Chapter 1349 Is this really just a little hedgehog? (Part 2)
The counterattack of 10 anti-aircraft guns scattered in various areas in the mountains was still slightly weak compared to the more than 50 tons of bombs exploding in the mountains of Zishan.
"Yo Xi! Commander Duotian is very well prepared for this battle." Standing in the trench, Miyauchi Yoshio looked at the huge smoke column rising from the distant mountains with a telescope, feeling the force of thousands of meters on the soles of his feet.
The ground trembled due to the violent explosion outside, and a satisfied expression appeared on his face.
Although the Chinese used artillery and surprise attacks to inflict a heavy blow to his infantry regiment, the Imperial Army quickly offset the losses with its absolute strength.
The carpet bombing of massive bombs dropped by more than a hundred fighter planes destroyed at least one-fifth of the Chinese artillery positions and supply points hidden in the mountains.
Such bombings, according to the request of the division headquarters, will continue four to five times.
In last year's Battle of Nomonkan, the empire invested more than 70,000 people in the battle. The largest airborne bombing on the ground was only similar to the first round of bombing on this first day.
The Japanese North China Front, which had been dormant for half a year, not only paid great attention to its opponents, but also exerted all its strength.
It was hard for Uuchi Yoshio to believe how many Chinese people could survive such a fire comparable to hell.
The Japanese Army Colonel even began to imagine that after the second wave of flames burned the mountains, the two infantry squadrons he sent could easily occupy the Chinese position 1,000 meters away.
Because there is no living person there.
Yes, according to the agreement between the Division Headquarters and the Army Aviation Corps Headquarters' Coordination Operations Staff, the first wave of aircraft fleets that have dumped their bombs will return to their respective airports to reload bombs, and will arrive at the battlefield again in 3 hours, roughly as follows:
Enter the battlefield from the direction of Handan.
By then, more than 55 tons of bombs will fall on the Chinese front-line positions facing the imperial infantry.
For this reason, all infantrymen will retreat 500 meters back when the aircraft group assembles in the air to prevent bombs from accidentally falling on their own positions and causing accidental damage.
Miyauchi Yoshio also learned from the commander of Saburo Okabe's division that in order to reduce the pressure on his 501st Infantry Regiment, which has been reduced in number, there will be 36 96 fighters and 12 97 heavy explosive aircraft from the 501st Infantry Regiment to be responsible for the main attack.
Enter from the northwest to bomb the Chinese position.
According to calculations, the 97 heavy bombs can carry two 500-pound aerial bombs plus four 100-pound aerial bombs. Plus the 96 fighter plane will inevitably carry one heavy aerial bomb, there will be 60 heavy aerial bombs.
bombs and more than a hundred large and small bombs fell on the opponent's position.
A 500-pound aerial bomb can destroy all living things within thousands of square meters, including mountain rats in their burrows.
Moving the direction of the telescope toward the Chinese trenches on the hillside that had been blackened by artillery fire, Miyauchi Yoshio was looking forward to that moment.
The Chinese will not be scorched by flames and howling in the trenches, but their flesh and blood will fly everywhere. Under the heavy weapons of the empire, they will not be given that chance.
Both the Japanese commanders in the air and underground were considered optimists at this moment, and both were looking forward to their enemies being reduced to ashes under the heavy bombs.
Just like where there is light, there will be darkness, and where there are optimists, there will naturally be pessimists.
Captain Sasaki is a pessimist. When he saw several bombs blooming hundreds of meters behind his fighter plane, and the two squadrons he commanded passed through the war zone and arrived in safe airspace unscathed, Captain Sasaki asked the supreme commander in the air.
Miyano Mayo issued a warning.
"Your Excellency Miyano, I have personally experienced that their ground anti-aircraft fire is far more intense than this. I have reason to believe that they are plotting against the Imperial Army Air Force fleet."
"Haha, Captain Sasaki, have you lost the edge of the Imperial Eagle in your repeated battles with the Chinese?
The losses suffered by the Imperial Eagles were not significant, and that was due to the Imperial Eagles' skillful flying skills and extraordinary courage, rather than a purposeful display of weakness by the enemy."
Just received the loss report of 3 fighter planes. Except for one that was slightly damaged and needed to make an emergency landing on the outskirts of Handan, the other two were able to return to the airport. Miyano Mahou, who was feeling relieved, couldn't help but laugh when he heard Sasaki's warning.
Already.
More than 10 large-caliber anti-aircraft guns, equipment that even the Empire's permanent divisions have never had, are only part of the Chinese. And according to Sasaki, it may just be a tactic to show the enemy's weakness. No one can be replaced by it.
