On April 29, Taierzhuang, Segu Detachment and the New 38th Brigade were in full swing. The sky above Wuhan was blue, with clouds rarely seen, and they remained safe like still life.

In the morning, everything was normal.

It was noon, the wind was calm.

In the afternoon, a large number of Japanese planes knocked off from Wuhu Airport approached Wuhan's near airspace, and the air defense alarm in the three towns sounded sharply again.

Citizens have long been accustomed to the sirens. This is not the first time that Japanese planes attack Wuhan. Whenever the day comes and Chinese fighter planes face the enemy, some brave soldiers always forget about the danger, either pushing open windows, climbing up the roof, or stopping on the street to watch.

Buzz...

After the alarm sounded, a large group of Japanese planes flew over from the southeast, swaying in their teeth and claws, and the sky seemed to suddenly turn dark.

Thirty-six Japanese aircraft are the second Japanese Navy aviation unit, and this is the first wave!

Immediately afterwards, another wave of Japanese planes flew over from the southeast, which was so dark that the citizens below were panicked.

This air strike obviously exceeded the scale of the past.

Just as the first wave of Japanese planes flew over Wuhan, the first batch of Chinese fighter jets quickly took off at Wangjiadun Airport to intercept them, with a total of 27 aircraft.

Although the number of Chinese fighter jets is smaller than that of Japanese fighter jets, all Chinese fighter jets are the latest fighter jets assisted by the Soviet Union. The two models of fighter jets are the latest models assisted by the Soviet Union. The former is a biplane fighter with a speed of 360 kilometers per hour and a two-and-a-half-hour stay. It is mainly used for air combat. The latter is a single-plane fighter jet with a speed of more than 400 kilometers per hour and a two-hour stagnation time, which is suitable for air pursuit.

Both of these aircraft are the latest fighter jets developed by the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union has limited equipment and basically comes directly from the production line to China.

The Japanese army was the first batch with 36 aircraft, but they were a mixed fleet of bombers and fighters. In comparison, although China had only 27 aircraft to fight, they were all fighters. In this way, the advantage was still on China.

The Chinese side is facing the Fourth Air Force Battalion and the Soviet Volunteer Flying Team, both excellent pilots. They have already made preparations before they have learned about the Japanese bombing plan.

Therefore, before Japanese planes began to bomb, Chinese fighter planes had already taken off to fight.

Japanese planes did not expect China's reaction to be so fast, as if they had been waiting for them in the sky of Wuhan, and they were confused for a moment.

"Old Wu, bite it, hurry..."

"A bomber on the left front, open fire!"

"Come on, turn around and pull up..."

Dada dada...

A Japanese fighter plane was blown up, and a strong ball of flames flipped in the air. The pilot screamed and planted the plane into the rolling Yangtze River below.

The Chinese Air Force fighter jet was also shot, emitting black smoke, and was about to leave the battlefield. At this time, two Japanese fighter jets chased after them wildly.

Behind him were the Chinese Air Force fighter jets.

Fierce pursuit, life and death hangs in a thread, and blood spills in the sky!

The battle was far more tragic than imagined. The Japanese army attempted to celebrate their birthday with bombing Wuhan as a gift. They calculated the beginning, but did not count the end.

During the air battle, 23 Japanese fighter jets were shot down and 50 Japanese pilots were killed. Two of them were captured alive after parachuting.

The 21-year-old Air Force pilot Cheng Huaimin fought with four enemy aircraft. After shooting down one enemy aircraft, he was trapped in the siege of five enemy aircraft. After the fuselage caught fire, he gave up the hope of parachuting and surviving, rushed towards the enemy aircraft, and died with the enemy.

The air battle won a great victory, and the people of Wuhan were in high spirits, and all walks of life launched a victory congratulations.

The news of the victory of the Wuhan air battle was also a huge encouragement to the new 38th Brigade, which was fighting in Taierzhuang, a Taierzhuang air battle and a Wuhan air battle!

Both battles defeated the arrogant Japanese Air Force and also demonstrated the prestige of the Chinese Air Force.

The Taierzhuang battlefield was already in a stalemate. Although the Japanese army occupied half of the Taierzhuang city, it was difficult to move forward.

Both sides were just consuming, and no one could do anything to each other.

Unexpectedly, the Japanese army was short of ammunition first. Furong Zhenping kept urging the rear to transport ammunition quickly, but the railway and highway from Jinan to Yanzhou were destroyed by guerrillas and GMD troops, and there was difficulty in resupply!

This not only made Colonel Fukuei at the forefront anxious, but Kei Setani and Rensuke Isotani were also full of treasures. They could only keep urging the logistics department of the Second Army to continuously dispatch transportation teams for them. If the railway could not be transported, they would take the highway.

Wu Shaozhou's pistol brigade, who was fighting guerrillas in Jinan, frequently attacked the Japanese logistics and supplies troops, achieving great results, causing serious difficulties in the logistics supply of the Japanese army in Taierzhuang!

There is a problem with the logistics, this is a big problem!

Soldiers lack ammunition and their combat effectiveness will inevitably decline. This is an obvious problem. The officers and soldiers on the front line are most experienced, because the enemy's actions are all under their noses.

"This afternoon, the Japanese army's attack strength was obviously weakened. Will the Japanese army adjust their tactics next?" Luo Yufeng convened the main commanders of each regiment to hold a brief military meeting.

