Whining...... A Japanese monster screamed out of the clouds and circled around, as if looking for something. Suddenly, the plane made a sharp dive and swooped directly over the position of the 97th Army. The pilot was so frantic that he rushed until he was close to the ground before pulling back up, and then firing desperately along the avenue leading to Sanyiji.

"Be careful! Air strikes by enemy aircraft! The commanders of the positions shouted loudly, guiding the fighters to evade and defend the air. Fortunately, most of the fighters have experienced many air raids, and all work is carried out in an orderly manner and does not cause riots.

Puff puff...... Rows of bullets hit the position, and for a time sand and gravel flew and smoke and dust rose everywhere. The soldiers held their heads in their hands and leaned against the fortifications, for fear of being hit by bullets.

"Fuck it!" Seeing that the Japanese plane had flown overhead, a hot-tempered machine gunner suddenly picked up a light machine gun and opened heavy fire on the enemy plane. It's a pity that the plane was too fast, and the bullets hit the air.

Woo...... The Japanese pilots probably spotted the machine gunner and suddenly turned around and flew back. The fighters, who had just come out of the fortifications, were taken aback and hurriedly drilled back in.

Rumble! Several bombs were dropped, and the violent explosion blew the position beyond recognition on the spot.

"Killed by you, Da Liu!" A company commander complained.

Da Liu touched his head and said embarrassedly: "I, am I seeing that the little devil is too arrogant, can't I be angry?" ”

The company commander said angrily: "You have to endure it if you are angry, next time you do it again, you will be killed directly without waiting for the devil to bombard!" ”

Because the strength of the Chinese Air Force was too weak, it suffered a big loss in the recent air battle between Guide and Germany. Now it is almost completely withdrawn from the sky of eastern Henan. Without the containment of the Chinese Air Force, the Japanese aircraft could be said to be unscrupulous during this time, and they did not pay attention to the anti-aircraft firepower of the 97th Army at all. Of course, this is also related to Zheng Weiguo's order to prohibit active attacks on Japanese aircraft.

Boom~Boom! Another Japanese plane flew in from the north and dumped all the bombs it carried on the outlying positions of Sanyiji. These positions are currently under the control of the 97th Army, leaving the remnants of the 14th Division immobilized.

"Onboard, onboard! Long live the Great Japanese Empire! Seeing that the 97th Army had suffered a big loss, the Japanese soldiers trapped in the Sanyi set cheered loudly.

"Phew! Sooner or later, Lao Tzu will destroy you! The commander of the first battalion of the 36th Brigade spat and scolded resentfully.

The deputy battalion commander muttered: "The little devil blows up like this all day long." We don't even dare to show our heads. I don't think it's a show. ”

The commander of the first battalion snorted and said, "If it weren't for the fact that the air defense forces were not allowed to open fire, would we be afraid of those broken planes?" One battalion of us can wipe out the soil and fertilizer plains! ”

The deputy battalion commander knew that he had made the old mistake of bragging again, and he smiled and didn't pick up the stubble. Don't look at Tu Feiyuan, he only gasped. It's not easy to wipe it out completely.

Command of the 97th Army. Chief of Staff Zhou hurriedly walked in. He said: "Junza, just now the Japanese army launched another air raid on the positions of our army. Three main positions and seven auxiliary positions were attacked to varying degrees. ”

Zheng Weiguo is looking at a map. Hearing this, he hurriedly threw down the magnifying glass, straightened up and said, "Are there any casualties?" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "There are fortifications to cover, and the casualties are not large. It's just that you ordered the air defense units not to open fire, and many fighters couldn't figure it out, and they couldn't do anything after being bombed, which hurt morale. ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded solemnly and said, "Let the commanders of each brigade and battalion appease the brothers a little more, and hold on for two more days." ”

Speaking of which, the 97th Army got a lot of good things when it went south this time, including four large-caliber anti-aircraft guns. Two were captured Japanese 88-type 75mm anti-aircraft guns, and the other two were Soviet-style 76.2mm anti-aircraft guns abandoned by the national army.

