Chapter 257 The City Is Broken!

"Captain, let me go first in this attack."

"It takes a thousand days to train soldiers, and I have trained hard for today."

"What's more, I am the one with the highest hit rate of dive bombing in our entire Air Force 1st Division. Use me in the first battle! I will win!"

This mission is extremely difficult. After all, the pilots not only have to fly at ultra-low altitudes, but also have to drop bombs into a fixed area on the city wall.

Once the wrong flight route is chosen, the fighter plane will definitely not have time to pull up after the bombs are dropped. At that time, bombing the city wall will become a board-mounted city wall.

But Fang Ziyi's situation is very special. In a sense, he is a warrior born for ground attack.

The hit rate of the aviation forces during World War II when using unguided bombs was not as high as imagined.

Even the most elite Stuka formation of the German Third Division could only maintain a hit rate of about 70%, and this was the data during the blitzkrieg against Poland.

The efficiency of horizontal bombing will be lower. If you want to destroy targets in a certain area, you must use large-scale carpet bombing.

The main problem is that the attacker cannot aim accurately. Even if there are corresponding and matching sights, it may not necessarily reduce the circular error probability of airborne weapons.

For an aerial bomb to explode the Arizona battleship, it requires not only strength but also luck, and it is almost impossible to replicate.

There are five types of aerial bombs commonly used by the Air Force First Division at this stage. Although they have different weights and powers, they are all high-drag aerial bombs.

This makes the hit rate of the soldiers easily affected by meteorological factors. Especially on windy days, the efficiency of the air force's ground support is extremely poor.

But even under such difficult conditions, Fang Ziyi's aerial bomb hit rate is still amazingly high.

Take the Red Sun Rocket, a treasure against Japan that the whole army likes, as an example. Compared with future generations, its accuracy can definitely be regarded as the level of scattered flowers.

If it is put in a certain game, it is estimated that the walk is not much better than the secondary gun flow monkey.

According to statistics, in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the Air Force First Division attacked the ground units in a moving state, and it took an average of thirty rockets to hit the target once.

This is still under the premise of a 20-degree shallow dive and close-range firing.

But Fang Ziyi seemed to be a big version ahead of his comrades, and his hit rate was 30% higher than the average data of the whole division.

Without the assistance of professional sights and computers, such a record and hit rate is like a demon, and the whole person seems to have a ballistic calculator.

This is why the six combat heroes are very optimistic about Fang Ziyi.

After thinking for a while, Captain Wang Hai said in the communication channel:

"Okay, the first show of siege is handed over to you. I have only one request, all actions are based on safety."

"If you find that there is a problem with the angle of entry in the middle, you must immediately throw away the bombs and climb again. Don't force yourself. The commander-in-chief has given us plenty of time. If it doesn't work, try a few more rounds."

"Let's go! Good luck!"

After getting permission from his captain, Fang Ziyi slowly pushed the stick to make the fighter continue to descend.

In this operation, he did not drive his comrade's Spitfire fighter, but chose the Hurricane that he was most familiar with. After all, changing clothes before the war is a taboo.

The pointer on the altimeter slowly swung to the left, gradually changing from 4000 to 1700.

When there was only one kilometer left to Taiyuan City, the Hurricane fighter No. 192 dived down quickly, not giving the Japanese on the city wall any time to react.

Fang Ziyi felt that all the blood in his body seemed to be concentrated in his legs in an instant.

However, this feeling of walking on the edge of a knife made him extremely excited, and he just needed a few more anti-aircraft guns to help with the atmosphere.

The distance between the fighter and the city wall and the ground was getting closer and closer, as if it would crash in the next second.

If it were an ordinary pilot, perhaps at the moment of entering a rapid dive, he would choose to give up the action because he could not bear the strong visual impact and psychological pressure.

On the ground, the soldiers of the Southern Group all stared at the friendly forces above.

Although most people did not know who was driving the fighter, they all prayed silently in their hearts for the unknown warriors, hoping that the other party could return safely.

At this time, Fang Ziyi's eyes were only on the city wall, as if time had stopped.

Now is the most critical moment, and attention must be kept highly focused. Any unnecessary operation would put him in an irretrievable situation.

After reaching the maximum safe altitude, he pressed the bomb button.

The moment the bomb was thrown out, even the weight of the fighter was reduced.

Fang Ziyi took the opportunity to retract the throttle valve and pulled the joystick with all his strength at the same time. Because of the excessive force, his expression looked a little ferocious.

"Get up!"

"Good brother! Fly up quickly!"

