I fought guerrilla warfare in the Yimeng Mountains during the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 523 Colorful Clouds Rising to the Sky

There are ten walkie-talkies. Chen Feng allocated five to Qingdao, one to Cangkou Airport, two to the destroyer, and two to the cruiser. In case of any emergency, they can completely replace the slow radio stations and complicated flag signals.

Three satellites were left in Mengshan, one at Guimengding, one at the pharmaceutical factory and arsenal, and one at the airport for emergency call support.

The remaining two were assigned to Zhang Liang's Tiger Regiment. The soldiers of the Tiger Regiment had to become familiar with these advanced weapons and equipment first.

The pilot sent from Chongqing arrived two days late and took a special route researched by the Yimeng Guerrilla Special Forces. The route was slower and could ensure the pilot's safety.

The visitors were the 7th Flying Squadron. The squadron leader Fang Mengzhou specially passed by Mengshan to express his gratitude to Chen Feng. When he learned that Mengshan also had an airport, he asked if the fighter jets could land here. Many of the pilots were newly trained, after all, the flight range was too far.

Chen Feng also wanted to inspect the quality of the airport and said that there was no problem at all. He also asked the two special operations platoons escorting the pilots to bring back some aerial fuel. Although the straight-line distance from Qingdao to Mengshan was less than 300 kilometers, the fuel saved was not much, but the journey might not be safe. If an aerial combat occurred, the fuel saved in these 300 kilometers would be of great significance.

On the Zaoyi battlefield, as everyone had judged, the Japanese offensive began to weaken. Despite consuming large amounts of artillery shells and bombs every day, they still could not take the second line of defense. After several joint simulations, the headquarters staff finally faced the reality.

First, the artillery support dropped sharply, and then the bomber sorties dropped sharply. When all the artillery fire stopped, the Japanese front completely stopped attacking and switched to positional defense. Although they only captured a few small counties, they could not give them up to the National Army. A new confrontation situation was formed. From south to north, Jingzhou, Jingmen, and Xiangyang formed a straight line. Xiangyang, Xinye, and Nanyang formed a diagonal line running due north and slightly east.

The Japanese army achieved one third of its strategic goal in launching the Zaoyi Campaign. The seven or eight small counties on both wings had almost no major strategic significance.

The National Army began to count the war losses and results. The total casualties were 170,000, 58,000 killed, and the rest were slightly or seriously injured. More than 100,000 wounded soldiers were protected by penicillin, which guaranteed that more than 90% of them would survive. Although some would have disabilities, as long as they could take a break for a while, the foundations of each sequence would be replenished.

As for the Japanese army, the statistical results are also out. After all, they were the positional attackers. Even though their firepower ratio completely crushed the National Army, their actual losses still exceeded those of the National Army. Of the 120,000 casualties, more than 70,000 were killed. The remaining wounded who could survive would have more than 40% disabilities. The loss of nearly 100,000 troops dealt a heavy blow to the 11th Army.

In order to make up for this huge loss, the Japanese army mobilized three newly built divisions from their homeland, the 77th, 78th, and 79th Type B divisions. Most of the soldiers were under 20 years old, and some were 15 or 16, or 17 or 18 years old. After learning the details of these three divisions, the various units of the National Army, which had been nervous again, felt relieved. New recruits and younger people meant that the Japanese army would have almost no ability to force an attack within half a year.

On November 11, the 10th Flying Squadron took action. First, twelve bombers took off from Qingdao. After crossing the Longhai Line, twenty fighters took off from Mengshan Airport. The two flying squadrons assembled in Suqian and flew towards the Dabie Mountains in combat formation.

The Japanese planes supporting Wuhan were transferring in large numbers and the sequence was chaotic. Dozens of planes did not attract the attention of the defenders along the way. Although the 32 planes were loaded with ammunition, they did not bomb after arriving at the front line of the battlefield. The Japanese army had already arranged solid trenches at the front line, and the bombing would not have a good effect. The National Army Air Force was not as wealthy as the New Fourth Division and the Yimeng Guerrillas, and they tried to save on ammunition whenever possible.

"Report, all 32 planes arrived at Yibin Airport with no losses."

Song Zihan also returned to Mengshan. She was picked up by Chen Feng in a two-seater fighter jet and felt completely relaxed.

"Got it. Send power to each sequence on the Jinpu Line and the Longhai East Line, prepare for a feint and wait for orders."

"Captain, are we going to move the railway line?"

"It's just a feint. You can't really fight at this stage."

Seeing Song Zihan's confused expression, Chen Feng explained:

"After the Zaoyi Campaign is over, the Japanese army will free up a large number of planes and naval warships. It will not be difficult to attack Qingdao. Although the army cannot rush up, it is still easy to destroy the city of Qingdao. We cannot pin our hopes on the tens of thousands of overseas Chinese. We cannot afford to lose our warships and planes. There is only one way, to act like hooligans. If they dare to take action, I will forcibly cut off the two railway lines."

"Captain, I'm not doubting you. I just feel like this is a joke."

"Go send a telegram! You don't understand, but the Japanese high-ranking officers will understand it at a glance. I bet they dare not really take action against Qingdao."

As soon as Song Zihan left, Liu Caiyun came in stealthily.

"Xiaofeng, when are you going to heaven? Can you take me up there to have a look?"

Chen Feng was a little speechless when he saw the shy Liu Caiyun. How old is she? He still needs to see the heavens, but he couldn't refuse Sister Caiyun.

"Let's go! Let's go for a couple of turns before it gets dark. We agreed! We'll come down after a couple of turns."

Liu Caiyun was so excited that even turning half a circle was considered heavenly, let alone two circles.

Liu Kuang has recently started to study airplanes. He doesn't have the conditions to make this thing, but he can study and do some maintenance. When he saw the captain bringing the dean to the airport, he understood that the dean wanted to fly.

"Captain, you can't elope with the dean, right? The guerrillas still need you."

Liu Caiyun blushed. After all, she was just a girl of 23 or 24 years old. Others might have scolded her, but Mr. Liu was a truly learned man, and Liu Caiyun still respected him very much.

"Mr. Liu, do you want to go up? If you want, I can take you flying half a circle."

"Forget it! I'm afraid of heights."

Chen Feng inspected the Kawasaki fighter, trained Liu Caiyun twice on parachuting knowledge, started the engine and took off.

In November, Mount Meng was bleak, having lost its former greenery. The mountains and hills were all red and yellow. Liu Caiyun was as excited as a child. It was really heavenly! She was moved when Chen Feng drove the Zero back for the first time. Now her wish has finally come true. After circling Mount Meng for a few times, Liu Caiyun kept waving her hands, and she didn't know who she was greeting.

When Chen Feng took Liu Caiyun to space, the team that was going to support the Holy Spear Corps arrived in Singapore. Old Chen arranged a merchant ship, and more than one hundred people boarded the ship with the newly purchased weapons and ammunition. If they set off now, they would arrive at ten o'clock in the evening.

In the small town of Xiachi, Li Ergou and Ding San were both excited. Someone from their hometown had come! One hundred and sixty people, joining the team was a qualitative leap.

"Brother Ergou, do you want to attack another small town?"

Li Ergou was a heavy smoker. Upon hearing this, he blew a smoke ring. Unfortunately, he hadn't practiced it well yet, so the smoke ring floated away crookedly.

"Don't be anxious. Let's train the new recruits first. They can't form combat effectiveness now. The captain said that they should develop slowly in the early stage and never waste time."