Chapter 372 Strong Wind ()
"What did you say? The west side of the Bazi Bridge was lost?"
In the naval headquarters, Marine Corps Commander Major General Ouchikawa's face became a little ugly after receiving the report from the front.
Originally, he came from Japan on the 11th and was very excited after taking over the command of the Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai to replace Colonel Hirano.
Because in his view, it was very difficult for the national army, which lacked the ability to attack fortresses, to break through the Japanese troops stationed in Shanghai with complete and sufficient defenses.
The military department stated that it only needs to persist for six days before the two subsequent reinforcements of the army divisions can arrive.
This will be a very simple task.
However, what Major General Ouchikawa did not expect was that his side was at a disadvantage as soon as the battle started.
"How did the national army conquer the bunker on the other side of the Bazi Bridge?"
Major General Ouchikawa asked Colonel Hirano.
Zhou Weiguo thought about everyone's performance during the battle just now, and he was filled with admiration in his heart. He had hardly issued any orders just now, but everyone was able to perform their duties and complete the task well.
"Zhou Weiguo, from the Central Military Academy?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Yuan's expression suddenly changed.
Zhou Weiguo didn't pay too much attention. After seeing Lu Feng's truck approaching, he stepped forward to report the situation to Lu Feng.
Near the Bazi Bridge.
"What are you gathering for? They are all busy cleaning the battlefield at this time."
Facing Colonel Hirano’s question, Major General Ouchikawa snorted and said:
Major General Ouchikawa looked at Colonel Hirano with confusion.
At this moment, an officer with a sinister face came to him.
"Hey, it's not an ordinary arson, but a specialized flamethrower."
"Hello, brother, my name is Qiu Yu'an, are you the commander of this unit?"
Hearing this, Zhou Weiguo shook his head and said:
This gave Zhou Weiguo the illusion that he could command the battle well just by putting a pig in his position.
"buzzing"
"Senior, do you want your subordinates to gather together first?"
Qiu Yu'an knew what was right, so he didn't inquire about anything else.
"Yes."
"Yes, Your Excellency Major General, this unit may pose a great threat to our fortifications. What do you think we should do?"
"Fire attack?"
Hearing that Zhou Weiguo was a disciple of the Emperor like himself, Qiu Yuan's face became even more enthusiastic.
"Hello, Captain Qiu, my name is Zhou Weiguo."
"This has nothing to do with me. It is mainly due to the battalion commander and the good training of the brothers."
"Humph."
Zhou Weiguo emphasized his tone and reminded:
"Senior, this is not a pure army battle. The Japanese have warships."
Major General Ouchikawa nodded with some understanding and said:
"It seems that the national army is not as backward as we thought, and they are growing very rapidly."
Report to General Hase and let the navy's naval guns launch bombardment of the Baziqiao area. I want the national troops who are celebrating this small victory to know what the real terror is. "
“I admit that such an attack was beyond my expectation, but the gap in strength cannot be made up by some small tricks.
Colonel Hirano replied:
"According to the reports sent back from the front line, it seems that the national government arranged for a force to conquer the four bunkers there through fire attacks."
At this moment, the sound in the sky made Zhou Weiguo frown again.
Qiu Yu'an asked with some confusion.
"Oh, then I won't ask any more questions."
"Battal Commander? Didn't you say you are the commander?"
"Hey!"
"Junior, senior owes you a favor!"
On the other hand, Zhou Weiguo couldn't help but frown and said after looking at Qiu Yu'an's subordinates who were searching the corpses of the dead Japanese soldiers and collecting trophies on the ground:
"Junior, you fought really well this time. Senior has benefited from you this time."
"Our battalion is a bit special. The battalion commander has other tasks, so I am temporarily taking command."
Qiu Yuan, who turned around and ran towards his subordinates, said loudly to Zhou Weiguo as he ran.
"So that's it."
Zhou Weiguo, who had completed the combat order, sent someone to notify Lu Feng and the others who were still waiting at the lurking point, and then began to gather personnel and equipment in preparation for the transfer to the direction of Chizhi University.
"Then you have to call me senior."
"Everyone, find a bunker nearby and prepare for the bombardment!"
After hearing Zhou Weiguo's order, the soldiers of the "Wind" Battalion who were still gathering on the road quickly dispersed and looked for all the bunkers around them that they could rely on to hide.
