The Fourth Disaster, Starting from the Movie Eight Hundred

But now, they don't need to do so, because just now, a Japanese bomber that flew over and tried to bomb was beaten up by three Bf109s and responded to the call of gravity with thick smoke.

For the first time, the Chinese people standing on the ground felt the sense of security coming from the sky.

This is unity, this is unity of purpose.

Then the Japanese broke through the defense.

Chapter 24: Nanjing, Entering 1938

The Japanese defense was broken, because if the trend continued, the price they would pay to take Nanjing would be extremely terrifying. Even the most fanatical militarists began to waver at this time.

I’m afraid I can’t take over Nanjing.

For the Japanese government, which had already invested huge manpower and material resources in Nanjing, this was an absolutely unacceptable failure, so they began to put frantic pressure on the National Government, demanding that it intercept these "illegal anti-Japanese" elements who were "destroying Sino-Japanese friendship."

This sounds quite outrageous, but the Kuomintang government did accuse China of "illegally resisting Japan."

Then, when the Volunteer Army was conducting propaganda, they turned around and accused the Kuomintang government of being "illegal and not resisting Japan". Unfortunately, the Kuomintang government was unable to refute this issue, and their refutation was evasive, but they were soon retorted by the Volunteer Army's curses without using any dirty words.

In short, the Kuomintang government felt even more aggrieved when facing the Volunteer Army than it did when facing the Red Army.

After all, when facing the Red Army, they still had the advantage of a large military group, but when facing the Volunteer Army that defeated the Japanese army, their maggot-like nature was fully exposed.

But after all, this would affect the "Sino-Japanese friendly relations", so the Nationalist government actually took action, although it was the same as not taking any action. Anyway, the people below said that they had completed the task. As for why there were still so many people in Nanjing, we don’t know. Why don’t you ask Old Man Yan, he did send people.

In any case, the number of people who continued to reinforce Nanjing not only did not decrease, but increased.

The Japanese army tried to launch a sneak attack, but in recent times, the air force of the Volunteer Army has been significantly strengthened, the number of fighter planes is much greater than before, and the performance is much more advanced. Anyway, relying on energy air combat tactics, they bullied the Japanese fighter planes, including the Zero fighter planes that were urgently produced.

The Zero fighter's low-altitude dogfighting performance is impeccable, but if you let it violently pull up, believe it or not, it will die immediately. Players know very well that the greatest advantage in air combat is technical crushing, so they have modified their fighters. Under the conditions permitted by the game system, they replace the engine with the best one and the fuselage with the strongest one. The performance is only pursued in the combat mode of pulling up, diving, pulling up again, and diving again. They are bullying you, the Japanese fighter jets, because they have weak structure and low power. If you have the guts, come and chase me. If you can't catch up, you will die. If you catch up, you will risk disintegrating in the air.

The biggest advantage of the BZ tactic is that when you surpass your opponent in both engine power and fuselage strength, you can easily bully the opponent. The most classic example is the Mariana Turkey Hunt of the US military in World War II. The US Air Force completely buried the last elite of the Japanese Navy like bullying chicks.

So the question is, which one is better at BZ tactics, the Bf109 or the Zero fighter?

The answer is obvious.

Then the Japanese pilots were extremely frustrated when they were crushed by the players using this technical advantage tactics. No matter how rich your personal combat experience is, it is difficult to make up for the battle in the sky by relying on willpower. A one horsepower difference in the engine may become the key to victory or defeat, not to mention that the difference between the two sides is not just one horsepower.

We have already started to protest to the German government. Your Bf109 is bullying us. This is a naked act of betrayal. Will the German government do anything about it?

The German government was confused and puzzled. When the hell did I sell Bf109 to the Nationalist government?

Oh, it's the Volunteer Army that has Bf109s. We were wondering about that, but it's definitely not our fault. We didn't export them anyway. Didn't the Volunteer Army also use I-16s and Bofors anti-aircraft guns before? Why didn't you protest to the Soviet Union? Protest to Sweden? Do you think we Germans are easy to bully?

Anyway, the German government insisted that there was no export, and there was no problem with the factory's verification. After all, such a big thing must be verified. Some corruption issues were found, but we definitely did not sell hundreds or thousands of aircraft to any country. We do not have enough for our own use. The Bf109 is a new and advanced fighter. How could we sell so many of them casually?

