Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 498 The Tragic Japanese Paratroopers (Part )
"Akita-kun!"

Kyoji Yoshida called Captain Ichiro Akita, the deputy commander of the paratrooper battalion.

Captain Ichiro Akita, like other Japanese officers, was bow-legged, short and stocky, with a cold and resolute look on his face.

This is a guy who is ready to sacrifice himself for the locust at any time.

Yoshida Kyoji ordered: "Take the 1st and 2nd Squadrons to capture the gate of Dagu Town Airport, and then occupy the anti-aircraft artillery positions. After capturing the anti-aircraft artillery positions, the airport can be successfully captured."

An anti-aircraft artillery position of the new regiment is located on the south side of the airport runway, not far from the gate.

The Japanese reconnaissance pilots had already marked out the paratroopers who were going to carry out the operation on the map.

The Eighth Route Army had 40mm anti-aircraft guns and 20mm machine guns. If they captured the Eighth Route Army's air defense positions and used these anti-aircraft guns to kill the Eighth Route Army, they would have a chance to capture the Dagu Town Airport.

In Yoshida and Akita's opinion, it was absolutely impossible for the Eighth Route Army to know that Japanese soldiers disguised as Eighth Route Army soldiers had arrived at the airport.

The chances of success in this battle are very high.

If successful, the Kwantung Army's transport corps could transport an infantry regiment in half a day.

If this move can succeed, the war situation in the entire northwest of Shanxi will be greatly different.

Akita Ichiro said: "Yoshida-kun, see you at Kudanzaka!"

Yoshida Kyoji replied: "See you at Kudanzaka!"

The two are not only superiors and subordinates, but also brothers and comrades-in-arms, and they can trust each other.

Akita Ichiro whispered, "1st Squadron, 2nd Squadron, follow me!"

Then, Ichiro Akita led the paratroopers and rushed down from the top of the mountain like a pool of gray water in the night.

Soon, more than 400 Japanese soldiers came to the road and walked quickly towards the entrance of Dagu Town Airport.

Ichiro Akita was walking in the second row, and in the front was a Chinese man who was over 1.7 meters tall. He was a puppet soldier, pretending to be an officer of the Eighth Route Army.

Within a kilometer of the airport, Ichiro Akita did not even find any Eighth Route Army sentries.

"The Eighth Route Army sentinels neglected their duties, and God helps the locust army!"

Ichiro Akita sneered in his heart.

However, this was the last step to achieve great success for Tianhuang, so Ichiro Akita led his troops to continue approaching the Dagu Town Airport cautiously.

About 300 meters away from the bunker outside the airport, more than ten searchlights were fired at the Japanese paratrooper team.

Suddenly, the location of the Japanese paratrooper team was illuminated as bright as day.

The Japanese soldiers were suddenly tense, but they were well-mannered and quickly calmed down.

Akita whispered to the puppet troops in front: "Follow the plan, go forward and shout!"

"Yes!" The puppet soldiers immediately stepped forward and shouted, "We are from the guard battalion. I am Zhang Zhichao, the guard battalion commander. The regiment commander sent us here to strengthen the airport defense. Let us pass quickly."

At this time, the Japanese had cut off the telephone lines between Dagu Town Airport and Ping'an County, and the Eighth Route Army at Dagu Town Airport did not know whether this unit was real or not.

The Japanese took advantage of this mentality and tried their best to turn a bicycle into a motorcycle!

But just as he finished speaking, the devils heard a gunshot, and the puppet soldier's head was shot through in an instant.

"Boom-boom--"

The sound of 20mm machine guns rang out, and more than a dozen Japanese soldiers were beaten into pieces on the spot.

This situation stunned the Japanese and they scattered.

When the Eighth Route Army stopped firing, Akita Ichiro immediately asked another puppet soldier to shout, "We are also the Eighth Route Army. Why are you firing at us?"

"Eighth Route Army?"

"We are fighting the Eighth Route Army!"

A roar came from the opposite bunker.

Then an even more violent rain of bullets and artillery shells swept over.

"Nani?"

Akita Ichiro's expression suddenly changed.

Could it be that the other party is one of our own?

