New regiment headquarters.
Since there were not many people attending the meeting, the inner room of the regiment headquarters was used as a conference room.
Sitting at the kang table were regimental commander Li Yunlong, political commissar Zhao Gang, chief of staff Wang Dehou, deputy regimental commander Xing Zhiguo, 1st Artillery Battalion Commander Wang Chengzhu, Lijian Squadron Commander Duan Peng, and 1st Cavalry Battalion Commander Cao Jiang.
Because the mountain artillery in Wujin Mountain was arranged by Wang Chengzhu, the 1st Artillery Battalion was mainly responsible for this mission.
Among the battalion commanders of several artillery battalions, Li Yunlong is also planning to apply for the rank of regimental deputy for one of the battalion commanders.
In the future, if there is a combat mission that requires the formation of an artillery battalion, the artillery battalion commander at the deputy regimental level will be under unified command.
This time, if Wang Chengzhu performs well, then the artillery battalion commander at the regimental deputy level will be given to Wang Chengzhu.
In the future, when there are more artillery battalions, the commander of the heavy artillery battalion, the commander of the heavy howitzer battalion, and the commander of the 2nd artillery battalion will gradually be promoted to the level of regimental deputy.
Seeing the serious expressions of Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Wang Dehou and Xing Zhiguo, Wang Chengzhu, Duan Peng and Cao Jiang all had stern eyes.
The regiment headquarters definitely didn't call them together to have a feast. Based on previous experience, there must be a combat mission to be issued.
and.
In this combat mission, only their three battalion-level units could get meat to eat.
This is very comfortable.
The Sharp Sword Squadron is also a battalion-level unit, and Duan Peng often participates in combat meetings.
Li Yunlong looked at everyone, and without too much nonsense, he went straight to the topic: "Everyone must have guessed, yes, I have gathered you together to arrange a combat mission."
Hearing this, Wang Chengzhu, Duan Peng and Cao Jiang all looked shocked, and the heat in their eyes became a little brighter.
"Captain, is this combat mission related to Boss Chen's business?"
Duan Peng, the captain of the Lijian Squadron, asked tentatively with sharp eyes and the corners of his mouth curled up.
The combat tasks in the regiment are basically related to business.
Li Yunlong glanced at Duan Peng and did not deny it: "That's right!"
When Duan Peng heard this, his expression turned out to be true, and the heat in his eyes quickly returned to calm. He seemed to have guessed what the combat mission was.
But the eyes of Wang Chengzhu and Cao Jiang became more curious and intense.
Is it related to Boss Chen’s business?
This is even more exciting!
Any successful business in the past would not make the new group rich, but as long as this business is successful, it will be no exception.
And it can also make great achievements.
Zhao Gang said: "Boss Chen sent information that around 3 pm on the 30th of this month, 36 Japanese planes will arrive at Wusu Airport south of Taiyuan City. Our mission this time is when the Japanese planes arrive at Wusu Airport , kill all the Japanese planes!"
"Kill one Japanese plane and we will get five 75mm mountain cannons."
"Kill one Japanese pilot and we will get three 105mm howitzers."
Li Yunlong glanced at everyone: "Do you have confidence?"
Wang Chengzhu, Duan Peng and Cao Jiang's eyes lit up when they heard the business and price.
Immediately they shouted in unison: "Yes!"
The price of this business is very good, almost twice the usual price. In the past, it only took three 75mm mountain cannons to destroy a Japanese aircraft, and it took only one 105mm howitzer to kill a Japanese pilot.
Especially Wang Chengzhu, who was very familiar with the bombardment of the Japanese airport.
He participated in the previous two artillery bombardments of the New Regiment on the Japanese airport, which directly bombed the Xincheng Airport 10 kilometers north of Taiyuan City so that the Japanese did not dare to rebuild it.
"very good!"
Li Yunlong was very satisfied with the three people's reactions.
Then, Li Yunlong looked at Duan Peng: "Duan Peng, let me introduce to you the defense situation of Wusu Airport."
"yes!"
Duan Peng took out a self-drawn map from his pocket.
The morning after Chen Feng arrived in Dagu Town, Li Yunlong sent the Sharp Sword Squadron to Wusu Airport for reconnaissance, and also went to Wuji Mountain to see if the mountain artillery hidden there in the artillery camp was still there, and whether it had been Traces found by people.
Therefore, when Li Yunlong said just now that the combat mission was related to Boss Chen's business, Duan Peng immediately guessed what the business was this time.
After the airport was shelled twice, the Japs of the First Army have already learned the lesson and turned the ammunition depot into an underground ammunition depot and located the oil depot in Taiyuan City.
Moreover, the Japanese also built a lot of aircraft nests, or hangars, around the airport's runway.
These hangars are made of reinforced concrete and can withstand the bombing of 75mm artillery shells.
It would be of no use to bombard the Japs' airport runway. It would not take long for the Japs to repair it, and it would also expose the mountain artillery and artillery shells that were finally transported to Wujin Mountain.
Therefore, Duan Peng guessed that the combat mission this time was not to destroy Wusu Airport, but to destroy the Japanese aircraft.
Spreading the map on the Kang table, everyone came over and stared at the map.
Duan Peng exuded the strong confidence of a special soldier, his eyes were still sharp, he pointed at the map and said:
"This is the Japanese Wusu Airport. Within three kilometers of the airport, all the original brick and stone bunkers and gun towers have been demolished."
