Chapter 1129: Fire!
In the dripping sound of the telegram, according to the information brought back by the reconnaissance company, Feng Yi fell into deep thought, it was obvious that there were many Japanese troops at the ferry, and what the reconnaissance company saw may be the tip of the iceberg.
"The ferry can't be attacked directly, I'm afraid it's a trap for devils."
Feng Yi stared at the map and shook his head slightly, on the map, the infantry position of the devils had been found on the north bank of the ferry, so where would their artillery position be? Whether the devil has set a bigger trap here, he really doesn't know at all.
"Colonel, General Stilwell promised that tomorrow there will be a mixed air squadron to support you."
Linolden returned and handed the telegram to Feng Ye.
Stilwell's order was simple: the commandos had to take the ferry in order to occupy the junction of the Da Lo to the Da Long and Danai rivers, and push the battle line forward, so as to cover the construction of the airfield and the Sino-Indian highway by the sappers of the new Pingyang.
"No, one squadron is not enough; I need at least one squadron of bombers, preferably with high-explosive incendiary bombs, to bomb here, here and here, all the woods next to the ferry, and in the event of an attack, I don't want them to exist. ”
"Moreover, I suspect that the artillery position of the devils is on the south bank, and tomorrow morning, I need planes to monitor in the sky, so as not to let the Japanese artillery disturb my attack."
Feng Yi pointed to the map and asked him to attack, no problem, there is no artillery support, then it depends on how much air support Stilwell can give.
"As you wish, at dawn, the Air Force will bomb the targets you want to bomb."
Only five minutes later, Linotton returned with a telegram, Britain and the United States had prepared a large number of fighters and bombers for the counteroffensive, and Feng Yi's request was not difficult to meet, they only needed to draw a little from other directions.
"Tell the brethren to pack up their equipment at dawn and we will go and avenge the brethren."
Feng Yi stood up, the sore muscles of his whole body were relieved as he writhed, and the bones of his whole body made a cheerful crisp sound.
A Chinese soldier ran away, and the devils who were on the battlefield at night had no way to relax, and they were very worried about the night attack by the Chinese army.
But the night attack did not come, and when it was dawn, the Japanese officer was unwilling to retreat, only his position was discovered, the left and right wings, and the artillery positions on the other side of the river were hidden, even if the Chinese attacked here, the infantry on the left and right flanks and the artillery positions behind would also deal a heavy blow to the Chinese army, and they could also complete their tasks.
With an hour before dawn, Feng held a simple pre-war meeting to assign tasks to each battalion and company.
"The three forests on the north shore will become the focus of the aircraft's attention, Min Fei and Zhang Chuan, your two battalions are responsible for attacking these three forests, and you decide for yourself in terms of troops; Remember, this bombardment will definitely bring a fire, and until the fire is extinguished, you must not attack, and you must keep an eye on it from a safe place, and any living thing that escapes from the forest must be destroyed. ”
"The guard company and the reconnaissance company followed me, Wang Ning took a company to stay behind, responsible for covering logistics and doctors, and it was also a reserve, and the rest of the people followed me, and we went straight here."
Feng Yi squinted his eyes and pointed to the location of the ferry.
"Commander, didn't you say that the ferry is a trap for devils?"
Wang Ning frowned and asked.
"Hmph, that's a normal offense; As long as the fire burns, this will become the key, this is the only way for the devils to retreat, and at that time, this trap is also the burial place of the devils. ”
Feng Yi imagined that kind of scene, the devils who were driven by the smoke and fire rushed to the river, and they would even think about withdrawing from the river, but at that time, this place was already under their own control.
"Come with me!"
Feng Ye shouted, with four companies and the squad directly under the detachment headquarters, he went straight to the southeast, he needed to enter the position where he could attack before dawn by the river.
"Buzz ......"
It was dawn, the infantry attack that the devil was waiting for did not come, the sound of the motor of the plane was heard in the sky, and a large area of the plane appeared in the eyes of the devil.
"All in bunker."
The devil officer shouted, the bombardment of aerial bombs is different from the bombardment of artillery, it is difficult for the soldiers on the surface to survive, they can only hope that the underground fortifications can resist, as for the retreat, it is too late to retreat now.
"Tweet ......"
Patches of aerial bombs detached from the hook as the bomber lowered and headed straight for their target.
"Boom, boom......"
The explosion effect brought by the bomb was very good, and in a cloud of smoke and dust, a large area of trees was swept away, and as for the shrubs, they could not even withstand the first wave of shock waves.
"Boom, boom......"
"Let the brethren prepare that after the bombardment is over, a wave of attacks must take the ferry."
The bombing began, and Feng Ye leaked out of the bushes by the river and pointed in the direction of the ferry, where anti-aircraft machine guns were firing at the planes.
"Knock Knock Knock ......"
The exposed anti-aircraft machine guns were immediately targeted by the fighters, and the two fighters shook their wings and dived straight into the crossing.
"Tweet ......"
The fighter cannons, which maintained a high speed in the air, fired wildly, pouring fire on the ferry position.
"Tweet ......"
There was no screaming, the enemy who was hit by the machine gun even let out a scream, and the flesh was directly smashed into pieces by the high-powered shells, and soon, the anti-aircraft machine guns stopped roaring.
"Knock Knock Knock ......"
The two fighters circled in the air and came back again, continuing to pour fire on the ferry, the power of the onboard machine guns that sandbags could not resist.
"Ahh
The crossing position was in shambles, and the screams of the Burmese defense forces, which were originally decoys, and more than a dozen devils rang out in pieces.
"Hehe, the Air Force is interesting! Solved the force of the ferry for us. ”
Feng Yi held up the binoculars, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Commander, it's burning!"
Liang Hao muttered in Feng Ye's ear, pointing to the forest where the bombers kept bombing.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"
The entire forest could not survive under the care of high-explosive incendiary bombs, and the fires began to burn, producing a large amount of smoke and dust, which burrowed into various underground fortifications and hit the lungs of the Japanese soldiers on the position.
"Withdraw, withdraw, withdraw......"
The impact of forest fires is not only smoke and dust, but also the burning will extract a large amount of oxygen from the vicinity. It is clear that the Japanese are not fools, they know that they will not be able to hold on, they can only fight for luck, rush out of the forest in the explosion, rush to the river, then they have any hope of survival.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"
With the help of the wind, the smoke spread towards the side of Min Fei and Zhang Chuan's attacking troops, who were also coughing.
"Retreat two hundred meters back."
Min Fei shouted, and the attacking troops retreated from the edge of the forest.
"Boom, boom......"
The bombers were finally running out, and as the last few bombs landed in the burning woods, the bombers in the air shook their wings and began to return.
"Why not bomb the South Shore?"
Looking at the plane in the air and moving away, Feng Yi frowned.
"The bombers bombing the south bank will arrive soon, a full squadron, half bombing your designated location, half on standby in the air, waiting for the Japanese artillery positions to be exposed."
Leanoton shouted in Feng's ear, explaining the Air Force's movements.