Bright Sword: Start with Ding Blast Bridge, Homemade Sweet Potato Cake

[Destroyed the Liugu River railway bridge, obtained 180 Japanese fighter planes, 130 Type 50 fighter planes, and bombers. ]

Ding Wei received two rewards for blowing up bridges in a row, and he seemed to be in high spirits.

The sun sets in the west and the last ray of light disappears.

The flying squadron wearing golden armor returned safely.

The banks of the Suizhou River were in a mess, and the Japanese soldiers stationed there suffered heavy casualties. In order to prevent the bridges from being blown up by the Eighth Route Army, they even added barbed wire and mines to block the river.

But when the bombing came from the sky, insufficient air defense became the only advantage for the success of this bombing.

The main forces of the Kwantung Army were mostly located along the northern and eastern fortress lines, confronting the Soviet Far East Army.

The defense in the direction of the Jingfeng Railway was indeed a bit weak.

Two of the three main bridges were blown up. This was a crucial event, more painful than killing the Japanese's own father.

The Jingfeng Railway was the main logistical route for the Kwantung Army and the North China Expeditionary Army.

There used to be transport ships, but as the war in the Pacific intensified, sea routes declined.

The logistics supply line has become the most troublesome problem for the Japanese at present.

After Operation No. 1 was launched, the plan was to transport 4000 tons of supplies every day, but the actual amount achieved was only about tons, and the logistics lines were severely damaged.

This time, Ding Wei's bombing really hit the Japanese on the neck.

To kill a snake, hit it at its weakest point. The Liugu River in the north of Suizhong is the weakest point of the Japanese army.

General Hou Gongchun of the Third Front Army was having a headache because this area belonged to his defense zone. Ding Wei had been causing troubles in the Rehe area many times, which had posed a serious threat to his rear area.

It is necessary to deploy air forces to fundamentally solve the problem of fighter jets in the Suirecha Military Region.

Investing in building a flying team in Suizhou and using fighter jets to fight fighter jets is the most effective means of air defense.

In March, which was last month, the Kwantung Army established the 108th Educational Flying Regiment.

Airfields were built in Suizhong, Xingcheng and Jinzhou, a flying squadron was set up and Type 95 fighter planes were deployed.

But these have just been built and require about four months of training before they can be put into combat.

This means that it will take until July before they can be called out to join the battle.

Another problem with the Japanese was that they had drawbacks in their use of pilots.

Generally, after flying for a period of time, they are promoted and become instructors, using their own bloody experience to teach the new recruits how to deal with various crises in the air.

It is very beneficial for the training of new pilots and can ensure fresh blood.

But the Japanese army’s policy is that as long as you are not dead, you will keep flying and fighting until you die in battle.

This resulted in many excellent pilots dying on the battlefield.

And the new recruits lack effective flying experience.

From April to July, the Japanese had no way to counter Ding Wei.

The river defense line was still burning with flames under the night sky.

The scene was somewhat chaotic, which gave the snipers effective combat opportunities.

A group of elite sharpshooters from the advance regiment hid in the darkness and reaped the lives of the devils.

The gunshots were sporadic, and each one could take away a Japanese soldier.

There was no large-scale fighting, but it made the Japanese feel very uncomfortable.

After the effective bombing in Suizhong area, Wang Tao's Fifth Column decisively pressed forward towards Jidong, searching for the six major strongholds of the devils and launching surprise attacks at the same time.

The infantry artillery fired fierce fire and broke into the stronghold overnight.

The North China Expeditionary Force was short of manpower and the Kwantung Army was out of reach, which made the fighting in the eastern Hebei region unusually smooth.

The remaining Japanese and puppet troops were not strong enough to fight against the main force of the Fifth Column. All six large strongholds were captured overnight.

More than 1000 Japanese and puppet troops were killed and 578 were captured.

The 23rd Division's Fukutaro Nishiyama's headquarters received information on the transfer of the rd and st columns.

This immediately made the division commander nervous.

Although he had 40,000 to 50,000 troops at his disposal, he had no confidence at all and was worried about the hundreds of tanks in the hands of the enemy.

This is Ding Wei. While doing one thing, he will mobilize the entire battle situation, giving the Japanese a feeling that a storm is about to come.

You can't figure out what he's trying to do.

Is it just about blowing up the bridge over Liugu River?

This young commander has an unconventional way of thinking that is hard to guess.

Fukutaro Nishiyama believed that the bombing of Suizhou was just a feint to the east and attack in the west, and the main attack direction would definitely be the area he was defending.

The planes that had just participated in the bombing were parked at Wucheng Airport. After the fighter jets landed, they took shelter in various hiding places.

In order to prevent bombing by Japanese aircraft, two fake airports were specially built.

Ask the carpenters in Wucheng to make a one-to-one replica of the Japanese plane and put it at the airport to confuse the audience.

Ding Wei estimated that the Kwantung Army would not suffer this loss and would definitely arrange for aircraft to counterattack.

The two sides are bound to engage in a round of fighting.

There were two fake airports, with hundreds of wooden fighter planes, which looked like real ones from a distance.

They also deliberately strengthened the security in the vicinity to make people mistakenly believe that this was Wucheng's military airport.

"Commander, Captain Lin is here."

Lin Yihu came from the airport and reported to Ding Wei individually on the effectiveness of the bombing and the soldiers' combat shortcomings.

After studying in the Soviet Union for half a year, we still haven't mastered a lot of knowledge. In addition, the design of Japanese fighter planes is very strange, which depends on the pilots' proficiency, so the combat effectiveness is limited.

Ding Wei also wanted to get some Soviet aircraft, but the key point was that the only reward for blowing up the bridge was Japanese aircraft.

Everything will be there. Now we have more than enough Japanese fighter planes to fight the Japs.

In the future, perhaps Soviet or even American fighter jets will be rewarded.

To be honest, Ding Wei didn't understand the logic behind the reward for blowing up the bridge. There was no pattern to the rewards for tanks and planes.

For the Suirecha Military Region, giving things is good enough, but why are they so picky?

What Lin Yihu needs to consider is the training of new pilots and teaching the skills he learned from the Soviets to more students without any changes.

Translate some books and provide learning materials.

Fighting while cultivating fresh blood is what Lin Yihu needs to consider.

Since your energy is limited, you can work overtime, train during the day and study at night.

Comrades should raise their enthusiasm for learning, enrich themselves and strengthen their combat effectiveness.

Early the next morning, the Japanese reconnaissance company appeared in the mountains and circled the Rehe area for a search.

After being strafed by anti-aircraft machine guns, they quickly fled.

But in the afternoon, another reconnaissance plane appeared.

The intention of luring Ding Wei's fighter jets to intercept was very obvious. As long as the fighter jets took off, the Kwantung Army's flying regiment could arrange aircraft to track them back.

Find the airport in Wucheng and launch a retaliatory bombing.

I guessed the devil's intention and didn't fall for it.

In addition, fuel is in short supply, so every barrel of oil must be used with caution, as it is hard-earned and difficult to come by.

We had to beg the Soviets for the combat fuel. Tanks and planes need fuel.

The Far Eastern Army's supplies were tight with the Siberian Railway being the only means of transportation, and it was impossible to provide Ding Wei with combat fuel unconditionally and indefinitely.