vrcanaries Chapter 506: Armored forces, speed up! We must arrive at Taiyuan Airport within 5 minutes!
Chapter 506: Armored forces, speed up! We must arrive at Taiyuan Airport within 5 minutes!
"Damn it! Kurokawa, you bastard, actually dared to pass on false information and secretly sound the air raid alarm. Do you know how much chaos your actions will cause? This matter has already alarmed General Sato. Even if I want to protect you, it is impossible. Send this lying bastard to the military police to prevent him from talking nonsense again."
"And you, Kojiro Nojima, you coward, you didn't keep your duty properly, but instead followed Kurokawa to make trouble. Take him back to the detention room and lock him up. After I deal with the chaos in front of me, I will deal with this brat!" Ichiro Fujisui ordered angrily.
Kurokawa Ichiro wanted to argue a few more words, but the quick-witted soldier blocked his mouth with a smelly sock. Nojima Kojiro, who was full of fear, saw Kurokawa Ichiro's angry eyes and said tremblingly: "Your Excellency Lieutenant Colonel, the two of us really discovered the danger, so we sounded the air defense alarm. Please believe us, we really didn't lie. The enemy hasn't come yet, but we are very close to us. Your Excellency Lieutenant Colonel, please organize defense immediately, otherwise our Taiyuan Airport is likely to be occupied by the enemy..."
Before Nojima Kojiro could finish his words, Fujisui Ichiro came up to him angrily and hit him left and right, making Nojima Kojiro's face swollen like a pig's head. Only then did he vent his anger.
"Report to the brigade headquarters immediately. There is no danger outside. The air raid alarm was pulled by mistake. It is very safe outside the airport. There is no suspicious place. Request to lift the alert." Ichiro Fujimizu did not want to be scolded by the brigade commander, so he handed the matter over to his subordinates and asked them to inform the brigade headquarters that everything was safe outside and there was no danger approaching.
After receiving the order, Kawamizu Ichiro, who looked bitter, hurriedly found a phone and was about to call the battalion headquarters. Captain Matsumoto called and, knowing that it was a false alarm, he was so angry that he cursed for a full minute before hanging up the phone and quickly notified Sato Ichiro and Fujita Ichiro.
While Colonel Matsumoto was reporting the situation on the phone, the searchlights that were scattered like headless flies also became organized and shone into the distance. The Japanese soldiers, who were a little confused at first, did not dare to be confused like before, and looked into the distance with their eyes wide open. Soon they felt the vibration from the ground, and although they were far away, they could still feel it clearly.
"Taro, I always feel that something is wrong. The transport team's cars cannot make such a loud noise. The noise outside is most likely caused by the movement of tanks. I have witnessed with my own eyes how loud the noise caused by tanks is before, and it is similar to the noise we are feeling now. I haven't heard of any tanks coming. Where is our Taiyuan Airport?" a Japanese soldier asked in a low voice.
The Japanese soldier named Tailang replied nonchalantly, "Sanlang, you must be worrying too much. The area around Taiyuan City is very safe and has never been attacked by the enemy. A few days ago, I heard that the headquarters was going to equip our 12th Army with a tank battalion. Could it be that this tank battalion happened to arrive today? Otherwise, there is no way to explain it."
Similar whispers occurred in many places. Many Japanese thought that the tanks moving outside were the result of a passing tank brigade, but to be on the safe side, they still turned their lights far away, wanting to see the true appearance of these tanks. After all, they had heard many people boast about the powerful new tanks of the Empire, but they had never had the chance to see them. Maybe this time they could really take a good look at them, and if they were lucky, they could even go inside and take a look.
Nine searchlights shone into the distance. Li Yunlong felt that the Japanese were a little stupid tonight. The armored troops' marching made such a big noise, but the Japanese did not react at all. This was completely abnormal.
"Damn it, could it be that the damn Japs took the wrong medicine? Logically, the noise from the armored unit's engines should have attracted the Japs' attention long ago, but the Japs are acting as if nothing happened and haven't fired a single shot until now. The air defense alarm just sounded a few times and then suddenly stopped. Could there be some conspiracy hidden here?" Li Yunlong said uncertainly in his heart.
However, Li Yunlong, who was very sensitive to opportunities, did not order the troops to slow down their march. Instead, he simply ordered Wang Chengzhu's artillery battalion to immediately make preparations for battle and begin shelling the Taiyuan airport.
"Zhu Zi, hurry up! Set up some heavy mortars for me, and fire them in a minute. As for the 75mm mountain guns and light mortars, keep moving forward, and fire when you're only two miles away from the Japanese Taiyuan Airport."
