At the beginning, because it was impossible to determine 100% whether the enemy on the ground had anti-aircraft weapons, the pilots operated the gunship very cautiously and did not dare to drop the altitude too low.
At the same time, the entire aircraft also maintained a high hovering speed. Once it was attacked by anti-aircraft fire, it would immediately accelerate and break away in a tangential direction.
This decision is definitely reasonable, and acting rashly can be said to be irresponsible to oneself and his colleagues. Fortunately, Yiluan Division captured the mound during the infiltration, otherwise the two gates would have been well-concealed. A 20mm hole anti-aircraft gun is enough to make the huge and bulky Type 32 seaplane more dangerous than the other.
For the four gunners on this plane, this feeling of superiority of looking down on all living beings and raining death on the enemy is probably a wonderful memory that will never be forgotten in their lifetime.
The roar of engines, the roar of guns, the screams of the wounded...all kinds of sounds were mixed in this camp that was like a slaughterhouse.
The formation of the Resistance Army, which had been barely reorganized after more than a quarter of an hour, was thrown into chaos, and the terrified soldiers were running wildly.
Occasionally, the bold and tenacious Japanese fought back in the air, but such a move was undoubtedly seeking death, and they were immediately knocked down by a series of bullets falling from the sky.
"Quick, quick, quick! Why is it still not healed? Moji is dead!" The gunner operating the main gun saw a group of enemy soldiers running wildly on the ground and urged him to reload quickly.
Since one box of shells had just been shot, the loader could only pick up another box, which was naturally much slower.
But at this moment, the plane trembled slightly, and several small holes suddenly appeared on the side.
The gunners in the cabin were immediately surprised, but before they could react, a series of new holes were added.
The broken aluminum alloy skin and brass bullet fragments flew everywhere, and a long and thin blood mark was cut on the gunner's arm.
"What a fool! Machine gun!" the machine gunner manipulating the aircraft machine gun shouted sternly.
He swung the 12.8mm aviation machine gun back and forth, trying to find the anti-aircraft machine gun on the ground that fired at the aircraft.
Pull the latch to eject the empty cartridge case, push the bullet into the chamber, and close the bolt!
The artillery shells were finally loaded again, and the disgraced gunner was furious and opened fire on the Vickers heavy machine gun that was firing desperately like a revenge.
"Boom--" The 80㎜ killing bomb exploded into a cloud of smoke and dust, instantly swallowing up those figures.
In the blink of an eye, one of the figures rolled softly on the ground twice and stopped moving.
At the same time, the main force of Yiluan Division had already withdrawn from this area. They quickly left along the mountain path to the north and escaped calmly.
They fired two green flares into the sky to indicate that they had left safely.
This stronghold, which had been built with a lot of hard work and resources, had been destroyed to the point of disgrace.
Houses, buildings, stables, and warehouses either collapsed or were in flames. Wherever you looked, there were corpses in various forms of death everywhere.
Streams of black smoke rose up, seemingly covering the entire valley, so much that the light from the sun that had already jumped above the horizon was blocked.
"Look, it's green." The navigator patted the driver's shoulder, pointed to the right window and said, "They evacuated."
The former nodded, turned back and shouted towards the cabin: "It's done, it's done, call it a day and go home!"
Is that all? Not enough.
The gunners who were fighting in full swing were quite dissatisfied and could not help but complain a few times.
The large four-engine plane circled once again at low altitude, then turned around and slowly climbed to altitude, flying towards the place it came from.
About half an hour later, six twin-engine bombers from the 20th Light Bombing Detachment of the Air Force also flew over the area.
The billowing black smoke that went straight into the sky became the best indicator. Six bombers passed by at a constant speed in a neat two-digit formation. The bomb bay door opened, and eight 100kg aerial bombs neatly stacked on the bomb rack fell one after another.
The small propeller on the head of the projectile rotates rapidly under the action of air flow, and a screw connected to it gradually spins out as it rotates. After all the screws are screwed out, the firing pin that was originally blocked by the screw will return to its position, and the fuze will enter. Ready to go.
"Boom boom boom boom——"
The six bombers dropped a total of thirty-six anti-explosive bombs and twelve incendiary bombs, all of which detonated except for two dumb bombs.
From the bombardier's perspective, the valley below shrouded in black-gray smoke shimmered with flames.
What flashed by was an ordinary anti-explosive bomb; what flashed continuously was an incineration bomb - the thermite reacted with a dazzling white light and a lot of heat, and the temperature of nearly 3,000 degrees was enough to melt steel!
