Although the Japanese infantry lost the command of their officers, their non-commissioned officers directed the soldiers to disperse into a skirmish line of 2 to 30 people and continue to approach the false position on the road. Chen Mingtian instructed the soldiers not to shoot when they were less than 100 meters away. The Japanese soldiers walked around very patiently, watching where bullets were fired. Gradually, the Japanese soldiers came closer. Chen Mingtian gave the order and fired several rifles at the same time. , when nine Japanese soldiers were shot in the head and chest and died, the Japanese army was suddenly attacked and their formation was disrupted. Some of the surviving Japanese soldiers lay down, and some bent forward and trotted forward, looking for terrain cover. Subsequently, the Japanese tanks behind aimed at the false position on the road and bombarded it again, wasting the shells. The experienced non-commissioned officer discovered the special forces position on the hill and immediately commanded the troops to charge. As soon as his head appeared, he was hit by bullets. After being hit and killed three times, no Japanese soldier was willing to take risks again.
The Japanese army had to pass here, so after the infantry was blocked, they immediately requested tank support, and several tanks slowly drove up, spraying black smoke. Chen Mingtian calmly observed that the Japanese tanks drove 50 meters away from the boulder and stopped moving forward. They slowly used 57mm short-barreled artillery to shoot at the boulder, causing the skin and flesh of the boulder to be ripped apart. The slow command team withdrew, and then all the way back to Lanling. After shooting for half an hour, the Japanese army approached the position in fear and found that there was no one on the position. Chen Mingtian's team eliminated 3 A car and 28 Japanese troops prevented the Japanese troops from advancing for more than an hour without any casualties.
As time went by, more and more Chinese troops arrived in Lanling, and officers and soldiers of a regiment were added to the position. Li Zongren ordered me to serve as the commander of the Lanling field, responsible for mobilizing all troops, and can command officers of any rank. .
A squadron of Japanese troops attacked to the south of Cao Yunjian's defense under the cover of tanks. The Japanese army's 16 Type 96 land attack planes launched a bombing attack on the Chinese army at the same time. When the Japanese planes were preparing to drop bombs, the captain of a plane spotted the enemy above. The fighter jets serving as cover had spiraled down one after another, and more than a dozen fierce-looking fighter jets were swooping down. He hurriedly shouted: "Above left, Chinese fighter jets, be careful." These were his last words left in the world. In the first dive, the "Fierce Dragon" fighter jets of Li Guang's team shot down five Type 96 Land Attackers. The Japanese pilots did not care about dropping bombs, so they swung their fuselages desperately to avoid the bombs, but Guo Chenghai didn't know that I On the ground, he received Bai Chongxi's verbal order and took off to cover us. His wing currently has 36 "Fierce Dragon" fighter jets, completely eliminating other types of aircraft. For today's mission, they used After this battle, Bai Chongxi promised to transport them enough oil to fight again.
At this moment, the pilots of the Type 96 Land Attack found that the few remaining Japanese fighter jets had separated from them and began to return. In order not to die, the Japanese pilots also began to return to get rid of the powerful and fierce Chinese Air Force. Unfortunately, the Xiaolong, which is known for its huge fuel capacity, took off. At that time, the fuel was not even half filled, and I didn’t dare to chase them now. I watched them escape. When they flew away from the battle line, all the pilots shook their wings towards the ground, and the Chinese soldiers on the ground were happy. Waving his arms.
