Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 1013 Be a warning!

Changle Village, a small village located 1500 meters above the Zhuozhang River, is destined to write a colorful stroke in the history of China's Great Patriotic War.

Don't think that there is a river with a relatively small amount of water flowing here, just think that this area is a wide plain. In fact, the terrain here is more like a river valley, facing mountains on both sides and facing water on the other, but overall it is better than the Taihang Mountains. The rest of the area is just wider.

The village is actually located under a big mountain. The mountain cliff is as high as 400 meters. It is daunting to look at. Not to mention people climbing, it is difficult for apes to climb. And the dirt road leading to Xiangyuan County, which can pass carts, is in About 400 meters away from Changle Village, and more than 300 meters ahead, there are vast mountains.

This is also the main reason why the 683 Brigade was able to cut the long queue of the Japanese infantry regiment that was intercepted here into several sections in time and space, and then devoured it in one bite.

The 771 regiment that rushed out of the mountain did not give the unprepared Japanese army too much time to prepare for shooting. The distance of 300 meters was within tens of seconds. If the Japanese army had enough time, let alone a regiment, it would be the entire 683 Brigade, it is estimated that it is difficult to have a chance to fight hand-to-hand with the Japanese army.

To put it bluntly, Changle Village is still a small mountain village, but there are mountains and water here, and there is a lot of flat land. The living conditions are considered superior in the Taihang Mountains.

However, when the Japanese came, everything changed.

The green seedlings that had already turned green were basically trampled down, and the deserted villages that had already retreated were also set on fire by the 108th Division that passed by in a hurry, and half of them were burned. Otherwise, this village with 108 people would have been burnt to nothingness.

If it weren't for the war, this quiet mountain village would have been quiet for years, but the flames of war eventually came here when thousands of Chinese soldiers in gray uniforms and camouflage caps arrived here.

'boom!boom!boom! 'The chilling explosion sounded in this peaceful land before ten o'clock in the morning.

The huge explosion alarmed the flocks of birds in the surrounding mountains and forests. The flocks of birds were so large that they flapped their wings and flew in the sky, almost like clouds of black clouds. The Chinese soldiers hidden in the mountains and forests were amazed.

They have stayed in the Taihang Mountains for half a year. They are short of food and clothing, but they also have the idea of ​​​​shooting these wild birds, but there are too few bullets. It is absolutely reluctant to let them use guns to shoot birds. Most of them use self-made guns. A slingshot, but the range and strength of that thing are limited after all, so I haven't tasted much of this bird meat.

I never thought that there would be so many birds in the mountains, I knew it earlier.
Perhaps Comrade Wang Xiaoqiang patted his thigh regretfully and said that it represented the aspirations of many Chinese soldiers: "Damn it, I knew that everyone had a slingshot."

All kinds of wild vegetables that have always been the main course on the table of the 683 brigade were paid by mistake at the moment when the birds took off.

However, compared to the frightened flocks of birds hovering in the sky, those big iron birds flapping their wings and constantly pulling down the 'big cake' are the focus of Chinese soldiers' attention.

If you don't eat bird meat, you won't die, but the things dropped by these iron birds can kill a large number of people.

The power of the explosion of the 500-pound aerial bomb, even if it is 800 meters away, can feel the scorching heat wave rushing towards the face, even if they hide in the deep mountains and old forests, they still feel the same fear.

Yes, the first enemy that the 683 brigade greeted was not the second mixed brigade that was marching towards this side, but the Japanese planes.

Shan Xia ignored the actual geographical terrain of Changle Village, but it did not mean that he would ignore the Chinese army that stood in front of him.

At his request and under the anxious order of Xiangyue Qingshi, the formation of 16 Japanese planes assembled at Yuancheng Airport took off at full capacity at 9:10, intending to bomb the target area discovered by the reconnaissance plane.

When marching to Changle Village overnight, Brigadier Cheng knew that with the current strength of Japanese reconnaissance planes taking off frequently for reconnaissance, the big moves of the two infantry regiments digging defense lines along the river would not escape the Japanese army's observation, and the Japanese planes would also The fortified area on the river bank must be bombed.

Therefore, when he set off in the mountains, he was fully prepared.

The two infantry platoons personally named by him carried three days of rations and clear water. Except for the necessary ordnance and ammunition, the rest of the supplies were kept by others. Their journey was much farther than that of the main force of the 683 brigade.

Each infantry platoon has three infantry squads, which will be divided into three groups. Each infantry squad is about 6 kilometers apart, and the farthest one is about 22 kilometers away from Changle Village in the direction of Beiyuan City.

The reason why the two infantry platoons were sent was naturally because of the two directions, like the two tentacles facing east and north of the long dragon of the Zhuozhang River where Changle Village is located.

