"Order the troops to spread out, drive the trucks into the woods, and find a place with lots of smoke to park. Then everyone should hide and move quickly."
Zhou Weiguo gave loud orders, and now he was competing with the Japanese to see who could be faster. If the Japanese plane had arrived first, the convoy would have suffered a devastating bombing.
So this time, his and Duanwu's work would be in vain.
Fortunately, for some reason, smoke was constantly billowing into the sky from Mingguang and the surrounding areas, adding a natural barrier to them. Otherwise, the Japs' plane would have discovered them long ago.
Of course, Zhou Weiguo would never have imagined that Duanwu came up with this bad idea. In just half an hour, the land of China was filled with smoke, covering the sky and the sun.
The little devil's fighter jet roared through the sky, but found nothing.
They were above the smoke and dust. When they looked down, they could only see the thick smoke constantly blocking their sight. And they didn't dare to swoop down to see, because their commanders warned them more than once, how many warriors of the empire swooped down and never came back.
But it is true that there are more than two hundred memorial tablets of various sizes placed in the dormitories of the entire Japanese army.
They were all shot down in the battle against Dragon Boat Festival.
The Japanese kept their memorial tablets in the dormitory to warn newcomers not to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors.
So the kid really wanted to swoop down and take a closer look, but after thinking about the tablets, he decided against it. After all, your life is your own. What's more, the Japs felt that if it was a convoy, it would be very long, but they flew more than fifty kilometers in the direction of Lan'an County and Chuzhou, but still saw no one.
The pilots of the Japanese fighter jets immediately contacted their flight group leader and said: The smoke was too thick. Did they miss something? They needed to dive down to take a closer look.
The flight captain refused: "The empire's planes are very nervous right now. Let's not waste them. Let's fly a little further ahead and then go back to recover."
"Hi!"
The Japanese fighter pilot took the order and continued to fly forward, but when he turned back inadvertently, he seemed to see a dark figure through the gap in the smoke.
In the eyes of Japanese fighter pilots, this black shadow was only as big as a Beetle. But he thought it was a truck. Moreover, the truck was located at the edge of the woods. He thought that perhaps their enemies were hiding in the woods, so they did not find it.
Thinking of this, the Japanese pilot immediately reported to the captain of the flying group that he had discovered that the convoy might be in the woods near the highway.
The flight group commander was very happy and asked the fighter jets to confirm, but prohibited them from swooping for reconnaissance. Because the flight captain felt that if the enemy was really hiding in the woods, they would definitely be on guard. I remember this was the case last time. The enemy set up machine guns on the trees to form a crossfire net, and low-flying aircraft were hit.
Therefore, the captain of the Japanese flight group still let the fighter jets cruise at an altitude of about two thousand meters.
At this height, as long as it's not a heavy machine gun, they are safe.
But in this way, the search speed will be greatly slowed down, because there is thick smoke everywhere, interfering with the enemy's sight.
At the same time, Zhou Weiguo discovered something was wrong when he saw the Japanese plane returning.
Because if the Japanese plane flew over, it means that the Japanese pilot did not see them.
But at this time, the Japanese came back again and again, which is very illustrative of the problem.
"Xu Hu, go and order the troops to prepare for air combat."
Zhou Weiguo ordered that although he didn't know what the problem was, it was obvious that the Japanese had returned, so they could only prepare to fight.
Zhou Weiguo also had experience in fighting Japanese planes. Even if he had never eaten pork, he would always see pigs running away.
He had been fighting against Japan with Duanwu for some time. He could not say that he knew all of Duanwu's tactics, but he had also learned about eight or nine points.
Put the machine gun on the tree, and as long as the enemy's plane dares to come down, use cross fire to build a firepower net, and let the enemy crash into it.
As for the machine gunner chasing the plane and shooting? In all likelihood, you won't be able to get a plane.
The speed of the plane is fast. When you aim at the plane and shoot, the plane has already flown past. No matter how many shots you fire, it is just a waste of ammunition.
Therefore, if you want to hit the plane, you must form a fire net in the sky before the plane arrives, just like a sticky net for catching birds, to stick to the little devil's plane.
Buzz!
The Japanese plane once again flew over Zhou Weiguo and others. The roar was deafening and many soldiers became nervous.
Because they had seen the Japs' planes before, and the bombs they dropped were thicker than two or three adults gathered together.
Of course, the most terrifying thing is its explosive power. When a bomb weighing more than 250 kilograms explodes in front of you, even a hurricane that can be set off in an instant can lift you more than thirty meters.
So at this time, many soldiers were extremely nervous, and their palms were sweaty.
Zhou Weiguo didn't say anything when he saw this. Most of his 522nd Regiment were recruits, so it was normal to have such a reaction.
And he was not as expressive as Duanwu, so he could only remain silent and use his calmness to tell the soldiers not to panic.
It's just that the huge hum of the Japanese bombers was right above everyone's heads. It would be false to say that they were not panicked.
Seeing the restlessness of the soldiers, Zhou Weiguo shouted: "Except for the machine gunners, everyone else should not move. The more you move, the more the Japs will find us. At an altitude of two thousand meters, the Japs will look at us like ants. If you don't move, , that’s a stone.”
The soldiers were shocked by Zhou Weiguo's shout, and if they thought about it carefully, the leader was right. They were more than two thousand meters away from the ground, so how could they still see a ball?
"Our group is worthy of being top students studying in Germany. We know a lot!"
"That is, let me tell you, is the Dragon Boat Festival of that independent group good? Our group has rescued him several times. Let me tell you, don't be superstitious about the Dragon Boat Festival. Our group is the one with the right roots and a bright future."
A recruit marveled at Zhou Weiguo's wisdom, while a veteran took the opportunity to teach the recruits not to be superstitious about the Dragon Boat Festival.
After all, many recruits in the army, including the 522nd Regiment, are talking about how powerful Commander Dragon Boat Festival is. There are even many people who want to jump to independent groups. And especially the soldiers of the third battalion.
Because Zhou Weiguo's third battalion originally came from Dragon Boat Festival.
Therefore, the die-hards of Zhou Weiguo, taking advantage of the fact that the command of the regiment was uncertain, first taught these new recruits a lesson and told them that their regiment was no worse than that Dragon Boat Festival!
(End of chapter)
