Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Puff puff………

He heard the sound of bullets hitting the body and the sound of people falling to the ground. When Kojiro Tanashita turned around, he saw that several nearby soldiers were killed by the enemy in such a short time.

"How come the enemy's shooting is so accurate?!" Kojiro Tanashita frowned. No matter how accurate the shooting was, it was impossible for him to lock onto the target so quickly. He couldn't help but look at the light bulb and his face changed.

"Baga, turn off the light!" Tanashita Kojiro was furious. The light was just illuminating the enemy. Their soldiers were like sitting ducks and would be shot dead as soon as they showed their heads.

As the order was given, soon the light bulbs at the gate were blown up by the Japanese soldiers' gunfire, and the place suddenly became dark.

The sudden extinction of the lights also slowed down the attacking soldiers, after all, they lost their target in an instant.

"Yoshi, keep fighting back!" Tanashita Kojiro was delighted and gave the order immediately.

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During the attack, Li Jin, Li Yunlong and others were also shooting at the Japanese. They hid behind sandbag bunkers, holding Type 56 semi-automatic rifles in their hands.

"Captain, your shooting skills are not very good." Li Jin couldn't help but say after killing a Japanese machine gunner with one shot.

"Damn it, my shooting skills are pretty accurate, but they can't compare with yours. Besides, I'm a commander, and I just need to command the troops in battle. Why do I need such accurate shooting skills?" Li Yunlong was a little dissatisfied.

His marksmanship is considered to be at the sharpshooter level in the New First Regiment, but it is indeed no match for Li Jin.

"However, the gun you made is really easy to use. The Japanese have been under pressure all the time." Li Yunlong couldn't help but praise the easy use of the rifle in his hand.

Whether a gun is good or not depends on its performance on the battlefield. The practicality of this model is obviously much better than the Japanese's Type 38 rifle. Except for the short range, it crushes the Japanese in other aspects.

"Of course." Li Jin responded. If the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle was not easy to use, he would not have specially manufactured it.

"But I'm a little worried now. Will the Japanese choose to abandon the airport and escape when they see that the situation is not good?!" Li Yunlong changed the subject. He was not worried about not being able to take down the airport. What he was worried about was that the Japanese inside would choose to escape.

Then, they would not be able to kill the fleeing Japanese, after all, they would not have that much time to chase them.

"No, it's just the beginning. The Japanese will never choose to retreat so decisively. The value of this plane is also very great." Li Jin shook his head and then explained the reason.

The Japanese spent a lot of time building this airport and sent a regiment of soldiers to guard it because this airport was very important and the planes inside were extremely valuable. The Japanese would never abandon these planes and escape unless it was absolutely necessary.

Therefore, the Japanese commander must have wanted to have his cake and eat it too. He wanted to keep the airport and the pilots at the airport.

"Besides, don't forget, Lu Changgong is in the rear. They will be able to sneak into the Japanese airport in about ten minutes. By that time, the Japanese will not be able to escape even if they want to. They will be trapped to death in the airport." Li Jin continued. He asked Lu Changgong to go around the back of the airport to prevent the Japanese inside from escaping.

"You kid, you've made plans a long time ago, right?" Li Yunlong said with a smile.

"That's for sure. We said we would wipe out all the Japanese inside. How could I give them a chance to escape?" Li Jin responded. He had waited for a long time to attack this airport, and there was no way he would let the Japanese inside have any hope.

The battle continued and the soldiers advanced forward. The positions built with sandbags moved forward a few meters from time to time, approaching the Japanese airport.

If it wasn't for the cold weather, the Japs would have let down their guard and they wouldn't have been so relaxed at the beginning. For the Japs, they never thought that the enemy would choose to launch an attack in such cold weather.

Bang bang bang…

Da da da………

Boom boom boom...

The sound of gunfire was still intense, and the soldiers in the artillery position fired at the Japanese from time to time. Although they were two or three miles away from the battlefield, there was an artillery commander who was responsible for reporting and giving orders via walkie-talkie.

This also made the artillery bombing more accurate. The Japanese soldiers screamed in agony when they were bombed by the shells, and fell in a pool of blood one after another.

Suddenly, the light bulbs in the airport went out one after another, and it became dark there.

"This little Japanese soldier is quite smart. He actually broke the light bulb." Li Yunlong said. Before that, the Japanese soldier's light was only used to provide illumination for the soldiers.

