bookrandom Chapter 363: Enemy planes are attacking, sound the air defense alarm, and quickly dispatch the fight
Chapter 363: Enemy planes are attacking, sound the air defense alarm, and quickly dispatch the fight
Just as Ding Wei and Kong Jie ordered their troops to prepare for air defense, 20 bombers, escorted by Zero fighters, were discovered by the forward Liaowang outpost kilometers away from the independent regiment's base, and the regiment headquarters was immediately informed via a field telephone.
Zhao Gang immediately informed Lin Zhenhua of the news and ordered the air defense alarm to be sounded and the people to be evacuated to the air raid shelters to avoid the Japanese bombing. Lin Zhenhua had been in charge of the air defense operations of the base. When Lin Zhenhua learned that hundreds of Japanese fighter planes were coming, he immediately picked up the phone and called Maoershan Airport.
"Captain Liu, immediately launch all fighter planes in our base, including the transport planes. Let the Thunder fighters go to meet the enemy. The transport planes of the two squadrons immediately leave the base and hide in the clouds. We must not be discovered by the Japanese fighters."
"Use all of our six hydraulic catapults and have the Thunder fighters that have returned after refueling immediately take off to intercept the Japanese Zero fighters. We must be fast, otherwise it will be too late!"
Before Captain Liu could reply, Lin Zhenhua immediately hung up the phone and called the air defense headquarters again. He ordered in an urgent tone: "Sanwazi, immediately order the air defense forces to enter the battlefield. The Japanese have deployed hundreds of fighter planes this time, which can be said to be fierce. Relying on the number of fighter planes we have now, we can't stop the large number of Japanese fighter planes. Now the only one we can rely on is your air defense forces. I will rush to the air defense headquarters in a while. You will command the air defense companies for me first. You must keep the Japanese fighter planes out of the base!"
Lin Zhenhua put down the phone, had himself lifted onto an armored vehicle, and rushed to the underground air defense headquarters. After Ding Wei left, Li Yunlong took an armored vehicle to the regiment headquarters. He was to command the regiment headquarters in case of any emergencies.
Li Yunlong was resting in an empty room near the regiment headquarters. When he heard the air defense alarm, he immediately called two guards to carry him into the regiment headquarters. After asking for details, Li Yunlong immediately ordered the regiment headquarters to move to the underground air defense command post, which was safer.
As soon as the air raid alarm sounded, the entire base was immediately mobilized and orders were immediately issued to all troops. After receiving the orders, the troops helped the people to evacuate and rushed to the air raid shelters at a rapid speed.
At Maoershan Airport, under the command of Captain Liu, three fighter planes that had just completed loading ammunition were hurriedly towed to the hydraulic catapult by the ground crew. After the three pilots entered the cockpit, the hydraulic catapult was immediately activated. The three Thunder fighter planes successfully took off after gliding for less than 90 meters. Without any air formation, they flew directly to the southwest to intercept the incoming Japanese aircraft group.
As one fighter plane after another was launched, a smile appeared on Liu Xiaogang's face. When the fighter plane under his seat was also launched, he no longer had any worries. He knew that this was a battle from which he could not return, but he was not afraid. This was the first battle of the independent regiment's fighter squadron. He must lead his 16 pilots to make the independent regiment famous. He must not be looked down upon by the Japanese air force just because they were all rookie pilots.
Liu Xiaogang drove the Thunder fighter at a continuously accelerating speed. When he arrived at the front line, the first nine Thunder fighters had already engaged in a firefight with the Japanese bombers. The sounds of machine guns and cannons were endless. The Japanese Zero fighters were encircling Zhao Haiwen and his men.
"Brothers, follow me and charge into the group of Japanese bombers. Let go of the Japanese Zero fighters first and focus on dealing with the Japanese bombers."
Liu Xiaogang flapped his wings a few times, sent a signal to the fighter planes behind him, and led seven Thunder fighters to rush up and fire wildly at the Japanese bomber group. The fierce firepower of the Thunder fighters posed a huge threat to the Japanese bomber group, but the Japanese pilots were not vegetarians either. They used their excellent aircraft performance to hold on to the Thunder fighters tightly. The two sides chased each other and the battle was extremely tragic.
Fighter planes fell like dumplings. This air battle lasted for half an hour. All 17 fighter planes of the Independent Regiment Air Force Fighter Squadron were wiped out, 15 pilots died on the spot, and only two pilots parachuted successfully. They killed a total of six Type bombers, three Type dive bombers, and a Zero fighter, causing considerable losses to the Japanese.
Although the number and technology of fighter planes of the Independent Regiment's Air Force Fighter Squadron were far behind those of the Japanese Air Force, they dared to draw their swords and defended the dignity of the Independent Regiment with their lives.
