Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 349 A great harvest!

Meng County.

county seat.

The North China Front Army's retaliation came as expected.

A bombing formation consisting of more than 30 fighter jets and more than 50 bombers formed several attack waves and dived towards the county town with tremendous pressure and dropped bombs.

buzzing...

shhhhhh...

Boom boom boom...

The huge roar of the plane's propellers and engine, the sharp whistling of the aerial bombs as they fell, and the huge explosion when the aerial bombs hit the ground all filled the air.

The people living around the county town were all stunned by the earth-shaking bombing scene. Fireballs of explosions kept rising in the county town, and one house after another collapsed in the roar.

The Japanese air force carried out indiscriminate bombing of the New 1st Regiment's military facilities and civilians.

The fake barracks of the New 1st Regiment was also bombed. Dozens or even hundreds of aerial bombs fell in the camp, razing it to the ground.

“Da da da da da…”

On the city walls and around the county town, more than 200 20mm anti-aircraft guns and more than 500 anti-aircraft machine guns of the New 20st Regiment opened fire. Dense mm artillery shells and machine gun bullets formed a chain of ammunition, which lashed towards the Japanese planes in the sky like whips. The orange-red rain of bullets covered the entire sky.

This was an unprecedented ground-to-air battle on the Shanxi battlefield.

The North China Front Army's air force almost came out in full force.

Li Yunlong was not polite either and ordered his troops to deploy most of their anti-aircraft firepower.

Anyway, that’s what Boss Lin said.

Li Yunlong would win as long as he could shoot down one Japanese plane.

The ammunition consumed in this air defense operation can be reimbursed.

There are more than 800 anti-aircraft firepower points in total. Even if each anti-aircraft firepower point fires 1000 bullets or artillery shells, that is more than 80 rounds.

With such horrific ammunition consumption, ordinary troops simply cannot afford it.

If Boss Lin hadn't reimbursed Li Yunlong, he wouldn't be able to afford it.

Air defense, air defense, nine out of ten defenses are air defenses. A ground-to-air battle will consume more than one million rounds of ammunition.

"I just don't believe it. With so many anti-aircraft firepower points, we can't shoot down a single Japanese plane!"

On a hidden hill in the distance, Li Yunlong, Xing Zhiguo and others were observing secretly with binoculars.

Li Yunlong had just finished speaking.

He saw through the telescope a fighter plane trailing black smoke and crashing outside the county town with a loud bang.

"Commander, we shot down a Japanese plane!"

Xing Zhiguo said happily.

"I saw it." Li Yunlong nodded with satisfaction. "It's a Nakajima fighter. Now we can use up all the ammunition we've used up. Pass the order down, tell the soldiers not to save ammunition and hit them hard!"

After killing Kenkichi Hirata and Masataka Yamawaki, Li Yunlong guessed that the Japanese would send planes to carry out retaliatory bombing.

He immediately ordered all troops and civilians to hide in air-raid shelters.

Then order all the machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns with anti-aircraft tripods.

A huge air defense position was set up with Meng County as the center.

Li Yunlong wanted to see whether the Japanese planes were stronger or his own anti-aircraft firepower was stronger.

"Yes!" The combat staff hurried to convey the order.

The fighters and bombers of this era were basically propeller planes, which were far inferior to jet planes in speed and altitude. In order to improve the hit rate of bombing and strafing, the Japanese pilots could only dive to drop bombs and strafe.

Theoretically speaking, as long as there are enough anti-aircraft firepower points and enough ammunition, effective air defense can be formed.

"If we consume less ammunition, Boss Lin will be unhappy again." Zhang Dabiao raised the corners of his mouth.

At this time, the entire county town had turned into a sea of ​​fire, with gunpowder smoke and black smoke from burning houses covering the sky.

The Japanese planes flew through the smoke and clouds, and the rain of bullets covered the entire sky above the county town.

Immediately afterwards, the second Japanese plane was shot down. It was a Type 96 bomber.

The downing of two Japanese planes did not make the Japanese pilots restrain themselves. Instead, they flew their fighter planes and bombers even more frantically, diving towards the anti-aircraft firepower points of the New 1st Regiment.

The soldiers quickly loaded and fired, and all the anti-aircraft firepower was firing into the sky, forming a dense network of fire along the dive path of the Japanese planes.

The air defense force of the new regiment is no longer newly established. After a lot of live-fire training and actual combat, as well as the air defense tactics provided by Boss Lin, more than 800 air defense fire points fired continuously, making it difficult for the Japanese air force to gain much advantage.

In the afternoon, the ground-to-air battle ended, and the combat staff quickly summarized the results and losses: "Report to the regiment commander, this air defense operation shot down 12 enemy planes, including 4 fighters and 8 bombers, and damaged more than 10 planes. We lost 18 machine gun crews and 29 machine gun crews, and 124 casualties, including 87 deaths."

"Not a loss." Li Yunlong nodded without any fluctuation in his expression. There will be casualties in war. The key is whether it is a loss or not.

The Japanese were also short of supplies, especially planes and pilots, which were precious to them. More than 20 planes were damaged or killed, and about 20 pilots died, which was enough to make the Japanese feel distressed for a long time.

The operations officer added, "An air-raid shelter in the city collapsed due to a heavy aerial bomb, killing over 120 civilians..."

"Damn Japs!" Li Yunlong cursed upon hearing that over 120 civilians had been killed. "I'll take note of this. I'll have the guard battalion properly handle the aftermath of the victims."

