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Chapter 717: Conquering Dingziling

717 Conquer Dingziling

However, the air battle continues.

However, the number of fighter jets dispatched by Ye Qingshan's aviation fleet every day is constantly decreasing.

From forty-five P40 fighters on the first day to only twenty-seven fighters now.

The number of fighter jets in Ye Qingshan's aviation fleet was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

There is no way around it. The aviation team has been losing fighter planes in the daily air battles with the Japanese these days.

Fortunately, the pilots suffered little loss and most of the parachutes were rescued.

Later, Ye Qingshan urgently transferred seven or eight P40 fighter jets from the base in southern Zhejiang as reinforcements.

In order to maintain the current size of the aviation fleet.

Otherwise, the number of fighter jets in Ye Qingshan's air force would be even smaller.

"The Japs still haven't taken action, all their fighter planes are coming over here.

Damn, who is the commander of the Japanese flying regiment this time?

So calm?"

Ye Qingshan had a gloomy face.

In his hand he held the data collected from all sides, showing the number of Japanese fighter planes that appeared in the sky during this battle.

Ye Qingshan could roughly judge whether the Japanese had sent all their fighter jets to participate in the battle.

Because Ye Qingshan had previously sent out information through spies lurking within the Japanese army.

Ye Qingshan has roughly deduced it.

The Japanese now have a flying regiment in Yangcheng with about eighty Zero fighters.

After the previous few days of air fighting, the Japanese lost less than twenty Zero fighters.

That means that the Japanese flying regiment in Yangcheng still has about sixty Zero fighters.

But today, there are still about thirty Japanese Zero fighters flying to Echeng.

The remaining Japanese Zero fighters were allocated to other fronts by the commander of the Japanese flying regiment.

Or stay at the airport and wait.

Ye Qingshan must do this before the main force of fighter planes of his air force are completely consumed by the Japanese.

Attract most of the Japanese Zero fighters in Yangcheng to Echeng.

This cannot be accomplished.

This would make it impossible to execute Ye Qingshan’s plan to destroy the Japanese flying regiment and airport in one battle.

If we cannot destroy the enemy's flying regiment and airport, we will not be able to continue the battle.

But this time, the commander of the Japanese flying regiment was a cautious guy.

He would rather choose to send out thirty or so Zero fighters to Echeng every day to slowly consume Ye Qingshan's air force.

He also did not choose to send out all the Zero fighters at once to wipe out Ye Qingshan's air force in one swoop.

Between radical tactics and conservative tactics, the commander of the Japanese flying regiment obviously chose the latter.

The other party’s choice cannot be said to be wrong.

On the contrary it is correct.

The commander of the Japanese flying regiment was obviously aware that the number of fighter planes they had was much greater than that of Ye Qingshan's air force.

By adopting this conservative attrition tactic, the Japanese fighter planes only needed to follow the routine and send out thirty or forty planes every day.

Consume the fighter planes in Ye Qingshan's hands.

In ten days at most, all the P40 fighter jets in Ye Qingshan's hands will be basically used up.

It is precisely because of the conservative style of play of the opponent's flying regiment commander that Ye Qingshan is so uncomfortable now.

“That can’t be helped.

We can only hope that the Second Regiment can capture Dingziling as soon as possible.

As long as Dingziling is breached, the Japanese defense line in Echeng will be in danger.

By then, the Japanese flying regiment would still be unable to gain air superiority.

It is only a matter of time before Goose City is lost.

I just don't believe that the old devil Tanaka Hisaichi would be able to sit still and watch the Goose City defense line being breached.

At that time, the Japanese should send the main force of their fighter planes over.

Let’s try to wipe out the air force in my hands in one go and completely seize the air supremacy over Echeng.

Only by gaining air superiority can the Japanese send out bombers with impunity.

They can protect the Goose City defense line."

“So, Dingziling is the stumbling block.

It must be moved out within two days."

The next night, the Second Regiment launched a more fierce attack on Dingziling.

The companies formed waves and attacked in turns without stopping.

Over 300 elite veterans were killed or wounded overnight.

Before dawn, they finally wiped out most of the Japanese troops on Dingziling.

Only the last small group of Japanese soldiers remained on the top of the mountain.

But when daybreak came, a group of Japanese planes appeared in the sky.

“The attack cannot stop, keep on attacking.

We must take Dingziling before this afternoon."

The Second Regiment Commander's face veins popped out and he roared angrily.

Before dark was the deadline Ye Qingshan gave him.

Even if they attacked during the day, they could be attacked by dive bombers from Japanese fighter planes at any time.

They also have to continue attacking.

This battle was definitely the most difficult one fought by the 89th Army after entering Guangdong Province.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, a soldier covered in blood and in tattered uniform rushed into the headquarters of the Second Regiment.

Ignoring the blood gushing from his mouth, he shouted, “Captain, Dingziling.

We captured it.”

After saying this, the wounded messenger fainted.

"Quick, send him down for treatment."

"We have taken Dingziling.

Aaaaaah! "

The staff officers at the regiment headquarters burst into cheers.

"Quick, tell the commander the good news."

The second regiment commander breathed a sigh of relief and asked someone to send a message to Ye Qingshan.

Not long after, Ye Qingshan, who had been waiting for news in the headquarters and had not slept for two days, arrived.

Finally, I heard the little Wusheng running in and reporting excitedly: "Commander, the latest telegram from the Second Regiment.

Dingziling has been captured by us."

Hearing what the young martial artist said, Ye Qingshan, who was sitting, opened his eyes instantly, glaring like a fierce tiger.

"it is good!

Well done to the Second Group."

Ye Qingshan stood up.

The Second Regiment captured Dingziling as scheduled, removing this toughest stumbling block.

Then, there's still time for everything.

“Give a group of people electricity, it’s their turn to go on stage.

Let them cross Dingziling and head straight to Echeng tonight.

After dawn, I want to see them appear outside Goose City.

The other regiments continued to advance.

The Second Regiment will rest and serve as the reserve force."

“Also, send another message to Ning Yongchen, it’s a critical moment.

The agent he placed in Guangzhou kept a close eye on the Japanese airport for me.

Tomorrow may be the most critical moment."

The young warrior quickly wrote down Ye Qingshan's order and ran to the telegraph room.

Ye Qingshan finally smiled and whispered to himself, "Old devil Tanaka Hisaichi, are you going to fall for it next?"

Soon, the news of the fall of Dingziling reached the headquarters of the Japanese 108th Regiment in Echeng.

"idiot!"

The Japanese regiment commander, Colonel Kitani Suketoshi, roared and smashed the sand table in front of him.

The fall of Dingziling was definitely bad news for them.

The New Second Division captured Dingziling and it only took one night to reach the city of Echeng.

Kitani Sugetsu could even imagine the National Army soldiers appearing outside the city after dawn.