Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 267: What a pity for this group of loyal locust soldiers

I heard gunshots, sirens and whistles in the airport.

Chen Chengxing immediately ordered: "Open fire to cover the commandos' actions."

The most important thing now is to muddy the water. The muddier the water is, the more chances the commandos will have to fish in troubled waters.

After all, they were wearing puppet army uniforms, and the messier they looked, the less attention they would attract.

"Thump, thump, thump." "Thump, thump, thump."
"Boom!" "Boom!".
After hearing the order, the light machine gun immediately began firing at the Japanese firepower point at the main entrance of the airport.

At the same time, the 82mm mortars left behind in advance also began to bombard the Japanese airport.

"The enemy is this way!"

"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"

After being attacked, the Japs immediately shifted their attention here.

But it is night now, and the Japanese did not leave their positions easily.

After all, what the Eighth Route Army likes most is to lure the snake out of its hole.

When the situation is unclear, holding on to the battlefield is the best option.

Inside the airport, Wang Cunzhi saw that the Japanese and puppet troops were in chaos, so he took the opportunity to blend in.

"Quick! Quick! Support!"

Wang Cunzhi shouted while leading his team members to run around everywhere.

Under the cover of night, neither the Japanese nor the puppet army noticed anything unusual about them.

Ten minutes later, a soldier grabbed Wang Cunzhi's arm.

"Platoon Leader Wang, look over there."

In the direction of the soldier's finger, there were several things covered with straw mats.

"Finally found it." Wang Cunzhi said excitedly.

"Everyone, pay attention! The Japanese planes are all manned, so stay away from the plane without a cover." Wang Cunzhi ordered in a low voice.

The commando team split into two and approached the Japanese plane from the left and right sides.

At this time, the situation in the airport was still in chaos and no one noticed the actions of the commandos.

"Boom!" "Boom!".
The Japanese pilot, who was concentrating on observing the firefight at the main gate of the airport, suddenly heard an explosion beside him.

When I turned around, I saw that several nearby planes were on fire.

"Baga!" The Japanese pilot's face turned green with fear and he was busy preparing to start the plane.

He could never have imagined that the enemy would sneak directly to the plane.

However, before the Japanese pilot could start the plane and escape, a Molotov cocktail was thrown onto the canopy.

As the glass bottle shattered, flames rose instantly, and as the gasoline flowed, the flames also flowed into the cockpit.

"Bag! Bag!"

"Save me! Save me!"

The Japanese pilot flapped the flames and wailed in pain.

But gasoline won't be extinguished.

On the contrary, the more the Japanese pilots fired, the more fire splashed everywhere.

"Pooh!"

Watching the Japanese struggling in the fire, Wang Cunzhi spat on the ground.

Let you bomb the Eighth Route Army and the common people!
"Mission accomplished, it's time for us to withdraw!" Wang Cunzhi called out.

However, the Japanese attached great importance to the planes. When the explosion occurred here, troops had already rushed here.

The commando soldiers had just run a few dozen meters when they saw the Japanese rushing towards them.

"Damn, let's fight the Japs!" The soldier next to him picked up his pistol and was ready to start shooting.

"Don't move!" Wang Cunzhi grabbed the soldier's hand.

"Follow me." Wang Cunzhi said as he adjusted the direction.

"Taijun! Taijun! Eighth Route Army! Those guys over there ran away!"

Wang Cunzhi kept shouting at the Japanese and pointed in the direction they came from and shouted.

"Hurry up and chase the Eighth Route Army!"

Although the Japanese did not fully understand what Wang Cunzhi was shouting, they could still understand Taijun, Eighth Route Army and the direction of his finger.

"Chase! Chase!"

"Hayaku! Hayaku!"

The Japanese squad leader immediately led his men to adjust the direction.

The plane has been destroyed, and the most important thing now is to capture the Eighth Route Army.

"Let's go, let's follow!"

Wang Cunzhi waved his hand and followed the Japanese with an assault, constantly expressing his loyalty as he chased them.

However, when the Japanese reached the gap, they stopped.

It's pitch dark outside, and who knows how many Eighth Route Army soldiers are out there. If I chase them out, I might lose my life.

"Everyone, set up a defense line! Protect the airport!" shouted the Japanese squad leader.

Seeing the Japanese stopped and started to build a defense line, Wang Cunzhi was so anxious that he jumped up and down.

Once the Japanese settle down, none of the commandos will survive.

But there are thirty or forty Japanese soldiers here, with light machine guns and grenade launchers. The ten of them alone are no match for them.

