coobybook Chapter 364: There is nothing to be depressed about. We lost to the Japanese this time, but we can w
Chapter 364: There is nothing to be depressed about. We lost to the Japanese this time, but we can w
"Harada, Inoue, you two must cooperate well and open a gap within half an hour. The order for this bombing came from the headquarters. This is a punitive action against the independent regiment. We must hand in a satisfactory answer, otherwise, no one, including me, will have a good ending!"
"In addition to dropping poison gas bombs this time, we will also blow up the independent regiment's material warehouses and arsenals to destroy its war potential! I need the two of you to be united, put aside your daily conflicts, and complete this mission first. Whoever is not dedicated in this mission and seeks revenge, don't blame me for being ruthless to him!" Major General Fujiki warned the two.
In fact, he was very opposed to Harada Oki and Inoue Motoichi participating in the mission together, mainly because the two had a long-standing grudge against each other and their relatives died at the hands of each other. However, his request was rejected by Admiral Tada, and Admiral Tada was also very helpless, as he really could not spare any extra pilots, so he could only send both of them up.
Originally Chong Huanzhen was planning to trick Inoue Benichi, but after being warned by General Fujiki, he had to temporarily give up the idea. This time the order came from the headquarters. If he delayed the important matter, his wife and two sons in the hometown would definitely be implicated. He could only hide his hatred in his heart and leave it for revenge next time.
Inoue Motoichi had the same idea. Ever since his elder brother who raised him was killed by Ben Yuan Chong, he has wanted revenge all the time. Fortunately, God rewards those who work hard. He originally wanted to kill Ben Yuan Chong, but unexpectedly, he killed Ben Yuan Chong's parents by mistake. The two of them became mortal enemies and were looking for opportunities to kill each other.
However, the two were suppressed by General Fujiki and did not dare to play tricks in this battle. They immediately promised in the intercom: "Hi! The two of us must cooperate sincerely to eliminate the anti-aircraft firepower of the independent regiment and clear the obstacles for the bombing of the bomber group!"
Major General Fujiki didn't say anything more and immediately gave the order to attack. The two men did not dare to delay and immediately led their pilots to launch a surprise attack on the weak points of anti-aircraft firepower. They quickly opened two or three gaps. They invested more manpower to expand the gaps, thus completely defeating the independent regiment's air defense forces.
Emergency calls from many places were made to the underground air defense command center. Lin Zhenhua's face became increasingly ugly. He did not expect that the Japanese had actually broken through the air defense firepower network. But he had no choice now. He must not withdraw the air defense firepower at this time. Even if more people died, he had to hold on for another half an hour.
"Order all units to strengthen their air defense firepower and all garrison troops to engage in combat. Now we must buy time for the civilians to evacuate. This means even if all the air defense forces are wiped out, you have to hold out for another half an hour."
"Old Zhao, go and urge them to hurry up and get the people to hide in the air-raid shelters. Don't worry about the jars and cans in your house at this time. Saving your life is the most important thing."
"Lao Li, call Deputy Commander Xing immediately and have him gather all the trucks in our base, mount the anti-aircraft guns, and go to plug the gap in the anti-aircraft firepower. We must act quickly, otherwise it will be too late!"
"Xiao Zhongyuan, call Sanwazi immediately and have him take out all our 88mm and 105mm anti-aircraft guns and chase the enemy's bomber group. Even if we lose all these anti-aircraft guns, we can't let a single poison gas bomb fall on the civilian population."
Lin Zhenhua took a deep breath and looked at the sand table on the table again. He originally thought that the anti-aircraft firepower deployed before was able to block the large-scale attack of the Japanese aircraft, but because the anti-aircraft forces were too scattered before, there was no way to achieve the purpose of concentrated fire attack. It seems that mobile self-propelled anti-aircraft guns must be put on the agenda, otherwise the method of relying on people towing a trailer will not be able to plug the gap in the anti-aircraft firepower. The lesson this time is very profound.
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang couldn't come up with any good ideas at this time. The air defense forces were too scattered. It would take at least half a day to gather them together, and that was when the roads were clear. If it was put in the past, it would take a whole day. In this situation, no one could help.
"College student, there's no point in being anxious now. Our base is too large. Even if two anti-aircraft battalions are deployed there, they can't make any waves. It's not easy for us to hold out for such a long time. Now that we have discovered the problem, we must think of ways to continue to improve it. We can ask the arsenal to increase the output of anti-aircraft weapons. At the same time, we must install anti-aircraft weapons on vehicles so that they can be moved at any time. These are all good ideas. We suffered a loss this time, but next time we will make sure that the Japanese fighter planes will never return!" Zhao Gang persuaded hurriedly.
Li Yunlong followed closely and persuaded: "College students, there is no need to be depressed. A temporary failure is nothing. As long as we can safely transfer the people to the air-raid shelter, our efforts will not be in vain!"