The bombing failed, and the attack will continue. The Japanese tanks are in front and the infantry is behind, gradually pushing into Cao Yunjian's position. Cao Yunjian can now command two and a half battalions, including the newly added 1st Battalion and 2 companies of the 12th Regiment. I gave the command to Cao Yunjian. Cao Yunjian felt that the south was the key direction of the Japanese attack, so he placed his battalion and two companies here, leaving the western position to the brothers' battalion for defense. A Japanese squadron carried a grenade in the rear. Launching grenades to suppress the Chinese army, dozens of observers on the front line spit out dirt and observed. When the Japanese tank approached 100 meters, Cao Yunjian gave an order, and the Chinese army's grenade launchers and mortars began to fire, intensively The shells first overturned several Japanese grenades. When the Japanese squadron leader found that his fire support was no longer available, Cao Yunjian commanded four 37mm anti-tank guns to cross-fire the Japanese tanks from close range. When several shells hit the When the Chinese and Japanese turrets were ejected, Cao Yunjian decisively directed the artillery to shoot at the tracks and road wheels of the Japanese tanks as well as the side armor of the tanks. Sure enough, four Japanese Type 85 tanks stopped moving forward. The tracks were broken and the road wheels flew away. The tractor pulley was knocked off, and a big hole was opened in the side armor. The Japanese infantry, which lost artillery cover and armored firepower, was intensively fired upon by the Chinese soldiers who entered the position, causing heavy casualties. Just when the Japanese squadron leader was dragging his broken leg to command the retreat. , a company of the Chinese army launched the first counterattack. They shouted and rushed out of the trenches, passed over the smoking wreckage of the Japanese tanks and the ugly corpses, shouted and sent bayonets and bullets to the backs of the Japanese troops. The escaping Japanese soldiers soon fell outside the city of Lanling together with their compatriots and never got up again. The Japanese squadron leader was still directing a machine gun to fire, but was blown up more than 2 meters away by more than 10 grenades, along with the machine gun and shooter.
This reckless attack by the Japanese army only caused 5 injuries to the Chinese soldiers, with no fatalities. Instead, the Japanese lost 9 fighters, 8 bombers, 4 tanks and 117 Japanese troops.
The Japanese army arrived outside Lanling City at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Captain Tanaka carefully observed the Chinese army's position. He had a headache, because every minute of delay meant that one more Chinese soldier joined the Lanling garrison. He first Captain Yamaguchi was ordered to command a brigade and 30 tanks to cut off the road east of Lanling and prevent the Chinese army from entering Lanling. Since the number of tanks was less than that of the Japanese army, Cao Lei did not order the armored group to attack. At this moment, it was not time to start a tank battle with the Japanese army. opportunity.
Since there was a possibility of being flanked by the Chinese army in all three directions, Tanaka naturally put the main attack direction in the south of the city. He once again asked the North China Front to send aircraft for support. This time, 29 Japanese fighter jets and bombers were dispatched again, bombing the Chinese army. positions, but most of the bombs were dropped inside the city, and the positions outside the city suffered little damage.
Tanaka had more than 60 mountain artillery and field artillery units at his disposal at the moment. He ordered the artillery to focus on bombarding the firepower points and machine gun bunkers of the Chinese army. The trenches in many places were collapsed by the fierce artillery fire. First, the Chinese army and the Japanese army launched a war In the artillery battle, since the Chinese army's artillery positions are built in the city and are covered by houses, although the observation is difficult, forward artillery observers provide intelligence, which can better exert the power of artillery fire. On the other hand, the Japanese army has more artillery, but the positions are built on flat ground. There is no cover around. When Chinese artillery shells fly in, the flying shrapnel can often kill and injure many Japanese artillerymen. However, unless the Japanese artillery shells directly hit the emplacement of the Chinese artillery, it is difficult to pose a threat to the Chinese artillery.
After the Chinese artillery started firing, the Japanese artillery officers also suppressed the presumed Chinese artillery positions. However, artillery shells still flew out of the city. Whenever the Chinese artillery shells approached the Japanese artillery positions with a rapid whistle, Any Japanese soldier will immediately squat down and cover his ears. After the "bomb" explosion, he will get up and fire at the Chinese army's artillery. This will greatly reduce the combat efficiency. The artillery battle between the two sides will be uneven. Then the next step will be the battle between the infantry and the tanks. .
