Rise from the sword

Chapter 368 You Are Really A True Warrior Of The Empire
On the two artillery positions not far behind Yansheng, the barrels of two 120 heavy-duty mortars were raised high, and the muzzles, which could be easily extended by arms, pointed in the direction of the Devils Airport in the distance.

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

"Filled."

Clang... The shells slid to the bottom of the barrel, the two loaders said loudly.

Behind the breech of the gun, the two gunners held the pulling rope, raised their ears, and looked at Yansheng.

Compared with the light 60-force and the medium-sized 82-force, the 120-caliber mortar is fired by pulling the rope from the tail of the gun. Although there is one more step, the safety is more guaranteed.

Taking a deep breath, Yansheng 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 was flying back to the airport to replenish ammunition on a large scale, so he deliberately waited until now to do his best to kill more planes.

"fire···"

Following the order, Yansheng lowered his right hand.

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

boom boom
Accompanied by the sound of dull and powerful shelling, the wind from the muzzle swept past, blowing up a piece of snow on the ground, and two shells weighing [-] kilograms crossed an arc and flew towards the Devils Airport in the distance.

"continue."

As soon as the shells were fired, Yan Sheng gave the order to shell again.

A soldier checks the barrel and confirms that there are no foreign objects. The loader inserts the shells that have been prepared into the barrel again, and then the gunner pulls the firing rope. In one go, only five seconds later, the second round of shells has been discharged.

In the smooth movement of the gun crew, two 120mm heavy mortars, with the fastest rate of fire of twelve rounds per minute, dropped shells at the Devils Airport [-] kilometers away.

Just like the first time, they bombarded at full speed this time, with saturated bombardment and artillery coverage, that is, they bombarded more shells at the devil's airport in the shortest time.

"Let the second group also start preparing. After the devils rushed towards us, they suppressed the devils' attack and bought us time."

"Be careful to move quickly after a round of shooting, don't let the devils seize the opportunity."

Yansheng not only brought two 120 mortars this time, but also four 82 mortars. In his plan, these 82 mortars bought time for the 120 heavy mortars to bombard the airport.

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Four p.m.

Taiyuan, the First Army Airport.

Ito Kotaro sat in front of a stove, sighing.

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

The main reason is not because I was threatened by the Eighth Route Army to provide information, nor was I changed from a brigade leader to a squadron leader.

It's all little things.

What saddens him the most, what makes him sad, is that there is nowhere to make money.

Guarding the airport, there is no chance to go out at ordinary times, not even a chance to connect with outsiders, and there is no way of making money at all. Such days make Ito feel boring.

Now his pockets are empty, without a penny.

Sighing again, Ito turned his gaze to the airport in the distance, looking at the falling planes, and the logistics personnel rushing up to prepare for maintenance, fueling and bombing, he sneered.

A bunch of idiots with a lot of energy.

Did the emperor give you money?Or did it give you other benefits?Why are they rushing to be loyal to him one by one? It's like being sold and paying back the money.

Laughing in his heart, he looked at the airport in the distance, his eyes suddenly brightened.

Lucky Way······
Isn't this a way of making money?
Aircraft fuel, aircraft parts, and even bombs... are all expensive on the black market.

Now is the time of war, the frontline is being mopped up on a large scale, the material consumption is huge, and the aircraft is a big fuel guzzler, so no one will care about a little error.With so many planes and such a big airport, just a little bit can fill his pockets.

As for sales, doesn't this just hit the line of the Eighth Route Army?
But, how to get these parts?
Just when Ito was thinking about new ways of making money...

boom boom
The artillery shells of the independent regiment arrived.

Yansheng is worthy of being an old artilleryman. The quality of the mortars produced by the system is not good. The first two shots directly hit the center of the airport. into pieces.

"Enemy attack..."

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

woo woo woo woo····
The sirens sounded loudly, and the devils took action one after another. The scout devils climbed up to the lookout posts and held up binoculars to observe the enemy's position. The fortresses and bunkers around the airport also set up machine guns and were on high alert.

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

The 75-kilogram projectile is astonishingly powerful, and its fragments can kill up to [-] meters away. Even if it does not directly hit the target, the fragments produced can damage the aircraft, kill the devils in the airport, and damage the airport facilities.

The huge crater also destroyed the airport shells, and the plane could not take off.

Those flimsy warehouses also couldn't withstand it, and they were bombed down with a single shot. They either burned blazingly, which was the oil warehouse, or exploded violently, which was the bomb warehouse.

"On the left, five kilometers away."

The continuous firing also allowed the devils to discover where the artillery company was located.

"Five kilometers..."

This distance stunned the captain stationed at the airport.

Who actually used a cannon with a range of five kilometers to bombard the airport, and judging by its power, it was comparable to division-level artillery, even much stronger, and the rate of fire was so fast.

The shell weight of the 105 howitzer is similar to that of the 120 mortar, but the system's unreasonable Hessokin and the large equivalent charge of the mortar shell make it much more powerful than the 105 grenade.

Then the captain of the devils gritted his teeth.

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

"First Squadron, attack."

"The artillery squad advances to overwhelm the enemy artillery."

Gritting his teeth, he immediately raised his samurai sword, intending to lead his troops towards the enemy.

Regardless of the number of enemies, he must launch an attack to destroy the enemy's artillery, at least interrupt the enemy's artillery to buy time for the airport, otherwise, according to this bombardment method and the power of the shell, the airport will be over within half an hour.

