Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

On the other side, about two or three miles from the Japanese airfield, Li Jin led over a thousand soldiers into the woods.

"Commander, there aren't many Japanese soldiers in this airport, only one battalion. It shouldn't be too difficult for us to take it down," a company commander said to Li Jin.
They had already thoroughly investigated the situation at the airport, but the fact that the Japanese only sent a large squadron to protect hundreds of pilots showed that they were indeed taking it very seriously.

"Okay, let's rest for two hours first, and launch the attack around 2 a.m.." Li Jin nodded. They had been so focused on traveling that they hadn't had a proper rest, and they needed to rest before fighting, otherwise it would affect their combat effectiveness.

"Understood." The company commander nodded.

"This is one of your airports. There should be dozens of planes inside. I've also sent people to the other airports." Li Jin smiled as he looked at Tani Hisao not far away.

“Waaah…” Tani Hisao was so excited that he made whimpering sounds, trying to speak. He had previously thought that what the other party said might not be true, but he never expected that the other party would actually bring him to the airport.

Moreover, judging from the situation, Li Jin was absolutely confident that he could capture the airport. If the other airports were also captured, they would lose more than two hundred planes.

Adding to the more than 300 aircraft that Mu Jin and his men had previously destroyed, the Empire has now lost more than 500 aircraft here, which is a huge loss.

Most importantly, if Mu Jin also kills the pilots at the airport, the losses will be even greater.

They spend a lot of resources training pilots; you could say that the value of an airplane is nowhere near that of a pilot.

That's not right either. When Mu Jin attacked the airport before, he captured the pilots alive and used them to exchange for supplies. He might do the same this time.

Thinking of this, Tani Hisao breathed a sigh of relief, stopped being agitated, and remained silent.

"Don't get too excited. Are you thinking that I'll capture those pilots alive to exchange for supplies?!" Li Jin saw that the other person had suddenly calmed down and guessed what he was thinking.

The pilot was more valuable than the plane, and the other party probably felt relieved because they thought he would capture the pilot alive, just like before.

Upon hearing this, Tani Hisao's pupils contracted. Did this guy have mind-reading abilities? How could he guess what he was thinking?

"Let me be clear, I won't keep any of these pilots alive. I only kept them last time because I wanted to get more supplies, but there's no need for that now, and they don't deserve to live!" Li Jin said with a smile.
But to Hisao Tani, that smile was nothing short of devilish.

Upon hearing that the other side intended to kill the pilot, Tani Hisao became agitated again, wishing he could shout to warn the pilot inside to escape.

"Just watch and see how I kill them." After saying that, Li Jin turned around and sat down under a tree. As for what Tani Hisao thought, that was none of his business.

Before Xu Qingfeng and Chu Yunfei arrive, he won't torture Gu Shifu, but he can still make him uncomfortable.

"Commander, how should we fight this battle?!" Liu Changshun came over and asked.

"How do you think we should fight?!" Li Jin asked back, without directly giving Liu Changshun a suggestion. He wanted to test Liu Changshun first.

"I think we should send someone to draw fire in front of us, waking up the Japanese soldiers in the camp and making them all come out of their dormitories. Once the Japanese are engaged in battle, we can then have the artillery bombard them."
"Finally, to prevent the Japanese pilots from escaping, we should send another small force to infiltrate from the rear of the airport and intercept their retreat! This would allow us to coordinate from within and without, and take the airport as quickly as possible," Liu Changshun said after thinking for a moment.

He believed that this was the best way to fight, as it would reduce casualties.

"Okay, okay, then we'll deploy the operation as you suggested," Li Jin praised, noting that Liu Changshun's problem-solving skills had improved significantly.

"Commander, aren't you going to add anything?!" Liu Changshun couldn't help but ask when he heard Li Jin agree to his plan so readily.

"Nothing to add. The plan is good, just like what I had in mind," Li Jin replied. His thoughts were indeed similar to Liu Changshun's.

"Then I'll go make the arrangements." Liu Changshun was overjoyed to hear this, never expecting that his plan was exactly the same as the regimental commander's.

Of course, he didn't think he could think the same way as the commander or be as capable as him. This attack was actually similar to the previous ones.

