Chapter three hundred and fiftieth chapters intractable
However, Shinozuka Yoshio was still a little worried, so he sent a telegram to Fujiwara Konichi to ask him about the situation there.
Fujiwara Konichi quickly responded with a telegram, saying that they had not encountered any difficulties and were currently approaching Guancheng County.
Yoshio Shinozuka was even more depressed. He analyzed whether something happened inside the Mawu Mountain base area? If not inside, then outside. What's the problem outside?
Suddenly a thought flashed through his mind, and he hurriedly asked: "Is there any news about the 6th Cavalry Brigade?"
The chief of staff shook his head and said, "They should have arrived at Yucheng Airport by now, but they haven't sent a telegram to report yet."
When Yoshio Shinozuka heard this, his head was buzzing and his eyes felt a little dark.
He hurriedly sent a telegram to the Japanese First Air Force to inquire about their people's arrival at Yucheng Airport.
Yoshio Shinozuka's premonition was quite accurate. The First Air Force sent a telegram back, saying that they could no longer contact the Chief of Staff of the First Air Force.
At this moment, the remaining troops of the Japanese 108th Division staying in Yucheng sent a telegram saying that the airport in Yucheng had been attacked. The airport was in flames. They sent people to check and found that the airport in Yucheng had been completely destroyed.
destroy.
Yoshio Shinozuka's chest felt as if he had been hit hard by a hammer, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth again.
The last time he vomited blood, he didn't get rid of it easily. He suffered another heavy blow in such a short period of time. His vision went dark and he passed out immediately.
The medical soldiers pinched him again and gave him injections, and finally woke him up.
Yoshio Shinozuka was really too weak, and he couldn't bear it mentally.
He said to the chief of staff: "Now you will take over the command." After saying that, under the protection of the medical soldiers, he returned to Taiyuan City for treatment.
The chief of staff was very depressed. Since the start of the battle against the Mawushan guerrillas, the Japanese army has not made smooth progress. They have continued to lose troops and generals, and have not made any significant progress so far. Although they have occupied several counties, they have not suffered serious losses.
The enemy's main force still exists, and the outcome of the battle is still difficult to predict. When he learned that the Japanese First Air Force's air force sent to Shanxi to support the operation with great hope had been completely annihilated, he knew
The trouble is serious, the Japanese army will soon encounter fierce bombing by the enemy's air force.
He really doesn't know how to fight this battle, but now he has become the supreme commander on the front line. He knows that the only hope to change the situation of the war is that Fujiwara Kinichi's 108th Division can quickly advance to Wancheng
County town, destroy the guerrilla airfield.
Therefore, he sent a telegram to Fujiwara Konichi, informing him of what happened at Yucheng Airport, and ordered him to destroy the guerrilla air force at all costs.
Fujiwara Konichi was dumbfounded when he heard the bad news. The Yucheng Airport was rebuilt with his help, and his 216th Brigade was responsible for protecting it at that time. In order to launch this offensive campaign against the guerrillas,
Following the request of his superiors, he left only an infantry brigade and part of the gendarmerie to guard the airport. As a result, such a big problem has arisen now.
He wanted to scold Niang, but he didn't know who to scold.
Fujiwara Konichi was extremely well-educated and knew the priorities of things. He suppressed his inner dissatisfaction and issued a death order to the troops of the 108th Division, asking them to attack in the direction of Guancheng County regardless of everything.
Bob and others were driving a large number of captured aircraft and were flying back to the guerrilla airport. On the way, they received a telegram from Xu Dalong, asking them to, according to the ammunition and fuel they brought, if conditions permitted, before landing.
Launch an attack directly against the Japanese 108th Division.
This was nothing to Bob and others. They happened to be on the way back to the airport, so they looked for the Japanese marching group based on the Japanese marching route provided by Xu Dalong.
Soon after, they discovered the troops of the Japanese 108th Division, and they were bombarded indiscriminately.
Fujiwara Konichi was not discouraged after being bombed, which increased his sense of urgency. He knew that the enemy would soon reload, take off again, and come to bombard his troops.
So he ordered the troops to continue marching urgently. The Japanese officers and soldiers also knew this. The sooner they destroyed the enemy's airport, the safer they would be.
So the Japanese soldiers, whether they were riding in cars, riding horses, or running underground, all went crazy and attacked in the direction of Guancheng County.
The whereabouts of the Japanese 108th Division were continuously reported to Xu Dalong by intelligence agents.
