Tang Dao knew very well that Shanxia Wenming knew that there were interceptions in front of him and pursuers behind him, but he still rushed to Changle Village without hesitation. What was the basis for it?
Not the already timid 108th Division dozens of kilometers away, but air superiority!
The Japanese bomber formations with air superiority could drop more than ten tons of explosives at a time, and dozens of tons or more in several rounds a day.
The Chinese soldiers who endured all this have nothing but flesh and blood.
Regardless of the previous Battle of Shimen, Niangziguan, or the Defense of the Original City, the strength of the Chinese army was often several times that of the Japanese army. It was slightly weaker in terms of heavy firepower, but it was not so weak that it was vulnerable, but it still failed.
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The fundamental reason is that they have no air supremacy and can only watch bombs falling from the sky, turning one position after another into a sea of flames. Dozens, hundreds, or more elite soldiers are reduced to powder by the explosive energy of cheap explosives.
Having tasted the sweetness, the Japanese North China Front became more and more unscrupulous. This was one of the reasons why the already chilled 108th Division dared to go deep into the hinterland of the Taihang Mountains alone, not to mention the pride of the mountain.
If we want to defeat this lone Japanese army that is at the end of its rope and are tightly besieged in the mountains, and if we want to destroy their fierceness that continues to resist, we must kill the Japanese machine.
Let the Japanese infantry watching the battle below know that air superiority is very important, but if they want to fly unscrupulously in the Chinese sky, it depends on how high they fly. If they fly too low, they will miss their waist.
Therefore, Tang Dao spared no expense, not only using the 150 heavy guns and 75 mountain guns at his command, but also bombarding for a full 6 hours, allowing the Japanese army to taste the pleasure of burning their bodies with flames, and also let them feel it deeply.
Really, if they don't kill the opponent's artillery group, they will still be beaten.
If we say that from the beginning of the Shanxi Southeast Campaign, the generals of the Shanxi Southeast Campaign Command took aim at the second mixed brigade and secretly made a plan to invite you to join the urn, then Tang Daofang beat the second mixed brigade.
This move by the rear wing is called a game within a game, in order to hit the target hard!
Of course, if we only relied on the 3 machine guns and 20 anti-aircraft machine guns previously equipped by the Four Lines Regiment Air Defense Company, Tang Tuanzuo's carefully designed game within a game would be an overestimation of "forcibly wiped out ashes".
Tang Dao went to Linfen a few days ago and spent a lot of money, buying mountain cannons, mortars, heavy machine guns, etc. without blinking an eye. He spent more than 1 million silver coins like paper money, but in fact most of the arms were
They were all prepared for the 921st Division, the 17th Division and the 104th Division. What really belonged to the Four Lines Regiment were the 24 machine guns that seemed inconspicuous in the huge arms procurement.
As early as 10 days ago, all the air defense companies under the artillery battalion had been re-equipped, and all artillery squads conducted a training exercise of firing 100 rounds of live ammunition into the air. If there were no drones as targets, they would use Kongming lanterns made of kraft paper.
Even though the sky lantern is not as fast as an airplane, when the thermal energy is fully burned, its height can reach hundreds of meters or even more than a kilometer, and the target is small, so it is no less difficult to shoot it down than a duster.
Dakouzi Cave is located deep in the Taihang Mountains, and after the Sihang Group moved in, the number of people entering the mountain was strictly controlled. Within two months, security forces were used to conduct three rounds of screening of the resident population of Dakouzi Cave.
There were about a dozen Chinese people who were suspected of being found out. When they saw something was wrong, Tang Dao didn't make things difficult for them. They basically stripped off their money and stuff and gave them a few pancakes and drove them away.
Those who are stubborn and refuse to admit their origin will be killed with one shot.
Is it possible that the wrong person was killed here? Yes, there must be, but Tang Dao knows that there are a lot of unjust, false and wrong cases in peacetime, let alone such a dangerous battlefield? Ci is not in charge of the army, in order to allow more people to
To survive, you have to use thunderous means when it is time to do so.
After three rounds, the area around the station has basically been kept clean. Whether they are from a large domestic spy agency or from Japan, all the eyes and ears have been basically eliminated.
Therefore, except for a few people within the Sixings Regiment and the Jin Provincial Ordnance Department, no one else knew about these machine guns that had been trained both at night and during the day.
Even his old rival Captain Sasaki subconsciously believed that the Four Troops had many anti-aircraft machine guns, but not enough anti-aircraft guns, and that the height of 1,100 meters was enough to ensure safety.
With these adaptive trainings, although not all machine gunners are experienced duster veterans, they are no longer Chu Ge.
Naturally, all the anti-aircraft machine guns eliminated by the air defense company cannot be thrown into the warehouse, especially this time they have to face off against the second mixed brigade. Tang Dao specially mobilized 20 machine gun teams from each infantry company, each with 6 people, to form a
The temporary anti-aircraft machine gun company was assigned to the command of Cheng Tieshou.
In other words, the air defense firepower that Cheng Tieshou can command is 20 anti-aircraft machine guns and a total of 27 machine guns. This air defense firepower is already comparable to two air defense battalions of the ordinary army.
As for the 'artillery positions' seen by the Japanese reconnaissance planes, it goes without saying that they had all been moved as early as an hour ago, and what was left on the ground were all camouflage nets that had been prepared previously.
In order to make the Japanese pilots believe that what they saw was real, the four anti-aircraft machine guns did not hesitate to expose their positions and shoot at the roaring reconnaissance aircraft.
Although their position is on the side of the mountain, it would be difficult to kill Japanese aircraft entering low altitudes unless they adjust their direction to drop bombs. However, there are still more than 20 Japanese aircraft at higher altitudes. As long as they want to retaliate, they don't need all of them.
It only takes a 4-machine formation to turn most of the area on the side of the mountain into a sea of flames.
It was precisely because he knew the danger that Cheng Tieshou ordered all the machine gunners who were going to shoot and others to hide in bunkers. However, this was actually a bit of a cover-up. If the Japanese army really dropped a few heavy aerial bombs, let alone the temporary use of logs.
Even the bunkers made of rocks and reinforced concrete permanent fortifications may not be able to stop it.
The moment the Japanese plane dropped the bomb, whether you could survive or not mainly depended on your fate.
Fortunately, Tang Dao understands the Japanese very well. He bets that the Japanese are rigid and stingy enough. Since they have been ordered to find their own artillery positions, they will never easily use precious heavy bombs on a few small machine guns.
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Moreover, several anti-aircraft machine guns fired without fear of danger, making the bait more realistic.
Sure enough, Tang Dao's bet won. After two circles of Japanese fighter formations hovering in the sky, they did not move towards the high ground with anti-aircraft machine guns. Instead, they divided into two directions and began to lower their altitude and enter the battlefield from more than 2,000 meters away. The target was obviously
Several preset valleys.
The Japanese infantrymen who witnessed this scene on the ground began to cheer at the top of their lungs in the trenches!
"The empire's military fortune is prosperous!"
"Long live the Imperial Eagle!"
If it weren't for the fact that there were Chinese trenches two or three hundred meters away, there were countless guns pointed at this side, and the excited Japanese infantry might have cheered and even jumped.
The Imperial Eagle actually looks like that, and when he looks at people with their nostrils pointed in the sky, they look like rubes on the ground. In fact, the infantry are not very fond of those guys in the Army Aviation Group, just like they don't like the cavalry guys.
Like the cavalry on their tall horses, many times they secretly call these guys the Imperial Little Sparrows.
But this time, after being severely beaten by the Chinese army's artillery, the imperial sparrow immediately transformed into the imperial eagle. They also believed that the imperial eagle would definitely tear the Chinese people's annoying artillery into pieces, and their little
At least life is no longer as precarious as before.
Compared with the agitated Japanese, the Chinese soldiers were much calmer, even though they were the ones digging the trap.
After all, it’s not a good thing if more than ten tons of explosives fall!
"Let Cheng Tieshou prepare, and prepare all artillery positions for battle!" Tang Dao, who was standing at the entrance of a small cave, looked at the Japanese fighter planes in his field of vision becoming more and more clear, and ordered calmly. "Also, help me tell him, Yu
They finally took the bait, so stay calm and don’t scare them away by firing too early!”
Because of the need to clear the machine, concealment and safety must be ensured. This time, the headquarters of the Four Lines Regiment was set up nearly 2,000 meters away from the front line. A small natural cave was enough to ensure safety, unless the Japanese fighter jets could accurately place it.
A heavy aerial bomb was dropped into the hole, which could only fit into a small car.
If the Japanese really have that kind of technology, not to mention that China cannot win, it is estimated that future American soldiers will also be in trouble.
"Yes, sir!" Xia Dayu answered while picking up the phone.
"Hey, little bald man, help me tell the commander, please rest assured that this time our air defense company will definitely shoot up Japanese planes all over the sky!" Cheng Tieshou answered confidently on the phone.
