mesbooks Chapter 545: Battle of Jinzhou (9)
Chapter 545: Battle of Jinzhou (9)
Tashan Village,
On the battlefield,
Suddenly, there was a dull sound. Soldier Sun Xiaopo seemed to be knocked down by an invisible force. He dropped his engineer shovel and fell heavily to his knees on the ground.
His originally resolute face was now flooded with tears, with traces of tears clearly visible, as if telling of the endless grief and guilt in his heart.
Sun Xiaopo trembled his lips and said in a choked voice: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I really shouldn't have come to disturb you..." As he spoke with apology, people's eyes turned to the trench nearby. The soil in the trench loosened slightly, and then two bodies of PLA soldiers slowly emerged.
The two corpses lay there quietly, their uniforms were tattered and covered with blood and dirt. They closed their eyes tightly, their faces were peaceful as if they were just sleeping, but their lifeless appearance made people feel extremely sad and regretful.
The air around seemed to freeze at this moment, and only Sun Xiaopo's sobs echoed in the silence.
As a soldier of the 4th Regiment of the 12th Division of the 35th Column, Sun Xiaopo came to take over the defense this morning, but there were corpses buried everywhere under the fortifications of Tashan Village!
These were all killed by the enemy's naval gunfire and buried in the soil!
There was crying everywhere on the battlefield!
This fortification is almost impossible to repair!
Company commander Zhang Long yelled,
"Don't waste time, carry the bodies of our comrades to the back and repair the fortifications as soon as possible!"
There was a sudden buzzing sound in the air.
Zhang Long looked up and saw
More than 20 planes rushed over in a black mass.
His expression changed immediately.
He knew that the East China Field Army had an air force, but the number was very small. With so many planes coming, they must be enemy planes!
He screamed wildly.
"Everyone take cover! Air raid!"
But the plane in the sky did not stop, but flew straight towards Jinzhou!
Very coincidentally,
Four fighter planes and two reconnaissance planes from Tonghua Airport also approached Jinzhou.
In the city, the various troops of the East Field Army were still clearing out the remaining enemies.
A fierce battle broke out again in the air.
Although the pilots of the First Brigade of the East Field Army were still relatively new in their skills, they relied on their tenacious fighting spirit to fight a desperate battle with Chiang Kai-shek's planes. They rolled and turned flexibly in the air to avoid Chiang Kai-shek's attacks and looked for opportunities to counterattack.
The four ME262 fighter planes of the East China Field Army were extremely fast and formed a separate formation. They flew straight up, outflanked the rear of Chiang Kai-shek's aircraft group and launched an attack on the target.
The two sides soon engaged in a melee!
As an Me262 approached the B-4 from behind, the pilot held the joystick tightly and aimed at the enemy. The four 30mm MK 108 cannons began to spray deadly flames, and shells rained down on the B-4.
The B-4 bomber crews immediately fell into extreme panic. They tried to take various evasive actions, but the speed and maneuverability of the Me262 made it difficult for them to escape.
In the fierce exchange of fire, the fuselage of the B-4 bomber was hit by shells continuously, and thick smoke and flames billowed out. The bomber began to lose control and fell down.
The sky was filled with bullet holes and black smoke from exploding planes.
Fighter planes were hit and caught fire, falling to the ground with long tail flames. Some pilots still tried to control their fighter planes after being hit, fighting for the last chance; others parachuted to escape!
After an hour of fierce fighting,
All six East China Field Army planes were hit and crashed, but they also shot down 6 Chiang Kai-shek’s planes very beautifully!
On the ground, the emotions of the officers and soldiers of the East China Field Army who were watching the battle also fluctuated greatly. They cheered every time an enemy plane was shot down, and cried when their own planes were hit!
The last dozen or so remaining planes of Chiang Kai-shek’s army saw that they had suffered heavy losses, with smoke billowing in the city and visibility very poor, so they flapped their wings and flew away in shame!
Less than thirty minutes after they left,
Two fighter planes and a reconnaissance plane from the First Squadron of the East Field Army flew over Jinzhou again.
Although they were just born, they were still fearless and these three planes were actually searching for enemy targets everywhere!
"No. 3, No. 3, prepare to return!"
"Wait, I need to go to the port. Commander Yin specifically told me to do something last night!"
"Okay, let's do it together!"
Three planes flew towards Huludao.
The reconnaissance plane pilot Wu Qingfeng was quite excited because Yin Xinjun refueled at Tonghua Airport and took the opportunity to talk to the First Aviation Squadron about something, asking them to help scout the movements of Huludao Port today!
This task was finally handed over to Wu Qingfeng's crew!
As for Yin Xinjun, Wu Qingfeng admired him very much. When their Northeast Aviation School received new aircraft in Mulan Special Zone, they all took Yin Xinjun's class! In Wu Qingfeng's mind, Commander Yin knew everything and answered 11 questions he raised after class!
The plane soon arrived above the port!
Wu Qingfeng was a little nervous, so he deliberately raised the plane's altitude to 3000 meters!
The port was empty. Not only was there no warship, but even the civilian passenger ships had left. Only a few fishing boats were left docked on the shore!
Pilot Li Yong, who was sitting in the back seat, quickly operated the buttons and used the onboard camera to take pictures of the port!
In a farmyard in Niuniutun Village, Jinzhou,
The headquarters of the East Field Army,
A resounding voice was reading aloud,
"As of 15:14.7 in the afternoon, the Jinzhou defenders had been completely wiped out by us, with a total of 9.1 enemy troops annihilated, including captured! The above includes the results of the Jinzhou city siege and the battle at Tashan to block the enemy's eastward-moving corps!"
"How many casualties did we have?"
"On the two battlefields, our casualties totaled more than 1.1!"
“So few casualties?”
"This is a casualty ratio of 1 to 13!"
said the chief of staff.
"According to our staff's analysis, first of all, the participation of the Air Force not only greatly weakened the enemy's Air Force, but also carried out air strikes on the enemy on the ground many times!
Second, each column was equipped with a large number of tanks, such as the houses in Tashan Village, which reduced our losses to a certain extent!
In short, modern warfare relies more on technology and equipment!"
A staff officer suddenly ran in and reported,
"The 16th Column called, today the vanguard of the Liao Corps suddenly attacked our Heishan County Jianshanzi and Gaojiatun lines. The battle lasted until : in the afternoon. Our troops successfully blocked the enemy's offensive, and the enemy retreated for the time being!"
In the room, everyone's faces showed surprise at the same time.
"Liao's corps moved westward???"
"Great! I was really afraid he would shrink back!"
"Jinzhou has already been lost, why is he still heading west?"
A deep voice sounded, without any joy, anger, sorrow or happiness.
"How can we not eat the feast that has been delivered to our door? Order the 4th column to garrison Jinzhou and block the enemy's eastward advance. Order the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th columns, the artillery column, the 1st battle group, and the 1st assault group to immediately move out to encircle Liao's corps!"
"According to the battle report, more than half of the 1st battle group has been killed or wounded. Do they need to rest?"
"You can bring their 24 150mm self-propelled artillery pieces over!"
"Let the artillery column leave two regiments to cooperate in the defense of Jinzhou!"
"Okay, let's do it!"