Violent explosions and sharp whistling sounds kept ringing on the battlefield, and the firelight was intertwined with the explosions, the screams of the soldiers who were hit by shrapnel, and the roaring orders of the commander.
Wu Dali, the leader of the anti-aircraft regiment, stood in front of a gun emplacement and issued orders angrily. In the positions around him, nearly eighty anti-aircraft artillery pieces of various calibers were pouring angry flames into the sky.
The air defense regiment has always been the most low-key unit in the 300 Division. The so-called air defense regiment, their mission is air defense. However, since the 300 Division established the flying brigade, they are rarely used, so that some people almost
We have all forgotten that there is such a unit in the Three Hundred Division.
Although the air defense regiment seems to have been on the fringe since its establishment, and Wu Dali, the regimental commander who was a machine gunner, is rarely known, but he has been silently guarding the sky of the 300 Division.
From the air defense company during the Nanjing breakout to the air defense battalions guarding Linyi and Taierzhuang, and now to the current air defense regiment, the size of this unit has expanded, but the weapons have not changed much, which is a 20mm twin anti-aircraft gun.
, the 37-caliber Dongfeng self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and the Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun dominate the world.
Today is the most severe test the air defense regiment has faced since its establishment. Just today, at 9:20 a.m. on September 18, forty-six Type 96 attack aircraft were attacked by thirty-four Type 92 fighters.
Under the cover of the enemy, they launched an attack on the heavy artillery regiment of the 300 Division that was bombarding Guangji continuously.
Faced with the arrogance of the Japanese army, Su Rui showed no sign of weakness and invited a squadron from the flying brigade to launch a tit-for-tat counterattack against the Japanese army.
The battle entered a fierce stage from the beginning, with more than 60 fighter planes fighting inextricably in the sky, and fighter planes continued to fall from the sky while emitting black smoke.
The Japanese bombers also took advantage of the Chinese fighter plane being held back by their own fighter planes. They were temporarily unable to take care of themselves and took the opportunity to bomb the heavy artillery regiment. For a while, the heavy artillery regiment's position was filled with flames and smoke.
At this moment, the anti-aircraft regiment opened fire, and the scorching flames rushed into the sky with a hail of vengeful bullets. They continued to explode in the sky, paying the price of being shattered into pieces in exchange for the opportunity to die with the enemy.
Seeing the cannonballs fired from the ground, the arrogant iron birds in the sky became angry. They were used to bombing wherever they wanted. They had almost never encountered resistance, but they did not expect that someone on the ground would dare to resist. They immediately became angry.
Lowering the nose of the plane, it roared and rushed down. Black steel demons were thrown down one after another, and amidst bursts of explosions, Iron Bird showed a proud smile.
However, the continuously exploding bombs did not make the resistance disappear. More and more flames emerged from the ground, dense artillery shells continued to explode in mid-air, and thick black smoke dyed the clear sky black.
Life and death, justice and evil, kindness and sin are vividly staged in this heart...
"Third Battalion, you immediately mobilize eight self-propelled artillery vehicles and rush to the southeast. That is the focus of the enemy's attack. You must protect the artillery regiment and make sure there are no mistakes!"
Wu Dali held the transmitter while watching the Japanese planes that kept coming out of the thick smoke in the sky and constantly adjusting their troop deployment.
In today's offensive and defensive battle, a new weapon added to the air defense regiment has won Wu Dali's favor, that is, the 37-caliber Dongfeng self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, a crawler-type anti-aircraft gun mounted on an armored chassis.
He achieved great results with his flexible mobility and his 150 to 250 high shots per minute.
Due to the existence of the anti-aircraft regiment, the Japanese bombing became extremely difficult. In less than half an hour, the Japanese lost fifteen bombers due to the intensive artillery counterattack on the ground, with a battle damage rate as high as 100%.
Thirty-two.
This result made the commander of the Japanese bomber group start to feel scared. He connected to the call channel of the ground troops: "Hey, hey, hey... I am Colonel Jiro Harano, commander of the 5th Bomber Group of the 3rd Flying Division. Please help me.
Take the call from Lieutenant General Inaba Shiro."
"Is this Lieutenant General Inaba Shiro? I am Colonel Jiro Harano of the Third Flying Division. Our unit has just been ordered to bomb the Chinese heavy artillery positions, but we encountered strong resistance from the Chinese anti-aircraft fire. Our unit has suffered heavy losses.
I ask the ground forces to clear the Chinese air defense positions immediately, otherwise our department will not be able to continue the bombing! Please send infantry to clear out the Chinese air defense forces, otherwise we will not be able to continue the bombing!"
"This is impossible!" The voice of Lieutenant General Inaba Shiro, commander of the Sixth Division, came clearly from the headset to Harano Jiro's ears, "You have to understand now that we are now being bombarded by China's heavy artillery. The warriors of the empire
They are bleeding, but now you want me to send a ground force to destroy their air defense forces. Do you think this is possible? If we have this ability, then why do we need you to do it!"
