usatvline Chapter 199: The Japanese Aircraft Attack
Chapter 199: The Japanese Aircraft Attack
Night falls.
Gundam lay on the bed and entered the system space. During this period, the independent column had eliminated a large number of Japanese devils. He wanted to see how many good things the system had rewarded him with.
He entered the system space with anticipation. The first thing that caught his eye was the military merit points on the system panel. At this time, it had reached 8 points. It seemed that the independent column had eliminated nearly 8000 Japanese devils in total during this period.
Gundam nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the system reward. He was shocked by how much he saw.
The special rewards given to him by the system were piled up into several huge mountains in the system space. Among them, the raw materials for manufacturing weapons and ammunition alone amounted to hundreds of thousands of tons, and the machine tools and equipment filled the entire space.
It is no exaggeration to say that the machine tools and other types of machines currently in the system space are more than all the arsenals in the country combined.
At that time, there were actually not many arsenals in China. Years of war forced a large number of arsenals to stop production and relocate. Many arsenals that did not have time to move were occupied by the Japanese.
Gundam was delighted when he saw so many machines and equipment in front of him. With these machine tools and equipment, the independent column would develop by leaps and bounds, and would surely be able to produce more advanced weapons and equipment in the future.
After Gundam sorted out the materials rewarded by the system in the system space, he exited the system space with satisfaction.
After the Hundred Regiments Campaign, the system's rewards will definitely be richer, and he will then find a way to get all these machine tools and all the raw materials out.
The production capacity of Ping'an Arsenal will continue to expand. The amount of ammunition consumed by the Independent Column every day is very terrifying, especially during the war. During the Hundred Regiments Campaign, the various units of the Independent Column consumed half of the ammunition reserves in the warehouse.
After the Hundred Regiments Campaign, the Japanese would certainly launch a large-scale mopping-up operation. At that time, the independent column would need more weapons and ammunition to deal with the Japanese mopping-up forces and protect the safety of the base.
The base in Ping'an County must not be abandoned unless it is absolutely necessary. The Ping'an Arsenal is the lifeblood of the Independent Column and nothing can go wrong there. Therefore, the Independent Column must do its utmost to keep the base.
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Taiyuan City.
The Japanese First Army Headquarters was brightly lit, and all the Japanese officers did not rest. The battle situation in various parts of Shanxi was constantly transmitted to the Japanese headquarters.
The Chief of Staff reported the situation in various places to Yoshio Ozuka with a heavy face.
"Report to the commander, the large-scale offensive launched by the Eighth Route Army has spread to the entire Shanxi region. Urgent telegrams have been received from all over the country. A large number of strongholds we built along the highway have been destroyed by the Eighth Route Army. ........."
"Our troops sent to reinforce Yangquan were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army. The Songyuan Regiment was wiped out by the Eighth Route Army. The two infantry battalions sent to reinforce Yangquan from the Niangzi Pass were also wiped out by the Eighth Route Army...."
"Bagaya road!"
"Why has the Eighth Route Army become so strong? Have they always been showing weakness before?"
The more Yoshio Kozuka thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. Based on his understanding of China, the Chinese people's favorite thing to do is to hide their abilities and pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger.
The Eighth Route Army must have been developing their forces in secret, hoping to make them relax their vigilance, and then launch an all-out attack at the critical moment.
Yoshio Kozuka stood in front of the large map with a gloomy face. The large-scale attack of the Eighth Route Army was beyond everyone's expectations.
No one had expected that a group of armed forces, who they considered to be peasants, could stir up the situation in North China.
Suddenly, a Japanese officer strode up to Yoshio Kozuka and saluted.
"Report to the Commander, the Yangquan Ninth Brigade called."
Yoshio Kozuka took the telegram and began to read it.
Then he looked up at the Chief of Staff and said.
"Chief of Staff, Yangquan is under siege by a large force of the Eighth Route Army. They have been bombarding Yangquan City for a whole day.
There is a high probability that we will launch an offensive against Yangquan tomorrow. Our other reinforcements are still on the way, so we must find a way to support the 9th Brigade to hold Yangquan."
After hearing what Yoshio Ozuka said, the chief of staff fell into deep thought. The current situation was very troublesome. The Eighth Route Army troops were attacking everywhere in Shanxi.
"Your Excellency Commander, the reason why the Eighth Route Army dared to attack Yangquan is simply because they relied on the cannons in their hands. We must completely destroy their artillery before we can rescue Yangquan. The Eighth Route Army troops that have lost their cannons will absolutely not be able to capture Yangquan." The chief of staff said affirmatively.
After hearing the chief of staff's analysis, Yoshio Kozuka nodded in agreement. Now only by sending air forces to find the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army and destroy them can Yangquan be saved.
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The next day.
The Japanese ground crew at Taiyuan Airport began refueling and loading bombs on the planes that were to carry out today's mission early in the morning.
The Taiyuan Aviation Brigade will be mobilized today to launch an air strike on the Eighth Route Army artillery positions outside Yangquan.
The aviation brigade at Taiyuan Airport is the most important trump card in Yoshio Kozuka's hand. He attaches great importance to it and would never let the aviation brigade take part in normal battles.
Because the Japanese were in urgent need of aviation fuel in their country, and China had no oil fields or refineries.
Therefore, all the aviation fuel used by the Japanese in their battles on Chinese soil had to be transported from their homeland, resulting in the Japanese rarely having to deploy their aircraft on a large scale.
The Japanese pilots quickly gathered on the runway, waiting for the captain to give the order to act.
It didn't take long.
The captain walked up to the many pilots and spoke loudly.
"Dear pilots, today the entire aviation brigade will be dispatched to launch an air strike on the Eighth Route Army artillery positions outside Yangquan City.
This operation is very important. We must destroy the artillery of the Eighth Route Army. The Commander requires us to go all out. "
"Ha." All the pilots present responded loudly.
The captain nodded with satisfaction.
"Everyone immediately checked their aircraft and prepared to take off."
After hearing the order, the pilots quickly rushed to their fighter planes. They climbed into the planes and sat in the cockpits, and began to check the instruments inside the planes.
The Japanese captain also strode towards his fighter plane. He would personally lead the team in this combat operation.
After 5 minutes.
The captain gave the order on the radio channel: "Attention all pilots, take off immediately."
"Roger, understood."
Many pilots responded over the radio.
As the fighter jets ignited, the entire Taiyuan Airport was instantly filled with the sound of engines humming.