In the face of the bomber group of the anti-United Nations abuse, the Japanese army, which was left behind by the former lieutenant general to protect the beachhead, was almost powerless to fight back. {We don't write novels, we're just online text porters-△↗, and only some of the anti-aircraft guns were barely transported ashore, and most of them were wrecked on the beach or sunk in the sea along with the transport ships.

Although the best-performing Type 37-mm anti-aircraft guns were left, in addition to the two that were brought ashore by Lieutenant General Yuan, five Type 2 20-mm anti-aircraft guns were also left. This is already nearly one-third of the six anti-aircraft artillery squadrons that the Japanese army has put into this landing operation, and all the equipment that can be transported ashore.

But the key problem is that the two three-seven-millimeter anti-aircraft guns, which are called the best field anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns of the Japanese army during the entire World War II, brought ashore only 50 shells. The 20-mm anti-aircraft cannon had sufficient shells, but the firepower was somewhat insufficient to fight such a medium bomber. And most of all the anti-aircraft guns, in the first wave of the offensive, were dumbfounded by the fighters escorted by the anti-coalition escort.

The remaining sporadic ground anti-aircraft fire, especially the few remaining anti-aircraft machine guns, simply could not stand up to the bomber groups of the Anti-United Nations. Under the carpet bombing of a large number of bomber groups dispatched by the Anti-Japanese Union, the entire Japanese beachhead on the front line of Qikou and Zhangju River was bombed in a mess.

Although in the evening, in order to deal with the possible air raid of the Anti-United Nations the next day, Oshinofu sent personnel to venture into the water on several improvised rafts. With the cooperation of the sailors who swam ashore after the ship was destroyed, they wanted to dismantle the anti-aircraft guns on several ships that were destroyed on the shore in order to increase the firepower of the beachhead.

On the destroyers and coastal defense ships that were destroyed, there were quite a few 25-mm anti-aircraft guns, and even the main guns were high-level dual-purpose guns. The bulky main guns could not be disassembled, but in Oshin's opinion, those anti-aircraft guns could still be taken down if they tried to find a way. Although it is not as good as the army's 20-mm anti-aircraft gun, it is better than nothing.

These ships were almost completely paralyzed in shallow water because they were too close to the shore when they were wrecked, and the effect of low tide. It is still relatively easy to use those destroyed landing craft and temporarily modify a few rafts. A few doors can be dismantled, at least to increase the anti-aircraft fire of the beachhead. Even if enemy planes do not come, they can be used as support fire in the event of a ground attack.

As a middle-level officer, Okushin is not as dogmatic and rigid as the top brass. No matter how good the navy's things are, they are resolutely not used. For him, the estrangement between the army and the navy is a matter between the upper echelons, and it has nothing to do with him, the army leader. It's good if something can be used, so why divide the army and navy? The materials and positions that can protect the beachhead are much stronger than nothing.

It was only after a busy night that he was disappointed when he dismantled two Japanese Navy triple 25mm anti-aircraft guns. I rummaged through all the wrecked and stranded ships, but there were only a pitiful fifteen magazines of shells. The rest either fell into the sea or were soaked in the sea water and became unusable in the ammunition bay.

The only ammunition he had was gone, and the two anti-aircraft guns he had fished out with great effort were equivalent to a pile of scrap metal, and they could not play any role. Moreover, these anti-aircraft guns, which can only be used on a fixed basis, have not played the role that Osenfu expects them to play in the face of the anti-United Nations covering group.

In the face of the anti-Japanese coalition under the cover of fighter planes, almost unscrupulous bomber groups, Osenfu Dazuo was almost helpless. The only bit of anti-aircraft fire in his hand didn't even make a splash. It turned out that the Japanese army, which had lost its firepower superiority and the permanent fortification group, was also a group of toothless tigers.

At the same time that the defenders who remained at the beachhead in Qikou were crippled by the air strikes of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and the materials that had been piled up on the beachhead too late to be transferred were burned at the same time. On the front line of Sanhuzhuang, the 92nd Wing of the 44th Division, together with the 19th Wing of the 9th Division, also struggled under the fire of the Anti-Japanese Union.

Although the group of anti-United Nations attack planes dispatched on the front line of Sanhuzhuang was not as large as the group dispatched to the Qikou beachhead, in addition to the SBD dive bombers and the British-made Blenheim light bomber group, six gunboat planes converted from B25 medium bombers were also dispatched.

After the attack planes dropped napalm, several gunboats continuously launched fire strikes on a moving target on the ground at an altitude of 300 meters and with fire from both sides of the fuselage. These six gunboat groups suppressed the 44th Division on the front line of Sanhuzhuang to the ground and did not dare to make any moves.

In the face of the fierce air attack of the Anti-Japanese Union, the headquarters of the 44th Division on the ground were screaming bitterly. The reason is simple, the previous actions of this 44th Division were too grinding. Starting from the beachhead of Zhangju River, it took a whole night to walk to Sanhuzhuang.

By the time the air attack began, the 44th Division, which had just arrived on the front line of Sanhuzhuang for less than two hours, had not even completed the construction of field fortifications. Almost all of the troops, along with their equipment, were mostly exposed on the bare Bohai Plain.

Of course, these guys, who are quite desperate for their lives, never spare their lives when building field fortifications to protect their lives. Within two hours, a considerable part of the field fortifications had also been completed. When the bomber group of the Anti-Union arrived, it was still desperately digging for the offensive. But in two hours, it is obviously not enough to build a fortification group with a complete defense system.