"Go ahead, go ahead." Li Jin waved his hand, then closed his eyes and began to rest.

Liu Changshun then went to arrange for the artillery to build artillery positions and instructed the artillery observers to find good observation positions so that they could notify the artillery to adjust the gun barrels at any time, thereby achieving precise strikes against the enemy.

.........

At this moment, inside the airport.

Two Japanese pilots had just finished showering and came out. They sat down in an open space and looked at the stars in the sky.

"Nakata-kun, I heard that Division Commander Itagashi's attack doesn't seem to be going well, and he's even transferred us all here," one of the Japanese soldiers said.

"Yes, they were bombing the Eighth Route Army before, and now they've been transferred here. Is that Northeast Army really that difficult to deal with?!" Another Japanese soldier nodded and said.

Their mission was suddenly changed, which clearly indicated that something had happened, otherwise it wouldn't have happened. And the only thing that could have caused this situation was the Northeast Army, which posed the greatest threat.

"Oshima-kun, I heard that other planes have also been moved to the vicinity. Are they going to send more than two hundred planes to bomb that Northeast Army unit?!" said Nakata, a Japanese soldier.

Two hundred or so aircraft—that's a terrifying number. Using them to deal with that Northeast Army seems like overkill.

“That’s very possible, but that Northeast Army only has a few thousand men, right? Division Commander Itagaki, you can’t do anything about them?!” Japanese soldier Oshima frowned.

He had heard that the Northeast Army only numbered a few thousand men, yet it had managed to inflict heavy losses on the Empire?! He felt there was something fishy about it.

"There's really not much we can do. That Northeast Army is too powerful. They even bombed the largest airport in Taiyuan before, destroying over three hundred planes."

"Most of the hundreds of pilots were killed, and the rest were captured. They were later exchanged with the Eighth Route Army." Japanese soldier Nakajima recounted the destruction of the Taiyuan airport by the enemy.

"What?! Really?! Is it that exaggerated?" Japanese soldier Oshima was shocked. That was the airport in Taiyuan. Was the enemy really that arrogant?

"Of course it's true. They attacked the airport when it was freezing cold. Given the circumstances, who would have thought the enemy would attack the airport?!" Japanese soldier Nakata said with certainty.

In fact, he was also very shocked when he first learned of this news from the prisoners who survived.

"Then do you think they might attack us?!" the Japanese soldier Oshima exclaimed.

"It's unlikely. They're probably thinking about how to escape the encirclement right now. They don't have time to look for us. Besides, the airport is located in a rather remote area, precisely to avoid being discovered by the enemy," said Nakata, a Japanese soldier. He didn't think the enemy would come to their side.

"That's good. After hearing what you just said, I was really worried that the enemy might attack. If that happened, we wouldn't be able to escape." Upon hearing this, Oshima, the Japanese soldier, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't be too scared. If the enemy really attacks, we'll just take a plane and run away," Japanese soldier Nakata said calmly.

"Take off in the middle of the night?! Are you crazy or am I crazy?" Japanese soldier Oshima said irritably. Flying at night, without being able to determine direction, might just crash into a mountain, resulting in total loss of life and death. "Haha, I'm not joking. Besides, even if the enemy really attacks, they won't kill us all. We who are alive are more valuable!" Japanese soldier Nakata laughed.

If the enemy really attacked, he didn't think they would kill them; they would definitely capture them alive and exchange them for more valuable supplies.

The Empire values ​​these pilots highly; otherwise, when the pilots were captured, Division Commander Itagaki wouldn't have offered enough supplies to arm an entire regiment in exchange for a few dozen pilots. This speaks volumes.

"What if the enemy really attacks and doesn't intend to let us go?! Don't forget, they're currently surrounded."
"Capturing us prisoners will affect their operations, won't it?!" the Japanese soldier Oshima suddenly said.

After analyzing it, he actually found the analysis to be quite reasonable.

"Don't scare yourself. There's no way it's such a coincidence." Nakata, the Japanese soldier, was also getting a little uneasy. He felt that the possibility was quite high.

But then he thought that the enemy couldn't possibly find this place, much less attack them, and he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

If the enemy wanted to come, they probably would have arrived long ago.

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about it anymore, let's go back to sleep." Nakata, the Japanese soldier, didn't want to continue this topic, so he got up and walked towards the dormitory.