Funny?
Why, is China a super Germanic empire?
As a major military attaché stationed in the German Empire's embassy, Miyano Mamoru knew the strength of the German Empire's army.
The number of an ace infantry division in the German Empire is about 24,000. It is equipped with 45 assault gun destroyers, about 40 armored vehicles, reconnaissance tanks, 1,000 trucks, a total of about 200 light artillery and heavy artillery, and 100 mortars.
The number of guns and machine guns is about 600. This kind of strength is enough to fight against two ordinary divisions of the empire. Lieutenant Colonel Miyano Mahou, who has blue eyes with envy, is a pure fan of the German Empire.
But this ace infantry division is just a mechanized air defense company with 16 20mm anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns.
The Four Lines Regiment can have weapons like double-digit 40mm anti-aircraft guns, which is already smoking from the ancestral graves. Why, there are still dozens of them? Then maybe only the entire southern Hebei, no, the entire northern China.
The tombs of human ancestors are starting to smoke!
Miyano Maou is right to think so. Although the Four Elements Group has been regarded as a formidable enemy by Commander Duo Tianjun, a formidable enemy cannot just mythologize the opponent without any reason!
Captain Sasaki belongs to the 2nd Flying Wing and is not a direct subordinate of Miyano Mao. Naturally, the Japanese Army Aviation Lieutenant Colonel does not have to worry too much about Captain Sasaki's face, especially now that he needs to inspire the Army Aviation warriors to keep up their efforts.
time.
A burst of laughter rang out from the wireless communication station.
Most of this laughter belongs to the First Air Wing, and it is also the laughter of the victors.
Although there was a bit of mockery in the laughter, the Japanese Army Air Force pilots still had some awe in their hearts for Captain Sasaki who survived two years in the war and escaped death countless times. Most of the pilots laughed.
, all because of the words spoken by his team leader.
No matter where you are, you can't avoid the aspect of human relations. In ordinary life, you just can't get things done, but on the battlefield, if you offend your superiors, you may easily become cannon fodder.
"But, Miyano-dono," Captain Sasaki wanted to say more.
"That's enough, Captain Sasaki, please note that you are only the commander of Formation 6. You have the right to give advice to the superior officer, but it is only advice.
The significance of this time that our Army Aviation Corps has formed an unprecedentedly large fleet since it entered China to fight. It does not lie in how many dangers our Imperial Eagle will encounter, but in paving the way for the infantry to attack in order to achieve the purpose of destroying the stubborn enemy. Yours
Understand?" Miyano Maosuke's face suddenly became serious.
A ray of sunlight shone through the plane window on the face of the Japanese Army Air Forces Lieutenant Colonel. Miyano was shocked by the declaration on the radio: "Proud Imperial Army Air Force eagles, are you ready? Follow me and use steel.
The fierce flames will destroy all the weak resistance of the Chinese people? The empire's military fortune will be prosperous!"
"Long live the Empire!"
"The empire's military fortune is prosperous!"
The passionate slogans of Japanese Army Air Force pilots continued to ring through the wireless intercom.
119 Japanese planes that had lost all their loads were flying high in the sky at lightning speed, splitting the sky in North China like countless sharp arrows.
"At that moment, Lieutenant Colonel Miyano Mahou's face seemed to have light! I knew that it was the light of victory, and I also believed that under the leadership of such a brave and fearless Lieutenant Colonel Miyano Mahou, the proud and brave Imperial Army Aviation Eagle
They will definitely destroy the resistance of all Chinese people on the ground, even though I still admire them a little deep in my heart.
Yes, in the face of such a powerful empire, there are still people who dare to resist. Even if they are enemies of the empire, I admire their bravery.
It’s just a pity that their bravery will soon disappear under the flames of hell spewed out by the Imperial Army Aviation Eagle.”
This is a passionate record in the diary of Daisuke Namikawa, a war correspondent for the North China Front of Japan's largest newspaper, the Asahi Shimbun.
Invited by Major General Kaoru Kataoka, commander of the Japanese North China Front Army Aviation Corps, Daisuke Namikawa boarded the cockpit of the 97 heavy bomber. At that time, he was only half a meter away from Lieutenant Colonel Mamo Miyano.
Really, according to the person involved, at that moment, he was moved to tears by the man with the light on his body, and his eyes were still red until he got off the plane.
However, what this rather sentimental Japanese war reporter did not expect was that the glowing man recorded in his diary actually turned into light.
The kind of group!
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At around 1 p.m., the dark planes were visible to the naked eye, approaching from the horizon.
