At noon, over the Jiangyin Fortress, sixteen Japanese planes roared in two formations from the direction of Changshu. Ouyang Yun stood on the Huangshan Fortress and carefully looked at the models of the Japanese planes through the telescope, and his face became a little ugly. stand up,
Among these sixteen fighters, twelve are actually brand-new models. This type of fighter is not only significantly larger than the old model next to it, but it is also equipped with two cannons under the nose.
The reason why Ouyang Yun had to observe in such detail was because he had to make judgments based on the actual situation such as the size of the Japanese aircraft and how much anti-aircraft firepower would be "sacrificed" on that day.
After figuring out the strength of the Japanese aircraft, he began to worry that today's offensive and defensive battle might deviate from his preset track. It was not a matter of how much anti-aircraft firepower he wanted to "sacrifice", but whether he could Able to maintain strength as expected while repelling Japanese aircraft attacks,
The battle plan of the Japanese aircraft was obviously planned. The formation in the front rushed directly towards the fleet. During this process, anti-aircraft artillery fire rang out. Thirteen air defense positions opened fire almost at the same time. The formation of the Japanese aircraft was immediately hit. Of course, this may be because they dispersed on purpose, because it is obvious that their target is not the fleet, but the air defense position. The Japanese aircraft of the first formation quickly pulled up and turned back, and then, the Japanese aircraft of the first formation The eight fighters of the second formation quickly divided into four formations and dived towards the four nearest air defense positions.
The Japanese army obviously made careful arrangements for this bombing operation, because the first wave dropped was napalm. Ouyang Yun saw this scene from the peephole of the air raid shelter, and immediately closed his eyes sadly. He was most worried The scene still appeared, and I lamented in my heart: Did I really change history? Isn't it for the better? The Japanese army not only developed a new type of fighter plane, but also mastered the technology of napalm bombs. How terrifying is the napalm bomb? It can be seen from the flames ignited on the four bombed air defense positions. One of those four positions is a real air defense position. The size of the troops stationed there has reached two battalions. However, there is In areas with dense trees, as gasoline napalm bombs explode, these trees also become the enemy of the cadet army. The scary thing about gasoline napalm bombs is that once they burn, except for yellow sand or professional fire extinguishing agents, basically It cannot be extinguished. The troops are fighting outside and cannot carry these professional fire extinguishing agents. Another very important reason is that although the soldiers are in a sea of fire and even have fires on their bodies, their first thought is not to put out the fire extinguishing agents on their bodies. of flames, but keep fighting,
The sea of fire burned one by one, and the entire Jiang defense line suddenly turned into a hell on earth. It should be said that compared with other domestic troops, the endurance of the cadet officers and soldiers is still very strong. After all, this is also their daily training. Part of it, but when the whole body was wrapped in flames, not everyone could still remain rational. Miserable screams rang out on the air defense positions that were lit with fire. At the same time, the anti-aircraft fire became more intense, "Avenge the brothers." .", Such shouts could almost be heard on the thirteen air defense positions. After witnessing such a tragic situation, the naval fleet also started their engines and drove the ships over to attack the Xuebing Army. provide support,
Ouyang Yun pondered for a while, then picked up the microphone and gave this order: "I order that all combatants can withdraw from the battlefield independently. You are not deserters in this battle."
Liu Zheliang commanded the combat staff to pass on the order. However, Ouyang Yun did not see a large-scale retreat through the peephole. He only saw many burning fireballs jumping into the Yangtze River. But even so, The fire in those soldiers was not extinguished. Those who were smarter would dive into the water completely. But most of them were already dying before entering the river. Therefore, after jumping into the Yangtze River, they could never wake up again.
This anti-air attack battle only lasted half an hour. In the end, the Japanese army dropped seven fighter planes. However, they also achieved their expected goal and almost completely destroyed the air defense firepower of the Xuebing Army. Of course, if those few were not included, As for the false positions, because there were not enough bombs, the Japanese army finally used machine guns and machine guns to attack those false positions. In this way, they achieved relatively few results. All the students lost were some wooden products. ,
"What is Abi Hell like? It's nothing more than this. However, in the face of the vicious bombs of the Japanese army, our heroic cadet soldiers did not flinch. Some soldiers had already caught fire on their bodies, but they still stood firm at their fighting positions. The Japanese army lost 100,000 Of the seven fighter planes, at least three of them were shot down by these fire-clad warriors...", "Xuebing Junzhan Report" and "Guangdong Times" jointly reported on the spot,
The tragic battle that took place in the Jiangyin Fortress spread throughout China the next day. Faced with the huge sacrifice made by the Xuebing Army, various domestic parties sent letters of praise and condolences. Among them, Zhang Xueliang came from the Northeast The army removed more than a dozen military doctors from the army that went to Nanjing and rushed to Jiangyin to help the Xuebing Army treat the wounded.