The Japanese 88-type 75mm anti-aircraft gun is mainly used for field air defense, important air defense, is the main force of the Japanese Army during the war 75mm anti-aircraft gun, when it was in service, it was one of the best 75mm anti-aircraft guns in the world at that time, but when the war broke out, the air defense performance has been backward, it is very difficult to deal with high-speed aircraft, and it is impossible to effectively attack high-altitude bombers. However, for the 97th Army, it is still a very good thing.

The Soviet-style anti-aircraft artillery had slightly better performance and served as the main anti-aircraft firepower of the national army for a long time during the Anti-Japanese War, with the only drawback being that it was too bulky.

With these four large-caliber anti-aircraft guns, plus 16 20-mm anti-aircraft guns and a large number of light and heavy machine guns, the anti-aircraft firepower of the 97th Army can be described as good, at least in the face of the Japanese air raids. But Zheng Weiguo still ordered a ban on firing because he had other plans.

Chief of Staff Zhou hesitated for a moment and said, "Junzao, can your plan be successful?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said lightly: "If you can make it, you have to try it to know the way!" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said worriedly: "But I am worried that the air force will not cooperate well, after all, we have no experience in this area before. ”

Zheng Weiguo retorted: "Experience is all groped. He stood up, sighed, and explained: "I would not have taken such a risk, but now that the enemy situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to us, we will not take any chances and retreat to the north shore without taking any chances." ”

Chief of Staff Zhou nodded heavily and said, "Military seat, then I will contact the Air Force again and strive to make the plan more perfect." ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Okay, this matter will be taken care of by you personally!" What he admires most about Chief of Staff Zhou is this, once he decides on something, he will go all out to do it.

When the 97th Army was busy, the Japanese army was not idle. Lieutenant General Nakajima Isago led the main force of the 16th Division to advance rapidly, and it was about to converge with the vanguard. If it weren't for the logistical delays, I am afraid that the 97th Army would be able to counter-encircle within a day.

"Caoba-kun, the supplies you want are already on the way, I hope you don't let me down!" Nakajima hung up the phone directly after speaking.

"Hello! His Excellency ...... the commander of the division, "Major General Kusaba Tatsumi, the commander of the 19th Brigade, was about to say a few words to show his loyalty, but he didn't expect to hear a beeping voice on the phone before he finished speaking.

"Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, what did the Division Commander say?" Seeing that Kusaba Tatsuki's face was a little ugly, the commander of the 9th Wing, Katagiri Goro Osa, asked curiously.

Major General Kusaba said embarrassedly: "Your Excellency the division commander hung up the phone directly. Presumably dissatisfied with our progress. Katagiri-kun, you have to find a way to break the resistance of the Shina people as soon as possible and rescue the 14th Division as soon as possible, otherwise, the board of the military headquarters will definitely hit us in the ass. ”

Katagiri Daisa's face was a little pale, and he said, "Hay, I understand!" "If something really happens to the 14th Division, the top brass of the Japanese army will definitely shirk responsibility in every possible way, and whether or not they can be pushed off in the end, the front-line commanders will be unlucky.

Major General Kusaba asked again, "Can you launch an attack before noon today?" ”

Katagiri Daisa hurriedly said, "As long as the supplies can be delivered." Of course there is no problem. ”

Major General Kusaba nodded. "The troops of the 10th Division are moving north, and it is expected that they will soon be able to join us, but we must attack before them," he said. Do you understand what I mean? ”

Katagiri Daisa hurriedly put his legs together, lowered his head and said, "Hello." Excellency! ”

Major General Kusaba breathed a sigh of relief. Say, "Good." Go ahead and get ready, and I'm sure you won't let me down! ”

At Shangqiu Station of Longhai Railway, a military train full of goods is slowly driving out of the platform. Yasuya Noda, the manager of the 16th Division's military station, wiped the sweat from his forehead. Said excitedly: "Aunt Amaterasu bless, the supplies are finally ready." ”

Being a manager in a Japanese army, especially a permanent division like the 16th Division, is a rare beauty difference. A division of tens of thousands of people, the amount of materials consumed every day is extremely staggering, as long as a little leakage is enough to make a fortune. Due to the large profits, almost no one could resist the temptation, and many troops even participated in the division commanders, such as the surrounding soil fertilizer plain, which was a big moth.

