The nearly 50 planes gathered were all the bombers that the Japanese had not yet finished dropping bombs over the battlefield, and the bombing targets they wanted to look for were not found at all, and the purpose of retaliation was to show that the target could only be placed on the anti-aircraft weapons that appeared.

But what these pilots of the Japanese army never expected was that what was waiting for them was a pit, a big pit that they regretted. Looking at the approaching Japanese planes, Yu Mingren, commander of the heavy firepower battalion of the 877th Regiment who was in charge of the command on the ground, calmly gave the order to prepare to shoot at the air.

Yu Mingren was temporarily appointed by Li Changwu as the commander of the 462 Brigade Air Defense Battalion only last night, and he was given command 24 twin-mounted German-made 37-millimeter antiaircraft guns mounted on armored trucks and 64 antiaircraft machine guns equipped with antiaircraft tripods.

This is all the imitation airpower that the 211th Division can take out, and it also accounts for more than half of the defensive firepower of the whole army. There are also some anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns used for air defense of heavy artillery regiments, headquarters, warehouses and other important departments, and those anti-aircraft firepower is not under the command of the 462nd Brigade.

After Yu Mingren accepted the appointment, he also tried his best, and these anti-aircraft firepower were used to disperse the use of the troops and departments in need of air defense throughout the brigade, so the allocation of anti-aircraft firepower would be too weak, and the threat to the Japanese planes would not be great.

It can be concentrated in one or two units or departments, and if the Japanese bombing target is not the selected one or two units, it will not be able to account for the heavy losses caused to the division.

After thinking about it repeatedly, Yu Mingren still decided to set a trap for little Japan and induce the Japanese planes to fight a decisive battle with the concentrated anti-aircraft fire. For this reason, Yu Mingren did not hesitate to take out more than 30 antiaircraft machine guns, set up an air defense position, and took the initiative to attack with half of the antiaircraft guns to lure the Japanese planes into the trap.

Now it seems that his hard work was not in vain, and the Japanese planes were lured over. After the kung fu is done, the next step is the battle of real swords and guns, and Yu Mingren is not worried about this.

As soon as the Japanese planes entered the effective range of anti-aircraft fire, Yu Mingren gave the order to open fire. On the anti-aircraft positions that had already been arranged, anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns formed a network of firepower.

When the pilots of the Japanese planes found that a dense anti-aircraft fire network had appeared in front of them, it was impossible for them to retreat, so they could only rely on their own skills and luck to break through the fire network.

I saw the Japanese planes in the air, quickly formed an attack team, and several groups swooped down towards the air defense positions on the ground. The pilots of the Japanese army were really good in terms of technology, but unfortunately the protection of the aircraft was too poor.

Not to mention those German-made anti-aircraft guns, even anti-aircraft machine guns can easily penetrate the armor of aircraft after using *. In front of a dense network of anti-aircraft fire, it is not none, but not many, that can penetrate it, especially light bombers rushing ahead.

The planes that had rushed through the air defense fire network all dropped their aerial bombs and bombs, and the sound of explosions on the air defense positions immediately continued, and gunpowder smoke and dust suddenly rose into the air. Anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns that were firing at the air were also constantly destroyed.

The destroyed anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns created holes in the anti-aircraft fire network, and the pilots on the planes behind the Japanese seized on these holes and passed through the fire network more easily.

As more and more flights flew through the fire net, so did the bombardment of the positions. The continuous fall of the comrades-in-arms around him did not make the soldiers on the position afraid or retreat, but aroused their hatred for the Japanese planes.

Only 15 minutes passed, and the battle between ground and air came to an end, and only half of the 40 or 50 Japanese planes were able to return intact, while less than 10 antiaircraft machine guns were intact in the air defense positions, and only 13 of the 24 antiaircraft guns survived.

The casualties of the anti-air forces in this battle exceeded 300, but none of the artillery and important divisions were lost, and the air defense units used their casualties to thwart the purpose of the Japanese flying units and defend the artillery and important divisions.

The fierce battle between the ground and the air did not affect the attack of the 877th Regiment and the 878th Regiment, and after the two regiment commanders, Wu Zhijun and Qi Xuan, led their troops to rush to the second line of Japanese positions, and then fought together with the 212th Wing of the Japanese Army guarding the second position.

Although the morale of the 212th Wing of the Japanese Army was somewhat boosted by the arrival of air support, it was unable to stop the Chinese tanks and caused the Chinese troops to rush to the position.

Wing Commander Keito Shiro Osa's heart was also very unwilling and anxious, except for the soldiers who had been killed and injured in the bombing just now, the combat strength on the position was only more than 3,000 people, and the Chinese troops who rushed to the position were estimated to be about 2,000 people, plus the difficult tanks, their own side did not occupy a clear advantage.

