Airborne operations on the European theater of operations are no secret at this time. In addition, the knowledge and cultural level of Europeans is generally relatively high, sports such as aviation are not as rare as those in Asia, and airplanes have become popular. Although it was also an aristocratic activity, it was quite active before the war.

But the Chinese can't, and many ordinary people don't even know what an airplane is, let alone a brand-new combat mode of airborne operations. Even at this time, the anti-United Nations fighters, who were no strangers to planes and pilots, and even airdropped supplies, were somewhat panicked in the face of these Japanese troops who fell from the sky.

Although Yang Zhen had already drawn up a training plan for anti-airborne operations, due to time constraints, he had only completed the initial training for cadres at and above the company level. The combat units below have not yet conducted drills. The reason is simple, the lack of necessary conditions for training. The Anti-Japanese Union now also has the idea and idea of forming an airborne force, but it lacks the necessary conditions.

What is lacking is not only sufficient aviation equipment such as transport planes and gliders, but also parachutes and all the other conditions necessary for the training of paratroopers. Limited parachutes can only meet the needs of the aviation and the need for airdropped supplies. Moreover, in the entire base area of the Anti-Japanese Federation, the only one that can carry out parachute training is the small airborne training site that was built for the reconnaissance brigade directly under the military region.

The mere training of pilots and reconnaissance brigades directly under the military district is already overloaded. Not to mention the formation of an airborne force. Without the cooperation of the airborne troops, there would be a lack of the most basic foundation for a complete anti-airborne composite exercise. Therefore, before the launch of this battle, the unit's overall anti-airborne combat training had not yet had time to begin.

Even the cadres above have only completed the initial classroom training and have not had time to conduct drills. Under these circumstances, it was not surprising that the troops encountered Japanese paratroopers for the first time, and that the cadres and fighters at the grassroots level were in some panic. In particular, when the overall cultural level of the troops is low, it is even more difficult to avoid it.

Fortunately, cadres at and above the company level who have received anti-airborne training reacted relatively quickly. On the one hand, it quickly stabilized the situation of the troops, and on the other hand, it immediately organized ground firepower to carry out interception and firing in the air. At an altitude of one hundred and fifty meters, if well organized and fired in a cluster with automatic rifles in their hands, the lethality of these paratroopers who had no power to fight back in the air and no weapons was still not small.

It's just a pity that this reinforcement of the Tongliao defenders was the first large-scale use of paratroopers for the Japanese army. For the Anti-United Nations, it was the first anti-airborne operation. Although even the above cadres had studied anti-airborne training when they were teaching the team, this was the first time that they had actually fought in actual combat.

The organization and coordination of forces and firepower are unsatisfactory, and there are many loopholes. In particular, when a considerable number of soldiers in the unit were in a state of panic, the interception of the Japanese paratroopers in the process of leaving the plane and landing in the best interception period was actually quite unsatisfactory.

In addition, although the Japanese paratroopers said that they were parachuting in groups, they were not small. At this time, on the battlefield on the ground, the Anti-Japanese Union and the Japanese army had been divided into several large parts, and the troops were relatively concentrated. With concentration versus dispersion, the effect will naturally not be too good. Although a large number of Japanese soldiers were killed, they were unable to inflict more casualties.

Due to the haste of the organization of most of the troops, as well as a certain sense of fear in the hearts of the grassroots fighters, the actual effect of anti-aircraft fire interception is very unsatisfactory. In fact, compared with the Japanese paratroopers at other landing sites, he was at the turning point of the Japanese planes, and there were relatively many Japanese soldiers who were airdropped. This meant that no matter how they were dispersed, he could concentrate the largest number of Japanese paratroopers here.

When the Japanese paratroopers appeared in the air, he also saw his own soldiers, and even some squad and platoon leaders were a little frightened in their eyes. Therefore, he did not organize anti-aircraft interception and shooting, but except for leaving a small number of troops to confront the Japanese army on the opposite side, he concentrated all the remaining forces and came to a free play, turning this crisis into an air target training.

As for the next step of launching a counterattack immediately while the paratroopers were not firmly established, he had not thought about it at all. There is no way, at the moment he has such a small number of troops in his hands, and he is under the suppression of the surrounding Japanese firepower. Not to mention launching a counterattack, it is quite dangerous to break out of the pile of rubble that is used as a temporary cover.

The closest distance between the Japanese troops around them was less than thirty meters. At such a close distance, with the Japanese army's marksmanship, they didn't need to deliberately aim, and they could knock down the soldiers who stood up on their side with one shot. So after the battle entered the stalemate stage, Li He once gave a death order, even if he and pee, he would not get out of the rubble pile as a cover.

Even if the rubble on the ground is unbearable, all actions are allowed only to squat. Of course, if you don't dislike it, he will have no problem if you don't dislike it, and he will have no opinion on crawling forward. In a word, you can do whatever you want, just don't stand up. Since it is difficult to stand up, where can the Japanese paratroopers launch a tactical counterattack while their foothold is not stable?

Therefore, Li He never thought that when he was training in the division, the instructor repeatedly explained that while carrying out fire interception, he concentrated superior troops and firepower to carry out counter-charge tactics against the Japanese parachute landing area. But just because he can't take the next step doesn't mean he hasn't.

