Jinan City.

I heard that Gao Jiu came to Jinan. Xu Zhongming, the stationmaster of the Jinan Station of the Military Control Commission, and Li Xikun, deputy stationmaster, went out of the city to meet Gao Jiu in person.

The old friends met with each other and told each other about parting.

Gao Jiu asked Xu Zhongming and others about their situation in Jinan City. Xu Zhongming and Li Xikun said that the pressure is very high now.

Since Doihara became the Minister of the Army, he has control over the Army. He is a spy himself, so he attaches great importance to the special high school course system.

The special high school class of the Jinan Military Police Command has replaced a group of Japanese troops. These guys are very active and arresting anti-Japanese elements everywhere, adding a lot of pressure to the Jinan Station of the Military Control Commission.

Gao Jiu expressed his understanding of this. He said that this time he came to Jinan City to teach Japan a severe lesson, including destroying the Japanese army's special high school class system.

According to Gao Jiu's request, Xu Zhongming and others had already learned about the situation at the airport of the Japanese Third Air Force in advance.

Under the pressure of Doihara, the third Japanese air force decided to start a war with Gao Jiu.

They knew that Gao Jiu was not easy to mess with, so they put pressure on the 12th Army of the Japanese army and asked them to send heavy troops to protect the airport in Jinan.

At present, the 141st Division of the Japanese army has sent an infantry corps to station at Jinan Airport. In order to prevent the guerrillas from approaching the attack, they buried a large number of landmines around the airport. Many innocent people stepped on landmines when passing by, causing considerable casualties.

After discussing, Gao Jiu and others decided to fight the third air force at the airport in Jinan according to the original plan.

They decided to use the dark night to approach the Japanese army's airport tonight and bombard the airport with heavy mortars with 240mm caliber.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, Gao Jiu and others, accompanied by Li Xikun, were preparing to go to the Japanese airport, but suddenly received a telegram from Geng Hua from Xuzhou.

Geng Hua said excitedly in the telegram: "Justice Jiu, we have just attacked the Japanese Sixth Air Force at the airport outside Xuzhou, destroyed at least twenty military aircraft on the airport, and eliminated hundreds of Japanese troops."

When Gao Jiu heard this news, he couldn't help but feel a little headache.

Gao Jiu has always maintained a good understanding with the Japanese Sixth Air Force. This is a battle in the direction of the river. The Japanese Sixth Air Force did not dispatch from Xiangyang Airport to support the Japanese army's operations, which can be said to have helped Gao Jiu a lot of help.

Geng Hua didn't know about these things. He led his troops to fight for the first time and was eager to make achievements, so he suddenly attacked the Sixth Air Force's airport in Xuzhou. This destroyed the tacit understanding between Gao Jiu and the Sixth Air Force and caused a lot of trouble.

Not only that, Geng Hua launched a raid on the Japanese airport in Xuzhou, and the Japanese third air force would definitely be notified. They must have strengthened their defense now, which added a lot of trouble to Gao Jiu and others attacking the airport in Jinan.

Sure enough, Guo Hengming sent special forces members to reconnaissance the enemy situation back to report that the Japanese airport garrison suddenly dispatched and set the cordon to a range of 10km around the airport. It was impossible for Gao Jiu and others to secretly approach the enemy's airport.

Guo Hengming was very dissatisfied with Geng Hua's approach, saying that he was a raw melon seed and did not use his brain before doing things. At least he should ask Master Jiu for instructions.

Gao Jiu did not intend to blame Geng Hua and understood Geng Hua's original intention of rushing to achieve success. In any case, Geng Hua and the special forces members were fighting bloody battles with the Japanese invaders, and their spirit was worthy of praise.

Besides, he was also responsible for this matter and did not explain it to Geng Hua in advance. Therefore, Gao Jiu did not blame Geng Hua and others, but sent a telegram of congratulations, telling them not to care about other matters anymore, just monitor the Japanese army in Xuzhou, and once they found that they had signs of going north to Tai'an, they would report it immediately.

At the same time, they also reminded them to protect themselves.

Gao Jiu sent a telegram to the commander of the Japanese Sixth Air Force, admitting that the attack on Xuzhou Airport was done by the Taohuashan Guerrillas. He explained the matter, claiming it was a misunderstanding and hoped that the commander would understand. He immediately sent someone to send a batch of gold bars to the Sixth Air Force as compensation for them, as well as the pension for the Japanese officers and soldiers who were accidentally injured at the airport.

