Just as the remaining eight bombers of the Fifth Flying Group of the Little Devils were rushing towards the machine gun position, on the slope of another mountain nearby, Guo Youqing, the heavy machine gun platoon leader of the guard company, led dozens of soldiers under his command and set up heavy Machine guns were also pointed at the sky.
They constantly adjusted the direction of the heavy machine guns according to the flight angle of the Little Japanese plane.
One soldier couldn't help but ask:
"Platoon commander, when the machine gun fired just now, why didn't we fire?
The height at which the little devil's plane dived just now must have been within our range. "
Guo Youqing replied:
"The little Japanese bombers are still very vigilant now. Our heavy machine gun bullets are not powerful enough. We just fired them together with the machine guns, which may not have any effect. Please wait.
Waiting for the little devil to get carried away. "
…
Besides him, in several natural pits on the top of Mao Mountain, Wang Xikui was hiding in the pits with the soldiers of his sharpshooter squad, aiming their guns at the bombers in the sky.
In the dive of the Little Japanese plane just now, they did not find a chance to kill the Little Japanese pilot with one blow, so they did not fire.
At this moment, I am also silently waiting for the opportunity.
As sharpshooters, they know very well that their shooting opportunity may only be once, and they must not shoot randomly and waste the opportunity.
…
On the machine gun position, four bombers had just been beaten down in one wave. The soldiers were naturally very excited and couldn't help but shout.
"You little son of a bitch, was he beaten down by grandpa?"
"If you dare to come again, I'll beat you up!"
"Come on, come on, grandpa will take you back to your hometown!"
…
Although there was a small victory just now, platoon leader Liu Changshou was not careless. After the Little Japanese plane pulled up and exceeded the range, he shouted:
"Stop firing and replenish the shells!"
At this time, he saw that the remaining eight bombers of the Little Japs did not fly away after being pulled up, but were hovering in the sky. He suddenly understood that he would continue to face the test.
Just as the ammunition hand was desperately moving the shells to the artillery position from behind the pits and rocks not far away, eight bombers from the Little Japanese also swooped over.
Facing the enemy, the soldiers of the machine gun platoon were not afraid. Although everyone had seen the power of these bombers dropping bombs and strafing, at this moment, they had only one thought in their minds, and that was: Even if they die, they must Knock you sons of bitches down!
Platoon leader Liu Changshou's heartbeat was beating like a drum, but he still managed to calm down and shouted:
"Comrades, don't panic!
Fire again at 800 meters!
Listen to my order and immediately adjust the elevation angle to 55 degrees, No. 1 gun at 10 o'clock, No. 2 gun at 9 o'clock, No. 3 gun at 8 o'clock, and No. 4 gun at 7 o'clock! quick! "
"yes!"
The gunners all agreed.
Then quickly adjust the elevation and angle of the cannon.
At this time, the Japs' bombers also dived into the air a thousand or two kilometers away, and the heavy machine guns on their planes began to spit out tongues of flame.
Fire whips swept across the entire position crazily. A few unlucky gunners and ammunition were shot in their hands. They screamed on the spot and fell to the ground dead.
Other gunners and ammunition handlers rushed to take their places.
In the blink of an eye, it is ensured that the machine gun can be in full firing mode at any time.
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At this moment, at Yang Yuanshan's command post in the distance, he was also using his binoculars to watch the life-and-death battle between his machine cannon and the Imp bombers.
Zhang Xiaohe, the guard next to him, sweated a lot and couldn't help asking Yang Yuanshan:
"Battal Commander, we only have four machine guns. The Japs have so many bombers. Can we win?"
"Can't win!"
Yang Yuanshan sighed.
If all the anti-aircraft guns of our own came together, with more than twenty anti-aircraft guns, we might be able to fight against the 24 bombers of the little devil.
But now, with only 4 machine guns and a small enemy, it is impossible to win!
They just knocked down four Japanese planes in one wave, which was pretty good, and they were good enough.
He didn't know yet that the first of the four planes that crashed just now was the car of Lieutenant Colonel Kenji Ikeda, the captain of the Fifth Aviation Group of the Japanese Army.
"What? Can't win? What should we do?"
Zhang Xiaohe was anxious.
“We can only see if they can knock down as many Japs’ planes as possible and scare them away.
