Chapter five hundred and ninety third morning air raid
On the simple road, an endless team was driving from west to east. This team was half human and half mechanical. Walking on both sides of the road were countless soldiers wearing khaki military uniforms. Next to the soldiers were
It was a large number of mules and horses. Countless people and livestock trampled the rice fields beside the road into chaos.
On that simple road that can only accommodate two cars, there is a fleet of hundreds of trucks traveling. In this fleet of trucks, a black car looks very special inside.
Inconspicuously, Lieutenant General Keiichi Kumagai, the commander of the 15th Division, was sitting on the seat behind the car with his eyes closed to relax.
The 15th Division was established in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture in the 38th year of Meiji (AD 1905). It was originally regarded as the main division. However, in the 14th year of Taisho (AD 1925), the so-called "Ugaki Disarmament" was implemented by the Kato Takaaki Cabinet.
"The division was disbanded until it was reorganized after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. The total number of the division was 24,400.
The 15th Division is affiliated to the Class B division, which is also commonly known as the draft horse division. Although the 15th Division is not a first-class division recognized by the Japanese government (that is, the draft horse division), since the establishment of the 15th Division
, the ambitious Keiichi Nagakumatani dreams of leading the 15th Division to do something great.
It's a pity that things didn't go as planned. When the 15th Division first came to the Chinese battlefield in 1938, they were assigned to Shanghai to perform security vigilance work. This made Keiichi Nagakumatani very dissatisfied. He made a report and strongly requested to go to the battlefield where the fiercest fighting was.
The place proved itself. Later, Keiichi Nagakumaya's wish finally came true, and it was assigned to the battle order of the Central China Expeditionary Force led by Neji Okamura.
After joining the battle sequence of the Central China Expeditionary Force, the 15th Division finally got what it wanted and encountered a powerful opponent. This opponent was the troops of the Fourth Theater Zone led by Su Rui. However, Chang Kumagai Keiichi expected to easily defeat the opponent.
It failed to achieve, but was beaten to pieces by the sky full of planes and dense rain of metal bullets. In the end, if Okamura Neji hadn't reacted quickly and issued the order to retreat in time, the 15th Division would have been thrown out of the Japanese battle sequence.
Disappeared.
After several months of rest and recuperation, the 15th Division, which had replenished its troops and weapons, embarked on the journey again. However, this time, Keiichi Chokumagaya no longer had the urgency and desire to contribute to the empire that he had when he first came to China.
A high-spirited attitude.
Slowly opening his eyes, he stretched out his hand to open the curtains. Looking at the loess in the sky and the tired figures of the soldiers outside the window, a feeling of sadness surged in Nagakumaya Keiichi's heart. After seeing the powerful artillery fire and the force of the Fourth Theater Army,
After the planes filled the sky, Nagakumaya Keiichi's original idea of being arrogant and always looking towards the government of China has changed a lot. Now he has long regarded Suri and the Fourth Theater to which he belongs as the most terrifying thing he has ever seen in his life.
opponent.
Nagakumaya Kei glanced at the liaison officer who was sitting in the driver's passenger seat and was playing with a portable radio and said solemnly: "Yoshino-kun, has anyone contacted the Air Force?"
The liaison staff member shook his head and said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, not yet. Because we are on the road now, the antenna on the roof of the car is not long enough, and the contact distance is also very short. It is impossible to communicate with those hundreds of kilometers away."
Contact the Army Air Force. If you want to contact us, you have to get off the car and set up a long antenna. But now we have to rush to Susong County to reinforce the 39th Division. In terms of time..." At this point, the liaison officer said:
A look of embarrassment appeared on his face.
Nagakumatani Keiichi pondered for a moment and then said: "Order the troops to stop and rest where they are. You immediately set up an antenna to contact the Army Aviation and ask them to dispatch aircraft to cover our march. Do you understand?"
The liaison staff officer was slightly taken aback. A look of embarrassment appeared on his face, "General, this...will this delay our rescue of the 39th Division? You must know that Commander Gangcun has repeatedly ordered us to arrive on time.
Come to Susong County!"
Nagakuma Tani Keiichi was furious and cursed: "Baga, are you the division commander or am I the division commander? I order you to execute the order immediately and act quickly!"
"Hai!" Seeing that Nagakumaya Keiichi was angry, the liaison staff dared to say more. He quickly used the radio to contact the surrounding troop commanders, ordered the troops to stop advancing, and then asked the driver to stop the car.
I opened the car door and quickly ran out to find someone to set up the antenna.
After a while, seeing the dust and smoke raised by soldiers, mules, horses and vehicles gradually dissipating outside, Nagakumaya Keiichi also got out of the car and stretched his muscles. He squinted at the rising sun for a while, and then looked to the side
The liaison staff officer who was busy instructing the soldiers to set up the antenna couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
It has to be said that cruel reality is the most educational. After being beaten up by Fatty, Keiichi Nagakumatani has already thrown away his arrogance in Java and turned into a prudent person.
