In the afternoon, the Japanese army once again sent 12 Zero fighters to kill over Yiling!
This was already the entire formation of Zero fighter jets from the Second Air Wing of the Japanese Navy that had arrived at Jianghan Airport. You can imagine how much the defeat in the sky over Yiling in the morning dealt a big blow to the Japanese. They were completely mobilized.
However, as early as 11:30 in the morning, the convoy carrying the general's coffin arrived at Yiling Airport. Under the escort of five Wildcat fighter jets, the C-47 special plane carrying the general's coffin took off at 11:50. At 1 p.m.
Arrive at Shancheng Jiulongpo Airport at 30:00.
This time the Japanese troops deployed with all their strength, they just punched into the cotton with one fist, and there was no opponent at all.
After circling Yiling City for several weeks without finding any enemy, the 12 Japanese planes frantically descended to an altitude of less than 600 meters, intending to retaliate with machine gun fire on Yiling City, which had been devastated by cannon fodder.
Because it mainly seeks air combat with its opponents, the Zero fighter does not carry any bombs, but has plenty of machine gun bullets.
Relying on its extremely high speed and the lack of prevention and control weapons on the Chinese side, the Japanese aircraft unscrupulously fired at deserted neighborhoods and low-rise residential areas.
Looking from a high altitude, one can clearly see the yellow dragons running wildly in the dilapidated Yiling city. They are the dust caused by the terrifying machine gun bullets hitting the ground.
However, no one knows how much blood is mixed in it.
In fact, the soldiers and civilians in Yiling had already received the warning and either did not go out or hid in the mountains. However, it was still inevitable that some people would be injured or killed in the indiscriminate shooting by Japanese aircraft.
According to casualty data later issued by China condemning Japan's attacks on civilians, a total of more than 600 civilians were killed or injured in the crazy strafing by 12 Japanese planes, including 48 children under the age of 10.
The whole crazy catharsis lasted for nearly 20 minutes. I saw Japanese planes swooping in from the edge of Yiling City with roars, and then opened fire on the city indiscriminately. After more than a minute, they shot up into the blue sky with their noses high.
Just like a group of seabirds foraging on the sea, flying up and down to enjoy the feast given to them by God.
The army lieutenant and his colleagues were hiding in an air-raid shelter not far from the airport, watching helplessly as Japanese planes several kilometers away kept flying up and down, destroying the small mountain town.
Thinking of the mother and son in his mind, the anxiety in the Army Lieutenant's heart was like a fire burning. He promised that he would give the little child a bag of bullet casings, but because the convoy had to speed up at that time, he only had time to ask about the details of the mother and son.
Home address, you have to lead the way.
And now, does he still have a chance to give it away?
"Sir Tang, why don't you fight back? You're faster!" the army lieutenant moved his gaze into the distance.
In a small fortification on the edge of Yiling City, there was also an army major who was extremely anxiously asking Tang Dao for instructions: "Commander Tang, fire! If you don't fire, the little devil's plane will run away, and we can't let our people
Death in vain!"
Tang Dao, who was looking at the sky with a telescope, was like a sculpture, his face was expressionless, and his voice was as cold as ice: "The first Zero fighter to enter service had a total of 6 machine guns, and each machine gun was equipped with 500 to 700 rounds of ammunition.
Calculated based on the average, it is about 3,600 rounds. They have just launched about 5 rounds of ground attacks. Calculated by consuming 400 to 500 rounds of ammunition per round, they still have about one-third of the ammunition.
We only have a total of 6 40mm anti-aircraft guns and 6 20mm machine guns. This is the last air defense force around Yiling City. In order to ensure that the airport can still take off and land aircraft, all the people and equipment here must not be lost!
wait!"
Tang Dao's extremely cold judgment made the major commander of the air defense battalion shudder!
But he knew that Tang Dao was right. The strategic purpose of the air defense company that they were specially transported by C-47 special plane this time was to ensure the safety of Yiling Airport.
Nowadays, Yiling has been completely surrounded by the Japanese army from the outside. Especially with the 33rd Army's defense line responsible for the right defense line of the fifth theater being broken, the only way for the defenders of Yiling's outer defense line to obtain equipment and supplies is the Yangtze River waterway.
and the air corridor of the airport.
The Yangtze River waterway was also blocked by Japanese fighter planes. Large ships were too slow to escape Japanese strafing and bombing. Transportation by small gunboats was simply a drop in the bucket. Air channels were the most important.
The reason why the Japanese army has not bombed such an important airport before is that after conquering Yiling, the Japanese army may have a dream of taking the airport as their own. However, as Chinese fighter planes bombard the Japanese over Yiling,
If you get a bruised nose and a swollen face, I'm afraid the Japanese will change their minds.