Xu Dalong has figured out the enemy's movements. It is obvious that the enemy is coming towards the airstrip outside Guancheng County. Whether the airport can be saved is a key battle in the anti-mopping operations of the entire Mawushan base area.
Xu Dalong also spent a lot of money and directly transferred the independent brigade.
In order to prevent enemy artillery from hitting the airport directly, the officers and soldiers of the Independent Brigade dug a large number of trenches a few kilometers away from the airport to block the Japanese army's advance.
Xu Dalong ordered the independent brigade to block the Japanese 108th Division's attack at all costs.
At this time, in Xu Dalong's hands, Wang Chengzhu's infantry brigade, Cui Zhenyue's chariot brigade and the Guancheng County brigade did not enter the battle.
He wanted to wait until the independent brigade had exhausted the energy of the Japanese 108th Division before dealing a heavy blow to Fujiwara Konichi.
The battle between the Independent Brigade and the Japanese 108th Division began soon. The Japanese officers and soldiers knew that the situation was urgent, and the leading troops saw the blocking position of the Independent Brigade. They did not stop and launched an attack directly.
The officers and soldiers of the Independent Brigade relied on the trenches and fierce firepower to deal a heavy blow to the Japanese army and quickly repelled the first Japanese attack.
Fujiwara wanted to break through the enemy's position as soon as possible. After making some preparations, he ordered the 215th Brigade and the 216th Brigade to directly commit troops above the brigade level to launch an attack, hoping to break through the enemy's position in one fell swoop and destroy it.
Enemy airfield.
At the airstrip, Zhao Gang looked up eagerly. When he saw a large number of planes flying in the sky, a bright smile appeared on his face.
When Bob and others' plane landed at the airport, he hurriedly walked up to it, held Bob's hand, and said excitedly: "Bob, you did a great job, thank you for your hard work."
Bob was also very excited. He had acquired so many planes at once. The number of planes he owned as a captain now made him worthy of his reputation. You know, many people in China have found his wife and hope to come.
When we arrived at the Mawushan base area, it turned out that there weren’t that many planes and so many people couldn’t be needed.
Now that there are so many vacancies for pilots, he can fulfill the wishes of his compatriots. Now that Bob has become quite famous in the United States, he believes that he will become a well-known aerial hero in the United States in the future.
Zhao Gang asked with concern: "Are you tired? Do you want to take a rest?" Bob understood what he meant and smiled: "It doesn't matter. The number of aircraft dispatches here is still too few. There was one day before.
A record of four sorties within this period. Don’t worry, as long as the bonus is enough, none of my pilots will have any objections.”
Zhao Gang said: "You can rest assured. The captain said that this battle is of great importance and will determine the life and death of the entire Mawushan base area. You and your brothers should quickly reload and bomb the Japanese again.
There is no need to worry about the bonus issue. During this period, we will give you an additional 50% on the original basis."
The American pilots who were standing aside listening to the conversation between Zhao Gang and Bob cheered when they heard the good news and spread out to prepare for taking off again.
The Japanese troops of the 108th Division were desperate. Regardless of life or death, they rushed towards the Independence Brigade position. One group died, and another group came up.
The Japanese artillery did not care about the casualties of its own troops. Even when the troops launched a charge, they continued to shell the guerrilla positions.
Originally, the guerrillas could hide in Maoerdong during the enemy's shelling, but in the face of the enemy's charge, they could only stick to their positions. Therefore, the Japanese artillery fire also caused great damage to the officers and soldiers of the Independence Brigade.
casualties.
At this time, both sides were already red-eyed, and they only knew how to fight desperately.
The Japanese army's combat effectiveness is very strong, especially now. The Japanese soldiers all know that the sooner they capture the enemy's position, the smaller their casualties will be. Therefore, the Japanese officers and soldiers rushed towards the lone brigade's position like crazy.
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Because the Japanese army invested too many troops at once, after repelling two Japanese attacks, the Japanese army's third attack broke through the first trench of the Independent Brigade.
The Japanese officers and soldiers had learned from the experience of breaking through the enemy's trenches last time. They brought the empty shell boxes into the trenches and stepped on the ammunition boxes, which acted as small benches and could directly go to the second trench.
The guerrillas fired to suppress the firepower of the independent brigade officers and soldiers. Other Japanese officers and soldiers set up ladders, climbed into the trenches, and continued to attack the second trench.
Soon after, the Japanese army broke through the second trench of the Independent Brigade, causing heavy casualties to the officers and soldiers of the Independent Brigade.
The Japanese army successively captured two trenches of the Independence Brigade, and their morale was very high. They roared and rushed towards the third trench.
