Unparalleled Warriors of Anti-Japanese War

As for the Infantry No. 20 Fourth Brigade, which has lost contact with the main force of the division for nearly a day, it seems to have been forgotten.As a result, the army aviation unit with limited aircraft only sent two reconnaissance planes to Wuchuan for reconnaissance.

Under such circumstances, how could it be possible to accurately search for the No. 20 Fourth Brigade of Infantry who hid in a valley and stood firm!Compared with the No.12 Division, there are at least tens of thousands of troops, and they only have thousands of troops left.

With such a small number of people, they hid in a valley that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.The two reconnaissance planes were undoubtedly looking for a needle in a haystack if they wanted to search the valley they were trapped in.After turning around a few times, the two reconnaissance planes brought back news that no targets had been found in Wuchuan.

On the other hand, the No. 12 Division, which occupies a small town at the moment, used this small town to establish fortifications.Seeing the clear sky, Yamamura Seitaro and the officers and soldiers of the division seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Just when the army and air force supporting them arrived in the airspace not far from the town.Knowing that the air force that will carry out the airborne for them has already set off for the small town.But soon, the Japanese army in the small town discovered that something seemed wrong.

'idiot!what happened?Why is there so much smoke outside our position? '

Following the Eighth Route Army troops on the outskirts of the town, according to He Zhengdao's order, they quickly collected a large amount of combustibles and wet branches.After starting to ignite around the town, thick smoke began to fill the entire airspace of the town.

Yamamura Kiyotaro, who also saw this scene, quickly realized the Eighth Route Army's plan to create smog.Gritting his teeth a bit, he said, "Baga! Damn it, they created smoke to obstruct the Air Force's line of sight and make it difficult for them to find the airdrop location."

Seeing Xiusan, the people standing beside him nodded in the same way: "General, it seems that our opponent is an excellent commander who knows how to fight in various arms. It's really not many who can come up with such a method in such a short period of time." See."

'yes!I hope that our army aviation warriors will be able to accurately drop supplies to the town we are defending.Without weapons and ammunition, it will be very difficult for us to break through the encirclement smoothly! '

On the other hand, the Japanese air force who arrived in the airspace of the small town could see the smoky airspace of the small town from a long distance.Looking at the place shrouded in smoke below, they more or less guessed that this should be the town where the No.12 Division is located.

Just seeing such visibility, the pilot in charge of airdropping supplies couldn't help cursing: "Baga! How can there be such a big smoke? If so, how can we carry out airdropping supplies?"

After circling and flying over the small town for a certain period of time, the pilot of the little devil discovered that the area where the smoke was located was very large.This means, they need to choose an accurate airdrop location.

Although the formation of fighter jets covering them at this moment has already strafed the area where the smoke was born.But apart from breaking up those fires, it seemed that they didn't find any targets worth shooting.

After all, the third division that set up an encirclement circle around the town had already enveloped their blocking positions when they lit these fires.This means that the troops in the smog-shrouded area are not just the Japanese troops sticking to the town.

If the airdrops are not carried out with accurate targets, perhaps the supplies they drop may be airdropped to the positions of the Eighth Route Army.If this is the case, it is estimated that the Japanese army of the No.12 Division will be vomited blood again when they see it! (To be continued.)

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With the emergence of the air force as a military branch, airdrop supplies have also become a subject of training for the air forces of various countries.Just wanting to accurately deliver materials or equipment to the ground also requires a good line of sight and rich experience of the pilot.

For He Zhengdao, he has participated in countless airborne missions in later generations, and has also had the experience of receiving airdropped supplies many times.He is very clear that airdropping supplies under poor visibility conditions is prone to damage.

Right now, in the outer area of ​​the town, the troops of the third division were burning with a continuous smoke belt.According to He Zhengdao's instructions, except for the troops responsible for making the smoke, most of the other troops hid in the air defense trenches.

