5. The first cry of the giant (18)

What is the best thing to use for forced evictions?

A few large-caliber shells can destroy a building in an instant, as can a team of sappers gouging holes. But what can turn a city into a flat ground overnight always requires the most primitive chemical energy - fire.

As the times continue to advance, the proportion of stone in construction is also increasing, but ordinary houses are still mostly mixed brick and wood structures, and the continuous combustion of sticky napalm can also cause the structure of the house to collapse.

That being the case, it should be a good idea to fully load incendiary bombs as much as possible, and to abandon high-altitude precision bombing and replace it with low-altitude bombing at night. When carrying out high-altitude precision bombing, the bomb load of these bombers is less than half of the maximum limit, while low-altitude bombing does not have this problem. At the same time, as long as you move fast enough to quickly enter and exit Castilian airspace before the enemy reacts, you can completely avoid being intercepted.

At the urging of the great pioneers of indiscriminate critique, all the bombers' self-defense weapons except for the tail machine guns were removed, and the troops began to practice loading incendiary bombs to carry out low-altitude single-plane follow-up bombing.

The pilots were amazed by this, and their eyes fell out of the fact that the higher authorities had approved this crazy and high-stakes battle plan. 125 baby pimple bombers were refitted, and after the cluster incendiary bombs specially designed for arson were in place, they crossed the ocean of 7,000 kilometers and finally flew into the skies of Castile.

At 4 a.m., at the same time as the navy launched an attack on Cádiz. The command and guidance plane personally commanded by Lieutenant General Li Mei arrived over the target and quickly determined and indicated the aiming point of the assault formation with a radio navigation device and a searchlight. Then, one bomber after another entered the target area from different altitudes of 1500~2800 meters in turn, and opened the bomb magazine to drop bombs as they did during training.

Tons of incendiary bombs tilted on Guernica's head, and the black cylinders that screamed and fell opened at a height of 30 meters above the ground, and the sight of the built-in rod-shaped napalm burning and hitting the ground was like a festive firework, but at this moment this beautiful scenery meant only one thing to the Guernica people - death.

Brick and timber houses were set on fire, and the monsoon winds from the western ocean also came to Guernica at this time. Instantaneous winds of magnitude 6~7 swept the burning roofs, beams, pieces of paper and other flammable materials, and more houses were set on fire. Large-scale fires quickly formed in the urban area, and there was a sea of fire everywhere.

Awakened people rushed into the streets draped in sheets or naked. As far as the eye can see, there are raging fires all around. And the terrifying trolls overhead are pouring down more flames and calamity. Panicked residents screamed and fled, men holding women, adults carrying elderly people on their backs, and parents dragging or holding children running towards areas untouched by the flames. Many people's hair and clothes are burning.

At this time, the surface temperature in the area of the fire was almost close to 1000°C. Trees, houses, and even human bodies began to spontaneously combust. The metal melts like ice in a furnace. The rapidly expanding flames continued to draw in oxygen, forming a violent storm of flames, witnessing three or four soaring into the air. As if about to rush towards the fire tornado at the end of the night, the bomber crew was also stunned. One of the navigators clearly saw that in the empty field in front of a warehouse used to store grain and cloth, thousands of residents who had come to take refuge here were sucked in by a sudden storm on the roof of the warehouse and the stored cloth and grain, and in an instant they became human fuel and disappeared into the fire tornado.

Lieutenant General Li Mei, who almost fell out of his seat, clung to the handrail, the air flow from the fire caused the bomber to jolt up and down, the captain had to use all his strength to hold the joystick, the bombardier stared at the sight, through the optical sight, he clearly saw people rushing towards the church and public hospital far away from the fire.

"Entering the second phase. ”

There was a cold sound behind him that did not fluctuate, and with a hard pull on the bomb throwing lever, more incendiary bombs fell to the ground, and death fireworks appeared again in the sky over Guernica.

