The bombing is still going on. Planes are crashing and air defense positions are being blown up. The losses on both sides are also rising sharply.
Although Gao Hongming felt sorry for the gunners who had worked so hard to train during this period, the captain of the 30th Flying Squadron, Colonel Numa Tokuo, who was commanding from the sky, felt even more like a knife.
It is quite interesting to say that during World War II, Germany and Japan both implemented a meritocratic system.
In other words, the military will send all the best pilots to front-line combat units, and therefore it has achieved very excellent results.
German pilot Erich Hartmann, known as the most powerful ace in World War II, shot down a total of 352 enemy aircraft during his entire World War II career.
In World War II, a Soviet air division was equipped with 80 aircraft. In other words, Erich Hartmann alone killed 4 fully equipped Soviet air divisions.
How about...not very powerful?
However, by the end of World War II, both Germany and Japan faced an embarrassing situation, that is, they had planes but no qualified pilots, because most of the experienced pilots died in the battle.
On the other hand, the U.S. Air Force's approach is exactly the opposite of that of Germany and Japan. They always transfer their most elite pilots to aviation schools to serve as instructors and let them pass on their experience.
Therefore, by the end of World War II, the number of pilots in the United States was increasing, while the number of pilots in Germany and Japan was decreasing, so much so that there was a joke that pilots only knew how to take off but not how to land.
It was precisely because of this that when he saw planes being destroyed one after another, and the Chinese people below actually firing anti-aircraft guns at the parachuting pilots frantically, Tokuo Naganuma was heartbroken and was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
"These despicable and shameless Chinese people... they... how dare they do this? They have no bushido spirit at all!"
Yes, the gunners of the air defense battalion, angered by the tragic casualties, now even spared no parachuting pilots. Whenever a Japanese aircraft was damaged and the pilot parachuted, they would turn their guns around and fire at the pilot regardless.
, so much so that so far, nearly 20 Japanese planes have been shot down during the air raids, but very few pilots have been able to successfully land.
No matter how fierce the battle was, it would eventually end. After nearly forty minutes of air raids, the Japanese plane finally flew away.
Looking at the devastated position, the Japanese troops on the opposite side of the position did not burst into cheers as before. Many Japanese soldiers even had tears in their eyes, because during the air raid just now, they witnessed their own aircraft as follows:
Shot down like a dumpling.
After all, even the stupidest soldier understands how precious airplanes are, and how rare pilots are, and how rare they are compared to an eight-cent-a-carat man like himself.
"Ishihara-kun, next we should carry out artillery bombardment on China's positions as planned." Takehiko Iwase, who still looked a little ugly after seeing the plane leave, said to Ishihara with a smile.
Ishihara Wanji's body suddenly moved, and he asked Takehiko Iwase in a somewhat bleak tone: "Iwase-kun, according to the combat power shown by the Rendai militia on the opposite side, if our two divisions really want to attack by force, how many casualties will it take to complete the attack?"
Annihilate them?"
"this……"
Takehiko Iwase was stunned for a moment. He really couldn't answer this question. He thought about it before saying: "According to the combat power displayed by the Chinese troops, if we want to wipe them out, we will have to spend at least two brigades or more."
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"Two brigades?"
Ishihara smiled and said, "Iwase-kun, you still like to deceive yourself and others so much that you don't dare to say it even if you understand it. I dare to bet you with my head that even if our two divisions attack with all our strength, if you don't pay one or two
A regiment of casualties, don't even think about annihilating them all, do you dare to bet with me?"
Takehiko Iwase was silent on the second floor for a long time before saying, "I won't make this bet with you. Tell me, what do you want to do?"
Ishihara smiled and pursed his lips, "I want to send someone to recruit Gao Hongming."
"Surrender?" Iwase Takehiko was surprised and amused at the same time, "Ishihara-kun, when did you become so naive? Is it difficult for you to know that Gao Hongming's father died at the hands of the imperial army?
The Chinese believe that revenge for killing one's father is irreconcilable. Don't forget, the battle report of the 41st Division not long ago clearly stated that after capturing Ping'an County, he killed all the imperial warriors who died in the battle.
Their corpses were cast into Jingguan, do you think such people would surrender to us?"
Ishihara Wanji sighed, "Of course I know, but I still want to give it a try. If I can get Gao Hongming to join the Imperial Army, I would even be willing to vouch for him to Commander Tada and appoint him as the division commander of the Imperial Alliance Army."
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"You……"
Takehiko Iwase shook his head helplessly. He really couldn't understand what Ishihara Kanji was thinking. The war was about to begin, but he still had such naive ideas.
"Forget it, I don't object if you have this idea, just do it if you want to, right?"
Seeing Takehiko Iwase's reluctant look, Ishihara smiled and said softly: "Iwase-kun, don't you want to know where this Gao Hongming got the German weapons? It also includes tanks and heavy artillery.
Such heavy equipment."
"yes!"
Takehiko Iwase was suddenly startled, and then he remembered that Gao Hongming's troops were not only well-equipped, but could even acquire heavy equipment such as tanks and heavy artillery. Could it be that he had some close connection with the top leaders of Germany?
Thinking of this, Takehiko Iwase's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Germany's strategy towards China has changed again?
"Dig the trenches deeper, and then deepen them, and then you can rely on them to save your lives!" On the 1st Battalion's position, Wu Chengfeng was shuttled across the position, constantly urging the soldiers who had just emerged from the artillery holes to repair the damage that had just been caused by the Japanese aircraft.
The collapsed trench. "Thicken the parapet in front of you. It's just this thick. You won't die! It's so thin that it can't even stop rifle bullets. If a machine gun comes over, your life will be put on the line with a single bullet."
This is it!" Wu Chengfeng shouted mercilessly when he saw that the thickness of the soil dug by several soldiers to cover the parapets did not meet the standard requirements.
The 1st Battalion is the first unit formed by the Liantai Militia and is also the unit with the most veterans. The whole battalion has a total of 786 personnel. Not only are machine guns issued to the squad, but Gao Hongming has even equipped them with M2 Browning large-caliber machine guns these days. , which increased their firepower a lot.
With these weapons and fortifications, Wu Chengfeng was confident that he would give the little devil on the opposite side a drink.
"Batalion Commander, there are little devils coming over the other side." A soldier nearby shouted.