Rise from the sword

Chapter 521 Double the devil!
Just after dawn, [-] kilometers outside Zheng County, on the [-]th Regiment's position, the mighty devils launched an attack.

The little devil is still the same old way.

Facing the solid and perfect position urgently built by the 150th Regiment, after the forward hit a nail, the devils first concentrated their artillery bombardment. Several 105 howitzers and more than ten [-] howitzers fired, and dense shells fell on the position.

The explosion waves raised waves of gunpowder smoke and set off pieces of soil debris.

"You little devil."

On the front line, a company commander of the 150th Regiment who was hiding in the bomb defense hole saw his heavy machine gun squad's hidden bunker hit by a [-] shell, the bunker was blown to pieces, and even the parts of the heavy machine gun flying out could be seen, and he immediately cursed .

Although the troops moved here a long time ago, the position is well constructed, with circular fortifications, anti-blasting holes, and multi-layer civil engineering works.

But there is no concrete, no reinforced steel plates, even three layers of civil engineering can only barely defend against 105 shells, and there is nothing they can do about the power of 150 heavy shells. The soldiers hiding inside can only pray that they will not be hit.

Fortunately, only 10 minutes later, the Devil's artillery fire began to extend, and the loss of the position was not large, with only one platoon casualty.

"Get into position and prepare to fight."

The company commander immediately led the team into the position.

Obviously, the battalion commander of the [-]th Regiment was also a veteran, and he had very rich experience in fighting the devils. He knew very well that the devils would rush up as soon as the artillery stopped.

Before the troops of the [-]th Regiment had deployed their firepower, the devils had already reached their positions.

"These devils..."

The battalion commander who led the team looked at the devils in the distance, his pupils shrank.

Being able to enter the position so quickly, and looking at the movement of these devils, don't think about it, they are all old devils.

"beat!"

Although the devils are elite, they are not cowards, and the company commander immediately ordered to open fire.

Da da da···

boom boom boom

A battle broke out between the two sides immediately, and for a while, bullets flew across the battlefield and shells flew.

With the added ferocious firepower, the battalion quickly repelled the devil's attack, but the devil had just retreated, and the shelling started again, and then the second wave of offensive seamlessly connected.

"beat."

Gritting his teeth, the battalion commander drove the devils back again with the troops who hadn't had time to catch their breath.

It's just that just after breaking through the second round of the devil's attack, the third round of devils has already begun to gather.

"Little devil, this is endless."

Looking at the third wave of devils, the battalion commander's face was livid, and while organizing the battle, he sent someone to ask for help from the regiment headquarters behind.

If you don't give him support and don't send out the reserve team, his position may not be guaranteed.

Fortunately, at this time, there was a buzzing sound in the sky, followed by a 'bomb truck' attack plane dived, several heavy bombs landed, and a round of machine gun fire, the devils who exploded were turned on their backs and suffered heavy losses.

Not only did the retreating second wave of offensive troops suffer heavy losses, but the third wave of offensive that had not yet been launched was also directly crushed to death.

"That's the plane of the Independence Regiment."

"Haha, I didn't expect that we also have air support."

"..."

Immediately, there was a burst of cheers from the battlefield.

The top soldiers at the bottom didn't care about the infighting between the two sides and the intrigue between the high-level. They cheered for the support of the independent regiment, wishing that the plane was their own.

"The independent group is still amazing."

Looking at the planes circling in the sky, the battalion commander also breathed a sigh of relief.

With the support of aircraft, the devils would never dare to continue to attack, not even to shell.Sure enough, as he expected, the devil had to stop attacking when he saw the plane in the sky.

Especially after the arrival of the second wave of planes, they began to bombard the devils' rear positions. The cheers became louder, and they even took the opportunity to advance a certain distance, actively dividing and annihilating a group of devils.

After a day's battle, all the [-] regiments were comfortable.

But compared to Shu Tan at the front, Chu Yunfei, who was commanding from the rear, looked solemn.

"Tuan Zuo, the situation is not good."

Fang Ligong looked at the map on the table with an anxious tone:
"The little devils have too many troops, we won't be able to defend them for long. There are planes during the day, but they can't support them at night."

"The defense around Zheng County has collapsed, there are routs everywhere, I'm afraid..."

Chu Yunfei didn't speak, but quietly looked at the map on the table, lost in thought.

The situation in central Henan was even worse than he expected, and the troops guarding Zheng County were also worse than he expected. In just two days of fighting, the defenders south of the Yellow River collapsed across the board, and there were routs everywhere. The system was almost ineffective, and only a small number of troops resisted spontaneously, but this kind of blocking could not stop the army of devils rolling in.

His side is able to defend, even very easily.

The five fighter sorties he called for support, and the five independent regiments took turns to support them, totaling more than fifteen sorties. With the support of the planes, the [-]th regiment not only repelled the devil's attack, but also suffered very little loss.