As for why the Volunteer Army had it, aren’t their planes different from ours in appearance? Look at the position of the machine cannon and machine guns. I can only say that everyone likes classic designs, and it has nothing to do with us anyway.

Well, in fact, Japan also knew that if the Volunteer Army's terrifying number of aircraft were really sold by Germany, it would mean an alliance, the kind of life-and-death alliance. Anyway, Japan asked itself, it is impossible to give so many good things to its allies, so there is only one possibility, that the Volunteer Army has its own production line.

But if we judge it this way, the matter will return to the starting point again. Where are the supplies for the volunteer army?

Japan's various intelligence agencies have been working desperately, but the effect is completely zero, as if the volunteer army has empty supplies and ammunition dropped from the sky, which cannot be explained by common sense.

With their tricks having no effect, the Japanese army could only fight head-on. Fortunately, their new weapons had arrived.

"fire!"

With the sound of cannon fire, yellow-green gas rose from the volunteer army's position. The Japanese army took out their biological and chemical weapon - chlorine gas, which has been proven to be effective.

But immediately afterwards, the volunteer army artillery on the opposite side began to counterattack frantically, and yellow-brown gas began to rise from the Japanese positions. This was the more terrifying mustard gas.

Chlorine's primary target is the respiratory system, but mustard gas doesn't even spare the skin.

Although the Japanese army was issued gas masks, they were already accustomed to using poison gas bombs to bully the national army, so issuance did not mean use. Many Japanese soldiers did not even bring them. But it would be useless even if they wore them. It was impossible for them to completely seal every inch of their skin in such a short time. Mustard gas required fully enclosed protective clothing to protect themselves.

The volunteers all wore gas masks that covered their entire faces and heads, and they kept them at hand from the start of the battle. This was an order repeatedly given by command at all levels. In addition, the Japanese had a history of using poison gas bombs, so the soldiers carried out this order very seriously. As a result, the Japanese chlorine gas had little killing power. Instead, their positions were fumigated by mustard gas, and then they were counterattacked by the volunteers.

During this charge, the Volunteer Army finally had a real tank, the BT-7 fast tank, equipped with a 45mm tank gun. Its firepower was definitely enough on the Nanjing battlefield. It was fast, had enough horsepower, weighed only 13.8 tons, and had a maximum off-road distance of 354 kilometers. As for armor protection, the Japanese did not have many front-line anti-armor weapons. If they switched to artillery, the solution to the light tank would be almost the same. It would be better to speed up the breakthrough.

After this period of actual combat training, all those who survived have adapted to the combat mode of the Volunteer Army and cooperated closely with the tank crews. Although there are still gaps in cover, the overall progress is significant and they can now be used to break through the Japanese positions.

The Japanese troops on the southern front who approached Guanghua Road were treated badly and collapsed on the spot. This was a rare moment of collapse for the Japanese army on the battlefield. They really could not fight anymore and retreated to the vicinity of Yuhuatai in one breath. They were then beaten again by the volunteers stationed in Yuhuatai, and 327 people were captured.

This was a rare occasion since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War when so many prisoners of war were captured. Naturally, the Volunteer Army had to publicize the event well. High-definition photos were immediately sent to various domestic forces to show them that the Japanese were also human beings and would also collapse and be captured.

"Oh, this is new. A few Japanese soldiers actually surrendered."

"They were the Volunteer Army, soldiers sent down from heaven. What's wrong with taking care of a few Japanese soldiers?"

"It's really amazing! The Volunteer Army has started to capture prisoners. Look at the National Government."

Now the Volunteer Army is absolutely the top force in the entire Republic of China, especially the Volunteer Army's battle news. There are no fancy words in it. It just writes about how many Japanese soldiers were killed today, how many prisoners were captured, which unit did it, who the hero is, etc.

But it doesn’t matter. This is what the people want to watch, so make sure it’s right.

The better the Volunteer Army fought, the more embarrassed the Kuomintang government became.

People in Nanjing fought the war at their own expense. You collected taxes from half of the Republic of China, but you were beaten into this state. Did you waste all the money?

Not to mention, if you really spend it on a dog, maybe it will be more cost-effective.

In any case, the political pressure faced by the Nationalist government is greater and the trend is getting stronger.

However, the front line is the front line after all, and changes are happening every minute. As terrifying explosions were heard from the Volunteer Army's defense line in the Jiuxiang River area, the Battle of Nanjing officially entered the 1938 stage.

The Japanese heavy artillery division has arrived.

