Okamura Neji suddenly turned his head, his expression suddenly changed:
Confirm the inquiry again: "What did you say? The 2nd Flying Division was severely damaged by enemy planes?!"
Several combat staff officers on the side also cast incredulous looks at the communications staff officer.
The 2nd Flying Division was severely damaged?
This is simply unimaginable. Heavy damage means that most of the aircraft were destroyed. It is impossible for large-scale enemy aircraft to appear in the North China battlefield and Shanxi. This sky belongs only to the Japanese Locust Army aviation force.
The report also made it very clear. It was severely damaged by enemy planes, which means it was not shot down by the anti-aircraft firepower of the Eighth Route New Regiment.
This is obviously not an Eighth Route Army aircraft, and it is certainly not a National Government aircraft. So what is going on?
Could it be that Soviet planes went south to reinforce the Eighth Route Army and join the war?
"Hi!" the communications staff officer replied in a positive tone, "The 2nd Flying Division was severely damaged by enemy aircraft!"
Okamura Neji looked gloomy and asked in a deep voice: "What on earth is going on?"
The communications staff officer said: "According to the report from the 13th Flying Regiment Chang Jiangshan Rokuo, center left, the 2nd Division aviation rushed to the sky over the Xinzhou Basin. Enemy planes suddenly appeared from the rear. Most of the Locust Army's planes were shot down, and the pilots died in the battle. The enemy The plane is chasing the remaining Locust Army planes!"
The Japanese aircraft were equipped with radios. The second the main force of the 2nd flying division was stabbed, the commander of the 13th flying regiment reported the matter to the communications department of the headquarters.
After reporting the incident, Rokuo Eyama flew the plane and quickly prepared to take off, but was soon overtaken and shot down by a Saber fighter jet.
"idiot!"
Okamura Neji cursed angrily and resisted the urge to chop up the sand table in front of him with his knife.
The enemy planes shot down most of the Locust aircraft and didn't stop. They actually wanted to kill them all?
Although these are not all the aircraft flying the 2nd Division, they are all the aircraft used by the Kwantung Army to support the North China Front.
If something happens to these planes, then he will have no planes available, and the ground sweep force will have no air support.
Suddenly, Okamura Neji remembered a piece of information he had read. In the second half of last year and the first half of this year, the Eighth Route Army had a total of two air supports.
In the first air support, a wing of the 9th Brigade was completely wiped out. In the second air support, a wing of the 2nd Guards Division was completely destroyed.
At that time, the commander of the First Army was still Shinozuka Yoshio, and the commander of the North China Front was still Tada Shun.
At that time, intelligence personnel from the North China Front Army, the First Army, the Kwantung Army, and even the base camp were investigating the matter, but there was not even a shred of information.
After investigation by the Japanese intelligence department, which country the air support aircraft called by the Eighth Route Army belonged to and where the airport was, nothing was found.
After nearly half a year, air support from the Eighth Route Army appeared again!
Thinking of this, Okamura Neji's face changed slightly. Although the Eighth Route Army's air strikes were few, their support was very strong. The Locust Army of the Ritsubayashi detachment on the ground was probably...
He looked at the communications staff officer and said with a hint of anxiety in his tone: "Immediately send a telegram to Major General Ribayashi Tadashi and order all locust troops to move to Taiyuan immediately!"
"Hi!"
The communications staff officer suddenly lowered his head, turned around and walked out.
Okamura Neji's face looked ugly. Now he seriously suspected that his fishing plan had been leaked.
However, it is not yet certain whether the fishing plan has been leaked, and we have to wait for the operational report of the Kuribayashi detachment.
What Neji Okamura hopes now is that the Kuribayashi detachment retreats quickly to avoid being hit hard by the air support called by the Eighth Route Army.
However, Okamura Neiji did not have high expectations.
How could two legs run through a plane?
In addition, the Xinzhou Basin is a plain terrain, there is no place to hide, and the air defense firepower is weak, so the ground troops can only become targets for enemy bombers.
As expected, as Okamura Neji expected, about 20 minutes later, the communications staff hurriedly walked in again:
"Your Excellency, General, Major General Tadamichi Kuribayashi has an urgent call!"
While sending it to the frontline headquarters, the Lilin detachment communications team also sent a copy to the North China Front headquarters.
Okamura Neji turned his head: "Read it!"
"Hi!"
The communications staff officer took the telegram and read: "The 2nd Flying Division was attacked by enemy planes and suffered heavy losses. The 108th Artillery Regiment..."
After reading this, the communications staff member paused and glanced at Neji Okamura's eyes.
Okamura Neiji asked in a deep voice: "What happened to the 108th Artillery Regiment?"
A sad expression appeared on the face of the staff officer from the same village: "The 108th Artillery Regiment was all shattered by the bombing by enemy planes, the 13th Cavalry Regiment suffered more than half of its casualties, the 13th Chariot Regiment was severely damaged, and the 39th Infantry Regiment was severely damaged. The Eighth Route New Regiment has made corresponding strategic arrangements in response to the Locust Army's fishing plan. Major General Kuribayashi suspects that the fishing plan has been leaked. Long live His Majesty Tian Locust, and long live the Japanese Locust Army!"
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After listening, Okamura Neji's face was expressionless, as motionless as a statue.
Okamura Neji didn't move, and the communications staff and several combat staff didn't dare to move either.
About a minute later, Okamura Neji suddenly exploded, whipping out his general command sword and slashing at it, smashing the simulated sand table into pieces.
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News of the defeat of the Kuribayashi detachment and the 2nd Flying Division also reached the First Army Headquarters.
