24 Japanese fighters faced high in the clouds and rushed towards the bomber formation of the guo army. The guo army fighter planes responsible for cover immediately stepped forward to fight, and a tragic aerial battle began.

The bombers of the guo army saw that there were so many Japanese fighters and knew that their fighters could not cover them. Since the bombers' flight speed was not as fast as the Japanese fighters, in this case, they could not even go back. So they continued to fly towards the Yujiang Bridge with the determination to die, hoping to blow up the Yujiang Bridge before being shot down.

While concentrating the main force on fighting with the Guo Army's fighter jets, the Japanese army sent some fighter jets to intercept the Guo Army's bombers.

The battle was very fierce, and the pilots of the Guo Army's fighter jets were extremely brave. They got rid of the battle with the Japanese army as much as possible and continued to cover the bomber and flew towards the Yujiang Bridge.

Just when you can see the Yujiang Bridge, the fighter jets of the Guo army were eventually outnumbered. After shooting down two Japanese fighter jets, they were all shot down by the Japanese army, and two bombers were also shot down by the Japanese army.

The remaining two bombers finally flew near the Yujiang Bridge, but were suddenly hit by anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns set up near the bridge, and one bomber was hit and exploded in the air.

The last bomber was shot and black smoke came out. The brave guo army pilot knew that he could no longer survive, so he simply drove the plane and hit the Yujiang Bridge.

The bomber is loaded with aviation bombs. If it can hit the Yujiang Bridge, it will inevitably cause serious damage to the bridge. Unfortunately, after the bomber is injured, the control system has failed and the pilot has difficulty controlling the bomber.

The plane pulled the black smoke and staggered into the bridge, and finally landed in the river water 50 meters away from the bridge. The river water was blown up to a water column dozens of meters high.

At this point, in order to blow up the Yujiang Bridge, the Guo army lost four bombers and six fighter jets, and all six fighter pilots and 16 bomber crew members died heroically.

Wuhan, the 9th War Zone Command.

Li Fengming, deputy director of the Operations Department, felt very sad when he heard this bad news, but he also felt a little glimmer of gratitude. The facts proved that Gao Jiu's judgment was correct. The Japanese army's bomber formation had just set off from the airport. If Gao Jiu followed the arrangements of the Ninth War Zone to perform this mission, he might have encountered an accident.

At this time, Gao Jiu, Jia Liu, Wang Guimin and others had already arrived near the Yujiang Bridge and were observing the bridge's condition on the top of the mountain not far away.

Gao Jiu received a notice from Wang Xilin, director of the Counter-Espionage Department of the Military Commission, and knew that he had come to Wuhan, and had been exposed by the Japanese female spy. Li Fengming, deputy director of the Operations Department of the Ninth War Zone, also sent a telegram to Gao Jiu through Lin Yanni, informing him of the news of the failure of the Air Force.

Gao Jiu knew that both of these bad news were bad. Whether it was the news that he arrived in Wuhan or the failed actions of the Air Force, it would remind the Japanese army to strengthen security for the Yujiang Bridge, which increased the difficulty of blowing up the Yujiang Bridge.

Gao Jiu observed that the structure of the Yujiang Bridge is similar to that of the Lanxi River Bridge, but the terrain is much more complex than that of the Lanxi River Bridge. The Yujiang Bridge is built on a valley and is difficult to get close to both ends. Moreover, the Japanese army built a large number of fortifications at the bridgeheads at both ends. In the valley below the bridge, Japanese tents and machine gun positions can also be seen. At the bridgehead of the bridge and on several nearby hills, there are Japanese anti-aircraft guns or anti-aircraft machine gun positions. It can be said that the Japanese army has considered the means of the enemy's imagination to blow up the Yujiang Bridge.

A large number of Japanese troops were stationed around the Yujiang Bridge. Gao Jiu's method of blowing up the Lanxi River Bridge was not feasible here. Yujiang Bridge is a highway bridge, and the means of blowing up the Xinfeng River Bridge cannot be replicated. Moreover, this bridge has a thick main pier. Even if it is bombed by the Air Force, the losses to the bridge are limited and easier to repair.

The reason why the Ninth War Zone still requested the Air Force to bomb was a helpless move. They hoped to destroy the bridge deck and delay the speed of the Japanese attack.

The Ninth War Zone has issued an order to the 71st Army. As long as the Third Brigade of Japanese Combattals crosses the Yujiang Bridge, they can give up Lu'an and Huoshan, and the combat office has made corresponding adjustment plans for the deployment of troops. Once Lu'an and Huoshan are abandoned, the defense situation of the Ninth War Zone will be more passive, and the new adjustment plan is also a helpless move.

Li Fengming knew that Gao Jiu had already gone to carry out the mission of blowing up the Yujiang Bridge. If Gao Jiu could blow up the Yujiang Bridge, it would be unnecessary to disrupt the original combat deployment. Li Fengming wanted to tell the theater headquarters that Gao Jiu could blow up the Yujiang Bridge, and there was no need to give up Lu'an and Huoshan.

