"Chief...the plane is coming, get out and enter the air-raid shelter quickly!"
As soon as the two security guards following Commander Liu and Political Commissar Heping heard the roar of the plane, their expressions immediately changed and they urged the leaders to quickly conduct air defense.
But as soon as the words came out, I saw that all the leaders were still standing motionless.
"You two brats, what are you panicking about?"
Political Commissar Ping laughed and scolded: "I didn't see that the local leader Gao didn't even move. Why are you so anxious?"
Gao Hongming also smiled: "Sir, these planes are a group of bombers that we have just finished bombing a large field airport of the Japanese army. They should be landing. Since there are more planes, there is a lot of movement."
After speaking, Gao Hongming told everyone what happened today.
None of Commander Liu and the Eighth Route Army leaders were veterans of hundreds of battles, but this was the first time they had heard of such a thrilling air battle.
Whether it is the threat posed by the four radar stations established outside Liantai County to the Japanese army or the Second Flying Division of the Japanese Kwantung Army, in order to deal with the Liantai Flying Group, they specially set traps outside the radar detection range and sent special agents to conduct inspections on the radar stations.
In a sneak attack, the patrol team of the Liantai Flying Corps was ambushed.
Even Gao Hongming immediately ordered all fighter jets to take off to meet the enemy, and then sent out a group of bombers without hesitation to carry out cruel retaliation, all of which showed that air combat was far more cruel than ground combat.
After a long time, Brigadier Chen sighed: "Originally, I thought that after fighting a battle in Zhongtiao Mountain with Commander Gao last year, I thought I had a great understanding of air combat. But now I realize that I still know too little.
Too shallow!"
"yes!"
Political Commissar Ping also sighed softly, picked up a cigarette from the table, lit a cigarette, took a deep breath and then said: "Since the outbreak of the all-out war of resistance, our army has been reorganized into the Eighth Route Army. Although it has been fighting against Japan over the years,
Kou fought a arduous and arduous struggle.
But all battles only occur on the ground. Air combat is unfamiliar to us. After all, in the past, the only thing we could do after encountering Japanese aircraft was to disperse and avoid them. Who left us without air power?
But judging from what Gao Hongming said today, in the near future, air combat will account for an increasing proportion of wars, and it will be very difficult for an army without air supremacy to win on the battlefield."
Commander Liu did not speak. He just took off his glasses and wiped them with a glasses cloth for a while before putting them back on. He asked Gao Hongming: "Commander Gao, according to the agreement we reached, our 129th Division will form a temporary group with your department after arriving in Liantai County."
Joint command until the end of this battle, right?"
When Gao Hongming heard what Master Liu said, he naturally understood the elegant meaning of the song and immediately understood what Master Liu meant. He immediately smiled and said: "Of course, since a joint command has been established, everyone should confess each other's strength to command the battle.
Talent can be used like an arm and a finger.
Well, to show my sincerity, I will first introduce to the officers the current situation of the troops in Liantai County.
After the battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, feeling the lack of strength in the Liantai Militia, our Liantai Militia has undergone some expansion. The current strength is as follows...
Our ground forces have a total of 9 infantry battalions, each with a strength of about 780 people. The artillery force is divided into 4 artillery battalions, one of which is equipped with a US-made M2 203mm heavy artillery battalion.
Two M40 155 self-propelled artillery battalions and one M1 105mm gun battalion.
There are also two anti-aircraft battalions, equipped with a total of 54 Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns and 27 88mm anti-aircraft guns. There are also two armored battalions, each equipped with 27 German Panzer IV tanks.
, 12 Lynx reconnaissance tanks, the above is the basic situation of the ground forces, in addition to our Liantai Flying Corps, which is equipped with P-47 fighter jets..."
Listening to Gao Hongming's introduction of the troops and equipment of the Liantai Militia, all the participating Eighth Route Army generals were dumbfounded. It can be said that the weapons and firepower of the Liantai Militia alone were already equivalent to hundreds of thousands of Eighth Route Army troops.
Nothing compares to it.
Before coming, Commander Liu, Political Commissar Ping, and the brigade commanders, political commissars and others of the Eighth Route Army were all wondering why Gao Hongming could rely on the strength of a militia group to resist two Japanese divisions without falling behind, and even have the ability to force them back three times.
Ten kilometers away, they now understand that there is no other reason...but their strength.
Brigadier Chen took the lead and said with emotion, "Captain Gao, I thought I had a good understanding of your unit's strength during the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, but now I realize that I still underestimated you."
"Mr. Chen's words are serious." Gao Hongming smiled and said: "The instructor has long said that our war of resistance against Japan must be protracted, and the final victory will belong to China. It is also a three-step process from defense to stalemate to counterattack, and
This process will inevitably be accompanied by our gradual growth and the gradual weakening of the Japanese army, so it is normal for the Liantai militia to develop."
Commander Liu and Political Commissar Heping looked at each other and all laughed. Although Gao Hongming's words were a bit evasive, they could understand that no one had a little secret. It was understandable that Gao Hongming didn't want to say it, but they didn't expect that Gao Hongming actually quoted it.
If you read the instructor's words, it also shows that he has put in a lot of effort to understand the Eighth Route Army.
At this point, the unfamiliarity between the two parties was almost eliminated, and Gao Hongming soon took the initiative to talk about how to change the uniforms of the 1129th Division.
The two sides finally discussed and decided that the Liantai Militia Group would bear all the food supplies for a total of 11 infantry regiments during this battle, including the new regiment that came before and the ten regiments that came this time, and allocate 10,000 captured 38-type infantry regiments.
Rifle, 5.6 mm Arisaka rifle with five million rounds of ammunition.
Each infantry regiment was also supplemented with light and heavy weapons such as 30 Maxim heavy machine guns, 50 Czech light machine guns, grenades, 60-mm mortars, and Type 92 infantry guns.
Of course, this is only a preliminary decision, and selections will be made one after another. Moreover, these weapons are mainly Japanese-style weapons, and there are basically no German weapons and equipment used by the Liantai militia.
This is not because Gao Hongming is stingy, but considering that the Eighth Route Army does not have its own military industry system after all, and most of its weapons and ammunition are captured, it is most practical to use Japanese weapons at this stage.
But even so, the brigade commanders and political commissars of the 129th Division are also very satisfied. In their opinion, after these additions, the troops of the 129th Division have changed from the weakness after the big sweep, and even far exceeded the state before the big sweep.
Even among the three divisions of the Eighth Route Army, it can be called the leader.