Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

This monstrous fire not only caused heavy losses to the reserve force of the cavalry group, but also destroyed Nishihara Issei's last hope.

 The entire position was burned black by several napalm bombs. The few surviving old, weak, sick and disabled people were frightened to death by the apocalyptic scene.

They were like walking corpses that had lost their souls, sitting motionless on the ruins. Even if a Typhoon fighter jet suddenly passed by at low altitude, the little devils had no intention of avoiding the air defense attack.

“Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, everything is over. It seems that it will be difficult for us to hold on until the reinforcements arrive.”

"Let's say goodbye here. There are still some warriors on each position. I am going to go to the front line to command them to block the Eighth Route Army's attack and buy you time to send a telegram."

 Speaking of this, Mano Goro saluted his general with a military salute, and then walked towards the forward position without looking back.

Hundreds of fighter planes may not be a big deal on the European battlefield.

  After all, there are often large-scale battles involving hundreds of thousands of people there, and the battles between the two sides in the sky often start with a small four-digit number.

But for the impoverished Kuomintang and the North China Front Army at this stage, the number of formations of the Second Air Division is completely unimaginable, and it is no different from the heavenly troops.

 Faced with such horrific bombings, many Japanese soldiers have been defeated in spirit, energy and spirit.

Without the supervision of senior officers and the blessing of Bing, it is unknown how much combat effectiveness can be maintained. This is why Mano Goro insists on going to the front line.

 “Hey, what a failure!”

After sighing, Nishihara Issaku held the helmet on his head, and then tightly held the samurai sword given by Tian Locust. If conditions permit, he can't wait to correct the mistakes of Kinoshita Toshi and Sugawara Michio immediately.

If these two losers hadn't made repeated mistakes, causing their younger brother's country to lose important air supremacy, and causing North China's Army Aviation to suffer heavy losses in battles, how could he be where he is today.

 Where is the promised support? Talking is like farting.

 Fighting at night really tests the skills of pilots. But Kuroe Yasuhiko and his team members are all aces and quasi-aces, and they definitely have the ability and experience to attack.

 How come the Eighth Route Army Air Force can bomb at night, but you don’t even have the courage to fight?

 After a while, Issaku Nishihara stood up and walked to the rear of the position. He looked at the busy staff and said, "Send a report to the headquarters of the garrison army and the front army."

 The battle just now caused the high-power radio of the cavalry group to malfunction. Fortunately, after emergency repairs, a new antenna has been installed and the radio station is back to normal.

Hearing this, a trace of sadness and relief flashed across the face of the communications staff officer, and he immediately put on his headphones and got ready to compile.

Although the general did not say it clearly, anyone can guess that it must be a farewell telegram. In the current situation, without the same number of Class A divisions coming to support, our side has no hope of survival.

 “General, you.”

 Boom, boom, boom!

Suddenly, bursts of explosions resounded through the sky from the artillery position hidden diagonally behind.

Even without seeing it with his own eyes, Issaku Nishihara guessed what happened.

As expected, under the fiery red light, the Japs soon saw a dive bomber numbered 192 rising from the ground.

The opponent is like a tireless perpetual motion machine. After completing an attack, it immediately climbs up and dives towards the last 105 howitzer without any hesitation.

 “The Imperial Destruction Dragon? What a formidable enemy.”

“The Eighth Route Army really thinks highly of me and actually let this busy man lead the team to carry out the mission.”

 A self-proclaimed nickname is nothing special, but one that is typed by one's own hands and convinced by the enemy is another matter.

 From the early preparation stage of the Battle of Datong to the present, Fang Ziyi has a record of 67 combat sorties, at least once a day on average.

 No vacation, no rest.

Such a high-intensity attack and efficient performance against the enemy made the Mongolian troops fighting south remember this man who looked like the God of Death.

 Different from the First Army, the Cavalry Group and the 26th Division did not use the nickname North China Eagle. The grassroots soldiers called Fang Ziyi the Imperial Destruction Dragon.

The North China Army Air Force even issued a public reward of one tael of gold for every bone and one tael of silver for every tael of meat in all occupied areas.