As if hearing the call of his comrades, the nose of the Hurricane fighter tilted up and began to climb 100 meters away from the city wall.

It is worth mentioning that the enemies on the city wall did not panic because of the sudden air raid.

Under the leadership of their respective officers, the Japanese actually started to fight back with the Type 38 rifles and light and heavy machine guns in their hands. I really don't know whether it is the effect of Bushido brainwashing or ignorance.

After turning danger into safety, Fang Ziyi relaxed a lot and even had the mood to tease the enemy.

"It's a pity that I was just focusing on operating the plane just now. It would be great if I could use the aircraft machine gun to fire a few shots."

"Bushido? It's just the courage of a common man. My extracurricular homework at the Border Aviation Academy is more difficult than killing you."

Although the intelligence indicated that the First Army did not have large-scale anti-aircraft weapons.

But he was still highly alert and kept zigzagging during the climb to prevent any accidents.

It's always right to be cautious. After all, the current altitude is still within the effective range of the Type 92 heavy machine gun.

A few seconds later, two modified 227 kg bombs, with the harsh sound of blade rotation, maintained a 45-degree angle and smashed straight towards the city wall under the action of dive inertia.

It was not until this time that the devils of the First Army knew that the doom was about to come.

"Crack × 2!"

The steel bar was inserted into the city wall smoothly with the bomb.

"Boom!"

The first bomb exploded first, and the southern city wall of Taiyuan was immediately covered with black smoke, and a large hole was blasted out of the originally solid wall.

The power of the 227 kg bomb instantly cleared the organization of the defenders. Those Japanese soldiers who were closer to the center of the explosion even coughed up blood due to the shock wave.

Flesh and blood bodies cannot resist the power of technology at all.

"Boom!"

The second bomb exploded immediately afterwards. The two explosion points were only 30 meters apart, and the city wall had become precarious.

Taking advantage of the enemy's confusion, Fang Ziyi pushed the throttle to climb quickly. The flight trajectory of the Hurricane fighter had a bit of the charm of pulling onions from dry land.

Obviously, the Japanese soldiers did not want to let the culprit go. On the roofs of the city, several machine gun positions opened fire at the same time.

It's a pity that the maximum effective range of the Type 92 heavy machine gun is not enough. Maybe 2,700 meters is a natural moat for infantry, but the Hurricane's combat power can reach a safe height in just a dozen seconds.

Those incompetent and furious heavy machine guns are like salutes to send off guests.

What's more, the Hurricane has a metal structure fuselage, and there are bulletproof steel plates on the belly.

Compared with the Type 97 fighter, the defensive ability can be described as heaven-defying.

When the distance between the two sides exceeds one thousand meters, the bullets of the Type 92 heavy machine gun can not pose a threat at all, and at most leave a few bullet marks on the fuselage.

"192! Please reply if you get it!"

"How is your condition? Are you injured? I saw you were hit. Can you return home?"

After hearing his captain's inquiry, Fang Ziyi checked and replied.

All the instruments on the instrument panel were normal, and the warning lights did not flash, indicating that the key parts of the aircraft were intact. It is likely that the wing or tail was hit by the Type 92 heavy machine gun.

"Captain, I am not injured, and everything is normal with the aircraft."

"I am going to return home now, and I will return to the battlefield after replenishing the bombs."

After hearing Fang Ziyi's full voice, Captain Wang Hai finally breathed a sigh of relief. The attack just now was too thrilling in his perspective.

Once an accident occurs, the opponent will not even have the opportunity to parachute.

If his subordinates die in front of him, he will definitely feel guilty for the rest of his life.

Just as Captain Wang Hai was about to reply, a deafening explosion came from the attack direction of the Eastern Group, and even the two people in the sky could hear it.

"Okay! Go quickly and come back quickly."

"The current hole is not big enough, we have to do a few more rounds."

"It seems that there are also gains in the east, be careful that Wang Tianbao and Jiang Daoping will take your first credit."

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Southern Group, battlefield command post.

After an hour of bombing, 19 large holes were blown out of the east and west walls of Taiyuan. Only one more explosion by the engineers can open up a passage into the city.

It's not that Iwanomatsu Yoshio didn't think about sending people to block the hole, but the fighter planes of the First Air Division didn't give him any chance at all. In the mode of rotating operations, repairing fortifications is to let the infantry and engineers die in vain.

Looking at the tattered city wall, the brigade commander smiled with the advantage in my heart.

The battle can basically be declared a victory now, and even the causal weapons can't save the First Army.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, the bunkers, bunkers, firing points, barbed wire, stakes and mines outside Taiyuan have been cleared."

