Eighteen planes circled back and forth over the entire battlefield.
Among them, four Japanese flying squadrons and twelve aircraft were mainly responsible for assisting the Japanese and puppet troops in combat and blocking the pursuing Eighth Route Army troops.
The other two flying teams were constantly searching south of Taihang, trying to find the hidden Eighth Route Army artillery units and destroy them in one fell swoop to complete the mission specially assigned by Yoshio Shinozuka.
The Japanese fighters and bombers did show off their power.
A large number of bombs were dropped directly on the camp of the pursuing soldiers.
The military cadres of the independent regiment who led the pursuit had no choice but to issue concealment instructions, and ordered the pursuit troops to disperse and hide in the mountains and forests to guard against the concentration of Japanese bombs.
The Eighth Route Army troops quickly dispersed, minimizing the bombing effect of the Japanese planes.
The main bombing method of Japanese bombers is horizontal bombing.
That is, multiple missiles are projected to the ground at high altitudes to form a dense attack.
But in terms of air force strength, it can be said to be a weak little devil compared with Western forces.
The technical level of bomber bombing is really unflattering.
It is difficult to ensure the accuracy of bombing when bombs are dropped from high altitude.
Many times the Japanese bombers dropped more than a dozen missiles at once.
But if you are lucky, one or two will actually hit the target. If you are not lucky, it will be like setting off free fireworks for the Eighth Route Army soldiers.
Therefore, when dealing with the Eighth Route Army troops, the Japanese aircraft are an invincible trump card.
But it is impossible to directly win a battle just by relying on this trump card.
The final confrontation between the two sides was still on the ground.
The only thing the Japanese flying team could do was to block the pursuit of the Eighth Route Army and buy more time for the Japanese and puppet troops to retreat.
The area south of the Taihang Mountains.
Several Japanese fighter jets carrying out reconnaissance missions circled back and forth in the Taihang Mountains.
The Japanese pilots tried to find the Eighth Route Army artillery unit that Commander Yoshio Shinozuka said was hidden.
What they received was a death order from Yoshio Shinozuka.
The artillery units of the Eighth Route Army must be destroyed in one fell swoop.
These fighter jets will not easily evacuate without throwing in the shells, emptying the bullets, and running out of fuel.
In order to more clearly detect targets on the ground, the two Japanese fighter jets even maintained low-altitude reconnaissance.
The plane roared in the sky for a long time.
Finally, a sharp-eyed Japanese pilot discovered what looked like an artillery position at the bottom of a mountainside.
The young kid was so excited at that time!
He quickly grabbed the walkie-talkie equipped by the Japanese Air Force No. 1 radio communication system on the plane and shouted: "I have discovered the enemy's artillery position! I have discovered the artillery position!"
As a result, no one cared about him at all, and the outgoing communications were like mud.
"Baga, stupid Air Unit 1!"
The little devil was so angry that he cursed, smashed the intercom directly on the body, and then started to play with the most primitive communication method, waving his hands constantly and conveying communication messages with gestures.
Gesture communication is not enough, and a large writing pad can also transmit information. If it is not possible, just use a signal gun.
After a lot of trouble, the two Japs flying teams, a total of six Japs on the plane, finally received the communication signal.
Two Japanese fighter jets took the lead in approaching the fake artillery position and fired several shots at the fake artillery position with their loaded 20mm aerial cannon.
The artillery shell exploded not far from the fake artillery position, but unfortunately did not hit the target.
The other four Japanese bombers also quickly entered the battle, roaring towards the fake artillery position.
Boom——
The bombs dropped by the Japanese bombers exploded in the fake artillery position area, and some of the wooden fake artillery hidden under the green leaves of the branches were blown to pieces.
"吆西!"
The little devils on the plane were very happy.
But he didn't notice at all that due to the weight of the fake cannons made of wood, after being blown away by the shock wave of the explosion, the situation was completely different from that of heavy cannons being blown up.
The Japanese were about to carry out another round of bombing and completely destroy the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions.
A loud gunshot sounded from the forest.
Wang Chengzhu issued the signal for air combat.
Considering that there were not many Japanese aircraft hovering in the sky, they were not the main force of the Japanese flying team.
Wang Chengzhu fired only one shot and gave the order to expose 30% of the anti-air firepower.
The soldiers who had been lurking in the woods on the mountainside around the fake artillery position quickly opened fire on several Japanese bombers roaring in the air.
The twenty-millimeter anti-aircraft cannon plus the anti-aircraft machine gun with a triangular rotating frame are powerful weapons against aircraft.
In addition, four Japanese bombers swooped down, preparing to blow up the fake artillery position in one fell swoop.
Under the sudden burst of anti-aircraft firepower from the artillery battalion, a Japanese bomber was successfully shot down.
This sudden blow startled the Japanese pilots, and several other planes roared past.
The bombs dropped in a hurry did not hit the target of the fake artillery position.
Although the Japanese pilots were a little panicked due to the artillery battalion's counterattack, they were also sure that there must be a hidden artillery position of the Eighth Route Army below.
Otherwise, how could these Eighth Route Army hide air defense troops here?
A Japanese commander fired a signal gun in mid-air to summon several other flying squadrons that were blocking the Eighth Route Army's pursuers in other areas.
Soon, six more Japanese planes roared towards the area south of Taihang.
The targets of the little devils are still on the fake artillery positions.
Several heavy bombers from the flying team roared from the sky carrying sufficient bombs for bombing.
