'Buzz~~~'

The dull roar of engines kept ringing in the ears of the paratroopers, and the dimly lit cabin was filled with the strange smell of oil mixed with cigarettes. The expression was silent, and some of the paratroopers sitting opposite each other coughed twice from time to time, and the smokers were constantly swallowing clouds. After all, it's high altitude, it's still night, and the temperature is very low.

Major General Cui Yunjie, who was dressed in a paratrooper uniform, sat near the open cabin door with the corners of his mouth pursed, and his eyes fluctuated slightly to look at the starry night sky outside the plane.

When Zhang Cheng formed the paratrooper unit, he did not directly reorganize the elite infantry division into a paratrooper division like other countries, but chose to recruit outstanding soldiers from various elite units. Zhang Cheng always believed that paratroopers were the most elite existence among the lightly armed troops. As paratroopers who are born to be surrounded, fighting in the encirclement must be composed of the best soldiers.

The Ming army numbered in the millions, and Zhang Cheng soon gathered tens of thousands of elite soldiers to form four paratrooper divisions and trained them rigorously. And today is the moment when the Daming paratroopers make their debut.

When Major General Cui Yunjie proposed to Zhang Cheng to follow the soldiers to jump Lian Kelan, Zhang Cheng only hesitated slightly and agreed.

The famous All-American Division Commander Ridgway also danced with his soldiers when he was in Normandy, which was very effective in boosting morale and strengthening the front-line command ability. As for whether it will be in danger. This is the battlefield, they are all soldiers, so if you are afraid of danger, take off your military uniform and go home.

A single Hercules transport aircraft can carry 20 heavily armed paratroopers, while the 1st Airborne Division has a strength of nearly 12,000 troops. As the most elite paratrooper division, the 1st Airborne Division had three parachute regiments, while the other three airborne divisions had only two. The 1st Airborne Division also had a parachute field artillery battalion, a gliding field artillery battalion. There is also one airborne engineer battalion and one airborne communications company directly under the division headquarters. 1 airborne medical company and 1 airborne quartermaster company.

For this attack, Zhang Cheng mobilized all the Hercules transport planes he could mobilize, and even some of them were transferred here just after completing the acceptance from his factory. Even so, Zhang Cheng only has more than 300 Hercules transport planes in his hands. There is no way, this kind of aircraft is very tight, and all units are fighting for it with all their might. But production is not enough for everyone.

The airborne assault on Lenkoran involved two parachute regiments and some auxiliary units, about 7,000 elite paratroopers. Some of the Hercules transport planes also pulled gliders, which were loaded with heavy machine guns, artillery supplies, and other supplies.

As a soldier, when you really go to the battlefield, you will inevitably summon up your greatest courage to face the unknown future. No one is not afraid of death, but the duty of soldiers allows them to suppress the fear of death in the depths of their hearts.

'Tut~~~' Major Cui Yunjie, who was deep in thought, was awakened by a mechanical hum. When I looked up, I saw that a red signal light was already lit next to the hatch.

"Stand up!" The non-commissioned officer major, who was sitting next to Major General Cui Yunjie, stood up abruptly and shouted at the paratroopers in the cabin.

'Huh~' The paratroopers, including Major General Cui Yunjie, all stood up and raised the hook in their hands at the same time. Under the command of the sergeant major, hooks are hung up and equipment is checked against each other.

The paratroopers use umbrella belts with loops that can be used to hang secondary umbrellas. There is a hook at the back of the parachute, which is attached to the iron rod of the conveyor, and is used to automatically open the bag when skydiving. Because it's a parachute across the sea. So the paratroopers wore yellow life jackets. Together with the carrying bags and various items, the paratroopers carried a very high load.

Suddenly, the sky outside the cabin grew brighter. The dim clouds flashed and flashed as if they were flashing with lightning. It looked like it was going to rain, but in fact it was the paratroopers' terrified anti-aircraft guns firing in the air!

There is also a reason why Zhang Cheng dared to launch a large-scale airborne operation against Russia. Although the country is huge and has a large population. However, Russia is a backward country in the truest sense of the word.

The Russian Empire could build battleships, but many civilians were constantly hungry. They can produce tens of millions of tons of steel per year, but the armament of the army is very backward. The combat effectiveness of the Russian army is generally not strong, perhaps it is stronger than Spain, which has long since declined. At least at the time of the war.

The Russian army was not armed with too many anti-aircraft guns. Especially large-caliber anti-aircraft guns capable of threatening solid Hercules transport aircraft. However, even if there are few of them, anti-aircraft guns are still the biggest threat to paratroopers in the air.

Because of the airflow. The plane shook violently in the sky. Major General Cui Yunjie grabbed his hook with one hand and leaned on the bulkhead with the other. Beads of sweat were already on his forehead. His eyes were fixed on the signal light next to the hatch. Major General Cui Yunjie felt as if time had slowed down, and the whole world was plunged into an inexplicable chaos.

Suddenly, a nearby Hercules transport plane was hit by a shell on the engine on the wing, and the fire instantly ignited from the engine along the oil pipeline inside the wing. The entire plane was engulfed in flames in a short time, and then the fuselage was deflected and planted headlong downward! Needless to say, the paratroopers and pilots on board were all dead.

