Arriving early in the morning, I was preparing to return to Jinling to face Shunroku Hata.
Shunroku Hata is the newly appointed commander of the Central China Expeditionary Force. He succeeded Iwane Matsui. He has a good relationship with Hisao Tani.
Without Matsui Iwane weighing on his head, Hisao Tani felt much better.
Therefore, Hisao Tani was very active in heading north this time. He fought all the way into Mengcheng.
Mengcheng is a strategic point, threatening Xuzhou's flank and rear.
After occupying Mengcheng, the Chinese army in Xuzhou was under direct threat from the Japanese army.
It was against this background that Shunroku Hata recalled Hisao Tani to Jinling and prepared to commend him publicly.
Hisao Tani was very fast and arrived at Bengbu Station early.
Looking at the large number of tanks and heavy artillery around the station, Hisao Tani felt confident.
In terms of heavy weapons, the Japanese Empire surpassed China by far. Therefore, the final victory is just around the corner.
"Your Mightiness!"
"Your Mightiness!"
Along the way, the Japanese invaders bent down and saluted.
As the division commander, he is indeed a very dazzling presence among the Japanese army.
The Imperial Japanese Army, which has more than one million people, only has a few division commanders! There used to be only seventeen. Later, the number gradually increased.
In order to defeat the Chinese as quickly as possible, the military headquarters successively added more than thirty divisions.
Currently, the number of divisions of the Imperial Japanese Army has increased to about fifty.
As the commander of the Sixth Division, he is still a person of incomparable glory.
Among all the main divisions, the Sixth Division is always the first and the strongest.
The special train to Jinling is ready.
On the train, there were a large number of Japanese invaders. They were all elites of the Sixth Division.
Did they all follow Hisao Tani back to Jinling to receive commendations?
"Sir, please get in the car."
"Yoshi..."
Hisao Tani nodded with satisfaction.
Suddenly I don't feel anything is wrong. It seems like an illusion?
I seemed to hear something, but it wasn't clear.
"Pah hook!"
"Pah hook!"
The sharp sound of gunfire suddenly came.
All the Japanese invaders around were stunned. Then they subconsciously drew their guns.
Are there assassins?
The other Japanese invaders hurriedly surrounded Hisao Tani.
Then I realized something was wrong.
Not an assassin.
It looks like an air defense sentry?
Huh?
air defense?
Several Japanese officers looked at each other in confusion.
My mind thought about air defense, but my body didn't seem to respond.
He raised his head subconsciously.
oh……
airplane……
airplane……
Huh?
airplane……
I haven't fully reacted yet.
until……
"Chinese plane!"
"Enemy plane!"
"Enemy plane!"
One day the Japanese invaders roared hysterically. Their screams were laced with mourning.
The other Japanese invaders just woke up from a dream.
Oops!
It's an enemy plane!
It's a Chinese plane attacking!
Damn it!
It’s actually a Chinese plane!
They actually came to Bengbu.
look up.
Sure enough, I saw the plane appear.
Those were BA-65 fighter jets. They were fast and ran to the front.
A newbie is a newbie.
Many times, the situation is uncontrollable.
Even if Zhang Yong personally commanded the air, there was chaos when they reached the target.
Some pilots were worried that the Japanese invaders would be killed by others and they would not be able to catch them. So they accelerated decisively, pushed the accelerator, and broke into the battlefield.
Then……
I found that Japanese invaders were everywhere.
It was as if he suddenly broke into the dragon clan's treasure house and was stunned.
So many Japanese invaders!
So many heavy artillery!
It feels like I can hit it with my eyes closed!
then……
"Chi chi chi..."
"Chi chi chi..."
Pull the trigger immediately.
A string of bullets were fired directly at the train.
Too conspicuous.
Such a big military column.
There are so many Japanese invaders standing at the train door!
Is there any more obvious target than this? The Japanese invaders were literally waiting in line to be shot!
"Puff puff puff..."
"Puff puff puff..."
In an instant, the bullet missed and blood spattered.
The Japanese invaders inside and outside the train were all hit. The scene was a mess.
The Japanese invaders standing at the train door knew they were being attacked by a plane. The Japanese invaders inside the train knew nothing.
I only heard screams outside. I didn't even see the shadow of the plane.
Then he died in a pool of blood.
"Chi chi chi..."
"Chi chi chi..."
The fighting continued with strafing fire.
Lateral sweep.
Shoot vertically.
In fact, this was not Zhang Yong's arrangement at all.
He couldn't make such an arrangement. It was entirely up to the individual pilots.
Let yourself go completely.
You can fight however you want.
