The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 927 Still Underestimated Gao Jiu

However, there is still a problem that has not been resolved, that is, the pilots of the bombers are not familiar with the situation in Jinan City, and they cannot find the location of the Japanese 12th Army Headquarters in the air.Even though Gao Jiu marked it on the map of Jinan City, it was still difficult for the pilot to fly over the target accurately.

In order to be able to carry out precise bombing, Gao Jiu decided to take the pilot of the bomber to conduct field surveys.

That afternoon, Gao Jiu and the pilot of the bomber flew a reconnaissance plane to Jinan City.

Jinan, the headquarters of the Japanese 12th Army.

This afternoon, General Haneda, the commander, was holding a meeting to discuss the situation in the direction of Tai'an.

The weather was hot in summer, and the windows of the meeting room were open. Suddenly, everyone heard the roar of an airplane in the sky.

General Haneda knew that there were no Japanese planes in this area, and that the planes that appeared here were most likely to be the air force of the Taohuashan guerrillas, so he immediately ordered people to go out to check.

The chief of staff came to the window, stretched out his head to look at the sky, and soon saw two planes. He had rich experience and quickly judged that they were enemy reconnaissance planes.

He turned his head and said, "Your Excellency, this is the enemy's reconnaissance plane."

General Haneda felt very bad, and he ordered: "Order the air defense force to open fire! Shoot him down."

In order to defend the headquarters of the 12th Army, anti-aircraft artillery was deployed on the headquarters building and the roofs of several surrounding high-rise buildings.After receiving the order, they fired fiercely at the reconnaissance plane flying in the sky.

The anti-aircraft artillery used by the Japanese army is a 37mm rapid-fire gun, which is dual-purpose, with a maximum range of 2900 meters and an air-to-air shooting of 2200 meters. It can effectively attack low-altitude flying targets, especially bombers that conduct dive bombing.

Gao Jiu did not come here this time to carefully scout the targets on the ground. He just asked the pilot of the bomber to familiarize himself with the specific location of the headquarters of the Japanese 12th Army. Therefore, the two scout planes kept flying at an altitude of 3500 meters. The anti-aircraft artillery fired in vain and did not threaten the safety of the reconnaissance aircraft at all.

Gao Jiu flew a reconnaissance plane over the headquarters of the Japanese 12th Army. He used a radio to instruct the pilot of the bomber to carefully identify the location of the 12th Army Headquarters and the surrounding reference objects.When the pilot of the bomber reported that he was familiar with the target, the two of them flew the reconnaissance plane out of Jinan and returned to Taohuashan.

After receiving the report, General Haneda asked with some doubts: "Why did Gao Jiu send the reconnaissance plane over?"

The chief of staff also felt a little puzzled. The reconnaissance plane flew so high that the effect of reconnaissance would be greatly reduced.He also didn't understand what the reconnaissance plane was going to do.

After thinking carefully, he said, "Your Excellency, Commander, is it possible that Gao Jiu will send planes to bomb our headquarters?"

General Haneda said: "This is unlikely. Jinan is densely populated, and most of our headquarters are surrounded by civilian buildings. If bombers drop bombs, it is difficult to guarantee that the people in Jinan will not be injured.
In particular, there are a large number of anti-aircraft artillery around our headquarters. The enemy planes cannot dive and bomb at low altitudes, and the accuracy of bombing cannot be guaranteed.

Gao Jiu has always advertised that he loves the people, so the possibility of bombing is extremely small. "

Hearing this, the chief of staff breathed a sigh of relief.He said: "You are right. But if Gao Jiu is not for the bombing, what purpose is he going to achieve?"

General Haneda couldn't figure it out for a while, and said: "The matter of Jun Miura has angered Gao Jiu, and he will definitely come to take revenge. What we need to do now is to strengthen the law and order in the city and prevent Gao Jiu and others from Get in and do the damage.

You inform that all garrison units must be vigilant, and the Gendarmerie Command has strengthened the law and order in the city to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of it. "

"Ha Yi, I'll go down and make arrangements." The Chief of Staff nodded.

The appearance of the reconnaissance plane made General Haneda always feel uneasy, and he felt a little irritable throughout the afternoon.

