Bright Sword: An eight-year-old boy led a group to fight the Japanese invaders - Chapter 173: Divisions are severely damaged, North China is shaken
Bright Sword: An eight-year-old boy led a group to fight the Japanese invaders
Chapter 173: Divisions are severely damaged, North China is shakenThis attack on the enemy's 108th Division was of great significance. Li Feijun led the team personally.
Thanks to Wang Ye's foresight, the independent brigade established many intelligence points in Shanxi and Chahar provinces.
The independent brigade knew all the important locations of the Japanese in these two provinces.
After the brigade issued the combat order, intelligence and reconnaissance immediately began to conduct a detailed reconnaissance of the situation around the 108th Division's base.
He also issued orders to the intelligence network that had been developed to set up bombing marks around the 108th Division.
The 108th Division could not enter, so in order to bomb the target more accurately,
These intelligence personnel set directional coordinates outside the 108th Division.
Kawashima Hechang just received a telegram from the support troops, the Ibe Regiment.
After entering the Eighth Route Army base, the Jingbian Regiment was immediately attacked by the Eighth Route Army and its advance was very slow.
The Eighth Route Army destroyed bridges and roads along the way and laid mines, preventing the Jingbian Regiment from advancing.
At the same time, he also received a farewell telegram from Matsuyama Heijiro, which detailed the tactics and mechanization of the independent brigade.
He also emphasized the air power of the independent brigade and asked Kawashima Hechang to pay attention to air defense.
After reading the telegram, Kawashima Hechang was surprised at the fate of the Songshan Brigade, and at the same time he became more vigilant against the Eighth Route Army Independent Brigade.
"Hayakawa-kun, there is no chance that Matsuyama Heijiro and his troops will survive. How should we report this to the Taiyuan and Beiping headquarters?"
Hayakawa Ichishoku took off his glasses and wiped them gently. After a long while, he raised his head and asked, "There is no rush for the report. I want to ask the division commander, is it necessary for the Ibe Brigade to go to Yu County for support?"
Kawashima Heima said in surprise, "Matsuyama Heijiro's brigade is still trying to break out. Are we going to give up on them?"
"Nearly 9000 men in an imperial field brigade were wiped out by Matsuyama Heijiro.
Even if we rescue him, he will just survive and will be court-martialed sooner or later.
I think that letting him die at the hands of the Tubalu is also a good fate!"
Kawashima Hechang was indifferent. Hayakawa Isshoku was right, but it was not easy for him to order a stop to the rescue.
If his subordinates knew about this, how would he lead his troops in the future?
Kawashima Hechang's dilemma did not last long, because the Eighth Route Army bomber formation had already made a choice for him.
"Woooooo ...
Many Japanese soldiers in the barracks did not react when they heard the alarm. They had not heard such a sound for a long time.
It was not until the Japanese officers' roars were heard that the Japanese soldiers realized that they might be attacked by air.
The Japanese were in chaos. They had no decent air defense measures at all. Except for the air defense wing under the division that entered combat status, the rest of the Japanese were at a loss.
Kawashima Gosho and Hayakawa Issho stood at the entrance of the command center and looked at the chaotic military camp.
He hurriedly found the signalman to ask what was going on.
"Your Excellency, the strongholds and artillery towers to the northwest of our base have called to report that a large number of flying troops have passed through their airspace.
And they clearly stated that this air force is definitely not an imperial aircraft!"
Kawashima Heima suddenly thought of the telegram from Matsuyama Heijiro and immediately realized that it was the plane of the Independent Brigade that was coming.
He pulled the signalman and shouted in a hurry, "Immediately issue a combat order to the entire army.
Send out all air defense forces, and the rest of the forces seek shelter nearby to avoid enemy air raids!"
"Hi!"
"Woooooooo..." The air raid sirens became more and more urgent, and all the Japanese soldiers were dizzy and didn't know where to run.
The aviation formation led by Li Feijun has arrived above the 108th base. The bombing signs on the ground clearly point to the Japanese army camp.
"The combat force dived and feinted, so that the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower would all come out halfway.
The bombers will first attack the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower. After the anti-aircraft forces are dealt with, all fighters will open fire at full force.
This is the first time our independent brigade's aircraft squadron has taken action. We must let the whole world know our strength!"
Li Feijun's voice was transmitted to every pilot through the aircraft's radio station.
The first fighter squadron dived towards the enemy camp first. Their speed was more than twice as fast as the enemy fighters.
The Japanese anti-aircraft regiment soldiers on the ground attacked continuously, and each time the bullets flew behind the plane.
"Sir, the fighter planes of the Eighth Route Army are extremely fast. We can't hit them at all!"
"Bagaya Road!"
"Boom, boom, boom...!"
The Japanese commander was about to curse when the bombers' aerial bombs exploded over the air defense wing.
The heavy aerial bombs weighing several hundred kilograms were extremely powerful. Even if the Japanese anti-aircraft wing had made sufficient defenses, they still could not resist this attack.
Countless aerial bombs fell from the sky, and the Japanese anti-aircraft regiment was blown into the sky.
After the Japanese anti-aircraft squadron was destroyed, all the fighter planes rushed down from the sky.
Aerial bombs and onboard machine guns wreaked havoc in the Japanese military camp, and the incendiary bombs carried by the bomber formations turned the Japanese military camp into a sea of fire.
Kawashima Gosho and Hayakawa Issho looked at the warriors screaming around them, their hearts sinking.
"Hayakawa-kun, is this God's punishment on the empire?"
Hayakawa Ichishoku did not answer, because he had lost the ability to speak. The fragments of the explosion flew past him from behind, breaking him into two pieces.
Kawashima Hechang took out a turtle box and shot himself in the temple.
After Li Feijun and his fleet of planes dropped all the bombs, they flew away, leaving behind a sea of fire with a burnt smell in the Japanese camp.
The news of the bombing of the 108th Division spread across the country in less than two hours, and almost all forces received the news that the 108th Division had been severely damaged.
At the Taiyuan headquarters, Kawamura Heizaburo couldn't believe his eyes when he received the news.
The 108th Division is a veteran division of the First Army, and has been stationed in Shanxi Province for much longer than he has.
Although the surprise attack on the Eighth Route Army in the north was ordered by the Peking Command, it was an order given by Heizaburo Kawamura.
"Commander, is what the intelligence says true?" Chief of Staff Tomoki Fukui asked cautiously.
Kawamura Heizaburo slumped in his chair and nodded weakly, "The information was reported by the Special High Section intelligence personnel near the 108th Division's base. It was only sent over after multiple verifications."
"What should we do?" Fukui Tomoki panicked. The two had only been in office for a short time.
The situation of the enemy's troops has not yet been clarified. When something like this happens, will the headquarters withdraw them back to the mainland?
Kawamura Heizaburo murmured, "These are all orders from Commander Okamura, we..."
"That's right!" Kawamura Heizaburo slammed the table, "The 108th Division's march north was ordered by Commander Okamura. It has nothing to do with us!"