"I agree with you. We must build the Independent Division into the most powerful unit in the entire Eighth Route Army. Let the little devils be afraid and timid after hearing about our Independent Division..." the political commissar said with a proud face.
"Political Commissar, you are satisfied with this. I am thinking that if possible, I would also like to form an air force unit in our independent division and run arrogantly above the heads of the little devils, and wink at these idiots." Liu
Hua thought that he had learned how to maneuver the fighter jets retired by the 21st century army, so he should be able to handle the current fighter jets! He couldn't help but sigh.
"Commander, stop dreaming, air force. There is not much air force in the whole of China. We want to form an air force with one division? You know, even the Party Central Committee in Yan'an only has two or three aircraft... You are simply dreaming.
"The political commissar smiled and said, obviously not, take Liu Hua's words to heart.
However, during the counter-encirclement and suppression campaign a month later, Liu Hua managed to get two Japanese aircraft that were not particularly seriously injured, formed the air force of the independent division, and began to train pilots. Until a year later, the air force of the independent division had already
It has reached a scale of 16 aircraft. Of course, this is all a story later.
The chairman's premonition was correct. Just half a month had passed since the troops were reorganized. Everyone suddenly discovered something different, that is, more and more Japanese military planes began to visit the base area every day. And according to the underground network in the entire North China region,
According to party intelligence, one week after Liu Hua captured Baoding, the Japanese North China Headquarters once again removed an elite infantry brigade from the Pingjin area and stationed in Baoding County, which had become a ruin.
More importantly, after several days of emergency repairs, they resumed railway transportation in the shortest time. They are continuously delivering various supplies to Baoding County. Needless to say, these supplies must be prepared for future encirclement and suppression.
of.
"Political Commissar, it seems that a storm is coming to our base area. Damn, the Japs' planes are so rampant that they are flying right under our noses. No, I must take care of them. Correspondent, get rid of them right away.
Wang Daoguang, director of the Logistics Department, called me..." Liu Hua shouted to the correspondent at the door.
"Commander, Political Commissar, Logistics Division Chief Wang Daoguang is here to report... Haha, Commander, Political Commissar, what's the matter?" Logistics Division Chief Wang Daoguang said with a smile.
"Director Wang, I would like to ask. Last time we captured Baoding City, we seized two Japanese divisions' combat supplies for half a year. There were also many good weapons among them. I would like to ask, after we bring them back
Are there any anti-aircraft machine guns or anti-aircraft guns among the supplies?" Liu Hua asked.
"Commander, if you don't ask, I almost forgot. When I was counting the supplies, I did find dozens of different boxes. There were a total of 12 light machine guns with extended and thickened barrels. In addition, there were two
There were more than 10,000 rounds of bullets that were like cannonballs. At that time, I felt strange that they were all placed separately. As for the anti-aircraft machine guns you mentioned, they should be those machine guns. As for the anti-aircraft guns, I didn't find them." Wang Daoguang thought for a while.
said.
"Great, political commissar, I have decided to transfer a company of troops from our guard regiment to form our air defense company... I believe that as long as our air defense company is established, the Japanese planes will not be so arrogant.
." Liu Hua said excitedly.
"Commander, these are all your business, I don't care. These days, I just feel very uncomfortable with the planes flying overhead every day. You can go as long as you want. You don't need to discuss it with me." Political Commissar
Said with a smile.
"Okay, Director Wang, can you take me to see this batch of equipment now?" Liu Hua followed Wang Daoguang towards his logistics department with a smile. In the warehouse, Liu Hua immediately recognized 12
It's an anti-aircraft machine gun with a blue light. With the anti-aircraft machine gun and ammunition, the pace of forming an air defense company has been accelerated a lot unconsciously.
It only took one day for all the soldiers to arrive, and the independent division's air defense company was formally established, with company commander Wang Kai. The air defense company has four platoons, each with three squads, and each squad has an anti-aircraft machine gun.