Boom——
The entire fake artillery position was covered by fire, and the wooden fake artillery was blown to pieces.
Wang Chengzhu, who was hiding in the forest, did not hesitate anymore, pulled out his shell gun and fired two more shots in the air.
The other 70% of the lurking air defense force suddenly exploded and poured towards the Japanese planes roaring in the air.
The Japanese flying team did not expect that the Eighth Route Army also concealed anti-aircraft firepower. Several aircraft were hit. One of them was hit by an anti-aircraft gun on the fuel tank and crashed directly in the explosion.
Several fighter jets began to fight back, and the two 7.7mm aerial machine guns loaded with them fired wildly into the mountain forest.
"Three quick shots, fire!"
Wang Chengzhu gave another order, and six 20mm machine guns fired sixteen shells at the Japanese aircraft in mid-air in the shortest possible time.
A Japanese fighter jet flying sideways was hit by a shell in the cockpit, and the pilot was killed on the spot.
The damaged plane also crashed towards the hilltop not far away.
The Japanese commander in the second driver's seat hurriedly bailed out before the crash.
Unfortunately, the height was too low at this time, and there was a mountainous area below. The little devil fell hard, and the parachute had not even had time to open. However, the branch blocking the road cushioned the force of the fall somewhat. He was only seriously injured after the fall, but did not die on the spot.
Counting in the blink of an eye, the Japanese flying team shot down three planes.
The commander of the Japanese squadron saw that all the eight-way "artillery positions" had been destroyed by the bombers.
Your Excellency Commander's mission was successfully completed.
The remaining Eighth Route Army air defense units were hidden in the mountains and forests, and their vision was blocked.
If the battle continues, it is very likely that the opponent will use the anti-aircraft firepower at hand to shoot down more aircraft.
He stepped on the Kong No. 1 communication system and gave the order to retreat with hand gestures.
The remaining nine Japanese aircraft quickly roared away and flew into other areas of the battlefield to continue covering the evacuation of the Japanese and puppet troops.
At this time, the entire battlefield has been divided into many local small battlefields.
This was naturally the combat tactics that the Eighth Route Army soldiers of the first detachment quickly adjusted in the face of the Japanese aircraft reinforcements.
The enemy's aircraft reinforcements were too powerful. Since they couldn't stop the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops, they should be divided and surrounded. They would eat as many as they could.
At this time, the Japanese and puppet troops had already shown a tendency to collapse in their hasty retreat.
The Japanese officers were preoccupied with preserving the main combat force. Part of the force was divided and surrounded by the Eighth Route Army, and they would not return for rescue because of a small loss.
Just think that those imperial soldiers were trying to hold off the Eighth Route Army troops and cover the retreat of the main force, and they were broken into pieces for the sake of the emperor.
Some of the out-of-touch Imperial Army and the little devils who betrayed their teammates did not hesitate at all.
As for the ideas of the Imperial Alliance Army, it couldn't be simpler. The Eighth Route Army troops surrounded them, quickly disarmed, and surrendered voluntarily.
The reputation of the Independent Regiment for treating prisoners preferentially, especially not killing disarmed compatriots, has long been spread.
The puppet troops around the base area did not have the tenacity to fight when facing the independent regiment.
The two Japanese soldiers were panicked.
Didn’t you see that all the Japanese troops were maimed?
With the help of reinforcements from the Japanese flying team, the retreating Japanese and puppet troops fled from multiple directions.
The two Japanese brigades of the 47th Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Yuncheng that originally went north quickly moved south and retreated to southern Shanxi after suffering more than 30% casualties.
The remaining Japanese and puppet troops that originally advanced to the southwest retreated to the east and southeast.
In order to avoid Captain Huang and his troops, as well as multiple Eighth Route Army troops that detoured from the independent regiment base area.
Detachment headquarters.
What was originally a large-scale encirclement turned into a local encirclement and annihilation battle.
I wanted to catch all the Japanese and puppet troops in one fell swoop, but in the end I only caught some small fish and shrimps in local small nets.
Captain Kong expressed great anger.
What a great game of chess, but the Japanese flying team was stunned.
"Where is Ye Min? Signal soldier, go call Ye Min over."
"yes!"
A moment later, Ye Min, the former deputy captain of the commando team and now the commander of the commando company directly under the detachment, arrived, saluted Kong Jie with an angry look on his face and said, "Commander, you are looking for me!"
Kong Jie went straight to the point and asked, "How is the training of that boy Duan Peng?"
Ye Min said: "Duan Peng has made rapid progress. We veteran players have already learned a lot about our skills."
"What about the training of the commando team that has added new members?"
"Reporting to the leader, nothing has been missed!"
"Is the reconnaissance progress at Guizi Mingbao Airport in place?"
Ye Min said: "It's still a little worse, but Commander, you said, how can there be a foolproof battle?
As long as you order it, we guarantee to complete the task. "
Kong Jie said: "Okay, now I will give you commandos, including you old commandos, a task."
"I don't care how to act, how to direct, whether to send old team members or new team members."
"Have you heard about how arrogant the Japanese planes are on the battlefield?"
"It's rude to come back without reciprocating. You have to make the little devil deeply feel the consequences of offending our first team."
"I only have one request. Before dawn tomorrow, I want to receive news that the Japanese Mingbao Airport has been bombed."
"Not a single Japanese plane will be left behind!"
"yes!"
Ye Min responded loudly, his words full of confidence and determination.
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