Wang Cunzhi gripped the gun handle tightly with his right hand, and his fingers turned white.

Suddenly, Wang Cunzhi had an idea and decided to use the previous method again.

Wang Cunzhi pointed to the darkness outside and shouted, "The Eighth Route Army has its own Eighth Route Army!"

"Bang!" "Bang!".
Wang Cunzhi started shooting while shouting.

The Japanese soldiers nearby didn't understand what was going on and started shooting outside.

"Thump, thump, thump." "Thump, thump, thump."
After firing more than a dozen bullets, Wang Cunzhi ran to the Japanese squad leader.

"Taijun! Chase them! If you are any later, the Eighth Route Army will escape!"

The Japanese didn't quite understand what he said, but they still understood what Wang Cunzhi meant.

Chase? That's playing with your life.

However, the Japanese soldier rolled his eyes and immediately pushed Wang Cunzhi out.

"Taoci, give it to you! Taoci, give it to you!" the Japanese shouted, pointing outside.

"Me? Chase?" Wang Cunzhi pointed at himself in surprise.

He just wanted the Japanese to take him out, so how come he ended up going alone?
"Taoci, give it to me! Taoci, give it to me!" The Japanese didn't say anything else, but just kept urging.

"Hi!"

Wang Cunzhi didn't expect the Japanese to cooperate so well.

"Hurry! Follow up! Chase and kill the Eighth Route Army!" Wang Cunzhi shouted, turning back.

The soldiers of the commando team looked at each other in bewilderment. Just run away in front of the Japanese?
However, no matter how the soldiers thought about it, they did not stop moving and followed Wang Cunzhi out.

Moreover, he was fighting and shouting outside, looking more like a traitor than any other traitor.

The Japanese squadron leader who had already arrived was very satisfied with the situation outside.

"Liu Sang, your soldiers are excellent and very loyal." The Japanese squadron leader said to the puppet army company commander next to him.

"Hey! All in the service of the Locust Army!"

However, just a few minutes later, the gunfire outside stopped, and it stopped instantly.

The Japanese squadron leader looked outside with a frown on his face. What was going on? Were they surrounded? It was a pity for these loyal locust soldiers.

However, at this time, the puppet army company commander discovered something wrong.

All of his men are here to watch the fun!

"Taijun! It's bad, the ones leaving are not the Locust Army! They are the Eighth Route Army!"

"What?!" The Japanese squadron leader's eyes suddenly widened.

Right, all right!

No wonder the gunfire stopped suddenly, they ran away!

"Bagayalu! Chase! Chase!" the Japanese squadron leader shouted.

However, when the Japanese chased them out, they didn't even know which direction the Eighth Route Army had gone.

I could only choose a random direction and chase after him.

At this time, the commando team had already met up with Chen Chengxing.

"Retreat!" Chen Chengxing ordered.

He had already received a notification that the mission was completed, and even the points had been added: two points for tactical command and one point for insight.

Chen Chengxing now feels that he has no problem competing with Chen Dasi today.

"Bagaya road!"

Yoshio Shinozuka swept the things on the table to the ground again.

"How come the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared in the hinterland?" Shinozuka Yoshio asked angrily.

Taiyuan has been attacked, is there any safe place in Shanxi?
"Sir, we are now somewhat empty inside. This small group of Eighth Route Army should have crossed the mountains and left the mountainous area." said Yamaoka Michifumi.

According to reports from all sides, this was just a small group of enemy forces and could not affect the security of Taiyuan.

"I don't want to hear that! The airport has been attacked and the planes are destroyed! Someone must be held accountable for this!" Shinozuka Yoshio said angrily.

If eight or ten people hadn't committed seppuku this time, it would have been impossible to get through this hurdle.

The First Army did not have its own independent aircraft, and had to apply to the North China Front Army Headquarters every time it needed to transfer aircraft.

Now that 6 planes have been lost at once, how can we apply for more in the future?

"Ha! I'll do it right away!"

Regarding the person in charge, Michifumi Yamaoka did not try to persuade them.

Anyway, it’s not you who is committing seppuku, so just find a few unlucky guys.

"Also, order the troops to stop the mopping-up operation and return to their respective bases, but make sure they are prepared to fight again," ordered Yoshio Shinozuka.

"General Okamura has been transferred to the commander of the North China Front Army. I received a call from him. There will be big moves after he takes office. At that time, my First Army will be deployed as the main force."

"Yamaoka-kun, the intelligence department has work to do in the front. I hope you can give appropriate suggestions when the time comes."