It's just that this wave is different from the previous round of sweeping the Zishan area. The fleet is roughly divided into three directions, which is the direction in which the first and third divisions attack.
Obviously, this wave of Japanese planes was intended to bomb the front-line positions directly facing the Japanese infantry attack!
Because of the overlapping routes, the altitude of the Japanese fleet will naturally be adjusted.
Lieutenant Colonel Miyano Mahou, who had issued a brave declaration before the war, chose to fly at extremely low altitude. He personally led the No. 1 formation composed of 12 97 heavy bombers and the 3rd and 4th formations composed of 36 96 fighters, advancing from the northwest.
Heading out from the southeast, the altitude of the fleet remains at 2,800 meters.
This is already the lowest altitude that can ensure bombing effects and avoid Chinese anti-aircraft artillery attacks in time during pre-war drills.
Since the speed of the fighter planes participating in the bombing is maintained at more than 330 kilometers per hour, the distance of several hundred meters can be said to be reached in a breath. The altitude difference of the fleet entering the battlefield from three directions at the same time must be ensured to be about 600 meters.
For example, the No. 6 formation led by Captain Sasaki chose to set its altitude of entering the battlefield at 4,100 meters.
For the cautious Captain Sasaki, this is definitely a routine operation. There is a reason why he has been able to go on the battlefield for more than 2 years without even a scratch.
However, under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Mamo Miyano, who exuded the pride and glory of the Imperial Eagle, no one envied the safer height of the No. 6 formation. They basically shouted various slogans, lowered the rudder fiercely, and headed towards 3 kilometers.
Dive outside the target area.
"The altitude of the Japanese aircraft is about to drop to 3000 meters, and the straight-line distance is 4500 meters. All artillery positions in the mountains are free to attack. In addition, Mo Songzi is ordered to give me all the 40mm anti-aircraft guns on the No. 2 empty base. Hit me hard. Hit me hard!" Standing at 2
Cheng Tieshou, who was in the observation room of the No. 1 air defense base, was holding a telescope, staring intently at the black spots on the horizon that were already visible to the naked eye, and suddenly roared.
Several bomb flowers suddenly bloomed in the Japanese aircraft formation.
Amidst the overflowing air waves and splashing shrapnel, several Japanese aircraft trembled!
"Each formation continues to descend and prepare to drop bombs!" Miyano Masuke's face became serious, but he remained unmoved and continued to let the fleet descend.
"The battalion commander ordered all 4mm gun emplacements on No. 2 Air Defense Base to fire with all their might!" the signal soldier in the corner tower, who had been holding a telephone microphone, roared heartbreakingly.
"Don't be busy, don't be busy, wait until the little Japs get closer." Mo Songzi, who was standing by the No. 1 corner tower gun emplacement and looking into the distance with a telescope, had been impatient for a long time, but now he was surprisingly calm.
It wasn't until the Japanese aircraft group approached about a kilometer further that Mo Songzi suddenly waved his hand and shouted in a deep voice: "All gun positions, 4 guns, altitude 2900, distance 3200, shoot!"
Two 40mm anti-aircraft guns that had been waiting for a long time erupted with deafening shelling, followed by six other anti-aircraft guns.
"Boom boom boom!"
More than 20 spring flowers bloomed in the sky almost at the same time.
Different from the artillery positions scattered in the mountains, the eight anti-aircraft guns of No. 2 Empty Base fire at the same height and range, forming a scattered barrage in an airspace.
This is also the normal mode of ground-to-air combat.
An aircraft that is several thousand meters high is actually not much bigger than a mosquito when viewed from the ground. It is a pipe dream to use an anti-aircraft gun to hit a small 'mosquito'.
However, several anti-aircraft guns together form a concentrated fire attack on an airspace that enemy aircraft must pass through, and the shrapnel from the delayed fuze explosive grenade forms a barrage, which can cause damage to the aircraft body.
The Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun is fed by magazines, each magazine has 4 rounds. It takes less than 2 seconds to fire 4 rounds at a high rate of fire of 240 rounds per minute.
It was like dozens of white mushrooms sprouted in the sky instantly!
But even a half-blind man like Boss Cao knows that this white mushroom represents death.
Four Japanese planes emitted white smoke almost simultaneously.
Miyano's pupils couldn't help but shrink. Could it be that the Chinese used all their anti-aircraft and anti-aircraft guns to deal with the fighter formations in his direction?
Damn the Chinese, do they know that he, the supreme commander in the air, is among the imperial fleet flying in this direction?
Perhaps the only person who asked such a mentally retarded question was the somewhat confused Miyano Masayuki.
