The Little Japanese fighter planes soon discovered the forcibly marching Eighth Route Army fighters on the ground. Without hesitation, one swooped down and dropped an aerial bomb on the crowd!
There happened to be the charge team of the Ping An Group. The leading captain saw enemy bombs falling from the sky from a small black spot, "Everyone lie down on the spot! Avoid the enemy air attack!"
The soldiers of the Ping An Group who had experience in air raid drills remained calm and observed the surrounding situation. They went directly to the pits, big rocks or ditches and lay down on the spot, waiting for the enemy bombs to land.
Four huge explosions ignited some dead branches and leaves in the mountain forest. Except for some soldiers who were unlucky enough to lie down next to the bombs and died, most of the soldiers were safe and sound.
"Be careful to disperse into the woods and take cover. The Japs' fighter planes will soon return home and dive to shoot!" The team leader followed the drilled rules and began to direct the soldiers to avoid the Japs' second round of machine gun fire.
At this time, you have to try not to appear in the little devil's field of vision.
"The machine gunner is prepared for the air attack. He only needs to face the enemy plane in the diving direction. There is no need to save bullets. Shoot in advance and strive for several machine guns to fire continuously together!"
Although this method is better than nothing, everyone still has to struggle.
Sure enough, not long after the captain finished speaking, a Japanese fighter plane swooped over and opened fire directly on the figure on the ground. The two heavy machine guns formed two tongues of flame, plowing out two grooves made by bullets under the plane!
Despite the captain's reminder to avoid, some soldiers still died on the spot within the scope of the fire.
Several of the counterattacking machine guns fired bullets into the air, but to no avail.
These are the experienced fighter pilots of the Little Devils. They know the equipment of the ground troops very well. As long as the altitude is controlled above 500 meters, the counterattack of the light machine gun is zero and basically out of reach.
The heavy machine gun could not be set up and pointed in the air in a hurry. It could be said that at a height of 500 meters, the little Japanese fighter planes were allowed to wreak havoc.
The heavy machine gun bullets fired from the air can severely damage any opponent caught in the fire net.
At the first place and the second place, the Japs' air force spread out and found the main charging groups one after another around the 26th Division.
Without exception, all began to attack.
One of the main regiments in Jinsui District lacked experience in dealing with fighter planes. When the aerial bombs were dropped, the underground soldiers were still running around. An aerial bomb could severely damage a platoon!
In the ensuing dive attack, the regiment whose soldiers were exposed was once again washed away by heavy machine guns, and dozens of soldiers were sacrificed in one round of shooting.
In just a few minutes, more than a hundred soldiers were killed or injured!
The battle began to take on a tragic aspect!
Eight fighter planes suddenly caused great interference to Gao Jianwu's deployment.
Xiangcheng Kenji began to command the troops, using the brigade as the combat unit to seize the nearby hills. He first avoided the road to avoid the planned bombardment by Gao Jianwu and others. Xiangcheng Kenji reacted quickly. After the heavily armed Japs exited the road , quickly restored the organizational structure and stabilized the morale of the military.
Even Kojo Kenji assembled a cavalry regiment, preparing to find targets and launch a counterattack.
It's just that the terrain here is too unfriendly to cavalry, and there are no decent roads. Kenji Xiangcheng's idea has never been able to come to fruition. However, Chief of Staff Ikki Gumon had an idea and suggested that the cavalry regiment and the baggage train should be retreated seven or eight kilometers to standby.
If it didn't work, they retreated back to Dai City, relying on the cavalry regiment to open a way, and there was still an escape route.
Kojo Kenji heard that Gumon Ikki's statement was very reasonable, so he actually sent the cavalry unit to retreat.
He followed the 12th Regiment's First Infantry Group and launched a defense on a hill.
Waiting for the reconnaissance information given to him by Air Force fighter planes.
Since he could not directly communicate with the air, Kenji Kojo could only wait for the air fighter to fly back after the battle, and then notify him by telegram.
As a result, the reaction cycle is relatively long. Kenji Kojou is not completely idle. He and Ikki Gumon unfold the map. Based on their observation of the fighter planes, they roughly mark seven or eight on the map. The location is basically where the fighter planes discover the enemy and start attacking.
"Your Excellency Xiangcheng, the situation is not very good. The enemy has destroyed our artillery unit. I believe that as soon as the fighter planes fly away, they will continue to bombard us. We do not have the means to counterattack the mountain artillery at hand. The situation is too passive. I am humble. It is recommended to immediately retreat back to Dai City with alternating cover, reorganize the army and then fight again."
"If these locations are all organized by the regiment level or above of the Tubal Road, then the main force of the two division-level units of the Eighth Route Army will appear around us. It can be seen that this is a big operation planned by the Eighth Route Headquarters against our army." Gumenyi Hui rationally analyzed.
Seven or eight regiments dared to fight against one division. Xiangcheng Xianji somewhat admired the courage of these eight regiments.
It's just that Gao Jianwu accurately knocked out his artillery regiment, causing Kenji Kojo to lose his enterprising spirit. While waiting for information on the hilltop, he missed the best opportunity to escape suggested by Ikki Gumon.
After the Japs' fighter planes finished firing their bullets and flew away, all the troops in the attack group accelerated their attack speed. Under the guidance of Gao Jianwu, they rushed towards the hills occupied by the Japs.