Therefore, the angle of the fighter jet is exactly in line with the train.
Then……
"Chi chi chi..."
"Chi chi chi..."
Machine gun bullets were fired from the front of the car all the way to the rear.
I only saw a long series of bullet holes on the roof, but I didn't know what was going on inside the train.
In fact, the Japanese invaders inside the train were terrible to watch.
From the front to the back of the car, there were countless casualties in an instant. All the carriages were covered in blood and flesh.
"Ahhhh..."
"Ahhhh..."
The remaining Japanese invaders were shocked.
Some people went crazy on the spot.
Unprepared, he watched his companion beside him being hit, with blood and flesh flying everywhere on the spot.
For a moment, they felt like they were in hell.
However, today is obviously a happy day. They are going to Jinling to receive commendations!
how……
Suddenly, he entered hell?
"ah……"
Hisao Tani was also stunned.
What's going on?
The Chinese plane? Arriving in Bengbu?
sky!
Who would have thought?
"Your Excellency, leave quickly!"
"Let's go!"
The surrounding Japanese invaders realized something was wrong and hurriedly took Hisao Tani away.
You must not get on the train. Otherwise, the train will be attacked as well. Everything inside the train will become a target.
The meritorious officers of the Sixth Division who had boarded the train in advance were now probably reduced to a mass of blood and flesh. The remaining people scrambled to run out.
As a result, they were shot by more planes. More Japanese invaders fell beside the train.
"Pah hook!"
"Pah hook!"
More and more Japanese soldiers opened fire.
They were all soldiers on guard around the train station, shooting in the air in a hurry.
However……
Useless.
Because at this time, a large group of planes appeared.
A total of forty fighter jets!
Launch an overwhelming attack.
"Free Fire!"
"Free Fire!"
Zhang Yong called through the communicator.
In fact, it doesn’t matter if you don’t have freedom! You can’t command them at all.
Just let it go.
It's up to you.
You can fight however you want. I don't care.
Anyway, as long as we can defeat the Chinese and Japanese invaders.
"Chi chi chi..."
"Chi chi chi..."
So, all the planes dispersed.
Whoever is caught will be the one caught. The scene was in chaos. The Japanese invaders on the ground were also collectively confused.
It’s so messy…
I have absolutely no idea who to attack first.
As a result, in a daze, he was shot to death by machine gun bullets from the air.
"It doesn't seem possible..."
"It's so confusing..."
Zhang Yong said to himself.
He did not realize that there was an important target like Hisao Tani on the ground.
The mark was not made. He and Hisao Tani had never met.
The radar map showed that there were dense red dots on the ground. There were no familiar marks.
Still need to organize it a little bit.
The main thing is to choose priority targets.
"Bombers, aiming at the Japanese invaders' heavy artillery."
"BA-65 fighter jets bombed first, then strafed the Japanese invaders on the ground."
"Hawk-3 fighter jets, attack trains. Blow up train stations."
Zhang Yong assigned combat tasks.
I have no experience before. I have never organized so many aircraft attacks.
Therefore, the division of labor in combat was also improvised. There must be many imperfections.
But it doesn't matter. Just shoot as you like. It will definitely be effective.
The tanks of the Japanese invaders can be ignored for the time being. There are still many ways for infantry to deal with tanks.
You can use large-caliber heavy machine guns and machine guns.
After Zhang Yong's arrival, the national army's anti-tank weapons were no longer in short supply.
If Xiao Zhuge is really capable, he will definitely be able to organize an anti-tank force.
The biggest threat is still the Japanese heavy artillery.
It can hit more than ten kilometers and has great destructive power. The Chinese army has no counter-weapons.
It can only be destroyed in advance by the air force.
"Chi chi chi..."
"Chi chi chi..."
Zhang Yong pressed the machine head.
The machine gunner behind immediately opened fire.
The Martin bomber is equipped with four 12.7 mm machine guns.
There is still plenty of ammunition.
A string of bullets streaked across the ground.
In an instant, the ground became covered in blood.
Those were smashed Japanese invaders. Blood spattered, forming a blood mist.
There is no way, the lethality of large-caliber machine guns is so terrifying. No matter how many Japanese invaders there are, they cannot sustain it.
"Puff puff puff..."
"Puff puff puff..."
Some of the bullets hit the train, but had no effect.
The Japanese invaders in the train were either beaten to death or escaped. The entire military train was filled with the corpses of Japanese invaders.
Each and every one of them was a meritorious official in the capture of Mengcheng, and now they deserve what they deserve.
No need to go to Jinling. Go to hell.
