Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 243 Buy one get one free!

July 1, 1938, 4 p.m., Taiyuan New City Airport.

Outside the airport runway, a group of Japanese military officers with the rank of major and above were eagerly waiting, their eyes following a military transport plane converted from a bomber that slowly landed at the airport.

The leading Japanese officer was Major General Tanaka Takayoshi, who was ordered to come and greet them, but there was a hint of impatience on Tanaka Takayoshi's face.

The old Japanese soldier Ryoki Machijiri did not dare to say in the telegram what time he would arrive in Taiyuan, so he led several staff members to Taiyuan Airport to greet him early.

As a result, the wait lasted two or three hours.

If it weren't for Seiji Kazuki giving the order personally, he would not have been willing to come to the airport to greet him and waste several hours.

However, the report that Machijiri Ryoki returned from his inspection of the North China Front Army was related to the official positions of Kazuki Seiji and Tanaka Takayoshi.

When the plane stopped on the airport runway, Tanaka Takayoshi and the Japanese officers did not dare to delay and went forward to greet it.

The airport ground staff quickly moved the prepared gangway to the aircraft cabin door.

The cabin door opened, and an officer with the rank of major general walked down the gangway first. He was not tall, and his body was straight, with a small mustache under his nose, and a cunning expression that revealed a hint of ruthlessness.

This person was none other than the Deputy Chief of Staff of the North China Front Army, Nagamachijiri Ryoki.

"Machijiri-kun, thank you for your hard work."

Tanaka Takayoshi was dissatisfied in his heart, but he did not dare to show it on his face. He raised his hand and saluted.

Although they were both major generals, the other was the deputy chief of staff of the North China Front Army, and his prospects and background were not comparable to those of him, the chief of staff of the First Army.

Behind Tanaka Takayoshi, a group of officers from the First Army also raised their hands and saluted.

"Tanaka-kun, you've worked hard too."

Machijiri Ryoki looked a little surprised that it was actually Tanaka Takayoshi who came to greet him at the airport.

The Second Army and the Mongolian Army, for example, sent staff officers to the airport to welcome them, but this made Machijiri Ryoki somewhat dissatisfied.

Doesn't the Chief of Staff of your First Army have anything to do?

As a deputy chief of staff, I need to be personally greeted by the chief of staff when I arrive in Taiyuan?

After returning to the North China Front Army Headquarters, Machijiri Ryoki planned to report to Kazuki Seiji and Tanaka Takayoshi.

Anyway, he is about to be promoted to deputy chief of staff of the expeditionary force headquarters, so he is not afraid of offending anyone.

Although he thought so in his heart, Machijiri Ryoki didn't show it on his face.

Tanaka Takayoshi said, "Machijiri-kun, you must be exhausted from the journey. We have prepared a place for you to stay. Do you need to rest first?"

Machijiri Ryoki inspected the Mongolian Army, the Second Army and other troops in succession, and then went to Taiyuan to inspect the First Army.

"No need." Machijiri Ryoki nodded slightly: "Tanaka-kun, let me introduce someone to you, Mizuno-kun."

Tanaka Takayoshi's expression changed.

Behind Machijiri Ryoki, a handsome young officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel stepped forward and bowed to Tanaka Takayoshi.

"General, I'm Mizuno Kiyoshi. Nice to meet you. Thank you for your guidance!"

"Hello, Mizuno-kun."

Tanaka Takayoshi returned the greeting with a puzzled look.

Machijiri Ryoki then said, "Mizuno-kun is the head of the Special High Section of the Locust Army stationed in Tianjin. He was personally selected by General Terauchi to serve as the intelligence staff officer of the Locust Army's First Army in Taiyuan. He is specifically responsible for investigating various intelligence work, such as the Eighth Route Army's recent acquisition of a large number of advanced weapons and equipment."

Tanaka Takayoshi's expression suddenly softened, and he praised: "Mizuno-kun is really young and promising."

The staff officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel beside him is much older than Mizuno Kiyoshi. Mizuno Kiyoshi is able to reach the rank of lieutenant colonel at such a young age, which shows that he has extraordinary abilities.

"General, your compliments are too great..."

Mizuno Kiyoshi was replying when he suddenly heard a strange whistling sound coming from the sky. The sound was pressing towards the airport, getting closer and closer.

"Oh no, it's artillery fire..."

Before the guards could react, Major General Machijiri Ryoki's face changed drastically. He grabbed Tanaka Takayoshi and prepared to lie down.

Machijiri Ryoki served as the battalion commander of the 1st Field Artillery Regiment and the commander of the Guards Field Artillery Regiment, and was very sensitive to artillery fire.

Of course, he knew better than other Japanese officers that this sound was the sound of high-speed projectiles cutting through the air.

"boom!"

A shell exploded dozens of meters away from the plane. The huge explosion was deafening, making the Japanese soldiers' heads buzz.

As the explosion sounded, the entire airport was in chaos, and alarms pierced the air with a wail.

"idiot!"

"Who dares to bombard the Locust Army's First Army airfield?"

"How audacious."

Tanaka Takayoshi was furious.

If the deputy chief of staff of the North China Front Army was killed in a bombing at his doorstep, it would be a huge scandal for the North China Front Army and the greatest shame in the history of the Locust Army.

Seeing Machijiri Ryoki's face change drastically, as if he were facing a great enemy, Tanaka Takayoshi said, "Machijiri, don't panic. This should be sporadic artillery fire."

