Chapter Thirty-Fourth The Battle of the Independent Regiment 2425
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Today's lunch was very special. It was held together with the air defense meeting in the conference room.
According to the requirements of the notice, all cadres above the machine gun squad, machine gun squad leaders of each company, and cadres above the company level from each unit attended the meeting.
Shanzi first announced that the air defense detachment was composed of the machine gun company and the machine gun squads of each company. The high company commander of the machine gun company served as the detachment leader. The deputy company commander and instructor served as deputy captains respectively.
Zhao Danian then explained the distribution of air defense firepower and related matters.
After the meeting, it was past one o'clock in the afternoon.
Shan Zi and Zhao Danian personally supervised the formation and guided each air defense team in setting up air defense positions.
In order to prevent the Japanese army from launching a ground attack immediately after the air attack, each position readjusted the deployment of troops according to the requirements of the regiment headquarters and strengthened the defense capabilities of key areas.
After two hours of intense work, two observation towers built with wooden sticks were completed first. They were used to monitor enemy aircraft coming for air strikes.
The observation tower is located on the top of the posts on the east and west sides. It is located in the pine forest behind position 4. Standing on the tower, your head is just above the treetops.
As part of the first line of anti-aircraft firepower, each of the two towers is equipped with a Type 92 heavy machine gun, which is defended by three soldiers. Like other firepower points, they are also responsible for attacking enemy aircraft.
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In the evening, the grenade grenade team participating in the training returned to their positions and carried back twenty boxes of grenades at the same time.
Opening a wooden box, Jin Ye took a grenade and played with it for a while. Then he ordered the correspondent to rush to the fourth position and called Chun'er over.
Half an hour later, Chun'er followed the third company's communications personnel and hurriedly arrived at the No. 3 position.
Jinye said: "Chun, I'll give you a trick. While you're at it, let the grenade team practice live ammunition. Only in this way can you have actual combat capability."
Unexpectedly, Chun'er sneered: "Thank you, old lady, for your kindness. No matter how naive Chun is, he is still a human being. There is no way for him to act like a monkey again."
Jin Ye scolded: "Fuck your grandma. I'm thinking of you. Who is playing a monkey game?"
After finishing the scolding in one breath, Chun'er had already crawled out of the trench. So Jin Ye stamped his feet and roared: "You idiot, my aunt is doing this for your own good. Don't use your fucking good intentions as a donkey's liver and lungs."
No matter how angry the golden leaves were, Chun'er didn't look back and walked quickly.
Leng Buding stamped his foot again. Jin Ye turned around and faced Yanni: "Damn it. The dog bit Lu Dongbin. It doesn't know a good heart. You idiot won't beat me. My aunt will do it herself."
Yanni said: "I think it's better to take it easy. If you get angry, you'll be able to enjoy the fruit."
Jin Ye ignored Yanni's dissuasion at all. He pointed at the small dirt bag on the circle ridge and asked the shooters to take turns firing three grenade rounds.
Jinye has a special rule: if you miss two shots, you will be fined to stand for two hours; if you miss three shots, you will be fined to stand for three hours.
Under the high pressure of Jin Ye, the five launchers were all tense.
In the first round of firing, the result was one hit out of three. Jin Ye said it was okay.
The second round was fired. None of the three grenades hit. Jin Ye called him an idiot.
The third round was launched. Two grenades hit the center of the earth bag. Jin Ye jumped with joy.
After five rounds of firing in a row, two shooters actually hit the target. One fired three times and hit one. Jin Ye's face was gloomy. He ordered the three of them to stand at attention and accept the punishment in person.
At this moment, Shanzi and Xiao Liu jumped into the trench out of breath.
Yanni said: "This time I have something to watch."
Jinye turned his eyes and looked at Shanzi. He kicked Yanni with his right leg: "Tell me, Captain Wang. What are you doing here?"
Shanzi asked: "Why shoot the grenade?"
Jin Ye deliberately pretended to be crazy: "I don't know. Maybe he's a kid."
Shanzi got angry: "Say it again."
Jin Ye said: "The Japanese ran away after they were beaten."