However, this is already the second line, and only the last line of defense of the 32nd Wing is behind, so this second line of positions must be held no matter what. In a hurry, Keito Shiro Osa sent out all the captains around him, asked them to personally supervise the formation, and commanded the troops to drive out the Chinese troops who rushed to the position.

The two sides combined with thousands of people, it was difficult to distinguish the winner in a short time, but the dozens of chariots on the position still highlighted the huge effect. In such a battle, it is difficult for the vehicle-mounted artillery to play a role, but the role of the vehicle-mounted heavy machine gun is fully exerted.

As soon as the Japanese army gathered a group of soldiers, they were hit by intensive fire from heavy machine guns on board, and thus suffered heavy casualties. Without the formed troops, it was difficult for the scattered soldiers to compete with the Chinese troops assembled in companies and platoons.

For this reason, the Japanese army also used a variety of methods, wanting to destroy the Chinese tanks, but I don't remember whether it was a suicide attack, or a cluster * attack, it seems that it is not very useful, after paying huge casualties, only a few light tanks were injured and blown up, and those huge heavy tanks were still running back and forth on the position, bringing great damage and pressure to the Japanese soldiers.

In the command post of the 462nd Brigade, Tang Yu and Wei Ye were nervously watching the fight between the two sides on the Japanese position with high-powered binoculars, and as time went by, the 877th Regiment and the 878th Regiment gradually gained the upper hand, which also eased the nervous expressions of the two slightly.

Tang Yu said to Wei Ye while observing: "Old Wei, it seems that the Zhi Army has the upper hand, the Japanese army should be about to lose it, right?" Wei Ye also replied while observing: "The Zhi Army has the upper hand, but even if this battle is won, it will not be easy to win, killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, their casualties are not small!"

Wei Ye's words made Tang Yu's heart sink, and the little excitement he had just had just now disappeared. This is only the second line of Japanese positions, there are still many Japanese troops behind, the 877th Regiment and the 878th Regiment have suffered heavy casualties here, how can the battle be fought in the future?

Now the only brigade that can be used for attack is its own, and although there is still an 879th Regiment in his hands that has not moved, the Japanese army still has a lot of troops. Thinking of this, Tang Yu said: "Lao Wei, you are staring here, I will organize the troops to prepare for the attack behind." ”

Wei Ye put down the binoculars and replied, "You are now the commander of the first brigade, you must control the overall situation here, and I will organize the troops." After saying that, he turned around and walked outside the command post.

Tang Yu was stunned for a moment, did not insist, turned to the commander of the guard battalion next to him, Lu Xi, and said, "Battalion Commander Lu, you order all the guard battalions to assemble, obey the command of Staff Officer Wei, and remember to ensure the safety of Staff Officer Wei." ”

After Lu Xi obeyed the order and left, Tang Yu's attention was once again on the position that was being fought hard, no matter how the battle was going to be fought in the future, now this position of the Japanese army must be captured, otherwise everything is meaningless.

The advantages of the 877th Regiment and the 878th Regiment on the position were gradually expanding, and the Japanese army organized many counter-charges and counter-assaults, all of which were defeated under the concerted counterattack of the tanks and soldiers.

Kei Teng Shiro's life is getting more and more sad, and his temper is getting more and more irritable, several captains under him have been scolded, and two captains have been slapped, which has not changed the situation for the better.

In a hurry, Keito Shiro Osa was even ready to personally lead the troops to rush up, but was stopped by the guards around him. In desperation, Keito Shiro Osa could only call the division commander to report the battle situation and ask the division commander for reinforcements.

The division commander, Lieutenant General Iide Tetsuzo, was not having a good time, and the air support just now not only did not achieve results under his guidance, but also caused the flight unit to lose more than one-third of its aircraft, and he did not know how to explain it to Commander Isamu Yokoyama, and the report of Shiro Eto made him even more worried.

The three infantry wings of the division were the main force of the battle, and the 210th Wing suffered heavy losses in the forward positions, not only losing its positions, but also not withdrawing many troops. If the 212th Wing could not hold the second line, there would be only the last line of the 32nd Wing.

The rest of the division's troops, even the baggage wing and the engineer wing, all of their own soldiers who could fight, temporarily formed two infantry brigades, these two infantry brigades were guarded outside the south gate, in order to prevent the Chinese army in the city from breaking through to the outside, and could not move again, and now they have no troops in their hands that can be used for reinforcements.

Just when Lieutenant General Iide Tetsuzo was worried about the report of Keitō Shiro, Chief of Staff Yoshida Eijiro Osa said beside him: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, now that our division is short of troops, do you want to mobilize the troops of the 116th Division at the east gate to rush to reinforcements?"

Lieutenant General Iide Tetsuzo thought for a while before slowly nodding and saying, "Yo Xi, it seems that I still despise these people, send a telegram to Takeuchi-kun, and ask Takeuchi-kun to divide half of the troops stationed at the east gate and reinforce my division." ”