The Japanese spy organization lurking in Yichang has successfully obtained two pieces of information, one is from the dock of the Minsheng Company, and the other is the location of the anti-aircraft artillery position arranged by the Jiang Defense Army in the east. An air raid is about to unfold in Yichang.

"Send it to headquarters immediately."

Kondo was very satisfied with these two pieces of information and immediately ordered the radioman to send it back.

"Is it okay to tell Mieko to retreat?"

The island on the side asked. He was worried about Mieko's safety, and the military commander had already monitored them, and the reason why he didn't act was because he wanted to find this place through Mieko's line.

Kondo waved his hand and said, "It's not time yet, I'll make other arrangements after this air raid." ”

Kojima understands that Mieko is a line for the military commander to find here, but it is also the bait that Kondo uses to attract the military commander's attention. Whether it is Mieko or the traitor lurking in Yichang City, he is actually a chess piece in Kondo's hand, and he can be sacrificed at any time.

In the office of Lu Zuofu of Minsheng Company, the secretary walked in and reported: "Mr. Lu, I just got the news that our cargo ship bound for Chongqing arrived at 4 p.m. ”

"Immediately notify the wharf, and after all the transported Sichuan troops disembark, load the goods immediately. Also, ask Zhao Hongfei to come to see me. ”

Lu Zuofu is still worried about the plan that Zhao Hongfei said to himself, those military materials are too important to be missed.

Not long after the secretary left, Zhao Hongfei came to the office.

"Sir, look for me."

"Is your plan really okay?"

"No problem. A batch of goods was loaded at night, and the rest of the cadres of the trade union were asked to find some reliable people, and the organization was moved to a safe place, and the Japanese air raid was only some empty boxes. Also, just in case, I've asked Shao Fei to block the main road from the dock to the city. ”

"Hmm."

Lu Zuofu nodded, but he was still uneasy. The first few days of the rush were crucial, those were the machines of the arsenal and had to be put into production as soon as possible.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, eight large cargo ships docked at various wharves in turn, and the hundreds of wooden ships were still waiting to be loaded on the riverside.

The dock was boiling for a while. Minsheng Shipping is responsible for transferring materials and personnel to the rear, and at the same time, it is also necessary to transport the newly formed Sichuan Army to Yichang, and then put it into the anti-Japanese front.

The soldiers of the Sichuan army disembarked from the ship one after another, left the dock without leaving for a moment, and went to another place to assemble and stand by. Time was of the essence and the boatmen who had been waiting at the dock for a long time quickly began the removal work.

"Call the dock workers to work overtime and have to drive the ship away before the enemy air strikes."

Lu Zuofu hung up the phone all of a sudden, but he still didn't know the bottom in his heart. So he left the office and personally went to the dock to direct the rush work.

When he came to the wharf, Zhao Hongfei was already directing the shipwrights to rush the shipment. The last thing he believed was the people of the Elders' Church, so he handed over all the rush matters to the Elders' group, so that they didn't have a moment to rest.

"What's going on now?"

Lu Zuofu found Zhao Hongfei accompanied by Yi Ren.

Zhao Hongfei replied: "It's going well, and we should be able to drive the boat away before 5 o'clock tomorrow morning." Japanese planes bombed at fixed points and would not conduct air strikes at night. It should be early tomorrow morning, while blowing up the supplies on the shore, the ships near the river will be blown up and sunk together. When it was over, the boat sailed away. However, Mr. Lu ......"

Zhao Hongfei paused, not knowing whether to say it or not.

"If you have something to say, you can't say it directly."

Zhao Fei looked at the east and said, "The air defense system responsible for the wharf is useless, in the words of our hometown, it is all tofu scum project." Is it the Jiang Defense Army? ”

Lu Zuofu replied, "It's Jing Yishi." But I don't think it should be, those defense fortifications cost tens of millions, which is not inferior to the world's first fortress Madang. It has also been strictly inspected by superiors. ”

Confident people only believe in their own eyes, Lu Zuofu's words Zhao Hongfei didn't care much, he said: "At first, I only found that something was wrong, and then I secretly investigated, and these defense fortifications really didn't work." However, it will not affect tomorrow's operation, and the Japanese army is targeting those fake supplies. ”

Zhao Hongfei's words Lu Zuofu didn't take it to heart, he is not a military person, it is difficult for him to investigate deeply, not to mention how much he can understand about this big national defense fortification.

