Bright sword, I have a red police base car

As time goes by, the Japanese who escaped back to Changgang Village have now gone back, and those who cannot escape...

Most likely I won’t be able to go back.

"215, cover me, I'll go test out the little devil's firepower!"

"215 understand! 214, pay attention to safety."

"Roger that!"

After the little Japanese escaped back to Changgang Village, the two attack planes of the Second Aviation Detachment of the Eighth Route Army lost their peripheral targets, so the two attack planes decided to test the Japanese air defense firepower deployment in Changgang Village.

After all, their second team arrived later than the first team, and the napalm bombs in the magazine were not thrown out. It would be a bit unwilling to withdraw now.

As for why it is certain that Changgang Village must have anti-aircraft firepower?

The Japanese troops accompanying the attack all had anti-aircraft machine guns. How could Changgang Village, as the forward headquarters of the Japanese army, not deploy anti-aircraft firepower. And these little devils dared to stay in Changgang Village so safely in the face of the Eighth Route Army Air Force.

If there is no anti-aircraft firepower here, it is called a ghost!

In response, two heavily armored aircraft began a test plan to test the Japanese anti-aircraft firepower.

On the Japanese air defense position in Changgang Village, two air defense squadrons equipped with dual 25mm anti-aircraft guns immediately entered combat mode after seeing the Eighth Route Army Air Force fighter planes approaching.

"Wait for the target to come into range!"

As the order was issued, the Japanese's anti-aircraft guns all pointed at the two Eighth Route Army attack aircraft.

According to the plan of the Japanese air defense force, as soon as the Eighth Route Army's aircraft entered the range, they would immediately fire to force the opponent's aircraft away!

That's right! To force away, not to shoot down.

Although the ground air defense forces deployed by the Little Devils in Changgang Village are not small. In addition to the anti-aircraft guns of the two air defense squadrons, there are also a large number of anti-aircraft machine guns. However, these air defense forces are smaller than the area where the Japanese army is stationed in Changgang Village. Still a little smaller.

The Japs were not confident that they could use these air defense equipment to defend the sky over such a large area, so the Japs' goal in this air defense operation was not to shoot down the Eighth Route Army's aircraft, but to force them away.

Seeing the Eighth Route Army attack planes getting closer and closer, beads of sweat oozed from the palms of the Japanese air defense soldiers waiting to shoot.

After all, they still don't know that the fighter planes in the sky belong to the Eighth Route Army, and they still think they belong to the Ping'an County Security Group.

A person's name, the shadow of a tree.

The reputation created by the Red Police Force still has a great deterrent effect on the little devils even now, even though the Japanese army has completed the equipment update of the troops, it is still the same.

Immediately afterwards, the pilot of the attack aircraft who compiled 214 immediately adjusted its course and dived towards Changgang Village where the Japs were stationed. The other attack aircraft made a circuitous appearance to help its comrades attract firepower.

"Fire! Fire!"

Seeing the two fighter planes starting to make a fighting stance, the Japs' air defense troops immediately began to fire wildly at them.

The Eighth Route Army pilots were not fools. When they saw the Japs starting to fire on them, they fired back with aircraft cannons and maneuvered to avoid them.

While moving around, the attack aircraft numbered 214 was only a few hundred meters away from the Japanese position in Changgang Village.

"Baga! Stop focusing on the other plane with all your firepower. Open all fire and drive this Chinese plane out!"

The Japs' air defense force had already figured out that the other plane had no intention of fighting against them. It only existed to attract firepower.

Although this attack aircraft numbered 215 may change from attracting firepower to actual attack at any time, 214 is now close to them!

To be honest, if 214 dropped aerial bombs at this time, the aerial bombs would rely on inertia to hit the little devil's position.

So all the Japanese air defense equipment opened fire, and even the Type 96 light machine guns equipped in the Japanese team began to rely on human gun mounts to start shooting in the air.

"214, avoid! Quick!"

215 on the side saw the Japs' ground air defense troops firing on all cylinders, and immediately called to 214.

But now 214 has been tightly bitten by the Japanese ground anti-aircraft firepower. The sudden large amount of anti-aircraft firepower makes it impossible for 214 to dodge and can only speed up and rush over.

For a time, countless 25mm cannons exploded around the 214 attack aircraft, and some anti-aircraft machine gun bullets hit the fuselage. The shrapnel produced by the explosion of the shells and the 13.2mm bullets hit the armor of the fuselage, making a dense sound.

