NCCnovel Chapter 827: Symbolic Bombing
Chapter 827: Symbolic Bombing
Although Chang Guangzhou fought back against Johnson with strength, he was very afraid that Country M would terminate its aid. After all, once he lost Country M's aid, it might be difficult for him to keep his position.
Therefore, order the 62nd Army to return to Liuzhou to deploy defenses, strengthen Liuzhou's defenses, and ensure the safety of Liuzhou's military supplies.
"Contact Stilwell and ask them to ask the US Air Force stationed in China to participate in the battle to defend Liuzhou, or provide enough fuel for our planes!"
It was thought that Stilwell would refuse, but he still chose to send planes to support the Battle of Kwai Lin.
At eight o'clock the next morning, the 34th Division and the 40th Division launched a fierce attack on the Guilin defense line.
Although they were protected by the Ten Thousand Mountains, under the bombing of the Japanese heavy artillery and aircraft, how could the two divisions of the Central Army be a match for the two divisions of the Japanese.
Kan Weiyong of the 131st Division of the Central Army watched entire squads and rows of soldiers being killed by the Japanese aerial bombs. He was so angry that he directly called Zhang Fakui, commander of the Fourth War Zone.
"Commander Zhang, aren't there planes from Country M joining the battle? But I can only see the Japanese planes on the front line. If possible, please ask them to go into battle quickly. I can't stand losing most of my soldiers before they even meet the enemy!"
Zhang Fakui was also extremely helpless. As the commander of the Fifth War Zone, he was like a decoration. The deployment of the army and even the division was all done by the "micro-control master".
It would have been fine if he had been fully responsible, but after giving the orders, Zhang Fakui was responsible for implementation. Those unrealistic combat plans were castles in the air and could not be implemented at all.
"Kan Weiyong, why are you yelling at me? How would I know where the plane is in Country M? Go find whoever promised you that you have a plane!"
After being scolded, Kan Weiyong calmed down. The news about the M country planes was indeed not said by Zhang Fakui, but by the Military Commission when it issued an order, asking their two divisions to defend Guilin with the full support of the M country Air Force.
"Commander, I was too impatient! I admit my mistake! But the situation in Guilin is very serious. My initial estimate is that there are at least more than 200 Japanese planes!"
After Kan Weiyong finished speaking, he looked up at the densely packed planes in the sky as a confirmation.
He guessed correctly. When the 23rd Division decided to attack Guangxi, the China Expeditionary Force Command ordered aircraft from the nd Aircraft Division to provide air support.
Zhang Fakui sighed. Although the Fourth War Zone had more than a hundred broken planes, almost half of them were lying on the ground and unable to move due to lack of maintenance and lack of fuel.
"How about this? I'll use my personal connections to contact the 14th Air Force of Country M in China! I don't know how high the chances of success are, but I'll try my best!"
After Zhang Fakui hung up the phone, he directly contacted Major General Dussel, the commander of the 14th Air Force at Zhijiang Airport.
"Commander Zhang, isn't the battle on the front line intense right now? How did you find time to call me?"
"General Dussel, the situation on the front line is indeed a mess, but I still took the liberty to call you and ask you to send aircraft to support our battle in Guilin. We really need your aircraft!"
Dussel looked at the plane being prepared and loaded with equipment outside, and his brows furrowed.
"Commander Hu, we did agree to support the Guilin Campaign yesterday, but this morning the Japanese 58th Division has continued to move north and is heading towards Zhijiang.
To be honest, we are now preparing to move to Kunming!"
Zhang Fakui was struck by lightning, he never expected this to be the outcome!
"General Dussel, I can fully understand that you want to move to Kunming for safety, but I implore you to give us some air support before the move!"
Dussel thought about it and finally nodded on the other end of the phone.
"Ok! For Commander Zhang's sake, I will give you air support, which is expected to arrive in an hour. But as for how many planes can be dispatched, I have to arrange it based on the actual situation!"
"Thank you so much, General Dussel. If I can come back alive from this battle, I will definitely treat you to a big drink!"
"A word is settled!"
Dussel walked to the side of the runway and arranged for the transport planes and bombers to move to Kunming, leaving behind three fighter planes.
"Just fly over Guilin and drop the bomb."
"Got it! I'm good at this. Isn't it just a symbolic bomb drop?"
Half an hour later, the planes that Kan Weiyong and the soldiers of the 131st Division had been waiting for finally appeared in the sky, but there were only three of them, and they seemed to have sneaked in while the Japanese planes were retreating.
"Commander, why are there only three?"
"Wait a minute, maybe this is just a plane coming to scout the enemy!"
As a result, the three planes dropped a few bombs at random, landed in the mountains, then shook their tails and left.
"it's over?"
Kan Weiyong's face was gloomy, he said nothing, but said coldly:
"It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. Prepare to fight!"
As soon as the Japanese planes retreated and the artillery stopped firing, the next step would definitely be an infantry charge.
The officers and soldiers of the 131st Division had no time to rest in the messy bunkers that were bombarded by planes and heavy artillery, and they were thrown into the battle.
The 131st Division, which had suffered heavy losses in the previous bombing, rushed into the battlefield, fighting with rifles against the well-equipped Japanese.
In less than three hours, all the defenders of the first line of defense were killed, and the Japanese advanced directly to the second line of defense.
Kan Weiyong was burning with rage. The frustration he had felt over the past few days turned into a ball of rage. He held a Czech rifle, stood on the trench, and fired fiercely at the Japanese.
Seeing that their superiors were fighting to the death, the soldiers of the 131st Division naturally rushed towards the Japanese like wolves and directly crushed their attack.
Yokoyama Isamu originally wanted to end the battle in one day, but he did not expect to encounter a tough opponent, so he decided to suspend the attack.
The next morning, they fired poison gas bombs directly at Guilin, and then used artillery to clear a path and open a gap in the city gate.
Wu Zhan, the major general and commander of the 131nd Regiment of the 392st Division, led a battalion to plug the gap and hold out for another three days.
On the fifth day of the battle, Yokoyama Isamu could no longer wait and ordered the heavy artillery unit to fire all its shells. Many parts of Guilin's city walls were destroyed and Major General Wu Zhan, the regiment commander, was killed in the artillery fire and died a heroic death for his country.
"Commander, our brothers are running out of bullets. Let's break out!"
Kan Weiyong wiped his pistol and shook his head helplessly.
"The order from Chongqing asked me to lead the 131st Division to defend Guilin for three months. I knew it was impossible, but as a soldier, I should hold on until the last moment.
You must immediately lead all your soldiers to break out from the west and leave some seeds for the 131st Division!"
"Commander, change your clothes and come with us!"
"No, I have my own plans. Please take this letter out and give it to Commander Bai and General Li!"
After Kan Weiyong finished speaking, he walked into the bedroom. Then a gunshot was heard, and he committed suicide for his country.