Zhang Zhongling set up his command center in Xinglong Town, which is less than ten kilometers away from Yanzhou County (Ziyang County), and it can be said that he has reached the eyes and noses of the Japanese army.

He captured all the Japanese and puppet armed forces and personnel in the town at a lightning speed. Of course, someone had sneaked back to Xinglongzhuang Town in the early stage to inquire and respond.

Although Zhang Zhongling suspected the identity of the person responsible for providing the source of the information, he was unwilling to delve into it in this case.

At this time, all his energy was focused on conquering Yanzhou. As long as the information was reliable, he would not mind cooperating with civil anti-Japanese armed forces who were not very clear about his identity.

What's more, it would be impossible to attack Yanzhou without the help of locals.

The division headquarters has obviously been doing this work for a long time, and it will be much easier to fight. With this move, Zhang Zhongling unconsciously admired Leng Feng.

It is said that Leng Feng's rise is a lucky one, but he was lucky and won several battles. But he won a battle is definitely not a good luck, but he actually did his work.

A heavy rain disrupted Zhang Zhongling's original offensive plan and could only retreat the attack time, but this bad thing could also turn into a good thing.

With such heavy rain, the Japanese and puppet troops naturally did not want to come out and walk around. The heavy rain could cover up all traces and sounds. Therefore, Zhang Zhongling decided to take advantage of the natural cover of the rain to quietly arrange the troops to the corresponding positions.

This is definitely a considerable test for the new 39th Brigade. It marches in the rain, the roads are slippery, and at night, it requires super organizational and adaptable skills.

There are a few small mistakes or small mistakes in that link, and the impact will be huge.

The rain was getting heavier in the second half of the night. Looking at the posture, it seemed that I didn't know when it was. Zhang Zhongling was naturally very anxious inside, but it did not show it on the surface.

At this time, his commander must be stable, otherwise the morale of the officers and soldiers below will be unstable.

Before dawn.

"Deputy Zhang Brigade, the rain has been falling all the time. What should we do?" Chief of Staff Lei Zheng was a little impatient. He was an old man from the teaching corps and had some ability, but as the chief of staff, he still lacked some enthusiasm. However, the Honorary First Division at that time lacked officers. He was also accused of benefiting from the actual situation at that time and was promoted to the position of Chief of Staff.

He was very dedicated and responsible in this position, without any mistakes, and he also recognized his own shortcomings and studied hard, so the position of Chief of Staff has not been moved.

"I'm worried that this rain will drag down our actions. If we keep going after dawn tomorrow, we will be in trouble." Zhang Zhongling said.

"Yes, it keeps raining after dawn, so our whereabouts will be easily exposed!"

"Although we have the information we have now, the Japanese army in Yanzhou has not fully realized that they are in a dangerous situation, but after time has been delayed, the Japanese army is not a fool."

"Report, divisional department telegram!"

"read!"

"At 3:00 a.m. on May 4, our new 37th Brigade recovered Jining and annihilated more than 800 Japanese troops in Jining. Due to heavy rains, considering your actual difficulties, the time to capture Yanzhou City can be postponed by one day, division commander, Leng Feng."

"knew."

"It seems that the teacher has been granted a day with us, which is a good thing for us."

"As time goes on, the suddenness of the attack will not be achieved. If the fight occurs, it will take time and the losses will be greater. The original intention of the master is to take Yanzhou at the lowest cost and ensure the integrity of Yanzhou City. Don't you understand?" Zhang Zhongling said.

"Yeah, it makes sense!"

"Come, go and invite Cheng Bochuan over. I have something to ask him to discuss." Zhang Zhongling ordered.

"yes!"

"Deputy Brigade Commander Zhang, are you asking me for something?"

"Captain Cheng, this time we attacked Yanzhou. Thanks to your anti-Japanese guerrillas as the guidance, early warning and intelligence collection work, we have been so smooth along the way and avoided the spies of the Japanese and puppet troops."

"Deputy Brigade Commander Zhang, don't say that. Everyone is Chinese. You are a regular army and we are a guerrilla team. We have no ability to attack the county town. But if you run errands and inquire about information, then we are much better than you. At least one mouth will not make people doubt it, right?" Cheng Bochuan smiled.

"To be honest, anti-Japanese cooperation is the key to military-civilian cooperation. You have your advantages and we have our abilities. Only by putting together can the Japanese devils be driven away."

"It would be great if Deputy Brigade Commander Zhang said this!"

"We won't say anything politely. I'm looking for Captain Cheng to learn more about the Japanese army's defense in Yanzhou City."

"Don't get me wrong. I've read all the information you provided, but I just want to learn more about it." Zhang Zhongling saw that Cheng Bochuan was confused on his face and hurriedly added.

"Okay, what do you want to know? I know, and I will definitely tell you."

"How much do you know about the Japanese army in Yanzhou building a military airport in the east of the city?" Zhang Zhongling said.

"In terms of the airport, the Japanese army was very well prepared. In addition to the first leveling the land and forcibly requisitioning civilians, the later construction of the machine nests and various facilities were also built. We did not contact the locals in Yanzhou. The specific situation inside was controlled by the Japanese. However, since the airport was built, we have also known that we have worked hard to spy on the information in the airport in many aspects, which is also considered to be some achievements..."

