Chapter 179: I can finally pack you up
As the three Stuka bombers in the air dive bombed again and again, until they tilted the bombs they carried on them, they continued to make repeated actions tirelessly. When the three Stuka bombers kept diving back and forth about ten times, a roaring buzzing sound finally came from the distance.
The Kanto Army soldiers hidden on the ground were at the verge of mental collapse at this time. No one could hold on in such a terrifying sound, and the Kanto Army soldiers with good combat qualities were still the same. When a roaring buzzing sound came from the sky in the distance, the Kanto Army on the ground could no longer bear it.
Their division was originally used as reserve forces. Five divisions were transferred from around Chifeng to Jinxi, and their division was arranged in the rear to prepare for emergencies. The battle, which seemed to be almost certain, had a ridiculous result, and no one had expected that such a result would be.
Then Kenyoshi Ueda was transferred back to the country. As soon as Umezu Mijiro received the appointment letter, he directly sent an order to the First Division before he set out, asking them to find a place to hide first and wait for the next attack. In desperation, Naosaburo Okabe had no choice but to disperse the heavy firepower of the First Division and hide it in various counties, and then lurked in this mountainous area with his infantry, and all supplies were carried out at night.
Anyway, the battle had just ended, and the 99th Army was unable to continue the attack in a short period of time, so Naosaburo Okabe dared to release the heavy firepower with confidence, one to avoid the reconnaissance of the enemy air force, and the other to facilitate the hiding of the infantry troops. Anyway, the place they stored was not far away. In less than half a day, they could gather together again to participate in the battle.
However, just two days ago, Naosaburo Okabe received an order from General Mijiro Umezu, the commander of the Kanto Army, who had just arrived less than a week ago. He was asked to prepare for the offensive and could start the battle after the troops from all walks of life were in place.
It was precisely because Naosaburo Okabe knew that they could not stay here for a long time. Therefore, he did not order the soldiers to build solid defenses. He only temporarily placed several firepower points at various entrances in the valley. As for their hiding place, they were basically purely natural and had no improvement.
Anyone who has entered the mountains knows that the valley in winter is definitely not a good place. It is already in the shade and cannot shine on the sun. If you get a little wind, the entire valley will become as cold as ice. They can't even imagine that they have been here for so long.
Every day, except for eating, the soldiers of the Kwantung Army basically gathered together to keep warm. Even if they set a fire, they could only be during the day. The fire did not dare to be too big, for fear of attracting the attention of air fighters. They originally thought that the hard days had finally come to an end, and even if they went to the front line to fight, it would be better than staying here and being frozen, but no one expected it. Before they could get out of the valley, the enemy discovered their traces.
The first batch of people came were the remaining twenty-seven Stuka dive bombers and twenty escort fighters. Through the radio, they had already learned about the general direction of the enemy. So before entering the battlefield, Stuka directly raised the height of the fighter to about six thousand meters, and as soon as they entered the war zone, the twenty escort fighters dispersed to the surroundings in an instant.
Originally, there were only five fighter jets surrounding him, and the area was so large. It was impossible to see so carefully when patrolling. At most, they could only see the targets in the air clearly. As for the ground, they didn’t know whether the Kwantung Army ran away. Now twenty fighters have suddenly been added to cruise. In addition to those fighters responsible for the surveillance, the rest of the fighters also have time to run down to find opportunities to drop bombs.
Of course, the five previous fighters had already thrown away several bombs on their fuselages. It was not a good way to take bombs under the fighter fuselage to guard them. After the twenty new fighters threw the bombs they carried in batches, the remaining ground attacks were handed over to the twenty-seven Stukas.
In addition to the three Stukas that had already thrown away all the bombs, thirty of them rushed to the ground at high speed. The three fighter planes alone made the Kwantung soldiers hidden below tremble all over. Now it has suddenly increased tenfold. For a moment, many Kwantung soldiers could not bear the pain of this torment. Some hid in the natural shelter and shivered, while others ran out directly, standing in the open space, holding the rifle in their hands and firing at the fighter planes in the air.
But no matter what, all their efforts are in vain. Apart from anti-aircraft machine guns, the rifles and light machine guns in their hands cannot pose a threat to those fighters. And how can the fighters flying at high speed be hit so easily? Let's not say anything else. Give you a brick to throw it out and kill a mosquito two meters away to see if you can touch it.
