The business of acquiring aircraft has been updated since the last time we killed 20 Japanese generals.
Killing 500 Japs from the second-line division can be exchanged for one aircraft, and killing 250 Japs from the A-level division can be exchanged for one aircraft.
Destroying or capturing a Japanese aircraft can be exchanged for one aircraft. Killing or capturing a Japanese pilot can be exchanged for two aircrafts!
Pilots cost twice as much as airplanes, so the price is very reasonable.
And this price is obviously better than the original business.
Although they failed to kill all the pilots of the Japanese North China Front Army Air Force this time, they killed almost half, which was still far beyond Li Yunlong's expectations.
"142 planes!"
"Including the previous 85 aircraft, our Eighth Route Army has a total of 227 aircraft!"
After a brief shock, Li Yunlong's face showed a deep look of happiness:
"Oh my God, we are rich!"
The smile on Wang Dehou's face became more and more intense. Although he knew it a little earlier than Li Yunlong, the joy in his heart remained undiminished.
"Old Li, what made you rich?"
At this moment, Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo walked over hand in hand, and Zhao Gang asked with a smile.
Xing Zhiguo looked curious.
Wang Dehou smiled slightly and told Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo what he had said to Li Yunlong before.
As expected, Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo had uncontrollable smiles on their faces before they finished listening.
"Now, our Eighth Route Army is really rich!"
Xing Zhiguo smiled broadly, but soon couldn't help crying.
"I said Lao Xing..."
When Li Yunlong saw this, his expression changed:
"Why the hell are you crying? What idiot bullied you? Are you going against the grain? Except me, Li Yunlong, who in the new regiment dares to bully my deputy commander?"
"Tell me who the bastard is. If I don't live, I'll chop him up!"
Li Yunlong's voice was already loud, and with his wide eyes, he looked very fierce.
Wang Dehou and Zhao Gang on the side also looked at Xing Zhiguo in surprise.
"Captain, I'm so happy."
Xing Zhiguo wiped away tears and said with a smile:
"I think back when we were still the Red Army, we didn't have anything we wanted. If we had had the equipment we have now, planes, tanks and heavy artillery... I don't know how many less comrades our army would have sacrificed."
Xing Zhiguo and Li Yunlong, as well as Ding Wei and Kong Jie, are old comrades-in-arms, but Xing Zhiguo's qualifications and military exploits are somewhat inferior.
In Li Yunlong's class, only Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie were left. The other comrades had sacrificed their lives and were crippled.
Thinking of his old comrades who had sacrificed and been injured, Li Yunlong looked deeply and patted Xing Zhiguo on the shoulder.
Li Yunlong can empathize with Xing Zhiguo's mood at this moment.
Zhao Gang comforted him: "Boss Chen was only about 10 years old at that time. Even if he wanted to assist our troops, he was too young. However, it is not too late to have these equipments. Now our troops are getting stronger and stronger. When we are driven away, Japanese devils, sooner or later we will have a battle with the Chinese army. By then, our equipment level will only be higher, and the combat effectiveness of our troops will be stronger. By then..."
When he said the last sentence, Zhao Gang's eyes suddenly became fierce and full of murderous intent, so that Li Yunlong couldn't help but look sideways.
Although Zhao Gang didn't finish the last sentence.
But Li Yunlong, Wang Dehou and Xing Zhiguo all knew what Zhao Gang was going to say.
When the time comes, the reactionaries will be eliminated and all of China will be liberated.
The eyes of Li Yunlong, Wang Dehou and Xing Zhiguo all became a little sharp.
Including the Northwest Three Horses, there are some accounts that will have to be paid sooner or later.
“We’ll talk about the rest later.”
Li Yunlong retracted his thoughts and looked at Wang Dehou:
"Chief of Staff, give the flight group an order to arrange for 1 transport plane and 4 fighter jets, and you come with me to fly to the headquarters."
"I want to personally go to the head of the headquarters to congratulate you on getting rich."
"in addition."
"Draft another clear telegram and send it out, saying that the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army has completely wiped out the North China Front Army aviation, killed Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Teiichi, the new commander of the First Army, and asked the old devil Okamura Neiji to wash his neck. I I’m going to chop off his head.”
Yesterday, the results of the battle had not been calculated yet. Today, when Boss Chen's information came in and the results were confirmed, Li Yunlong thought that he could invent the coded telegraph again.
Wang Dehou smiled slightly: "Yes, leader!"
Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo laughed and said nothing.
This kid always likes to kill people and punish people's hearts. When he wins a battle, he doesn't forget to send a clear telegram to ridicule him.
However, Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo both liked what Li Yunlong did.
Not only did they tell the country's compatriots about the New Regiment's victory, boosting the country's anti-Japanese enthusiasm, it also gave the Japanese a spiritual attack, killing two birds with one stone.
Zhao Gang asked: "What about receiving the goods..."
Li Yunlong arranged: "If Boss Chen comes to the regiment headquarters, Lao Zhao, you will contact him. If he does not come to the regiment headquarters, wait until I come back from southeastern Shanxi and call Boss Chen by radio."
This time Li Yunlong went to southeast Shanxi, obviously not just to congratulate the head of the headquarters on getting rich.
Now that the Eighth Route Army has gained air superiority, it is time to launch a major counterattack.
Although they failed to obtain the 40,000 tons of combat supplies this time, the problem is not big.
As long as all the troops in the major counterattack are under the command of Li Yunlong, all troops will be able to receive wartime airdrop supplies.
"OK!"
Zhao Gang nodded.
Later, Li Yunlong gave Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo some instructions.
