On May 29, the partisan republics began to fully respond to possible German air raids, and all sides began to act according to plan.

Arsenals and fertilizer factories have full smog control, and civilians are strictly forbidden to light fires and cook during the day! The excess smoke will attract the attention of the enemy, so all kinds of restrictions are ordered, and civilians are supportive.

However, restricting smoke is tantamount to limiting the production of weapons and fertilizers. Charcoal-burning, pottery-burning and peat drying have also been severely disrupted.

The guerrilla republics cannot restrain themselves for a long time because of the enemy's air threat, and such passive measures, from the very first days of implementation, complain about it.

Yang Mingzhi was therefore more concerned about the fact that he could manufacture more anti-aircraft machine guns, and when he went to the arsenal early in the morning to find out, the exhausted Rygushkov immediately reported good news.

He led Yang Mingzhi to a large wooden house, and an object covered in gray burlap appeared in front of everyone.

"It's incredible, this shouldn't be ......"

"That's right! That's the anti-aircraft machine gun you want! Rigushkov forced himself up and stepped forward and pulled off the sackcloth.

Yang Mingzhi has always been very confident in the efficiency of the arsenal, but he really didn't expect that in less than twenty-four hours, the anti-aircraft machine gun would turn from a concept into a real thing.

Yang Mingzhi walked over briskly, from top to bottom, with a large number of this weapon. I have to admit that most of the weapons that were hastily completed in the arsenal are still angular, and many of them are rough and crude.

However, the overall structure of this eight-line anti-aircraft machine gun is already very strong.

The machine gun is operated by three people, with the middle seat responsible for firing and the two side seats, one responsible for the angle of fire and the other responsible for the direction. The armament and core were the eight MG34s, which had been briefly modified and eight triggers were integrated into one. Another key is the weapon's complex gear system, which is also the most responsible mechanical system made by Yang Mingzhi in the arsenal.

Yang Mingzhi originally planned to install this thing on a jeep, but it seems that he was overthinking. If this first eight-seat machine gun is flat as a mobile air defense, it will only have to be modified with a few more trucks.

Taking advantage of the excitement, Yang Mingzhi simply made a decision: "This weapon is very good, the rest is to use it." The arsenal will rebuild some more trucks, just four. Mounts an anti-aircraft machine gun on a truck and comes to the rescue when the enemy strikes! ”

He was excited, the complex base of this weapon and some precision instruments were all made by lathes, once the arsenal was damaged in the air raid, this kind of weapon could not be made at all in the future!

Of course, Rigushkov gave assurances that the machine shop of the arsenal would absolutely withstand any bombardment. The reason for his confidence is that the workshops are reinforced with concrete and trees have been transplanted around them. The so-called camouflage and reinforcement are equally important. It was difficult for Yang Mingzhi not to be worried, he had nothing to do but hope that the arsenal could work hard at night, and that the mine would move faster.

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It was also on this day, at seven o'clock in the morning, that Paul was finally ready to start a new journey after breakfast.

Today he was by no means alone, a full-time war cameraman sat in the back seat.

The two of them flew in a brand new White Stork reconnaissance plane, and after throwing away all the excess loads, especially the MG15 aviation machine gun, they began to take off.

Everything was silent, and as the plane glided into the air quickly, it was gradually obscured by the warm glow of the morning sun.

"Don't worry, as long as we fly high this time, the Russians' machine guns won't be able to hit us." The videographer had already been so comforted.

"I hope so!"

"Oh? Why don't you believe it? I'm the sight of the Henschel bombers! As long as we fly to an altitude of three thousand meters, we will be immune to enemy fire, unless they have anti-aircraft guns! ”

Paul didn't want to know more about his new comrade-in-arms, since he claimed to have operated large bombers, it at least showed that he wasn't stupid.

As Paul, who has combat experience, he never wants to fly low again!

The plane flew higher and higher, because all the weapons and clutter were thrown away, and even with two people in the seat, the plane was still light. The route has been determined, that is, the pristine mine, and the plane has gradually risen to an altitude of 3,300 meters.

Looking at the altimeter, Paul yelled, "All right! We can't go any higher, the rest is up to you! Here we can't seem to communicate with the higher radio levels, so let's hurry up and get back to our mission! ”

"Can't get in touch? Have you tried it? ”

Impatiently, Paul turned on the radio, and suddenly, the terrible noise in the headphones was non-existent. Before he could help but be surprised, suddenly, a gust of wind rushed into the entire cabin.

