Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

Yuncheng, southwest Shanxi, the frontier airport of the Second Air Division.

In the current tactical manual of the Eighth Route Army, the Air Force has played an indispensable and important role from beginning to end.

Whenever the frontline combat troops encounter a tough enemy, the commanders at the regiment level will always think of the Air Force at the first time and ask the other party for a certain intensity of fire support.

After the bombing, it is to break the situation with various complex tactics.

To be honest, although the above-mentioned tactics seem to be rogue, it is more or less a bit of using logistics and advanced equipment to bully poor ghosts.

But just like the earth-shattering stars, angels of peace, neutrons, nano plagues, judgments of gods and floods of the sky, this tactic of using bombs to wash the ground and kill the devils, we call it efficient.

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After receiving the telegram for help from the First Armored Regiment, Fang Ziyi sent his own correspondent at the first time and asked him to quickly summon commanders and staff at all levels to the Operations Department to discuss important matters.

After everyone was in place, he strode to the bottom of the enemy and our situation map, and then pointed his finger at the area of ​​Kejing County and explained:

"The front line called and said that Captain Gao had encountered some trouble. In the forest I showed, the Japanese gathered no less than a battalion of troops, blocking the advance of the armored forces."

"In the forest, the breakthrough and mobility of tanks and armored vehicles will be infinitely reduced, and the combat effectiveness will be reduced to one tenth. We have to think of a way to help friendly forces open up an offensive channel and not waste precious armored forces."

"Tell us what you think, old rules, speak freely."

The current close support system of the Eighth Route Army ranks first among all major participating countries in the world, and is even the object of learning and emulation by some countries and large forces.

This is due to the selfless teachings of the combat heroes. If it were not for the road they paved with blood and sweat over the long years, the comrades would never have achieved the brilliant record they have now.

With such an advanced tactical system, it is naturally no problem to formulate a combat plan.

After a brief brainstorm, a captain from Henan Province came up with a simple, crude and reasonable support plan.

"Team Fang, since the complex terrain of the forest limits the performance of the first armored regiment, why don't we just raze the mission area to the ground and destroy the devils and the forest together?"

"In my opinion, the above plan is the most efficient way to fight."

As soon as this was said, everyone present fell into deep thought.

Everyone glanced at the military map from time to time, obviously thinking about the feasibility of the battle plan.

As the saying goes, setting fire to the mountain will lead to life in prison.

From the map, the forest in the northwest of Kejing County is close to the Wangwu and Taihang mountain ranges.

If the fire is not controlled well, it may really cause an unprecedented forest fire.

This price is not affordable for the Eighth Route Army and the people of the three provinces at this stage.

After all, even decades later, the Taihang Mountain fire burned for three days and three nights.

If there were not thousands of experienced professionals working together to rescue the disaster, who knows what level of tragedy would have been caused.

As if he had seen everyone's concerns, the captain first moved to the enemy situation map, and then accurately drew several areas on the forest on the military map.

"I know what the comrades are worried about, but I dare to put forward a bold tactical hypothesis, and there must be sufficient reasons. As a local of Jiyuan, I know the specific situation of the forest over there very well."

"It is indeed not far from Taihang and Wangwu Mountains, but as long as the troops strictly control the overall amount and use area of ​​napalm, the branches of Qin River and Mang River will definitely be able to block the fire for us."

"If the team is really worried, then send a reconnaissance plane to conduct a field investigation first."

After listening to the additional explanation of his subordinates, Fang Ziyi nodded subconsciously.

As long as the fire can be controlled artificially, he doesn't mind erasing a forest from the map with his own hands.

During the war, everything must give way to military operations.

Compared with the current plan of the headquarters, environmental protection is not a problem at all.

Besides, with a battalion of devils and thousands of puppet troops as fertilizer, what kind of trees can't be planted after the war?

