Bright Sword: Start with Ding Blast Bridge, Homemade Sweet Potato Cake

In mid-January 1944, the first batch of soldiers sent to the Soviet Union for study returned, including trained armored vehicle company commanders and platoon leaders.

There are also 50 trainees specifically for flight combat training.

It can be said that they are the seeds of flying soldiers. Flight squadron leader Lin Yihu led the team back to Wucheng in high spirits.

After receiving Ding Wei's special reception, the dusty fighter jet will also be put into use in the war.

Then we selected personnel from the army and the headquarters and sent them to the Soviet Union to study.

The Wucheng airport was put into use and the pre-war familiarization process began.

Ding Wei doesn't understand the Air Force. Can he achieve effective combat objectives with only 10 fighter jets?

The straight-line distance from Wucheng to the Yellow River area is more than 800 kilometers, and the fighter jets’ endurance is not enough.

The maximum range of the little donkey in hand is only 810 kilometers.

Even if we can cover the battle, we have no more oil.

The range of fighter jets is necessarily short, so if you want to achieve your goals, you still have to rely on bombers.

Lin Yihu, Zhou Weiguo, Wang Chengzhu and Duan Peng appeared together in Ding Wei's combat command center and conducted analysis of the matter at three different levels.

The unanimous conclusion was that the mission could be accomplished with the fighter jets on hand, but the planes would also be damaged.

Lin Yihu had the courage to fly a plane in a suicide attack. He could fly the fighter to the target location and even without bombs, he could crash into it with the nose of the plane.

How can we just send pilots who have been trained with great effort out to launch suicide attacks?

This method directly passes.

Then we can only ask Brother Mao for a few more bombers, and ask Arnold for it with a flattering face. At most, he can promise some more things or even lend another sum of money.

Even with several hundred million in debt hanging there, Ding Wei did not feel panicked at all.

The Yellow River Iron Bridge had to be blown up. In addition to disrupting the Japanese army's advance into central Henan, Ding Wei had other reasons for having to blow it up.

The problem lies in timeliness. When will Anov be able to get the plane? Will it take one month or two months?

Ding Wei couldn't wait any longer. At this moment, it was urgent to bomb the bridge.

The most feasible way is Peking. The headquarters of the Third Aviation Group is in Peking. It has three aviation regiments and more than 400 aircraft to support operations in South China, North China and South China.

At this time, there were also the Independent Flying Squadron 82/84 and more than 50 aircraft stationed in Peiping.

Includes heavy bombers, light bombers, and fighters.

There are ready-made things nearby, and Zhou Weiguo needs to take charge personally, lead the special operations battalion and the Japanese prisoner-of-war battalion, and infiltrate the enemy airport.

Destroy its infrastructure and take back a batch of planes to Wucheng.

Ding Wei's attitude was very firm. He wanted to use the Japanese planes to bomb the Japanese people.

Take from the enemy and use it on the enemy.

The Japanese invaders in North China were weak in strength and had shifted their focus to the Yellow River line in northern Henan. The 3rd Tank Division needed aircraft to cooperate in combat.

Therefore, some aircraft were transferred to northern Henan, with plans to launch an attack in April or May.

On January 1944, 1, a large amount of intelligence about the Third Flight Group was obtained, and special operations were used to complete the infiltration.

Zhou Weiguo, Duan Peng, and Lin Yihu all participated. Takeshita Shun, who had not yet joined the Kwantung Army, also personally led a battalion of Japanese prisoners of war to participate in the war.

The Second Independent Mixed Brigade is basically composed of old Japanese soldiers with good combat effectiveness. After changing into Japanese military uniforms, they are no longer fake, but real Japanese soldiers.

The Fifth Column stationed in northern Hebei cooperated in this operation.

The Independent 1st and 2nd Regiments in the Hebei-Central area participated in the support work.

There is only one Independent 8th Brigade here, which can form a local military advantage.

The battle plan this time was not to attack the city, but to target the Japanese aircraft, the devil's manpower, and the arrogant puppet troops in the area.