In the exact words of Tang Tuanzuo who was watching the battle from the observation post: "The 97 heavy bomber is so big, why is it an eyesore? If Cheng Tieshou doesn't focus his fire on these big guys, then he might as well be his machine gunner."
Okay, that doesn’t require much thought.”
"Sir, don't let Platoon Leader Heizi hear this. He even sleeps with his arms around that new machine gun!" Xia Dayu looked around and quickly reminded Tang Dao.
When teasing Battalion Commander Cheng, don’t hit a large group of them casually. Although those who like to play with machine guns are mostly naive!
"Haha! You're right to remind me!" Tang Dao grinned.
However, Tang Tuanzuo revealed the secret one by one. Cheng Tieshou used 16 of the 24 scattered gun positions plus 8 of the No. 2 empty base. A total of 24 40mm anti-aircraft guns, which accounted for about half of the air defense battalion, that is
For those 12 97 heavy bombers that look bigger at first glance.
However, in order to make the ride more comfortable, Miyano Masuo sat in the "visible bag" that can accommodate 7 people. Who would I hit him if not him?
The speed and altitude of the Japanese aircraft suddenly dropped due to sudden damage to the two engines, especially the heavy explosion of a Type 97. The target originally set according to the bombsight still needed to reach closer to 1000 meters, and the horizontal distance from the target was about 1400 meters.
The bomb was dropped at a certain position, but at this time it was no longer possible and the bomb could only be dropped in advance.
As for whether it would accidentally hit the infantry below, the panicked Japanese Army Air Force pilots couldn't care less.
The two big black bullets were smashed down by the eagerly awaited Japanese infantry below.
There was a loud noise of "Boom!"
Miyauchi Yoshio, who took the initiative to step out of the bunker and planned to wave to the sky, was almost thrown off his feet by the air wave coming from 800 meters away.
"These idiots, what are they doing?" The Japanese infantry looked at the two pillars of smoke so close to the sky, dumbfounded.
If their memory is correct, that area is their forward position.
But this still failed to save the 97 heavy explosion that had entered a stalled state. The fighter jet roared downwards, like an Osprey with its butt on fire but running for life!
"Formation No. 1, Formation No. 3, continue to maintain altitude and drop bombs on the designated target! Formation No. 4, dive and attack the Chinese artillery positions!" Miyano Mamoru's face was ashen, he picked up the wireless communication device and issued a military order.
The Chinese anti-aircraft artillery showed sufficient power, but it also exposed their position. From a high altitude, he seemed to be able to see the bright light emitting from the continuous firing of the muzzles on the ground.
What Miyano Mayo saw through the telescope was the area where the No. 2 air defense fortress was located.
There was no way, the sound of eight 40mm anti-aircraft guns firing wildly at the same time was really too loud.
The smoke rising from the muzzle gathered together and could be clearly seen thousands of meters away.
The 24 96 fighter jets roared and continued to lower their altitude, like hunting falcons, rushing toward their prey at high speed.
The eight anti-aircraft guns at No. 2 Air Defense Base, which were firing wildly, turned a blind eye to the 24 Japanese aircraft that were constantly lowering their altitude and pounced on them. They still followed the commander's orders and opened fire crazily at the 97 heavy explosive aircraft formation that had entered the bombing area.
In just 20 seconds, each 40mm anti-aircraft gun of No. 2 Air Defense Base emptied seven magazines, pouring a total of 224 shells into the sky. If you include the 300 shells fired by the other 16 guns,
Multiple rounds, that's a terrifying intensity of close to 600 rounds of artillery shells.
Therefore, the Japanese aircraft fleet that still remains stubborn is in trouble.
Four more Japanese planes emitted thick smoke, and one even tried to pull up to escape the dead airspace because it had finished dropping bombs. As a result, as soon as the nose of the plane was raised, a white bomb exploded near the wing.
The terrible air waves tore off a small part of the wing.
As a result, the 'Eagle' with broken wings struggled in the air for a moment before entering a death spiral. It was a state that even an ace pilot could not recover from, not to mention that the wings that provided lift to the aircraft were missing.
The huge fireball that hit the hillside and rose up reflected red on the gray little face of the good husband and colonel in the palace more than a thousand meters away.
How do you describe this feeling?
It's like an ugly man is full of dissatisfaction with the fat woman who just gave him a big mouth, but now he sees her being ravaged by the enemy, and he still feels extremely humiliated and helpless.
But compared to a certain lieutenant colonel in the sky, the Japanese army colonel's current state can be considered to be in heaven.
Because that person is probably almost at Amaterasu's house now.
