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

Chapter 70: Bombers, Katyusha rockets, and train cannons roar

At night, warships and troop transports were anchored in the port of the island city.

Lieutenant General Torao Yamada, commander of the Fuso 6th Division, walked down the gangway of a first-class destroyer.

His colleague, Ichiro Shichida, commander of the 20th Division, is already waiting here with a group of officers.

The two greeted each other warmly when they met.

Although both of them are commanders of standing divisions, Yamada Torao is one of the young and strong representatives of the Imperial Way faction. His actual status is higher than that of Nanada Ichiro, and his future is brighter.

What's more, the 20th Division suffered heavy casualties before even seeing the Renaissance Army.

This is also a stain on him, and his future has become somewhat bleak.

Unless he can perform well in the next war.

"Nanada-kun, I haven't seen you for a long time and you look much more haggard. Please introduce this Restoration Army to me. You have already come into contact with the Restoration Army, and I want to hear your honest evaluation."

When Ichiro Shichida heard the words "Restoration Army", he felt a toothache.

However, since Yamada Torao asked him this, he told the truth.

“Many people in China look down on the Chinese, believing them to be the sick men of East Asia.

But I want to say that was in the past. Now with the Renaissance Army, everything has changed.

Yamada-kun, you know what happened to the navy. Even the navy suffered such a great loss at the hands of the Restoration Army.

Therefore, it cannot be overemphasized that we should attach great importance to the Renaissance Army in the upcoming war.

Pay special attention to their fighter planes. They are like devils with wings. The heavy losses suffered by our 20th Division were caused by their bombings... "

Nanada Ichiro spoke for more than ten minutes, but Yamada Torao's expression did not change at all.

Many times, I just listen to what others say and don’t feel much about it.

In Yamada Torao's opinion, Nanada Ichiro was now like a frightened tiger, and he was frightened by the Chinese people whom they looked down upon.

"Perhaps there is a position in the reserve force that is more suitable for you."

Of course, Yamada Torao did not say this out loud, he just thought about it in his heart.

As time passed, the warships and merchant ships docked at the dock began to unload troops and supplies quickly.

A large number of Japanese troops began to gather in the port.

At the same time, more and more troop transport ships stayed in Jiaozhou Bay, waiting for docking.

After releasing the personnel and supplies, the troop transport ship began to return with the assistance of a tugboat.

The escort fleet was heading towards the mainland at full speed.

This damn place has become a restricted area for their navy. They don't want to stay there for a moment longer and the farther away the better.

More than two hours later, it was already early morning.

At the military airports located in many places in Donglai City and Ninghai, three bomber brigades of the Second Air Force began to take off one after another.

They still follow the previous mounting mode.

Each brigade has three flying squadrons, and they carry out the loading pattern of incendiary bombs-high explosive bombs-high explosive bombs.

Especially at night, incendiary bombs can also serve as a guide and provide vision.

The bomber unit was the first to launch the attack, and only after the port was on fire did the artillery take action.

“Buzz buzz buzz…”

About 1000 meters above the ground, the bombers of the three squadrons of the th Bomber Aviation Brigade of the nd Air Force were divided into three flying formations: front, middle and rear.

"Target found!"

The port now can be described as brightly lit and very lively.

During these few hours, two battalions of troops and some supplies had been unloaded from the dock.

Although the dock was very noisy, the noise from the bombers flying low was still very loud.

When they heard the roar coming from the sky, many people looked up at the sky at the same time.

Especially the Fuso soldiers who were still on the ship, they crowded on the deck and looked towards the sky where the sound came from with puzzled eyes.

However, nothing could be seen in the dark sky, and only the increasingly loud roar could be heard.

"What is this sound?"

When he heard this voice, Yamada Torao, the commander of the 6th Division who was sitting at the dock, suddenly felt a little uneasy.

In fact, he already vaguely knew what was going on.

Lieutenant General Ichiro Shichida, commander of the 20th Division, who was sitting next to him, jumped up as if by reflex upon hearing the voice.

He was very familiar with this voice.

I have heard it twice before, but I didn’t expect to still hear it now in the early hours of the morning.

He looked at the dark sky with a terrified look, and said in a trembling voice: "Bombers, they are bombers from the Restoration Army, their bombers are coming, the bombers are coming.

Yamada-kun, immediately arrange for the evacuation of all soldiers and ships, and do it quickly!"

Then he shouted to the officers who had gathered around him, "Take Yamada-kun and evacuate the port quickly. This place is about to become hell. Hurry!"

At this time, the group of people reacted.

The night bombing caught everyone off guard.