Chapter 25: Boom of Gunfire

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The Japanese soldiers who were driven crazy were still very efficient in their actions. By January 2, 1938, three Type 1 240mm railway guns had been advanced along the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway to Qixiashan Station.

Then the Japanese army began to build railways frantically, as if they were going to push their cannons against the walls of Nanjing.

The Type 90 240mm railway gun is a cannon with an effective range of 53 kilometers. It was originally deployed as a mobile defensive artillery on the Japanese mainland. Judging from its configuration, it is actually mainly used to shoot at sea, but it is now being used by the Japanese army to deal with the increasingly terrifying city defense fortifications in Nanjing.

Faced with reinforced concrete, the Japanese could only use heavy artillery to defeat steel with steel.

In addition to this railway gun weapon, which was considered a new heavy artillery for the Japanese, the Japanese army also mobilized some old heavy artillery to the Nanjing front, with calibers ranging from 105 to 150, as well as old-fashioned 240mm howitzers.

This thing is called the Meiji Type 9 240mm howitzer. You can tell how old it is just by listening to the name. Its effective range is only ten kilometers, and its design is more like an advanced version of the mortar. Although it is an antique, this thing fired the first shot of the Japanese invasion of Northeast China, which was the Japanese heavy artillery that bombarded Beidaying during the September 18th Incident.

The dismantling and transportation of heavy artillery was extremely difficult for the Japanese army at that time. It was not that they did not have enough transportation capacity, as both human and animal power were transportation capacity, but the extremely poor infrastructure of the Republic of China forced the Japanese army to build infrastructure first when advancing.

Although the movement of heavy artillery made people anxious, the Japanese headquarters, which was already full of infinite desire for Nanjing, no longer cared about anything. In their view, as long as they took Nanjing and conquered China, all the costs they paid now would be worth it.

Under the persistence and perseverance of the nuclear-armed devils and the hard work of a large number of Chinese laborers, the Japanese heavy artillery group, represented by three Japanese 240mm railway guns, was ready to break through the outer defense line of Nanjing along the Yangtze River.

The reason for choosing this place is that we can take advantage of the Yangtze River shipping. Even if it is only a small boat of a thousand tons, the transportation volume is not comparable to that of cars and animal power combined. This kind of transportation can improve the efficiency of heavy artillery transportation and supply.

After all, heavy artillery alone is not enough, you also need shells, and a lot of them.

Such a large-scale mobilization of the Japanese army was naturally discovered by the Volunteer Army's aerial reconnaissance aircraft. However, the Japanese army also mobilized a large number of fighter jets to fight the Volunteer Army. The two sides fought fiercely in the Yangtze River area. Because the Japanese army mobilized a large number of combat aircraft and built airports of the same size, combined with the naval aviation, they really suppressed the Volunteer Army's air units.

But it was only suppression, it was impossible to clear them out, and the Japanese army found that the volunteers would often fight with them regardless of life and death, dragging the time until night. By night, the Japanese army became a living target, their planes could not take off, and they could only use searchlights and anti-aircraft guns to disperse the incoming volunteer planes. As for the effect, those who understand will understand.

By the next morning, before the aggressive Japanese army had time to retaliate, the volunteer army's planes arrived again. Sometimes there were more than the previous day, sometimes less than the previous day, but they never reached the bottom.

The Japanese pilots, having fought the Chinese People's Volunteer Army every day, had become somewhat numb and privately muttered, "Are there really unlimited planes and pilots in Nanjing?"

What made them even more devastated was that as time went on, the combat effectiveness of the volunteer pilots soared, and the combat styles of some pilots were exactly the same as before, except that they were optimized a lot and their combat skills improved significantly, so much so that some superstitious Japanese pilots developed serious psychological trauma and thought that there was no one in the opposite plane and the pilots were just ghosts that looked like humans.

What about the fearless flying AI of the 2K era.

Despite this, the fighting continues. The sky over Nanjing is covered with dark clouds, and a group of Bf109 fighter planes painted with sickles and hammers roar into the sky. In addition to the players' postures, some local pilots have been added this time. Their training time is very short, and the training often turns into actual combat. Japanese fighter planes like to bully these rookies very much, and players will also desperately protect these seeds that have been cultivated with great difficulty.

There was no way around it. The illiteracy rate in the Republic of China at that time was terribly high. Even Maciel was considered highly educated.