The company has a total of 77 soldiers and is under the direct jurisdiction of the headquarters. On the day the air defense company was established, Liu Hua took everyone to the back mountain to start training. And based on the current aircraft speed, he set the machine gun aiming point. Although, many
The soldiers didn't know why they did this, but the commander said that everyone was training strictly according to the commander's tactics.
Under Liu Hua's personal guidance, in less than two days, all the soldiers of the air defense company basically mastered the performance of the anti-aircraft machine guns in their hands and the tactics of the air defense company. The only thing missing now is live ammunition drills. So, Liu
Ignoring everyone's obstruction, Hua personally led the air defense company to ambush on the top of the surrounding mountains where the headquarters was located, quietly waiting for the enemy aircraft to arrive. He was preparing to give this new air defense company a real live-fire drill to improve the soldiers' abilities.
their combat effectiveness.
At this time, standing with Liu Hua were three anti-aircraft machine guns in a row of the anti-aircraft company. Although these people were all veterans of the war, they were both unfamiliar and excited about this brand-new weapon in their hands.
Thinking of using this kind of weapon to shoot down the Japanese plane in the sky today, everyone felt a little bit nervous.
"Don't be nervous, everyone. According to what I have given you in the past two days, when the Japanese plane is coming, you just need to target the two positions in front of the plane and then fire. Also, these planes are reconnaissance planes of the Japanese.
It won't cause much harm to us. So don't be nervous, please relax." Looking at the tens of nervous people around him, Liu Hua comforted him with a smile.
"Yes, Commander, don't worry. I will definitely shoot down the Japs' reconnaissance plane today. Let him be arrogant above us every day..." After listening to Liu Hua's words, a squad leader said with confidence.
"Well, not bad, courageous," Liu Hua glanced at him appreciatively.
"Buzz buzz..." Just when Liu Hua was about to continue to encourage everyone, the very familiar roar of airplanes came from the sky. Hearing the sound, Liu Hua quickly raised his telescope. As the roar gradually became louder,
It grew larger, and two black spots slowly appeared in the sky. Getting closer and closer, two reconnaissance planes slowly appeared in everyone's field of vision.
Maybe it's because the reconnaissance process in the past few days has been so smooth, or maybe I have never encountered the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft firepower. Therefore, the two Japanese aircraft that came into everyone's field of vision did not conduct so-called high-altitude reconnaissance, but slowly
He lowered his flight altitude until he was less than 1,000 meters above the ground, stopped, and began to circle back and forth in the air where the headquarters was located.
Liu Hua kept holding his binoculars and stared at the two reconnaissance planes in the sky. According to the pre-war arrangement, two platoons, one and two, attacked the first Japanese plane, and two platoons, three and four, attacked the second plane. Finally,
As the Japanese aircraft got closer and closer, a smile appeared on Liu Hua's lips.
Just when the Japanese plane flew in front of everyone and was about to turn. That is, at the moment when the belly of the Japanese plane was facing everyone, Liu Hua gave the order to fire.
"Fire..." As Liu Hua remembered the order, the three anti-aircraft machine guns arranged in a triangular formation in front of Liu Hua spit out long tongues of fire almost at the same time. "Ta-ta-ta-ta..."
Immediately afterwards, the other three anti-aircraft machine gun positions also spurted out tongues of flame one after another.
Suddenly, there was an anti-aircraft firepower network composed of 12 dense flames, which immediately enveloped the two Japanese reconnaissance aircraft. However, since this was the first time for the soldiers to conduct a live-fire exercise and it was also their first time to fly, it was inevitable
His hands were shaking. Therefore, in the first round of shooting, most of the shots missed and did not cause much damage to the two aircraft. There were only three anti-aircraft machine guns following Liu Hua. Because of Liu Hua's constant guidance.
In less than five seconds of opening fire, the first Japanese aircraft was shot into the air and exploded.
With the explosion of the first Japanese aircraft, the six anti-aircraft machine guns originally prepared for the first aircraft were all aimed at the second Japanese aircraft. However, it was already too late at this time, because of the climbing speed of the Japanese reconnaissance aircraft.
