Sword: Heart of Iron

Chapter 62 Night Attack on Yangmingbao Airport

Late night on the 16th.

Zhao Fangyuan led the third regiment and successfully arrived near Yangmingbao.

Where the troops were resting, the messenger came trotting over.

"Captain, Chief of Staff!"

"Scouts report that a Japanese airfield has been discovered three miles to the southeast!"

Kong Zhiyong immediately asked: "How many troops are stationed here?"

The messenger blurted out: "Almost a squadron of Japs, and we saw quite a few machine gun sentries!"

Zhao Fangyuan and Kong Zhiyong looked at each other.

A squadron of Japanese soldiers could not exceed 300 people.

For the fully staffed Third Regiment, it is not enough to fill the gap.

Zhao Fangyuan smiled happily: "The vigilance of the Japanese troops in the rear is too low. They only deployed one squadron in such an important military stronghold."

"The rest of the large forces are all stationed in Yangmingbao Town. They really look down on us!"

The Japanese troops stationed near Yangmingbao Town were an infantry regiment from the Xiangyue Division.

Also responsible for guarding Yangmingbao Airport.

Zhao Fangyuan made a prompt decision: "We don't need to go all out to deal with just a squadron of devils!"

"The first battalion will attack the airport, the second battalion will block the enemy from Dai County, and the third battalion will serve as a reserve to deal with any emergency needs."

"how?"

Kong Zhiyong nodded: "The attack must be fast. Transfer two companies from the third battalion. Speed is of the essence."

"Catch the Japanese army off guard!"

After a brief discussion, the two quickly finalized a battle plan.

Without further ado, take action that night!
Zhao Fangyuan led the remaining two hundred reserve soldiers to station on the hill southwest of the airport.

Kong Zhiyong personally went to the front line to command the battle.

One o'clock.

The first battalion arrived at the attack position on time.

"Oh my god, this is the Japanese airport?"

"The light is so bright, what should I do? I can't sneak in!"

"How expensive is that plane? The Japs are protecting it like a treasure!"

The soldiers lay prone on the ground, looking at the heavily guarded airport in front of them, talking among themselves.

"Hey, when you say you're going to jerk off later, do you want to hit the head first or the butt first?"

"do not know"

"I'll carry a plane back later!"

"Can you carry such a big plane?"

"If you can't carry it, just knock your tail back!"

Airplanes are a rare thing in China, and many soldiers have only heard of them but have never seen one in person.

The battalion commander did learn a little from Wang Feng: "Listen, everyone, when we see the plane, shoot at the fuel tank."

"Did you hear that?"

In the darkness, someone asked weakly, "Captain, where is the fuel tank?"

The battalion commander said sternly: "Damn it, wait until you can see the plane alive, then I'll tell you!"

At 1:30 in the morning, after each battalion arrived at the designated combat location, the battle officially began.

There are five infantry companies in total, including the First Battalion, the Fourth Company and the Fifth Company transferred from the Second Battalion.

The troops were divided into two groups and quietly approached the airport.

Outside the airport, several high-power searchlights of the Japanese army were sweeping back and forth, and the dazzling light made the area outside the airport as bright as day.

In addition, the Japanese army also had guard towers, barbed wire, security patrol forces, etc.

According to information provided by fellow villagers, some sections of the road are likely to be buried with mines, and many curious people who approached have been accidentally injured during this period.

To break into the airport under such circumstances requires very high quality of soldiers.

"Keep your feet down!"

"Be quiet!"

A battalion commander held the rifle in one hand, lowered his body to the lowest position, and took advantage of the gaps in the Japanese searchlights to move forward quickly in a half-crouching position.

The soldiers behind him followed closely and quickly approached the edge of the airport.

The combat plan at the airport was simple. A battalion commander led the first, second and third companies to attract Japanese firepower from the front.

The 4th and 5th companies took advantage of the gap in the Japanese defense to destroy the planes in the hangar.
As they got closer to the airport, the soldiers' nerves were tense and tense, not daring to breathe.

The leader of the battalion had a layer of cold sweat on his forehead. A searchlight was patrolling everywhere, and the glaring light almost illuminated the fast-marching soldiers.

The Japanese soldier on duty in the watchtower noticed something was wrong and shouted into the darkness:
"idiot!"

"Who are you?"

Seeing no one respond, the Japanese soldier signaled with his eyes: "Searchlight, in that direction!"

All frontline fighters that participated in the Xinkou bombing were stationed at Yangmingbao Airport.

Although the number of Japanese troops guarding here was small, they were highly alert.

below.

A battalion commander saw the Japanese army turning the searchlight, and immediately realized something was wrong when he heard the Japanese language he didn't understand just now.

"beat!"

When two brave men meet in a narrow road, the brave one wins. The battalion commander made a prompt decision and was the first to open fire.

Da da da!
Bang!
The grenadiers took the initiative and launched the first attack.

In the pitch-black night, only with the faint moonlight could one barely see the Japanese machine gun positions.

The grenadiers, who were already unskilled in the operation, saw their firing accuracy drop significantly.

But it's okay.

Small-scale fire bombing is allowed!

Three or five groups acted in unison and concentrated their attack on a single Japanese firepower point.

The two heavy machine guns were completely silenced, and taking advantage of the gap in firepower, the first battalion launched a group charge from all directions.

"kill!"

The Japanese squadron leader was in a panic. In the darkness of night, he could not see how many enemy troops were attacking him. He could only hear shouts of killing all over the mountains.

Wherever the searchlight swept, there were crowds of people.

A rough estimate is about a thousand people.

"Something is wrong!"

"This is definitely the main force of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army!"

"Organize a counterattack!"

"Signalman! Quick, request support!"

The squadron leader forced himself to calm down and shouted around hurriedly.

Inside the hangar, the pilot received the news that the airport was attacked for the first time and quickly ran to the hangar to start the plane and escape.

hum!
The engine had just started when gunshots were heard.

They are soldiers from the 4th and 5th companies!
The two companies took advantage of the fact that the main force of the Japanese army was attracted by the first battalion and sneaked into the airport from the side and rear.

"Brothers, smash the plane!"

The fourth company commander called out and the soldiers behind him immediately swarmed forward.

The Japanese pilots holding pistols looked like unarmed children in front of the soldiers.

After a fierce gun battle, almost all the pilots fell in a pool of blood.

“Smash it!”

The soldiers rushed forward and began to try every possible means to destroy the plane.

Ding bang ding bang!

The soldiers hit the fuselage with the butts of their guns, but after a long time they were unable to make a dent.

Some soldiers were quick-witted and jumped onto the cockpit cover to smash all the glass.

The fourth company commander was a little anxious: "Use grenades!"

"There's a grenade that blew up the plane!"

The soldiers came to their senses, immediately dispersed to the side and began placing grenades.

However, the main concentrated location is still on both sides of the wings.

Most soldiers had no idea about engines and fuel tanks. They only knew that a bird could never fly again without its wings.

Bang!
There were constant explosions and, in addition to grenades, the soldiers tried shooting at the planes with rifles.

boom!
A fighter plane suddenly burst into flames.

"Hey, how did you hit him just now?"

"I don't know. The captain said to hit him on the head."

　No, I have something to do today, I'll make it up later
　　
　
(End of this chapter)