Chapter 161: Should Reinforcements Still Be Dispatched?
When Commander Chen Shaokuan was at the Jiangnan Shipyard, leading his naval forces to fully take over the six Nagato-class battleships gifted by Zhou Wenhua, the air strike bombing at Lugou Bridge erupted once again.
“Baka Yarou! Why is our Imperial Air Force conducting air strike bombing on us? What exactly happened?”
“Quickly contact our Imperial Air Force headquarters. Did they accidentally bomb us?”
“Terrible! Our artillery unit has been bombed and destroyed again, and many Imperial Warriors have been killed or wounded!”
“Damn aircraft group! Could they be enemy aircraft disguised as our Imperial aircraft models, coming to air strike bomb us!”
“But their aircraft models and the Imperial markings on the airplanes are all symbols belonging to our Empire! Moreover, who would impersonate our Air Force? Foreign Powers all have their own aircraft models and have no need to impersonate us. They don’t even have an airport here, and we are not fighting them! And even if impersonating, where did they get our Imperial Air Force’s aircraft models from?”
“Right! Why do they have our Imperial Air Force’s aircraft models? Could we have a traitor?”
“Terrible! These enemy aircraft group are air strike bombing towards our side’s concealed positions!”
“Damn enemy aircraft group! We were just a little short of time to fully occupy Lugou Bridge held fast by the Chinese Army!”
Following the eruption of one deafening explosion sound after another,
one after another Japanese soldier and Japanese artilleryman were blown into the air, turning into cannon fodder,
and many artillery pieces were likewise bombed into scrap iron and parts,
as well as many Japanese tanks that were similarly bombed and destroyed on the spot,
as for the Japanese infantry battalion that was launching the general assault, they were beaten into fleeing in panic, hurriedly seeking concealment in nearby areas. Those who did not find concealed positions in time had already been killed or wounded on the spot.
And the Japanese soldiers who had concealed themselves were all abuzz, discussing heatedly in terror,
especially when they saw their Captain Saito Yoken bombed dead on the spot, they fell even deeper into chaos,
for a moment, the battle at Lugou Bridge came to a complete halt,
within the Japanese Army’s positions, there were explosions shooting into the sky everywhere, thick gunpowder smoke scattering and filling the air, as well as shrill screams of agony, sounds of those killed in action, and shouts for help,
and incessant rumbling explosion sounds,
and seeing this air strike bombing scene that was completely beyond their expectations,
the less than 10 soldiers of the 19th Route Army who originally had no hope of survival, holding the determination to die, prepared to go down together with the incoming Japanese Troops or fight to the death, were immediately dumbfounded.
They stared blankly at the violent and terrifying explosion scene on the Japanese positions on the other side of Lugou Bridge, immediately feeling as if in a dream, with no sense of reality at all, their faces full of shock and bewilderment.
“Hiss! We are saved again. These Japanese People are really suffering air strike bombing again! These flight troops disguised as Japanese People aircraft models, where exactly did they come from? Which forces do they belong to?”
“Who cares so much! Any airplane that can bomb those damn Japanese People to death is a good airplane, good flight troops. Bomb them, bomb them hard. This time we can personally witness what it feels like for those damn Japanese People to be air strike bombed!”
“Right! It’s a pity our 29th Route Army has no airplanes or flight troops! Otherwise, how great it would be like now! With our Air Force troops’ support operation, we wouldn’t need to fear the Japanese People’s artillery unit and tank units’ attack at all!”
“So what do we do next? After the air strike bombing, the Japanese People will definitely continue to attack Lugou Bridge here. We don’t even have 10 people now!”
“Either evacuate back to Yuanping City, or continue to fight to the death here!”
“I think we should quickly report the battle situation here back to Yuanping City, and request instructions from above. Maybe we can still have reinforcing troops come to aid!”
And after the shock on their faces passed,
these remnants of the troops also immediately became excited, discussing heatedly.
Afterward, under the instruction of their squad leader Chen Gang, they immediately dispatched one soldier to return to Yuanping City at the fastest speed for an emergency report,
while the remaining soldiers and squad leader Chen Gang prepared to fight to the death here.
Defend the country, and fight against the next wave of incoming Japanese Army.
Soon, the high-level personnel there in Yuanping City
whether Division Commander Feng Zhian or Division Commander Zhao Dengyu, who was also Brigadier General Zhao, also showed delighted expressions, looking at the emergency report transmitted back from the other side of Lugou Bridge,
“Great! Truly unexpected that we could consecutively receive support operation from mysterious flight troops twice, and consecutively destroyed the Japanese Army’s artillery unit and tank units twice, as well as killed or wounded many Japanese Troops!”
“This is simply heaven helping us! This time our Lugou Bridge and Yuanping City might be able to hold fast!”
“At the very least, before Commander Song’s false peace negotiation with the Japanese Army high-level creates illusions that completely shatter, we can still hold out!”
After hearing the report, and rejoicing for a while,
Brigadier General Zhao was the first to exclaim excitedly.
“So, should we dispatch troops now to go support Lugou Bridge there?”
“There now, there are only 8 soldiers out of ammunition and supplies left. Once the Japanese Troops recover after the air strike bombing, they will surely carry out retaliatory bombing doubly. By then, I’m afraid Lugou Bridge will fall under the edge of the army of the Japanese Army!”
However, Division Commander Feng said worriedly.
Hearing this,
Brigadier General Zhao immediately fell silent, and also quickly planned in his mind. Whether to immediately dispatch troops to Lugou Bridge to assist in the operation.