On the other side, Qiu Yu'an also shouted for his subordinates to find a place to take cover, and he quickly got into the still smoking Japanese bunker.
"Batalion Commander, it's up to you."
Zhou Weiguo jumped into the bed of the truck and said to Lu Feng.
In the armor, Lu Feng took off the helmet that blocked his vision and moved to the rear of the truck.
Looking up, two Type 94 water reconnaissance aircraft were flying in the sky from the north and south.
Later generations often say that the Japanese army used the tactics of World War I to fight World War II.
The Red Party once summarized the classic tactics of the Japanese army: infantry rushes, artillery bombards, and the infantry rushes after the artillery bombardment.
Although this tactic sounds very simple, it does not mean that there is no knowledge in it. The most important point is, how can artillery fire accurately?
You must know that today's artillery is not the direct-fire artillery of ancient times. Many artillery have a range of more than ten kilometers or even dozens of kilometers. Once the artillery fire was fired, the artillerymen had no idea where it hit or what the effect of the strike was.
At this time, the importance of infantry and artillery coordination became apparent.
The cutting-edge infantry must transmit the artillery's attack effects back to the artillery in real time, and the artillery must correct the artillery's aiming parameters based on the data sent by the infantry.
It is equivalent to the infantry becoming the eyes of the artillery.
Many artillery units will also set up special forward observation posts to better make timely corrections to the artillery trajectories.
Later, with the emergence of aircraft, aircraft pilots were able to guide artillery from a more valuable perspective, which allowed infantry and artillery coordination to gradually develop into air-ground coordination.
This is also the reason why many battleships in World War II were equipped with reconnaissance aircraft.
Compared with the relatively stable army artillery positions, warships float on the water and are always in a dynamic state. In addition, the huge recoil after firing causes the hull to deflect, so every time the naval gun fires, it will The trajectory needs to be adjusted.
Otherwise, there would be no way to achieve precise strikes.
In other words, when a water reconnaissance aircraft appears in the sky, it means that the fleet's bombardment is about to arrive.
"boom"
Sure enough, before the two planes entered Lu Feng's range, a huge shell roared and hit near the Eight-shaped Bridge.
The earth-shattering explosion completely shattered the glass of the surrounding houses. Many Central Army soldiers who were searching for Japanese trophies nearby were blown to pieces before they had time to escape.
Before anyone else had time to react, several more shells fell from the sky with a terrifying whistling sound.
They blasted all the way from Building 45 to the Central Army position east of the Bazi Bridge.
Seeing the almost devastating scene not far away, Zheng Shusen and others in the truck turned pale.
Only Lu Feng, who had been bombed several times in the Northeast, was calm in the face of such a scene.
He held the air observation scope and looked back and forth on the two reconnaissance planes on the left and right.
'Come here quickly, come here quickly, come here and give you something good to eat. '
Lu Feng muttered secretly in his heart.
In the sky, on the reconnaissance plane to the south, lookout Takema Eguchi spat out sewage bitterly.
Japan is a country with scarce resources, so the industrial products they manufacture have a small-minded feel inside and out.
As a carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft, the size and load capacity of the Type 94 water reconnaissance aircraft are also very limited. In order to maximize its endurance, the various equipment of the Type 94 water reconnaissance aircraft can be dismantled and dismantled, saving time. Province.
Even the radio equipment has been dismantled, and the pilots can only rely on compasses and gyroscopes to identify directions, while lookouts can only rely on transmitters to communicate with the headquarters.
If the weather is fine, it's fine.
But encountering bad weather like this will test the experience and skills of pilots and lookouts.
Especially in this kind of weather, when the cabin cover is closed, you can't see clearly what's going on outside. If you want to detect the situation clearly, you have to open the cabin cover, go for a drive with the hood open, and use your head to catch the rain. That's a hell.
Therefore, few people are willing to take off in such weather conditions unless necessary.
However, because the pilot Miura Yoshi came from a low position, he has always been suppressed by other crew members, so much so that Takema Eguchi, who was in the same team with him, was also implicated and had to often take on such unfortunate missions.
"Eguchi-kun, how is your observation?"
"Shut up and come closer. How can I see clearly from such a distance?"
"Ok."
The pilot Miura Yoshi did not dare to say anything. Japan is a society with extreme class divisions. Although Miura Yoshi became a pilot through his own efforts, he was always the one with the lowest status among pilots and was bullied.