But he dared not say that because the Ninth War Zone Command now believes that the Yujiang Bridge cannot be blown up, and they cannot believe Li Fengming's words. In fact, even Li Fengming himself did not believe that Gao Jiu could complete such a arduous task. With his experience, this is a task that could never be completed.

For Gao Jiu, this is also a very challenging task. Not only is this task itself difficult to complete, but what is worse is that the Third Brigade of the Japanese War Tanks has passed Yushan County, leaving him with only 24 hours to blow up the bridge.

On a hill about 1,200 meters away from Yujiang Bridge, Wang Guimin held up a telescope and carefully observed the situation around the bridge. He said with a sad face: "Jiu Ye, the terrain here is really bad, and the Japanese army's defense is so tight that this bridge is not easy to explode!"

In fact, he had racked his brains to think of all the solutions he could think of, and thought in his heart that the bridge could not be blown up, but he couldn't say it in front of Gao Jiu.

Jia Liu, Ning Wen and others didn't think so. They believed that Jiu Ye would definitely have a solution. Hearing Wang Guimin's words, they all cast dissatisfaction eyes at him.

Gao Jiu smiled faintly and said, "Go to the mountain ahead to take a look."

Wang Guimin originally thought that Gao Jiu went to observe closer to the bridge, but unexpectedly, the direction of Gao Jiu's finger was a mountain far away from the bridge, which made him even more confused.

Gao Jiu led Jia Liu and others to walk along the river valley for a while, and arrived at another mountain about two kilometers away from the bridge. He carefully observed the surrounding terrain and had an idea in his mind.

He said: "Staff Officer Wang, Jia Liu, Li Xiaoshan, you three will stay on this mountain. Don't do anything, just ensure your safety. From now on, until tomorrow, as long as you see the bridge being blown up, you will send a telegram to Li Fengming of the Ninth War Zone."

Wang Guimin became even more confused. He thought Gao Jiu was going to take Ning Wen and Ning Wu to bomb the bridge, but he thought that it was to seek death. However, since he had followed Gao Jiu, he felt that he should fight with Gao Jiu. He said, "Master Jiu, I'll go with you."

Gao Jiu said: "I have my own way to bomb the bridge, so you can stay here."

After saying that, he took Ning Wen away. Wang Guimin saw that Gao Jiu did not go towards the bridge, but went down the mountain and headed towards the road far away. When they came, the vehicle they were riding was parked there. They should not go to the bridge, but would leave by car. He was even more confused.

He asked, "What are you going to do with Jiuye?"

Jia Liu was dissatisfied with Wang Guimin's doubts about Gao Jiu. When he heard him say this, he rolled his eyes and said, "Why did you ask so much? Master Jiu said that we should stay here, so let's stay. Master Jiu said that he would be able to blow up this bridge."

Wang Guimin and Gao Jiu were not long. He had already seen that Jia Liu and Gao Jiu had a close relationship. He smiled embarrassedly and said, "Brother Jia Liu, you have been with Jiu Master for a long time and know more about Jiu Master. I am a newcomer and don't quite understand some things. Please forgive me. Can you tell me how Jiu Master will blow up this bridge?"

Jia Liu didn't know what Gao Jiu could do to blow up the bridge, but he didn't want to show his timidity in front of the newcomer Wang Guimin. He said: "Before every war, Jiu Ye asked us to use our brains on our own. You also use our brains. Think about it carefully, which can help you improve."

When Wang Guimin saw Jia Liu's answer to the question, he knew that he might not know. However, he was old and worldly, so he didn't say anything. He stopped talking nonsense, and just took the telescope to continue observing the situation of the bridge. He really thought about what kind of way could blow up the bridge.

He tried his best to think of all possibilities, and the final conclusion was that it was impossible to blow up the bridge.

Gao Jiu and Ning Wen went down the mountain and came to the place where the car was stored. Ning Wu kept guarding here. When he saw them coming, he started the car.

Gao Jiu and others drove along the winding mountain road for more than two hours, arrived at a ferry upstream of the Yujiang Bridge, showed the documents prepared by the Military Control Commission for them, handed the car to the guo army guarding the ferry, and then took a boat to the other shore.

After crossing the river, they changed into Japanese military uniforms, walked more than ten miles along the highway, saw a fork in the road, and turned to the road from Lu'an to Hefei.

Gao Jiu and others were wearing Japanese uniforms and swaggeringly walking on the road. The backpacks for the special forces on each of them were very different from those of ordinary Japanese troops. The Japanese army in the past could not help but look at them a few more times, but no one was willing to be troublesome.

Gao Jiu and others were not afraid of the Japanese army's investigation. There were many Japanese units here, and the Japanese army could not verify their identities. Moreover, their certificates were provided by the Military Affairs Bureau for the Nanjing Special High School Course. Their unique outfits were easy to explain.

Gao Jiu and others intercepted two Japanese trucks in a row. None of these vehicles were heading to Hefei and had to turn to other places halfway.

"Stop." Gao Jiu said to Ning Wen and Ning Wu. The three of them sat down on the ridge of the roadside. Gao Jiu opened a pack of cigarettes and gave each of the two brothers a pill. The three of them sat on the side of the road and started chatting.

