The Japanese pilots showed their spirit of disregarding death and rushed towards the aircraft that had not been blown up.
In the first and second rounds of shelling, the Japanese pilots were killed and some were injured.
There is a certain time interval between each round of bombardment. As long as the surviving Japanese pilots are ordered to run to the outside of the airport, they will most likely survive.
However, the Japanese did not back down and rushed toward the plane, trying to fly it into the sky.
Then find the enemy artillery positions and use aerial bombs to wipe out the enemy artillery and artillery positions.
I have to say that the Japanese pilots have beautiful ideas, but the reality is cruel.
Whoosh!
Another round of artillery shells fell from the sky at high speed, visible to the naked eye but like a comet, and landed among the planes at the airport and on the surrounding runways.
Although it was not a precise shooting, more than 30 Japanese aircraft were parked on the secondary runway in a swaggering manner, and they were lined up in two rows.
For such a large target, there is no need to shoot accurately at all, just fire into that area.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...
The ground is shaking and the airport is shaking!
The entire airport seemed to be spinning. The dozen pilots who rushed towards the Japanese plane were either blown away by the sweeping air waves, or were directly torn into pieces by the exploding aerial bombs.
The power of 75mm high-explosive artillery shells is average, but it has no problem destroying Japanese aircraft.
However, compared to an artillery regiment, the number of eight mountain guns is still a little less. Rapid shelling from a long range will inevitably miss the target.
But the Japanese plane was equipped with aerial bombs, so the situation became different.
The 1,000-kilogram aerial bomb exploded, instantly tearing the bomber and surrounding aircraft into pieces.
Then a series of bombings were triggered. Before the bombardment was over, more than 30 aircraft were all destroyed like paper.
There were even Japanese trucks carrying aerial bombs and fuel that were hit by artillery shells, making explosions like landslides.
In just five minutes, half of Wusu Airport was engulfed in flames.
Because the Japanese were shrewd and did not place aerial bombs and oil depots at the airport, this wave of shelling did not blow up the Japanese aerial bombs and oil depots.
However, in addition to the three transport aircraft, the other 33 aircraft were all destroyed by aerial bomb explosions during the bombardment.
Even the Japanese pilots and ground crew were killed in large numbers.
The entire airport was riddled with craters from shells. Even though there were still three Japanese transport planes that were not destroyed, they were unable to take off.
Although propeller aircraft do not have very high requirements for take-off conditions, they still need flat ground to take off.
It was not until the bombardment was about to end that the Japanese who were protecting the airport came to their senses. The Japanese captain responsible for protecting the airport began to assemble troops, spread the alert, and rescue the aircraft.
At the same time, the Japanese captain personally assembled two squadrons and chased them in the general direction of the Eighth Route Army artillery position.
The Taiyuan garrison also dispatched a brigade to reinforce the airport.
"It's about 6 to 8 kilometers northeast of the airport."
In the speeding Type 94 truck, although Kazuki Yamamoto had not arrived at the airport yet, he had roughly determined the location of the Eighth Route Army's artillery position based on the trajectory of the artillery shells.
However, because there were woods and a hill in the middle, Yamamoto Kazuki was unable to determine the exact location of the Eighth Route Army artillery position, and could only estimate its approximate location.
Goro Oga picked up the receiver and microphone of the radio station, began to call the Tanaka brigade responsible for defending the airport, and informed the enemy of the location of the artillery positions.
At the same time, the airport was ordered to notify Taiyuan of comprehensive martial law.
Kazuki Yamamoto was driving a truck as he approached the airport. His face became extremely ugly as he watched the airport fall into a sea of flames.
Looking at this situation, the planes of the 17th Flight Regiment that had just arrived in Taiyuan were probably wiped out.
Yamamoto did not drive the truck into the airport. Instead, he drove the truck in a circle from the airport and headed towards the Eighth Route Army artillery position.
However, Duan Peng personally selected the location of the Eighth Route Army artillery position.
The Japanese truck would definitely not be able to get there. It would have to pass through a forest and a rugged mountain road.
