Chapter 17: Escape from the Tiger's Mouth (Revision)

Airships were used to transport more than 6,000 German prisoners of war. It's a completely inappropriate thing, and if we do the math a little bit, we'll get the reason.

2,250 people were transported at a time, and the prisoners of war alone needed to run back and forth by airship three times.

And in this kind of raid warfare, time is victory, it is an advantage, and without time, everything will be lost. Therefore, with Tang Yunyang's background as a special soldier, the plan formulated will definitely be revealed at this point.

With the departure of the first group, mainly the wounded, sick and heart-weak, the German prisoners of war, who were still in good health, were transferred to the harbor under the organization of the air assault battalion.

"Will there be a boat to pick us up? However, the Seto Inland Sea is blocked by enemy batteries, and how can our ships cross it? ”

This incident caused almost all German prisoners to fear that the retreat from the sea would be attacked by Japanese batteries. These forts were arranged at the southernmost point of Nishi-Uai-gun, which is adjacent to Hachimanhama.

Nishi-Uai-gun is a long and narrow peninsula that juts diagonally from the northeast into the Bungo Waterway, the southern passage into and out of the Seto Inland Sea. Cape Sada, the southernmost point of the peninsula, has a fort, which is only 24 kilometers away from the fort on the Saga Peninsula on the opposite side.

Four 155 large-caliber shore guns were enough to block the Bungo waterway leading to the Seto Inland Sea. And if you add to this, the Kitakyushu naval base in the north is enough to make the Seto Inland Sea the safest sea area? One? Root? Reading ?, making it the safest place to be, is one of the reasons why Japan has chosen Kitakyushu as an important industrial area.

The discussion of the prisoners of war soon reached Rosenik's ears. As with the commander-in-chief of almost all troops, the task of transporting prisoners, which is not very lubricant, is usually done by the deputy.

"Gentlemen, please rest assured, we will come to rescue you, everything must have been arranged, please gentlemen maintain confidence in our Thunder International!"

Although the cold Rossenik explained it to them, the German prisoners of war couldn't help but muttered a few words in their hearts, after all, this was a matter related to their own lives.

The remaining more than 4,000 prisoners, under the protection of more than 200 soldiers of the air assault battalion, advanced towards the harbor. To the surprise of the Germans, the whole procession marched along the main streets of Matsuyama Castle in a big way, and there were even some Japanese people on the side of the streets who watched the excitement for no reason.

The Japanese policemen who were armed with pistols saw their movements, and apart from panicked evasion, none of them stopped the troops in this detachment.

The wing used to protect the entire Matsuyama Castle was already under the bombardment of 120-mm large-caliber mortars under the cover of 10 armored vehicles, and there was no time to pay attention to these frightened little people.

By the time they arrived at the harbor, the vehicle that had come to pick them up had already arrived. As my friends had speculated, it was the ground-effect airships known as "Hurricane at Sea" that came here.

These guys in front of him were a little smaller than the "Sea Hurricane" that Tang Yunyang and the Red Baron had taken on a long trip for the purpose of transportation, and it only had one engine.

The crew is not as exaggerated as the 50 people in the "Racing at Sea", and they can't even load the vehicle, because these little guys are so small.

When the news of the capture of the prisoner of war camp was relayed by the Hawkeye, these little guys sailed out of the two "improvised aircraft carriers" parked in the open sea, and immediately flew over the sea at a high speed of 250 kilometers, and went straight to their destination along the Bungo Strait.

As they crossed the strait, they came under fire from four 150-mm shore guns. It is a pity that the Japanese gunners are not accustomed to using 150 mm large-caliber cannons to fight these little guys who are flying faster than the planes, and they are really unable to stop their progress.

So when the German prisoners of war walked through the city to the port, they had quickly passed through the passes of the artillery blockade. When the captives were uncertain, they were only about 120 kilometers away from Matsuyama Port.

Overhead is a group of cover planes ready to take Hawkeye's orders to attack.

Their function was to transfer the prisoners of war to the cargo ships in the strait, so as to finally complete the whole mission.

"40 people per ship...... Each boat can only carry 40 people......! ”

The German prisoners of war crowded in the harbor lined up to board the little ones.

This small ground-effect boat is mainly used to carry small troops for long-distance raids. In the past, their main job was to carry out the transport of reinforcements and small supplies for the German defenders on Iryan Island.

For this rescue of the prisoners of war, they were all dispatched, and the total number reached as many as 50. It's the same principle as the Sea Race, except that it has only one engine and a much shorter wing.

