For three consecutive days, the 11th division of the Rising Sun Empire did not launch a large-scale attack.
Small-scale probing and a few snipers were not very effective on such a large-scale battlefield.
Zhong Yu was also worried that the Rising Sun people would be suffocated, so he sent out many reconnaissance troops, but they did not find any useful information.
Everything seemed to have returned to peace, but Zhong Yu knew that the Rising Sun Empire could not possibly remain motionless. They were not attacking now because they were waiting for an opportunity.
In three days, 1,200 reinforcements were all incorporated into the various units.
It was not difficult for these veterans to learn how to use and maintain the newly issued SLVT40 semi-automatic rifle.
However, because he was used to using the SLVT40, he still habitually pulled the bolt after every shot. However, he believed that this habit would change soon.
The soldiers were fond of rifles that could shoot ten bullets with a single pull of the bolt. It was not only because of the semi-automatic rifle's large capacity, but also because it was long enough…
Compared to the official 1110mm of the Secondary One, the 1226mm of the SLVT40 was more than ten centimeters longer.
The longer the gun, the more advantageous it would be when fighting with the bayonet. However, the Independent Brigade had a clear rule that unless the ammunition was used up or unless it was an emergency, it was forbidden to fight with the enemy's bayonet.
However, this did not stop the soldiers from liking the new rifles.
Other than the officers, the new soldiers were not given pistols.
It wasn't that Zhong Yu was reluctant, but he didn't bring extra pistols this time. The pistols in his hands weren't enough for everyone. In order to worry about the imbalance caused by some people getting rich and some people not getting rich, he simply didn't give them all. In the future, when there was enough, he would make up for it.
On September 6th, 1937, the 11th division of the Rising Sun Army finally made their move after four days of silence.
On the morning of September 6th, the Shengyang Army launched a large-scale attack on the frontlines of Luo Town with the cooperation of 24 Chuan Izaki KI95 fighter jets and 12 Sanyashi KI2197 heavy-duty explosive strike aircraft.
The 5th Battalion of the Chinese Air Force stationed at Jianzhu Bridge Airport in Hangzhou and Suzhou was dispatched to engage in a fierce battle with the Shengyang fighters.
The Fifth Battalion had not replenished the fighter jets they had lost after the last battle with the Rising Sun Empire. They only had 11 fighter jets left.
The Rising Sun Empire, which had the absolute advantage in the number of planes, sent out a fighter jet formation to successfully contain the harassment of the Chinese Air Force. The bomber formation took the opportunity to start bombarding the defensive positions of Luo Town.
Due to the influence of the ground air defense forces, the Rising Sun Bomber Formation did not dare to fly too low, causing the accuracy of the bombing to decrease.
Even so, the Independent Brigade still suffered heavy casualties. The ground troops of the Rising Sun Empire took advantage of the aerial bombardment to attack the defenders.
For a moment, the Luo Zhen Independent Brigade's camp was filled with smoke and flames.
"Boom! Boom!"
"Hey! Mou Fei? What the hell are you doing? Our frontline troops were almost blown up by the planes of the Rising Sun Empire, so why are you still dawdling?”
Zhong Yu shouted anxiously into the phone in an air defense bunker.
Zhong Yu could not be blamed for being anxious. The aerial bombardment of the Rising Sun Empire was still ongoing, and there were casualties every minute. The artillery unit had also gone into hiding after losing a few cannons.
Without the artillery's cover, the front lines faced the onslaught of the Rising Sun soldiers and the bombardment of the planes, and the pressure on them increased dramatically.
"Brigadier general, the aviation squadron will go out immediately!”Mou Fei immediately replied when he heard Zhong Yu's question.
The Rising Sun Army had been attacking for several minutes. Mou Fei's squadron was still preparing for the battle because they did not have a professional ground crew.
Fortunately, the people of Rising Sun did not know about the existence of the Qiongya Independent Brigade's air force. Otherwise, they would have already dropped the bomb on the airport.
Although Mou Fei was innocent in this matter, he did not complain. He was already very satisfied that Zhong Yu could bring out such a new fighter jet.
With the five pilots from Qiongya and the four pilots Mou Fei pulled from Zhong Yang Air Force, the current Qiongya Independent Brigade could take off ten fighter planes, excluding Zhong Yu.
According to Zhong Yu's 12 fighter jets, a full squadron wouldn't even be enough.
There was no ground crew at all. It was completely dependent on the pilots and a group of airport security personnel.
With a bunch of non-professionals and a bunch of newbies who didn't know anything, it would be strange if the aircraft's preparation time could be faster.
At the frontline, Qiongya Independent Brigade 521 Regiment.
Xu Jianying, who had just been appointed as the acting commander, raised his binoculars and looked at the Rising Sun soldiers charging at him with a frown.
Although the independent brigade had an absolute advantage in automatic firepower, it was still not a big deal.
However, in the absence of air superiority, the general-purpose machine guns could not exert their maximum effectiveness. In order to ensure that the machine guns were not destroyed, the machine gun team could only keep moving.
Although Xu Jianying was once the colonel of the First Army of An Country, this was his first time fighting a battle like this.
"Boom!"
An aerial bomb fell beside a machine gun position, and the flames from the explosion engulfed the entire machine gun team.
"Order all the troops to bring the Shengyang people closer so that the Shengyang people's aerial units will not be able to bombard them without fear!”
Xu Jianying put down his binoculars and said to the messenger.
Placing the Shengyang people close to them would not only prevent their aerial units from bombing them, but also allow them to unleash the power of the independent brigade's automatic firearms. This was undoubtedly a good idea in the current situation.
Although the ground forces of Luo Town suffered heavy losses due to the aerial bombardment of the Rising Sun people, they could still effectively resist.
Meanwhile, the 5th Air Force was in a perilous situation.
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