In order to provide air support for the 16th Division, the Japanese army separately drew some fighters from the flying teams that cooperated with the 11th Army to strengthen its air firepower. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThere is only one purpose, I hope that the 16th Division can hold out for a long time.

As for the troops of the Fifth Theater, they had already formed an encirclement of the 16th Division, and the Japanese army also knew about this situation. Even from the situation reported by the 16th Division, the Central China Dispatch Army knew that the situation of the 16th Division was very dangerous.

At this moment, the reinforcements could not rush over in a short time, and every hour of delay could lead to the destruction of the 16th Division. If even the 16th Division is completely annihilated, then the Second Army, which serves as the assist, can basically withdraw from the combat sequence.

As far as the current situation is concerned, a 10th division has been completely annihilated, and a division has lost more than half of its division, or even a new division commander has been replaced, which means that half of the division's combat effectiveness has been lost. The loss of one more sixteenth division would be the loss of two and a half divisions.

Whether it was the 10th Division, or the 13th and 16th Divisions, they were all standing Class A divisions of the Japanese army. If these three divisions are really destroyed, not to mention that Minoru Higashikurenomiya will be punished, and the commander Hosojun Roku will be held accountable.

Even though Hososhunroku has already questioned the command ability of Minoru Higashikunomiya, now is not the time to be held accountable. At the moment, they had only one thing to do, and that was to rescue the 16th Division.

It was precisely knowing this situation that even though the 13th Division was still in the process of recovery and reconstruction, Minoru Higashikurenomiya still sent it out. In any case, the troops he could command at hand were the 13th Division.

As for the combat unit that served as the guard unit of the headquarters, he did not dare to send it out easily. If he is cold, if there are really troops of the Central Army coming in, I am afraid that he, the commander of the Second Army, will also be careful about the head of the Xiangshang!

After dawn, the air force units carrying out combat missions received a communication telegram from the 16th Division. On the telegram, the 16th Division also emphasized that they would be responsible for bombing key areas.

It is not surprising that the southern position where He Zhengdao is located has become an area that the little devil military aircraft needs to focus on. It's just that when the Japanese fighters flew over the town, they found that there were no people in sight in the southern position.

The only thing that could see people was the blocking position that confronted the Japanese army. This made the Air Force pilots in charge of reconnaissance somewhat surprised. Do they really need to focus on such a place?

With the appearance of the little devil plane, the ongoing battle also quickly became dull. I was reminded of the right way before, when the 51st Army and the 77th Army attacked, they also 'hidden' the troops at hand.

With the exception of the troops in charge of the attack, the rest of the troops took refuge. So much so that when the little devil's bombers appeared, they always felt that there were not as many attacking troops surrounding the town as they imagined.

As for the troops attacking at the front of the position, those bombers did not dare to bomb easily. The reason is very simple, if the bombing is carried out in such a small space, who knows if the bomb will fall on the position of blocking the Japanese army?

Seeing the planes coming to help, the Japanese troops, who were much more relaxed, also felt that these planes were always circling in the sky, but why didn't they drop bombs? You know, their time in the air is actually limited!

Also unexpected was Keisuke Fujie, looking at the fighters and bombers circling in the south, he frowned a little and said, "What's the matter?" Hasn't the Air Force found the target yet? Why are you still spinning in the sky? ”

In response to such an inquiry, the chief of staff also said with some curiosity: "Your Excellency the division commander, I don't know exactly what's going on. In fact, not only the southern position, but also the planes responsible for bombing other directions do not seem to have taken action! ”

If they can't find a valuable target, the little devil plane responsible for attacking and bombing will naturally not easily 'bomb'. But after circling a few times, the Japanese fighters hovering in the southern airspace finally made a move.

The little devil fighter in charge of reconnaissance, after flying to the bomber pilot position, pointed to a dense jungle below. This gesture made the bomber navigator suddenly feel bright.

There were no targets on the ground to bomb, perhaps because they were all hiding in the woods?

With this sudden realization, the bomber pilot soon began to carry out bombing missions. Looking at the strings of aerial bombs, accurately dropped from the sky into the dense jungle, the other troops on the battlefield couldn't help but look sideways.

Xu Youchang, commander of the 51st Army, who was closest to the Eighth Route Army, looked at the violent explosion sound from the southern position, and said worriedly: "It seems that the little devils are targeting them this time, and they are really willing to use so many bombers to bomb!" ”

The chief of staff of the 51st Army, who heard this, said with a little confusion: "But according to the report of our forward observation post, it seems that the shells of the little devils have been thrown down the mountain, and they have not bombed the position of the small village in the south!" ”

'Then do you know that the troops of the 67th Army are hiding there for air defense?' ’

It's not clear! The military seat means that they are hiding in the mountains? ’

When the two were discussing this issue, He Zhengdao, who was staying in the underground bunker, looked at the burning woods in front of him, and said with a little regret: "Alas, the little devil is really rich, and this aerial bomb is thrown down as if he didn't need money!" ”

Li Xiangdong, who was standing on the side, said with a smile: "Commander, it seems that our suspicious plan has succeeded again!" ”

According to common sense, the troops hiding in the dense vegetation of the woods can indeed effectively avoid the reconnaissance of the aircraft. But Ho Zhengdao knows that there are advantages and disadvantages to hiding in the woods.

