Chapter 398: The Power of Napalm
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Speaking of which. 【. Yang Jicai paused for a moment and said: "The battalion commander is honest, as long as he can avenge the instructors and the comrades who sacrificed, even if our battalion is gone, I don't think the comrades will have any opinions." Because we are all comrades-in-arms who live and die together, and we are brothers who share weal and woe. However, we must not affect the overall deployment of our superiors because of our own feelings. ”
"Battalion commander, I'm not afraid of death. Ever since I joined the army, I was ready to sacrifice. But battalion commander, we are soldiers and we are disciplined, we must obey orders. If, because of our own circumstances, we act in our own way and act without authorization to disrupt the unified deployment of our superiors and affect the next operational plan of the sub-district and even the headquarters, then we are committing a crime. ”
"Battalion commander, the devil can't run away in a day or two, and the day of revenge for the instructor is not a moment. And we are not only avenging the instructors and sacrificed comrades-in-arms, but also the thousands of compatriots who died under the devil's butcher's knife in China. We are not afraid of the battalion commander's death, but we still say that we can't affect the unified deployment of the superior commander because of our own feelings. ”
"You just said that you should be calm, but now you yourself must be steady, not impulsive, let alone rash. Battalion commander, now that the instructor has died, and the deputy battalion commander is seriously injured and is still unconscious, and you are now the only commander in charge of the battalion, I ask you to stand in the perspective of a rational commander and carefully consider your opinions and decisions just now.
"Of course, if you decide to stay, I will obey the order. Although I oppose your decision, we are comrades-in-arms and brothers. Whatever the situation, I can't leave my comrades and brothers behind. ”
Yang Jicai's words suddenly sobered up Qi Zhibiao's somewhat hot head: "In this matter, Yang Jicai is not wrong, he is really reckless." It is easy to avenge the instructors and the soldiers who died, but if it affects the unified deployment of the superiors, it should be ten thousand deaths. ”
"Transferring your battalion back to the north bank of the Qixing River to take over the replenishment of the troops must be an order from the division. Because the regiment did not have this right, without the approval of the superiors, a battalion, even a completely disabled battalion, was transferred back to the rear for recuperation. This order can only be given by the order of the military division. ”
And this means that the division, or even the headquarters, should have more important plans in the next step. Otherwise, they will not insist on transferring themselves back. What Yang Jicai said is not wrong, he can't affect the overall deployment and decision-making of his superiors because of his own feelings. ”
After thinking about it carefully, Qi Zhibiao, who finally chose to obey the overall situation, stared at the red eyes, looked at the opposite position, gritted his teeth, and said: "Okay, I will obey the order, and when the receiving troops come, I will carry the wounded and evacuate." Damn, I'll settle this account with you later, little devil. We have written down this blood debt you owe today. ”
Speaking of this, he turned his head to the soldier beside him and said, "No matter how big an official you will be in the future, no matter what you do in the future, you will remember it for me." Right here, 1,100 meters in front of the right side of Jinshagang, on this beach, lie more than 800 of our brothers. One day, if I die, you living people do me a favor and remember to bury me here. ”
Before Qi Zhibiao could finish the rest of his words, the infantry crew ran over and reported: "Battalion commander, the political commissar ordered us to immediately do a good job of concealment and prepare to withdraw from the position. Our plane had already crossed the Seven Stars River and arrived in a minute or two. Our pilots are all first-time ground combat supporters and lack experience. The commissar told us to pay more attention so as not to cause unnecessary accidental injuries. ”
Qi Zhibiao was stunned after listening to the political commissar's order, and hurriedly said to the soldiers beside him: "Except for leaving two veterans to observe the situation, find me a crater to lie down, and no one is allowed to raise their heads without an order." Quick, act now. ”
On the ground, Qi Zhibiao commanded his subordinates to seize the time to hide. An Tianjiang, the first air brigade that commanded the air force to officially participate in the war for the first time, that is, the chief of the bomber brigade, was also nervous. Unlike the last sneak attack, this is the first time to carry out an official combat mission.
These planes commanded by Ahn Zaijiang are almost all the combat planes that are now in the country. Even in order to ensure the strength of the air attack, Yuan Bin sent out all the planes that could fly, even bombs. If it weren't for Yang Zhen's disagreement, Yuan Bin would even put two bombs on those unarmed trainer planes.
Originally, the brigade commander was still carrying out tasks in the pass, but in his absence, political commissar Yuan Bin was ready to personally command. However, the headquarters telegraphed and resolutely disagreed with Yuan Bin personally leading the command. These aircraft are almost all the combat aircraft of the military district aviation in the country, except for the aircraft that are also being modified and trained in Jiangbei. Bombers, in particular, are almost the entire home of the military region. From this point on, it is normal for Yuan Bin to be uneasy.
But looking at the order personally signed by No. 1 on the telegram, even if he was not at ease, Yuan Bin could only hand over the command to An Zaijiang, who was the only three in the original Xinjiang aviation training class who was in China and had studied command at the Jiangbei Senior Aviation School. The last sneak attack on Mudanjianghai 1ang Airport was commanded by An Zaijiang, so for Yuan Bin, although the tactics used were different, he also had some experience after all.