"Although the Japanese army has been very strong in the past few days, their casualties have been quite large, at least not less than us." said Zhu Yaming, the second regiment commander.

"The Japanese army is coming in full force, and they are bound to win against Taierzhuang. Will they be hurt?"

"From the current tactics of the Japanese army, there is no special change, and it is still the same thing, but I heard that Setani Kei is a rather cunning person. If he really makes a bad intention, he really has to be careful."

"Apart from roundabout encirclement, I think there is any way to break the deadlock without taking the Japanese army?"

"Old Wu, I want to remove all the remaining people from the group tonight, and how about the top of the group?" Luo Yufeng said to Wu Youyuan, the leader who was silent.

"I have no objection, but I feel unsure whether the group can take on such a heavy responsibility!"

"Wu Youyuan, what do you mean? Can you say that my group is a coward?" When Shi Wenlong, the leader of the group, stood up and Wu Youyuan shouted.

"Shi Wenlong, what are you doing? Captain Wu doesn't mean that!" Qin Yankun shouted.

Shi Wenlong sat down angrily. He also knew that there was still a gap between the group and the group, but it could not be looked down upon.

"The regiment was transferred into the city, and Wu Youyuan is also commanded by Wenlong, you are the deputy to Old Wu!" Luo Yufeng ordered without doubt.

"yes!"

"No matter what tricks the Japanese play, we are now in line with the constant changes, guarding Taierzhuang and preventing the Japanese army from crossing the canal. This is our responsibility to come to Taierzhuang." Luo Yufeng said, "If you have any needs, you can now."

"Can we equip our group with a disposable gas mask?"

"This requirement is very reasonable. Director of the Military Control Commission, give everyone a gas mask to the regiment!" Luo Yufeng nodded. He really needed a gas mask when fighting in the city.

The Japanese army has not used this inhumane combat method at once. If it weren't for this gas mask, many people would have died in the New 38th Brigade.

"Yes, I will immediately allocate a batch from the warehouse to Commander Shi."

"There are too few first aid kits. Can you distribute some?"

The Military Control Commissioner looked embarrassed. He was in charge of military supplies, but he could only produce if he had it. If he didn't have it, he wouldn't be able to change it.

“How many are left?”

"A few hundred, it's still for emergency."

"Send it all, I'll find a way next." Qin Yankun was in charge of military supplies, and he was the only way to find a way to do this. It was related to the lives of the soldiers. Even if he begs his grandfather to sue his grandmother, he would also get a batch of first aid kits.

In fact, they carried a lot of people, but the key was that they could not withstand the consumption, and the casualties were too large. One soldier and one first aid kit were not enough.

The 30,000 first aid kits were almost consumed in just five or six days, and only a few hundred emergency responses were left, which was detained by the Military Control Commissioner.

"Is there any grenade?"

"The wooden handle has enough tubes, but the melon grenade is gone."

"I want a wooden handle, I'll give me five hundred boxes!" Liu Guichun, the third regiment commander, opened his mouth and said.

"Five hundred boxes, not that many, I will give you at most two hundred boxes!"

"Three hundred boxes!"

"Thirty hundred boxes are just three hundred boxes!"

"There is nothing else, let's break up. Old Wu and Wenlong stay!" Luo Yufeng stood up and announced.

Li Delin also received news about Guo Liji's battle. The Tang army and the Japanese army encountered each other in Guo Liji and had a fierce battle. The commander of the Fifth War Zone judged that the Seya Detachment wanted to meet with the Sakamoto Detachment in Linyi in Taierzhuang.

This is the worst case, and in Linyi, Zhang and Pang also reported that the Japanese army had increased troops against the Sakamoto Detachment in Ju County, and the Japanese army began to actively attack again. The vanguard had already arrived in Tangtou Town!

In Tangtou Town, the Japanese vanguard had already had fierce battles with Lao Pang's 40th Army. If Lao Pang had not bought a batch of second-hand weapons and ammunition from Leng Feng before, he would have been unable to support it.

The Sakamoto Detachment, which received support, not only greatly increased its military strength, but also doubled its firepower. Zhang and Pang felt the pressure doubled.

The two troops combined have less than 30,000 people, and they are facing nearly 10,000 Japanese troops. It is really a very good place to go. Even Fan Songpu's 46th Army felt that the total force was not more than 50,000.

It would be great if the combat effectiveness was comparable to the number of people. In fact, these 50,000 people looked so powerful, and they were far inferior to the Japanese army, no matter how good the quality of the soldiers to their weapons and equipment.

Zhang and Pang had been fighting hard in Linyi for more than ten days before, and they had gained a certain advantage, but this advantage disappeared with the increase of Japanese troops.

In the next step, the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army will definitely attack Linyi with all its might, take down the passage to march into Taierzhuang, and meet in Xuzhou.

The question is, how long can Zhang, Pang and Fan last in Linyi?

This is not only a problem they have to consider themselves, but also a problem facing the Fifth War Zone. Leng Feng is also considering it, and he also got more unexpected news than the heads of the headquarters of the Fifth War Zone.

The reinforcements commanded by Itagaki Seishiro himself came to Linyi.

The authenticity of this news has not been confirmed, but Leng Feng felt that it was more credible. Sakagaki had already established the position of the Army Education Director. Before leaving, gaining military achievements can also add a touch of glory to his resume.

If he could conquer Linyi before he left office and returned to Tokyo to perform, it would be the best.

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Chapter completed!