Chapter 272 Prepare to counterattack
Looking at the Japanese fighter plane flying at a low altitude, a cold light flashed in Liu Gen's eyes. He put the shells in his hand into the barrel. In an instant, the modified shells flew out.
"Candy shells!" Liu Gen ordered in a low voice.
Yungui quickly put the shells prepared into Liu Gen's hands. Yungui's movements were very fast. After putting the shells into Liu Gen's hands, he picked up one shell again. There was still plenty of time. Liu Gen should have taken the opportunity to shoot out a few more shells. With the cooperation of Yungui, the shells were quickly fired out, and in just ten seconds, six shells were shot out!
The soldiers looked at all this and their eyes were filled with shock when they looked at Liu Gen. It was because Liu Gen's speed was too fast. Six shells were fired in ten seconds, so as long as Liu Gen could keep it and thirty-six shells could be fired in one minute. This was almost at the limit of the mortar's rate of fire. Even if Liu Gen increased his speed again, he would not have changed much due to the mortar's rate of fire.
Yungui was not too shocked, but was a little bit self-blame. He knew that Liu Gen could do better, but because of his reasons, he was affected.
Among the soldiers present, there were no one who could shoot six shells in ten seconds. Even four rounds required them to do their best, let alone six rounds. The soldiers looked at Liu Gen. They could see Liu Gen's expression calm and not see any fatigue. That is to say, if there is enough time, Liu Gen can continue to maintain such speed!
There was a loud explosion sound in the air. In order to ensure that the Japanese fighter jets could be hit, Liu Gen's six shells were almost all in one position, in order to hit the Japanese fighter jets and prevent them from successfully escaping. The loud explosion sound and the rapidly flying shell fragments made the Japanese pilots look horrified and controlled the fighter jets to climb up quickly.
"What do I do? Don't retreat yet? Stay here and wait for the Japanese fighter planes to come?" Liu Gen carried the somewhat heated mortar and quickly retreated into the depths of the mountains and forests.
The soldiers around reacted and their faces changed. They knew that Liu Gen was right and could see the Japanese fighter jets rushing towards the location of the forest after climbing quickly. Black smoke emerged from a Japanese fighter jet. Even though the Japanese pilots reacted very quickly, the fighter jets were still attacked by artillery shells, making it impossible for the fighter jets to continue fighting.
The remaining two Japanese fighters rushed towards the area where Liu Gen and others were, but in order to avoid being attacked, the two fighters maintained a certain flight altitude and machine guns kept firing towards this area. As for whether they could hit Liu Gen and others in the forest, they didn't care. The Japanese pilots just wanted to use this method to hide their fear. If they had known that the Eighth Route Army had such a method, they would definitely not have been careless.
"Cast!"
During the escape, Liu Gen looked back and saw the Japanese fighter jets that were constantly firing with machine guns above the forest. His eyes lit up. The two Japanese fighter jets did not fly low and should be about 1,500 meters away from the forest. It is undoubtedly impossible to hit such a height with a mortar.
Yungui, who was following Liu Gen, reacted and quickly took out a shell and handed it to Liu Gen. He looked at the Japanese fighter jets circling in the air and understood Liu Gen's thoughts. Just looking at the flying altitude of the Japanese fighter jets in the air, Yungui was a little suspicious. He didn't know whether Liu Gen could hit the Japanese fighter jets. And most importantly, the mortar might not be able to hit such an altitude at all, right?
"Bang"
The shell flew out, and Liu Gen directly carried the mortar and retreated again, not seeing whether the shell could hit the Japanese fighter plane.
While retreating, Yungui couldn't help looking back and wondering if the shells had any fighter jets that hit the Japanese. But what disappointed Yungui was that there was no problem with the two Japanese fighter jets, but they had shells exploded in the air again, causing the two Japanese fighter jets to choose to climb again and dared not continue to fire with machine guns.
"Captain, the shot just now failed to hit the Japanese fighter plane." Yungui said to Liu Gen.
Liu Gen did not stop and looked calm, "That's for sure. At the altitude of the Japanese fighter planes flying, it is impossible to hit again. I just want to buy some time. Now, haven't these two Japanese fighter planes stopped firing?"
Suddenly, Yungui understood that Liu Gen was the purpose. No wonder Liu Gen didn't care whether he could hit the Japanese fighter plane. Yungui looked at the other soldiers. He could see that there were still several soldiers accidentally injured in the Japanese shooting. However, because the Japanese fired at a certain height, the power of the bullets dropped a lot when they hit the soldiers, and the soldiers' injuries were not serious.
Looking at Liu Gen who was moving forward quickly with a mortar, Yungui seemed to understand why Liu Gen wanted to do this and continue to let the Japanese shoot down. The soldiers would probably be injured more, and even said that there would be soldiers who died here.