To be honest, the Sixth Air Force was attacked at the airport in Xuzhou, and the Japanese commander and chief of staff were very angry.

But Gao Jiu personally sent them a telegram, explained, expressed a good attitude, and took remedial measures. They felt a little better.

Besides, they also knew Gao Jiu's power. Since Gao Jiu gave him a step forward, although they were still unhappy, they had to pinch their noses and accept it.

Now that the airport in Jinan is no longer possible, Gao Jiu decided to find another way. He soon came up with a solution and sent a telegram to Du Shengxi who was staying in Tai'an City.

The next day, after a day of reconnaissance, the special forces team members reported that the cordon around the Japanese airport had contracted a little during the day, but it still maintained a range of 5km, and the guerrillas were still unable to use giant mortars to bombard the airport.

This was already within Gao Jiu's expectations. Yesterday he sent a telegram to Du Shengxi, asking him to lead the heavy artillery troops of the Taohua Mountain guerrillas to Jinan City.

Gao Jiu plans to use a 122mm howitzer to conduct long-range strikes.

The shooting of large-caliber artillery is beyond the visual range, and the effective range of a 122mm howitzer can reach 12km. For artillery at such a long distance, artillery units must be established at a distance of about 1km at the front of the enemy. First, there are scouts to conduct reconnaissance, range measurement, air pressure measurement, etc., and then handed over to the calculation force for calculation. Finally, the scale and direction of the shooting are obtained, and the large-caliber artillery in the distance are commanded to fire.

Now the Japanese army's blockade circle is 5km, and the artillery command post cannot calmly command near the enemy's airport. Under normal circumstances, it cannot pose a threat to the Japanese airport.

However, Gao Jiu was different. His mind was more accurate than the gun aiming radar. Gao Jiu climbed a small hill 6km away from Jinan Airport. Because the distance was too far, he also used the artillery mirror. After calculation, he issued shooting elements to Du Shengxi, who was 12km away.

The distance of the shooting this time was a bit too far. The main reason was that Gao Jiu was observing the distance too far. Gao Jiu could not accurately grasp the temperature, air pressure, wind speed, wind direction and other data near the airport. Therefore, the first row of shells came, which was at least four or five hundred meters away from the Japanese airport.

However, this did not end up Gao Jiu. He commanded the artillery soldiers to continuously adjust and shoot the various elements. Soon, the artillery fire hit the Japanese airport.

When the first row of shells exploded, the Japanese army in charge of the alert immediately searched for the enemy's artillery command post near the airport. Unfortunately, they did not find any trace, and they really didn't understand how the enemy's artillery came.

The 122mm howitzer was continuously fired, and the Japanese military aircraft, airport buildings and airport runways parked at the airport were severely destroyed, and it was impossible to resume use in a short period of time.

The Japanese garrison troops near the airport were anxious. They judged the approximate location of the enemy's artillery and knew that the enemy's artillery was only within a range of more than ten kilometers at most, so they dispatched a large group of troops to search and advance in the direction of the artillery firing.

Because the heavy mortars carried by Gao Jiu and others were too far away, he could not reach the Japanese airport. However, when the Japanese officers and soldiers drove out of the airport and entered the range of 3km, the special forces members began to use giant mortars to bomb the Japanese marching brigade.

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The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties and was in chaos.

The combat effectiveness of the Japanese army cannot be underestimated. After a panic, they immediately rushed towards the direction of the mortar firing.

What greeted them was the terrifying machine guns and submachine guns of the special forces members, and the ordinary mortars carried by the special forces members kept firing shells.

Immediately afterwards, the giant mortar adjusted its muzzle and continued to bombard the Japanese army.

The Japanese army could not withstand such heavy casualties, and finally dispersed and fled back towards the airport.

After receiving the news that the airport was destroyed, the commander of the Japanese Third Air Force was full of horror and furious.

He immediately called Yoshino, the commander of the 12th Army, and he didn't care that his rank was lower than that guy, and he scolded him whenever he said it.

Togo Yoshino was so funny that he was not arguing about this matter, but was arranged by Doihara himself.

