Ministry of Military Affairs. When I came back, I never thought that Kazuki Yamamoto would go to Chongqing to cause such a big thing, and Li Yunlong actually helped save him. I really don’t know what the next step will be. Fortunately, Wang Yue also did it during this period. With both hands prepared, Chen Xi customized a lot of airborne bags of various specifications.
"Are there many casualties?" Brigadier Chen asked with concern. Because the Eighth Route Army obtained a large amount of weapons, equipment and supplies, a large-scale investigation was launched within the entire North China Japanese Army. Brigadier Chen knew about this matter, and naturally thought that this was the case. Wang Yue's organization suffered heavy losses during the field investigation.
"It's hard to explain in one sentence, but the transaction between us will still be maintained by air transportation. It's just because the number of aircraft fleet is limited, so the number of weapons and ammunition provided each time will not be very large." Wang Yue smiled bitterly and shook his head. Before coming, he used the system to check After learning about the situation at Li Yunlong's side, I saw that this guy was giving someone a blood transfusion in the ward, and that person also looked at Li Yunlong with admiration. It seemed that this was Jian Zai Sacred Heart.
"It doesn't matter, as long as the weapons are still there." Brigadier Chen looked at the plane behind Wang Yue and felt a little depressed. He felt that Wang Yue would not bring back too many things this time.
"This time I brought 100 F-10 type 1902/30 76.2mm field guns and 2,000 rounds of 76.2mm shells. Tomorrow I will send another 4,000 rounds of 76.2mm shells and some firearms. If we have any needs in the future, you can contact Li Yunlong directly. , just leave the needs to him." Wang Yue saw Brigadier Chen's worry and quickly explained, but the space of one thousand cubic meters is too small, and it is really unusual to fly over from Chongqing. Trouble.
"So many!" Brigadier Chen was shocked at the moment. The aircraft carrying capacity these days is limited. For Wang Yue's things, if they were to be airdropped, a lot of aircraft would be needed.
"It's far worse than before, but the waterway of the Yangtze River here is still open, so we can also do turnover through Chongqing in the future." Wang Yue said, "Where are you now? I threw it in Qijiang County" There are so many supplies, the canned goods alone are no less than 10,000 tons, and there will be more than 20,000 tons to follow. He is now considering whether to continue producing such oversized cans.
"It's a lot, it's really a lot." Brigadier Chen sighed. He still likes the 76.2mm artillery. The 122mm howitzer Wang Yue provided before was very useful, but the artillery and shells were too heavy. It is very inconvenient to transport. There are lightweight 76.2mm artillery, which can allow the Eighth Route Army to maneuver faster and hit farther. The key is the F-10 1902/30 76.2mm field gun. Brigadier Chen also used it. It is very useful. Light and easy to use.
"Brigadier Chen, if our Eighth Route Army has any special needs, you can tell me, and I will find a way to organize them for us." Wang Yue has always felt that the transactions between himself and the Eighth Route Army were too casual, and he always gave what he wanted. The Eighth Route Army wanted something, and the Eighth Route Army was not given any choice.
"We need anti-tank weapons and anti-aircraft weapons, which are lightweight. We have a considerable number of tanks in Jin Province that can be used to fight against Japanese tanks, and we also have some anti-aircraft machine guns. However, it is still very difficult and ineffective in other base areas outside Jin Province. Anti-armor anti-aircraft firepower, during this sweep, the Japanese armored forces and aviation forces caused great losses to us." Brigadier Chen was a little sad. In fact, whether it is tanks or aircraft, they are all garbage, but they are This garbage still caused huge losses to the Eighth Route Army.
"I'm already thinking of a way. How about I sell us another hundred tanks? Are they the ones equipped by Li Yunlong's regiment?" Wang Yue smiled bitterly. He was actually surprised that North Africa had such a fierce armored fighting. It was supposed that the Noodle Country should It's better to be equipped with a large number of anti-armor and anti-aircraft weapons. But after looking many times in the base, I found a lot of messy things, but the anti-armor and anti-aircraft weapons that I needed most were not there at all.
Tasha's side does have them, but they are either too advanced to bring with them, or they are too heavy and do not meet the requirements of the Eighth Route Army. The four-unit Maxim heavy machine gun can also be used, but the problem is that Li Yunlong's side tried it. Later, it was discovered that there was something wrong with the bullets he provided, and frequent misfires affected the performance of this heavy machine gun.
"Japanese planes are now staring at the Yellow River every day. If you want to transport fuel from northern Shaanxi, you can only do it at night. Not only the transportation volume is greatly reduced, but the losses are also large. The superiors mean that you can buy tanks, but not too many." Chen The brigade commander explained with a grimace.
In the just-concluded sweep, the Eighth Route Army also frequently used tank units and achieved very good results. However, the problem is that their poor fuel reserves have been exhausted, and now they have to hide the tanks.
"Don't the Japanese have insufficient aircraft in Jin Province?" Wang Yueqi said. As a poor imperialist, the Japanese actually have very little capital. Not to mention that a large number of advanced aircraft have been deployed to bomb Chongqing. Even in normal times, the Japanese army does not have The ability to completely block the Yellow River.
"Yamamoto's troops formed an aviation force, and Okamura Neiji obtained a group of retired fighters from Japan, including one hundred Type 91 fighter jets and twenty Type 87 light explosive aircraft. They maintain surveillance along the Yellow River every day. High-density patrol." Brigadier Chen explained helplessly.
"That's weird. Where did they get the fuel and pilots? I said before that Yamamoto's troops had dozens of planes. How come there are more than a hundred planes? This is unscientific." Wang Yue was also a little confused. .
"The pilots are all trained by themselves. Yamamoto Kazuki set up a training class in Taiyuan. Using a simple process, a group of pilots can be trained in two months. Although the technology may not be as good as ours, they can indeed take off for combat. Yes, as for the fuel, the dispatched army allowed them to purchase it themselves. It is not clear whether there are other channels." Brigadier Cheng continued to explain.
"Brigadier Chen, as far as I know, the Type 91 fighter jet and the Type 87 light explosive aircraft are not advanced things. Why not try to fight them?"
"Mr. Wang, we thought so at the beginning, so we sent P-1 fighter jets to ambush you. But the pilots of the little devil are all crazy. They will not fight you in the air at all. They will collide with you when they come up and shoot you down in the first encounter." They killed four of our planes, and after that, the headquarters will not continue to fight with them in the air." Brigadier Chen smiled bitterly, they were novices fighting each other in the air battle, and then they launched suicide attacks. They are really worthy of the Japanese.
"Kamikaze attack team!" Wang Yue was stunned.