It was very fast. Just when the twelve tongues of flames hit the second plane, the second plane had already raised its fuselage, flew to a high altitude, and quickly broke away from the firepower network of the air defense company.
"Damn it, I let you run away from a plane..." Seeing the enemy's plane escape under their dense fire net, everyone felt regret for a while. However, at this moment, an accident happened
.The enemy reconnaissance plane that had just flown to high altitude did not immediately fly over the sky where the headquarters was located. Instead, it was slowly falling and rushing diagonally towards the wheat field not far away.
"Haha, I guess the little Japanese pilot was shot, haha... Seeing that the plane without any fault was about to make an emergency landing in the wheat field, Liu Hua was excited.
"Quickly, get me through to the political commissar at the headquarters. Hurry. I'm Liu Hua..." Seeing the enemy's plane slowly approaching the flat wheat field, Liu Hua suddenly had the idea of capturing the enemy's plane.
"Commander, what's going on? The air defense company's attack just now was really good, and one of the planes was hit by you and exploded in the sky, haha..." The political commissar received the call and was filled with excitement.
"Political Commissar, immediately order the guard group to rush to the wheat field outside the village. Another plane of the Japs is preparing to make an emergency landing on the wheat field. I want to capture this plane. It must be fast...otherwise it will be too late..." Liu
Hua ignored the excited political commissar and ordered loudly.
"What, you want to capture the enemy's plane... You mean that another plane of the Japs has landed on the wheat field. Great, correspondent. Comrade, immediately send out the guard group and go to the wheat field at the entrance of the village to capture the Japs' reconnaissance plane.
, hurry up..." The political commissar on the other end of the phone finally reacted and issued a series of orders to the command department.
When Liu Hua led the soldiers of the air defense company to the place where the Japanese reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing, he saw from a distance that about one battalion of the guard regiment had surrounded an area of one kilometer. There were many ordinary people surrounding it.
, pointing at the plane in the middle of the circle.
""Report to Commander, the Japanese plane is intact, but the pilot inside the plane is dead, and the front window of the plane was hit by an anti-aircraft bullet." Seeing Liu Hua, Bruce Lee, the leader of the security group, ran over and reported.
.
"Okay, great. Now our independent division has an aircraft. It's great. Order the soldiers to push the aircraft to the woods behind the headquarters and hide it. Hurry... The little devil lost all of a sudden.
We have captured two reconnaissance aircraft and will not give up. Also, the air defense company will immediately replenish ammunition, summarize the prevention and control experience just now, and continue to ambush on the four hills. If the enemy aircraft dares to come over again, you will open fire with your cameras and strive for another
Let's fight... and destroy the spirit of the little devil." Liu Hua ordered to the two people in front of him.
"Yes, Commander, I promise to complete the mission..."
At this time, the Japanese Taiyuan Airport that sent two reconnaissance planes was really in chaos. The two latest reconnaissance planes disappeared without a trace without receiving any reports for help.
"Baga, there must be something wrong with the plane. It crashed on the way... The order is to send two fighter jets immediately to search on the way to the independent division headquarters. We must find out the whereabouts of the two planes. Quickly...
." After receiving the news, the airport's top commander loudly ordered to his chief of staff.
"Hi...Your Majesty Commander..."
Soon, two fighter jets took off from the airport one after another and headed towards Zhangjiazhuang for reconnaissance. More than half an hour later, the two planes entered the base area. At this time, the soldiers of the air defense company were experiencing
After the battle just now, they seemed very calm at this time. Under the orders of their respective platoon leaders, they calmly held the machine guns in their hands and stared at the sky, waiting for the arrival of the Japanese aircraft.
"Buzz buzz..." Finally, the soldiers waited for the Japanese plane. Perhaps because of the attraction of the Japanese plane wreckage that had not been completely burned out on the mountain behind the headquarters, the two planes forgot that they had now penetrated deep into the Eighth Route Army base area.
