allonlinenovel Chapter 288: Anti-aircraft gun's debut
Chapter 288: Anti-aircraft gun's debut
On Zhang Caiqian's side, when he saw the Japanese being bombarded from the side and rear, he immediately understood what was going on.
He smiled and said to several battalion commanders: "It seems that we are not needed for the time being. Commander Gu has already made preparations."
They heard clearly the firing of several heavy artillery pieces just now and were also shocked.
He also didn't expect where Gu Changfeng got so many heavy artillery overnight.
"Commander, the Laiyuan Independent Regiment is so powerful. The sound of the artillery fire just now is almost certain to be heavy artillery of at least 120 caliber or above." A battalion commander said enviously.
This kind of heavy artillery is basically out of their reach.
They would be very satisfied if each battalion had more grenade launchers and mortars, not to mention heavy artillery!
You know, their entire regiment had not yet been fully equipped with weapons, and some soldiers still went to the battlefield with swords.
"Don't envy them. The Laiyuan Independent Regiment has prepared heavy artillery, so our mission this time will be much easier. Just follow orders. With Captain Gu's generosity, our regiment should be able to get a lot of weapons when the time comes."
Zhang Caiqian was very clear about how much benefit the 115th Division had gained when cooperating in the attack on Laiyuan. Now it was his turn.
On the battlefield, as the Japanese charged forward, the city walls and the outside became lively again.
Da da da!
Boom boom boom!
Bang bang bang!
The advantage of long arms was utilized by the soldiers of the three battalions, and the Japanese suffered heavy bullet attacks in the first round of charge.
Then grenade launchers and mortars were launched.
The Japanese were caught off guard and suffered more than 300 casualties in just over ten minutes.
The 6th Division was mostly composed of new devils who lacked battlefield experience. Even if they were careful, it would be useless as the damned ones still couldn't escape.
Mizukawa Kita was in the distance, watching the soldiers falling to the ground through a telescope, feeling very distressed.
After looking for a while, I put down the telescope and asked Ohashi Kangmei:
"When will the Shijiazhuang flight squadron arrive? The warriors cannot be wasted on this meaningless sacrifice."
Ohashi Kangmei said: "My subordinates should go and urge them, it should be soon."
In fact, the Japanese flying squadron in Shijiazhuang had received the mission long ago, but Mizukawa Kita was dawdling on the way.
Given the arrogance of the Japanese pilots and the fact that they did not belong to the 6th Division, they did not take the urging from above seriously at all.
He continued to eat slowly until the division commander personally gave the order, and then the highest commander of the Japanese flying team ordered the flying squadron to take off.
It was three o'clock in the afternoon and the battlefield was still tense, with people falling on both sides.
Although the Japs were attacking the city and had no advantages, they were still Japs after all.
No matter how powerful the battalions are, there will be no shortage of casualties.
The Japanese recruits were also sent to the battlefield after two years of training, but they were only as elite as the old Japanese soldiers.
After the Kurokawa Brigade had killed over 500 devils, they immediately contacted Mizukawa Kita and asked them to stop the attack.
Not only because of the losses, but also because of the arrival of their squadron.
In the distant sky, Japanese fighter planes roared, and a flying formation of 24 Type 95 fighter planes flew towards the Ding County city wall in an extremely handsome manner.
"Devil aircraft group, devil aircraft group found, quickly notify the artillery battalion brothers,"
The soldier in charge of observation on the west city wall noticed a dense mass of black spots in the distant sky and immediately shouted loudly to alert the soldiers under the wall.
Soon, a few hundred meters away from the city wall, the area was cleared by soldiers overnight.
The soldiers from the artillery battalion who received the notice slowly lifted the tarpaulin covering the anti-aircraft gun.
The Japanese flying squadron was led by Captain Jiro Iida, who had bombed the battalions yesterday.
But they were so powerful yesterday, but today's mission is uncertain. With anti-aircraft guns around, it's hard to say who will win.
"These Chinese dare to challenge the empire. Today we must destroy these Chinese on the city wall."
Iida Jiro's tone was cold, and it was obvious that he was not very satisfied with the completion of yesterday's task.
The artillerymen of the artillery battalion were also dissatisfied. They had no choice yesterday because they didn't have anti-aircraft guns, but today they have them, and the situation is different.
"Brothers, watch out, the Japanese pilots are very good at this."
"Since there was no threat yesterday, there will likely be low-altitude bombing later."
"So, concentrate your firepower and destroy the Japanese plane in the middle."
The company commander in charge of the anti-aircraft guns shouted loudly.
"Yes, Captain."
The artillerymen stared at the sky nervously.
Although they had conducted experiments in Xianyaling, actual combat was completely different from training. All they could do was try to adjust their mindset.
It was indeed as the company commander said, the Japanese were in a very relaxed state, and they did not discover the only anti-aircraft machine gun that posed a threat to them yesterday.
Today, of course, will be the same as usual. We will carry out the bombing mission normally and then return home. It's very simple.
Soon, the Japanese flew over the city wall and began to drop bombs.
Violent explosions resounded throughout the city walls, with bricks being blown away from time to time.
Boom boom boom!
The Japanese artillery regiment immediately took action, and shells whizzed towards the city walls.
For a while, many soldiers who were hiding were also hit.
After all, the Kurokawa Brigade had more than 20 cannons, and the city walls were not very strong, so casualties were inevitable.
The Japanese soldiers of the Kurokawa Brigade watched fiercely outside the city wall, waiting to launch a surprise attack on the city gate after the bombing was over.
The Japanese soldiers also had a deep hatred for Gu Changfeng's men. How many people died in the siege, and how many of them were their companions and brothers.
The Japanese hoped that their air force warriors could open a gap to make their subsequent siege of the city easier.
Obviously, their thoughts were in vain.
Shortly after the Japanese planes arrived over the western city wall, the artillerymen opened fire at the loud shout of the company commander.
Bang bang bang!
Anti-aircraft shells were fired one after another, hitting the Japanese fighter planes at an extremely fast speed.
Ten anti-aircraft guns formed a series of violent fire snakes.
The moment the shells touched the Japanese planes, they exploded brilliantly, like a fireworks show.
The shrapnel produced by the explosion caused serious damage to the surrounding Japanese fighter planes.
Especially those who were close to the enemy, the Japanese soldiers inside were directly pierced like sieves and died regretfully.
Rumble!
Soon, two Japanese fighter planes in the central area lost control and crashed into the city, causing another violent explosion.
Fortunately, when the various camps arrived yesterday, the civilians in this area had already been cleared out, otherwise some of them would have been buried with these devils.
Of course, the fact that there are not many people in Ding County is also a reason.
After all, we were occupied by the Japanese, so we were lucky to survive.
"Damn it! Where did these Chinese get their anti-aircraft guns?"
Mizukawa Kita was the first to notice something was wrong in the air, but that was all he noticed.
The Japanese squadron leader discovered it earlier than him, but it was still useless, right?
Everyone is dead...
"Bagayalo, the Chinese anti-aircraft guns!"
Major General Kurokawa was also shocked. Looking at the fighter planes falling from the sky, he felt extremely uncomfortable.