That was the confidence given to him by 24 machine guns!
With enough 20mm cannons, Cheng Tieshou was able to arrange them calmly. With the decoy position as the center, three large air defense positions composed of 8 anti-aircraft cannons formed a congruent triangle with a sideline of 2,500 meters.
In the large-scale air defense position, 9 anti-aircraft cannons form 3 groups of crossfire with 3 cannons as a group, completely applying the infantry's three-by-three system to anti-aircraft firepower.
Based on the 2,000-meter upward firing range of an anti-aircraft cannon, an air defense position can block at least several square kilometers of airspace. Once a Japanese aircraft enters the fire airspace, safety may not be guaranteed even at 1,500 meters, let alone 1,100 meters.
In order to ensure the hit rate, all anti-aircraft cannons were equipped with explosive shells.
Therefore, when Sasaki personally led a group of five fighter planes under his command as the second formation and roared into the bombing area, watching the six aerial bombs dropped by the six fighter planes in front turn the entire valley below into a sea of fire, just after
Ordered on the radio: "Gentlemen, approach the bombing area."
Before he finished speaking, as soon as he put his hand on the bomb release gate, white bomb flowers burst out in front of the Japanese Army Aviation Captain's eyes.
That was the effect caused by the explosion of shells fired by machine guns at high altitudes. From a distance, it looked like dandelions floating in the vast sky.
A future football commentator once had a very poetic explanation: "Please don't believe that victory is as easy as dandelions on the hillside, but please believe that there is always some beauty in the world that is worthy of our all-out efforts, even if we are broken into pieces!"
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This sentence may be equally suitable at this time!
However, for Captain Sasaki, who was feeling cold all over, it was just the opposite.
His inner monologue at this time was: You must never underestimate these dandelions rippling in the sky. If you get caught by any of them, you will only end up being shattered to pieces!
Especially when there are so many dandelions everywhere.
The first person to fire was the No. 1 air defense position where Cheng Tieshou was located. The deputy instructor, who had been promoted to major and became the third person in the artillery battalion of the Fourth Army Regiment, did not hide in the rock bunker 30 meters away from the shooting position. Instead, he chose to fire again.
He sat on the seat of the Sulotong twin-mounted 20mm machine gun he was familiar with.
Always with his soldiers, Cheng Tieshou's official position continued to rise, but he never changed some of the persistence in the heart of this once ordinary army second lieutenant.
Perhaps, Tang Dao, who holds the position of leader but is still on the front line and even fighting with a rifle, has quietly changed many people around him.
Whether it is the commanders of a battalion like Lei Xiong and Leng Feng, or the commanders of the main companies like Li Jijin, Qian Dazhu, and Zhao Daqiang, they will never use the excuse that commanders must not take risks easily and let their subordinates do so.
The officers and soldiers fought bloody battles with the Japanese invaders, while he hid in the headquarters behind and gave cold orders.
Yes, this kind of behavior is very dangerous. It may cause the company to lose its top commander at any time, but it will never leave the troops without a leader. The regulations issued by the Fourth Army Regiment are very clear. Any unit above the company level that enters the battlefield must be led by a leader.
The supreme commander designates in advance who will take over the command from No. 1, No. 2 to No. 5.
Who has stipulated that only soldiers can die on the battlefield, not commanders? How can a commander who dare not face death order soldiers to die with red lips and white teeth?
It is precisely because Tang Dao and a large number of senior officers such as Cheng Tieshou have gone to the front line to set an example that the Four Lines Regiment has such strong combat effectiveness and cohesion.
Otherwise, the planes roared down in groups that day, and the air waves caused by the explosion of heavy aerial bombs easily blew up hundreds of kilograms of rocks, causing thick trees to fall down, and the heat wave even caused the mountains to be hidden more than 300 meters away from the bottom of the valley.
Faced with the horrific sight of the standing Chinese soldiers, their hair instantly curling up and giving off a burnt smell, how many people could sit calmly in front of machine guns and fire into the sky?
It looks simple, but is actually difficult!
Because the follow-up Japanese aircraft may only need to shake their wings, and when an aerial bomb falls, thousands of square meters will become a sea of fire, and the human body will be reduced to ashes along with the anti-aircraft cannon.
Any Chinese soldier sitting in front of a machine gun is a brave man.
"Boom!" The wing of a Japanese plane was hit by a 'Dandelion'.