"We must find out who the enemy that attacked the airport is!"

"Hai!"

The protagonist mentioned by Yoshio Shinozuka had already completed the handover of his work and was talking to Miyano Tsukasa, who had taken over as chief of staff a few months ago.

He needs to have a comprehensive understanding of the specific situation in North China.

"Mr. Miyano, what do you think of the current situation?" asked General Okamura Neiji.

Miyano Tsukasa thought about it and expressed his thoughts.
"General, it took us only a few months to capture the Chinese capital and conquer most of China."

"Therefore, many generals are complacent and think that we are doing just as well as Country D."

“But I have to say that occupying Nanjing and occupying Paris have completely different strategic effects.”

"Oh? Mr. Miyano, please explain in detail. How about occupying Nanjing? How about occupying Paris?" Okamura Neiji sat up straight.

Okamura Yasuji had been fighting in central China before and had occupied a lot of territory. He thought he was doing an outstanding job.

"China is different from Country F. China is an agricultural country, while Country F is an industrial country."

"More than 80% of China's population lives in rural areas. Even if we occupy all major cities and areas along the railways, we can only control 20% of the population."

"The Chinese army can continue to fight in the mountainous areas, far away from cities and railways."

"However, as the battle line advanced, the locust army's supply lines became longer and longer, and more and more passive."

"With our limited manpower and resources, we simply cannot afford the consumption of a long-term war."

Now European countries have basically completed industrialization, and more than 70% of the population lives in cities or their surrounding areas.

Therefore, as long as the main cities and railway nodes are controlled, most of the population can be controlled.

"And compared to Country F, China is much larger in area."

"The vast territory can provide great strategic depth, which gives the Chinese army a wide range of room for maneuver."

"And Country F not only lacks strategic depth, but also has railways and highways extending in all directions."

"Country D's mechanized forces can quickly attack any point, so once Paris falls, the war will inevitably end."

"The roads in China are just the opposite. Most of them are small roads, and the locust army cannot use mechanized speed to quickly provide support."

After the locust army conquered the territory, they still had to build roads first. Who would believe this?

But if the roads are not built, once we leave the plains, the muddy roads will be too muddy for even 75mm field guns to move on.

"Mr. Miyano, I am very interested in your opinions." Neiji Okamura nodded.

"We should really focus on North China, especially central Hebei and Shanxi."

Okamura Neiji had read a lot of battle reports and understood the reason why the security war failed.

It is closely related to the rapid expansion of territory and the shortage of troops and supplies.

The larger the territory, the more garrisons are needed, and the mobile forces of the North China Front Army will be reduced accordingly.

As the mobile forces decrease, the Eighth Route Army will take the opportunity to grow stronger; in order to restrict the development of the Eighth Route Army, it is necessary to increase the garrison forces.

Then there are even fewer mobile forces.

It's a vicious cycle.

If this cycle continues, the North China Front Army will sooner or later lose control of North China.

"Miyano-kun, it seems that in the battle in North China, we must focus on the Eighth Route Army."

"If we want to fight the Eighth Route Army, the importance of the intelligence department is beyond doubt."

"Next, we need to reform and strengthen our intelligence agencies and carry out espionage activities in a comprehensive and in-depth manner," said Okamura Yasuji.

The Eighth Route Army has always been wandering around. If you want to fight them, you must first find their main force.

It’s impossible for a large team to go out for a raid and just catch two chickens.

"Ha! I will make a plan as soon as possible!" Miyano Tsukasa stood up and stood at attention.

The intelligence department is directly under his command as the chief of staff, so this job can only be done by him.

"Also, this is an upgrade I made based on the public security rectification plan. I call it the 'public security strengthening campaign', and it must be vigorously promoted in the future."

Neiji Okamura took out a piece of paper from the folder and handed it to Miyano Tsukasa.

"I have decided to divide various parts of North China into 'security areas', 'quasi-security areas', and 'non-security areas'."

"Depending on the different divisions, the policies of 'clearing the countryside', 'nibbling away', and 'sweeping up' were implemented respectively."

“The specific divisions and policies are all indicated in the documents.”

"I have only one request. When we conduct a sweep of unsafe areas, all people in the enemy territory, regardless of gender, age or status, should be killed. All houses should be burned down and all belongings should be moved away."

"Everything that cannot be moved must be burned, all pots and pans smashed, and all wells buried or poisoned."

Neiji Okamura described his plan with an expressionless face.

"Hai! I will pass your instructions to each unit!" Miyano Tsukasa stood at attention.

(End of this chapter)