Chapter 1158 He Wants to Revisit His Hometown
"Report——!"
The Japanese radio operator rushed into the ancestral hall and reported loudly:
"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff! The Army Aviation called and said they sent out a hundred bombers to bomb Toi Tunbao."
Doihara Xian'er swept away the haze in his heart and laughed, "Yoshi! The Army Aviation is like a timely help. Radio operator! Immediately telegraph this good news to the Okazaki Regiment and ask them to coordinate with the Army and Air Force to annihilate the Eighth Route Army Special Operations Detachment."
"Hello!"
The Japanese radio operator hurriedly received the order and ran out of the ancestral hall.
The only people left in the ancestral hall were Kenji Doihara and the signalman who had come to pick him up.
The table in the middle was filled with delicious food, but no one was eating.
Doihara Xian'er wanted to eat alone, so he specifically ordered:
"Signalman! You must ride over immediately to inform Takahashi Komasa and have him bring all the agents here. I will lead them to change into the uniforms of the Chinese Eighth Route Army, pretend to be the Eighth Route Special Operations Detachment, approach the Doi Tunbao for reconnaissance, and wait for an opportunity to snipe and kill the leader of the Eighth Route Special Operations Detachment."
"Hello!"
The Japanese signalman bowed and accepted the order, ran out of the ancestral hall, jumped on his horse and headed straight for Liutiao River.
Doihara Kenji sat down at the dining table, pretending to be melancholy, and sighed hypocritically:
"Alas! It's so boring for me to drink alone."
After saying this, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, enjoying the meal.
Toi Tunbao, the command post of the special operations detachment.
Xiang Chu was here all day long, commanding the battle around the clock.
There were two radios in the command post, and Xu Lai was in charge of guarding them.
Xu Lai received a message code and whispered:
"Brother Chu! Please decipher this message yourself."
Xiang Chu nodded, deciphered the message, and said with a wry smile:
"It was sent by my master. He advised me to avoid the enemy and evacuate Toi Tunbao. Reply to him that everything is under control and tell him not to worry."
Xu Lai smiled and said, "He must have said that you didn't listen to your master and suffered the consequences."
Xiang Chu said disapprovingly: "Whatever he says, we don't have to evacuate anyway."
Xu Lai suggested: "In order to stabilize him, you should agree to his sending troops for support."
Xiang Chu said thoughtfully: "Okay! Ask him to send troops to attack the devils harassing Xinxiang."
"understand!"
Xu Lai nodded and sent the telegram.
"Captain! Enemy planes are coming."
Liu Zhengxiong rushed into the command post shouting.
Xiang Chu said angrily: "How reckless! Have you never seen an enemy plane?"
Liu Zhengxiong smiled bitterly and said, "This time the enemy planes are overwhelming, it feels too terrifying, we should quickly release the signal smoke."
The terrifying roars became one and the same, like spring thunder, getting closer and closer.
Xiang Chu ran out of the command post and looked in the direction where the enemy planes came from. It was indeed as Liu Zhengxiong said, like a group of dark clouds attacking.
Niu Feng rushed over from the telecommunications room and said anxiously, "Captain! The Japanese have sent out a hundred planes. Should we return fire?"
Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "No! That would cause the loss of all precious medium-sized artillery. Lao Liu! Send out signal flares quickly, and have the troops burn straw, set off smoke signals, and raise dust."
"Yes!"
Liu Zhengxiong hurriedly accepted the order.
He fired a flare in the direction where the enemy plane was coming from, issued an air defense order via the radio, and sounded the air defense alarm.
Then, the soldiers lit the straw, cow dung and other materials that had been prepared in advance, and the cavalry ran on the road pulling branches, raising dust all over the sky.
Soon, the entire Five Elements Mountain was shrouded in smoke and dust.
The Japanese bombers were approaching and I couldn't see anything clearly when I looked down.