Visible to the naked eye, a small half of the aircraft's wings were blown away, and the out-of-control Japanese aircraft entered a spiral state, falling downwards like a fallen leaf.
However, the Chinese anti-aircraft artillery did not intend to let him go. More than a dozen shell flowers bloomed around the aircraft until several consecutive shells hit the fuselage.
The Japanese plane exploded into a cloud of fireworks in the air, along with the Japanese pilot who was unable to escape and parachute.
"Second formation, bomb cover, bomb cover, first formation, drop all bombs, turn left and pull up, leave the battlefield!" Sasaki ordered with sweat on his forehead, but he still remained calm enough.
In this short moment, he thought of the air battle outside Zhengcheng, how similar it was to the current situation.
The Chinese used the entire four-row regiment as bait to induce the aircraft group to dive into the bombing area, but the Chinese deployed an unknown number of anti-aircraft artillery below the aircraft group entering the battlefield. The commander overestimated himself and underestimated the opponent.
Stubbornly continue to move forward.
The final outcome was not only that the commander and his stubbornness were shattered into pieces in the Chinese sky, but also that more than a dozen of his colleagues died in the sky.
Now, the Chinese are here again?
He, Sasaki, would not be so stupid.
As soon as the order was given, Sasaki himself pulled the bomb release gate, and all the heavy aerial bombs under the belly of the aircraft and several small aerial bombs mounted on the wings were released.
The Chinese artillery position is no longer important. What is important is that he must live. The primitive desire for survival has once again occupied the entire body and mind of Captain Sasaki. If you are not promoted, screw Baga Amaterasu!
This kind of aerial bomb thrown away in a hurry was naturally not very accurate. After gliding for a while, it hit the bottom of the mountain and exploded the deserted mountain forest into a sea of fire.
Sasaki's body instantly became lighter, and he lifted the plane up at least 200 meters in less than five seconds.
But his bunch of stupid subordinates who followed orders were not so lucky.
Captain Sasaki gave the order to drop the bombs, but he did not say to throw out all the bombs. After all, the order from the Army Aviation Command stated that the Chinese artillery positions should be destroyed. How could we complete a higher-level military order by throwing a few random bombs like this?
Almost all Japanese pilots instinctively dropped the small aerial bombs mounted on the wings of the aircraft, blowing up the forest a thousand meters away into a sea of flames, but the heavy aerial bombs under the belly of the aircraft were kept like treasures.
So, when they entered the airspace within the range of Air Defense Position No. 1 a few seconds later, the fighter jets were like little birds carrying schoolbags, and their plump and honest appearance made the Cheng Tiezhou below turn their eyes green with greed.
If there were reservations about starting the No. 1 air defense position first, lest the second batch of Japanese planes from behind hit the Universiade and destroy all the exposed machine gun positions, then it would be impossible for the Japanese planes to quickly approach and drop bombs on their heads.
When the time comes, if you keep it, you will really be the sixth child.
The term "Lao Liu" was coined by Tang Tuan Zuo, meaning an enemy undercover agent. Later, it gradually became popular in the Si Xing Tuan. The irritated Shen Lao Liu insisted on changing the name, but Tang Tuan Zuo personally spoke at the company-level cadre meeting.
To rectify the name of Shen Lao Liu, Lao Liu returns to Lao Liu, but Shen Lao Liu is Shen Lao Liu, and the meaning of the additional word is completely different.
So, what would it be like to have nine machine guns converging on the same airspace?
What the troops of the Four Lines Regiment below saw were clouds of white gunpowder smoke rising in the air, like dandelions exploding their nests!
The machine gun shooters headed by Cheng Tietsou didn't care about anything spectacular or not. They basically gritted their molars and puffed out their cheeks while holding the handle of the machine gun fiercely. Their eyes were fixed on the sight, and they stepped on their feet to launch.
pedal, sweeping towards the fleet of aircraft in the sky with the fastest speed and accuracy.
But the people who were most impressed by this were not the Chinese, but the Japanese pilots who were among them.
Each cloud of smoke represents a 20mm caliber artillery shell exploding in the air. Although there is not much air wave impact due to the small caliber of the warhead and insufficient charge, the lethality of the exploded fragments is still more than 10 meters.
Two or even ten missiles are fine, but there are so many machine guns below that they can't stand it! In just three or four seconds, nearly a hundred bombs flashed in the sky.
Even if the splashing shrapnel loses its strength because it is too far away, it still makes a loud bang when it hits the skin of the aircraft. The fighter plane flying inside is like a small boat on the rough sea, and it may happen at any time.
