Rise from eight hundred.

The 63rd Infantry Regiment, which had all the 'crystals' stolen, was surprised. After discovering that all the members of the regiment headquarters were neatly organized, Saburo Kuroda, who was lying limply on the ground, gave the Panzhai frontline a retreat order with a look of death on his face. .

The nearly a thousand Japanese troops still left on the front line didn't know why, but they still withdrew one by one in despair.

Wei Donglai only had less than 300 men. Although there were more than 1000 men in the Eightyth Army, they still lacked heavy firearms. It might be okay to fight a defensive war. If they want to defeat thousands of people who still maintain order, If the Japanese army eats it, the two armies will still have to pay considerable casualties.

Faced with this temptation, Wei Donglai finally restrained himself.

The purpose of Tang Tuanzuo's coming to southern Hebei was not to annihilate a few Japanese puppet troops, but to protect the base area and the people. Only with enough people can they continue to grow and develop.

History has proven that if you want to win the entire Patriotic War without the support of the people, it is absolutely impossible to rely only on those high-ranking guys in the government and countless soldiers.

Nowadays, the population of southern Hebei is not large, but there are still millions of people. As long as one-tenth of the people are mobilized, it will be 100,000.

If we have the right model, there will be base areas behind enemy lines such as northern Shanxi, eastern Hebei, and northern Hebei, which have a population of more than 10 million. As long as they are protected, a million-strong army will not be a dream.

This is indeed the case. In the past, we encountered Gangcun Xiaoci's extremely cruel three-ray raids and deep trench cutting by the gun towers in time and space. The Eightyth Army and the people in the base area suffered heavy losses, but they still developed an army of hundreds of thousands!

By the time of victory, including the reserve-level militia, the number of troops had actually exceeded one million. Even without the two fat bombs dropped by the United States, in North China, the Japanese North China Front no longer had an absolute advantage, while in South China, The Japanese army was actually in defeat!

Tang Dao believed that this time, with his early warning, he and the 80th Army would only do better.

In order to preserve his strength to deal with more crazy raids by the Japanese army in the future, Wei Donglai let go of more than a thousand Japanese troops, but this did not mean that the Japanese army would give up.

"Baga! Send out the bomber fleet and wipe that Chinese village off that land!" After receiving the confirmation from the 10th Division Regiment Headquarters that the 63rd Infantry Regiment flag had been lost, Duo Tianjun in Pingbeicheng issued an order Crazy military orders.

This is not the first time that the Japanese army has used heavy firepower like a bomber group to bomb China's non-military areas, but it is definitely an unprecedented first time to attack a small mountain village with a population of less than a thousand.

And its purpose is no longer to intimidate or destroy, but simply to vent a bad breath.

In the attack on Panzhai Village of the 63rd Infantry Regiment, which lasted only two days, not only the 63rd Infantry Regiment headquarters and its escort squadron were completely lost, but nearly 500 members of the Songbei Yukibu who were used as bait were eaten It was clean, and the more than 2000 people who invested in it actually lost more than 800 in just one day and one night of fighting, with a total loss of more than 1700 people.

The 3800rd Infantry Regiment, with a full strength of only 63 personnel, has basically lost its combat effectiveness. It will not be able to enter the battlefield in less than three months.

When he thought that he was about to achieve the 'great achievement' that La Kuai's previous two terms had not accomplished, and become the first commander to have the flag of the Imperial Army Infantry Regiment captured by the Chinese, Duo Tianjun couldn't help but want to smoke it. I have two big mouths.

He still underestimated the group of 'Tuba' who were active in the vast countryside.

Twelve Type 12 bombers took off from Baoding Airport, carrying 12 500-pound heavy aerial bombs and 96 50-pound aerial bombs, a total of 5 tons of high explosives. Not to mention that they could level the small mountain village of Panzhai. Guangping County can be blown into rubble.

Southern Hebei is not southeastern Shanxi, nor is it Zhongtiao Mountain. This is an occupied area. There may be a large number of "Tuba" that give the infantry a headache, but there will never be as fierce an opponent as the Si Xing Regiment. This is the consensus of the Japanese Army Air Forces. .

Therefore, under the order of the wing commander, the Type 96 fighter plane was fully loaded with bombs, so that the fighter plane could only fly into the hunting area at a cruising speed of 280 kilometers and an altitude of no more than 1800 meters.

The confidants of the Imperial Prince were so flattering to His Excellency Commander Tianjun, but the senior officers of the Japanese Army Aviation Corps waved their hands and slapped him down.

That is, they may have forgotten one thing. The flattery thing usually has to be done in moderation. Otherwise, if you accidentally slap it too hard, your butt will become swollen.

That man Sasaki appeared again.

