Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

Li Yunlong put down the telescope and asked curiously:

"Brother Yunfei, have these little Japanese been so brave all along? They launched a battalion-level charge right from the start. It's rare that your 358th Regiment was able to hold out for so long."

"Brother Yunlong, you misunderstood. The Japanese a few days ago were quite normal. They basically attacked at the squadron level. This is the first time I've seen a scene like this. This is really weird."

As soon as he finished speaking, he discovered that the Japanese had broken through several of the front-line positions of the battalions of the 358th Regiment. The main reason was that no one had expected that the Japanese would be so fierce at the beginning, which caught them off guard.

Seeing this, Chu Yunfei had no choice but to urgently order the artillery battalion to open fire to block the Japanese's follow-up troops, and sent out the reserve troops to recapture the lost frontline positions.

In just one hour, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army suffered more than 400 casualties, and the Japanese also left more than 200 bodies on the battlefield. This brutal offensive and defensive battle came to an end.

Chu Yunfei immediately ordered several complete main companies to be drawn from the reserve force to replace the crippled companies at the front line. He also sent people to repair the collapsed positions.

Li Yunlong watched the entire battle with a telescope. He had to admit that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was quite capable, especially the 358th Regiment. If they were on the defensive, the Japanese might not be able to gain an advantage.

In the battle just now, the Japanese did not play according to the rules and the 358th Regiment was caught off guard, which led to greater losses.

Next, after Chu Yunfei makes adjustments, things should be much better. It is estimated that both sides will enter a stage of attrition battle.

In fact, the commander of the Noda Regiment, Noda Kumaji, had to resort to this desperate measure. Yesterday he learned that the Iguchi Battalion, which was responsible for attacking the flank of the 358th Regiment, was completely wiped out by the Sichuan Army.

All signs indicate that a reinforcement force has arrived in He County, and it is a very powerful force.

The order given to their regiment by his superiors was to capture the positions of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army within two days, occupy the Hexian county seat, and then defend the city and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

Faced with this dangerous situation, they originally had a plan B. Unfortunately, members of Yamamoto's special forces were ambushed by an unknown force outside Hexian County and were almost wiped out, with only two people escaping.

With no other options left, Noda Kumaji could only order his troops to attack, even if it meant greater losses. As long as the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's defensive will was defeated, everything would be worth it.

In this situation, what is being tested is the willpower of the soldiers on both sides. As long as the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army cannot bear the casualties, its morale will plummet, and it is only a matter of time before the city is captured.

He also specifically applied to the division headquarters to mobilize bombers and fighter planes to bomb the positions of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army in an attempt to break the deadlock in one fell swoop.

Just as the soldiers of the 358th Regiment were on high alert, ready to meet the Japanese's large-scale attack, a roar suddenly came from the sky.

All the soldiers of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army were terrified. Seeing this, Chu Yunfei quickly ordered everyone to pay attention to air defense.

Although the Japanese had aircraft support before, there were usually only two or three of them. But this time there were more than ten of them at once. The scene was really intimidating.

Compared with the miserable appearance of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, the morale of the Japanese soldiers in the Noda Regiment was greatly boosted. Many of them even walked out of the trenches, raised their guns and cheered in protest.

This was the Japs' trump card. Since the September 18th Incident, countless Chinese anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians had died at the hands of this brutal weapon, and China's air force was weak and had no means of counterattack.

Even in a large-scale battle, it would be good for China's combat troops to have a few aircraft support. For a regiment-level battle like the one in Hexian, it would be impossible for the headquarters to mobilize aircraft.

Even though the 358th Regiment is Commander Yan's most loyal subordinate, it is impossible for it to obtain air support. This is a question of balance.

However, the 358th Regiment still had an anti-aircraft machine gun platoon equipped with four Jin-made anti-aircraft machine guns. Unfortunately, two of them were destroyed in the previous air defense battle.

Now that the Japanese are carrying out such a large-scale bombing, the remaining anti-aircraft machine guns can only play a very limited role and can only be better than nothing.

When Chu Yunfei saw this situation, his face became serious. He knew deeply that the time had come for the real test of their 358th Regiment.

The Japanese mobilized so many bombers, and most of the fortifications they built could not withstand the bombardment of heavy bombs. Next, the 358th Regiment had to resist the Japanese regiment-level attack with its incomplete fortifications.

If we can't hold on and the enemy breaks through our position, then everything will be over.

The most important thing now is to wait for the Japanese planes to finish bombing and then transfer the reserve troops in the rear to the front line. This time we really have to fight for our lives, otherwise there is no way to stop the Japanese's next sudden attack.

The Chinese army has fought the Japanese for so many years and is familiar with their tactics. Once entering this stage, to put it bluntly, it is a test of the fighting will of both sides. If the 358th Regiment can't hold on, everything will be over.

If the Hexian County seat was occupied by the Noda Regiment, even if the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment was able to fight, it would probably only be able to watch in despair without heavy siege artillery.

At this time, Chu Yunfei asked Fang Ligong to make preparations in advance. If the worst-case scenario happened, the 358th Regiment would be ready to engage in street fighting in He County.

At the same time, he said to Li Yunlong with a wry smile: "Brother Yunlong, you'd better go to the air-raid shelter to take shelter. The enemy's planes will bomb on a large scale later, and my regiment command post may not be able to withstand the heavy bombs."

"The Japanese must be really anxious this time. They mobilized so many planes for such a small battlefield."

"By the way, where is Captain Kong? Why can't I see him?"

At this time, Adjutant Sun Ming on the side hurriedly said: "Captain Kong asked me to take him to the hillside in front of the position this morning, and then asked me to come back."

After hearing this, Chu Yunfei didn't care about so much and could only ask the regiment command to find a way to move to the backup command post first, as this place was too dangerous.

Li Yunlong did not object, but said mysteriously: "Brother Yunfei, things have not gotten that bad yet. Maybe God can't stand the atrocities of the Japanese devils, and he may send down two thunderbolts from the sky to destroy the Japanese devils' planes."

After hearing this, Chu Yunfei didn't take it seriously. He forced a smile on his face as a response, and then went on to arrange other things.

How can we rely on God's help to fight a war these days? If the old man was so powerful, the Japanese would never be able to invade.

At this time, the Japanese bomber group had arrived over the position of the 358th Regiment and was preparing to lower their altitude to drop bombs accurately, but they did not know that they were about to become someone else's prey.

In fact, Kong Hao had already made preparations for this this morning. After all, the merit points of the Japanese bombers were too high, making them the most cost-effective of all the enemy's arms.

He took out a Stinger anti-aircraft missile that had been loaded with bombs from the space, waited for the Japanese plane to drop the bomb, and then pulled the trigger directly at a bomber.

With a whoosh sound, a missile flew straight into the sky and rushed towards the Japanese bomber group.