The Japanese Flight Brigade, which came again to cooperate with the cooperation, seemed to have a smaller scale than the previous aircraft. In fact, with the start of the Wuhan Battle, the Japanese Army deployed the army aviation troops in the south, were also the busiest troops.

These Air Force pilots, as long as the weather is in good condition, need to be ready to board the plane for combat at any time. When they need support there, they have to fly the fighter plane to the battlefield to participate in the battle.

In addition, with the establishment of the Soviet Air Force Aid to China, the Central Army's air force also appeared from time to time in the sky of the Wuhan Battle. This also led to the Japanese Air Force that must always pay attention to the movements of the Central Army's Air Force.

When I received a telegram from the 16th Division again, I learned that the Eighth Route Army they had bombed did not seem to have suffered much loss. The Japanese pilots responsible for reconnaissance and bombing missions undoubtedly felt that they had been slapped in the face.

However, today's aircraft cannot communicate with ground troops in real time. This means that when they cooperate with combat missions, they must know the combat mission before boarding the aircraft and perform the mission before arriving.

Ground guidance is sometimes a very critical link. They had only known the 16th Division before, hoping that they would focus on bombing the troops on the southern positions. As for where those troops hide, the Japanese in the town could not guide them.

Although the bomber formation is also equipped with reconnaissance aircraft, the reconnaissance aircraft can be allowed to conduct low-altitude reconnaissance first. After all, the observation is limited, so it is normal for reconnaissance to occur if there is limited reconnaissance.

Most importantly, through previous bombing and reconnaissance, combined with the intelligence feedback from the 16th Division, the Japanese pilots who carried out the bombing mission could already guess that the Eighth Route Army in the south had already made targeted air defense preparations.

In the absence of ground guidance, isn’t it easy to accurately bomb the hidden Eighth Route Army?

Listening to the roar of planes not far away, Song Xilian, who had already failed in three charges, could only order helplessly: "Order the front-line attacking troops to retreat, and all troops to avoid air defense, and wait until the Japanese planes left before fighting!"

Yes, the military seat!

With the order to retreat, the first round of attack of the 71st Army was declared to be defeated. Looking at the corpses left at the forefront of the Japanese blocking positions, every surviving Central Army soldier seemed a little heavy and lost.

But they all knew that surviving now does not mean that they can still live like this. This time, they received a death order. If they can't take over the Japanese army in the town ahead, their commanders will find it difficult to explain to the Shangfeng.

Seeing the attacking Central Army retreating like a tide. The Japanese officer responsible for guarding the blocking positions in the north also seemed relieved, but he still smiled and said, "The Empire will win! Long live the Emperor!"

After shouting a few slogans, many soldiers who were nervous before seemed a little excited. After all, the previous offensive strength of the 71st Army also put the defenders on the positions under great psychological pressure.

Now that the Central Army retreated, it also means that they have won. As winners, they are naturally qualified to cheer. This cheer has made many retreating Central Army officers and soldiers feel even more of their morale.

Not long after, the Japanese planes flying over the town again seemed to have put the entire town in a brief calm. The situation where the battle ended immediately after this plane appeared, Fujie Keifu was relieved.

But he said quickly: "Order the infantry brigade and you can attack!"

With the order from Fujie Keisuke, the Japanese infantry brigade, which had previously lurked three miles away, began to attack the Eighth Route Army's blocking positions. Before they launched the attack, the Japanese army still provided artillery support.

Taking advantage of the arrival of the Japanese Aircraft, the 51st Army and other troops, which had a rare chance to breathe, seemed a little surprised to hear the sound of cannons coming from the south. In their opinion, the Eighth Route Army should not launch an attack at this time!

Go and see what happened to the south!

After a while, the participating troops successively received information about the south. When they learned that the Japanese army, under the cover of artillery fire and planes, launched a counterattack against the southern positions recovered by the Eighth Route Army, the three commanders seemed a little surprised.

As the closest unit to He Zhengdao, the commander of the 51st Army, Xu Youchang, immediately said: "Send a telegram to the 67th Army and ask if they need support. If they need support, I can transfer a main force to help."

Feng Zhian from the 77th Army also sent this kind of telegram. This made He Zhengdao, who received the telegram, feel relieved: "That's right! It seems that the favors we sold before have already worked, and they all regard us as friendly forces.

I answered the two commanders, saying that the Japanese planes are currently raging. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, thank them for their kindness. We have the ability and strength to withstand the Japanese counterattack. They should not be ashamed and do not be caught in the Japanese army's plan to lead snakes out of the cave."

After replying to this telegram, Xu Youchang and Feng Zhian breathed a sigh of relief, and realized that the Japanese suddenly took the initiative to attack. It turned out that there was such an intention to lure the troops they hid.