"Yes!"

The operations staff turned and left.

Li Yunlong felt that the anti-aircraft firepower was still insufficient, both in caliber and quantity.

It seems that I need to find Boss Lin to do some business with larger caliber anti-aircraft guns.

……

"Xizi, this is a commendation telegram from headquarters."

At the regimental headquarters, Li Yunlong called Wang Xikui to the regimental headquarters and handed him a telegram.

Wang Xikui in the play has a thin face and looks malnourished, but his fighting ability is off the charts. He is so skilled in shooting that he can kill almost one enemy with one shot. He can even kill several of them in a bayonet fight with more than a dozen Japanese soldiers.

At present, Wang Xikui has a solid body, with bulging muscles in his arms and feet, a firm gaze, and a handsome and resolute face.

His marksmanship, bayonet fighting and hand-to-hand combat are several levels higher than in the original drama. What's even better is that Wang Xikui is now proficient in special operations.

"Second class merit, sharpshooter."

After reading the telegram, Wang Xikui's eyes lit up and a smile appeared on his face.

For an Eighth Route Army soldier, being rewarded for meritorious service is the highest honor, an honor that can be written into the family tree, or even have a separate page in the family tree.

Which soldier doesn't want to make achievements and receive such honors?
Li Yunlong nodded in satisfaction. "Our main force is going to advance into northwest Shanxi. We're organizing a new special forces squadron, the Sharp Sword Squadron. Did Wei Dayong tell you about appointing you as the squadron leader?"

"The captain told me." Wang Xikui nodded. "Please rest assured, Captain. I promise to complete the mission."

Li Yunlong said, "After your Sharp Sword Squadron is established, you must guard against arrogance and impatience, and continue to grow and develop. In the future, your Sharp Sword Squadron may very well become the Sharp Sword Battalion, or even a Special Operations Regiment or Brigade. You will be at the level of Regimental Commander or Brigade Commander."

Li Yunlong painted a pie for Wang Xikui.

The more special forces kings there are, the better. Even if they are not performing special operations missions, their combat effectiveness on the front battlefield will be much stronger than that of ordinary troops.

Of course, it would be a crime to send special forces to the front battlefield to be consumed, and Li Yunlong would not do so unless it was absolutely necessary.

Wang Xikui: "Yes, I will do whatever the commander tells me to do, without hesitation!"

Li Yunlong pointed to the Barrett rifle on the table behind Wang Xikui and said, "This large-caliber sniper rifle belongs to you from now on. You must use it well and try to take out a few more generals with it."

After completing the combat mission, Wang Xikui returned the Barrett to Li Yunlong.

"Captain, this..." Wang Xikui was ecstatic, but on the surface he still declined, "It's not suitable. If you give me this gun, what will you use?"

Li Yunlong said, "Just take it if I give it to you. Why are you talking so much nonsense? I only use this gun for target practice. It's useless to me. You are one of the best marksmen in the Jinzhong base area. This gun can only be used with you. But you must not let the Japanese seize it. Once the Japanese seize it, you know the consequences."

The Eighth Route Army currently does not have such technology, but if the Japanese seize it, it will not be difficult to imitate this gun.

The Japanese can even build airplanes, tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft carriers, so building a gun is no problem for them.

If the Japanese were allowed to mass-produce this gun, the already difficult days of the Chinese army would inevitably become even worse.

"Yes." Wang Xikui naturally understood this. He turned around and hugged the large-caliber sniper rifle in his arms. His expression was as if he was holding a beautiful woman. "The gun is there, the person is there. If the gun is destroyed, the person is dead."

"Go, remember to bring the bullets with you." Li Yunlong touched the Barrett and waved to Wang Xikui.

This large-caliber sniper rifle is a good thing, but it can only exert its due power in the hands of a sharpshooter. This gun is the reward for Wang Xikui killing Major General Hirata. Li Yunlong plans to find an opportunity to ask Boss Lin for another one in the future.

"Yes." Wang Xikui straightened his body, turned around, picked up the bullet box, and walked out with the Barrett in one hand and the bullet box in the other.

After reaching the door, Wang Xikui returned, placed the Barrett and the ammunition box on the ground, and saluted Li Yunlong with gratitude: "Captain, I, Wang Xikui, must have been very lucky in my previous life to be able to serve under you. I will never forget your kindness in this life."

This Barrett is the only large-caliber sniper rifle in the entire regiment and even the entire army. Wang Xikui did not expect that the regiment commander would be willing to give it to him.

Wang Xikui turned and left, and Li Yunlong found that there seemed to be a few tears in his eyes.

Li Yunlong didn't care. A sniper rifle was nothing. What he was considering now was the losses and gains of the entire Jinzhong base, as well as the subsequent advance into northwest Shanxi.

"This time, we killed a major general and a lieutenant general. They are not ordinary major generals and lieutenant generals."

"The price for killing a major general is 18 105mm howitzers or 18 120mm mortars."

“干掉中将的价码是18门152榴弹炮，换成105榴弹炮或120迫击炮，那就是36门。”

"Today we shot down another 12 planes and killed about 20 pilots. We were able to obtain about 52 75mm mountain guns, which can expand two mountain artillery regiments."

"Two heavy artillery regiments and two mountain artillery regiments, a rich harvest!"

After Captain Li calculated the price, he looked very satisfied.

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