When Xie Tian and others boarded the rooftop, fierce gunfire could be heard from the direction of Wulong Mountain.
From here, you can only see searchlight beams piercing the sky. Countless lines of fire shoot up from the ground into the sky, intertwining into a dense network of fire in the sky. From time to time, a ball of fire explodes in the sky. It is really like The fireworks bloomed in the night sky, turning half of the sky red.
The officials from Chongqing had never seen such a dense firepower air defense network, and they were a little stunned. They also understood why Xie Tian was so determined not to take shelter in the air raid shelter but instead ran to the rooftop to watch the "fireworks".
With such a powerful air defense firepower network, of course there is no need to fear Japanese air strikes.
At this time, Chief He and the attendants saw that there were seven or eight soldiers on the rooftop of Dayang Building where they were standing, waiting to operate two anti-aircraft weapons. The two of them looked at each other and moved towards the nearest one in unison. Anti-aircraft weapons walked over.
"Baoqing, where did you get this anti-aircraft weapon? Why have I never seen it before?" Chief He asked Xie Tian who was following.
Xie Tianyi smiled and replied: "This is a 37mm quadruple rapid-fire cannon developed by ourselves. It can be used as an anti-aircraft gun or a combat anti-aircraft gun. If this quadruple-link anti-aircraft gun is mounted on an armored vehicle, it can also be used to attack difficult targets. In combat, the tanks and aircraft are capable of dealing with the Japs."
In the direction of Wulong Mountain, Lieutenant General Aoi Nobunan, the commander of the Japanese Army's North China Front Air Force, who personally led an aircraft formation to attack Taiyuan, was stunned just after the exchange of fire.
How come Xie Baoqing's troops have such powerful air defense firepower?
It has never been mentioned in the information obtained before.
Under the order of Okamura Neiji, the aviation force of the Japanese North China Front was mobilized in full force this time. In addition to the forty Zero fighters and ten Zero bombers that Okamura Neiji returned to Tokyo to urge, he The 3rd Army Aviation Group stationed in Peking, the 11th Army Aviation Group stationed in Shanhaiguan, the 9th Army Aviation Group stationed in Tianjin, the 17th Army Aviation Group stationed in Jinan, the 19th Army Aviation Group stationed in Qingdao, and the 22nd Army Aviation Group stationed in Shijiazhuang were also mobilized. Aviation Group, a total of 200 aircraft participated in this operation.
The 6th Tank Brigade was annihilated at Xingtang Temple. This was the most disastrous defeat the Japanese army suffered on the Chinese battlefield since the 1977 Incident. It was far worse than the loss of 41,000 Miyamoto Division in the Battle of Yangquan, which was wiped out. It was even more disastrous and broke the myth that the Japanese tank troops were undefeated on the Chinese battlefield.
Okamura Neiji knew that the plan for peace talks with the Chongqing government after this battle was basically hopeless. Who the hell would sit down and negotiate with you to cede territory and pay compensation after an unprecedented victory without pursuing the victory? Are you short-sighted?
Okamura Neiji also knew that if he did not immediately take effective retaliatory actions that could turn the tide of the war, then the only things waiting for him would be impeachment and a transfer order from the Army Headquarters.
Of course, the person Okamura Neji hates most now is Xie Baoqing. Everything started because of Xie Baoqing. It was because of his appearance that the North China Front Army fell into such an embarrassing situation.
This Xie Baoqing was so terrifying that Neji Okamura had no way of dealing with him when he faced him.
Facing Xie Baoqing, the army was retreating steadily, and the armored forces were completely wiped out. Now Neji Okamura's only remaining trump card is the aviation force.
What Xie Baoqing is best at is air combat, at least that's what Okamura Neji thinks, because in this battle where Xie Baoqing repeatedly severely damaged the First Army, Xie Baoqing personally flew the aircraft in combat.
There has been no news from Yoshiko Kawashima, and even Yoshiko Kawashima has not contacted the agents lurking in Taiyuan. Neji Okamura is not sure whether Yoshiko Kawashima has gone to Taiyuan.
Unable to wait for Yoshiko Kawashima, Neji Okamura is now desperate. The best result is to blow Xie Baoqing into pieces in one fell swoop during the air strike.
Aren't you, Xie Baoqing, good at air combat? If one or two planes can't defeat you, then I can beat you with two hundred planes using wolf pack tactics, right?
As a result, what he thought was a foolproof retaliatory fleet carefully organized by Neji Okamura was intercepted by unprecedented anti-aircraft firepower as soon as it arrived at the edge of Taiyuan, which immediately stunned Aoi Shinnan, who personally led the team.
Seeing the planes on the left and right being shot down one after another, Nobuna Aoi had only one thought in his mind at the moment: cancel the operation immediately and retreat quickly.
There is no way to break through such a powerful air defense firepower network, no matter how many planes come, let alone drop bombs. If it is hit, it will not even have a chance to parachute. It will have to withstand dozens or hundreds of rounds of bullets and anti-aircraft shells in an instant. Almost without exception, the planes hit exploded directly in the air.
Even if there were two pilots who were lucky enough to successfully parachute, they would have been beaten into a ball of minced meat flying all over the sky by the powerful ground fire during the landing, with no chance of survival.
On the rooftop of Dayang Building, Hu Zhi courageously picked up a dozen telescopes and distributed them to these officials.
The Chongqing officials who had been shocked by the bright fireworks over Wulong Mountain were dumbfounded.
This is probably the most expensive firework display in the world. The blooming of each firework represents the downing of a plane.
Not to mention these aircraft, in just a few minutes, the ground air defense forces fired at least tens of thousands of rapid-fire machine gun bullets and anti-aircraft artillery shells into the sky. Such a huge number is no longer something that ordinary troops or even the country can bear. Yes.
Money, money, all this money is coming out.
Bang bang bang bang is no longer enough to describe the anti-aircraft firepower currently engaged in. The continuous sound of guns and artillery has become one, covering the entire sky. From a distance, the ballistic trajectories can no longer be seen at all. Those ballistic trajectories have long been They have been connected together to form a huge firework that is spitting out fireworks over Wulong Mountain. Wherever the fire hits, all the planes in the sky are not spared. They are all riddled with holes and turned into veritable Zero lighters. .
Commander He raised his telescope and looked in the direction of Wulong Mountain. He looked at Xie Tian in shock and asked, "How many anti-aircraft guns have you arranged in that direction?"
Xie Tian smiled and said: "Mr. He, you are really stumping me. I'm really not sure about this. You have to ask Mr. Zhao about this."
Zhao Gang replied from the side: "Wulongshan has arranged 300 rapid-fire machine guns and 150 quadruple anti-aircraft guns. Chashan has arranged 200 rapid-fire machine guns and 70 quadruple anti-aircraft guns. There are 200 second-line rapid-fire machine guns. There are 300 triple-line rapid-fire machine guns and 200 quadruple-link anti-aircraft guns. Three hundred quick-fire machine guns and 120 quadruple-link anti-aircraft guns are arranged in strategic locations in the urban area. Looking at the current posture, the Japanese aircraft formation may not even be able to reach Wulongshan. If we can’t break through, it’s useless for us to mobilize so many troops.”
