Chapter 104: You Are Really a True Samurai of the Empire

On the two gun emplacements not far behind Iwamori, the barrels of two 120 heavy mortars were raised high, and the muzzles of the guns that could be easily extended into the arms were pointed in the direction of the devil's airfield in the distance.

With the raising of his right hand, the two loaders slowly slid the shell in their hands down the barrel.

"Reloaded."

Qiang···· The shell slid to the bottom of the barrel, and the two loaders shouted.

Behind the end of the gun, the two gunners held the hair rope, pricked up their ears, and looked at Iwamori.

Compared with the light 60 mortars and the medium 82 mortars, the 120 caliber mortars are fired by pulling the hair rope at the end of the gun, although there is one more step, but the safety is more guaranteed.

Taking a deep breath, Iwamori looked through the telescope at Taiyuan Airport in the distance.

It was four o'clock in the afternoon, and the devil's plane had just gone through a round of attack, and it was flying back to the airport on a large scale to replenish ammunition, so he deliberately waited until now to try to kill more planes.

"Open the gun..."

With the command, Iwamori's right hand fell.

The two gunners also struggled to pull the firing rope in their hands.

Boom·····

With the dull and powerful sound of artillery bombardment, the muzzle wind swept by, blowing up a cloud of snow on the ground, and two shells weighing 16 kilograms crossed an arc and flew towards the devil's airfield in the distance.

"Go on."

As soon as the shells were discharged, Iwamori gave the order to shell again.

After a soldier checks the chamber of the cannon to make sure that there are no foreign objects, the loader stuffs the prepared shells into the barrel again, and then the gunner pulls the firing cord, and in one go, only five seconds later, the second round of shells is discharged.

In the smooth movement of the artillery crew, two 120 heavy mortars, with the fastest rate of fire of twelve rounds per minute, threw shells at the Devil's Airfield, which was 4.7 kilometers away.

Just like the first time, this time they were still shelling at full speed, saturated shelling, and artillery fire coverage, that is, in the shortest possible time, more shells were bombarded at the devil's airfield.

"Let the second group also start to prepare, after the devils rush towards our side, they suppress the devils' attacks and buy us time."

"Be careful to move quickly after a round of shooting, and don't let the devil take the opportunity."

Iwamori brought not only two 120 mortars this time, but also four 82 mortars, which, in his plan, were to buy time for 120 heavy mortars to shell the airfield.

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Four o'clock in the afternoon.

Taiyuan, the airfield of the First Army.

Kotaro Ito sat in front of a fire and sighed.

Although he escaped from Shou County and became a spy of the Eighth Route Army, and then became a squadron leader again, stationed at the First Army airfield, Ito was not happy at this time.

The main reason is not because he was threatened by the Eighth Route Army to ask for information, nor because he changed from a group leader to a squadron leader.

It's all the little things.

What saddened him the most, and made him feel sad, was that there was no place to reap the benefits.

Guarding the airport, there is no chance to go out at all, and there is no chance to even contact outsiders, and there is no way to make money at all, such a day makes Ito feel bored.

Now his pocket is empty, and he doesn't have a single child.

Sighing again, Ito looked at the airport in the distance, looking at the planes that had fallen and the logistics staff who rushed up to prepare for maintenance, gasoline and bombing, and he sneered.

A bunch of fools, quite motivated.

Did the emperor give you money? Or do you have other benefits? Why are they rushing to serve him one by one, they are simply sold and paid back to the number of people, which is sold and repaid for money.

Laughing in his heart, he looked at the airport in the distance, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Cailu ······

Isn't this the way to make money?

Aircraft fuel, aircraft parts, and even bombs····· In the black market, it's all expensive.

It's wartime, the front line is sweeping on a large scale, the material consumption is huge, and the aircraft is a big fuel guster, and no one cares about the slightest error. With so many planes and such a big airport, with just a little bit, he can have a bulge in his pocket.

As for sales, isn't this just on the line of the Eighth Route Army?

Just, how do you get these parts?

Just as Ito was thinking about a new way to make money·····

Boom······

The shells of the separate regiment arrived.

