"Hey, boss Li calls the pigeon, Boss Li calls the pigeon."
Li Yunlong continued to call.
"Piece received it, please speak!"
After calling only twice, the pilot's voice came from the receiver, and his tone was a bit cold. However, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang couldn't help but feel slightly happy when they heard the voice.
Li Yunlong glanced at Zhao Gang, smiled, took the microphone and said: "Boss Li needs support."
The pigeon's voice came again: "The fleet will arrive in the target airspace in five minutes. Please use red smoke grenades to mark the target!"
"Boss Li received it!"
After hanging up the phone, Li Yunlong immediately adjusted the channel and wavelength and entered the radio channels of Lu Yingjun and various mountain artillery positions.
"Attention all units, attention to all units!"
"After five minutes, fire red smoke grenades towards the enemy."
"After five minutes, fire red smoke grenades towards the enemy."
Afraid that the units could not hear clearly, Li Yunlong repeated the order loudly twice.
"Dongliang received!"
"Dongsan received it!"
"Dongsi received it!"
Immediately afterwards, the voices of Lu Yingjun, Wang Chengzhu, and Cao Sanlian rang through the radio receiver.
After hanging up the call, Li Yunlong realized that Chu Yunfei was looking at him in shock.
Chu Yunfei asked in disbelief: "Brother Yunlong, if I heard you correctly, you just...were calling for air support?"
In the past, the Shanxi-Sui Army troops were equipped with aircraft, and several airports were built in Shanxi.
However, as soon as the Japs came, the few planes of the Jinsui Army were quickly destroyed by the Japs, and even the airport and aviation fuel were seized by the Japs.
In the past, the Jinsui Army might have been able to call in air support for operations. Although the aircraft equipped by the Jinsui Army were rubbish, they could still fly and drop bombs.
But now that he was fighting against the Japanese army and calling for air support, Chu Yunfei didn't even dare to think about it. Even if he screamed, he couldn't call for an airplane.
And the Eighth Route Army can actually call in aircraft for air support. Can you believe this?
Li Yunlong nodded: "Brother Yunfei heard you right, I was indeed calling for air support just now."
Although he was very excited, Li Yunlong acted very calmly in front of Chu Yunfei, as if this was nothing at all.
Zhao Gang said, "Let's quickly find a high-lying place to see how the planes bombed the Japanese."
"That's right." Li Yunlong said hurriedly, "This kind of big scene is not common, we can't miss it."
Then, Li Yunlong turned to Chu Yunfei and said, "Brother Yunfei, let's go and see together?"
"Please!" Chu Yunfei made a gesture, and he couldn't wait.
Li Yunlong said: "Huzi, bring the radio and telephone."
Huang Erhu said: "Yes!"
Huang Erhu then put on the radio and several soldiers from the security company followed closely, holding the telephone and holding the telephone cord.
Throughout the Hundred Regiments War, the Eighth Route Army seized a large number of telephone lines, more than 400,000 kilograms, so there was no shortage of telephone lines on the Eighth Route Army.
Two or three minutes later, Li Yunlong and others climbed to the highest point of the mountain and looked toward the battlefield with binoculars.
The continuous roar of gunfire indicated that the battle was extremely fierce.
A large cloud of gunpowder smoke rose in the direction of the battlefield. The thick smoke billowed and covered the sky and the sun.
This is also the reason why red smoke bombs are used. If black smoke bombs are used, the pilot cannot distinguish the target.
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At the same time, 3 kilometers away from the new regiment headquarters.
It is about 1.5 kilometers away from the battle between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese.
At the headquarters of the Japanese 9th Brigade, a combat staff officer reported the battlefield situation to the brigade commander Koshiki Toranosuke.
"Report to the brigade commander! The firepower of the Eighth Route Army is extremely fierce and the combat effectiveness is very tenacious."
"In addition, the Eighth Route Army was supported by artillery fire from mountain artillery positions in at least three directions. One of our mountain artillery squadrons was severely damaged!"
"The exchange of fire took less than a quarter of an hour, and we suffered no less than 350 casualties. Although the Eighth Route Army's defense is very strong, there seems to be no sign of counterattack from the Eighth Route Army at present. It is just a stop."
350 people, almost the strength of two squadrons.
In less than a quarter of an hour of head-to-head combat, two squadrons were lost. Is this Eighth Route Army so strong?
Koshiki Toranosuke seemed to smell something unusual. This Eighth Route Army was more powerful than any Chinese army he had encountered before.
Could it be that the new regiment of the 386th Brigade, the ace unit of the Eighth Route Army, was fighting against the 9th Brigade?
Koshiki Toranosuke asked: "How many troops does the enemy have?"
"The enemy's frontal strength is no less than 3,000 men!" the combat staff replied, "but the number of enemy artillery and mountain artillery is at least one mountain artillery regiment."
"A mountain artillery regiment?" Koshiki Toranosuke frowned deeply.
Although the number of artillery fire on the 8th Route could be roughly judged from the sound of artillery, I still couldn't help but feel upset when I heard this.
Not even one of his elite brigades is equipped with a mountain artillery regiment, but the Eighth Route Army is actually equipped with so many mountain artillery?
The 9th Brigade has a mountain artillery brigade with a total of 12 mountain field guns. In addition, there are artillery squadrons under each brigade equipped with infantry guns.
The best equipment is a tank squadron and an armored vehicle squadron, each equipped with 10 tanks or armored vehicles.
