HCB Chapter 273 The Japs can be defeated many times, but we cannot be defeated just once. We really can’
Chapter 273 The Japs can be defeated many times, but we cannot be defeated just once. We really can’
That evening, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang arrived at the Xiaoyunling position. After they met, they exchanged pleasantries and talked about business after dinner. Li Yunlong was the first to open the conversation and asked, "College student, please tell us about tomorrow's weather first, so that we can be prepared. I don't know if there are any pilots who have deceived the Japanese today. I am really a little nervous!"
Lin Zhenhua took out the weather forecast bottle, looked at it carefully, and replied with a happy face: "I just checked the weather forecast. It will rain tomorrow, and the rain will be quite heavy. It should be a moderate rain. This is indeed good news for us and for the crops in the fields. It has not rained for a long time, and the last rain has almost used up all the water. Now is the time when the crops in the fields need water. A few more rains will indeed save the villagers a lot of effort!"
Li Yunlong also stared at the weather forecast bottle for a while, but still couldn't figure out what was going on. He said enviously, "College student, your weather forecast is quite accurate. Except for the inaccurate prediction of light rain, the predictions of moderate and heavy rain are all very accurate. With this thing, we have the right time, which is very beneficial for our defense of the base. You must keep it well and don't lose it. I heard you say before that this thing is very difficult to make. You made it by chance before, and you failed several times afterwards. You must be careful when using it!"
What Lin Zhenhua said was indeed the truth. He had indeed spent a lot of effort in private to imitate a weather forecast bottle, but the accuracy of the imitated product was very low, forcing him to give up. He realized how precious the weather forecast bottle rewarded by the system was. He usually carried it with him, and no one else could even see it without his consent.
"Old Li, this thing was made by accident. I was probably just lucky. I tried several times but failed. I wasted a lot of materials and time. Now I think about all those days and nights spent imitating it. It's really become a big joke!"
"It will rain moderately tomorrow, so the Japanese fighter planes won't be able to take off. In addition, we shot down two Japanese reconnaissance planes today. The Japanese suffered a big loss here before, so they won't send fighter planes here in the short term. After all, no matter how rich the Japanese are, they can't afford such a big loss. In addition, the Japanese haven't had a good time in the past two years. I guess there are problems with the domestic finances, and the canned beef has also started to go wrong. Yesterday, I opened a can of beef and found a lot of scraps in it. Compared with last year, the meat content has dropped a lot. It can be seen that the Japanese are just like Wang Xiaoer's New Year, which is getting worse and worse every year!"
"This time the Japanese have mobilized a large number of troops to the south. I'm afraid they will start a large-scale war. We must prepare in advance to deal with future changes in the situation! I have traded engine technology and jet fighter technology with the Third Reich before. If the Japanese get them, it will greatly improve the performance of their weapons. However, in our country, the Japanese fighter planes have no rivals."
"In the previous air defense battle, we were able to achieve such great results mainly because the Japanese pilots became weaker. This sudden weakening made me realize that something was wrong. I think the Japanese are playing a big game. They have transferred a large number of elite pilots and only left some flying rookies. I'm afraid they are going to carry out a large-scale military operation. The target is definitely not our country, so it can only be outside. This is actually a good thing for us. At least the pressure can be reduced a lot!"
Lin Zhenhua didn't dare to tell the truth directly. He could only give his analysis indirectly, so that even if someone doubted him in the future, he would be able to justify himself. Precisely because of this, he had to lay the groundwork in advance to eliminate other people's suspicions.
However, this matter did not attract enough attention from Li Yunlong and others. Ding Wei's next words represented the attitude of everyone.
"College student, it's not that we don't care about this matter. It's just that we can't tell the quality of pilots at all. Even if the Japanese rookie pilot is flying a very bad fighter plane, we have no way to shoot it down. The reason why the Japanese fighter planes suffered such serious losses this time is that on the one hand, they underestimated the enemy, and on the other hand, they didn't expect that we actually had so much anti-aircraft firepower, as well as your new artillery shells and anti-aircraft rockets. These played a huge role in causing chaos among the Japanese aircraft!"
"If the Japanese pilots were veterans, they could make the right choice based on their experience, but it is very difficult for their rookie pilots to make the right decision. For example, my recruits cannot become veterans in a short period of time. The rookie pilots are usually arrogant and have never encountered anti-aircraft fire, which makes them even more arrogant. Even if they fail once or twice, it is difficult to change their mentality. This is why we have the opportunity to annihilate them!"
