As the combat mission of the flying group is issued.
The masters in blue assigned by Boss Chen quickly inspected the fighter jets, attack aircraft and bombers, and after confirming that there were no faults, prepared to refuel the aircraft and mount napalm bombs.
Each Saber fighter can carry 2 napalm bombs.
20 Saber fighters can carry 40 napalm bombs.
But the A20 attack aircraft and B25 bombers are professional bombers and can carry more napalm bombs.
The system-improved B25 bomber can carry not only ground-penetrating bombs, but also conventional aerial bombs and napalm bombs.
Napalm bombs were pulled out of underground arsenals one after another.
The ground crews of the new regiment skillfully hung the jet-black metal projectiles under the aircraft.
It is worth mentioning that all aircraft carry napalm bombs.
Of course bombers and attack aircraft carry more than fighter jets.
Therefore, for this combat mission, the number of Saber fighter jets was reduced and eight B25 bombers with improved systems were added.
Each A20 attack aircraft carries about 4 tons of napalm, and each B25 bomber carries about 7 tons of napalm.
The Saber fighter jets and A20 attack aircraft that were originally damaged in the flight combat were directly replaced with new ones.
Soon, all the napalm and fuel were filled.
9 Saber fighter jets, 20 A20 attack aircraft, and 8 B25 bombers took off quickly.
The plane that took off first hovered in the sky and waited. After all the planes took off, they formed a flying formation and climbed into the clouds, flying in the direction of Niangziguan.
The engine roared loudly, and under the wings were the great rivers and mountains of the motherland.
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Niangziguan.
On the top of a mountain where the Japanese were surrounded, at a location halfway up the mountain, was the Japanese military headquarters.
Although the Eighth Route Army's offensive has ceased, the occasional sound of gunfire can be heard not far away, indicating that the battle is not over yet.
This is just a little rain before the storm.
"The locust troops in various positions have repelled two attacks by the Eighth Route Army and wiped out many Eighth Route Army troops."
A combat staff officer reported to Tanabe Moritake:
"However, since being repulsed for the second time, the Eighth Route Army has not continued its attack."
Last night, Tanabe Moritake estimated that the Eighth Route Army would launch a general offensive today, so he killed all the few hundred horses scattered everywhere in the 4th Cavalry Brigade and let the remaining soldiers fight to the death to satisfy their hunger.
Otherwise, how could the Japanese soldiers who were dying of hunger suddenly burst out with such strong combat effectiveness?
"Order all ministries to hurry up and repair the fortifications."
Tanabe Moritake heard that the Japanese army repelled two Eighth Route Army attacks and suffered considerable losses to the Eighth Route Army, and his expression remained solemn:
"If we persist for another day and a half at most, the reinforcements from the Locust Army will arrive."
This time, although the Eighth Route Army's artillery was large in number, its caliber was relatively small.
Although the Eighth Route Army shelled for several days and fired hundreds of thousands of artillery shells every day, the Japanese soldiers were not idle either. They were digging fortifications. Hiding in anti-gun caves could reduce many casualties.
Of course, 200 aircraft bombings and hundreds of thousands of artillery shells every day still caused a lot of casualties to the Japanese army.
Although it inflicted heavy damage on the Japanese army, it had not yet reached the level of defeat.
"Hi."
The Japanese combat officer lowered his head, turned around and left to deliver the order.
On the side, Nishihara Kanji, Kuwaki Takaaki, Sakuma Takato and other Japanese generals surrounded them. They talked to each other and began to study the retreat route.
Judging from the current situation, the Japanese army should have no problem holding on to their position for two days.
The reason is very simple. The Eighth Route Army has a large number of artillery pieces, but they are not very powerful. The Japanese army has perfected anti-gun holes and other fortifications for several days in a row, which can greatly reduce casualties.
The only trouble is the Eighth Route Army's 200 sorties of air support every day.
In one and a half days, the aerial bombs and incendiary bombs dropped by the Eighth Route Army aircraft were unable to kill all the Japanese soldiers scattered on more than 20 hills and ambushed.
This made the Japanese officers think that this wave of breakthrough was coming.
It seems stable.
"pity!"
The commander of the 1st Division, Tokusatsu Shigeta, suddenly sighed.
"Lieutenant General Shigeta, what's the pity?"
The leader of the 1st Compound Brigade, Suzuki Teji, asked with a look on his face.
Tanabe Moritake, Lieutenant General Nishihara Kanji and others who were gathered around the map to study the retreat route also looked at Shigeta Tokumatsu.
"Unfortunately, the surrounded Locust Army does not have much combat effectiveness. The 40th Division and the 56th Division are followed by a large number of Eighth Route Army."
Shigeta Tokusatsu shook his head and said:
"Otherwise, this time the locust army will definitely be able to counter-encircle the Eighth Route Army and eat away the Eighth Route Army that surrounded us in one fell swoop."
"Blooming in the center?" Tanabe Moritake's eyes lit up. He was very familiar with this tactic.
In this battle, he and Okamura Neiji wanted to use this tactic to surround the Eighth Route Army in Taiyuan and encircle and annihilate it.
But unfortunately, the strength of the Eighth Route Army was stronger than imagined, while the strength of the North China Front Army was insufficient.
Moreover, the First Army originally sent the Okazaki Detachment to use this tactic to destroy the Eighth Route Army, but it also failed.
