With the emergence of the Air Force as a branch of the armed forces, airdrop and replenishment have also become a training subject for the air forces of various countries. Just to accurately deliver supplies or equipment to the ground, you also need a good line of sight, as well as a lot of experience as a pilot.

For He Zhengdao, in his later life, he participated in countless airborne missions, and also had many experiences of receiving airdrop supplies. He is well aware that airdropping materials in the case of poor line of sight is prone to material damage.

Right now, in the outer area of the town, the troops of the third division were burning up in a long smoke belt. According to Ho Zhengdao's instructions, most of the rest of the troops, except for the troops responsible for creating smoke, took refuge in the air defense trenches.

The smoke that the troops were now emitting on the periphery and their own positions had also engulfed their blocking positions. The whole area of the town is also filled with smoke. In this case, it is naturally difficult for the transport aircraft in the air to carry out the airdrop.

After hovering in the sky for a while, the transport plane still failed to find a suitable drop point, and it really seemed a little anxious. On the other hand, the fighters who provided them with cover originally wanted to fly into the smoke to find the divisional troops entrenched in the town.

Just as these fighters began to lower their altitude, they endured the smoke that poured into the cabin. Several anti-aircraft machine guns set up on the positions of the Eighth Route Army suddenly fired frantically at them.

'Pull up! Quickly pull up, there are anti-aircraft weapons underneath! ’

Look at the anti-aircraft machine gun bullets that pass by, and the clanging sound of airplanes. These Japanese fighter pilots, no matter how stupid they are, know that the Eighth Route Army below has anti-aircraft machine guns. In this case, lowering the height is vulnerable to blows.

But even so, two fighters that couldn't dodge still staggered to the ground in smoke. Looking at the fighter jets that exploded outside the smoke zone, the Japanese fighters who escaped from the anti-aircraft machine gun fire net, undoubtedly looked angry.

It's just that they know that for the anti-aircraft machine guns below, it is also difficult for them to achieve accurate strikes. After all, the smoke rises higher and the line of sight below is clearer.

Just when these Japanese transport planes were in a hurry, Kiyotaro Yamamura, who was waiting for the airdrop ammunition in the town, suddenly said: "Let our signal soldiers shoot a few signal flares into the sky and indicate the direction of the airdrop to the transport planes in the air." ”

As soon as he heard this, when he saw Xiusan, his eyes immediately lit up and said, "The general is wise!" ”

It is undoubtedly a good idea to use flares to provide positions for transport aircraft in the air. At least in this way, the transport planes in the air can know the approximate location where they are at the moment, so that they will not airdrop supplies to the Eighth Route Army.

Looking at the signal flare that rose into the air, Jiang Shan, who was also commanding the blocking in the outer position, immediately realized the role of this signal flare. He quickly said: "Order the troops in the forward blocking position to send me a few signal flares!" ”

Even if this has little effect, it can also confuse the line of sight, at least make the little devil transport plane in the air suspicious. If you can't lure the little devils to airdrop supplies, it's just a loss of a few flares.

If the little devils can drop airdrop materials to their forward positions, the return will still be great for the third division. As a result, several flares rose into the air again, and the little devils in the town became a little angry.

'Yaga! These Eighth Route Army are misleading our air forces! ’

As they expected, when they saw the first flares, the pilots in the air thought that the 12th Division should have given them the target to be dropped. But now that they saw a few more flares in the air, they felt a little confused.

It's just that as they stay in the air longer, they don't have much fuel in the tank. If they don't airdrop the supplies again, I'm afraid they will have to come in vain this time. In this case, it will undoubtedly be very unfavorable for the 12th Division.

When the pilot plane looked at the smoke-shrouded area below, it finally said, "Airdrop to the center of the smoke, that location should be the control area of our troops." The periphery should be the blocking area of the Eighth Route Army. ”

Such a decision may also be made out of judgment on the battlefield. After all, the town in front of me is not big, but it is not small. The central location, indeed, is the most likely area where the Twelfth Division is fortified.

It's just that they judge on the basis of the smoke that hangs in the air. This means that the direction of the wind that blows the smoke will still make this judgment wrong. But no matter what, the supplies will still be airdropped after all!

As the pilot began to airdrop supplies, the observers of the two armies who stayed below soon saw the umbrella bag falling from the sky. These rickety and falling umbrella bags instantly attracted the attention of the officers and soldiers of the two sides.

While the Japanese were expecting the parachute bags to land on their defensive positions, the Eighth Route Army was also expecting the parachute bags to land on their blocking positions. After all, whose position is the closest to the umbrella bag, these airdropped supplies must belong to whom.

Compared to the Japanese army, these materials originally belonged to them. The Eighth Route Army on the blocking position felt that these materials could be picked up one by one. After all, it's a material that is earned for nothing!

