PNB Chapter 230: Let alone a brigade of the Japanese, even if a division came, I would not be afraid!
Chapter 230: Let alone a brigade of the Japanese, even if a division came, I would not be afraid!
"Mr. Takahashi, let's both think about how to explain ourselves when we return. We have suffered heavy losses this time. Even if we have more reasons, we cannot make up for our mistakes. Let's tell the truth to Major General Asano first, and let him be responsible for negotiating with the headquarters!" Colonel Yoshimoto replied with a melancholy tone.
Ichiro Takahashi no longer had the heart to refute. He manipulated the Zero fighter, adjusted the horizontal direction, formed a two-plane formation with Colonel Yoshimoto, and began to return.
Lin Zhenhua watched the two Japanese fighter planes leave. In order to prevent the Japanese pilots from making a comeback, he specifically ordered all air defense positions to be on alert for half an hour. The two fighter planes still did not come back, so he let down his guard and said excitedly: "Brothers, the Japanese fighter planes have completely left. This time we shot down a total of 16 Japanese fighter planes, achieving an unprecedented victory!"
"After this lesson, the Japs won't launch air strikes against our independent regiment again in the short term. Our heavy artillery can finally come in handy. This time we must blow the damn Japs to pieces!"
Li Yunlong immediately echoed, "Brothers, I have just arranged for the kitchen staff to prepare lunch for everyone. I won't say any more nonsense. You guys should eat your fill!"
The wounded had already been transported to the medical company and received emergency treatment. All the lives of the wounded were saved. Even Lin Zhenhua did not expect that penicillin would have such a good therapeutic effect.
However, the independent regiment also suffered heavy losses in this battle. A total of six anti-aircraft guns, eight anti-aircraft machine guns, and 28 light and heavy machine guns were lost. 72 people were killed and 236 were injured. In just one and a half hours of fighting, the casualties reached half of the battalion. When Li Yunlong saw the casualty figures, his eyes turned red and he almost cried.
"College students, our casualties this time are really too great. We have mobilized a lot of resources to train artillery, but we didn't expect to lose nearly 300 people this time. They can't participate in the battle in a short time. Once a large-scale group of Japanese aircraft attacks, we may not be able to withstand it with our existing anti-aircraft firepower!"
"To be honest, even though we shot down 16 enemy planes this time, our consumption of shells and bullets is an astronomical figure. According to Lao Zhao's statistics, we consumed more than 20 6000mm shells and more than 88mm shells. The total consumption of bullets has reached more than rounds. If we fight two or three more anti-aircraft battles like this, our ammunition will be running out!"
"Before, you, a college student, told me that anti-aircraft artillery is nine out of ten times useless, and I didn't quite believe it. But this time, I really believe it. They consumed hundreds of thousands of bullets and artillery shells to shoot down 16 Japanese fighter planes. And the Japanese launched suicide dives, which gave us many opportunities. Otherwise, our losses and ammunition consumption would have increased. Even so, on average, it would take more than 6000 bullets and artillery shells to shoot down a Japanese fighter plane. We really can't afford such an extravagant battle!" Li Yunlong said with a troubled face.
Zhao Gang also interrupted and said, "Old Li, college students, the situation may be worse than you think. For this air defense battle, we have mobilized all the reserve forces and specially mobilized two battalions to transport ammunition. Even so, it is barely enough! This means that to fight an air defense battle of the same level, we have to mobilize four battalions, with a total of 3200 people!"
"If the Japanese infantry launches an attack on our frontier positions at this time, then we will only have two battalions left to defend the front line. It is simply a pipe dream to rely on two battalions to stop the attack of a Japanese brigade, not to mention that we still have two anti-aircraft companies that have not been deployed. If we use them, our manpower will be even more stretched!"
"The base has been unstable these past two days. Japanese spies have started to gather intelligence and carry out sabotage operations. We have arranged two battalions to guard the base, but they cannot be used for the time being. Now we are facing internal and external troubles!"
Lin Zhenhua immediately understood what Zhao Gang meant. The independent regiment had now been forced into a corner and could only make a choice between the two.
"Lao Zhao, Lao Li, we didn't have anti-aircraft weapons before, but we still fought the Japanese, didn't we? I think we can do this. We can hide our heavy artillery and anti-aircraft weapons during the day, and launch a counterattack at night. We can use heavy artillery and anti-aircraft weapons to catch the Japanese off guard. We can fight a tug-of-war with the Japanese and see who can win!"
"Our independent regiment now has sufficient supplies. We don't have to worry about being blockaded by the Japanese for two or three months. Not to mention that we have no shortage of weapons and ammunition. We can fully support us in a large-scale battle!"