After dinner, he finally couldn't help sending a telegram to Hamada Yoshihiro, reporting Gao Jiu's revenge actions in Shandong during this period.He also mentioned the appearance of a reconnaissance plane in the telegram, and hoped that Yoshito Hamada could give him guidance.

Hamada Yoshito felt very troubled after reading General Haneda's telegram.He knew Gao Jiu too well, Gao Jiu was tricked by Jun Miura, and it was inevitable for him to retaliate.

Hamada Yoshito thought that there was a high possibility that Gao Jiu would send him a telegram and make some demands, hoping that the North China Front Army would compensate him.

Yoshito Hamada has already discussed with Commander Komura how to reply if Gao Jiu calls.The result of their discussion was that they could negotiate with Gao Jiu, but in order to prevent Gao Jiu from opening his mouth, they could not take the initiative to come to the door.

These days, Gao Jiu didn't contact Hamada Yoshihito directly, but kept making troubles for the Japanese army in Shandong.

Yoshihiro Hamada guessed that Gao Jiu was going to force the Japanese army to negotiate with him.

Yoshihiro Hamada decided to continue spending time with Gao Jiu, to wear down Gao Jiu's patience, and let him automatically lower his expectations for the negotiation target.

Yoshito Hamada asked General Haneda to protect key targets, and General Haneda did the same.Since this period of time, the important targets of the Japanese army have indeed not been attacked.

The appearance of the reconnaissance plane showed that Gao Jiu still hadn't given up, and was still looking for a way to attack the headquarters of the 12th Army.

Yoshito Hamada also considered that Gao Jiu might bomb the headquarters of the 12th Army. After careful analysis, he came to the same conclusion as General Haneda. Army headquarters bombed.

Yoshito Hamada is a cautious person. He thinks twice, thinking that Gao Jiu will definitely launch an attack on the 12th Army headquarters. Although he doesn't know what method Gao Jiu will use, he still reminds General Haneda to be more careful. It is best not to live in the headquarters compound for a while.

After receiving the reminder from Yoshito Hamada, General Haneda thought about Gao Jiu's method of appearing and disappearing, and decided to follow Yoshito Hamada's advice first. He left the headquarters compound that night and quietly moved into the Taishan Hotel in the west of the city. .

Early the next morning, Gao Jiu flew to Jinan City in a bomber.

Jinan city.

This morning, the chief of staff of the 12th Army had something to discuss with General Haneda. He came to the commander's office. If you live there, you can contact him by phone if you need anything.

The chief of staff was a little puzzled, he hadn't heard of any major incidents in the 12th Army, and he didn't understand why General Haneda went there.

He thought about it carefully, and couldn't help feeling dissatisfied in his heart.He guessed that it was General Yu Tian who was worried that Gao Jiu would come to take revenge, so he hid himself.

The chief of staff was not stupid either, he didn't call General Haneda, he just ordered someone to arrange a vehicle, and he wanted to go to Taishan Hotel to discuss with General Haneda in person.

He had already made plans, and after seeing General Haneda, he would move to the Taishan Hotel himself under the pretext of making it easier for him to work.

Before leaving, he issued an order to strictly block the news that His Excellency the Commander was at the Taishan Hotel, which was actually equivalent to blocking the news that he was also at the Taishan Hotel.

Not long after the chief of staff left the compound of the 12th Army headquarters in a car, the roar of planes came from the sky.

The Japanese air defense forces originally thought it was an enemy plane coming for reconnaissance, but they didn't take it seriously at first. However, they soon discovered that the plane turned out to be a bomber. They immediately became nervous and hurriedly set up artillery , ready to shoot into the air.

The officers and soldiers of the air defense force kept a close eye on the bomber in the sky, ready to concentrate their firepower to shoot it down when he swooped down.

However, the enemy's bombers did not lower their altitude. They flew over from a high altitude in the direction of the 12th Army headquarters compound, out of the range of the artillery fire of the Japanese air defense forces.

Seeing that the enemy's bombers did not lower their altitude, the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army did not care too much, because at such altitudes, bombers could not drop bombs accurately.In order to accurately hit the headquarters of the 12th Army, the enemy's bombers will definitely dive.

The bomber was getting closer and closer, and still kept flying at high altitude. Just as the bomber was approaching the headquarters building of the 12th Army, a small black dot fell from the sky. The black dot grew bigger and bigger, and flew straight towards the 12th Army. Headquarters office building.

