Chapter 279: The First Air Raid
As the air raid sirens sounded in the surrounding important towns, the civilians who had been trained for more than a month took refuge in hiding places under the command of the soldiers. All the managers also quickly evacuated, and in less than twenty minutes, all disappeared, only the city defense troops were nervously busy outside.
As they were busy, a roar of motors was heard, rumbling deafeningly, and judging by the sound, there were at least forty planes.
The Japanese electric and thermal flight suits were all in place yesterday, and today, the air force can't wait for an air raid to regain the lost combat confidence.
They believed that even if there were 30 lightning strike planes hidden in the fortress, even if there were 15 in Harbin, and 60 attack planes in Haierbin and Mudanjiang, although they had dispatched a small number of planes, they were not just trying to test them, but these 15 planes were all top fighters of the air force, and they had reason to believe that even if the flamingos had not yet arrived, they could still seize air supremacy and complete the first round of bombing with their skillful piloting skills.
Dong Ku was in the barracks headquarters in Harbin, listening to the movement outside and listening to the report on the phone. Standing next to him were Liu Zhong and some important generals and Shui Linglong and Liu Chengcheng.
They were all asked to enter this underground air command headquarters and personally participate in the operation of air defense, so that someone could command the anti-aircraft guns when Dong Ku was not here in the future.
Although there is systematic training, however, hands-on operation is another matter after all.
"Thirty bombers, ten attack aircraft."
Dong Ku calmly looked at everyone and said, "This is not a large-scale bombing, it is the first wave, and there will be a large army in the follow-up!" ”
"And ......"
Everyone looked at him nervously, facing the bombing for the first time, they were more apprehensive.
"Report to the falcon, the bird has come into attack. Request an attack! ”
A low-power call from the walkie-talkie interrupted everyone's thoughts, and the enemy plane was coming.
"Position Four reports altitude."
Dong Ku asked calmly.
"The height is six hundred meters, and the speed does not exceed two hundred and fifty kilometers......"
"Sample! Flying at a low altitude below the clouds, it seems that the reconnaissance planes of the little Japanese really thought that there was no air defense preparation here. ”
Dong Ku said and ordered: "At a preset altitude of 500 meters to 1,000 meters, the first interception plan will be implemented!! ”
"Yes!"
There was a calm voice of command from the walkie-talkie.
Looking at the vast white snow below and the dark shadows of the trees occasionally mixed in with it, Jiro Kuroki, who led the team, said lightly in the plane: "There are five more minutes to enter the target area." Everyone is optimistic about these stupid guys, we have to set an example for the second batch of bombers! ”
"Hayi! Captain Kurogi doesn't have to worry, I really hope that the pig can fly the plane into the air and let me have a good time. ”
Miki in the wingman said arrogantly.
In the bomber, the throwing hand has already begun to turn the cup, preparing to bomb Harbin at a low altitude and find all the anti-aircraft fire points for the follow-up large forces.
Although they have the meaning of cannon fodder, the tenacious Japanese do not care, but have the idea of glory for the first battle.
Just when everyone is very safe and ready for each other. While observing the air, suddenly, the plane shook, and then the thin shell of the fuselage was torn open like paper, and at the same time, they heard an explosion.
"Anti-aircraft guns!! Elevating!!! ”
Jiro Kuroki, who led the team, ordered loudly, not paying attention.
At this time, the anti-aircraft guns did not have the ability to explode close to the explosion and this air defense method with built-in steel balls, and they had reason to believe it. The sound heard was from ground anti-aircraft artillery.
But at this moment, in the midst of a dense roar. Kuroki Jiro saw a cloud of smoke appear in front of him, and before he could react to what was going on, the glass in his cabin suddenly shattered, and then his head hurt, and his consciousness quickly left his body.
"I was shot ......"
It was the last thought that came to him.
At the same time as his consciousness disappeared, the planes flying comfortably in the sky were in chaos. Their scalps were constantly blown up by the startled thump of the fuselage. In the air, thin-skinned aircraft can not withstand any blows.
At the same time as the thump appeared, before the plane could be pulled up, the unprotected mailboxes, wings, and important fuselage of these old two-winged planes were hit by objects one after another.
"We've been shot! The plane lost control!! ”
On a bomber, the pilot shouted in horror. Side-by-side operation.
The other personnel hurriedly picked up the parachute, and they knew that they were five or six hundred meters above the ground, and if they did not parachute in time, they would not have a chance to leave the crashed plane.
But they didn't wait for the cabin door to open, they waited to see if the pilot could control the plane, and with a bang, a ball of flames erupted from the bottom of the fuselage, and the violent shock knocked everyone to the ground, and debris flew in all directions.
"Shot!! Parachuting!! ”
The out-of-control bomber braved the flames and plunged headlong into the ground.
