Age of Rebirth

Chapter 720 Spirit plus matter

***Naval Air Corps adopted ultra-low-altitude intrusion tactics of fighter jets, which almost succeeded. The Nanjing air defense battle experienced an extreme crisis, but the infantry's spontaneous action of fighting planes saved the entire battle situation. Infantry weapons shooting ultra-low-altitude fighter jets, probably only Chinese infantry have such creativity and courage.

***The Naval Air Force fled in defeat. They had lost more than two-thirds of their bombers and more than one-half of their fighters. In the evening, none of the Japanese planes dared to bomb Nanjing. Calm down, the sky in the west is full of bright red clouds, and the afterglow is sprinkled on Qixia Mountain, Zijin Mountain, and the smoke that fills the whole city gradually fades with the evening wind. Quiet and peaceful.

Various anti-aircraft firepower points were busy replenishing medicines and transporting the wounded. Wang Genbao had been appointed as the chief of firepower, and his military rank had also been promoted from sergeant to second lieutenant. The sudden promotion made Wang Genbao somewhat uncomfortable. He stroked the star emblem on his collar badge from time to time. Hanhan smirked, the other partners were not too surprised by his promotion, thinking it was a matter of course.

To the surprise of Wang Genbao and his comrades-in-arms, General Tang Qiuli, the commander-in-chief of Nanjing Air Defense, suddenly appeared before him with only six guards. Almost all the soldiers were unable to react in front of them. The biggest officer they often see is their regiment leader. As for the division commander, it is a rare, high-ranking existence. [

Seeing Tang Qiuli standing with his hands behind his back, with a smile on his face, looking at him with gentle eyes, the evening wind blowing his cloak, and the three gold stars on his shoulders shining brightly in the setting sun, Wang Genbao hurriedly stood at attention and saluted, somewhat stammeringly said "Report to Commander-in-Chief Tang, Second Lieutenant Wang Genbao of the 38rd Battalion of the [-]st Regiment of the [-]th Division of the Army, report to you, please give me instructions!" All the soldiers put down their work and stood at attention unevenly as if just reacting.

Tang Qiuli came up with the idea of ​​going down to the army to communicate with the soldiers at the lowest level when he saw the battle results statistics table. Wang Genbao aroused his great interest. He would not be particularly surprised that a soldier had achieved the record of shooting down five Japanese planes. The training level of each unit of the Independent Division was definitely the highest in the squadron at that time, especially the subject of air defense combat. One of the three basic skills of every ordinary fighter in an independent division.

And this is an ordinary soldier of the Central Army. With the air defense combat training level of the Central Army, he has achieved the record of shooting down five Japanese aircraft. Apart from talent, there seems to be no other explanation. There are no less than 100 firepower points, and the mental state of the soldiers made him extremely relieved. The battle this afternoon did not leave much shadow on their psychology. Many soldiers have already set down the plane of the Japanese as their goal. .

Seeing this simple and honest second lieutenant who looked awkward and embarrassed in front of him, he couldn't connect with the master who shot down five Japanese planes in one day. Seeing the heavy machine gun used by Wang Genbao, the adjusted firepower configuration and sandbags Fortifications, Tang Qiuli believes that he has found the answer. This is an excellent soldier, and he can also become an excellent officer.

He said to Shanhu: "Huzi, take 500 yuan and give it to Second Lieutenant Wang. This is the reward he deserves. Also, inform the 38th Division Division that Wang Genbao's military rank will be promoted to captain. The title of Nanjing Warrior, and notified all the troops to reward, "Looking at Tang Qiuli's tall and straight back, disappearing into the twilight, Wang Genbao held a heavy bag of ocean in his hand, as if he hadn't woken up from a dream. During this day, there were too many things that made him feel like a dream. In his simple heart, a flood of passion spread throughout his body.

Tang Qiuli personally went down to the lowest level, communicated with ordinary soldiers, and understood their thoughts and feelings. This was unprecedented in the Communist Party. Then, the next day, the commendation order for Wang Genbao was issued to the central government. Afterwards, the Nanjing Air Defense Command issued an order, clearly stipulating that in future battles, whoever shoots down one Japanese plane will be rewarded with 100 yuan and given the title of City Guard. Dayang will be rewarded with 200 yuan and the title of city defender. Those who shoot down three Japanese aircraft will be rewarded with 300 yuan. Awarded the title of Nanjing Warrior. If a company has more than five soldiers who have won the title of Nanjing Guard, the company will be awarded the title of Nanjing Garrison Warrior Company. Each soldier in the company will be rewarded with 500 yuan.