After seeing that it was actually paratroopers that were dropped by the Japanese army, Li He's plan was very simple. Taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese army could not fight back in the air, they could kill as many as they could, and try not to let the Japanese paratroopers land in their positions as much as possible. His position is not large, and he is under the fire control of the surrounding Japanese army, so it doesn't matter if a few people are mixed in.

But if there are too many and you are in a flank attack with the Japanese army on the opposite side, then your life will be difficult. As for the Japanese paratroopers who landed in the vicinity, he didn't care too much. Anyway, if there are more lice, it will not itch, and if there are more debts, there will be no worries. I have been carrying it for so long, and I don't care about dozens of more Japanese soldiers and a while longer.

As long as the troops of the 53rd Regiment, which were already close to him in the north, would not be too much of a problem even if there were dozens more Japanese paratroopers. What's more, even if the Japanese paratroopers land safely, it will take a while to concentrate, and those in disguise can also fight for themselves for a period of time.

However, after seeing some fear in the eyes of his subordinates, Li He decided to take some easier measures to first break the fear in the hearts of the troops towards the Japanese paratroopers. After all, this is the first encounter, and there are still long days to come, who can guarantee that the troops will not encounter Japanese paratroopers in the future?

After taking the lead in shooting and killing a Japanese paratrooper in mid-air, Li He grabbed a squad machine gun, opened the gun carriage in front of him, and put it on the shoulder of a soldier. Shout at his own troops: "This is a paratrooper of devils, there is nothing to fear." They were now suspended in mid-air, a ready-made moving rapid-fire target. Let's have a shooting competition to see who can hit the most devils in mid-air. ”

"If he fights a lot, I'll reward him with a pig's trotter when he rests. If he can't hit it, he will be in charge of the internal affairs of the whole battalion in the future. In particular, the toilet cleaning is contracted by the person who can't hit it, and the deadline is one year. At this time, when the time came for the shooting level, I gave Lao Tzu some attention and aimed to fight. ”

"The little devil is hanging in the air, he can only bite our bullets, and he has no ability to fight back, this is a rare opportunity to hit a moving target in the air. Give me a little more care, there will be no such shop after this village. If you don't play well, go back and clean the toilet for a year, don't blame Lao Tzu for not being emotional. ”

After that, the machine gun in Li He's hand took the lead in firing. Hit a couple of beautiful spot shots and accurately hit a couple of paratroopers floating in the sky. And his comments on the shooting competition, coupled with the fact that he was the first to set an example, greatly alleviated the tension caused by the soldiers seeing the Japanese paratroopers for the first time.

And after he finished saying that he was punished for not hitting the toilet for a year, the effect was even more obvious. Obviously, none of his subordinates want to clean the toilets. Although most of his subordinates are from peasant families, they are no strangers to manure, which is now the main source of fertilizer for agriculture, and many of them have done it at home.

Everyone wants to eat pig's trotters, and there are few people who don't like to eat pork as long as they eat it. But cleaning the toilets of the whole camp is reluctant for anyone. As soon as Li He's punishment came out, the fear of his subordinates immediately disappeared without a trace, and they rushed to shoot in the air.

Even Guo Jie raised his submachine gun and fired a long shot into the air. However, she played smartly, knowing that the recoil of the submachine gun in her hand was very large, and the Japanese paratroopers in the sky were erratic, and it was difficult to hit the target with her own arm strength. So instead of aiming directly at the paratroopers who were slowly descending, she flipped the submachine gun ninety degrees and swept it sideways.

Although he didn't directly hit the paratrooper who was slowly descending, he discounted this guy's parachute strap and helped this guy get rid of the shackles of the parachute in the air in advance. As a result, although this unlucky fellow was not killed, he died even worse, falling from a height of 70 meters and becoming a meatloaf.

Seeing that Guo Jie actually opened the record, and created a new way to use zào. Although Li He didn't say anything, he also appreciated this girl's creativity and receptivity in his heart. There was even an impulse to recommend her to directly participate in the selection of the reconnaissance brigade directly under the military region, despite the fact that she was a girl.

It's just a pity that she is a girl, even if she is approved to enlist, she will not even be assigned to ordinary combat units, let alone the reconnaissance brigade directly under the military region that is as strong as a cloud? Therefore, Li He could only use accurate machine gun firing to reduce the number of Japanese paratroopers in the air, while shouting regret in his heart.

At a height of 150 meters, although the Japanese paratroopers did not stay in the air for too long. However, the automatic rifles in the Anti-Coalition have a fast rate of fire and a fierce firepower per unit of time. Although Li He did not deliberately organize cluster firepower to shoot into the air, in fact, such a way was also a disguised form of cluster shooting.

Moreover, he turned the fire interception into a shooting competition, which also made all the fighters participating in the battle aim very carefully, and the shooting accuracy was much higher. The Japanese paratroopers who parachuted in his area were not densely packed for a while, but their shooting accuracy was intercepted by quite high firepower, and they were killed and wounded.

Although the Japanese troops on the opposite side found out about this situation, they desperately opened fire in an attempt to cover the landing of their paratroopers. It's just that the anti-union troops on this side have piles of rubble as cover, and they can lie on the ground very comfortably and carry out anti-aircraft shooting. The Japanese army's fire suppression basically did not play a role.

The Japanese troops confronted them face to face, tried to cover the fire suppression of their paratroopers, and even launched a small charge. Although it recovered some of the paratroopers who landed in the confrontation area between the two armies, it did not really play a big role, but accidentally injured many unlucky Japanese paratroopers who landed in front of the two armies.