Warlord: Red Alert Base, I challenge the whole world alone

In the eyes of the 20th Division Commander Ichiro Shichida, airplanes are nothing more than toys of the army and can only play an auxiliary role at best. If they want to truly win, they still need to rely on their brave imperial warriors.

In fact, there are many people who think like him.

After all, countries have not yet seen how much change aircraft will bring to future wars.

This is also closely related to the current aircraft development technology.

At this time in 32, all-metal aircraft were just beginning to be developed.

Most of the mainstream fighter jets in various countries are actually either biplanes or high-wing monoplanes.

All-metal monoplane fighters were just beginning to appear, and many classic models had not yet appeared.

Sandezi's BF-109 fighter jet was not developed until 34 and entered service until 36.

The first all-metal monoplane fighter of the United States did not enter service until 33.

Not to mention the John Bull Spitfire, which only entered service in 38.

So today's aircraft have not made much progress compared to the last war.

Overall, it is still in the development stage.

Even the Western powers were like this, not to mention Fuso, far away in East Asia. Their aviation technology was still one generation behind that of the West.

Later, the Zero fighter relied on the advantage of cutting corners to make a comeback, but when Western countries began to make efforts, the Zero was completely inadequate.

In short, the Fuso Army does not attach much importance to the Army Aviation.

All the fighter planes of the Army Aviation have only about 2,000 in total.

Compared to airplanes, the army was more interested in machine guns and artillery.

After all, their steel quota is limited, and more of the share is in the hands of the navy, so the army has always lived a very tight life.

In this area of nearly 20 square kilometers, all the regiments of the 20th Division have prepared for air defense.

They even brought out more than a dozen anti-aircraft guns, but they were all of small and medium caliber and in small numbers.

Just as they were on full alert, 93 B-17G heavy bombers of the st Bomber Aviation Brigade appeared in their sight in groups.

When they saw the overwhelming swarms of bombers coming, they were all stunned and showed expressions of disbelief.

Especially the division commander, Ichiro Nanada, his eyes were bulging out.

Yoshiharu Omagi said that there were many attack planes coming towards them, but he didn't elaborate and didn't tell him that there were so many.

What’s more important is that he was not told that these attack planes were so big, much bigger than their Type 87 heavy attack planes.

"Is this a Chinese attack plane? Are you sure it's not from Hans or John?"

Bombers of this level shouldn't be in the sky at all.

"Shoot them all, shoot them all down!"

As the bomber group approached, sporadic anti-aircraft machine guns and artillery fired into the sky.

However, this does not pose any threat to the bombers flying at 6000 meters in the air.

In fact, even if they were hit by their anti-aircraft machine guns or anti-aircraft cannons.

This is not a big problem for the B-17G, which has a sturdy body.

The name of Flying Fortress is not for nothing, but has been verified by Sandezi.

Generally speaking, only machine guns with a caliber of 20 mm or above can pose a fatal threat.

It is difficult to shoot it down with machine guns or even large-caliber 12.7mm machine guns, unless you aim at the engine.

The huge group of bombers was divided into three flight formations in the sky and flew towards the gathering point of the Fuso army.

Although their anti-aircraft firepower became more and more intensive, it was unable to stop the advance of the B-17G bomber group.

"bomb!"

When the lead plane in front arrived above the Fuso Army's heads, the crosshairs of the Norton sight were firmly fixed in the temporary assembly area of the Fuso Army.

When the Norton sight locks on, the autopilot takes over flight control of the bomber from the pilot and automatically flies the aircraft to the bombing area over the target area.

The principle is actually very simple, which is to link the Norton sight and the autopilot.

As the belly bomb bay door opened, 500-pound and 1000-pound bombs rained down on the temporary assembly area, like dumplings being dropped into the water.

When these bombs landed, there were instantaneous and violent explosions.

The noise of its explosion is far beyond that of a large-caliber howitzer.

A carpet bombing campaign against the Fuso Army's 20th Division began.

The sea of fire from the explosion engulfed the Fuso army's camp in an instant.

Countless Fuso soldiers wailed, screamed and shrieked in the explosion.

Each B-17G bomber was loaded with 5.8 tons of bombs.

Even 1000-pound bombs can carry 12, and 500-pound bombs can carry 24.

The 93 bombers can carry nearly 540 tons of ammunition.

The flames of the explosion spread across the area of no more than 20 square kilometers. The slightly larger Fuso military camps were bombed like a blanket of dust, and about two-thirds of the bombs were accurately dropped on their heads.

In the absence of shelter, the miserable plight of the 20th Division can be imagined.

During the bombing that lasted for about 20 minutes, the Fuso Army's 20th Division suffered more than 4400 casualties, including more than 1400 lightly and seriously wounded soldiers.

This carpet bombing killed nearly 3,000 Fuso soldiers, and including the wounded, the results were already very good.

You have to know that more than 20 Japanese devils are almost equivalent to the strength of a regiment of the th Division plus a battalion.

When Ichiro Nanada received the casualty figures, he felt dizzy and almost fell down.

"How is this possible... How is this possible..."

