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Volume 3, Chapter 495: The First Battle

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    At the eastern foot of Baima Ridge, the rolling Changlanwu, Jiangjiawu and Liujianwu are distributed in the shape of a "pin", and an anti-aircraft artillery position is arranged on each hill.  When the Chinese aircraft passed by, eighteen Bofors anti-aircraft guns and twelve Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns fired intensive artillery fire at the following Japanese aircraft, conducting all-round attacks on the Japanese aircraft from multiple directions.  Almost instantly, the entire east foot of Baima Ridge rang out with a burst of intensive gunfire, and clouds of smoke bloomed in the sky.  Before the Japanese pilots could react, three planes were hit by the dense rain of bullets on the spot. Two of them exploded in the air and turned into a cloud of fireworks and fell into the mountains. Another one was hit in the fuel tank. The flames instantly covered the entire plane and the fighter plane.  With the whistling wind, it plunged into the distant mountains. A final violent explosion sounded, and the plane splashed flames into the sky.  The Japanese fighter plane that followed quickly pulled up, but still could not escape the artillery fire. A shell hit the tail of the plane. The Japanese pilot tried hard to control the rickety plane, kept raising the altitude, and flew towards the northern sky.  These Japanese planes flew too low, almost grazing the mountains. In addition, the anti-aircraft gunners below had already taken aim, so almost every shell accurately found its target in the air.  The remaining Japanese fighter planes hurriedly flew with their wings tilted, evading the dense air defense net at the critical moment, and flew around Baima Ridge.  At this time, six Japanese fighter planes flew from the northern sky again. The number of Japanese fighter planes suddenly reached ten, giving them an absolute advantage in number.  The national army fighter planes did not dare to fight. Seeing the powerful anti-aircraft guns of the New Second Army, they immediately flew around the Baima Ridge line at low altitude.  The Japanese aircraft group was very fearful and did not dare to get too close. They just hovered in the high altitude around Baima Ridge, disappointing the air defense troops of the New Second Army who were well prepared.  Although the skills of the national army pilots are very poor and the number is small, facing the combination of aircraft and anti-aircraft guns, the Japanese fighter planes feel a bit like a dog biting a hedgehog with nowhere to bite.  After hovering in the air for nearly a quarter of an hour, the Japanese fleet finally made a decision - to leave the New Second Army's defensive position and fly towards the northern sky.  The entire air battle lasted for half an hour. The Chinese fighter planes, which were at an absolute numerical disadvantage, won the victory by shooting down two Japanese fighter planes without any casualties.  The officers and soldiers of the New Second Army on the nearby mountains all rushed out from their hiding places, raised their guns and cheered loudly. The national army aircraft that flew several times in the low altitude also shook their wings and made a few happy poses to greet the New Second Army.  General greetings.  Throughout the day thereafter, Japanese aircraft stationed at Jianqiao Airport repeatedly flew over the New Second Army's defense lines to look for opportunities. The Chinese fighter planes did not show any weakness. With the cooperation of ground air defense forces, they repeatedly destroyed the Japanese plans, especially the bulky bombers, which encountered dexterous attacks.  Five fighter jets were shot down in a row.  The aviation force's efforts were fruitless and did not dissuade the Japanese army from attacking.  According to the deployment of the Central China Front Army, Army Aviation was first used to violently bomb the defense lines of the New Second Army. The 23rd and 33rd Divisions then followed up and launched a fierce attack on the defense lines of the New Second Army that were covered by poison gas bombs.  If the aviation force is blocked by Nationalist fighter planes and the New Second Army's air defense units, they can only wait for the heavy artillery units to arrive at the front line from the north bank of the Qiantang River before attacking again.  It should be said that the plan formulated by Kawabe Shozo was relatively stable, but it did not get the support of the two division commanders Komatsubara Michutaro and Amakasu Jutaro.  Although they had heard about the horrors of Wu Ming and the New Second Army, they believed that most of them were exaggerated. They who were on the front line met and discussed and decided to change the plan.  In the early morning of June 19, at dawn, the Japanese 23rd and 33rd Divisions each dispatched a regiment from both sides of the Puyang River and Huangtong River to the Meichi Ridge and Kenwu Mountains where the New Second Army was guarding.  The two divisions launched an attack on the main position and equipped all the artillery they could mobilize to the frontline troops, and an overwhelming barrage of artillery shells flew towards the New Second Army position.  The New Second Division, the New Third Division and the Independent Division are distributed in a Z-shaped pattern. The New Second Division and the New Third Division are in the front and guard the left and right wings. The Independent Division is stationed as a reserve force at the front line of Baima Ridge and Hutong Mountain to facilitate timely reinforcements.  Facing the Japanese attack, Luo Yuming and Yang Sixian were not too worried. They only kept abreast of the frontline situation through phone calls.  Although the vast majority of Japanese soldiers have never been on the battlefield, they are victorious because they are young, energetic and dare to fight. At the same time, officers at all levels and non-commissioned officers at the grassroots level are carefully selected from the main divisions. In terms of combat strength, they are as good as the new recruits who have a battalion full of recruits.  The two armies are equally matched.  The Japanese attack was very fierce. Under the supervision of officers at all levels, the young soldiers who had been brainwashed by the bushido spirit shouted slogans of loyalty to the emperor and rushed towards the defensive positions like a tide.  Although the momentum of the Japanese attack was fierce, the officers and soldiers of the New Second Army hiding in trenches, bunkers and other fortifications quickly repelled the first Japanese attack.  