As a result, there were still a considerable number of Japanese troops, and when the anti-coalition air attack came, the overall fortifications of the Japanese army on the front line of Sanhuzhuang were far from being completed. The 44th Division paid a heavy price for the previous delay. The area under his control was littered with the corpses of Japanese soldiers who had been killed or burned to char by napalm.

Although this batch of second-hand SBD 4 dive bombers that have been eliminated by the US Navy have slightly higher requirements for take-off and landing because of their origins. However, the bombing accuracy of this dive bomber, which had already been painstakingly worked at the time of design, was also incomparable with the British-made Blenheim light bomber.

Its bomb load and range are also incomparable with the short-legged Soviet-style Il-2 attack aircraft. Taking off from Beiping, Baoding, and Shimen airfields, its combat radius is enough to cover the entire theater. Moreover, adhering to the consistent sturdy characteristics of American-made aircraft, these aircraft are slightly slower, have strong strike resistance, and have much better maneuverability.

The SBD IV dive bombers put into operation in the second phase of the battle were eliminated by the US Navy and Marine Corps after being replaced with the new SBD V type. These aircraft, which have not been used for a long time, are actually as good as new. Of course, before handing it over to the Anti-Japanese Union, the Americans, as always, dismantled the landing hook and some of the latest radio equipment.

However, although it is a second-hand product eliminated by the US military, the performance of this batch of aircraft is quite excellent, which effectively makes up for the dilemma that the output of the Il-2 attack aircraft produced by the Anti-United Nations itself has never been able to meet the needs. In particular, the bombing accuracy is not comparable to that of the Il-2 attack aircraft.

The planes arrived during the recuperation of the battle, albeit a little later. But this dive bomber suffered great losses in the first stage of the battle. But the pilots, under the support of the fraternal units, did not suffer great losses as a whole. Moreover, according to Yang Zhen's requirements, each type of aircraft must have a certain reserve of pilots, and the pilots can almost be said to be ready-made, so the formation of combat effectiveness is very fast.

Within a week of taking over the plane, it basically formed combat effectiveness, and because of the range and the relationship between its ship and combat business, it was transferred to the customs to participate in the war. In this Qikou operation, this kind of aircraft, which is more suitable for fighting against ships than the Il-2 attack aircraft, served as the main force of the first-line light attack aircraft of the Anti-United Nations. With its consistent high-precision hit rate, it played a huge role in this battle.

In accordance with the tactical requirements of the anti-coalition air force, this dive bomber was specially designed to deal with the Japanese command system, as well as the storage of materials and ammunition, and the heavy weapons positions were added. During the air raid on the Sanhuzhuang line, these planes used high-precision dive bombing to destroy the anti-aircraft fire positions of the 44th Division, as well as the artillery positions, in the first place. A passage was opened for the follow-up attack of the Blenheim and Il-2 attack aircraft groups.

Before the Japanese troops in this unit could wake up from the air raid, the anti-United Nations B24 bomber group, which had already completed the air raid on the Qikou beachhead, flew to the Sanhuzhuang line again after returning to the Beiping airfield to refuel and reload bombs, and carried out another carpet bombing on the Sanhuzhuang line.

The entire Sanhuzhuang line was covered with thick smoke, and there were sky-high fires ignited by napalm everywhere. It turned out that the Osaka soldiers of the 44th Division, who were slow to hurry, never worked hard when advancing, and were slow to move, suffered heavy losses in the bombing, and it could be regarded as self-inflicted consequences.

As for throwing in so many planes in one go, even heavy bombers like the B24 were sent out to participate in the bombing of the landing Japanese troops. It's not that he deliberately wasted ammunition and fuel needlessly, and took precious aviation fuel inappropriately.

The reason why he dispatched so many planes was to carry out air strikes against the Japanese army almost regardless of the cost of work. There is only one reason, that is, although Yang Zhen transferred almost the entire North China battlefield, all the bomber and attack aircraft units this time, and transferred two B24 bomber squadrons from the Guanwai battlefield.

However, Yang Zhen allocated these bombers and attack aircraft groups to him, not to cooperate with him until the end of the war. There were only two days left to fight with him, forty-eight hours to be exact. That is, since early yesterday morning, these aviation units have been under his command.

However, after 4 o'clock this afternoon, among all the planes participating in the battle, only one squadron of attack aircraft and one squadron of light bombers, and two squadrons of SBD dive bombers will remain, and the rest of the combat planes will all be transferred. Including the group of aircraft that participated in the attack on the Bohai Bay the day before, and the two squadrons of heavy bombers transferred from the northeast half a month ago.

Under the situation that the entire Hebei and southwestern Shanxi are in a pot of porridge, it is impossible for Yang Zhen to put too many air forces on one battlefield. Temporarily suspending ground support for all theaters except for the southeast battlefield of Jinxi for two days, Yang Zhen has already made a lot of determination.

If it weren't for the front-line battlefield in Qikou, it would be too important for the Jilu border battlefield in front. In addition, the Japanese naval fleet has a large number of large-caliber naval guns with a range of more than 30 kilometers, which poses a threat to the depth of the Qikou battlefield. Yang Zhen would not have concentrated so many planes on a single battlefield.

Even if it was for a short period of time, Yang Zhen would not do this. The Japanese army that landed on the Qikou battlefield did its best to solve the problem, and used the Qikou battlefield as a support point to leverage the entire battle situation in the Jilu border theater to bring about fundamental changes. Speeding up the progress of the war in order to free up two armored divisions for the main battlefield on the Eastern Front was the reason why Yang Zhen made such a big determination.