The Stuka bomber squadron bombed the bombs in just twenty or thirty minutes, twenty-seven Stukas tilted the bombs on their bodies, and in the end they had even used the machine guns. The only thing that made them depressed was where the Kanto Army's air force went? They had been bombing for so long, so it was logical that their air force would come no matter how slow they flew.
767 Division headquarters.
Sun Jianguo looked at the map with a frown, and his whole heart was put on his face. It was already eight o'clock now. According to the scheduled plan, they should officially launch an attack at 7:30. At this time, the other two divisions had already started fighting for half an hour, and Qian Deliang's 768th Division was still progressing quite well. I heard that it had pushed the front forward for five kilometers in half an hour. If we continue to fight like this, it is estimated that at most one or two o'clock in the afternoon, people can push the front outside Chengde City.
Thinking of the battle that had not started on his side, Sun Jianguo was so worried that he couldn't sit still. What was the fucking thing? It was finally time to fight. The Japanese troops were hidden in Lingyuan. Moreover, when the Kwantung Army retreated last time, the division could withstand the pressure and not retreat.
In fact, the mission this time was not easy at all. The four divisions that had run away from the Western and Southern lines did not run too far. When they found that the Chinese pursuers behind gradually stopped, they gradually began to rectify the troops. And according to Kenji Ueda's last order, they were asked to retreat fifty miles each and wait for the replenishment of the troops there.
The reason why Ueda Kenki did this was actually to prepare for the commander of the Kanto Army of the later Kanto Army. Ueda Kenki knew that he could not escape this time and retirement was a foregone conclusion. So whoever took over him next would definitely launch a new round of attack on the 99th Army. Therefore, Ueda Kenki could only ensure the number of troops on the front line as much as possible so that his later officer could not be so difficult when planning an attack.
The last thing Ueda Kenyoshi did before returning to China was to sign a full supply of troops to the four divisions on the Western Front and the South Front, which had basically lost their combat capabilities. As for the Eighth Division and the Twelfth Division on the North Front, Kenyoshi Ueda was also powerless because so far he had not received any corps flags about discovering the eight regiments under the two divisions.
"The division seat, the Air Force called. They had discovered the Kwantung Army hiding in the mountains and had launched bombings on them. The Air Force told us that we could launch operations. They would send fighter planes to investigate us continuously, and at the same time they would send bombers to support us when necessary." The communications officer hurried forward and reported. After he said this, the division headquarters, which was originally somewhat depressed, became active in an instant.
"Okay, I'll inform the troops and immediately launch an attack as planned. Tell the bastards to fight me hard. If Zhang Ming'an's first brigade can occupy Pingquan before dark at night, I'll ask them for me personally. At the same time, tell Fang Si that if the Second brigade can arrive at Lingyuan before dark, it will be a great achievement." Sun Jianguo, who had been anxious, shouted excitedly to the communications officer.
Although it was half an hour later than Lao Liu and Lao Qian, Sun Jianguo was not worried about the advancement speed of the troops. Although Lao Qian was advancing very quickly now, there were basically more new recruits from their side and Lao Liu. Now it is certain that if the three divisions were put together than the number of veterans, the 767th Division would definitely have an absolute advantage.
Originally, the 768th Division had an absolute advantage, but because the 768th Division had the weakest combat intensity in the last battle, and the 766th Division suffered too much loss, Su Dao drew two regiments from the 768th Division, one supplemented to the 766th Division on the North Line, and the other regiment was directly detained by the military headquarters as a guard.
Without armored troops, it does not mean that they will not be able to fight. The more they go west, the more mountains they go, the more they go. Although tanks can also move forward, they can't start fighting. As for the Kwantung Army hiding in the mountains, according to Yang Ergou's report and the air force's reconnaissance, two or three machine guns were placed at the exit of the narrow valley, and a few mortars were used, so the Japanese inside would not come up with it. The First Division of the Kwantung Army had obviously thought of this result before, so they set up a machine gun position at each intersection, with the purpose of attracting the 99th Army to attack here and use this natural obstacle to eliminate a large number of Chinese troops.
But they seemed to have forgotten one thing. The 767th Division seemed to have no need to enter the narrow valley to fight them. As long as the exit was blocked and they were not allowed to come out, even if there was a 100,000 troops inside, it would have no effect. Maybe nothing happened in a day or two. If you have been starved to death and thirsty over time, you will be starved to death?
After receiving Sun Jianguo's attack order, the front troops of the 767th Division, which had been ready, were like tigers going down the mountain, and directly opened their bloody mouths and bit at all the enemy troops they could see.
Chapter completed!