He turned his head sharply and shouted, "Hey! How did you open the window! Shut it off for me. ”

"Stupid! How can I take pictures without opening the window! Damn it, it all feels like twenty years ago! ”

This White Stork reconnaissance plane did the same work as a reconnaissance plane during World War I. The videographer was carrying a very advanced high-altitude camera of its time, purely made in Germany, with Zeiss lenses. It's just that it still takes black and white photos, which undoubtedly requires a very careful analysis after the photos are washed out.

The reconnaissance plane had already flown over the Missy Ferry, and the Germans already knew that this was a stronghold of the Soviet army, and no one paid attention to it. Paul dared to go south along the winding course of the Dnieper, aiming at the location of the mine like a sharp sword.

3,300 meters is not high for an airplane, but for an anti-aircraft machine gun, this is an insurmountable distance, because the heavy machine gun bullet can hit an altitude of 2,000 meters at most, but at this altitude it is completely the end of a strong crossbow, and the weak one can't even penetrate the white paper.

There was a strange roar in the sky, and Yang Mingzhi was still in the arsenal at this moment, supervising the workers to make new anti-aircraft machine guns.

The rumbling made the people of the blacksmith village panic again, and the arsenal immediately took drastic measures to close all the chimneys!

Rygushkov changed his calm image and exclaimed at the commander; "The enemy is scouting again! They must be searching for our location, once the arsenal ......"

"Shut up, let's go out and have a look!"

Yang Mingzhi's face was as pale as dirt, and he held up his binoculars, looking for the small black dot in the blue sky and white clouds. The noise of the enemy's reconnaissance aircraft is not violent, which only shows that it is too high! Or obscured by steaming white clouds.

It was really a waste of effort, and Yang Mingzhi finally saw the small black dot as big as a mosquito, and it was heading south.

Rygushkov continued to say worriedly: "Our anti-aircraft machine guns already have real combat capabilities, should we pull them out and shoot now?" ”

"It's too late!" Yang Mingzhi raised his right hand to stop, "I estimate that the enemy is going straight to the mine!" This is still a reconnaissance aircraft! It's terrible, at this height, only a large-mouth anti-aircraft gun can beat it down, and there is no point in using electromagnetic interference! ”

In a hurry, Yang Mingzhi stomped under his feet and gave such an order: "Rygushkov, you hurry up and produce, and don't install the anti-aircraft machine gun on the truck." Give me a quick transport to the mine, where it must be a target for the enemy. No way! I'll have to give orders to the mine myself! ”

In fact, the Missy ferry had already reported the intelligence that had detected the enemy's planes, and since Yang Mingzhi was not at the headquarters, Yevlov sent heralds to find the commander in the arsenal on the one hand, and began to organize air defense forces on the other hand.

Podovich was ordered to be in danger, and his air defense battalion was hastily created, with only a few more than 100 troops, and only a few MG34 weapons at hand. At least compared to the unpreparedness of a day earlier, the Soviets quickly dispatched some machine gunners. However, when the enemy aircraft appeared, Podovich ordered to close the insurance. Why? These machine guns can't reach the "Eagle".

For the Germans, the reconnaissance on 29 May was a successful operation, and they were high above without any effective interference. As the videographer said, 3,000 meters of altitude immunity to bullets!

The planes circled over the mine in succession, and Joshua received an air defense order, and her men and armed overseers fired frantically into the air. The machine-gun positions, which were originally intended to guard against the mass riot of prisoners of war, burst into strong firepower. The plane was unscathed, but the frenzied shooting frightened the prisoners of war, and the German prisoners of war, who originally wanted to cheer, turned mute one by one today.

The videographer took three rolls of film in one go, and the harvest was not small.

"Hahaha! I thought that this time I was going to dodge in the rain of bullets again, but I really didn't expect that their machine guns just sounded! In the cabin, Paul couldn't hide his excitement.

The videographer was also very satisfied, and he patted the camera on his chest: "These photos will be developed tonight, and this is the proof we need." In this way, the higher authorities will also authorize our aviation brigade to attack the license? ”

"Where is all this trouble?!" Paul shook his head, "I don't think we'll have permission before the picture comes back out!" Captain, he's revengeful! ”