At Eguchi Takema's urging, Miura Yoshi drove the plane close to the Eight-character Bridge.
The reconnaissance plane on the other side seemed to have chosen to approach for reconnaissance because the heavy rain obscured its view.
After almost flying over the Eight-shaped Bridge, Eguchi Takema wiped his face, picked up the binoculars, and looked down.
The caliber of Japanese naval guns are all 200 mm and upwards, and the craters caused by the explosion are still very obvious even on such a rainy day.
After observing the data on the impact point, Eguchi Takema prepared to close the hatch and report the situation to the fleet headquarters.
At this moment, Eguchi Takema noticed that something seemed to be flying towards them on the ground.
"Air defense fire, evade!"
As soon as Eguchi Takema shouted, the dense projectiles directly hit the reconnaissance plane.
In Eguchi Takema's horrified eyes, the bullets penetrated the weak shell of the aircraft and entered the cabin.
Then, it exploded in front of Eguchi Takema.
"Boom boom boom boom."
On the ground, Zhou Weiguo and Zheng Shusen next to the truck were stunned by the explosion of the machine gun.
"clip!"
Lu Feng shouted, and he took out the Sulotong machine gun from the equipment column.
Zheng Shusen and Zheng Mantou immediately came to their senses, one unloaded the other's loaded magazine, and helped Lu Feng put in a new magazine.
Immediately, the machine gun disappeared.
"Boom boom boom boom."
The explosion sounded again, and a dense barrage of twenty artillery shells rushed towards the reconnaissance plane in the other direction.
After Lu Feng finished firing the magazine and replaced it with a new one, the reconnaissance plane that was the first to be attacked exploded in the sky.
Immediately afterwards, another plane also exploded. It was more damaged than the previous plane. It almost disintegrated on the spot and shattered into flying debris all over the sky.
"it is good!"
When Zhou Weiguo and others saw this, they couldn't help but cheer loudly.
Even if they had seen Lu Feng's magic, everyone was still excited when they saw how easily Lu Feng shot down two Japanese planes in the sky.
With such precise anti-aircraft firepower, the Japanese air power can be said to pose no threat to them.
(End of this chapter)
"What did you say? The west side of the Bazi Bridge was lost?"
In the naval headquarters, Marine Corps Commander Major General Ouchikawa's face became a little ugly after receiving the report from the front.
Originally, he came from Japan on the 11th and was very excited after taking over the command of the Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai to replace Colonel Hirano.
Because in his view, it was very difficult for the national army, which lacked the ability to attack fortresses, to break through the Japanese troops stationed in Shanghai with complete and sufficient defenses.
The military department stated that it only needs to persist for six days before the two subsequent reinforcements of the army divisions can arrive.
This will be a very simple task.
However, what Major General Ouchikawa did not expect was that his side was at a disadvantage as soon as the battle started.
"How did the national army conquer the bunker on the other side of the Bazi Bridge?"
Major General Ouchikawa asked Colonel Hirano.
Zhou Weiguo thought about everyone's performance during the battle just now, and he was filled with admiration in his heart. He had hardly issued any orders just now, but everyone was able to perform their duties and complete the task well.
"Zhou Weiguo, from the Central Military Academy?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Yuan's expression suddenly changed.
Zhou Weiguo didn't pay too much attention. After seeing Lu Feng's truck approaching, he stepped forward to report the situation to Lu Feng.
Near the Bazi Bridge.
"What are you gathering for? They are all busy cleaning the battlefield at this time."
Facing Colonel Hirano’s question, Major General Ouchikawa snorted and said:
Major General Ouchikawa looked at Colonel Hirano with confusion.
At this moment, an officer with a sinister face came to him.
"Hey, it's not an ordinary arson, but a specialized flamethrower."
"Hello, brother, my name is Qiu Yu'an, are you the commander of this unit?"
Hearing this, Zhou Weiguo shook his head and said:
This gave Zhou Weiguo the illusion that he could command the battle well just by putting a pig in his position.
"buzzing"
"Senior, do you want your subordinates to gather together first?"
Qiu Yu'an knew what was right, so he didn't inquire about anything else.
"Yes."
"Yes, Your Excellency Major General, this unit may pose a great threat to our fortifications. What do you think we should do?"
"Fire attack?"
