Chapter 1221 Allocation of Aviation
The Japanese fortifications were so strong that they could not be destroyed even if they were directly hit by armor-piercing shells.
As the Japanese anti-tank guns were transferred, the muzzles of the anti-tank guns began to show out, and the muzzles of the black holes were aimed at the tanks.
Armor-piercing shells quickly struck the tanks, and this time two of the remaining eight tanks of the third company were hit again.
The Japanese firepower began to shoot at the firing points, and one bullet after another formed a network of crossfire, and the officers and men had no way to continue to advance, and more than a dozen people paid the price of casualties again.
The army commander Yin Jinshan, who was observing from behind, slowly lowered the binoculars, and he ordered the reconnaissance unit to be withdrawn, and at the same time contacted the artillery brigade to start shelling the outlying strongholds of the Japanese army.
However, at this time, the Japanese air force began to appear in the sky over the Provisional Ninth Army, and the Japanese aerial bombs were dropped without warning.
Aerial bombs began to explode one after another, huge explosions sounded, craters appeared on the ground, and the troops of the Ninth Army quickly took cover, silently enduring the bombing of Japanese planes.
At present, the Japanese air force in Guangdong has the 21st Independent Flying Squadron of the Army, which has a squadron of reconnaissance planes, a squadron of fighters, three squadrons of bombers, and the 15th Air Force of the Third Combined Air Force of the Navy, which has two squadrons of fighters and three squadrons of bombers, and at the same time, the First Air Force also has a squadron of carrier-based fighters, two squadrons of carrier-based bombers, and two squadrons of carrier-based attack planes, and the number of Japanese planes is nearly 200.
The 21st Independent Flying Team of the Army will provide air support to Huaxian where the 18th Division is stationed, the 3rd Joint Air Force of the Navy will support Foshan where the 106th Division is stationed, and the carrier-based aviation on the aircraft carrier Kaga of the 1st Air Force will provide air support to Dongguan where the 104th Division is stationed.
The 21st Separate Flying Group had already begun to send a bomber squadron of twelve bombers to Huaxian to begin bombing Chinese troops.
At the same time, the other two bomber squadrons were also ready to bomb, and they were ready to bomb the Chinese troops continuously to assist the Japanese troops in garrisoning.
On the one hand, they are responsible for reconnoitring Chinese reinforcements, and on the other hand, they need to be vigilant against Chinese air force units, and once they make any discoveries, they will immediately report to the headquarters.
"Boom, boom." Aerial bombs began to fall one after another, and the troops of the Ninth Army were unable to form an effective attack, and all the troops were scattered and hidden.
Tanks and other armored forces also began to camouflage and conceal themselves to prevent them from being blown up by the Japanese air force.
When the 12 bombers of the 3rd Independent Flying Squadron of the Japanese Army finished bombing, they began to return home.
Yin Jinshan immediately ordered the troops to quickly rescue the wounded, and at the same time immediately organized an attack on the Japanese troops.
Thirty No. 4 tanks of the first battalion of the fifth armored regiment and the battle defense artillery battalion strengthened the troops of the Honorary Fourth Division, and Zhang Wenbin, commander of the honorary fourth division, personally led the honorary seventh regiment and the honorary eighth regiment to attack the Japanese army, while the mountain artillery battalion, reconnaissance battalion, guard battalion and the honorary ninth regiment directly under the division were led by deputy division commander Tan Tianyu to attack from the flank of the Japanese position and cooperate with the main force.
The troops began to prepare, the infantry began to pull away from the skirmishers, the tanks roared, the tracks ran over the land, and quickly charged towards the Japanese positions.
THE FIRST REGIMENT OF THE ARTILLERY BRIGADE HAS STRENGTHENED THE OPERATION OF THE 54TH ARMY, THE FIRST REGIMENT IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THIRTY-SIX JAPANESE 150MM HOWITZERS, AND THE SECOND REGIMENT IS CURRENTLY OPERATING WITH THE TROOPS OF THE TEMPORARY NINTH ARMY, THE SECOND REGIMENT HAS THIRTY-SIX GERMAN-MADE 155MM HOWITZERS, BUT THE SECOND REGIMENT ONLY FIRED FOR A WHILE, AND WITH THE APPEARANCE OF THE JAPANESE AIR FORCE, THEY IMMEDIATELY STOPPED SHOOTING IN CONCEALMENT.
At this time, under the command of brigade commander Liang Zerui, the howitzers of the second regiment began to fire extended fire at the Japanese positions to cover the march of the troops.
Thousands of officers and soldiers, under the cover of tank artillery, began to rush towards the Japanese positions.
When the captain of the 56th Wing of the Japanese Army saw this posture, the expression on his face became solemn, and he quickly ordered the devil soldiers to prepare for battle.
More than 3,000 little devils were hidden in the fortifications, they waited for the Chinese troops to approach, and at the same time waited for the order to shoot.
THE 56TH WING HAS THREE INFANTRY BRIGADES, A MOUNTAIN ARTILLERY SQUADRON, AND AN ANTI-TANK GUN SQUADRON, THEY HAVE FOUR 75MM MOUNTAIN GUNS, SIX 47MM ANTI-TANK GUNS, AND THEY ARE SUPPORTED BY TWO ANTI-TANK GUNS, AND AT THE SAME TIME, BECAUSE OF THE TANK TROOPS THEY HAVE HERE, THE COMMANDER OF THE 111TH BRIGADE MAJOR GENERAL AND BRIGADE HAS BEGUN TO TRANSFER FOUR ANTI-TANK GUNS FROM THE 55TH WING.
"Wing Commander, do you start shooting now, there are too many Chinese troops, if we let them get closer, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to stop them, and the 85th Independent Flying Squadron has already begun to take off, once they get close, the aviation unit will not be able to carry out air strikes on them."
The captain of the first brigade had already begun to pick up the microphone, and he directly contacted the captain of the brigade, and then asked for instructions.
The first brigade was stationed at the outermost part of the position, and they were under a lot of pressure, and the captain of the Shaozuo brigade saw that the Chinese troops were numerous, and he woke up and began to carry out fire strikes within 300 meters.
You must know that according to the standards set by the Japanese army, they must wait until the Chinese troops enter the 100-meter range before they can immediately launch a fire strike.
The little devils have excellent marksmanship, and at a distance of a hundred meters, even if they are not serious, they can accurately hit the target.
Ando Toshikichi has carefully researched that he is ready to use defense to inflict a fatal blow on Sun Weiguo's troops.
"When the Chinese troops enter a distance of 300 meters, the mountain artillery squadron, the anti-tank artillery squadron, and the first brigade immediately carry out a fire strike."
The captain of the Dazuo Wing also knew about the special case, and he immediately began to give orders.
The tanks continued to advance, and the infantry cautiously followed, and light and heavy machine guns, grenadiers, infantry guns, mortars and other weapons quickly found a place to set up.
"Da-da-da-da." When the Chinese troops entered the position three hundred meters away, the Japanese troops began to fire on them.
Four infantry squadrons of the 1st Brigade began to fire, and 36 crooked-handled light machine guns formed a crossfire network, and the bullets were dense like a torrential rain and pounced on the Chinese troops.
Light machine gun bullets clanged on the tanks, but some infantry were also killed by bullets.
"Boom, boom." At the same time, 36 grenadiers of the Japanese army began to take action, and miniature grenades began to shoot out.
Zhang Wenbin, the commander of the Honorary Fourth Division, quickly squatted in a crater, he held a telescope and looked at the position of the devil soldiers, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.