Their role is reconnaissance, but more of a vigilance, not even Japanese infantry, but aircraft.

The reason for the two directions was based on the topography of Changle Village. If the Japanese army entered the battlefield in a different direction and the security forces did not find out, it would cause great losses to the two infantry regiments that were defending the Zhuozhang River.

The Japanese will never give any hope to their opponents who try to stop their troops from getting out of the tiger's mouth.

Sure enough, although not all bombers were dispatched by the Japanese army this time, most of them were fighter jets. The bombs that could be dropped ranged from 200 pounds to as high as 500 pounds. A huge crater could almost sink an 89 tank.

The 683rd Brigade does not have enough field radio stations, but it can still equip each infantry squad with a telescope, which is also used in the most primitive way of beacon fire.

A large amount of wet firewood was added to the bonfire built by a dozen people, and the thick smoke column rose up to tens of meters high. When the weather is good, it is enough to be seen by human eyes five or six kilometers away.

It is such a crude means of communication that allows the officers and soldiers of the 683 Brigade who are building fortifications along the Zhuozhang River to get an early warning 5 minutes in advance.

Although 5 minutes was not enough for nearly 2000 people to retreat to the mountain, it was enough for half of the 2000 people to hide in the anti-bomb holes that had been dug in advance.

That was the fortification that began to be built when they arrived at the defense line of the Zhuozhang River in the early morning.

The loess around Changle Village is very upright and dry and difficult to seep, so it is very suitable for digging caves. Therefore, the officers and soldiers of the 683 Brigade almost followed the pattern of caves and dug out large holes on the loess slope behind the position.

Not to mention the four or five meters thick loess on the roof of the cave, in order to prevent the bomb explosion from collapsing the cave due to too much energy, the cave is specially supported by tree trunks cut down from the mountain that are as thick as an adult's thigh. The dug out loess is piled Before the cave dwelling, it is used to resist the air waves caused by the bomb.

Three hours may not be enough for the two main infantry regiments to dig out all the anti-aircraft holes that accommodate them, but it is basically enough to accommodate 3 people.

The long line of defense against the Second Mixed Brigade included not only the 1800-meter-long line of defense on the banks of the Zhuozhang River, but also the flanking mountains 300 meters away from the loess road. There were at least seven or eight high ground positions.

The entire area of ​​Changle Village is like a fish crate with a long neck. As long as the main force of the Second Mixed Brigade dares to drill into it, it will prevent him from moving forward or getting out.

It doesn't matter if you dare to enter or not. The army of the Four Elements Regiment is only 20 kilometers away from them. This kind of flat ground march will only take 3 hours at most to arrive at the battlefield.

Unless Shan Xia wants to sit still, otherwise, his only way is to storm the defense line of the Zhuozhang River.

The arrival of the Japanese fighter jet formation actually demonstrated Yamashita's determination. He wanted to use his own air superiority to make a move to kill the fish and break the net.

To put it bluntly, even though Shanxia was designed by the Chinese military in this way, he is still proud, thinking that the Chinese cannot stop his progress with just a small river.

The troops invested by the 683 brigade this time are the guard battalion directly under the brigade headquarters, the two main regiments 771 and 772, and a supplementary regiment. The reserve team, even so, has a total strength of 921 people, 16 of whom are busy on the high ground on each side of the road, but only 8000 are devoted to blocking the main line of defense of the Japanese army.

It's not that this line of defense built along the river is not important, but that Brigadier Cheng cannot consume his limited troops under the threat of Japanese fighter planes.

The reason why the Japanese reconnaissance plane observed nearly ten thousand Chinese soldiers frantically building positions along the Zhuozhang River was because he was still flying too high.

If he had enough guts to lower the altitude by another 300 meters, the pilot of the Japanese reconnaissance plane with binoculars might find that there was something wrong with the shadowy gray figures on the ground.

They really don't need to stand up straight when his plane roars past.

What's the matter, where is Xiu Junzi?
Those are all wooden people.

When the 683 Brigade was lurking in the mountains, it ordered the whole army, at least two people every time, to tie a wooden man out with vines in the mountain. The camouflage on his head was the same as that of the officers and soldiers. The new military uniforms that he was reluctant to wear were all put on the wooden men.

Therefore, in the eyes of the pilots of the Japanese reconnaissance plane passing by at high speed, the Chinese below are like groups of industrious little ants digging trenches along the river.

Originally, the Japanese pilots who roared into the battlefield from the east still had a chance to correct this mistake. After all, it was unreasonable not to run away when they saw them coming.

But it is a tragedy that their commander is an old acquaintance of the Chinese military and civilians.

Yes, Captain Sasaki, who survived all battles, is here again. In other words, in the 10-day southeast Shanxi campaign, Captain Sasaki has participated in the battle for more than 6 days. Every time, without exception, he frightened his little face with fear. Pale, but every time he led his subordinates back to the airport unscathed.