Hearing that Zhou Weiguo was a disciple of the Emperor like himself, Qiu Yuan's face became even more enthusiastic.
"Hello, Captain Qiu, my name is Zhou Weiguo."
"This has nothing to do with me. It is mainly due to the battalion commander and the good training of the brothers."
"Humph."
Zhou Weiguo emphasized his tone and reminded:
"Senior, this is not a pure army battle. The Japanese have warships."
Major General Ouchikawa nodded with some understanding and said:
"It seems that the national army is not as backward as we thought, and they are growing very rapidly."
Report to General Hase and let the navy's naval guns launch bombardment of the Baziqiao area. I want the national troops who are celebrating this small victory to know what the real terror is. "
“I admit that such an attack was beyond my expectation, but the gap in strength cannot be made up by some small tricks.
Colonel Hirano replied:
"According to the reports sent back from the front line, it seems that the national government arranged for a force to conquer the four bunkers there through fire attacks."
At this moment, the sound in the sky made Zhou Weiguo frown again.
Qiu Yu'an asked with some confusion.
"Oh, then I won't ask any more questions."
"Battal Commander? Didn't you say you are the commander?"
"Hey!"
"Junior, senior owes you a favor!"
On the other hand, Zhou Weiguo couldn't help but frown and said after looking at Qiu Yu'an's subordinates who were searching the corpses of the dead Japanese soldiers and collecting trophies on the ground:
"Junior, you fought really well this time. Senior has benefited from you this time."
"Our battalion is a bit special. The battalion commander has other tasks, so I am temporarily taking command."
Qiu Yuan, who turned around and ran towards his subordinates, said loudly to Zhou Weiguo as he ran.
"So that's it."
Zhou Weiguo, who had completed the combat order, sent someone to notify Lu Feng and the others who were still waiting at the lurking point, and then began to gather personnel and equipment in preparation for the transfer to the direction of Chizhi University.
"Then you have to call me senior."
"Everyone, find a bunker nearby and prepare for the bombardment!"
After hearing Zhou Weiguo's order, the soldiers of the "Wind" Battalion who were still gathering on the road quickly dispersed and looked for all the bunkers around them that they could rely on to hide.
On the other side, Qiu Yu'an also shouted for his subordinates to find a place to take cover, and he quickly got into the still smoking Japanese bunker.
"Batalion Commander, it's up to you."
Zhou Weiguo jumped into the bed of the truck and said to Lu Feng.
In the armor, Lu Feng took off the helmet that blocked his vision and moved to the rear of the truck.
Looking up, two Type 94 water reconnaissance aircraft were flying in the sky from the north and south.
Later generations often say that the Japanese army used the tactics of World War I to fight World War II.
The Red Party once summarized the classic tactics of the Japanese army: infantry rushes, artillery bombards, and the infantry rushes after the artillery bombardment.
Although this tactic sounds very simple, it does not mean that there is no knowledge in it. The most important point is, how can artillery fire accurately?
You must know that today's artillery is not the direct-fire artillery of ancient times. Many artillery have a range of more than ten kilometers or even dozens of kilometers. Once the artillery fire was fired, the artillerymen had no idea where it hit or what the effect of the strike was.
At this time, the importance of infantry and artillery coordination became apparent.
The cutting-edge infantry must transmit the artillery's attack effects back to the artillery in real time, and the artillery must correct the artillery's aiming parameters based on the data sent by the infantry.
It is equivalent to the infantry becoming the eyes of the artillery.
Many artillery units will also set up special forward observation posts to better make timely corrections to the artillery trajectories.
Later, with the emergence of aircraft, aircraft pilots were able to guide artillery from a more valuable perspective, which allowed infantry and artillery coordination to gradually develop into air-ground coordination.
This is also the reason why many battleships in World War II were equipped with reconnaissance aircraft.
Compared with the relatively stable army artillery positions, warships float on the water and are always in a dynamic state. In addition, the huge recoil after firing causes the hull to deflect, so every time the naval gun fires, it will The trajectory needs to be adjusted.
Otherwise, there would be no way to achieve precise strikes.
In other words, when a water reconnaissance aircraft appears in the sky, it means that the fleet's bombardment is about to arrive.
"boom"
Sure enough, before the two planes entered Lu Feng's range, a huge shell roared and hit near the Eight-shaped Bridge.