The Bf109's performance is undeniable. Its powerful engine and firepower from its 20mm cannon and 13mm machine guns are enough to shred any Japanese fighter. With the added bonus of player-generated modifications, the true firepower and performance are only truly apparent when you encounter it. Compared to the Japanese Type 96 carrier-based fighter, which boasted a top speed of 435 km/h, the Bf109's climb rate was particularly impressive, reaching 6000 meters from 3000 meters in just 4 minutes and 30 seconds, while the Type 96 took nearly 8 minutes. This became a crucial statistic in determining the outcome of the battle, allowing even novice fighters to master the art.

"Keep altitude! Don't circle with them!"

The voice of the player Diana came from the radio. After hearing this, the rookies immediately started to pull up, and then the Japanese pilots chasing them could only eat dust.

Even so, some volunteer pilots' planes were still shot down, and some even stalled. In any case, the mistakes made by rookies are always unexpected. For these problematic fighter jets, players all asked the pilots to parachute. In any case, for support, equipment is worthless, and talent is more important.

But Japanese pilots would shoot parachuting pilots in a very unsportsmanlike manner. Since they had no parachutes themselves, they would almost certainly die if shot down. So why should they follow the rules and just do whatever felt right?

"Damn it, little devils, get out of here!"

The player "Enterprise"'s BF109 suddenly rushed out from the side and blew up the Japanese plane that was about to attack the parachuting pilot. Other pilots also began to cover their parachuting comrades.

Japanese pilot Jiro Kobayashi's Type 96 was circling in a panic at low altitude. He was a pilot who had just been transferred from China to the Nanjing front, so he was not aware of the situation at the front. In any case, when the Japanese government promoted the war in China, it used the words "win", "big win", and "special win" to promote it, and the people in the country were kept in the dark. He also took it for granted that going to the front was to practice hunting, and those stupid Chinese would be ruthlessly strangled by him, while he would admire their despair and death from high in the sky.

But now he discovered with horror: "The Chinese army's iron birds are like meteors, they hit and run away!"

Despite their tactical disadvantage, the Japanese launched a frenzied counterattack, leveraging a 3:1 numerical advantage. Eighteen Type 18 fighters were divided into three groups, and the same arrangement was repeated in other directions. Over 200 Japanese fighters were deployed, infiltrating the Yangtze River at low altitude, attempting to offset the technological gap with a "human wave" attack.

In other words, this would pull the volunteer pilots to an altitude where they were good at. Low-altitude dogfighting was the Japanese army's specialty, and their urgently mass-produced snack fighters further enhanced this point.

At this time, the Bf109 also exposed its shortcomings. It was not that the players were not good enough, but that ordinary people could not learn the way the players operated. They could refuel the aircraft with ammunition and fuel through the game system, but other normal pilots could not do this. The rookies held down the shooting button in the tense air battle, ran out of ammunition in minutes, and then ran out of fuel due to frequent acceleration. When they reacted, they could only parachute.

Small problems, all small problems. Just keep living and you will get used to them after a few times. They are no big deal.

Just as the stalemate in the sky was about to begin, the Japanese railway gun had already entered the firing position.

The gun barrels were adjusted to 45 degrees, and Japanese engineers used equipment to secure the rails. Artillery Captain Sato grinned grimly, "The rubble of Nanking will prove that resisting the empire is the folly of ants. Fire!"

With a resounding explosion, the shell whistled through the air with a sharp, shrill roar. Its trajectory, a high parabola, curved sharply, like a flaming meteorite tearing through the clouds. The fiery trail, created by the friction between its tail and the air, was particularly glaring against the overcast sky, like a crimson spear hurled by the god of death. When the shell impacted the ground, its kinetic energy unleashed a massive crater approximately 10 meters in diameter. The shockwave spread outward at supersonic speed, crumbling masonry buildings within a 30-meter radius like paper. And this was merely a test shot before full fire.

When the 240mm railway gun roared, other Japanese heavy artillery also accompanied it. In an instant, the volunteer army's position shook violently, as if the world was coming to an end.

A Japanese soldier on the front line felt the earth shaking and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

This time, we should finally take Nanjing.

Chapter 26: Bombing the Four Seas

"The Japanese heavy artillery is bombarding my position, where is our railway gun!" The voice of the quantum girl roared in the communication channel. The position that he and Anna were responsible for defending was plowed by the Japanese heavy artillery not long ago, and now it is coming again.