Wang Xikui had already ordered the members of the Sharp Sword Squadron to lay mines in the woods and mountain roads.
It was more than an hour later when the Japanese and Yamamoto special agents responsible for protecting the airport walked through the mines in the woods and mountain roads and arrived at the Eighth Route Army's Wujin Mountain Artillery Position.
This is the result of the Japanese desperately rushing to the artillery position.
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at the same time.
About 8 kilometers northwest of the Wujinshan artillery position.
The Sword Squadron rode up to catch up with the artillery and the 1st Battalion of Cavalry.
After learning on the walkie-talkie that Wang Xikui had successfully received Duan Peng, Wang Chengzhu and Cao Jiang retreated first with artillery and cavalry.
In line with the principle of no waste, Wang Chengzhu ordered the mountain cannon to be disassembled and taken away. Even the shell casings and shell boxes were taken away, leaving not even a hair for the Japanese.
Although the rate of fire of this mountain cannon is 5 rounds per minute, when fired rapidly, it reaches 8 rounds per minute.
The rapid firing of 40 shells per cannon will not cause the barrel to be scrapped, but the barrel of the cannon will be severely worn and its service life will be reduced later.
However, with the abundance of spare barrels and the fact that the cannon was damaged and boss Chen had to reimburse him, Wang Chengzhu adopted rapid fire without feeling any distress.
Run away after shooting all the shells. The main thing is quick movements.
Seeing Duan Peng riding his horse to catch up, Wang Chengzhu turned around and asked: "Captain Duan, did you confirm that all the Japanese planes were blown up four minutes earlier than the scheduled withdrawal time?"
Since Wujin Mountain and Wusu Airport are separated by woods and a hill, the airport cannot be seen from the artillery position.
We can only let the Sword Squadron act as the eyes of the artillery, guiding the artillery fire.
Duan Peng's original plan was to wait until the bombardment was over before retreating.
After only one minute of shelling, Duan Peng led his men to withdraw. Did they kill all the Japanese planes? Is it that fast?
"Absolutely." Duan Peng raised the corner of his mouth slightly and nodded, "When the artillery was fired, most of the Japs' aircraft were equipped with aerial bombs. Our shells hit the Japs' fighter jets and bombers carrying aerial bombs. The Japs' The aerial bomb exploded, and it exploded into a large area. In two minutes at most, the Japanese plane would have to be completely destroyed."
"Oh?" Wang Chengzhu and Camp Commander Cao on the side both had their eyes slightly lit up.
"Is there such a good thing?" Wang Chengzhu grinned.
"What a divine assist!"
Cao Jiang was also in a happy mood. He didn't expect that the Japanese plane would be on a mission just after it arrived. This time it was really a coincidence.
Shelling an aircraft loaded with aerial bombs is equivalent to throwing a detonator into a pile of explosives.
Cao Jiang glanced at the upper barrel of the Type 92 heavy machine gun on a horse behind Duan Peng: "Captain Duan, have you captured it yet?"
"Hi!" Duan Peng said, "One Type 92, one Type 96, and eight Type 38. It's a pity to lose the little devil's equipment. Let's take it back and use it for the militia."
"Not bad! Not bad! I also made a small fortune!" Wang Chengzhu praised.
"This is just a small fortune." Duan Peng laughed, "Boss Chen's business is a big fortune."
Wang Chengzhu came from the hard times. At that time, the new regiment had only a few mortars and less than 100 shells.
Although life is getting better now, we must not forget the hard days and we must not give up any opportunity to make a fortune, even a small fortune.
"There are no casualties in your Sharp Sword Squadron, right?" Cao Jiang looked at Duan Peng and asked.
Duan Peng was so awesome: "How could there be any casualties when our Sharp Sword Squadron takes action?"
Cao Jiang suddenly laughed and said: "Haha! We have successfully completed the mission with zero casualties this time, and we have received the credit."
The success of this mission was somewhat beyond his expectation. The 1st Cavalry Battalion just rode around Taiyuan and took the credit.
