Having said this, Yang Jicai paused and said: "To be honest, the battalion commander, as long as we can avenge the instructors and the sacrificed comrades, even if our battalion is wiped out, I don't think the comrades will have any objections, because we all We are comrades who live and die together, and we are brothers who share weal and woe, but we cannot affect the overall deployment of our superiors because of our own emotions."
"Battal Commander, I am not afraid of death. I have been prepared to sacrifice since I joined the army. But Battalion Commander, we are soldiers and have discipline. We must obey orders. If we go our own way because of our own emotions and act without authorization, we will disrupt the situation." If the superior's unified deployment affects the division and even the headquarters' next combat plan, then we are committing a crime."
"Battal Commander, the Japs will not be beaten away in a day or two. The day to avenge the instructors is not around the corner. Moreover, we are not only avenging the instructors and sacrificed comrades, but also for the thousands of people across China who died under the Japs' knives. We are not afraid of the death of the battalion commander in revenge for tens of thousands of compatriots, but as I said again, we cannot affect the unified deployment of superior leaders because of our own emotions."
"You just said you should calm down, but now you have to stabilize your emotions and not be impulsive, let alone be impulsive. Battalion Commander, now the instructor has died, the deputy battalion commander has been seriously injured and is still unconscious. You are now the only one in the whole battalion. Chief Officer, I ask you to stand as a rational commander and carefully consider your opinions and decisions just now.
"Of course, if you still decide to stay, I will obey the order. Although I oppose your decision, we are comrades-in-arms and brothers. No matter what the situation, I cannot abandon my comrades-in-arms and brothers."
Yang Jicai's words were like thunder, sobering up Qi Zhibiao's somewhat heated head: "Yang Jicai is right about this matter. He is really reckless. It is easy to avenge the instructors and the sacrificed soldiers, but if it affects If the superiors make unified arrangements, they should be punished with death."
"To transfer one's own battalion back to the north bank of the Qixing River to take over and replenish the troops must be an order from the division, because the regiment does not have the right to transfer a battalion, even one that has been completely disabled, back without the approval of the superiors. Rest and recuperate later. This order can only be issued by the military division."
"And this means that the next step for the division, and even the headquarters, will definitely not have more important plans, otherwise they will not insist on transferring him back. What Yang Jicai said is right. He cannot affect his superiors because of his emotions. The chief’s overall deployment and decision-making.”
Qi Zhibiao, who thought carefully and finally chose to obey the overall situation, stared at the opposite position with red eyes and gritted his teeth: "Okay, I will obey the order. I will wait for the defense troops to arrive in a while, carry the wounded and evacuate, Mom." Yes, little devil, I will settle this debt with you later. We have recorded the blood debt you owe today."
Having said this, he turned to the soldiers beside him and said: "No matter how big an official you become in the future, no matter what you do in the future, you should remember it all. It is here, 1,100 meters to the right of Jinsha Gang. On this beach, there are more than 800 of our brothers lying on it. If I die one day, all of you who are alive can do you a favor and remember to bury me here."
Before Qi Zhibiao could finish the rest of his words, the walker came over and reported: "Battal Commander, the political commissar ordered us to take cover immediately and prepare to withdraw from the position. Our plane has passed the Qixing River. We arrived in a minute or two. Our pilots were supporting ground combat for the first time and lacked experience. The political commissar asked us to pay more attention to avoid unnecessary accidental injuries."
Qi Zhibiao was stunned after hearing the political commissar's order, and quickly said to the soldiers beside him: "Except for leaving two veterans to observe the situation, find a crater for me to lie down. No one is allowed to raise their head without orders. Quick, act immediately. "
On the ground, Qi Zhibiao commanded his subordinates to seize the time to hide. In the sky, he commanded the aviation group, which was officially participating in the war for the first time. That is, the captain of the bomber group, An Tianjiang, was also very nervous. Unlike the last sneak attack, this time was the first time after all. Perform formal combat missions.
These aircraft commanded by An Zaijiang are almost all combat aircraft in the country now. In order to ensure the intensity of air strikes, Yuan Bin sent out all aircraft that can fly and even carry bombs. If Yang Zhen didn't agree, , Yuan Bin would even think of ways to load two bombs on those unarmed trainer aircraft.
Originally, the political commissar Yuan Bin was prepared to take command personally while the brigade commander was still performing tasks in the customs and was absent. However, the headquarters telegraphed that Yuan Bin firmly disagreed with Yuan Bin personally leading the team. These aircraft were almost military region aviation except that they were still conducting operations in Jiangbei. In addition to the modified and trained aircraft, all domestic combat aircraft, especially bombers, are almost owned by the military region. From this point of view, it is normal for Yuan Bin to be worried.
But looking at the order signed by the first person in the telegram, even if he was not at ease, Yuan Bin could only hand over the command to An Zai, the only one in the country who was in the original Xinjiang aviation training class, and who had specially studied command at Jiangbei Advanced Aviation School. Commander Jiang, the last sneak attack on Mudanjiang Langlang Airport was commanded by An Zaijiang, so for Yuan Bin, although the tactics used were different, he still had some experience.