However, these heavy equipment were all equipped during the peak period of the 9th Brigade. In the previous Hundred Regiment War launched by the Eighth Route Army, the 9th Brigade had already lost a lot of heavy equipment.
It has never been replenished.
The other half of the heavy equipment was taken away by Saburo Yoneoka. Now the 9th Brigade does not have many usable heavy weapons in its hands.
The Eighth Route Army was actually equipped with an artillery regiment, and he didn't know if this was all the artillery of the Eighth Route Army. If another artillery regiment appeared, the battle would be impossible.
After all, judging from the battles at Moshi'ao and Guanjianao, the Eighth Route Army now has several artillery regiments in its hands.
If the First Army's flying team still exists, then the aviation force can be called immediately to deal with the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army.
But now the Kwantung Army's flying team assigned to the First Army is not in place and cannot call for aviation support.
Koshio Toranosuke asked: "Is there still no movement in the direction of Dagou Bay?"
The combat staff officer replied: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, there is still no movement!"
Koshiki Toranosuke's brows suddenly frowned. There was not even a sound of gunfire from the direction of Dagou Bay. The reinforcements rushing to support the battlefield observation group were either wiped out or were still fighting hand-to-hand.
Now, if we want to break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line and reach Dagou Bay, it will definitely not be possible in a short time with the current military strength.
No matter how you look at it, it is difficult to rescue reinforcements.
Koshiki Toranosuke said: "Endo-kun, immediately draft a telegram about the situation here and send it to Commander Shinozuka!"
"Hi!" The combat staff officer turned around and walked out.
"Report!" Just as the combat staff officer left, communications staff officer Kenjiro Maruta's voice sounded outside the door.
"Come in!" Yuesheng Huzhi said.
"Brigade commander, Commander Shinozuka is calling!" Kenjiro Maruta walked in holding a telegram.
"read!"
"Hi!" Kenjiro Maruta picked up the telegram and read out, "The 36th Division, the 37th Division, and the 29th Brigade are moving closer to your headquarters. In at most a day, each division will arrive at the Dago Bay area and order your troops.
Continue to deal with the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and when the reinforcements arrive, annihilate the main force of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop. Long live His Majesty the Emperor, and long live the Imperial Army of Japan!"
Koshio Toranosuke looked relieved, as long as he wasn't fighting to the death with the Eighth Route Army, that would be fine.
If you just deal with the Eighth Route Army, then it won't be a big problem.
"Immediately send the telegram prepared by Endo-kun to the headquarters and call Commander Shinozuka. The 9th Brigade has been unable to reach Dagou Bay, but it will definitely complete the containment mission!"
"Hi!" Kenjiro Maruta paused, then turned and walked out.
Koshiki Toranosuke narrowed his eyes: "Order the soldiers in front to stop attacking!"
A staff officer quickly picked up the phone and passed on the combat order.
Koshio Toranosuke is going to use the eight-pronged strategy in which the enemy retreats and we advance, and the enemy advances and we retreat.
If you can't defeat the eight-pronged attack, I will run away. If you don't attack, I will confront you. If the eight-pronged retreat retreats, I will stick it on like a dog-skin plaster.
Isn't it just guerrilla warfare? Our Imperial Japanese Army can do it too. Torasuke Otsui looked confident.
"It's bad!" the combat staff hurried in, panicked, "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the Eighth Route Army fired poison gas bombs at my position!"
"Nani? Gas bomb?" Koshio Toranosuke's expression changed slightly, and he quickly raised his telescope and looked ahead through the observation hole.
Amidst the roaring sound of artillery, clouds of red smoke rose up on the Japanese position.
However, Koshiki Toranosuke is not too worried. Even if the Eighth Route Army uses chemical bombs to attack, most of his soldiers have gas masks.
Ding ding ding!
The phone on the table in the headquarters rang. A staff officer quickly picked it up and put it to his ear.
After a while, the Japanese staff officer held the handset of the phone and reported to Koshiki Toranosuke: "Brigade commander, reporting from the forward position, the 8th Route Fired was not a chemical bomb, but a smoke bomb."
"smoke bomb?"
Yue Shenghu nosuke was confused.
What is the Eighth Route Army doing? Shooting red smoke bombs to scare the imperial army?
Or is it that the Eighth Route Army deliberately pretended that there were no shells to lure the imperial army to attack?
Koshio Toranosuke was guessing the Eighth Route Army's intentions.
suddenly.
There was some faint buzzing sound in the sky.
As a seasoned veteran, Koshiki Toranosuke immediately understood that a plane was flying towards them.
Um?
Could it be that the air support from the North China Front's 3rd Flying Squadron has arrived?
I didn't call for air support? On the radio, Commander Shinozuka didn't say that he had called for air support for the 9th Brigade.
A confused Koshii Toranosuke walked out of the headquarters, raised his telescope and looked at the sky.
Through the field of view of the telescope, I saw dozens of planes flying in the sky, flying this way like sharp swords.
"It's not a Type 96 attack aircraft, nor a Type 97 heavy critical attack aircraft, nor a Type 1 land attack aircraft."
"There is no plaster icon on the fuselage, nor is there a blue sky and white sun icon of China."
"Wait a minute, Baga, the plane is coming for us!"
Thinking of the red smoke grenade just launched from No. 8, Koshiki Toranosuke's expression suddenly changed.
Just as he said that, all the Japanese soldiers suddenly noticed that the roar of the plane was getting louder and louder, and it was getting closer and closer.