Just when the officers and soldiers on the two positions were looking forward to the parachute bag landing on their side. The umbrella bag dropped by the pilot aircraft began to fall one by one. And the first package of supplies luckily fell on top of the Japanese defensive position.

Watching these supplies land, the Japanese troops in the defensive positions suddenly burst into excited cheers. Seeing the excited appearance of those little devils, the Eighth Route Army on the blocking position could only scold: "Damn, the luck of the little devils is too good!" ”

It's just that the Japanese army was a little dumbfounded, and it ended with the airdrop of supplies by the pilot plane. The transport planes that arrived later also carried out airdrops in the airspace not far away. As a result, a large number of umbrella bags of supplies floated to the blocking position of the Eighth Route Army.

The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, who had previously been harvested by the little devils, immediately laughed and said: "Little devils, are you dumbfounded!" Haha, thank you Air Force for airdropping so much supplies to us. Rest assured, we will definitely use these materials well! ”

It was learned that nearly half of the supplies were all floated to the blocking position of the Eighth Route Army. Even some supplies in the middle fell into the confrontation area of the positions of the two armies. In order to snatch these supplies, the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army also competed.

Compared to the little devils, they really want to get these materials, and the Eighth Route Army that came to snatch the materials just doesn't let the little devils snatch the supplies. If you can't snatch it, then blow it up directly, so that the little devil can't get it.

After such a count, the chief of staff of the Japanese division and regiment, who collected the airdropped materials, said with some anger: "Baga! At least half of this batch of supplies was lost. Many of them were robbed by those Eighth Route Army. ”

Hearing this, Seitaro Yamamura, although he was very angry, he also knew that it was already very good to be able to get half of the ammunition supply. After all, under such conditions, it is not easy for the transport aircraft to accurately implement the airdrop!

Suppressing the dissatisfaction in his heart, Yamamura Kiyotaro said very much: "Forget it! Under such conditions, it is not easy for the Air Force to drop air. By the way, how many shells are there in this batch of airdropped supplies? ”

'Not much! Among them, there are only a few dozen heavy shells! Mountain artillery and field artillery used more shells, and the others were rifle shells and grenades. In addition to these ammunition, there was also a batch of dry food and hammers. It's all we need right now! ’

'Only a few dozen heavy shells?' ’

'Yes, General! I'm afraid that a lot of shells have fallen on the positions of the Eighth Route Army. ’

Just as the chief of staff of the Japanese division and regiment guessed, the officers and men of the Third Division, who were also counting the spoils falling from the sky at this moment, looked at the open ammunition box and looked very happy. That huge shell, they naturally know what it is.

Jiang Shan, who looked at these shells, immediately smiled and said: "Send electricity to the commander, let's just say that we have grabbed a lot of shells for the little devil's heavy artillery." Is it possible to consider choosing a few heavy artillery pieces from the rear to cooperate with us in battle? ”

Before blocking the 12th Division in the town, all the tanks and heavy artillery abandoned by the 12th Division fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army. For the Japanese army, it was not that they did not think about blowing it up. But Kiyotaro Yamamura was reluctant in the end.

In Yamamura Kiyotaro's view, their failure this time was more caused by carelessness. If he has the opportunity to make a comeback, he will push forward steadily, preferring to spend a little more time and ensure the stability of the rear.

Therefore, these abandoned tanks, armored vehicles, cars, and even heavy artillery. In the opinion of Yamamura Seitaro, even if it is left to the Eighth Route Army, I am afraid that they will not be able to play the role of these equipment.

The shells used in heavy artillery were not used by the Japanese army and the Chinese Anti-Japanese War troops. Except after the capture on the battlefield, at least in his opinion, the Eighth Route Army did not have the technology to produce such heavy shells.

That shows that the heavy artillery lost to the Eighth Route Army is more of an ornament. As for tanks and armored vehicles, and those cars. With the current industrial level of the Eighth Route Army, how much oil can they provide for replenishment?

You must know that before they launched the war of aggression against China, they also sent many geological experts, hoping to find a place with oil in China. Unfortunately, the Tohoku region, which they believe is the most likely to produce oil, does not seem to have oil.

On the other hand, the Far East, which is currently controlled by the Soviet Far East Army, has explored many rich oil fields. It was precisely because they knew that the Far East was rich in resources that the Japanese Kwantung Army had been coveting the Far East, hoping to snatch this place.

After all, for island nations, oil and other mineral resources are urgently needed. Nowadays in the Northeast, in addition to discovering a lot of rich minerals, the oil fields they most want to see still do not seem to have made any progress.

Therefore, many experts in geological exploration of the Japanese bowl who have been to China have made the inference that there is no oil field in China. Even they need to import oil from abroad, and the Eighth Route Army, which has never had an industrial base at all, imports oil from there?

You must know that today's foreign transportation lines in China are basically controlled by the powerful navy of the Japanese bowl. Without fuel supplies, aren't those tanks and armored vehicles just for the Eighth Route Army? (To be continued.) )