The first wave to attack was the 12 Stuka dive bombers of the 1st Bomb Squadron. As they carried out fixed-point precision bombing missions, they were hovering at high altitude at the moment. Once they found signs of a large-scale Japanese army build-up, they would fly from the sky like ospreys.
It dives vertically from high altitude and accurately drops the aerial bombs it carries into the crowd.
That was fine, but what worried Shigesaburo Miyazaki most was that what those Stuka dive bombers were most interested in was not the Japanese army gathering points, but the artillery regiments and the artillery they carried.
Once artillery or trucks are discovered by them, those Stukas will roar down like vultures smelling the smell of blood, and machine guns and bombs will pour down as if they are free. In just less than five minutes,
In that time, he saw at least seven or eight artillery pieces blown up by planes.
Seeing this scene, Shigesaburo Miyazaki closed his eyes in pain.
As we all know, Japan is an island country lacking in resources, and 80% of the materials it needs need to be imported, especially the steel needed to make artillery, which can only be imported from the United States in the name of scrap steel. This also leads to the lack of confidence in the Japanese military.
Every artillery piece was precious and would not be given up easily unless absolutely necessary. Now seven or eight artillery pieces were lost at once, which also made Shigesaburo Miyazaki's heart bleed.
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"Your Excellency, Commander... The 31st Division urgently reported that they were subjected to a large-scale bombing by the Rendai Flying Group. Lieutenant General Shigesaburo Miyazaki requested emergency tactical guidance!" Lieutenant General Ichiro Miyamoto, Chief of the Operations Section, almost sprinted.
He rushed into Okamura Neiji's office and reported to him the news that the 31st Division had been bombed.
"They finally took action."
To Ichiro Miyamoto's expectation, Neji Okamura did not get furious as expected, but sighed helplessly, "Gao Hongming is indeed a rising star in China in recent years, and his ability to grasp combat opportunities is very good."
powerful.
The Third Army had just made a sneak attack on his airport, and he immediately sent out a group of bombers to bomb our reinforcements. His ability to control the fighter planes is also outstanding among the China generals I know."
Ichiro Miyamoto said anxiously: "General, what should we do now? Should we immediately order the Third Flying Group Army to immediately support the 31st Division?"
Okamura Neji asked back: "Do you think it's still too late?"
"This..." Ichiro Miyamoto was speechless for a moment. The Third Aviation Group's offices are located in Shanxi, Hebei and other airports. The nearest one is more than a hundred kilometers away. By the time they arrive, the day lilies will be cold. If they go now
It makes no sense at all.
He was a little reluctant and said: "Then, we can't just do nothing, right?"
"No one says anything and does nothing." A sharp look flashed in Neji Okamura's eyes, "Do you think Gao Hongming just bombed the 31st Division?"
"Nani?"
A flash of lightning flashed in Miyamoto Ichiro's mind, and he lost his voice: "Could it be...do they still want to attack several other reinforcement divisions?"
"Why not?" Neji Okamura said coldly: "Don't forget, the Thirty-three and Thirty-sixth Divisions are still on the way. There is a proverb in China, a sheep is driven.
A group of sheep are being driven. The Thirty-first Division can blow up, but why can’t the Thirty-three and Thirty-sixth Division blow up?"
Ichiro Miyamoto thought about it and said with some doubts: "But according to the intelligence, Gao Hongming's air force is not large. At most, there are only more than twenty Stuka dive bombers obtained from Germany. They can support such a large force."
A large-scale air strike?”
Okamura Neji's smile faded, and a sarcastic smile appeared on his face: "The Mei Agency reported the same thing last time, what was the result?"
Ichiro Miyamoto stopped talking. A few days ago, the Third Flying Group assembled more than two hundred aircraft to raid the airport of Lotai Flying Group, hoping to destroy this new air power in one fell swoop.
Unexpectedly, due to the wrong information provided by the Mei Agency, the Third Flying Group was kicked to the iron plate. This battle also caused the Third Flying Group to lose nearly a hundred fighter planes, so that until now, the Third Flying Group has not yet
Willing to dispatch fighter planes to support the 37th Division that is attacking Guojialing.
Although the losses were too great, why did Neji Okamura not know that this was an excuse for the Third Aviation Group to express its dissatisfaction?
However, Okamura Neji was not someone who bowed his head so easily. He pondered for a moment and then said in a deep voice: "Miyamoto-kun, draft a telegram immediately."
"Hi!"
Ichiro Miyamoto quickly took out a notebook and pencil from the briefcase he carried with him.
"Immediately send a report to Sugawara Michio and ask them to send no less than 100 fighter planes to Nakajo Mountain to patrol the marching routes of the 33rd and 36th Divisions. Once a Chinese fighter plane is discovered, it must be destroyed immediately.
To ensure that the reinforcements can arrive in Yangping Town in time, this order cannot be delayed for any reason, otherwise military law will be imposed!"
Hearing this, Miyamoto Ichiro was shocked. His pencil couldn't help but slip on his notebook. He reminded in a low voice: "Your Excellency, Commander, wouldn't it be better to say the next sentence more tactfully?"
"Euphemism?"
Okamura Neiji sneered: "If we continue to be tactful, I'm afraid our reinforcements will be blown up. Go tell Michio Sugawara that if the Third Flying Group still sends out planes within an hour, he, the commander of the flying group, will
Don’t be fooled, I will suggest to the base camp to find another competent person to dismantle him.”
Miyamoto Ichiro's brows jumped when he heard this. Considering that his commander's castle could say such serious words, it can be seen that Okamura Neji was really anxious. If Sugawara Michio didn't realize it yet, maybe he really would.
Make a sudden change of generals.
With a loud noise, the last truck hauling artillery was blasted into the sky by a 100-kilogram bomb. The pungent smell of dust and gunpowder filled the sky, and fine dust continued to float everywhere in the air.
Under a slope, a man wearing a dark green khaki military uniform moved.
The buzzing sound left by the explosion still lingered in Miyazaki Shigesaburo's ears, and as soon as he stood up, mud and sewage leaked out of his body.
By this time, the road had long since changed, and there were body parts everywhere. There were also some officers and soldiers who were lucky enough to survive, and all of them had their faces covered with mud and blood.
However, compared to his physical exhaustion and embarrassment, Shigesaburo Miyazaki felt more desperate in his heart.
Looking at the messy road, he murmured to himself: "It's finished, my artillery regiment is finished."
As a soldier who has been in the army for decades, he knows very well that without the artillery regiment, even if he can rush to Guojialing to join the 37th Division, it is still unknown how much combat effectiveness the 31st Division can exert.
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He could even foresee that his career in the military had already cast a thick shadow.