Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 236 Let the Japanese tanks go first, and kill their heavy artillery for me! 3-word chapter

"I have already ordered the anti-aircraft rocket platoon to support you. When the next Japanese Type 99 dive bomber comes down, they will be able to achieve results. I have learned that they are adjusting their firing range. Give them some more time, and I guarantee that we can knock down a few more Japanese fighter planes!"

"Old Li, our previous plan cannot be changed. The Japanese are in high spirits now. It is not cost-effective to fight a decisive air defense battle with them now. Only when they confirm that most of our air defense firepower has been destroyed and we can no longer carry out effective air defense, the Japanese will become arrogant and arrogant. That will be our real chance. My goal is to kill all the incoming Japanese fighter planes in one fell swoop. Under the current circumstances, we must be patient!" Lin Zhenhua advised earnestly on the phone.

Listening to the gunfire and explosion sounds coming from the phone, Li Yunlong knew that Lin Zhenhua simply couldn't get away at this moment. Besides, he had already approved the previous plan for the decisive battle. Now was not the time to go to the end of his rope, so let's fight the Japs a few more times!

"Shen Quan, except for the heavy artillery, all the artillery will be under your command. I will be in charge of commanding the machine gun fire points. Heshang, you will be responsible for leading the soldiers to use rifles through the firing ports to shoot the devils hard!"

Sun Dalei, the leader of the anti-aircraft rocket platoon, was so nervous that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He had never expected that the Japanese attack this time would be so fierce, especially the dive bombers just now, whose bombs were dropped very accurately, causing him tremendous psychological pressure.

"Don't just stand there, do what the college students taught us. Shoot at the maximum range at 45 degrees, use a circular fan-shaped attack method, and set the lead time to two. We must shoot down a Japanese dive bomber no matter what. As long as we shoot down one, the Japanese will become suspicious, which will relieve a huge amount of pressure on the regiment commander, and maybe even end the Japanese bombing operation early!"

Amid Sun Dalei's roar, the Rocket soldiers immediately adjusted the firing angle and direction of the rockets again. They had set traps for the Japanese dive bombers in advance and were waiting for them to fall into them.

Soon, 12 dive bombers launched a new bombing on the independent regiment's defensive positions. This time, they also dropped 12 250-kilogram bombs, eight of which hit the target accurately, destroying a battery, a bunker, two 75mm mountain cannons, and three Maxim heavy machine guns, causing more than 90 casualties in the independent regiment.

Li Yunlong stared at the Japanese dive bomber that was pulling up and shouted angrily: "Sun Dalei, fire rockets at me immediately. We must not let the Japanese get so rampant. I have never suffered such a big loss. Even if we can't hit it, we must let the Japanese know that our independent regiment is not easy to mess with!"

When Sun Dalei heard Li Yunlong's order, he immediately gave the order and pressed the launch button. Twenty-four anti-aircraft rockets quickly took off. Due to the early launch, the soldiers forgot to set the advance amount. The rocket exploded more than 20 seconds after it took off, and hit the tail of a Type dive bomber that was gradually climbing upwards, directly breaking the tail. This made it impossible for the Japanese pilot who was operating the Type bomber to control the direction of the Japanese at all. The dive bomber fell into a downward vortex, and the Japanese pilot immediately detached from the fighter and parachuted.

With a loud explosion, a Type 99 dive bomber became the victory of the anti-aircraft rocket company. Li Yunlong did not expect that his accidental command would actually achieve victory. He shouted with a smile on his face: "You damned little Japs, how can you be so rampant? I shot one down. You damned bastards, do you really think I can do nothing to you!"

While Li Yunlong was cursing, his hands moved quickly, firing shells continuously, knocking the attacking Japanese soldiers to the ground!

When Lin Zhenhua saw a Type 99 dive bomber being shot down, a smile appeared on his face. The damn Japanese were very insidious. They specially sent out Zero fighters to hold back the first anti-aircraft company, so that they could not be distracted to deal with the bombers behind them.

Major General Fujita was not too surprised to see a Type 200 dive bomber being shot down. He already knew that the Independent Regiment had a special anti-aircraft weapon specifically used for low-altitude attacks on aircraft, but the effect of this attack was not very good and most of the time it depended on luck. In addition, the pilot who was just shot down had a total flight time of less than hours, which was only slightly better than a rookie pilot. Even if he was shot down, he did not feel anything strange. What's more, the pilot had already landed safely on the ground and was rescued by the Imperial Army. He had nothing to worry about.

On the contrary, he was very satisfied with the results achieved by the dive bombers. Combined with the Type 1 bombers, they were able to clear one-third of the independent regiment's fortifications. This result made him very satisfied. He had just learned how strong the fortifications built by the independent regiment were. For him, clearing the most threatening artillery positions was already a mission accomplished, not to mention that 3% of their ammunition had been consumed. Once the ammunition was exhausted, they would have to return immediately!

