Almost all 130 transport planes in the Tang Empire are transporting supplies. They have to cross the sea and drop all kinds of things to the South Island.
In addition to ammunition for the paratroopers, they now also bear some ammunition for the army troops, as well as some spare parts for weapons and equipment.
Countless parachutes fall from the sky every day, and civilians in the Mirage Kingdom have long been accustomed to seeing these things.
On the day after the Tang army completely annihilated the main fleet of the Mirage Navy, Feng Kezhi's 9th Armored Division of the 9th Group Army crossed the Danan River and surrounded the Danan Bay from the flanks.
Immediately afterwards, a force took over the 9th Armored Division, freeing this force so that the Tang Army's armored forces could continue to attack north.
After passing through a small forest, a Type 9 tank stopped behind the bushes at the edge of the forest.
The commander of the tank stuck out his head, picked up his telescope and looked at the scene not far away. Then he took out his map and checked it with the buildings above.
"We seem to have found an airport... Judging from the location, it should be the airport numbered in the central region." The commander said to the gunner who also opened the hatch cover and poked his head out.
The gunner squinted his eyes and looked at the mirage aircraft piled up on the edge of the runway in the distance, almost all of which were damaged. He nodded and said, "It is indeed an airport."
Due to being bombed several times by the Tang Army, the field airport of this mirage country has been completely destroyed. The runway is full of craters. The mirage defenders have given up repairing it.
Also destroyed by the bombing were Mirage aircraft parked next to the runway, including Zero fighter jets, Dragon Slayer bombers, and some 47 transport aircraft.
The wings of many aircraft have been broken, the landing gear has been removed, the flaps of some aircraft have disappeared, and many aircraft still have holes in the fuselage and wings.
These aircraft have been abandoned because they are no longer usable. Some of the aircraft's wreckages have had their engines removed, and some even have their engines left on them.
Obviously, the engine still on the plane should have been damaged. Most of the hangars built nearby have also collapsed, and there are still large holes in the roofs of many sheds.
In addition to airplanes, there are also some abandoned cars here. Depending on the situation, the condition of these scrapped cars is similar to that of scrapped airplanes.
Most of the wheels of these scrapped cars have been removed, and most of the car hatches are open. It is obvious that someone has removed the engine from inside, or at least removed the engine parts.
"It's too quiet. If they haven't given up here, they already know that we are coming!" The commander glanced at his gunner, guessing the enemy's arrangements.
The gunner knew the opponents who had been fighting him for two days very well: "It is impossible to give up. They are probably waiting for us to attack first."
There must have been the sound of an engine when they came. If they said that the other party couldn't even hear this, they would really be deceiving themselves.
"There are several commanding heights!" The commander's telescope was aimed at the airport control tower further away. There were some buildings around the tower, forming a not too complicated building complex.
What is surprising is that this tower and nearby buildings are made of cement and look very solid. Although some places have been hit by bombs, the main building is still relatively well preserved.
"Be careful over there! There might be a battalion hidden there!" The commander reminded his comrades, looking away from the command tower that had not collapsed.
The gunner retracted into the turret, and then his voice floated out: "Go ahead and talk to the platoon commander, it's useless to talk to me."
The voice of the tank platoon leader came from the earphone hanging around his neck: "Car No. 3! Pay attention to cover! Car No. 3 attacks from the front! Car No. 4 follows behind Car No. 3! Attack!"
"Grenade loading!" the gunner's voice came from the earphones. The commander also retracted into the turret and reached out to cover the hatch above his head.
They received a replenishment on the way here. Now their tanks have just been filled with fuel and ammunition, and their combat effectiveness is at its strongest.
When he returned to his seat, the commander of this Type 9 tank happened to see his loader pushing a grenade into the barrel of the tank gun.
The driver had already started the engine, and in the grass next to him, the Type 9 main battle tank No. 3 had already rushed out of the bushes.
Immediately behind this tank was another Type 9 tank, and then a following armored vehicle. This 113 armored vehicle did not have heavy weapons, only a machine gun was installed.
The roar of the motor once again made the area noisy. The infantrymen in the armored vehicles had already got out of the vehicle and dispersed. More Type 9 tanks rushed out of the forest and rushed towards the airport runway in the distance.
"Fire!" Sure enough, the mirage troops at the airport had no intention of giving up. With a hysterical shout, the mirage goblin soldiers hidden in various places suddenly appeared.
