The Beacon of Laiyang Metal

Chapter 45 500kg aerial bomb

The ensuing revenge of the Japs was swift. After receiving the order to stop shelling from the forward position, the artillery squad leader Wang Erzhu immediately ordered his soldiers to dismantle the barrel, mount and bipod as quickly as possible and prepare to move to the backup artillery position. After the transfer, the next second later, the whistling sound of several artillery shells piercing the air was heard in the ears, and the Japanese bombardment arrived.

The first wave of artillery shells all missed and landed on the hillside more than ten meters away from the artillery position. The air waves generated by the explosion blew over like a gust of wind.

Wang Erzhu knew that these rounds were school projectiles. He looked up and saw that the balloons used by the little devils to sound the school building had already risen. He desperately urged his men to move faster. It only took less than a few seconds. , the second wave of artillery shells arrived, directly covering the artillery position as if they had eyes. One of the artillery groups just moved slowly for a moment, and three soldiers together with a 3mm mortar made a "boom" The reimbursement is in place.

After attacking the artillery position, the little devils on the opposite side began to repeat the old tactics of artillery bombardment. Guided by the artillery observers on the hot air balloon, they continued to hit the opposite fortifications one after another.

Even the roof of Yu Shaohu's company's anti-gun cave was reinforced with logs cut from the mountain and covered with a thick layer of soil. At the moment when the shells fell, the dust above their heads continued to gather. As it fell, the ground was shaking violently, and it felt like the sky was falling apart, leaving people with no sense of psychological security.

"Squat with your legs on the ground, don't press your back against the wall of the shell hole, and open your mouth wide."

Accompanied by the rumbling sound of artillery, Yu Shaohu shouted to the recruits over and over again the precautions for artillery defense in the artillery cave.

The shelling continued for another 20 minutes or so. When the last shell fell, the sound of observers shouting for the Japanese to come up could be heard on the position. Yu Shaohu quickly got out of the shell hole and poked his head out of the trench. He held up the binoculars and looked towards the front of the position. After seeing the situation clearly, he knew that the little devil was really coming this time.

At least one large group of Japanese troops was dispatched on the opposite side, with an average of 300 people per attack group. They were divided into three groups, showing a wave formation. A large black mass spread out to the center of the entire position. The first wave of 300 people had already begun to trot all the way to launch the attack. , preparing to break through the enemy's position in one fell swoop under these three waves of offensive.

To put it bluntly, this attack formation is a small-scale "pig attack" attack. It is divided into three stages with the help of artillery cover. After the Japanese in the front are dispersed, they will spontaneously retreat from the wings and join the rear of the team. Continue to follow the charge and create a steady stream of illusions for your opponent.

He quickly said to the correspondent on the side: "Inform the artillery to start running immediately and disrupt their attack formation."

"Boom! Boom!"

After another round of artillery blasts, the explosion of dense artillery shells in the enemy formation on the opposite side suddenly rang out, and clouds of black explosion smoke rose up one after another. Each explosion could take away several or even a dozen people. This time, the two M1 75mm guns in the company also went into attack. The first wave of the Japanese attack formation was shaken by successive explosions.

Unfortunately, the artillery bombardment only lasted three rounds. Under the guidance of the Japanese artillery observers, our own artillery position was once again targeted by the Japanese artillery from the opposite side. With several muffled "booms" coming from the rear artillery position, The artillerymen behind could no longer be seen firing artillery shells. After a while, the signal troops came over and reported:
  "The artillery position was hit by the Japanese and two guns were lost. The remaining artillery crews need to find new artillery positions. There is no way to continue the attack for the time being."

At this time, the little Japs also rearranged their attack formation and accelerated their attack. When they were 300 meters away from the forward position, at the command of the Japs commander, they all raised their bayonets and glowed under the afterglow of the setting sun. With a cold light, he rushed over without slowing down.

"Grandma, we can only rely on ourselves now, give me a fight"

After saying that, Yu Shaohu picked up a submachine gun and pulled the trigger first towards the Japanese who were only 200 meters away. He fired a powerful 45-caliber bullet. After flying over a distance of 200 meters, he was instantly hit by a man carrying a plaster flag. A big bullet hole burst out in the Japanese's face. Until a 30-dozen-ton magazine was empty, no fewer than five Japanese fell under his gun.

In fact, at this time, Yu Shaohu knew that there was an entire artillery brigade and a chariot brigade of the Security Brigade hidden in the rear, ready to give the Japanese a fatal blow at any time and annihilate this group of arrogant Japanese in one fell swoop.