Under the order of Major General Fujita, 24 Type bombers flew three circles around the front line of the independent regiment and dropped all the bombs they carried. Li Yunlong originally wanted to let the soldiers hide in the air-raid shelter, but the damn Japanese infantry took advantage of this time to attack in large numbers. He could only suppress his anger and let the soldiers of the second battalion continue to hold their positions.

The Japanese bombing operation caused heavy casualties to the independent regiment. More than 80 soldiers died on the spot, more than 200 soldiers were injured to varying degrees, and some soldiers were directly shaken to death. More than 20 Mark II heavy machine guns were blown up, three 75mm mountain cannons were blown up, and two fire bunkers that had suffered heavy damage before were completely destroyed. Two artillery batteries were also destroyed. This left the independent regiment with only six artillery batteries that could actually be used for combat, and the situation immediately became precarious!

Before Li Yunlong could catch his breath, the Japanese dive bombers roared in again. This time, the 12 rockets of the anti-aircraft rocket platoon did not achieve any results. To make matters worse, nine of the bombs were dropped very accurately, and two fire fortresses were destroyed, two 105mm anti-aircraft guns suffered minor damage, three 75mm mountain guns were blown up, and 12 Czech light machine guns were blown up, causing nearly 200 casualties to the independent regiment.

In an instant, the defensive strength of the entire Second Battalion's position began to become stretched. Including the wounded, there were only more than 300 soldiers of the Second Battalion defending the position. What was more serious was that nearly half of the firepower points were destroyed, which created a gap in the defensive firepower and the Japanese infantry took the opportunity to rush up.

The most hateful thing was the Japanese artillery, which seized this favorable opportunity and frantically bombarded the damaged fire bunkers and artillery positions of the independent regiment, causing severe damage to another fire bunker and an artillery position. The situation became precarious in an instant.

"Duan Peng, call the Fourth Battalion immediately and have them come up to reinforce us!"

At this moment, Lin Zhenhua called and Li Yunlong quickly picked up the phone. Lin Zhenhua's voice came from the microphone: "Lao Li, the Japanese bombers should have dropped all their bombs and will probably return soon. The Japanese fighters, in order to cover the Japanese infantry's attack, may not return for the time being. We have been fighting with the Japanese fighters for an hour and have only shot down three Japanese Zero fighters in total. I estimate that the Japanese will rush towards you soon, so you must be careful!"

Li Yunlong drank a bowl of mung bean soup beside him, and his dry throat felt better. He replied in a serious tone: "College students, your anti-aircraft company can hold back as many of the Japanese fighter planes as you can. The situation on the front line is very bad. We have lost half of our firepower points, and 1/3 of the firepower bunkers and artillery positions have been destroyed. This time, the Japanese have directly mobilized three battalions of troops to attack us. The situation is very serious. I have already transferred the fourth battalion up, and we will resolutely defend our positions no matter what!"

Lin Zhenhua did not expect that the losses at the front line would be so great. He handed the anti-aircraft gun to Xiao Zhongyuan and the battlefield command to Sanwazi. He put down the phone and rushed to the front line.

Li Yunlong did not expect Lin Zhenhua to come to the frontline. After the two met, there was no greeting. Lin Zhenhua went straight to the point and said, "Captain, I am far inferior to you in terms of battlefield command! Leave the air defense on the battlefield to me. When I came, I drew a company of reserve troops. I will stay firmly on the battlefield and will never let the Japanese fighter planes in the sky threaten the soldiers on the defensive position!"

Li Yunlong did not act pretentiously. He asked Wang Chengzhu to continue to command the artillery to bombard the attacking Japanese devils, Shen Quan was responsible for defending the left wing of the position, Zhang Dashan was responsible for defending the right wing of the position, and Li Yunlong was responsible for defending the main battlefield. With the addition of the reserve team, the firepower points that had been destroyed before were gradually restored, and they desperately fired at the attacking Japanese devils.

Colonel Miyamoto saw the bombing effect of the bombers through the telescope, with a smile on his face. He ordered the heavy artillery to increase the intensity of the bombardment, focusing on attacking the firepower points without any defense, instead of targeting bunkers and artillery positions. This caused the casualties of the independent regiment to increase rapidly, and many firepower points were destroyed by the Japanese artillery.

The most hateful thing was that the two remaining tank squadrons of the Japanese also ran out at this time, and began to shoot while moving, providing fire cover for the Japanese infantry.

Wang Chengzhu is now extremely conflicted. Among the remaining six artillery batteries, four are anti-aircraft artillery batteries. They were not designed to be used to attack the Japanese infantry and tanks. This means that they can only be used to deal with the incoming Japanese fighter planes and cannot be extricated at all.

The remaining two turrets were equipped with 120mm and 150mm heavy artillery respectively, which were more than enough to deal with the Japanese tanks. The mobile Japanese tanks were not easy to fight, so he was a little unsure for a moment.

"Zhu Zi, what are you still standing there for? The Japanese tanks are not a big threat to us for now. We have to get rid of their heavy artillery first. Hurry up and hit them hard. We must put down the Japanese arrogance!"