The news that the Japanese 41st Division was bombed soon reached the Japanese Zhongtiaoshan Battle Headquarters.

The commander-in-chief, Shun Tada, is a 59-year-old man of medium height, gray hair, and skinny.

After hearing that the senior officers of the 41st Division, including the division commander Lieutenant General Mano Goro, were all shattered by air strikes.

The lieutenant general who had just been dismissed from the position of commander of the North China Front was so shocked that he could not speak for a long time.

The Japanese military command immediately contacted the commander of Yuncheng Airport and received a reply that everything was normal.

But when the Japanese army called the captain of the 32nd Flying Group, they received no response.

Shun Tada immediately realized that there was a big problem at Yuncheng Airport, so he ordered the Japanese troops around Yuncheng Airport to go immediately to find out what was wrong with Yuncheng Airport.

Could it be that the 32nd Flying Group of the Kwantung Army collectively committed treason?

Or is it that Yuncheng Airport was quietly occupied by the Chinese army?

Or is it that supernatural phenomena occurred on the battlefield in China?

Tada Shun had no way of knowing all this.

However, at this time, the 41st Division's command system was lost and the National Army's 14th Group Army was retreating in counterattacks. The 9th Brigade had to be ordered to give up its westward advance and rush to the rescue of the 41st Division quickly.

The rhythm of the Japanese army on the eastern battlefield of the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain has been completely disrupted by this bombing...

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Headquarters of the Japanese First Army in Taiyuan.

At exactly thirty minutes, Sato Hide, the intelligence staff officer of the Japanese First Army, received a telegram from the frontline headquarters.

This information made Sato Hide look happy. The matter was finally figured out. Just as he almost guessed, there was indeed a problem at Yuncheng Airport.

Finally no need to commit suicide to thank the emperor.

But after reading the contents of the telegram, Sato Hide couldn't help but turn pale and his eyes were full of disbelief.

Immediately, Sato Hide rolled and crawled towards Shinozuka Yoshio's office.

As soon as he saw Yoshio Shinozuka, Hide Sato said anxiously.

"Report to the Commander!"

"The frontline headquarters just sent an urgent call. There is indeed a problem at Yuncheng Airport!"

"Attack aircraft and fighter jets taking off from Yuncheng Airport attacked the 41st Division 20 minutes ago!"

"All the senior officers of the 41st Division, including Lieutenant General Goro Mano, were shattered, and the 108th Field Artillery Regiment was severely damaged!"

"The 41st Division suffered more than 3,000 casualties in the air strike, and the Chinese Army is organizing a counterattack!"

"Nani?" Yoshio Shinozuka's face changed greatly when he heard this.

He glanced at Sato Hide with both eyes, then took the telegram from Sato Hide, held it in his hand and read it.

"how so?"

"This is impossible!"

The more Yoshio Shinozuka read the contents of this telegram, the more frightened he felt.

Goro Mano is a capable general of the First Army, and he was once the personal bodyguard of His Majesty the Emperor. His background is scary.

Even Shinozuka Yoshio didn't dare to offend easily, but he didn't expect his jade to be broken into pieces on the battlefield in China!

If His Majesty the Emperor knew this news, I'm afraid...

Yoshio Shinozuka was frightened for a while, quickly got rid of that thought in his mind, and asked Sato Hide.

"Sato-kun, it's already half an hour."

"Have you still not found out what happened at Yuncheng Airport?"

Sato Hide said quickly.

"I have contacted the garrison near Yuncheng Airport and urged them to send soldiers to Yuncheng Airport!"

"The reply we received was that all roads to the airport were blocked, and even the soldiers sent out did not return!"

"Your Majesty Commander, in my opinion, the matter is very clear!"

"What is 100% certain is that there is a problem at Yuncheng Airport. The planes that bombed Taiyuan Airport and Xinxiang took off from Yuncheng Airport!"

"As for what went wrong at Yuncheng Airport, I guess it was either the 32nd Flying Squadron and Jiangdao Squadron's collective treason, or the Chinese Army quietly occupied Yuncheng Airport with a large number of pilots!"