The fuselage and wings of this powerful aircraft were already covered with bullet marks. The upper part of the vertical tail was also blown beyond recognition by a 25mm anti-aircraft cannon exploded at close range. The aircraft using a 12.7mm machine gun in the back seat The gunman was also hit in the arm by a piece of shrapnel.

"withdraw!"

"I fucking know it!"

Just as the 214 pilot was about to break out of the anti-aircraft fire net, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

I have to leave anyway, but after coming, I have to leave something for the Japanese, right?

So when turning to retreat, the 214 pilot opened the magazine and a -kilogram aerial bomb was thrown out directly.

Upon seeing this, 215 also began to dive towards the Japanese army from another direction, and at the same time used aircraft cannons to shoot at the Japanese army positions to attract the Japanese anti-aircraft firepower and reduce the pressure on their teammates.

But the actual effect is not obvious. There are not many aerial cannons in the 215, and the little devil is now trying to bite the 214.

So 215 threw out a napalm bomb and began to evacuate.

But just when he was about to join the evacuation, a 25 mm shell hit the right wing tip of the 214 attack aircraft. With an explosion, one-third of the right wing of Qiang Yi was directly blown off.

Seeing that a section of the plane's wing was blown off, the kid on the ground almost pulled the corners of his mouth to the back of his head.

Even if a napalm bomb was blown up more than a thousand meters away from them, their excitement could not be concealed!

Now just wait for this plane to crash!

You know, since the emergence of the Red Police Force in 1938, the Japs have never shot down a Red Police Force aircraft!

However, the fall that the little devil expected did not occur. 214, with a broken wing, still flew steadily towards Niangziguan until it disappeared from the sight of the Japanese army.

"Na...Nani?!"

Seeing Qiang Yi, who was able to return steadily even with one third of his wing broken off, all the Japanese troops on the ground fell into deathly silence.

They really couldn't understand why the other side's aircraft could retreat safely after being hit by such intense firepower.

But it’s normal for them not to understand. After all, the little devils in 1941 had no idea what an air tank was!

It was only mid-June 1941, and there were still a few days left before Santoku hunted the bear!

"214, 215, report the Japanese anti-aircraft firepower and casualties!"

"The Japanese anti-aircraft firepower is mainly composed of 25mm anti-aircraft guns and a large number of 13.2mm anti-aircraft machine guns. The number is about one battalion. 214 aircraft were injured, but they can maintain flight. The machine gunner was slightly injured. Report completed!"

"Copy that, the aviation unit is returning!"

"Team 1 understands!"

"Team 2 understands!"

All 16 Eighth Route Army fighter planes returned home, but the little devil was severely beaten by this round of aerial attacks by the Eighth Route Army.

The tank brigade as the main force was completely wiped out, and the 15th Regiment of the elite Motorized Regiment suffered more than 70% casualties. Even if the organic formation was basically destroyed, the other two regiments that had not been re-equipped also lost hundreds of personnel. About thirty points.

The 16th Regiment, which was originally left in Changgang Village as a reserve force and could remain intact, was also killed by two napalm bombs, killing nearly 200 people. Also destroyed was a pair of 25mm anti-aircraft guns.

Looking at the number of losses in the troops, Tsukamoto Renhei, who was originally ambitious, became depressed.

"Your Excellency General, this combat defeat is not your fault. Our aviation forces are not yet in place. It is normal for large-scale casualties to occur when the enemy has absolute air supremacy. After all, they are the Ping'an County Security Group."

After hearing Nakamura Kikujiro's comfort, Tsukamoto Renpei sighed.

Apart from the initial small-scale attack, the rest of this battle was not pretty at all.

However, what can be confirmed is that from the perspective of army equipment alone, after they completed the change of equipment, the overall combat effectiveness of the army has returned to the state where the Japanese army crushed the Eighth Route Army and the National Army in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War. The defeat in this battle was mainly due to the Ping'an County Security Regiment. The reason for the sudden arrival of the Air Force.

Although the battle was not fought well, it seemed excusable within the Japanese army.

As early as the beginning of 1940, the base camp of the Japanese China Expeditionary Force had made it clear that the failure of the battle with the Ping'an County Security Group would not affect the commander's subsequent development, and no punishment would be imposed.

After all, for such a long time, all the little Japanese who had fought against the Red Police Force were almost dead. The few who were still alive had to be punished. It is estimated that all Japanese commanders in the future would not be willing to fight with the Ping'an County Security Group. Fighting!