"College students, our air force fighter brigade has been wiped out. The pilots are great. They flew their fighter planes at a risk of their lives and shot down a total of ten Japanese planes. Finally, two pilots successfully parachuted out. But now they are being chased by Japanese fighter planes. Please rescue them immediately!" reported the forward lookout.
Lin Zhenhua looked at the map on the table. All 17 fighter planes on it were taken down one by one. This made him feel very painful, but he had to cheer up. He immediately found the direction where the two pilots parachuted. He suppressed his grief and ordered: "Order the third air defense company to use three-wheeled motorcycle air defense vehicles to rescue the two parachuted pilots."
"The fighter squadron has been completely wiped out. Now it's time for our air defense forces to take action. Order the first and second air defense companies to start shooting immediately and stop the Japanese bombers outside the base."
"Order the Fourth Air Defense Company to change positions immediately. They must reach Yangshugou within half an hour and protect the six air-raid shelters there."
"Order the Fifth and Sixth Air Defense Companies to remain on high alert, mobilize their anti-aircraft machine guns, and quickly transport them to the positions of the First and Second Air Defense Companies to strengthen their anti-aircraft firepower."
"Order all garrison troops to immediately mobilize their light and heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft guns and start firing into the air. Do not save ammunition. Hit them hard. Let the Japanese have a taste of our dense anti-aircraft array. We must make sure that their fighter planes will never return."
Under the command of Lin Zhenhua, the air defense units immediately started air defense operations after discovering the enemy fighter planes. After receiving the order, the battalions immediately set up their light and heavy machine guns, and also set up anti-aircraft guns used to provide fire support, forming a powerful air defense firepower array that basically covered the entire base.
After Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang arrived at the underground air defense command center, they learned that Lin Zhenhua had made arrangements in advance, and they waited quietly on the side. The phone in the command center rang from time to time, and the entire command center was busy. Zhao Gang looked at the sand table on the table, and his face became more and more serious.
"College student, the Japanese love to play dirty tricks. They have dropped poison gas bombs on our base many times before. I estimate that the probability of dropping poison gas bombs this time is also very high. We must make preparations to defend against poison gas in advance." Zhao Gang said with worry on his face.
Lin Zhenhua replied without even looking up: "Old Zhao, I have issued an order to arrange for the soldiers to bring gas masks in advance. The Japanese will definitely release poison gas bombs to retaliate this time. Fortunately, it is winter now and the wind is blowing. As long as we can survive for three or four hours, the poison gas bombs released by the Japanese will dissipate and will not cause serious consequences like in the summer."
"Not to mention that there is more snow in winter, which can completely purify the poison gas. I am not worried about the Japanese aerial bombing now. Instead, I am more worried that the Japanese spies will take the opportunity to sabotage and attack our material warehouses at this time, which will bring us huge losses!"
Zhao Gang was right when he heard it. Right now, the entire base was in chaos. If the Japanese spies sabotaged at this time, it would be easy to succeed. Especially, they could use ground guidance to let the Japanese bombers bomb the independent regiment's material warehouse, and the chance of success was indeed very high.
Zhao Gang could no longer sit still, so he stood up immediately and began to issue combat readiness orders to various material warehouses. At the same time, he sent out all the truck transport teams and armored vehicle patrol teams to patrol the entire base. Anyone suspicious would be shot immediately.
Li Yunlong endured the pain and sat up. He looked at the sand table on the table and reminded with a gloomy face: "Lao Ding and Lao Kong didn't bring gas masks when they went out. Once they encounter the Japanese air raid, the casualties will be very large. We must immediately arrange someone to remind them, and the speed must be fast. We have wasted a lot of time. Maybe it's too late to remind them now. All we can do is try our best. In case the Japanese bomber group does not split up, Lao Ding and Lao Kong can escape this crisis!"
However, this time Li Yunlong was a little wishful thinking. After receiving the Japanese's call for help on the second line of defense, Major General Fujiki, who was in charge of the bombing operation, immediately dispatched 12 Type bombers, six Type dive bombers, and six Zero fighters, and flew towards Fengjia Town.
"General, the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower is very fierce. We have no way to descend to an altitude below two thousand meters to carry out bombing. Otherwise, it will be very dangerous." Colonel Harada reported seriously.
Major General Fujiki took a look at the situation below and soon found several weak spots. He smiled scornfully and replied with disdain: "Harada, you coward, after all these years, you are still so timid. The enemy's anti-aircraft firepower seems to be very dense, but there are still many weak spots. That's where we can break through."
"Our Type 7.92 dive bombers can withstand the enemy's mm bullets. As long as they are not riddled with bullets, they can continue to fight. Let our dive bombers go out immediately, and the Zero Fighter Squadron will be responsible for covering them. We will find several weak points of the enemy to attack and destroy the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower to expand our victory. As for large-scale bombing operations, wait for the time being until the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower is destroyed!"