Just as Masuda Fikawa speculated, the Chutiange Division of the Academy Expeditionary Force did not continue to advance after capturing Rayong Province - "Chinese locusts radiated out in all directions with Rayong Province as the center, and the villages they passed through The trees were burned down, the fruit trees were cut down, and the fields were crushed to the ground - these Chinese people who suffered deeply from the Japanese three-korean policy seemed to be transferring the pain imposed on them by the Japanese to the Thai people - with all their heart On the other hand, I think this is not the behavior that a heroic army should do..." This passage was written by a French captain - when Sagemon's 3rd National Restoration Division entered Thailand at the request of Chu Tiange and followed As they advanced along their route, the French soldiers saw such miserable scenes along the way.
A second lieutenant named Otakeu of the Japanese Navy's Kisarazu Air Force was even more impressed. He flew a reconnaissance plane and witnessed with his own eyes the process of the cadet army's devastation of the areas around Rayong. He was horrified and thought that the cadet army He had lost his mind. Therefore, when reporting to Sakamoto Tsuno, he added a superfluous paragraph: ... This shows that the soul of Yamato has indeed seriously injured Ouyang Yun. It is unwise to fight the Chinese army at this time, even if it can win. , that will also pay a considerable price.
Sakamoto Tsuno valued his suggestions and truthfully reflected them when reporting to Masuda Tomikawa.
Masuda Tomikawa was very excited when he heard this. He said on the phone: "This is a good thing. The crazier the Chinese people are, the greater the damage will be to Thailand and the more beneficial it is to us. Mr. Sakamoto is overly worried. For the time being, I have not launched the ground Let’s wait until the Chinese people’s madness as to what they mean by counterattack.”
In a hilly forest on the southern outskirts of Rayong Province, Chu Tiange's headquarters is located here. Hearing reports from various ministries about the frequent appearance of Japanese reconnaissance planes, he became more and more confident in the achievement of air defense traps.
At around 10:30, news came back from the lookout post fifty kilometers away, saying that a large number of enemy planes had been discovered. He immediately contacted Huang Hua and learned that the disguised baggage troops escorted by the Third Tactical Regiment of the Special Operations Brigade would arrive in ten minutes. In Rayong Mansion, he finally understood the little devil’s intention.
"Are there any Japanese reconnaissance planes overhead?"
"There is one, it followed us all the way!"
"The Japanese aircraft fleet has been dispatched. We are still fifty kilometers away from you. Act immediately according to the No. 2 combat plan!"
"yes!"
At this moment, it was the second lieutenant named Dazhuyu who was following the Third Tactical Regiment in a reconnaissance plane. The little devil suddenly noticed that the convoy below suddenly accelerated, and the speed suddenly rose from about thirty-five kilometers per hour to about fifty kilometers per hour. With a startled heart, he immediately asked the co-pilot and telegraph operator to report to the sortie group via telegraph.
Masuda Tomikawa attached great importance to this air raid and participated in it from beginning to end. Sakamoto Tuye did not dare to take it lightly, so he personally flew the aircraft and commanded it. After receiving the report from Otakeu, he guessed what the Chinese people should have discovered, but he did not think they Having the ability to withstand this air attack, I thought about it for a moment and ignored it.
When he was still thirty kilometers away from Rayong, Sakamoto saw a band of smoke that covered the sky. About five minutes later, the burning village and the raging trainees all over the mountains and plains came into view, and his heart Awe-inspiring, his eyes became sharp. Hearing about it is one thing, but witnessing it with his own eyes is another thing. Looking down from the sky, you can see the destruction of Rayong Palace even more clearly - there are fires almost everywhere around Rayong Palace, and there are fires everywhere. It was thick smoke, and the burned-out area was scorched black, and there was no trace of human beings anywhere. He thought to himself: "It is said that Chinese people are born in the year of sheep, but now it seems that sheep will also change when they are angered." When it becomes a lion, the empire still has a long way to go if it wants to completely conquer China!"
Dazhuyu watched as the surveillance troops of the Xuebing Army's baggage trucks rushed into the city and then entered the main street of Rayong Province. He conducted a low-flying close-range reconnaissance to find the assembly point of the baggage trucks. It only took him two minutes to swoop down.
Suddenly, a shrill air-raid siren sounded. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a flash of light below. I was shocked and immediately pulled up the fighter plane.
There was a loud "bang" sound, and the fuselage suddenly shook violently. He increased the throttle to the maximum without hesitation, pulled the push rod to the end and rushed forward. He felt that he was out of the range of the ground anti-aircraft firepower, and then faced the enemy behind him.
The co-pilot said: "Check where it was hit."
The co-pilot looked back for a while and said: "The belly of the plane was hit. Strange, could it be a rifle?"
"rifle?"
"There was no explosion, I think it was a rifle round."
It was a heavy sniper that shot down Dazhuyu's plane. In order to ensure that the air defense trap in Rayong Province could hit the Japs' aviation force in one fell swoop, Chu Tiange gathered 47 Changsun Sheng-level snipers under his command to cooperate with the special operations brigade.
, Dazhuyu was flying too low just now, and a sniper couldn't help but pull the trigger, which almost killed Dazhuyu.
Being shot by a rifle bullet sounded too incredible. Just as Otakeyu was about to continue investigating, Sakamoto's voice came from the headset: "Second Lieutenant Otake, what happened?"
Dazhu looked intently and found that the main fleet carrying out air strikes had already flown over Rayong Mansion. He immediately replied: "Sir, I suspect that the Chinese are already on guard. Just now, my plane was hit."
"Of course the Chinese people will be on guard. Don't forget, the commander of the Chinese army below us is Ouyang Yun's sworn brother Chu Tiange. Okay, your mission is accomplished, just relax and watch our performance——"
The next moment, Sakamoto raised his voice and shouted passionately: "His Majesty the Emperor's eagles, let the Chinese people taste our anger! First sequence! Attack!"
Fifteen bombers of various types broke away from the main group and dived downwards. As soon as they passed through the smoke belt, gunfire broke out on the ground, and the four defenders' air defense positions located in Rayong City opened fire at the same time to intercept.
The first to enter the battle were the air defense regiment directly under the First Army and the Changsun Sheng-level snipers hidden everywhere. Their role was to lure enemy aircraft groups into air defense traps. The air defense regiment had a total of eighteen vehicles.
The anti-aircraft artillery vehicles and twenty-four anti-aircraft machine guns used their power at the same time and immediately posed a huge threat to the Japanese attack aircraft fleet.
Each of the eighteen anti-aircraft artillery vehicles of the air defense regiment is equipped with two twin-fired anti-aircraft guns. They are an improved product of the early Jiguang land-air tanks of the Xuebing Army. They not only fire faster and have a longer range, but also can be adjusted
The firing angle was also faster. Thirty-six twin anti-aircraft guns fired at the same time, and a blocking fire line with a width of about two hundred meters was immediately laid out on the dive line of the Japanese aircraft cluster. The person responsible for commanding the first attack sequence
It was a captain named Takamura Kiya. The little devil did not believe in evil. He first ordered a collective promotion, and then sent an advanced 99-type sea blast to make a tentative penetration. This 99-style sea blast took the lead and rushed out of the cluster.
Then it climbed out of the range of the anti-aircraft artillery, and swept forward almost against the layers of exploding anti-aircraft artillery fire. The next moment, it made a beautiful 180-degree turn, from behind the easternmost air defense position of the defenders.