This time, the bombing targets were churches, hospitals, and other places of refuge. Except for a small number of people who jumped into the ditch, most of the residents who were driven by the fire gathered there, just in time to catch them.

Shortly after a new wave of incendiary bombs was dropped, a hurricane of flames that reached 2 to 30 meters per second like a typhoon swept in, and it took only three minutes for the hospital to burn up. Flames tens of meters high crossed the improvised fire ditch dug in front of the church and rushed into the church like a flood water at full speed. The marble floor was burned to lime in a moment, and blue-green flames erupted from the splendid bronze spire of the church, and the people who had taken refuge in it were not even burned to death, but melted into a mass of indistinguishable things like candles.

Outside the city, near the ravine, the scene was equally miserable. Many people believe that water can avoid fire, and they jump into rivers or wells to avoid disasters. But under the scorching heat, the water of the rivers and wells has also boiled, and these victims have been boiled alive.

Guernica could no longer be called a city, and the miserable and sad scene was like a witch's churning pot, from which the stench of barbecue and the smell of boiled meat were mixed together, and the heat lifted high in the air. Sitting in the pressurized cabin seemed to smell a disgusting and strange smell, and the crew felt like a worm had crawled in their stomachs. Some pilots could faintly hear some voices in their ears, which seemed to be the grievances, anger, spitting, and curses of countless people who died tragically in the Shura hell below......

Li Mei calmly cut a piece of self-heating steak, which was incredible, and the lieutenant general, who had not eaten anything all the way to the flight, felt hungry at this time. Perhaps it was because he was satisfied with the process and the results of the battle, and now that he was relaxed, his basic physiological needs immediately protested.

The results of this bombing, which is comparable to a massacre, have not yet been announced, but the visual measurement of the bomb was 1,365 tons, the burn rate reached at least 96%, and the casualties were about tens of thousands. On the Defence side, the battle loss rate was zero, and only 13 bombers were forced to return due to mechanical problems, which can be described as a successful mission.

From the perspective of the military, this was a textbook successful night strategic bombing, but Li Mei had some small regrets.

It's not enough.

Chewing on bloodshot strips of meat, the faint wail of sorrow was like a symphony of war. A voice hissed in the general's heart.

More bombers, more incendiary, high-explosive, poison gas bombs. Penetrating deeper into enemy territory, bombing industrial centers, granaries, and transportation hubs, demonstrating that it is possible to destroy a country through endless air raids......

And more -- more results, more fires......

Although there are so many ideas, the lieutenant general has not forgotten that he is still in the airspace of the enemy country, and it seems that it is too early to get carried away.

Swallowing the piece of meat, and by the way of the table, Lieutenant General Li Mei ordered: "The mission is successfully completed, return home." We go back to Gabro. ”

A cyan ball of light rose in the air to confirm the signal of [Return], and the bomber formation drew an arc in the air, and the flying wing demons quietly walked away as when they came.

Two hours later, the belated Knights of Montjoye finally arrived in Guernica, and the knights on griffons looked down on the city from the air, all stunned and silent. Count Roderick, the head of the Knights, who wanted to cry without tears, described what he saw to the rear command, who was eager to inquire about the situation.

"Guernica is on fire!"

General Jose Miaja, who commanded the nearby garrison, roared angrily when he heard that the city had been turned into a huge incineration plant, "Until this war is over, Charlemagne's language can only be heard in hell!!" (To be continued......

PS: Guess the small theater

Li Lin: It is a pity that no one participated in the last issue, and I hope you can actively participate in the prize quiz!

Nidhogg: Today's question 1.What were the two events that were the prototype of the bombing of Guernica?(Hint: 1.Picasso's masterpiece, 2.On March 10, 1945, 100,000 animals were roasted to their deaths.) Question 2. Can't wait for this war to end, Charlemagne's words can only be heard in hell!" -- What is the prototype of this statement? (Hint: after the attack on Pearl Harbor in Area 11, the famous words of Admiral Midi, nicknamed "Brute Bull") Everyone, hurry up and act!