Chapter 246: Air Defense
Zhang Dabiao held a telescope and watched the enemy's tentative attack troops, shooting at the soldiers on the position, but he did not retreat.
"The little devil is so cunning, he ordered the side fire of the No. 1 position, the machine-gun fortifications of the No. 2 and No. 2 positions to continue to be silent!"
"Yes!"
The heavy machine guns of the "Tutu Tu ......" opened fire, and there were heavy machine guns on the No. 1 main peak position, attacking the Japanese troops in front of the No. 2 position from the flank.
Nobusawa Sakata saw this situation and "Order the troops to retreat!" ”
"Hey!"
The enemy's positions were well constructed, and they had a large number of light and heavy machine guns and grenadiers, which was very much in line with the equipment of the new regiment.
"Send a telegram to the headquarters asking for tactical guidance!" Sakata Shinzawa said: "It is suspected that the defensive position of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army has been discovered, and the suspected permanent fortifications cultivated by the enemy occupy the positions of the three main peaks of Cangyun Ridge!" ”
"Infantry artillery is limited, request air support, and request guidance on the next operation!"
"Hey!"
The telegram was sent, and in the Taiyuan headquarters, Yoshio Shinozuka was still looking at the map, and the speed of the Sakata Wing's actions at this time was related to whether this sweeping operation could be carried out smoothly!
"Report, Sakata United telegram!"
"Oh?" Yoshio Shinozuka immediately took it, frowned after reading it, and then put his hands behind his back and kept pacing, "Order, the Flying Wing will be dispatched immediately to support the Sakata Wing and bomb the three main peaks of Cangyun Ridge!" ”
"At the same time, order the Sakata United, be sure to go all out to snatch Cangyun Ridge!"
"Hey!"
"Chief of Staff!" At that time, Yoshio Shinozuka looked at Shojiro Iida, "This is the battle plan I made, I will start refining it immediately, and I must send it out before tomorrow!" ”
"Hey!" Shojiro Iida's battle plan is only an approximation of which unit will take what route, and the specific night will depend on the work of the staff officers.
Develop a detailed course of action, taking into account the timing and logistics, etc.
The "Buzz ......" airport was busy, and one after another Type 97 heavy crit planes were pushed onto the runway, and then took off in turn.
This fighter has a combat radius of 1,000 kilometers, takes off from Taiyuan Airport, can cover the entire Jin Province region, can carry a large number of bombs, and the bombing power is huge.
The bombers took off in turn, and then flew in formation, and they didn't even need escort fighters, because the Eighth Route Army or the Jin Sui Army did not have an air force at all.
In this sky, they have no natural predators.
He Jiaming observed the vicinity of the enemy's artillery position, and then checked the situation of the Japanese army through the small map, and the enemy had now stopped the attack and did not launch an artillery bombardment.
He looked directly at the enemy's headquarters, but unfortunately the minimap could not be heard, and he could only try to see if there was any telegram that could tell him exactly what was happening now.
The headquarters of the Sakata United was only built a shed, and it was not placed on high ground, on low ground.
However, He Jiaming still couldn't see the situation inside, he checked the three main peak positions again, and the situation was not bad, because the deployment was reasonable and flexible, and there were no large-scale casualties for the time being.
Minor injuries do not get out of the line of fire, this is the old rule of the Eighth Route Army, the soldiers are in a better condition, drink water in small sips, and hide in the anti-artillery hole.
He Jiaming frowned, then turned around and returned directly to the position of the reconnaissance battalion, where the soldiers were working hard to dig trenches.
"Qian Ming, send a telegram to the first battalion, tell them that the enemy's bombers are coming, let them get ready!" He Jiaming judged it this way.
Now the Sakata United should have attacked, but they unexpectedly stopped, and they must have waited for the bombers to bomb before attacking again.
After all, the power of the Type 92 infantry artillery was limited, and when the situation was unknown, the power of artillery bombardment alone was not enough to destroy many fortifications and positions.
The bombing is different, the power of the bomb is huge, the small bomb alone has a weight of 250 kilograms, and the destructive power is very huge when thrown from it with gravitational acceleration.
That's why the fortifications of the first battalion had to lay the rails on the rails, and then they had to add a thick layer of soil to compaction!
Li Yunlong came over with the guard battalion, while Zhao Gang took the recruit battalion, the baggage battalion and the artillery battalion behind the main peak position, and they did not participate in this battle.
Artillery is a treasure and cannot be used as infantry, while baggage battalions and recruit battalions are non-combat units, most of which have no combat experience and have not even completed recruit training.
They will be used as a supplementary source of troops for the main battalions on the front line, and after completing the training, they will be supplemented to the front line troops.
"Jiaming!"
"Captain!" He Jiaming saw that Li Yunlong was actually here, "Why are you here?" ”
"I'll take over the blocking position, you concentrate on dealing with the enemy's artillery, what's the situation ahead, why has the gunfire stopped?" Li Yunlong asked.
"I guess the enemy is waiting for the bomber, I have already sent a telegram to Battalion Commander Zhang!" He Jiaming continued: "Since the guard battalion has taken over the position, then I will leave the artillery platoon and grenadier squad to you!" ”
"I'll take the reconnaissance battalion to the back first, I estimate that the enemy's logistics supplies should be about to leave, first kill his logistics supplies, and when we come back, we should almost attack!"
Li Yunlong's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Yes, they have encountered an attack here, and they will definitely send a telegram to the supply troops behind them to send supplies in advance!" ”
"It just so happens that the ammunition they consume makes me feel distressed, it's absolutely necessary to replenish it, you guys go!"
"Yes!" He Jiaming left the artillery platoon and nine grenadier squads, and then set off with all the infantry and headed in the direction from which the Sakata Wing had come.
Less than twenty minutes after he drove away, the enemy's bomber group appeared in the sky, Zhang Dabiao touched his head, "Battalion Commander He's judgment is really accurate!" ”
"Order the troops to prepare!"
"Yes!"
The positions were ready early in the morning, and the enemy bombers began to circle, they were looking for the location of the main peak position, after all, there were three main peaks, all of which were their bombing targets.
Bombing missions are then assigned, followed by hovering and adjusting angles, and finally dive bombing.
The Japanese bombers prepared to bomb at low altitudes, so that they could bomb accurately, and when they approached the three main peaks, they did not have time to drop their bombs.
Suddenly, on top of the three main peaks, a dense barrage struck, "clanging ......"
The sound of the bomber being hit by bullets immediately startled the pilots, and black smoke came out of the racks.
Li Yunlong assigned the first battalion to a machine gun battalion, and the 36 heavy machine guns were not all arranged within the machine gun fortifications, but some of them were scattered on the three main peaks.
In addition to the light machine guns and rifles, after being deployed in advance, they saw the direction of the enemy planes and formed a barrage in front of them.