Thirty minutes later, the communications staff reported, "Your Excellency, Division Commander, we have contacted the Second Battalion of the Fourth Division of Army Aviation. They have agreed to our request. Twenty aircraft will be available in about forty minutes."
Fighters are coming to cover us."
"Forty minutes?" Keiichi Nagakumatani looked up at the sky and moved his mouth to say something, but in the end he nodded: "Okay then, forty minutes is forty minutes, it's better than nothing.
good."
Seeing the still uneasy look of Keiichi Nagakumatani, the communications staff officer felt a little disapproving, thinking that his division commander really didn't need to be so suspicious. It seemed that the shadow of the last defeat had not been eliminated from his heart. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but
Said aside: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the Chinese fighter planes are indeed powerful, but the Empire's land aviation is not a decoration. As long as the Imperial fighter planes come, we don't have to be afraid of them."
The consolation from the communications staff did not make Chang Kumagai Keiichi feel much better. He let out a sigh and said depressedly: "I hope so! You should immediately order the troops to put up air defense..."
At this point, Nagakumaya Keiichi stopped talking. He turned around and looked around. He saw that all the soldiers beside the road were sitting on the ground, talking or drinking water, and many others were lying on the ground.
At every turn, it seems that many people are exhausted after a night of marching. If you order the soldiers to prepare for air defense at this time, it will definitely aggravate the fatigue of the troops. Is this really necessary? Thinking of this, Kei Nagakuma hesitated at first.
"Forget it, the Chinese are not immortals. They would not come here at this time by chance." In the end, Nagakumaya Keiichi did not give the order to form an air defense formation on the spot. Instead, he sat down next to a rock and saw
His Excellency the General sat down, and the orderly at the side quickly brought out a small and exquisite alcohol stove and boiled tea for His Excellency the General.
Another thirty minutes passed... Changxiong Gu Keiyi took a sip of tea, poured the remaining tea residue on the ground, wiped his mouth and said loudly: "Come here, order the troops to set off immediately!"
"Hai!" Someone on the side agreed loudly.
As the order was issued, the long queues displayed on both sides of the road began to move. The Japanese soldiers, who had rested for nearly an hour, moved significantly faster than before. Seeing that Chang Kumagai Keiichi nodded with satisfaction, it seemed that
Necessary rest is very important for soldiers.
"Your Excellency, division commander, please get in the car. We should be on the road." At this time, the communications staff officer walked away from Nagakumaya Keiichi and said respectfully.
"Yes!" Changxiong Gujing nodded, stood up and strode towards the car on the highway, while the communications staff who had been waiting aside had already opened the car door.
Just when Nagakumaya Keiichi was about to lower his head and get into the car door, a buzzing engine sound suddenly came from the sky.
Nagakumaya Keiichi was visibly relieved, and with a smile on his face, he turned and looked towards the place where the sound came from: "Yoshi, I didn't expect those people from the Air Force to be quite punctual."
It's just that the smile on Chang Kumagaya Keiichi's face froze before it fully unfolded, because he clearly saw that accompanied by a buzzing roar, the direction in which a large number of black spots appeared turned out to be the south direction.
Nagakuma Gui Keiichi's shrill voice began to sound, "No... all troops immediately launched air defense, that is a Chinese plane..."
It's a pity that this warning came too late. At the same time as Keiichi Nagakumagai spoke, there were already three fighter planes with wings bent forward like seagulls. They fell upside down and dived towards the ground. The low buzzing sound was also heard from the dive.
At the same time, it turned into a shrill siren, and soon three dark bombs fell towards the ground at high speed.
"Boom boom boom..."
Like a demon emerging from hell, it is constantly spreading death to the ground. The flames rising into the sky with huge explosions and violent shock waves scatter metal shrapnel of death in all directions. Countless shrapnel of different sizes and shapes can surpass the sound.
Flying at a very fast speed, they either penetrated the fragile bodies of Japanese soldiers or flew to nearby vehicles, causing countless screams and explosions wherever they went.
"Hurry up and take cover, hurry up and air defense!"
"Hide and set up the anti-aircraft guns immediately, hurry up!"
Although some officers' shouts and curses could be heard from time to time amid the screams, they were already exhausted at this time. In a hurry, the Japanese army could not organize an effective counterattack at all, and could only let the planes in the sky ravage them over and over again.
Like a woman with half-undressed clothes and no resistance, she could only watch helplessly as these strong men rushed towards her, and a tragedy happened just like this.
Looking at the soldiers who kept wailing in the flames, Chang Xiongya Keiichi, who was pulled into a depression to hide by the quick-eyed guards, closed his eyes in pain. He knew that his 15th Division would never want to reinforce Susong County.
The Thirty-ninth Division...
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