Seeing that the underwing had already arrived at the first target, Jinshagang, An Zaijiang, who was personally piloting a German DO-17 bomber, turned on the airborne intercom and ordered the attack planes, which were those modified Polish fighters and five light bombers, to stay behind and carry out the ground support mission on the front line of Jinshagang. The rest of the medium bombers and bombers temporarily converted from transport planes carried out carpet bombing of the Japanese artillery positions in depth and the baggage base set up in Qingyuan according to the predetermined plan.
After receiving the order, Zhang Yi, the leader of the No. 1 Squadron in charge of commanding the air raid on the Jinshagang frontline, grabbed the microphone and gave an order to the other planes: "All crew members pay attention, according to the predetermined plan, first drop the explosive bomb, and then throw the incendiary bomb when all the explosive bombs are all thrown." I was aiming at the bomb when I threw it, so don't charge the bomb for 1ang. ”
"Pay attention to bombarding Japanese infantry positions with incendiary bombs, and leave blasting shells for devil artillery. After all the bombs were dropped, the four planes were left to climb high and be on alert and ready for battle. The rest of the planes are free to choose their targets, but be careful, there are our own comrades down there. Don't beat the rabbit with grass and hurt me by mistake. ”
After giving the order to attack, Zhang Yi took the lead in lowering the nose of the plane and dived down according to the command of the ground-to-air liaison officer and the indication signs on the ground. After dropping the two 50-kilogram anti-personnel bombs hanging under the fuselage at a mountain artillery position on the ground, he quickly climbed to the top with his head up and prepared for battle.
He flew a Polish-made PZ1 24 fighter converted into a ground attack aircraft, although it has been transformed into a major ground attack aircraft, after all, it is all changed from fighter planes halfway, and although its basic air combat capability is not necessarily too good, it still has it......
As former fighters, these planes, which still have a certain degree of air combat capability, naturally have to climb high to cover the safety of the follow-up group after the first bomb drop. After Zhang Yi finished dropping, the follow-up planes continued to drop the bombs on the ground almost defenselessly according to his orders, and they also regarded these planes on their heads as the heads of the Japanese soldiers who were their own planes.
This air raid opened the prelude to the first real ground attack by Yang Zhen's air force. More than 30 planes, although the number is small, but they carry more than ordinary high-explosive bombs, among which the five PZ1 23 light bombers, which have the largest bomb load, also carry more than 20 100-kilogram napalm, a new type of incendiary bomb with extremely lethal effect.
As a Japanese ground force, it was unfortunate that the first wave to enjoy this highly lethal new bomb was Tahoda below. According to Zhang Yi's deployment of the tactics of giving priority to artillery and incendiary bombs to deal with infantry, a full 20 napalm bombs were all smashed on the heads of the front-line troops of the 12th Wing of the Japanese Army.
A 100-kilogram napalm has a killing radius of more than 10 meters or even tens of meters, and the combustion temperature of the flames produced by the explosion can reach 1,000 degrees. At this temperature, not to mention people, even artillery, chariots and other steel equipment are enough to melt into a pile of molten iron. Moreover, the large amount of oxygen absorbed during combustion can also create a considerable anoxic environment in the explosion zone.
Although the number of more than 20 napalm bombs is not much, they are concentrated on a battlefield that is not large, and at best it is only at the regimental level, and the lethality of these incendiary bombs is far several times or even dozens of times that of ordinary incendiary bombs used in various countries around the world. In order to increase the lethality, a large amount of white phosphorus was also mixed in the bomb. Even if the Japanese soldier escaped by running into the mud pond, as soon as he came out, the napalm splashed on them would still burn again because of the white phosphorus mixed in it.
Not to mention the Japanese soldiers who were in the kill range of these napalms. Even if Qi Zhibiao, who retreated to a distance of thousands of meters according to the orders of his superiors, took advantage of the Japanese blockade artillery fire to be suppressed by the first wave of explosive shells, although he and his troops had retreated to a distance of a thousand meters, he could still feel the pain of his back being burned by the raging fire. Most of the people also had difficulty breathing due to the lack of oxygen due to the large amount of oxygen consumed when these napalm were burned.
According to the order of the regiment commander, Qi Zhibiao, who was running backwards all the way, turned his head and looked at his position and couldn't help but be stunned after retreating to a safe distance. The raging fire almost engulfed a qiē, and the Japanese troops in the center of the explosion point did not have time to call for help, and disappeared forever.
And those Japanese soldiers who stood farther away and were not directly hit by these bombs suffered a more painful experience than their comrades. As long as a little napalm is splashed on his body, no matter what he does, even if he jumps into the water, he can't put out these strange flames. In addition to immediately cutting off the burning parts of their bodies with bayonets, they could only sit back and watch themselves being burned alive or painfully to death little by little.
Looking at the scene in front of them, Qi Zhibiao and his subordinates were dumbfounded. As a veteran, in the absence of air superiority, in previous battles, the Japanese army did not suffer from incendiary bombs. But this tragic scene in front of him was something he had never seen before. Everyone couldn't help but wonder what kind of bomb this was, and how could it be so lethal. No wonder the regiment commander ordered that as soon as the aviation suppressed the Japanese artillery fire, they would be left alone and desperately retreated.
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