my bright sword career

Chapter 456
"It's messed up, it's all messed up."

The deputy commander-in-chief looked at the stack of telegrams in front of him and sighed helplessly, and said to Deputy Chief of Staff Teng beside him: "Do you know how many troops have requested to defend Liantai County with the Liantai militia so far? A total of 65 troops, These include the 120th Division and 115th Division, which are hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from Liantai County, isn’t this nonsense?”

Deputy Chief of Staff Teng also shook his head and smiled wryly: "Boss, it seems that all the troops below are also afraid of poverty. No wonder, the old saying goes well, a penny is hard for a hero, and this is all forced."

"Yes."

The deputy commander was also silent for a while before he said slowly: "I received a statistical report from the Taiyue Military Division a few days ago. At present, the Taiyue Military Division has a total of more than 505 troops, but only one rifle. Thousands and three hundred pieces, 25 machine guns, 9000 rounds of various bullets, less than two hundred rounds of various artillery shells, and more than [-] hand grenades. On average, each soldier can only get ten bullets and one grenade. It’s not enough to fight a small-scale battle, how can it go on like this.”

Deputy Chief of Staff Teng smiled wryly and said nothing. It was precisely because the life of the Eighth Route Army was so sad that the deputy commander lost his composure when he heard that Gao Hongming actually sent a plane to drop [-] tons of ammunition and two tons of medicine to the Independence Regiment.

"Boss, do you think it is more appropriate to send that army?"

"In my opinion, let the 129th division go."

The deputy commander-in-chief thought over and over again, and said his decision.

"For one thing, Lao Liu once studied at the Frunze Military Academy in the Soviet Union. He is best at mechanized large-scale corps combat. Letting him go is to make the best use of everything. Moreover, this is also a rare learning opportunity. Our troops usually I am used to drilling gullies to fight guerrillas, and I have no experience in fighting with large corps.

Although Chen* led a few regiments to participate in the Battle of Zhongtiaoshan last time, the third army of the Yunnan Army and the Liantai militia played the leading roles in that battle. The few regiments we sent were all playing side drums.

Although the casualties were small, the troops basically didn't get much training, so this rare opportunity, let Lao Liu and Xiaoping lead the team, and sharpen the troops along the way, so that they can also open their eyes. Mechanized group combat. "

"That's right, I think, let's make it more formal this time, and bring the 386th Brigade, 385th Brigade, and the New First Brigade to let Gao Hongming see our sincerity. But we have to communicate with Gao Hongming in advance, otherwise It’s not good to turn a good thing into a bad thing.”

"Well... The boss's opinion is very good. I have one more thing to add. Didn't Gao Hongming's telegram say that a joint headquarters should be established? We need to remind Lao Liu and Xiaoping that we must fully respect Gao Hongming's opinion. Relying on the fact that you have a large number of people, you will engage in the practice of the minority obeying the majority, and that will cause trouble.”

"Yes... Your opinion is very good, and we will specifically explain this point in the telegram."

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"Buzzing..."

A Lichuan Type 500 reconnaissance plane is flying at a low altitude of about [-] meters. Don’t think that this altitude is very high. In fact, from the perspective of flight, this altitude is already quite low, especially in the airspace with hilly terrain like Shanxi. If you are not careful, there is a danger of hitting the mountain.

While carefully observing the surroundings, the pilot Yuki Mizuta said to the telegraph operator and observer Masahiro Imanishi behind him: "Imanishi-kun, don't just look at the ground, but also help me look at the top and tail of the head. Attack us from behind."

Masahiro Imanishi asked suspiciously: "Your Excellency, didn't our battle report say that all the planes of the Chinese people were shot down? How could there be Chinese fighter planes coming to attack us? And the altitude we are flying is too low, right? I felt a little terrified afterwards.”

"Imasai-kun, you just graduated from the flight cadet class this year?" Yuki Mizuta asked casually.

"Yes, I just graduated from the flight academy in April this year. I was assigned to the Third Aviation Group last month, and then I was sent to the reconnaissance squadron." Masahiro Imanishi answered honestly.

Mizuta Yuki snorted softly: "It seems that the instructors in your school don't like you very much."

Imanishi Masahiro's face turned red, it's not just that the instructor doesn't like him.

Because he was born in a poor family, his flying skills were always at the bottom of the class when he was studying as a pilot student. Naturally, he was not well received by the instructors, otherwise he would not have been kicked into the reconnaissance squadron as an observer. In the words of the flight captain, it is like That's the only job you can do.

"Boy, for the sake of our hometown in Hokkaido, I will teach you the first lesson as a senior." Although Yuki Mizuta's mouth was poisonous, he still explained to the rookie behind him: "You remember, Shanxi is no better than China.

Imperial planes can fly freely in other places in China. That is because the air force of the Chinese government army has been almost wiped out by us long ago, but Shanxi is different. Shanxi has a very powerful air force. If one day you fly a plane alone to investigate, Once you see the planes of the Taiwan United Air Force Corps, don't hesitate, you must turn around and run as soon as possible, understand? "

"Your Excellency...I..."

Masahiro Imanishi's mind was in a mess for a while. He never imagined that the first time he went on a mission, the old bird who took him to fly taught him such a lesson. This was too different from the image of the invincible Japanese imperial army in his impression. big.

Distraught, he didn't dare to refute his senior's words, so he could only turn his head and look around to relieve the embarrassment in his heart. When he turned his head to the tail of the plane, although the rising sun was not too strong, it still shone on him. His eyes hurt a little, and he put down the goggles.

When he raised his head again, he found that there seemed to be two small black spots in the sunlight, trying to approach them quickly.

"Hey... what is that..."

Masahiro Imamishi was slightly taken aback, and quickly widened his eyes to look again, his face suddenly changed, "Your Excellency... at six o'clock, there are two Chinese planes!"

"Baga... is the Hellcat of the Chinese people!"

Yuki Mizuta looked back, and immediately blurted out a national curse, and shouted, "Sit tight!"

As soon as the words fell, Masahiro Imanishi felt as if he had been pushed violently by someone, and his whole body sank suddenly. The nose of this Tachikawa Type 98 reconnaissance plane sank, and the whole plane headed towards the ground under its feet. The valley rushed down.

The engine running at full capacity made a piercing roar while pushing the 1.7-ton aircraft through the valley at a speed of 220 kilometers per hour.

And the two F6F Hellcats behind them found themselves exposed and rushed down with increased horsepower, and soon caught up behind the Type 98 reconnaissance plane, and bursts of bullets came like raindrops, hitting the middle of the valley and bursting out. cloud of dust.

(End of this chapter)