After learning the news that the Japanese army had been repelled, Wu Ming could no longer sit still and secretly took Zhang Ying, Cheng Yuan and others by car to the dense forest at the foot of the southern foothills of Meichi Ridge, and then walked to the New Second Division Command Post  .When the new general of the Second Division welcomed Wu Ming into the command post, the smile on Luo Yuming's face disappeared and he complained: "Military seat, why are you here at the front?" "What's wrong? Can I come and see?" Wu Ming hummed, come on  Go to the lookout and pick up the telescope around your neck to observe the situation in front.  "Long before the war, the chief of staff ordered that military seats are strictly prohibited from being on the front line You are the backbone of our New Second Army. It is too dangerous here. Moreover, the Japanese army will do anything they can and may drop poison gas bombs at any time." Luo Yuming came to Wu  Next to Ming, he advised earnestly: "The Japanese army is preparing a second wave of offensive. Military seat, you should go back to the military headquarters." "It is because the Japanese army has just attacked not long ago. I must conduct an on-site observation in order to make a rough estimate of the Japanese army's combat strength."  . Okay, stop talking nonsense." Wu Ming waved his hand, interrupting Luo Yuming's chatter, and turned his head slightly and asked: "Can you introduce the battle situation in detail?" Seeing that the persuasion had no effect, Luo Yuming had to give up and hurriedly reported:  "Sergeant, our division is the old foundation you laid. The one currently on the front line is the Israeli brigade. The Japanese army on the opposite side is much weaker than the 114th Division in terms of combat effectiveness, but it wins because it is brave and not afraid of death.  During the assault, the Japanese fell to the ground in waves, but others remained calm until the entire army was wiped out. "Due to the threat of our anti-aircraft guns, the Japanese aircraft did not dare to lower their altitude easily for bombing. Although the Japanese attack was fierce, they did not dare to bomb.  Our army occupies a favorable geographical position and has relatively complete trenches, bunkers and bunkers as cover. The Japanese army has not obtained any advantage at all." "Yes, there is a problem you must consider At present, the Japanese army's heavy artillery has not had time to transport up, you can easily deal with it.  "Wu Ming asked seriously: "But if it is suppressed by the Japanese heavy artillery force, how will your army respond? As early as the battle in Wuhan, the Japanese army dropped poison gas bombs on the Chinese army. In addition, our army currently has a serious shortage of gas masks.  There are many gaps in your division, you must prepare in advance." "Yes" Luo Yuming stood at attention and was about to explain his response measures. Lu Dazhong, deputy commander of the new second division on the side, suddenly pointed to the forward position and reminded: "Military seat,  Commander, look, the Japanese army has launched another attack. Wu Ming and Luo Yuming quickly picked up their telescopes and looked towards the Japanese starting position in front of the mountain. In the telescopes, they saw the 75mm mountain guns of the regiment artillery squadron and the infantry artillery squadron of the Japanese army.  and 70mm infantry artillery began to test fire, and there was a Japanese fighter plane repeatedly circling in the air, doing artillery fire test. It seems that after the first wave of attacks was frustrated, the Japanese army began to become more cautious.  The defenders were wiped out, and the artillery shells were fired as if they were free. It took nearly a quarter of an hour to prepare for this round of artillery fire. The Xionghebi forward position, located more than 100 meters above sea level, became the focus of Japanese artillery fire. The trenches.  Most of the officers and soldiers there withdrew into the air-raid shelters, but there were still a small number of soldiers left to prevent the Japanese infantry and artillery from taking the opportunity to attack. Although most of them were safe and sound, many soldiers were still blown away by the shells. The smoke blew in the mountain breeze.  After the soldiers dispersed, the Flying Tiger flag of the New Second Army was still fluttering, and the blood splashed on it made the flag even more dazzling. As soon as the artillery fire stopped, the Japanese attack began. There was about a large group of Japanese troops wearing steel helmets and carrying weapons.  The 38-year-old Gai marched forward under the leadership of the leading officer holding the command knife.  At the front of Xionghebi, Wang Dayuan, the deputy of the Second Regiment, was a little surprised when he saw the Japanese soldiers attacking from all over the mountains and plains. He turned his head and shouted to the back: "Regiment seat, the little Japs are still five hundred meters away from us." "I understand." Lu  Gang answered casually, and saw him shouting toward the artillery position hidden behind him: "Are you ready?" "Ready," the machine gun company commander replied loudly.  "Shoot" Following Lu Gang's order, there was a muffled sound from the Xionghebi anti-slope artillery position, sixteen August 1st mortars roared in unison, and bursts of fire went straight towards the Japanese artillery position.  Lu Gang quickly grabbed the binoculars and carefully observed the Japanese artillery position south of Shangzhuang Village four miles away: the collective firepower of sixteen mortars stunned the Japanese artillery.  In a burst of fire and gunpowder smoke, the Japanese soldiers fled one after another, and mountain artillery and infantry artillery overturned to the ground.  The shelling did not stop. Just a few seconds later there was another salvo. This time, the ammunition of the artillery belonging to the Japanese regiment exploded. Amidst the huge explosion, a mushroom cloud steamed up. The Japanese artillery position had been reduced to  living hell.  The head of the 23rd Division, Michutaro Komatsubara, who was observing the Japanese attack from behind, almost stared out of his eyes. He murmured: "Bagya Road, when did the Chinese army have such powerful firepower? What does the intelligence department do?  "Eat?" The division commander and chief of staff Suzuki Osa was silent. He had been talking about the firepower of the New Second Army.They are all powerful, but the previous intelligence did not attract enough attention from Lieutenant General Komatsubara Michio, so he muddleheadedly deployed the artillery to such a forward position. Now he finally got into big trouble.
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