Moreover, the senior general of the Little Devil is not sure whether he will one day face Zhang Shijie. If he loses too, wouldn't it be a slap in the face?

Therefore, Tsukamoto Renpei reported the situation of this battle to his superiors, told the miserable situation of the armored forces under the attack of aviation, and suggested that the local area strengthen the construction of air forces.

After this battle, both Tsukamoto Renhei and Nakamura Kikujiro became staunch supporters of the priority development of the aviation force.

Ground air defense, nine out of ten air defenses!

Obtaining air superiority can only rely on the aviation force!

After the Eighth Route Army's aviation unit returned to Niangziguan Airport, the ground support troops were stunned to see bullet holes all over the aircraft, a section of the wing and vertical tail broken, and the fact that they were flying back.

"Damn... what Teacher Liu said... is a bit conservative."

As early as when they were studying in the Logistics Support Corps, they heard from their instructors that the Qiangyi attack aircraft was very resistant to beatings and was even called an aerial tank. But since the Eighth Route Army Air Force had not experienced actual combat at that time, they did not know how resistant Qiang Yi was!

On paper, it turns out that the Eighth Route Army's air force ground service troops have no clear concept of the word "resistance to beating".

But looking at the scarred Qiang Yi in front of them and successfully returning home, they really understood what riding a horse is called an aerial tank!

Not only the ground service troops, but also the commander Li Tianyou lamented the strong anti-strike ability after seeing the status of 214. After learning about the results achieved by these 16 fighters, he submitted a plan to strengthen the development and construction of the air force to the ya direction. Apply.

In this battle, the Eighth Route Army's 16 fighter planes performed far beyond their expectations.

At the cost of only one aircraft being injured and one person slightly injured, the air force killed all the Japanese armored forces and a large number of Japanese infantry, and at the same time shattered the little Japanese's combat intentions.

Putting aside the losses of the infantry, the value of the more than 50 Panzer IV tanks destroyed alone is inestimable!

The Eighth Route Army only damaged one aircraft, and it might be able to be repaired.

No matter where it is, this price-performance ratio is terrible!

"Cultivation?! What the hell are you doing this?!"

Looking at the Qiang Yi that was about to be beaten into a sieve, the Red Alert engineer who was sent to Niangziguan for technical guidance said with a speechless expression.

"It's all been beaten into a sieve, and you still have to repair it? I'll see if there are any other parts that can be used, and I'll take them out and use them as spare parts. The armor plates will be refurbished and remade. The engine problem shouldn't be serious, so I'll take them out and keep them for later use." The body was immediately scrapped."

"Gong Li, doesn't my 214 have any rescue value?" the pilot of the 214 attack aircraft asked eagerly.

As his first combat aircraft, this pilot is very affectionate towards the No. 214 attack aircraft. In any case, this aircraft helped him successfully escape from the Japanese army's firepower, so for this aircraft, no matter what, If there was any chance of repair, the pilot would fight for it.

When the red alert engineer heard this, he glanced helplessly and said, "I know what you mean, and I understand your mood very well, but look at what the fuselage of this aircraft is like? The wings and vertical tail The main structure has been destroyed, so what the hell am I going to do to repair it?”

Around the Japanese defensive position in Changgang Village, Japanese infantry were cleaning the battlefield.

The Eighth Route Army's battlefield cleaning troops had long since cleaned the battlefield outside the range of Japanese firepower. In order to prevent the little devils from attacking them, the Eighth Route Army soldiers did not clean the areas within the range of Japanese firepower.

Anyway, these are all the corpses of little Japs. To the Eighth Route Army, it doesn’t matter whether they clean them up or not!

"Haga! Hinata-kun, come here quickly!"

"What's wrong? Watanabe-kun?"

"Look, this is Sato from your village, right?"

Hearing this, Hinata looked down at Watanabe's feet.

"Baga, it's really Sato-kun! This kid even said he wanted to buy me a drink!" Looking at Sato's mutilated body, Hinata's eyes were full of sadness.

It can be seen from the appearance that the pelvis of this Japanese corpse was directly hit by an aircraft machine gun. The left leg was missing, and the right leg was barely connected to the torso only by a trace of flesh.

It can be seen from the widened eyes that he was probably not dead when he was first hit, and he probably died after suffering great pain in the end.

Just when the Hyuga kid was about to mourn for his compatriots, a shout suddenly came from the side.

"Come on! There are wreckage of Chinese planes here!"

(End of this chapter)