At Yokota Airport in Japan, the 307th Bomb Group of the US Far East Air Force Command was taking off sixteen B-29s. Driven by four high-power aero engines, these behemoths flew into the night sky and disappeared.
In fact, before dark, Major General Almond of the Tenth Army understood that the 1st Marine Regiment on the front line would not be able to completely kill the 60th Division of the Volunteer Army that blocked them. When the day fighters retreated, he thought that perhaps he should conduct supplementary bombing at night.
, improve the damage effect to the enemy.
When Zhou Qingfeng led a counterattack and instead entered Gutu-ri, the 307 Bomber Group, which was prepared in advance for night bombing, became the major general's lifeline. After all, it takes time to take off across the Sea of Japan and reach North Korea. The temporary take-off bombers only
I'm afraid it's too late.
In cruising mode at an altitude of 10,000 meters, the captain on the pilot plane was chatting with his partner. The radio operator suddenly shouted on the in-plane communicator: "Sir, maybe you should hear some news."
"What happened?" the captain asked.
"The battle report said that about a regiment of Marines had just been killed. Our Commander MacArthur was furious about this," the radio operator said.
"Oh..., a regiment of the Marine Corps?" The captain was very surprised, "Isn't that exactly where we are going?"
"That's right, it's the Changjin Lake area. Our bombing target has changed, from Fushengli to Gutuli. The area has been occupied by the enemy, and we need to destroy the materials left behind to avoid being used by the enemy." Radio operation
The commander gave the latest order issued by the Far East Air Force Command.
"Aren't those Marines really good at fighting? Now one of them has been killed!" The captain sighed, grabbed the intercom and shouted to the navigator: "Replan the route. Our target is changed to Gutuli.
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The navigator operating the radio navigation equipment rerouted the flight and notified the radar operator on board to look for the correct target on the bomb search radar.
After about two hours of flight, the bomber group approached the sky above Xingnan Port. The search radar screen began to show the shape of mountains, roads and rivers on the land. The bombardier on the nose was paying attention to the land below him. He was responsible for placing several tons of bombs.
Throw it down.
Due to the limited accuracy of bombing, carpet bombing is used in large aircraft groups. The pilot aircraft confirms the location, and the following aircraft also drop bombs. A group of sixteen aircraft can dump hundreds of tons of bombs on the enemy's head. The violent bombing can destroy unprotected personnel on the ground.
Suffered heavy casualties.
Just as the pilot plane was about to fly to Gutuli, the radio pilot suddenly sent another correction order, "Captain, I received a bombing guidance request from the ground. A front-line aviation control team asked us to modify the target.
Bomb Wulaoli instead."
The battlefield situation is changing rapidly, but such temporary changes are still a bit suspicious. The captain asked: "Have you verified the identity of the other party?"
"Identified as the Amphibious Reconnaissance Company of the 1st Marine Division. The radio encryption information and call sign are correct. They said that two enemy divisions are attacking Wu Laoli. The troops stationed there cannot hold on and are retreating. They urgently need air support to stop the enemy attack.
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The information verified by the radio operator was unambiguous, so the captain adjusted the route and target again, and the entire fleet changed to bombing Wu Lao Li. When the bomber group arrived at Wu Lao Li, the bombardier of the lead plane opened the magazine and bombed nearly a thousand bombers.
Hundred-kilogram bombs fell overwhelmingly.
On the ground, the U.S. Third Division, which had just arrived in Wulaoli and set up fortifications, took a breather. Their entire division sent two regiments with nearly 10,000 people to this ghost place of Wulaoli, and built the fortifications against the cold wind. It was not easy.
Halfway through the work, the order from above changed again.
"Go ahead and attack Gutuli?" The commander of the Sixty-fifth Infantry Regiment of the Third Division was going crazy. He really wanted to yell at the senior officials at the headquarters who were issuing random orders. You must know that he was really fed up with the current bad situation.
Condition.
At the beginning of the Korean War, the entire U.S. military was in a situation where weapons and weapons were in storage and horses were released to Nanshan. The Third Division that was pulled to North Korea was seriously short of personnel. Its subordinate 65th Infantry Regiment was originally stationed in Puerto Rico, enjoying the warm and comfortable environment of the Caribbean.
Sea water and romantic and passionate Latina beauty.
But what kind of situation is he in now? He ran into the frozen wilderness to dig fortifications in vain!
