On May 7, 1941, there was still half an hour before the Japanese army officially launched its offensive.

Okamura Ninji looked at the busy staff officers in front of him and showed a very satisfied smile. He stared at the strategic situation map with a vicious gaze, and said to the chief of staff beside him:

"Tanabe-kun, this time the Republic of China troops in Nakajo Mountain will inevitably be unable to escape. At that time, with the power of a great victory, the Eighth Route Army operating in North China will definitely be like a chicken and a dog in the face of the warriors of the younger country. ”

"Contact Yan Baichuan and give him a part of the county seat to ease our relationship. The strength of our North China Front is limited, and it is better to let the local people take care of it, as long as he is willing to surrender, everything is easy to say. ”

"Pay attention to let the troops strictly guard against the Eighth Route Army, those people are the last hidden danger."

Moritake Tanabe, who was next to the map, nodded while recording, he had been in charge of persuading surrender since he stepped down from the 41st Division, and he knew Yan Baichuan very well.

That's a typical miser, as long as he is willing to share a lot of profits, the other party will surrender sooner or later.

"You're right, separating part of the county can not only completely stabilize the Jin Sui army. It can even liberate some troops and improve the security of our occupied areas, which is really a double win. ”

"I'll tell my men to do it, and I'll leave it to me."

"Good!"

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the devils who felt confident of victory suddenly attacked together, launching a pincer offensive from the east, west, and north, and attacking the Nakajo Mountain area with a central breakthrough.

After precise deployment, the defense line in the eastern sector was handled by the 21st and 35th Divisions directly under the Front Army, plus a 4th Independent Cavalry Brigade.

They set out from Henan Province and aimed directly at the heart of the 14th Group Army.

An attempt was made to make full use of the mobility of the troops and the obstacles of the Yellow River on the flank, and completely cut off the retreat of the defenders of Guozhu.

The First Army attacked from Jin Province, dividing the battlefield with four divisions and divisions, and dividing the Zhongtiao Mountain defense line into two areas that were not connected from east to west.

Once it joins up with the troops directly under the front army that are wedged into the enemy's position on the flank, you can wrap the enemy into a large dumpling.

Next, you only need to fight a few internal annihilation battles and sweep them repeatedly, and you can encircle and annihilate the 200,000 Republic of China troops on the opposite side.

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At Xinxiang Airport, 108 planes of various types of the Army Airlines took off one after another, and this was a large formation composed of Type 97 fighters, Type 97 heavy bombers, and Type 97 single light aircraft.

Considering that the preserved defenders had no air supremacy at all, the bombers in the formation accounted for seventy percent.

The few fighters also carried aerial bombs, completely without considering the possibility of escort and air combat.

After all the planes had departed, a flying squadron of Type 97 fighters took the lead and flew mightily toward the Ninth Army's defense area.

In the communication channel, Nakasa Ishida Reizo, who was in charge of the command, said in a flirtatious tone:

"Gentlemen, take it easy. We came all the way from the northeast to reap the fruits of the war. There won't be any damn northern Maozi in this campaign, let alone Yi 15 and Yi 16. ”

"Our mission is simply to fly over the enemy's positions and drop the bombs on them. Then you are free to hunt and kill, using the aviation machine guns in your wings to shoot at those trembling Republicans. ”

"But be careful about the anti-aircraft weapons that may exist, I don't want one of you to die in a place like this, it will be a shame for the team."

As soon as he said this, the channel fell silent for a moment, and then various cheers erupted.

Obviously, the battle has not yet begun, but they seem to have seen the Ninth Army suffering heavy casualties under aviation machine guns and aerial bombs.

And these devils have no worries about being listened to by the preserved fruit on the radio.

After all, you can't expect a group of people who don't have enough to eat to put any effort into defense. What's more, the conditions of the other party are so difficult, and there is no condition to monitor.

"Ishida Nakasa, don't worry! I'm going to drop the bomb on the enemy's head and send those poor creatures on their way! ”

"The terrain near Jiyuan is very suitable for combat! If we reduce the altitude a little, we can definitely wipe them out. ”

Hearing the discussion of his subordinates, the corners of Reizo Ishida's mouth hooked up a wicked smile. He said this on purpose, simply to stimulate the desire of his subordinates to attack.

Only by quickly defeating the Ninth Army could they join up with the 33rd Division in the direction of Yuanqu and complete the inner line of encirclement of the 14th Army defending at Nakajo Mountain.