The earth-shattering explosion completely shattered the glass of the surrounding houses. Many Central Army soldiers who were searching for Japanese trophies nearby were blown to pieces before they had time to escape.
Before anyone else had time to react, several more shells fell from the sky with a terrifying whistling sound.
They blasted all the way from Building 45 to the Central Army position east of the Bazi Bridge.
Seeing the almost devastating scene not far away, Zheng Shusen and others in the truck turned pale.
Only Lu Feng, who had been bombed several times in the Northeast, was calm in the face of such a scene.
He held the air observation scope and looked back and forth on the two reconnaissance planes on the left and right.
'Come here quickly, come here quickly, come here and give you something good to eat. '
Lu Feng muttered secretly in his heart.
In the sky, on the reconnaissance plane to the south, lookout Takema Eguchi spat out sewage bitterly.
Japan is a country with scarce resources, so the industrial products they manufacture have a small-minded feel inside and out.
As a carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft, the size and load capacity of the Type 94 water reconnaissance aircraft are also very limited. In order to maximize its endurance, the various equipment of the Type 94 water reconnaissance aircraft can be dismantled and dismantled, saving time. Province.
Even the radio equipment has been dismantled, and the pilots can only rely on compasses and gyroscopes to identify directions, while lookouts can only rely on transmitters to communicate with the headquarters.
If the weather is fine, it's fine.
But encountering bad weather like this will test the experience and skills of pilots and lookouts.
Especially in this kind of weather, when the cabin cover is closed, you can't see clearly what's going on outside. If you want to detect the situation clearly, you have to open the cabin cover, go for a drive with the hood open, and use your head to catch the rain. That's a hell.
Therefore, few people are willing to take off in such weather conditions unless necessary.
However, because the pilot Miura Yoshi came from a low position, he has always been suppressed by other crew members, so much so that Takema Eguchi, who was in the same team with him, was also implicated and had to often take on such unfortunate missions.
"Eguchi-kun, how is your observation?"
"Shut up and come closer. How can I see clearly from such a distance?"
"Ok."
The pilot Miura Yoshi did not dare to say anything. Japan is a society with extreme class divisions. Although Miura Yoshi became a pilot through his own efforts, he was always the one with the lowest status among pilots and was bullied.
At Eguchi Takema's urging, Miura Yoshi drove the plane close to the Eight-character Bridge.
The reconnaissance plane on the other side seemed to have chosen to approach for reconnaissance because the heavy rain obscured its view.
After almost flying over the Eight-shaped Bridge, Eguchi Takema wiped his face, picked up the binoculars, and looked down.
The caliber of Japanese naval guns are all 200 mm and upwards, and the craters caused by the explosion are still very obvious even on such a rainy day.
After observing the data on the impact point, Eguchi Takema prepared to close the hatch and report the situation to the fleet headquarters.
At this moment, Eguchi Takema noticed that something seemed to be flying towards them on the ground.
"Air defense fire, evade!"
As soon as Eguchi Takema shouted, the dense projectiles directly hit the reconnaissance plane.
In Eguchi Takema's horrified eyes, the bullets penetrated the weak shell of the aircraft and entered the cabin.
Then, it exploded in front of Eguchi Takema.
"Boom boom boom boom."
On the ground, Zhou Weiguo and Zheng Shusen next to the truck were stunned by the explosion of the machine gun.
"clip!"
Lu Feng shouted, and he took out the Sulotong machine gun from the equipment column.
Zheng Shusen and Zheng Mantou immediately came to their senses, one unloaded the other's loaded magazine, and helped Lu Feng put in a new magazine.
Immediately, the machine gun disappeared.
"Boom boom boom boom."
The explosion sounded again, and a dense barrage of twenty artillery shells rushed towards the reconnaissance plane in the other direction.
After Lu Feng finished firing the magazine and replaced it with a new one, the reconnaissance plane that was the first to be attacked exploded in the sky.
Immediately afterwards, another plane also exploded. It was more damaged than the previous plane. It almost disintegrated on the spot and shattered into flying debris all over the sky.
"it is good!"
When Zhou Weiguo and others saw this, they couldn't help but cheer loudly.
Even if they had seen Lu Feng's magic, everyone was still excited when they saw how easily Lu Feng shot down two Japanese planes in the sky.
With such precise anti-aircraft firepower, the Japanese air power can be said to pose no threat to them.
(End of this chapter)
