Chapter 688: Deadly Pursuit
The frontal battlefield was blocked, the left battlefield was blocked, and the attacking troops on the right were defeated, suffering countless casualties under the artillery bombardment of the People's Liberation Army.
Shunroku Hata had been listening to these news that made his eyelids beat wildly from morning to night, and the nerves in his fingers had begun to be a little confused, and he was beating his thighs uncontrollably, as if he was having a convulsion.
He no longer wanted to see the bloody scenes of the battlefield ahead, and from morning to night, his troops rushed forward one after another, and the corpses had been piled up in front of the PLA positions into a three-kilometer-long mountain of corpses. But the most successful time was when his troops rushed to five meters in front of the PLA position.
But as soon as Toshiroku Hata thought of this, he became angry, because he was sure that the PLA deliberately let its own troops rush to that distance.
gave the Japanese army great hope that they could win, but when the hope was about to come, the PLA position suddenly fired 10,000 guns, and guns of various calibers swept towards his soldiers, killing the Japanese troops within 300 meters.
In just that charge, Shunroku Hata lost a wing. Although a wing is only a drop in the bucket for Shunroku Hata who has an army of millions, if he continues to lose so much, no matter how many soldiers he has, he will be killed cleanly!
Shunroku Hata suddenly remembered the story his father told him about China, when Shunroku Hata had participated in the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance.
The 100,000 Chinese cavalry fought against the British force of less than 5,000 men, but these 100,000 men eventually fell prey to the slaughter of the British army, armed with artillery and advanced muskets. Of the 100,000 strongest Chinese cavalry that could dominate the world, less than 20,000 were beaten and escaped.
The shock at the beginning once again returned to Shunroku Hata's mind.
It's just that in the past, he was shocked that modern weapons could create such a powerful force, but now, his shock came from the fact that the troops he led seemed to have become 100,000 cavalry in China back then, and the People's Liberation Army played the role of the British army at the beginning, mercilessly slaughtering his troops.
"Report, report." Just when Toshitoshi Hata's six were trembling, suddenly a devil Dazuo ran in in a panic, and his face was full of uncontrollable panic.
"What's the matter? Is one of our wings or a brigade gone? What could be worse news than these? "As soon as Toshiroku Hata saw someone come to report, he was annoyed, because the report was definitely not good news, and it would definitely make him angina for a while.
The devil Dazuo swallowed his saliva hard, probably brewing emotions for a while before saying, "No, no, it's more serious than this." ”
"Say, if you're grinding, I'll send you to the front line!" Shunroku Hata yelled impatiently.
"The troops attacking the rear flank of the PLA retreated, and according to the news that came from us, we lost about 40,000 men. Two division commanders, one brigade commander, and two garrison captains were shattered, and even Lieutenant General Lichuan of Qingdao was shattered on the spot! Devil Dazuo hurriedly reported.
"What?" Shunroku Hata stood up suddenly, but his eyes suddenly darkened, and his chest was suffocated. Spit out a mouthful of blood and fall to the sky.
Twenty minutes later, under the emergency treatment of two military doctors, Shunroku Hata finally slowly woke up.
The first thing he did after he woke up was to grab the clothes of the chief of staff next to him, almost crying: "Qingdao Lichuan, Qingdao Lichuan." Is he dead? ”
Chief of Staff Matsui Taikuro nodded heavily, he knew that Kiyodo Tachikawa was Shunroku Hata's favorite general. As the old saying goes, it is rare for a thousand troops to ask for a general, and Shunroku Hata spent too much energy on Kiyodo Tachikawa, and the sudden loss of this good helper was too big a blow to him.
Shunroku Hata looked up to the sky and sighed, tears flowing from the corners of his eyes.
He didn't care about the loss of 40,000 troops, and he didn't care about the failure of this offensive. On the battlefield, victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, and you can come again if you fail.
But Qingdao Lichuan, the subordinate he loved and hated, died like this, and there were few powerful generals left under his command.
"What the hell is going on?" Shunroku Hata sat up sharply and roared like a beast at the devils in all directions.
Because the distance was too far for him to observe the battle from thirty kilometers away, he knew nothing about the defeat of the troops in Tachikawa in Kiyodo. At this moment, he was anxious to know how his troops had been defeated, and why such a fierce general as Qingdao Lichuan not only did not take the position of the People's Liberation Army, but even died himself.
Kutaro Matsui coughed and said slowly: "The People's Liberation Army dispatched planes, and their planes dropped bombs that could ignite a fire immediately after exploding, and in a moment our large number of troops were caught in flames, and then ......"
According to the report from the front, Kutaro Matsui made a report to Shunroku Hata in 1510.
When Shunroku Hata heard this, his brows furrowed tightly, and his hands were clenched into fists, the fists were pale, and it seemed that bones would burst out from under his skin at any time.
In the end, Qingdao Tachikawa was sniped on the spot by snipers hidden in the shadows by the People's Liberation Army, and the situation got out of control. Plus the pursuers of the People's Liberation Army arrived at this time, so "
Kutaro Matsui glanced at Shunroku Hata out of the corner of his eye, only to see that Shunroku Hata had a terrifying face, like a thousand-year-old zombie had just been resurrected, and even his lips showed his teeth of choice.