The entire First Army headquarters was silent.
Including Tanabe Moritake, Iwamatsu Yoshio, Hanatani Masaru, Ishikawa Jiro, and a group of Japanese combat advisers are simply unbelievable.
The Kuribayashi detachment was actually defeated.
It goes without saying that Tadamichi Kuribayashi could become the commander of the first cavalry brigade of the Japanese army, and his tactical command ability goes without saying.
2 elite infantry regiments, 1 artillery regiment, 1 tank regiment, and 1 cavalry regiment.
With such a configuration in the plain terrain, coupled with the more than 80 aircraft flying the 2nd Division, they were still defeated by Li Yunlong and the New Regiment.
Yoshio Iwamatsu, Masa Hanagani and others looked at Moritake Tanabe.
where is the problem?
Tanabe Moritake had a gloomy old face and his eyes were wandering around. This old devil also suspected that the fishing plan had been leaked.
He looked at Yoshio Iwamatsu and said in a cold tone: "Iwamatsu-kun, please arrange a transport plane immediately. I want to return to Beiping to meet the commander."
"Hi!"
Yoshio Iwamatsu lowered his head, turned around and asked his men to prepare the transport plane.
He was secretly glad that fortunately he was not commanding the battle in Xinzhou, otherwise he might have lost his title as commander of the First Army.
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Southeast Shanxi.
Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
"The new regiment called, Boss Chen's plane arrived in time, severely damaged the Japanese aircraft, and dropped aerial bombs, completely annihilating the 108th Japanese Artillery Regiment."
"In this battle, the 108th Japanese Artillery Regiment will be completely wiped out."
"Severe damage to the 13th Japanese Tank Regiment."
"More than half of the 13th Cavalry Regiment suffered casualties."
"Severe damage to the 39th Infantry Regiment of the Class A Division."
"The Japanese 2nd Flying Division was severely damaged, and Boss Chen's planes continued to chase Japanese aircraft."
The chief of staff read out the telegram sent by the new regiment one by one, and there was thunderous applause in the headquarters.
"pretty!"
The boss punched the table hard, causing the kettle, pencils and other items on the table to shake. His tone was full of excitement.
The teacher pushed up his glasses. Although he didn't speak, it could be seen from his expression that he was very happy at the moment.
In just one morning, Li Yunlong led the new regiment to severely damage a Japanese tank regiment, defeat a cavalry regiment, severely damage and even have the opportunity to annihilate half of the 2nd Flying Division, and completely annihilate an artillery regiment. team, and severely damaged the infantry regiment of the Class A Division.
Among the Japanese troops participating in the Xinzhou Campaign this time, only the 62nd Infantry Regiment suffered the least losses.
For the boss and division commander, and even for the entire Eighth Route Army and the entire Chinese army, this is simply a great victory!
Since the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War, there have not been many such victories.
After finishing speaking, the boss couldn't help but praise: "This kid Li Yunlong is getting better and better at commanding various arms to fight together."
The chief of staff put the telegram on the table, nodded, and agreed: "Yes, the troops commanded by Li Yunlong this time include infantry, artillery, tanks, cavalry, and even air forces, including infantry tanks. Collaboration, artillery and tank coordination, infantry and artillery coordination, and even air-ground coordination are used to coordinate operations. Although the combat effectiveness of each unit of the New Regiment is very strong, the coordination between the arms must be perfect in order to take full advantage of the coordinated operations of the various arms. The strongest combat effectiveness."
The boss said: "In this regard, this guy Li Yunlong has gone ahead of us."
Li Yunlong has already handed over several books to the head of the headquarters: "The Theory of Large-Depth Operations of Large Corps", "Rapid Assault of Armored Groups" and "Beach Landing and Airborne Operations".
These books are all combat topics studied by the headquarters leaders in their spare time.
The heads of the headquarters are no worse than Li Yun in terms of tactical command capabilities and understanding of military theoretical knowledge.
I have already mastered the knowledge of these combat topics.
However, due to the fact that they only have theoretical knowledge and no opportunity for actual combat, the current Eighth Route Army, except for Li Yunlong's troops, is still mainly engaged in piecemeal guerrilla operations.
"This kid Li Yunlong still suffers from being uneducated."
The division commander commented: "Otherwise, he would not have been a regiment commander after ten years of service. If Li Yunlong had been educated, we would have sent him to the Frunze Military Academy for further studies during the Red Army period. This kid would at least be a division commander now."
"Man, you're not right."
The chief of staff crossed his arms and said with a smile: "Li Yunlong now has a strong army. Although the New Regiment is still only a regiment level and Li Yunlong is only a regiment commander, the New Regiment already has more than 25,000 troops. This guy He’s almost becoming a military commander.”
The teacher immediately laughed and said, "That's not what I meant."
After finishing speaking, the teacher's eyes were full of expectation.
The New Regiment only has 25,000 people, and its combat effectiveness is so strong. If it grows to more than 100,000 people, how terrifying will the New Regiment's combat effectiveness be?
By then, I'm afraid the new regiment alone will be able to defeat the entire Japanese First Army, right?
While the division commander was thinking, the boss said: "Immediately send a message to commend Li Yunlong and the Independent Regiment. The battle of Xinzhou was fought beautifully. We must guard against arrogance and impetuosity. The enemy is still very strong. Li Yunlong and the New Regiment must do a good job in counter-mopping up." Get ready, when the counter-mopping operation is over, I will give Li Yunlong a good reward."
The division commander and chief of staff smiled but said nothing. If they commended Li Yunlong properly, wouldn't they mean asking Li Yunlong to hand over the tank battalion, weapons and ammunition?