In the hinterland, I still flew at low altitude, wanting to see what happened.
However, just as they lowered their altitude and passed through the ambush circle of the air defense company soldiers, 12 anti-aircraft machine guns fired. The dense rain of bullets immediately blocked the two aircraft.
However, the pilots of the two fighter jets have been through war and have rich combat experience. Although the sudden anti-aircraft fire caught the two of them off guard and almost got hit. However, the two of them quickly recovered from the shock.
It began to flip around in the sky, dodging the flying bullets. At the same time, it kept raising the fuselage in an attempt to get out of the range of anti-aircraft fire.
In the end, under the skillful operation of the two pilots, one plane safely flew to a high altitude and escaped the anti-aircraft firepower of the soldiers. However, the other plane did not have such good luck. There were six anti-aircraft machine guns in front, and
The six anti-aircraft machine guns added later were intercepted by the front and rear, and soon thick smoke billowed out of the fuselage. Facing the injured fighter, the soldiers certainly would not let go of such a good opportunity to beat up the drowned dog.
Twelve anti-aircraft machine guns stared at the injured aircraft more closely. Finally, the aircraft was shot into the air and exploded, and the soldiers stopped.
At this time, another enemy plane that had just escaped from the fire net saw that the Eighth Route Army, which had always been poorly equipped, actually had so many anti-aircraft machine guns. And its companions were hit by these Eighth Route Army anti-aircraft machine guns and exploded in the air. There was no more
I gained the courage to continue fighting. I flapped my wings and flew back to the airport far away in Taiyuan.
It can be said that the first battle of the air defense company not only achieved the major result of destroying two enemy aircraft and capturing one aircraft. But more importantly, it dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Japanese air force. Since the Japanese army lost two aircraft in the base area
After the reconnaissance plane and a fighter jet, the Japs' planes will no longer be so rampant. And there will be a lot fewer planes flying over the headquarters, reducing the risk of the military strength of the base area being exposed.
Although the Japanese army lost three aircraft, the Japanese army's determination to retaliate against the Independent Division has not diminished at all. A plan carefully formulated by the North China Headquarters to encircle and suppress the Independent Division is being slowly implemented. Field troops, one after another, are in the North China Headquarters.
Under the order of General Bin Sanyuan, he was transferred from the field division on the front line.
At the same time, in order to deal a fatal blow to this powerful Eighth Route Army unit, General Bin Sanyuan, as the commander-in-chief of North China, specially borrowed a tank regiment from the Northeast. More than a hundred tanks were being transported by railways, slowly moving toward
Gathered in Taiyuan, Shijiazhuang and other places.
Of course, every move of the Japanese army did not escape the all-pervasive underground party intelligence organization of the Chinese Communist Party. As the main forces of the Japanese army were mobilized, pieces of intelligence were passed to Liu Hua through the headquarters and even the Party Central Committee.
"Political Commissar, judging from the current situation, the Japanese army has assembled more than two divisions to encircle and suppress us, and is also equipped with a regiment of tanks... The next counter-encirclement and suppression operation is related to us.
The survival of the independent division is at stake!" Liu Hua said to himself while looking at the telegram in his hand.
"Yes, is Bin Sanyuan crazy? He mobilized so many troops from all over the country just to avenge Baoding. That's too... We only have one division... It's necessary
"?" the political commissar said with a frown.
"Political Commissar, you underestimate our independent division too much. Count from the time our independent division entered the battlefield. We have fought dozens of battles, large and small, and these dozens of battles do not include the three military divisions.
We fought some small battles. Calculate how many Japanese invaders we wiped out in these battles. Haha, two divisions, I think both divisions are missing...I guess the Japanese army will increase its troops.
, they want to annihilate us all in one fell swoop." Liu Hua said mockingly.
"I'm afraid he won't have the appetite to completely wipe out our independent division. Division Commander, have you already paid any attention to it... In response to this heavy encirclement and suppression campaign by the Japanese army, please tell me in advance so that I won't be frightened every day...