Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

However, the 4th Division had no aircraft support and its anti-aircraft firepower was weak, so when the instructor learned that the Japanese were only a few dozen kilometers away from Arshan, he immediately took off with a group of novice pilots, intending to have a real battle.

"Old Shen, are you nervous?"

On a Bo-2 plane in the air, the co-pilot shouted loudly to the pilot.

"What did you say?" Shen Guangyao asked loudly.

"Are you nervous?"

"Don't be nervous, I've been waiting for this day, get ready to shoot!"

"Roger that!"

After Shen Guangyao responded, he began to lower his altitude, searching for ground targets. Below him, he could see groups of Japanese soldiers scattering in all directions, like frightened sheep on the grassland.

There were a total of thirty-six Bo-2 trainer aircraft. After arriving over the Japanese, the pilots searched for their targets on their own without any radio communication.

"Da da da……"

"Da da da……"

"Da da da……"

Although the Bo-2 trainer was an old biplane, it was equipped with a 7.62 caliber machine gun in the back seat. The co-pilot aimed at the Japanese soldiers below and began to fire. Swarms of Japanese soldiers were hit by the bullets and fell like wheat.

"Air defense, air defense!"

"Disperse, don't gather! Disperse!"

Some Japanese officers drew their samurai swords and shouted, their voices hoarse and filled with helplessness. Looking at the planes soaring majestically overhead, the officers of the Fourth Division felt utterly frustrated. When had they become the passive recipients of a beating?

A bullet pierced the Japanese officer's chest, and the samurai sword in his hand fell down helplessly. Before the Japanese officer closed his eyes, he saw fighter planes circling overhead, like eagles teasing their prey, swooping down from time to time to take the lives of a group of Japanese soldiers.

"Don't panic, find cover, shoot machine guns into the sky, and shoot them down!" Compared to the Type C division, the Type A division is indeed different. After being suddenly attacked, it did not completely mess up. After a brief panic, it quickly began an organized counterattack.

But these counterattacks were in vain.

The Bo-2 trainer aircraft had many shortcomings, such as a limited bomb load of only rounds and a short range. However, since it was very close to Arxan Airport, there was no need to worry about the range issue, and we could fly over the enemy with impunity, performing various difficult maneuvers.

In order to kill more Japanese soldiers, the pilots would choose to strafe the areas where the Japanese soldiers were densely packed. If the Japanese soldiers were too scattered, they would fly over at low altitude, herding them together like sheep, and then other planes would shoot them.

The Japanese did not sit still and wait for death. Some Japanese machine gunners raised their Type 99 rifles and fired into the air in an attempt to shoot down the plane. However, the probability of shooting down a plane with a machine gun was too low. At that time, Li Yunlong's troops only had one person, Lao Song, who shot down a Japanese plane.

In addition to being equipped with machine guns, the Bo-2 trainer aircraft could also carry a number of small bombs. After the first batch of Bo-2 aircraft, having exhausted their ammunition, returned to Arxan Airport, they quickly loaded up with six -kilogram aerial bombs and took off again.

The reason for choosing to mount aerial bombs is that replacing bullets requires the pilot to get off the plane and change the ammunition box in the co-pilot seat. In this time, the pilot can fly another round to perform a bombing mission. So it is better to just mount the bomb directly so that you can quickly bomb the Japanese again.

The Japanese soldiers of the Fourth Division had just breathed a sigh of relief after watching the planes depart, when they saw them return. Before the Japanese soldiers of the Fourth Division had time to count their casualties, the planes were once again overhead. This time, instead of strafing, they began bombing.

"call out!"

"call out!"

"call out!"

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Although they were all 50-kilogram aerial bombs and not very powerful, if one bomb fell into a crowd of Japanese soldiers on an open ground, it could still cause heavy casualties to the Japanese soldiers.

The 4th Division suffered approximately one thousand casualties from each round of strafing and bombing. While the number was not large, the blow to the 4th Division's morale was undoubtedly significant. Furthermore, the bombing was not over; the planes would soon return.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, what should we do?"

Zhong Ming Daxiang was pulled up from the ground by the chief of staff. He glanced at the demoralized soldiers and said through gritted teeth, "Without air superiority, it will be difficult for us to continue the attack. Order the troops to retreat!"

Unlike other Japanese division commanders, Nakamiya Daxiang, the commander of the Osaka Division, decisively ordered a retreat after realizing his surprise attack was likely to fail. However, by then, it was already too late.

The ground began to tremble not far away, and the roar of engines could be heard. Behind the Japanese, light tanks appeared in the distance.

