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

Chapter 255: Let the brigade commander know about this, he will definitely come to ask for money! 3-

The two Zero fighters that entered the inner circle of the air defense encountered the most fierce fire attack from the Second Air Defense Company. The pilots of the two Japanese Zero fighters were no pushovers. They were elite veteran pilots and were not afraid of the current predicament. They dodged the incoming bullets and shells while firing frantically at the ground.

"Shinjo, be careful to your left, follow me and kill them together!" Gentaro Kori shouted on the radio.

Taihei Shinjo didn't pay attention to Gentaro Kori's roar. In this situation, they could only create a fire gap to escape safely.

"Yuntaro, don't think about escaping outside. We must create a gap now. Follow me and fly to the right. I'll be the host and you'll be the wingman. As long as we can create a gap in firepower, we can evacuate safely!"

Under the leadership of Taihei Shinjo, followed closely by Mototaro Kori, and began an aerial fight. The soldiers of the Second Anti-Aircraft Company held on to the two Zero fighters tightly. The two tried to break through several times but failed. They wanted to take the risk of a low-altitude dive, but the low-altitude firepower network of the Third Anti-Aircraft Company below dispelled their idea. The two sides chased and fought for more than ten minutes, and the soldiers of the Second Anti-Aircraft Company finally achieved results and injured Mototaro Kori's vehicle.

"Xincheng, my fighter plane has been badly damaged, and even the engine has had some problems. The speed is dropping rapidly, and it's hard for me to follow you out. I plan to parachute now, so I can save my life! When I parachute, I will try to jump away from the Chinese position. I'm not sure where I'll land in the end, so I hope I'll have better luck!"

Shinjo Taiping looked back and found that the fighter plane piloted by Kori Gentaro had indeed lost the possibility of rushing out, so he nodded in agreement and repeatedly reminded him: "Gentaro, I will help you attract the enemy's firepower. When you see the opportunity, parachute immediately. Good luck!"

Taihei Shinjo was driving a Zero fighter and suddenly changed direction to help escort Gentaro Kori. Gentaro Kori did not dare to delay and seized this favorable opportunity to fly out immediately. When he felt that he had reached his limit, he immediately jumped out of the fighter and quickly opened his parachute. The Zero fighter, which had lost the control of the pilot, was directly shot down by anti-aircraft guns. A violent explosion occurred in the air, and a large amount of debris flew around.

After seeing Kori Gentaro parachute safely, Taihei Shinjo didn't have time to smile with relief before an 88mm high-explosive bomb hit the middle of the Zero fighter under him. Fortunately, the high-explosive bomb turned out to be a dud, but it had a huge impact on the balance of the aircraft.

Xincheng Taiping didn't expect that he could escape. Before he had time to celebrate, a 20mm shell hit the tail of the Zero fighter directly, breaking it. The plane suddenly lost balance, became uncontrollable, and fell rapidly.

Xincheng Taiping made a decision immediately. He jumped directly from the plane and opened his parachute smoothly. Just when he thought he was very lucky today and could definitely escape, an emergency-descent fighter jet suddenly swooped down and hit his parachute directly. Xincheng Taiping's ending was already doomed, and he ultimately could not escape the fate of death.

In comparison, Taro Korihara's luck was much better. He landed safely on the Xiaoyunling position and was directly captured by Ding Wei and Kong Jie. The two laughed heartily. They didn't expect that the Japanese would fall into their trap.

The loss of two Zero fighters made Colonel Sasaki furious. He regretted his previous order to retreat, otherwise he could have taken this opportunity to open a gap. It was because of his momentary cowardice that he missed such a good opportunity.

"Damn it! Damn Chinese, all of you are dead! Everyone, follow me and attack immediately. Destroy the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower and clear a path for the bombers to attack!"

Under the leadership of Colonel Sasaki, the Japanese pilots readjusted their course. For them, what happened just now was just an appetizer, and the loss of two Zero fighters did not affect their strength too much. Under the leadership of the captain, they launched another raid on the air defense positions, and the real air defense showdown began.

The battle was very fierce from the beginning. Lin Zhenghua immediately ordered all three companies to join the battle, which made the battle reach a white-hot level after just a few minutes. At this time, Lin Zhenhua had not yet used the radio to detonate the fuse of the shells, mainly because the target he really wanted to hit had not arrived yet.

"Old Li, get the anti-aircraft rocket company ready to launch immediately. I estimate that the Japanese bombers won't be able to hold out for long before they swoop down from the sky! The two of us should not be idle, and we should join the battle at this time to increase the pressure on the Japanese commander!"

Li Yunlong had been waiting impatiently for a long time. When he heard that he could join the battle now, his face immediately lit up with joy. He replied with a smile on his face: "College student, I have waited for this moment for a long time. We have to trap the Japanese fighter group firmly in the air defense firepower network, so as to force the Japanese bombers to fight us! No matter what the final result is, I will first beat down a few Japanese fighter planes to vent my anger these days. These days, without the help of the air defense force, I have been bombed by the Japanese every day on the battlefield. I am so frustrated. This time I must vent my anger!"

