One hundred and seventy-third chapter chilling bystanders
The sound of explosions in the direction of Cavite finally stopped, and the plumes of smoke rising into the sky gradually became thinner. However, the smell of gunpowder smoke brought by the sea breeze became stronger. Gunat stood there blankly with a telescope in his hand, quietly for a long time. He sighed and asked the people around him: "Chinese people have one more pair of hands or one more heart than us."
No one can answer this question. Only by comparison can we know the gap. The American soldiers have tried their best and have no shortage of hot-blooded skills. However, facing the Japanese, they can only die with their hands tied and beaten. Looking at the Xuebing Army's repeated defeats of the Japanese army, let's see Gunath looked particularly depressed,
The resistance of the Japanese army was very tenacious. Three Chinese Sturgeons were hit during the dive and bombing process. Two of them disintegrated directly in the air. After another one was injured, the student piloting the aircraft crashed into a nearby ship. Destroyers, their battle losses were nothing compared to their achievements of sinking at least twenty Japanese ships and killing and drowning four to five thousand Japanese soldiers. However, Ferro was very dissatisfied. It was the first time that a Jew commanded such a large long-range destroyer. He always likes to achieve perfection in air strikes, so the battle losses of these three Chinese Sturgeons seemed to him like ink dots on a perfect picture, which made him feel particularly heartbroken. Including his command plane, there were also There were four Aerial Fortresses that did not participate in the battle. He thought for a moment and asked the other aircraft to return immediately, and then commanded the four Aerial Fortresses to fly towards Manila.
After the Fengxiang aircraft carrier fleet captured the Cavite Naval Base, including more than a dozen small ships captured from the Americans, the number of ships reached more than 40, and more than 40 ships once filled the waters of the Cavite Naval Base. At this time, there were less than ten ships still floating on the sea, and on the sea that was already stained red with blood, two to three thousand Japanese were struggling and wailing in the water. They had been complacent for more than a month. Later, I finally tasted the fear they inflicted on Americans,
Captain Furumura Keizo was lucky. The Chikuma was hit by three torpedoes, and the rear half of the hull was completely submerged in the sea water. He was already prepared to die on the ship, but when only a small half of the bow of the entire ship was left, When it floated on the water, it stopped and continued to sink. The little Japanese felt a little uncomfortable and sat on the front protective deck of the main gun with a few of his men. Looking around, what he saw was a miserable scene after a tragic defeat. It was simply He wanted to cry but had no tears. MacArthur and others had been rescued from under his nose before, and now the Chikuma was hit like this again. Although the bow of the ship was still floating on the water, it gave him a good chance of not having to die on the ship. Reason, but he felt that it would be better to be blown up directly.
"Your Excellency, look." One of his subordinates suddenly tugged on the corner of his clothes and pointed toward the southeast. Gucun turned around with some difficulty and saw four air fortresses flying towards the frontline positions of the ground troops. The look on his face Even more bleak, he thought to himself: "Your Excellency Soma just promised to capture Manila within a week two days ago. Now it's better. Let alone capturing Manila, I'm afraid even the Cavite Naval Base will be taken back by the Americans." "Suddenly, he stood up holding on to the main gun protection deck and asked around him: "Have you seen Mr. Souma? Did Mr. Souma abandon the ship?"
No one around could answer this question. Everyone was in a state of fear. How could they be in the mood to pay attention to the situation on the Fengxiang aircraft carrier? A Japanese with keen eyes saw the deserted villagers who were organizing soldiers to salvage the Japanese who fell into the water on the dock, and immediately said: "Your Excellency, Look quickly, where is Mr. Huangcun?"
Furumura turned his head and looked around, and saw that there was no figure of Souma Masabumi next to the deserted village. His heart was beating wildly, and he secretly comforted himself: No, Mr. Souma will be fine. "Those who can swim can climb aboard." We're ashore, find a lifeboat to pick me up." He ordered his men, but he thought in his mind: Commander Hirono Akio has been captured by the Xuebing Army. If something happens to Mr. Souma again, the Hosho aircraft carrier fleet will definitely fall into a leaderless situation. Condition, in that case, if the Xuebing Army launches one or two more air strikes, not to mention that Cavite is not safe, I am afraid that the entire army here may be destroyed. The intensive bombing of the aerial fortress left a deep impression on the ancient village. He couldn't imagine what kind of consequences it would have if such an air raid appeared on a battlefield densely populated by soldiers.
The four air fortresses slowly flew towards the front line. The officers and soldiers from both sides of the confrontation watched eagerly. The Americans were rarely relaxed, and at the same time they were a little worried that they would be accidentally bombed. On the Japanese side, all the devils The jealousy was raised in the throat, and many officers expressed their grief and sorrow. Why were there no air defense facilities dug before?
Bojia reacted quickly. After realizing the combat purpose of the four L-19s (the American version of the Flying Fortress), he immediately issued an order for each unit to put up their own battle flags to facilitate the student aviation forces to identify ourselves and the enemy.
The Americans' worries are a bit unnecessary. Since Ferro dared to command the remaining fighter planes to bomb the Japanese ground troops, it was naturally impossible for him to make the mistake of not distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy. The General Headquarters of the Guangzhou Military Academy paid close attention to the war in the Philippines and related intelligence The collection of war reports did not stop for a moment. After MacArthur and his party were rescued, the Cadet Army asked the United States to report the war situation to Guangzhou in a timely manner. Therefore, although Haikou was thousands of miles away from Manila, Ferro still kept a close eye on the west of Manila. The situation of the confrontation in the suburbs is under control.
The Sky Fortress piloted by Ferro slowly landed and leveled off when it was about 1,500 meters above the ground. Ten seconds later, he gave the order to the other three aircraft: "Target, the position on the right hand side and Rear camp, altitude 1,500 meters, start action."
"receive."
The flying fortress piloted by Ferro was the first to start dropping bombs. When the magazine opened, hundreds of bombs were densely scattered on the ground. The Japanese soldiers who had been looking up and watching leisurely and elegantly let out a miserable scream. One after another, they fell down in the trenches or plunged into the bushes. Some of the Japanese who were on the verge of being rained down by bullets were screaming and running away.
The Japanese army's position was in chaos, but the defender's position was a completely different scene. Many American soldiers clenched their fists excitedly and shouted: "OK." The Filipinos were lying quietly on the edge of the trench, their eyes unblinking. Watching those little black dots roar and hit the Japanese army's position,
Gunat and Baijia didn't know what kind of bombs the Xuebing Army used, so they didn't have high hopes for the damage the four L-19s could do to the Japanese army. However, as long as they could dampen the morale of the Japanese army, they could They seem to be pretty good, better than nothing,
The result surprised them,
Dense firelight flickered, followed by rumbling explosions. Bojia, who was lucky enough to see this scene at close range, couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Oh my God." He couldn't help but blurt out in exclaim, not daring to do so. Imagine that the scene in front of you was caused by an L-19,
The length of the Japanese position is about 5,000 meters and the width is about 1,000 meters. According to Bai Jia's estimation, the bomb dropped by this L-19 is already the limit if it can cover one-fifth of the area. However, the fact is,
The dense fireworks covered more than two-thirds of the Japanese position.
The explosion was not earth-shattering, but the scene it caused was enough to frighten onlookers. First, no less than two hundred Japs were thrown up by the air waves generated by the explosion, screaming in the air, and then hundreds of Japs soldiers howled.
As they scurried about in the smoke screen formed by the explosion, not to mention the ordinary American and Filipino soldiers, even Bojia couldn't help but feel a cold air rising from the soles of his feet, and his body felt like falling in the cold winter.