At this time, the Pacific War had not yet broken out, and the Japanese pilots were all very good old pilots.
They are well-trained, experienced in flying, and have very vicious eyes.
They flew the plane over at low altitude and discovered the false target they had just bombed.
The fleet quickly dispersed and searched carefully.
Da da da!
Da da da!
Da da da!
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The machine guns on the plane fired from the sky.
Any place where the pilots thought they could hide troops was strafed by machine guns.
The nearly 1,000-strong New First Regiment and the Independent Regiment had many hiding places.
As soon as the plane strafed, there were casualties.
There are planes, even flying at low altitude all the time.
The machine gunner of the Independent Regiment wanted to shoot into the air with a Czech machine gun, but Zhang Dabiao stopped him: "No shooting, this is a bait. If you shoot, you will be exposed, and more people will die!"
Zhang Dabiao's large army had suffered such huge losses before.
The Japanese planes could not find the troops on the ground, so they deliberately flew low-altitude planes to act as decoys to lure the ground troops into shooting.
The ground troops used machine guns to shoot at the Japanese planes in the sky, but the target was exposed.
Not only did they fail to bring down the Japanese planes, but they also attracted a larger fleet of planes, turning the position into a miserable hell.
In front of me, Japanese planes were circling in this airspace, although there were only eight of them.
Once traces of a new independent regiment are discovered, the number of planes coming again may be eighty.
It would be a nightmare with eighty planes flying overhead like flies and bombs dropping like fried dumplings.
What's more, the Japanese pilots' flying skills are very high, and it is not easy to shoot them down with anti-aircraft guns, let alone small weapons.
"Just stay down here!" Upon hearing this, Kong Jie immediately gave the order.
At this moment, Kong Jie once again felt the value of Zhang Dabiao's military experience.
If shots were fired, not to mention attacking Heyuan County, more Japanese planes would be attracted, and it was still unknown whether the troops could be successfully withdrawn.
The machine gunner of the independent regiment had no choice but to put down his machine gun and lie down.
The Japanese planes circled here for a while and then all flew away.
Kong Jie said to Zhang Dabiao: "The Japanese plane has left, can we march?"
"Let's wait until dark." Zhang Dabiao looked at the sky and said, "Japanese planes are very cunning and often kill them with carbine."
When Kong Jie heard this, he continued to wait.
If the troops get up from their hiding place and set out, the enemy plane will kill them, but the troops will not be able to evade immediately, and their whereabouts will be exposed at that time.
The results proved that Zhang Dabiao’s words were correct.
When it was still half an hour before dark, the Japanese plane came back again.
After hovering in the airspace for a while, the machine gun fired another exploratory shot at the ground.
It wasn't until the sun was about to set and dusk was approaching that the Japanese plane disappeared from the horizon again.
"What are the casualties?" Kong Jie asked Shen Quan and Wang Huaibao.
"The Second Battalion has eight casualties, two of them dead, three seriously injured and three slightly injured." Shen Quan replied through gritted teeth.
Wang Huaibao also gritted his teeth: "One person from the third battalion died, two were seriously injured, and two were slightly injured."
This Japanese plane is so hateful, but there is nothing you can do about it.
"Damn, damn plane!" When Kong Jie heard this, he jumped angrily.
If these were casualties from a head-on confrontation with the Japanese troops, Kong Jie would still be able to accept it.
However, this is a unilateral bullying by the Japanese.
We have no air superiority weapons, no air superiority, and can only be passively beaten. This feeling is really frustrating.
"Captain Kong, you are so angry that your Independent Regiment has suffered more than a dozen casualties. The reason why more than a dozen German weapon divisions of the National Army, including the teaching corps, were all destroyed was mainly because they were bombed indiscriminately by Japanese aircraft. , Director, should he be so angry?" Zhang Dabiao was very calm.
Well, I can’t say it’s calm, I can only say it’s as accepting as possible.
In the recent strafing from planes, two of Zhang Dabiao's men were killed and one was injured.
But getting angry and swearing could not shorten the gap between himself and the Japanese army.
"I don't care whether the principal is angry or not. Anyway, I just feel it's too frustrating." Kong Jie jumped to his feet and remembered something, and said, "Isn't that Wu Ze of your new group very resourceful? It’s time for Wu Ze to think of a way to pack up the little devil’s plane.”
"Captain Kong, are you kidding?" Zhang Dabiao glanced at Kong Jie. There were only two ways to clean up the kid's plane.
The first one is to go to the airport.
The battle at Yangmingpu Airport allowed the Japanese to further strengthen the defense of each airport.
Let alone the airport, there is no chance to even get close now.
The second is to engage in head-on combat with Japanese aircraft. For example, we have our own aircraft or anti-aircraft guns.
This method is also a way to stop eating.
The director's planes were all purchased, and if one crashed, one would be lost. As for the Japanese army, they could continue to produce them.
The garden director couldn't afford it, so it would be impossible to engage in air combat with Japanese aircraft.
As for anti-aircraft guns, let alone mention them.
During the Battle of Fang-Lu in the past, the German gunners were equipped with anti-aircraft guns, but as a result, more than a dozen German gunners were killed, while the Japs' planes were still showing off their power in the sky.
Kong Jie stopped talking.
He just felt too aggrieved and said it casually.
Wu Ze is smart, but there are definitely not a few people smarter than Wu Ze in this land.
There are so many smart people who can't build the little devil's plane, and Wu Ze probably can't...
"Captain Kong, this cannon can't follow us." Zhang Dabiao said to Kong Jie, "Tomorrow during the day, the Japs' planes will definitely continue to search for our whereabouts. We have a big target and are easily exposed. Artillery is also vulnerable."
"How can we attack the county town without cannons?" Kong Jie was confused.
"I will arrange for people to take the cannon and take another route, leaving overnight." Zhang Dabiao said.
"Okay, okay, just do as you say." Kong Jie nodded.
Zhang Dabiao went to explain in person. He said to the soldiers of the new regiment: "You remember, before dawn, all three cannons and Italian guns must be transported back to the regiment headquarters. This is a fatal order. You all I saw it, the Japs’ plane is looking for us.”
This was something Li Yunlong secretly told Zhang Dabiao. When it got dark, he smuggled the cannon back to the new regiment behind Kong Jie's back.
The soldiers of the new independent regiment behind will have to deal with the Japanese reinforcements. This will bring artillery, which will seriously affect the marching speed of the troops.
Of course, Li Yunlong did not tell Zhang Dabiao about Wu Ze's shocking plan.
Although Zhang Dabiao had doubts in his heart, he always strictly followed Li Yunlong's orders and did not ask so many questions.
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission." The soldiers of the new regiment nodded and disappeared into the darkness with the cannon and Italian artillery.
Zhang Dabiao then deliberately organized some other people symbolically and asked them to bring back the wounded soldiers of the Independent Regiment and the New Regiment.
"Zhang Dabiao, shall we march or rest tonight?" Kong Jie asked after seeing Zhang Dabiao finishing the arrangements.
"Let's change places first. We can't stay here any longer." Zhang Dabiao said.
"Where to change?"
"You independent group just follow me."
"good."
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