However, the regiment leader said that the Ninth Company was needed to withstand the first wave of Japanese attacks to attract the Japanese firepower and create conditions for the subsequent "Stuka" attack. This was a tactic that had been confirmed before the war began. During the Japanese bombardment just now, the observers in the regiment were not idle. They marked the Japanese firepower deployment point by point on the map. When our own attack aircraft arrived, they would immediately guide the attack via radio.

At this time, gunshots from other people in the company also rang out one after another. The Browning 12.7mm large-caliber machine gun, MG-34 rapid-fire machine gun, as well as a large number of submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles fired one after another. The entire defensive position was like a fire hedgehog. The first The 300 Japanese who charged in waves fell down in pieces like harvested wheat in less than half a minute after stepping into a distance of meters, and were wiped out in the blink of an eye.

Immediately afterwards, the second wave of 300 Japanese soldiers quickly followed up and continued to charge. The Japanese artillerymen who smelled the smell also began to attack the heavy machine gun fire points exposed at the front of the battlefield. In the absence of superior firepower, the machine gunners had the highest casualty rate. One of the military units, there was a "bang". After a heavy machine gun fortification was overturned by the explosion, other soldiers immediately climbed on top of it. Then it was overturned by the explosion shock wave again until the machine gun was completely destroyed.

"Da da da" After Yang Erwa knocked down the two Japs with one burst of fire, he didn't have time to change the ammunition. He picked up a Garand M1 rifle next to him that had lost its owner. After taking a slight aim, "bang bang bang"

Accompanied by a clang and the unique sound of the Garand rifle's magazine popping out, a Japs squad leader 20 meters away collapsed to the ground without even grunting. Then he picked up his Thomson and reloaded while shouting: "Are the mortars ready? The company commander at the foot of the mountain can't hold it anymore. Hurry up and fire a few more rounds at them. The ones behind him will be fired." The damn devils used artillery fire to separate them~"

With a large number of machine gun fortifications destroyed, the forward position can no longer be described as critical. Starting from the third wave of Japanese charges, there have been several close encounters with the forward position. Many Japanese soldiers have even rushed into the trenches to engage in hand-to-hand combat. Seeing an opportunity to break through, the commander deployed a brigade-sized force for a follow-up charge. Deputy brigade commander Yue Weilu went to the front line to take command, and urgently deployed a company to stabilize the forward position with a large number of automatic and semi-automatic weapons.

"Reporting to the commander, the enemy's artillery positions have been basically marked and an air strike is requested."

Following the reports from ground observers, Yue Weilu finally let go of his composure. Although he had deployed second- and third-line defense positions behind him, once the first line of defense was lost, the adjustment of the troops behind him would inevitably be somewhat passive. Affect the previously established combat plan.

"Okay, immediately notify Captain Gao that the fighter plane will take off. I want to end this battle before dark today."

At the Gushan Town Military Airport, a shrill siren suddenly sounded. Two fighter jets on duty, which were ready to support at any time, took off in a group. Gao Zhihang personally led the team. Under the cover of five "P39", 15 " The bomber formation composed of Stukas flew rapidly towards the direction of "Qingshan Valley".

At this time, at the Japs position headquarters, the commander of the regiment and the commander of this combat mission, Colonel Kuda Daiichiro, was also debating whether to ask for tactical "guidance" from the fighter planes. Before the war began, the commander of the regiment had openly stated that, 3 Within hours, they defeated the defenders of the security brigade on the opposite side, and within a day they invaded Andong County and captured the security brigade commander Wei Yuan alive. As a result, the fight lasted from 1 o'clock in the afternoon until almost sunset, and even the enemy's first line of defense was not breached. It was really terrible. It made him very embarrassed.

To put it bluntly, the term "tactical guidance" means that you can't win over people by calling them. However, in this strange country that advocates Bushido, Japan considers asking for support to be a very shameful thing. It will not provide tactical guidance unless it is absolutely necessary, even if you suffer heavy casualties. Finally, between face and strength, the captain recognized the reality and requested Lushun Army Aviation Force fighters to take off to carry out air strikes against the enemy.

The straight-line distance between Gushan Town Military Airport and "Qingshangou" is less than 150 kilometers. For a fighter plane with a speed of more than 300 kilometers per hour, it only takes more than minutes to reach the battle sky. According to ground guidance, it can be confirmed by radio At a good attack point, the "Stuka" lined up the attack formation, ready to dive to perform the ground attack mission.

Zong Qingyang was originally one of the students taught by Gao Zhihang of the Northeast Aviation School. After Gao Zhihang decided to go to Anton to serve as the flight captain, Weiyuan paid each student a verbal promise of two new models and transferred the students that Gao Zhihang was responsible for teaching. A total of 25 students this time brought the whole thing over.

