Devil's Army

After this disastrous defeat, the Japanese 3rd Tank Division would not threaten the First Army's defense zone in the short term. However, the Japanese air force stationed in Mongolia had not suffered much damage and was still a threat to the First Army and the Eighth Route Army.

At present, the aviation strength of Shangdu Airport is not enough to cope with the aviation strength of the entire Japanese army stationed in Mongolia.

Under the personal supervision of Brigade Commander Du, the expansion project of Shangdu Airport was finally completed.

The expanded Shangdu Airport can accommodate 120 aircraft at a time.

Leng Feng transferred more than 80 fighters and bombers from Tangshan Xiaoguanzhuang Airport and Fengtian Airport to Shangdu Airport.

The issue of dealing with the Japanese air force stationed in Mongolia was also put on the agenda.

Ganzhuer Temple Airport is located near Ganzhuer Temple in Xinbarag Left Banner, Hulunbuir League, Inner Mongolia.

The Baotou Airport is located in Donghe District, Baotou, Inner Mongolia. The distance between the two places is more than 1600 kilometers, and the support role of the Baotou Airport to the Japanese army is not significant.

Likewise, he posed little threat to the defense zone of the Fourth Prince Banner Army.

The Japanese air force at Datong Airport was responsible for attacking the Nanjing government forces of the Second War Zone in western and southern Shanxi, the Eighth Route Army's anti-Japanese base areas in northwestern and southeastern Shanxi, and supporting the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia.

So Datong Airport can accommodate fifty or sixty aircraft.

Moreover, according to intelligence passed on by the Eighth Route Army's underground couriers, Datong Airport's anti-aircraft firepower is not small.

Baotou Airport is responsible for maintaining the safety of Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia and the surrounding areas. It can accommodate fifty or sixty aircraft and has strong air defense firepower.

When Zhangjiakou Airport was first built, it was relatively small and crude. After expansion, its air defense capabilities became relatively weak and it could accommodate fewer aircraft.

At that time, the squadron leader decided to start with the Japanese air force at Zhangjiakou Airport.

However, before the Shangdu Airport Air Force took action, they received good news:

The Xinjing Air Force was currently carrying out an airstrike on Zhangjiakou Airport. Part of the 5th Brigade's infantry had also advanced to the vicinity of Yulin and would soon be able to recapture Zhangjiakou Airport.

The Shangdu Air Force turned its attention back to the Japanese Air Force at Baotou Airport.

Baotou was the headquarters of the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia. The attack on Baotou Airport was a significant blow to the morale and influence of the Japanese troops.

On the side of the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia, Commander Amakasu Shigeki also guessed that the devil troops' airport was in Shangdu County.

Scouts were also dispatched to investigate the situation of the Devil Force's anti-aircraft artillery units and aircraft at Shangdu Airport. However, Shangdu Airport was heavily guarded, making it difficult to penetrate.

The scouts patrolled the periphery all day but could find nothing.

Without the information about the Devil Force at Shangdu Airport, he had no way to formulate an air strike plan.

After careful consideration, Commander Amakasu Shigeki sent a reconnaissance plane to investigate.

Before the Japanese reconnaissance plane reached the airspace over Shangdu Airport, it was detected by the air defense reconnaissance post at Shangdu Airport.

Soon, a Huaxia III fighter plane roared over.

Upon seeing this, the Japanese reconnaissance plane immediately turned around and fled, but before it could fly out of the airspace of Chahar Right Rear Banner, it was shot down by a fighter plane of the First Army.

Commander Amakasu Shigeki received intelligence from the air force: their reconnaissance plane was shot down by fighter jets of the Devil Forces in the airspace of Chahar Right Rear Banner.

This confirmed his speculation that the devil's troops had built an airport in Shangdu County, adjacent to Chahar Right Rear Banner.

He immediately assembled the air force around Baotou and prepared to perform a surgical resection of Shangdu Airport.

However, before he could take action, the air force of Shangdu Airport took the lead in attacking his Baotou Airport.