Michio Sugawara himself has stated in internal meetings many times that as long as he can shoot down the ace pilot of the Eighth Route Army in an air battle, he will personally help him apply for a fourth-level Golden Medal.

Just as Nishihara Yice was sighing, Fang Ziyi had successfully destroyed two heavy artillery positions.

The first one hit the bullseye and hit the target. It also exploded the shells that the Japanese soldiers failed to move away in time. The second shot was a near miss. Although it failed to hit directly, the powerful aerial bomb still destroyed the Type 91 105mm howitzer.

Of course, the next hunting competition is the highlight.

After confirming that the enemy's army aviation would not support the cavalry group, Wang and Fang master and apprentice had already set their sights on the 17th Chariot Regiment, which was exposed to the fire.

Being taken care of by two ace pilots in turn, flying the most advanced fighter aircraft, their ending can be imagined.

"Okay, let's send a telegram. Don't let Mano-kun down, he won't buy much time."

“General Gangcun and Lieutenant General Ganmei, our strategies, tactics and tactics have been cracked one by one by the Eighth Route Army Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. I’m sorry that we can’t do better.”

“Issaku Nishihara and Goro Mano, on behalf of the cavalry group and all the officers and men of the independent mixed second brigade, are determined to kill ten of our troops with one, and build a breakwater for the North China battlefield with our remaining bodies.”

 “Long live your Majesty the Locust, and long live my brother Japan!”

After speaking, the old devil pulled out his gun and ended his life as a militarist with one bullet.

 His adjutant immediately poured gasoline on the body that had not cooled down and burned it to prevent something like Yoshio Iwamatsu from happening again. As for the old devil's general knife, it will be handed over to a special person for processing later.

　　It’s ridiculous to say that I chose Yu Sui but didn’t even dare to charge on the battlefield.

If you can't beat someone, commit suicide. This is probably the "admirable" bushido spirit.

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 Dai County, Fourth Column Observation Office.

Seeing the rear of the cavalry group's position turn into a sea of ​​flames, Commander Yang and Chief of Staff Xiong involuntarily widened their eyes.

“Oh my god, is this the napalm bomb that big brother mentioned? The power is really not an exaggeration! Sure enough, the pursuit of damage effect depends on the air force.”

Hearing this, Chief of Staff Xiong nodded subconsciously. Even if the Second Air Division is only equipped with conventional aerial bombs, it will cause greater damage to the enemy than the artillery unit.

  After all, the charge coefficient of aircraft bombs is much higher than that of barrel gun shells. Generally, the charge of naval guns is only 2%-10%, while high-explosive aerial bombs can reach about 40%.

The outer shell of this thing does not need to withstand the high temperature and pressure in the gun bore, and its volume is not limited by the caliber of the gun barrel. You can stuff as much explosives inside as possible.

“Sure enough, calling for air support is a wise choice.”

"With the help of the close support aircraft of the brother troops, there is no need to engage in any fancy armored hedging, and there is no need to spend a lot of time catching rats. It is only a matter of time before we kill the 17th Tank Regiment of the Cavalry Group. ”

 In previous battles, the Japanese army did not intensively use dozens of light and medium tanks, allowing them to cooperate with infantry to launch local counterattacks.

The Japanese are not stupid. A rash attack will only be in vain, making precious armored units a living target for French anti-tank guns.

 According to the situation on the battlefield at that time, Shinji Montenegro deployed his regiments on various positions to form mobile firepower composed of tanks, armored vehicles, and three-buoys.

Once a certain position is about to be broken through by the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, the old Japanese will mobilize nearby tank squadrons to put out the fire, and cooperate with the infantry to rush forward to consolidate the position.

 After the battle, all armored units will evacuate quickly to prevent countermeasures and retaliation from long-range artillery fire.

Such a loach-like tactic once made the vanguard of the Eighth Route Army very uncomfortable. But things are getting better now. With the entry of the Air Force, all problems have been solved.

This fire is so comfortable!

 Sooner or later, this fire will burn to Tokyo!

The Eighth Route Army would not feel it was inhumane to use such cruel and destructive weapons. After all, the Japanese are not even human beings, so how can they talk about humanity?

If he weren't fighting in his own country, Huang He would have to make some poisonous gas to satisfy his cravings.

After sighing, Commander Yang waved to the correspondent on the side and immediately announced the next phase of the order.

“Inform the troops at all levels and ask the comrades to wait until the fire is out before launching an attack. This time we will make a concerted effort to capture the cavalry group and the independent mixed second brigade stationed in Mongolia before dawn!”

Napalm bombs are different from conventional incendiary bombs. The high-temperature flames they form after exploding will sputter around and can stick to other objects and burn for a long time.

Even if the Xinding Basin lacks vegetation, it cannot directly enter the battlefield after the Second Air Division ends the battle, otherwise it is likely to cause accidental damage.

"yes!"

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  At nine o'clock in the morning on December 4, 1941, the First Marine Regiment was stationed.

When the main force of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region gained a huge advantage throughout the Second Battle of Xinkou, Li Yunlong's troops far away in the western suburbs of Taiyuan received combat instructions from Tigers in the Forest.

 “Captain! A call from headquarters! There’s a mission!”

“Mr. Lin asked us to set off in three hours and go straight to the south of Huairen to intercept the defeated army of the 26th Division, so that the old devil Yano Otonzaburo never returns.”

 The words of one of his battalion commanders made Commander Li immediately interested. He jumped up from the chair and strode straight to the enemy-friendly situation map hanging on the wall.

With the above series of actions, we really can’t blame Lao Li for not being steady enough.

Mainly because the brother troops are fighting fiercely on the front battlefield, but the airborne troops, the ace of the Eighth Route Army, can only stand by in the rear, which is really frustrating.

What's more, a long-distance attack like this, a combat mission to capture an enemy general's head thousands of miles away, was tailor-made for the Marine Corps. How could he not be tempted?

“Da Biao, bring me the mission details.”

"Huzi! Hurry up and call our political commissar, deputy commander Xing and the second and third battalion commanders for a meeting."

"The distance between Huairen and Datong is only fifty kilometers. The Japanese will definitely arrange reinforcements to meet the 26th Division. Let me see how Mr. Lin arranges it and what other troops besides us are participating in the battle."

Hearing this, Huzi immediately ran towards the training ground to call for help, while Zhang Dabiao handed over the telegram in a tacit understanding.

In the Tigers in the Forest plan, the 1st Marine Regiment was the absolute main force in this operation and was responsible for intercepting the 26th Division retreating from the Heiyu area to Zhangjiakou.

The Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region will send three main regiments to block the attack near Datong to buy enough time for the airborne troops.

 The reason why Li Yunlong's troops were sent to attack was because the paratroopers had the most powerful mobility in the entire army and could end the battle before the enemy's reinforcements were in place.

If only three main regiments are sent out, if the comrades cannot make a quick victory, they are likely to be attacked by the remnants of the 26th Division and the Japs from the Datong direction. This is a taboo in the use of troops.

Just as Captain Li was thinking about the specific arrangements, a burst of chaotic footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door.

 A moment later, an unexpected figure walked into the war conference room. That's right, the person who suddenly visited the Marine Corps was Huang He.

 “Hey, Lao Li! I’m here to see you!”

The arrival of the fellow villagers made Li Yunlong immediately realize one thing, that is, this operation was by no means as simple as imagined.

After all, based on his understanding of the Yellow River, if the other party comes to chat, he will definitely call in advance to inform him. There must be some mission for him to come directly.

as expected.

　　When Huang He entered the door, the other two people also walked in immediately.

 The first one was Lao Cui, who had a relationship with Li Yunlong. At this time, Lao Maozi's face was full of eagerness, and he looked like he was about to go to the battlefield.

 The second one is even more heavyweight. This warrior is more than 1.9 meters tall, and his resolute eyes are full of confidence and fighting spirit.

 “Old Huang! Old Lu? Comrade Cui?”

“How come the three of you got together? This is not a system, is it?”

Before Huang He could speak, Lao Cui impatiently said first:

“Captain Li, I will go to Huairen with you in the next few days to carry out the task of annihilating the Japanese 26th Division. As for this Comrade Lu, he is the personal guard assigned to me by your deputy general staff.”

“Don’t worry, I will never hold you back. After all, I am also a warrior!”

 “Huh?” (End of this chapter)