Or are they exposed?
Or would the Eighth Route Army become so ruthless that they would even kill their own people?

So, Akita Ichiro, who was unwilling to give up, quickly shouted in Japanese. But unexpectedly, the enemy's rain of bullets became more intense, and they even used 40mm anti-aircraft guns to fire at them, which made big holes in the ground and shattered their bodies directly.

"Baga, we're exposed, retreat!"

"Hurry up!"

The Eighth Route Army had strong firepower, while the Japanese paratroopers' heavy firepower consisted only of light machine guns and grenade launchers, without even a single Type 92 heavy machine gun.

Soon, Akita Ichiro led his troops to meet up with Yoshida Kyoji.

"Baga, there's no chance of taking Dagu Town Airport." Yoshida Kyoji was furious. "Let's go attack Ping'an County."

"Hi."

Afterwards, Yoshida Kyoji and Akita Ichiro led the remaining paratroopers and headed towards Heian County.

According to the plan, if they could not capture Ping'an County, they would have to disperse and create chaos in the Eighth Route Army base. Anyway, they were now wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army, and they could cause a huge shock in the base by randomly massacring a few civilians in the village.

Hide in the mountains and fight guerrilla warfare, wait for an opportunity to attack the Eighth Route Army's logistics transport team, and then wait for the main force to attack. You can also call for airdrops for supplies.

……

"Three hundred meters ahead, unidentified troops spotted, unknown number."

An alarm sounded on the tank radio channel.

"Turn on the lights!"

Taking a deep breath, Sun Desheng, who was on top of the tank, gave orders on the radio.

At this moment, the battalion commander of the former cavalry battalion of the new regiment had a serious expression on his face.

He knew very well that neither the Japanese tanks nor the M4 tanks equipped by the New st Regiment were suitable for night combat.

The tank's small observation window has insufficient field of view, and the situation is even more serious at night. There are many blind spots, and coordination between infantry and tanks at night is also very difficult. The effect of flares is not so ideal.

However, there are no other troops suitable for attacking and defeating these devils who descended from the sky at night.

The opponent must be killed as soon as possible.

Once this group of devils enters the base, it will be difficult to deal with. They are likely to be wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army and can easily avoid the inspections of the civilians and militia, massacre villages, attack checkpoints, and ambush the convoy of the New 1st Regiment.

No matter which other troops are used to deal with this group of devils, they will be unable to do so. They may suffer heavy losses or even allow some devils to escape.

The cavalry can deal with the Japanese, but there is only one cavalry battalion in Ping'an County, and the firepower of the cavalry battalion is insufficient.

Therefore, the task of finding and destroying the Japanese fell on the tank battalion.

But.

The tank battalion has strong firepower and mobility. It does not need to distinguish between friend and foe. It can shoot and kill as long as it sees someone alive.

Moreover, with thick armor protection and an inner lining, the Japanese's human bomb attack may destroy the tank tracks, outer armor, and even the engine at the rear. In the worst case, it may cause the tank to be scrapped.

But the crew inside the tank will at most be injured, and there will definitely not be many casualties.

Sun Desheng expected that if the Japanese failed to attack the airport, they would most likely attack the county town, so he led the Second Tank Battalion and waited directly on the highway.

There is an open area around here, which is suitable for tanks to perform.

Dozens of lights illuminated the area where the Japanese were. This sudden situation scared the Japanese.

"Japanese helmet, Type 44 cavalry rifle?"

Looking at the devil's incongruous equipment, Sun Desheng sneered:
"Pass on my orders. The first company will attack from the front, the second company will flank from the left, and the third company will flank from the right. Don't let a single enemy escape."

"Tank Battalion, Attack!"

A long howl filled with murderous intent fell.

Da da da……

Boom boom boom...

In an instant, dense and uninterrupted machine gun fire rang out. At the same time, the 75 main gun on the turret, the coaxial machine gun, and the twin 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns with shields on the half-track armored vehicle began to roar.

Dense artillery shells and bullets hit the Japanese formation on the road.

and.

Amidst the dense firepower, the sound of tank tracks colliding could be heard, and the tank battalion began to attack and encircle the enemy.

(End of this chapter)