Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

But at this moment, a dull sound came from the distance.

"Type 92 infantry gun!"

The Type 92 infantry gun fired subsonic shells, and the sound of the artillery fire was audible. Upon hearing the bombardment, the soldiers on the position prepared to hide in the cat-ear holes that had not yet collapsed. But just then, the machine gunner saw a group of Japanese soldiers preparing to take advantage of the bombardment to cross the river.

He gritted his teeth, turned the muzzle of the gun and fired at the pontoon bridge.

The sound like a cloth-tearing machine was heard again on the battlefield, and the Japanese soldiers who had just stepped onto the pontoon bridge were beaten into pieces again.

However, the shells had already fallen at this moment.

The explosion sounded again, and the sound of "cloth tearing" subsided again.

Another group of devils began to prepare to cross the river.

“How many people are left?”

"I don't know. Xiao Wang and the others have died. I'm the only one left here!"

"There are three of us here!"

"There are four of us here!"

There were originally more than forty people left, but now only nine are left.

"The Japs are coming again, get ready for battle!"

Even though there were only nine people left, the soldiers still had no intention of abandoning their position. Instead, they planned to continue cooperating with each other and persist in fighting.

Just then, footsteps were heard behind me and reinforcements arrived.

"Third Company, we are from the First Company of the Fifth Battalion of the Second Regiment. Is there anyone still alive?"

"Yes, over here, the Japs are about to cross the river, get into position quickly!"

"We're here to take over from you, you retreat and rest!"

Upon hearing this, a soldier from the third company said without even turning his head, "Stop talking nonsense! My comrades have all died here, and I don't plan to leave the battlefield alive. I'm going to kill a few more devils and avenge them!"

No one was willing to withdraw from the battle, not even the wounded. When faced with such a difficult battle, no one in our army would retreat. Even knowing that death was the outcome, they faced it calmly and confidently.

In a later movie, the plot in which soldiers had to be tricked into carrying out the rearguard mission was impossible to happen in reality.

Countless soldiers would scramble to complete these missions. Coaxing? Cheating? Without joining the Party, you wouldn't even get such a mission. Some people, lacking that kind of self-sacrifice, question it, comforting themselves by saying it's not that they can't do it, but that no one else can. Ugh!

Among the nine people in the third company, five wounded soldiers were forcibly sent out of the position, and the position was officially taken over by the first company of the second regiment.

"Hey, has the Eighth Route Army's position received reinforcements? Order the heavy artillery to prepare for a bombardment to completely destroy Li Yunlong's forward positions and ensure our army's safe crossing of the river!"

Although the battle had only lasted less than ten minutes, the attack had been repelled three times, which made Nozoe Changde very annoyed.

After half an hour of heavy artillery bombardment, there were still people alive on the position, and they even blocked their attacks several times. Are these people really invincible?

"Hai!"

Soon, ten kilometers to the rear, the Japanese artillery positions once again entered the state of preparation before firing.

At this time, small black dots appeared in the distant sky.

"Report, Commander, enemy aircraft spotted!"

At the Japanese's forward observation post, a Japanese soldier quickly reported the news via walkie-talkie.

"Baga, is this a plane from Li Yunlong's unit?"

After hearing the news, Nozoe Changde quickly picked up the telescope and looked at the distant sky.

When he saw the black spot in the distance, he clenched his hands unconsciously.

It was so frustrating. Since when did the Imperial Army become afraid of enemy aircraft?

When did the empire lose air superiority?

"Order the artillery units to quickly hide, be careful of enemy aircraft, and prepare for air defense!"

Nozoe Masato was well aware of the consequences of losing air superiority. The artillery must not be exposed. Once exposed, the enemy planes would soon arrive.

So he made some preparations in advance, deployed anti-aircraft firepower next to the artillery position, and prepared some cover, such as branches, so that he could hide easily when planes came.

In the distant sky, the small black dot gradually grew larger, and thirty-six Po-2 trainer aircraft and twenty-four light bombers appeared over Tashan.

"The plane, our plane!"

"Damn it, we're finally here! I thought the Air Force had forgotten about us!"

"Now we don't have to worry about the Japs' heavy artillery. Without them, I'd like to see how many lives the Japs have!"

After the air support arrived, the soldiers on the front lines smiled. They couldn't hit the enemy's heavy artillery, but the planes could.

The soldiers at the frontline didn't know that in order to transport these heavy artillery to a distance of ten kilometers, the Japanese almost hid during the day and moved out at night. They also remained hidden and alert during the transportation process, hoping to use these heavy artillery to catch them off guard.

But unexpectedly, they managed to withstand the bombing that lasted for half an hour, which thwarted the Japanese's plan to seize the positions on the other side of Lianshan River and they had no choice but to attack by force.

Chapter 624 Air Support Arrives

"This is Flying Eagle One. We have arrived over the target area. Ground targets may be equipped with anti-aircraft fire. All units should disperse and search for targets on their own to draw anti-aircraft fire for the bombers."

"Eagle Two received!"

"Eagle Three received!"

"..."