Ning Wen also had a lot of questions and asked: "Master Jiu, are we going to Hefei? How do we go to the Yujiang Bridge there?"

Gao Jiu did not explain to the two brothers this time. He said, "I can't explain this to you clearly in one sentence. After I blow up the Yujiang Bridge, I will explain it in detail to you when I return to Wuhan."

As he was talking, a Japanese tricycle drove up not far away, with two Japanese soldiers on it. Ning Wu was about to stand up and intercept the motorcycle.

Gao Jiu said, "Let them go there."

Soon, the Japanese motorcycle drove over. Ning Wu asked in confusion: "Jiu Ye, we are going to Hefei. Wouldn't it be good to rob this motorcycle?"

Gao Jiu smiled but didn't answer, and said to Ning Wen: "Please guess why?"

Ning Wen is becoming more and more sophisticated now. He thought for a while and said, "Jiu Ye, the two Japanese trucks we intercepted just now have a lot of Japanese soldiers on it. There are only two Japanese soldiers on the motorcycle that we just passed by, but you don't intercept it. This shows that you don't want to deal with these Japanese soldiers. You must be worried that if something happens to these Japanese soldiers, it will arouse the Japanese alert. Therefore, you want to go to Hefei without disturbing the Japanese army to avoid the Japanese army in Hefei being vigilant."

Ning Wu is not a stupid guy either. When he heard Ning Wen’s words make sense, he said, “I understand, I know what to do.”

Not long after, a civilian truck drove over. Without waiting for Gao Jiu's order, Ning Wu stepped forward and stopped the truck.

Ning Wu did it very correctly this time because this area is a battlefield, and most of the vehicles that dare to drive here at this time have Japanese backgrounds. As expected, this car belongs to a Japanese businessman, and the destination of this car is not to go to Hefei. However, the place they passed by is only a dozen kilometers away from Hefei. Gao Jiu presented his special high school diploma and asked the Japanese businessmen to carry them. At this time, the status of soldiers in Japan is still very high. The general Japanese people are willing to provide help to the soldiers. In addition, they are educated by **** and are willing to serve these Japanese soldiers who have expanded their territory. It feels very honorable.

The Japanese businessman was very happy and asked Gao Jiu and three others to get on the bus. He also asked Gao Jiu to sit in the cab and chat with him.

This Japanese businessman is very talkative. Gao Jiu has nothing to do. He also wants to learn more about the Japanese situation from this Japanese businessman. Perhaps there are valuable ones.

This Japanese businessman is named Kotaro Kanei. The reason why he dares to do business in this generation is that he really has his own backing. He is very proud that he has a high-level military background and said that his uncle is Gu Shoufu, the head of the Sixth Division.

The name Tan Shoufu aroused Gao Jiu's interest. Tan Shoufu was a Class B war criminal invading the Japanese army and one of the main culprits of the Nanjing Massacre. He is from Okayama Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the Japanese Army University and participated in the Russo-Japanese War. He was sent to China after the July 7 Incident in 1937. He condoned troops to burn, kill and loot in North China. During the Battle of Songhu, he led his army to detour through Hangzhou Bay. On December 12, 1937, his troops were led to invade Nanjing by the Zhonghuamen, and colluded with the 16th Division, 18th Division, 114th Division and others to create the Nanjing Massacre.

Gu Shoufu was one of the culprits of the Nanjing Massacre. He once cut off the heads of seven Chinese people with a commanding knife. At this time, the Sixth Division headquarters was stationed in Hefei City.

Gao Jiu pretended to admire Tani Shoufu very much, hoping to deepen his understanding of Tani Shoufu. In order to show off his relationship with Tani Shoufu, Kanei Kotaro told Gao Jiu all the interests and hobbies he could learn about and the anecdotes related to him that Gao Jiu decided that after he completed the mission this time, he would meet this murderous demon Tani Shoufu.

After arriving in the suburbs of Hefei, Gao Jiu saw that it was getting late and it was not convenient to find a vehicle. He took out some Japanese military tickets, hoping that Kotaro Kanei could send them another trip.

As Gao Jiu became a good listener along the way, satisfying Kanei Kotaro's desire to show off, Kanei Kotaro had a good impression of Gao Jiu. He declined the Japanese military tickets handed over by Gao Jiu, and enthusiastically took a detour to send Gao Jiu and others to the designated place.

After the car stopped, Gao Jiu did not get out of the car immediately. He took out a small yellow croaker and handed it to Kanei Kotaro, and said sincerely: "Kini Kini, one of my brothers is in the Sixth Division. I will get the same thing with you at first sight. I hope you can take care of you."

Kanei Kotaro had a good impression of Gao Jiu. Seeing that he respected him so much, he accepted the little yellow croaker and promised to ask his uncle to take care of Gao Jiu's brothers.

After Gao Jiu and others got off the bus, they walked for more than half an hour before they arrived at the Hefei Military Airport.

"Master Jiu, are you going to fly a plane to bomb the Yujiang Bridge?" Ning Wen asked curiously. He seemed to realize the purpose of Gao Jiu coming here. He had asked Gao Jiu before and heard that he could fly a plane.
Chapter completed!