Relying on his unremitting efforts, Captain Sasaki has already reversed his reputation as the "Tiansha Lone Star" in the Army Air Corps. On the contrary, many Japanese Army Air Forces prefer to stay on this battlefield in China for more than 18 months and experience Serve under the squadron leader who survived dozens of battles.

Only by living long enough on the battlefield can you impart enough experience.

Compared with the Army Air Forces in Central and South China, Japan's North China Aviation Corps has been a high-risk occupation this year, with a battle loss rate as high as 15%. This is simply a paradox in the North China battlefield where the Chinese have no fighter planes at all. .

But this paradox has always existed. It all stems from the fact that there is an anomaly in the Chinese army on the North China battlefield. They are equipped with extremely ferocious ground-to-air firepower.

Therefore, Captain Sasaki's life-saving instructions to the dozen pilots who have newly joined his squadron have always been one sentence: "Stay away from the battlefield with the Four Troops. Even if you have to participate, the flying altitude must be maintained above 2000 meters!"

Sasaki has fought with the Four Troops no less than five times, and he knows that the 20mm machine guns and anti-aircraft anti-aircraft machine guns equipped by the Four Troops are much less powerful when the shooting height exceeds 2000 meters. The most dangerous airspace is at 1000 meters. meters below.

But in this bombing mission, because the fighter plane had to carry a full load of bombs, it was not enough to hoist a 500-pound bomb under the belly. Four more 4-pound aerial bombs were hoisted on both sides of the wings, which was considered a Type 50. The bombers were at their limit, and the reason was simply that the wing commander and corps commander were trying to flatter the new commander.

'These stupid guys, shouldn't the empire's wealth be squandered like this! 'Captain Sasaki cursed silently in his heart, but his right eyelid twitched as he sat in the cockpit!

Sasaki has always trusted his instincts, but the target on the map is just an ordinary small village in the mountains of southern Hebei.

The 63rd Infantry Regiment has proven with the blood of nearly a thousand Imperial officers and soldiers that there are only thousands of Chinese light infantry and underground resistance organizations there. What can they do, use rifles to shoot at Imperial fighter planes in the sky?

"Gentlemen, before arriving at the target area, please be sure to maintain an altitude of 1800 meters and a cruising speed. Do not lower the altitude at will without my order!" Sasaki picked up the communicator, calmly issued the military order before departure.

"Hi!" Japanese aviation pilots each expressed their respect for the lieutenant squadron leader through the wireless communication device.

The distance from Baoding to Handan is only 300 kilometers. At the speed of the Japanese military aircraft fleet, it took 1 hour and 10 minutes to reach the airspace almost 20 kilometers away from Panzhai.

As a result, seeing that the 300 kilometers along the way were very safe, a Japanese pilot made a suggestion that the power of the Imperial bomber fleet should be demonstrated to the Chinese to let them know that anyone who dares to resist the Empire will be killed by the Imperial Army Air Force. Turned into ashes under the anger!

This can be regarded as a disguised way to make up for the failure of the 63rd Infantry Regiment in this armed sweep!

There is nothing wrong with this. Not only did most of the Japanese pilots shout slogans of "Prosperity in the Imperial Military" and "Long Live His Majesty the Emperor," but even Captain Sasaki, whose eyelids returned to normal, also lowered his guard and thought for a while. agreed.

As a result, most of the Chinese people in Guangping County looked up in horror at the fleet of planes flying overhead at high speed in the blue sky.

I don’t know how many donkeys and horses were frightened to death by the harsh roar of aircraft engines. Even the most ferocious watchdog could only crawl into the dog hole and tremble.

The shadows cast by the aircraft fleet on the ground in the sunlight are clearly visible!

Because the Japanese military planes flew too low, never exceeding 700 meters in altitude. Even Major Saburo Kuroda in Guangping County, who accidentally became the current top commander of the 63rd Infantry Regiment, was disheartened. When he looked up at the sky, there was a bit of joy in his eyes.

If this were placed in ancient times, it would just be a group of warriors wearing iron armor and riding horses riding in front of a group of ragged peasants. It was a fighting force from two worlds.

It can be said that most of Guangping County was trembling under the power of 12 Japanese bombers.

The spirit lost by the defeat of the 63rd Infantry Regiment was almost regained by the 2th Squadron of the 6nd Aircraft Wing of the Japanese North China Front Army Aviation Corps.

If it weren't for the fact that they had a few fighters that could return!

Flying at a low altitude of nearly 700 meters showed their power in front of ordinary Chinese people, but everything has two sides. Flying so low, anyone who is not blind or deaf will know that they are coming.

Just as the fleet passed over Guangping County, a secret radio wave was quickly sent out.

"Command Mo Songzi, beat me hard. Since you dare to fly so low, chase me to 4000 meters!" Tang Dao's telex has arrived at the 1st Air Defense Company in the mountainous area near Panzhai.