They fired from behind the wreckage of the plane, they fired from the buildings near the control tower, and they also fired from some bomb craters at the Tang army.
In short, at least one battalion was hidden here, and mirage teams fired from all directions, and tracer bullets shuttled back and forth on the spacious airport runway and lawn.
"Dang!" A bullet hit the armor of the Tang Army's 9th main battle tank and was directly bounced into the air.
The Tang Guo-9 tank, which has a good bulletproof appearance, will create a large number of ricochet bombs, so the Tang Army soldiers following the tank are actually very dangerous.
There are regulations that do not allow soldiers to march on the sides of tanks, and even if they walk behind tanks, there are strict distance requirements.
The wide tracks of the 9 tank ran over the turf next to the airport, slowly bypassed a huge crater amid the hail of bullets, and pointed the tank head-on at the defense line of the Mirage soldiers again.
This crater was probably caused by a Stuka dive bomber, probably the 00kg aerial bomb it dropped: because the other craters around it were obviously much smaller than it.
Because the H-6 often uses more advanced cluster bombs in its bombing missions, it is obviously unlikely that the submunitions dispersed by the cluster bombs will leave such a large crater.
As for the Flying Fortress... they all carried out night bombings. Even if they had used 100 kilogram aerial bombs, they would not be able to drop them so accurately.
"Boom!" In an inconspicuous corner, a 76mm anti-tank gun hidden by the Mirage troops opened fire.
It sprayed out a cloud of white smoke, followed by a shell that hit Tang Jun Tank 9. Unfortunately, the moment it hit the front armor, the shell bounced to the side, only hitting the front armor of Tank 9.
A shallow pit was left.
A Type 9 tank next to it turned its turret and aimed its long barrel at the anti-tank gun position hidden under the wreckage of an airplane.
"Boom!" The tank gun's muzzle also sprayed out a cloud of white smoke, and the high-explosive grenade exploded at the anti-tank gun position, even flying away the wreckage of the aircraft above.
The small half of the wing rolled in the sky, and the Mirage Army's only anti-tank gun position became silent.
The machine gunner on the armored vehicle aimed his shielded machine gun at a group of Mirage soldiers who climbed out of the crater and retreated. He pulled the trigger, and a row of tracer bullets shuttled among the minced meat.
The retreating mirage goblins trembled as if they were electrocuted, and then fell one after another in the dense rain of bullets.
"They are retreating towards the building! The second floor over there! There are heavy machine guns on the second floor!" Seeing that the Mirage Army was retreating, an officer in the Tang Army's infantry shouted loudly. As he shouted, he also used his own
His hand pointed to the second floor of the building over there, where there was a window that was constantly spitting out tongues of fire.
"I saw it!" A platoon leader not far away gave a thumbs up, and then the shooter next to him shouldered the rocket launcher.
"Rockets!" Before launching, the shooter loudly reminded his comrades around him to be careful. A heat wave spurted out from behind the rocket launcher, and then the rockets flew towards the Mirage machine gun position that kept firing.
past.
"Boom!" The rocket hit the window, and the explosion blew off the window frame. The Maxim heavy machine gun that kept firing immediately became silent.
Without the suppressive firepower, the Tang army attacked faster. Several grenade shooters fired grenades. These small shells landed on the roofs of the buildings that were still intact, and then exploded. It was not known whether they were injured.
Mirage people.
A 9 tank was driving towards the opponent's building. As it was marching, suddenly there was a loud noise under the tank's tracks, and a mine exploded the tank's tracks.
The rolling tracks slid forward as the wheels of the tank rolled, and the vehicle 9 was paralyzed in place. From a gully on the side, seven or eight mirage goblins holding long poles suddenly rushed out, howling and shouting.
Rushed towards the paralyzed Tang Army tank.
It was a pity that they had not attached the anti-tank bomb on the top of the long pole to the tank body, so they themselves were shot to death by several Tang Army soldiers not far behind the Tang Army tank.
Those cheap anti-tank bombs mounted on the top of long poles did not work as they should. The 9 tanks that were paralyzed in place were still parked there intact after several explosions.
Another Type 9 tank overtook it and fired another shot at the tall tower not far away. After a burst of smoke, the Mirage soldiers in the building retreated from the other side, and the Tang army quickly occupied the building numbered
's airport.
A bloody dragon flag was planted on the airport building full of bullet holes. Next to the paralyzed tank, medics were bandaging the injured tank crew.
