Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

Outside Taiyuan City, the southern group's position.

"put!"

After receiving the order, several gunners mechanically pulled the match rope.

The stability of the M18 cannon is extremely high. Due to the existence of the hydraulic station and retraction device, the recoil force every time it is fired cannot even push the gun position.

With the assistance of artillery observation posts, artillery shells steadily hit the fortress group within a few kilometers ahead.

After a full nine minutes of shelling, the positions outside the Japanese city were already riddled with holes and broken walls, and even some of the city walls were damaged to varying degrees.

In addition to the hard training of the artillerymen, our side's ability to achieve such excellent results without any injuries also benefited from excellent logistical support.

After all, in modern warfare, an excellent logistics team is equally important as a combat team.

A minute later, the first phase of the bombardment ended.

The brigade commander walked out of the field command post in a hurry. He took the telescope handed to him by the staff officer.

The first thing that caught our eyes was the smoke coming towards us and the mountains of shell casings piled up behind each artillery position.

As the commander-in-chief of this battle, the brigade commander originally wanted to give priority to observing the Japanese positions and decide whether to let the infantry launch an attack based on the specific damage situation.

However, our own artillery position was so spectacular that we couldn't help but take a second look.

At this time, the First Army's city-ring fortifications were more than 90% damaged, with only a dozen reinforced concrete fortresses standing alone among the ruins.

The high-explosive and armor-piercing shells fired by Miss 75 are simply the nemesis of masonry fortifications. Yoshio Shinozuka's shoddy project ultimately failed Yoshio Iwamatsu.

"Inform the First Air Division and let the fighter jets take off. The remaining fortresses can only be left to them."

"The infantry, engineers and artillery are ready for action, and the siege will begin next. We need to break through the city wall as soon as possible. Every minute and every second is important now."

"The shelling just now will definitely alert the Japanese in the city, and the enemy will probably jump over the wall in a panic. Once they attack the industrial area, the secret service group will not be able to hold on for long."

As soon as the brigade commander finished speaking, the correspondent on standby picked up the phone and conveyed the orders one by one to the relevant troops.

But at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

In the distance of Taiyuan City, a huge streamlined balloon numbered 104 slowly rose.

This stuff is familiar to everyone here. In the early years when the troops were still struggling, they were often bullied by the enemy using observation balloons and artillery.

The enemy's intention is also obvious. They want to find their own artillery positions and carry out retaliatory counterattacks.

"boom!"

Just as the staff were preparing to implement the response plan, the observation balloon that had just appeared for less than half a minute turned into a brilliant flame in the sky.

With a violent explosion, the artillery observer in the basket was directly crushed to ashes.

The reversal happened so quickly that the staff did not react for a while.

Of all the people present, only the brigade commander always smiled, as if everything was under control.

A few seconds later, the portable communicator on his waist vibrated rapidly, and the loud voice of Commander Han of the anti-aircraft artillery regiment came out.

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief! Our unit has successfully completed the mission!"

"Based on my years of experience, the enemy's observation balloons absolutely did not acquire any data!"

As a famous hexagonal warrior of our army, the brigade commander took almost everything that might happen into consideration when preparing a specific combat plan.

He also expected that the enemy would send out observation balloons.

Since the Eighth Route Army had one hundred and fifty Hotchkiss 25mm anti-aircraft guns, the deputy commander-in-chief mobilized talented artillerymen from the three main forces and established a directly subordinate anti-aircraft artillery regiment.

It is a pity that the entire North China Front Army Aviation was lost in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain.

As a result, the newly established anti-aircraft artillery regiment has not had the opportunity to show off its talents since October last year, and can only silently guard the safety of the headquarters and logistics department.

In this Taiyuan battle, the brigade commander took the initiative to take away the anti-aircraft artillery regiment.

One is to deal with any aircraft that may appear when the Air Force is not present.

The second is to support the infantry. After all, the Hotchkiss 25mm anti-aircraft gun is lighter in weight, and with its own wheels, it can follow the infantry.

Isn't the main purpose of anti-aircraft guns being used to attack infantry at a level? No serious AA person can do anti-aircraft defense.

Facts have proved that every response measure prepared by the brigade commander is very far-sighted. Killing an observation balloon in half a minute is the perfect answer given by the anti-aircraft artillery regiment.

In such a short time, the enemy's artillery observers will inevitably lose everything.

"Stay vigilant and be careful of Yoshio Iwamatsu's backhand."

"Before the First Air Division arrives on the battlefield, the air defense depends entirely on you."

"yes!"

As the saying goes, good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone.

As soon as Commander Han ended his communication with the brigade commander, the last Lu Hang of the First Army came out of Taiyuan City.

The current Japanese pilots are all old devils who combine strength and luck. The two are indispensable, otherwise it would be impossible to survive the pursuit of the Kongyi Division.

Looking at the observation balloon that was blown up by Rinku, Jinbo Kouji's expression became extremely gloomy.

The advantages of anti-aircraft artillery are concealment and firepower. If they enter the effective range of anti-aircraft artillery without knowing it, the consequences will be really disastrous.

Although our own observation balloon used its own life to open the way for them.