Because of his excellent training results, the "Stuka" dive bomber piloted by Zong Qingyang was located at attack position No. 1. According to the plan, after he dived and dropped the first aerial bomb, he would quickly pull up and climb back to the designated position. Waiting for assembly, the dive bomber in attack position No. 2 will carry out the second wave of bombing on the enemy after he pulls up, and so on, until the bombing is completed and returns to the base.

At this time, in the temporary headquarters set up in a dark green marching tent, Daiichiro Kuda and a group of Japanese officers were studying the next combat deployment on the map. Suddenly, they heard the roar of an engine in the air, and they were still wondering about the Army Aviation. When did airplanes become so efficient? The telegram requesting tactical guidance arrived less than half an hour after the telegram was sent?
  It wasn't until I heard the "Stuka" fighter piloted by Zong Qingyang began to dive and attack, and the sound generator installed on the fuselage emitted a shrill scream, that I realized that the aircraft flying in the sky might be an enemy fighter. After rushing out of the tent, I discovered that it was a single-wing, two-seat fighter plane that I had never seen before. The fighter plane was painted green and black on the fuselage, and a tiger with wings was also painted on it. It was roaring towards its own artillery position at an angle close to a vertical dive.

According to the radio guidance of the ground observer, Zong Qingyang easily searched the artillery position hidden under the camouflage net in the air, confirmed that the enemy artillery was on his attack route, and immediately confirmed the attack through the ReviC-12 sight installed in the cockpit. distance, when the dive is about 200 meters from the ground, adjust the fuselage through the aircraft joystick so that the fighter under the seat will perform a 90-degree vertical dive. A high-explosive aerial bomb weighing 500 kilograms will be instantly connected to the hinge of the fuselage pylon. After breaking away, the 500-kilogram high-explosive aerial bomb also showed a straight angle and dived straight towards the Japanese artillery position.

The Japanese artillerymen who were busy manipulating artillery to provide fire support to the front were also shocked by the shrill screams brought by the "Stuka" dive bombers. At this time, they also stopped what they were doing and looked up at this scene one by one. A strange-looking fighter plane got closer and closer to him, until a black dot fell on the belly of the plane, and it fell straight towards his position.

"いんぺい! Hidden!"

Everyone, take cover immediately." The artillery battalion captain who was the first to react shouted with all his strength. However, the 200-meter airborne distance of the aerial bomb was not enough for the Japanese artillerymen who were fleeing in panic below.

With a "boom", unlike previous artillery bomb explosions, the power of this 500-kilogram aerial bomb exploded. Yu Shaohu, who was in the trench 3000 meters away, felt a huge vibration from the ground, which made him feel an earthquake. As if the mountain was shaking, I saw a huge black mushroom cloud rising into the sky from the Japanese artillery position, and then a huge crater with a diameter of 12 meters and a depth of 5 meters appeared on the ground. There were no standing Japanese soldiers within 100 meters. The artillery shells exploded one after another. After a burst of movement no less powerful than the explosion of an aerial bomb, the Japanese position on the opposite side finally returned to calm, and no more artillery shells were fired.

After the bomb was dropped, Zong Qingyang was climbing when he felt the plane jolted violently the moment after the bomb exploded, throwing the entire fuselage upwards. He had to hold on to the plane's control stick tightly to control the plane again. Stay stable and try to keep the nose of the aircraft climbing at an upward angle. Although I have practiced throwing live ammunition before, most of them are small 50kg aerial bombs, or training bombs made of cement, or 500kg aerial bombs. It was a first time not only for him, but also for the entire flying group.

After climbing back to an altitude of 1000 meters and flying smoothly, he had the opportunity to appreciate his "masterpiece". He saw that dozens of artillery pieces of various types under the camouflage net of the Japanese artillery positions were almost completely destroyed. Centered meters away from the crater On the ground inside, there were densely packed Japanese artillery, and their khaki military uniforms looked very conspicuous in the air.

Zong Qingyang knew that although the Japanese artillerymen lying on the ground seemed to be intact, they were either killed by shrapnel, or died directly from the huge explosion of the aerial bomb that shattered their internal organs. As for the Japanese in the crater, they were directly killed by the explosion. Evaporated by the high temperature, he reported through the onboard radio on the plane:
  "The No. 1 aircraft's attack on the enemy's artillery position has been completed. The attack effect is good. The enemy's artillery position has been basically destroyed. It is recommended that the 500 kilogram aerial bomb adjust the target!"

(End of this chapter)