"What sporadic bombardment!" Machijiri Ryoki tensed up. "The enemy is using at least 105mm howitzers. This single shell is a test fire, providing a reference for revising the firing parameters before the formal bombardment. We must leave here!" "Right now, right now!"

"What?" Tanaka Takayoshi's face changed drastically. "105mm howitzer?"

How could this place be attacked by the enemy's 105mm artillery? Before he could think too much, Tanaka Takayoshi shouted, "Get in the car, get in the car quickly, and leave the airport!"

Under the cover of a group of Japanese officers and soldiers, Tanaka Takayoshi and Machijiri Ryoki ran towards the convoy that had been prepared long ago.

As long as they get into the armored vehicle and start it, it will not be easy for the enemy's artillery shells to hit them!

But it was too late.

One batch of artillery shells after another came flying towards them, as if they had eyes, and landed in the formation of a group of Japanese officers and soldiers.

A shell landed among several Japanese soldiers, and with a loud bang, it turned these Japanese soldiers into a pink blood mist.

After several rounds of artillery fire, when the smoke cleared, all the Japanese soldiers and officers who ran towards the convoy were lying on the ground, with broken limbs everywhere.

"Haaagu!"

"Haaagu!"

On the other side, at the urging of Major Junji Amano, a large group of Japanese pilots rushed out of the dormitory and ran towards the apron.

There were more than 40 Japanese planes parked on the apron, arranged in an orderly manner.

A row of fighter planes.

A row of bombers.

A row of transport planes.

A row of reconnaissance aircraft.

The pilots' dormitory was several hundred meters away from the apron. Because of the shelling of the Japanese generals, they were delayed for a while. At this time, the Japanese pilots had already rushed halfway there.

In at most another minute, the Japanese pilot would reach the apron, get into the plane, drive the plane onto the runway and accelerate to take off.

After bombing the Japanese generals, Xiong Shanglin decisively directed the artillery fire, first bombing the Japanese apron and runway.

Although this is inconsistent with the planned bombardment plan, it is now going completely according to the plan. First, the Japanese pilots will be blown up, and then the planes and runways will be blown up. It is very likely that some Japanese pilots will get into the planes and fly them, and then threaten the artillery positions of the New 1st Regiment.

In this operation, the artillery battalion brought four 4mm mortars, mainly to bombard the Japanese reinforcements and provide cover and support for the artillery positions.

But there were few anti-aircraft guns, only four 4mm machine guns, which was not enough to face the Japanese planes.

Under the guidance of Xiong Shanglin using radio, a shell was first tested.

A dozen seconds later, the rain of shells arrived as expected, and shells weighing 16 kilograms fell towards the Japanese apron.

boom boom boom…

Rounds of artillery fire fell one after another, accompanied by explosions like landslides and earthquakes, and streaks of fire and smoke rose in the airport.

The 120-caliber artillery shells produced by the system are all made of RDX explosives, which have an explosive power 1.5 times that of TNT and a faster detonation speed, which means that they can release greater energy in a shorter period of time and cause more terrifying destructive power.

The explosion was so powerful that shrapnel could fly up to 80 meters from the impact point. Even if it did not hit the Japanese plane, the resulting fragments could damage the Japanese plane and injure or kill the Japanese pilots rushing over.

Every explosion would create a crater in the airport. In fact, the 120 mortar shells loaded with RDX explosives were more powerful than the Japanese 105mm shells.

Under the intensive bombardment, the Japanese pilots were unable to get close to the apron. Some fearless Japanese pilots were afraid that their beloved planes would be blown up, so they rushed to the apron and fell in a pool of blood.

"Baga, retreat."

Seeing that the apron was full of craters and the pilots could not get closer than 100 meters from the apron, Junji Amano gave the order to retreat with red eyes.

However, the Japanese pilots had just started running towards the dormitory when the shells started coming towards them as if they had eyes.

Wherever they ran, the shells flew, causing heavy losses to the Japanese pilots.

"Baga? Xu Jin Danmu?"

Junji Amano's face was full of disbelief and he began to doubt his life.

"Uuuuuu——"

The shrill alarm sounded continuously, and the Japanese soldiers guarding the airport climbed up the watchtower and raised their binoculars to look for enemy artillery positions.

"Report to the captain, the enemy artillery position is due east, about 5 kilometers away from the airport."

After listening to the staff officer's report, the captain's solemn and extremely ugly expression changed again.

Judging from the density of artillery fire, the enemy at least mobilized an artillery battalion of 105mm howitzers, which are only equipped by a Type A division, to fire at the airport, with at least 50 shells falling every minute!
The deputy chief of staff of the North China Front Army and the chief of staff of the First Army were bombarded and their lives and deaths were unknown. He, the captain of the airport guard battalion, could not escape the blame.

"The enemy artillery position is on Crouching Tiger Mountain!"

Taking a deep breath, the Japanese captain said in a deep voice with an ugly expression:
"Immediately request support from headquarters and order the 1st and 2nd squadrons to immediately head to Crouching Tiger Mountain and destroy the enemy!"

"Hi Yi!"

The Japanese staff officer suddenly lowered his head, turned around and quickly went to pass on the order.

After bombing the Japanese pilots, under the guidance of Xiong Shanglin, the shells began to extend towards the Japanese oil depots and ammunition depots.

Boom! ! !
Accompanied by a mountain-shaking explosion, the whole earth was shaking, a huge mushroom cloud rose from the ground, and the Japanese bombs in the ammunition depot were detonated.

(End of this chapter)