After this order was issued, it aroused great repercussions among all the troops participating in the war. Coupled with Tang Qiuli's move to go to the front line in person, this was an unprecedented thing among the troops of the Central Army. His courage and sense of honor were greatly stimulated. For a while, all the soldiers were talking about this matter. Wang Genbao was the first soldier to win the title of Nanjing Warrior, and he was promoted to three ranks. Well-known figures are the objects that many soldiers secretly envy and plan to catch up with.

Tang Qiuli knows this well. The army has always been a group that attaches great importance to the sense of team honor. This time, he has adopted a three-pronged approach. In terms of material, he has great rewards. In terms of spirit, he has various titles. , there are double rewards of spirit and material, and I worry that the soldiers will not fight the Japanese planes with all their strength. At present, the mainstay of Nanjing's air defense is still the units of the Central Army. In my own hands, only the Huangyadong Air Defense Brigade No matter how well equipped and well trained a brigade is, the huge Nanjing cannot be fully defended no matter what.

Moreover, Tang Qiuli has further plans to turn Nanjing into a magnet that consumes Japan's air power, attracting more Japanese aircraft, and throwing himself into this ground-air battle that he has no worries about until he wrings out The last drop of blood of the Communists, anyway, the whole city of Nanjing has been evacuated, even if the whole city is blown up, it can be rebuilt. Besides, Generalissimo Jiang, who is hiding in Wuhan, can also know that Nanjing is definitely not a place to stay for a long time. It is the front line in itself, and it is better to move the capital.

***Naval Air Force, not reconciled to failure, was also afraid that Emperor Hirohito would be held accountable. After adjusting tactics, the commanders of the First and Third Fleets formed a joint command to command all combat aircraft in a unified manner. The Department, from other fleets, supplemented the battered air force with seventy bombers and fifty fighters.

And Tang Qiuli also made new adjustments to the firepower deployment based on the experience of the first day of air defense operations, all the loopholes were filled, and according to the effect of infantry light weapons against low-altitude fighters, he organized thousands of infantry to shoot into the air The group is distributed in every corner of Nanjing City. Both China and Japan are summing up experience and adjusting their deployment. Nanjing City is destined to have a life-and-death contest of blood and fire.

For the next two days, the skies over Nanjing were unusually calm. There was no sign of a Japanese plane. The soldiers of the Central Army, who were trying to be rewarded for their meritorious service, had their eyes dry and did not seize the opportunity. The *man's plane did not dare to come, and he was a little discouraged, but Tang Qiuli was very sober. The *man would never stop here. He seized the rare opportunity and ordered all the air defense fire teams, except for the normal battle positions , At least two spare battle positions must be built, an air defense shelter, and each air defense fire team must have the ability to shoot mobile.

Many Central Army units don't take it seriously. Since ancient times, high-altitude firepower has been shooting at a fixed point in the air. There is no reason to run around. Commander-in-Chief Tang is ingenious. What kind of tricks are you playing?Only the Huangyadong Air Defense Brigade of the Independent Division faithfully carried out the orders of the division commander. Only then did the officers and soldiers of the Central Army pay attention to it. After two tense days, the air defense firepower configuration in Nanjing City has undergone fundamental changes.

On June [-]th, just after dawn, the screaming siren woke up the soldiers of the Central Army who were still sleeping. They rushed to the battle position to see the dark planes swooping in from all directions. The Naval Air Force dispatched more than [-] bombers and fighter jets to launch a crazy bombing of Nanjing by means of multi-directional bomber attacks and ultra-low-altitude fighter jets. So far, the fierce Nanjing air defense battle has officially kicked off.

The battle lasted from morning to sunset. Throughout the day, the city of Nanjing was trembling with the sound of gunfire. The Japanese air force went crazy, launching wave after wave of attacks almost uninterruptedly. As soon as they returned to the voyage, the next wave would follow. They were all familiar with the opponent's tactics, and no one took advantage of it. Because of the effective air defense concealment and mobile shooting artillery positions, the casualties of the Nanjing defenders were greatly reduced. The reduction, however, was less than a fifth of the number of Japanese aircraft shot down on the first day.

As the last Japanese plane disappeared into the sunset, the city of Nanjing calmed down. Under the dim light, Tang Qiuli wrote a battle report to Chairman Jiang in Wuhan. Let Generalissimo Jiang know that Nanjing cannot stay any longer. Therefore, in his report, he deliberately exaggerated the intensity of the war, the superiority in the number of Japanese aircraft, the degree of destruction in Nanjing, the casualties of the defenders, and the number of Japanese soldiers. The determination to never give up.

Although it was somewhat deliberately exaggerated, the fact is also the same. In the following five days, Tang Qiuli never left the underground headquarters of the Nanjing Air Defense Command. Carry out crazy chaos.

(To be continued)