Their air defense company, which received new anti-aircraft guns, was deployed to Yiling Airport after the commander of the Fifth Theater District applied for special approval. The order they received was to defend the safety of the airport at all costs, not the city.
Speaking of which, the Army Major actually admired the Tang leader who was standing on the edge of the air defense fortifications. As a spiritual support officer sent by the Ministry of Military Affairs, he could return with the special plane with those big shots. There was no need to talk to Zhang
The general and his remnants took a passenger train back to the mountain city, but he still chose to stay.
The most awesome thing is that after watching the special plane depart, Tang Tuanzuo immediately ordered the 1st Company of the 2nd Air Defense Battalion of the 3rd Air Defense Regiment, which had not yet transferred command to the Fifth Theater Command, to continue to obey his command.
You must know that when the 1st Air Defense Company first arrived in Yiling, the order from the Ministry of Military Affairs was that Tang Dao would be responsible for the safety of the general's coffin. The 1st Air Defense Company was also responsible for the air defense security of the entire coffin guarding team. It was under the direct jurisdiction of Colonel Tang Dao.
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According to common sense, if the special plane flies out of Yiling's airspace, even if the mission of the 1st Air Defense Company is completed, Tang Dao will automatically lose his command. However, Colonel Tang, who took the initiative to stay and planned to board the ship at night, asked to continue to obey his command.
"The Japanese navy was beaten severely this morning. With their urinary nature, they will definitely not accept defeat and will send a more powerful fleet to Yiling. Since they have no fighter planes to fight, they will definitely vent all their anger on Yiling City and our Chinese people.
Brothers of the 1st Air Defense Company, you must have heard of the 100,000 Yiling people who knelt down the street to see off the general in the morning and did not panic when the Japanese planes arrived. They treated us like this, how can we let them down?
I need you to follow me. Before guarding the airport, kill them first so that they will never dare to show off their power over this small town again. Use your blood to tell them that at low altitudes below 2,000 meters, whoever comes will die!" Tang Dao stood in the air defense.
In front of 150 people from Company 1, the sound was deafening!
"But Chief Tang, the order from the summit is to defend the airport. If there is any battle damage before the position is established, we will all be punished with death!" The army major who personally followed his 1st company to Yiling looked embarrassed.
"I can guarantee my position as commander of the Fourth Army Regiment and all my future prospects. If one anti-aircraft gun is lost in this battle, I will pay for 10! Moreover, before the command is transferred to the 5th Theater Command, you
They are all still under my command. If he goes up to the peak and asks about his crime, he will only ask about my commander's crime." Tang Dao replied calmly.
"Then" the Army Major said with a grimace and wanted to say what to do if the telegram from the 5th Theater Command came.
But he looked dumbfounded as he saw two of Tang Tuanzuo's closest subordinates standing in front of the field radio station, signaling the communications squad leader to turn off the radio.
"I know what you are worried about, but now you see, at least within 2 hours, the telegram from the Fifth Theater Command to receive command authority will not be in your hands or mine." Tang Dao looked at the dumbfounded Army Major with bright eyes.
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I am afraid that he is the only one in the entire military career of an army major who can seize the command power so easily and calmly.
Since Tang Tuanzuo has talked about things and words to this extent, and the army major is also a passionate soldier, then there is nothing else to say, just bite the bullet and follow suit.
As for the trucks and the six 20mm machine gun squads of the 67th Army, seeing Tang Dao was like seeing their own parents. As soon as they heard that Tang Dao was going to take them to fight against Japanese planes, they didn’t hesitate for half a second.
They lined up neatly and shouted angrily: "Please give me the order, sir. The subordinates will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
That really dumbfounded the 150 people of the 1st Air Defense Company. Commander Tang in front of me had a relationship with the famous thorny soldier of the 67th Army, and it seemed that the friendship was not shallow. Otherwise, the Lieutenant Colonel who led the team
Nor would he agree without saying a word.
Of course they didn't know that Tang Tuanzuo fought side by side with the 67th Army in Songjiang for four days and nights, and used his own elite troops to guard the 67th Army's only retreat. That was a life-and-death friendship, let alone obeying his command.
It's time to fight the little devil. I'm afraid Tang Tuanzuo said hello and wanted to fight him. The 67th Army Major said that half of the people would stand behind him.
This is of course one of the reasons why that person has not touched a hair of Mr. Tang until now. Today’s Tang Dao social circle is really too wide. When he got married, more than 7 generals came to congratulate him in person, and
Congratulations to the seven or eight major generals.