For example, the construction of Heyuan Airport and Wohushan Industrial Zone must be accelerated.
In addition, the railway track from Heyuan Station to Wohushan Industrial Zone must be laid quickly. After the army takes over the coal and iron mines in Baotou, the train must be opened as soon as possible to bring the ore from Baotou to northwestern Shanxi to increase production capacity. .
Wang Dehou first called the flight brigade at Dagu Town Airport and issued an order to prepare the plane.
Then a plain coded telegram and a coded telegram were drawn up.
Plain code telegrams were sent to all stations across the country, while coded telegrams were sent to headquarters.
At this time, the headquarters did not know that almost all the aviation units of the North China Front had been wiped out, nor did they know that the commander of the First Army, Yoshimoto Teiichi, had been killed.
The flying brigade of the new regiment is just the battalion-level unit of the new regiment.
With Li Yunlong's current deputy division-level treatment, it is natural to mobilize a battalion-level unit without asking the head of the headquarters for instructions.
In the coded telegram sent to the headquarters, Li Yunlong reported the results of the battle to the head of the headquarters and mentioned that Li Yunlong would fly to the southeast today, but he did not mention the specific time in the telegram.
Although the aviation units of the Japanese North China Front have been basically wiped out.
However, the Japanese Kwantung Army and the Eleventh Army in Central China still have aviation units.
Unless Li Yunlong asked all Saber fighters to escort him, there is no need for that.
at the airport.
Wang Dehou ordered some steaks, fresh pork, fruits, drinks and other goodies to be loaded on the transport plane to the headquarters.
The maintenance master took the students to inspect the aircraft, and the ground crew filled the fighter jets with ammunition and fuel, and the transport aircraft filled with fuel.
Subsequently.
The transport plane took off first, followed closely by four Saber fighter jets, protecting Li Yunlong's transport plane as it headed toward the southeast of Shanxi.
Although it was not the first time he flew from northwestern Shanxi to southeastern Shanxi, Li Yunlong felt even more happy about flying this time.
Because this time Li Yunlong was not flying someone else's plane, but the Eighth Route Army's own plane, and it was also the Eighth Route Army's own pilot.
Li Yunlong also specifically ordered the pilot to fly the plane over Taiyuan to take a look.
Because next, Li Yunlong will start preparing to attack Taiyuan.
On the way to Taiyuan, Li Yunlong saw two reconnaissance aircraft of the New Regiment Flying Group returning, which was also the order given by Li Yunlong.
Not long after, five planes arrived over Taiyuan. In the transport plane at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, Li Yunlong raised his telescope and looked down.
Through the field of view of the telescope, I saw many permanent fortifications built around Taiyuan.
There are also Japanese engineers and soldiers who are building civil fortifications, and trenches have been dug.
There was a trace of disdain on Li Yunlong's lips. The Japanese were obviously afraid and were strengthening Taiyuan's defense.
Therefore, Li Yunlong asked the pilot to notify the flying brigade by radio to dispatch fighter jets and bombers to Taiyuan to cheer up the Japanese.
Li Yunlong didn't let the flying brigade come to Taiyuan to bomb the Japanese because Li Yunlong wanted to do something big.
But now the Japs know that the Eighth Route Army is equipped with aircraft, so the flying brigade can dispatch to bomb the Japs and do whatever they want.
Now that there are more than 4 Japanese divisions in Taiyuan, the flying brigade does not have to worry about having no Japs to bomb.
Not long after the transport plane flew over Taiyuan City, Li Yunlong saw the Wusu Airport that had almost turned into scorched earth.
"It's great to have air control..."
The corners of Li Yunlong's mouth turned up and he looked away from the ground with a sigh.
Wang Dehou on the side smiled and said nothing.
From now on, offense and defense will change!
…
Li Yunlong looked at Taiyuan with a telescope in the transport plane.
On the city wall of Taiyuan, the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu, was also using binoculars to look at the Eighth Route Army aircraft in the sky.
Watching the Eighth Route Army planes flying unscrupulously over the Japanese war zone, Iwamatsu Yoshio's eyes were gloomy.
Very angry.
But nothing can be done.
The Eighth Route Army's aircraft did not fly very high. Through the field of vision of the telescope, Yoshio Iwamatsu could clearly see that it was a transport aircraft and four escorting fighter jets.
The person sitting in the transport plane must be an important figure of the Eighth Route Army. The flight formation was flying from north to south. It was even possible that he was Li Yunlong, the commander of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
Unfortunately, the First Army lacked large-caliber anti-aircraft guns.
"idiot…"
Watching five Eighth Route Army planes disappear among the clouds, Yoshio Iwamatsu punched the crenellation of the city wall.
"Your Excellency, Commander, something is wrong. Since the morning, the Eighth Route Army has frequently dispatched reconnaissance planes to carry out aerial reconnaissance of Taiyuan..."
On the side, Chief of Staff Hanatani Tadashi frowned and reported to Iwamatsu Yoshio.
Hearing this, Iwamatsu Yoshio's eyes became more and more gloomy.
…
Li Yunlong's plane flew over Taiyuan in less than half an hour and arrived at Yangcun Airport in southeastern Shanxi.
At the airport, the headquarters had arranged a fleet of vehicles with abnormal security levels to greet them.
The head of the headquarters was very busy. Since he didn't know when Li Yunlong would come, he only sent a motorcade to pick him up.
Li Yunlong took Wang Dehou, several combat staff officers, and several security personnel into the armored vehicle arranged by the head of the headquarters, and sped away in the direction of the headquarters.