On the top of the 12th Army Headquarters building, there are two 37mm rapid-fire guns. The officers and soldiers manipulating the guns have already seen clearly that what fell from the plane was a huge aerial bomb.

They turned pale with fright, hurriedly escaped from the artillery position, and ran to the skylight not far away, hoping to hide before the bomb fell.

However, with the two short legs of the devils, how could they run faster than the aerial bombs flying faster and faster under the action of gravity acceleration?Before they could get through the skylight, the bomb had already landed on the roof of the office building.

The shells of the 240mm heavy mortar are very powerful, and they are known as experts in building demolition, but the high explosives inside are only a dozen kilograms. The 623kg giant aerial bomb was dozens of times more powerful than the 240mm heavy mortar shell. The violent explosion of the bomb instantly razed the entire office building to the ground.All the buildings near the headquarters office building were also damaged, and almost all the glass on the buildings within a few hundred meters was shattered.

Gao Jiu's purpose was to warn the Japanese army and force them to negotiate with him, so he only dropped a giant aerial bomb.They circled over the target, observed the effect of the bombing, and saw the mess in the compound of the Japanese 12th Army headquarters. They flew away from Jinan City with great satisfaction and returned to Taohua Mountain.

The violent explosion sound from the city of Jinan alarmed General Haneda and the Chief of Staff in the Taishan Hotel. They didn't know what happened, but based on the direction of the explosion sound, it can be roughly judged that it was the first explosion. The headquarters of the 12th Army was attacked.Since the office building of the 12th Army Headquarters was completely blown up, all communications were interrupted, and no one reported the situation to them for a while.

So they sent people back to the headquarters of the 12th Army to check the situation.

More than 40 minutes later, General Haneda's adjutant came back. Seeing his terrified face, General Haneda asked, "Quickly, what happened?"

The adjutant wiped the cold sweat off his brow, and said in shock: "Your Excellency, the enemy bomber just dropped a heavy bomb on the headquarters compound by using high-altitude bombing method! It happened to land on the side of the office building. On the roof, the entire office building was razed to the ground, and all the office staff in the building were killed. Other houses in the headquarters compound were also damaged, with more than 20 casualties."

The adjutant's words shocked General Haneda and the chief of staff.

The adjutant said that there were more than 200 casualties, referring to those who were active outside the office building.Inside the office building is the headquarters. There are more than [-] officers at all levels plus service personnel. These people should all be killed. The loss of the headquarters is too tragic.

General Haneda was pale and slumped on the sofa.

It took a long time for the chief of staff to regain his strength, and said to himself: "It's unexpected that the enemy army is so powerful! Using the method of high-altitude bombing, it can hit the office building accurately, which is really unbelievable."

General Haneda shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "We still underestimated Gao Jiu's ability. He must have done this himself. This man is really a monster, and we are no match for him at all."

The chief of staff thought for a while and said, "Gao Jiu threw a bomb, which seems to have saved us face. For now, I'm afraid the only way is to take the initiative to negotiate with Gao Jiu."

General Haneda nodded and said, "You are right. I will send a telegram to the Chief of Staff of the Front Army, requesting tactical guidance."

Beiping, North China Front Army Headquarters.

Hamada Yoshizhi wants to be more patient with Gao Jiu, hoping that Gao Jiu will leave Shandong.

What he was most worried about was the telegram from the 12th Army. As long as there was a telegram from him, it must be bad news.

Sure enough, General Haneda's telegram brought an out-and-out bad news.Hamada Yoshito was very frustrated, so he came to Commander Komura with a telegram.

After reading the telegram, Gang Village was very shocked and said with emotion: "Gao Jiu's ability is really unfathomable. In the densely populated city of Jinan, he was able to accurately hit the target with aerial bombs at high altitude. This is really amazing." horrible."

Hamada Yoshihito shook his head slightly and sighed, not knowing what to say.

Commander Komura was silent for a while, and asked, "Hamada-kun, how should we solve this time?"

Hamada Yoshichi said with a wry smile: "What else can we do? Gao Jiu is clearly trying to force us to contact him. If we don't contact him again, who knows what else he will target us, maybe he will put It might even be aimed at our front army headquarters."

(End of this chapter)