The Sichuan Army Faction, the Northeast Military Faction, the Northwest Military Faction, the Yunnan Army Faction, and the Hunan Army Faction include the 80th Group Army. They are simply called a good guy. Several major factions that can fight and fight are all "affected" with Tang.
No one should think twice before acting.
The general named Tang who made a complete mess in the defense of Jinling was fine, but the big man who lost the Lu Province was directly killed and sacrificed. Do you think that was the general who fell in love with the surnamed Tang? No,
In fact, the relationships and interests behind it were too complicated, and even that person had to think twice about it.
Tang Dao, who successfully gained command, immediately deployed six 40mm anti-aircraft guns on the hills surrounding Yiling City, and six 20mm anti-aircraft guns were hidden in residential buildings in the city.
However, Tang Tuanzuo issued a strict order. Before his order, no matter how arrogant and rampant the Japanese aircraft were, no artillery squad was allowed to fire artillery without authorization. Anyone who violated the military order would be executed!
The reason why such a cruel military order was issued is that Tang Dao knew very well that the Zero fighter was too powerful. Its speed and maneuverability were far beyond the Type 96 and Type 97 that the Japanese army had equipped. Even at low altitudes, its speed could not be reached.
The speed is over 500 kilometers per hour, but it can still maintain a speed of 400 kilometers per hour, which is far beyond the top speed of the Type 96 fighter jet.
If he has an air defense regiment with 48 40mm anti-aircraft guns, he can naturally use his numerical advantage to form fire barriers in the air and rely on probability to attack the Zero fighters entering the low-altitude area.
But he only has 6 40mm anti-aircraft guns and 6 less powerful 20mm machine guns, leaving him only one chance. If he fails, the Japanese aircraft will not only escape smoothly, but can even use their excellent maneuverability to attack
Carry out crazy attacks on the artillery positions found in the field of vision.
Because it is a temporary deployment, the 40mm anti-aircraft gun does not have any reinforced concrete permanent fortifications for defense. It can only be used as a simple defense by piling three layers of sandbags more than one meter high around the anti-aircraft gun.
As long as the Japanese aircraft carried a bomb, even a 30-pound bomb, it could carry out a devastating blow to the gun emplacement.
And as the major battalion commander said, if precious anti-aircraft guns are lost before reaching the air defense positions around the airport, the outcome for the entire 1st Air Defense Company may not be good.
In other words, the entire company No. 150 is really following him in this battle with their heads up.
Therefore, whether it is for the fighter opportunity or to live up to the officers and soldiers he persuaded, Tang Dao can only wait!
Not only are they waiting for the Japanese planes to consume their own bullets, but they are also waiting for the Japanese planes to completely lose their vigilance!
If you want to fight, you must fight so hard that the Japanese will be heartbroken and frightened every time they think of this battle. This has always been Tang Tuanzuo's combat principle!
Of course, because the Japanese planes had been plundering for nearly 20 minutes, Tang Dao knew that the loss would not be small. If it were the time when he first arrived in this time and space, Tang Dao would definitely be like the anxious-eyed Army Major in front of him, and it would be difficult to endure it anymore.
But now Tang Dao has experienced nearly three years of battlefield experience in mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and his heart has already been tempered as hard as a diamond. He knows that the battlefield is as cruel as purgatory, and the so-called perfection can only exist in fairy tales. If you want to defeat the enemy, just
The losses must be endured, and even on the surface, the losses may be greater than those of the enemy.
Just like the Woolly Bears in time and space, in order to win that war, they sacrificed almost an entire generation. The figure of nearly 27 million sacrifices would really scare any normal person, but the result in exchange was...
The nation has been strong on this planet for nearly 60 years.
If you want to win the final victory, you must first have the courage to endure sacrifice. This is extremely cruel, but it is the only truth that war teaches the winner.
Kindness does not necessarily mean weakness, but being kind on the battlefield is a crime!
While Tang Dao learned to grow into an excellent commander, he also chose to wrap his inner weakness with coldness.
Finally, when the Japanese planes began their seventh round of dive shooting on Yiling City one by one, and some Japanese planes even descended to a low altitude of 300 meters, almost flying close to the top of the mountain, Tang Dao's bloodshot eyes exploded.
With all his energy coming out, he waved his arms fiercely: "Hit, each artillery position will give me a hard hit according to the previously formulated tactics, and empty all the planned artillery shells!"
"Dong dong dong!" The 40mm anti-aircraft cannon on the side of Tang Dao took the lead in firing into the air.
Because the Japanese aircraft were flying at ultra-low altitudes, the 40mm anti-aircraft guns were prepared with armor-piercing shells in front of them, not high-altitude delayed-fuze detonation shells, nor any barrage or barrage. Even if they were chased, they would not be able to get past a thousand meters.
