The time for specific combat operations has already been set. The airborne troops will parachute into the vicinity of Shenyang, while the officers and men of the 207th Brigade will carry out low-altitude assaults in helicopters.

They will be the first to attack on the ground, and they will also penetrate deep into the enemy's lair, and they will face the enemy's artillery emplacements, pillboxes, tanks, and countless babbling Japanese soldiers independently......

Everyone knows about it, because this is the fate of paratroopers. The operation was carried out at night, and the day was usually a time of rest, but most of the soldiers did not rest, they wiped their guns and knives over and over again, smeared the bottom of the pot on the steel helmet, inserted some camouflage, and smoked one cigarette after another. Some of them borrowed clippers and shaved each other's hair.

At noon, the Quartermaster Department gave everyone a small metal cricket signal, which made a slight clicking sound after a few clicks, which was somewhat similar to the cricket cry, and could be used to identify friend or foe.

However, Zhu Jingxing is not optimistic about this thing, he said that in the big spring, how can there be so many crickets? Let's use the password as a friend or foe identification.

At lunchtime, Deputy Commander and Brigade Commander Huang Zheng came to visit everyone. Today's noon food is surprisingly good, there are several kinds of staple food alone, rice, steamed buns, millet porridge, not to mention the dishes, the local chefs from the Northeast from friendly troops have made a lot of special dishes, pork stewed cabbage, vermicelli chicken and other dishes are also full of fragrance, in addition, there are milk, eggs, strawberries, pineapples and other regular fruits.

Everyone knew in their hearts that the next battle was a tough battle, and everyone was complaining. But although they complained, almost all the officers and soldiers ate one bowl and then another bowl, and the sour pineapple was also eaten a lot.

Huang Zheng looked at the hot food of the group, and didn't bother much, he said to Zhu Jingxing and other officers: "Tonight's task is very simple, occupy the target area, and hold on until dawn the ground forces converge." By the way, except for a few valuable ones, no other captives are required. ”

Zhu Jingxing gasped, this was the first time he had heard such an order in so many years of fighting, which meant that he could kill prisoners.

Although he was a little resistant to this somewhat inhumane way, from the bottom of his heart, Zhu Jingxing was willing to receive such an order.

But after so many battles with the Japanese, it was really difficult to capture prisoners. He smiled bitterly: "Not to mention the rest, the Japanese prisoners are really not too easy to catch." ”

"Since it's not easy to grasp it, we won't catch it, and our operation this time is mainly to ensure the counteroffensive of the ground forces. Our goal is to hold back the Japanese troops here, and to preserve ourselves as much as possible. After Huang Zheng finished speaking, he frowned and said: "Fighting in our own place is no more worrying than fighting abroad." Let the brethren be careful not to hurt the common people. ”

"Yes, I'll go back and give the order." Zhu Jingxing said.

After the order was given, Huang Zheng leaned over and whispered, "I have a personal matter I want to ask you for." ”

Zhu Jingxing was stunned, what would Huang Zheng have to help himself? But then he said, "Well, please. ”

Huang Zheng waved his hand, motioned for everyone around to leave, and said, "You all go back and prepare, we have something to talk about." ”

After everyone left, Huang Zhengcai slowly took out a folded letter from his pocket, needless to say, this must be a wild goose.

"I wrote it to my lover, you are from the Department of Literature of the Southwest Associated Kingdom, your writing is good, help me take a look and polish it. Where you want to change, just change it for me. Huang Zhengle said, the expression on his face was a little embarrassed, but also a little happy.

When the words came to this place, Zhu Jingxing naturally couldn't shirk it, so he had to say a few words modestly: "Okay, but I haven't written such a letter, so I can only catch the ducks on the shelves." ”

"Haha, don't get in the way, my brother said that your level of Mandarin is very high, and even Mr. Wen Yiduo and Mr. Zhu Ziqing praised it, it must be no problem to have your guidance." Huang Zheng patted Zhu Jingxing's shoulder and smiled.

Zhu Jingxing shook his head helplessly, opened the letter, and saw Huang Zhengcang writing vigorously: "Ye Qing, I haven't seen ...... for a long time."

Seeing the letter left by Huang Zheng, Zhu Jingxing couldn't help but think of himself, is he also going to leave a letter to anyone other than his parents?

I circled around in my head, but I didn't think about who I left after all.

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After lunch, each platoon began to distribute some trivial things, and conveyed the password of the night. The officers and men entered a state of excitement and tension before the battle. Orders at all levels are still being conveyed at the next level, and all kinds of precautions, assembly markers, weapons inspections, etc., everyone is waiting for the last moment.

Time passed minute by minute, and every minute seemed so long while waiting for boarding, but sometimes it felt like time was really fast.