These light tanks included Douding tanks and Renault tanks, some of which were captured by Li Yunlong and some of which were imitated by the Arshan Arsenal.

Although Li Yunlong also wanted to directly manufacture medium tanks, his technology was limited after all, so he could only produce some light tanks first, and use these tanks as training tanks for tank soldiers.

After learning that the Japanese were planning a surprise attack on Arshan, the soldiers of this reserve tank division were ecstatic and drove their own small tanks out to set up an ambush.

They all longed to fight in the four northeastern provinces. However, as they were all new recruits and not yet proficient in operating tanks, they had to stay in Arxan to continue their training. Unexpectedly, their military exploits would arrive right at their doorstep.

These Douding tanks and Renault tanks learned from the shortcomings of the Japanese Douding tanks and added a steel plate on the front. In this way, the Japanese Type 92 heavy machine guns could not penetrate the armor of these tanks from the front.

Although its speed has been reduced, it is still a powerful weapon against infantry.

The tanks that were circling behind began to move at full speed, and dozens of small tanks rushed towards the Japanese crowd.

"They're just tiny tanks. Don't worry. Aim your heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and infantry guns at them and take them out!"

Zhong Ming Daxiang did not panic and made a decision in an instant. If he had panicked at this moment, the 4th Division might have been finished.

He knew all of these tanks and their weaknesses, so he immediately made targeted adjustments. The Japanese troops, initially in a state of panic, immediately began adjusting their positions after receiving Zhong Ming Daxiang's orders. The Japanese machine gun squad, carrying heavy machine guns, turned their guns and aimed at the tanks behind them.

But at this moment, the Po-2 trainer plane came again, still carrying -kilogram aerial bombs, and continued to bomb the th Division.

In order to get back to the battlefield as quickly as possible, some planes took off hastily with only two or three bombs, fearing that if they took off a little later, the Japanese in the 4th Division would be surrounded by ground forces or escape.

Chapter 643 Kodera Kouta: Ruyuan

"Report, the Fourth Division called and ordered us to support them immediately. Eighth Route Army troops appeared around them!"

At the 171st Division, Kotaro Kodera received a telegram from Nakaaki Daisho. After reading the contents, Kotaro Kodera handed the telegram to the Chief of Staff and asked, "Should we support the th Division?"

"Your Excellency, if we don't go to support the 4th Division, what if the headquarters blames us..."

Kotaro Kotaro pointed at Gastilovich, who was tied up behind him, and said, "We have just captured the commander of the Soviet Siberian Front. I think our most important task now is to send him back to the headquarters and put a perfect end to our summer offensive!"

"That being said, Your Excellency, the 4th Division is only about ten kilometers away from us. If we don't rescue them..."

At this moment, a signalman came running over to report: "Report, the 4th Division was attacked by Li Yunlong's troops. Order our troops to quickly move closer to the 4th Division!"

Just as the signalman finished speaking, another signalman came running to report: "Report, the headquarters called and ordered our troops to support the 4th Division immediately!"

Looking at the telegram sent from Khabarovsk, Kota Kotera shook his head and handed the telegram to the chief of staff.

"Your Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief has personally ordered us to provide support. Otherwise, the Commander will definitely blame us! After all, the Fourth Division is the Empire's elite division, and absolutely nothing can happen to it!"

"Yes, the 4th Division is a Type A Division!"

"Your Excellency, the division commander, then we..."

Kota Kotera thought of a word he learned a long time ago: Ruyuan. He didn't have the chance to use it before, but he could use it today.

"Yes, we really can't ignore the life and death of Zhongming Daxiang-kun. After all, he is my mentor. So, order the troops to immediately explore the surroundings and make sure there are no Eighth Route Army ambushes around us before supporting the Fourth Division!"

"Hai!"

Kota Kotera looked around and saw that it was all open area, and Li Yunlong's troops had air advantage, so the 4th Division should not be able to hold out for long.

Four hours later.

"Where is the 171st Division?"

At this time, Zhong Ming Daxiang led the division headquarters and was trapped on a small hill, with less than a thousand Japanese soldiers left by his side.

The Fourth Division was indeed difficult to defeat. Ding Wei's First Column had already completed its re-equipment and was supported by tanks and aircraft. With no terrain to exploit, the Fourth Division relied on its own strength to hold off the First Column's attack for four hours.

Ding Wei sent out all the reserve troops to block the gap in the south, otherwise the 4th Division might break out from Fangzheng, the weak point.

"Report, the 171st Division called and said they were blocked by the Eighth Route Army and are five kilometers away from us!"

