Chapter 174: Hornets First Battle
The wild lamb was delicious. Kang Jian, Chen Feiying and others all ate a lot. After dinner, Kang Jian said: "Commander Tong, take a map and look at it in detail. Plan how to fight."
Tong Linge waved his hand and ordered people to remove the bowls and chopsticks and replace them with brighter wind lanterns. He opened the map on the wall and pointed at the map to explain to Kang Jian in detail.
Three bandit lairs. The Tianwang Mountain of the Big Heavenly King bandit is in the southern mountainous area. It is more than a hundred miles away from here. The Little White Wolf's lair, Bailangzhai, and the Three Eyes' Three Eyes Mountain are both in the north.
Kang Jian pointed at Tianwang Mountain and said, "Listen to what you said. The bandits in Tianwang Mountain are the most ferocious. How about having an operation on it tomorrow?"
Tong Linge nodded: "Yes. This bandit leader is called the Great Heavenly King. He is extremely cruel. He has committed dozens of massacres of villages. At the same time, their fighting power is also the strongest. The terrain of Tianwang Mountain is steep, like a knife cutting an axe. There are only two steep paths in the south and north that can go up the mountain. I led people to try to attack the mountain several times, but to no avail."
Chen Feiying asked: "Why don't you besiege us? There should be no water source on the top of the mountain."
Tong Linge shook his head: "You don't know. The top of Tianwang Mountain is flat. There are four to five hundred houses built there. There are also seven to eight hundred acres of good land. There is also a large pool. There is no shortage of it all year round. Water. If it were to be besieged, I'm afraid it would take a year or two. Let's attack it tomorrow. As long as Commander Kang and his men smash their fortifications on the top of the mountain, I and my men can rush forward immediately and capture the King of Heaven in one go. "
Everyone discussed some details. They will find local guides to block all paths out of the mountain and completely annihilate Tianwang Mountain.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month, it was just dawn. The soldiers in Tong Linge's military camp finished their war meal and dispatched 1,500 soldiers to set off. Chen Feiying, as the air force liaison officer, set out with Tong Linge.
Tong Linge was riding a war horse. Chen Feiying was also assigned a war horse. An honest war horse was specially found for him.
"Commander Tong, why don't you take a vehicle? Riding a horse in such a cold morning is not a good job." Chen Feiying said.
Tong Linge smiled: "I think so. From here to the south, it's only ten miles away from the mountains. It would be nice if the roads inside can be used by unicycles."
"Haha. That's it."
Tong Linge's army is very disciplined and has a stronger spirit of hard work than Lunan's soldiers. Many soldiers don't have cotton-padded clothes at all. They just wear single clothes layer by layer on their bodies and wear leggings with rags on their legs. But they are very energetic. .Soldiers have high fighting spirit.
The mountain roads inside are basically okay. Three or four people can walk abreast. However, the morning fog in the mountains is relatively heavy. Because they are afraid of bandits ambush, they also sent out several leading soldiers.
We set off at four o'clock in the morning and drove fast all the way. It was after eight o'clock in the morning when we arrived at Tianwang Mountain. Although it was winter, there were many pine trees in the mountain. The mountain was still full of green trees. The unmelted snow was pressed on the pine trees. The mountains were covered with mountains and plains. It was still a vast expanse of white.
The bandits who were on sentry duty at the bottom of the mountain discovered the army as soon as they arrived. After a brief confrontation, they wiped out the small group of bandits at the bottom of the mountain. The bandits on the mountain quickly discovered it, but they did not panic.
Tong Linge looked at it with a telescope and sighed: "No wonder these bandits are so rampant. They actually poured water on the road up and down the mountain. It's all frozen. It's not easy to go up the mountain so smoothly."
"That's true. Not only is it not easy, I accidentally slipped and fell to death. This Tianwang Mountain is also big enough. Commander Tong sent a few familiar guides to show me the terrain. I will report it to Commander Kang later and let the air force attack. .”
"Okay. So hard work."
Chen Feiying didn't bother too much. He took people to see the terrain and landmarks attached, and then sent it to Commander Kang. There was no need to light any fireworks as instructions, because the bandits were making breakfast on the top of Dawang Mountain. The smoke was curling up.
Chen Feiying came back and said to Tong Linge: "Commander Tong. Temporarily order the soldiers not to light fires for cooking. We will go to the mountains to eat after we take down the stronghold."
Tong Linge felt that Chen Feiying was talking big words, but he still nodded in agreement. However, some of Tong Linge's lieutenants were unconvinced. They laughed and said: "Captain Chen, don't talk big words. I have been keeping an eye on this bandit from Dawang Mountain since I was transferred here. I have beaten him ten times. Many times. If we can really kill this group of bandits today, I will lead your horse when you go back."
Chen Feiying is also young and energetic. What's more, Liu Tianling has always attached great importance to the Air Force. He immediately said: "This is what you said. You can't go back on it."
"Repenting is a grandson. If you lose, I won't let you lead the horse for me. Just give me the cowhide holster on your waist. How about that."
"Sure. It's settled."