"The flares come in handy. Now, the Japanese can't escape even if they want to." Li Jin smiled and immediately conveyed the order.

call out………

A flare was fired into the sky, and then it emitted bright light at an altitude of one thousand meters, illuminating an area within a radius of two miles.

Although the soldiers were also exposed to the light, their firepower was more powerful, which was not a good thing for the Japanese.

Their attack returned to its previous state and their position continued to advance forward.

On the other side, Kojiro Tanashita's face changed drastically when he looked at the flares in the sky.

"Damn it, they actually prepared flares!" Tanashita Kojiro cursed. The reason he didn't order people to launch flares in the first place was because the enemy's firepower and marksmanship were better than theirs.

Once a flare is fired, although the soldiers can see the enemy's position, the enemy can also see their position, and the enemy is more powerful. In this case, firing a flare is tantamount to seeking death.

"Captain, what should we do now?!" the Japanese major asked hurriedly. He was still inclined to abandon the airport and retreat.

"Keep holding on! We must hold on until reinforcements arrive!" Kojiro Tanashita gritted his teeth and gave the order. No matter what, we must hold on.

However, at this moment, a Japanese signalman came running over.

"Captain, there's an order coming from the brigade commander, saying that if you feel the airport cannot be defended, you can abandon it and lead the pilots to retreat!" The Japanese signalman quickly reported the situation.

"What?! Retreat with the pilots?! Don't we want these planes anymore?!" Upon hearing this, Kojiro Tanashita was stunned for a moment.

"This is the order from the brigade commander. Pilots are far more important than planes." The Japanese signalman said that even if all the planes were blown up by the enemy, the pilots could not be allowed to make any mistakes.

Kojiro Tanashita fell into deep thought for a moment. He had wanted to hold on before, and in fact he felt that his superiors would not let him give up the airport easily, but now the order has come down.

If the situation is bad, you can take the pilots and evacuate the airport. But in the current situation, the airport cannot be defended at all. Isn't it time to lead the retreat?

"Captain, don't hesitate any longer. If you hesitate any longer, you won't be able to escape." The Japanese major urged hurriedly. The airport could not be defended at all. The enemy's combat effectiveness was too strong.

"How can we repair it! Leave a battalion of soldiers to guard the gate. If necessary, abandon the gate and retreat to the inside of the airport to delay the enemy and buy time for our retreat!" Kojiro Tanashita did not hesitate and gave the order decisively.

He couldn't believe it now. Their regiment had suffered such heavy losses after more than ten minutes of attack from the enemy. At present, they could only abandon some soldiers to delay the enemy and buy them time to retreat.

"Hi!" The Japanese Major nodded.

"Go send a telegram to the brigade commander and tell him that the airport cannot withstand the enemy's attack and we have to abandon it now." Kojiro Tanashita gave another order to the conference signalman.

"Understood." The Japanese signalman crouched down and went down the stairs.

As the order was conveyed, many Japanese soldiers began to retreat into the airport, and the firepower suddenly weakened a lot.

Li Jin and the others naturally noticed this.

"The Japanese's firepower is beginning to weaken. If I'm not mistaken, they are planning to abandon the airport now." Li Yunlong said.

The Japanese probably wanted to use some of their men to delay their attack, and then let the rest of them escape from the rear.

"Commander, we have sneaked into the airport and easily occupied the Japanese position." Lu Changgong contacted Li Jin via the walkie-talkie.

"I understand. You keep waiting. The Japanese are already showing signs of retreating." Li Jin quickly gave the order.

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"Yes!" Lu Changgong responded.

"Well, it's time to launch a general offensive." Li Jin nodded. He took out a walkie-talkie and contacted the commanders of the artillery positions, telling them that they didn't need to save shells, but to fire the shells they were carrying into the airport as quickly as possible!

At the same time, Li Jin also issued attack orders to the commanders of the two companies ambushing on the left and right wings of the airport. These two companies were equivalent to reserve troops. Once Lu Changgong and his men entered the airport and made preparations, they would launch a general attack to prevent the Japanese from having a chance to escape.

Boo hoo hoo...

Boom boom boom......

As Li Jin's order was issued, the artillery positions began to fire shells continuously. For a moment, shells fell into the Japanese airport like rain, directly covering many positions.

