coobybook Chapter 693: The defeat at Midway puts the mountain city under tremendous pressure, and they must pu
Chapter 693: The defeat at Midway puts the mountain city under tremendous pressure, and they must pu
It has to be said that Lin Zhenhua's move was very useful and really brought huge trouble to the Japanese. This way of attack was also beyond the Japanese's expectations, leaving Fujiwara Ichiro helpless and furious.
"Nagata-kun, how much loss did we suffer tonight?"
"Fujiwara-kun, we lost more than 70 combat aircraft today. The number of aircraft lost is equivalent to the losses during the day. The total number of aircraft we lost today exceeds 160. This is completely beyond our expectations!"
"If we continue to fight at the current rate of casualties, our air force will lose its combat effectiveness in four or five days. Once we lose air superiority on the battlefield, it will be almost impossible for the ground forces to capture Niangzi Pass, unless we sacrifice the lives of tens of thousands of imperial soldiers. But such an attack is meaningless. Even if we take Niangzi Pass, it will be even more difficult to take Taiyuan City. By then, even if we use up all the strength of the 12th Army, we will not be able to complete the mission assigned by the headquarters, and all of us will be court-martialed!"
"General Tada came to the front to supervise the battle, which should be the intention of the headquarters. We have no way out. If we cannot successfully eliminate the enemy's arsenal within half a year, we will not even have the opportunity to transfer to the reserve force on the mainland, and our families on the mainland will also be implicated by us. I hope that Fujiwara-kun can consider this matter carefully and find a way to defeat the enemy as soon as possible, otherwise you and I will be the first to be asked to commit seppuku to apologize!"
Colonel Nagata spoke the truth in a cold tone. He still didn't understand how the Air Force Regiment found the airport accurately. Night flying was very difficult in this era, and it was even more difficult to find the enemy's airport for accurate bombing. He had investigated Lin Zhenhua before, and he had no insider at Datongbao Airport, but the bombing was carried out so accurately, which really scared him and made him very pessimistic about the prospects of the war.
Fujiwara Ichiro, who learned the truth, had the same feeling. He also didn't understand how Lin Zhenhua found his target so easily. He couldn't sleep well unless he figured out the truth.
"Nagata-kun, I have just gone to see General Tada and reported the matter to him. The general has already asked the intelligence agency to investigate, and we will probably get news soon. Before we get a reply, order all airports to step up their alerts and disperse the fighter planes after daybreak. Although this will cause some trouble to our operations and logistics, it is the best solution for us at the moment!"
"Yoshi! I'll go and arrange this now. Tomorrow we have to intensify our attack on the enemy. There's no need to leave air forces behind. I suggest that we mobilize all air forces to launch a decisive battle in advance, seize air supremacy on the battlefield, and complete the operation to wipe out the enemy's air force regiment!"
Colonel Nagata's proposal received the full support of Fujiwara Ichiro. Except for the transport planes, all fighters and bombers will participate in the attack tomorrow. Lin Zhenhua's night attack did gain a temporary advantage, but it also completely annoyed the Japanese, who went all-in.
Lin Zhenhua, who had no idea about this, went back to his residence and slept soundly after completing the night raid. After having breakfast and conducting a routine inspection of the position, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes flew straight to Taiyuan City and launched indiscriminate bombing operations on the city. This made Lin Zhenhua realize that his previous night raid had completely annoyed the Japanese, otherwise the Japanese would never be so crazy, and they were fighting in a completely suicidal way. There were even several bombers that rushed directly into Taiyuan City, causing considerable casualties to the garrisoned 358th Regiment.
"Old Li, something is not right. We have probably really angered the Japanese this time, otherwise they wouldn't be so crazy. I'm afraid we will have a fierce battle today. Let the soldiers immediately use all anti-aircraft firepower and find ways to intercept the Japanese attack."
"As for Niangzi Pass, we don't have to worry too much. It will be very difficult for the Japanese to make a breakthrough there. Only by seizing air supremacy on the battlefield can the Japanese send out their heavy artillery and armored forces to fight us!"
"We have no way out now. Immediately order all fighter units of the Air Force Regiment to go into battle. We must not let the Japanese succeed at any cost. We must find ways to seize air supremacy on the battlefield!"
Li Yunlong nodded seriously, agreeing with Lin Zhenhua's analysis. He replied in a serious tone, "College students, Taiyuan City must not be in trouble. As long as we cut off Taiyuan City, the Japanese's north-south transportation will be blocked, and we can effectively support the war of resistance on the front line."
"The Allied defeat at Midway will bring tremendous pressure to the mountain city. We must lend them a hand at this time!"