What came this time were forty-five Type 90 bi-wing single-seat carrier-based fighter jets that took off from the Kaga aircraft carrier. They were the first carrier-based fighter jets designed by Japan in 1930, imitating the American F4B aircraft.
It is a carrier-based fighter, but its maximum speed is only 293 kilometers per hour. It is obvious that this is a carrier-based fighter that has significantly lagged behind today's mainstream carrier-based fighters.
The forty-five carrier-based fighters that came this time were all Kaga's air combat aircraft, and the remaining aircraft were only about thirty attack aircraft. The Japanese were also desperate.
The pilots of the 15th Air Force Regiment rushed forward without fear. As soon as the air battle began, the pilots of the 15th Air Force Regiment taught the Japanese pilots a lesson. They told them that the era of biplanes was outdated.
Whether it was the top speed, firepower or the aircraft's protective armor, aircraft like the Type 90 were completely out of date. Under the full blow of the 15th Flying Regiment, the Type 90 aircraft dropped like dumplings one after another.
In less than half an hour, all the forty-five Type 90 planes that came for reinforcements were lost, and only two lucky planes escaped. However, not a single plane of the 15th Flying Regiment was lost. This is astonishing.
The results were such that the Westerners watching the battle on the ground were amazed, saying, are the Japanese lining up to die this time?
The pilots who had won a great victory even flew around Baoshan County triumphantly, and by the way, they fired several dives and strafes at the Japanese ground troops who were constantly attacking. The P47 fighter planes were equipped with seven twelve-point guns.
The seven-millimeter machine gun beat the Japanese troops in front of the position into panic, which also greatly shook the morale of the soldiers who were still fighting bravely on the position.
At this time, Lieutenant General Luo Zhuoying, commander of the 18th Army, who was directing operations in the command post, saw through the telescope that the Japanese army's aggressive ground attack was disintegrated by Chahar's planes with a few strafing rounds, and he couldn't help but wonder.
Chen Cheng beside him said with emotion: "Chahar's aircraft is still very powerful. This person is really incomparable. We fought hard for a long time and sacrificed so many brothers before we could barely drive the Japanese out of the position. How many of them were there?"
A plane strafing back and forth disintegrated the enemy's attack."
Chen Cheng nodded, "Who says not? But they are not the Chairman's people after all. I arranged them to Luodian this time. I wanted to test their strength, but I didn't expect them to beat the Japanese so badly. It can be seen that they
Its military strength is extremely powerful.”
"I hope there won't be a day when we meet each other at war." After finishing speaking, Luo Zhuoying raised the telescope again and said nothing again.
Chen Cheng was stunned and shook his head helplessly.
This one-sided battle and the disastrous defeat of the Japanese naval aviation caused the navy to lose face in front of the army.
The frustrated Commander-in-Chief of the Third Fleet, Yoshizaburo Nomoto, sent a telegram to the mainland asking for additional reinforcements. He also ordered the fleet to withdraw a hundred nautical miles to avoid being attacked by Chinese aircraft due to the current shortage of carrier-based aircraft.
In this way, the Japanese Navy temporarily withdrew from the battle. Without the support of naval guns and aircraft, the remaining Japanese Army was also dumbfounded. It temporarily stopped the attack and switched to on-site defense. This time [] was very impressive.
Well, under the strict orders of the Chairman, a counterattack was launched.
This result shocked the Westerners who had been watching the excitement. Unexpectedly, the battle turned out like this. Originally, they were struggling to support themselves, but now they launched a counterattack with great arrogance.
On September 6, under the strict orders of the Chairman of the Standing Committee, Chen Cheng and Zhang Zhizhong ordered their troops to begin to recover Baoshan County.
"Sir Chen, why don't we let our 102nd Division go into the battle to regain Baoshan? You must know that the combat effectiveness of our 102nd Division is not just blown away." Hu Lian said loudly to the commander of the 15th Group Army, Chen Cheng, in the headquarters of the 15th Group Army.
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Chen Cheng smiled bitterly and thought to himself, "Do you think I don't want you to go up? But the Chairman of the General Assembly has asked for [] by name, especially the Central Military Commission. In order to show his face in front of the world, what can I do?"
"Boyu, your 102nd Division fought very well in the battle the day before yesterday, and you are very tired. You should take a rest first in this battle. You can fight the battle well."
After listening to Chen Cheng's words, Hu Lian's heart dropped. He felt that this was because the Chairman was afraid that we would steal the credit. It was not because Hu Lian, who had been in the [] team on the first day, suddenly thought of the reason.
Secretly laughing at myself for having forgotten all the ways of [] in less than two years after arriving in Chahar, and even came here to ask such childish questions. It seems that I have indeed forgotten the traditions of []
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Having figured this out, Hu Lian didn't waste any time and turned around and returned to his division headquarters.
The battle to attack Baoshan had begun, but the Chairman had forgotten that although the Japanese Navy had temporarily withdrawn from the battle, the Japanese Army was not a vegetarian either. They usually hid in the trenches, and Matsui Iwane had to eat them.