"In the next two nights, I will go to the arsenal and arrange for everyone to organize the production of radio-controlled explosive fuze shells. After we have stored enough, we will launch a counterattack against the Japanese fighter planes! The Japanese have made up their minds so much this time that they will never give up halfway. I estimate that in a few days, the Japanese fighter planes will attack in large numbers, and the number and sorties they dispatch will be much greater than today. We must prepare for the worst in advance!"
"It is impossible for the Second Mixed Brigade to launch another attack on our front-line positions today. We can take this opportunity to repair the front-line positions and ensure that the telephone lines can reach each company directly. This will make the command of the battlefield easier!"
"It just rained a few days ago. I estimate that it will be mostly sunny in the next few days. I just looked at the weather forecast bottle. There will be no rain tomorrow. We must be prepared for a fierce battle tomorrow! I plan to set up an oil barrel area 500 meters from the front line, fill the oil barrels with fuel, and firmly fix the oil barrels on wooden sticks. By setting targets in advance and using mortar shells to ignite the oil barrels, it will cause huge damage to the attacking devils!"
"I have also arranged for people to make some catapults, which will be used to throw grenades. The effect will definitely be better than the Japanese's grenade launchers. Anyway, we have plenty of grenades, which are definitely enough to give the Japanese a hard time!" Lin Zhenhua said with a sneer.
Li Yunlong knew that Lin Zhenhua must have many useless tricks, so he planned to let this kid use all the tricks he could think of. As long as they could kill the Japanese, they would be good tricks.
"College student, you are a real talent. It was thanks to the headquarters. If the headquarters hadn't sent you to me, you might have been snatched away by Lao Ding and Lao Kong! Lao Ding and Lao Kong are still worried about weapons and equipment every day, but I have a full set of German equipment, even heavy artillery. Our arsenal has not been idle these two days. We are seizing the time to produce explosives according to your method."
"But you are really brave. You actually asked me for a battalion of troops to engage in military production. This means I have one less reserve force! How is your technology of electroslag remelting gun barrels? When can I use the cannons produced by our independent regiment? Give me the truth. Don't keep me waiting!"
Lin Zhenhua laughed and said, "Old Li, good things never come to those who wait. I am too exhausted to spare any time. Besides, we have plenty of heavy artillery. We won't have to worry about artillery in the next two or three months. We won't be short of artillery shells in the short term. Besides, our arsenal now has the ability to produce artillery shells. Just give me a month and our arsenal will be able to officially mass-produce all the current models of artillery shells!"
Li Yunlong picked up the mung bean soup beside him, took a big sip, and said in a deliberately sad tone: "This time, in order to defend the base of the independent regiment, I really have to ask the brigade commander for help again. I can't count too much on the county brigade and the district squad. I have also seen their combat effectiveness today. If we really fight the devils head-on, the casualties will be very heavy!"
"Old Li, we have nothing to be afraid of this time. It's just a head-on fight of attrition. We have the equipment of a German-equipped division in our hands. There's nothing to be afraid of if we really fight with the Japanese! Show your fearless spirit, Li Yunlong. The current difficulties are nothing. When we had only more than 3000 people before, we still dared to confront the Yoshino Regiment head-on. It's just that the number of people is two or three times more than before, but the strength in our hands has also quadrupled. Even I am not afraid of you, so what do you have to be afraid of?" Lin Zhenhua deliberately provoked him.
Li Yunlong jumped up as if he was pricked by a needle, and cursed angrily: "College student, you are really a worm in my stomach. I was just about to complain a few words, asking Lao Zhao to understand my difficulties and stop staring at the small mistakes I made every day, but you interrupted me. It's really a waste of my hard work!"
"Even if the brigade commander's reinforcements cannot arrive in time, I, Li Yunlong, still have the confidence to repel the attack of the Second Mixed Brigade and once again make our independent regiment famous in northwest Shanxi! In the past few years, whenever I encountered a heavy encirclement by the devils, I was forced to break through. This time, I will have a good fight with the devils and let them really see how powerful I, Li Yunlong, am!"
"Lao Zhao, I think a big war will happen soon at Zhang Dabiao's place, so I plan to let you go there to take charge! Leave this place to the college student and I, and our independent regiment will fight the devils head-on this time. Even if the devils send a brigade or a division, I won't be afraid!"
Zhao Gang nodded in agreement and said, "Old Li, I will lead the Fourth Air Defense Company to support Zhang Dabiao this afternoon. Don't worry, leave the position to us. I, Zhao Gang, will never let you down!"
"Lao Zhao, Lao Li, after we beat back the Japanese's large-scale encirclement and suppression, we must investigate why the Japanese have been targeting our independent regiment. If we don't figure this out, I will have to keep my eyes open at night. It's really impossible to sleep peacefully! If we don't attract the Japanese's attention away, our arsenal's production will be a long way off!" Lin Zhenhua said in a melancholy tone.