Chapter 165: Destroying Another Heavy Artillery Brigade (Part II)
At this time, it was not only Chen Cheng who was paying close attention to the Japanese artillery position, but the Japanese-Chinese Central Front Command was even more concerned about this time, and they kept thinking about countermeasures while constantly contacting the artillery position. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Unable to get in touch, has lost contact with the artillery......"
"How to contact, such a violent explosion, we can all see from here, can the artillery positions still be safe and sound?"
"It's over, our artillery is over, and hundreds of thousands of troops will fall into a situation where there is no artillery available......"
The entire Central China Front fell into a pessimistic atmosphere.
"We must make second-hand preparations and get the support of the base camp as soon as possible, and we need the cooperation of the combined fleet and the supply of supplies. If the combined fleet acts immediately, we are replenished, and ...... can be saved"
"Those cowards in the navy, what are they still grinding, if they don't act, we will all be alone......"
"The Empire's pioneering battle is not only the responsibility of our army, the navy must participate in ......" Matsui Ishone grimaced, he felt that his failure and the navy's inaction had an inescapable reason.
At this time, the Japanese artillery position was already in a mess under the blows of ten Tornadoes, two in each wave, divided into five waves, and it was scorched black everywhere. Charred corpses, burnt deformed cannon parts, huge craters that have spread all over the positions.
"How's the bombing effect?" After the 10 Tornadoes were launched, Wei Qidong immediately confirmed the situation with the aerial reconnaissance plane.
"General Wei, the bombing effect is very good, the artillery gathered by the little devils is over. After finishing the ......" report, the pilot who reported was hovering over the Japanese artillery position to observe the situation while driving the plane, and at the same time excitedly reported, too relieved, too shocked, too excited.
"Continue to reconnoiter other Japanese movements, and report the situation at any time......," Wei Qidong said immediately.
"Yes......"
Immediately, Wei Qidong reported the bombing effect to the Nanjing side and General Chen Cheng's headquarters, and he also suggested that the Nanjing side take advantage of the heavy damage of the Japanese artillery to immediately send a bomber group to bombard the Japanese infantry in turn. Because of the new creation of Japanese artillery, the morale of the Japanese army is bound to be low, so being able to take this opportunity to carry out an effective air attack on them will inevitably further weaken the morale of the Japanese army.
As for how Chen Cheng's troops should move, Wei Qidong didn't have any suggestions, because he knew that Chen Cheng knew how to conduct ground operations better than he Wei Qidong.
The Nanjing side and Chen Cheng's command headquarters who received Wei Qidong's news all cheered and celebrated, even some generals who usually looked cold on the outside, they couldn't hide their excitement and excitement at this moment, and they celebrated loudly.
With the approval of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek and the order of Madame Chiang, who is also the commander-in-chief of the Air Force, the Nanjing side immediately mobilized all the planes that could be mobilized in the surrounding areas and flew to Shanghai in groups to provide air support.
After Wei Qidong and Tang Xinyi completed the bombing, they immediately put away the tornado, and then drove the Apache to Shanghai again.
The first group of air force formations to attack Nanjing, with nearly 20 planes, directly attacked the forward positions of the Japanese troops in Shanghai.
The screams of the "......" shells came and went, and from time to time you could see the bodies of Japanese soldiers flying up along with the bombed earth and rocks, and the miserable howls were directly drowned in the huge explosion.
The "Buzz ......" plane dived and flew directly over the heads of the Japanese troops.
"Da Da Da ......" As the plane flew by, the on-board machine gun fired wildly.
"Chirp chirp ......" The sound of bullets flying through the shuttle struck the exposed targets one by one.
At this time, the Chinese army was also busy in the forward position of the Chinese army, some fortifications that had been destroyed by Japanese artillery fire were being repaired in a hurry, the bodies of the sacrificed soldiers were also carried down, and the seriously injured soldiers were also carried to the rear for emergency rescue. Many soldiers who were slightly injured did not want to leave the position, but were simply bandaged and entered into a tense busyness.
The officers and men of the Chinese army naturally saw the situation of their own aircraft group flying towards the Japanese position, and they had completely forgotten the casualties just now, and at this moment they were quite relieved to watch their air force teach those little devils a fierce lesson.
"The little devil also has today, it's so relieving......"
"Let these little devils also taste the power of our artillery fire......"
And Chen Cheng's headquarters was also busy here, and everyone discussed the next action plan together.
"General Wei also said that he would also give us direct air support in the later attack...... "Chen Cheng said.
"That's great, General Wei and General Tang's planes can hover in the air to carry out crazy strikes, and those difficult firepower of the little devils can no longer be hidden."
"Yes, with the support of General Wei and them, this battle is much easier...... several generals and staff officers were also very excited when they heard it, and at the same time secretly admired Wei Qidong and Tang Xinyi's selflessness.
Since the two came to Shanghai, they have not made any requests, they have always been giving, in front of the enemy and behind the enemy, as long as they can give support, there is no ambiguity.
"General Wei suggested that we use the 88mm anti-aircraft gun with the infantry as a flat-fire gun, which can not only suppress the Japanese armored forces at all times, but also target some solid fire ......points," Chen Cheng added.
"General Wei and General Tang are more proficient in these ordnance weapons than us, and it should be right to listen to him. With the support of General Wei and General Tang, plus our artillery on the ground, it is completely possible to launch an attack in advance without waiting for all the reinforcements to arrive. A major general's staff officer said.
"Yes, take advantage of his illness and kill him. can't give the little devil a chance to buffer, maybe, at this time, the little devil's domestic support is also on the way. "The idea of an instant offense is shared by most people.
"Since everyone agrees, then, when our air force bombing is complete, we will immediately attack with our whole army. Let the little devils see if our army is qualified to fight them head-on when our weapons are not inferior to theirs......" Chen Cheng slapped the table and made the final decision with a deep sigh.
Swiftly, orders were sent to the commanders of the various units, and the whole force immediately entered the intense preparations for the attack. At this moment, Wei Qidong and Tang Xinyi had already driven the Apache back to Shanghai and landed directly behind the forward positions of the Chinese army, ready to provide support at any time after the Chinese army launched an attack.
Wei Qidong and Tang Xinyi appeared at the rear of the position, and Chen Cheng naturally knew that because he chose the landing site according to Wei Qidong's requirements, he even sent a battalion of troops to block an area and prevent anyone from approaching easily.
Finally, after the aircraft groups in Wuhu and Nanjing carried out a baptism of the Japanese position, Chen Cheng immediately ordered the main force of nearly 100,000 people to launch a powerful attack on the Japanese position.