After finalizing the final support plan, the combat staff immediately began to compile written records, which they would later send to the border area and the Eighth Route Army headquarters in the form of telegrams.

Fang Ziyi himself was not idle either.

Considering the problem that the firepower and projection volume of the Second Air Division may not be enough to cover the entire forest.

He directly sent a telegram to the Jincheng Airport where the Third Air Division was located, and applied for a batch of strategic bombers from friendly forces.

Alas, there is no way, the comrades' fear of insufficient firepower is getting worse and worse.

"Humph, 88 Typhoons and 24 Lancasters are moving together. With such a big battle, I want to see if you devils are really tough!"

"Pass my order! All squadrons are ready to attack!"

"As long as the headquarters approves the combat plan, we will set off directly!"

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Forty-five minutes later, the marching formation of the First Armored Regiment.

Looking at the silent forest several kilometers away, Captain Liu of the reconnaissance company immediately thought of the beast patiently waiting for its prey to take the bait.

After a moment, he silently put down the telescope in his hand and asked his own regiment commander:

"Captain, has the Second Air Division replied? It's been more than an hour, why haven't we seen the close ground support aircraft of the friendly forces?"

"Could it be that the Second Armored Regiment also encountered some emergency and called for support?"

Hearing this, Captain Gao couldn't help but roll his eyes at his capable general. He could understand the other party's eagerness to break through the forest, but the actions of the other air force also needed preparation time.

With the idea that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, he patiently persuaded:

"I know you are in a hurry, but let's not rush. According to Captain Fang's previous attendance efficiency, it is estimated that several tactical battalions of the Second Air Division are almost in Henan Province."

"Our Eighth Route Army Air Force is not those straw bags of Guo Su. The most suitable word for us is to rush at lightning speed."

Even with the military advisory groups of De San and Lao Maozi taking turns to train, the senior commanders under the bald head are still as chaotic and clumsy as ever.

Especially the Air Force, the officers and young masters really don't know how to play.

Let’s not talk about someone saving money to buy F22 in the future. In 1939 alone, Guofu’s air force made a lot of big news.

That year, they dispatched more than ten bombers to attack the Japanese fleet anchored in the North Sea. As a result, due to technical reasons, the pilots took the fighter planes more than 100 kilometers away from the target.

This kind of thing is not unique.

In the Battle of Kunlun Pass, the ground forces even set up the communication board, but the heavy bomber formation still lost its way.

Hearing his own regiment commander mention Guofu’s air force, Captain Liu of the reconnaissance company immediately showed a contemptuous expression, obviously full of disdain for the "friendly forces".

"If the supporting troops are replaced by them from the Second Air Division, I will lead the troops to launch a strong attack from the highway without saying anything, bypassing the woods in front of us."

"I heard that it takes at least thirteen days and nights for the enemy's air force to transfer from the inland to the front line. The phrase "speed is of the essence" has nothing to do with them."

"Wait for support? I'm afraid the daylily will be cold."

As an Eighth Route Army soldier, everyone present had no good impression of the bald man himself and the top leaders of the preserved fruit.

Especially some time ago, they actually sold the Hurricane fighter jets that they used to exchange for the arrested comrades directly at a low price to the British who have always wanted to crack the technology.

That is an improved version of the Hurricane, which is definitely more than enough to deal with the Japanese Type 97 fighter jets.

Even if it is against the early model of the Type 1 fighter, it is not completely without the ability to fight.

Such an aerial weapon is not trained diligently to defend the country, but handed over as a token of surrender without thinking. What can you expect from such a force?

Just as everyone was complaining, the platoon leader of the communications platoon came trotting from the back of the queue. His face was excited, and it was obvious that he had received some good news.

As expected, the first sentence he said made Captain Gao very happy.

"Captain, I just received a message from the front-line command. The crews of the Second Air Division and some of the Third Air Division are in place and are expected to arrive at the battlefield in five minutes."

"We need to drop ground signs and retreat to a safe area."