"The four groups have made combat preparations according to the original plan! All the ten breakthrough points designated before the war have been opened by our army."

"Can we launch a general offensive? Please give instructions!"

Hearing the question from the thin chief of staff, the brigade commander put down the telescope in his hand.

At present, the biggest obstacle for the 129th Division to attack the city has been brutally swept away by the 1st Air Division. The next stage of the task is to break through the moat.

After the Hundred Regiments Campaign, Shinozuka Yoshio not only built a group of fortifications around the city, but also transformed a moat nine meters wide and three meters deep on the basis of the moat of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

It's a pity that Japan is a small country after all, and has never seen the world.

Even if the old devils can build the moat to one-tenth of the scale of Xiangyang, the 129th Division will not have the slightest idea of ​​attacking Taiyuan.

"Pass my order! The East and South Groups will attack at the same time!"

"Today I will let Iwamatsu Yoshio know what it means to have more people and do whatever he wants!"

"Order the artillery to fire at the city wall! If any devil dares to block the advance of our infantry, send them to meet their own locusts."

With the order of the brigade commander, the loud charge horn resounded on the positions of the East and South Groups.

The soldiers launched a group charge towards Taiyuan City under the cover of more than 300 M18 cannons.

For the First Army, which lacked heavy weapons, it was impossible to stop the Eighth Route Army outside the city wall.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to a large number of infantry and artillery, more than 3,000 engineers participated in the breakthrough.

Under the cover of artillery and the First Air Division, the two engineering regiments quickly removed all kinds of residual obstacles outside the moat.

They also carried a variety of river crossing equipment such as reed bridges, loose-leaf bridges, ladder bridges, and ladders to help the infantry cross the river.

These tools are inseparable from the strong support of the people of Shanxi.

After being oppressed by the Japanese for so many years, when the villagers heard that the Eighth Route Army needed reeds to attack Taiyuan, they sent more than 500 trucks on the same day, almost balding the banks of the Fen River.

After the general attack began, it took only half an hour for the infantry and engineers to rush to the moat.

Facing the river water more than two meters deep, the engineer regiment leader took the lead and rushed in with the river crossing equipment.

"Get out of the way! I'll go first!"

"Follow up, comrades behind, no one should fall behind!"

"Even if we die in the river today, we must let all the infantry rush over!"

"Yes ×1337!"

After the deafening roar, the soldiers of the whole regiment did not hesitate at all, carrying the pontoon bridge and jumping into the river so that the friendly forces could charge smoothly.

Although the three artillery regiments were fully fired and provided sufficient firepower support. However, some Japanese soldiers, under the pressure of their superiors, took up weapons and tried to fight back.

During the crossing of the bridge, the Eighth Route Army had almost no power to fight back.

The enemy would naturally not let go of such a good opportunity.

Faced with the attack of bullets and grenade launchers, infantrymen were hit and fell into the river from time to time. The casualties of the engineers were not optimistic, but they always gritted their teeth and carried the pontoon bridge on their shoulders.

The river water was gradually dyed red with blood.

Under this situation, the soldiers crossed the river faster and faster, and everyone was holding back a fire in their hearts.

All comrades understood one thing. If they wanted to protect their comrades, they had to rush into the city and prevent the Japanese from threatening the follow-up troops.

With the coordinated operations of multiple arms of our army and the extended shooting of powerful artillery fire, the soldiers of a brigade of the Southern Group soon arrived at the gap in the city wall.

After the targeted blasting, several large holes of dozens of meters were blown open.

As the main force of the 129th Division, the 386th Brigade took the lead and rushed to the front.

Comrades were not afraid of sacrifice and rushed into Taiyuan City to establish a bridgehead for the follow-up brother troops.

After the infantry entered the city, the artillery temporarily stopped the shelling.

The situation in the city was complicated, and no one could guarantee that there were civilians in any building.

If you want to avoid accidental injuries and support the infantry in time, the artillery must enter the city, which means that the soldiers need manpower to carry the guns over long distances.

A moment later, the three artillery commanders of the Southern Group came to the combat command room together, and they slapped the determination and guarantee letters jointly written by the soldiers of each regiment on the table.

"Commander-in-chief! Our artillery must also enter the city!"

"The enemy has set up a large number of firepower points in Taiyuan City. Mortars and 40mm guns alone are definitely not enough. The infantry will suffer heavy losses without firepower support."

"We promise not to fall behind. Even without horses and trucks, we will keep up with the main force!"

"Okay! Let's go!"

Alas, life is not easy. Cat sighs