bullyxtreme Chapter 442 Suspension of Air Support
Chapter 442 Suspension of Air Support
the other side.
Yuan Shuai has made sufficient preparations.
Eight anti-aircraft guns were arranged on the hillside behind the open mountain.
The battle flags of the New Sixth Army and the 74th Army have been hoisted in the open area.
On the hillsides on both sides of the 50-meter straight road in front of the open area, there were thirty Maxim heavy machine guns on each side, a total of sixty Maxims, and all of them were equipped with anti-aircraft mounts.
All the other soldiers were in the open area.
There were also many fires burning in the open area.
The smoke from the burning campfire guided the direction of the Japanese planes.
Seeing the situation in the open area from a distance, the Japanese pilots all had wild and evil grins on their faces.
"Yoshi, they are just ahead!"
"Everyone fly over and bomb at low altitude!"
The Japanese planes recklessly lowered their altitude and began to dive downward.
"Here they come! The Japanese planes are coming!"
The heavy machine gunners of the 74th Army and the New Sixth Army were extremely excited.
Before, what they feared most was air bombing.
Now, they were hiding in the jungle, with dense trees blocking the view of high-altitude aircraft.
The Japs will definitely not find them.
As long as the Japanese planes came close, they could use the Maxim gun to attack them.
However, many of them are also worried, some even breaking out in cold sweats.
"Damn, twelve planes!"
"I hope the devils won't find us!"
"If so many planes drop bombs, we'll be finished!"
"Damn you scaredy-cat!"
"I'm not a coward!"
"Then shut up and open fire as soon as the plane gets close!"
The leader here is the monkey.
He was supposed to follow Yuan Shuai and use the anti-aircraft gun.
But Marshal Yuan said that the 74th Army and the New Sixth Army did not have much experience in using the Maxim anti-aircraft guns to attack the enemy aircraft, so he was transferred here to command the Maxim anti-aircraft guns.
Not only that, the leader of the opposing team is a fat man.
The two brothers were quite dissatisfied with Yuan Shuai's arrangements, but they could only follow orders, because they were Yuan Shuai's soldiers.
"Hold on, hold on!"
"Hold still, everyone! No one is allowed to shoot without my orders!"
"Whoever shoots first, I'll kill him first!"
The two men were afraid that something might go wrong if they fired prematurely, so they shouted loudly.
Although the sound was very loud, the Japanese pilot was sitting in the plane in the air and could not hear it at all from so far away.
Although the team includes the captain Wei Heshang and the captain of the 1st Regiment of the New Sixth Army.
But they also had to obey the orders of Fatty Chong and Monkey.
After all, they all knew that Monkey and Fatty were Yuan Shuai's right-hand men.
Has rich experience and capabilities in air combat.
"One thousand meters..."
"Eight hundred meters..."
"Six hundred meters..."
"Four hundred meters! Fire!"
The monkey and the fat man roared almost at the same time.
Maxim heavy machine gun bullets whizzed into the air.
All Maxim tanks on both sides opened fire.
Yuan Shuai's anti-aircraft guns behind him had also opened fire.
Eight anti-aircraft guns, combined with the sixty Maxim heavy machine guns in front, intertwined into a network of rays in the air.
Several planes were hit by artillery shells and bullets, and then they started smoking and fell to the ground.
Especially the eight anti-aircraft guns at the back, each of which locked onto its target aircraft.
Any plane they locked onto would fall to the ground and explode after being hit by their shells.
The heavy machine guns also shot down four planes.
"We shot it down! We shot down the plane!"
"Damn it, I still need more guns!"
"Sixty Maxim guns. This firepower...hahahaha!"
The brothers from the 74th Army and the New Sixth Army cheered happily.
They had suffered heavy casualties from bombings by Japanese planes and were in a terrible state.
And now, in the blink of an eye, twelve Japanese planes were shot down.
This is the first time in their fighting career.
Such experiences can greatly accumulate and improve their confidence and experience.
The Japanese soldiers following behind from a distance saw the plane smoking and falling, and they were so angry that they shouted and cursed.
"Bagayalu, Bagayalu!"
"They are just a bunch of idiots! Even more stupid than pigs!"
"Twelve planes, without even dropping a bomb or firing a single bullet, were completely wiped out!"
"Bakayarō, you have completely disgraced the Imperial Japanese Air Force!"
Captain Tian Gu was so angry that he pointed in the direction ahead and cursed.
He originally wanted the planes to provide them with directions and coordinates after the bombing, so as to guide his artillery to carry out carpet-covering bombardment in front.
But now, all the planes were destroyed.
His carpet bombing plan also failed.
He could only suppress the anger in his heart and continued shouting with gritted teeth.
"Bang! How come the Nationalist Army has so many Maxim heavy machine guns and 20mm anti-aircraft guns?"
"Notify them, one squadron quickly advances forward, and one squadron quickly detours to the left wing to launch a surprise attack on Pingpan City! Notify the air force to come over and bomb again!"
The order was given, one brigade quickly advanced forward, while another brigade quickly detoured to the left wing.
After all, there is a wild boar forest on the right wing. Although the wild boar forest has been burned, it is still easy to get lost.
Moreover, there was a regiment of puppet troops in their ranks.
There were more than 2,000 puppet troops in one battalion and one regiment.
Captain Tian Gu felt that since the opposite side had such powerful firepower, the county’s main force must be here, and there must be very few troops left behind in the county.
Two thousand infantrymen are enough to capture the county town.
As for him, he only needed to attract the enemy's troops to launch a feint attack, delay the time as much as possible, successfully launch a sneak attack first, and after taking the county town, he would form a two-pronged attack on the enemy in front.
At that time, it will be easier to kill the enemy on the opposite side.
But after the Japanese Air Force Base received the news, the Air Force Commander was so angry that he slammed the table and cursed.
"Bagayalu, Bagayalu!"
"Twelve planes, twelve planes! You have completely disgraced the Imperial Japanese Air Force!"
"General, the army's intelligence was inaccurate. They said the Nationalist army had no anti-aircraft guns, but when our planes flew over, they actually had eight anti-aircraft guns and many heavy anti-aircraft machine guns!"
"That's right. If the intelligence was not wrong, our pilots would definitely not be careless and would definitely conduct high-altitude bombing first!"
"It's all the Army's fault!"
Many officers blamed the army.
"Report, the army is requesting us to send out aircraft for support again!"
"Bagayalu, we need more support. The responsibility this time should be borne by the army. Let them give me an explanation first!"
Although the Air Force Commander was angry, he did not lose his mind.
Even though the Nationalist army had so many anti-aircraft guns and Maxim anti-aircraft missiles, twelve planes were destroyed as soon as they were transferred. This shows that the air defense capability of this unit was extraordinary.
To reduce losses, he had to suspend air support.