It’s actually not that far from Wuhan to Macheng. The straight-line distance is only a hundred kilometers. No matter how slow the propeller plane flies, it can still fly at a speed of three to four hundred kilometers per hour, so half an hour is enough, but Dongjiu Ni It was only after ten o'clock that the Douglas III transport plane Yan was riding finally flew over Macheng.
The main reason was that the transportation capacity was tight and a transport plane needed to be transferred from Nanjing, so it was delayed for several hours.
For this reason, Dongjiu Nianyan ordered He Zhongzhi, the commander of the Third Flying Regiment, to scold him. He was so anxious that he wished he could put on his wings and fly to Macheng. If possible, he even wanted to lead the A troop entered the Dabie Mountains and personally participated in the hunting operation against Xu Rui.
Of course, this is just a thought, and it is absolutely impossible to participate in it personally.
However, it is feasible to fly to Macheng and command the operation from close range.
That's why Dong Jiurenyan was so eager to fly to Macheng.
Dong Jiuyan felt that this Xu Rui was about to become a problem for him.
After waiting for more than two hours for He Zhongzhi to transfer a transport plane from Nanjing, Dong Jiurenianyan finally took to the sky as he wished. Then after half an hour of flight, the Douglas III transport plane he was riding on was among the six Type 96 carriers. It flew over Macheng accompanied by fighter jets and two Type 97 bombers.
These six fighter jets and two bombers were specially sent by He Zhongji to escort Higashikata Higashikata.
As the commander of the Aviation Corps directly under the Central China Condemnation Army and the Third Flying Group, Shiga Tadashi was originally not responsible for the personal safety of Higashikata Higashikata, but now Higashikata Tadaharu proposed to take the transport plane of the flying group. Heading to Macheng, the situation immediately became different. If the prince's special plane was shot down by the Chinese Air Force, he would be responsible for it.
Although this possibility is extremely small, it still exists, so Tadashi sent a squadron to escort.
Adjutant Yano Toshiki glanced out the window and found that the outline of a small city had appeared on the ground. After careful identification, he identified it as Macheng. Then he said to Higashikata Nikihiko who closed his eyes to rest, "Your Highness, Macheng has arrived."
"Really? We'll arrive at Macheng so soon." Dong Jiuren stretched and added, "Then, we can send a signal to the escorting squadron and ask them to immediately fly to the Dabie Mountains battlefield to participate in the hunt. Xu Rui’s combat operations!”
"Nani?" Yano Toshiki said in surprise, "The escort squadron won't land together? Who will protect us when we return?"
"Baga." Dong Jiure said angrily, "Didn't you see it when you came from Wuhan? There were no enemy planes at all. Besides, the distance from Macheng to Wuhan is less than 100 kilometers. It can fly in the blink of an eye. If we go back, even if the National Army's air force receives the intelligence, there is no way it can rush over from Chongqing or Changsha so quickly."
After a pause, Dong Jiurian said again: "So, there is no need to expand the voyage."
"Hai!" Yano Toshiki nodded heavily and signaled the pilot of the transport plane to send a signal to the accompanying squadron. However, what he was thinking was that when the mission was completed and he returned to Wuhan, it would be best to advise His Highness to take a car, anyway, from Macheng. It’s just over a hundred kilometers away from Wuhan, and it only takes a few hours by car.
Soon, the transport plane Dong Jiureyan was on began to descend, and the six fighter jets and two bombers accompanying the escort continued to roar forward, heading straight for the Dabie Mountains. On the ground, the Japs from the Macheng Gendarmerie The clearing of the southern suburbs market had already been completed, and a large piece of flat land had been cleared.
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Macheng, southern suburbs.
Although the Japanese, puppet troops and plainclothes teams cleared the market outside the south gate, they specifically cleared an area more than two kilometers long and one thousand meters wide. This area was used for landing aircraft. Outside this area, the Japanese set up a 500-meter cordon. Outside the cordon were the puppet troops, and the puppet troops were surrounded by plainclothes teams.
It must be admitted that the captain of the Macheng Gendarmerie is still very vigilant. In order to ensure the personal safety of Dong Jiurenyan, he actually set up a warning zone with a radius of more than five kilometers outside the south gate of Macheng. Within the warning zone, Not to mention the Chinese with unknown origins, not even a wild dog is allowed!
This is actually reasonable. Higashikata Higashikata is not only the commander of the Central China Condemnation Army, but also a prince of the Japanese royal family. How can it be said that he can be assassinated by assassination? Even for Langya, if he wanted to assassinate the little devil's prince or commander, he would have to go to great lengths, and the probability of success would be very low.
For example, now, Han Feng's sniper team is in trouble.
Seeing that the plane was about to land, they couldn't even get within two thousand meters.
Pheasant became anxious and said to Han Feng: "Captain Han, what should we do now? We can't get in at all!"
"Otherwise, let's attack by force!" Barking Donkey said in a deep voice, "After the plane lands, attack from the front!"
"What you are calling is seeking death!" Eagle retorted, "In such an open and unobstructed attack, the Japs can easily take care of us with just a few machine guns. By then, the Prince of the Japs will not be able to kill us, but will throw himself into it instead." !”
