GBP Chapter 487 In this situation, we have no way to retreat and can only keep charging forward!
Chapter 487 In this situation, we have no way to retreat and can only keep charging forward!
The nine bombers hovering over Fortress No. 1 dropped the bombs they carried like dumplings, without paying any attention to the accuracy of the bombs. After dropping all the bombs, they immediately climbed and left the battlefield, escaping the air firepower network of Fortress No. 1 without any danger.
Fujiwara Ichiro, who had been observing the bombing effect, closely watched the landing point of the shells. When he found that only six bombs hit the No. 1 fortress, he did not feel angry, but felt that it was very normal. The reason why he only sent out two bomber squadrons was to test the enemy's air defense firepower point. After testing the enemy's air defense firepower point, he would send out bombers to launch a bombing operation against the enemy's air defense firepower point.
"Nagata-kun, I have already marked the location of the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower point. Our next attack focus is not on the enemy's fortress artillery, but on destroying the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower point. After pulling out the shark's teeth, the shark will no longer pose a threat to us. This is what my grandfather told me."
"All bomber squadrons, listen up. Follow me immediately to destroy the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower points. What we need to do is to destroy the enemy's anti-aircraft weapons while protecting ourselves. There is no need to be too impatient. We have plenty of time. Today is just an appetizer. We will go to the mansion again in three days. Remember, you will never get what you want if you are impatient."
Ichiro Fujino led the remaining four bomber squadrons and launched two consecutive rounds of bombing on the anti-aircraft firepower of Fortress No. 1. Zhang Dashan, who was in charge of guarding the position, did not react at first, but foolishly increased the density of the anti-aircraft firepower.
But after losing two 88mm anti-aircraft guns and eight 20mm twin-mounted anti-aircraft guns in succession, he immediately felt something was wrong and quickly adjusted the combat deployment, withdrawing all exposed anti-aircraft firepower points into the positions and only retaining the anti-aircraft positions with shields.
This approach reduced the output density of anti-aircraft firepower by 1/3, giving the Japanese bombers more opportunities to break through. One of the dive bombers dived directly to an altitude of 500 meters and dropped a 250-kilogram bomb near the fortress gun. If the fortress gun had not been pulled back to the turret in time, it would have been directly destroyed.
"Zhang Dashan, you son of a bitch, who the hell told you to adjust your position without permission? I've told you before that without my order, none of the anti-aircraft firepower points can be moved. Redeploy the removed anti-aircraft firepower points, don't act on your own again, and be sure to protect the fortress artillery for me. Don't let the Japanese destroy it."
"Tonight I will arrange for the damaged anti-aircraft guns to be replaced. Listen to me, no matter what the cost, you have to protect the fortress guns. This is our only weapon that can deter the Japs. Otherwise, the Japs would have launched an attack on our base long ago. The reason why the Japs have been so honest these days is that they have no way to get rid of our fortress guns, so they have to use blockade to delay time." Ding Wei scolded harshly without mercy.
Zhang Dashan immediately adjusted the deployment according to Ding Wei's order and increased the firepower output. He finally blocked the firepower gap and successfully drove away the Japanese bombers.
"Old Zhang, the Japanese bomber group has left. Our losses this time are not small. We have lost 12 anti-aircraft machine guns, 20 twin 20mm anti-aircraft guns, six twin 30mm anti-aircraft guns, two Shuanglianzhuang 40mm anti-aircraft guns, four 88mm anti-aircraft guns, one 105mm anti-aircraft gun, and none of the eight fortress guns were lost. The casualties have reached more than 300 people. The seriously injured will be transferred to the First Field Hospital immediately after simple treatment by the medical staff." Zhang Yuanshan said with a gloomy face.
Zhang Dashan did not expect that the loss would be so great in just one hour, which made him realize his shortcomings in air defense operations. In this air defense battle, a total of six Japanese bombers were shot down and one Japanese Zero fighter was damaged, but the results were not much.
The air battle over the three fortresses lasted until 11 o'clock in the morning. After receiving the battle report from the front, Ding Wei's face turned blue with anger. He had never expected that the well-prepared air defense battle would turn out like this. This made him very angry, and he immediately left the second underground air defense command post and went to the front line to inspect the situation.
More than 500 wounded were delivered to the First Field Hospital two hours later. President Gao immediately organized people to start treatment and worked until more than three o'clock in the morning of the next day before all the 500 wounded were treated. The doctors and nurses of the First Field Hospital were also very tired. After the branch arranged their shifts, they began to take turns to rest.