For this reason, he was even commended by the Army Aviation Headquarters of the Front Army. If the Battle of Southeast Shanxi won a big victory, it is not impossible to advance again.

He was promoted to Major Commander of the Army Aviation Corps, but at the level of a captain, unless it was an important battle, he almost didn't have to fly the plane himself, perfectly fulfilling Captain Sasaki's dream of living until the end of the war.

In terms of his promotion speed from second lieutenant to major rank within a year, not to mention in the Japanese army, even the four-element regiment with the fastest promotion due to military exploits, only Tang Tuanzuo can match it.

You just say, no, others rely on military exploits to get promoted, while Captain Sasaki relies purely on longevity.

It is reasonable to say that when encountering such a beautiful thing that keeps falling in the sky, everyone has to be flustered, but Captain Sasaki doesn't think so, he attributes all this to his high vigilance as long as he sits in the cabin Personally, he has seen too many real cases where his predecessors and even his predecessors were beaten into turkeys by Chinese machine guns because of a momentary slack.

Therefore, the height at which the Japanese fleet dived into the battlefield at high speed was 1200 meters!
The reason why they still have to dive is that their previous altitude has been maintained at 3600 meters.

At this height, let alone anti-aircraft machine guns, even the German 88 anti-aircraft gun, which is known as the strongest anti-aircraft gun on the surface, probably can't do anything to them.

The sufficient height gave the Japanese pilots a sense of security, but correspondingly, their observation of the ground was almost nonexistent. Otherwise, how could they not find the clear smoke column on the ground?

Of course, even if they found out, the Japanese pilots probably wouldn't care too much. This is a battlefield, and they have seen a lot of villages full of fireworks these days. Maybe that's a good thing the infantry did.

The 16 Japanese planes were divided into 4 waves, and dived into the bombing area from the mountains in the east, first turning the wide area along the river into a sea of ​​flames.

Then, still not satisfied, nearly ten aerial bombs were dropped on the mountains beside the river.

Although it was impossible to see Chinese soldiers active in the mountains, relying on the intuition of the soldiers, including Captain Sasaki, they all believed that there must be a large number of Chinese hiding in the nearby forests.

Because, to stop the second mixed brigade, it is absolutely impossible to rely on a river alone.

However, in Captain Sasaki's view, the fleet he led has successfully completed the mission, and the areas marked by the reconnaissance plane have been destroyed. Sweeping, there must be heavy casualties.

This is the conclusion drawn by the two 200 fighters in the fleet that have dropped all the bombs and descended [-] meters into the battlefield for observation.

Do your own thing well, there is no need to make extra troubles, and life is more important than anything else. This is Captain Sasaki's philosophy.

It's a pity that Captain Sasaki was promoted too quickly after all. To explain it in an old Chinese saying, his foundation is too shallow, and not everyone accepts him as a captain.

For example, he has Army Aviation Lieutenant Yoshino Xiaoyang under his command, who is one of the senior pilots that Army Aviation specially transferred from Pingbeicheng Airport to prepare for the battle in Southeast Shanxi.

The word senior!It sounds like a compliment, but as a senior officer, no one likes it. For example, senior beauties, you can tell as soon as you hear it. Beauty may be beautiful, but old is old. The so-called senior in the military is actually senior with senior qualifications but promoted Synonymous with slow.

A lieutenant who is nearly 30 years old, seeing a guy who is four or five years younger than him and still superior to him, and it is rumored that he got it by sacrificing his comrades, do you think he can be convinced?
Yoshino Xiaoyang stubbornly believes that Lu Hang has to do more for the friendly forces, and should not throw the remaining dozen or so aerial bombs on the already devastated yellow land, but should throw them in the nearby mountains and forests, which may hurt the Chinese people hiding in them. Mass destruction.

For this subordinate who had only been on the battlefield for a few days, it was difficult for Captain Sasaki to explain the so-called dangerous battlefield to him on the battlefield, so he could only acquiesce.

Because if you want to drop bombs into the mountains and forests, it’s not like Shakiba just throws a single blow. It’s necessary to lower the height a little. It’s best to see the Tibetans. For example, on a hillside.

Therefore, Yoshino Koyo led three fighter planes that still had bombs, and lowered the altitude by 400 meters.

This is mainly because they have been busy here for a long time, and the Chinese are all hidden and have not fired a single shot.

In other words, the relatively smooth bombing in the past few days made him relax, which led to Captain Sasaki's cautiousness. In his opinion, there was no other word to describe except timid and fear of death.

But he forgot that the altitude of 1200 meters is a range that anti-aircraft machine guns cannot reach, but 800 meters is within reach.