Of course, their artillery fire all fell on the airport gate, or a hundred meters back, and would not hit Lu Changgong and the others.

The dense artillery shells caused heavy casualties on the Japanese side. At the same time, the soldiers in front of the airport also broke away from the bunkers and took advantage of the fact that the Japanese were bombed and had no time to attack, and quickly rushed towards the airport gate.

Boom boom boom......

Huge explosions were heard one after another, and the soldiers advanced forward with unstoppable momentum.

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"Damn, how come these enemies still have so many artillery shells!" Kojiro Tanashita climbed up from the ground covered in dust. The Japanese major next to him had just been blown off by an artillery shell and only had one leg left.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!" Kojiro Tanashita gave a loud order. If he guessed correctly, the enemy might have already charged towards the gate.

This was clearly the tactic they used before against the national army, but now they are being used against them in the opposite way. The feeling of being covered by artillery fire is really uncomfortable.

After this round of fierce bombing, more than half of the Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded. There was nothing they could do. After all, Li Jin brought enough artillery shells this time. Not to mention attacking the airport, even if he attacked the city gate of Taiyuan, the Japanese soldiers over there would suffer a lot.

Da da da………

Bang bang bang…

The soldiers rushed into the airport gate, occupied the Japanese bunkers as soon as possible, and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese.

The Japanese soldiers who had just been baptized by artillery shells were killed before they could recover. The bunkers that originally belonged to the Japanese soldiers were now occupied by the soldiers, and they dealt a fatal blow to the Japanese soldiers.

.........

Taiyuan, in the war room.

Ban Shangshanfu received a call from the airport communications soldier.

"Brigade commander, the regiment commander said that they can no longer withstand the enemy's attack and want to retreat with the pilots." said the Japanese signalman.

"What?! You can't hold on after just over ten minutes?! What a joke!" Ban Shangshanfu was shocked when he heard this. He never expected that as soon as the order was passed down, Tanashita Kojiro said he couldn't hold on any longer.

"Brigade Commander, the regiment commander said this: the combat effectiveness of this group of enemies is indeed too strong. If we don't retreat now, we will be wiped out by the enemy in half an hour at most." said the Japanese signalman.

Although these words were not said by the wing commander, he could see that the situation was very urgent and they had to abandon the airport and leave. Otherwise, not only would they die, but they might also die.

"Division Commander, Kojiro Tanashita said that we should retreat now because they have suffered heavy casualties. Do you agree?!" Itakayama Fu didn't dare to make a decision. He could only look at Itakune Seishiro who was standing beside him and said.

"Let them retreat. If they retreat and I find that they still have many people, I will kill them!" Itaichi Seishiro replied with a gloomy face.

Not long after the order was given, Kojiro Tanashita said he wanted to retreat. Perhaps the situation was really urgent, otherwise Kojiro Tanashita would not dare to talk about retreating as soon as he received the order.

When he thought about the retreat, which would mean that more than 200 planes at the airport would be destroyed by the enemy, Itahira Seishirō felt his heart bleeding.

"Hey!" Banshangshanfu hurriedly conveyed the order.

"Division commander, maybe the enemy's attack was too fierce. It's not surprising that they couldn't hold on. But this also shows that the enemy's large force is indeed at the airport. The reinforcements we sent will not encounter a situation of being surrounded and attacked." Ban Shangshanfu said awkwardly after putting down the phone.

Now he could only hope that what Tanashita Kojiro said was true, and that he was not retreating just to preserve his strength. Otherwise, he would be in big trouble.

Although more than 200 planes were destroyed by the enemy, the losses were indeed huge, but as long as the pilots were not in trouble, their guilt would be much lighter.

Anyway, we have pilots, so there is no need to spend so much time training pilots in the later stage. Once new aircraft are available, combat effectiveness can be quickly formed. This is the most important thing.

"That would be better. More than 200 planes, and they were about to be blown up by the enemy after just a dozen minutes of defense." Itaheng Seishirō gritted his teeth. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He wished he could skin the enemy alive and eat them alive!

"Division Commander, things have already happened. Now the best thing to do is to think about how to take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate the enemy. As long as we can eliminate this group of enemies, it is not impossible to make up for the losses." Ban Shangshanfu comforted.

(End of this chapter)