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Chapter 355 Dilemma! (Please subscribe! Please ask for a monthly pass!)
As a transportation hub from Songjiang and Jinshanwei to Kunshan.

The Baihegang Bridge is not only the last route for the [-] defenders in Songjiang to go to Kunshan, but also the only way for people who want to leave the Songjiang area to go to Kunshan and then to Jinling.

In the past few days, tens of thousands of people have been evacuated through here.

Since entering the defense line of the Baihegang Bridge, the Four Elements Battalion finally knew why Lieutenant Generals Wu and Guo were so cautious before leaving, and even handed over six Oerlikon cannons to them.

Because not only they themselves knew that this was the last retreat and they had to stick to it, but the Japanese army also knew it.

It's just that because of the obstruction of Songjiang City, their main force and all their heavy equipment are in front of Songjiang City. Without the support of heavy equipment, the Japanese army also dare not send brigade-level troops to enter the battlefield under the control of the Chinese army.

Huxi, which is only a few tens of miles away from Baihe Port, has hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops, and any infantry brigade can be deployed to swallow up more than a thousand people who dare to go deep alone.

But this does not mean that they turned a blind eye to the transportation hub of the Baihe Port Bridge. On the 7th, the weather was bad and there was continuous drizzle, and the Japanese aircraft could not take off. circling over the port.

Lei Xiong, who is already resolute and resolute, of course will not be used to them. In order to find the defensive positions hidden by the Chinese at both ends of the bridge, two of them did not hesitate to lower the height to 600 meters. Three air defense positions hidden at the north and south ends of the bridge opened fire at the same time. .

This is a typical triangular air defense position, consisting of 3 Oerlikon machine guns and 9 heavy machine guns with extended brackets for upward firing.

This is Lei Xiong's own invention. Before leaving, Tang Dao told him that the key defense of Baihe Port is air defense rather than ground.

Unless Liu Chuanping sent a light-armored infantry brigade to risk entering the battlefield, as long as Lei Xiong led the Sixing Battalion and the two infantry companies of the 43rd Army and the 67th Army to defend the position, Huxi would never mind leaving The backhand gave the Japanese army a big mouth before.

It's not just the military exploits that can be obtained from the bag, but more importantly, if they want to retreat, everything depends on the length of time Songjiang insists on.If they just let the lightly armed troops sent by the Japanese army steal the back of the Songjiang garrison, then the Songjiang garrison retreated in a rage, and let the [-] troops of the Tenth Army drive straight in, are they forcing themselves to die? ?
As for the Japanese army, as long as they dare to continue to increase their troops, the Chinese side also doesn't mind eating more.

In the past three months of fighting in Songhu, the Japanese army's tyrannical combat power is well known, but at least 70.00% of the reason is because it has artillery of various calibers, large and small. A Japanese army without heavy fire support has fought fiercely on the front line for several times. Yue's Chinese army is not afraid of them, even if they still have air supremacy.

This is also the main reason why although Wu and Guo sent what they thought were the most elite Four Elements Battalion to guard the rear, their strength was not particularly large.

What the Chinese can think of, the Japanese naturally also want to think of. It is the most common method for the Japanese army to penetrate behind the enemy and attack the enemy's important targets. They can penetrate dozens of kilometers and invest in large forces. They don't have the guts.

Of course, unless it is absolutely necessary, the Japanese army will not blow up the only passage north to Kunshan.

Not only does it take time to build a pontoon bridge, but those big guys in the artillery brigade weigh several tons or even a dozen tons.

Therefore, since the appearance of the Japanese reconnaissance planes, their tactics are almost ready to come out, using bombers to kill a large number of defenders, and then attacking with small-scale ground troops.

It can not only break the confidence of the Songjiang defenders but also gain control of the bridge, providing conditions for them to attack the left wing of Huxi in the next step.

In time and space, that's what they did, and they succeeded.

As a result, the 67th Army, which had suffered heavy losses in the Songjiang defensive battle, retreated to this time and found that the bridge had fallen. As a last resort, tens of thousands of troops had to abandon all their heavy equipment and jump into the icy Suzhou Creek in late autumn.

In the end, under the strafing of Japanese aircraft, the 67th Army, which had retained its organizational structure, was completely disintegrated. About 6000 people, including the lieutenant general, were missing and died.

However, in this time and space, Tang Dao came, how could it be possible for the Chinese defenders to repeat the same mistakes?

Although he couldn't personally garrison the important passage of the Baihegang Bridge, Lei Xiong he chose was the most suitable commander for this battle, bar none.