"Zhang Dabiao, speed up a bit. No matter how the Japs react, tell the brothers to run faster. We must get to Taiyuan Airport within ten minutes. When you see the Japs, don't be polite to me. Fight them with all your might and let them know how powerful I, Li Yunlong, am. I want to let them know that a tiger can only show its might if it doesn't show its might. If it does, it will be like the collapse of heaven and earth!"
"Sanwazi, when your anti-aircraft battalion enters Taiyuan Airport, the first thing you have to do is shoot at the enemy's fighter planes. Smash all the damn enemy fighter planes into scrap metal and avenge the sacrificed pilots!"
Under the command of Wang Chengzhu, 12 heavy mortars stopped urgently on the side of the road. The soldiers on the artillery carriage quickly jumped off the vehicle and took out the plug from the muzzle. Four soldiers who had been prepared immediately took out a shell with furniture and quickly loaded it into the muzzle of the mortar. After the shell was inserted into the bottom of the barrel, the primer was detonated. Under the thrust of the gunpowder, it left the barrel and flew towards the distant Taiyuan Airport.
There were 12 consecutive soft bangs, and a dazzling fire came out from the muzzle. Twelve heavy howitzer shells streaked across the dark night sky, and exploded on the ground after more than ten seconds, emitting dazzling fire and explosion sounds.
The Japanese soldiers who were watching the excitement on the wall noticed the troops as soon as the shells flew over and immediately sounded the air defense alarm. The Japanese soldiers thought it was fake news and did not enter the position. They were still talking loudly. When they heard the loud sound of the shells falling and exploding, their first thought was to attack low. They rushed into the position like panicked rabbits.
The only good news is that the Japs' previous work was not in vain. The anti-aircraft gun's gun cover has been removed, and hundreds of soldiers have carried hundreds of boxes of ammunition, which can now be put to use.
"Damn it! Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Counterattack quickly, we must not let the enemy rush into the airport. Everyone immediately take up their positions, and the anti-aircraft guns immediately level and fire to block the enemy's attack!"
"Sound the air defense alarm immediately and notify all fighter planes parked at the airport to take off immediately. You must be quick, or it will be too late!" Ichiro Fujimizu shouted angrily.
But it was too late. The leading wheeled armored vehicle was less than five minutes away from Taiyuan Airport. A machine gun on the roof of the armored vehicle fired wildly at the wall built by the Japanese. The 50mm caliber tank guns of the tank battalion following closely behind also began to fire while moving, in order to put great psychological pressure on the Japanese.
When Li Yunlong heard the shrill alarm coming from afar, he knew that the Japanese were no longer as stupid as before, waiting for him to approach. The next five minutes would be very critical and might even directly determine the outcome of the battle.
Li Yunlong picked up the intercom and shouted angrily, "All tank companies are free to fight. Don't worry about the loss of the engine. Go at full speed and reach Taiyuan Airport within five minutes."
"Zhu Zi, bombard the enemy's positions immediately. Use our mountain artillery, Type 92 infantry guns, and heavy mortars. The rocket artillery company should immediately launch rockets to cover the enemy's positions. The rocket artillery company should fire as much as they can. Use up all the rockets we carry to provide artillery support for the attacking troops."
The rocket launcher company stopped the vehicle quickly and completed the loading of the rockets in just two minutes. In order to speed up the loading of the rockets, the rockets were launched on a rail, which made the loading very quick and convenient.
88 rockets streaked through the dark night sky and flew towards the Taiyuan Airport. A tanker truck that was urgently refueling a fighter jet was directly hit by a rocket, causing a fire and a violent explosion. Not only did it ignite the bomber that was refueling, but it was also blown into the sky and landed on a bomber.
This round of salvos from the rocket artillery company did not achieve much results. The general attack only destroyed a tanker truck, damaged two fighter planes, and caused more than 30 casualties to the Japanese garrison. However, it caused great psychological pressure on the Japanese ground crew who were refueling the fighter planes. They looked around while refueling, fearing that more rockets would hit the tanker truck.
When Ichiro Sato and Ichiro Fujiwara heard the sound of gunfire outside, their faces were filled with anxiety. They immediately gave orders to their pilots, asking them to immediately drive away the fighter planes that had been refueled.
"Fujiwara, we must put aside all the grudges in our hearts and do our best to ensure the safety of the fighter planes. You must move the fighter planes away in the shortest time possible and never let the enemy's conspiracy succeed." Sato Ichiro said with a serious face.
Fujiwara Ichiro did not deliberately create obstacles at this time. He knew the importance of the matter. If all the fighter planes in the airport were destroyed, even he would not be able to escape the blame from the headquarters. In order to save his life and property, he had to cooperate with them with all his strength.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, we should mobilize all available manpower to refuel the fighter planes. As long as the pilots can fly the fighter planes away from the airport, even if they have to make an emergency landing in the wild, only in this way can we save more fighter planes!"