But the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft artillery commander was obviously a master, and the positions he arranged were natural. Even though the position had just been exposed by firing, he couldn't tell how many anti-aircraft guns the opponent had.

This is due to the five no-sees that the anti-aircraft artillery regiment has adhered to since its establishment, that is, no people, no guns, no roads, no new soil, and no light.

Even though the enemy most likely has no aircraft available, the lessons of blood and tears in the past have made Commander Han have concealment and anti-bombing engraved in his bones.

After thinking for a moment, Jinbo Koji led the team to raise the altitude and said in the communication channel:

"The damn Eighth Route Army actually hid an air defense force. Fighters came with me to attract firepower and buy time for the dive bomber formation to break out."

"Gentlemen, the time has come to devote yourself to your brother's country! It's a black card! Onboard!"

"attack!"

After finishing speaking, Shen Bao was lucky enough to take the lead.

Since this Japs was determined to die, he did not use horizontal bombing, which he was usually best at. Instead, he chose a half-baked dive bomb with the highest hit rate.

The noses of the three Type 97 fighter jets suddenly sank, and they changed from level flight to dive to launch a suicidal attack on the anti-aircraft artillery regiment's position.

Throughout the process, they continued to maneuver in an attempt to avoid anti-aircraft fire. From time to time, small water pipes were used to strafe, trying to attract active fire from the positions below.

Looking at the menacing enemy planes, Deputy Commander Han did not rush to give the order to fire.

The position of the anti-aircraft artillery regiment has fortifications, and the aircraft machine guns of the Type 97 fighter jets are difficult to pose a threat.

He has no interest in those fighters who come to die on their own initiative. After finally leading the team to the battlefield, it was enough to shoot down the bombers in the rear.

The comrades of the anti-aircraft artillery regiment were also very calm. After eight months of training, they had already become proficient in the use of ring sights. Everyone predicted the flying speed of the enemy plane based on the speed circle and was ready to shoot at any time.

Captain Han held a telescope in one hand, staring at the Japanese plane with his eyes fixed on it, and held a portable communicator in the other hand.

In order to unify the command of the anti-aircraft artillery regiment, each company is equipped with a portable communicator. With just one order, the entire regiment can attack at the same time.

"Fire! The anti-aircraft artillery team is on full alert!"

In an instant, traces of tracer bullets pierced the sky.

One hundred and fifty Hotchkiss 25mm anti-aircraft guns were in full fire, and the soldiers were like experienced hunters waiting for their prey to enter the trap, and then launched a winning blow.

After a long period of rigorous training, everyone in the anti-aircraft artillery regiment can change ammunition very quickly, and almost every artillery group can maintain a level of more than 110 rounds per minute.

With such proficiency, even the Japanese and French navies had to knock one off before leaving.

Faced with such intensive anti-aircraft firepower, the three Type 97 fighter jets were shot to death without any splash during the attack.

Aircraft without armor protection easily disintegrated in the air.

Unfortunately, there were still two 97 single light aircraft that broke through the anti-aircraft artillery regiment's position.

"Damn it! We can't hit him! Captain, the enemy has exceeded the shooting height and range. What should we do now?"

Seeing the anxious expression of his battalion commander, Captain Han waved his hand casually. He picked up his telescope and looked to the southeast, where dozens of planes were approaching.

"What's the rush? The devils won't succeed."

"Have you forgotten who stole our side business?"

"Okay, hurry up and get ready. We'll be advancing with the infantry later. Maybe there are tanks in the city that we can fight with!"

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Time goes back ten minutes to Wusu Airport.

Although the Air Force Division has already made its name in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the entire Republic of China now knows that a powerful air force guards the airspace of the motherland.

But we have to admit that this young team still has some problems.

The first to bear the brunt is the serious shortage of skilled ground staff.

After all, training an excellent ground crew is no less difficult than that of a pilot.

Whenever there is a large-scale task, you always need to prepare long in advance, otherwise you will face the problem of insufficient manpower.

On the tarmac, Captain Wang Hai was cooperating with the ground crew to conduct a final inspection of his Spitfire before takeoff.

There are already 34 solid or hollow red stars on the fuselage of this fighter jet. It has become a symbol of the glory of the First Air Division.

Limited by the sluggish military production capacity, Captain Wang Hai may not be able to compete with those cheating German ace pilots in this world war.

But based on the current record, there is definitely no problem in surpassing second-tier players like Ivan Kozhidub, Richard Banger and Saburo Sakai.

After confirming that everything was normal, Captain Wang Hai returned to the cockpit.

Accompanied by the sound of piston engines and propellers, the Spitfire under him flew into the sky. After circling at low altitude for several times, they formed a formation with five Hurricanes and flew towards the airspace of the Southern Group together.

Due to the extremely close distance between the airport and the battlefield, all fighter jets did not need to carry auxiliary fuel tanks, and each took off with a full load of ammunition.

Looking at the densely packed ground crew below and the group of fighter jets lining up to set off, Captain Wang Hai said with a smile:

"Let's go and deal with the remaining reinforced concrete fortresses first. Then try to blow up the city walls with special bombs, and provide as much help as possible to the infantry."

I pooped again today. Fortunately, it’s not the underworld time. At least it’s dawn.