Even though Yan Xishan had been an official for most of his life, he was confused by this news. He stammered: "Gao... Gao Hongming sent bombers to blow up all the airports owned by the Japanese? Doesn't that mean that from now on,
The Japanese will be without air support for at least a few months?"
Among the generals of the Jinsui Army, Sun Chu can be said to be a person who has a relatively good knowledge of aircraft. After hearing this, he nodded and said: "What is certain is that within three months at least, the Japanese army in Shanxi and even North China will be short of aircraft."
Air power support.”
Yan Xishan sighed softly, with a tone of emotion and envy in his tone: "The old man insists on this little fellow, this young eagle has long wings."
Compared with Yan Xishan's emotion, Wang Jingguo saw another layer: "In my opinion, the Eighth Route Army is really lucky. It can get such unrelenting support from Gao Hongming. No wonder they dare to make bold statements to attack Taiyuan.
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Zhao Chengshou hesitated and said: "But what if this is just a cover for the Eighth Route Army? Its purpose is to force us to join in and let us take chestnuts from the fire for them. We have to be careful!"
"Take chestnuts from the fire?" Yan Xishan snorted: "But do we have any choice?"
As soon as this was said, everyone fell silent.
Yes, even if they knew that the Eighth Route Army was going to let them take advantage of the fire, did they still have any choice?
This is Chi Guoguo's conspiracy. You know exactly what others think, but you still have to jump in.
Taiyuan is so important, it is the root of the Jin-Sui Army.
They really couldn't imagine what would happen once Taiyuan fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army.
They are also very aware of the importance of Taiyuan. Once this city, which the Jinsui Army has worked hard for 30 years, falls into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, the power plants, arsenals, banks, and dozens of large and small buildings located in Taiyuan will be lost.
The factory will be used by the Eighth Route Army, and within a few years the strength of the Eighth Route Army will grow like a snowball.
Once the Eighth Route Army gains a firm foothold in Taiyuan, what will the Jinsui Army do?
Everyone shuddered at the thought of being taken over by others and ending up being kicked out of Shanxi.
For these old men who single-handedly founded the Jinsui Army, they would rather die if the Eighth Route Army, which they had always looked down upon, was driven out of Shanxi.
There was silence in the study for a long time, and Yan Xishan sighed, "That's all... This time the Eighth Route Army is carrying out an upright conspiracy. Even if we are reluctant, we, the Jinsui Army, have to bite the bullet and fight with them. Let's do that."
…Cui Ya…”
"The staff is here!" Sun Chu stepped forward, straightened his chest, and asked for the commander's orders!
Yan Xishan's gray eyebrows trembled, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Go to the Eighth Route Army headquarters and tell them that I, Yan Xishan, am willing to take a gamble with them.
However, our Jinsui Army has a weak foundation and cannot exert much force. This time we can only dispatch five temporary infantry divisions, 37, 38, 39, 40, and 41, and three artillery battalions to support their actions.
In addition, the command of our Jinsui Army must be in our own hands, and we must make this clear to them, is it clear?"
Sun Chu responded loudly: "It's clear, the staff will leave immediately!"
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In the 21st century, there is a saying in the military circles: Whoever controls the sky wins half the war. In fact, the same was true in World War II.
The loss of air superiority was extremely fatal to the Japanese army. The mixed 9th Brigade and 86th Brigade, which originally had the advantage in Ping'an County, immediately felt heavy pressure.
"Woooooooo..."
Accompanied by the continuous sound of piercing sirens, a black-painted Stuka dive bomber was swooping down from an altitude of two thousand meters.
This ugly aircraft in the shape of an inverted seagull wing is making a ferocious sound while diving. This sound is always telling the infantry on the ground that they are about to face a fatal bombing.
After the Japanese soldiers who were fighting fiercely on the ground heard this familiar and terrifying sound, many people began to panic, but more people raised their guns and shot into the sky desperately.
These weapons include Type 38 rifles, Type 92 heavy machine guns and several Type 96 25mm triple anti-aircraft guns.
Countless bullets turned the sky into an orange fire net, but this Stuka dive bomber showed no fear at all. Having dived to a 90-degree bombing angle, it looked like a vertical and horizontal bomb to those on the ground.
The shells that were falling were rushing straight down at a speed of 138 meters per second.
The extremely fast speed and small head-on area are undoubtedly extremely difficult for interceptors. It is also an extremely difficult challenge for pilots to fly a dive bomber at such a high speed and at such an angle.
For the pilots sitting in the cockpit, watching the thick and boundless land getting closer and closer at a speed visible to the naked eye while diving, the fear in their hearts is indescribable. Because of this, it is difficult to fly a dive bomber.
Known as the brave man's game by pilots, no one without a big heart can play the dive bomber game.
"boom……"
Along with a deafening explosion, a plume of smoke rose into the sky.
The explosion was so violent that the observation post more than 600 meters away from the Japanese position felt violent vibrations underfoot.
"My dear, this bomb is so powerful. I bet it's at least two hundred kilograms or more."
"That's for sure. When have the people from the Liantai Militia ever been stingy?"
The two staff officers said this softly, their faces filled with unconcealable joy.
Since the Japanese army lost its air power, this originally stalemate battle changed instantly.
The soldiers of the 770th Regiment and even the entire 385th Brigade suddenly found that air support suddenly became easier.
What they had to do was to have the communications troops of the distant Liantai militia use radio to contact the aircraft in the sky and report the targets they wanted to bomb, and then the air support they needed would arrive within five minutes.
These air supports were either Stuka dive bombers, B25 medium bombers, or even several P47 fighters.
Don't underestimate the P47 fighter plane. This thing is also nicknamed the Earth-Licking Demon. Its hardpoints can even carry 1.13 tons of bombs or ten 127mm rockets.
Don't underestimate those rockets. Often when a rocket is fired, an area of hundreds of square meters will instantly turn into a sea of flames.
Not only that, the eight 12.7mm machine guns carried by the P47 are not used as decorations. After the bombs are thrown, the P47 can even clean the ground.
All in all, at certain times, this thing is even better than a bomber.