The underworld of the King of Hell from China is waiting to judge them.
"Your Excellency, leave quickly!"
"Let's go!"
A group of Japanese invaders surrounded Hisao Tani and fled quickly.
This group of Japanese invaders was still experienced. They were all veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time. They did not panic.
They quickly found a low-lying area with fields and ditches, and immediately hid in it, staying away from the train station area for the time being.
You can even think with your knees that the Chinese plane is definitely coming to the train station.
Bengbu Railway Station stores a large amount of military supplies.
It was originally going to be put into the Xuzhou battlefield. But now, it is extremely likely to be destroyed.
Hisao Tani quickly lay down in the ditch.
There is no water in the ditch, but there is mud. The smell is suffocating.
But, at this moment, who cares about the smell?
If you are afraid of the smell, just stand up and wait to be hit by airplane bullets.
"Baga..."
Hisao Tani was anxious and angry.
I didn't expect that the Chinese plane would suddenly arrive.
Came too early.
Completely unprepared.
The entire area around Bengbu Station was only passively beaten.
"boom……"
"boom……"
Explosions were heard one after another.
It's those semi-novice pilots.
When they saw the Japanese heavy artillery on the ground, they immediately couldn't hold back and started dropping bombs one after another.
There is no problem with the program. There is no problem with dropping the bomb.
The only problem is that I still don’t know how to aim.
There was no time to practice dive bombing.
Therefore, bombs are thrown wherever they are.
Some bombs fell in the open space...
Some bombs fell among the Japanese invaders...
Some bombs fell near the howitzers...
Balls of fire...
Lines of smoke pillars...
A large amount of debris was blown into the sky...
The ground was shaken once, and then again, and again...
A piece of white ground was blown up here, and all the debris was blown away. Basically, the nearby explosion pushed the debris over again.
Many fragments were blown into pieces once, twice, three times...
"boom……"
"boom……"
The explosions continued.
Zhang Yong couldn't count the results of the battle. The system didn't count either.
Maybe it's too confusing.
Yes, it's too messy. The ground and the sky are completely messed up.
In the sky, planes were flying around.
On the ground, Japanese invaders were running around.
Now, Zhang Yong no longer expected to be able to attack accurately.
The only hope is that two planes will not suddenly collide with each other and then crash and kill everyone.
Really worried.
Because most pilots are inexperienced.
The minimum flight time is only about 50 hours. It is still far from being proficient.
But, sometimes...
There is also a big gift package for novices...
"boom……"
A 150mm howitzer received a direct hit.
Even though it was a 25 kilogram bomb, it was enough to cause the gun mount to break.
puff!
The gun barrel landed crookedly.
The broken gun mount could not support the weight of the gun barrel, so of course it fell to the ground.
"boom……"
On the messy ground, artillery pieces were constantly being blown away.
Those Japanese artillerymen frantically tried to save their artillery, but as a result, they themselves were soon blown to pieces.
"Rumble..."
"Rumble..."
Suddenly, in the northeast, there was an earth-shattering explosion.
Zhang Yong subconsciously looked over and saw a mushroom cloud rising. It was obvious that the explosion was very violent.
It was judged that the Japanese invaders' artillery was detonated and killed. Therefore, the explosion was extremely violent. Almost all the Japanese invaders nearby were cleared away. There was not even a complete corpse.
However, at any time, there will be some who survive by chance. There are also some in the Japanese artillery.
Not only are they alive, they can also report.
Report directly to Jinling. If it is too late, it will be too late.
"Nani?"
"bombing?"
When Jinling received the report, they were shocked and hurriedly reported it to Hata Shunroku.
When Shunroku Hata learned about it, he became anxious and angry.
how so?
How come the Chinese plane is headed for Bengbu?
Damn it!
Didn’t the Soviets agree not to mobilize for the time being?
Why are there still planes flying?
Could it be the Chinese's own air force? Going out alone?
Baga!
Too careless.
Unexpectedly, Bengbu would be attacked.
However, he couldn't do anything. He couldn't even order the plane to dispatch.
Because the Daqiaochang Airport was bombed very violently and has not yet recovered. Therefore, it is impossible to send aircraft reinforcements from Jinling at all.
Unless you are departing from Shanghai Longhua Airport.
However, Shanghai is so far away from Bengbu, and by the time we arrived, the day lilies were already cold.
Hands and feet are cold.
My mind is blank.
There is nothing you can do. You can only wait in pain.
"Rumble..."
"Rumble..."
A shocking explosion sounded.
This is the explosion of a 250 kilogram aerial bomb.
It was Xu Huansheng and others who dropped the bomb.