At that time, the defense line of Zhongtiao Mountain will be divided into two, and this battlefield will be won. And he, Ishida Reizo, is likely to be promoted to Dazuo because of his outstanding performance.

The same thing happened with the two bomber teams, and at this time, both the pilots and the machine gunners had red eyes, and one by one they were eager to tear off the flesh of the preserved troops.

Soon, 108 planes flew over their own army. There were 25,000 infantry, more than 5,000 military horses, artillery, armored vehicles and tanks.

Such a luxurious lineup raised a trace of pride in their hearts, and coupled with the bursts of cheers from the ground, all the devil pilots fell into a state of frenzy.

Fifteen minutes later, three flying teams arrived over the positions of the Ninth Army.

"Discover the target! No anti-aircraft positions were found! ”

"Haha, those stupid Republicans don't know our true intentions at all, they have long been deceived by Commander Okamura Ningji's suspicious tactics."

"Rush! Rush! Rush! Offensive! “

In the midst of a whistling wolf, the three models made a choice not to use.

The 97 Single-Light is the main dive bomber of the Devil's Army Aviation, and it is also their first monoplane bomber, with a bomb load of 1,000 pounds.

Under the leadership of the leader, the devils began to look for their own goals. Their squadron's mission was to clear all air defense positions that might threaten the heavy bombers.

"First Squadron, Attack."

The pilots began to lower the altitude of the bombers, and then they pressed down on the control sticks and began to dive in preparation for the bombs.

These people are just feints, that is, finding out the point of anti-aircraft fire is considered to complete the task, so the angle of dive of the aircraft is not large.

Seeing that the height of the 1st squadron was about to enter the range of anti-aircraft machine guns, Haruhiko Nakasami, who was diving into the bomber squadron, gave another order on the communication channel.

"Second squadron, get into combat position!"

Another 12 97 Singles began to lower their altitude, gradually approaching the position of the Ninth Army.

At the same time, the anti-aircraft fire of the Ninth Army finally became unbearable. More than two dozen anti-aircraft machine guns opened fire from different positions, raining sparse bullets on the diving enemy.

Some of the soldiers on the machine-gun positions also spontaneously organized themselves and began to counterattack with anti-aircraft machine guns.

But the first squadron, which was still in an offensive position, ended their dive and pulled up their bombers, and the second group behind them launched an attack on the air defense position.

"Yo Xi!"

"These preserved fruit troops are so cooperative, they are still so stupid after four years of fighting."

This scene made Mizumi Haruhiko laugh, and he was very satisfied with the effect of his warrior. With just one feint, the enemy's most valuable anti-aircraft position was deceived and the mission ended perfectly.

And those shooters of anti-aircraft machine guns can basically be regarded as fighting indiscriminately, and there is a lot of overlap in the fire network.

Originally, with light and heavy machine guns, it was possible to pose a threat to the second squadron. But now it is half the effort, and it can't even force your own side to pull up and give up the attack.

Mizumi Haruhiko was very confident in his subordinates, after all, they were pilots transferred from the Kwantung Army. Compared to the intensity of the north, it seems to be back in the novice village now.

He was convinced that the 2nd Squadron could solve the anti-aircraft fire point, so he directly gave the order to attack.

"Third squadron, prepare to attack!"

"Freely choose high-value targets, regardless of those air defense positions."

As he expected, the 1st and 2nd squadrons quickly dismantled all the anti-aircraft machine guns with accurate bombing.

Except for one unlucky guy who was blown up on the spot, the remaining twenty-three ninety-seven singles successfully completed their assigned tasks.

Due to the fact that the ground forces were no longer capable of organizing effective air defense, this situation made the devils of the 3rd Squadron very arrogant.

They flew the plane, and the dive was even slightly beyond the safe altitude before dropping the bomb.

At the end of the dive and pulling up the fuselage, a series of violent explosions rose over the outer positions of the Ninth Army.

Unlike the 97 single light bomber that attacks by dive, the 97 heavy bomber is a double-engine bomber, and the means of attack is horizontal bombing.

After the dive bombers had disposed of the few anti-aircraft positions, they ended hovering and carrying five Type 92 450-pound weapons and swaggered towards the core area of the Ninth Army's position.

Seeing the entry of heavy bombers, the Type 97 fighters led by Ishida Reizo immediately stopped the current alert work. They began to reduce the altitude, preparing for an attack on the ground.

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The time returned to three minutes before the 97 single light attack, on the outer position of the Ninth Army.

