Rise from the sword

Chapter 167 Smoke bombs debut!
"gold?"

Watching helplessly that the airport he was guarding was crushed by the bombing powder, but there was nothing he could do, Hideji Iwago was in a state of extreme grief and indignation at this time, and was a little dazed when he heard the news from the staff officer.

He didn't remember it for a while.

Although the matter of transporting gold is highly confidential, the puppet army and grassroots soldiers do not know about it, but the captain of the brigade, Hideji Iwago, and the brigade-level staff are very clear.

"Today, a batch of gold from Taiyuan Bank was transported back to the mainland by rail."

The staff officer reminded: "At this time, the transport convoy will transport the gold from the bank to the train station."

"Someone robbed the gold?"

As the seventh wave of shelling was suppressed and diverted by his own mountain cannon, Shuji Iwago finally understood.

"Yes, not long ago, the observation post at the main city gate reported that the convoy transporting gold was ambushed, and the guarding police seemed to be all broken." The staff officer reported the news he received from the phone.

"All the escort troops are broken?"

Yan Huxiu frowned.

The gold escort should be half the size of a squad, usually escorted by a police force. Although these policemen are not strong in combat effectiveness, they can wipe out half a squadron of policemen.

There are quite a few underground parties in that group, and it is very annoying to make trouble every day, but they don't have enough weapons, so it is impossible for them to do such a big thing.

"How much gold is there?"

Iwago Hideji only knew that there was gold to be transported back to the mainland, but he didn't know the exact amount.

"About a ton."

The staff officer only knew a rough idea.

"About a ton!"

Yan Huxiu was startled.

This amount is not small.

A ton of gold is about 120 million U.S. dollars, and now the fighter planes at Taiyuan Airport are about 20 U.S. dollars each, which can buy more than [-] planes.

A small half of the First Army Flying Brigade was robbed...
Hearing this, Iwago Hideji turned his head to look at Taiyuan City.

In Taiyuan City, the four majestic city gates are closed tightly, and the city wall of nearly ten meters stands straight. Unlike the gunpowder smoke at the airport, Taiyuan City is safe and quiet at this time, without any trace of gunpowder smoke.

Apparently, the troops in Eighth Route Army uniforms were targeting the airport, and not even a single shell landed in the city of Taiyuan.

But here, he has some doubts.

Whose side is this gang of gold snatchers?Is it with the group of Eighth Route Army outside, or is it that the navy red deer conspired to rob the army's military expenses?He thinks the navy red deer is more likely.

The price of this ton of gold has caught up with the price of a small destroyer.

The navy is absolutely jealous.

In addition, no matter who took advantage of the chaos to snatch the gold, even if they got it, how would they transport it out?A ton of gold is not a small amount. Currently, the four city gates are in the hands of the imperial army, and they will never be opened until the pursuing troops return.

What's the point of grabbing gold?
The situation in the city is within the sight of the observation post at the city gate, and there is absolutely no chance to hide.Unless the opponent has the ability to break through the city wall, such as heavy artillery with a caliber of about 150, it is absolutely impossible for this level of heavy artillery to move to Taiyuan without being discovered.

Hideji Iwago, who didn't come up with a reason, narrowed his eyes and looked at the staff:
"Who moved the hand?"

"According to the report from the sentry at the city gate, the attackers were wearing gray clothes and well-equipped. They are suspected to be from the Eighth Route Army."

The staff officer replied.

"Suspected Eighth Route Army?"

Yanhu Xiuer looked at the spy company led by Li Yunlong who was jumping repeatedly in the distance, and was stunned.

Could it be that the Eighth Route Army really conspired?Taking advantage of the opportunity when the large forces leave Taiyuan, rob gold and bombard the airport at the same time?But how are they going to transport the gold out?
"Your Excellency, what should we do now?" the staff officer asked.

The captain of the garrison in Taiyuan City is leading his troops to chase Huanshi, who is being chased by Li Yunlong. Although he is actually being walked with his dog, so there is no commander in Taiyuan City at the moment, and the captain cannot be contacted. The garrison can only contact Yan Huxiuer make a decision.

"How to do?"

The corner of Yan Huxiu's mouth twitched.

Logically speaking, he should send troops to eliminate this small group of gold-robbing troops and get back the gold.

but···
He looked at the devastated airport. After seven rounds of bombardment by the Eighth Route Army, the airport was already full of potholes, and there was not a single intact place. The parked planes were either blown to pieces, or full of shrapnel and shattered.