The independent regiment active in central Hebei took the lead and, under the order of the Sui-Re-Cha Military Region, seized several small strongholds on the Ping-Han Railway Line to stimulate support from the defenders of Peiping.

At the same time, he asked Takeshita Shun to lead the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp to intervene in the chaotic battlefield and create opportunities for the special operations battalion and the flying brigade to approach the airport.

Destroying the plane is simple, just approach the airport and drive the plane away, it requires a little skill.

At first, the Japanese army did not treat them specially, thinking that it was just a small group of Eighth Route Army attacking the stronghold.

This kind of thing is no stranger in North China. Once one problem is solved, another one is released, and it is impossible to suppress it.

With few troops and many garrisons, they could barely maintain public order with the help of puppet troops.

General Okamura himself was very opposed to Operation No. 1, but given the current situation in North China, the balance could still be maintained.

Once the troops are transferred to central Henan, the Eighth Route Army in North China will inevitably become rampant.

This is a fire that cannot be extinguished completely, and it will spread all over the place if we are not careful.

The strength of the guerrilla forces around Peking grew day by day, and guerrillas have always been active in Mentougou, Dahongmen, and the western areas of Xizhimen.

The main force of the Japanese Independent Mixed 8th Brigade was stationed in the city and basically did not move out of the city.

The several forces of the Suirecha Military Region that are active here are well-equipped, fierce in combat, and particularly insidious.

The sharpshooter in the army carried forward the sniper style.

From time to time, a group of sniper activities are organized.

Especially this winter, large-scale activities have decreased, and the Eighth Route Army's sharpshooters have been covered in white cloth and hidden in the wilderness.

The puppet troops in the strongholds and artillery towers were attacked and beaten so hard that they dared not even show their heads.

Losing a few people would be fine, but now you're starting to openly attack the artillery tower?

The puppet troops along the way quickly gathered and approached the scene of the incident.

The troops responsible for the ambush opened fire decisively, escalating the intensity of the battle.

Major General Yoshishige Mizuhara, commander of the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade, was alarmed. He climbed out of bed and let his wife Obara continue to rest.

He even closed the door considerately.

I’m worried that the winter wind will kill my loved one.

"General, a group of Eighth Route Army soldiers appeared in the south of the city. They are suspected to be the main force. The gunfire was intense and they were equipped with heavy weapons."

In the past, any heavy machine gun was considered a heavy weapon.

Now the term has changed, at least there must be artillery, infantry guns or mortars.

Because these main regiments of the Eighth Route Army were basically equipped with heavy machine guns, their weapons and equipment had been replaced a long time ago.

Yoshishige Mizuhara frowned. The fat major general's face was squeezed by his hat, leaving a mark.

When you encounter a headache, this mark becomes more obvious.

Should the main force of the Eighth Route Army go out of the city to pursue the enemy, or let the puppet army drive them away?

Judging from the fierce gunfire, I'm afraid the puppet army will be difficult to deal with.

The combat effectiveness of the puppet army has always been a mystery. They can be very brave or very weak, depending on whether they want to fight or not.

The muffled sound of explosions came from the south of the city, and a new battle broke out on the other side.

The 2nd Independent Regiment launched an offensive against the puppet army's strongholds, bombarding the strongholds with infantry artillery.

The attack was fierce and the gunfire was intense.

Now the Japs had to send in more troops.

This is exactly the effect we want, to expand the scene and make the situation chaotic.

The battle in the south of the city affected seven or eight strongholds and mobilized more than 3000 puppet troops to join the battle. They struggled to hold on and constantly asked for help from the main force of the Japanese army.

The Japanese prisoner-of-war camp led by Takeshita Shun had reached the northwest, with unimpeded access along the way, and entered the Beijing area in the name of support.

Zhou Weiguo and Takeshita Shun are both experts in infiltration operations.

This time, three independent regiments were mobilized to cooperate and launch an offensive in the south of the city, but the real target was the airport in the city.