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    Speaking of which.  [.Com text] Yang Jicai paused for a moment and then said: "To be honest, the battalion commander, as long as we can avenge the instructors and the sacrificed comrades, even if our battalion is wiped out, I don't think the comrades will have any objections. Because we  We are all comrades who live and die together, and we are brothers who share weal and woe, but we cannot affect the overall deployment of our superiors because of our own emotions.¡±

    "Battal Commander, I'm not afraid of death. Since I joined the army, I have been prepared to sacrifice. But Battalion Commander, we are soldiers and have discipline. We must obey orders. If we go our own way because of our own emotions and act without permission, we will be disrupted.  If the superior's unified deployment affects the division and even the headquarters' next combat plan, then we are committing a crime."

    "Battal Commander, the Japs will not be beaten away in a day or two, and the day to avenge the instructors is not in a while. And we are not only avenging the instructors and sacrificed comrades, but also for the thousands of people across China who died under the knife of the Japs.  We are not afraid of the death of the battalion commander, but we cannot let our own emotions affect the unified deployment of our superiors."

    "You just said you should calm down, but now you have to stabilize your emotions and not be impulsive, let alone be impulsive. Battalion Commander, now the instructor has died, the deputy battalion commander has been seriously injured and is still unconscious. You are now the only one in the whole battalion.  Chief Officer, I ask you to stand as a rational commander and carefully consider your opinions and decisions just now.

    "Of course, if you still decide to stay, I will obey the order. Although I oppose your decision, we are comrades-in-arms and brothers. No matter what the situation, I cannot abandon my comrades-in-arms and brothers."

    Yang Jicai's words were like thunder, sobering up Qi Zhibiao's somewhat heated head: "Yang Jicai is right about this matter, he is really reckless. It is easy to avenge the instructors and the sacrificed soldiers, but if it affects  If the superiors make unified arrangements, they should be punished with death.¡±

    "It must be an order from the division to transfer one's own battalion back to the north bank of the Qixing River to take over and replenish the troops. Because the regiment does not have the right to transfer a battalion, even one that has been completely disabled, back without the approval of the superiors.  Rest and recuperate later. This order can only be given by the military division."

    "And this means that the next step of the division, and even the headquarters, will definitely not have more important plans. Otherwise, they will not insist on transferring themselves back. Yang Jicai is right, he cannot affect his superiors because of his emotions  The chief¡¯s overall deployment and decision-making.¡±

    Qi Zhibiao, who thought carefully and finally chose to obey the overall situation, stared at the opposite position with red eyes, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, I will obey the order, wait for the defense troops to arrive in a while, carry the wounded and evacuate. Mom  Yes, little devil, I will settle this debt with you later. We have recorded the blood debt you owe today."

    Having said this, he turned to the soldiers beside him and said: "No matter how big an official you become in the future, no matter what you do in the future, you will all be remembered by me. Right here, 1,100 meters to the right of Jinsha Hill.  There are more than 800 of our brothers lying on this beach. If I die one day, all of you who are alive will do you a favor and remember to bury me here."

    Before Qi Zhibiao could finish the rest of his words, the walker came over and reported: "Battal Commander, the political commissar ordered us to take cover immediately and prepare to withdraw from the position. Our plane has passed the Qixing River,  It will arrive in a minute or two. Our pilots are supporting ground combat for the first time and are inexperienced. The political commissar asked us to pay more attention to avoid unnecessary accidental injuries."

    Qi Zhibiao was stunned after hearing the political commissar's order, and quickly said to the soldiers around him: "Except for leaving two veterans to observe the situation, find a crater for me to lie down. No one is allowed to raise their head without orders. Quick, act immediately.  "

    On the ground, Qi Zhibiao commanded his men to seize the opportunity to hide.  An Tianjiang, the captain of the Bomber Brigade, the first aviation brigade that commanded the aviation force in the sky to officially participate in the war for the first time, was also very nervous.  Different from the last sneak attack, this is the first time to carry out a formal combat mission.

    These aircraft commanded by An Zaijiang are almost all combat aircraft currently in the country.  In order to ensure the intensity of the air strikes, Yuan Bin sent out all aircraft that could fly and even carry bombs.  If Yang Zhen hadn't disagreed, Yuan Bin would have even found a way to load two bombs on those unarmed trainer aircraft.

    Originally, in the absence of the brigade commander, who was still performing tasks in the customs, political commissar Yuan Bin was prepared to take command personally.  However, the headquarters sent a telegram and firmly disagreed with Yuan Bin personally leading the team.  These aircraft are almost all combat aircraft in the country except for the aircraft that are still undergoing modification training in Jiangbei.  Especially bombers, which account for almost the entire military region's assets.  From this point of view, it is normal for Yuan Bin to be worried.

    But looking at the telegramEven if he was worried about the order signed by No. 1 himself, Yuan Bin could only hand over the command to An Zaijiang, the only one in the original Xinjiang aviation training class who was in China and who had specially studied command at Jiangbei Advanced Aviation School.  The last sneak attack on Mudanjiang Hailang Airport was commanded by An Zaijiang, so for Yuan Bin, although the tactics used were different, he still had some experience.