The Japanese aircraft flew past at high speed and opened fire.
It doesn't matter if a series of artillery shells are missed. Another artillery position hundreds of meters away will pre-fire in the airspace in front of the Japanese aircraft. According to the pre-war deployment tactics, basically three cannons will hit a Japanese aircraft. No matter how many aircraft are killed at once, it can
A fight is a fight!
However, the first unlucky thing was not the Japanese plane that flew outside the city and was chased and hit by a 40mm anti-aircraft gun, but a Japanese plane that was passing through Yiling City at high speed and pressing the machine gun button to shoot at a block.
The reason is that the Japanese plane really flew too low. It was so low that the Chinese artillerymen hiding in a residential building could almost see clearly the face of the Japanese pilot who was looking towards the ground. The Japanese plane passed by at a speed of 330 kilometers per hour.
He almost exposed his belly to the muzzle of the camouflaged twin machine gun in the small courtyard.
The sergeant sitting in the shooting position was also an extremely experienced machine gun shooter in the 67th Army. Through the previous dive flights of the Japanese aircraft, he had already estimated that the speed of the Japanese aircraft was about 320 kilometers, so he made preparations in advance.
After prejudgment, a total of 20 shells from the two magazines were actually fired at an area about 300 meters in front of the Japanese aircraft.
This unlucky kid 'hit' the bullet chain almost three seconds after the machine gun fired.
Two cigar-thick warheads effortlessly tore open the bottom of the Japanese pilot's cockpit, beating the Japanese pilot until blood spattered everywhere, and even smashed the flight rudder into pieces!
The Japanese plane, which was completely out of control, just plunged into the street where he had just shot at it arbitrarily, and exploded into a ball of flames!
At least for the first five seconds, the Japanese aircraft fleet was covered. It was not until a ball of flames rose from the ground that the Japanese pilots really believed that the Chinese actually had anti-aircraft guns, and they had been holding back until now before firing.
The glory of the Japanese navy did not allow them to retreat in the face of attacks. Therefore, after another fighter plane was shot down, the Japanese plane that flew back to high altitude not only did not leave, but instead roared and swooped down again, shooting at the discovered gun positions!
However, embarrassment soon hit us!
After just one attack, most Japanese pilots reported to their commanders in frustration that they had run out of ammunition.
The plane has no bullets and no bombs. How about hitting a bird? No, you can’t even hit a bird!
What's even more embarrassing is that the Chinese on the ground are very powerful, and the anti-aircraft artillery shells are flying over one after another, hitting them with great vigor.
"Damn Chinese, they are so cunning!" Captain Yoshio Maeda of the Japanese Navy who was in charge of the aircraft formation at the time could only leave such a painful comment, and then issued an order on the radio channel: "Return!"
At this time, four "bonfires" had been lit inside and outside Yiling City, and the flames were soaring into the sky!
"Oh! God! How could such stupid Japanese cause such heavy losses to your country?" Lieutenant Scott, who was watching the battle with a telescope outside the air-raid shelter, held his head and exclaimed in disbelief.
This was simply an unbelievable victory of the weak against the strong. In his view, using 12 anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns to attack such a large number of new fighter planes was a life-and-death struggle. He admired the fearlessness of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, but did not agree with it.
But the final outcome was that the Japanese planes were shot down four times in a row, and finally fled. The key was that during the escape process, the 40mm anti-aircraft gun that had been replaced with a delayed-fuse fire bomb shot down another one.
These Japanese pilots must have grown up eating shit! Because he can guarantee that the Chinese soldiers who control the 40mm anti-aircraft cannons actually only got those cannons for a few days!
Just these rookies
"Lieutenant Scott, you have forgotten what Chief Tang once said. In order to win the war, in addition to the courage to sacrifice, you also need enough wisdom, but don't place your hope on the enemy's stupidity!" Shen Chonghai replied with a smile in disbelief.
Lieutenant of the United States Air Force.
"You Chinese, this is it!" Lieutenant Scott extended his thumb sincerely. "I hope we will always be friends!"
"Chief Tang and I hope so too!" Shen Chonghai replied.
But Lieutenant Scott would never hear the silent sigh emanating from his friend's heart.
Tang Dao said to him very carefully: There is no eternal friendship between countries, only eternal interests!
All the good things will only exist in the wishes of little people like them!
At dusk, the army lieutenant finally fulfilled his promise and handed a bag of bullet casings to the five-year-old child, including a 40mm anti-aircraft gun shell casing signed by Tang Tuanzuo himself!
Then, dozens of infantrymen followed Tang Tuanzuo on the small passenger ship returning to the mountain city!