The officers and men of Ji Xingwen's 326th Airborne Division and 207th Brigade were assembled at Jinzhou and the frontline airfields respectively, and they would attack one after another.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Jinzhou Airport was full of Chinese-made Y-2 transport planes and C-47 transport planes aided by the United States, the cabin door opened, and the officers and men of the 326th Division, carrying paratrooper bags, began to enter the cabin one after another.

At the same time, at the front-line airfield, dozens of transport helicopters and helicopter gunships are also making final preparations, and heavily armed officers and soldiers have also entered them.

In the headquarters, Lin Zuo raised his binoculars and watched this spectacular scene. At this time, a lieutenant colonel came over and handed over the telephone receiver, "Commander, Jinzhou Airport phone." ”

Lin Zuoda took the phone and said, "Hey, I'm Lin Zuoda, um!" Approved for takeoff. ”

The transport planes and helicopters at Jinzhou Airport and the front-line airport rose from the ground almost at the same time, and a huge roar resounded, Zhu Jingxing sat in the helicopter cabin, looking at the helicopter groups rising from the ground around him, and couldn't help but say to himself: "Little Japan, we are here!" ”

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The group of big-bellied transport planes and helicopters began to rush towards Shenyang City, which was not far away. The roaring sound of engines pierced the silence of the night sky, and it was no longer possible to attack in concealment, as the Japanese anti-aircraft fire from the front line had already opened fire.

The position has not yet arrived, the height of the aircraft group is difficult to reach by anti-aircraft artillery fire, and looking at the strings of tracer bullets below, it is a bit like fireworks to welcome them.

The distance is not too far, so the flight time is not too long. The 326th Airborne Division led by Ji Xingwen also arrived as scheduled, and the big-bellied transport planes began to reduce their altitude, they attracted a lot of anti-aircraft fire, and many planes were disintegrated in the air.

But more warriors braved the fire, and small flowers bloomed in the dark sky.

Compared to the battle of reaching the ground, parachuting was the first hurdle they experienced. Due to the dense clouds, the area of the parachute jump has changed, and a slight difference in the sky affects the position of the paratroopers on the ground.

Many of the troops were already in chaos after they landed, but according to the principle of rank and rank, they quickly organized and began to operate in various places.

At this time, the anti-aircraft artillery fire and searchlights on the ground are more intensive, countless pillars of light and tracer bullets are intertwined back and forth in the air, the light control has been implemented on the ground, the Japanese soldiers and the puppet army city defense began to babble, the three-wheeled motorcycles and cars on the ground are constantly shuttling back and forth, and the piercing sound of the air defense sirens breaks the tranquility of the city.

It didn't take long for the roaring sound of helicopter propellers to mark the first time that the Kwantung Army was going to learn the taste of this new weapon, helicopters.

Zhu Jingxing arrived at the battlefield with the first batch of officers and soldiers of the 207 Air Strike Brigade. According to the advance speed, they arrived at the sky over Shenyang more than 20 minutes ahead of schedule, and after asking for instructions, Zhu Jingxing decisively ordered an attack.

The helicopter gunship was responsible for clearing the ground fire targets, which was not a difficult task for them, and the Gatling multi-barrel machine guns on board fired at the Japanese fire points, and the bullets were blown over like a scoop, and a carefully constructed bunker of the Kwantung Army squad was as vulnerable as tofu in the face of powerful firepower. Helicopter gunships shuttled back and forth in the city, and the citizens of Shenyang who woke up watched the group of iron eagles fighting at their doorsteps, and every time they saw a Japanese car or a pillbox being blown up, they always couldn't suppress their inner excitement and cheered one after another.

However, the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery fire was not vegetarian, Shenyang is a heavy industrial city, and the anti-aircraft firepower deployed by the Japanese army here should not be underestimated.

Large-caliber anti-aircraft guns abounded, dense anti-aircraft fire allowed some planes to be hit, the hit helicopter was out of control with smoke on the butt, and the pilots struggled to overtake the planes and try not to let the planes fall in residential areas.

His maneuvering still had some effect, and the helicopter, which had lost control, rolled and crashed in the air like a mad bison, and finally, fell to the ground in front of it.

The strike of the gunship is only auxiliary, and the next thing they have to guide the transport helicopter behind them to land. After opening up an open field, a large number of helicopters began to land, and soldiers poured out of the helicopters and began to open up the battlefield.

The entire Shenyang city and the periphery have been in chaos, everywhere is the sound of gunfire, the Japanese command learned that Shenyang was attacked, immediately prepared to let the reinforcements to come back, but their order has not been issued, and then the news of attacks on other fronts continues to come.

Umezu Mijiro knew that the enemy was determined to retake Shenyang.

"Order the 8th Infantry Wing to quickly support Shenyang! Also, if the order goes down, everyone must stick to their posts, and if anyone retreats without authorization, there will be no forgiveness! ”