Iwamori is worthy of being an old artilleryman, and the quality of the mortars produced by the system is not to be said, the first two guns hit the center of the airport directly, one of them just hit a plane, and the devil pilot who got off the plane was blown to pieces together with the devil pilots who had not yet gotten off the plane.

"Enemy attack..."

The captain of the devil brigade stationed at the airport reacted quickly, and immediately shouted: "Assemble and find the enemy." ”

Woo woo woo ·

The sirens sounded, and the devils took action one after another, and the scouting devils climbed up the lookout posts, holding binoculars to observe the enemy's position, and the devils in the forts and bunkers around the airport also set up machine guns and were on high alert.

Boom...

Rounds of shelling fell one after another, and a series of explosions and smoke rose from the airport.

The 16-kilogram shells were incredibly powerful, and the range of fragmentation could reach 75 meters away, and even if they did not directly hit the target, the fragments produced could destroy the aircraft, kill the devils in the airport, and destroy the airport facilities.

The huge craters also destroyed the shells at the airfield and prevented the planes from taking off.

Those brittle warehouses are also unable to withstand it, and they are destroyed by a single shot, either burning, which is an oil warehouse, or violently exploding, which is a bomb warehouse.

"On the left, five kilometers away."

The continuous firing also allowed the devil to discover the position of the first artillery company.

"Five kilometers..."

This distance stunned the captain stationed at the airport.

Who actually used a cannon with a range of five kilometers to shell the airfield, and looking at this power, it is comparable to the divisional and regimental artillery, and it is even much stronger, and the rate of fire is so fast.

The weight of the shells of the 105 howitzer is about the same as that of the 120 mortar, but the unreasonable black Sorkin of the system and the large yield charge of the mortar shell lead to a much greater power than the 105 howitzer.

Then the captain of the devil gritted his teeth.

His brigade is a reinforced brigade, and it was originally equipped with a squadron of mountain artillery, but this time it was transferred by General Shinozuka to participate in the front-line attack, and now there are only two Type 92 infantry guns, which cannot reach the enemy five kilometers away.

"First Squadron, Attack."

"The artillery squad moves forward and suppresses the enemy artillery."

Gritting his teeth, he immediately raised his katana, intending to rush towards the enemy with his troops.

No matter how many enemies there are, he must launch an attack, destroy the enemy's artillery, at least interrupt the enemy's shelling, and buy time for the airfield, otherwise according to this bombardment method, the power of this shell, the airfield will be finished in less than half an hour.

With his order, an infantry squadron that had been assembled, as well as an artillery squad thought about the position of the artillery company five kilometers away, rushed forward.

He himself waited for the follow-up troops to assemble before launching an attack, and the squadron of the airport garrison brigade, even if many were transferred to participate in the sweep, there were still more than 1,200 people, but they were relatively scattered and needed a period of time to assemble.

During this time, he reported the situation to General Shinozuka.

At this time, Ito also received an order to assemble, his squadron belonged to the supplementary squadron, and he received an order to charge the enemy artillery units and destroy the enemy.

It was Li Yunlong, and it was definitely Li Yunlong who did it. ’

The first time he saw the shell, Ito was very sure in his heart, although he didn't have any evidence.

Then, the second thought that popped into his mind was...

He's been thinking about the opportunity to meditate just now, isn't this coming?

What could be easier than fishing in troubled waters on the battlefield to catch supplies? The supplies are gone, that is, they were blown up by the enemy, and the wreckage and explosion marks all over the ground, who can investigate clearly?

The airport has just been expanded, and there are many places that have not been repaired, and as a squadron involved in the construction of the airport, it is very simple for him to find a place to hide materials, and there are many devils in his squadron who came out of Shou County together and have been arranged by him to the position of squad leader, and the manpower is also sufficient, and the secrecy is very high.

"Your Excellency."

As soon as he said it, Ito quickly ran to the front of the devil brigade guarding the airport, and said in a resolute tone:

"You take people to destroy the enemy's artillery, and I will take my squadron to rescue the planes and supplies, otherwise even if the enemy is eliminated, we will not be able to provide air support to the front line, which will affect General Gangcun's public security war in North China."

Suddenly, the captain of the airport garrison team looked at Ito differently.

It was a gaze of admiration.

By this time, the shelling had been going on for more than 20 minutes, and a large amount of fuel and bombs had been detonated in the open airfield.

