"Eight airports, including Taiyuan Airport, were bombed by the Chinese. 174 aircraft were destroyed and 65 were damaged. Currently, there are less than 70 aircraft that can take off for combat, including 32 fighters and 37 bombers."
Neji Okamura threw the report in his hand on the table and looked at the dark night sky outside the window with a blank expression on his face.
On the side, Adachi Twenty-three couldn't bear to see Okamura Neji so decadent, and comforted him: "Your Excellency, Commander, the situation has not reached the point of complete despair. We can order the base to speed up the repair of the damaged aircraft.
As long as the damaged aircraft can be repaired within three days, we will regain the ability to fight against the Liantai Flying Corps, and it is still unclear who will win by then."
"It's too late." Okamura Neji shook his head dejectedly:
"Not to mention whether we can repair all the damaged aircraft within three days, even if everything goes well and the aircraft can be repaired, Gao Hongming is not a fool. Do you think he will give us three days? If I am not wrong
If so, the Liantai Militia and the Eighth Route Army have already begun to launch a general offensive."
June 30, the 31st year of the Republic of China
With Gao Hongming's ruthlessness and Commander Liu and Political Commissar Ping's scheming, how could he not have a follow-up plan while formulating the bombing plan?
At 4:30 in the morning, when the Japanese army was still sleeping, the coalition forces with a total of more than 40,000 troops, including the New 1st Brigade, the 386th Brigade and the six battalions of the Liantai Militia, were divided into three groups to attack the 6th Division entrenched in Huanglian Mountain.
The 47th Division and the 108th Division launched a fierce attack.
The unprepared Japanese army was stunned. For a while, various radio waves were flying everywhere in the sky, and the frequency of communication between various divisions, regiments and even brigades became extremely crowded.
To sum it up in one sentence, the stunned Japanese army did not receive unified and effective command, and it was dark again, so the Japanese army's resistance fell into chaos.
Especially the 108th Cavalry Regiment that had just arrived at Huanglian Mountain. Since they had just experienced a battle during the day and lost hundreds of cavalry, the entire regiment was already very tired. While they were still sleeping, they were attacked by armored troops.
The sudden attack was defeated steadily.
In a place called Chestnut Forest in the northwest of Huanglian Mountain, Wu Chengfeng commanded the first and ninth infantry battalions, and under the cover of the second armored battalion, launched a fierce attack on the 108th Cavalry Regiment.
During the fierce battle, Lieutenant Colonel Koshiro Goto, the captain of the squadron, was injured in the leg, but he still insisted on commanding the remaining more than a thousand cavalry to retreat while fighting.
"Whoosh...boom..."
A high-explosive bomb exploded next to Fujikoshiro, and several guards around Fujikoshiro fell down trying to protect him.
"That's enough. Don't retreat with me as a burden anymore. You can retreat on your own."
Fujikoshiro pushed away several guards around him, pulled out his command sword and used it as a crutch to support his body and said with difficulty.
"Your Excellency, Captain, your war horse is here, please mount it!" A guard led a black war horse.
But Fujikoshiro shook his head, "You can all retreat, but I can't. Someone has to be responsible for the failure of the cavalry regiment. You all can leave."
"Kill..."
A group of Chinese soldiers were rushing towards Fujikoshiro. The MP40 submachine guns in their hands kept roaring. The shouts and gunshots were getting louder and denser. It was obvious that the encirclement was getting smaller and smaller.
Seeing the Japanese soldiers being swept away and the roar getting louder and louder, I saw the Chinese soldiers getting closer and closer. However, in the dark night, we were unable to take advantage of the high mobility of the cavalry and had no choice but to be beaten by the opponent.
The chariots and infantry were swept to the ground.
Seeing this scene, Fujikoshiro hung all the two grenades on his horse's neck with a heavy heart, and pulled the two fuses open with a "swish". The two grenades emitted white smoke at the same time, and the fuse
It squeaked from the heat, and he hugged the horse's neck. He only heard a loud noise, the horse's head disappeared, and Fujikoshiro was also blown to pieces...
After losing the command of Koshiro Goto, the 108th Cavalry Regiment fell into a leaderless situation and was quickly wiped out by the armored battalion and two battalions of infantry.
Having just defeated Goto Koshiro's cavalry regiment, Wu Chengfeng was about to take a breath when someone ran over and reported: "Regimental deputy, two more Japanese regiments are coming up behind for reinforcements!"
"Quick, prepare to set up a defense line, the Japanese army is coming." Wu Chengfeng roared. After more than an hour of fierce fighting, although they had annihilated most of the 108th Cavalry Regiment, the troops were also a little tired, and if it happened in the dark night,
If the fight continues like this, it will easily turn into a chaotic war.
After listening to the order, the soldiers began to dig trenches and foxholes on the original Japanese defense line. Not far ahead, two miles away, the Japanese 240th and 241st Infantry Regiments were led by the 108th Division Commander Torajiro Iwai.
Rushing hard towards the chestnut forest.
"Report, our troops encountered soldiers of the 108th Cavalry Regiment in front. They are retreating this way. According to their reports, Captain Goto Koshiro has died fighting for the Emperor." A soldier from the front came to report.
"How is this possible? This guy Koshiro Goto is usually very cunning.
And they are a cavalry regiment. If they can't defeat them, why don't they turn in? How could they die so easily?" Colonel Nakamura Tsumugi, the captain of the 240th Regiment, lost his voice.
"Well, there is no use blaming the dead. Let's think about how to recapture the chestnut forest!" Torajiro Iwai was not in the mood to curse the dead. He asked with a sullen face: "How many Shina guards are there in the chestnut forest now?"
military?"
"Because it's dark, we don't know much about the situation in the chestnut forest." The soldier stammered: "But according to the soldiers of the retreating cavalry regiment, the Chinese troops attacking them had at least one regiment of infantry.
and dozens of tanks. Now they have firmly occupied the chestnut forest. Without the cover of heavy weapons, it will be difficult for our army to attack."
"Nani? We can't attack!"
Torajiro Iwai yelled: "Don't blame your incompetence on others' ignorance. Immediately order the 240th and 241st Regiments to attack the positions on both sides of the chestnut forest. If we cannot attack, we will all die here."
"Hi!"
"Dong dong dong dong..."
The heavy M2 Browning heavy machine gun began to sound on the Ninth Battalion's position. At this time, the Ninth Battalion's position was no longer just an infantry. With the addition of the Second Armored Battalion, their position was also
With the help of hundreds of infantry and dozens of Panzer IV tanks and armored vehicles.
With the help of this force, the firepower advantage that Gao Hongming had always emphasized was once again reflected. Facing the attack of two entire regiments, Gao Hongming commanded the two battalions to rely on the powerful firepower to not fall behind at all, and still fought vigorously.
The originally silent and dark night was now illuminated red by the firelight. Looking at the wounded soldiers being carried out one after another, the face of Torajiro Iwai who was standing behind to watch the battle became increasingly ugly. The two regiments attacked for more than two hours.
, but there is no progress at all. If we wait until dawn and the other side's air force is dispatched, more than ten thousand of us will die without a burial place.