In fact, there were Japanese Agents staring at their heads. As soon as the reinforcements they sent appeared, they would inevitably be massacred by Japanese Agents. They were worried about the safety of the Sixty-Seventh Army before, but now it seems that they are a little concerned and confused.

At this moment, the Japanese infantry brigade, which was responsible for the offensive task, originally planned to take advantage of the shelling time to rush to the bottom of the blocking position built by the Eighth Route Army. What they did not expect was that they had to stop before they got close to the position.

Looking at the troops rushing in front, stepping on the mines buried on the road one after another. The Japanese brigade leader who led the team also gritted his teeth and said, "Baga, how could they lay mines in front of their blocking positions? Are they not afraid of self-injury?"

In the eyes of the Japanese brigade captain, the Eighth Route Army seized their southern positions and surrounded them, and it seemed that there was a plan to attack them. This highway was also the passage for the Eighth Route Army to attack the town.

Isn’t it a cause of trouble to bury mines on the way of troops’ attacks?

But the Eighth Route Army did this, and the worst thing was that they were trapped and became the free minesweepers of the Eighth Route Army. This unexpected approach undoubtedly made the attacking Japanese devils feel a little depressed to cry without tears.

Hurry up, the engineer comes forward and clear the mines as fast as possible!

Hi!

The engineer team, who were originally staying behind, quickly ran to the front to prepare for mine sweep. Before the attack, they already knew that the Eighth Route Army had buried thunder on the road. But after the Eighth Route Army had built a blocking fortification, the thunders were taken out by the Eighth Route Army again.

But they didn't know that the landmines taken by the Eighth Route Army were buried in front of the Japanese blocking positions. Since the Japanese did not come out, the Eighth Route Army took out these mines in advance, which was undoubtedly to clear obstacles for the attack.

But no one would have thought that the removed mines would be buried in the forefront of the Eighth Route Army's blocking positions. This allowed the Japanese who mobilized the troops to taste the power of these mines again.

The Japanese planes, which were also conducting reconnaissance in the air, were constantly patrolling the ground conditions in the south and other directions. Of course, the focus of reconnaissance is still the southern positions that they need to pay attention to.

What made the reconnaissance pilots helpless was that the situation in the south was similar to the previous reconnaissance. Even the woods they had bombed before could be seen floating smoke at this time.

Apart from the Eighth Route Army positions that are under the artillery at this moment, it is difficult for Japanese scouts to see the Eighth Route Army moving south. This made the pilots feel that the 16th Division had any information incorrect, and it was a bit overestimated by the Eighth Route Army.

The story of the empty city plan, many Japanese pilots who have a knowledge of ancient Chinese culture have heard of some of them. No matter how you look for it, you can’t find traces of the Eighth Route Army troops on the ground. Could this be the same as the empty city plan?

Air Force pilots who also paid attention to the ground attacking forces kept hovering above their heads and saw the infantry that had charged earlier, blocking the road ahead by explosions from the road.

Just as the engineers began to sweep mines, several gunshots suddenly came from the Eighth Route Army blocking positions shrouded in artillery fire. Accompanied by the gunfire, several Japanese minesweepers fell.

Baga, the enemy attacks!

When they heard the gunshots, they saw someone falling to the ground, and the engineers who were not hit quickly fell down. During this period, the engineers of the 16th Division were already familiar with this situation. Every time they cleared the mines, they were worried.

Because when they clear mines, they are often given priority care by the Eighth Route Army snipers. For these life-seeking snipers, as long as they still want to live engineers, there is almost nothing they don’t want to be afraid of.

A few gunshots caused the Japanese infantry brigade to sweep mines to an instantly stop. As time passed by little, the Japanese infantry brigade who was responsible for the attack also knew that the plane above his head could not be staying there!

Thinking of this, the infantry captain gritted his teeth and said, "Grenadiers and mortar squadrons, shelled the road ahead and detonated the mines buried underground. We must buy time and take down the positions ahead."

If manpower cannot clear mines, they can only use force to clear mines. Although such mine removal is a bit extravagant, compared to the continued waste of time, the infantry captain thinks it is still worth a try.

If you use the shells, just send someone back to the town to replenish them later. Anyway, this time, their 16th Division has a lot of weapons and ammunition. It seems that there is no problem to waste some shells.

I kept staring at the observation posts of the Japanese infantry, watching the Japanese grenadiers and artillery, and began to carry out segmented coverage bombing on the road, detonating mines buried under the road, and also felt that the Japanese were quite smart.

But even so, it is almost impossible for one infantry brigade to capture the blocking position where two main battalions are located. But the facts prove that the observation of the observation post is correct.
Chapter completed!