"This is Feilong No. 5. We have arrived at the target airspace. Waiting for the Eagle formation to detect the air defense firepower for us and prepare for the bombing!"

"Feilong No. 1 received!"

"Flying Dragon II received!"

"..."

After a brief exchange of views via radio, the fighter and bomber groups in the air began to search for their targets.

At this time, according to the different types of fighters and bombers, their codes were reorganized. Those coded "Eagle" were fighters, including trainers and fighter jets; and those coded "Dragon" were all bombers.

After receiving the attack order, the 36 fighter jets in the air immediately dispersed, lowered their flight altitude, and carefully observed the ground targets.

"Captain, the Japs are so densely packed, why don't we fire a few rounds?"

Most of the Bo-2s under Li Yunlong's command were two-seater versions, which could be used as trainers and bombers after hanging bombs. They also carried a small amount of spare ammunition and could also act as fighters when necessary.

However, when used as a bomber, it carries small bombs of 50 kilograms; when used as a fighter, it has only 300 rounds of ammunition, making it a multi-functional "jack of all trades".

"Our mission is to blow up the Japanese heavy artillery. Complete the mission first!"

"Roger that!"

The Japanese heavy artillery unit was using branches and other items for camouflage and cover at this moment, and the artillerymen were also dispersed. Looking down from the air, it was difficult to detect anything unusual.

"Strange, where are the Japanese heavy artillery?"

The fighter plane circled in the air but found no trace of the Japanese heavy artillery. However, the Japanese anti-aircraft firepower had already opened fire. Many Japanese soldiers were holding machine guns and some anti-aircraft guns, shooting into the air.

However, anti-aircraft guns have always been "air defense, air defense, nine out of ten defenses fail", and although a large amount of ammunition was fired, they failed to damage the aircraft at all.

"Fighting Eagle One, this is Fighting Eagle Seventeen. I'm requesting to lower my altitude for low-altitude observation!"

"War Eagle One received, stay safe!"

After circling in the air for a while and still failing to find the target, the pilot realized that the Japanese were most likely using simple camouflage, making it difficult to see clearly from high altitude, so low-altitude reconnaissance was needed.

A fighter jet lowered its altitude and quickly flew over the Japanese. The flying altitude was extremely low, even less than 100 meters. The airflow generated by the plane affected the Japanese below.

Such flying is only allowed in plain areas. If it is in mountainous areas, it is very likely to cause flight accidents.

The plane flew over at low altitude and high speed. Japanese soldiers shot at the plane. The pilot did not fly in a straight line, but kept adjusting the flight angle and making various evasive maneuvers to avoid the Japanese bullets.

"Tinkle bells, jingle bells..."

Due to the low altitude and the dense enemy swarms below, many bullets hit the fuselage of the aircraft. Fortunately, the aircraft he was flying was made in the Soviet Union, not the fragile "lighter" aircraft of the enemy. The bullets only left craters and missed the vital parts, so the aircraft was able to continue flying.

"Got you!"

When the plane flew over the camouflaged Japanese artillery position, the airflow created by the plane created a gust of wind, blowing away the camouflage used by the Japanese to cover their heavy artillery.

"The Japanese used branches and weeds to block the way. Isn't this the same method we used back then?"

After finding the target, the pilot said as he increased the altitude of the aircraft.

"Hahaha, now it seems that when we said the Japanese pilots were blind, we were actually scolding ourselves. It's really not easy to see the ground clearly when flying at high speed!"

After confirming the target location, the fleet began to adjust the flight angle and prepare to launch an attack.

"Oops, the heavy artillery position has been exposed!"

When the commander of the Japanese heavy artillery regiment saw the camouflage of a heavy artillery being blown off, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

But it was too late. The fighter planes in the air did not give them a chance to move their heavy artillery.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

"Boom, boom, boom..."

"Boom, boom, boom..."

A burst of rapid machine gun fire rang out, and more than 30 fighter planes simultaneously strafed the ground. Their targets were not the Japanese heavy artillery, but the Japanese around the heavy artillery, where their anti-aircraft positions were located.

They need to clear these Japanese air defense positions to create a safe bombing environment for the bombers.

"Eagle One, this is Eagle Seventeen, my wing is damaged!"

"Can you hold on and fly back?"

"The plane has started to lose speed and may not be able to fly back. I'm ready to fight the devil..."

Upon hearing this, Flying Eagle No. 1 immediately shouted angrily, "What are you thinking? Change course immediately and fly towards our position. Prepare to parachute! Do you know how much energy it takes to train a pilot? Parachute quickly! Don't be stupid!"

"But……"

"No buts, the commander said that if we lose the planes, he'll find a way to get them, but if you guys are gone, he can't train any more pilots!"

"Eagle 17 received!"

Wave 2 conducted low-altitude strafing, and although it killed a large number of Japanese, the planes of Wave 2 were not fast and flew too low, so they were still hit by the Japanese. Most of the planes that were hit were not seriously damaged. After all, except for key parts, the planes could continue to fly even after being hit.

However, three planes still encountered problems and were preparing to make emergency landings or parachute out.