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

Chapter 556: Damn it, it’s so satisfying to fire the fortress cannon. I’ve never felt so happy befor

Fortress No. 1, the location of the Independent Regiment’s temporary headquarters.

"Lao Ding, are the troops ready? In another half an hour, their bombers will reach Erchaling. This battle is related to the life and death of the armored regiment. There must not be any problems, otherwise Lao Li and the others might really become prisoners of the Japanese." Kong Jie asked with a worried look on his face.

Ding Wei put down the telescope in his hand, with a very ugly expression on his face. He really didn't expect that Jun'ichi Aoki would be so cruel and was destroying the road they had built before to block the armored regiment's return.

"Old Kong, for this operation, I have mobilized the two armored battalions in our base. I plan to launch an armored assault on the Japanese and teach the Aoki Division a lesson."

"Eight large-caliber fortress guns have been loaded with shells and are ready to bombard the enemy positions at any time. I have also pulled out all our self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. In addition, I have mobilized an artillery battalion. This time, I intend to use the tactic of bombarding the enemy with shells to show them how powerful I, Ding Wei, am!"

"For this battle, we really don't have any good tactics. This battle is a test of strength. Whoever is stronger will win in the end. Any conspiracy or trick will not make much waves in the face of absolute strength."

Kong Jie replied with full approval: "Just now I was very worried, afraid that we could not bring Lao Li and the others back, but after hearing what you said, I am now full of confidence. We are not short of weapons and ammunition, and the soldiers have been through six months of training. Even if we fight a bloody battle with the Japanese now, there is nothing to be afraid of."

"The damned Japanese want to wipe out our Zhaojiayu base with only such a small number of people. What a beautiful thought! No matter what others think, I, Kong Jie, will be the first to disagree!"

At this moment, the command center's phone rang, and Zhou Haishan's voice came from the phone: "Hello, command center? This is Maoershan Airport. The 156 fighter planes that are attacking are ready to take off. Please give the command to take off!"

Kong Jie took the phone from his subordinate and replied loudly: "Hello, Zhou Haishan, this is Kong Jie. The command center ordered the air force battalion to attack immediately. It must arrive at the battlefield within half an hour and launch an air strike against the devils in Erchaling!"

Zhou Haishan's excited voice came from the phone: "Captain Kong, I will order the air force battalion to move out immediately. It will only take 25 minutes for the air force battalion to reach Erchaling!"

After Zhou Haishan hung up the phone, he immediately sounded the attack alarm. 156 fighter jets took off at the same time, using the temporary road as an airport runway. It took only two and a half minutes to complete the normal takeoff. After a slight formation in the air, they flew at full speed towards Erchaling.

In order to allow the fighter jets to have more time in the air, each fighter jet carries two auxiliary fuel tanks, which increases their time in the air by a full hour and ten minutes, which will be very critical for the subsequent air combat.

Kong Jie immediately informed Li Yunlong of the news that the Air Force Battalion had been dispatched. After learning that the Air Force Battalion had been dispatched, Li Yunlong's anxiety was completely relieved.

"College students, the Air Force Battalion has been dispatched and is expected to arrive at the battlefield in half an hour. It is already 12:10, and the Air Force Battalion will arrive at Erchaling 20 minutes earlier than us. You need to give them combat missions immediately. This is the intelligence just sent back by the reconnaissance team. I think the bombing mission needs to be adjusted. The specific adjustments are up to you to decide!" Li Yunlong said in a low voice.

Lin Zhenhua took the intelligence from Li Yunlong and checked it carefully. It turned out that the reconnaissance team found that the Japanese had hidden heavy artillery between two mountains. It would be very difficult to blow it up. Lin Zhenhua carefully compared the photos with the Erchaling map he had drawn before, and made a detailed calculation with a pencil in his hand. He found that using dive bombers was too dangerous. It was very likely that they would pay a tragic sacrifice and still fail to destroy the Japanese heavy artillery unit.

"Old Li, we want to kill the Japanese heavy artillery. Dive bombers are already difficult to do, and the accuracy of horizontal bombers is too low. The only thing we can use is the Fat Baby ground attack aircraft. Only this kind of low-speed and high-defense aircraft can pose a huge threat to the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery. I will contact Liu Haishan now and ask him to send the Fat Baby ground attack aircraft to deal with the Japanese heavy artillery."

Lin Zhenhua immediately contacted Liu Haishan through the radio and explained in a serious tone: "Captain Liu, I need to adjust the combat mission here. You don't need to dispatch two Fat Baby ground attack aircraft to eliminate the heavy artillery deployed by the Japanese on the left wing of Erchaling. This mission does not allow any discount. You must ensure that the armored regiment destroys the Japanese heavy artillery before launching an attack!"

Liu Haishan carefully checked the map in the cabin of the bomber and asked for intelligence from the reconnaissance team. After a detailed comparison, he discovered that the location of the Japanese heavy artillery was very tricky. Even if the Fat Baby ground attack aircraft was used, it would be difficult to achieve great results.

"College student, the location of the Japanese heavy artillery is too tricky. It may be difficult for the Fat Baby ground attack aircraft to complete this task. I plan to dispatch two dive bombers and six missile transport planes to blow up the Japanese heavy artillery. Preparing two plans can ensure that there is no risk of error. Although there may be more casualties, it can ensure that the Japanese heavy artillery will not threaten the safety of the armored regiment."

Liu Haishan's answer made Lin Zhenhua feel very depressed, but he couldn't say anything against it. War requires sacrifices, and it is impossible to have zero casualties. Lin Zhenhua suppressed his annoyance, gave a few instructions on everything, and only hung up the call with Liu Haishan after confirming that there was nothing missing.

Zhao Gang noticed Lin Zhenhua's depressed mood and stepped forward to comfort him: "College student, you must cheer up. The pilots of the air force battalion still need your command. What you can do is to reduce their casualties. I believe you can do it."

Li Yunlong also echoed, "College student, there is really no need for you to be sentimental. I have been leading my brothers to fight the Japanese, and I have long thought that this day would come. As long as we don't drive the Japanese out, we can't expect to live in peace. For the sake of our 400 million compatriots, we must drive the Japanese out no matter how great the sacrifice."

Lin Zhenhua regained his spirits, his eyes became firm again, and he said with confidence: "I believe that the pilots of the air force battalion will never let us down. What we have to do now is to race against time and withdraw to Fortress No. 1 before dawn tomorrow morning."

In order to cover the armored regiment's breakout operation, eight large fortress guns deployed in Fortress No. 1 began to bombard the Japanese defensive positions, forcing Junichi Aoki to abandon the outer positions and focus on defending the inner main positions.

"Damn, it's so exciting to fire this cannon. I never thought that this large-caliber fortress cannon would be so powerful. No wonder the Japanese have been like quails and dared not launch a large-scale attack on our fortresses. With one shot from such a powerful fortress cannon, not a blade of grass can grow within a hundred meters. Even if I, Old Kong, were to fight this battle, I would only be able to watch helplessly. The only thing I can do is to risk my life."

"But if we want to take down such fortifications, it will be difficult to achieve much results even if we deploy tens of thousands of people. I finally understand why the Japanese have been eyeing our fortress artillery. This college student is really foresighted. He produced a few more fortress artillery as backup. The fortress artillery that was destroyed by the Japanese last time has been replaced with new ones. No wonder Li Yunlong is so confident." Kong Jie said with shock on his face.

Ding Wei smiled and continued, "Old Kong, these large-caliber fortress cannons are very troublesome to produce. It took college students half a year to produce 30 fortress cannons. The barrels are so thick that people can fit inside. I was amazed when I saw them for the first time. Later, I learned that at least 20 barrels are needed to serve this cannon. The shells alone weigh hundreds of pounds, and the shells fired can really blow up a large area."

"The loaded powder bag weighs more than ten pounds. I was afraid that this thing would explode while firing. This thing made by college students is really amazing. Not to mention that the Japanese didn't believe it, even I didn't believe it at the beginning. I even thought it was fake and was used to fool the Japanese. But I didn't expect that this cannon could really fire."

"The Japanese have also suffered from our fortress artillery, but these bastards only care about eating and not fighting. They think that the life of our gun barrels is very short and they can't fire many rounds. But in fact, each of our gun barrels can fire 36 rounds. Otherwise, I, Old Ding, wouldn't be so confident."

Ding Wei used the artillery observation equipment to check the effect of the bombardment, picked up the phone beside him and gave an order: "Order the artillery battalion to move forward to the fortress to build artillery positions, and use heavy artillery to severely bombard the inner positions of the Japanese. The rocket artillery company faces the central position of the Japanese, and fire a round of rocket artillery to destroy the command system of the Japanese."

"The fortress artillery group is looking for the Japanese heavy artillery units. If the Japanese heavy artillery dares to approach our fortress, we will hit them hard!"

"Armored units, attack immediately. Attack the Aoki Division at all costs. Make sure the little devils in front of us have no time to focus on other things, and create a suitable opportunity for the armored regiment to break out!"