However, during this time, Noda's life was not easy. The 16th Division was originally going to pursue the remnants of Li Zongren's troops in the direction of Dabie Mountain, but it was suddenly transferred to the direction of eastern Henan.

This can make Noda miserable, and the materials that were originally raised have to be redeployed, but the transportation capacity is insufficient, and the route needs to be re-explored. The upper levels were destroyed one by one, and the quartermaster officers of the lower troops followed Noda's ass all day long to force supplies, and Noda, who was caught in the middle and was angry, was almost driven crazy by them.

"Well, now, there will be no more supply interruptions or shortages." Noda thought happily and secretly decided to increase the shipping fee tenfold to make up for the psychological damage during this time.

Henan Luoyang Airport, Air Force Liaison Office. Ding Lingling, the phone rang suddenly. A general picked up the phone, hung up the phone in a hurry after saying a few words, and then rushed to the lounge outside.

There was a room full of pilots in the lounge, and it was obvious that they had been waiting for a long time. Maybe I'm too tired, mostly lying on the table and napping.

"Assemble, assemble!" The general hurriedly slapped the table and shouted.

The pilots all woke up at once, and shouted one after another: "Captain, when will you leave?" ”

"For now, follow Plan A. Hurry, hurry, hurry up! The general kept urging, and the pilot hurriedly packed his belongings and rushed to the tarmac......

Call...... The first to take off was the newly arrived Soviet-style SB-2 (also translated CB-2) fast bomber. This aircraft did not perform well in the Great Patriotic War of the USSR, but at that time it was a first-class bomber with a cruising capacity of 1200 km, a maximum speed of 412 km, an altitude of 9510 meters, and a capacity of 600 kg of bombs.

The "95" and "96" fighters used by the Japanese army were not as fast as the SB-2 and could not intercept them. Later, Japan developed the "97" type, which could reach a speed of 450 kilometers per hour, and forced the SB-2 to drop bombs at an altitude of 7000~9000 meters. The SB-2 remained in service with the Chinese Air Force until 1943 and was the last Soviet-made aircraft to be decommissioned.

Whining...... The bomber hissed and soon rushed into the sky of eastern Henan. Because the time for receiving this kind of plane was still short, and the skills of the pilots of the Nationalist army were not up to standard, they were piloted by Bichaev of the Soviet Union's volunteer team to aid China.

"Aha, Lee, guess what I saw?" Bichaev excitedly shouted at the co-pilot Li Mingyi, and then pulled the balance rudder. The plane shook, and a fierce man plunged under the clouds.

The Longhai line extends to the east and west, and there is no end in sight. Woo...... A train suddenly appeared in view, galloping happily on the Longhai line, and a bright red plaster flag was planted on the left and right sides of the locomotive.

Li Mingyi shouted in surprise: "It seems to be a military column of the Japanese army!" ”

"Hah, that's it!" Bichaev screamed, beat the rudders, and quickly rushed towards the military column.

"Oh, damn it, that's the Chi man's plane!" A Japanese soldier in charge of the guard screamed in fright and sounded the alarm on the car.

But it was too late, and the bomber flew over the train like a big bird, and several bombs fell down accurately. "Ahh Several Japanese soldiers who discovered the crisis screamed in fright, and then were violently cut off with a loud bang.

Rumble! The first explosion was nothing more than an appetizer, and before the bomber could fly far, another explosion occurred on the train. And it was much more violent than the first, and the fragments of the explosion were even close to catching up with the plane.

"Jelimo!" Bichaev was taken aback and couldn't help but curse. However, after seeing the military column that had been blown into several pieces, he laughed happily. (To be continued......)