"That's right." Shigeta Tokumatsu nodded, "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, this is the central flowering tactic."
"It's good if you can escape. Are you still thinking about blooming in the center? Be careful of blooming in the head." Lieutenant General Kanji Nishihara said coldly, pouring cold water on the Japanese officers. He just wanted to escape from the Eighth Route Army encirclement as soon as possible and leave.
This is a place where birds don't poop.
"Yeah." Tanabe Moritake nodded.
Once the reinforcements from the four divisions approach Niangzi Pass, the Eighth Route Army will definitely retreat and the siege can be relieved.
Otherwise, it will turn into a chaotic battle, and the entire Niangziguan battlefield will turn into a pot of porridge.
If the Eighth Route Army loses its air superiority and firepower advantage, it will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. By then, the Locust Army will be able to turn defeat into victory.
But just then.
The roar of planes sounded in the sky.
The faces of all the Japanese generals changed slightly, and a combat staff officer quickly ran in and bowed his head to report to Tanabe Moritake:
"Report to the general, the Eighth Route Army plane is coming!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "What are you panicking about?" Tanabe Moritake frowned, "The Eighth Route Army planes are just conducting a routine bombing. All the locust troops are ordered to enter the position immediately after the Eighth Route Army planes bomb. The Eighth Route Army
The infantry is about to attack again."
"Hi."
The combat officer turned and walked toward the telephone.
As the roar grew louder, it indicated that the Eighth Route Army aircraft were getting closer.
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Senior Japanese officers were hiding in caves.
But the Japs on the hilltop were not so lucky.
The artillery of the Eighth Route Army has fired red smoke bombs at the enemy's hilltops to distinguish the enemy's positions from ours.
The Eighth Route Army has already captured some Japanese hills. If the Eighth Route Army pilots continue to bomb according to the previous coordinates, they will definitely accidentally injure the brother troops.
Just like the previous times, the Japanese took refuge in the bomb-proof caves one after another.
Although the bomb shelter is not an air raid shelter, it can still reduce some casualties.
However, that kind of extremely terrifying incendiary bomb that exploded half of the mountain was difficult to avoid even in a bomb-proof cave.
This kind of incendiary bomb is currently the most lethal weapon of the Eighth Route Army, and it is also the weapon that the Japanese army fears most. It is a thousand times more terrifying than the Japanese white phosphorus incendiary bomb.
Once the Japanese soldiers were infected, suicide was the best escape.
The Japanese were all trembling and praying to Amaterasu that the Eighth Route Army's incendiary bombs would not be dropped on the hilltop where they were.
But often the more you are afraid of something, the more likely it is.
On a hilltop, the Japanese observer responsible for the observation saw that the Eighth Route Army aircraft had entered the dive route.
As the Eighth Route Army planes swooped down, several huge cylindrical bombs suddenly rolled in the air and fell!
"Molotov cocktails!"
The eyes of the Japanese observer suddenly shrank into a thin line.
The Japanese screamed hysterically and ran away. He only regretted that his parents had lost two legs.
As an observer, this Japs had already distinguished the difference between incendiary bombs and aerial bombs from the bombings of the Eighth Route Army aircraft against the Japanese troops in the past few days.
Aerial bombs are cylindrical projectiles that fall almost straight down, and are accompanied by a sharp whistling sound when they fall.
Although most of the Eighth Route Army's incendiary bombs were cylindrical, their ends were pointed, and when the bombs were dropped, they rolled down.
This time, the Eighth Route Army dropped 4 incendiary bombs directly on their hilltop!
It almost made the Japanese pee out of fear.
The Japanese wanted to run away, but it was too late.
Four huge egg-like napalm bombs, like the most destructive weapons of war in the world, were thrown fiercely towards the top and mountainside of Guizi Mountain.
After the napalm bomb landed on the ground, it bounced several times on the ground due to inertia, but what followed was an overwhelming explosion!
"Boom boom boom boom!"
The whole world seems to be trembling!
Run, run, run!
This Japs only had one word in his mind at this time. He did not look back, but he could already feel the blazing temperature behind him.
A moment later, a huge circle of flaming red flames swept over the Japs like a wave.
In the huge heat, the Japanese's entire body shattered like a heavy hammer hitting glass.
Even the Sanba Gai in his hand turned into molten iron and ashes in a matter of seconds.
Raise your gaze.
In the entire airspace above Niangziguan, as the smoke rose, Eighth Route Army aircraft continued to dive and drop bombs with huge engine roars.
This time, all planes were carrying napalm.
Several napalm bombs were dropped on the top of the Jaap Mountain marked with red smoke bombs.
But this was not over yet. Not long after the planes of the new flight group left after dropping incendiary bombs, the planes of the headquarters flight group arrived again and dropped a large number of incendiary bombs on all the Japanese hills.
At this time, most of the Japs' positions were surrounded by 360-degree angles, and a large number of incendiary bombs were dropped.
The entire area almost turned into a sea of fire!
The flame impact caused by the explosion, the endless fiery red flames with intense heat, swept into the enemy trenches, foxholes, and artillery holes of the traffic trenches, burning the Japanese huddled inside into piles of ashes.
The flames are raging into the sky, just like purgatory on earth!
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This chapter has been completed!