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At the front line command, the brigade commander looked at the Japanese fighter jets that were constantly hovering in the air. He knew that the Eighth Route Army below had weapons that could threaten them. The Japanese pilots did not dare to continue to take risks. The inability to fly at low altitude naturally meant that the machine guns on the fighter jets could not play a big role, but the Japanese pilots were unwilling to withdraw like this. The Japanese fighter jets were hovering, and the Japanese infantry brigades were also attacking, and thousands of Japanese were constantly advancing under the cover of the fighter jets.
"Order the regiments to avoid the enemy's edge, and wait until the Japanese fighter planes retreat before counterattacking! Without my order, the regiment could not take the initiative to show their heads." The brigade commander ordered.
A soldier quickly dialed the telephone number of each regiment and told Li Yunlong and others the command of the brigade commander. With the help of the communication soldiers, the 386th Brigade had successfully established a telephone communication network in this area, which was enough to ensure that the communication between the front-line command and the regiments was not hindered. The location of the front-line command was very hidden, and the soldiers even made a lot of disguises around, which prevented the Japanese fighter jets from discovering the location of the front-line command.
Of course, even if the Japanese discovered the front-line command, it would not have much effect. Under the order of the brigade commander, most of the personnel in the front-line command were already in the car. The Japanese fighter jets came and there would not be any gains.
"The guns just now were shot by Liu Gen, right?" The brigade commander looked at the Japanese fighter jets hovering in the air and asked.
The brigade commander led the 386th Brigade to fight the Japanese, and he also faced many times when the Japanese dispatched fighter planes to assist in the attack. Faced with the Japanese fighter planes, the 386th Brigade suffered a lot. It was very difficult to use a machine gun to shoot the Japanese fighter planes. The Japanese pilots are not fools. When they encounter light machine guns concentrated by the Eighth Route Army, they will naturally choose to climb quickly and will not let the Eighth Route Army use light machine guns to strafuse. In addition, the Japanese fighter planes are extremely fast, so it is even more difficult to hit the Japanese fighter planes with light machine guns.
In the entire Eighth Route Army, there is no good way to deal with Japanese fighters. Even if the Eighth Route Army fights with Japanese fighters a lot, there is no way. The Eighth Route Army is too poor to form its own air force. In addition, the National and Japanese army blockade of the Eighth Route Army, it is impossible for the Eighth Route Army to obtain fighter jets.
"It should be the commander Liu who was the one who was the only one who had such skills in the entire brigade." Xiao Li said affirmatively.
The brigade commander nodded and couldn't help but think. As the captain of the artillery team, Liu Gen has such skills, can he also let other soldiers learn it? If other soldiers do the same as Liu Gen, then they will not be helpless when encountering Japanese fighter jets, and they can only be beaten passively. Passively being beaten is not the style of the brigade commander.
"When after the war, let Genzi cultivate the abilities of artillery soldiers in this regard. Judging from the damage caused by the Japanese fighter jets, Genzi can do this." The brigade commander said in a deep voice.
Xiao Li was slightly stunned and not surprised to write down this point. Since Liu Gen has such ability, it is normal to be reused by the brigade commander. Xiao Li was also very happy to see that the 386th Brigade had a way to deal with the Japanese fighter jets. For the soldiers, anyone who saw the arrogant Japanese fighter jets in the air would be extremely annoyed and would want to use all kinds of methods to attack the Japanese fighter jets.
"Order the regiments again. After the Japanese fighter planes retreat, they will immediately launch a counterattack against the Japanese! Whether they can eat meat depends on this time! Let Li Yunlong and others show some real skills. What is the point of making some money? Just make money after using it, don't rush it!" The brigade commander looked at the Japanese fighter planes hovering in the air, knowing that they would not stay for too long.
He picked up the telescope and looked at the thousands of Japanese who were constantly attacking. There was a flash of cold light in the brigade commander's eyes. These Japanese should be enough to add a wave of 386th Brigade. As long as some of them were killed, the purpose would be achieved! As for the annihilation of these Japanese, the brigade commander did not have such an idea. Now the combatants of each regiment of the 386th Brigade are a little short of the fighters. Just about to fight against these Japanese, there will definitely be more casualties. How can we face the Japanese's sweep again next?
It took not long before Li Yunlong and others to know the relevant orders of the brigade commander. They gritted their teeth and took out the accumulated wealth. The brigade commander spoke, so they naturally could not hide it anymore. The artillery companies formed by each regiment were prepared accordingly. The artillery teams had provided artillery fire support before, but the artillery companies of each regiment did not fire. Now they were about to fight back. If they didn't show some real skills, it would be impossible to drink soup.
Under the orders of Li Yunlong and others, the soldiers of each group were ready to fight back. The soldiers were full of fighting spirit and the bullets were also replenished. How many Japanese can be killed next depends on themselves.
In the woods, Liu Gen stopped. He looked at the Japanese fighter jets hovering in the air, turned decisively, and ran towards the front line. Seeing Liu Gen's actions, the soldiers did not hesitate and followed Liu Gen's footsteps and rushed towards the front line. When they noticed that the soldiers followed, Liu Gen was a little satisfied. At this point, the soldiers did a good job.
Chapter completed!