Tong Linge arranged for everyone to start eating. They were tired after walking all morning. Everyone ate some cold dry food. This kind of thing is basically a habit during the war. Chen Feiying sat next to Tong Linge and took out a military kettle and took a sip of mild water. I ate a few biscuits. At this moment, the roar of airplanes was heard in the sky. About fifty airplanes were flying towards Tianwang Mountain in the light of the rising sun.
Tong Linge said in surprise: "How could it be so fast? Didn't Captain Chen refer to Commander Kang who was just notified?"
"Yeah. Fifteen minutes ago. There's nothing surprising. This is the speed of the plane. Two hundred and eighty kilometers per hour. One hundred miles is fifty kilometers. Fifteen minutes can't be considered fast. Let's move back further. After all, accuracy on a plane is very bad." Chen Feiying said.
Tong Linge ordered the soldiers to retreat another two miles. At this time, the bandits on the mountain were already in a panic. The bandits patrolling the mountain discovered large swaths of strange birds in the sky. They panicked and ran into the Juyi Hall. "Report. Report. Report to the boss that something serious has happened."
"You're yelling like a chicken in a panic. What's the matter?" the big leader scolded.
The military advisor also said: "With my fortune teller's clever plan, no matter how brave these Tong Linge soldiers are, they can't charge forward unless they grow wings and fly up."
"Yes. Yes. The military strategist had a clever plan. They just have wings. A large group of flying things came in the sky. I don't know what they are." The soldier reported.
"What? Tong Linge's soldiers can fly. Come here, drag this guy down and chop him up with his monstrous words." The boss became angry. Hearing this, the guy was just talking nonsense.
"It's true. Do you hear this buzzing sound? The boss and the military advisor can go out and take a look."
The military advisor shook his feather fan and said: "My master, in running the army, rewards and punishments should be clearly defined. Naturally, this guy is going to be killed because he is deceiving the public with his monstrous words. But it is not too late to kill him before he is confirmed. How about we go out and have a look, and then kill him."
"Yes, let's go, brothers, follow me out to see how the soldiers of Tong Lin Pavilion have bird wings." After saying this, the bandit leader led the brothers out of the Juyi Hall and came to the teaching field. Looking from the north, I saw a group of huge birds flying over in the sky.
The boss was puzzled and said: "What's wrong? These birds are so big. Why don't they flap their wings when they fly?"
"That's it. That's right. Doesn't this look like a stupid bird?"
The military advisor didn't take it seriously at first. When he saw it clearly, he was shocked. He quickly said: "No, this is a plane. Hide it quickly."
But it's too late.
On the plane, Kang Jian laughed at the radio: "Did you see it? The bandits saw us coming and welcomed us."
"Haha. It's just that these bandits thought we were giving away candy."
Kang Jian said sternly: "Everyone listen to my order and attack. Don't be soft. Only by destroying the bandits can the people be stabilized and the country can develop."
"yes."
After saying that, Kang Jian took the lead and rushed up. He lowered the altitude. Suddenly, suddenly, suddenly, the two heavy machine guns on the belly of the plane opened fire. Bullets rained down from the sky. In an instant, dust rose from the ground. More planes It came up. Machine gun bullets were fired mercilessly towards the ground.
The bandit leaders had no time to hide before they were hit. They died one after another. The leader of the bandits was protected by two bodyguards. Only then did he save his life. But the other leaders were almost dead.
The first battle of the Hornet attack planes was destined to be bloody. However, the pilots could not see any disgusting reactions. The aircraft flew over the school field and dropped a large number of bombs on the residential area. Boom, boom, and thick smoke billowed. .The bandits who suffered heavy casualties fled in all directions.
When the fleet flew over again, they changed their strategy. A team of ten aircraft was dedicated to bombing the bandits' firepower points at the mountain pass. Although the one-kilogram aerial bombs were weak, the bandits' fortifications were only adequate. They couldn't help but blow up one. One flew into the sky.
In the distance, Tong Linge and everyone were stunned. They said in surprise: "This plane can not only shoot at the ground. It can also drop bombs."
"Yes. That's right. Western countries had this kind of aircraft more than ten years ago. We are more than ten years behind. One aircraft is two machine guns for ground attack." Chen Feiying said.
The adjutant who just made a bet with Chen Feiying counted on his fingers: "Fifty planes. This is a hundred machine guns. My mother, let alone bandits. Even if there are a hundred machine guns above our heads, it will collapse." .”
Chen Feiying smiled and said: "The attack power of the aircraft against the ground is not as powerful as expected. Most of the machine gun bullets miss the target. There is no accuracy. After all, low-altitude dives are very dangerous. The key attack is still relying on aerial bombs. They are the eggs laid by the aircraft."
At this time, the attack in the sky was coming to an end. The bandits, who had experienced great panic, escaped from various rooms and started running around. The planes circled and began to attack at will. Boom, boom, boom. But the attack did not last long. Kang Jian issued an order: "Retreat. Let the second batch come up."
"Yes." The pilots retreated quickly. In fact, everyone had just finished throwing away the aerial bombs. There were still a lot of bullets. However, the team still retreated for the purpose of practicing more.
Chapter completed!