Li Yunlong and Lin Zhenhua took over from Xiao Zhongyuan and Li Gousheng, and let the two be responsible for loading the ammunition. The two of them began to operate the quadruple 20mm anti-aircraft guns in their hands and fired frantically into the sky, really chasing after the Japanese Zero fighters and squeezing their living space.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie were very envious of the lively fighting on the anti-aircraft position. Li Yunlong was so lucky to have so much anti-aircraft firepower. The advancement of his equipment even surpassed that of the Japanese. If it were not for the lack of fighter planes and pilots, the independent regiment would have had better equipment than the Japanese.

"Damn it, I never thought that Li Yunlong is so rich. Compared with Li Yunlong, the two of us are so poor that we are worse than beggars. If the brigade commander knew about it, he would definitely come to extort money from us!" Ding Wei couldn't help but sigh.

Kong Jie agreed with a smile on his face: "Old Ding, Li Yunlong definitely didn't tell the truth before. He hid so many weapons and equipment so tightly. I guess he was afraid that the brigade commander would come to get them! If the Japanese hadn't sent a large number of troops to encircle the independent regiment this time, Li Yunlong would not have revealed all of them even if he had leaked the news. This guy is more cunning than a monkey when he gets angry. I dare not even dream of what he can do with the weapons in his hands! I didn't expect that the independent regiment has been in his hands for less than a year, and now it has not only become the main force of our brigade, but it may even be the main force of our division!"

Ding Wei did not refute this. The two of them had been dealing with Li Yunlong for many years and knew that this guy was very cunning. It was good enough if he told the truth in one out of ten sentences. However, when it came to fighting the Japanese, Li Yunlong was indeed never ambiguous.

"Lao Kong, let's not sit idle. I see the Japanese are entering the tunnel fortifications. This is the rhythm of launching an attack. We can't sit idle, and we can't let Li Yunlong outsmart us. Let the artillery teach the Japanese a lesson first!"

"Captain Wang, use our heavy artillery to teach the Japs a lesson and put some pressure on their pilots. I understand that Li Yunlong and the college student are planning to capture all of the Japs' fighter planes today. We can't just stand aside and watch. We have to help them!"

Under Ding Wei's command, Wang Chengzhu ordered the first artillery company to take the lead in shelling the Japanese in the tunnel. Since the target had been marked in advance, the shelling went very smoothly. Violent explosions sounded inside and outside the tunnel fortifications, causing some casualties to the Japanese. More importantly, it dealt a blow to the morale of the Japanese troops.

Ichiro Katayama didn't care about the loss of infantry. The total force under his command was about 3500 people, including the wounded. He decided to use all 500 wounded in today's attack and use them directly as suicide squads. He decided not to delay any longer. The saying "the longer the night, the more trouble you will have" is true. He felt it deeply last night.

The addition of about 2000 new troops can allow the independent regiment to hold out for a longer time. On the contrary, if it continues to consume, it will be disadvantageous to him. Two squadrons of troops will arrive in a while, and more than 60 people from the Sanben Special Forces will also arrive here to witness his glorious achievements.

"Hatoyama-kun, order the commandos to launch an attack in half an hour. We can't wait any longer and must be the first to complete the breakthrough. The headquarters is very dissatisfied with our delay. If we delay any further, we will not be able to explain ourselves. Today is the moment of our decisive battle. For the sake of the empire's holy war, no matter how great the price, we must capture the Xiaoyunling position!"

Li Yunlong and Lin Zhenhua did not expect that Katayama Ichiro was planning a decisive battle, but even if they guessed the other party's mind, they were both unable to spare any time at this moment. The air defense decisive battle had already begun, and they simply could not get away.

"Xiao Zhongyuan, give me an order immediately to increase the firepower output again. We have now trapped the Japanese fighter planes in the firepower network. In order to force the Japanese bombers to rescue, we can only put more pressure on the Japanese commander!" Lin Zhenhua ordered in an urgent tone.

Li Yunlong also echoed, "Li Gousheng, notify the reserve team to join the battle immediately. We fought so hard just now, but we didn't shoot down a single Japanese fighter plane. Brothers, open fire at full force and shoot down a few more fighter planes for me to avenge the brothers who died in the independent regiment!"

Under their orders, the air defense forces increased their firepower again. Sasaki Taro was also trapped in the fire circle. As the fire circle gradually shrank, he felt more and more dangerous and had to call for help. He shouted in a hurried tone: "General Fujita, it's time to send out bombers, otherwise my fighter squadron will be in danger of being wiped out. Please make a decision as soon as possible, General. We can't hold on for long. We must hurry up!"