The scattered corpses were incompletely cremated and turned into lumps of charcoal;
The barrel of the abandoned rifle was twisted and deformed by the heat, and the wooden body and stock caught fire;
The primer of the bullet is detonated by the high temperature, crackling like a firecracker;
The blood stains and pools of blood on the ground were also quickly evaporated, and the water vapor filled the air.
At this point, this camp that might have become a thorn in the flesh of the Ming army no longer existed and was completely wiped off the face of the earth.
That afternoon, the border of Aichi Prefecture.
The sun is warm, the grass is growing, and the warblers are flying. It's a nice day. Being in the hills makes people feel extremely relaxed and leisurely.
Although the straight-line distance was only twelve miles, it was obviously impossible to walk in a straight line during the actual process. It took me half a day to finally arrive at the scheduled pick-up point after circling east and west in the rugged mountains.
The originally feared situation of being followed and pursued on a large scale did not happen. How could the resistance army, which was divided internally and was torn to pieces by fierce attacks from all directions, have any spare power to pursue this elite team?
From the initial purpose, the 1st Marine Regiment's response mission was a wasted trip, but it doesn't seem to be absolute...
"Report, report from the outpost, there is a patrol of local soldiers ahead."
The discovery of the leading soldiers made Cai Zhichen a little confused. The so-called "local troops" refer to the armies of the vassal towns in Hyogo, Wakayama, Fukui, Aichi and other places. For example, the ones here in Aichi and Wakayama are the Anōtsu clan.
Just when Cai Zhichen was debating whether to walk over in such a swagger or take a long way around, news came from the front - a Marine regiment had been seen to come to the rescue, and they were questioning each other with the patrol of dozens of people. .
Aha?
After hesitating for a few seconds, he ordered the whole team to detour two miles south to avoid being discovered by this patrol.
It was not to cover up the fact that "the ground troops of the Ming Army crossed the border", but to prevent the Yiluan Division, a special operations unit, from being exposed.
Since it was occupied by the Americans during the partition craze, their presence in the military forces here was naturally indispensable.
To this day, except in name that it cannot directly command the military forces in the vassal town, the actual status of the US military is actually similar to that in the colonial Philippines.
Such profound influence and control is what sets it apart from other great powers.
Compared with the mentality of Britain, France, Italy, Russia and other countries, it can be said that the United States is very concerned about this place.
Politically speaking, whether it is the Philippines or Japan, although their economic performance is poor and they even cannot make ends meet, they are very critical for projecting influence.
From a military point of view, especially after the end of the European War, the U.S. Navy, which regarded the Ming Dynasty Navy as its biggest imaginary enemy, naturally did not dare to ignore it. This small piece of land in Japan seems to be isolated and meaningless, and the deployment of troops can only be a fight between trapped beasts. However, if you seriously consider it, the submarines deployed here can bring enough threats to the opponent.
Although the U.S. Navy's Asiatic Fleet is of average size and quality, it exists independently of the Pacific Fleet. In peacetime, it was the vanguard to safeguard its interests in Asia, and in wartime, it was the first line of defense to delay, block, and harass the Ming Dynasty's navy.
In Ishikawa Prefecture, just north of Honshu Island, the Asian Fleet has five submarines deployed here; in Wakayama Prefecture, another six submarines are deployed.
According to expectations, once a war breaks out between China and the United States, the submarines that have been fully prepared will leave port and set sail immediately.
Since then, the sea has been vast and the fish has jumped. With today's technical conditions, it is extremely difficult to accurately search for submarines in the vast sea.
And submarines are deadly ocean assassins - even rough-skinned battleships will have to return to port for overhaul after being hit by a few torpedoes.
This means that the Ming Navy has to face underwater threats as soon as it leaves home. It has to be cautious, and it is very likely that a few ships will be sunk if not careful.
Without this Japanese colony, the nearest base of US submarines is also in the Philippines. When the war broke out, they could only threaten the Ming Navy's Nanyang Fleet; but now the dozen submarines deployed in Ishikawa and Wakayama can also threaten the East Fleet.
Now that the cloud of war is approaching, the political significance is declining rapidly and the military significance is rising sharply. Even if the other powers have wisely withdrawn their respective forces, the United States is still unwilling.
When the tired Yi Luansi began to take detours to avoid these dozens of people, the officers and soldiers of the 1st Marine Regiment in front were arguing with these guys.
Zhou Changfeng specially changed his military rank card to lieutenant, and then came to the place where the two sides faced off.
"We've been arguing for a quarter of an hour, and the other party still hasn't given up?"
"These guys are just pretending to be powerful, and they all rely on the support of those Americans." Fan Qijin replied nonchalantly.