In this world war, if the air force that came to support the ground units did not get lost or fly to the wrong place. Then the biggest difficulty in air-ground coordination is how to solve the problems of enemy identification, task assignment and damage effect.

However, the above situation is no longer a problem for the Eighth Route Army.

Under the perfect close-ground support system, the single bombing effect of the Second Air Division may not be the strongest in the world. But the probability and number of accidental injuries to friendly forces are definitely the lowest in the world, and even infinitely close to zero.

After receiving the order from the superior, the entire armored regiment moved quickly.

The motorized artillery company responsible for providing fire support immediately fired several red smoke bombs in accordance with the requirements of the tactical manual to provide offensive guidance for the air force that was about to arrive at the battlefield.

Afterwards, the entire regiment urgently retreated to the rear to avoid being accidentally injured by friendly bombing as much as possible.

"Hehe, hundreds of planes are dispatched together, the Japanese are finished this time. The last time I saw such a big scene was the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain a year ago. I'm really looking forward to it!"

"Pass my order! All companies are ready for battle to prevent the Japanese vanguard from running out in advance."

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Time goes back to five minutes ago, the Japanese front observation post.

Looking at the Eighth Route Army armored forces that remained outside the range of their own artillery and had no intention of advancing, Ando Shinji frowned involuntarily.

At this time, his brain was working rapidly, trying to analyze what went wrong.

"Baga, why didn't the enemy continue to march? Did they find our tracks? That shouldn't be the case. With the warriors' individual quality and concealment methods, the enemy should be no different!"

"Could it be that my plan has been exposed?"

The old devil's doubts did not last long, because the roar of the piston engine revealed the final answer.

"Look! What is that!?"

Accompanied by a scream of extreme panic, all the devils and puppet troops subconsciously raised their heads and looked to the northwest sky.

Through the cover of the trees, hundreds of close support aircraft and strategic bombers taking off from the two airports of Yuncheng and Jincheng were seen approaching rapidly in an orderly formation, forming a steel torrent that could almost cover the entire sky.

At the same time, several red smoke bombs also fell in front of the forest.

In this situation, the puppet soldiers ran away without saying a word.

Even if it was a small ditch that could barely accommodate a person, some people would rush in.

No matter how the devils yelled and scolded, as long as the other side did not shoot, they would bury their heads in the soil like frightened ostriches.

The performance of the Manchu and Mongolian Youth League was not much better. These relatively experienced fighters certainly knew what would happen next.

The devils were pale, and they all saw despair in each other's eyes.

"Haha, that's it."

"In this kind of terrain, using a large number of aircraft groups, the Eighth Route Army clearly wanted to carry out an indiscriminate destructive fire coverage of the entire forest."

"Baga, I don't accept it! Damn coward!"

Ando Shinji's incompetent rage did not last long, because the fighters of the Second and Third Air Divisions had entered combat positions.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

With a series of explosions, hundreds of bright fireballs jumped up in the forest northwest of Kejing Town at the same time. The impact of the cluster explosion of high-explosive bombs and napalm bombs on the ground was felt even by people in Jiyuan County.

At this moment, the collapse of the sky and the collapse of the earth were no longer an adjective.

The whole forest was boiling, and hundreds of clouds of thick smoke rolled up tens of meters high. They collided and bit each other, leaving no way for the devils to survive.

Tens of thousands of shrapnel that were almost burning were flying wantonly in the target area drawn by the armored group.

They collided with each other to produce bright sparks, and then burst into clusters of light like the sickle of the god of death, efficiently and beautifully harvesting all living creatures.

Hundreds of fighter planes flew through the air, and tons of bombs flew out of the cabin and the racks.

The comrades in the air force did not seem to aim seriously at all, nor did they think about what they could bomb.

There was no other reason, because the order they received was very simple. That was to completely wipe out the forest from the map of northern Henan, and they would not stop! (End of this chapter)