Now the smoke that the troops set off on the periphery and their own positions also swept their blocking positions into it.The entire town area was also filled with smoke.In this case, it is naturally quite difficult for a transport plane in the air to carry out an airdrop.

After hovering in the sky for a while, they still couldn't find a transport plane suitable for airdropping, and they seemed a little anxious.On the other hand, the fighter planes that provided them with cover originally wanted to fly into the smoke to find the division troops that were firmly guarded in the small town.

Just as these fighter jets began to lower their altitude, they endured the smoke pouring into the cabin.Several anti-aircraft machine guns erected on the Eighth Route Army's position suddenly fired wildly at them.

'Pull up!Pull up quickly, there are anti-aircraft weapons below! '

Watching the anti-aircraft machine gun bullets passing by, and the clanging sound of the plane.No matter how stupid these Japanese fighter pilots were, they knew that the Eighth Route Army below had anti-aircraft machine guns.In this case, it is easy to hit the lower altitude.

But even so, there were two fighter jets that couldn't dodge, still staggering to the ground with thick smoke.Looking at the fighter jets that exploded outside the smoke zone and the Japanese fighter jets that escaped the anti-aircraft machine gun fire, they undoubtedly looked very angry.

It's just that they know that for the anti-aircraft machine guns below, it is also difficult for them to achieve precise strikes.After all, the smoke rises more to higher places, and the sight below is clearer.

When these Japanese transport planes were in a hurry, Yamamura Seitaro, who was waiting in the small town to drop ammunition, suddenly said: "Let our signal soldiers fire a few signal flares into the sky to indicate the direction of the airdrop to the transport planes in the air."

Upon hearing these words, Xiusan's eyes brightened and he said, "The general is wise!"

It is undoubtedly a good way to use signal flares to provide positions for transport planes in the air.At least in this way, the transport planes in the air can know their approximate location at the moment, so as not to drop supplies to the Eighth Route Army.

Looking at the signal flare rising into the sky, Jiang Shan, who was also directing the attack from the outer positions, immediately realized the role of the signal flare.Quickly said: "Order the troops in the forward blocking position to send me a few flares!"

Even if this effect is not great, it can still confuse the line of sight, at least make the little devil's transport plane in the sky suspicious.If you can't lure the little devil to airdrop supplies, it's just a loss of a few signal flares.

If the little devils could be allowed to airdrop supplies to their forward positions, it would be a great reward for the Third Division.As a result, several flares were launched into the sky again, and the little devils in the town became a little angry.

'idiot!These Eighth Route Army are misleading our air forces! '

As they expected, when they saw the first batch of signal flares, the pilots in the air thought that it was the No.12 Division who gave them instructions on the airdrop target.But now seeing that several more flares were launched into the air, they felt a little confused.

It's just that with the prolongation of their stay in the air, there is not much fuel in their fuel tanks.If they don't airdrop the supplies again, I'm afraid they will have to come in vain this time.In this case, it is undoubtedly very unfavorable for the No.12 Division.

When the pilot plane looked at the area shrouded in smoke below, it finally said: "Put airdrops to the center of the smoke. That location should be the control area of ​​our troops. The outer area should be the blocking area of ​​the Eighth Route Army."

Making such a decision may also be based on the judgment of the battlefield.After all, the town in front of me was neither big nor small.The central position is indeed the most likely area where the Twelfth Division is firmly guarded.

It's just that the basis of their judgment is based on the smoke that shrouds the air.This means that the direction of the wind that blows the smoke will still make this judgment wrong.But no matter what, the materials still have to be airdropped!

As the pilot plane began to airdrop supplies, the observers of the two armies staying below soon saw the parachute bags falling from the sky.These wobbly and falling umbrella bags instantly attracted the attention of officers and soldiers from both sides.

When the Japanese army expected the parachute packs to land on their defensive positions, the Eighth Route Army also expected these parachute packs to land on their blocking positions.After all, whichever position the umbrella bag is closest to, these airdropped supplies must belong to whom.