In the past few days, all kinds of intelligence have indicated one thing, the enemy must be attacking the defense line of Zhongtiao Mountain. As a miscellaneous card among the miscellaneous cards, the entire Ninth Army had little confidence in this battle.

Suddenly, there was a strange noise in the distant sky.

As a battalion commander who has been in various major war zones and can survive after four years of fighting, Tian Fujie immediately reacted to one thing, the devil's plane was going to come.

"The plane is coming! Hide!! Everybody goes into the gun hole!! ”

After hearing the order, all the soldiers began to move. Some veterans even brought in new recruits from their hometowns, who died in air raids for no apparent reason.

But after waiting for half a minute, the imaginary bombing did not fall on their heads, and this unusual situation made everyone look confused.

If the soldiers of the motley army want to survive, they must huddle together to keep warm.

As a battalion commander with a reasonable conscience, Tian Fujie felt that he had to be responsible for the brothers under him. So after struggling in his mind for a moment, he cautiously crawled out of the anti-artillery hole to check the situation.

As soon as the veteran oil son came out, he saw the 97 light of the second squadron of the devil, which was diving towards his own air defense position.

"Fuck, these rice buckets! How to fire now! What kind of anti-aircraft machine guns do you not know how to use for air defense! Shouldn't we fight back when the devil plane has dropped its bombs? ”

In fact, what Tian Fujie said also makes sense, after all, after all, the dive bomber needs to climb and pull up the height after dropping the bomb.

It was the time when the maneuverability of the aircraft was at its worst, and it was also the time when the lateral area was at its largest. If the shooter's level is high enough, he can definitely lay a fight.

After watching it for a while, the veteran even scolded his hometown.

"What a melon peel is this, I don't know the amount in advance. After fighting for a long time, not a single plane came down. What a good anti-aircraft machine gun, all wasted by these earth hammers. ”

"I didn't hit again, I don't look at it, I don't look at it."

Strictly speaking, you can't blame those shooter dishes. After all, they had just received the new weapon not long ago, and they didn't have time to get acquainted with the guy in their hands at all.

If it weren't for the devils' wanton attack, they might not have been able to touch the anti-aircraft machine gun for the rest of their lives, and this is the treatment of a ragtag unit.

After the air defense positions were completely destroyed, the first and third squadrons of the devils began a reckless hunt.

These small days, they chose to attack targets at will, and Tian Fujie's battalion also became a target because of a cannon.

A 100-pound bomb landed solidly near his hideout. The powerful destructive force directly collapsed the hard-dug anti-artillery hole.

When the battalion deputy cut him out of the soil, Tian Fujie's ears and nose were covered with blood. The brain was also buzzing, and I couldn't say anything for a while.

At this time, the position was already in chaos, and there were soldiers running around everywhere.

"Medic! The second platoon leader is no more! Medic! ”

"Squad leader! You press it yourself! Clean cloth! Who still has a clean cloth! ”

"Stop the bleeding first! There was so much blood that I couldn't see the wound clearly! Drag it back! ”

"Company commander! Keep your eyes open! Look at me! Don't sleep! ”

Tian Fujie, who had eased up a little, stood up with the battalion deputy on his shoulder, looked at the chaotic position, and said to his adjutant very anxiously:

"Quick! Organize all the brothers who can still move, and the devil's infantry will soon be fighting! ”

"If it's so messy, everyone will die!"

But at this moment, shells fell on their positions.

A large number of mountain artillery, field artillery, and large-caliber howitzers of the devils tilted their fire towards the positions of the Ninth Army, and many soldiers who had not yet returned to the anti-artillery holes immediately died tragically on the spot.

First bombing and then shelling, this kind of high-intensity attack has never even been seen by a veteran Tian Fujie.

What's more, the 97 heavy bomb is about to enter the sky above the position of the Ninth Army, and no one wants this kind of heavy bomber to slip around their heads, and everyone knows what will happen to the mountain city.

A boy who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old was hiding in the bomb hole, his eyes trembling blankly. The powerful shells and aerial bombs made him forget what the veteran said.

"What about our Chinese Air Force! Don't we have planes? Can anyone help me? ”

This scene made the veteran in the cave a little unbearable, he pulled the young man to his side, and said helplessly:

"The air force of the Chinese? It was over in 1937. “

I sent an easter egg stamp, which is a map of the deployment of troops in Zhongtiao Mountain

(End of chapter)