Hearing this, Zhong Ming Daxiang sat down helplessly on the ground. Four hours ago, the distance was ten kilometers, and now it was only five kilometers. However, the number of troops under his command had been sharply reduced from 28,000 to 1,000, and they were surrounded by Li Yunlong's troops.

At this time, the 171st Division was indeed blocked, and part of the 171st Column was blocking the 171st Division. However, the st Division was not strong in its will to attack. After discovering the determination of the blocking troops, it quickly adjusted its strategy and tried to find a breakthrough in a roundabout way, but it was always blocked and could not advance.

At this time, Kota Kotera was observing the distance with a telescope. After hearing the sound of gunfire in the distance gradually weaken, he had made a decision in his heart.

"Send a telegram to headquarters. We have captured General Gastilovich, commander of the Soviet Siberian Front, along with two generals, five lieutenant generals, and several major generals. The 4th Division has been completely surrounded by Li Yunlong's 2nd Column and has no chance of breaking out. To ensure the safety of the prisoners, we request to withdraw from the battle!"

"Hai!"

Today, Kota Kotera has gradually matured. Under the guidance of Daxiang Zhongming and others, he knows very well how to handle some things.

For example, if Kota Kotera had reported to the headquarters at the beginning that he had captured Gastilovich, then in order to protect the 171th Division, the headquarters would definitely have ordered the st Division to send a part of its troops to escort these prisoners, and the remaining troops would continue to reinforce the th Division.

After all, exchanging the 171st Division for the th Division would certainly make the Japanese headquarters feel that the th Division is more important. One is a Type A Division, and the other is a Type B Division that has just been upgraded from a Type C Division. There is no need to compare which is more important.

But the situation is different now. The 171th Division is about to be destroyed, and the st Division has captured many senior Russian generals. The value of these senior generals is obviously higher than that of the th Division that is about to be destroyed.

Moreover, they could still preserve one Type B division, and the headquarters would definitely order the 171st Division to retreat quickly. As for the th Division, it could only leave it to fate. The Empire would send reinforcements, but the th Division would have to hold out until the reinforcements arrived.

Khabarovsk, inside the Kwantung Army Headquarters.

Meijing Meijiro's face hadn't been good today. First, Fengtian fell, then Xinjing fell. Then, last night, there was the devastating news from mainland China: the 400 fighter planes and 500 tanks prepared were all reduced to ashes. There hadn't been any good news that day.

In the afternoon, we finally received good news that the troops sent to attack Arshan had arrived near Arshan and would be able to launch the attack soon.

But Mei Jing Meijiro was not happy about this good news for long, as he received a telegram asking for help from the 4th Division, saying that they were surrounded by Li Yunlong's troops.

A few hours later, Mei Jing Mei Zhi Lang received a telegram from the 4th Division's Naka Ming Da Xiang, announcing his death. Mei Jing Mei Zhi Lang had received several such telegrams during this period. Naka Ming Da Xiang was not the first, nor would he be the last.

"Baka, what's the 171st Division doing? Can't they cover ten kilometers in four hours?"

Mei Jing Meijilang took a deep breath and prepared to order the removal of Kodera Kouta's position as division commander, letting someone else take over, and then quickly support the 4th Division. Even if there were only a thousand people left in the 4th Division, they had to be rescued.

The complete annihilation of the Type A divisions was absolutely unacceptable. The complete annihilation of the Sixth Division had caused a significant drop in Japanese morale. The complete annihilation of the Type B and Type C divisions would not cause much reaction within the Japanese army, and would not even cause any disturbance.

But the Type A divisions like the 4th Division were different. Each of them had an unusual influence in the country, and there were various forces behind them. The destruction of a Type A division would be a huge blow to the Japanese internal forces.

"Report, telegram from the 171st Division!"

After hearing this, Mei Jing Meijilang snorted coldly and said, "Nian, I want to see how Kodera Yasutaka tries to quibble. It turns out that officers who come from civilian backgrounds are not capable of great use!"

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Chapter 644 I Speak Loudly

"Hai, the 171st Division's telegram reads: Reporting to headquarters, our troops encountered stubborn resistance from Li Yunlong's troops on their way to reinforce the th Division. The enemy's firepower is fierce, making it difficult for us to make progress. We are still five kilometers away from the besieged area of ​​the th Division!"

Hearing this, Mei Jing Meijilang showed an impatient look on his face: "Baga, this is not a reason for them to be afraid of fighting. The Empire does not need such a cowardly commander. Ten kilometers away, even if it costs their lives, we can reach the Fourth Division now!"

The signalman nodded and continued.