Xie Tian flew the fighter jet towards the Luliang base. There was basically no need to worry about being shot down by ground troops using anti-aircraft weapons.
Not even the Japs have prepared anti-aircraft weapons, let alone the Eighth Route Army.
When he was approaching Jinzhong, he saw a series of car lights accelerating on the highway. Xie Tianqing knew that it was his armored infantry regiment. He called Qin Fen and Li Changshun on the radio, and sure enough, he received a reply from the two quickly.
Xie Tian said: "The Japs should be dividing their forces now. There is about a regiment of Japs who are cooperating with the Yangquan Japs to attack Yanmen Pass. I estimate that the number of Japs defending Jinzhong should not be very large, or even in an air defense state. But you still can't Underestimating the enemy, Okamura Neji has a planned retreat this time, and he may very well set an unexpected ambush for you."
Qin Fen replied: "Chang Shun and I just analyzed it and found that the most likely means for the Japs to deal with us is mines. We have slowed down our marching speed now. However, it is very difficult to clear mines at night. We plan to make a roundabout way and start from a Japs Approaching Jinzhong from an unexpected direction."
Xie Tian nodded with relief: "Your caution is justified. Recovering Jinzhong is not our goal. After you arrive in Jinzhong, you will rest temporarily and wait for my next order. I will first find out the whereabouts of Gangcun Neji before making a decision. .”
After ending the call, Xie Tian sped up and chased in the direction of Luliang Base.
Xie Tian's judgment was quite accurate. After leaving Taiyuan, Neji Okamura led his troops through Jinzhong towards Pingyao. However, they did not enter the Luliang base area. Instead, they passed by the Luliang base area and captured the Eighth Route Army 115th Division 343 in the Luliang base area. The independent regiment left behind by the brigade was startled and was mobilizing scattered troops to prepare for a tough battle with this large force. As a result, after arriving in Pingyao, this large force suddenly turned eastward and broke away from contact with the Eighth Route Army.
There is currently only one independent regiment in the Luliang base area. This independent regiment only has more than 2,000 people. It does not dare to take the initiative to attack Okamura Neji's army of more than 20,000 people. He can only report the news to the brigade headquarters.
It took a day for the brigade headquarters to receive the news from the Independent Regiment's correspondent, but they were also confused as to what the Japanese wanted.
Communication is poor, and the news about this Japanese movement is still at the 343rd Brigade Headquarters. Even the 115th Division Headquarters has not received the news, let alone the brothers and neighboring troops.
After arriving at Yushe, Okamura Neiji's troops passed directly through the city without stopping for a moment and continued eastward, abandoning the rendezvous with the Yangquan Japanese. This was beyond Xie Tian's expectation.
Xie Tian searched for more than two hours on the route he predicted and found no trace of the Japanese troops. He estimated the fuel consumption for the return trip and tried to chase forward. Originally, Xie Tian planned to chase for another half an hour if they still didn't find it. He gave up today's search, but in the end he made a discovery during this pursuit.
In the dark night, you can see a string of lights moving. The lights are not dense, or even sparse. You can only see one from a long distance, but when you look at it in the air, they are vaguely connected into a line. .
This seems to be a team marching at night? !
And looking at the distance between the lights, if this is a team, then the size of this team is definitely not small, which is completely in line with the characteristics of the team brought by Neji Okamura from Taiyuan.
Xie Tian raised his eyebrows lightly and pressed down the control stick of the aircraft to fly at low altitude.
The Japanese who were marching at night on the road were a little panicked and confused when they heard the sound of the engine in the air. When they were in Taiyuan, they were already exhausted from being harassed by Xie Baoqing and his son. When they heard the sound of the plane's engine, they must have thought of Xie Baoqing.
And now they are far, far away from Taiyuan. Even Xie Baoqing shouldn't be able to catch up here.
So whose plane is in the sky?
our own?
Ordinary little Japanese soldiers are naturally confused, but some people are like Ming Jing in their hearts, such as Okamura Neji.
Okamura Neji knew that there were no more fighter jets deployed nearby. If there was a plane coming from the sky, it would be either Xie Baoqing or Chongqing's plane.
Okamura Neiji told the driver to turn off the lights and stop. He opened the door and got out of the car, holding a telescope to observe the flashing navigation light in the sky, and confirmed that there was only one plane in the sky.
Okamura Neiji has determined that the person who flew this low-altitude aircraft must be Xie Baoqing, because except for Xie Baoqing, no flying group can fly alone at night. Even if there is a night flight mission, it must be a formation flight, with at least three aircraft.
What's more, this plane was flying over at low altitude, and it was obviously aimed at his team.
So who else would it be besides Xie Baoqing?
A smile appeared on Okamura Neji's dull expression.
He prepared a big gift for Xie Baoqing.
Even if Xie Baoqing doesn't chase after him, this gift will definitely be delivered to Xie Baoqing.
If Xie Baoqing chases him, he will definitely die.
And he, Okamura Neiji, will also create a miracle in the history of World War II.
Neji Okamura stretched out his hand to the attendant beside him expressionlessly: "Give me the gun."
"Hi", the attendant reached out and took out a gun from the holster, turned the handle upside down and handed it to Neji Okamura.
This gun had been prepared for several days, and the attendant did not dare to leave for a moment. Now that it has come in handy, the attendant is also full of hope.
Using a signal gun to kill Xie Baoqing, the bandit leader who had cornered the First Army, was such a clever plan that only Commander Okamura Neiji could come up with.
Okamura Neiji raised his signal gun, pointed it at the sky above the troops in front, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Bang, with a dull gunshot, a red bullet drew a beautiful parabola and was shot into the air. It exploded with a bang. The burning incandescent light instantly illuminated the sky, threatening the Japanese troops advancing in the night. The troops were completely exposed.
Xie Tian, who was flying a Zero fighter jet at low altitude in the sky, couldn't see clearly what was going on on the ground with his eyes wide open. It was too dark, and there were shadows of trees on the ground. He couldn't see anything except those few lights. .
But Xie Tian didn't dare to shoot rashly. He didn't know if there was a team below and whose team it was. What if one of his people was hit?
Unfortunately, Xie Tian didn't have any flares in his hand. He began to feel annoyed that he had neglected to bring some flares.
Having fought so many battles with the Japanese, Xie Tian now has a lot of special ammunition in his hands. Flares are the most widely used type of special ammunition. Xie Tian naturally has no shortage of them, but this time he came out to pursue Neji Okamura. It was a temporary decision. Yes, not very well prepared.
As a result, Xie Tian had just regretted not bringing a few illuminating bombs with him, and at this moment, a illuminating bomb was suddenly launched from the front.
In the incandescent light of the slowly falling flares, Xie Tian could clearly see a large Japanese army marching on the road. There were countless trucks, carriages and armored vehicles in the team. Some trucks were towing howitzers behind them, and there were quite a few of them. .
Howitzers, these must be the Japanese troops escaping from Taiyuan.
Regardless of the purpose of the person who fired the flare, Xie Tian's scalp was already congested with excitement. His thumb opened the safety cover of the machine gun button on the control handle, and his thumb pressed the machine gun firing button without hesitation...