"I'm just in need of the airport's intelligence now, how much can you provide?"

"Why, Deputy Brigade Commander Zhang is planning to launch the Japanese airport first?" Cheng Bochuan asked in surprise.

"Captain Cheng has such a keen sense of touch!"

"I'm just guessing, so I made Deputy Zhang laugh."

"No, no, Captain Cheng has such a keen sense of touch, it's a pity to be a guerrilla captain." Zhang Zhongling smiled and couldn't help but feel loving talent.

"My little dealer style is really worth mentioning, so you should stop joking."

"Okay, let's talk about this later. Now, let's talk about the Japanese military airport. In this weather, the Japanese aircraft must be lying in the nest. If we can..."

"Part troop Zhang really wants to do this?"

"Of course, but I don't know when the rain will stop..." Zhang Zhongling lamented. The troops were in place, but the rain was too heavy and this battle was difficult to fight. Once it became a tug-of-war, the loss would be great.

"According to my experience, the rain will change and even stop after dawn. This season is like this. There are a lot of rain in summer, but this kind of heavy rain is rare to see tonight, and it only happens a few times occasionally, and it will not last more than one day or night each time." Cheng Bochuan said.

"Can you be sure?"

"The Japanese have built meteorological stations in Yanzhou. Although they will not be kind enough to predict the weather for us, they will notify them internally. When they went down yesterday, the pseudo-county government called each town to notify that there might be heavy rain at night, but the duration is not too long. It is estimated that they will be emptied tomorrow."

"Isn't there a meteorological observatory at the airport? If there is no meteorological observation and early warning for aircraft takeoff and landing, if there is a thunderstorm, it will be destroyed by the plane." Lei Zheng explained.

"It's only two hours before dawn. Xiao Tang, let's see how the rain is outside?"

"yes!"

"Report to the deputy brigade, the rain is a little bit smaller than before, but it is still very heavy."

"With such heavy rain, the water level of the Si River will definitely skyrocket. How did Qiao Guoliang and the others get there?" Leng Feng was also worried about this problem. Ye Du is very dangerous, especially in heavy rain.

"I heard that it had already crossed before the heavy rain fell?"

"Where are the equipment for crossing the river?"

"With the help of fellow villagers, the engineer battalion used local materials and found a place with a narrower surface to build a floating bridge. Heavy equipment could only be dismantled across the river, and the car could not pass through. He had to go through the Sihe Railway Bridge on the Jinpu Railway!"

"It seems that their movements are faster than I thought." Leng Feng nodded.

"Report, Deputy Brigade Commander Zhang called, they wanted to attack the Japanese airport and military camp first!" Guo Weiquan pushed the door from outside and reported.

"Oh, have you changed your mind?" Leng Feng said in surprise. The original plan was to attack Yanzhou City first, and then concentrate on fighting the military camp and airport.

Although Yanzhou City is strong, there are few troops stationed in the city. As long as you open a gap, it will be easier to conquer. In addition, they carry heavy artillery, which is relatively easier.

If you can take down Yanzhou City, you will be besieged Dongdaying and solve the airport, the relative pressure will be easier, and it will definitely take longer to fight Dongdaying.

Leng Feng has also seen the situation of Yanzhou Dongdaying, and it is indeed not easy to conquer. I am afraid that the battle will be much more difficult than Yanzhou County. It is not unreasonable to consider taking down Yanzhou County first and then besieging Dongdaying.

Of course, Leng Feng did not agree with this plan in his heart, but Zhang Zhongling had his own considerations, and no matter which one he fought first, he would have to talk about the complete elimination of the Japanese army in Yanzhou.

This battle was not directed by him, and he also had the intention to test Zhang Zhongling, so he did not directly object.

Now Zhang Zhongling suddenly changed his mind. He was really curious about what happened during this period.

"Yes, this is their newly formulated combat plan, do you take a look?"

"Let's take a look." Leng Feng took the message, and after reading it, he handed it directly to Chief of Staff Xie Jiyuan.

"AIRPORT?"

"It seems that Zhang Zhongling has realized that the Japanese military airport in Yanzhou is the main force supporting Taierzhuang on the front line. If we take this airport, according to the current weather conditions, the planes will definitely be lying in the nest. It's a bit interesting, hehe..." Leng Feng laughed intrigue.

"You mean, let's take the airport and drive Japanese planes to bomb them?"

"Why not?"

"This is too impossible. Where did we get the pilot?" Xie Jiyuan said incredibly.

"Without a pilot, we can borrow it!" Leng Feng said.

"Borrow it, no matter who can lend it to us, who can lend the pilot to us at this time. Besides, it's too late?" Xie Jiyuan felt Leng Feng a little whimsical.

"Aren't the Fourth Air Force's Air Force's 4th Battalion temporarily stationed at Guide Airport? We will lend people to them. Once Zhang Zhongling takes over the Japanese airport, he can send a transport plane to airlift the pilots. Wouldn't we have a pilot at that time?"

"It's not enough to have pilots alone, but we don't have ground crew?"

"Who said we don't have ground staff?" Leng Feng laughed.

"Is there really a ground staff member?"

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Chapter completed!