It was impossible to build a bridge. Before the troops reached the river, the situation had changed.
The biggest advantage the Japanese had on the battlefield should be the navy and aviation. The army relied on the suppression of these two arms to barely ensure that they would not be chased out of the sea.
It could be said that in the history of the Battle of Shanghai, before the arrival of the third batch of Japanese reinforcements, although China had shown signs of weakness, the real battlefield was still in a stalemate.
It was the Japanese's third batch of 100,000 reinforcements that landed from the Golden Mountain Guards, completely disrupting the deployment of the Chinese army. The Japanese had taken the initiative, so they had no choice but to retreat.
China's Air Force was doing very well in the first month of the war. They had shot down 61 Japanese fighter jets while they only lost 27.
However, the good times did not last long. China did not replenish their fighter jets, and every pilot that died was one less fighter jet. The Japanese could quickly replenish their fighter jets, while China could only sit and eat. As the war progressed, China's air force was almost completely depleted. Right now, out of an average of ten fighter jets in the sky above Shanghai, almost nine belonged to the Japanese, and only one fighter jet of China's air force was shot down very quickly.
In this aspect, there was no comparison at all. The advantage of the Japanese was too obvious.
"Hurry up! " Set up the anti-air cannons quickly…" Seeing the fighter aircraft above him, Krupp was sweating profusely. He quickly called out to one of his anti-air battalions to deploy.
However, the deployment of anti-air cannons was not something that could be done easily. It would take some time to complete.
Moreover, the troops were currently on the march, and the units were relatively close to each other. Before they were deployed, they needed to distance themselves first to avoid being wiped out by the Japanese.
As for the Japanese's fighter jets, they were still old-fashioned two-wing fighter jets. They were not fast, slow, and did not fly high. Even so, they still posed a great threat to the troops on the ground.
Chen Zhihua looked up at the Japanese fighter jet in the air, his eyes full of disdain.
This kind of old model aircraft could only fly a few hundred meters high. It was not that they did not want to fly too high.
Firstly, it was uncomfortable to fly at high altitudes. The Japanese fighter jets were still not sealed in the cabin. The higher they flew, the stronger the wind and the thinner the air. The Chinese army did not have any effective air defense weapons, and the air force was almost wiped out. Only a fool would fly at such a high altitude.
Moreover, if they flew lower, they would be able to see more targets and obtain more information.
Moreover, it could also ensure the accuracy of the attack. Even during the battle, the fighter jets of both sides would fight at a low altitude of 2,000 meters.
"Commander, should we speed up the march?”Long Wenzhang asked worriedly, but he was not confident enough.
No matter how fast they sped up, they couldn't possibly be faster than the Japanese's fighter jets. There were only two fighter jets earlier, and they turned around and ran away when they were far away.
Run?
It didn't exist. The Japanese had gone to get help.
Therefore, they only had two choices. They had to disperse immediately so that the Japanese could not find them.
However, there was nothing around them. Just ten thousand people alone would not be easy to hide, let alone so much heavy equipment.
The other option was to set up a battle formation to fight the Japanese head-on. However, the problem was that they only had one anti-air battalion. 64 anti-air cannons were already a lot, but they needed to set up an area with more than 10,000 people. The single-sided defense firepower would be reduced.
"Calm down…calm down…"
Thump…Thump…Thump…
As soon as Chen Zhihua finished speaking, the few anti-air cannons that had been deployed nearby began to fire wildly.
The range and power of the 88mm anti-air cannon were not just for show. It had a high firing rate of 15 rounds per minute, and it took an average of 4 seconds for each round to be fired.
As for the artillery that had been strengthened by the system, it was needless to say that their operational ability was excellent. Even though it was the first time they operated this type of anti-air cannon, the first shell only deviated by more than 100 meters.
Following that, the deviation of each cannonball got closer and closer. After about 20 to 30 cannonballs were fired, the biplane that was about to disappear suddenly exploded in the air and fell from the sky.
As for the other one, they were helpless. At this time, the air defense camp had not been fully deployed yet. Therefore, they could only watch helplessly as the Japanese reconnaissance plane slowly flew away.
" Look, isn't the Japanese fighter jet just like that…" Chen Zhihua calmly pointed at the Japanese fighter jet that was shot down and then pointed at the truck that was loaded with a large amount of ammunition."Take out the anti-air machine guns from those trucks and deploy them. We will shoot down as many Japanese planes as they come.”
Chen Zhihua wasn't worried about the Japanese's aviation. He thought about it carefully and ordered,""Get the machine guns ready. As long as the Japanese fighter jet is below 700 meters, shoot them to death.”
There were thousands of general-purpose machine guns defending at low altitudes. Although they were not professional anti-air machine guns, they were not a problem against old-fashioned fighter jets. There were 88mm anti-air cannons at medium altitudes. As long as the shells exploded within a few dozen meters, the shrapnel would be able to kill the Japanese pilots. There were also 100 heavy anti-air machine guns as a supplement to the firepower.
In just a short moment, Chen Zhihua had turned his division into a porcupine, unless the Japanese fighter planes carried bombs and dropped them from high altitude.
But even so, they still had to break through the blockade of anti-air cannons and anti-air machine guns. If they were to drop bombs from high altitude, with the current technology, the accuracy was negligible.
Infantry afraid of bombs?
What a joke. Can't he dodge? As long as they were focused, the Japanese's high-altitude bombs would not pose much of a threat. The infantrymen were really afraid of the machine guns of the fighter planes. This was the most fatal thing, but the premise was that the Japanese had to dare to come down.
Ikeda Chuichi piloted his fighter jet in fear, driving it to its maximum speed. The cold wind continued to pierce through his leather jacket, and his entire face was numb from the cold. Even though he was wearing gloves, he still felt as if his hands were not his.
Until now, Ikeda Chuichi still could not believe what he was seeing. He subconsciously looked around and realized that his wingman was really gone. He had no choice but to pull himself back to reality.
Terrifying…
Ikeda Chuichi could only use this word to describe his current mood. Once that mysterious troop entered the main battlefield, then the army on the ground…
With a heart full of fear, Ikeda Chuichi returned to the aircraft carrier as quickly as possible. When he landed, the uneasy Ikeda Chuichi almost crashed into the other fighter jets on the deck.
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