The murderous intent in his words was no longer concealed at all.

There is no need to hide Tang Dao. Since they have already fought fiercely with the Japanese army in Panzhai, the news that the Four Troops Regiment has arrived in southern Hebei has basically been concealed. If the Japanese army cannot attack from the small-caliber mortars that are thrown into the battlefield, Cannons and high-rate machine guns like the MG34 can infer the correct results, then they are really stupid.

If that's the case, why not just draw your sword out of its sheath and cut off their balls with one strike! "You have all heard the order from the regimental commander, and you have all cheered me up. You will not hesitate to empty all the cannonballs, but you must not let the stupid little devil become arrogant again.

For all artillery positions, there is no need to wait until they fly over our heads before firing. As long as they are within the range of my artillery, I will give them a damn. "Captain Mo Songzi, a native of Yunnan Province, spoke a native dialect that was somewhat similar to Sichuan accent, and conveyed military orders on the phone.

Today's air defense battalions and artillery battalions, under Tang Dao's request, almost every artillery squad has a telephone. To this end, the two high-tech arms battalions have established their own communication platoons and set up telephone lines before the war. and the telephone became an important subject.

But this will undoubtedly greatly improve the entire company's artillery coordination and combat capabilities, almost reaching the level of American cowboys during World War II!

莫松子的防空1连总共有12门博福斯40毫米高射炮，这种在1935年迎来自己好运气获得了大量订单、并在二战时大放异彩的40毫米高炮即将在中国一个不起眼的山区给傲慢的日本陆航一个响亮的耳光。

Ground to air, 12VS12, there is no advantage in numbers. From the perspective of combat position, China still has a disadvantage.

But if you know that in 1942 in time and space, due to the weak anti-aircraft firepower of the American cowboys, the USS Arena was sunk by a Japanese dive bomber in Ceylon. The American cowboys learned from the painful experience and frantically introduced the Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun and Put it on aircraft carriers and cruisers and destroyers.

And in the 1944 Mariana naval battle, it was with the cooperation of Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns that Japan lost 282 carrier-based aircraft, completely losing the Japanese navy's last maneuvering power. You may not think so. .

In the exact words of an American Navy sergeant at the time: "Oh God! This is simply like God's Easter gift to us!"

It is said that more than 40% of the Japanese fighter planes were damaged by hundreds of mm anti-aircraft guns equipped by the US fleet.

Because the rate of fire of this anti-aircraft killer can reach 120 rounds per minute, the initial speed of the shell reaches 854 meters per second, and it can hit the 0.9 kilogram shell to a height of 7200 meters, and after the previous shell is fired, the lower A cannonball will be loaded automatically and will not stop working until the ammunition is used up. It is a completely automatic firing arsenal.

In order to support the Panzhai battlefield, the four-line regiment's baggage company reduced food supplies to a minimum, but carried 300 rounds of artillery shells for each anti-aircraft gun, enough to allow each anti-aircraft gun to blast into the air at a speed close to its maximum rate of fire for three minutes.

That almost means that each Japanese aircraft has to survive the bombardment of 300 rounds of anti-aircraft shells. This difficulty is really a bit high. As long as the smoke from the ancestral graves on the island thousands of kilometers away is not used to protect the body, it is basically perfect. The calf’s life.

Therefore, the cautious but somewhat proud Sasakis originally planned to start pulling up four kilometers in front of the target area and then dive.

As a result, groups of bullet flowers bloomed in the air.

Sasaki and the others were stunned on the spot.

The clouds of gunpowder smoke can be called the grim smile of the god of death. The air waves formed by the explosion shook the Japanese aircraft. What's even more terrifying is the scattered shrapnel. You don't know when a shrapnel will hit the aircraft or even cause it to explode. Tearing the body apart.

"Drop bombs! Drop bombs! Everyone drop bombs, pull up, stay away from here! This is a large-caliber anti-aircraft gun!" Sasaki was almost scared to pee, and his voice, which had changed his tone, sounded heartbreakingly in the Japanese wireless communication channel.

The Japanese fleet was like a group of sparrows stared at by goshawks, scattering in an instant!

Despite Sasaki's reminder, every pilot made what they thought was the right decision at the moment of crisis.

Some, like their commanders, quickly abandoned the heavy bombs and pulled up like crazy; some chose to turn the rudder immediately in an attempt to avoid the airspace where Chinese anti-aircraft guns were pre-firing; He gritted his teeth and pressed the operating lever hard, quickly lowering the altitude of the fighter plane from 700 meters to 400 meters.

This is actually a very typical trick to survive in death. The larger the caliber anti-aircraft gun, the weaker its ability to shoot at ultra-low altitudes, because the delay of its shell fuze has determined its power in high-altitude areas.

