My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 507

The damaged engine has been completely paralyzed, and there is a ball of fire on the wing. Wesker had to shut down the oil pipeline first to prevent the fire from affecting the other engine.

The indicators and alarms in the cabin continued to sound, and Wesker knew that he must not panic at this moment. After calming down, he tried his best to control the downward trend of the plane.

Fortunately, the remaining three engines were working normally. He first let the plane dive down, using inertia to maintain the speed, and then asked the co-pilot to turn off one of the engines on the right side to avoid more serious loss of control caused by the deflection moment. After the plane stabilized Then increase the throttle of the remaining two engines at the same time, and pull up the height to keep it stable.

With their extraordinary technology and the powerful power of the b17 engine, they finally stabilized their flight altitude.

"yeah!"

"Good job! Wesker!"

"God bless…"

There were bursts of cheers in the cabin, and everyone couldn't help shouting loudly after the disaster.

But they were too happy too early. Before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, the enemy plane that was chasing was right behind them, and the distance was already very close.

It's really a wave of ups and downs, and another wave.The crew hurried back to their posts to operate the machine guns.

But the enemy's speed was still a step faster. Before the machine gunner was ready, several waves of bullets had already swept over.

Wesker had no choice but to dodge horizontally first, but this also made the machine gunner temporarily have no shooting angle, let alone aim.

Because the turret at the belly position has been destroyed, only the double linkage of the top turret and the two 7.62 Brownings at the tail are left to fight back.The cunning little devils also realized this. They deliberately avoided the top and tail, and chose to attack from the front of b17 from the bottom up.

The Japanese fighter planes were like hungry wolves, waiting around for an opportunity to come up and take a bite. Wesker and the co-pilot had to evade the plane left and right, looking for a suitable angle for the machine gunner to fight back, but they inevitably suffered more and more damage.

After all, relying on the bomber's own defense alone to face the encirclement and suppression of enemy fighters, even if the b17's defense is high, it will be difficult to deal with it head-on, let alone they have been seriously damaged.

Whoosh whoosh...!
boom!boom!
The rapid flames reflected in the sky, and at this critical juncture, the support of Jamie Squadron finally arrived.

The sudden attack from the side and rear caught the Japanese army off guard, and several fighter planes were destroyed in an instant. The thin-skinned Falcon and the almost "streaking" flying Type [-] could hardly escape the fate of exploding in the air once they were hit.

The scuffle continued. Under the tenacious resistance of the two escort squadrons, the Japanese army could not take advantage of it at all, but they still couldn't get rid of them like brown sugar.

Seeing that they could not break through for a long time, there were even a few brave little devils flying planes viciously towards the target, preparing to launch a suicide attack with their lives.

Fortunately, Jamie and the others are not vegetarians, relying on the excellent performance of the fighter plane to see through their tricks, so that the opponent has never been able to succeed.

As more and more planes were destroyed, the Japanese commander finally realized the crisis. They all took off from the Yangon Airport hundreds of kilometers away. The fuel they carried was not enough to last for too long, and the ammunition was seriously consumed. , the current situation is meaningless to continue fighting.

This interception mission was considered a complete failure. Even if he was very unwilling, the Japanese commander had no choice but to retreat and let the remaining fighters quickly leave the air battlefield.

"Huh...it's finally over..." Jamie squeezed his sore palms and let out a long sigh of relief, the sweat on his body had already soaked through his clothes.

Seeing the enemy plane fleeing in a hurry, he did not order to pursue it, because they lost a dozen escort fighter planes in just a short while, and the rest were more or less damaged to varying degrees. There were also rows of bullet holes scattered about.

"Call Foxhunting One, how is your situation? Can you continue to fly?"

"One engine is broken, it's not a big problem, and we can continue to perform the mission." Wesker replied pretending to be relaxed. His voice was a little trembling, and everyone knew... Walking through the gate of hell is enough to scare a person.

The crew checked the condition of the bomber, and found that the other two B17s had no problems, but Wesker's No. [-] was relatively seriously damaged.The engine is okay. After the turret below was hit, the wreckage is still hanging on the belly of the aircraft. It is estimated that the heartbeat will speed up once when it lands.

"Get in touch with the ground forces immediately and inform them to search and rescue the area."

Jamie was looking down through the cockpit glass. Most of the comrades who were shot down in the air battle just escaped by parachuting.

……

At the same time, half a day had passed since the fierce battle on the Ren'an Qiang battlefield. Both sides invested a large amount of artillery to bombard each other. The sky was filled with smoke and dust, and pillars of fire from the explosion could be seen everywhere.

The geographic location of Ren'anqiang is similar to that of Mandalay. They are both small towns on the east side of the Ayeyarwady River. However, the terrain here is higher than that of Mandalay. The Japanese army placed the main forces on the 501 and 533 highlands. It is very difficult to rely on the terrain advantage.