Shanzi roared angrily: "If you run away, the monk can't escape the temple. Just wait."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yumei and Xiaofeng jumped down the trench at the same time.
Yumei said: "Shanzi Jinye is eager to win. Shooting a few cannonballs to practice her skills is not considered a mistake. In extraordinary times, do not dampen her enthusiasm."
After listening to Yumei's advice, Shanzi angrily said: "Just hit him. Just don't care about it. Even a wild boar is digging sweet potatoes. You have a tough mouth."
Taking a look at Shanzi's depressed and helpless look, Yumei felt both pitiful and ridiculous.
25
At eight o'clock in the morning the next day, the squadron leader of the Weilai Mixed Squadron of the Japanese Air Force had just sat down from the office. The executive officer sent him the floor plan of the Qiaonan Independent Regiment.
This floor plan was created after processing aerial photos.
After carefully looking at the drawings, the squadron leader made a decision to immediately deploy the bombing plan.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the Weilai Mixed Squadron Airport was extremely busy. Ground crews from various departments began to prepare for the takeoff of nine fighter planes.
At 9:30, all preparations such as refueling and loading were completed.
At 9:50, the crew boarded the plane and stood by, just waiting for the squadron leader to give the takeoff order.
At ten o'clock sharp, the squadron leader finally gave the takeoff order to the airport control tower.
At 10:30, several black spots were discovered at the Independent Regiment's observation deck. Then a faint buzzing sound was heard.
On the observation deck at this time, each soldier wore a circle of pine branches as a cover on his head.
The sentinel on the lookout hurriedly set up his telescope. With a raised hand, nine black spots were clearly visible under six times magnification. They seemed to be very close at hand.
Retracting the telescope, the sentry held his breath and blew the whistle hanging on his chest.
Upon hearing the air defense siren, each position quickly evacuated the trenches according to the plan and took cover in the woods.
At the same time, the firepower points distributed on the top of each post quickly prepared for strikes.
On the surface, these firepower points are scattered in layout, but they are divided into three lines of defense from east to west.
The first line was deployed behind position No. 4. It consisted of eight heavy machine guns and thirty light machine guns. Therefore, it was also the line of defense with the strongest firepower.
The second line of defense is deployed in the center of the camp. It consists of five heavy machine guns and 25 light machine guns.
The third line is deployed behind Position 3. The firepower layout is equal to that of the second line of defense.
In the three lines of defense, all machine guns, whether light or heavy, are hung by ropes on horizontal bars supported by wooden sticks. The machine gunners all stand and shoot. The shooting direction and angle can be adjusted at will.
As the captain of the air defense unit, Captain Gao was on the first line of defense. When he saw nine planes approaching, he immediately held his breath and paid close attention to the changes in altitude and distance of the enemy planes.
About one thousand meters away from the No. 4 position, nine enemy planes advanced side by side. They swooped down from an altitude of several thousand meters and flew to the No. 4 position in the blink of an eye. The height was less than one kilometer and they rapidly descended.
When the enemy plane was about 300 meters away from Position No. 4 and its flight altitude dropped to 500 meters, nine bombers launched an attack together. Bullets rained down like a heavy rain and bombs covered the sky like hail.
Just as the enemy plane launched its attack, the first line of anti-aircraft fire opened fire. Not only did it miss a hit, it was met with violent fire from the enemy plane's revolving machine gun. The bullets and bombs killed three of our side and injured two in total.
When the second line of defense opened fire, three barracks were destroyed by falling bombs. One of them landed about three meters in front of the regiment's department.
With a loud bang, shrapnel and earth and rocks rushed into the room through the broken door panel. Fortunately, there was no one at the door. It was a false alarm.
As soon as the earth and rocks that flew into the room settled, Shanzi stood up suddenly. Without saying a word, he strode out the door.
At this moment, another bomb lifted a fire point several meters high. Three soldiers spun from mid-air and fell to the ground. They all died on the hillock in front of the regiment headquarters.
The third line of defense finally opened fire. The result was even more tragic. In the blink of an eye, five machine gunners were killed and eight other soldiers were seriously injured.