Since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese aviation force, which has been the absolute leader in air supremacy, never dreamed that the Eighth Route Army had such amazing anti-aircraft firepower hidden on the north bank of the Jindi River.
Prior to this, the firepower of the Japanese aviation forces was basically attracted by the firepower of the troops, mainly Tang Keqin Group Army, who were blocking the Japanese Jihad Army and armored forces on the south bank of the Jindi River.
Caught off guard by artillery fire.
The Japanese fighter planes, especially the bombers swooping down at low altitude, were surrounded by large-scale artillery fire and had no time to dodge.
Explosions visible to the naked eye connected in a series at various parts of the fighter plane.
Today, after further development, the anti-air weapons at the hands of the elite Eighth Route Army are so amazingly powerful that they have long since passed the embarrassment of being able to hold their own guns and cannons while looking at the Japanese's roaring fighter planes in despair.
Just this round of anti-air fire strikes.
There were more than 20 Japanese fighter planes in the sky above Jindi River, dragging smoke hanging on their tail fins. Soon after they were on the verge of collapse, they kissed the earth fiercely.
Some fighter planes lost control completely and plunged into the turbulent Jindi River.
Soon, it completely sank to the bottom of the river, and nothing disappeared.
"Quick, seize the opportunity to film this scene. This is excellent material for us to defeat the Japanese invaders!"
War reporter Xiao Song also participated in this battle. He and his filming team hid inside the air defense fortifications. When he saw this scene, he danced excitedly.
Such an exciting scene.
Not only is it an excellent publicity for the Anti-Japanese War, it will also be a piece of history that will never fade in the history of the development of the Eighth Route Army film and television industry!
The camera captured this scene fiercely. During the Battle of Northern Henan, the Eighth Route Army used anti-aircraft firepower to severely defeat the Japanese invaders and shot down more than 20 Japanese fighter planes on the north bank of the Jindi River.
That situation is really shocking.
The eyes of the little soldier carrying the camera were so wide that his hairs stood on end.
He firmly believes that if the scene shot today is fully publicized, it will definitely cause a big shock in the world.
And just a few kilometers away, in the upper reaches of the Jindi River, nestled against the mountains, Kong Jie, Li Yunlong, and Ding Wei, who were still fishing, had long since lost their fishing rods and were holding high-powered telescopes in the distance. Watching the battle from a distance.
Seeing the Eighth Route Army's hidden anti-aircraft firepower destroying many Japanese fighter planes in the first round of raids, several old comrades cheered loudly.
"Haha, it's fun, it's really fun! Nearly 30% of the enemy's fighter plane crashed in the blink of an eye. That old Japanese soldier Hata Junroku is probably going to feel heartbroken. Let me tell you, this is the big scene that a battle should have! "Kong Jie sighed.
Li Yunlong also shouted happily, but felt it was a pity: "Damn it, if we, Old Li, were on the north bank of the Jindi River at this moment, we would have to mount an anti-aircraft gun and fight down a few Japanese fighter planes."
Ding Wei laughed at the side and said: "Lao Li, don't be regretful. When we get to Kanto, there will be more scenes like this. Some of them are for you to fly on the plane. Let's just have a good time this time!"
"It's just that my heart is itching. This feeling is not pleasant!" Li Yunlong said.
As time went by, under intensive anti-air fire, more Japanese fighter planes were continuously destroyed and then crashed completely.
At this time, the situation surrounding Jindi River reversed instantly.
The Japanese army, which was advancing rampantly, suffered a sharp drop in morale as dozens of fighter planes crashed over the Jindi River. Even Lao Guizi Yamashita and Inoue, who were commanding from the rear, stared dumbly at the Imperial Army's aviation troops over the Jindi River. A scene of being severely injured and deflated.
Ding Wei, who was watching the battle with keen eyes, then discovered a new trend: "Interesting, Tang Keqin's troops, who were still cowering in the fortifications and passively defending, actually took the initiative to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army!"
Li Yunlong said: "Haha, the little devil's flying force has just been severely damaged, and the ammunition carried by the plane is probably wasted on our air defense fortifications. Our aviation force followed, and the opportunity was really seized!"
As the three of them looked through the telescope:
A large number of planes roared in from farther away, accompanied by the roar of their engines.
Mixed in among them are many Japanese-style fighters, as well as many clearly marked fighters produced by Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries.
There was still some distance between the two sides, but the fighter jets that came after them quickly formed a strangulation formation and opened fire on the Japanese fighter jets above the Jindi River.
Obviously, this is the arrival of the aviation unit of the Eighth Route Army!
South bank of Jindi River.
