Age of Rebirth

Major Lu Xishan, the commander of the night bomber formation of the Southern Flying Group of the Independent Division Air Force, led the formation over a high mountain. What he saw almost gave him an illusion.

In the jungle and open space on both sides of the Hukang River Valley, there are piles of burning bonfires everywhere. In the dark night, there is no more conspicuous target than this. Lu Xishan's heart beat wildly uncontrollably. This task is too big. Are you relaxed?In the pitch-black Hukang River Valley, the British and Indian troops were so clearly exposed in front of his eyes. He felt unreal.

When the commander gave the order, Lu Xishan still didn't believe in his heart that the British and Indian soldiers were not fools, they could guide their bombers to the target. Now, he believed it, and fell in love with Le Yiqin, the commander really With a clever calculation, how did he know that the British and the Indian soldiers camped with bonfires?

Lu Xishan stabilized his mind, and immediately called the base air finger, "Number one, number one! Nighthawk 001 reported that the target was found, and there were bonfires everywhere. It was a spectacular sight. Do you want to attack immediately?"

Le Yiqin laughed triumphantly, and said, "What are you waiting for? Let's fight, dawdle for a while, these bastards should slip away!" [

Lu Xishan grinned, and hurriedly ordered: "Attention all teams, spread out the attack according to the predetermined plan!" After hearing the order, the captains of more than 50 bombers pressed the nose of the plane and immediately entered the bombing route. , This is a goddamn golden opportunity. In the previous training, all the targets were bombed. This time, take these British guys and Indian soldiers and have a good time!

The night flight fleet of the Independent Division, just after Xinduo, including Alexander, all the officers and soldiers of the British Indian Army had heard the roar of the aircraft engine, and Alexander raised his head suspiciously.Looking at the dark night sky in the east, there is nothing but dim stars covered by thin clouds.

However, there were bursts of roaring noises.Is it going to rain?Is Alexander's against himself?If one thing goes wrong, everything goes wrong, if you are unlucky, you will find all kinds of troubles!

No one thought that it was the night flight fleet of the Independent Division, and it was the King of Hades who came to take his life, and it was no wonder that Alexander lacked vigilance.Historically, in the early days of World War II, air force aircraft of various countries performed missions at night, which basically belonged to the Arabian Nights. The navigation equipment had not yet reached that level. Only in the later stages of the war, various new technologies emerged in an endless stream.Night flight has become a simple matter.

Chief of Staff Adams also heard more and more dull roars, however.His attention was not on the sky, he hurriedly called a few guards over, and ordered: "You guys, set up a tent for Your Excellency Commander immediately!"

While several guards were busy at work, Lu Xishan's bomber fleet had already reached the top of his head. Alexander was so stunned when he saw the black shadow pounced down from the sky that he even forgot to lie down to avoid the air attack.how can that be possible?Can Tang Qiuli's bomber be dispatched at night?My God, this is not an illusion, is it?

Of course it wasn't a hallucination, with a screaming sound, several small black dots fell from the dark night sky.In the blink of an eye, orange-red flames exploded on the ground, accompanied by a huge explosion, resounding in the night sky, and the Hukang River Valley immediately became noisy. Steel and flames became the main colors of the night.

The bomber crew members of the Independent Division were almost happy. Beside a bonfire, there was a circle of British guys and Indian soldiers. There is no more obvious landmark than this, and it is even easier to identify than during the day. , A heavy bomb was dropped, and the bonfire exploded in all directions, like fireworks that suddenly bloomed in the night sky. Little sparks flew into the Hukang River Valley with the limbs of British and Indian soldiers.

In the afterglow of the bonfire flying around, the figures of the British and Indian soldiers fleeing in all directions were exposed before the eyes of the pilots, chasing after each figure, the camp of the British and Indian troops became a sea of ​​flames, The hell of death, this is still without the use of "Buddha Light" napalm, otherwise, the bombing at night alone would kill half of the British and Indian soldiers!

In less than an hour, more than [-] night flight bombers of the Southern Aviation Group sent tens of thousands of British and Indian soldiers into the night of terror. Lu Xishan issued an order, "Attention all crews, start returning! "

Captains, pull up the bomber and look back again. The Hukang River Valley full of flames is still full of emotions. In Lu Xishan's earphones, there are bursts of joyful voices, "Nighthawk 001, you spread out again! Good luck, go back, treat me to a few drinks!" "Come on, let's just call you Lao Lu, you boy, there have been a lot of good things recently, I'm afraid the day when you get the badge of lieutenant colonel is not far away!"