    Seeing that the underside of the wing had arrived at Jinsha Gang, the first target, An Zaijiang, who personally piloted a German DO-17 bomber, turned on the airborne intercom and ordered the attack aircraft, which were the modified Polish fighter jets and five light bombers.  Stay and perform ground support missions on the Jinshagang front line.  The remaining medium-sized bombers and bombers temporarily modified from transport aircraft carried out carpet bombings against the Japanese artillery positions in depth and the supply base set up in Qingyuan according to the predetermined plan.

    After receiving the order, Zhang Yi, the leader of the No. 1 Squadron who was responsible for commanding the air strike on the front line of Jinshagang, grabbed the microphone and gave an order to other aircraft: "Attention, all crews, according to the scheduled plan, drop explosive bombs first, and wait until all the explosive bombs are dropped."  , when you throw the incendiary bombs, aim for me, don¡¯t waste the bombs.¡±

    "Pay attention to bombing the Japanese infantry positions with incendiary bombs, and leave the explosive bombs to the Japanese artillery. After all the bombs are dropped, four aircraft are left to climb high, conduct warning, and prepare for battle. The remaining aircraft are free to choose their targets for strafing, but pay attention  Come on, we have our own comrades down there. Don't mess with me by trying to catch a rabbit."

    After issuing the attack order, Zhang Yi took the lead in lowering the nose of the aircraft and dived down according to the command of the ground-to-air liaison officer and the instructions on the ground.  After throwing the two 50-kilogram anti-personnel explosive bombs hanging under the fuselage to a mountain artillery position on the ground, he raised his head and quickly climbed up to prepare for battle.

    He was flying a ground attack aircraft modified from a Polish-made PZL Type 24 fighter. Although it had been transformed into a main ground attack aircraft, after all, it was converted from a fighter aircraft. Although its basic air combat capabilities were not necessarily outstanding.  , but there are still some.  .

    As former fighter jets, these aircraft, which still have certain air combat capabilities, naturally have to climb high to cover the safety of the follow-up fleet after the first bomb is dropped.  After Zhang Yi dropped the bombs, the follow-up planes followed his orders and dumped the bombs they carried on the ground one after another with almost no precautions. They also regarded the planes above them as the Japanese troops on their own planes.

    This air strike kicked off the first real ground attack by Yang Zhen¡¯s aviation force.  There are more than thirty aircraft, although the number is small, but they carry more than ordinary high-explosive bombs. Among them, the five PZL 23 light bombers with the largest bomb load also carry more than twenty 100-kilogram level solidified bombs.  Petrol bombs are a new type of incendiary bomb that is extremely destructive.

    As a Japanese ground force, unfortunately, the first person to enjoy this extremely lethal new bomb was Tabota below.  According to Zhang Yi's tactics of deploying explosive bombs to give priority to artillery and incendiary bombs to deal with infantry, a full twenty napalm bombs all hit the heads of the front-line troops of the 12th Japanese Regiment.

    A napalm bomb weighing one hundred kilograms has a killing radius of more than ten meters or even tens of meters, and the combustion temperature of the flame produced by the explosion can reach thousands of degrees.  Under this temperature, not to mention people, artillery, tanks 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 oxygen-deficient environment in the explosion zone.

    Although the number of more than twenty napalm bombs is not large, the lethality of being concentrated on a battlefield that is not large and is only regiment-level at best is several times or even dozens of times more lethal than the ordinary incendiary bombs currently used by countries around the world.  The killing effect of these incendiary bombs can be imagined. And since Yang Zhen was unable to obtain efficient chemical coagulants, he could only use rubber with relatively low effectiveness as the coagulant.  In order to increase the lethality, a large amount of white phosphorus was also added to the bomb.  Even if the Japanese soldiers were lucky enough to escape by running into the mud pond, as soon as they came out, the napalm splashed on them would still burn again because it was mixed with white phosphorus.

    Not to mention the Japanese troops who were within the killing range of these napalm bombs.  Even though the Japanese blockade artillery fire was suppressed by the first wave of explosive bombs dropped, Qi Zhibiao, who retreated to a thousand meters away according to the orders of his superiors, could still feel the force behind him even though he and his troops had retreated to a thousand meters away.  My back was burning with pain from the blazing fire.  Most people also had difficulty breathing due to lack of oxygen due to the large amount of oxygen consumed when these napalm bombs burned.

    According to the order of the regiment leader, Qi Zhibiao, who did not dare to stop for a moment, ran backwards all the way. After retreating to a safe distance, he turned his head and looked at his position and couldn't help but be stunned.  The raging fire swallowed up almost everything. The Japanese soldiers at the center of the explosion disappeared forever before they had time to call for help.

    And those who stood further away were not affected by this.The Japanese soldiers who were directly hit by the bombs suffered a more painful experience than their comrades.  As long as a little bit of napalm is splashed on the body, no matter what you do, even if you jump into the water, you can't extinguish these strange flames.  Apart from making a decisive decision to cut out the burning parts of their bodies with bayonets, they could only sit back and watch as they were burned alive or died of pain little by little.

    Looking at the scene in front of them, Qi Zhibiao and his men were stunned.  As a veteran, in the absence of air superiority, the Japanese army has suffered incendiary bombs in previous battles.  But the 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 it could be so lethal.  No wonder the regiment commander ordered that as soon as the aviation suppressed the Japanese artillery fire, let them retreat backwards regardless of anything.

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