Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

"Nani?"

"It really is the Eighth Route Army Mechanized Unit."

In the blue sky, Major General Isamu Takeda flew over in a KI-15 reconnaissance plane, leading a formation of more than 20 fighters and bombers.

Looking at the endless convoy of Route 8 trucks, a look of shock appeared on his face.

When he received the order, Major General Isamu Takeda was bombing the Eighth Route Army's attacking forces on another battlefield.

It was on the road from Shaohukou to Datong that the two sides fought fiercely.

The Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery turned the Japanese positions into a sea of ​​fire.

The 21st Flying Regiment not only bombed the heavy artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army, but also bombed the attacking Eighth Route Army infantry, barely blocking the Eighth Route Army's offensive.

But the situation on the battlefield changed too quickly, and the locust army in Jiangjunling was completely wiped out.

The Eighth Route Army, which set out from Jiangjunling, headed straight for Datong. Another main force of the Eighth Route Army appeared from the southeast of Datong.

The main force of the North China Front Army is now in a life-or-death situation.

"The Eighth Route Army's trucks are much larger than the Locust Army's trucks. They also have more artillery and tanks, and their calibers are larger."

"but……"

"They're marching so many trucks and artillery pieces on the highway in broad daylight, showing absolutely no regard for the Locust Army's aviation unit or for me, their country's bombing genius."

"Major General Abe Nobuhide died in battle."

"I, Major General Takeda Isamu, am the only flower of famous generals in my country."

Thinking of this, Takeda Yong's eyes turned cold, and he gave an order in a cold tone on the radio channel:

"The fighter formations acted as cover, conducting flanking attacks and probing fire."

"Don't let the bomber formation enter yet. The reconnaissance planes will look for the Eighth Route Army tanks and artillery units."

The KI15 reconnaissance aircraft is also known as the Type headquarters reconnaissance aircraft.

The aircraft piloted by Takeda Isamu is an improved model with a maximum speed of 480 kilometers per hour and a maximum range of 2400 kilometers.

Now Takeda Isamu is the commander of a flight regiment with the rank of major general, and he no longer needs to fly fighter jets or bombers to participate in battles.

As his order was given, several Nakajima fighter planes immediately increased their throttles and dived out of the fighter formation.

"Fire!!"

Seeing the Japanese planes diving down, the company commanders of each infantry battalion immediately gave the order to open fire.

"Da da da……"

On both sides of the road, rifles, light machine guns, heavy machine guns and 20mm cannons suddenly opened fire, and belts of ammunition rose into the air, forming an anti-aircraft fire network in front of the Japanese fighter planes.

On the side of the road, not far from the regiment headquarters, a reporter wearing glasses looked frightened.

His name was Su Lixing, and he was a war correspondent for the Xinhua Daily, specializing in reporting the real situation on the front lines for the rear base areas and the Kuomintang-controlled areas.

Although it was not his first time on the battlefield, reporter Su still couldn't help feeling fear when he saw the Japanese planes attacking.

He once witnessed with his own eyes in Taierzhuang that two Japanese planes flew over and dropped aerial bombs on the battlefield. A company of the National Army was wiped out on the spot, and many soldiers disappeared without a trace.

He also saw air battles between the Nationalist and Japanese fighter planes in Shanghai and Wuhan, where the Japanese bombed civilians and a heavy bomb destroyed a building.

Not only reporters like him, but also many combat troops were very afraid of Japanese planes.

Because the Chinese army generally lacks air defense weapons, and it has the advantage of attacking from high altitude to low altitude, fighter jets and bombers attacking ground forces without air defense weapons is like troops equipped with Maxim heavy machine guns against infantry armed with ancient cold weapons. One attack will result in a large number of casualties.

However, reporter Su discovered that facing the attack of the Japanese planes, the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment around them were not afraid, but were all calm and at ease.

From the moment the order was given by the regimental headquarters, all the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment jumped off the trucks in unison, and crawled to the sides of the road to find cover to avoid the machine guns and rifles. This set of movements was smooth and perfect, as if they had been honed through thousands of rounds of hammering.

Under the command and coordination of the squad leader, each infantry squad found a bunker to hide in, and there was no situation where several soldiers competed for a hidden position. At the same time, each squad set up an anti-aircraft machine gun, and several ammunition handlers were on hand to serve.

Can we shoot down the Japanese planes with just rifles and machine guns?
Although he is not a professional infantryman, he is a war correspondent after all. He has been on the battlefield with the troops for many years and knows something about weapons.

The Mauser 7.92mm bullets fired by the Eighth Route Army's machine guns and semi-automatic rifles were seriously insufficient for air defense.

Fortunately, there were enough of them, almost every soldier had a weapon, and there was enough ammunition.

The firepower network composed of thousands of guns directly made the Japanese fighter planes dare not fly too low. After diving for a while, they had to increase their flight altitude.

The several aerial bombs dropped by the Japanese fighter planes also deviated far from the road and missed the target.

At the same time, in the blue sky.

"At one o'clock, we have spotted the Eighth Route Army tanks and artillery units. Destroy them."

Major General Isamu Takeda saw the artillery and tanks on the road through a telescope and immediately gave orders.

"attack!"

The Japanese bomber squadron leader immediately gave the order.

"Onboard!"