"Goo." Major General Cui Yunjie, who witnessed this scene throughout the whole process, swallowed hard. There was a flash of panic in his eyes, then he turned to agitation, and his eyes returned to the signal light next to the hatch.

Not only Major General Cui Yunjie, but also the nearly 7,000 paratroopers in more than 300 transport planes at the moment were all nervously looking at the signal lights, all hoping that time would be accelerated. No one wants to be killed in heaven. At this time the transport plane was hit. That is the real heaven without a way, and there is no way into the earth.

I don't know how long it took, but Major General Cui Yunjie felt like a century was so long! When the sky outside was already full of intense thunder, bright spots of light everywhere, and the dim night sky was about to be lit up, the signal light next to the hatch finally turned green!

"Jump!" The sergeant major roared angrily and grabbed the nearest Major General Cui Yunjie, pushed him out of the hatch by pushing him by the back!

"Huh~~~" The hook opened the parachute, and Major General Cui Yunjie let out a long sigh of relief. Turning his head to look at the night sky around him, the entire night sky was now shrouded in dense parachutes! The 7,000 brave paratroopers used their courage to slap the anti-Ming alliance that began to swell instantly because of the success of the Japanese sneak attack!

The sky is full of parachutes, a series of tracer bullets, huge bright searchlights. The roaring engine and the sound of shelling fascinated Major General Cui Yunjie. This is the charm of war.

The Russian troops stationed in Lenkoran consisted of two infantry regiments under the Caucasian Army Group, as well as a number of logistical units. Even the Russians knew how important the coastal road between Koran and Rasht was. They laid out a strong defensive line in Astara, located on the border, where more than 20,000 soldiers and more than 100 artillery pieces were stationed. Behind them was Lian Koran. It's not that I don't want to deploy more troops, but the terrain is limited only to such a large place.

From Lenkoran to the north, you will get out of the rugged Caucasus mountains, and go north along the coast of the Caspian Sea all the way north to the plains of Baku, where the headquarters of the Caucasus Army Group is located.

The Russians, who have always been relatively closed, do not know much about the power of powerful armored forces. After all, large-scale campaign use has not yet been made. If only they could really understand. Then there would not have been such a small number of troops on the line from Astara to Lenkoran.

There are many places to defend the Russian Caucasian Army. Along the west coast of the Caspian Sea, the entire Caucasus Mountains from the Caspian coast to the Ottoman border were their defense areas. And most importantly, Baku.

Commander of the Russian Caucasus Army Group Nikolai. Gerasimovich. Lieutenant General Berekov believed that the Ming army on the opposite side would most likely attack the important city of Baku by crossing the sea and attacking, rather than wasting time climbing the steep Caucasus Mountains. Therefore, Lieutenant General Berekov put all the elite forces in his hands on the defense of the western coast of the Caspian Sea.

Lieutenant General Berekov's judgment of the big picture was not wrong. If Zhang Cheng wants to fight quickly, he will definitely not climb the Caucasus Mountain, but can only take the front on the west coast of the Caspian Sea. However, Lieutenant General Berekov misjudged the details, and Zhang Cheng's first target was Lenkolan, who was located at the throat of the coastal road. The capture of Lenkoran was tantamount to cutting off the rear and supply lines of the Russian troops stationed in Astara. Flanked from both sides by armored forces, Astara's defenders would have to flee into the Caucasus Mountains or be quickly wiped out.

After getting through Astara and Lenkoran. Zhang Cheng's troops were able to pass through the narrowest stretch between the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian Sea. The road to Baku was an easy one. Zhang Cheng did not believe that the Russians would be able to hold back the attack of armored forces on the plain.

Lieutenant General Berekov concentrated his elite troops near Baku to defend against a possible coastal attack, but he did not expect that Zhang Cheng's target would be the not-so-conspicuous Lenkolan.

The Ming Dynasty's national strength was enough to defeat the Russians. Therefore, the Ming also had a local fleet in the Caspian Sea, an inland sea, and its strength was good. Because the Ming Dynasty has money, it is built.

On the contrary, due to the limitations of the Russian national power, the only naval power of the Russians was concentrated in the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea. Inland seas such as the Caspian Sea are only ships such as patrol boats and gunboats. The control of the Caspian Sea has been in the hands of the Ming Dynasty for many years.

When Lieutenant General Berekov woke up from his sleep with his own chief of staff, he knew that something was wrong. Really. The news that Liankoran was attacked by a large number of airborne troops made Lieutenant General Berekov instantly turn white.

Although the Airborne Forces are a new branch of the armed forces, they have made great efforts in all powerful countries. Even the Russians have their own airborne forces. Lieutenant General Berekov served as a senior officer. Naturally, I know that this kind of unit has always been elite.

Unless the Ming commander on the opposite side had a broken head, he would never easily drop so many elite paratroopers to Lenkoran. The thing is obvious, the target of the Ming army is Lian Kelan! (To be continued......)

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