At the positions of the 1st and 2nd Anti-aircraft Companies, fierce firepower was firing into the sky. With the help of automatic loaders, the anti-aircraft guns had an extremely high rate of fire, withstanding the sudden attack of the Japanese Zero fighters and taking the opportunity to shoot down two Zero fighters and six Type 99 dive bombers.
But such a record was far from enough for the three kids. The First and Second Air Defense Companies were the main air defense forces of the base, equipped with a large number of 88mm anti-aircraft guns and two 105mm anti-aircraft guns. The total number of 20mm and 40mm anti-aircraft guns reached 40, and with more than 60 anti-aircraft Gatling machine guns, they formed a three-layer air defense dense formation and finally managed to tie with the Japanese air force.
"Damn it, these damned Japanese devils are trying to eat up our air defense forces in one bite. Their appetite is really big. Pass my order down, increase the firing rate again, and shoot down all the incoming Japanese fighter planes. Let these damned Japanese air force remember this lesson!"
"Gousheng, you are responsible for commanding the second anti-aircraft company and attack from the right to the left. I will lead the anti-aircraft company and attack from the left to the right. Let's compress the Japanese fighter planes into a narrow airspace and completely annihilate them!"
Under the command of Sanwazi, the First and Second Air Defense Companies worked together to gradually encircle eight Japanese Zero fighters and six Type 99 dive bombers in a narrow airspace about three kilometers long. Just when they were about to succeed, Harada Satoshi came with eight Zero fighters and attacked from the rear, quickly tearing open a gap and rescuing four Zero fighters and two Type 99 dive bombers.
Sanwazi also took the opportunity to kill two of the Japanese Zero fighters and three Type 1 dive bombers, and once again achieved considerable results. However, the first and second air defense companies also suffered heavy casualties, with personnel and weapons losses reaching 3/. Fortunately, the Japanese bombers did not take off at this time, otherwise the situation would be even worse.
The two sides attacked and defended each other for more than half an hour, and the Japanese air force plowed six gaps. Major General Fujiki, who found an opportunity, immediately ordered: "Attention, all squadrons, follow the target tasks I assigned before, drop poison gas bombs in crowded places, and drop bombs on key targets. The bombing time is one hour, and the drops must be accurate!"
Under the order of Major General Fujiki, 62 Japanese bombers were divided into 15 tactical squadrons and began to attack the base of the independent regiment. The spies hidden in the base also began to guide the Japanese bombers to bomb the key targets of the base.
Xing Zhiguo's action was still a step too slow. When his men arrived, the Japanese bombers had already reached the target and started dropping bombs. Fortunately, there were air defense forces deployed near these key targets, which prevented the Japanese Type 96 bombers from descending to an altitude below two thousand meters to drop bombs, and their accuracy was not as precise as imagined.
However, the air defense forces suffered huge losses when they encountered the Japanese Type 99 dive bombers, especially when the Japanese double-planes cooperated, the losses of the air defense forces increased sharply. Facing the Japanese poison gas bombs, the air defense forces had to immediately equip themselves with gas masks. The only good thing was that after the use of automatic loaders, the firepower of anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns was very fierce, which also brought great trouble to the Japanese air force. One after another, Japanese bombers fell from the sky, refreshing the record of the air defense forces.
More than 16 civilians hid in the No. 2000 air-raid shelter of the base, trembling with fear as they heard the explosion outside. The Japanese spies took advantage of the chaos just now to light the damp firewood, and a thick smoke rose into the sky. Although the soldiers put out the fire in time, the Japanese bombers in the air had quickly locked onto the target and first dropped ordinary bombs to blow up the air-raid shelter, and then dropped poison gas bombs, using a double attack method to destroy the air-raid shelter of the base.
This approach has achieved considerable results. A total of two air-raid shelters were destroyed and three were severely damaged. At present, the No. 16 air-raid shelter has suffered minor damage. The concrete wall in the air-raid shelter keeps falling sand and gravel, causing the people hiding in it to scream in fear. Fortunately, a company of soldiers was responsible for comforting the people in the air-raid shelter, and then gradually calmed down.
The bombing operation against the independent regiment's base lasted for a full hour and 20 minutes, causing huge losses to the base. It also caused the independent regiment and the Japanese to become mortal enemies, and the two sides began the most violent revenge.
"Yoshi! The bombing effect this time is very good. Most of the enemy's arsenals have been destroyed by us, and at least 60% of their military production capacity has been lost, achieving our expected combat objectives. The revenge operation against the Chinese people is also going very smoothly. The Independent Regiment Air Force dared to bomb the Empire's homeland, so they will have to bear our huge revenge! Today is only the first bombing. If conditions permit, we will come again tomorrow to destroy all important targets of the Independent Regiment. We must scare the Chinese people living under the protection of the Independent Regiment into fleeing from the Independent Regiment, causing unrest within the Independent Regiment's base!"
"Attention all squadrons, leave the battlefield immediately and start returning to Taiyuan Airport!" Major General Fujiki gave the order to retreat.