"It's okay." Okamura Yasuji said, "As long as you can win a battle, you'll be arrogant."

After pausing, Okamura Yasuji said again: "Higa Shijun, let us pray."

"Hayi." Hinata Shimiya bowed his head suddenly and really began to pray devoutly.

...

Early the next morning, Zhao Baoshan Fortress.

Wang Yaowu, deputy commander-in-chief of the 10th Army, and Qiu Qingquan, chief of staff, came to inspect together.

Wang Yaowu and Qiu Qingquan did not go to other places, but only came to Zhaobaoshan Fortress for inspection. The reason was very simple. The Japanese concentrated all aviation forces in the past two days and launched a bombing of Zhaobaoshan and Jinjishan Fortresses. Even the most conservative estimates were that the Japanese also dropped more than 500 25-kilogram aviation bombs on the periphery of these two fortresses.

Li Ziren introduced: "In the past two days, the Japanese dispatched at least 200 bombers to the outer positions of Zhaobaoshan and Jinjishan Fortress, and threw at least 500 aviation bombs!"

Qiu Qingquan said keenly: "It's just bombing the outer positions, not the main positions?"

"Yes." Li Ziren said, "The Japanese's intention is very clear, that is, they want to destroy the air defense firepower on the periphery."

"The Japanese don't seem stupid." Wang Yaowu nodded and said, "So is our losses serious?"

"The losses are still quite serious." Li Ziren said in a deep voice, "In terms of personnel, a total of twenty-six people were killed and more than one hundred were injured. In terms of equipment, three Ericon anti-aircraft guns and nine Deshka anti-aircraft machine guns were lost."

Qiu Qingquan and Wang Yaowu's face immediately collapsed. They lost three anti-aircraft cannons and nine anti-aircraft machine guns in just two days. At this speed, they could not hold on for even a week. But they just boasted to Zhong Yi that the air defense firepower outside the fortress could last at least half a month.

This slap in the face is fast enough.

Qiu Qingquan said: "Can the two broken Ericong anti-aircraft guns be repaired?"

"No." Li Ziren smiled bitterly and shook his head, "The barrels are all twisted."

Wang Yaowu said: "Then change the gun barrel. Isn't there a backup gun barrel?"

"No," Li Ziren said, "These batch of Ericong anti-aircraft guns were originally exchanged for by the commander-in-chief from Chongqing, and there was no spare barrel at all."

Chongqing has several airports, and anti-aircraft gun positions are protected by the outer periphery.

Later, there were no planes at the airport and no anti-aircraft gun positions were needed.

Zhong Yi exchanged a batch of daily necessities that Chongqing needed, and exchanged them for twelve Erlikon dual-mounted anti-aircraft guns, which led to the air defense firepower position outside Zhaobaoshan and Jinjishan Fortress.

Ericon anti-aircraft guns are not necessarily good, but they are better than none.

Wang Yaowu glanced at Qiu Qingquan and said helplessly: "If it really doesn't work, just transfer dozens of Deshkas from the industrial park? Oh no, transfer one hundred to support!"

Qiu Qingquan said: "Are you going to fight with the Japanese to consume?"

In Zhaobaoshan, dense anti-aircraft heavy machine guns are set up outside the Jinjishan Fortress. Although a dense air defense firepower network can be weaved, it will become a conspicuous target, and it is easily destroyed by the Japanese aviation army, so this is completely a waste of money.

Wang Yaowu said: "Otherwise, what else do you have?"

Qiu Qingquan said: "If it really doesn't work, let the Japanese blow it up!"
Chapter completed!