12dz Chapter 817 Don't Shoot, We Are One
Chapter 817 Don't Shoot, We Are One
Twenty F6F Hellcats covered ten bombers and flew towards Hengyang. Xu Gun, who was in charge of the Hunan-Guangxi War Zone, personally piloted the fighter plane and flew to the top of Hengyang city.
"Report, enemy artillery group spotted on the lower left, requesting to lower altitude and execute attack mission!"
"Agreed! Squadron One will follow me to attack the enemy artillery group, and Squadron Two will continue to protect the bombers in their bombing missions!"
Xu Gun pressed the joystick, and the plane immediately turned and dived downward. Then he dropped the aerial bomb under the belly of the plane, and then he took off again and ran away.
The artillery team of the 58th Division never thought that it was an enemy plane, and they had no anti-aircraft weapons at all, so they could only watch 36 artillery pieces being destroyed.
And that was not all. The planes of this squadron seemed to be unsatisfied and turned back to strafing the artillery positions again.
At this time, the sound of artillery above Monk Wei's head disappeared. Just as he was wondering, a soldier pointed at more than 20 planes in the sky and shouted in surprise:
"Our plane! Commander, it's our plane!"
Monk Wei slapped his thigh and laughed so hard that snot bubbles came out of his nose.
"Look at those damned Japanese devils, they are still so arrogant, and their broken mountain cannons are still showing off. They are all finished! Order the mortars to hit them hard, plug the gap, and close the door to beat the dogs!
Also, inform the 10th Army that the plane in the sky is ours. Don't shoot, it's ours!"
Most of the 51nd and 92rd Infantry Battalions of the 93st Brigade had already entered the gap under the cover of the Japanese artillery. The mortars sealed the gap, and the soldiers of the airborne brigade opened fire on the Japanese with their machine guns and automatic rifles.
Those Japanese soldiers who had nowhere to hide reaped the fruits of their own action, as their artillery had bombed all the houses in the area into ruins.
Ten bombers also launched indiscriminate bombing on the Japanese attack formation outside the city, causing heavy losses to the Japanese. When the bombers completed their mission, the fighters also dropped bombs under their bellies on the areas where the Japanese were most concentrated, and then dived several times in a row, almost running out of machine gun bullets before turning around and returning to Yongzhou Airport.
The Japanese soldiers outside Xiaoxi Gate were smashed to pieces by the bombers, while the Japanese soldiers inside the city were blocked in the gap.
After an hour of fierce fighting, the Japanese in the gap fought desperately and charged five times in succession, but were forced back and suffered complete losses.
"Report the losses of each unit!"
"Brigade Commander, the first battalion has 76 killed and 122 wounded. The reconnaissance company has 35 killed and 27 wounded!"
"Damn it! Order the mortars to continue to cover the gap. In ten minutes, the first battalion will charge with me to take back the gap!"
Monk Wei's order was passed down, and the soldiers immediately replaced the magazines or reloaded the ammunition belts.
"Hey, artillery battalion, fire all five 107mm rocket launchers from inside the gap at the Little West Gate, aim carefully!"
"Okay, Brigadier General, cover your ears!"
A minute later, sixty rockets landed in front of Monk Wei, and the place was already a sea of fire, with the wailing of the Japanese devils everywhere.
"Bugler, charge!"
When the charge sounded, adrenaline surged, and Monk Wei rushed out with a 95 automatic rifle. Sparks and lightning flew all the way, and he kept firing to smash their evil skulls.
With the baptism of 107 rockets and all-automatic firearms, all the Japanese devils in the gap were killed directly.
As luck would have it, there weren’t any prisoners!
Monk Wei and a battalion of soldiers successfully blocked the gap, and it is conservatively estimated that they killed more than 1,300 enemies.
"Immediately consolidate the defense line and inform all defenders in the city that the gap has been blocked to avoid accidental injuries. In addition, all troops should report the situation!"
"Reporting to the brigade commander, the three positions under the charge of the 201st Airborne Brigade have been completely repelled. According to preliminary estimates, a total of more than 3000 enemies have been killed, and more than 300 of our men have been killed.
The commander of the 10th Army reported by phone that more than 300 enemies were killed and more than 200 were killed in battle! "
Monk Wei pressed the magazine and said:
"General Fang's firepower is still too weak. Send a few artillery scouts to the artillery battalion. As long as we can hold on until dark and airdrop a wave of supplies, rockets won't be a problem!
By the way, where is Duan Peng? Didn't we ask him to help fight the Japanese officers? "
"Oh, Captain Duan Peng just ran away, saying that while the Japanese were retreating, they were also going out for a stroll. He said that the rank of our Japanese officers was too low, and at most they were a captain, which was not enough! He planned to catch some big fish."
Only then did Monk Wei realize that Duan Peng's life was indeed comfortable. They had the best equipment at their disposal and were allowed to fight on the most exciting battlefields.
No wonder he didn't want the position of brigade commander and insisted on being the captain. Is he a hero of Liangshanpo?
"Okay, we have snipers anyway. Let our sniper team go out and try to fish. If we catch a big fish, we'll make a profit!"
As a result, on the Hengyang battlefield, the Japanese officers had their heads smashed for no apparent reason, so Yokoyama Isamu directly issued an order to cancel the rule of saluting superiors when meeting them, and all military ranks were stripped off.
If it weren't for the honor of the officers, Yokoyama Isamu would have wanted all the officers to change into soldiers' uniforms, and finally required them to change into lieutenant uniforms.
Although this method can prevent senior officers from being hunted down to a certain extent, after these commanders change into lieutenant uniforms, soldiers sometimes cannot recognize them during a charge, causing them to think that the commanders have run away, affecting military morale.
After giving the order, Monk Wei ordered the soldiers to bury the sacrificed soldiers, carry the wounded into the air-raid shelter, and the remaining soldiers to reinforce the fortifications.
He quickly walked towards the position in the east. As the "highest" commander in Hengyang City, he had to understand the actual situation on every battlefield.
When he arrived at the eastern position, he found that the Central Army soldiers under his command were short of medical care and medicine, and were just holding on with their brows furrowed like iron lumps.
"Captain Fang, what's going on? Where is your military doctor?"
Fang Xianjue sighed, looked at the soldier lying on the ground groaning, and could only shake his head helplessly.
"We do have a military doctor, but we don't have any medicine, not even disinfectant alcohol or a disco!"
"How about this, carry them to the air-raid shelter. You can use our airborne brigade's medical supplies at will. The field hospitals of our two troops will be combined into one!"
Fang Xianjue's heart skipped a beat. He nodded vigorously and waved his hand to ask the wounded soldiers to hurry forward, fearing that Monk Wei would go back on his word.
"Commander Wei, I thought you were just bragging this morning, but now that we've fought this battle, I'm convinced! Your independent column is really strong, with powerful firepower, high-quality soldiers, and a strong fighting spirit. I admire you!"
"Hahaha, these are all recognized facts! By the way, Commander Fang, I have sent you an artillery scout. If necessary, call for artillery support at any time!"
"Good! Great!"