The Japanese pilots also saw the target and dived down quickly.

"Northeast, distance 1,200 meters, advance, open fire..."

On the ground, seeing the Japanese bombers approaching, the tank battalion commander who was ambushed around the tanks and artillery units curled his lips and gave the order to open fire by radio.

Da da da……

tom tom tom...

Instantly, the surrounding anti-aircraft battalions opened fire, and countless ammunition chains were laid in the dive path of the Japanese planes. But the Japanese pilots did not dodge at all. With red eyes, as if they had seen some strategic target, they dived down desperately into the anti-aircraft fire net.

In a flash, the wings of a Japanese plane were broken, and it fell down like a kite with a broken string, leaving a long tail of smoke.

The rest of the Japanese planes followed one after another, and Japanese fighter planes came to reinforce, continuously strafing with machine guns and dropping bombs.

A Japanese plane crashed head-on into the artillery unit of the Eighth Route Army. The aerial bombs that were not dropped from the plane exploded immediately, destroying more than a dozen large trucks nearby.

Seeing this, the other Japanese planes dropped their aerial bombs and quickly left. Two Japanese planes were shot down, one in a suicide attack, and three other planes were damaged, with their engines smoking and their fuselages damaged.

Reporter Su pointed his camera at the falling Japanese plane and excitedly pressed the shutter.

Within a few minutes, three planes were shot down and three planes were damaged. This achievement was enough to be reported in the newspapers.

However, when reporter Su looked at the destroyed trucks and tanks, he felt sad.

Although six Japanese planes were killed or wounded, the New 1st Regiment also paid the price of more than 20 artillery pieces, more than a dozen tanks and dozens of large trucks.

"Those tanks and artillery pieces are fake."

The platoon leader of the guard battalion responsible for protecting reporter Su told him the truth.

Although the main force of the War Hu Battalion was not here, Zhao Gang prepared some inflatable tanks and inflatable cannons for Li Yunlong when he was resupplying.

The trucks that were blown up were real, but the tanks and artillery pieces were fake.

"This is a military secret. Just keep it to yourself. Don't write it in the newspaper or send it out."

The guard platoon leader added.

"The tanks and artillery that were blown up were fake?"

Reporter Su immediately smiled and repeatedly assured that he would never leak military secrets.

"Throughout the Chinese military, there are many troops that bravely fight and resist the enemy, but there are not many that are good at using tactics."

"The New 1st Regiment is the real ace unit."

"Not only are they well-equipped, but they are also adept at using tactics. Such troops are China's hope."

At the headquarters of the New 1st Regiment, Li Yunlong watched the Japanese planes leave through the telescope.

Then he shouted loudly: "Engineers, come out to work!"

Seeing that there were still reconnaissance planes circling in the sky, Li Yunlong shouted again: "Air Defense Battalion, why did the fire stop? Shoot down the Japanese reconnaissance plane for me."

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The anti-aircraft battalion's 40mm anti-aircraft gun opened fire, but failed to hit the Japanese reconnaissance plane, but it scared it away.

"Troops ahead, keep going!"

Li Yunlong gave the order.

Several large trucks at the front of the team were also blown up, but it was not a big problem. The tanks of the tank battalion could just push the destroyed trucks to the side of the road.

The Japanese plane that exploded created a huge hole on the road, which required the deployment of the engineering company's engineering vehicles.

But the problem was not serious. The road could be cleared in less than half an hour and the troops could set off again.

The most troublesome thing was the attack by Japanese planes.

This place is only about 30 kilometers away from Datong, and about 30 kilometers away from Datong Airport. According to the speed at which the Japanese planes fly and refuel and ammunition, they can come here every 40 minutes to carry out a bombing.

The war camp is not here, and the troops do not carry many inflatable cannons and inflatable tanks.

If the Japanese bomb a few more times, even Li Yunlong will not be able to bear the losses.

"Damn it, we have to find a way to destroy the Japanese planes."

Looking at the direction where the Japanese plane left, Captain Li narrowed his eyes.

……

At the same time, southeast of Datong, Sanggan River.

"What a stupid little devil!"

Watching the Japanese plane leave, Xing Zhiguo cursed at the departing Japanese plane.

The Jinzhong base did not carry inflatable tanks and inflatable cannons.

When facing the incoming Japanese planes, we can only hide and defend ourselves from the air.

Although relying on the powerful firepower network, one Japanese plane was shot down and another was damaged.

However, the troops also suffered some casualties, estimated to be at least two to three hundred.

Although two or three hundred casualties are not a big number for the entire army of nearly 30,000 people.

But the Japanese planes are disgusting, and this place is very close to the airport, and it takes more than half an hour to come here, which will inevitably greatly delay the marching speed of the troops.

Moreover, the Japanese planes blew up the bridge over the Sanggan River, and many soldiers who were crossing the river fell into the river.

On the south side of the Sanggan River, more than 16,000 main force troops had not crossed the river.

Fortunately, the headquarters, cavalry units, and the main force of the Jinzhong base all crossed the river.

"Pass on my order, the engineering battalion will build a pontoon bridge to help our brother troops cross the river."

"Signalman, have the Jinzhong Cavalry Battalion Commander and the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment Commander come to headquarters immediately."

Xing Zhiguo's eyes flashed, and his tone was cold. (End of this chapter)