Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Zhao Gang had not expected that the Japanese air force was determined to destroy the air force of the Northwest Shanxi Military Sub-district. He did not dare to be careless at all and directly mobilized all the air defense forces that the base could mobilize and engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese Kwantung Army's Third Flying Division.

At the same time, the Japanese 18th Flying Division also dispatched a large number of fighter planes and launched an attack on the Zhaojiayu base, forcing Lin Zhenhua to deploy half of his fighter planes to intercept the Japanese fighter planes and protect the base's military factories from being severely damaged by the enemy.

The enemy and our side engaged in a fierce ground-to-air and air showdown. The battle reached a fever pitch from the beginning. The fighting between the two sides was quite brutal. The fighter planes in the sky fell like dumplings, making people's scalps numb.

"Liu Haishan, our losses are too great. We cannot continue to fight the devils. Let our fighter units retreat immediately and try every possible way to delay time."

"Lao Zhao, the pressure on the base is too great. We must launch a counterattack on the front line to relieve the pressure on the base. Otherwise, our arsenal will encounter fierce attacks from the devils, and the final losses will be very great."

Lin Zhenhua was very anxious when he saw that three small factories had been captured, but he could not deploy more air power to join the counterattack. He could only hope that the anti-aircraft rocket artillery unit could achieve results and thus reduce the pressure on the air force regiment.

"College students, we have now deployed all our air defense forces. The soldiers' physical strength and ammunition supply have reached their limits. Right now we really have no better way. We can only hold on until dark."

"As for having the troops on the front line launch a counterattack to attract the attention of the devils, I think it is unnecessary. We can still hold on with our current strength."

"Blindly using infantry to launch a counterattack will only put us in an awkward situation of fighting on two fronts. We must rely on the current city and positions for defense. We must not take the initiative to launch an attack unless it is absolutely necessary."

"There are too many new recruits in the front-line troops. It's ok to let them fight positional warfare, but if they really fight an offensive war, the Japanese are likely to find their weaknesses, and then a single assault could cause the entire line to collapse.

"Don't think I'm exaggerating. What I said are all naked facts. Although I'm very reluctant to admit it, the combat effectiveness of the troops has declined very quickly after multiple expansions. The three of us now may not be able to defeat the one before. But the only advantage is that we have enough troops to defend."

"As long as we have enough weapons and ammunition, and complete fortifications, no matter how powerful the Japanese are, they will not be able to recapture Taiyuan City within three months. This will give us enough breathing space, and the rear will be able to supply the consumption of the front."

"Okay, Lao Zhao, I agree with you! Call Lao Li now and tell him to stay where he is and not to launch a counterattack. We must not give the Japanese any chance to break through the Niangzi Pass position."

"Tonight I have decided to dispatch all fighter planes to launch revenge operations against the Japanese again. We will continue to attack the Japanese airports on the front line and the arsenals in the rear. We will consume the Japanese's combat potential at all costs!"