Anti-Japanese War: Developing on my own, I brought back a US-equipped division

Shinozuka Yoshio nodded and said, "I know this... The air strike is just the first act of retaliation. It is to let them have a taste of the power of our Imperial Army!"

"I am collecting intelligence on the Independent Battalion, gathering the troops, and preparing to sweep and annihilate Xinzhong Village, the base of the Independent Battalion."

Miyano Shun: "If that's the case... then there's no big problem!"

Shinozuka Yoshio placed a white piece and said, "Miyano-kun... I think we should change our view of the Eighth Route Army!"

"At the very least, we cannot view the Independent Battalion as an Eighth Route Army unit with conventional views, because the Independent Battalion is well-trained, well-equipped, and has strong combat effectiveness!"

"If it's just an ordinary Eighth Route Army unit... do you think that with just one battalion of troops, they can defeat our elite Fourth Brigade?"

"That's impossible!"

Miyano Shun: "General Shinozuka...are you trying to boost others' morale and undermine your own prestige?"

"The iron hoofs of our Imperial Army have already trampled all over East Asia. Are they going to stop because of a small army battalion? Impossible!"

"It is undeniable that... this independent battalion of the Eighth Route Army is indeed stronger than other Eighth Route Army units, with better equipment and combat effectiveness, but this cannot change the fact that they have no anti-aircraft weapons and have lost air superiority."

"In a ground battle, the Independent Battalion and our powerful Imperial Army may still be able to fight, but in the air, we are the absolute overlord!"

"General Shinozuka... I think you don't need to worry too much. This air raid will definitely go very smoothly!"

Shinozuka Yoshio nodded and said, "I hope so!"

Although the Eighth Route Army did not have anti-aircraft weapons, Yoshio Shinozuka began to doubt his life when facing the independent battalion.

After all, every independent camp will do something unimaginable.

Miyano Shun saw that Shinozuka Yoshio was still worried, and said again: "Don't worry... General Shinozuka... I have no doubts about this air raid, I will definitely teach the Independent Battalion a lesson!"

"The independent battalion's equipment is indeed good. Their anti-aircraft weapons are at most machine guns."

"But it's not easy to use machine guns to shoot down our fighter planes. If they can shoot down one of our fighter planes, it's just good luck for them."

Shinozuka Yoshio: "Well... I hope we can take advantage of our aerial superiority!"

The two continued playing chess.

But Yoshio Shinozuka has always been a little uneasy.

Tatata...

Just at this moment, the sound of footsteps was heard.

It was the adjutant Matsushima Mamori.

Matsushima Mamori walked quickly to Shinozuka Yoshio and Miyano Shun, put his legs together, saluted and said: "Report to the general, our army aviation brigade is back from the air raid!"

Shinozuka Yoshio quickly asked, "What was the result of the air raid? Did the planned bombing target be achieved?"

Matsushima Mamori looked a little hesitant.

After all, I don’t know how to answer.

He also didn't expect that four of the 10 fighter jets he dispatched would be shot down.

This is a heavy loss!

Seeing Matsushima Mamori hesitate, Shinozuka Yoshio suddenly had a bad feeling.

Miyano Shun also put down the chess piece in his hand, looked at Matsushima Mamori and said, "Matsushima-kun...just tell me what you want to say. What was the effect of this bombing raid?"

Matsushima Mamori looked at Shinozuka Yoshio and Miyano Shun, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly said: "This air raid bombed the Eighth Route Army's Xinzhongcun base to achieve the specified combat effect and goals. And..."

Having said this, Matsushima Mamori paused.

Shinozuka Yoshio was getting a little impatient and said directly, "Go on!"

Matsushima Mamori: "And... a total of 10 fighter planes were dispatched this time, but in the end only... only four fighter planes returned, and... the other six fighter planes were shot down by the enemy!"

"what?"

Shinozuka Yoshio, who was originally sitting, stood up suddenly, stared at Matsushima Masamori with wide eyes and said, "Six planes were shot down by the Eighth Route Army Independent Battalion? How is this possible? Do they have professional anti-aircraft weapons or fighter planes?"

Shock!

Surprised!

Absolutely incredible!

This...how is this possible?

Ten fighter planes were dispatched, six were shot down, and only four returned.

All four returned with injuries.

This is simply a huge loss!

Yoshio Shinozuka was always uneasy and guessed that the air raid might encounter problems or be blocked.

In his heart, he had also prepared for the worst, the loss of one or two fighter planes.

But no one expected that this time they would lose six fighter jets.

The number of fighter planes lost was almost the same as the Army Aviation Brigade's experience in a major air battle.

On the battlefield, the Japanese fighter planes were basically invincible, and the anti-Japanese forces basically had no air force and fighter planes.

Now only the mountain city still has Zg's air force troops left, which are used to consolidate the security of the mountain city.

Other anti-Japanese forces had no fighter planes or anti-aircraft weapons at all.

Therefore, it has been a long time since the Japanese air force lost six fighter planes in a single operation.

The Japanese are an island country, and due to various resource restrictions, their annual aircraft production is limited.

The sudden loss of six fighter jets and six pilots made Yoshio Shinozuka feel a little distressed.

My heart is bleeding!

Yoshio Shinozuka finally understood why he was so uneasy.

Miyano Shun, who was sitting opposite Yoshio Shinozuka, was also stunned.

The whole person was dumbfounded and stood there, his eyes full of disbelief, his expression was quite shocked and surprised.

stunned!

Because he always felt that there would not be any major problems with this air raid, after all, the Eighth Route Army had no anti-aircraft weapons.

However, such a result surprised him and was completely beyond his expectations.

This... is absolutely impossible!

How could we lose so many fighter planes at once?

How can this be?

Miyano Shun was stunned for a moment, then he looked at Matsushima Mamori and asked, "Matsushima-kun...only four fighters came back this time? Are the other six fighters confirmed to have been shot down?"

Matsushima Mamori nodded solemnly and said, "Yes... Chief of Staff, it is confirmed that it was shot down by the enemy!"

Miyano Shun asked again: "What are the four fighters that returned?"

Matsushima Masamori: "The four fighter planes that returned were a Zero fighter and three Type 99 dive bombers."

"And there are a lot of bullet holes on the fuselages of these four fighter planes. One of the Type 99 bombers has also been damaged to a certain extent. It will take some time to repair!"

hiss......

Yoshio Shinozuka and Toshi Miyano both gasped.

There was shock and surprise on their faces.

They all thought that the air raid on the independent battalion base was a sure thing and could be easily accomplished, but they never expected that the final result would be like this!

According to this combat report, none of the 10 fighter jets dispatched were spared.

Either get wounded or get shot down.

What a heavy loss!

In Yoshio Shinozuka's opinion, having six fighter planes shot down by the Eighth Route Army troops who had no anti-aircraft weapons was the greatest humiliating loss for the Imperial Army!

After being shocked, Shinozuka Yoshio's face turned very ugly. He looked at Matsushima Masamori and asked, "Our Imperial Army's fighter planes have an absolute advantage. How did the Eighth Route Army's independent battalion shoot down our fighter planes?"

"Do they have professional anti-aircraft weapons... or do they also have fighter planes?"

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Chapter 192: A brilliant performance! Both bosses were shocked! (More updates, please subscribe)

The air raid, which was originally thought to be a sure success, ended in failure with six fighter planes being shot down.

The air strikes also failed to achieve their intended objectives.

This shocked and astonished Yoshio Shinozuka and Toshi Miyano.

I just can't figure out how the Imperial Army's fighter plane was shot down.

If one or two planes were shot down, that would be normal.

But this time, six fighter planes were shot down and four were damaged... This is considered a complete annihilation!

Matsushima Masamori said slowly: "Report to the General, according to the report from the pilots who returned, they were told that they were shot down by machine guns!"

"Because of the distance, they couldn't see clearly what machine gun the enemy was using, but they knew that this heavy machine gun was very powerful and had a very high rate of fire, and could build a firepower network in a short period of time!"

Although Su Zheng used a Barrett sniper rifle to shoot down two Type 99 dive bombers, the Japanese pilots couldn't see them at all and thought they were shot down by machine guns.

This is quite normal.

machine gun?

Six fighter planes were shot down with machine guns?

This... this is a fighter plane... not a car... Is it so easy to shoot it down with a machine gun?

"What?" Shinozuka Yoshio was a little confused, muttering: "Are the machine guns of the independent battalion too advanced? Or are our empire's fighter planes too backward? They actually shot down six of our fighter planes with just machine guns?"

Miyano Shun also said in astonishment: "General Shinozuka, let's not talk about the Type 99 bomber for now, our Zero fighter is one of the most advanced fighters in the world!"

"Our Zero fighter created the Zero legend, but was still shot down by them..."

"General... maybe you are right. We cannot look at the Independent Battalion with conventional eyes."

Originally, Miyano Shun was a very arrogant person.

But after this air raid, they suddenly became submissive.

It's impossible not to admit defeat. Six fighter planes were shot down with machine guns, and at the same time, the proud Zero fighter was also shot down... How could I not admit defeat?

He knew that if he did not surrender, did not take the independent battalion seriously, and continued to underestimate the enemy, the consequences would be very serious.

As a chief of staff, Miyano Shun would certainly not make such a mistake.

Shinozuka Yoshio's expression also turned very ugly, and he murmured, "Miyano-kun... tell the truth."

"I am very nervous today. I have already anticipated that our aviation unit will encounter some troubles in the air strike. I have also prepared for the worst, thinking that one or two fighter planes may be shot down."

"However... I didn't expect that six fighter planes were shot down this time, and the four fighter planes that returned had varying degrees of damage. This was really beyond my expectations!"

"I now feel more and more that this independent camp is a serious threat to us. We must get rid of it!"

"Especially the supreme commander of the independent battalion, Su Zheng, we must not keep him any longer. Otherwise, if he grows stronger over time, he will definitely be a powerful enemy of our Imperial Army!"

Before this, the independent battalion had not yet developed to the level that could threaten the Imperial Army, so Yoshio Shinozuka and Miyano Toshi did not take it seriously.

However, the current strength and military power of the independent battalion have already made Yoshio Shinozuka and Miyano Shun aware of the threat, so they naturally cannot sit idly by.

Miyano Shun nodded and said, "That's right... After this air raid, we can no longer conduct air raids in a short period of time!"

"We need to ask Commander-in-Chief Gangcun for help."

"At the same time, it will take some time for us to gather our troops to attack the Xinzhongcun base, so we need to make preparations for both scenarios!"

Shinozuka Yoshio was stunned and asked, "Miyano-kun...what do you mean?"

Be prepared for both situations...that would be an unconventional action!

Assassination!

Carry out an assassination attempt on Su Zheng.

This requires the use of spies.