The pilot shouted, tried to get out of his seat, opened the cabin and fled for his life.
But the explosion damaged the control of the hatch, not to mention that he could not stand in the rapid fall, and even the machine gunners who came to get the cabin door could not open the hatch.
In such a delay, a large amount of air was poured into the cabin to make the flames burn rapidly, and the fierce hula filled the entire cabin, and in the miserable shouting, the bomber fell less than 200 meters, and then disintegrated in the air with a bang, causing a large burst of fire in the air.
Compared to this bomber, the attack planes were even more unlucky, their small size meant that the pilot was closer to the edge of the plane, and the flying steel balls penetrated the fuselage without hindrance, hitting the pilot inside.
In less than a minute, all of the attack planes, which the Japanese called lightning strike planes, lost control and rushed toward the snowy fields below.
Looking at the fireworks that burst out in the sky, the anti-aircraft artillery soldiers on the position shouted excitedly, the movements in their hands were faster, they shook the cannon, followed the moving plane, and continued to shoot.
The new anti-aircraft guns and machine guns on the trucks were even more gripping with the Japanese planes that had already flown overhead, and they continued to bombard with toms.
The delayed detonation of the set set was so that the flying shells exploded in the air in clouds of smoke, so that one plane after another either caught fire or lost control, and several of them were directly hit by the shells, and there was no time to shout, and they exploded directly in the air.
"Call the base!! We were intercepted on the ground!! Request to return!! ”
"Return?"
Looking at the telegram from the bombing formation that was supposed to arrive near the target not long after it was supposed to take off, the commander cursed in confusion, "Baga! I don't even make it clear what I was intercepted! ”
But when he contacted the plane again, there was no movement.
In less than two minutes, 30 bombers, 15 attack planes, and more than 50 antiaircraft guns and more than 20 machine guns were intercepted, and only one message was sent out, and there was no movement.
"Report to Falcon, this is the No. 4 position of anti-aircraft artillery, all planes have been intercepted, and they are preparing to capture the Japanese pilot who parachuted."
When the voice of the report came from the walkie-talkie, everyone who was nervously waiting for the result immediately rejoiced. More than 40 planes were completely destroyed in two minutes, and they couldn't believe it. It's also a little too fast.
Dong Ku didn't worry too much, nor did he get too excited, he was too good to pick up the Japanese plane, and the steel balls were enough to shred their bodies and destroy important parts.
Looking at the excited crowd, Dong Ku smiled and ordered: "Quickly conceal the artillery position, leave no living mouth, we don't need intelligence!" ”
"Yes!"
The order was received, and Lika conveyed that the still smoking anti-aircraft guns quickly returned to their respective hiding places, and the trucks drove under the camouflage net prepared for them and disappeared again.
Dong Kuzhi said that before the arrival of the second echelon of the Japanese army, there will definitely be reconnaissance planes that will arrive first to find the reason why the first formation was intercepted. Thankfully, the bomber's message made no mention of what had been intercepted, giving him more opportunities to hide anti-aircraft fire and strike larger bombing formations.
The plane blew up and fell only 12 or 3 kilometers from Harbin, and the violent explosion was heard by the citizens who were hiding in the air defense facilities, and they were both nervous and frightened, and they did not know what it would be like to fall to the ground if they were bombed and fell.
But their apprehension lasted less than five minutes, and the air raid sirens were lifted.
"Don't mess up, the Japanese plane has been shot down, and it won't get close to Harbin anymore, everyone can rest assured that everyone is busy with their own work, pay attention to the air raid siren!!"
One by one, the soldiers of the advance army shouted to reassure the evacuated people who were fleeing the air raids.
"The plane was just stopped?"
One vendor muttered incredulously.
"What's this? What can't the advance army do? Sell your grilled sausages with peace of mind! ”
A man who knew him well replied.
The wreckage of the plane, which had been surrounded by the previous regiments, and the Japanese pilots who had fallen to the ground shouted, raised their hands, and shouted in half-baked Chinese: "I surrender...... Prisoners must not be mistreated......"
A battalion commander looked at the smoke around him and ordered, "Hurry up and clean these up and send them back to the Material Recovery Department." ”
After giving the order, looking at the Japanese pilots who were escorted over, he shook his head and said, "We don't need prisoners!" ”
Having confirmed that nothing was missed, the fighters did not hesitate to pull the trigger.
A soldier spat on the corpse of the Japanese pilot who shouted not to abuse, and said, "Lao Tzu will definitely not abuse you......"
While cleaning up the battlefield, the airport in Xinjing was in a hurry, and there was a radio station on every bomber, and although the lightning striker could not be contacted, the bomber only sent back a message without a beginning or end, and there was no movement, which made the commanders puzzled, and they needed to know the enemy's air defense too much. (To be continued......)