"Now within three kilometers of the airport, everything is blocked by thickened reinforced concrete bunkers and turrets, 33 in total."
"There are barbed wire fences, trenches, and minefields all around the airport..."
As Duan Peng spoke, everyone looked at the map and took a slight breath. The defense of Wusu Airport is so damn tight.
On this map, not only the locations of the Japanese reinforced concrete bunkers and gun towers were plotted around the airport, but also the distribution of barbed wire fences, trenches, and minefields.
That is to say, the Sword Squadron took action, otherwise it would have to rely on Boss Chen to obtain such detailed information about Wusu Airport.
"If we want to storm the airport, we can only use our B4 heavy howitzer." Xing Zhiguo sighed with emotion.
At first.
The Sharp Sword Squadron went to Taiyuan to carry out the mission of assassinating Japanese pilots. When they returned after completing the mission, the Sharp Sword Squadron also went to Wusu Airport for a tour.
Using the tanks seized from the Japs, he destroyed a dozen Japs planes and earned a wave of mountain artillery.
But today is different from the past. The enemy's defense strength against Wusu Airport is much stronger than it was then.
Later, Li Yunlong led the 30,000 Eighth Route Army to attack Taiyuan. Kong Jie led the troops to capture Wusu Airport and destroyed the runway and airport facilities. However, the Japanese rebuilt Wusu Airport.
"It's a matter of time." Li Yunlong said with a ruthless look on his face, "This bunker and gun tower are worth ten 20mm machine guns."
After a pause, Li Yunlong looked at Duan Peng and said, "Continue talking."
"Yes!" Duan Peng continued pointing to the sketch and said, "There are many hangars in the airport. These hangars can hide aircraft and can withstand the bombardment of 75mm mountain guns."
The hangar is also called an aircraft nest. It is an aircraft bunker built by the Japanese army. The "aircraft nest" is a hangar made of concrete, each covering an area of about 200 square meters.
The hangar is an arched building, shaped like a small earth bag.
From a distance, these hangars look like a cauldron upside down on the ground. People who are too far away call them "aircraft nests".
These hangars were originally ordered to be built by Yoshio Shinozuka.
Li Yunlong nodded: "So, if we want to kill as many planes as possible with one person, we must choose a good time to do it. It is best to wait until the Japanese plane arrives at the airport."
Then, Li Yunlong looked at Wang Chengzhu and asked, "Zhuzi, how many mountain cannons and shells do we have hidden in Wujin Mountain?"
"Report to the regiment leader." Wang Chengzhu replied seriously, "The mountain artillery we have hidden in Wujin Mountain includes eight 75mm mountain artillery pieces and 320 rounds of 75mm artillery shells."
Wang Chengzhu personally determined the number of these mountain cannons and shells, so he remembered them clearly.
"Eight mountain guns, 320 rounds of artillery shells..." Li Yunlong nodded, "enough to plow the Wusu Airport."
Zhao Gang stared at the map, squinting his eyes and said: "The most difficult thing now is how our observers can carry walkie-talkies and maps, lurk near the airport, guide the mountain artillery bombardment, and then retreat smoothly."
On the day the Japanese plane arrived, the Japanese defense around Wusu Airport must have been tighter than usual.
The Japs' airport is not small. If you want the artillery shells to accurately hit the Japs' aircraft, observers must guide the bombardment.
It is already difficult for observers to infiltrate the vicinity of the airport with walkie-talkies and sophisticated maps.
Even if the infiltration-guided bombardment is successful, it is basically difficult to achieve a smooth retreat. Once the airport is bombarded and martial law is imposed around Taiyuan, the observers will undoubtedly die.
The devils are not stupid, they are evil spirits.
Once the airport is accurately shelled, the Japanese will definitely react, and there will be artillery observers around the airport.
Li Yunlong believed that all the swordsmen and artillery observers were willing to complete this mission, knowing that they would die.
But Li Yunlong still wants the observers to come back alive. Every artillery observer is a treasure and can only be learned if he has knowledge and culture.
Not to mention the members of the Sharp Sword, each member was assigned to a battalion commander, and Li Yunlong would not replace him.
The regiment meeting room suddenly fell into silence.
"I have an idea."
Duan Peng carefully looked at the sketch of the airport and the location of the Wujin Mountain cover, and came up with a solution:
"There are walls around the runway of the Japanese Wusu Airport, but in order for planes to take off normally, the walls are not high and are not as high as the watchtowers around the airport."
"The Japanese's reinforced concrete turret is more than ten meters high. There is a watchtower on the top of the turret. Standing on the watchtower, you can see the entire airport, and you can definitely see the planes on the runway."
"Our Sharp Sword Squadron can pretend to be Japanese soldiers, infiltrate into a nearby gun tower, use short knives to kill the Japanese soldiers in the gun tower, and guide the bombardment."
Li Yunlong's eyes lit up:
"This is a good idea. Since it is far away from the airport, and there are people to support us, it will be easy to retreat smoothly."
"Retreat after one attack. After being picked up, everyone rides fast horses and retreats immediately. Even if all the Japanese in Taiyuan are dispatched, they will never catch up with you."
"This is a good idea." Zhao Gang thought for a while and felt that Duan Peng's idea was very feasible.
At least there is no need for observers to infiltrate the vicinity of the airport, and it is easy to retreat.
"Then do it!" Li Yunlong laughed, with a decisive tone and stern eyes.
(End of chapter)