Bang! Shunroku Hata suddenly slammed his fist on the ground, startling the devils around him, and they all involuntarily retreated backwards.
"People's Liberation Army, Gao Dong, I am inseparable from you!" Shunroku Hata stood up suddenly, the fierce light in his eyes that could instantly scare his men into fear.
Not a single devil officer has ever seen their commander show such affection that is not like that of a normal human, and Shunroku Hataketake has become a monster that all devils fear and avoid.
"Since you are attacking our Imperial Japanese Army with the planes captured from us? Damn, really hateful! And with that kind of bomb that can be burned, what the hell is that? Shunroku Hata asked a staff officer sharply.
"No, no, no. I don't know, sir, it's powerful anyway, a bomb can burn hundreds of us to death! ”
The devil's staff officer immediately received a hard slap in the face, and he staggered back after being beaten.
"I don't know anything, what's the use of asking you?" Shunroku Hata roared angrily, and rushed up and kicked a few times in anger before stopping.
Looking at the staff officer who was kicked to the ground and his face was full of grievances, the rest of the officers in the command headquarters held their breath and condensed, looking at their noses and noses, and they didn't even dare to come out.
"There are such powerful weapons, the People's Liberation Army is really not to be underestimated!" Shunroku Hata finally calmed down, and his wit and composure returned to him once again.
He suddenly turned around and shouted loudly: "Order the flight unit to immediately send out warplanes to pursue those Zhina planes!" Wherever they go, shoot them all down for me. If you find their airport, you will raze it to the ground and blow it up in flames! The People's Liberation Army (PLA) must not have an air force, nor can it have that kind of terrifying weapon. ”
"Hay!" All the devil officers nodded in unison, as if they had been amnesty, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Excellency, how many planes are you going to send? It seems that the PLA, including bombers, has only about sixty at most! Matsui asked suspiciously.
"All, send all the planes!" A sneer appeared at the corner of Toshiroku's mouth: "We must use the method of crushing in the air to completely destroy the self-confidence of the Chinese!" Use our strength to tell them that the Imperial Japanese Army is the hegemon in the air. Even if they win a little on the ground, in the air, they will always be inferior people who submit to our feet! ”
"Hay, I'll do it immediately!" Matsui Taikuro's eyes also showed a fierce light, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
No matter who you are, you will believe that as long as you send a huge air force, you will definitely crush and sweep away the Chinese aircraft. China's Air Force, it's over!
Ten minutes later, about 500 planes of the Japanese flying group, which had already moved to the front line, were ready to fly at the same time. Under the leadership of Captain Masao Yoshino, 500 planes took off in unison and flew in the direction of Pingdingshan.
The Japanese planes covered the sky and the sun, and against the swept wind, they hit and opened a cloud of black clouds, and quickly advanced in the direction of Pingdingshan. Their target was the Chinese army's mere 60 planes.
At this time, on the battlefield behind Pingdingshan, the Japanese army had been completely defeated. With the full onslaught of the Third Army and the assistance of the flying units, even the Japanese encirclement was broken through a gap.
If He Long hadn't ordered the withdrawal of troops in time, I am afraid that the Third Army would have started a fierce battle with the devils who surrounded Pingdingshan.
Gao Dong looked at the plane still hovering in the air, and said with a smile: "It should be coming soon."
"What's coming?" He Long, who had been following Gao Dong's side, couldn't help but ask in surprise.
Gao Dong lowered his head and said with a smile: "Wait a while, there will definitely be a large number of Japanese planes flying here." Then, using wolf pack tactics, shoot down all of our planes. ”
He Long was dumbfounded when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Then let our plane leave, don't you stay here and wait for death?" ”
But after he finished speaking, he immediately felt that it was impossible, how could they contact the planes in the air, could it be that he shouted at the planes circling in the air at the top of his throat, run for his life, the devil's brigade plane is coming, go home and avoid it. Is this just!
They had to wait for the planes to leave on their own, otherwise they had to die.
"I can't go!" Gao Dong shook his head, but there was no worried look on his face: "The devil came prepared this time, and it is imperative for our plane!" If you think about it, our plane just made such a big noise, especially the horrific gasoline incendiary bombs. Now the devils must be scared to death, they will not allow us to have such powerful weapons! ”
"So, it doesn't matter if our plane leaves or not. Today, they are all going to destroy our newly formed air force. Maybe we'll be destroyed along with all our airfields, and we'll lose all of it! Gao Dong actually laughed as he spoke.
"Commander-in-chief, are you still laughing? Let's think about it, the plane is our treasure! He Long said bitterly, after seeing the huge power of the planes just now, where could he afford to lose half of these planes!
Gao Dong patted He Long on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, you see that I am so calm, you know that it is okay!" ”
"Actually, I've been waiting, waiting for the arrival of the devil's plane. I'm afraid that they won't come, as long as they come, this pursuit of the devils will be the last flight in their lives! Gao Dong looked at the air confidently, his eyes were full of murder!