Commander Tang, who led his troops to flee all the way to the defense fortifications on the south bank, was still distressed.
The Japs' mobile elite behind them were chasing too fast.
Japanese aviation units arrived in large numbers for reinforcements.
According to the joint operations agreement reached between Commander Tang and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters before the war.
The Tang Keqin Group Army was responsible for luring the pursuing Japanese mobile troops to the south bank of the Jindi River. Then it only needed to rely on the fortifications on the south bank of the Jindi River to hold on and wait for the Eighth Route Army's back-up.
But what exactly is Balu’s back-up plan?
Commander Tang knew nothing about this. He originally thought that the growing aviation force of the Eighth Route Army might also come with reinforcements to compete with the Japanese aviation force.
Who would have thought that the Eighth Route Army could directly cause the Japanese aviation forces to suffer such a big loss simply by using the anti-aircraft firepower hidden on the north bank of the Jindi River.
Suddenly, Commander Tang felt a little ashamed that his army also had a lot of anti-aircraft weapons.
But every time the Japanese flying troops came for bombing and sneak attacks, these anti-air weapons simply became decorations, as if they were swatting mosquitoes in mid-air!
Never before had it been like this before, with dozens of Japanese fighter planes being destroyed in the blink of an eye.
Then the Eighth Route Army aviation unit, which Commander Tang has always been thinking about, appears.
The fighters of the Eighth Route Army were quickly divided into two combat forces under a clear division of labor.
The anti-air force composed of fighter jets was responsible for intercepting the remaining Japanese fighter jets that had been severely damaged and lost all their vigor over the Jindi River.
The ground air fire reinforcements composed of bombers, escorted by fighter jets on both wings, launched air strikes against the Japanese Jihadi Army and mobile forces.
At this moment, in the sky above the Jindi River, the power displayed by the Eighth Route Army's aviation force, whether it was the number of fighter planes or firepower, as well as the superb flying skills and air combat coordination of the pilots, were amazing.
As Kong Jie said, starting from the disastrous defeat of the Japanese on May Day and then to the Eighth Route Army's many major counterattacks, with the retreat of the Japanese army in North China, the Eighth Route Army's base areas became more and more stable.
The development of the Eighth Route Army base areas, especially the development of the military industry, ushered in a golden period of leaps and bounds.
From all kinds of infantry weapons, guns and ammunition, artillery cars, chariots and tanks.
Then to the various fighter planes belonging to the Air Force, equipped with aviation machine guns, and bombs with various strike capabilities.
The growth in quantity and improvement in quality can be said to be changing with each passing day.
A large number of military factories and explosives factories have sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain in the anti-Japanese revolutionary base areas firmly established behind enemy lines of the Eighth Route Army.
Just when the little devils had to turn their attention to the national army on the frontal battlefield due to the continuation of the war and the shortage of resources, one battle after another broke out in an attempt to support the war with war.
The Eighth Route Army followed the principle of making a fortune silently.
With the help of resources quickly purchased from Kuomintang-controlled areas and even enemy-occupied areas, as well as the large amounts of technical and material assistance provided by the Allied countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union in order to rely on the Eighth Route Army to contain the Japanese army, we seized the opportunity and developed rapidly.
Judging from the strength of the aviation force displayed only by the Eighth Route Army this time.
Although the Japanese army gritted their teeth, considering that many battles on the frontal battlefield also required the assistance of air firepower, they tightened their belts from Central China, North China, and Northeast China and removed a large number of them, and then managed to form 30 squadrons of fighter jets and 15 squadrons of Squadron of bombers.
It seems that it can travel unhindered over northern Henan.
But in fact, after more than half a year of golden period development, the Eighth Route Army's aviation force once again received a rather exaggerated expansion.
The original six major aviation bases have been increased to the tenth.
After rest and replenishment, according to preliminary calculations by Kong Jie, the head of the Eighth Route Army’s aviation unit:
If we can pull out all aviation forces without hiding our strength, including Commander Fu's team.
We can put together at least 50 fighter squadrons of various types.
Including medium, light and heavy bomber squadrons of various types, we can also put together at least 50.
This is still a conservative calculation, if all old aircraft and old aircraft with poor combat performance that have been almost eliminated are included.
Even I can't say for a while how large a flying force we can form!
This time, it was to deal with the Japanese flying troops at Jindi River.
In addition to the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft firepower group hidden on the north bank of the Jindi River.
There are also aviation units that will be dispatched next.
This time, we use the good to defeat the weak, and the strong to defeat the weak.