Seeing that the underside of the wing had arrived at the first target, Jinsha Gang, An Zaijiang, who personally piloted a German DO 17 bomber, turned on the airborne intercom and ordered the attack aircraft, which were the modified Polish fighter jets and five light bombers. The remaining medium-sized bombers and bombers temporarily modified from transport aircraft, according to the predetermined plan, launched a carpet-like attack on the Japanese army's deep artillery positions and the supply base set up in Qingyuan. of bombing.
After receiving the order, Zhang Yi, the leader of the first squadron who was responsible for commanding the air strike on the Jinshagang frontline, grabbed the microphone and gave an order to other aircraft: "Attention, all crews, according to the scheduled plan, drop explosive bombs first, and wait until all the explosive bombs are dropped." , and then throw incendiary bombs, aim them at me when you drop them, don't waste the bombs."
"Pay attention to bombing the Japanese infantry positions with incendiary bombs, and leave the explosive bombs to the Japanese artillery. After all the bombs are dropped, four aircraft are left to climb high, be on alert, and be ready for battle. The other aircraft can freely choose to straf targets, but pay attention Come on, there are some of our own comrades down there, don’t hunt rabbits or cause accidental damage to me.”
After issuing the attack order, Zhang Yi took the lead in lowering the nose of the aircraft, followed the command of the ground-to-air liaison officer and the ground instructions, and dropped the two 50-kilogram anti-personnel explosive bombs hanging under the fuselage to a ground target. After the mountain artillery position, he raised his head and quickly climbed up to prepare for battle.
He was flying a ground attack aircraft modified from a Polish-made PZL Type 24 fighter. Although it had been transformed into a main ground attack aircraft, after all, it was converted from a fighter aircraft. Although its basic air combat capabilities were not necessarily outstanding.
, but there are still some.
As former fighter jets, these aircraft with certain air combat capabilities naturally have to climb high after the first bomb is dropped to cover the safety of the follow-up fleet. After Zhang Yi dropped the bombs, the follow-up aircraft successively dropped the bombs they carried according to his orders.
When they got to the ground, they were almost completely unprepared, and they treated the planes above them as their own planes.
This air strike kicked off the first real ground attack by Yang Zhen's aviation force. There were more than 30 aircraft. Although the number was small, they carried more than ordinary high-explosive bombs. Five of them carried the largest bombs.
The PZL 23 light bombers also carry more than twenty 100-kilogram napalm bombs, a new type of extremely lethal incendiary bomb.
As a ground force of the Japanese army, unfortunately, the first person to enjoy this extremely lethal new type of bomb was Tabota below. According to Zhang Yi's deployment of explosive bombs, priority was given to artillery, and incendiary bombs were given priority to deal with infantry. A total of twenty
All the napalm bombs hit the heads of the front-line troops of the 12th Regiment of the Japanese Army.
A napalm bomb weighing one hundred kilograms has a killing radius of more than ten meters or even dozens of meters. The combustion temperature of the flame generated by the explosion can reach thousands of degrees. Under this temperature, not to mention people, artillery, tanks and other steel
The equipment is enough to melt into a pile of molten iron, and the large amount of oxygen absorbed during combustion can also create a considerable oxygen-deficient environment in the explosion zone.
Although the number of more than twenty napalm bombs is not large, the lethality of being concentrated on a battlefield that is not large and is only regiment-level at best is several times or even dozens of times more lethal than the ordinary incendiary bombs currently used by countries around the world.
The killing effect of these incendiary bombs can be imagined
Moreover, Yang Zhen was unable to obtain efficient chemical coagulants and could only use relatively ineffective rubber as a coagulant. In order to increase the lethality, he also mixed a large amount of white phosphorus into the bomb, even if the Japanese soldiers were lucky enough to run into the mud pond.
They escaped, but as soon as he came out, the napalm splashed on them would still burn again because it was mixed with white phosphorus.
Not to mention the Japanese troops who were within the killing range of these napalm bombs. Even if they took advantage of the Japanese army's blockade and were suppressed by the first wave of explosive bombs dropped, and retreated to Qi Zhibiao thousands of meters away in accordance with the orders of their superiors, even though they had already fought with his
The troops retreated a thousand meters away, but they could still feel the burning pain on their backs from the raging fire. Most of them also suffered from hypoxia due to the large amount of oxygen consumed when these napalm bombs burned.
Difficulty breathing occurred.
Qi Zhibiao, who did not dare to stop for a moment according to the regiment leader's order, after retreating to a safe distance, turned his head and looked at his position and couldn't help but be stunned. The raging fire almost swallowed up everything. Even the Japanese soldiers at the center of the explosion did not come to call for help.
Before it could be sent out, it would disappear forever.
However, those Japanese soldiers who stood farther away and were not directly hit by these bombs suffered a more painful experience than their comrades. As long as they were splashed with a little napalm, no matter what they did, even if they jumped into the water, they would not be able to survive.
They couldn't extinguish these strange flames. Apart from using a bayonet to cut out the burning parts of their body immediately, they could only sit back and watch themselves being burned alive or dying of pain little by little.
Looking at the scene in front of them, Qi Zhibiao and his men were stunned. As a veteran, without air superiority, in previous battles, the Japanese army had suffered incendiary bombs, but this tragic scene before them , but it was something he had never seen before. Everyone could not help but marvel, what kind of bomb was this and how could it be so lethal? No wonder the regiment commander ordered that as long as the aviation troops suppressed the Japanese artillery fire, they should ignore it. He desperately retreated backwards.