bookrandom Chapter 113: Shocking Change! The Japanese Type 0 fighter planes are coming! A 3-word chapter!
Chapter 113: Shocking Change! The Japanese Type 0 fighter planes are coming! A 3-word chapter!
When the pocket watch hand pointed to six o'clock, Lin Zhenhua signaled with his hand, and Li Gousheng helped to turn the propeller. Lin Zhenhua started the engine of the plane, stepped on the brake tightly, and waited for Li Gousheng to leave, then released the brake. The Zero fighter began to glide on the runway with some bumps.
"Yes, the plane's flying attitude is very stable, and it has now reached take-off speed!"
Lin Zhenhua pulled the joystick upwards little by little, the nose of the plane slowly lifted up, the tires gradually left the ground, and the plane climbed up little by little. Lin Zhenhua was very nervous at this time, and he took a few deep breaths. Only when the plane climbed to a height of 500 meters did he feel truly relieved.
"Climb to an altitude of 1500 meters, adjust the course, and observe the reference points on the ground while flying!"
While Lin Zhenhua was reciting, his hands were moving quickly, completing the flying skills taught by Kojima Masao step by step, and flew towards the Zhangzhuang stronghold. He did not fly very fast, only more than 200 kilometers per hour, and it was expected that he would reach the sky above the Zhangzhuang stronghold in an hour.
Outside the Zhangzhuang stronghold, all deployments have been completed and the artillery is in place. Now there is only half an hour left to launch the attack. The soldiers are gnawing on the dry food in their hands, silently waiting for the moment of the general attack to come!
"Zhu Zi, we couldn't see clearly last night, but now we can easily see the enemy's communication antenna. Destroy it immediately. We must not let the enemy send out the telegram for help. As long as we cut off the enemy's means of contact with the outside world, we will have enough time to empty the supplies of Zhangzhuang stronghold. Otherwise, once we alert the nearby enemy, even if we capture Zhangzhuang stronghold, we won't be able to take away many supplies!"
"In ten minutes, it will be time to launch the attack. Hurry up and prepare!"
Ten minutes later, it was time for the general attack. This time Li Yunlong did not fire a signal flare as that would give the Japanese time to react. He personally went to the artillery company to pass on the order.
"Zhu Zi, San Wa Zi, time's up! Start bombarding immediately!"
"Yes, leader!"
The two who received the order did not hesitate and ordered the gunners beside them: "Time is up, the general attack begins, start the shelling, use up all the shells, and destroy the enemy's defensive positions!"
"Power on the tram, launch the rocket immediately!"
As soon as Li Sanwa finished speaking, the rocket launcher launched the first attack. All 32 rockets were fired within just three seconds, heading towards the enemy artillery unit's base.
At this time, the Japanese artillery troops were eating in the barracks and did not notice the rockets flying in the sky. Just when they were halfway through their meal, a rocket fell on the barracks and exploded violently, taking away the Japanese artillery soldiers who were eating. The dozen or so people who survived by chance were also seriously injured and died painfully without receiving timely medical treatment.
At the first moment of the explosion, the somewhat confused Inoue Ichiro immediately woke up, he quickly stood up and shouted loudly: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Counterattack immediately!"
He had just finished shouting this when the artillery company's shells flew over and landed in the command post. One shell landed directly at Ichiro Inoue's feet. Under his terrified eyes, it exploded and killed Ichiro Inoue on the spot. Even Nobibu was no exception. The two paid the price of their lives for their arrogance.
Logically speaking, the headquarters was located outside the artillery's range, but since there had been no battles for three months, the two men became increasingly lazy and moved the headquarters from the rear to the front, suddenly exposing themselves to the range of the Type 92 infantry guns. Under the rapid bombardment of eight Type 92 infantry guns, their fate was already doomed.
Li Sanwa wiped out the Japanese artillery unit at the first opportunity. Wang Chengzhu was not to be outdone and wiped out the Japanese command center and communication radio station at the first opportunity. Li Yunlong had already arranged for people to cut the telephone lines, cutting off the Japanese's external communications. The Japanese in the Zhangzhuang stronghold were trapped.
"Haha, Zhuzi, what the hell are you standing there for? Hurry up and destroy the Japs' heavy machine guns! The Japs have lost their command system, and now is a time of chaos. We must seize the time to expand our victory and knock out all of the Japs' firepower points to clear the way for the assault company's attack!"
As soon as Li Yunlong finished speaking, Lin Zhenhua had already driven the Japanese Zero fighter and slowly flew over. After he took a look at the situation on the battlefield below, and saw the Japanese who were desperately waving plaster flags just like him, he drove the Zero fighter slowly over, lowered the flight altitude, and circled over the Zhangzhuang stronghold. After seeing the situation inside the stronghold clearly, he already had an idea in his mind.
"Haha, you damned little devils, you really think I'm one of your own. This time I have to teach you a good lesson!"
Lin Zhenhua slowly climbed the fighter plane's altitude to three thousand meters, adjusted the dive angle, and began to dive towards the Zhangzhuang stronghold.