Following his order, an infantry squadron and artillery squadron that had been assembled rushed forward one after another, thinking about the artillery five kilometers away.

He himself waited for the follow-up troops to assemble before launching an attack. Even if many squadrons of the airport defense brigade were transferred to participate in the sweep, there were still more than 1000 to [-] people, but they were relatively scattered and took a while to gather.

During this period, he reported the situation here to General Shinozuka.

At this time, Ito was also ordered to assemble. His squadron belonged to the supplementary squadron. The order he received was to charge the enemy artillery units and destroy the enemy.

'It was Li Yunlong, definitely Li Yunlong did it. '

The first time he saw the shells, Ito was very sure, although he didn't have any evidence.

Then, the second thought that came to his mind was...

The opportunity he had been thinking about just now, isn't it here?

What could be simpler than fishing in troubled waters for supplies on the battlefield?If the supplies are gone, it means they were blown up by the enemy. Who can investigate the wreckage and explosion marks all over the ground?

The airport has just been expanded, and there are many places that have not been repaired. As a squadron involved in the construction of the airport, it is easy to find a place to hide supplies, and there are many devils in his squadron who came out of Shou County. The position of captain and sub-captain, there are sufficient manpower to do things, and the confidentiality is very high.

"Your Excellency the Lieutenant Commander."

Just do what you say, Ito quickly ran to the devil brigade defending the airport, and said in a decisive tone:

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

Suddenly, the captain of the airport defense brigade looked at Ito differently.

It was a look of admiration.

At this time, the bombardment had lasted for more than 10 minutes, and a large amount of fuel and bombs stacked in the open air were detonated. The airport is now billowing with smoke and fragments flying across.

The shelling continued, and dozens of shells that were comparable to division-level heavy artillery fell every minute.

Going in now to salvage supplies and planes is a complete near miss.

"Ito-kun, you are the empire, the real warrior of the locust."

"See you at Kudanzaka."

The captain of the ghost team also expressed deep admiration, and bowed deeply.

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

Ito Kotaro suddenly roared hoarsely and passionately, with a solemn face, and then led his squadron to the distant airport flat in a gesture of no hesitation.

Taking a deep breath, the captain of the Devil Battalion, encouraged by Ito Kotaro, drew out his samurai sword, and rushed to the artillery position of the artillery company in the distance with the assembled follow-up two squadrons.

After such a long battle, the devils also figured it out at this time. The attacking force seemed to be small, and they only planned to bombard the airport, not to attack by force.

The devils also began to fight back. The forward-moving Type 82 infantry gun suppressed the firepower of the artillery battery, which made the firepower of the 120 mortars intermittent and had to shift positions many times. However, the [-] heavy mortars have always been strong due to their range. Continue to shell at full speed.

Seeing that the stupid captain had already attacked, Ito slammed on the brakes and stopped near the edge of the airport.

Although I saw the opportunity for wealth, but rushing to the airport now, isn't this courting death?
That's not how money is made.

Ito Kotaro, who is well versed in making money, repeated his old tricks, summoned the devil soldiers in his squadron, and selected the group of diehards. His cadenced words aroused the bushido spirit of these fools, and the last sentence ended:

"Go and save the property of the empire. The empire and the imperial army need these planes and gasoline bombs to deal with the guerrillas."

"You are the true warriors of the Empire"

"See you at Kudanzaka."

Then, Ito made a ninety-degree bow.

"See you at Kudanzaka."

The devils inspired by Ito Kotaro took out a plaster towel and put it on their heads, then howled and rushed into the airport to rescue the gasoline drums and explosives piled up inside the airport.

"Come on, let's go to the warehouse."

Ito himself took a few of his confidants to a concrete warehouse far away from the airport.

This is a former old warehouse, very strong.

In the recent expansion of Taiyuan Airport, due to lack of materials and short construction period, the newly built warehouses are made of wood and stone bricks, and the location is also very close to the airport.

"The few of you stay here. From the supplies they brought out, select some of high value and transport them to the warehouse together."

Before leaving, Ito left behind a ghost and confessed.

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boom boom boom

The 120 mortar shells with a total weight of [-] kilograms and a charge of [-] kilograms of RDX continued to fall continuously.

Falling at a rate of 24 per minute, then exploded.

Outside the airport, four 82mm mortars fired continuously, and dense shells fell one after another, blocking the devils who were trying to attack the 120 mortar positions, making it impossible for the devils to charge at full speed, and the progress was slow.

"idiot···"

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

Up to now, the other party has been shelling continuously for more than half an hour, and the airport is already in flames. If it is not resolved, not only the First Army airport and flight brigade will be gone, but he himself will have to commit seppuku.

With the samurai sword raised high, the captain of the devil group howled and took the lead to rush out, ignoring the densely falling shells around him. Under the leadership of the captain, the rest of the devil soldiers also rushed up howling.

"withdraw····"

Seeing the devils gradually approaching, Yansheng sneered, and led the troops to transfer to the next artillery position.

Just fired more than 600 shells, and there are still many left. He saw that many warehouses at the Devil's Airport were intact, and there were also planes that slipped through the net.

The independent regiment has been preparing for nearly half a year, how could it end so easily.

Before leaving, some soldiers laid a lot of mines on the ground.

In the distance, the 82 mortar gun crew responsible for covering also quietly shifted their muzzles, pointing the target at the location where Yansheng was before, preparing to launch a fixed-point bombardment for the devils.

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Shou County.

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

　The next chapter will be a little later...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)