Although players have built a solid defense line with the support of the game system, it is impossible to pour several meters of reinforced concrete on every point on the defense line. For example, the defense of the anti-gun holes is more worrying. Its main function is to avoid direct hits from heavy artillery, but if a heavy artillery shell happens to fall nearby or hits the head directly, the player will have to choose between being shaken to death or being completely destroyed.

"Hold on, we're only a little closer!"

In the city of Nanjing, the volunteer army was busy completing the final adjustments. A total of 10 K5 railway guns were gradually entering the firing positions, ready to roar at the Japanese invaders.

An absolutely classic German weapon from World War II. As the saying goes, wherever there are German troops, there are K5s.

Compared to the more famous Karl and Gustav, which require special deployment, the K5 is more versatile. The range of ordinary grenades exceeds 60 kilometers, and the rocket-assisted projectile can reach 86 kilometers. Among them, the 310mm smoothbore improved version has a range that even exceeds the Paris Cannon of World War I, and has better maneuverability.

At least the German military industry in World War II is still trustworthy, and the designers are not crazy, so please give them money.

Tiger tank, right?

The K5's famous battle was the Battle of Anzio. Two K5s hidden in a railway tunnel suppressed the Allied forces for four months, and even achieved a brilliant victory by leaving only 6 people out of a 767-man force with a single artillery attack.

Although this thing was developed in 1933 and put into service in 1936, it sounds a bit like a pre-war antique, but its technical indicators are really not backward. Even the 280 (actually 283) caliber can completely defeat any heavy artillery of the Japanese army at that time. It is worthy of being a country that can build Gustav.

There are now ten K5s deployed in Nanjing City, which means that the area within a radius of 60 kilometers centered on Nanjing is within the strike range of K5, and the accuracy of the gun is also very good.

What's more, the processing precision used in manufacturing this thing is far superior to that of the original. The design is the same, but the higher processing precision makes the effective range of the conventional ammunition of these ten K5s exceed 70 kilometers, and the accuracy is twice as high as the original.

This is entirely the result of accumulated precision. It is the most basic and also the most difficult part.

At this time, the Japanese army had just finished the bombing. Looking at the smoke-filled positions of the Volunteer Army, the Japanese commander nodded with satisfaction.

"Yoshi, all the Chinese are dead, occupy their positions!"

In addition to the Japanese Kunizaki Detachment, a large number of Taiwanese and Korean puppet troops were also thrown into the battlefield. These people were fanatical traitors, the result of Japan's slave education. After all, Japan has controlled Taiwan and Korea for quite a long time, and naturally cultivated many characters like Li Kaka, who are all loyal traitors.

Now that the Empire needs you to fight for your lives, you should fill every line of defense of the Volunteer Army.

This time, the Japanese army mobilized a force of 100,000 people from Korea and Taiwan, many of whom were forcibly conscripted. Anyway, the people from these two places were just consumables for Japan's conquest. If they died, they could be captured again. If too many died, they would be used to maintain regional stability.

There are even white people among these foreign troops. They are Russians who fled to the Northeast after the victory of the Soviet Revolution. Some of them became running dogs of the Japanese government, but their numbers are small, and they have rebelled in the past, so they only exist in a small number. But those who are still working for the Japanese at this time must be severely punished one by one.

"Get into position!"

The volunteer soldiers, who had long been accustomed to the Japanese devils' three-pronged attack, responded quickly, and the scene of Japanese planes and volunteer planes fighting appeared in the sky again. Now both sides knew the importance of air supremacy. Even if they just maintained a standoff, they could ensure that their heavy artillery could attack the enemy normally.

Faced with the bombed-out positions, both the new and old volunteers were dumbfounded.

We have never encountered such a situation before. The Japanese's largest caliber heavy artillery is only 150mm. This is the result of the 240mm attack. Some defense lines have become a big pit and must be redeployed.

Reinforced concrete was impossible, but fortunately there were enough sandbags, which were quickly piled up, and then machine guns and submachine guns were used to build a dense firepower network to stop the Japanese charge.

Anna and Quantum Girl began to run around in the positions. It was not because they liked mobile combat, but when they encountered a gap in the defense line, they used support skills to push the Japanese back. This trick was particularly useful, but it was more tiring for players.

However, players never take their lives seriously. If they are not dead, they will use the resurrection needle to continue playing. If they die, they will start another life. They have three lives a day. If they don’t exchange them for some Japanese devils, it will be a pure loss.