"Tanaka-kun, why is this Zero fighter in the sky so strange? The angle of its dive is totally wrong. Is there something wrong with the control of the fighter? Our radio station was blown up by the Chinese army, and we can't contact the pilot of the fighter at all!"
"Baga! He's coming towards us, let's get out of the way quickly. This bastard actually hit his own people. I must report this to the headquarters and punish this bastard!" Jiro Sakai cursed.
"Sakai, I've had people wave the military flags, this misunderstanding should be resolved soon! How is this possible? Why is this bastard still shooting? Oh, no, this bastard is actually shooting at us with a machine gun. Find cover immediately!"
Tanaka Yoshiichi roared in fear and quickly pulled Sakai Jiro to hide. In less than three minutes, more than 30 imperial soldiers were killed, which made the two men grit their teeth.
Li Yunlong looked at the remains of the Japanese through the telescope. After Lin Zhenhua completed a dive and shooting with the makeshift fighter, he immediately ordered: "Zhang Dabiao, what are you still doing? Attack immediately. All the Japanese in Zhangzhuang must be eliminated within half an hour!"
"Brothers, follow me. It's time to avenge the brothers who sacrificed their lives in the Independence Regiment!"
Zhang Dabiao led the team in a charge. All the machine guns of the assault company opened fire at the same time, firmly suppressing the Japanese's firepower. The blasting team had also prepared explosives. The rope on the suspension bridge had already been broken by machine gun bullets, and the suspension bridge fell steadily to the ground.
When Lin Zhenhua saw Zhang Dabiao launching a charge, he swooped down from the sky and fired another wave of shots at the Japanese soldiers who were shooting, covering Zhang Dabiao as he attacked the gate of the city wall.
Immediately, a soldier from the assault company placed a bag of explosives on the wooden door. Everyone immediately lay down on the ground. With a loud bang, the wooden door was blown to pieces. Zhang Dabiao immediately got up, holding a machine gun, and continued to rush forward with the soldiers of the assault company.
The Japanese soldiers in the Zhangzhuang stronghold were attacked from both sides, and in the beginning they suffered a double blow from artillery and rockets. They had already lost a squadron of troops, and only a little more than 300 people were left able to fight.
After experiencing Lin Zhenhua's aerial strafing and the fierce attack of the commandos, only 200 people were able to fight. Most of them were holding Type rifles. Most of their light and heavy machine guns were damaged in the first moments of the battle. They could only rely on bunkers to resist the attack of the commandos.
"Haha, damn, those damned Japanese, how disrespectful! In just over 20 minutes, we killed more than half of their troops. This battle can be over in half an hour at most!"
"Brothers, follow me and charge to send those damned Japs back home! The brave will win when they meet on a narrow road. Charge!"
Li Yunlong carried a broadsword on his back, held a pistol in his right hand, waved it twice in the air, and led the team to charge. At this time, Zhang Dabiao had already entered the stronghold and was fighting with the Japanese in the street. The submachine gun was indeed a sharp weapon for close combat, and the Japanese were beaten to tears and fled in embarrassment.
"Tanaka-kun, we can't hold the Zhangzhuang stronghold anymore. We should hurry up and move in. If we don't, everyone will stay here and become a military achievement for the Chinese!"
Just as Tanaka Giichi was about to agree, he saw a Zero fighter flying towards the base in the distance. He put down his binoculars and said in surprise, "Sakai-kun, another fighter from the Empire is flying over here. I am sure the pilot on the previous fighter was definitely our enemy. This time it should be our own pilot. As long as the other party can see our situation clearly and report to the headquarters, we still have a chance of survival!"
Lin Zhenhua, who was watching the battle below from an altitude of two thousand meters, spotted the Japanese fighter plane at the first moment. He pretended that the plane had a malfunction and maneuvered the fighter plane up and down, attracting the attention of the Japanese fighter pilot Jiro Hirata.
Actually, Jiro Hirata had no flying mission today, but after he learned that his brother was hanging out with Yamamoto Ikki, he was very unhappy, so he flew a Zero fighter out for reconnaissance to relax and take the civilians living below as objects of venting his anger. On the way here, he consumed half of his ammunition and killed and injured hundreds of civilians. Looking at the civilians below lying in a pool of blood, Jiro Hirata felt a little better.
Just as he was about to return, the sound of an explosion in the distance attracted his attention. He quickly found the specific location of the stronghold on the map, and saw a Zero fighter flying up and down in the sky. He could not contact the other party by radio. He opened the throttle, accelerated slowly, and approached Lin Zhenhua, gesticulating a few times with his fingers, asking, "What happened?"
"Hey! What happened? Can you still fly back?"
Seeing Jiro Hirata foolishly fly to the side of Lin Zhenhua, Tanaka Yoshi was dumbfounded and cursed: "Baga! What a hopeless idiot, he actually offered himself to me, he is really hopeless!"
"Sakai-kun, let's turn around immediately. If we don't, we'll have no chance!"