Chapter 1288 The devil is also false and the snake
"Buzz buzz...wuwuwu..."
Amidst the roar of the huge engines, the two aerial bombs quickly escaped from the restraints of the aircraft and smashed into Linfen City with a screaming sound!
"Rumble..."
Two violent explosions sounded in Linfen City.
One of the two bombs hit the city wall, and the other hit the city.
In the huge fireball that rose into the sky, thick smoke billowed, and a huge gap was directly blown out.
Kato's eyes lit up and he shouted excitedly: "Order the aviation force to blow up the gap for me and widen the gap."
"Chief of Staff, draw out a fully reinforced offensive unit. As soon as the bombing is over, launch an assault from the gap under the cover of artillery. This time, you must rush in from the gap for me!"
"Hi!" The chief of staff also showed a very excited smile on his face.
"Buzz buzz..."
Another plane rushed towards the gap.
Lieutenant General Kato quickly raised his telescope and followed the movement of the aircraft in the sky with his eyes. He wanted to witness with his own eyes the gap in the city wall being widened, and then seized the opportunity to order the troops to attack, fearing that he would miss a link.
"Da da da~"
Just when the plane was about to drop a bomb, the last thing Kato wanted to see happened.
Seven or eight tongues of fire suddenly appeared in Linfen City behind the gap in the city wall.
"Bagya Road is an anti-aircraft machine gun. Why does the Eighth Route Army still have so many anti-aircraft machine guns? Aren't they all bombed?" A look of disbelief flashed across Kato Zhongzhong's face and he shouted loudly.
Half an hour ago, after the planes sent by the aviation force arrived at the battlefield, the first thing they did was to bomb the air defense positions that the Eighth Route Army had just exposed!
Three aircraft were destroyed and one was injured. At such a high cost, several air defense positions were finally blown into a sea of flames.
The planes that arrived later began to bomb the city fortifications to cover the ground troops' attack on the city.
The air defense battalion suffered heavy losses, but the battalion commander He Pengyu had a habit of leaving a little spark for the troops in order to prevent accidents and never put eggs in the same basket at any time.
After the first round of Japanese bombing ended in failure, all the air defense units scattered on the city wall were moved to new positions!
Although the Japanese army's second round of attacks specifically targeting the air defense battalions caused them heavy losses, in the end there were still several positions that remained because He Pengyu prohibited exposing targets.
These retained air defense units are not only the firewood for rebuilding the air defense battalions in the future, but also the trump card to deal fatal blows to Japanese aircraft at critical moments!
I saw the Japanese planes in the sky becoming more and more arrogant. In order to accurately drop their bombs into the gap, they flew almost close to the ground, with an altitude of less than 100 meters, and their flying speed was also very slow.
He Pengyu decided to seize the opportunity and kill the plane...
The plane was too close to the ground, and more than 50% of the bullets fired by the nine anti-aircraft machine guns hit the plane.
In the blink of an eye, thick smoke billowed out of the plane.
Although the pilot in the sky couldn't hear anything, Lieutenant General Kato still held up the telescope and shouted with a heartbroken look on his face.
"Baga! Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and retreat?"
"Rumble..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a violent explosion was heard, and the silver-white plane in the telescope turned directly into an orange-red fireball and hit the ground.
The plane exploded and the anti-aircraft firepower from inside the city was gone.
Lieutenant General Kato could imagine that the Eighth Route Army air defense troops in the city must be shifting their positions.
"The artillery will fire immediately to find the Eighth Route Army's open positions and destroy them!" Lieutenant General Kato, who was holding back his anger, ordered loudly.
"The aviation force continues to bombard, expand the gap, and cover the ground troops' attack!"
Another plane was blown up on the spot. In addition to the previous one, the aviation force has lost six planes in Linfen City today.
The strength of the Japanese aviation force in North China was not very strong. The destruction of every aircraft would make the aviation commander heartbroken for a long time. Especially when many aircraft were destroyed, the pilots were all blown to pieces before they had time to escape. He just
It hurts even more.
Commander Okamura Neiji asked the aviation force to go all out to reinforce Kato's division. He did not dare to disobey the order, but in order to reduce the losses of the aviation force, he resolutely issued a secret order to all pilots.
"Try to avoid low-altitude bombing and reduce aviation losses.
No one knew whether there was still anti-aircraft firepower in the city. The remaining Japanese pilots on the battlefield immediately became cautious after receiving the secret order.
Seeing the aviation force fearlessly bombing the gap, Lieutenant General Kato knew that they were afraid of being beaten.
If those pilots were his subordinates, Kato would have thought of killing them. However, those people were not their subordinates.
More importantly, when he wanted aircraft reinforcements, the aviation command sent them without hesitation. As for how to fight specifically, the aviation force has its own way of fighting. As an army division commander, he had no reason to make irresponsible remarks.
Although he was holding back his anger and wanted to curse, in the end he swallowed the words that were already on his lips.
He frowned and ordered with a murderous look on his face.
"The aviation force failed the exam. Didn't the remaining artillery pieces from the field artillery unit also come over? Concentrate all the artillery pieces to bombard the gaps in the city wall!"
"Chief of Staff, allocate another brigade to strengthen the offensive force. Tell the two brigade captains that even if the entire offensive force is destroyed, they will fight their way into the city."
"Finally, deploy an infantry regiment and be ready to launch an attack at any time!"
"As long as the commando team captures the gap in the city wall, this regiment will immediately rush over and enter Linfen City!"
"It's getting dark, this is our only chance to enter Linfen City!"
"Also, an infantry brigade guarding the Jinsui Army from behind has also been transferred to join the battle at any time. Since the Jinsui Army has retreated, there is no need to stay behind."
"Our current goal is to concentrate all our troops and firepower to capture Linfen City!"
The atmosphere at the former enemy headquarters of the New Regiment outside Linfen City was very solemn.
The leader of the regiment, Wang Ping, stood at the lookout, holding a telescope and staring down at Linfen City, which was under fire a few kilometers away, with a solemn expression.
The Japanese offensive was so fierce that in more than two hours, at least twenty aircraft were sent directly to Linfen City.
Each plane carried six bombs. Excluding the destroyed planes, Linfen City had been hit by nearly a hundred bombs.
Coupled with the thousands of artillery shells of various calibers fired continuously by the Japanese artillery towards Linfen City, Wang Ping was certain that the casualties among the six battalions in Linfen City must be very high.
"Captain, would you like me to send a telegram to the chief of staff to ask about the situation!" Li Wen noticed Wang Ping's worry and frowned as he reminded.
"No, we can't clean them up!" Wang Ping shook his head and replied.
After glancing at the watch on his wrist, he said: "It will be dark in an hour, and the Japanese plane will return in half an hour at most. Order our troops to start taking action according to the original combat plan. After the Japanese planes retreat, all troops
All movements must be in place, especially the artillery!"
"There is also the Hong Rui Army. Although the Jinsui Army has retreated, no one can guarantee that they will come back to take advantage of it, sneak into Linfen City and then not leave."
"Order the Hong Rui Army to immediately establish a blocking position on the spot. No Jinsui Army can be allowed to enter the battlefield before dawn tomorrow!"
"If the Jinsui Army wants to break through forcefully and fire a warning shot, our new regiment will not be able to take advantage of it easily!"
"I believe that Commander Yan has not yet ordered the troops to open fire directly to destroy the united front and kill our Eighth Route Army!"
"Didn't I bring a lot of government army uniforms? I sent them to Hong Ruijun and all the officers put on government army uniforms!"
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