The current offensive direction is mainly two points, that is, Chen Jize's tank regiment and mechanical infantry regiment advance westward from the east to the plains, and the second main regiment of the Honor 533rd Division along the Irrawaddy River is opposite the [-] highland in the north.

The terrain here is mostly hills and depressions, and there are some dense rainforests. The tank regiments can no longer attack in groups, and can only be dispersed to each company and closely cooperate with the infantry.

In Fan Xiangwu's infantry regiment, each company will assign a tank attack team, which consists of three Sherman tanks, two wheeled infantry fighting vehicles, and five transport trucks. The firepower can be said to be terrifying, but the way forward Still full of hardships.

At the depression in front of the 501 highland, the soldiers of the [-]rd Battalion and [-]th Company were working with the armored forces to pull out a Japanese bunker in front, but the angle of the enemy's firepower was very tricky, and they couldn't get close after rushing twice.

The little devil set up minefields along the route, and from time to time a group of people would sneak up in the woods on both wings, causing the attacking soldiers to suffer enough.

A Sherman moved forward slowly, and a dozen or so infantrymen followed closely behind the vehicle. The bullets hit the armor with tinkling sounds. Everyone hooked up and hid behind the vehicle body. As long as they broke through this open area, they could fight back. up.

When the tank just raised its muzzle and was about to fire forward, suddenly a cluster of flames burst out from the forest in the distance. A crater was blown up.

The splashed soil scattered all over the infantry, and the tanks were forced to stop.

"Where did you call!?"

"On the left hand side, at ten o'clock! 300 meters! It's a devil's anti-tank gun!"

The commander in the tank cabin was sweating profusely. The devil is playing with the bayonet cannon. Pulling the anti-tank gun so far forward is really boring.

That type of anti-tank gun has a caliber of 47mm. According to Sherman's current turret frontal armor, it is not afraid at all, but then again, at a distance of 300 meters, armor-piercing bullets can still penetrate a 70mm thick armor plate. It would be bad if the opponent hit the side or the track.

"Turn left, turn left, face them with the frontal armor, Huzi reload! Let me kill that bastard!"

"I know!"

After yelling, the commander immediately picked up the radio to notify the tank crew next to him, and was going to give him a damn fire coverage.

The resistance of the Japanese army was very tenacious. In this gap, countless grenadiers and anti-aircraft guns were thrown at them as if they were free of money. The attacking troops suffered more and more battle damage, but the advancing speed was still slow.

The gunner of the 47mm anti-tank gun immediately reloaded and reloaded after seeing the first round miss, and it only took more than ten seconds for the second round to fire again!

"boom!"

At a distance of 300 meters, for experienced gunners, there is no need to aim at all. The shell flew straight towards the tank, and an amazing spark exploded on the front armor of the opponent's turret. The huge sound shocked the infantry behind the tank. Dazed, I covered my ears and felt uncomfortable.

Under the force of the armor-piercing bullets, the inside of the car also shook violently, the car staggered and almost missed the nose, and he was so angry that he yelled.

However, this shell completely exposed its location. Needless to say, the coaxial machine gun on the vehicle immediately covered it with fire, and the other two tanks also began to turn their turrets and aim their muzzles at the target.

"Fire!"

boom!boom!boom!
After three loud bangs, the anti-tank artillery position was instantly blown to a bloody mess, and a large amount of sand mixed with tree stumps scattered and flew around.

"Pick up the gas and keep going!"

The three Sherman tanks took another step forward, thick gray exhaust fumes pouring out from the exhaust pipes, they fired while advancing, and the black smoke from the explosion gave the infantry excellent cover.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the soldiers rushed forward and followed the tanks closely, and the mortar platoon behind was also providing fire support, and the shells bombarded the Japanese hilltop positions one after another.

The battlefield is full of guns and guns. Just now it was a complete corpse on the ground, and it may be blasted to pieces by shells in the next second. The tense nerves are a test for every soldier.

The Japanese army was not to be outdone, and various weapons emerged one after another. The crazy little devils pushed all the anti-aircraft guns to the forefront. At the beginning, they did not fire to expose the position. To make up for the lack of shell penetration power, it really brought a lot of trouble to the tank troops.

The Sherman in the lead hadn't driven far, but the dull explosion sound from the front of the tank made the driver's heart skip a beat.

"Why didn't you move?" the driver shouted anxiously.

"It seems to be a landmine, the track on the right is broken, and the car can't move now!" The driver was extremely distressed, no matter how he operated, the tank without the track could not move again.

"Damn it! It's going to kill me..."

The commander looked out through the observation mirror, and the bullets whized past the tank body. It was unknown how many Japanese were hiding on the hill in front.

The other tank next to it was also hit by the shell at the rear of the engine, lying motionless on the spot, flames and thick smoke began to emerge from the body, and the crew inside seemed to be in danger.

(End of this chapter)