bestfiction Chapter 486 orders all units to immediately engage in air defense operations and shoot down the inva
Chapter 486 orders all units to immediately engage in air defense operations and shoot down the inva
Xiaozhaozhuang, the location of the second underground air defense headquarters.
"Lao Ding, this is a telegram just sent by the college students. In another quarter of an hour, our air force battalion will engage in battle with the Japanese air force. The college students reminded us to make air defense preparations immediately and devote 60% of our forces to air defense operations. The remaining 30% will be responsible for guarding the base, and 10% will be responsible for transporting ammunition. We must guard the arsenal and fortress at all costs. We cannot let the Japanese destroy our arsenal and fortress artillery. These are our two greatest killer weapons and must not be destroyed by the Japanese." Kong Jie said with a serious face.
As soon as Ding Wei heard the news, he rushed to the headquarters. After listening to Lao Kong's introduction, he finally had a plan in his mind. As long as the college students were not panicked, he really had nothing to fear. Ding Wei didn't know much about air defense operations and air combat. He only learned a little bit. The main reason was that he didn't have fighter planes and air defense weapons. When he encountered the Japanese fighter planes, he always avoided them. He had never fought with the Japanese fighter planes properly, which made him seriously lack the command experience of air defense operations.
As for air combat experience, he has no experience. He has not learned to fly a fighter jet until now, which is even worse than Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong is much better than Ding Wei and Kong Jie. He can not only fly a fighter jet, but also perform simple tactical actions. Otherwise, Li Yunlong would not dare to fly to support Chu Yunfei. Without certainty, Li Yunlong would never joke with his life.
"Lao Kong, I will be in charge of the air defense of the front line, and you will be in charge of the air defense of the base. I will go to the First Underground Air Defense Command Center now to command the air defense of the frontline fortress. No matter what the cost, we must protect the arsenal, even if we lose part of it, the fortress artillery is worth it."
"The enemy's air force is coming with great force this time. I'm afraid our two fighter squadrons will have a hard time with it. If the arsenal is blown up by the enemy, we won't be able to replenish our fighter planes, and we won't be able to fight a war of attrition with the enemy. Our cave airport is not ready for use yet. The eight fighter planes inside are being assembled urgently, and it will take six days to assemble them. Fortunately, the college students made a backup plan and kept the fire for our fighter planes."
"Old Xing has arranged for the people to hide in the air-raid shelters. The Second Field Hospital in Baojiazhuang has also begun emergency evacuation. I have arranged for an air-raid company to be stationed there. No matter what the cost, we will ensure the safety of the patients."
The Japs' bombing targets really included Baojiazhuang. They wanted to spread the plague within the base. Bombing Baojiazhuang would cause patients to panic and flee, which would have an unexpected effect.
The Fujiwara Air Brigade was hovering in the sky ten kilometers away from the First Fortress. Major General Fujiwara Ichiro, who was in charge of the command, was very cautious. He first sent out the fighter brigade to engage in a fight with the enemy's fighter unit, and then he led the bomber formation to slowly approach the sky above the First Fortress.
"General, there is no need for us to be so cautious. The enemy is much weaker than us. The reason why we did not take action before was mainly because of the internal struggles within the Army and Navy Air Force. Relying on the overall strength of our 16th Flying Division, there is no problem in destroying the enemy's air battalion. The general was too cautious before, so he missed the best opportunity and was used as a chicken to establish his authority." Colonel Nagayama reminded in a somewhat impolite tone.
Fujiwara Ichiro was not angry because of Colonel Nagayama's attitude. When he was in life-and-death crisis before, Colonel Nagayama ran around to rescue him. What's more, the two were classmates and had always supported each other. Their relationship was very good, so he didn't have many reservations when speaking.
"Mr. Yongshan, the last time I took the initiative to turn back was because I sensed danger. You should know that my intuition on the battlefield is very sensitive, which has allowed me to escape life-and-death crises many times. The reason why I took the risk of disobeying orders last time was that I sensed a huge danger. If I didn't come back quickly, I would have fallen into the enemy's trap and the losses would have been huge."
"Today's raid was beyond my expectations. I didn't expect the commander to issue an order to attack today, and I didn't expect Sato Ichiro to give us complete authority. This not only did not make me feel excited, but made me even more uneasy."
"As a commander, I must not let my emotions get the better of me. Our Fujiwara Air Brigade belongs to the Army, while the other two Air Brigade belong to the Navy. The two sides don't see eye to eye. Add to that the conflict between the Army and the Navy. If we get into danger, they will definitely not support us. We must be prepared to fight alone."