And the shelling continued, and every minute dozens of shells comparable to heavy artillery of the division and regimental level fell.

Now to go in and rescue supplies and planes, it's completely nine deaths.

"Ito-kun, you are the Empire, a true warrior of the Locust."

"Kudanzaka."

The Devil Captain's tone was also filled with deep admiration and bowed deeply.

"Long live the Emperor, long live the Great Japanese Empire."

Kotaro Ito suddenly let out a hoarse roar with a solemn face, and then, in a gesture of no hesitation, led his squadron to the airfield flat in the distance.

Taking a deep breath, the captain of the devil brigade, who was inspired by Kotaro Ito, drew his katana and rushed to the artillery position of the artillery company in the distance with the next two squadrons that had been assembled.

After such a long fighting, the devils also figured out at this time that there seemed to be not many people in the attacking force, and they only planned to shell the airfield, and had no intention of storming.

The devils also began to counterattack, and the forward Type 92 infantry guns launched a fire suppression against the artillery company, so that the fire of the 82 mortar was intermittent, and they had to shift their positions many times, but the 120 heavy forced to continue to shell at full speed by relying on the range that had been firm.

Seeing that the stupid captain had already attacked, Ito braked sharply and stopped near the edge of the airport.

Although I saw the opportunity of wealth, but now I rushed into the airport, isn't this looking for death?

That's not how money is made, either.

Kotaro Ito, who is well versed in making money, repeated his old tricks, summoned the devil soldiers in his squadron, selected the group of diehards, and the words of a subdued and frustrated speech aroused the bushido spirit of this group of fools, and the last sentence ended:

"Go and get back the property of the Empire, the Empire and the Imperial Army need these planes and gasoline bombs against the guerrillas."

"You are the true warriors of the Empire"

"Kudanzaka."

Then, Ito came with a ninety-degree bow.

"Kudanzaka."

Inspired by Kotaro Ito, the devils took out a plaster towel and put it on their heads, and then rushed into the airport with a howl to rescue the gasoline barrels and explosives piled up inside the airport.

"Let's go, let's go to the warehouse."

Ito himself, with a handful of his henchmen, approached a concrete warehouse far from the airport.

This is the old warehouse, and it is very sturdy.

Recently, Taiyuan Airport has been expanded, due to the lack of materials and short construction period, the new wooden stone and brick warehouses are also very close to the airport.

"A few of you stayed here, and the materials they brought out, selected some of the high value, and transported them to the warehouse together."

Before leaving, Ito left a devil behind and confessed.

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Boom Boom Boom ·····

120 mortar shells weighing sixteen kilograms and containing three kilograms of black sokin explosives continued to fall.

Falling at a rate of twenty-four pieces per minute, and then exploding.

Outside the airport, four 82 mortars were also firing constantly, and dense shells fell one after another, blocking those devils who tried to attack the 120 mortar position, making it impossible for the devils to launch a full-speed charge at all, and the progress was slow.

"Yaga..."

With a howl, the captain of the devil guarding the airport finally couldn't help it and roared angrily.

Up to now, the other side has been shelling continuously for more than half an hour, and the airfield is already in a sea of fire, and if it is not resolved, not only will the airfield and flight group of the First Army be gone, but he himself will have to commit suicide.

The katana was raised high, and the captain of the devil brigade took the lead in rushing out with a howl, ignoring the dense cannonballs falling around him, and under the leadership of the captain, the rest of the devil soldiers also rushed up with a howl.

"Withdraw..."

Seeing that the devil was gradually approaching, Iwamori sneered, moved with his troops, and drove towards the next artillery position.

Only then did more than 600 shells be fired, and there were still many more left, and he saw that there were still many warehouses at the Devil's Airport that were intact, and there were also planes that had slipped through the net.

The independent regiment has been preparing for nearly half a year, how can it be so easy to end.

Before leaving, some of the fighters planted a number of mines on the ground.

In the distance, the 82 mortar gun group responsible for covering also quietly shifted the muzzle of the gun, pointing the target at the previous position where Iwamori was, preparing to give the devil a fixed-point artillery attack.

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Shou County.

The shelling here in Taiyuan also affected the battle situation here.