However, although these planes were severely damaged, as long as they were not smashed by bombs, they could still be used after repairing. After all, the basic structure has not been damaged, and there are plenty of parts in the warehouse, so the airport must be protected, and the pursuit of enemy artillery units cannot be stopped. .

And now.

He really didn't have a single drop of strength in his hands.Except for the necessary guards who did not move, he and even the imperial army who was on duty all night last night were called up to join the team chasing and suppressing the Eighth Route Army.

and···
Iwago Hideji looked back at Taiyuan City in the distance again.

Anyway, this group of people can't get out, and it's fine if they don't send troops.

Perhaps, the purpose of this group of troops suspected of being the Eighth Route Army to rob gold was to attract him to send troops to encircle and suppress it, and cover the artillery troops outside to bombard the airport.Don't be fooled by the enemy.

Just when Yanhu Xiuer was tangled in doubts, in Taiyuan City, near the city wall, a signal flare like fireworks rose into the sky...

Immediately afterwards, outside the city wall, a group of cavalry appeared at the end of the field of vision and rushed towards them quickly.

"?"

Iwago Hideji held up his binoculars to look at the cavalry that suddenly appeared.

Seeing this solitary cavalry rushing towards the city wall of Taiyuan without a heavy weapon or a siege ladder, he opened his mouth and widened his eyes, his tone full of disbelief:

"What do they want?"

Cavalry siege?

Meat bomb attack?

Is a city wall ten meters high and two layers thick a decoration?Is the guard team equipped with four heavy machine guns at the gate of the city a display?

Or, is there any other plan to meet the gold robbing team in the city?

However, what could allow the cavalry to brave the firepower of a reinforced squad, cross the ten-meter-high city wall, and meet the people in the city?

A pile of ladders?
No, pile horse ladder?
At this moment, Yanhu Xiuji was full of doubts in his mind, and he couldn't figure it out.

After the cavalry of the independent regiment approached 800 meters, the devil squad facing the guarding city gate in the direction of the cavalry battalion opened fire.

The city gate was used as a defensive firepower point, and its firepower was greatly strengthened. Even if a part of the troops were transferred at this time, the remaining firepower was far stronger than that of an ordinary squad.Four heavy machine guns interweave a dense firepower net to cover the cavalry, and there are four crutches ready to go.

"drive!"

On the back of the leaping army horse, Sun Desheng swung his whip violently, his face flushed.

Finally it was his turn to play the cavalry battalion.

This was the first time the cavalry battalion participated in a battle in a real sense. Before that, at most, they bullied the shrunken devils in Shou County, and every time, the devils all ran away before he arrived.

but···
Looking at the four Type [-] heavy machine guns firing in the distance, a trace of regret flashed across Sun Desheng's face.

This time, the cavalry battalion is more of a show, mainly relying on the mobility of the cavalry battalion. He has been training cavalry tactics for two full months and can't play much.

"Prepare."

Sun Desheng roared.

At this time, the cavalry battalion was 800 meters away from the city gate, which was the distance from which the devils opened fire.

The Type 7.7 [-]mm bullets passed over the cavalry battalion, but because the distance was too far, even if it was a heavy machine gun, the bullets were scattered. Only one cavalryman was hit after the devils fired the first wave of bullets.

Following Sun Desheng's order, in the middle of the cavalry battalion, a dozen cavalry soldiers stopped on the spot and put out three 60mm mortars.

Known for its lightness, the mobility of the 60 mortar is far superior to that of the 82 mortar. The weight of only [-] kilograms can be carried by a single person, and it can be pre-assembled when necessary to achieve the purpose of rapid fire.

this time.The cavalry battalion first assembled three 60mm mortars.

Only 20 seconds later, three mortars aimed at the watchtower on the city gate.

"smoke bomb."

The artillery platoon leader accompanying the cavalry battalion gave an order, and three 60-caliber smoke bombs were fired at the city gate.

boom boom boom

The strong wind swept across the muzzle, and three shells were fired at the city gate.

At the airport in the distance, Shuji Iwago, who was observing the city gate, held up his binoculars and saw the mortars put out by the cavalry battalion.

"It's a 60 caliber mortar."

His tone was extremely surprised:
"This group of Tubalu, beggar troops, don't think they can break through the city gate with 60 caliber mortars?"

"It's ridiculous."

However, when he was about to make a joke, suddenly, there was another booming sound from the direction of the airport. His expression suddenly changed, and he turned to look in the direction of the airport.

shhhhhh...