"Then what should we do?" Barking Donkey said angrily, "How about you think of a way to break this situation?"
Eagle thought for a moment and said, "Team Han, how about we get some sets of clothes and sneak in as a plainclothes team?"
The outermost perimeter of the entire martial law site is patrolled by plainclothes teams. For them, killing a few plainclothes is as easy as strangling a few ants. However, it is difficult to say whether they can sneak in. After all, within the cordon of plainclothes troops there is also a cordon of puppet troops, and inside there is also the Japanese gendarmerie.
Calling Donkey said disapprovingly: "In my opinion, I might as well pretend to be a Japanese!"
"It's easy for you to say." Eagle said, "Pretending to be a Japs depends on the occasion and the time. We only know a few half-baked Japs words, and we only occasionally impersonate when the Japs troops are large and the personnel are mixed, but the Japs military police in Macheng There are only about a hundred people in the team, and we know each other very well, so we have to reveal our secrets whenever we show up."
Several people kept arguing. Han Feng got annoyed and said with a hum, "Okay, stop arguing!"
After a slight pause, Han Feng added: "It's broad daylight now. Pretending to be a Japanese soldier will definitely not work. Pretending to be a plainclothes team is probably useless, and it's easy to be exposed, so we have to find another way."
Eagle said: "But now, what else can we do?"
"Lay an ambush!" Han Feng thought for a while and then said in a deep voice, "I don't believe it. This little devil Dong Jiu Nienyan was stationed outside the city after getting off the plane. I don't believe he didn't enter the city. Let's go to the city first to ambush him." !”
The environment in the city is much more complex than outside the city, and there are many places suitable for sniping.
"That's right." Eagle nodded and said, "The dog is definitely going to the city."
Calling the donkey said: "If you enter the city, you will definitely enter through the south gate. Let's go to the south gate to ambush!"
The person calling the donkey was unintentional, but Han Feng's heart moved slightly after hearing this, and said: "Not necessarily, maybe Dong Jiu'er, a dog-like person, can go through other city gates, so we have to be careful. In this way, the eagle , donkeys, and pheasants, you each take two people to ambush at the north gate, south gate, and west gate, and I'll go to the east gate!"
"Okay!" The eagle, donkey and pheasant nodded at the same time.
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At this time, Dongjiu Nianyan's special plane has landed.
Before the plane had stopped, Macheng's gendarmerie captain Matsumoto Ryuya had already come forward to greet him.
Matsumoto Ryuya is just a small squadron leader, and there is only one military police squadron stationed in Macheng. In normal times, it would be impossible for a small character like Matsumoto Ryuya to see Dong Jiure. Unfortunately, in fact, even their captain may not have the opportunity to meet His Highness the Prince.
Therefore, Ryu Matsumoto also attaches great importance to this opportunity. This time His Highness the Prince suddenly proposed to come to Macheng. While Ryu Matsumoto felt great pressure, he also realized that this was an opportunity. If he performed well in front of His Highness the Prince this time, Getting the recommendation to go to Army University for further studies was just a matter of his words.
As soon as the cabin door opened, Ryuya Matsumoto stepped forward, paused and said, "It's hard to welcome His Highness to Macheng for guidance!"
Dong Jiureyan bent over and got out of the hatch, waved his hand and said: "You are the military police captain of Macheng, Matsumoto-kun, right? You will skip the welcome ceremony and so on, and take me directly to your military police!"
"Hai!" Matsumoto Ryuya paused, then waved for a three-wheeled motorcycle.
The conditions of the Macheng Gendarmerie were not good and they did not have a single truck, let alone an armored vehicle, so they had no choice but to ask Dongjiu Nianyan to ride on a tricycle. Dongjiu Nianyan did not like riding a tricycle and asked, "No. horse?"
"Nani, Ma?" Matsumoto Ryuya was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing and said repeatedly, "Yes, yes."
Dong Jiureyan said calmly: "Then let's find a horse. Speaking of which, I haven't ridden a horse for a long time."
"Hai!" Matsumoto Ryuya paused again, then asked his adjutant to bring his mount over, then bent down and used it as a footrest to ask Dong Jiu Nianyan to get on the horse. As soon as Dong Jiu Nianyan got on the horse, the Japs from Macheng, The puppet troops and the plainclothes team immediately started to move, walking back in groups, heading straight for the south gate of Macheng.
After walking a few steps, the Japanese puppet troops and the plainclothes team suddenly turned around and headed straight for the east gate.
Han Feng really got it right. Matsumoto Ryuya, a little devil, was really cautious. Considering that the Macheng Gendarmerie had limited troops and could not impose comprehensive martial law on Macheng, he came up with this idea of temporary diversion to minimize the risk. To reduce the possibility of Dong Jiu's assassination, although this possibility is very low, he will still go to great lengths to do it.
Although Dong Jiurenianyan was very disapproving, he didn't stop him. After all, it was his good intention.
At that moment, the next group of several hundred people turned around midway, passed around the city gate, and headed straight for the east gate of Macheng.
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