In fact, Ding Wei's analysis was not wrong. The Japanese pilots did not take the independent regiment's anti-aircraft firepower seriously at all. It was because of their careless state that they suffered two or three major losses in a row. More importantly, the Japanese pilots did not learn their lessons. Instead, they thought this was an excellent opportunity to train their troops, which could transform rookie pilots into elite pilots. Unexpectedly, they messed up in the end, and only Colonel Sasaki escaped.
In addition to this, the Zero fighters previously equipped by the Japanese were all retired Zero fighters that had undergone long-term flight training in the local area. Their flight performance had been greatly reduced, and their components were severely worn. There was no way to bring into play the excellent performance of the Zero fighter. Otherwise, relying on the anti-aircraft firepower of the independent regiment, it would not be a match for a Zero fighter brigade.
Lin Zhenhua felt that things were not that simple. He thought of the Zero fighter he had dismantled before and could not put it back together. He said solemnly, "Captain Ding, the situation may be very different from what you expected. In addition to the fact that the Japanese mentality has not changed, the main problem is that there is a problem with the Japanese Zero fighter. It may be difficult for you to understand what I said. I have captured a Zero fighter before, so I have the most say in this regard! The Japanese Yoshino Regiment attacked the Independent Regiment with the purpose of taking back the Zero fighter. Fortunately, we spread the rumor, and we wiped out the Yoshino Regiment, so the matter was left unresolved!"
"After some research on the Zero fighters in service with the Japanese some time ago, I found that these Zero fighters have reached the limit of their service life and are simply unable to exert their excellent performance. If they fly too fast, they may disintegrate in the air. The Zero fighter I flew before had problems with rivets falling off during flight, and cracks appeared on the aluminum alloy skin during flight. In short, there are many problems. Even with so many failures, we have suffered huge casualties and have not yet completely wiped out the Japanese attacking fighters!"
"Yesterday I counted our remaining anti-aircraft weapons. There are 88 16mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns, 12 anti-aircraft machine guns, two quadruple 20mm anti-aircraft guns, and more than 105 rounds of ammunition. The most valuable 60mm anti-aircraft guns have been completely destroyed. This loss has exceeded my previous expectations. Before, we had weapons for nearly two anti-aircraft artillery regiments, but now we can't even get two anti-aircraft artillery companies together. The loss of personnel is even greater. The anti-aircraft battalion of thousands of people now has only more than people left, and this does not include the losses of the reserve and transport teams."
"If all these are taken into account, the total number of troops we lost in these air defense operations is close to 3000. If we calculate this based on the previous strength of our independent regiment, we would have directly lost an entire reinforced regiment. This shows how fierce the battle was!"
When Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang heard the casualty figures Lin Zhenhua said, they could not believe their ears. They felt that Lin Zhenhua was definitely exaggerating the losses. But when they saw the casualty figures listed by Lin Zhenhua each time, they both fell silent. If the number of injured was included, the casualties reached more than 4000, which was even more than that of positional warfare.
Because the militia transport teams that came to help were not counted before, if they were counted now, the total number of casualties would have reached tens of thousands. This is indeed a very scary number. What's more distressing is that this represents living people. Humans are not plants or trees, so who can be heartless? What's more, they have been together for such a long time, even a stone would have been warmed up, let alone a human being!
Seeing the silent expressions of Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang, Lin Zhenhua did not stop talking, but continued to tear open the bloody wound and said mercilessly: "We have all been blinded by victory, and we no longer take the Japanese fighter planes seriously. This is a very bad sign. I can say responsibly that once the Japanese replace the new Zero fighters, even if we have the previous anti-aircraft firepower, two anti-aircraft regiments will still not be the opponent of a Japanese fighter squadron. This is not a question, but an affirmative sentence."
"The Zero fighters previously achieved a huge air superiority in China, even with a record of 12 to 0. This is not just boasting. The Japanese have a solid record to support it, but we have become a background board. Because of this, we should learn from our mistakes and make changes. The best air defense is fighter air defense. The design and development of fighters must be put on the agenda, and a lot of resources must be allocated to this aspect. Otherwise, once the Japanese recover, what can we use to defend ourselves?"
"As for the fortifications we built, no matter how strong they are, they can't withstand the bombing of large-caliber aerial bombs. It's not that I want to give the devil a boost and destroy our own prestige. The fortifications built with armored steel plates are still helpless against the 500-kilogram aerial bombs of the devil. Even the 250-kilogram aerial bombs are difficult to resist. Everyone should wake up and don't think that we can really confront the devil head-on just because we hold our positions. Everyone knows how much trickery is involved!"
"We can't have any fluke mentality. The Japanese can be defeated once, twice, or even three times, but we can't be defeated even once. We simply can't afford to fail!"