Brigadier Cheng has a good temper, but that depends on when, even if his own people pissed him off, he would still have to stare at him!Let alone the Japanese.

His current 683 brigade is not like before. The only few heavy machine guns have to count the bullets. After a battle, the machine gunners have overshot the bullets, and they have to write a review and punish them.

Now the two main regiments, the 772 Regiment and the 771 Regiment, are equipped with no less than 30 heavy machine guns. He has no choice but to watch them drop bombs at an altitude of 1000 meters. Now that they dare to come down, they are not used to it. with them.

"Order, each heavy machine gun position, let me shoot upwards, even if you can't hit it, you will be so scared that you can't find a nest!" Brigadier Cheng ordered, biting his back molars.

From this military order, it can be seen that Brigadier Cheng Da is quite determined, but he doesn't actually have much confidence.

Heavy machine guns are also a last resort for the Chinese army, but because of the unprofessional equipment and unprofessional shooters, the biggest effect on the Japanese machine is deterrence, so that its height is not too low.

And in many cases, the gain outweighs the gain. The bold Japanese planes often take advantage of their fast speed to take turns to crazily drop bombs on the exposed firepower points on the ground, resulting in the destruction of the heavy firepower points.

Brigadier Cheng also saw that the Japanese planes had already dropped a lot of bombs, and estimated that they did not have many bombs, so he dared to order the camouflaged heavy machine gun positions arranged on several mountain tops to fire.

As many as 20 heavy machine gun positions opened fire crazily, and the sudden intensive firepower on the ground really shocked the four Japanese fighter planes headed by Yoshino Koyo.

The crazy bullets may belong to Sharkey, but the victory lies in the large number. There are still a few bullets that hit the wings of the fighter plane under Yoshino Koyoza.

Feeling the fighter plane trembling slightly under the impact of the kinetic energy of the bullet, it would be a lie if you said you were not afraid. Yoshino Koyo and a few Japanese pilots pulled the bomb release brake and quickly threw the bomb away.

The lighter the handgun, the faster it always runs, this is the normal logic.

As for whether it was the flowers and plants of the Taihang Mountains or the Chinese that were blown up, that was not what the startled Japanese pilots considered.

The Japanese plane began to pull up, and the Chinese shooters could only pull the trigger in vain, watching helplessly as the Japanese plane was about to flee.

Then, a flock of birds still hovering broke into the crazy bullet field
Dozens of birds whined and fell to the sky.

The 683 heavy machine guns of the [-] Brigade did not kill the Japanese planes, but shot down more than a dozen birds.

This is the rhythm of adding meals!
"What the hell, Wang Laoer and those idiots, let's eat their own bird for lunch today." Looking up at the sky full of hope, Wang Xiaoqiang punched the nearby tree hard.

The leader is too cruel, it's okay to eat your own bird, should it be cut and roasted or roasted raw?All the guards looked at each other in blank dismay!
An accident happened.

The frightened flock of birds blew up their nests and fled in all directions.

Yoshino Koyo's fighter plane just hit head-on.

He couldn't see clearly on the ground, perhaps only Yoshino Koyo could see clearly, two clouds of blood mist burst out in front of his eyes.

One ball hit his windshield, and the other ball was the propeller. The two poor birds turned into a bloody mist without even making a cry.

Accidents caused by plane strikes against birds will be a stubborn problem in the aviation industry for decades to come, let alone this era.

Yoshino Koyo, whose face was covered in blood from the broken glass, couldn't see how the propeller of his plane had been distorted. Perhaps only his companions could see the thick black smoke coming out of the engine.

So, 30 seconds later, amidst Lieutenant Yoshino Koyo's long and tragic cry, the [-] fighter jet, which had completely lost control, plunged into the turbulent Zhuozhang River, bursting out a ball of brilliant fireworks no less than an aerial bomb.

A group of Chinese birds killed the iron bird, that's just so magical, but it's true.

After all, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and anything strange can happen.

On the tragic battlefield of World War II, a bullet passed through the soldier's high play and hit the female nurse's abdomen, which eventually led to the existence of more babies in this world. Birds can't play handjobs anymore?
"Lieutenant Yoshino did not listen to the advice of his superiors and insisted on going his own way, which resulted in the loss of the empire's property. Everyone should be a warning!" After Captain Sasaki ordered to return to the safe area, he made the following summary of Yoshino Kohiro who had died in battle over the radio.

The translation of this sentence is nothing more than 'this is what happens when you don't obey orders, you deserve it! '.

It can only be said that Captain Sasaki gradually matured on the battlefield.

"Haha, go and pick up those birds for me. I'm going to celebrate them at noon today!" Wang Xiaoqiang punched the tree again, expressing his excitement.

Bird: In the end, not even a whole body is left behind!
Tree: Be yourself!
(End of this chapter)