This news exploded throughout the entire island city port like a depth bomb.

Suddenly the whole port was in an uproar.

However, the soldiers of the Sixth Division, who had never seen the power before, were not too panicked.

They even set up machine guns in a serious manner, ready for air defense.

"Lights, turn off all the lights. They are judging the location by the lights."

At this time, the B-17G bomber group could be seen. They were flying straight towards the port and were very close.

When Ichiro Nanada saw this scene, he reacted immediately.

But it's too late to react now.

Because now there is no need for port lights to indicate the target.

As the lights in the port were about to go out, the aircraft flying in the front had already started dropping bombs.

"Choo Choo Choo....."

As the hatch opened, 1000-pound (454-kilogram) napalm bombs fell from the racks and accelerated toward the port.

“Boom boom boom…”

Looking from the sky, the port was suddenly filled with bright flames.

After the explosion, these flames burned violently, forming bursts of flames in a short period of time.

These flames also serve as target guides.

The bombers following behind also began to drop bombs with this flame as the center.

When 33 B-17G Flying Fortress heavy bombers dropped more than 100 tons of napalm bombs, most of the port was engulfed in flames.

The sky was dyed orange by the flames at the port.

Following closely behind were the bomber groups in the rear.

They also threw down all the 500-pound and 1000-pound high-explosive bombs they were carrying.

The explosion of these high-explosive bombs not only failed to extinguish the flames, but instead caused them to spread and become more intense.

This is also the characteristic of napalm.

Looking from the sky, the port is still very spectacular at this moment.

But for the Sixth Division, which was at the center of the explosion and flames, it was not so good. It could even be described as tragic.

Especially for those ships drifting on the sea in the port.

They were blocked by dense ships in front, behind, left and right, and could not escape even if they wanted to.

A single napalm bomb or high-explosive bomb would often directly wipe out an entire ship's worth of personnel and supplies.

The bombing by the 6th Bomber Brigade was just the appetizer; the real main course was about to begin.

The entire rocket artillery brigade was deployed on the suburban plain about 7 kilometers away from the island city port.

The four rocket artillery battalions are equipped with a total of 96 Katyusha rocket launchers.

Each Katyusha can fire 20 16mm rockets within 132 seconds.

If these 96 Katyusha rocket launchers fire in unison, they can fire 20 1536mm rockets within 132 seconds.

This is equivalent to pouring more than 20 1500mm large-caliber high-explosive grenades into the port area within 155 seconds.

"emission!"

All the rocket launchers have been eager to try.

When the order was received, the launch button was pressed almost simultaneously.

“Swish, swish, swish…”

In an instant, the launch sites roared in unison, flames shot up into the sky, and thick smoke billowed, forming a spectacular smoke screen.

The rain of rockets streaked across the sky like meteors, with a sharp whistling sound, flying towards the distant island city port at an astonishing speed.

These rockets whizzed through the sky, as if forming a bridge of fire, illuminating the sky orange-red.

Looking at the port that had fallen into chaos, the commander of the 6th Division, Torao Yamada, was furious.

However, when he saw the rain of rockets whizzing past his head, he was immediately shocked by the spectacular scene.

"What is this?"

In response to Yamada Torao's question, Nanada Ichiro said he didn't know either.

Thousands of rockets rained down on the port.

In an instant, the entire port was engulfed in even more violent explosions.

Landslides, cracks in the ground, and darkness are not enough to describe the shocking scene.

Explosions and flames rose into the sky over the port area one after another.

The violent energy released by the rocket explosion wantonly destroyed everything around it.

The target of the rocket artillery group is the ships anchored in the port.

This round of salvos affected at least 50 ships, and the casualties of the Sixth Division could not even be described as tragic.

"fire!"

The Katyusha rocket launcher was in action, and the K-5E railway gun, another protagonist, was not far behind.

Seven railway guns were lined up in a row on the railway, and all parameters were set under the guidance of artillery reconnaissance aircraft.

With the order, the seven railway guns began to roar one after another.

High-explosive bombs weighing more than 800 kilograms whizzed towards the port.

The moment these large-caliber shells landed, the rocket rain seemed to pale in comparison.

In less than ten minutes, the Fuxing Army poured intensive firepower on the island city port.

Although it is still impossible to estimate the casualties of the Fuso people, it is not difficult to see from the scene that their casualties will be very heavy.

And this is just the beginning. Although there is only one round of bombing, the shelling will last for an entire night.

At this moment, mountains of artillery shells had piled up on the front line.

There were 10 Katyusha rocket shells alone.

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