About forty soldiers of the Anōtsu Domain formed a line. In addition to the Japanese lieutenant, there were three Americans at the head.
"...I strongly protest against your unprovoked use of force across the border. This matter will rise to the diplomatic level, and diplomats will severely condemn this violation!"
A bearded U.S. captain gushed, criticizing the officers and soldiers of the Land Combat Regiment for crossing the demarcation line and the planes flying over for bombing.
The bombing was real, everyone saw it. But the so-called crossing the dividing line is obviously nonsense. There is no such thing as a national border in the mountains, and there are no natural dividing lines such as streams and rivers. God knows whether there is a boundary crossing.
The Ming soldiers present did not pay attention to the combination of "foreign devils plus two devils" at all. They were neither sullen nor angry, and they all smiled as if they were watching a show.
Following Zhou Changfeng were two Type 37 heavy machine guns, one on the left and one on the right placed in the middle like an exhibit.
The black muzzle of the gun was pointed at the dozens of people. Under the light shining through the dense treetops and leaves, the surface of the gun body treated with exquisite blue technology showed a beautiful dark blue luster.
The arrival of the two big guys made the atmosphere at the scene stagnant. Anyone who was pointed at a gun would inevitably feel frightened, let alone a heavy machine gun that had already been hung with a bullet chain.
Zhou Changfeng felt that this should be titled "Heavy Machine Gun Negotiation" and could be summarized into the category of persuading people with reason.
He leisurely sat down on the big stone next to him and asked with a smile: "Hey, don't talk about diplomatic protests. It's useless. Didn't you guys have this before? Who allowed you to put those rebels Are the molecules allowed to cross the border?"
The bearded captain immediately denied it, "No, we never allowed it."
"Then why are they on your side?"
"No one found out, maybe it was secretly infiltrated across the border."
"Oh, why not drive them away?"
You said something to me, asked questions and answered questions, but the battles between the two sides were very different, and the momentum was greatly lost, which itself was not reasonable.
Gradually, the captain began to hesitate and hesitate.
"No matter what, you can't cross the border on a large scale without prior notice! The consequences will be very serious, do you know?"
"Well, I know, what you said is absolutely true."
Zhou Changfeng was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he would make casual remarks from time to time.
After waiting like this for more than a quarter of an hour, the officers and soldiers of Yiluan Division, who had taken a long detour to cross the border and returned, finally reunited with the task force of the First Marine Regiment.
Although the operation was unexpected and went smoothly, casualties were inevitable.
Fortunately, our cooperation and support were in place, which gave Yiluan Division enough time to take away the bodies or the wounded.
Since several people were seriously injured and needed surgery as soon as possible, Zhou Changfeng simply ordered them to rest in place overnight and let the accompanying military doctors perform the surgery on the spot.
The marine regiment that came to assist did not fight a single battle, so it was helpful to be busy. If not, I am afraid that a few more names would have been added to the list of those killed in action, and the Ministry of War would have had to issue a few more obituaries for those who died for the country.
The tired Cai Zhichen, with his eyes full of bloodshot eyes, sat on the stone and smoked to refresh himself.
Zhou Changfeng, who was walking slowly, threw a piece of chocolate to him, then put his hands on his hips and commented: "The last volley battle was relatively conventional and not worth mentioning, but this time it is indeed an unconventional battle, and it is bound to be very exciting. One stroke.”
Although the opponent was very hip and not worthy of boasting, after all, the first air-ground coordinated special operation in history was groundbreaking and significant enough to be recorded in the history of war.
The Americans in the colonies were extremely angry about this. The next day, they sent a note to the Ming Dynasty representative stationed in Osaka, expressing strong dissatisfaction and protest, as if they were going to cause trouble until the end of time.
The reason why the latter came to Japan to take up a post was purely because he failed in the official game in the previous two years, but he was optimistic by nature, so he simply regarded this period as a public holiday.
But he was too lazy to confront these stupid Americans, so he resorted to the special skill of Ming officials - Tai Chi.
On the first day, I didn’t know all the questions - oops? And this thing? ? ?
The next day was about feigning surprise – oops! Is this happening? !
The third day was filled with anger and indignation—oh, this was intolerable!
The fourth day was filled with helplessness and helplessness - alas, this matter is extraordinary, I can't do anything, so I should go directly to the court.
After comprehensive consideration, it was initially decided to use yellow characters on a red background as the national flag, rather than an abstract symbol, so as to highlight (fit with) the characteristics of the world view - Chinese civilization is not Westernized in some aspects.
There are now two types of fonts for compilation.
(End of chapter)
