"Yo Xi! The navy has dispatched two squadrons to bomb the Chinese, and ordered the 18th Division to speed up its march. It is best to catch up with them in the afternoon, hold them back, and wait for the main force to encircle them. I want it before dusk.
See their general kneeling before me."
Riding on a tall horse, the Lieutenant General Commander of the Tenth Army, who had never smiled since Hisao Tani's death in battle, smiled again and gave orders with great confidence again.
The one who is more confident than him is Major Junji Watanabe who is still flying in the sky.
The radio had already transmitted reconnaissance information from a reconnaissance plane that was one step ahead of them. The main force of the Chinese retreating from Songjiang was running along the simple road.
The convoy of trucks and carriages stretched for several miles, raising dust that covered the sky and the sun. Under the cover of dust, countless small black dots rushed towards the Suzhou River in the hope of crossing the bridge as quickly as possible.
However, no matter how hard they run, can they outrun a fighter jet traveling at 300 kilometers per hour? He can reach the distance of only 80 kilometers in less than a quarter of an hour.
Turning his head to look at the fighter planes around him with a cold metallic luster under the golden sunlight of the rising sun, as the supreme commander of this bombing formation composed of fighters and bombers, Watanabe Junji was extremely confident.
Although the formation of 18 fighter planes is not the strongest formation dispatched by the navy in this war, the 18 heavy aerial bombs it carries are definitely terrifying weapons that can send anyone to hell. Let alone 20,000 people, it is 100,000.
What about people? Without fighter planes, they can only tremble under the machine guns of Imperial Navy fighter planes.
Even the Japanese navy lieutenant who personally piloted the 96-ship bomber believed that the commander was too cautious. Not to mention that the Chinese aircraft had not appeared in the sky above Songhu for a long time. Even if they did, the weak Chinese Air Force would be able to dispatch them.
How many fighter planes?
According to his idea, all 18 fighter planes should be bombed by the 96th ship. The powerful ground attack can make the Chinese on the ground extremely desperate.
Even if a few Chinese fighter planes attack, the 96 ship with three machine guns will not suffer any loss against the Chinese Hawk II and Hawk III fighters.
The confidence of the Japanese Navy lieutenant commander is not without reason.
At this time, the main fighter aircraft equipped by the Chinese Air Force was the Hawker II, which was an unsuccessful fighter aircraft developed by the American Curtiss Company for 30 years. This old-fashioned fighter aircraft still used bi-wings, and the Americans did not use it but threw it away.
China is the biggest victim.
The top speed is only 320 kilometers per hour, and the bombs it can carry are only 220 kilograms. China's main fighter, which only has two Browning machine guns, does not have an advantage against the 96 ship bombs.
Even when encountering China's more advanced Hawker III, the Japanese Navy Lieutenant Commander is not alone. Not only is the huge number of 18 fighters, but also more confident because of himself.
The three gold stars spray-painted on the tail of the plane mean that he has the record of shooting down three enemy planes. It's okay if the Chinese don't come. If they dare to come, maybe he will add a few more gold stars on the tail of the plane.
"Everyone, lower the altitude to 1,500 meters so that when we find the enemy, we can launch an attack as soon as possible without giving them a chance to evade." Junji Watanabe ordered over the radio.
"Hi!" The pilots of the Japanese bomber formation responded on the radio.
A firm tone as confident as its commander.
"Major, two reconnaissance planes crashed the day before yesterday, which proves that the Chinese have anti-aircraft gun positions near the bridge. Should we be a little more vigilant?" An untimely voice broke into the formation's public radio channel.
Obviously, this belonged to a member of the squadron who was beaten to half a disability the day before yesterday.
Although he was given a silence order when he returned to the mothership, the pilot, who was still worried about shooting down six of his own fighters, did not want to become a burning turkey under the muzzle of the anti-aircraft gun.
The confident Major Junji Watanabe's tactics of not even using probing attacks were extremely dangerous in his opinion.
"Oh? Mr. Karasawa, your worries are not unreasonable." Junji Watanabe's voice sounded a little cold amid the roar of the aircraft engine. "But, can the Chinese predict where we will launch our attack? Or, do you think it's just that?
How much of a fatal threat can their meager anti-aircraft guns pose to our army? If you are timid, just wait for us to skim the formation at high altitude while we carry out the bombing."
Anyone who is poured cold water on someone when they are full of confidence will be dissatisfied, and Junji Watanabe is no exception, and his response will naturally not be very gentle.
The doubts on the radio channels disappeared.
As the major said, the little anti-aircraft firepower on the ground alone was not enough to pose a threat to 18 fighter planes loaded with bombs.
If the Chinese hesitate to move forward because they have anti-aircraft guns, then it is better not to go to war and just stay at home and take care of the children. Isn't there no danger at all?
Besides, the Chinese have already used a ground ambush trick, so they still have the guts to try the same trick again.
The Japanese pilot who was rejected by the Japanese major with a cold tone also only knew that "there will be no recovery with troops", but he did not expect that fixed patterns are always meant to be broken.
Those Japanese army generals who had been severely slapped in the face on the ground would definitely not think so again.
Tang Dao is a technique that was used against the Japanese Army and was also used against the Japanese Navy.
In the wilderness, the advance team is still on its way.
Wearing a coarse military uniform converted into a vest, the vitality of 'Hammer' can be said to be tenacious. In just ten days, the Chinese garden dog with a bullet penetrating wound in its hind leg was able to walk independently. Although it was still limping, it did not require the use of cattle.
Second, carry it behind your back with a cloth bag.
Ever since Tantai Mingyue arrived at the advance regiment headquarters and fed it two pieces of dried meat that she couldn't bear to eat, 'Hammer' followed Tantai Mingyue like a follower, and the dog with a cleft mouth couldn't be happier.
This provoked Niu Er, who was ordered by Tang Dao to serve as the guard of Tantai Mingyue, to secretly complain about this "sexy" dog. He had been carrying it for so long, but he never saw this guy grinning like a dog and sticking out his big tongue every day.
No, why are you so arrogant when you meet a reporter from Tantai University?
However, Niu Er also understood that 'sexy' dogs, whether it was the Four Elements Battalion, the Security Battalion or the Advance Group, were all male creatures. The arrival of this beautiful reporter from Tantai Mingyue was like a beautiful scenery, turning the originally dignified
The road to death seems much more beautiful.
No matter what, he had to protect the safety of the Tantai reporter, not just the commander's military orders, the young sharpshooter secretly swore in his heart.
The 'Hammer' who was following Tantai Mingyue suddenly stopped, its head turned to the east, its ears stood up high, and it barked wildly.
It was derived from the instinct of living things. The incoming roar was far beyond the hearing of the human "Hammer", making the "Hammer" feel a huge threat. It was reminding its human companions.
The Japanese plane is coming!
Niu Er raised his gun without hesitation and fired a shot into the sky.
All the infantrymen who were running in the wilderness immediately discarded their baggage, removed the necessary guns and ammunition, and all their belongings on the field, and fled to the woods or bushes in the wilderness.
This is Tang Dao's military order.
Although the entire advance group was used as a bait to attract Japanese bombers, it did not mean that they were just standing in the field and allowed to be bombed by Japanese planes. The infantrymen tried their best to avoid the terrifying Japanese bombs.
But these evasions only belong to the infantry and cannot be left to the convoys still running a few miles away.
If the advance regiment is the abandoned son of Songjiang's entire army, then the convoy is the abandoned son of the advance regiment. They must shoulder the important task of attracting Japanese aircraft attacks.
Otherwise, the three thousand people here will be exposed to heavy Japanese aerial bomb attacks.
To put it bluntly, they are either used as bait or simply to consume Japanese bombs. They are consumables.
Spend your life.
The carriage got off the road and fled to the surrounding wilderness.
Seventeen trucks, but still dragging branches and wooden frames, raising smoke and dust, rushed forward.
Tantai Mingyue, who was being pulled by Niu Er and rushing towards the woods, turned to look at the smoke in the distance, her eyes suddenly blurred.
Although she already knew that the seventeen trucks were the first to be abandoned, that the seventeen drivers were the most determined officers and soldiers selected by various departments of the advance regiment, and that each of them had left a suicide note first.
However, when she watched them moving forward firmly on the road to death, she still felt sad.
When will my country and my army not have to use their lives as consumables in exchange for steel explosives again and again?
She also knew that the man with a face like a knife not far away from her, although he stood in the woods with a blank expression and watched all this, he must be in great pain in his heart.
From the horizon, the roar of Japanese aircraft engines could be heard faintly. Although the small black dots as big as beans suddenly appeared in the relatively clear sky, they could not be seen clearly, but the dense blackness proved the terrifying number of Japanese aircrafts.
And the numbers prove that the Japanese navy and army are bound to win over this retreating lone army.
This chapter has been completed!