This time I really didn't expect the little devils to send so many bombers in such a short time.
If I had known this, we should have launched the attack in the evening, but I was still careless! "
Yang Yuanshan regretted it very much.
He regretted that he had not considered the problem carefully enough. He only thought that he could give full play to his artillery advantage by starting the battle at dawn. He never thought that the Japs would send so many bombers in such a short period of time.
He couldn't help complaining in his mind: You little devil, you guys have plenty of aviation fuel and pilots, right?
Do you value me so much?
When this battle is over, I will send monks and people to scout your airport and look for opportunities to blow up your airport!
After all, Yang Yuanshan is not a genius in military command. As an ordinary veteran who has never attended a military academy, his command ability is actually too average!
In the past, he was able to achieve all his goals with firepower.
Hearing Yang Yuanshan's words, Zhang Xiaohe was very heartbroken and said reluctantly:
"Battalion Commander, we only have eight machine guns. It would be a pity if all four are lost now!"
“It’s not a pity for the artillery, it’s a pity for the gunners to be injured or killed!
Xiaohe, go and pass the order for me and let Liu Changshou and the others decide whether to continue fighting or retreat!
Now we and the new group of soldiers have rushed into the coal mine and got involved with the Japs. It is not that easy for the Japs to drop bombs directly. "
"yes!"
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However, while he was talking, the Japs' bombers had already dived over the cannon position, and dozens of aerial bombs rained down.
Of course, at this time, the four machine cannons also opened fire like crazy under the command of Liu Changshou.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
…
There was a roar of cannon fire.
The little Japanese's bombers were constantly hit and lost control, falling forward.
At this time, the aerial bombs dropped by the little devil also began to fall to the ground.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
…
The huge explosion drowned the entire position.
The two machine cannons were directly blown up, and the debris flew in all directions, sweeping across everything.
However, not even a single gunner or ammunition hand was injured.
Because they died on the spot under the blast wave of the aerial bomb just now!
The power of an aerial bomb explosion is really terrifying!
When the smoke cleared, only two machine cannons were left on the position and continued to fire. However, the speed of firepower was not as fast as before. After all, the ammunition hand had suffered many casualties and could not transport the shells to the machine cannons in time as before. Ammo supplied.
At this time, two more of the eight planes that the little devil had just dived crashed, and one was seriously injured.
However, the Japs did not give up and continued to attack. Except for the seriously injured plane, which began to fly towards Jinyang, the other five bombers pulled up the plane, continued to circle at high altitudes, adjusted their direction, and began to dive and drop bombs.
The soldiers of the machine gun platoon were not afraid and continued to fire with their only two cannons.
…
This duel between aircraft and anti-aircraft guns touched the hearts of everyone on the battlefield. It sounds like a long story, but in fact it is very short.
In less than 10 minutes, all four Oerlikon 20mm cannons of the Secret Service Battalion were wiped out. Eight of the 12 Japanese planes that went to bomb the Secret Service Battalion's artillery positions crashed and one escaped!
The remaining three planes were all damaged, and all their aerial bombs had been thrown away.
But this group of beasts did not fly away immediately. They were furious. Seeing the remains of many gray military uniforms on the machine gun platoon position, they immediately continued to dive to a height of less than 200 meters, using heavy machine guns crazily. Open fire and try to smash the remains of our martyrs to pieces!
Seeing the behavior of these bastards, the eight heavy machine guns on the nearby hilltop finally opened fire under the order of platoon leader Guo Youqing.
"Duh duh duh..."
The woodpecker-like sound of Type 92 heavy machine gun fire rang out.
The eight fire whips hit the three bombers that were already damaged by the little devil.
Almost instantly, the fuel tanks of two of the bombers were hit, causing the other bombers to explode into a large fireball in the air.
Seeing this, the remaining bomber was immediately frightened and hurriedly pulled up the plane frantically.
However, at this time, a dozen bullets suddenly flew from the top of the mountain on the other side, nailing him to the airplane seat.
This was naturally the result of the action of the dozen sharpshooters led by Wang Xikui.
The plane that lost control immediately plunged towards the hillside ahead as the machine gunner screamed.
"boom!"
With a loud noise, the Fifth Flying Group of the Second Flying Group of the Little Devils was wiped out!
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(End of chapter)