However……
Didn't explode.
After the explosion, the Japanese heavy artillery seemed to have been undamaged.
Sometimes, the battlefield is so weird.
You think your veteran can hit the target. In fact, it's not that easy.
In the air, I think it should be able to hit. In fact, after the bomb hits the ground, the error may be as far as two to three hundred meters.
The result is...
Random effect.
Whatever is blown up doesn't matter.
Fortunately, there were forty fighter jets and 160 small bombs.
As the small bombs fell in random directions, a blind cat hit a dead mouse, and a lot of Japanese heavy artillery was blown up.
Even if it is not broken by the explosion, it will still be damaged to some extent.
It must be repaired before it can continue to be used. Otherwise, it may explode.
"Chi chi chi..."
"Chi chi chi..."
All that's left is to shoot wildly.
That very obvious train became the target of all fighter jets.
Strings of bullets filled the train with bullet holes. However, all the Japanese invaders inside were actually dead.
"There are no important targets on the train."
Zhang Yong had to remind him.
Don't waste bullets! There are no red dots inside the train.
Maybe they all ran away. Or maybe they were all beaten to death.
Shoot other targets!
Today is hunting time! No distractions.
The Japanese invaders had no anti-aircraft weapons.
The Japanese fighter planes were too late to rescue. It was difficult to save the fire from afar.
Only rifle fire from the Japanese invaders on the ground.
Or machine gun fire.
But it's okay.
As long as it is above 500 meters, it is basically safe.
When a rifle is fired into the air for 500 meters, the bullet basically loses kinetic energy and has no lethality.
However, the fighter jets of the National Air Force cannot be too carefree.
The main problem is the voyage. There may be insufficient fuel.
In order to mount bombs, fuel consumption will be faster, so it is necessary to reserve enough fuel for the return flight.
"Everyone!"
"Five minutes left!"
"Burn all the bullets!"
"Then return."
Zhang Yong reminded.
Both BA-65 and Hawker-3 have short legs.
Compared with the later P-51 Mustang and so on, the range is too far. It is less than half of the range of the Mustang.
then……
"Chi chi chi..."
"Chi chi chi..."
The shooting became more violent.
Zhang Yong's reminder made the young pilots very nervous.
They are also worried about insufficient fuel for the return flight.
then……
If there are bombs, throw them down immediately. No matter what they blow up.
If you have bullets, use them up quickly. Just shoot them at the ground. It doesn't matter if you hit them or not.
"Boom boom boom..."
"Chi chi chi..."
As a result, the whole Bengbu seemed to be boiling.
Explosion sound...
Screams...
Mixed together, the remaining Japanese invaders were enveloped.
A Japanese captain was mentally disturbed, holding his command knife high, swearing, and wanted to fight the fighter jets.
Do you think it was killed quickly? No. It was wandering towards a ghost. It was not hit by bullets or bombs.
However, the other Japanese invaders around it all suffered. They fell into a pool of blood one after another.
"Rumble..."
The last 250kg bomb fell.
This is Zhang Yong's only inventory. Once thrown away, it will be gone. All ammunition will be emptied.
Prepare to return home.
Suddenly his eyes moved.
I saw that crazy Japanese invader again.
It also held its command knife high and danced to the sky.
sharp.
admire.
None of them were killed.
It’s truly incredible luck!
You are lucky this time, next time...
suddenly……
His eyes flashed.
I saw the crazy Japanese invaders fall.
Huh?
What's going on?
Oh, it was hit by a piece of debris.
It may be the remains of a 105mm howitzer. It was splashed a distance of more than 100 meters.
Then, hit it accurately and take that Japanese invader to hell.
Very good. No need to do it next time.
Satisfied.
No regrets.
He must be very happy about this big gift I gave to Shunroku Hata.
Return.
Turn around and look behind you.
It was a mess. It was almost unrecognizable.
The aerial map shows that the number of heavy artillery has been reduced by half. The results are still acceptable.
Of course, it is unrealistic to destroy all the Japanese heavy weapons in one attack. Being able to blow up half of them is already very satisfying.
The rest will come next time.
Maybe, tonight will do.
"Sir, the enemy plane has left."
Hisao Tani finally stood up from behind the ridge.
Regardless of his own embarrassment, he hurriedly checked the situation at the scene.
There was a mess everywhere.
There was smoke everywhere. There was fire everywhere.
Of course, there are also corpses of Japanese invaders everywhere and wreckage of heavy artillery everywhere.
I feel that in the entire Songhu battlefield, the losses of the Japanese army were not so great. Especially the losses of heavy weapons.