Dense shells fell into the airport like rain, and several planes were blown to pieces again in a burst of explosions.

The eighth round of the artillery battery arrived.

This is an artillery attack launched in conjunction with the cavalry battalion.

"idiot···"

Yan Huxiu'er's face was ferocious, but because he had yelled too many times today, he was already hoarse at this time, his voice was hoarse, and he seemed weak.

"Smoky but."

"Lieutenant, they have smoke grenades."

Just when Iwago Hideji hadn't recovered from his anger and grief, the staff officer on the side pointed at the city gate again and shouted, with deep fear in his voice: "What do they want?"

"What are they going to do?"

Iwago Hideji looked back, his pupils shrank suddenly.

At the gate of the city, a large pot of gray-white smoke like a lotus flower enveloped the entire gate tower, and the entire guard team was under the smoke. The smoke was so thick that the vision was completely impenetrable.

As the captain of the Lieutenant Commander, he could tell at a glance that it was caused by the smoke bomb.

Moreover, such a regular range of smoke coverage and such a stable smoke form are extremely sophisticated smoke cannonballs, which cannot be compared with those smoke cannonballs of the empire that have problems with quality and involvement, and smoke irregularly.

How could the Eighth Route Army have smoke bombs?

And is it such a sophisticated smoke bomb?
With this thing, the empire will be in trouble in the future...
At this moment, Iwago Hideji thought a lot.

If it is a frontal battlefield, the effect of the smoke bombs is not that great, but in the occupied area, once there are a lot of smoke bombs on the Tuba Road, the gun towers and railway lines may suffer.

I am afraid that the situation will be greatly affected by this smoke bomb.

Smoke bombs could easily suppress the firepower superiority of the imperial army, and then the Eighth Route Army would take the opportunity to close the distance and lose the firepower advantage. The subsequent casualties of the imperial army would probably increase greatly. After all, this group of guys had nearly 40 troops.

Moreover, smoke bombs can easily destroy the searchlights on the gun tower, and smoke bombs can also...

At this time, the smoke has begun to gradually dissipate under the wind.

After all, no matter how stable the smoke in the air is, it can only last for a few minutes, and the smoke bombs of the 60mm mortar are too powerful, but the artillery platoon carried by the cavalry battalion has riveted enough shells this time.

Just as the smoke began to dissipate, three more shells were fired at the gate of the city. After the bang exploded, the smoke became thicker.

Shrouded in smoke, the garrison team on the city wall was at a loss, firing randomly, but without aim, wasting bullets in vain...

Moving his gaze down slightly, Iwago Hideji also saw what the staff said they wanted to do.

I saw that the city wall was shrouded in smoke, and the group of cavalry had arrived under the city wall. Afterwards, twenty huge mules came out from the horse team. Harness horse.

Such fine mules and horses must have great strength and endurance... For a moment, Iwago Hideji was a little jealous.

Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen thick ropes were suddenly thrown out of the city wall. The ropes were tied to these huge mules. , and it seems to be quite heavy.

"There's gold in here..."

Seeing this, and then looking at the city gate tower that was still shrouded in thick smoke, Iwago Hideji suddenly felt that he hadn't come back up at one breath, his face was flushed from suffocation, and his eyes were even bloodshot.

The money for more than 20 planes is gone, and more than a ton of gold that the Imperial First Army has worked so hard to earn is gone.

"Eight···"

Pfft... The pent-up breath exploded, and Yan Huxiuer spewed out a mouthful of blood, spraying the whole face of the staff officer beside him, and then fell straight down, his eyes turned white, and his complexion was as pale as paper .

A dignified lieutenant commander was actually fainted by the living anger.

What he didn't see was that as the cloth bag pulling the gold appeared, the members of the special team also climbed down from the city wall, and then rode away with the cavalry battalion brandishing their whips, leaving them still shrouded in smoke, because Insufficient troops can only randomly chug the garrison team of the gate tower.

call out···

Another flare rose into the air and exploded in the sky like a celebratory firework.

"Hahaha, the gold is here."

Seeing this signal flare, Li Yunlong, who had blood on his forehead, laughed loudly.

With a company of 120 people entangled with 2000 enemy people, even the pre-prepared positions and mines are very dangerous, and Li Datuan likes to take the lead in charging, this time a bullet grazed his forehead.

However, it was just a scratch.

He waved his hand: "Let's withdraw."

Commander Li left the airport with a special agent company with less than 90 people and an artillery company that had almost run out of shells.

(End of this chapter)