Yoshio Iwamatsu was so frightened by the bad news that he almost fell off his horse.
If the guard hadn't reacted quickly and helped him quickly, he would have made a fool of himself in front of his subordinates.
Staring at the road ahead that was still shrouded in darkness, he said with a look of sudden realization.
"Bagya Road..."
"We were fooled..."
"The Eighth Route Army assembled a large number of troops in advance to lurk on the roadside to prevent us from sending troops to destroy the road and protect the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong from quickly withdrawing from Shanxi..."
"Inform the troops to stop advancing..."
"The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong has even passed Niangzi Pass. We definitely can't catch up with them on just two legs."
"Where's the Chief of Staff..."
"Contact the front army headquarters immediately."
"Shanxi garrison failed to intercept..."
"Please prepare the aviation force for an attack immediately... carry out an air interception against the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong at dawn, blow up the convoy and paralyze them on the road."
"The cavalry troops will assemble immediately..."
"Crossing Niangzi Pass, catching up with the convoy that was paralyzed by the aviation force, and destroying the Eighth Route Army in the team under the cover of the aviation force. This is our last chance to save the defeat and we must not miss it."
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At eight o'clock in the morning, the majestic convoy of the Special Regiment stopped in a valley.
The road winds along the foot of the mountain...
On both sides are hills hundreds of meters high, one after another, stretching endlessly.
Huang Yu took one look around and fell in love with this place.
"Captain...you called me?"
The newly appointed air defense battalion influenced Tan Keqiang to run over with expectation.
Huang Yu didn't say a word nonsense to him. He pointed to the surrounding terrain and said, "Can the terrain here be enough to ambush the Japanese aviation force?"
"Of course..." Tan Keqiang took a good look at it on the way here and said seriously.
"The convoy was parked on the road as bait..."
"Anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns are mounted on high ground on both sides..."
"When the Japanese aircraft overtook the convoy and dived to attack, our anti-aircraft machine guns on the high ground suddenly fired..."
"No matter how fast the Japanese pilot reacts, he will never be able to escape from the crossfire net."
After hearing this, Huang Yu began to issue orders: "Yoshio Iwamatsu's plan to intercept us through ground troops is officially bankrupt."
"The plane became the Japanese army's last hope to intercept us..."
"It doesn't matter Yoshio Iwamatsu or Neji Okamura!"
"They will seize this opportunity and attack us from the air at all costs, paralyzing the convoy and making it impossible for us to move forward."
"I estimate that within an hour, the Japanese army will dispatch at least thirty aircraft to attack us..."
"Since you also think this is a suitable place for a Japanese aviation ambush, then let's kill them here."
"As long as we can take down twenty planes, the Japanese aviation forces will be frightened by us and will not dare to attack us in a big way again."
"Taiyuan Airport was bombed by us, and there were no other airports nearby, so Japanese aircraft could only take off from Peiping to bomb us."
"The flight distance is so far, the little Japanese plane barely has much time to stay in the air when it gets here."
"If we shoot down twenty more planes, the remaining planes can only fly back and forth in the sky, hardly threatening our safety."
"The convoy can continue moving forward without waiting until dark..."
"When we were evacuating from Taiyuan, I had people make a lot of anti-aircraft machine gun mounts while the Japanese arsenal had the tools."
"From now on, except for the anti-aircraft battalion...all the ratite machine gunners in the assault battalion will also be under your command."
"There are almost forty light machine guns and twenty heavy machine guns..."
"I hope you can use them to teach the Japanese Air Force a profound lesson."
Tan Keqiang's air defense battalion was originally a strengthened battalion.
Twelve anti-aircraft machine guns and four anti-aircraft guns were captured during the attack on Taiyuan Airport.
During the attack on Taiyuan, twelve more anti-aircraft machine guns and four grenade launchers were seized.
After the troops occupied the Taiyuan Arsenal, they found eight anti-aircraft machine guns and two anti-aircraft guns there.
Captured the Taiyuan Arsenal and seized four anti-aircraft machine guns and two anti-aircraft guns.
Although the air defense battalion is labeled as a battalion, it has three anti-aircraft machine gun companies and three anti-aircraft artillery companies. It is equipped with a total of thirty-six anti-aircraft machine guns and twelve anti-aircraft cannons.
Including the sixty ratite machine gunners supported by the regiment commander, that is more than a hundred various anti-aircraft weapons.
We can definitely create an airtight fire net here!
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"Weng buzz..."
The dull roar of the engine slowly reached Huang Yu's ears from far away.
Raising his head, Huang Yu quickly saw a black spot appearing on the edge of the sky with the help of a telescope.
"Captain..."
Tan Keqiang's nervous palms were covered in cold sweat, and he looked expectantly.
"The Japanese plane is coming..."
"It's almost as you expected. There will be exactly one aviation group..."
Huang Yu directly ordered: "From now on, the battlefield will be handed over to you!"
Tan Keqiang nodded and raised his head again, looking at the sky.
When the plane was getting bigger and bigger, and it would fly over everyone's head in ten seconds, he suddenly gave the order.
"start to act……"
"All the cars on the highway started moving and dispersed to the roadside, hiding..."
"All air defense positions are ready for shooting..."
As soon as the Japanese pilots reached the top of the convoy, they saw a chaotic scene of the convoy dispersed and moved, covered with camouflage nets.
Because these planes did not have much time in the air, the first three planes circled over the convoy and then began to dive and attack.
"Weng buzz..."
The roar of the plane became louder and louder, like thunder, and it quickly swooped towards the convoy.
From a distance, it looks like an eagle rushing towards its prey, unstoppable.
Tan Keqiang kept his attention on these three planes, determined their dive positions, and at the same time grabbed the microphone to give orders!
"Five, six, seven, eight, ninety... six air defense positions are ready for shooting..."
"Remember to keep a good lead when aiming, otherwise no matter how many bullets you fire, you won't be able to hit the plane..."
The three planes were getting closer and closer to the ground, and the roar of their engines became louder and louder.
When it was almost parallel to the hills on both sides of the highway, Tan Keqiang ordered again: "Fire..."
"Bring down three planes for me..."
Tan Keqiang deployed twenty air defense positions along the highway on the hilltops on both sides...
There are anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, light and heavy machine guns...
Intense gunshots quickly spread across the battlefield, and bullets of different sizes flew towards the three fighter planes from different directions, making the fuselage bang.
Especially anti-aircraft machine gun bullets, the powerful rate of fire causes the bullets to leave a hole no matter where they hit.
The lead aircraft instantly emitted a plume of smoke, and then exploded in the air, turning into a fireball.
The two planes on the side and behind took a lot of bullets. Although there were no fatal injuries, the two pilots were shocked.
Regardless of whether he had aimed at the target or not, he just pressed the bomb button in a panic. At the same time, pull the aircraft control lever, climb to high altitude at the fastest speed, and rush out of the effective range of ground anti-aircraft fire.