If done correctly, it can even be destroyed with aerial bombs mounted under the belly of the aircraft.

Even though these Japanese Army Air Force pilots showed enough respect for Captain Sasaki on weekdays, at the moment of crisis, most of them still chose to believe in themselves.

If the anti-aircraft company only had these 12 40mm anti-aircraft guns, then this group of Japanese pilots who believed in themselves more might have succeeded.

Most of the positions that were opened in advance were not more than 3000 meters away from the Japanese aircraft in a straight line. For the Japanese aircraft that quickly stepped on the accelerator pedal into the fuel tank and reached a speed of 320 kilometers per hour, 3000 meters was only 30 seconds. time.

If a Japanese plane is allowed to drop a heavy bomb at a distance of nearly 500 meters, it will be a nightmare for the 25 Chinese soldiers on the gun position.

All living things within a radius of several thousand meters will be torn into pieces by the air waves of such heavy aerial bombs!

Unfortunately, each anti-aircraft artillery squad of the 1st Air Defense Company is also equipped with a quadruple 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun, which is specially used to attack ultra-low-altitude targets.

The Japanese pilots who were staring fiercely at the area where gunpowder smoke was rising in the distance were still constantly judging the bombing distance, and their eyes were stung by the sudden flash of four bullet whips.

The four-mounted 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns would not give any chance to the Japanese aircraft, which was only 400 meters away in a straight line and at a height of meters. The crazy stream of metal bullets sprayed out formed a barrage of death between meters and meters.

Almost instantly, the brave Japanese pilots who believed in themselves were beaten into pieces by the 12.7mm warhead that penetrated the fuselage.

Even if he wanted to pull the bomb handle, he tragically found that his once strong hand was so weak that it was extremely difficult to move it.

The light in the pupils is gradually swallowed up by darkness!

A Japanese plane roared and plunged to the ground. The huge fireball caused by the explosion of fuel and heavy aerial bombs could even feel the heat hitting the face of the Japanese pilots high in the sky.

This was the first fighter plane lost in the Japanese fleet, but it was by no means the only fighter plane lost in the Japanese fleet.

The Japanese aircraft fleet that had not lost a single aircraft in the previous sudden attack was lucky, but more importantly, only three 3mm anti-aircraft guns opened fire.

Under the command of Mo Songzi, every three anti-aircraft guns formed a group to bombard a preset airspace. The Japanese aircraft that turned on the rudder in an attempt to get out of the battlefield were hit by not only the 3mm anti-aircraft cannons, but also the four-gun aircraft because they lost altitude. The fire coverage of the anti-aircraft machine guns was no more tragic than the three Japanese planes diving into low altitudes in a desperate fight.

But this does not mean that abandoning all the Japanese planes with their loaded loads will be better off. After the Chinese anti-aircraft artillery dealt with several Japanese planes in the low altitude, they focused all their firepower on the Japanese aircraft that had been raised to more than 2000 meters. .

That height is the airspace where the 20mm anti-aircraft gun cannot exert its power, but for the 40mm anti-aircraft gun, it seems to be just right.

Captain Sasaki looked pale!

If nothing else happens, it may be difficult for him to escape this level today.

But an accident eventually occurred. After shooting down two Japanese planes in the sky, four consecutive anti-aircraft guns that were firing happily suddenly jammed.

Because this was the first time that the 40mm anti-aircraft gun was put into actual combat, the gunners who were already familiar with the mechanical structure of the anti-aircraft gun could not find the problem for a while. They could only watch the three Japanese aircraft flying further and further away, and finally disappeared from sight.

The record of shooting down nine Japanese fighter planes in World War I was enough for anyone to boast about, but Mo Songzi still got furious and severely punished several artillery squad leaders who had jammed anti-aircraft guns.

In the end, the cause of the jam was not found, so we had to go back to the regiment headquarters to find military experts to investigate the cause.

Captain Sasaki can be called a son of luck. Even under such circumstances, he was able to escape with two Japanese planes. The two Japanese pilots who had a lucky escape almost regarded their squadron leader as a god.

Although 7 of the 4 fighters who listened to Captain Sasaki's military orders were still dead in the end, compared to the 5 guys who believed in themselves more but had a % battle fatality rate, the chance of survival should not be too high!

A squadron's record of blowing up hundreds of acres of mountain forests in China at the cost of a battle damage rate of 75% was reported back to the Japanese North China Front headquarters, causing an uproar.

Duo Tianjun: Is the position of commander poisonous?

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ps: Happy weekend, brothers! I once again recommend my daughter's new science fiction book "Border Wanderer". I hope brothers will support it. The second round of recommendations will be held tomorrow night. I hope brothers will collect it and read it! It’s important to follow the data, thank you! (End of chapter)