Lei Xiong's individual combat power is second only to Tang Dao in the Four Elements Battalion, and his temperament is even more resolute. He is an excellent infantry commander, but his old line of work is fire support. a set of theories.

On the night when Lei Xiong arrived at Baihe Port, he built the positions on both ends and wings of Baihe Port into air defense-based positions, and even transformed all the heavy machine guns into long brackets, with the ability to shoot upwards into the air.

There are three main air defense positions, two are located on the north side of the bridge, and one is located on the south side of the bridge. Each air defense position is basically established with 2 Oerlikon machine guns and 3 heavy machine guns, and an infantry platoon around it. A field position to prevent a sneak attack by a small group of infiltrated Japanese troops.

Such a triangular air defense position with the bridge as the center can deal with Japanese fighter planes entering from any direction. If the fighter plane just reaches the top of the bridge, it will completely enter the central airspace of crossfire strikes, which is bad luck for him.

As for the mere reconnaissance planes, of course Lei Xiong would not devote all his air defense firepower at once.

The 3 Oerlikon cannons and 9 heavy machine guns used are enough for the Japanese reconnaissance planes that have lowered their altitude to 600 meters to drink a pot.

Just as the Japanese Tenth Army did not expect the Songjiang garrison to have dozens of artillery pieces, the Japanese naval reconnaissance planes that took off from the aircraft carrier never thought that the Chinese bumpkins who had lost their air supremacy would deploy anti-aircraft guns on both wings of the bridge.

The altitude of 600 meters is enough for them to avoid the light and heavy machine gun bullets fired in vain by the ground troops. This should be the idea of ​​the Japanese reconnaissance aircraft pilots.

So, he was beaten.

In particular, a reconnaissance plane looked at the Chinese people who were scared by the fighter planes and crawled on the bridge, grinning grinningly, from south to north, from high altitude to middle and low altitude, intending to use the airborne machine gun to shoot at the bridge deck, and enjoy the bloody and bloody scene. Flying grand occasion.

What awaited him was the barrage sprayed by a 20mm anti-aircraft gun with three Maxim heavy machine guns.

The Japanese pilot, who was almost scared to pee, crazily raised the nose of the plane and flew over the bridge at an altitude of 800 meters, and finally escaped the disaster of killing himself.

It's just that the cold sweat on the forehead hadn't had time to dry, and the two air defense positions on the north bank also opened fire one after another.

This time, the reconnaissance plane located in the center of the crossfire was considered cool. The plane, which had been hit by dozens of bullets in a row, crashed in an area six kilometers away from the bridge, trailing black smoke.

There are no white umbrella flowers of parachutes in the sky. In order to save weight and fuel, the Japanese fighter planes did not equip the cockpit with armor shields at all. The 7.92mm bullets of the Maxim heavy machine gun can easily penetrate the plane even if it is fired at a height of 800 meters. bottom.

The Japanese army, whose eyes were enlarged to the mouth of a cup by the crazy bullets, was killed long before the plane crashed.

During the day on the 8th, two Japanese reconnaissance planes became the spoils of the Sixing Battalion.

Until the furious Japanese navy sent twelve bombers to the bridge aggressively.

Lei Xiongcai ordered that all air defense positions be concealed, and as long as the Japanese do not go crazy and blow up the bridge, they will not open fire.

All the positions on the ground have been camouflaged long ago, and the air defense positions are basically set up in dense forests. As long as the Japanese planes are not lowered to the 500-meter area, the target will never be found.

Of course, the Japanese naval aviation is not stupid. The loss of two reconnaissance planes in a row has already proved that the Chinese have anti-aircraft guns. If they lowered their altitude, they would kill them on their own initiative?
But hovering in the sky, the objects on the ground are as small as ants. Even if they are equipped with binoculars, they still cannot see clearly the real area of ​​the Chinese position hidden in the woods and camouflaged with branches.

Until they vent their anger.

A large number of Chinese refugees had already been evacuated by the soldiers and hid in the wilderness, but many of them were still discovered by Japanese planes.

After circling several times and still not being able to find the target, the Japanese plane dropped bombs on the people in the wilderness.

Lei Xiong, who was hiding in the tunnel, had red eyes.

To fight or not to fight, he needs to make a choice.

Fight, the aerial bombs dropped by twelve Japanese bombers may make him lose his ability to counterattack in the air. If the Japanese army bombs the bridge, tens of thousands of Songjiang defenders will have no way out.

If he doesn't fight, the Japanese fighter planes will wantonly kill his compatriots in front of him.

That's the disgrace of a soldier.

No matter which one you choose, it will be extremely difficult.

(End of this chapter)