It took a lot of effort, but once [] got out of the trenches, the Japanese cannons could exert their maximum power on the flat Baoshan battlefield. Facing the Japanese cannons, [] they suffered heavy losses, but the results were very good.
Xiao. The fighting lasted until the afternoon, and almost half of the three attacking divisions were wiped out by Japanese artillery and tanks.
As a last resort, the Chairman personally called Su Tong and allowed the bombers of the Fourth Air Division from Wuxi Airport to take off to support the Baoshan battlefield.
Under the cover of the aircraft, [ ]'s troops finally withdrew. After a final head count, they found that out of the nearly 50,000 troops in the first three divisions, less than 30,000 were withdrawn. This result finally made the Chairman understand.
Even without the support of their navy, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is not comparable to that of today's [].
"Mother Xipi, Chen Cixiu is incompetent, and Zhang Wenbai is a waste who can't even conquer a small treasure mountain. What a bunch of waste."
The chairman of the committee was so angry that everyone in the office was furious. He had already told the media about his lies about destroying Baoshan, but now he was kicked out. Isn't this a slap in the face of our chairman?
But the Chairman is the Chairman after all. After thinking about it, an idea came up. Yes, since [] doesn’t work, isn’t there still the 102nd Division? Just let them go. Anyway, the 102nd Division now belongs to
[ ]'s battle sequence. Then a wave of radio waves flew out of the leader's official residence and flew towards Shanghai.
"What, let us attack the main attack now?" Hu Lian, who was standing in the headquarters and holding the receiver of the phone, couldn't laugh or cry. He turned his face too fast. We were told to rest where we were in the morning and were not allowed to act rashly. In the afternoon, we were told to
As for the main attack, the chairman's face is too shameless.
However, military orders are military orders. Since they were assigned to the 15th Army Group, they had to listen to others' orders. In desperation, Hu Lian had no choice but to obey. Hu Lian gave the order and the 02nd Division began to take action again.
At 4:37 pm on September 7, the 26th year of the Republic of China, the radio silence at the artillery position of the 4th Artillery Division was instantly broken.
The radio operator quickly pressed the switch, and Wang Qinglong's order came from the radio. The radio operator immediately turned to the company commander.
"Sir, fire"
The company commander immediately turned around, raised his arm, and raised the red flag in his hand. When the gun crew members saw the small triangular red flag in the commander's hand raised, their spirits were lifted.
The company commander with a sinister smile on his face violently waved his arms downwards, and at the same time forced a loud command from his throat.
"Fire"
The battle to regain Baoshan County began in earnest.
More than two hundred howitzers with a caliber of 155 mm or more fired hundreds of howitzer shells weighing nearly 100 kilograms out of the barrel at the same time. The grenades with a muzzle velocity exceeding 700 meters accurately ordered the Baoshan defense line after flying for about 20 seconds.
The Japanese defense line position above.
The 155-caliber artillery shell carried nearly ten kilograms of explosives and exploded into a dazzling firework the moment it hit the ground, blowing everything around into dust and throwing it into the air. The fragments of the artillery shell were mixed with a large number of debris.
Stones, bricks and tiles flew around at high speeds at kilometers away. The air of the entire Baoshan defense line was completely shrouded in scorching hot steel fragments and gravel. As it flew, there were people who were unprepared.
Officers and soldiers of the 101st Division of the Japanese Army.
The observers at the artillery observation post located in the front could almost clearly see the corpses torn into pieces by the artillery shells, and occasionally they could even see the hideous-looking severed heads flying into the sky, still maintaining their panicked faces. Of course,
This is just an illusion in their minds.
The gunners of the 4th Artillery Division worked harder and harder at this time, trying to beat their best score. At this time, they were completely in the state. The two of them did not use the pliers to fire, instead of throwing away their arms without any effort.
Hold on and rush towards the gun emplacement with all your strength, trying to fire out the most shells in the shortest time.
Amidst the sharp roar of long-range heavy artillery, the 203 mm caliber howitzer also joined this inspiring chorus with its roar. The shells smashed large craters, soil or broken bricks on the ground of the Baoshan defense line.
The moment the tiles were blown up into the sky and fell to the ground like raindrops, they were blown up by the next cannonball before they even touched the ground.
At the same time, on the hidden Japanese artillery positions behind the Baoshan defense line, the Japanese artillerymen who had survived the first round of shelling almost immediately responded in kind and began to fire counter-artillery fire.
At this time, they showed extraordinary qualities. After rigorous training and baptism of fire, they responded very quickly.
At this time, the Japanese artillery behind the Baoshan defense line was not ordinary Japanese artillery, but part of the Third Heavy Artillery Brigade specially transferred from China.
When they began to build defensive positions, they set up well-concealed artillery positions on the Baoshan position. These well-camouflaged artillery positions could protect the artillery from enemy fire. This caution and caution saved the artillery of the heavy artillery brigade.
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"Counterattack, counterattack quickly." The Japanese commander who reacted from the shelling quickly ordered the troops to start fighting back.