Here, the Independent Brigade had only dug five trenches in total. Seeing that the third trench was about to be breached, Wang Limin became a little worried. You must know that if the position of the Independent Brigade is lost, there will be a vast plain behind them, and the Japanese army will not need much.
It takes a long time to fly directly to the airport in the base area.
Soon after, the third trench was breached by the Japanese again.
Wang Limin became anxious and personally commanded the guard battalion to press forward in an attempt to recapture the third trench.
Of course, Fujiwara Konichi could not give the independent brigade this opportunity and ordered the reserve teams of each Japanese brigade to also join the battle.
Although the officers and soldiers of the independent brigade resisted tenaciously, the Japanese troops were three times their strength, and the independent brigade was at a disadvantage. The officers and soldiers of the guard battalion launched a counterattack. Not only did they fail to recapture the third trench occupied by the Japanese army, but they also suffered casualties of half of the troops.
After eating well, he retreated into the fourth trench and continued to defend.
Seeing that the situation was critical, Wang Limin had no choice but to call Xu Dalong and ask him to send troops for reinforcements.
At this moment, Xu Dalong still had to control all the battlefields in the entire base area, and could not put all the reserves into battle, so he sent someone to call Li Jinzhu and asked him to lead the Guancheng County Brigade to support the independent brigade's operations.
Li Jinzhu and the officers and soldiers of the county brigade were already ready for battle. After receiving the order, they quickly arrived at the position of the Independent Brigade.
After seeing Wang Limin, he saluted with a military salute and said: "Report to the brigade commander. The brigade commander has sent us to support us. Please assign combat tasks."
Although the Guancheng County Brigade is not a regular army, their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated. Wang Limin was relieved when he saw that 2,000 troops had been added.
He ignored the pleasantries and ordered: "Take your people into the trenches immediately and resolutely push the enemy back."
Li Jinzhu stood at attention again, gave a military salute to Wang Limin, and then led the team members into the trench.
The Japanese army's offensive was so powerful that they were about to capture the fourth trench. Li Jinzhu and others joined the battle, and the density of firepower suddenly increased a lot, causing heavy casualties to the Japanese army.
They were forced to retreat to the third trench to rest for a while, reorganize their firepower, and prepare to attack the fourth trench again.
Zhao Gang stood guard at the airport, listening to the fierce gunfire and artillery fire as the Independence Brigade fought with the Japanese army. He felt very anxious. The ground crew was refueling and loading the aircraft.
He knew that the war ahead was urgent, and he wanted to go and help himself. He couldn't wait any longer, so he ran over and said to Bob: "Don't make any more formations. Prepare one plane and take off one first."
Bob heard the rumble of gunfire and knew that the situation was urgent. He saw that the two bombers at the front of the airport runway had been filled with fuel and half loaded with ammunition, so he urged them to take off quickly.
The two bombers immediately started up and took off into the sky.
The airport was only a few kilometers away from the site of a fierce battle between the enemy and ourselves. After taking off, the bomber circled in the air and flew over the Japanese positions and began bombing the Japanese troops.
Fujiwara heard the roar of the bombers and knew that the worst had happened. He ordered all the troops to move forward and get as close to the enemy's position as possible, so that the enemy's planes would have a huge impact in order to avoid blowing up his own people.
scruples, so as to reduce the casualties of the Japanese army.
However, they still underestimated the tactical level of the experienced pilots in the flying group. In order to avoid hurting their own people, the bomber pilots directly used ultra-low altitude flying, passing over only two to three hundred meters above the ground.
Accurately distinguishing the boundaries between the enemy and ourselves, the aerial bomb still accurately fell into the enemy group.
Although only two bombers flew in at this time, the morale of the officers and soldiers of the independent brigade and the brothers of the county brigade was suddenly boosted.
The Japanese officers and soldiers became even more anxious. They knew that a large number of enemy bombers would soon fly over. They also understood that it would be better to fall on the road to charge than to be killed by enemy planes, so the Japanese
The officers and soldiers launched an aggressive attack even more desperately.
The officers and soldiers of the Independent Brigade and the brothers of the County Brigade resisted desperately, but the fourth trench was still lost.
Xu Dalong had been watching the situation on the battlefield. He issued orders to Wang Chengzhu and was ready to reinforce the Independent Brigade at any time. He knew that a regiment led by Zhang Dabiao was behind the Japanese army, so he sent a telegram to Zhang Dabiao,
Let them directly enter the battle and attack the Japanese army from the side and rear to contain the Japanese army and reduce the pressure on the independent brigade.