"Get down! Get down!"
"Enter the bomb hole, quickly!"
At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese army suddenly began to violently shell the positions of the 2nd and 3rd regiments. Without warning, artillery shells exploded on both defense lines in an instant.
The soldiers hurriedly retreated into the individual artillery holes to avoid the shells. The hot soil flew up and down, and charred craters were everywhere.
The three artillery battalions immediately began to counterattack, and a uniform roar erupted from the rear. Fires shot out and gunpowder smoke instantly filled the entire battlefield.
With the addition of our own artillery, the Japanese army's firepower density suddenly decreased, and the two sides immediately launched a fierce artillery battle.
The artillery of the Third Division quickly adjusted its angle based on the information feedback from the observation post, and poured artillery shells onto the opponent's position one after another.
"Load the incendiary bombs, shoot three rounds of covering fire, and then withdraw after firing!"
"yes!"
After several days of bombardment, the soldiers' hard skills have made a substantial leap from their shooting accuracy to their proficiency in rapid transfer after firing, and they are no longer at a disadvantage like they were at the beginning of the battle.
The nine-kilometer range of the Bofors 75 mountain gun is almost as good as the 105 howitzer. Although it is slightly inferior in caliber, it does not lag behind in terms of range, and the battle with the Japs is very impressive.
Especially the arson bombs, which exploded into a large area on the ground, and the splashing fire was so shocking that the Japanese artillery positions had to be moved hurriedly when the enemy's artillery positions were slightly touched, for fear that their own pile of artillery shells would be ignited and detonated.
"What the hell does this mean?"
Hong Mu, who had just arrived at the front line, observed the situation through the artillery mirror. Although the Japanese were now firing on all cylinders, the attacking team that was supposed to come had not yet appeared.
He thought he was going to have a big fight, but he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. Why did the little devil just thunder and not rain?
Buzz buzz...
The bombardment lasted for nearly 20 minutes. Just when Hong Mu thought it was about to end, there was a sudden roar in the air. It was the sound of fighter planes flying across the sky!
"Damn it, could it be..."
Hong Mu ran out of the fortification with a telescope and looked around in the sky. Sure enough, he saw a dozen fighter planes emerging from the clouds in the southwest and speeding towards them.
The ones flying from that direction were definitely not our own fighters. Hong Mu screamed and quickly picked up the walkie-talkie on the table and shouted: "Li Jie, where are you, you idiot? Get ready to shoot the birds!"
Almost at the same time that the fighter planes appeared, the Japanese army also launched an attack. There were about two brigades of troops pulling a long line of skirmishers and rushing towards the main position.
On the other side, Li Jie didn't bother to reply. He had already rushed to the anti-aircraft gun position when he heard the loud sound of the engine, and asked the soldiers to tear open the concealing canvas, revealing the dark muzzles of the guns below.
"Battalion...battalion commander, how...how are we going to fight?"
A soldier asked stutteringly. Although Li Jie had been training them for some time, most of the air defense soldiers were fighting for the first time, so they couldn't help but feel a little scared.
"Listen to my order. The four anti-aircraft guns in front of the formation will fire first and make a cross attack! Don't panic and take cover behind the forest. Wait for the enemy planes to evade before shooting. Try to kill two or three of them in one round!"
Li Jie kept his face calm and his heart not beating, and quickly and calmly made tactical arrangements. The soldiers gradually calmed down when they saw that their commander was not in a hurry.
He had previously served as the air defense platoon leader in the 49th Division. At that time, he was playing with the Bofors anti-aircraft gun. Although he was later transferred to the combat anti-aircraft battalion, he was still relatively familiar with this anti-aircraft gun.
This battle can be regarded as Li Jie's first battle after entering the Sichuan Army Corps and even the Third Division. Although he showed no fear in front of the soldiers, he was still a little nervous inside.
A ground attack formation composed of 12 Falcons quickly flew over the position. Each fighter plane had two 250kg aerial bombs hung on the wings. They had begun to lower their flying altitude and were preparing to dive and drop the bombs.
"Don't panic! Hold on!" Li Jie stood next to the anti-aircraft gun and shouted loudly. The anti-aircraft artillery team on the third regiment's position was divided into four combat groups in groups of two.
The surrounding soldiers had already taken up positions on the left and right of the anti-aircraft guns. Everyone was staring at the Japanese plane that was getting closer and closer, and their hands were sweating.
"beat!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang..."
Just as the fighter plane dived down from high altitude, four anti-aircraft guns suddenly opened fire, and two crossfires instantly blocked the Japanese.
The three Japanese fighter planes at the front were startled by the sudden barrage. They did not bother to drop bombs and hurriedly turned around the operating lever to avoid them.
It has to be said that the Little Devil's Falcon fighter is still very flexible and can quickly change directions to avoid enemy attacks in unexpected situations. Of course, this is also due to the inexperience of the gunners.
The pilots of the three Falcons skillfully maneuvered their aircraft to evade and luckily escaped the artillery fire. However, unexpectedly, as they flew through the woods behind the enemy's anti-aircraft guns, two more crossfires hit them.
"Boom! Boom!"
With two loud noises, two Japanese fighter planes that were unable to hide were blown up by Ning Kong on the spot. The other one was also grazed by a shell on its wing, causing the plane to lose its balance and fall diagonally to the ground.
Soon enough, the other Falcon fighters that followed quickly stretched their noses and quickly took off. They did not expect that there would be such intensive anti-aircraft firepower on the Chinese position, so they had to fly out of the opponent's attack range first. Make plans again.
At this moment, the other eight 40mm anti-aircraft guns on Highland 233 also began to join the shooting team.
Suddenly there was a loud noise of gunfire! 16 Bofors anti-aircraft guns and more than 30 anti-aircraft machine guns modified by M2 Laoganma were fully fired at the same time.
Terrifying barrages were overwhelming, attacking enemy aircraft from multiple directions in a concentrated manner. Under such firepower, Japan's remaining nine fighter planes could not get close at all.
Moreover, the salvos of multiple anti-aircraft guns will seriously interfere with the judgment of enemy pilots, making them afraid to dive bomb at low altitudes on the anti-aircraft gun positions below. They can only passively avoid and try to escape from the fire circle.
"Kusu! Huaxia Pig actually has such a fierce anti-aircraft artillery team. It seems that our opponent is not that powerful!"
On the Japanese position, Tanaka Shinichi cursed through gritted teeth. He originally thought that the fighter support requested from the military this time would be able to pry open the enemy's defense line, but unexpectedly the opponent had already prepared counterattack weapons.
Although the aerial attack was not satisfactory, he had more than one trump card today.
"Ushijima, the tank group has arrived, right?"
"Hey, Captain Kato has arrived at the rear of the 165th Regiment. The attack will be launched in 10 minutes. In addition... the special bombs have also arrived at the front line." Ushijima answered respectfully with his feet together.
"Yoshi, order Yamazaki to start."
"Hi eh"
Tanaka smiled sinisterly and looked at the enemy position with roaring artillery fire on the opposite side without saying a word for a long time. Today... I will definitely open your turtle shell!
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