This kind of devastating bombing had a resounding name in later generations, called carpet bombing.
Carpet bombing is a tactical bombing method used by the United States in another time and space during World War II. It drops a bomb every 50 meters and blindly bombs the target area over a large area, turning over the entire land in the target area like farmland.
, use this method to eliminate all enemies one by one.
This pioneering bombing method dealt a devastating blow to Germany and Japan. It can be said that after the war, both countries were reduced to ruins by the Yankees' bombing method. In this time and space, the Japanese sixth army
The division was the first to taste this devastating bombing.
The time it takes for an aerial bomb to explode from leaving the cabin to landing on the ground is only a few dozen seconds, but the consequences of the explosion are extremely horrific.
The thick smoke, dust and flames that filled the sky completely covered nearly a thousand square meters of ground in front of the independent regiment, and it lasted for nearly ten minutes before slowly dissipating.
Although the nearest explosion point was three to four hundred meters away from the New Regiment's position, the soldiers of the New Regiment hiding in foxholes did not feel comfortable either.
The foxholes and trenches where many people were located were collapsed by the strong shock wave. As soon as the explosion ended, the surrounding soldiers scrambled to throw away the soil and dig out their comrades buried underneath.
After finally digging out their comrades, a thick wave of heat swept towards them.
It stands to reason that it is still very cold late at night in Shanxi in April. Sometimes the temperature at night can even reach three or four degrees. All the soldiers of the new regiment are still wearing cotton-padded jackets, but such a heat wave makes all the soldiers sweat profusely.
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But this is nothing. At this time, the new group of soldiers no longer care about whether it is hot or not, because at this time, under the illumination of the flares, they are all stunned when they look down the mountain.
Due to the extremely rapid actions of the Japanese army, as of now, the Japanese troops that have arrived include the 6th Field Artillery Regiment, the 6th Cavalry Regiment and the 45th Infantry Regiment.
Not counting the artillery regiment, the cavalry regiment and infantry regiment alone had more than 5,000 troops, so the Japanese army had sufficient strength to surround the two hills.
The bombs dropped by the B-25 bombing squadron just now covered the entire location of a Japanese infantry brigade. It can be said that with just one round of bombing, this brigade suffered a devastating blow.
Looking at the silent Japanese army in front of them, everyone in the New Regiment knew that the Japanese army in front of them was doomed, and even gods could not save them.
On the hillside, Political Commissar Li looked at the Japanese military positions that had turned into scorched earth at the foot of the mountain. His expression became dull, "My dear... these planes are too... too..."
He really couldn't find the words to describe this bombing.
"呲呲呲……"
At this moment, the walkie-talkie speaker behind him made a rustling sound, and soon a young voice rang out, "Please answer when the new regiment hears it. I am Major Xue Shaogong, the commander of this air formation... Heard
Please answer."
Ding Wei quickly put on the headset and picked up the microphone. He suppressed his excitement and said loudly, "I am Ding Wei, the commander of the new regiment. I would like to thank your army for your late night rescue. Please express my gratitude to Commander Gao for me!"
Xue Shaogong's voice came from the headset, "Sir Ding is so polite. Before you came, our regiment said that you can lead all the soldiers of the new regiment to put life and death at risk and come to reinforce us in the battle against the Japanese invaders. We should be grateful to you."
You are."
Hearing this, Ding Wei blushed, he knew it very well.
The reason why he rushed to Liantai County so eagerly was not only to support the friendly forces, but also because the new regiment had been fighting continuously for more than a month, and the troops were almost exhausted in terms of weapons, ammunition and food supplies.
Instead of continuing to hide and seek with the Japanese army in the mountains, it is better to rush to Liantai County to join the Liantai Militia. As long as they can reach Liantai County, the new regiment will be able to regain full health immediately. Why not kill two birds with one stone?
But then again, things in the world are all about deeds but not the heart, and no one is perfect in the world.
I believe that Gao Hongming also understands in his heart that no matter what the person's purpose is, he has to accept the favor.
These things are a long story, but in fact they only happened in a moment.
Ding Wei, who came back to his senses, hurriedly said: "Brother Xue, now we have been surrounded by at least five to six thousand Japanese troops. Although your bombing just caused a lot of casualties to the enemy, they did not suffer a devastating blow. I
We are worried that once we lose the support of our position, the Japanese army will attack us unscrupulously, and then we will be in trouble."
Ding Wei's words are naturally very reasonable. The reason why the New Regiment faced off with the Japanese army who had the superior strength for so long was because they took the lead in occupying the favorable terrain of two hills. Once they broke away from their positions, the Japanese army only had to encircle them and the two sides fought in a melee.
, the new regiment, which has consumed most of its reserve ammunition in more than a month of mobile warfare, cannot last long.
Faced with Ding Wei's concerns, Xue Shaogong just chuckled: "Don't worry, Commander Ding. In order to support you, Commander Gao has sent out all the bombers. Except for the bombing squadron that just returned after completing the bombing, we are now in your
Overhead there are two Stuka dive bomber squadrons, a B-25 bomber squadron and two fighter squadrons, a total of 120 aircraft.
As long as the Japanese army dares to surround us, we will let them know what a death barrier is, so you don't have to worry about your safety."
Although Xue Shaogong said this in a light tone, the arrogance contained in it left Ding Wei and Political Commissar Li speechless for a while. Ding Wei could only say a few more words vaguely before hanging up.
communication.
After putting down the phone, he and Political Commissar Li looked at each other, and a wry smile appeared on their faces at the same time. They had already talked about this, how could he still refuse?
After pondering for a moment, Ding Wei's eyes gradually became firmer, "Correspondent!"
"arrive!"
"Pass my order and the entire regiment will unite and break out together toward the southeast in twenty minutes!"
"yes!"
While Ding Wei was busy breaking out of the encirclement, Shotaro Nagase, captain of the 45th Regiment, was still immersed in great shock and sadness.
It's just that in this round of bombing just now, the third brigade under his command was just wiped out. No one can bear this.
After the shock, a chill surged up my spine. When did the Chinese actually possess such powerful air power?
While he was still immersed in shock, the chief of staff hurried over: "Your Excellency, commander, look... the Chinese people... the Chinese people are about to break out!"