The Japanese pilot's vision was obstructed, so he dropped his bombs at random and returned home.
The Japanese planes dropped dozens of aerial bombs, and explosions occurred one after another.
The officers and soldiers of the special operations detachment hid in caves and tunnels and were safe and sound.
The plane flew away, the smoke and dust dissipated, and the area around Wuxing Mountain returned to tranquility.
When Xiang Chu and others walked out of the command post, they saw that the Japanese bombs had created large pits, but the effect was minimal.
Niu Feng laughed and said, "Captain! This move of yours is really brilliant. It wasted so many of the enemy's aerial bombs."
Xiang Chu pointed at the plane flying away and said with a wry smile: "The weather is good today. The Japanese are cunning. The bomber just dropped its bombs and will surely come again. Lao Liu! Tell all troops to continue to prepare for air defense."
Liu Zhengxiong shouted, "Will it happen again? How is that possible?"
Having said that, he still ran into the command post and issued orders.
Niu Feng looked up into the air with a puzzled look on his face and shook his head.
"The Japanese bombers won't come again."
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "The Japs are short of fuel now, and aviation fuel is seriously insufficient. If the bombers come out with bombs but don't drop them, they probably won't be able to return to the airport."
Xu Lai arrived at the door of the command post and shouted, "Brother Chu! Your telegram."
Xiang Chu turned and walked into the command post, took the telegram and read it, then said with a smile:
"Alai! You are so good at predicting things. You know how my master will scold me."
Xu Lai smiled and said, "If you can't win this war, you will probably be dismissed."
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Of course! But we will definitely win."
"Boom! Boom!"
The ground outside the command post was shaking and countless bombs were dropped.
Niu Feng walked into the command post and said with emotion:
"Captain! You are really good at predicting things. The Japanese bombers have returned and are dropping bombs randomly again."
Xiang Chu said modestly: "Thank you! I just counted the number of bombs dropped by the Japanese before, and it seemed not enough. I didn't expect that I guessed it right."
Liu Zhengxiong walked into the command post and asked in confusion: "Captain! The Japanese bombers are here to bomb, why haven't the Japanese coalition forces besieging us made any moves?"
Xiang Chu pointed to the next door and said, "If you are in a hurry, go to the telecommunications room and ask."
Liu Zhengxiong shouted, "I am your newspaper boy."
After saying this, he pretended to be angry and ran out, which made people laugh and cry.
The bombing sounds outside stopped, indicating that the Japanese bombers had left.
Niu Feng smiled and said, "The deputy captain is really a man of character."
"The man of temperament is back again!"
Liu Zhengxiong shouted, ran into the command post, and said happily:
"Captain! Political Commissar! The telecommunications room just received a call from the scouts hiding in Fengjia Town. The Ono regiment is heading towards Kaifeng, and the Japanese regiments stationed in Xinxiang and Jincheng are heading towards Xinxiang and Jincheng respectively."
Ma Fugui also rushed in and added: "Currently, only the Okazaki Unit is heading here. In Fengjia Town, there is only the secret service of Kenji Doihara."
Xiang Chu was overjoyed and ordered: "Fugui! Send a telegram to the Second Battalion to stop the Ono regiment and buy time for the chief of staff to retreat. Send a telegram to the First Battalion to ambush the Japanese regiment returning to Jincheng. The Third, Fifth and New Recruit Battalions should be prepared to annihilate the invading enemy."
"Yes!"
Ma Fugui hurriedly accepted the order.
Liu Zhengxiong suggested: "Captain! There is still Doihara Ken'er's secret service in Fengjia Town. Why don't we send some troops over to destroy them?"
Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "Doihara Xian'er is not stupid. All the Japanese combat troops have left. How could he stay in Fengjia Town?"
Niu Feng asked in confusion: "Captain! Where will he go?"
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "He wants to revisit the old place! Come to our place."
Liu Zhengxiong sneered and said, "No one would believe that! He is not stupid."