"But come and see for yourself, we have lost fifteen bombers now. Thirty warriors of the empire have returned to the arms of Amaterasu, and this number continues to increase. The lives of your infantrymen are important, right?
Isn’t the life of our aviation warriors life?”
The roar of Colonel Jiro Harano could not change the determination of Lieutenant General Shiro Inaba. He said firmly: "I said no, it is no. If you feel that you cannot execute this order, I don't mind calling your division commander Montenegro.
Lord Meiji, please replace him with a capable person!"
After saying that, Inaba Shiro immediately ended the call.
Hearing the rustle from the headset that ended the call, Harano Jiro couldn't help but yelled angrily: "Baga Yalu! This stupid infantry leader, he only knows how to think about their ground troops, but he doesn't care about us air warriors at all.
life and death."
The aviation force is proud. They have always looked down on the infantry who only know how to crawl on the ground. They think that they are the proud ones in the air. Even the division commander Inaba Shiro lacks enough respect, otherwise Harano Jiro would not dare to call him secretly.
Shiro Inaba is the infantry leader.
However, he was angry because Harano Jiro also knew that his division commander and the division commander on the ground whom he called the infantry leader had a very close relationship with each other. If he was to say something wrong to his division commander in the future,
Mouth, my life is very difficult.
Thinking of this, Jiro Harano felt agitated. He connected to the intercom and shouted: "Third Squadron, immediately launch a bombardment of the Chinese artillery position in the northwest corner below!"
After receiving the order, the surprised voice of the 3rd Squadron Leader came from the headset: "Your Excellency, Captain, the anti-aircraft fire there is very fierce. If we force the bombing, we will definitely suffer heavy losses. I suggest that we ask the escort squadron to do it for us first."
Open the bombing channel before bombing!"
"Baga!" Jiro Harano became angry and cursed: "The escort squadron is competing with China's fighter planes for air supremacy. How can we help us open up bombing channels? Everything can only be done by ourselves. Do you understand? You personally lead the team.
The bombing must destroy the Chinese artillery in this place!"
"Hai!"
The squadron leader had no choice but to agree, divided the twelve Type 96 bombers under his command into three groups, and began to bomb the following...
Taking advantage of the break in the battle, Wu Dali, who had just replaced the new gun barrels with the soldiers, soon saw more than a dozen small black dots rushing toward them. He started shouting before he could wipe the sweat off his forehead.
: "Attention...attention, there are four more fighters ready to come down. The Second Battalion will aim at them immediately and prepare...to fire!"
"Dong dong dong..."
Twelve Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns and fourteen 37-caliber Dongfeng self-propelled anti-aircraft guns poured out metal spreading death, and shells continued to explode in mid-air, emitting bursts of thick smoke.
Wu Dali shouted at the top of his lungs: "Hurry, block the enemy aircraft's channel quickly and don't let them bomb the artillery positions!"
"Da da da……"
"ah……"
Suddenly a burst of fire flashed, and an aimer fell to the ground and shouted miserably, he was hit. The culprit was the 7.7-caliber machine gun specially equipped by the Type 96 bomber to destroy ground artillery.
"Two people will carry him down!"
Seeing that the aiming hand was injured, Wu Dali jumped onto the artillery position without saying a word and began to control the artillery fire, "azimuth 308, prepare high-explosive bombs... release!"
"Dong dong dong..."
While the anti-aircraft artillery regiment was fighting to the death with the Japanese bombers in the sky, Liang Tiancheng was also commanding the No. 1 Squadron to engage in a desperate fight with the Japanese escort planes.
"Zhang Jia...Zhang Jia, follow me closely. Don't lose me. You must kill that enemy plane!"
At this moment, he was staring at a Japanese plane. He had already noticed that this Japanese plane was very skillful and sophisticated. In the battle just now, he had shot down and damaged two of his own fighter planes. This made Zheng Shaoyu immediately stare at it.
Get on top of him and try to shoot him down.
But this Japanese aircraft was very cunning. He not only used his erratic movements to constantly confuse his opponents, but also escaped from Liang Tiancheng's sight several times. Liang Tiancheng, who was enraged, also became angry. He also devoted himself to fighting with this Japanese aircraft.
Okay, the lead aircraft of both sides started fighting in the air, the lead aircraft against the lead aircraft, and the wingman against the wingman.
"What a bastard, Captain, his wingman is pestering me!" Suddenly, the voice of his wingman Zhang Jia came to Liang Tiancheng's ears.
Liang Tiancheng quickly asked: "Zhang Jia, can you hold on?"
"No problem, don't worry I'm fine, just kill the guy in front and don't let him escape!"
Zhang Jia knew that he couldn't let Liang Tian get distracted now, so he bit back his answer while making a big maneuver to look for opportunities to bite back... (To be continued)