Compared with the Japanese army, these materials originally belonged to them.The Eighth Route Army on the blocking position felt that these supplies could be obtained in one package.After all, this is material but earned for nothing!

The officers and soldiers on the two sides were all looking forward to the moment when the parachute landed on their side.The umbrella bags dropped by the pilot plane began to fall one by one.Fortunately, the first package of supplies fell on the defensive position of the Japanese army.

Watching these materials fall to the ground, the Japanese army on the defensive position suddenly burst into cheers of excitement.Seeing the excitement of those little devils, the Eighth Route Army on the blocking position could only curse: "Damn, the little devils are so lucky!"

It just made the Japanese army a little dumbfounded that the airdrop of materials by the pilot plane ended.The transport plane that arrived later also carried out an airdrop in the airspace not far away.As a result, a large number of umbrella bags of supplies floated towards the blocking position of the Eighth Route Army.

The Eighth Route Army soldiers who were envious of the little devil's harvest immediately laughed and said, "You little devil, are you dumbfounded! Haha, thank you to your air force for airdropping so many supplies to us. Don't worry, we will definitely use these supplies well!"

It was learned that nearly half of the supplies had all floated to the blocking positions of the Eighth Route Army.Even some materials in the middle fell into the confrontation area between the two armies.In order to snatch these supplies, the Eighth Route Army also fought with the Japanese army.

But compared to the little devil who really wants to get these supplies, the Eighth Route Army who came to snatch the supplies, as long as the little devil doesn't snatch the supplies.If you can't take it away, just blow it up so that the little devil can't get it.

After such statistics, the chief of staff of the Japanese division who collected the airdropped supplies said angrily, "Baga! At least half of this batch of supplies has been lost. Many of them were snatched by the Eighth Route Army."

Although Yamamura Seitaro was very angry when he heard this, he also knew that it was very good to get half of the ammunition supply.After all, under such conditions, it is not easy for a transport plane to carry out airdrops accurately!

Suppressing his inner dissatisfaction, Yamamura Kiyotaro said: "Forget it! Under such conditions, it is not easy for the Air Force to airdrop. By the way, how many shells are there in this batch of airdropped supplies?"

'not much!Among them, there are only dozens of heavy shells!Mountain artillery and field artillery use more shells, while others are rifle shells and grenades.In addition to these ammunition, there is also a batch of dry food and canned food.It's all we need right now! '

'Are there only dozens of heavy shells? '

'Yes, General!I'm afraid that many shells have fallen on the positions of the Eighth Route Army. '

Just as the Chief of Staff of the Japanese Division guessed, the officers and soldiers of the Third Division, who were also counting the spoils that fell from the sky at this moment, also looked very happy looking at the ammunition boxes that were opened.That huge shell, they naturally knew what it was.

Looking at these shells, Jiang Shan immediately smiled and said, "Give the commander a power, and say that we have grabbed a lot of shells for the little devil's heavy artillery. Can you consider choosing a few heavy artillery from the rear to cooperate with us in combat."

Blocking the No.12 Division before the town, all the tanks and heavy artillery abandoned by the No.12 Division fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army.For the Japanese army, it's not that they didn't think about blowing up.But Seitaro Yamamura was still reluctant in the end.

In Yamamura Seitaro's view, their failure this time was more due to carelessness.If there is a chance to make a comeback, he will advance steadily, preferring to spend more time, but also to ensure the stability of the rear.

Therefore, these abandoned tanks and armored vehicles also have cars, and even those heavy artillery.In Yamamura Seitaro's view, even if it is left to the Eighth Route Army, they may not be able to play the role of these equipment.

The shells used by the Japanese army are not the same as those used by the Chinese Anti-Japanese War.Except after the battlefield was seized, at least in his opinion, the Eighth Route Army did not have the technology to produce such heavy artillery shells.