"This is a real air raid, not a training..." Another commander, Colonel Oda, shouted in shock.
"Our aviation forces will never practice dive bombing on top of their own troops. If an accident occurs, the lives of dozens or hundreds of warriors will be lost."
"Let the troops prepare for air defense immediately."
"The light and heavy machine guns immediately launched anti-aircraft fire, firing at the location where the roar of the aircraft came from, to prevent the enemy from dive bombing us, quickly..."
Until then, Colonel Fujiba, the commander of the regiment who mistakenly believed that the aircraft overhead was just for troop training, still did not react.
Staring into a pair of big eyes full of shock, he asked, "Oda-kun..."
"Are you mistaken..."
"In the entire North China, only the Imperial Japanese Army has aviation units."
"The planes in the sky can only be our own. How could they dive bomb us... You must be mistaken."
"troops, please don't shoot yet. The planes in the sky are our own. Don't let the aviation forces misunderstand that we are enemies..."
"You are confused..." Osaka Oda, who had already determined that this was a real bombing, said helplessly.
"Woooooooooooo...boom..."
Just as he was about to explain his thoughts again, a thunderous explosion sounded hundreds of meters away.
Fire splashed and thick smoke billowed. Countless soldiers flew into the sky in the explosion and turned into corpses when they landed.
Faced with this scene, Colonel Oda did not need to explain, and said directly: "The enemy bombing has begun...Fujiha-kun, now you should believe that this is a premeditated bombing..."
"How can this be……"
Seeing the huge fireball rising into the sky a few hundred meters away, Colonel Fujiba's entire face was filled with shock.
He really couldn't understand why the planes in the sky would attack him when they were all his own.
"Woooooooooooo...boom..."
The second aerial bomb exploded again, and this time the impact point was much closer than before. Fujiha Osa could even feel the hot air wave generated by the bomb explosion.
Colonel Oda became more and more anxious as he watched. Regardless of whether Colonel Fujiba reacted from the shock, he ordered again: "The machine gunners will shoot into the air immediately to prevent the Eighth Route Army from dive bombing us..."
"The troops will disperse immediately to avoid air attacks and reduce losses... hurry up..."
"Rumble..."
This time, six aerial bombs roared down, hit the station and exploded.
One of the aerial bombs was less than fifty meters away from Colonel Oda, and the powerful shock wave almost knocked him to the ground. He was so frightened that he quickly retreated towards the wing headquarters.
While running, he ordered: "Send a telegram to the former enemy headquarters immediately..."
"We were attacked by an unknown air force..."
"The enemy is destroying our military base through dive bombing, and the troops have suffered heavy losses..."
Colonel Oda and Colonel Fujiha returned to the headquarters. Before they could take a breath, a messenger rushed in with panic on his face.
"Sir, the artillery position was attacked by enemy aircraft and suffered heavy losses..."
As soon as this messenger left, the second messenger followed.
"Sir, the enemy's bombing is too fierce and the troops have suffered heavy losses. They must evacuate the station as soon as possible..."
"Otherwise, the entire station will be blown up into a sea of flames by aerial bombs. Then there will be no chance to break out, and everyone will die here."
"Sir..." A messenger ran towards them in a panic.
"A large number of Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appeared around the station. They are using mountain artillery and mortars to attack our defense line from a long distance..."
"The defense line defenders requested artillery support..."
A series of bad news was sent to the wing headquarters. Even though Colonel Oda remained calm throughout, he could not immediately solve this series of problems.
Colonel Fujiba had just calmed down from the shock, but was stunned by this series of bad news. It took him several seconds to force himself to regain his composure, and said the first useful words after the troops were attacked.
"Oda-kun..."
"No matter where the planes attacking us in the sky come from, they are now the Eighth Route Army's helpers in attacking us."
"If we stick to the station as planned and block the Eighth Route Army's offensive troops head-on, the defensive troops and artillery troops will definitely suffer devastating blows from overhead aircraft and suffer heavy losses."
A combat staff officer next to him immediately analyzed: "Captain..."
"Listen to the sound, there are at least twenty planes attacking us overhead..."
"One plane carries six aerial bombs, and twenty planes add up to more than a hundred aerial bombs. If they are all dropped, the station will definitely suffer a devastating blow."
"If these more than 20 aircraft continue to launch a second round of air strikes against us after returning home, not only will the base be devastated, but our two wings will also suffer heavy casualties in the bombing and lose their combat effectiveness."
Colonel Oda heard the hidden meaning in the words of Colonel Fujiba and his subordinates, but he did not compromise immediately. He stared at the map and asked with unwillingness: "We can organize light and heavy machine guns to shoot in the air to prevent the aircraft overhead from continuing to dive bomb us."
The combat staff officer who had just analyzed the dangerous situation of the retreating troops spoke again: "It's useless, sir..."
"It's night now, we can only hear the roar of the plane, but we can't see the specific location of the plane."
"Air-to-air shooting can't find the target at all. It has no other meaning except wasting bullets."
"Planes in the sky are different..."
"The fire caused by the bomb explosion illuminated the ground brightly. Every move we made was under their watch. We could bomb as much as we wanted. In the end, we were the ones who suffered."
"Sir..." A messenger rushed to Colonel Oda with a face full of fear.
"The Eighth Route Army that besieged us has begun to attack..."
"The outer defense line has been breached in several places, and the defense forces are requesting reinforcements..."
"We have just been hit by at least thirty more aerial bombs. A large number of soldiers and artillery were destroyed in the bombing, and the troop losses were very heavy."
"The remaining troops in the garrison have become a mess in order to disperse and avoid air attacks, and there is no way to form a unified command..."
Colonel Fujiha seemed to have made up his mind. He looked at Colonel Oda and gritted his teeth and suggested: "Oda-kun..."
"Can't wait any longer..."
"The more aerial bombs dropped by planes, the more places where the base will be bombed, and the greater the casualties of the retreating troops, and everyone will become more confused.
"Our troops belong to different establishments. If a riot breaks out, it will definitely lead to uncontrollable consequences."
"Only by evacuating the base and avoiding aircraft bombing can we stop this chaos."
"Otherwise, either everyone will be blown up by planes in the sky or they will be wiped out here by the Eighth Route Army that besieges us on the ground."
