There were only two Japanese planes left in the sky, and the pilots were unable to see clearly the specific location of the ground air defense positions due to the thick smoke.
The first attacking plane suddenly emitted billowing smoke, then crashed to the ground and exploded. The two pilots immediately decided to retaliate.
Rush into the thick smoke from different directions, prepare to cover each other and take out the ground anti-aircraft troops.
But they once again underestimated the strength of the new group.
Seeing the remaining two planes in the sky rushing down together, the air defense battalion commander He Pengyu finally had no scruples.
"The first company, the second company and the platoon deal with the Japanese planes in the south, and the other troops deal with the Japanese planes in the north. Choose your own opportunity to fire, and kill the two Japanese planes in the sky for me!"
"Da da da……"
Twenty-seven anti-aircraft machine guns fired simultaneously, and the dense bullets instantly formed an airtight barrage in front of the two aircraft.
The speed of the plane was very fast, but the flying altitude was too low. The moment it passed through the barrage, both planes took more than a dozen bullets.
Black smoke erupted from the wing of one of the planes on the spot.
The other plane looked intact on the surface, but there were more than a dozen bullet holes all over the fuselage. One of the bullet holes was directly in the cockpit of the plane, which frightened the Japanese pilot so much that he broke into a cold sweat!
The two arrogant pilots panicked and immediately controlled the plane to start climbing. They had to avoid the intensive bullets coming from the ground and prepare to escape.
"boom……"
At this moment, a violent explosion sounded over the battlefield.
The seemingly intact plane suddenly exploded and then turned into a ball of fire that quickly hit the ground. The pilot did not even have a chance to parachute to escape.
The pilot with the black smoke coming out of the wing was lucky to have successfully climbed out of the effective range of the anti-aircraft machine gun, and then started to return with the black smoke regardless of the reaction of the ground troops.
The air raid, which the Japanese had high hopes for, lasted less than five minutes from start to finish.
The division commander, Lieutenant General Kato, was stunned. Before he could react from the shock, two planes were destroyed and one plane was damaged and returned.
"Bagh Ya Road, how could this happen? How could the Eighth Route Army have such powerful anti-aircraft firepower!" Lieutenant General Kato instantly turned into an angry lion and roared loudly.
"None of their government forces have such powerful anti-aircraft firepower. Where did the Eighth Route Army come from?"
The chief of staff was also stunned by the air raid.
In my heart, I had a new understanding of the strength of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and I also had a very bad premonition about the ongoing siege battle in front of me!
After a moment of hesitation, he replied: "I don't know about my humble position!"
"What I am most worried about right now is that of the three aircraft that the aviation force supported us, two crashed on the spot and one was damaged and retreated. In the next battle, the aviation force may refuse to send more aircraft to provide us with reinforcements!"
"How dare he?" Lieutenant General Kato yelled.
"Contact the Aviation Command immediately, I need more aircraft reinforcements here!"
"Contact the Front Army Headquarters, and after investigation: the main force of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army has gathered in Linfen City, preparing for a decisive battle with our troops in Linfen City. Our Kato Division is confident that they can be surrounded and annihilated in Linfen City, but more aircraft reinforcements are needed
, razing Linfen City to the ground!"
"One more sentence: If I can't take Linfen City before dark, with the Eighth Route Army's powerful night fighting capabilities, the Kato Division's establishment will be wiped out from the Imperial Army of Japan's establishment in one night at most. Commander, please
Your Excellency urges the Aviation Command to dispatch at least nine aircraft to reinforce us!"
The chief of staff stared at Kato with a dumbfounded expression. He was frightened by what the division commander just said.
Leaving aside the lies and exaggeration of the enemy's situation, the following sentences were completely threatening to the commander.
He hesitated and reminded: "Division commander, not all the main force of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army is in Linfen City. Sending a telegram like this is a lie about the military situation!"
"And the last sentence you added, please use a more tactful tone!"
Kato shook his head and replied: "No need~ Just send the telegram as I said just now!"
"If I don't make the matter more serious, Your Majesty the Commander won't pay attention to this place!"
"The new regiment has caused huge losses to the front army time and time again. I believe the commander will not let go of this opportunity to annihilate them!"
"Only in this way can we get the full support of the front army and capture Linfen City!"
"Otherwise, our Kato Division will really be completely wiped out from the Imperial Army of Japan by the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. The last sentence I said is true and there is no exaggeration!"
In Linfen City, Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong was also in a very bad mood.
Although the Japanese planes were driven away, two were shot down on the spot and one was injured and escaped. The air defense battalion won the first battle.
However, the Japanese artillery fire was too fierce.
There were more than a hundred mountain artillery, infantry artillery, and mortars, and the artillery shells were fired at the top of the city for free.
Xiong Changhe initially deployed a battalion at the top of the city. After being caught off guard and bombarded, before it had time to retreat, a rain of shells exploded among the troops.
In the end, one battalion only withdrew one company, with losses exceeding 60%.
If the city wall had not been hollowed out by the Japanese and more than 20 machine gun bunkers were built, and the troops relied on the machine gun bunkers to defend, the Japanese army would have definitely rushed to the top of the city!
"Chief of Staff, the enemy's artillery fire is too fierce. We can't defend the city head position at all. Anyone who steps up will be killed by the shells!" Xiong Changhe, who was heartbroken by the two infantry companies, complained loudly.
"You have to keep it even if you can't!" Zhong Chenggong ordered through gritted teeth.
"The order given to us by the regiment commander is not to allow the Japanese soldiers to enter the city. There are more than 5,000 of us, and we must complete the mission!"
After spending such a long time with Wang Ping, Zhong Chenggong also learned a lot of things subtly.
After hesitating for a long time, he analyzed: "Think about it, covering the little devils attacking outside the city, what advantage do we have!"
"Only by giving full play to our own advantages and using them to overcome the enemy's disadvantages can we have a chance to defeat the enemy!"
"Now the enemy's biggest threat to us is the artillery. We must find a way to kill the little devils who have this advantage!"
Xiong Changhe replied angrily: "The only way is to fight back with artillery!"
"But there are Japanese planes in the sky, and they won't leave. If we send out artillery now, we will die!"
Zhong Chenggong ignored Xiong Changhe's complaint. Soon, his frown relaxed and his eyes lit up as he answered.
"There is a way!"
"We are fighting in close combat with the Japs. The two armies are thirty or forty meters apart, or even twenty or thirty meters away. I don't believe that the artillerymen behind the Japs still dare to fire!"
"If they really dare to fire, their lives will be worth their lives!"
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