As the battle progresses, both sides have deviated somewhat from their original plans or deployments.
Seeing an opportunity, Gao Jianwu ordered the artillery to pull out again and began to bombard the little Japs gathered on the top of the mountain!
If he was at the foot of the mountain, Gao Jianwu really couldn't do anything about the place in the blind spot, but for the little Japs exposed on the hills around him, Gao Jianwu really wanted to thank the instigator Kenji Xiangcheng for giving him such a good opportunity.
Artillery shells flew over from several kilometers away, and the little devil had no other option but to hide in all directions.
They were quickly driven down the mountain and found a position behind the mountain that was out of Gao Jianwu's sight. One of the little Japanese captains had an idea and guessed the peak where Gao Jianwu might be lurking. He volunteered to send people to occupy this high point. !
Everyone guessed that there were artillery observers from the other side nearby, otherwise it would not have been possible to carry out a precise attack on this side several kilometers away. However, only this brigade captain was the one who led a squadron and rushed towards the highest peak nearby.
In the distance, Gao Jianwu saw the strange movements of the squadron kid, but he didn't take it to heart at all. With Song Tiecheng and the others here, not to mention one squadron, even two squadrons would be in vain.
Gao Jianwu watched the six routes and used artillery shells to wash away all the little devils who had occupied the top of the hill and drove them out of the top position.
It greatly dampened the morale of the little devils.
In this era, the advantage of artillery is too strong.
Gao Jianwu stared at the people of the 26th Division who had escaped to the top of the mountain and beat them hard. On the other hand, Gao Jianwu was always listening to the sounds in the air.
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At this moment, the casualties of various departments were reported. Hundreds of people had been killed and injured under the enemy's air strikes!
Some of the regiments suffered more than 200 casualties. Such heavy casualties were the worst ever fought by Gao Jianwu.
But at this moment, there was no way to retreat even one step. The attacking units rushed faster according to the target guidance, and soon some troops were at war with the little Japanese who was halfway up the mountain on the other side!
The Eighth Route Army, which lost its geographical advantage, had to take advantage of the attached mortars to launch an attack on the Japs halfway up the mountain.
Now each main force group has at least 8 or more mortars. Each attack group of the Ping An Group has more mortars, with 16 mortars attached to the regiment. The two attack groups of the Dagushan Guerrilla Detachment also have 60mm mortars. Once the guns are assigned to the platoon level, the number of mortars will increase.
Therefore, once the battle started, the results caused by the differences in weapons and equipment on the battlefield showed huge differences.
The third attack group of the Ping An cluster. Zhao Dalei looked at the Japs on the mountainside, observed them for a while, pointed at the Japs' light and heavy machine gun fire points, and said to his mortar squad leader: "Concentrate firepower on the labor and management, and knock out those machine gun fire points first!"
"Machine gun cover, a commando team is ready!"
As an old man in the Ping An Group, Zhao Dalei is now the number one main force and has learned how to use firepower skillfully to crush his opponents.
The people below responded and went to fight. After Zhao Dalei observed the enemy's distribution for a while, he grabbed the walkie-talkie and started calling for artillery support!
The mountainside was densely covered with little Japs, forming several skirmishing lines of defense. However, due to the rush of time, these little Japs could only lie on the ground and aim at Zhao Dalei's troops at the foot of the mountain. The distance between the two sides was now more than 300 meters, and the mutual effects of rifles were not ideal. , mainly using machine guns, mortars, and grenade launchers for attack and defense.
Zhao Dalei reported the relative position of the enemy's target to Gao Jianwu through the walkie-talkie. Gao Jianwu immediately adjusted the four mountain cannons of the mountain artillery battalion to carry out a covering attack at the target range instructed by Zhao Dalei!
In just one salvo, Zhao Dalei saw several of the Jaap's heavy machine gun positions destroyed by artillery fire!
"Big Brother Artillery is still better!" Zhao Dalei looked at the Japanese position that was destroyed in an instant and resisted the urge to continue calling for artillery support.
Zhao Dalei's brigade is not a soft persimmon. After destroying the heavy machine gun position that poses the greatest threat to the Japs, he will do the rest by himself!
Not long after, Zhao Dalei's mortar detachment and the mortars belonging to each detachment found their positions. After adjusting the aiming and test firing, the mortar shells flew directly towards the machine gun fire target of a brigade of Little Japs!
The infantry detachment stared at the Jaap's defense line and watched the mortars attack. It quickly tore through the machine gun firepower point defense line that the Jaap had hastily established. After clearing most of the Jaap's heavy firepower points, the infantry detachment attacked without hesitation!
They formed skirmishing tactical formations one by one, with machine gun cover and mortars to clear the way. The commandos moved forward and charged forward. They rushed up the mountainside with a smooth flow of tactics. Although they were about the same number of people as the little Japs, the superiority in firepower made the little Japs watch. Watching his own line being torn apart bit by bit.
Although the little Japanese's desperate counterattack, with full firepower from grenades and cantaloupe grenades, also caused many casualties to Zhao Dalei's first team, this battle was a crucial battle, whether it was the Ping An cluster or the pre-war mobilization of Jinsui District , all issued a general mobilization to win.
The howling Ping An cluster, from the captain to the soldiers below, all left suicide notes before the war. Facing the fierce enemy, they must go all out to fight to the death!
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