Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 361 A unit truly worth joining!
With the roar of their engines, 10 Japanese planes flew towards the Eighth Route Army positions with great oppression.

Among them were 3 fighters, 6 bombers and 1 reconnaissance aircraft.

"The damn devil planes are coming!"

Seeing this scene, the onlookers were shocked. Some of them fled in all directions, while some lay down on the spot and continued to watch.

Many ordinary people's faces were filled with worry.

The Japanese actually sent out planes, the Eighth Route Army is in trouble now!
The Japanese reconnaissance plane flew over first, confirmed the location of the Eighth Route Army's heavy weapons and reported it to the commander.

Over Ping'an County.

Major Takeda Isamu, commander of the 54th Flight Squadron, led the flight formation towards the battlefield.

"Ogawa-kun, lead the fighters to attack from the left wing and draw enemy fire."

"The bomber formation will attack from the right wing. Our goal is to destroy the enemy's heavy artillery and tanks."

"Pay attention to anti-aircraft fire. The enemy below is equipped with a large number of 20mm cannons and anti-aircraft machine guns."

After giving the order on the radio, Takeda Yong gave another reminder in a serious tone.

In order to deal with the Eighth Route Army advancing into northwestern Shanxi and blow up the Eighth Route Army's tanks and heavy artillery, Sugiyama Gen transferred the 54th Flying Squadron of the Air Force Corps to Datong Airport in northern Shanxi.

Takeda Isamu led his team to participate in the bombing of Meng County in Jinzhong, and was well aware of the powerful anti-aircraft firepower of the Eighth Route Army.

"Hi."

Captain Ogawa Shimizu was full of murderous intent.

He glanced down with a sinister look. In the last Mengxian air-to-ground battle, the fighter plane piloted by his cousin Haraguchi Taro was shot down, so he had an irreconcilable feud with the Eighth Route Army.

This time, the 56th Flying Squadron received an order to blow up the Eighth Route Army’s tanks and heavy artillery at all costs!

Ogawa Shimizu led the other two fighter planes to slowly lower their altitude and saw the tanks and heavy artillery behind the small woods on the ground.

Exhaling deeply, he immediately gestured to the two pilots on his left and right wingmen.

Immediately, the three Japanese pilots pressed down the joysticks simultaneously, and the Nakajima fighter plane, with the huge roar of the engine and propeller, dived towards the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery and tanks like a sharp sword.

"Air Defense Company One, open fire!"

Seeing the Japanese planes begin to dive, the anti-aircraft battalion commander Wei Dazhong immediately ordered the anti-aircraft company to open fire. As an experienced man, he knew very well that these three Japanese planes were a feint attack, and the real main attack was from those bombers.

But he also had to open fire. The Japanese were always very smart. Seeing that there was no anti-aircraft firepower, these planes' feint attacks instantly turned into main attacks.

Wei Dazhong's target was the Type 96 bombers, which had slow flying speed, weak armor, and carried a large number of aerial bombs.

Shooting down a Type 1 bomber can kill two pilots, which is much more cost-effective than shooting down a fighter jet!
Suddenly, the 1 30mm machine guns of the Anti-Aircraft Company 20 opened fire, and chains of ammunition formed a dense anti-aircraft fire network along the dive route of the Japanese fighter planes.

"idiot!"

Although he was mentally prepared, Ogawa Kiyomizu was still shocked when he saw the dense fire network.

However, the Japanese also specially developed targeted tactics against the Eighth Route Army's dense anti-aircraft fire network.

"Uuuuuu——"

The three Japanese fighter planes turned from three directions to avoid the anti-aircraft fire network in front.

As the Japanese fighter planes changed their flight paths, the 30 20mm machine guns had to change their firing directions accordingly.

In an instant, the organized anti-aircraft firepower network disappeared, and 30 20mm machine guns each chased the three fighter planes.

Without the anti-aircraft firepower network, the air defense effect was greatly reduced.

At this time.

Six Japanese bombers quietly appeared from the right wing, targeting the neatly arranged tanks and heavy artillery on the ground behind the woods.

"Today, I'll give you a taste of what it's like to be bombed by an aerial bomb."

Seeing more than ten tanks and heavy artillery on the ground, Major Takeda Isamu's mouth curled up slightly.

The Eighth Route Army was not wealthy, and the loss of their few tanks and heavy artillery would surely make them feel sad for a long time.

Then, Takeda Isamu led the bomber formation without hesitation and dived towards the target.

"Air Defense Company 2, Air Defense Company 3, fire!"

Seeing six Japanese bombers entering the dive route, Wei Dazhong's fierce voice sounded on the radio channel.

sky.

The tanks and heavy artillery on the ground were getting closer and closer. Takeda Isamu had already put his hand on the bomb button. Once the eight 100-kilogram aerial bombs under the wings fell, the Eighth Route Army's tanks and heavy artillery units would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Suddenly, he noticed dense sparks appearing on the dive path ahead.

"Nani!"

Seeing the dense barrage of bullets covering the route ahead, Takeda Isamu, who was preparing to drop bombs, suddenly felt his pupils shrink.

"trap…"

An idea flashed through Takeda Yong's mind.

but.

Bombers have low flexibility and once they enter a dive attack, there is no way they can change their route.

Once the bomber turns to too large an angle and stalls, it will be completely doomed.

There's no turning back.