Kong Jie sent the results of the air defense battle to Lin Zhenhua in the form of a telegram. After seeing the losses and results above, Lin Zhenhua was indeed a little unbelievable. He did not expect that even after deploying so many air defense weapons, the losses would be so great.
After seeing the contents of the telegram, Li Yunlong cursed loudly: "Damn it, how did that son of a bitch Ding Wei command? In today's air defense battle alone, thousands of soldiers were killed or injured, and hundreds of artillery pieces were lost. If we continue at this pace, in half a month at most, our fortress will become a ruin, and all the anti-aircraft guns will be blown up by the devils. What will we use to fight the devils then?"
"Today we dispatched two fighter squadrons to intercept the Japanese fighter planes. We lost 18 fighter planes, but shot down 20 Zero fighters. Compared with the results of the two, Ding Wei is not qualified at all."
"No matter what excuses Ding Wei has, I don't want to listen. What I can be sure of is that Ding Wei is timid and doesn't dare to fight the devils, otherwise our losses would not be so great. On the battlefield, the more afraid you are, the harder it is to survive. Ding Wei fought too conservatively in this battle. If he didn't fight an air defense battle, he would use all his strength. Only in this way can he fight against the devil's fighter planes."
Zhao Gang looked at the contents of the telegram and was very anxious. Once the fortress was destroyed, the consequences would be disastrous. The second line of defense they had built before was like paper in the face of the large-caliber weapons of the devils. The roads in the base area were very conducive to the march of the devils. As long as the devils broke through the two lines of defense in succession, the entire base area would really become the devil's back garden.
"College students, the situation is now very serious. We must prepare for the worst. The attack on Shuiquan County must be carried out as soon as possible and must not be delayed any further."
"From the current situation, once we occupy Shuiquan County, the Japanese will immediately use their air force to bomb us. With our current air defense capabilities, it is difficult to stop the bombing of the Japanese air force. But Shuiquan County has to be attacked, so our plan to transport supplies must be suspended. We must take away everything we can, and burn anything we can't take away."
"After taking over Shuiquan County, we must retreat within two hours. Only in this way can we avoid being trapped in Shuiquan City. There are too many buildings in the county, which is not conducive to our armored forces' hiding. We can't stay there for long. Our mission this time is to greatly deplete the enemy's manpower, and we can't focus on how much we can capture."
"What we need to do now is to make a quick decision. We should take Shuiquan County in one hour and evacuate in two hours. The subsequent targets will no longer be the gold mines guarded by the devils, but the devils' material transfer stations. Only by attacking the devils' logistics can we truly reduce the pressure on the front. Without guns, ammunition and food, the devil soldiers will not pose any threat to us. Our bomber units should launch a bombing operation on the devils' railway lines. There is no need to set targets on the devils' occupied counties and devils' airports."
"We must make a large-scale adjustment to our strategy. The method of hiding during the day and moving at night is no longer suitable for us. What we should do most now is to keep attacking, attacking, and attacking!"
This woke Lin Zhenhua up and he realized his strategic mistake. He took the initiative to admit it, quickly began to adjust the strategy, issued an attack order to the troops, and started a forced march towards Shuiquan County.
"Lao Zhao, Lao Li, we should be able to reach Shuiquan County around 3 a.m. There is only one regiment of Japanese soldiers stationed in the county. With our current firepower, there is absolutely no problem in blowing up the county wall. To be on the safe side, I have mobilized a squadron of Fat Baby ground attack aircraft, which are expected to arrive over Shuiqian County on time at 5:30 a.m. When we launch a ground attack, we will strike the Japanese barracks from the air to reduce the pressure on our attack."
"We will launch the attack at 40: tomorrow morning and must evacuate Shuiquan County before :. I have already found a hiding spot and it will only take minutes to get there. As long as we hide well, it will be difficult for the Japanese bombers to pose a threat to us. Next, we will play hide-and-seek with the Japanese bombers and fight along this offensive line all the way to Taiyuan City."
"In the future, our combat will not be based on seizing combat supplies as the primary goal, but we must do everything we can to annihilate the enemy's effective forces. In the process, we must also do everything we can to preserve our strength. The transaction with the enemy will be changed from evening to night, and there must be fewer people involved in this matter. It is best to make it a transaction between us and the 358th Regiment, so that it is not easy to leak information. Lao Li, please contact Chu Yunfei later and explain this matter to him!"