The Japanese aircraft mainly bombarded the commanding heights of Longshan, briefly bombed the preparation camp positions and Xinzhuang positions, and then left.
The Xinzhuang position and the front-line trenches on both wings suffered more bombs than the preparation camp.
Thick smoke rose into the sky in Zhuangzi.
Many houses in Zhuangzi were thatched houses.
Although the bombs dropped by the Japanese army were not many, they could be dropped.
The arson bombs ignited a large amount of straw and thatch.
The casualties among the defenders in Zhuangzi were not heavy, but the damage to the houses was considerable.
The defenders were desperately trying to put out the fire, and the situation in Zhuangzi was chaotic.
The preparation battalion could hear the noise of the Shouchi defenders from the position.
On the preparation camp's position, the flames had been put out long ago.
Zhang Wei looked at the two corpses in front of him with a gloomy face.
The corpses had been beaten into sieves by aviation machine gun bullets.
There are blood holes all over the body, and there is no good place on the body.
The 7.7mm aviation machine gun hits the human body, and the killing effect is much stronger than the crooked shot of the Japanese infantry.
"Bury it."
Zhang Wei shook his head helplessly.
The preparation camp was bombed.
To be honest, it was not serious.
The number of bullets dropped was only a dozen rounds.
The fighter jets fired with aircraft machine guns for a while.
Before the bombing, all the bombs were fired.
The battalion responded in advance and entered the concealment and anti-gun holes.
A total of five soldiers were killed and four were injured in the attack.
Two people died from Japanese aircraft shrapnel, and one person died from machine gun fire from a fighter jet.
These two people were sent to die because of their recklessness.
When these two soldiers saw the Japanese plane flying low, they went up to shoot it.
What effect would two rifle bullets have on the wing of the fighter plane?
Their front foot hit the wing of one plane, and another plane flew over with their rear foot. , a burst of dive and strafing, the two soldiers didn't even have a chance to dodge and react, and fell into the blood mist on the spot.
"Whoever does something like this in the future who thinks his life is too long, I didn't mention it much before, but from now on, I will remember it all," Zhang Wei shouted loudly.
Many soldiers and three company commanders gathered around Zhang Wei, looking quietly at the corpses on the ground.
The people were dead and the matter could not be undone.
They could only warn others not to engage in such unnecessary resistance and use rifles to masturbate.
Originally, It's a small probability event.
When there is no decent anti-aircraft firepower, the best way is to use the fortifications around you to avoid it as much as possible.
Unfortunately, these two soldiers failed to do this.
"Battal Commander, I understand.
The brothers didn't expect the Japanese plane to come.
These two brothers came in later.
We defeated the troops.
There is nothing we can do to do this.
"Qiu Wei said from the side.
"I also have a problem.
The air defense education is not in place.
There were few casualties this time.
It was because we followed the method of avoiding shelling to quickly enter the fortifications.
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"Zhang Wei sighed.
The casualties were small this time.
One reason is that the intensity of the Japanese bombing was not high, and the main bombs were dropped on the Longshan side.
The other reason is that the fortifications were well dug, and they usually had good training in avoiding artillery and anti-artillery. , under the organization of the squad platoon leader, the troops were able to quickly enter the fortifications.
To some extent, they were hiding from the plane in the same way as dodging artillery.
The soldiers were actually aware that it was a plane.
However, although the two soldiers who died were the original defeated troops, since entering the battle in eastern Henan, the preparation camp has indeed been almost completely destroyed.
There were no air attacks from the Japanese army.
There is a lot of lack of air defense awareness.
Zhang Wei himself also ignored this.
During the temporary training, he only thought about infantry combat, and the air defense awareness and air defense education of the troops were not in place.
After burying the bodies, all the officers and soldiers of the battalion set up defenses where they should, and repaired the positions where they needed to be repaired.
Everyone knows that air strikes and artillery bombardments are harbingers of an attack.
Zhang Wei and the three company commanders returned to the battalion command post.
The battalion command post was hit by an aerial bomb.
Fortunately, it was an arson bomb and was set on fire without causing any damage.
"Batalion Commander, I'm afraid the Japanese are about to attack," Mu Chao said.
