Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 199 Keep an eye on the Japanese fighter planes. Don't let them dive down! 3-word chapte

With the full rescue efforts of Lieutenant Colonel Kuroda, the three trapped Japanese Zero fighters were rescued. However, in the process, another Zero fighter was seriously damaged and had to return to Yangmingbao Airport early.

Lieutenant Colonel Kuroda wanted to curse at Hayata and Hatoyama, but when he thought of Major General Kudo's order, he could only suppress his anger temporarily. He had already spent 12 minutes rescuing the three Zero fighters, and he only had 18 minutes left. He had no more time to waste.

What really worried him was that the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower came from eight bandit strongholds. It was not easy to destroy these anti-aircraft firepower in fifteen minutes. In order to complete Major General Kudo's mission, he had to take a risk and try it.

"Hayata, Hatoyama, the two of you are responsible for eliminating the anti-aircraft firepower on the three cliffs near Heiyun Village. There are eight anti-aircraft guns in these villages. You must be careful when taking action. The flying altitude must not be lower than 1000 meters. The remaining five villages are left to me. Act quickly, we must complete the task assigned by Major General Kudo within 15 minutes!" Lieutenant Colonel Kuroda said solemnly.

Hayata and Hatoyama had no words to refute. The reason why the current situation was so bad was due to their arrogance. In order to make up for their sins, the two men decided to inflict huge casualties on the Independent Regiment even at the cost of their own lives.

Under the arrangement of Lieutenant Colonel Kuroda, five Zero fighters were divided into two formations and launched raids on eight mountain strongholds respectively.

Lin Zhenhua, who was in charge of air defense command, immediately realized Lieutenant Colonel Kuroda's intention. He shouted into the microphone: "Anti-aircraft machine guns should fire at five in advance, and anti-aircraft guns should fire at four in advance. Hit them hard. Since the Japanese devils don't learn their lesson, our independent regiment will teach them a good lesson!"

Under Lin Zhenhua's command, the soldiers of the independent regiment operated machine guns and anti-aircraft guns and fired desperately into the air. Thousands of bullet casings kept falling to the ground, but no one felt sorry. The soldiers knew very well that compared to the consumed ammunition, the machine tool parts left in the eight mountain strongholds were the most precious things of the independent regiment and were worth protecting with their lives!

Thanks to Lin Zhenhua's emphasis on air defense operations, the independent regiment seemed to be at ease and not chaotic when conducting air defense operations with the Japanese. However, the level of the Japanese pilots was not to be underestimated. Under such a tight air fire blockade, they still found an opportunity. Lieutenant Colonel Heitian seized the ten-second gap when the independent regiment was changing ammunition, forming a small fire gap, and directly dropped two 25-kilogram bombs under the belly of the plane.

One bomb exploded and destroyed the Type 99 light machine gun, and another bomb fell into the forest. The explosion ignited the dead branches and leaves on the ground, and the black smoke produced by the burning rose into the sky.

This unexpected situation caused some chaos in the independent regiment's air defense operations. After discovering this trend, Lin Zhenghua immediately called Wang Chengzhu and ordered in a hurried tone: "Zhuzi, there is a 50-meter air defense gap in the northwest direction. You must immediately bring reinforcements over and block this gap. Don't let the Japanese fighters get in through this gap!"

After instructing Wang Chengzhu, Lin Zhenhua called Li Sanwa again and shouted angrily into the receiver: "Sanwa, you must immediately take the reserve team to support me. You must ensure the continuity of firepower. The previous situation must not happen again. We cannot give the Japanese pilots a chance to break through the internal and external fire interception network, otherwise our air defense forces will suffer heavy losses!"

With Lin Zhenhua's emergency adjustments and reinforcements, it took less than two minutes for the internal and external fire interception network to continue without interruption. However, during this minute and a half, the Japanese pilots took the opportunity to drop six small bombs, three of which fell into the mountains and forests, and the other three fell near the air defense positions, causing more than 20 casualties.

In the past ten minutes, the air defense forces of the independent regiment had not achieved any results, which made Lin Zhenhua extremely anxious. The only good news now was that no anti-aircraft guns were destroyed, but the current dangerous situation made Lin Zhenhua understand that if this continued, it would only be a matter of time before the anti-aircraft guns were destroyed.

Compared to the anxious Lin Zhenhua, Lieutenant Colonel Kuroda was in an even worse situation. He only had eight minutes left and was unable to complete the task of destroying the independent regiment's air defense positions. He had no choice but to explain the current situation to Major General Kudo and suggested that Major General Kudo take the risk and start the bombing operation with the bomber brigade.

"Damn it! None of these idiots are reliable. It is too difficult for our bomber squadron to carry out bombing under such fierce anti-aircraft fire. What's more important is that we will lose our precious bombers!"

Just as Major General Kudo was about to curse a few more times, he heard a pilot's cry of surprise. He was planning to scold the pilot of the bomber he was on, but when he saw the changes in the clouds ahead, he started to make a humming sound in his throat, like a chicken with its throat pinched.

Looking at the dark clouds slowly drifting towards the distant sky, Major General Kudo even wanted to die. He did not expect that this bombing operation would be so unsuccessful. However, he planned to hold on a little longer. After all, there was no lightning in the clouds. As long as there was no large-scale rainfall and only sporadic drizzle, the Type 96 bomber would be able to withstand it.

As for the Zero fighter, the impact was not significant. After all, the Zero fighter used an all-metal single wing, and the rain would only affect the pilot's vision, but not the fighter. Moreover, the dark clouds had not come yet, so it would not affect the battle at all. Therefore, Major General Kudo decided to take the risk and carry out a bombing operation, using the cover of the clouds to carry out a surprise bombing operation on the eight mountain strongholds below.

When Major General Kudo informed Lieutenant Colonel Kuroda via the radio, Lieutenant Colonel Kuroda had no choice but to agree. However, he was pessimistic about this operation because if they encountered heavy rain, it would be difficult for them to return to Taiyuan Airport. Besides, flying and landing in the rain would be a big trouble. As for attacking the air defense positions of the independent regiment below in the heavy rain, Lieutenant Colonel Kuroda had never thought about it because that would definitely be an act of seeking death. The heavy rain seriously obstructed the pilot's vision. In addition, this place was located in a mountainous area. If a surprise attack was launched on the ground at this time, it would be no different from suicide.

"Major General Kudo, if things are impossible, I request a strategic shift! The Empire's fighter pilots are extremely valuable and must not be lost in risky actions. I have the right to refuse this!" Lieutenant Colonel Kuroda finally fought for it.

Major General Kudo nodded in agreement. The Zero fighter pilots were indeed very valuable and he could not allow them to launch suicidal attacks on the enemy. He would be court-martialed if he did so.

Lin Zhenhua saw dark clouds gradually approaching in the distance, which should be about 50 kilometers away from Heiyun Village. At this time, a breeze gradually started to blow in the sky, and the wind was gradually getting stronger. This had a significant impact on the independent regiment's air defense operations. The bullets and artillery shells began to deviate from their original trajectories, which made Lin Zhenhua speechless for a moment. He didn't know whether to be relieved or angry. In short, he felt mixed emotions.

However, when he saw five Japanese Zero fighters still fighting with the anti-aircraft positions in the sky, Lin Zhenhua had to change the combat order. He picked up the phone beside him and shouted into the microphone: "Attention, all combat positions, adjust the design angle according to the wind volume. It is now a level 20 wind. Immediately adjust positions and hit them hard. I want to see how long the Japanese pilots can hold out?"

"The coming rain will have a great impact on our air defense positions, but it will also have a great impact on the Japanese fighter planes. As long as we hold on until the rain starts, the Japanese fighter planes will have to retreat. Persistence is victory. As long as we hold on for another half an hour, we can win this air defense battle!"

The soldiers had no time to look at the dark clouds in the distance, but after hearing Lin Zhenhua's order, their worries were relieved a lot. To be honest, if the Japanese fighter planes had not been too arrogant at the beginning and flew at a very low altitude, they might not have been able to shoot down a Japanese fighter plane. This air defense operation also made them understand how difficult it is to use anti-aircraft firepower to shoot down Japanese fighter planes, and they were no longer complacent as before!

Lin Zhenhua saw the current state of the soldiers and nodded secretly. At the beginning, they shot down two Zero fighters of the Japanese, which made many soldiers underestimate the enemy, otherwise there would not be a firepower gap. Fortunately, they learned from their mistakes and no longer underestimated the enemy. The two aerial firepower networks firmly blocked the five Japanese fighters outside and did not give them any chance to dive and shoot.

Major General Kudo, who was in the sky, saw that the clouds were getting closer and closer to the location of the bombers. He knew that he could not wait any longer and had to start the bombing operation in advance. In order to ensure the safety of the bombers, he required all bombers to rise to an altitude of three thousand meters. In order to improve the effect of the bombing, he decided to carry out two rounds of bombing, and the bombing time was set to 15 minutes. In this way, when returning, they would have more fuel and be better able to deal with some emergencies.

"Yoshi! Kuroda, you continue to lead the fighters to attract the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower. The bomber brigade will carry out the bombing operation against the enemy together. Immediately adjust the route and start dive bombing!"

As Major General Kudo's order was issued, six Type 96 bombers quickly adjusted their routes and flew towards Heiyun Village according to the previously assigned tasks. After reaching the appropriate position, the bombardiers began to drop bombs. Bombs fell from the belly of the bombers one by one and began to bomb eight mountain villages including Heiyun Village. The goal was to destroy the independent regiment's air defense positions.

"Sanwazi, the Japanese bombers are left to you. Zhuzi, you must keep a close eye on the Japanese fighter planes. Don't let them dive down!" Lin Zhenhua shouted angrily at the top of his voice.