Being fearless because of ignorance, the consequences of this are that it is very easy to have two extremes, either becoming more courageous as you fight, or collapse instantly, and because Gui Tianjia and Gu Zhenggang actually completely misjudged the strength of the Xuebing Army's airborne troops, that is, Their tragic ending was doomed.
The person responsible for delivering the 1st Paratrooper Division and the 3rd Paratrooper Division is the 1st Long-Range Bomber Division of the Central Aviation Corps under the direct jurisdiction of the Chinese Air Force General Headquarters. The commander of this division, Liu Haoyuan, is a first-term graduate of the Guangzhou Air Force Academy with the rank of Lieutenant General. , Liu Haoyuan personally piloted a golden eagle numbered 00013, and was responsible for searching for ground light indicators for the airborne troops. Both Harem Chun and Yamamoto believed that night was not conducive to airborne operations, but they did not know that airborne training like this would be a training ground for the military. The paratroopers hold a meeting almost every week, and reconnaissance troops like Zhang Xuyun, who are responsible for setting up forward positions for the airborne troops and understanding the geography, the first thing they do when they join the airborne troops is to learn how to properly use the terrain to provide light markings for fighter planes that are deploying troops.
Liu Haoyuan was a brave man and knew that the enemy on the ground lacked heavy air defense weapons, so he lowered his flying altitude to about 500 meters and started cruising. At an altitude of 500 meters, with the help of the firelight rising from time to time on the ground, he He was able to roughly distinguish the enemy and friendly targets on the ground. Soon, he roughly distinguished the enemy and friendly positions on the ground. Then he flew back and forth and saw several major light signs set up by Zhang Xuyun.
Because of the ongoing battle, Zhang Xuyun set up a three-point sign this time, that is, if you look at it from the air, you can see three luminous points arranged in an equilateral triangle at the same time, "Siberian tiger, Siberian tiger, the designated airborne area has been found, Snow Leopard reports, Finished." Turning on the call button, Liu Haoyuan said loudly.
Soon, Ding Yi's response came from his headset: "The Siberian tiger has been received, please report the specific location, over."
Looking at the navigation instrument panel in front of him, Liu Haoyuan quickly reported the coordinate data, and then he heard Ding Yi giving orders on the public channel, announcing the coordinate data and the order of delivery.
"Snow Leopard received." After responding to Ding Yi's order, Liu Haoyuan immediately adjusted the call channel and began to adjust the layout of his fighters. At his request, the Sky Fortress fighter cluster that originally maintained a cruising speed at an altitude of 8,000 meters began to lower its speed. At the same time, he contacted the friendly aircraft on the left and right to verify his ranking sequence. About a quarter of an hour later, following Liu Haoyuan's order, the Sky Fortress No. 3234 flying at the front descended again and maintained the flying altitude at three About a thousand kilometers, while reducing the flight speed to the minimum, and then opened the tail hatch of the cabin.
In the cabin of 3234, the paratroopers had already prepared to parachute. As the tail hatch cover was fully opened, and in the command of the two commanders of the airborne troop, the paratroopers jumped into the vast night sky one by one. Silently counting one, two, three, four, five, six, seven... When he counted to thirty, he opened the umbrella bag on his back...
The Sky Fortress lowered to a flight altitude of about three thousand meters, and the roar made by the aircraft engine was equivalent to thunder to people on the ground. Therefore, even though Gu Zhenggang had been vaccinated in advance, the puppet soldiers of the Eighth Army Still couldn't help but fall into panic. Although the officers of the Eighth Army shouted "Don't panic, don't panic", they were actually in a very nervous state inside and could not help but look up. Go, for fear that a bomb will fall from the sky and hit your head at the next moment.
Some puppet army officers also had some experience in air defense operations. They quickly reacted and began to direct nearby machine gunners to shoot in the air: "Machine gun, where is the machine gun, shoot it for me."
The machine gun sound of "da da da" rang out, which gave the puppet soldiers some psychological comfort. However, as the sharp-eyed puppet soldiers saw the white clouds floating in the night sky, they shouted "What is that?" If so, panic once again spread in the hearts of the Eighth Army officers and soldiers, and the weak air defense firepower network they had just established suddenly became full of loopholes.
Compared with his soldiers, Gu Zhenggang's knowledge was far superior to theirs, so while his soldiers were still wondering "what is that", he had already realized that he was encountering an airborne battle. However, due to his limited knowledge, Although he knew this, he had no choice but to gnash his teeth and curse: "Damn it, the people in Langya are indeed lunatics. They can't see anything at night. How dare they let the soldiers walk away from the sky?" Jumping thousands of meters in the air, they are not afraid of soldiers falling to death." He cursed like this, but he was very confused in his heart, because his subconscious told him that since the commander of the Xuebing Army dared to parachute at night, then He must be quite sure, but he had no idea at all. He could only watch thousands of paratroopers jump from above his head, and then turned into executioners who harvested the lives of his soldiers.
With the huge bonfire lit on the ground as a guide, the paratroopers can easily find a safer foothold on the ground. For them, whose individual quality is second only to the Wolf Fang, as long as they can land safely on On the ground, unless they are too unlucky and fall directly into the pile of puppet soldiers, then they will be able to gain a firm foothold on the ground and establish a small stronghold, thereby providing a certain degree of security for their comrades who are still in the sky. , and once they gather into groups, it will be a nightmare for the puppet troops of the Eighth Army.
Yes, although parachuting at night increases the difficulty, it also shortens the dangerous period for paratroopers in the air. You must know that for paratroopers, the most dangerous time is when they are still in the air and within the enemy's range. some time.
Obviously, the puppet troops of the Eighth Army led by Gu Zhenggang did not realize this, so they were unable to prevent Ding Yi and the others from successfully parachuting. By the time Harem Chun noticed something strange and informed them of this, they had already A considerable number of paratroopers had taken root on the ground and formed a fighting force. At this time, the defeat of the Eighth Army was actually determined.
From the first paratrooper starting to parachute to the last paratrooper landing successfully, this process lasted for more than half an hour. Without waiting for the last paratrooper to enter combat status, the Eighth Army was already fighting between the paratroopers and the independent detachment. The army was defeated from inside and outside, and its combat effectiveness was completely lost.
"Damn it, what's going on? Why are you defeated?" When Gu Zhenggang was carried by his men and fled into the darkness of the west, he still didn't believe that he had been defeated. However, the loud sound of bugles came from behind him. And the earth-shattering cry of killing forced him to accept this cruel fact.
With the defeat of the Eighth Army, Harem Jun's plan to deal with Fujita's Fifth Army and the Thirteenth Army as soon as possible also went bankrupt, and the Battle of Nong'an entered a stalemate stage.
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