"We haven't endured an air raid for a long time."
Qiu Wei joked from the side.
"Each company must take strict precautions.
Japanese air strikes indicate that the infantry units are not far away.
Next, there may be artillery attacks.
From now on, my eyes will be wide open."
"Although we are not on the front line, we must be more careful.
Once we enter a war zone, there is no guarantee of safety."
After Zhang Wei finished speaking, the three company commanders all agreed.
Zheng Yiqun pointed out at this time: "Xinzhuang was bombed very hard."
Looking up, the sky above the Xinzhuang position was filled with thick gray smoke.
Many thatched houses were ignited and continued to burn, emitting light that reached into the sky.
The defenders in Xinzhuang ran around to put out the fire, but the fire was too strong and difficult to extinguish for a while.
"Let's go help.
The third company will follow me, and the first and second companies will stay safe and alert in the position."
Zhang Wei said.
Zheng Yiqun's third company belongs to the battalion reserve and is hiding in the hidden part behind the battalion position.
Its current task is not heavy.
The defense of the main position is taken by the first and second companies.
Temporarily removing the third company will have no impact on the battalion defense. .
Zhang Wei personally led the Third Company out of the position.
The soldiers of the Third Company went to help put out the fire and rescue people.
The rifles and light machine guns were left on the position and replaced with shovels and engineer shovels to facilitate the removal of soil and put out the fire.
As soon as Zhang Wei and Zheng Yiqun walked outside the village entrance of Xinzhuang, strong hot air hit their faces, accompanied by an unpleasant smell, which constantly irritated their noses.
"Batalion Commander, what is this?"
Zheng Yiqun asked with pain on his face, covering his nose.
Zhang Wei looked at the burning thatched cottage in front.
The smoke was filled with light yellow and light white ash, and the fire continued unabated.
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It looked like an incendiary bomb at first glance.
"This seems to be a yellow phosphorus arson bomb."
Among the special bombs Zhang Wei has seen, yellow phosphorus bombs are the most common.
They can be used as signal flares and artillery shells.
He estimated that the yellow phosphorus arson bombs dropped by the plane were also yellow phosphorus arson bombs.
The burning temperature of yellow phosphorus is 40 degrees Celsius.
This stuff is used in aerial bombs and cannot be exposed to the air, otherwise it will burn easily and produce toxic smoke.
"Tell the brothers to be careful.
Use towels and wool to block your mouth and nose, and use soil to put out the fire."
Zhang Wei took off his hat and blocked his mouth and nose.
The soldiers in the preparation camp did not have gas masks in their hands, so they could only use this primitive methods to protect.
After taking protective measures, Zhang Wei rushed into the village with the officers and soldiers of the third company.
The village was full of officers and soldiers of the 78th Division holding tools, all struggling to put out the fire.
Many burnt corpses were piled near the entrance of the village.
Most of the casualties among the troops guarding Xinzhuang during the bombing were caused by arson bombs.
Seeing that someone was coming to support him, a battalion commander from the defenders quickly found Zhang Wei.
He said a few polite words and then discussed how to put out the fire.
The 78th Division had been attacking for a while before Zhang Wei and his men arrived, but the effect was not great.
Some used water to put it out, and some used soil to suppress it, but none of them suppressed the fire.
This thing cannot be exposed to heat or air.
Zhang Wei found that the stronger the wind and the higher the temperature, the bigger the fire.
Relying on a single soldier to put out the fire bit by bit with a shovel and spade is not very effective at all.
To effectively extinguish the fire, it must be done on a large scale. to block the air.
The only way Zhang Wei could think of was to knock down the burning thatched house and smash it in one fell swoop.
This was the fastest and most effective way.
"We have to push these burning houses, otherwise they will burn more and more fiercely," Zhang Wei said to the friendly battalion commander.
The friendly battalion commander tried for a long time and was disgraced, but the effect was very unsatisfactory, so he could only try Zhang Wei's method.
It was not possible to knock down these houses relying on men.
Finally, four 24-machine guns were called in, and soldiers were asked to throw grenades.
Amidst the sound of machine guns and explosions, the burning thatched houses were knocked down one by one by explosions and heavy machine gun bullets: