Chapter 235: The Fighter Plane Lifts into the Air
With the oil field and airfield all taken, the Japanese troops in the city, who were hurrying to support, marched with great difficulty. The cars that were supposed to transport the soldiers were all blown up in the middle of the road without exception.
As for the infantry out of the city, they were also troubled by the endless roadside attacks. The appearance of a large number of wounded soldiers made it impossible for the Japanese troops who rushed to support them to move quickly at all. Moreover, before they arrived, they received a farewell call from the oil field.
In view of this situation, the commander of the infantry wing, who led the group, quickly ordered the troops to stop their advance and sent a telegram to the commander in the city asking for instructions. It wasn't long before the city commander called back and ordered them to move on.
Even if he knew that it was too late to come over, the commander of the city still knew that the oil fields must be recaptured as soon as possible. This oil field, which was finally seized, is related to the supply of oil for the entire military, so how can it be lost!
Looking at the telegram sent by the commander in the city, the commander of the infantry wing could only say: "Baga! Damn, who the hell attacked our oil field plant. How could a garrison of an infantry wing be defeated so quickly! ”
"Your Excellency, what shall we do? Now there are a lot of wounded in the ranks, so should we send a batch of people to send the wounded back to the city first? Continue to carry the wounded on the road, I am afraid that it will delay our march! ”
"Yes! Two squadrons of infantry were dispatched to escort our wounded and the warriors back to the city. The rest of the troops, alternately covering the advance in squadrons, must arrive at the oil field plant in the shortest possible time. ”
The reinforcements that continued to advance after the rest were much more orderly this time than they were in a hurry before. Of course, they were moving much slower than before.
Now that the oil field plant has been lost, they are not a little far from there. If you continue to run wildly for the night, you are afraid that the casualties of the troops will be greater. Under these circumstances, many officers and men felt that it was better to wait for dawn before hurrying on the march.
After all, when marching at night, many Japanese troops were caught off guard by the sneak attacks that appeared on both sides of the road at any time. If it is dawn, those attackers who are hiding in the shadows will have nothing to hide, and it will be more convenient to pursue and encircle.
What's more, the Japanese troops in charge of supporting already knew that their next main task was to take over the lost oil fields. As for the encirclement and suppression of the sneak attackers who attacked the oil fields, most of these Japanese soldiers knew that it was too late.
Although the commander of the infantry wing was a little dissatisfied with this behavior of the vanguard troops, he also knew that after the attack this night, their casualties were indeed not small. If we continue to force our march like this, we don't know how many troops will be lost after a journey of hundreds of kilometers.
The Japanese troops who rushed from the city to support the oil fields waited for dawn, took over the Japanese airfield, and escorted the Japanese prisoners back to the mountain overnight. Zhao Tiehu was personally at the airport and asked the pilot to fight the plane familiar with the little devil at night.
In order to transfer all the captured little devil fighters back to the Mirin Airport, Zhao Tiehu naturally seemed very attentive. He even pulled several Japanese pilots aside and gave them a surprise training for the pilots they brought.
Although they did not take to the skies for practice, these pilots were all pilots trained in the base camp and had flying experience. For this time they don't have to fight with the little devils in the air, they only need to transfer the plane to the secret camp, and they are still very confident.
After filling the fuel, weapons and ammunition overnight, watching the first rays of sunlight jump from the sea level, Zhao Tiehu immediately said: "Notify the flight team to start taking off for transfer, and you must return to the jungle airport in the shortest possible time!" ”
"Yes! Wolf head! ”
Looking at the runway cleared overnight, the first fighter pilots began to ignite the engines, and the propellers spun rapidly with a roar. Most of these pilots, who flew Japanese fighters for the first time, were still very careful to pull the fighters high into the air.
After circling in the air, the pilots were well organized in the air. Seeing this scene, Zhao Tiehu also felt relieved, and ordered the rest of the planes to take off one after another.
In order to avoid encountering the little devil's fighter formation halfway, Zhao Tiehu had to compete with the little devil for time. Fortunately, this flight transfer was not to the airport in Mindanao, but to the Milin airport in Borneo.
In this case, the flight distance is actually not too far. In charge of leading the way with the fighter formation and bomber formation, several Japanese reconnaissance planes were responsible. Reconnaissance aircraft led the way at low altitudes, while the remaining two fighter groups followed at high altitudes.
The successful take-off of the fighter formation also gave more confidence to the follow-up pilots. Although the Japanese fighters were different from the American fighters that the pilots had learned before. But after last night's assault training, the pilots quickly became familiar with the operation of the aircraft.
As long as the aircraft is successfully lifted into the air, the operation in the air is actually similar. After all, the aircraft of this era are still somewhat simple compared to the supersonic or other more advanced aircraft of later generations.
Seeing the fighter planes parked at the airport and the last batch of supplies taking off safely, Zhao Tiehu also said in a timely manner: "Hang up the trap, we are also ready to retreat!" If you don't retreat, I'm afraid that it won't be long before the little devil's plane arrives! ”
"Yes, wolfhead! Squadrons, retreat! ”
As Zhao Tiehu gave the order to retreat, these troops, who were ready to retreat, retreated from the airport in an orderly manner. Before the sun rose, the oil field factory and the airport that were attacked last night returned to an eerie calm again.
The special operations detachment responsible for blocking the Japanese troops coming to the city to aid the Japanese army was laid after all the mines they were carrying were laid. Looking at the time of Zhao Tiehu's explanation, the squadron leader who led the team also said in a timely manner: "Brothers, withdraw!" ”
With the retreat of the blocking troops into the mountains and forests, the Japanese troops, who had been tossed all night, were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. After clearing the last minefield, the vanguard in charge of the pathfinder finally found that everything seemed safe.
The commander of the infantry wing who stayed in the team also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the news: "Order the troops, go at full speed!" ”
There were blockades and sneak attacks before, and they didn't dare to go too fast. At dawn, the sneak attackers vanished as they had expected. The vanguard troops responsible for pathfinding finally dared to trot forward.
When Zhao Tiehu and others returned to the secret camp in the mountains, many planes that took off from the airport were successfully guided by reconnaissance planes. Finally, we arrived at the airport set up in the jungle. Normally, this airport looks like just a plain meadow.
In fact, the turf was intentionally covered. When the turf was pulled apart, various guidance signs were laid on the ground, and several runways were marked one after another, which could guide the aircraft to land correctly.
According to Zhao Tiehu's earlier arrangement, the bomber formation took off and landed first, and the fighter formation was still on alert in the air. Looking at the relatively bulky bombers, one after another successfully landed, the pilots in the air seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
Shortly after each plane came to a standstill, it turned to the other side and was guided by someone in front of the slowly taxiing plane. All these bombers were channeled into the underground garage built in the mountains.
Looking at the fighter pilots who were reconnoitring on the periphery, they made the gesture of 'it is safe nearby, and they can land', and the fighter pilots also began to lower their flight altitude and landed the captured Japanese fighters to the airfield one after another.
Waiting for these fighters, it was another group of guides, and the fighters were still separated from the bomber hangars. If you look at it from the air, it's just a mountain. In fact, the underground hangar is located at the junction of the flat land and the mountain.
Unless the Japanese knew the exact location, it would be difficult for their reconnaissance planes to detect the deliberately camouflaged dense forest airfield, even if their reconnaissance planes were circling at low altitude for reconnaissance. And these airports are the killer weapon of the future Xinghua Army and the wolf warrior.
In the end, the reconnaissance planes also landed safely, and as the planes were safely put into storage, the pilots who stepped down from the planes were all very excited. For them, from now on, as pilots, they finally have a plane to fly.
Compared with the pilots, who were in groups of three or five, they looked reluctant to surround the fighters. The garrison, which was responsible for the security of the Jungle Airport, poured into the airport again and re-paved the turf.
In some places, some fixed trees and bushes are specially placed on this flat land. It didn't take long for the whole airport to look like a valley flat, and it was impossible to tell that this was an airport.
Receiving a telegram from the team formation that 'all the war eagles have landed safely', Zhao Tiehu was also very happy and said: "Hmm! Yes, Dabao, from now on, you finally have a fist army. This force must be put to good use, understand? ”
"Hmmm! Got it, wolf head! Won't these fighters be transferred to the base camp? ”
"No, you don't! In fact, the Japanese Zero fighter is afraid that it will not be long before it will be analyzed by the US military. Compared with the military industrial strength of the United States, today's Japanese bowl is still somewhat insufficient.
But for us, the more fighters, the better. However, in order to dispatch a flight group to take to the air, it is necessary to obtain permission from the base camp. You should know that every plane, every pilot, is precious to us.
In the later stage, I will send some technicians from the base camp to develop the aircraft to see if I can upgrade and modify the aircraft of the little devil on the basis of the little devil. For a short time, our aircraft can only be acquired by seizure or purchase. ”
For Zhao Tiehu, the Zero fighter, which is currently in full swing, will be completely eliminated in the near future. It's just that the capture of such a batch of Zero fighters this time is also precious to the wolf warriors.
Even Zhao Tiehu was able to rely on this capture to conduct a series of negotiations with the US military and obtain fighters with excellent performance from the US military. Or, in exchange for other support from the U.S. military.
In short, for Zhao Tiehu, the captured fighters this time are very precious. With such a batch of aircraft that can make it difficult to distinguish between the real and fake Japanese troops, I believe that when the wolf warriors launch a surprise attack in the future, they can also give the little devils more 'unexpected surprises'!