It is not a big problem to hold at night, but the casualties will be greater.

Theoretically speaking, there is no point in continuing to hold on. Zheng County will fall sooner or later.But here he is, with air support and sufficient supplies, which can buy the follow-up troops a long time.

As long as he delays for a week, Tang Bingtuan will be free to deal with the devils.

Suddenly, a staff officer ran in:
"Telegram from the Three Battalions."

"In the early morning of the 23rd, a large group of Japanese troops marched secretly to Zhengxian Station, and attacked and occupied the north gate of Zhengxian (state)."

"what?"

Chu Yunfei's complexion changed drastically, and he immediately cursed:

"A bunch of idiots!"

Zheng County is an important town, with more than [-] troops stationed there. A brigade of devils actually touched the station and occupied the north gate.

"Prepare to retreat."

Taking a deep breath, Chu Yunfei spoke helplessly.

A brigade of devils occupied the north gate of Zheng County. With the devil's defensive ability, it is absolutely impossible to take it back in a short time, and there must be a large army of devils to follow up. This means that Zheng County has fallen.

He continued to stick to it, and tomorrow, the [-]th Regiment would be surrounded. At that time, no matter how much air support the Independent Regiment had, the [-]th Regiment surrounded by devils would definitely be wiped out.

the other side.

That is to say, on the devil's position opposite the [-]th regiment, after being bombed all the way by the plane, the devil became honest, concealed the cannon, and waited for the night to launch an attack.

At this time, a ghost is counting casualties.

"Jade broken 620 seven people, 72 people were missing, 590 nine people were injured."

"idiot."

"A bunch of trash."

Hearing the data reported by the staff officer, the captain of the Devil Dazuo United, who was in charge of commanding the attack on the [-]th Regiment's position, jumped out of anger.

His infantry regiment is only about 4000 people. In just one daytime attack, the casualties are nearly more than a quarter. Yu Suijia's disappearance has reached a second-line full-staffed brigade.

Simply unprecedented.

Since crossing the Yellow River three days ago, the total casualties of other troops have been no more than this.

"United Captain."

A brigade captain had a bitter tone:

"The enemy in the opposite position is different from the previous ones. They have strong firepower, a strong will to fight, and they also have aircraft support."

"Go down."

Hearing the captain's report, the corners of the captain's eyes twitched.

He also went to the front line to see it, so he naturally knew the reason for the huge casualties.

The defensive position is no longer as broken as it was a few days ago. The guards are very tenacious, and their weapons and equipment are very advanced. The artillery fire is not weaker than that of the imperial regiment.

Of course, this is nothing.

He has military-level heavy artillery support, sufficient reserve forces, and a large number of recruits to make up for combat losses. It is only a matter of time before he wins the position in front of him.

But a batch of fighter planes flew from nowhere, and they were planes that had never been seen before. They carried a large amount of ammunition and fierce firepower, and wave after wave, the planes were hovering in the sky all the time. Some of the casualties were caused by those fighter planes.

In the face of enemy planes circling in the air, the heavy artillery units did not dare to expose them.

"The captain of the regiment, General Gangcun called and asked about the casualties of my regiment."

Suddenly, a staff officer ran in and said.

"General Gangcun, ask about the casualties."

The captain's tone was full of bitterness.

Although I don't know why the top boss called to inquire, but... in just one day, relying on one wing, he doubled the total casualties of the imperial army since the start of the war.

This is obviously not a good thing.

After answering the phone, the captain immediately shook his head, without hiding anything.

After all, he couldn't hide this matter, so he might as well explain it all and strive for leniency.Of course, the captain also focused on the reasons for his failure today, the sudden arrival of dozens of new aircrafts, and the blockbuster bombs that cost nothing.

It was just beyond his expectation. After hearing his casualties, General Gangcun just scolded him as a waste, and then told him to fix it on the spot.

That's it?

Just one word and it's over?
After hanging up the phone, the leader of the Guizi Alliance was a little sluggish for a while.

Compared with the sluggishness of the leader of the Devils Alliance, Gangcun's face was full of entanglement and sadness, and then he sighed deeply.

The overall battle went smoothly, even beyond expectations. The No.30 Seventh Division and the Seventh Mixed Brigade had surrounded Zheng County, and the first phase of the combat objective was completed ahead of schedule.

The problem, however, was that the casualties were too great.

In today's one-day battle, there were nearly 3000 casualties, and Yu Sui had more than 1000 or two hundred people. In just one day, the casualties more than doubled.At this speed, when he hits down on the central Henan area and the Beijing-Han line is opened up, he is afraid that more than half of the casualties will be lost, and tens of thousands of jade will be broken.

And all this is because of the plane of the independent regiment.