This is inseparable from Duan Peng's reasonable command. Of course, the most important thing is Boss Chen's intelligence and the careful planning of the regiment leader and political commissar.
"Haha!" Duan Peng burst into laughter and said loudly, "Withdraw!"
"drive--"
The crowd urged the Japanese horses under their crotches, quickly caught up with the cavalry troops, and headed towards the northwest of Shanxi along the horse road.
The horses' hooves rolled like thunder and soon disappeared on the horse path, leaving only the cold wind blowing from the northwest.
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Wujin Mountain.
Eighth Route Army artillery position.
"idiot…"
Looking at the empty artillery position without a single gun, Major Tanaka Shinzo, the captain in charge of guarding the Takesu Airport, was almost so angry that his nose was crooked. He drew out his samurai sword and slashed wildly, losing his temper.
After being incompetently furious, Tanaka Shinzo walked to Yamamoto Kazuki, lowered his head and said:
"Major General Yamamoto, the enemy has fled to the northwest, do you want to pursue him?"
Yamamoto Kazuki looked at Tanaka Shinzo as if he was looking at an idiot.
Pursuit?
According to the reconnaissance of the special agents, the enemy has a cavalry regiment. If you dare to pursue it with such a small force, are you seeking death?
Kazuki Yamamoto knew very well how powerful the Eight Route New Regiment's cavalry were.
Even though there was only one cavalry regiment in the Eighth Route Army, at least one cavalry regiment of the 1st Cavalry Brigade was required to be dispatched by the Japanese troops to deal with it.
But now it was obviously too late to dispatch the 1st Cavalry Brigade to chase the Eighth Route Cavalry, and it was easy to be ambushed.
At this moment, a special agent team member ran up to Yamamoto Kazuki and gave a military salute:
"Report, some caves were found over there. There were booby traps at the entrances of the caves, but they have been demolished."
Before leaving, Cao Jiang ordered the cavalry to set up several booby traps at the entrance of the cave. However, due to unprofessional techniques, the Japanese agents saw through them and dismantled them.
Yamamoto's expression changed: "Open the way."
Under the leadership of the special agents, Kazuki Yamamoto and Shinzo Tanaka walked towards the cave.
The location of the cave is relatively hidden. Yamamoto and others entered the cave to observe. There were traces of excavation in the cave. It didn't take long, and Yamamoto quickly understood what was going on.
This was a long-planned bombardment. The enemy hid the mountain cannon and shells in the cave in advance, and then pulled out the mountain cannon and fired when the plane arrived.
The location here is about 7 kilometers away from Wusu Airport in a straight line. There are obstacles in the middle and the airport cannot be seen.
Then, the Eighth Route Army must have artillery observers guiding the artillery bombardment near the airport.
All within 3 kilometers of the airport are permanent fortifications. How did the Eighth Route Army penetrate into the vicinity of the airport?
Yamamoto Kazuki fell into deep thought.
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at the same time.
Taiyuan.
Inside the First Army Headquarters.
Deputy Chief of Staff Masao Miyazaki carefully reported to Yoshio Iwamatsu:
"Your Excellency, Commander, we have just received news from the airport that all bombers, fighters and reconnaissance aircraft of the 17th Flying Regiment have been destroyed."
"Commander of the 17th Flight Regiment, Mitsutake Hosono, Lieutenant Colonel Sa Tamazuchi."
"The casualties of the pilots and crew are being counted."
When Yoshio Iwamatsu heard the news, he was stunned for two minutes without saying a word, and his face became extremely gloomy and ugly.
Seeing that the Commander remained silent, Masao Miyazaki said again:
"In addition, according to news from the military station, about 20 minutes before the bombardment started, a dozen special agents took a truck to the direction of Wusu Airport."
"News came from the airport garrison that a detachment of locust troops in the No. 65 gun tower, 3 kilometers away from Wusu Airport, were all killed with bare hands."
Hearing this, Iwamatsu Yoshio suddenly raised his head, his expression fierce and cold.
Secret Service?
All the locust troops in a gun tower were killed with bare hands?
Could it be that……
(End of chapter)