Le Yiqin was in the air finger operation room, listening to the sound coming from the loudspeaker, he was overjoyed, and said to Chief of Staff Dong Ningxuan: "I said Chief of Staff, what's the matter, it's not empty, our Southern Aviation Group's aircraft, as long as If you go out, you won’t have the habit of coming back empty-handed, by the way, what these guys said makes sense, among the dozens of captains, there aren’t many with the rank of major, right?”

Dong Ningxuan thought for a while, and replied: "Commander, there are nine other people, but they are all short of qualifications. You also know that it is so difficult for our army to be promoted to the first rank, even the division commander. !"

Le Yiqin waved his hand, and said majesticly: "Others can delay, Lu Xishan's military rank must be promoted, two battles a day, capturing prisoners in the sky, bombing the camp at night, extraordinary skills, don't worry about this matter, I will ask the teacher to grind Go, staff officer, inform the cafeteria, add more meals, make it richer, after the night flight formation returns, the chief of staff and I will treat them to a drink!"

The bomber fleet of the Independent Division disappeared into the night sky, leaving behind burning trees everywhere, messy campsites, fragmented corpses, painful wailing of wounded soldiers, and panicked figures running around aimlessly, showing The terrifying scene just now did not dissipate as the bombers of the independent division left.

The smell of gunpowder smoke and blood shrouded the jungle. Alexander got up from the ground, and felt a sharp pain in his left leg. He groaned in pain, fell to the ground, and plunged into the commander, piece by piece, mercilessly. His left thigh was soaked in red blood, and under the flickering firelight, the irregular edge of the piece shone with a cold metallic light.

Alexander was not so lucky this time. The bombing came too suddenly and unexpectedly. No one thought that the bomber group of the independent division would carry out a violent air strike against the Indian army's camp at night. The guards had no time to cover it. A heavy bomb cost the lives of several guards, and also made Commander Alexander an honorable wounded.

The physical pain was far less severe than the pain in his heart. The blows again and again, each time, hit Alexander's confidence. Without air supremacy, the night should be the best cover, so he changed his way of marching. However, Tang Qiuli's viciousness, his number one general Le Yiqin's ferocity, and unexpected attack methods shattered all hopes of Alexander.

Unable to walk during the day and restless at night, 24 hours of bombing regardless of day and night, what kind of troops can withstand such a density of air strikes?The only way is not to have a little fire when marching at night, otherwise, the nightmare of tonight will repeat itself every night in the future, but the morale and physical strength of the soldiers can support them to eat dry food and drink every day. Marching with cold water and no lighting at all? [

In any case, he supported Alexander with one breath, and had to go on, so Chief of Staff Adams buried the bodies of another group of soldiers, leaving thousands of wounded, and left the area in panic in the surrounding night. land of terror.

It's just that, in the dark night, there was an extra stretcher in the marching team of the British and Indian troops who were groping forward in the dark. Commander Alexander lay pale on it, and Chief of Staff Adams could leave any wounded, but only Only if Commander Alexander cannot be left behind and left to the Chinese as prisoners, then this army will really be completely finished.

In the next few days, the British and Indian troops spent the day and night bombing by Le Yiqin's bomber fleet. Every day, Le Yiqin would send several formations to search along the Hukang River Valley. Bombing, even if it is a single figure during the day and a little spark at night, will attract heavy bombs from the sky.

The day and night operations of the British and Indian troops were fully restricted, and the distance they retreated every night was only more than [-] kilometers. The time spent avoiding air strikes far exceeded the time spent marching.

And Tang Qiuli commanded twelve brigades, and he was not in a hurry to catch up. He hung far behind Alexander, keeping a distance of a whole day and night, without fighting a single battle, but the troops became a containment team. Seven or eight thousand wounded from the British and Indian troops, especially the leading regiments of the Ninth Brigade and the Tenth Brigade, who served as the leading troops, were simply annoying.

These wounded British and Indian soldiers who knew they had no other way out were actually smart and had a strong sense of survival. On the high places beside the road, the white flag was hoisted early, and the weapons in their hands were piled up in a neat pile, just waiting They also understood that those officials abandoned themselves because they were afraid of dragging them down and being overtaken by Chinese soldiers.

Rather than waiting to die here, it is better to be caught by the Chinese, and there may be a way to survive. With this mentality, the wounded soldiers of the British and Indian troops, as well as the military doctors and nurses left behind, have some hope for the independent division. Soldiers, hurry up and get them out of this terrible place.

As they wished, the Chinese soldiers really arrived. The wounded soldiers, doctors and nurses of the British and Indian Army greeted them with smiles as if seeing their relatives, but Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan, who led the team, couldn't figure it out. While clearing your mind, you are muttering in your heart?

(to be continued) (to be continued...)