He thought about it and realized that if the enemy really attacked, he would rather take off and die in the crash than be killed by the enemy.

"Wait for me." Oshima, the Japanese soldier, quickly got up and followed.

.........

Time ticked by, and there were less than ten minutes left until 2 o'clock.

Li Jin had already woken up, and the soldiers had also been woken up half an hour earlier.

"Commander, I've made all the arrangements. The soldiers of the First Company have already circled around to the back of the airport, the soldiers attacking from the front are all ready, and the artillery positions are also prepared." Liu Changshun came to Li Jin and reported the situation.

"Yes, act when the time comes, and don't let any Japanese soldier escape." Li Jin nodded; he trusted Liu Changshun's abilities.

"Yes! Hey, Commander, do you think some Japanese devils might just fly away in their planes when we start fighting?! This is different from the attack on Taiyuan." Liu Changshun said.

When the Japanese attacked the Taiyuan airport, it was snowing heavily and the runway was frozen, so the Japanese couldn't take off. Now it's different; the runway isn't frozen, so the Japanese planes can easily take off.

"What are you thinking, kid?! Flying a plane in the middle of the night? Do you think it's like driving a car with headlights? If those Japanese devils really dare to fly a plane, then let them run away." Li Jin couldn't help but laugh.

In modern times, it would be fine, with advanced technology, taking off at night wouldn't be a problem. But in this era, daring to fly a plane at night is practically suicide.

"Uh...is that so?" Liu Changshun said, somewhat embarrassed.

“However, you can send a squad of soldiers to keep an eye on the plane. Maybe some fearless Japanese soldiers will try to fly it. We can just kill them then!” Li Jin suggested.

Ultimately, he still didn't want any Japanese pilots to escape, so taking precautions wasn't a bad idea, since he sometimes couldn't understand the Japanese way of thinking.

"Okay." Liu Changshun nodded in agreement quickly.

Time quickly came to 2 a.m.

The soldiers responsible for drawing the Japanese soldiers' attention from the front opened fire on several Japanese soldiers guarding the airport entrance.

Bang bang bang…

Several gunshots rang out, and several Japanese soldiers fell to the ground on the spot. At the same time, many soldiers carried sandbags and quickly built a defensive position.

Meanwhile, in the Japanese barracks inside the airport, the Japanese soldiers were all awakened. They ran to the door with their guns in hand, not even dressed properly. Some Japanese soldiers even climbed onto the four- or five-meter-high city wall walkway!

Bang bang bang…

Da da da………

The soldiers opened fire on the Japanese soldiers, and intense gunfire erupted in the area. Many Japanese soldiers were killed before they could even see who was in front of them.

Meanwhile, the Japanese began to counterattack, and some Japanese artillerymen had already started to build artillery positions in open areas.

Just then, the special operations regiment's artillery positions also opened fire on the Japanese troops.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

Boom boom boom......

Shells rained down on the Japanese soldiers, instantly turning many into pieces, splattering blood, and sending many more flying!
A dozen or so shells landed right in the Japanese artillery positions, killing many Japanese soldiers on the spot.

.........

The Japanese major in charge of leading the team immediately ran to the communications room upon hearing the gunshots.

He picked up the phone and immediately sought help from the nearby county.

"Commander, Airfield No. 4 has been attacked by the enemy. Requesting backup!" the Japanese major said urgently, sounding very anxious.

"What?! Who are the enemies who attacked you?! Could it be that Northeast Army?!" The shocked voice of the Japanese regimental commander rang out.

"I'm not sure, but I think it's them. Our airport isn't too far from Huangyun Mountain, and the enemy attacked there before!" the Japanese major analyzed.

The enemy is fully capable of dealing with the soldiers on the other side of Huangyun Mountain and then rushing here to launch an attack.

"Damn it, I need to report this to the brigade commander before I can decide whether to provide support. You guys hold on for now!" The Japanese regimental commander cursed and hung up the phone.

"Hello?! Regimental Commander, Regimental Commander?!" The Japanese major was furious when he heard the busy tone on the phone.

The enemy has already attacked; what are you waiting for instructions on? Why don't you send reinforcements immediately? (End of Chapter)