Under the order of the Eighth Route Army Aviation Command, this time 20 ace fighter squadrons were formed from three old aviation bases, plus 8 medium bomber squadrons and 3 heavy bomber squadrons.
Launch a counterattack against the Japanese flying troops.
The two sides clashed over the Jindi River, and the Japanese pilots experienced the shock from the Eighth Route Army aviation force for the first time.
Prior to this, they implemented air combat plans, basically using aviation forces to fight against Chinese infantry with little counterattack capabilities.
Perhaps it is because he has been in this combat mode for a long time and is unfamiliar with air combat.
When faced with the flexible and lightweight new fighter jets of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese's flying units, which were only attached to the Army, were simply unable to withstand the various backward fighter jets.
If all kinds of new fighters belonging to the Japanese Navy are transferred back from the Pacific battlefield, they may be able to compete with the current ace squadrons of the Eighth Route Army.
at this time.
The splendid battle in the air caused even the infantrymen of both sides fighting on the ground to focus on the air.
For these infantrymen on the ground, air combat is not only a wonderful performance, but the final victory or defeat of the aviation forces of both sides even determines the direction of the battle for the ground forces.
Many soldiers even prayed in their hearts, everyone hoped to win their own fighter plane.
Until... the Japanese flying force, which had been severely attacked by air fire on the north bank of the Jindi River, was completely driven away by the aviation force of the Eighth Army in embarrassment. It stayed away from the sky above the Jindi River and fled farther into the sky in embarrassment.
The Eighth Route Army camp cheered.
The soldiers of the National Army of Tang Keqin Group Army were even more excited and burst into tears.
"Hit me, hit me hard!"
Looking at the defeated Japanese fighter planes and the Japanese Jihadi Army and Armored Forces that suffered heavy losses due to car crashes and casualties under the bombing of the Eighth Route Army's bomber units.
Seeing that the time had come, Commander Tang still had no hesitation.
With such a big stage and such a wonderful performance, the Eighth Route Army can't take all the limelight, right?
"Come up to me, launch a full-scale counterattack, and pass on the order from my headquarters. If the entire army kills a Japanese soldier, I will reward you with twenty yuan, and if you kill a Japanese officer, I will reward you with fifty yuan!"
There is no upper limit on quantity.
Brothers, whether we can completely restore the reputation of our army depends on this battle! "
In an instant, the Japanese army on the opposite side, which was already sluggish under the attack of the Eighth Route Army's aerial firepower, became a walking gold nugget in the eyes of the poor and jingling Chinese soldiers with shining eyes.
One by one, they immediately rushed forward with howls.
Needless to say, the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who fought in coordination also launched a counterattack.
Until I heard on the way that Commander Tang had given an order that as long as the Japanese were killed, Dayang would get it.
During the charge, an Eighth Route Army officer shouted to the Nationalist soldiers fighting side by side: "Brother, I heard that Commander Tang wants to give a reward. Can the Japanese we killed on the Eighth Route also go to Commander Tang to receive the reward?"
The national soldier shook his head: "Brother, I'm sorry, our commander said that only those from our army group count!"
The Eighth Route Army soldier immediately winked and said: "Brother, you are confused!
How many Japanese can you kill by yourself?
Why don't you cooperate with our Eighth Route Army? The Japanese we kill can be counted as your heads. When you receive the reward later, you can share half of it with us. In this way, you can make more, and we can also drink some soup, right? "
As the old saying goes, what works first works hard.
It is indeed a team led by Commander Tang. In addition to fighting, this team is also good at business.
When the national soldier heard this, he rolled his eyes and immediately agreed.
This is a good deal!
The two sides quickly reached a tacit understanding, and after the news spread, more and more "comrades" reached this "cooperation".
For a time, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army and Tang Keqin Group Army, who were originally a dark place full of little Japanese soldiers, felt that it was a pity that there were too few.
The charging troops from both sides quickly mixed up, as if there was a chase. No one was willing to show weakness. The earth-gray Eighth Route Army uniforms and the yellow and green National Army uniforms were completely mixed together.
The elite Tang Keqin Group originally numbered 120,000 people. Although they suffered a lot of losses in the previous battles, there are still more than 100,000 people at this time.
The Eighth Route Army has fewer people, but the main forces from Central Hebei, Northern Henan, and Western Shandong have gathered together, which should not be underestimated.
The key is that the Eighth Route Army has a considerable number of mobile troops, using various modified military combat vehicles to take the lead in launching offensives.
They had just been bombarded by the bombers of the Eighth Route Army. The Japanese Jihadi Army and Armored Forces, which had not yet had time to gain a firm foothold, were forced to face the enemy in a hurry...