Hearing the commander of the Third Air Force accusing him, he was full of grievance and anger.

He was about to scold him, but the commander of the Third Air Force had already fired and hung up the phone directly.

Yoshino Togo was very angry and threw the telephone in his hand to the ground.

He didn't dare to scold Doihara, so he called Soichi Deanuchi. Just like the commander of the Third Air Force, he complained without saying anything, and did not give Soichi Deanuchi a chance to retaliate, and hung up the phone.

Teraunuchi was also amused and crying. He didn't want to go against Gao Jiu at all. It was all because of this guy Doihira.

Although Togo Yoshino scolded herself, Soichi Nakachi is a well-educated person and knows what to do.

He sent someone to collect the incident and sent the telegram to Doihira.

This incident itself is a slap on Doihira in the face, and there is no need for Teruchi Touchi to say anything bad.

Dohihara was in a very bad mood when he received a telegram from Teraunuchi. At this moment, the Air Force Minister called and scolded Dohihara angrily, accusing him of ruining the Japanese third air force.

Doihara was very angry. After all, he was a powerful figure. He did not put the blame on others anymore, but decided to retaliate against Gao Jiu.

He was preparing to fly to Shandong in person to Jinan City to command the offensive battle against Tai'an.

On the night when the Third Air Force was attacked at the airport, the Military Intelligence Bureau Jinan Station Operation Team, under the personal command of Li Xikun, fired several more shells at the Japanese Third Air Force headquarters with the giant mortar given to them by Gao Jiu.

The headquarters' office building was blown up, and more than a dozen cars parked in the yard were blown up, causing casualties to more than 40 officers and soldiers.

Fortunately, the commander of the Third Air Force did not live in the headquarters compound, so he actually hid out on purpose.

He has figured it out now, because he sent a reconnaissance plane to Tai'an for reconnaissance, so he was retaliated because he had sent a reconnaissance plane to Tai'an and let Gao Jiu learn that the Third Air Force was going to fight with him.

He was worried that Gao Jiu would take revenge strongly, so he did not dare to stay in the headquarters compound.

Sure enough, Gao Jiu's revenge came so soon, and the commander of the Third Air Force and the Chief of Staff were both frightened.

They were worried that Gao Jiu would set his sights on him. The fact that Gao Jiu chased Ayumi Hamasaki was known to the world, and they didn't want him to become the target of Gao Jiu's pursuit.

The commander of the Third Air Force remembered the grassroots officers and pilots who were captured by the Special High School, so he brought people to the military police headquarters, found General Matsuda, and asked him to release the people.

General Matsuda was a loyal man, and of course he could not surrender because of the threat of the commander of the Third Air Force.

He told the commander of the Third Air Force that he had no right to ask him for instructions directly from Togo Yoshino, or Shichichi or even Doihara, and he would release him as long as any of the three of them agreed.

The commander of the Third Air Force still respected General Matsuda and did not want to continue to make things difficult for others. So he and the Chief of Staff came to the headquarters of the 12th Army in a fierce manner and found Yoshino Togo.

He threatened that if those people were not released, the Third Air Force would never cooperate with the 12th Army in the future.

Yoshino Togo was very angry, and he really couldn't do without the support of the air force, so he sent the telegram directly to Dohihara.

Doihara also believed that maintaining the relationship with the Air Force was very important at this time. As for ordinary air force officers and pilots, they were not important figures. There was no need to lose the big picture because of a small loss, so he personally issued an order to let General Matsuda release him.

The commander of the Third Air Force took back the arrested subordinates and comforted them with good words, hoping that they would come forward to find Gao Jiu to explain the misunderstanding.

The news that the Japanese Third Air Force was attacked in Jinan's airport and headquarters compound soon reached the ears of the commander of the Japanese First Air Force in Peking. He decided to learn from the lessons of the Third Air Force and not go against Gao Jiu.

So he found the military police headquarters in Peking and asked Hamada Yoshihiro to release the people.

Hamada Yoshiji knew the whole story and didn't have so much concern, so he made the decision and ordered the release of the person.

The commander of the First Air Force also asked those officers who had secretly interacted with Gao Jiu before to try to contact Gao Jiu to eliminate the misunderstanding.

So far, the threat from the Japanese Air Force has basically been lifted.
Chapter completed!