On this day, as Zhao Hongfei expected, the dock was safe at night, and the shipwrights were only concerned with rushing to transport supplies, and they had to fill up the supplies and drive away before 5 o'clock tomorrow. And Lu Zuofu and Zhao Hongfei have always insisted on directing the rush transportation work at the wharf.

It wasn't until 5:10 a.m. the next day that the supplies were loaded. Although it was not yet dawn and it was very dangerous to drive on this reef-ridden waterway, Lu Zuofu still ordered the boat to sail. This time it was different, and the cargo ship drove away without blowing the whistle.

Less than an hour later, a piercing air raid siren sounded at the mouth of the Daba Mountain Gorge, and 24 enemy planes arrived as promised. They were divided into two squadrons, a fighter group was responsible for bombing the anti-aircraft artillery positions placed by the Jiangfang Army on both sides of the Yangtze River; Another fighter group was responsible for bombing supplies from the docks. And the explosives they carried were also different, bombing the docks, mainly incendiary bombs.

"Boom Boom" "Boom Boom" "......"

Twelve enemy planes flew from the flanks and launched wanton and indiscriminate bombardment of the false positions of the Jiangfang Army in the middle of the mountain. Yang Fan, chief of staff of the Jiang Defense Army, listened to Shao Fei's suggestion and hid the real position. Within the reasonable firing range of the real position, there is more than a false position with an empty appearance, and it is heavily guarded.

"Adjust the bearing, let's go!"

"Bang!" "Bang!" “……”

At this time, a large number of anti-aircraft artillery hidden elsewhere immediately launched a counterattack. Countless gray-black fireworks burst into the air, and the bombed enemy planes were caught off guard for a moment. In the air, a bomber caught fire in an instant, whistling a long black smoke in the air, and it didn't take long for it to hit the gas fire in the middle of the mountain, destroying the plane and killing people.

The sky continued to "buzz", and enemy planes continued to circle and bomb. And their targets also changed, bombing and strafing the anti-aircraft artillery they launched. A ground-to-air battle is raging.

Over the pier, enemy planes found that there were no steamers on the river, so they could only launch air strikes on the intended targets.

"Boom Boom" "Boom Boom" "......"

Several incendiary bombs fell to the target location accurately, and the gas burst into flames in an instant.

"Height 800 put!"

The anti-aircraft artillery positions stationed near the pier immediately launched a counterattack.

"Damn, it's finally here! Aim in front of the first plane in the left row and hit me! ”

Zhao Hongfei ran to command the machine gun group arranged on the dock. He kept giving orders while watching and watching, concentrating all his firepower and attacking one plane.

"Da Da Da" "Da Da Da" "Da Da Da" "......"

Several anti-aircraft machine guns had already been placed near the false target, but when Zhao Hongfei heard an order, a fierce fire burst out from the muzzle of the gun, and the rays of light pierced into the air, interspersed with the whistling enemy planes.

The first plane on the left was quickly hit and caught fire, sliding down the river with a long black tail. With a "boom", firelight, smoke, and river water bloomed on the river together.

At another position, anti-aircraft artillery units also locked on the bearings and simultaneously launched an attack on the target aircraft.

"Platoon fire in the direction of 006, 515!"

"Bang!" "Bang!" “……”

Several anti-aircraft guns opened fire together, and an enemy aircraft was shot down again.

The enemy planes were at a loss, believing that the target on the ground was an important military material, and continued to spare no effort to bomb. They knew there that at such a great risk, at such a great sacrifice, it was only empty boxes that were bombed.

In the bomber group in another place, the commander had realized that this was a trap, and that the targets he had tried so hard to bomb were all fake. So, with the loss of three aircraft, the whole squad was ordered to withdraw to the base.

The group of bombers at the dock quickly received orders from headquarters and evacuated over the dock with their tails between their legs.

"The enemy plane ran away, and we won!"

"Oh~ Victory!"

“……”

At the wharf, thousands of evacuated boatmen rushed onto the beachhead and cheered, exuding the joy of victory. In this air raid, the Japanese planes did not take any advantage and ended in failure.

Okamura Ninji was furious when he learned about it. The failure of this air raid was entirely the result of intelligence errors, and he immediately rebuked Kondo for his incompetence and stupidity by telegram.

Kondo seems to have been cornered and has to take out his trump card. And his trump card is none other than Shao Fei's current boss, the commander of the garrison: Cai Jilun.

(End of chapter)