Chapter 177
Angry.
Angry.
Still angry.
At this time, it was not just the brigade commanders who had such emotions, but Yoshio Shinozuka, who was in Taiyuan, was particularly strong.
Yes.
Just now.
He suddenly received news that the Akiyama Airport behind Taiyuan was suddenly attacked fiercely, and more than ten bombers at the airport suffered a devastating blow in just half an hour!
This loss is absolutely heavy.
You must know that although the Eastern Empire still has an advantage on the front battlefield, it is ultimately an island country with scarce supplies.
Strategic weapons such as fighter planes are absolutely extremely precious. For his troops stationed in Shanxi, they can only mobilize and use these ten or so fighter planes, and many of them need to undertake the important task of assisting in the defense of nearby provinces, not to mention the critical moment of attacking Qingfeng Village!
"Baka!"
Thinking of this, Shinozuka Yoshio smashed the cup in his hand angrily and roared: "That's sixteen fighter planes of the Empire! Sixteen!"
"General, calm down!"
Hideyoshi Nanshan, who was standing next to him, also had an extremely ugly expression on his face.
Shinozuka Yoshio roared again angrily: "Akiyama Airport is located in the heart of our occupied area. Even the nearest enemy-occupied area is nearly two hundred miles away. Moreover, we have built a lot of solid fortifications there and stationed an elite squadron. How could it be destroyed?! Who can tell me what's going on?"
"General!"
Hideyoshi Nanshan hesitated and said: "According to the intelligence received from the airport, the enemy should be using special operations. The other party appeared very suddenly and was equipped with a large number of elite assault weapons. Our garrison troops had never encountered a sneak attack there, so they were inevitably a little relaxed. The combination of the two ultimately led to this tragedy!"
"Special operations?"
Shinozuka Yoshio naturally thought of something, and gritted his teeth and said, "You mean - this was all done by Qingfeng Village?"
"That's right!"
Nanshan Hideyoshi nodded and said, "At the beginning, many troops of our empire were attacked by special forces around Laiyang County, and their methods were exactly the same as now. I think the bandits in Qingfeng Village must have known that the general was going to attack them, so they secretly sent Send this mysterious special forces to blow up our airport!"
"Damn it!"
Shinozuka Yoshio gritted his teeth and said, "It's this damned unit again! Now my fighter plane is destroyed, I don't know how the 7th Brigade is doing?"
"Don't worry, General!"
Nanshan Hideyoshi didn't care too much, and said slowly: "If we can send out our imperial bombers to sweep the enemy's front, it will certainly be of great benefit to the subsequent troops. But even without the help of bombers, with the strength of the 7th Brigade, it will only cost a little more. , they still have a strong armored force after all!"
"That's right!"
Speaking of this, Shinozuka Yoshio's expression eased a little, and he said in a deep voice: "The Seventh Brigade is the elite field force of our empire, and its ability to fight in the field is indeed not comparable to that of ordinary brigades. Although I admit that the strength of Qingfeng Village is indeed far beyond my expectations, I didn't expect them to be able to drive straight in and blow up my airport, but as Nanshan Jun said, victory will eventually belong to our empire!"
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"Report!"
Just then, a signalman came in a hurry.
"What's the matter?"
"Just received news from Taiyuan."
"Taiyuan?"
Lu Zhixian's expression suddenly brightened, and he quickly took the telegram.
Quickly glanced at it.
He was immediately excited and said: "Great! Great, the Japanese airport was really blown up by Lei Zhan and his men, and now all their fighter planes are completely destroyed. We have no worries in this battle!"
"Great!"
Zhou Weiguo was also very excited when he heard this.
Before the battle.
He and his regiment commander had studied the enemy strategy several times. They were not afraid of the so-called elite field brigade, but the most troublesome thing was the Japanese fighter planes.
Don't think that we have a considerable number of anti-aircraft weapons.
But at the critical moment, if the Japanese sent a large number of fighter planes to cooperate with the ground forces to bomb our artillery positions, then even if there were more weapons, they might not be able to defend.
At that time, not only would the losses be heavy, but the positions might also be lost at any time.
Fortunately, the plan was finally accomplished.
Thinking of this, he said with ecstasy: "Captain, now the biggest support of the Japanese is gone, can we launch a full-scale attack at any time?"
"Pass my order!"
Lu Zhixian did not hesitate at all and quickly said: "All battalions of the regiment will launch an attack immediately, and all of them will press forward and hit hard!"
"Yes, commander!"
Zhou Weiguo quickly accepted the order.…
Bang bang bang bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang bang bang bang!
At this time, the entire battlefield was filled with artillery fire. Although the Japanese field artillery battalion was also fighting back frantically under the comprehensive attack of the heavy artillery battalion, its momentum was obviously not as strong as before.
How could the completely liberated light artillery battalion miss such an opportunity?
Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
Various artillery shells hit the Japanese positions like a storm.
Soon.
The casualties of the Japanese troops were also increasing rapidly.
"Brigade commander!"
At this time, the entire Japanese command seemed extremely anxious.
An adjutant next to him hurriedly shouted: "The Imperial fighter planes can no longer come to support, we must make a decision now!"
Fight or retreat?
There are only these two options.
"Damn it!"
Sato Yuzaburo never thought that they would fall into such a passive situation in this battle. Although retreating now can quickly leave the battlefield, it will definitely cause heavy losses. If they want to fight, they must contain several high grounds of the enemy. As long as they take the nearby high ground, they can launch a full-scale counterattack against the enemy.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"..."
Suddenly, a thunderous shout came from afar.
What's going on?
All the Japanese officers present changed their faces slightly.
Soon.
They all noticed that many troops were quickly rushing out from behind the distant mountain road and quickly entering the back section of the hillside not far away.
"The enemy wants to launch a full-scale attack!"
A Japanese officer shouted anxiously.
"Hahaha!"
However, Yusaburo Sato suddenly laughed, and said with a face full of joking: "Stupid, just a fool! The enemy's commander is really stupid. If they just bombarded crazily now, I would have no way to deal with it, and I would have to retreat temporarily in the end. But now? They actually want to launch a full-scale battle, which is ridiculous!"
"Brigade commander!"
The adjutant next to him was solemn.
Yusaburo Sato waved his hand, and soon regained his previous confidence, saying: "Humph! The combat effectiveness of these artillery attacks is indeed strong, but as long as our troops can get close, the enemy's artillery will no longer have any effect. On the other hand, our brigade has a strong armored force, which can not only destroy all the enemy's infantry on the front but also launch a counterattack against its artillery formation at any time. The enemy's commander really gave us a great gift!"
"The brigade commander is wise!"
Everyone suddenly understood when they heard this.
Only Chief of Staff Kameda frowned.