You are ordered to support the War of Resistance against Japan; China enters Level 1 combat readines

Beiping, we've arrived!

Shen Wang took a deep breath, opened the team's communication channel, and spoke calmly, clearly, and decisively, reaching the ears of every helicopter and every team member:

"Attention all!"

"The target area has come into view."

"Finally check the equipment and confirm the task assignments."

"Everything is ready, we've arrived."

Inside the cabin, all hushed conversations ceased instantly.

Two hundred pairs of eyes, veiled by paint and darkness, simultaneously emitted a sharp, cold light that seemed almost tangible.

The air suddenly froze.

. . .

Outside Beiping city, on the southern outskirts of the city, at a sentry post.

The cold night wind swept past the guard post, and the wooden watchtower creaked slightly in the wind.

Two Japanese sentries, wrapped in heavy military overcoats, were huddled around a brazier, dozing off, their helmets askew on their heads.

"Buzz..."

A low, continuous vibration, like distant rumble of thunder or the noise of some huge machine in operation, came through the cold air.

A younger sentry suddenly opened his eyes and pricked up his ears: "Hey... Sato, did you hear that?"

The veteran, called Sato, groggily raised his head, listened for a moment, and muttered, "The wind... this lousy weather."

"wrong……"

The young sentry stood up, walked to the edge of the watchtower, and peered out while clinging to the wooden railing.

The night sky was as black as ink, with sparse stars, and a crescent moon hung in the sky, casting its clear light.

As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but the dark outline of the Beiping city wall in the distance and the barren fields nearby.

But the sound... became clearer and clearer.

It wasn't the sound of the wind; the sound of the wind doesn't have this regular and heavy rhythm.

It wasn't like the familiar sound of bomber engines—the sharp, high-pitched sound of the Type 97 and Type 99 engines, but this sound…

It was more like the low growl of a giant beast, deep and resonant, carrying a kind of unsettling oppressive force, rolling in from the distant darkness.

"It looks like... a propeller?"

Sato also stood up, his face no longer showing any signs of sleepiness.

"But the sound is wrong...it's too loud..."

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion and a hint of barely perceptible tension in each other's eyes.

They looked up in the direction from which the sound came, but it was still pitch black, without even a bird in sight.

"There shouldn't be any planes flying so late at night, right?"

The young sentry swallowed hard.

Although he wasn't in the army aviation unit, he knew that nighttime was not a suitable time for combat flights.

"The Eighth Route Army?"

Sato blurted it out, then shook his head, finding it absurd even to himself.

"Impossible... Although I've heard that the Eighth Route Army seems to have acquired airplanes, would they dare to launch a night attack on Beiping? Indiscriminate bombing? Are they crazy?"

He paused, then added, "Even the Chongqing authorities...wouldn't do something so stupid!"

These Japanese soldiers had lived in Beiping for several years, so they naturally knew the significance of Beiping to China.

However, the sound did not disappear because of their denial; instead, it grew louder and closer!

An indescribable sense of oppression surged along with the sound waves, as if some enormous creature was tearing through the night and pressing down on them!

"No...nothing's right!"

The young sentry's voice began to tremble. He stared intently at the southeastern sky, his fingers unconsciously gripping the barrel of his Type 38 rifle.

Sato's eyes widened, and his heart began to pound.

His years of experience as a veteran gave him a hunch of danger, even though the nature of the danger was beyond his comprehension.

In the very next second—

"Buzz—!!!"

The low growl suddenly amplified to its extreme, transforming into a deafening, violent roar! The entire watchtower seemed to tremble in the sound waves!

The two of them suddenly looked up!

In the southeastern night sky, several enormous black silhouettes, like ancient beasts bursting forth from the abyss of hell, suddenly tore through the curtain of moonlight and appeared hundreds of meters above their heads!

What is that?!

The moonlight outlined their ferocious and strange shapes. Instead of the usual wings, there were two enormous, wildly spinning propellers on the top of the fuselage!

The fuselage was frighteningly thick, even larger than the largest "Type 99 Heavy Bomber" they had ever seen!

Six!

Six of these monsters, arranged in a tight assault formation, swept past at an astonishing speed!

The massive rotor churned up the air, and the violent downdraft it generated slammed into the ground like an invisible hammer!

The watchtower shook violently, the charcoal fire in the brazier was whipped up, sparks flew everywhere, and the Japanese military flag on top of the watchtower was blown almost to shreds!

The two sentries were completely stunned by this sudden and terrifying sight that defied their comprehension!

Their mouths gaped open, their eyes bulged, their bodies stiffened, and they even forgot to breathe. They just stared blankly at the six steel behemoths that flashed past overhead with a deafening roar!

Fast! Too fast!

From the moment they enter our field of vision to the moment they fly overhead, it only takes a few seconds!

Its enormous body, with a speed disproportionate to its size, instantly covered them and left them behind in an instant!

"It flew...it flew past..."

The young sentry finally snapped out of his daze, his voice dry and hoarse like sandpaper.

"They...they went into the city!!"

Sato suddenly realized what was happening, and a chill instantly shot from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, making his scalp tingle!

He scrambled to the edge of the watchtower and looked in the direction where the giant beast had disappeared—it was right inside Beiping City!

And the core of that direction...

A terrifying thought, chilling him to the bone, slithered into his mind like a venomous snake:

"Enemy attack!!! It's an enemy attack!!"

Sato used all his strength to roar wildly, his voice distorted by extreme fear.

He suddenly turned around, lunged at the alarm cord hanging on the wall, and pulled it frantically!

"Waaaaahh ...

The piercing air raid siren first broke out from this small outpost outside the city, tearing apart the quiet night in the suburbs of Beiping!

Immediately following, as if in a chain reaction, one after another, the sentry posts and checkpoints along the route sounded the alarm!

The alarm sounded like a plague, spreading rapidly from outside the city to the sentry posts on the city walls, and from the city walls to the guard posts in the city streets!

"Waaaaahh ...

"Enemy aircraft! Unidentified enemy aircraft have intruded! Heading towards the city! High alert!!"

"Baka yarou!!!"

……

It's all a mess!

The entire city of Beiping was in complete chaos!

Shen Wang naturally noticed the ground's reaction, which was within his expectations.

But he had no choice but to order a descent.

It was the dead of night; trying to pinpoint the location of Commander Okamura was practically a pipe dream.

But as soon as the altitude drops to within 500 meters, the mini-map in his mind becomes usable.

With just a slight comparison with a map of Beiping, accurate navigation is possible.

As for the Japanese being alerted, it doesn't matter.

Faced with the Chinook's speed of over 300 kilometers per hour, the Japanese reaction was still too slow!

What does a speed of over 300 kilometers per hour mean? It means traveling nearly 100 meters per second!

As the city's sirens blared mournfully, six Chinooks, under the cover of night, reached their ultimate destination.

North China Army Headquarters!