Regarding Sato Hide's analysis, Shinozuka Yoshio did not buy it and yelled:

"Baga! Things have happened for so long and you are still guessing. Does your intelligence department rely on guesswork to fight the war?"

"You loser!"

"What I want is accurate information, accurate information, do you understand?"

Sato Hide hurriedly paused and said: "Hi!"

Sato Hide was also complaining in his heart at this time. Taiyuan is hundreds of kilometers away from Yuncheng. Where can he get information?

"Report!"

At this time a voice sounded at the door.

Shinozuka Yoshio glanced at Sato Hide with a gloomy expression: "Come in!"

"Your Excellency General!" A Japanese captain walked in, "News came from the ancient city stronghold 20 miles west of Yangquan. The military column transporting the wounded back to China for treatment was bombed by planes. Almost all the more than 700 wounded on the military column were broken into pieces!"

"Nani?" Yoshio Shinozuka changed his color again.

The military columns were filled with wounded soldiers from the First Army. They did not die on the battlefield and were ready to be sent back to Japan for treatment and recuperation.

Unexpectedly, he died on the way back home.

But what made Yoshio Shinozuka even more shocked was that the plane that bombed Taiyuan Airport still had remaining bombs and flew westward.

Where are their goals?

The bombing army is located to the west of Yangquan, so the enemy's target is likely to be Yangquan.

But so far, there has been no news of air raids in Yangquan, so the opponent's target should not be Yangquan, but somewhere else.

Suddenly, Yoshio Shinozuka thought of a place, and his pupils couldn't help but shrink suddenly!

Niangziguan!

Other parts of Zhengtai Road were broken, and engineers could quickly repair them.

But if Niangzi Pass is captured, the entire Zhengtai Railway will be paralyzed.

By then, no matter whether it is supplies or weapons and ammunition, the military trains starting from North China will be unable to transport in.

Shinozuka Yoshio hurriedly ordered.

"The target of the enemy aircraft is Niangziguan!"

"Order Ikeda Squadron and Nakamura Squadron who are defending Niangzi Pass to immediately prepare for air defense. Niangzi Pass must not be lost!"

"If Niangzi Pass is lost, the commander of Niangzi Pass should commit suicide to thank the Emperor!"

The Japanese captain hesitated to speak, and then said: "General, Captain Watanabe Yoshio from Yangquan has just reported that the Ikeda Squadron and the Independent Brigade of the Imperial Association Army that were defending Niangziguan were caught in an Eighth Route trick and were completely wiped out more than an hour ago.

Captain Watanabe is trying to rush to Niangzi Pass!"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yoshio Shinozuka was distraught: "The telegram ordered Yoshio Watanabe to rush to Niangzi Pass at all costs!"

"Hi!" The Japanese captain paused and walked out quickly.

Afterwards, Yoshio Shinozuka glanced coldly at intelligence staff Hide Sato, turned around, and said in a cold voice without any emotion: "You can kill yourself!"

Hearing this, Sato Hide's face suddenly turned pale, and he collapsed on the ground.

Niangziguan battlefield.

"airplane!"

"hidden!"

"Organize air defense as a squad unit!"

Turning around and seeing seven Japanese aircraft attacking from a high place, Li Yunlong shouted loudly.

Following his order, the soldiers of the independent regiment responded almost simultaneously. The troops attacking Niangziguan all dispersed. The squad and platoon units quickly searched for rocks, hillsides, bomb craters and other locations, and crawled to avoid them.

I don’t know how many times I have practiced this set of actions. The veterans even looked at ease during the avoidance process. The recruits did not panic much under the command of the squad leader and almost all found a bunker to avoid.

Because I had encountered Japanese planes during my previous attacks on Yushe County, I was quite familiar with this set of actions.

At the artillery position, the artillerymen moved out several large nets woven from branches and weeds, and quickly covered the mountain artillery and mortars.

Then the artillerymen immediately lay down under the big net.

When the roar of the plane was heard, it was obviously too late to move the mountain artillery and mortars.

No matter how fast you run, can you run faster than a plane?

Therefore, artillery is also prepared for air defense.
To be continued...