It would be fine if we just dig the fortifications, but if we dig half the fortifications and then launch an attack - God, are you kidding us? Do you know how hard the ground is now? So hard that the engineer's shovel is useless, and explosives must be used
Only then can it explode. It finally exploded, but it was all in vain!
Well, the big-headed soldiers have no human rights. They can do whatever their superiors tell them. The Sixty-fifth Regiment shouldn’t complain. But look at all the cowards in this regiment? The Nanbang soldiers who were forced in are just like groups.
The monkeys, who have not received much training, cannot even use guns well.
Exploding at night is a technical job. If you accidentally fail to blow up the desired fortifications, you will be killed. The US engineers of the 65th Regiment have to go out in person, and the Nanbang soldiers attached to them can only do some migrant workers' work.
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"Those bastards in the headquarters are all idiots. I really hope that one day they will be stabbed by the enemy and forced to ****. The officers of the Sixty-fifth Regiment are all complaining. No one wants to do it in the dark night.
Fighting with someone, especially if the opponent is said to be very strong.
"Okay, cheer up. The reconnaissance company walks at the front to ensure safety, the tank battalion is responsible for opening the way, followed by the infantry, artillery, and regiment-affiliated troops." The leader of the 65th Regiment listed the marching sequence, but he himself
Those who take the lead are at the forefront.
In the dark night, Wu Laoli, crowded with American troops, became quite chaotic. Tanks and vehicles began to leave in formation. Due to the large number of low-quality Nanbang soldiers mixed in, the American officers also had a headache in commanding their subordinates.
"Hey, when will these damn monkeys become smarter?" Officers at all levels of the Sixty-fifth Regiment tried hard to restore order to the team. The leader of the regiment led the team forward for a certain distance and then turned back and found that his troops had dragged out a long snake.
Array.
About 2,000 men from the 65th Regiment have left Wulaoli, but the rest of the group has not yet set off. The 33rd Regiment of the 3rd Division, which is also stationed at Wulaoli, has just come down from the surrounding hills. It seems that none of them have left.
I couldn't get out for two hours.
"Ah..., God! It will take us a long time just to form a team." The US troops of the 65th Regiment had no way to leave first, so they could only walk forward slowly and wait for the troops behind to catch up.
However, just as the Sixty-fifth Regiment was slowly moving forward in combat formation, they suddenly heard a buzzing sound from the sky. The experienced veterans immediately knew that this was a high-horsepower aircraft engine at work, and it should be the B-29.
passed over their heads.
"It looks like someone is going to be unlucky." The US military of the 65th Regiment finally felt better. The fleet of aircraft in the sky should be quite large, otherwise the sound of the engines would not be so loud. And the bombers that appeared at this time should naturally be attacking the enemy.
Throwing bombs on top of his head.
Hahaha..., this is the only good news I learned in the cold night. Amidst the scattered relaxed laughter, the US troops of the 65th Regiment suddenly heard a sharp howling above their heads.
Upon hearing this sound, everyone on the ground changed their minds. The US military heard that it was a bomb being dropped, and the attached Nanbang soldiers felt that danger was approaching.
Is there any mistake? This is bombing above our heads!
"It's a bomb, lie down." The US troops of the 65th Regiment showed some qualities of a regular army and quickly ordered their subordinates to find cover. Not long after they lay down on the cold ground, dense bombs dropped one after another.
It fell down and exploded violently.
There were continuous rumbling explosions, and flames shot into the sky. The night was as noisy as a boiling oil pan, and the thick smoke and flying shrapnel meant that countless lives were dying.
The officers and soldiers of the Sixty-fifth Regiment were all dumbfounded. This violent scene was unfolding before their eyes - the one who was hit by the bomb was not them who had already set off, but Wu Laoli who was very close at hand.
Wulaoli was bombed into a living hell in an instant, and the 33rd Regiment of the 3rd Division that was still inside was destroyed. B-29s dropped many incendiary gasoline bombs, and many of them were in flames that could not be extinguished.
People who are unclear are burned into black coke.
This means that more than half of the personnel involved in this attack instantly lose their combat effectiveness. Such bombing will kill unsuspecting soldiers in large numbers, and the already low morale will drop to freezing point.
Although they were not the ones who suffered the loss, the survivors of the Sixty-fifth Regiment were all heartbroken. They really couldn't figure out what happened? Let alone what they were going to do next? Even their regiment leader was thinking-why did the explosion happen?