klisemfg Chapter 757 The Japanese Planes Take Off
Chapter 757 The Japanese Planes Take Off
"Boom boom boom..."
As soon as Nishimura was brought into the trench by Sakai, the guerrilla division's artillery began a large-scale bombardment.
Nishimura was hit on the head by a stray bullet, and now the sequelae of concussion have begun to appear.
The sound of the guerrilla division's artillery explosions became louder and more frequent.
Division Commander Nishimura, who had a splitting headache, held his head in his hands. He hid in the anti-artillery cave, curled up tightly.
Seeing Nishimura still pretending to be dead, Sakai didn't have time to pay attention to him.
As long as Nishimura doesn't come and interfere with his command of the battle, that would be the best outcome.
Sakai: "Bakayaro, who are these Chinese soldiers under? How come they have so many artillery shells?"
It's no wonder Sakai is worried, their makeshift construction was not comprehensive enough to begin with.
In addition, the soil here is soft, so the guerrilla division can blow down an entire trench with one shot.
Because the guerrilla division's artillery bombardment had never ended, many Japanese soldiers were buried in the ground.
Whether they can survive in the future depends on their luck.
Half an hour later, in order to protect the life of the gun barrel, Qin Haichuan ordered the artillery regiment to temporarily stop the shelling.
When the Japanese saw this, they saw that the Chinese army's artillery had stopped firing.
They climbed out of the loose soil one after another. Some soldiers were repairing their positions while others were busy digging people out of the soil.
Looking at Nishimura who was dug out of the ground, he is now unconscious.
Sakai frowned and ordered the military doctor to immediately perform first aid on Nishimura.
They just came out to wipe out the "Tubalu" forces, even though the intelligence was wrong and the losses were huge.
But if a division commander really died, Sakai would have no chance of staying in the Kwantung Army.
The battlefield suddenly became quiet at this time, and the roar of airplanes could be faintly heard in the eastern sky.
"Our plane, it's our plane that's coming. Commander Okamura has sent a plane to rescue us."
The surrounded Japanese devils below could hear the sound of the plane engines.
These devils cheered as if they had grasped their last straw.
"Yoshi!"
Division Commander Sakai, who had originally had a serious expression on his face, also showed a hint of joy on his face.
The plane was flying from the east. It must have taken off from Peking.
Mr. Okamura is really nice. You can tell by the time the plane arrives.
I'm afraid these imperial air forces have already taken off before dawn.
Sakai actually guessed correctly about this matter. These Japanese planes were sent by Okamura from Peiping.
Since 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters in Peiping has received this bad news.
They were told that they had lost contact with two elite divisions of the Kwantung Army.
When it was evening, Sakai sent a telegram to Okamura from the county town he passed through during his retreat.
Base A: "Report to the Commander, a troop below just reported by phone.
They discovered that there were a large number of Chinese troops chasing after our Imperial Army.
Before we could ask for clarification, we found that the telephone line had been cut.”
Point B: "Commander Okamura, our troops have discovered a large number of fleeing Imperial Army soldiers in the direction of Lixian.
According to our scouts, they are the 76th and 201st Divisions of the Kwantung Army who just arrived yesterday."
Point C: "We wanted to open the city gate to rescue them, but the gate was blocked by the artillery fire of the Chinese army.
My troops are not allowed to leave the county seat, and I can only ask Commander Okamura to issue tactical guidance in a timely manner."
Okamura: You said that there were two elite divisions of the Kwantung Army, which were chased all over the mountains and plains by the Eighth Route Army like rabbits?
Is there anyone who can come over and give me some tactical guidance?
Okamura didn't believe the news, and he didn't want to believe it.
The "May 1st" sweep against the Ji-Zhong base area, which he personally formulated, was about to be launched vigorously.
At this critical moment, he had no extra troops to support Sakai and Nishimura.
If he had such a large number of troops, he wouldn't have to go around begging for alms.
In the end, four divisions were loaned from the Kwantung Army Headquarters to help him carry out the May 1st mopping-up operation.
It is said that if you borrow and repay well, it is not difficult to borrow again. If these two divisions were really wiped out, he would have a hard time explaining to the Kwantung Army.
If the 76th Division and the 201st Division really get into trouble on his territory, who will help him in the future?
But it is impossible to send out troops, as all the troops are already in hiding and on standby.
No matter which direction he sent the Japanese troops, it would alarm Wang Bidada in Tang County.
You quietly make moves on the edge of the Eighth Route Army base.
Do you really think Wang Bidada is a fool by deploying such a large army?
There is a Japanese division in this direction. Are there any in other directions?
What do the devils want to do? Do they want to attack me? Wang Bi Da will definitely react.
Since sending troops is no longer realistic, we should first send out planes to conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Wei County.
It was already night time, and he had no way to get the Army Aviation plane to take off.
The next day, just before dawn, Okamura rushed to Nanyuan Airport in person.
He forced the airmen of the Army Aviation Brigade to take off in the dark and then fly toward the northwest.
Anyway, it will be dawn soon, so we can re-form the team in the sky when the day breaks.
The Japanese air force captain, looking at their commander, began to draw his pistols.
They had no choice but to agree to Okamura's request.
Following Okamura's plan, thirty-six bombers took off in the dark and eventually flew towards Weixian.
By daybreak, their bombers had already flown over Wei County.
However, the county town of Weixian, except for the collapse of one city wall, was still in the hands of the imperial army.
The flags flying on top of the city walls of Wei County are also the plaster flags of the empire.
Mr. Han Mushi, who was standing guard on the top of the city, was waving to them with his soldiers.
Flying further north, in less than half an hour, they saw the entire picture of the battlefield.
There was so much smoke below that all they could make out was one wave of troops attacking another.
They looked down at the battlefield from the sky and the artillery fire made it seem like the Japanese army was besieging the national army.
The captain of the Japanese Army Aviation had no way to identify it, so he had to use a radio to send out radio waves.
I hope to get in touch with the Japanese troops below who are fighting the Eighth Route Army.
"Comrade Commander, we received a call from Wei County saying that the Japanese air force is coming.
The thirty-six bombers they dispatched had just flown over Wei County.
They will reach our battlefield in about ten minutes."
Qin Haichuan: "How about it, Comrade Zhang San, everything is ready for you, you have the final say on how to fight next.
Oh, by the way, if we fight well this time, let alone the chief of staff of the First Column.
The post of Chief of Staff of our Sixth Guerrilla Division is all decided by a word from me."
Zhang San: "Order one, immediately use gasoline upwind, ignite the wet firewood prepared, and use smoke to cover the sky above the battlefield.
If the wet wood smoke doesn't cover enough area, throw a smoke bomb in.
Order two: All soldiers wearing Japanese military uniforms must wear gas masks.
Remember to be enthusiastic and make sure the Japanese pilots can observe them."