This number was hard for him to accept and was beyond his understanding.

At this moment, the scene of carpet bombing kept appearing in his mind.

This also made Ichiro Shichida clearly realize how powerful heavy bombers are.

The 20th Division is in such a bad situation, but the 19th Division is not much better.

Although the P-47D Thunderbolt was not as efficient as the B-17 bomber, it was still quite capable of licking the ground.

The 80 P-47D fighter planes from the two squadrons still took away more than 800 Japanese soldiers, with an average of 20 per plane.

This bombing killed more than 5,000 Fuso soldiers, almost the size of one and a half regiments.

This was a significant blow to the nearly 30,000 men in the two divisions, significantly dampening their arrogance and slowing their offensive, while also boosting the morale of the Saibei Army. (It wasn't fully staffed; there were still troops stationed on the mainland, and only together would a division be fully staffed. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army rapidly expanded into dozens of divisions, most of which were formed from these remaining personnel.)

Therefore, the current Japanese standing divisions are basically fluctuating around 15,000. 25,000 or 28,000 are only reached after mobilization and reinforcement.)

"Good, great! This Jiang family kid really gave me a big surprise. If it weren't for his generous help, the Anton defense line might have been lost tonight."

Jiang Yulin was overjoyed after receiving the battle report from the front line, and the gloom in his eyes disappeared.

Although the Saibei Army is very strong, he is well aware that there is still a huge gap compared to the Fuso Empire.

Therefore, he knew that the Fuso people were plundering the three northern provinces and were very ambitious, but he never dared to turn against them. At most, he would cheat them of their money and practice Tai Chi.

This time, the Fuso army stationed in Goryeo invaded Andong Province, causing Jiang Yulin to lose his appetite and sleep all day.

After all, this opponent is too powerful.

At this time, Jiang Hua's move gave him hope of being able to defend Andong Province.

If we can continue to receive support from the Fuxing Army's fighter jets, then holding the Andong defense line will not be a problem.

"I'll publish it in the newspaper right away. I'll also send a nationwide telegram so everyone in the world can see it and boost the morale of our soldiers and civilians in Saibei."

This was also Jiang Yulin showing goodwill to Jiang Hua, hoping to get continued air support.

In the afternoon of the same day, the fleet flew over the Andong defense line again.

This time the fleet was even larger, including Mustang fighter jets.

Unfortunately, the Fuso army was traumatized by the previous round of bombing, and the troops were relatively scattered, so the casualties were not very large.

This round of bombing killed and injured about a thousand people.

This also forced the Fuso army to postpone the attack to night time.

This wave of air strikes is indeed very critical for the Saibei Army.

When the Japanese army launched a fierce offensive against the Andong defense line, more and more reinforcements from the Saibei Army rushed to the Andong front, making the defense line more stable.

The next day, an announcement of the telegram shook the entire ancient country.

Even the two major forces, the Southern Alliance and the Northern Frontier, which were in the midst of a fierce battle, had to focus their attention on the war on the northern border.

The Fuxing Army dispatched more than a hundred fighter planes to launch air strikes on the Fuso Army, causing thousands of casualties to the Fuso Army and assisting the Saibei Army in defending the border line. The Fuso Army's hope of quickly breaking through the defense line was completely shattered.

If this news was released by the Renaissance Army, it might be suspected of self-promotion.

But if it was sent by King Jiang Yulin of Saibei, then the credibility would be very high.

This also made all parties start to take a new look at the Renaissance Army.

Previously, when Jiang Hua took the initiative to issue a declaration of war to the Fuso people, they actually did not take it seriously, thinking that he was just trying to attract attention and gain political resources.

But now Jiang Hua has shown them through his actions that he is indeed capable of doing this.

But the method he used was something no one had expected.

They were also shocked at how Jiang Hua quietly built such a powerful air force.

This even attracted the attention of major powers such as John Bull, Hans, Citigroup, and Gallic Rooster.

At this time, Jiang Hua also took the opportunity to issue a national telegram.

“Some people have said that my Fuxing Army is grandstanding and lacks the courage to face the invaders. This is my Fuxing Army’s response to the Fuso Army.

We, the Renaissance Army, will fight to the end against any invader, even if it means shedding our last drop of blood."

Jiang Hua's telegram was a direct slap in the face of the Consul General of the Shanghai Consulate, Murai Kuramatsu, and also a slap in the face of the Fuso Empire.

This also made Jiang Hua gain a lot of little fans, and attracted a lot of praise from the society.

And this is just the beginning.

Now that the hatred of the Fuso people has been attracted to himself, the Qidong Province can also start to take action.

Jiang Hua called directly to the desk of Gu Zhengyang, commander of the Second Corps.

"We can begin the operation now. First, we will occupy Donglai City, and then the western part of Qidong Province. If the Fuso people dare to land in the east, we will make the eastern part of Qidong Province their meat grinder."

After occupying Donglai City, he can start building ships like crazy. He wants to build the first fleet of Dongzhou that can compete with the Combined Fleet within two years.

Moreover, the first submarine force has been built and can be taken out for a stroll.