In just one day, the opponent dispatched more than 130 sorties and dropped more than [-] tons of bombs. That kind of heavy bomb stuffed with steel balls that exploded in the air, even if the troops were arranged in a large skirmish line, one bomb could directly and completely cover a full squadron. squad.

"In just one day, a hundred sorties were dispatched. How did they do it?"

In the headquarters, the new chief of staff of the North China Front Army was puzzled.

Even the Second Flying Regiment of the Fifth Air Force with more than 100 aircraft dispatches more than 100 sorties a day, which is very difficult and takes a long time to prepare.

Neiji Gangmura glanced at his new chief of staff, but did not speak or explain.

He naturally knew the reason. Although the pilots of the independent regiment were insufficient, there were really many planes, and the supplies and ammunition were too much to overflow. Search machinery and equipment in Southeast Asia.

But this is a newcomer.

Explaining is a waste of time.

It's better to find a way to deal with the planes of the independent regiment.

"Order the Second Flying Regiment to expel and destroy those enemy planes."

Neiji Okamura thought for a long time, and in the end he could only ask the flight brigade to send planes to drive and destroy those independent regiment planes. After all, the North China Front Army rarely equipped with anti-aircraft weapons because there was no aerial threat.

As for the mixed air force brigade of China and the United States, it has always been operating near the Yangtze River.

"It can only be this way."

The chief of staff sighed.

In this way, the air force has no way to support the ground forces.

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at the same time.

Jin | City Airport.

In the evening, with the rotation of the five-blade propeller, the six 'bomb trucks' parked steadily on the airport runway, and then slowly slid to the apron next to the runway.

The bubble cockpit was pushed away, Huang Quan climbed out of the cockpit, and directly jumped off the plane with the help of the ladder.

"team leader."

The six gathered in front of Huang Quan.

"Ha ha···"

Seeing that all five of them flew back, Huang Quan immediately smiled with satisfaction.

All five of them are novices.

Today Heyuan County sent 35 new pilots, all of whom are novices and have only been in contact with flying for a few months.

Fortunately, they were directly selected from the elite fighters of the Independent Regiment. They have a good level of education, have a talent for flying, and have a strong mental quality. [-] hours of flying experience, including more than [-] hours of independent flying experience.

In order to improve the technical level of the pilots as quickly as possible, the regiment headquarters sent them to Jin|cheng Airport.

Actual combat is the best training.

Although he is still a rookie, it may not be possible to dive and maneuver to support the frontline battle, but there is no problem at all with bombing the rear of the devils. The devils lack anti-aircraft weapons, so they can fly over flat, drop the bombs and return.

He patted the shoulders of several people in turn and said:
"Take a good rest tonight, and you have to continue to work tomorrow."

"Yes."

The other five responded loudly.

The excitement in the voices of these people was hard to hide.

Bombing devils is really exciting.

Today, each of them flew at least two sorties, dropped more than ten tons of explosives, and some of them were skilled and even swooped and strafed.

After the novice pilot went to rest, Huang Quan came to the hangar. At this time, the concrete hangar was brightly lit, and a large number of logistics personnel were stepping up to maintain the fighter plane and prepare for tomorrow's flight.

"How about it?"

Huang Quan said to the person in charge of airport logistics maintenance:
"Can it be done today?"

The person in charge of logistics is Huang Quan's team member, and he came to the independent group with him, and he replied confidently:

"No problem, I guarantee you will have plenty of planes to fly tomorrow."

Huang Quan was a little surprised.

A large number of new planes have been sent over today. So far, Jincheng Airport has a hundred attack planes. Most of the maintainers are novices.

The person in charge of logistics explained:

"This aircraft is very advanced, the manufacturing level is very high, and the technology is very mature, the failure rate is very low, the maintenance is completely streamlined, the training of logistics personnel is very simple, and it only takes 15 minutes to change the engine if you are familiar with it."

Hearing this, Huang Quan nodded in agreement.

After nearly three months of flying, he has a deep understanding that whether it is a 'bomb truck' attack aircraft or a fighter jet, both the technology and the manufacturing process are very advanced.

Generally speaking, the more advanced the aircraft, the less mature it is, and it is very prone to failure.

For example, in European and American combat missions, such a situation often occurs: 53 of the latest aircraft take off, three of them return due to failures, four of them crash-landed due to failures, and only [-] of them completed their missions.

However, the plane that Boss Chen provided to the independent group did not have this problem at all.

So far, there has never been a single flight failure.

Of course, part of it is because most of the current aircraft are new aircraft, which have been in service for less than a month, and there are indeed many spare parts.

"it is good."

Huang Quan left satisfied.

In the end, he called all 49 pilots (one was injured) and held a combat meeting, summed up today's problems, and assigned tomorrow's combat tasks:

"Tomorrow we will strive to dispatch [-] sorties, doubling the devils."

"Yes."

All pilots spoke confidently.

(End of this chapter)