They're called "Swifts", and in addition to the aforementioned range of applications, they're also a great piece of landing.

Not only can you transport 30 heavily armed marines, but you can also transport two artillery pieces or two jeeps. Due to the nature of the Ground Effect Boats, they almost completely ignore reefs or shipwrecks, leaving the Marines ashore.

As the take-off order was given, they began to glide across the sea, showing the world their unique characteristics when they took off.

But for a quick retreat, 10 more people were added to all the dinghys. This allows them to coast on the surface of the sea even when the engines are accelerating to top speed. Unable to take off smoothly due to a lack of power.

But then, something surprising happened. The rockets hanging under their short wings were activated just in time, and after the large cloud of smoke, long flames erupted.

The rockets gave the Swift more power, and after 5 minutes, the rockets burned out, and they were thrown into the ocean with full mission. At this time, the "Swift", which had reached extreme speed, finally left the sea with this last and very strong thrust.

Due to the rather short wings, they flew less than half a meter before reaching the so-called "lift effect" zone.

With the help of the "Hand of God", the lift-to-drag ratio of the wings can be increased by more than 30%, and they fly out of the sea and rush in the direction of the freighter 250 kilometers away.

"Hooray!"

The German prisoners of war raised their arms and cheered when they saw the take-off of the "Swift". The 2,000 German prisoners of war also left the restless place, and after more than an hour, they would arrive on the cargo ship.

At the same time as the transfer of prisoners of war began, the group of planes performing the air cover mission began to move towards the area that had been heading towards the Phagilohama. Attack on the Japanese Army divisions, which were always squirming on the roads due to mobility problems.

This time, the 20 "Sea Thunder-A" planes were still under the cover of the 10 "Sea Sabre-A" fighters, and they swooped down to the ground.

The Japanese infantry had little to do about this low-flying attack. The Japanese infantry didn't have any anti-aircraft machine guns, heavy Mark water-cooled machine guns, and there was no way to deal with these guys.

It cannot but be admitted that the Japanese Type 38 rifle had a 6.8 mm bullet, which hit quite a distance. But they basically have no power for the sturdy fuselage of the "Sea Run Thunder-A" in the sky, which has armor protection.

On the contrary, the strafing of the 12.7 mm machine gun and the "Heavenly Maiden Scattered Flowers" that were thrown down were self-evident in their lethality to the infantry of the brigade.

Of course, the 3-millimeter fragments flying around could not kill in one hit, but the more wounded made the Japanese infantry unit quickly lose the ability to move.

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————————————————————————————————————— those "Sea Sabre-A" were no better than these attack machines, with 12.7 mm machine gun bullets and 20 mm cannons, the same nightmare for Japanese soldiers on the ground.

The worst part was that when they spotted the wagons of the Japanese artillery units, they simply pointed at the cliffs in front of the wagons with a barrage of rockets.

A series of rockets exploded in the middle of the mountain, causing a landslide, and a large amount of earth and boulders rolled down the hillside with a loud rumbling sound. Although the artillery of the Japanese infantry division suffered little damage due to the timely evasion, the road was completely cut off by huge rocks and earth.

What made the Japanese commander even more violent was that the villains in the sky not only arranged such an obstacle in front of him, but even cut off the back road for him. For the time being, the artillery of this Japanese army division will not go anywhere!

This rescue battle, at this time, is about to come to an end. Of course, the soldiers of the Japanese army are people who can endure hardships and are quite resilient. But if they have to toss back and forth on the road of 50~60 kilometers, it is estimated that no one can stand it.

Japan's air power has been "played" by the red baron Richthofen, and all that remains on the airfield is Yamamoto Fifty-six, who is stunned and thinking there.

The only thing that happened to the Japanese navy was that they had been deceived by a fake coded telegram from the "Eagle Eye" in the sky at the beginning, but why did they not react in the subsequent contacts?

Could it be that the Japanese Navy would also be so mentally retarded? Will they be deceived by such tricks that don't seem very complicated?

Of course not! As soon as the prisoner of war camp was attacked and captured, the objectives of all the plans were very clearly exposed. A few hours was enough for the Japanese to form a sea encirclement, but why didn't they move?

The well-known things are as follows.

Victory in any war is inseparable from the efforts of all quarters. And the chaos caused by the Japanese Navy did not come not only from the destroyed naval bases, nor from the mine-laid passages.

What you don't know is that in the prime minister's office in Tokyo, there is someone who is desperately trying to disrupt the deployment of the Japanese Navy, so who is he?