As soon as an aerial bomb falls into the woods, there is a risk of starting a fire. As a result, the troops hiding in the woods risked being burned to death. And being at the forefront of the war zone, He Zhengdao naturally would not do such a stupid thing.

Most of the concealed fortifications built by the reconnaissance regiment last night were concentrated at the slopes of some hillsides. The digging of bomb shelters is all too familiar to reconnaissance regiments. With the help of natural terrain protection, dig safer and more stable bomb shelters.

It's just that considering that the position in the south is not too big, if the little devils really bomb wildly, it may also cause damage to individual bomb shelters. After thinking about it, He Zhengdao felt that people should be disguised in the woods.

Get some straw and tie the straw man, then dress the straw man and place it in the woods, a bit of a looming position. As long as the little devil lowers his flight altitude, he can still see those camouflaged straw men.

Even if you don't see much, as long as you make the little devil's pilot believe that there are people hiding in the woods, then the little devil will drop as many bombs into the jungle as possible when he carries out the bombing. This is the strategy of the suspicious soldiers!

Listening to the explosion from the southern position, Keisuke Fujie's expression was slightly soothed: "Yo, the Imperial Air Force has finally started bombing, I think they should have confirmed the bombing target." ”

For this kind of self-fantasy that is too beautiful, He Zhengdao will not expose it on the spot. In fact, he was a little relieved to see that the little devil sent bombers to his side to carry out bombing missions.

More planes bombing him meant fewer bombs falling on the heads of other troops. In this way, the losses incurred by the entire theater in this round of bombing will undoubtedly be smaller.

The first Japanese fighters to arrive on the battlefield finally chose to leave the battlefield after circling the town for nearly an hour. Shortly after the plane left, the offensive of the 71st Army suddenly became ferocious.

Listening to the sound of fierce shelling from the north, He Zhengdao shook his head and said: "I'm afraid such a strong attack is a bit premature!" ”

'Yes! Although the little devil's plane is gone, the little devil in the town still has a heavy artillery wing! Now that they are using such a fierce shelling, they are bound to be counterattacked by the artillery of the little devils! ’

To the east, give an order to the mountain artillery unit to quickly lock down the position of the Japanese heavy artillery once it counterattacks, and then bomb it. The position of the mountain artillery units was still in skirmishers, and each artillery in each position fired only five shells. ’

'Commander, you mean, we're going to help them?' ’

In Li Xiangdong's view, as an old Red Army, he actually doesn't have much affection for the Central Army. Now that the 71st Army is the main attacker, it is more afraid that they will steal the limelight belonging to the Central Army.

In this case, it is good to let the 71st Army suffer, but they always feel that the Eighth Route Army is not good!

It's just that He Zhengdao, who heard this, said with a very serious expression: "Xiangdong, it is true that we have political views with them, and it is not false that we are wary of each other. But you have to remember that we are on the battlefield and we are their allies.

To put it simply, we are like two brothers in a family fighting with them, and maybe you usually fight to the death. But now that outsiders have broken into our homes and bullied our brothers and sisters, we should also temporarily put aside our grievances and unite with the outside world.

Now that we realize that they are going to suffer, as friendly forces, we should also help. Whether they are willing to accept this favor or not, we are also fighting the little devils. After all, they are also the anti-Japanese forces of China, understand? ”

'Yes, Commander, I see!' ’

With He Zhengdao's order, the relatively scattered mountain artillery units distributed in the south soon entered a state of combat readiness. The previously covered artillery positions were also quickly uncovered one after another, and they entered a state of preparation for shelling.

And He Zhengdao's guess was also correct, seeing that the 71st Army launched a fierce artillery bombardment so quickly, Fujie Keisuke was unexpected, and quickly ordered the heavy artillery wing to dispatch a heavy artillery squadron to carry out a counterattack mission.

In addition, the Japanese field artillery units deployed in the northern positions also launched corresponding counterattacks. If the artillery bombardment of the 71st Army was fierce, then the counterattack artillery fire of the Japanese army also frightened the artillery units of the 71st Army.

Just when Song Xilian watched the Japanese counterattack artillery fire, his expression was a little bitter and helpless. The sound of artillery shelling from the south immediately attracted the attention of the entire battlefield. Many officers and soldiers of the 71st Army were surprised that the Eighth Route Army actually opened fire!

When will the Eighth Route Army be able to give the Central Army a help in this way, regardless of previous suspicions? (To be continued.) )