"Before Sato Ichiro gave up his power, as our supreme commander, he would definitely send troops to rescue us when we were in danger. But once he gave us the power, we immediately fell into the dilemma of being isolated and helpless. If we failed to complete the tasks assigned by Sato Ichiro, the other two brigade commanders could rely on his protection to escape, but I would definitely be regarded as a negative example by him, and all the mistakes would be pushed onto me, which left me no chance to make mistakes."
"If the operation fails, I'm afraid the commander won't be able to save me. Last time, in order to save my life, the commander promised Sato Ichiro that he would no longer interfere with the command of the air force. If we lose our protection and act carelessly, we will simply be courting our own destruction."
Colonel Nagata really didn't know there were so many twists and turns. After listening to Fujiwara Ichiro's analysis, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Fortunately, Fujiwara Ichiro has always been very conservative and has never been radical, otherwise he might have lost his life because of a mistake.
"Fujiwara-kun, my fighter squadron has entangled the enemy's fighters. We want to blow up the enemy's No. 1 fortress, but the bombing effect of the horizontal bombers is difficult to meet our needs. The enemy's anti-aircraft firepower on the ground alone makes us dare not lower the altitude for bombing. As for the dive bombers that we have high hopes for, they only have a 10% chance of breaking through the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower."
"I think we should adopt a man-machine combination tactic and send out a suicide squad to carry out a mutually destructive mission. Only in this way can we eliminate the enemy's fortress. If we don't destroy the enemy's fortress artillery, our heavy artillery and tank units will be useless, and the infantry will not be able to launch an attack."
"If we don't break the current deadlock, the commander will definitely be punished by the headquarters. If we lose the commander's support, Sato Ichiro will definitely not give up this window of opportunity and will definitely take the opportunity to attack us."
Fujiwara Ichiro agreed with Colonel Nagata's opinion. He replied firmly, "We have no way out in this battle. Even if we have to use up all the fighter planes of the entire brigade, we must destroy the fortress artillery of Fort No. 1."
"Nagata-kun, you continue to command the fighter squadron to block the enemy fighters. I will send a dive bomber squadron and a horizontal bomber squadron to launch a bombing operation on Fortress No. 1. This time when we came, we only brought one fighter squadron and one and a half bomber squadrons, and did not dispatch all the fighters."
Nagata Daitaku now understood Fujiwara Ichiro's cunning. He only understood 60% of the fighter planes and left 40% to bomb the armored regiment. Even if there were some failures in the last fortress, he could still fool Sato Ichiro. Even if Sato Ichiro disagreed, Shinozuka Yoshio had something to say. This life-saving method was indeed very powerful.
Under the command of Ichiro Fujino, two bomber squadrons began to bomb Fort No. 1, and the independent regiment stationed at Fort No. 1 immediately launched a counterattack. Anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns fired frantically into the air, using a fierce firepower network to intercept the low-altitude raids of the Japanese, which forced the Japanese bombers who wanted to lower the bombing altitude to raise their altitude again, otherwise they would be in danger of being shot down.
The Japanese bombers had been maintaining a flying altitude of about four thousand meters. The accuracy of bombing at this altitude was too low. However, if they dropped to three thousand meters, the danger level would double. The fearful Japanese pilots finally chose to drop to 3200 meters, so that they could give an explanation to their superiors. It was impossible to estimate so accurately with the naked eye, so they could simply assume that there was a problem with the altimeter and get away with it.
"Brothers, the Japanese bombers are descending in altitude and are expected to drop bombs soon. Increase your firepower. Use the 88mm and 105mm anti-aircraft guns to fire at full speed. We must destroy the sky above the fortress in the Japanese area."
The 12 88mm and 105mm anti-aircraft guns installed in Fortress No. used the latest radio proximity fuze shells. With the help of automatic loaders, they fired madly into the air, reaching a maximum firing rate of nine rounds per minute. Although their performance was only % of that of the original Third Reich, it was enough to meet the needs of the independent regiment's artillery.
The Japanese bombers, which had lowered their flight altitude to 3200 meters, felt the huge threat from the anti-aircraft guns below. When they were about to increase their flight altitude, two Type horizontal bombers were directly blown up in mid-air. The explosion also detonated the bombs inside on the spot. Violent explosions rang out in the air one after another, and the fragments of the explosion fell to the ground. Fortunately, they were protected by the artillery position, otherwise the soldiers of the independent regiment on the position would really be hit by the fragments falling from the sky, resulting in some unnecessary casualties.
"Mr. Sada, let's drop the bombs quickly. If we delay any longer, there is a high possibility that we won't have a single bomb and all our bombers will be destroyed by the enemy!" Ichiro Oda urged anxiously.
Sada Taro put aside his resentment and replied in a depressed tone: "Oda-kun, I agree to drop the bomb in advance. We need to drop the bomb and leave immediately!"