Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

Chapter 360 Should we use napalm?

  At 11:00 on December 3, 1941, Shanxi Yuncheng Airport.

Since the establishment of the Second Air Division, which specializes in close support, Fang Ziyi took the team members he personally selected and moved to the new station in the southwest of Jin Province.

 It was already approaching lunch time, and except for some soldiers who were forced to take turns, everyone gathered in the canteen.

 The meals of the Eighth Route Army Air Force are very diverse, including not only regular chicken, pork and seasonal vegetables, but also beef and fresh fruits as much as possible.

After all, high-altitude combat is not easy, and pilots often face challenges in various extreme environments. Without a strong body and abundant physical fitness, there is no talk of combat effectiveness.

 “Formula, a call from headquarters.”

“Intelligence indicates that troops directly under the Mongolian Army and the North China Front are about to arrive at the preset battlefield.”

“The enemy troops are divided into three groups. Among them, the main force is the 110th Division and the independent mixed 7th and 15th Brigades. The cavalry group and the independent mixed 2nd Brigade are on the right wing, and the 26th Division is on the left wing.”

The arrival of the combat staff made the entire canteen instantly silent.

Fang Ziyi first put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands, and then took the message from the other party. His eyes were extremely sharp, as if he was about to enter a battle state in the next second.

 At the same time, the surrounding soldiers also stopped eating, and everyone seemed to be fighting high.

“Three divisions plus three independent mixed brigades, this is a good opponent.”

“The terrain in and around Xinkou is very special, and it is difficult for the Japs to maintain dispersed formations when marching. If we can successfully launch a surprise attack, we will definitely be able to severely damage a division in the first wave.”

“If hundreds of aerial bombs are thrown down, the picture shouldn’t be too beautiful.”

If the above speech were heard by outsiders, they would most likely think that there was a madman within the Eighth Route Army. After all, it is unprecedented to severely damage a division in one go.

But if you take a closer look at the past results, you will find that the Air Force Division really has the ability to do what it says.

Although this unit has not been established for a long time, they have not suffered a defeat since their first mission, and the continuous small victories have increased the overall morale.

Now the warriors only need one big battle to announce their name to the whole world.

 The words of his division commander made the pilots present eager to try. Everyone wanted to take off and rush to the battlefield immediately.

 As for the casualties?

 No kidding, the air superiority on the current battlefield is firmly controlled by the brother troops. The Japanese's feeble field air defense system is not much different from the greeting salute.

As if thinking of something important, a soldier stood up from his seat. He tentatively asked Fang Ziyi:

“Division commander, can our division use secret weapons this time?”

“There is no need to consider what is humane or inhumane when fighting against the **** little devil!”

The so-called secret weapon is naturally the napalm bomb that comes with the system when Huang He unlocks the handsome warrior through the scientific research slot.

This new aerial bomb with astonishing power and grand spectacle left an extremely deep impression on everyone on the day of the test. This is also the reason why the soldier just proposed it.

Hearing this, Fang Ziyi fell into deep thought, and then shook his head helplessly.

It is indeed fun to use napalm, but this rough and lazy attack method does not fit in with the combat style of their Air Force 2 Division. “Forget it, the new aerial bombs will damage the local environment.”

“I personally think it’s best not to use them on a large scale on our own land. To deal with a mere division, just use conventional aerial bombs.”

“When I attack the enemy’s homeland in the future, I guarantee that you will have a blast at once!”

 Japanese barbecue is certainly enjoyable, but there are a lot of troubles after the war. Especially in winter, the mountain forests are very dry, and if you are not careful, it will turn into a fire.

What's more, from the perspective of effectiveness and delivery method, napalm is more suitable for use against civilian buildings or low-protection targets.

Especially in cities where burning wooden buildings are the main part, the damage, ignition effect, and sustainability of this thing are far greater than those of ordinary explosive weapons.

Fang Ziyi seemed to think it was a pity not to have a killing weapon. After thinking for a moment, Fang Ziyi added:

“Let’s do this, I will designate two teams later, and you will take napalm with you when you set off.”

"But one thing must be paid attention to. You must avoid the Japanese cavalry group. The damage to armored units is very low, so try to throw it to the 110th Division."

"The remaining enemies should be handed over to the main force of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region."

 As a professionally trained commander, Fang Ziyi never believed in the so-called theory of air force victory. In his mind, coordinated air-ground operations are the most reasonable tactics.

Besides, the commander-in-chief on the ground is a fierce tiger in the forest.

 During the meeting at the headquarters the day before yesterday, he saw with his own eyes the combat plan designated by the other party.

  The mobilization of hundreds of thousands of main troops, the various steps and emergency plans can be made in such detail, just reading it once will make you feel safe.

　　For the next decisive battle, the Eighth Route Army already has a perfect combat plan, excellent commanders and first-class troops. Victory is only a matter of time.

 “Okay, hurry up and eat.”

“In half an hour, everyone will gather on the tarmac!”

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 At 12:10, all preparation work of the Second Air Division was completely completed.

With the hum of the piston engines, the propellers of the Typhoon fighter jets and a few handsome warriors began to rotate slowly and quickly.

 Under the guidance of the ground crew, the soldiers drove their fighter planes slowly toward the runway.

 For a small airport, it is not easy to take off dozens of planes at one time.

 Fortunately, the soldiers and ground support teams of the 2nd Air Division were all elite. They worked together and completed the attack in an orderly manner without wasting any time.

The fighter plane that took off first was hovering and waiting in the sky. After all the crews were assembled, they began to climb and flew towards the preset battlefield of the Second Battle of Xinkou.

Looking at the infinitely magnificent rivers and mountains under the wings of the plane, Fang Ziyi picked up the communicator in front of him and ordered:

“Second Air Division! All of them are here! Push the oil and speed up!”

“Our target is the Japanese 110th Division! Use machine guns and aerial bombs to send the Japanese to see the locusts!”

I’m getting engaged tomorrow, so I’ll send a small one first

 (End of this chapter)