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

Lu Shitang: "Yes, the same is true for our 4th Mixed Brigade!"

"Our 4th Mixed Brigade has been attacked by the Independent Battalion many times. Our Cavalry Battalion was deceived and betrayed by the Independent Battalion."

"Now we have to let the independent battalion know that our Imperial Army's Fourth Mixed Brigade is not to be bullied!"

It can be said that the 9th Brigade and the 4th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Army all have grudges against the Independent Battalion.

The commander of the 9th Brigade, Hattori Naoomi, was killed by the Independent Battalion.

The equipment of the cavalry company of the independent battalion now comes from the 4th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Army.

In addition, the 4th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Army was attacked many times by the independent battalion.

Yoshio Shinozuka sent them to attack the Independent Battalion in the hope that they would turn their hatred into strength and wipe out the Independent Battalion in one fell swoop.

Qingquan Masao looked at everyone present and said, "According to the intelligence we have, the defense lines on the left and right sides of Xinzhong Village are relatively complex, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and not suitable for our large-scale attack and combat!"

"So the best place for us to attack is the front line of defense at the village entrance!"

"The front line of defense of Xinzhong Village has solid fortifications, including bunkers, turrets, etc., but I think these fortifications are nothing to be afraid of in front of our tanks and armored vehicles!"

"Therefore, I have decided to launch an offensive against Shin-Nakamura at six o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Yoshino-kun, your 28th Regiment will lead the charge, Nagato-kun, your artillery regiment will provide artillery support!"

"In addition, the 101st Regiment of the th Mixed Brigade is responsible for assisting the th Regiment in launching the attack!"

"any questions!"

Yoshino Shohei and Nagato Miwa responded loudly: "Yes, Brigade Commander, we will ensure that the mission is completed!"

Lu Shitang: "General, no problem, the 101st Regiment is ready."

The head of the 101st Regiment, He Zhiwei, also said: "General Qingquan, don't worry... our 101st Regiment will definitely assist the Imperial Army in conquering Xinzhong Village!"

Qingquan Masao nodded and said, "Very good!"

"In addition, I will also have the tanks and armored forces charge forward to provide cover."

"At the same time, immediately send a telegram to the 6th Air Force Squadron at Yangmingbao Airport and ask them to bomb the Xinzhong Village defensive positions and fortifications around 6 o'clock tomorrow morning and provide air fire support!"

The adjutant next to him took note: “Yes!”

Afterwards, the Japanese and puppet officers present began to discuss the battle plan.

They now realize the strength of the Independent Battalion, but they do not think that the Independent Battalion is invincible. It just takes some time.

After all, the Japanese army deployed armored vehicles, tanks and heavy artillery this time, as well as air fire support.

The artillery regiment of Nagato Mikazu alone had thirty-six 120mm howitzers and twelve Type 90 75mm field guns, as well as twenty Type infantry guns.

With such equipment and artillery, it would be a disgrace to the Imperial Army if they still couldn't defeat the independent battalion.

Both sides are on high alert.

The independent battalion had also made full preparations for battle and entered combat positions, waiting for the Japanese attack.

One attack and one defense!

The battle hasn't even started yet, but everyone can already feel the war coming.

The telegram sent by the 9th Brigade to the 6th Air Force was quickly intercepted by the independent battalion's telecommunications intelligence department.

But it will take some time to decipher.

The next day, at five o'clock in the morning.

There was only one hour left before the main forces of the Japanese 9th Brigade and the Imperial Army's 4th Brigade launched their attack.

Su was taking a short break.

Originally, Su Zheng planned to get up at 5:30.

Because it is summer now, it is already gray and light at 5:30 in the morning.

By six o'clock it was already daylight.

The Japanese and puppet troops are not good at night combat, so they certainly would not launch an attack at night.

Especially for the first attack, if you don't know the important and minor firepower points of the defensive positions and the construction of the fortifications, you will never launch an attack at night, as that would undoubtedly be suicide.

But at five o'clock, there was a knock on Su Zheng's door.

beep...

Although Su Zheng was resting, he reacted very quickly. He immediately stood up and asked, "Who!"

"It's me!" The voice from outside was Shangguan Yufei: "Captain, our Intelligence and Telecommunications Department intercepted a telegram sent by the 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army last night!"

"After a whole night of deciphering, we finally figured it out!"

Hearing this, Su Zheng quickly stood up, put on his coat, walked out the door, and asked, "What did the telegram say?"

Shangguan Yufei: "The telegram mentioned that the Japanese 9th Brigade requested the 6th Air Force Brigade of the Air Force to provide air fire support. The time for the air raid on our defensive positions and Xinzhong Village is 6 o'clock in the morning!"

Six o'clock?

Su Zheng looked at the time. It was already past five o'clock.

That is to say, with less than an hour left, the Japanese army will launch an air raid and bomb the independent battalion's defensive positions, and the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops will also launch an attack.

Now that we know the time of the Japanese air raid, we can be prepared for any eventuality.

Su Zheng looked at Wei Dayong beside him and said, "Immediately notify all companies and departments to make preparations for prevention and control."

"Except for the necessary observation and guard personnel, all personnel on the position will enter the bunker tunnel to reduce unnecessary casualties!"

"Also, notify the special forces company to make preparations for prevention and control, deploy relevant personnel at each machine gun point, and at the same time, the anti-aircraft firepower points on the battlefield quickly enter combat status and wait for the arrival of enemy aircraft!"

Su Zhengshi deployed a series of combat orders!

"Yes!"

Wei Dayong quickly passed on the message.

The defensive fortifications of the Xinzhongcun base were very powerful.

It is more than one kilometer from Xinzhong Village to the first line of defense. There are tunnels and bunkers underground to avoid air raids.

If there is an air raid, you can enter the bunker tunnel to hide.

At the same time, if the first line of defense at the front needs reinforcements, they can also be sent quietly through tunnels!

Therefore, Su Zheng’s efforts in the past four to five months were not in vain.

The two defensive positions at the entrance of the village can be connected from Xinzhong Village through tunnels.

This is a big project.

However, Xinzhong Village has a large population and has strong manpower and labor to carry out the construction of these large projects.

The entire tunnel network and bunkers were completed just one day before the boss inspected the Xinzhongcun base.

After receiving Su Zheng's order, each anti-aircraft firepower point quickly entered combat status, waiting for the arrival of enemy aircraft.

At present, the main air defense weapon of the independent battalion is still machine guns, mainly M134 Gatling machine guns, in addition to Type heavy machine guns and Type light machine guns.

Time passed by minute by minute.

buzzing...

As it was approaching six o'clock, the sound of engines roaring was heard above the quiet Shinnaka Village.

Japanese enemy planes are attacking!

The Japanese Army's Sixth Air Force was responsible for the air strike on the Shin-Nakamura defensive position, with a total of 15 fighter planes dispatched.

There were a total of ten Type 99 bombers and four Zero fighters, as well as one Type 96 medium bomber.

The Type 99 bomber is just a light bomber, while the Type 96 medium bomber is a medium bomber with greater bombing power.

In this air raid on the independent battalion's defensive positions, the number and power of Japanese fighter planes dispatched were significantly increased.

This is ready for a big fight...

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Chapter 297 Ground-to-Air Firepower Showdown! The Power of the Independent Battalion Refreshes Your Cognition (Fourth Update, Please Subscribe)

In order to more effectively bomb and destroy the independent battalion's fortifications, the Japanese air force directly dispatched the Type 96 medium bomber.

The bombing capability of this bomber is even more powerful than that of the Type 99 bomber.

The maximum weight of the Type 7 medium bomber is 642kg, the maximum speed reaches 350km/h, the cruising range is up to 4km, the maximum climbing flight altitude is 000m, and the engine uses two Mitsubishi [Venus] 7500 type double-row star-shaped air-cooled 790-cylinder engines with a nominal power of 3 horsepower. It can be equipped with three 14mm rotary machine guns and 7.7kg of aerial bombs.

This performance data is very strong.

buzzing...

Huhuhu......

Soon, the Japanese Army's Sixth Air Brigade appeared over the Xinzhongcun base.

Because six of their fighter planes had been shot down by the independent battalion before, and knowing that the independent battalion's machine gun anti-aircraft firepower network was very strong, these Japanese fighter planes learned their lesson and dared not fly at low altitudes for a long time.

If they fly at low altitude for a long time, they may be shot down by the machine gun fire of the independent battalion.

However, the fighter planes of this era all operate in a visual manner.

You can only bomb when you see the target!

If the bombs were dropped from an altitude of several thousand meters, it is estimated that many shells would fall on the Japanese attack positions and rear command posts.

That would be really miserable!

Therefore, in order to accurately bomb the independent battalion's defensive positions and fortifications, Japanese fighter planes had to dive down to bomb.

Buzz buzz buzz... whirr whoosh...

Four Zero fighters dived down first, trying to attract the machine gun fire of the independent battalion.

The Zero fighter was very powerful and fast.

According to the Japanese battle plan, they used the high performance of the Zero fighter to attract firepower, and when the anti-aircraft machine guns ran out of bullets and were reloading, the bombers would dive and bomb.

After all, it still takes some time to load bullets into a heavy machine gun.

This gap is enough time for the bomber to complete a high-speed dive bombing.

The Zero fighter dived down quickly, and at the same time, the onboard machine guns fired fiercely at the fortifications.

chug chu...

Da da da......

7.7mm caliber machine gun sprays bullets.

At this time, the independent battalion's anti-aircraft machine gun firepower was set on high ground.

Faced with the dive and strafing of the Zero fighters, they all took cover.

Only a small number of Type 99 light machine guns fired at the Zero fighters.

But it didn't have much effect.

After all, the Zero fighter has superb performance and is difficult to hit.

At the same time, even if a stray bullet hits the Zero fighter, as long as it does not hit a vital part, the Zero fighter will not have too many problems.

The power of the Type 92 heavy machine gun is limited.

Liang Fei was a smart man. He knew that the Japanese used Zero fighters to attract fire, so he did not open fire rashly.

Sure enough...after the Zero fighter dived down, the Type 99 bomber began to dive and lower its altitude, preparing to accurately bomb the defensive positions and fortifications.

Huhuhu......

Swoop down.

The defensive position fortifications are just below.

The Type 99 bombers opened their bomb bays and began dropping bombs!

swish swish...  

Huhuhu......