"Don't panic, keep attacking."

"Drop all aerial bombs."

Takeda Isamu gave the order over the radio, then focused on piloting his bomber to avoid the hail of bullets. A moment's distraction in the face of dense anti-aircraft fire meant he'd be hit. Immediately, the six bombers dived at a steeper angle, aiming to drop their bombs as quickly as possible. Once they dropped their bombs, their maneuverability would increase significantly, allowing them to escape the barrage.

shhhhhh…

The pilots of six Japanese planes pressed the bomb-drop buttons one after another, and dozens of aerial bombs fell with terrifying sharp whistling sounds!
Three of the Japanese planes began to emit black smoke and dived straight down towards the ground with black smoke.

"idiot!"

"Mom!"

On the city wall, the Japanese and puppet troops who were secretly observing the battle situation saw the location where one of the bombers was about to crash, and their faces were filled with horror.

This plane actually fell towards the city wall. The Japanese and puppet troops had just replenished their troops and ammunition on the bombed city wall.

Rumble…

Dozens of aerial bombs fell almost on the fake heavy artillery and tank positions of the New 1st Regiment and exploded almost at the same time.

In an instant, dozens of huge explosions rose from the fake heavy artillery and tank positions, creating the effect of a small-scale carpet bombing.

the other side.

A bomber crashed directly into the city wall, exploding into an orange-red fireball.

The other two bombers that were hit plunged headfirst, creating two fireballs that shook the earth.

The Japanese pilots who managed to survive quickly pulled their planes into the clouds. One of the bombers' engines was emitting black smoke, and they flew towards Datong under the cover of the rest of the fighters and planes.

On the distant hilltop, the villagers, deeply shocked by the horrifying war scene, stood up and cursed in the direction where the Japanese planes left.

The villagers, with honey on their lips, warmly greeted the Japanese pilot's ancestors for eighteen generations.

"The Eighth Route Army's artillery and tanks were blown up by the Japanese planes. They probably won't be able to capture the county town today."

A middle-aged man in a long gown and glasses spoke with regret in his tone.

He used to be a student teaching in Ping'an County. After the Japanese invaded northwest Shanxi, he resolutely joined the Eighth Route Army guerrillas.

Because he could not go to the battlefield due to physical reasons, he became the military advisor of the guerrillas.

Everyone thought that today they would see the Eighth Route Army kill the Japanese invaders in Ping'an County and restore peace to Ping'an County, but they retreated like this, and no one was willing to accept it.

"Hey."

Li Chaoqun, leader of the Ping'an County guerrillas, sighed heavily:

"Is there any way to do this?"

"Who made our Eighth Route Army lack airplanes?"

As a guerrilla leader of the Eighth Route Army, he felt this helplessness more deeply than ordinary people.

Li Chaoqun is also an old Red Army soldier. After the 120th Division advanced into northwest Shanxi, he was sent to Ping'an County to organize local people to fight against the Japanese. He started out alone and eventually raised a guerrilla force of more than 300 people.

During the Red Army period, our army was constantly bullied by the Kuomintang aircraft, which wantonly bullied the troops and civilians in the Soviet areas by bombing them. Now during the Eighth Route Army period, the Japanese aircraft still wantonly bullied the soldiers and civilians in the base areas by bombing them.

They had no way to deal with this. After all, hitting someone lower down from above was like an adult hitting a child.

There is no way, who told us that we don’t have a strong air force?

"Hey……"

The guerrilla strategist who had just spoken sighed, his tone filled with deep helplessness.

The people around also sighed deeply.

The gap in weapons is too big and cannot be made up by strategy or tactics.

A young man asked, "When will the Eighth Route Army recruit soldiers?"

Li Chaoqun's expression brightened, and he said, "The guerrillas welcome everyone at any time!"

Wang Yousheng, with his nose in the air, boasted, "I won't join your guerrillas. I don't have any guns, cannons, or tanks. I want to join the main force of the Eighth Route Army and follow Commander Li Yunlong."

A young man with great martial power said, "Count me in as Dong Dahai!"

"I am coming too!"

"Count me in!"

The young and strong people around responded one after another.

Although it seemed that the Eighth Route Army could not win this battle.

but.

Being able to force the Japanese in Ping'an County to this point and shoot down three Japanese planes, they are much stronger than the Central Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Such troops are the real troops that fight against the Japanese and are the troops that are truly worth joining!
Ultimately, the choice between the military and the people is mutual.

Even if the National Army forcibly conscripted men to expand its troops, the conscripted soldiers would not truly work for it.

suddenly!

"Look! Eighth Route Army tanks!"

An ordinary citizen shouted in surprise.

Boom, boom... Before everyone turned around, they heard the rumbling sound of explosions. Hundreds of thousands of shocked eyes looked towards the direction of Ping'an County. The Eighth Route Army tanks that had been blown up unexpectedly reappeared and suddenly opened fire at the walls of Ping'an County. Fireballs of explosions rose on the walls.

Not far away, fireworks burst from the muzzles of cannons, and shells soared into the air, drawing arcs in the sky and landing on the city walls with incredible accuracy.

Accompanied by explosions, battlements, Japanese soldiers, and machine guns flew up together.

Weren’t the Eighth Route Army’s tanks and artillery blown up?
This scene stunned the hundreds of thousands of people watching on the hills around the county town.

(End of this chapter)