Spy Wars: Get the Predator equipment at the beginning

There were still 5000 people from the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment and the Reserve Supplementary Reinforcement Regiment that had not been deployed. However, in the subsequent battle to annihilate the remaining Japanese on the front-line positions, Yang Xiong sent out all of these supplementary reinforcement regiments.

He wanted to use powerful firepower, numerical superiority, and rapid breakthroughs to prevent the Japanese from organizing any resistance.

His plan was successful, and within half an hour, the battle on the three Japanese defense lines was ended. A large number of Japanese were killed, and except for a small number who escaped, more than 1000 were captured.

As the armored tank regiment continued to advance, the Japanese soldiers of the 104th Division could no longer organize effective resistance and could only retreat to the north again and again. Even the 104th Division headquarters had to retreat 40 miles to the Guangming and Longgang areas to continue building defensive fortifications for resistance.

However, the tanks and soldiers of the Merchant Corps did not chase so far. On the one hand, it was because the combat objective had been achieved; on the other hand, it was because of insufficient manpower. Only one battalion of troops continued to advance northward, and the follow-up troops had not caught up yet.

"Report! Commander, the 3rd Battalion has captured all the hilltops and is rapidly constructing fortifications. However, we are short on tools, materials, and manpower. Requesting additional personnel with sufficient tools and materials!"

Yang Xiong immediately issued an order to the supplementary reinforcement regiment, transferring all 5000 people to help repair the fortifications. After the fortifications were repaired, 1000 people were left to coordinate garrison on various hilltops, and the remaining 4000 people were to take over the barracks, command posts, ammunition depots, and logistics warehouses left behind by the Japanese 104th Division after its retreat.

The 104th Division retreated too hastily. Their intelligence network on the island suffered a devastating blow and failed to transmit intelligence in time. As a result, the 104th Division was completely unprepared for the active attack by the Merchant Corps armed forces. During the retreat, there was simply not enough time to take away a large amount of military supplies, weapons and ammunition.

By this time, it was already dawn, and the armed flight formation of the Merchant Corps did not even have a chance to show off their power. By the time they were about to take off to bomb the Japanese positions, the Japanese had already been beaten and retreated quickly.

Pang Yong, the commander of the flight regiment, looked at the time and immediately ordered a reconnaissance plane to fly to Yuezhou under the escort of three fighter jets to conduct reconnaissance on the Japanese there.

Just 10 minutes after the reconnaissance plane and three fighter planes took off, the headquarters received a report from the reconnaissance plane: "Command, this is Bluebird. The airborne radar shows that a large number of enemy aircraft have been detected 50 kilometers ahead, with as many as 70 aircraft."

After receiving the radio report, Pang Yong immediately issued an instruction: "Bluebird, listen up, return immediately, keep a distance from the enemy flight formation, and don't let them out of radar scanning range!"

"Understood!" The reconnaissance plane pilot agreed, and with a swing of the joystick, the reconnaissance plane immediately turned and returned along the original route. Three fighter jets followed closely, protecting it in the middle.

At the airport, under Pang Yong's command, all the remaining fighter planes took off one after another, ready to fight against the enemy aircraft group.

After giving the order, Pang Yong called Zhang Yunhe again to report that the reconnaissance plane had discovered enemy aircraft approaching.

"How many?" Zhang Yunhe asked while holding the phone.

"The reconnaissance plane reported that there were 70 enemy planes," Pang Yong replied.

Zhang Yunhe said after hearing this: "The enemy planes are not coming here to fight, but to bomb. So these 70 planes should include a considerable number of bombers. Immediately send out all our fighters to hit them head-on and prevent them from flying into our controlled area."

"Understood, I have dispatched all fighter planes!"

Not long after, the three Japanese flying formations discovered a large number of fighter planes coming towards them, which surprised them greatly.

"How did they know we were coming? This is impossible. Could it be that the news of our bombing was leaked in advance?" The Japanese pilots were arguing non-stop on the communication channel.

The Japanese flight captain immediately shouted, "Stop arguing! The Chinese have high-powered radars and have spotted us. Bomber pilots, listen up! Turn around and return immediately. All fighters, stay with me and cover your retreat!"

"Hayi!"

This time the Japanese sent about 30 bombers, and the remaining 40 were all fighters, while the Merchant Corps armed forces dispatched all of their more than 50 fighters.

In terms of the number of fighter planes, the Merchant Corps had a slight advantage, but the Japanese pilots were all experienced and their skills were enough to make up for the lack of numbers.

As soon as the two sides opened fire, the air battle instantly became intense.

The machine guns continuously spewed out tongues of flames, and a large number of bullets were fired out, forming a network of fire in the sky.

Some Japanese fighter planes were blown up on the spot, and some fighter planes of the merchant corps were hit and fell down with thick smoke.

This air battle was quite brutal, because there were as many as one hundred fighter planes participating in it. The entire sky was filled with fighter planes flying continuously, covering the sky and the sun.

The battle lasted for more than half an hour. Both sides suffered casualties. After running out of ammunition, they turned around and left, and no one gained an advantage.

After the air battle, the pilots returned one by one. Two of them were still shaking, with black smoke coming out of their tails, but they still managed to land in a thrilling way.

"Commander, 12 fighter planes were lost in this air battle, three of which exploded in the air and the pilots did not have time to parachute. Five were slightly injured, two were seriously injured, and the remaining eight pilots parachuted. I request to send ground troops deep behind enemy lines to rescue them!" Pang Yong called Zhang Yunhe to report.

Zhang Yunhe encouraged him, "Okay, I'll send a small team behind enemy lines to search and rescue the parachuting pilots. Don't worry. Commend and comfort the other pilots. Call me if anything happens!"

"Also, I'll replenish the lost fighter planes for you in the next two days. Wait for my call and I'll notify you to pick them up!"

"Thank you, sir, I understand!" Pang Yong said quickly.

Zhang Yunhe immediately called Ah Gui and said, "We just had an aerial confrontation with the Japanese air force. Eight of our pilots parachuted behind enemy lines. Contact Pang Yong immediately to get the approximate landing location of the parachuting pilots. Then contact the intelligence personnel lurking nearby to find them. Once you find them, hide them so they won't be found by the Japanese search team."

"I will send a ground team to pick them up behind enemy lines later. Report any developments immediately!"

After listening to this, Ah Gui agreed on the other end of the phone: "Don't worry, sir, I will contact Pang Yong immediately."

……

Guangming North, 104th Division Temporary Headquarters.

Division Commander Komoda Koichi was roaring, "Damn it! What the hell are these people from the Lan Agency doing? The Chinese on the island are carrying out such a major military operation, and they haven't even heard a word! Call Maeda Masatoshi right now and have him come to me immediately. I want to hear what he has to say!"

"Romper"

At this time, Chief of Staff Sulin Zhongdao said: "Sir, I think we should organize a counterattack. The Chinese have just occupied our position and their foothold is unstable. If we counterattack in time, we may be able to recapture the position and the large amount of ammunition, supplies and food that we didn't have time to take away."

"If we don't do this, our warriors will go hungry for the next two days."