It has been three hours since the battle ended, but the flames on the burning positions have not been extinguished. The battle losses have been calculated. In this battle, the Xuebing Army lost 1,358 people and suffered 319 serious injuries. , the injured are even more difficult to estimate,
In the courtyard of the Xuebing Army Field Hospital in Jiangyin City, Ouyang Yun walked past the bodies of fallen soldiers one after another that had been covered with white cloths, and once shed tears of pain.
The consequences of the lack of intelligence. If I had known that the Japanese army had mastered the manufacturing technology of napalm bombs, they would have taken this into consideration when setting up air defense positions. Then the casualties would not have been so tragic. The Xuebing Army has fought Among many fierce battles, this was the first time that a single battle suffered such heavy casualties. What was frustrating was that this time the Japanese army only dispatched sixteen fighter planes. Although they achieved the result of shooting down seven enemy planes, they suffered huge casualties. In comparison, this is nothing to mention,
Minister Chen Shaokuan originally wanted to return to Nanjing, but was delayed because of this battle. Seeing the Xuebing Army's heavy casualties, he felt very uncomfortable. He walked to Ouyang Yun and said: "Commander Ouyang Yun, please forgive me." , your army’s air defense force has been seriously damaged, what should we do next?”
Ouyang Yun turned to look at him and said word for word: "Blood debts will naturally be tasted in blood. I, Ouyang Yun, am a grudge-bearing person. The Japanese have napalm bombs, but our student army does not have them. Minister Chen , just wait and see, I will teach the Japanese a painful lesson."
Chen Shaokuan originally had high expectations for the Xuebing Army's air defense capabilities, but after this battle, he saw the reality clearly. When he heard what he said, he thought he was speaking out of anger. What he is most worried about now is Regarding the safety of the fleet, he immediately sighed and said: "I am very worried now. What if the Japanese army uses this kind of artillery shells against our fleet? In that case, we will have no power to fight back."
Ouyang Yun frowned and said nothing, this is indeed a difficult problem, but what he was thinking about most at the moment was the source of the Japanese bomb.
Because according to the information he has, the manufacturing technology of napalm bombs is currently only owned by the Xuebing Army and the US Army, and the technology of the US Army was obtained from the Xuebing Army.
Just three months ago, the Xuebing Army and the U.S. Army exchanged some military technologies that both parties independently mastered. The reason why he approved the transfer of napalm manufacturing technology to the Americans was because the Americans would soon He was able to master this technology by himself, and he was happy to be a favor. Now it seems that he was completely wrong in handling this matter. He overestimated the character of the American government, and at the same time, underestimated the Japanese government. Public relations ability, and the only thing he hopes now is that these bombs were not made by the Japanese themselves, but purchased from the United States.
Fate was relatively fair to Ouyang Yun. These bombs were indeed sold to the Japanese by American businessmen, and they were private transactions. The reason why these powerful bombs were used in the Jiangyin Fortress battle was because the Japanese We already know that the fortress is currently garrisoned by the army of students.
It seems that the Japanese also hate the Xuebing Army. The news of the severe damage to the Xuebing Army appeared on the front page of the Japanese newspaper the next day. The Japanese domestic media paid more attention to it than the Xuebing Army. the war in Nanjing,
Regarding teaching the Japanese a painful lesson, Ouyang Yun did not just say it casually. He already had an idea about this matter, and with the previous failed plan, this time he would not tell anyone,
He was going to give the Japanese Navy's Second Fleet a black tiger to take out his heart.
That night, the Japanese army conducted another air raid against the naval fleet. However, because the Xuebing Army had imposed martial law on the Jiang defense area, they failed to obtain guidance and support from the traitors. In the end, the eight Japanese planes dropped a few bombs indiscriminately. It came and went in a hurry, and on this seemingly peaceful night, the Xuebing Army, under the personal supervision of Ouyang Yun, was working on a rather large-scale project.
Tomorrow is destined to be a fierce battle,
With the failure of the plan to show weakness to the enemy, the Japanese army will definitely launch a joint sea and air attack in advance. After all, once the Jiangyin Fortress is captured, the Japanese ships will be able to go straight up and down the pass to threaten Nanjing. This will be a huge threat to the Japanese army attacking Nanjing. Obviously it was of great help, and after successfully destroying the Xuebing Army's anti-aircraft firepower, the national army's naval ships and Jiangyin Fortress were basically exposed. There is no doubt that the judgment at this point Not only Ouyang Yun knew it, but the Japanese also knew it very well. That's why Ouyang Yun would personally supervise the work tonight and let the soldiers of the army, who were in great sorrow, engage in strenuous physical labor.