mtl008 Chapter 550: Encirclement and Annihilation of Liao's Regiment (5)
Chapter 550: Encirclement and Annihilation of Liao's Regiment (5)
As night falls, the stars shine like diamonds, inlaid in the vast black sky.
Changchun Airport,
After the liberation of Changchun, the 1st Air Attack Group immediately moved here so that they could attack the enemy more efficiently.
In the hangar,
Yin Xinjun looked at the almost intact P51 Mustang fighter in front of him, and his eyes lit up! There were actually six rockets hanging under the wings of this plane!
After listening to Zhang Wenjiu's report, he immediately flew here from Mulan!
Zhang Wenjiu reported from the back,
"There were two P51 aircraft in total. One was out of fuel, and the other was parked in the hangar due to a mechanical failure! A total of nine other aircraft of various types were seized in the hangar!"
Yin Xinjun circled the Mustang plane and became more and more satisfied. This plane can be said to fill a gap in the hand, because its ground attack capability is super strong! In addition to rockets, it is equipped with 12.7 6mm aircraft machine guns!
"How effective was today's airstrike?"
"Very good, we have almost disrupted the enemy's organization. We dispatched a total of 107 aircraft during the day, especially focusing on air strikes on several enemy troops that wanted to break out of Yingkou. In addition, according to your request, we have specially arranged two formations to continuously escort the 1st Assault Group. Now the enemy is in chaos!"
As he spoke, Zhang Wenjiu took out a stack of photos and handed them to Yin Xinjun.
Yin Xinjun looked at the photo and nodded.
"From now on, the Air Force will become our first branch of the military. Xiao Jiu, you must continue to study Air Force tactics carefully!"
"Don't worry, Commander. With you here, we can definitely do it!"
"By the way, you should also pay attention to the enemy North China Air Force coming to reinforce. It's really strange, where did all the Kuomintang planes go?"
Since the summer offensive last year, Yin Xinjun has always felt that the enemy's aircraft have a weak presence and seem to be mainly responsible for transportation tasks.
This was even more so after the Liaoshen Campaign began. After the two sides fought several air battles in Jinzhou, the Kuomintang aircraft seemed to have disappeared!
Zhang Wenjiu replied,
"Boss, according to the descriptions of the enemy pilots who revolted, many of their pilots are afraid of death and are even more unwilling to come after suffering a few losses in air combat. Moreover, the Americans have not been very active in providing assistance recently! The supply of many spare parts has also been cut off!"
"Okay, you've been busy all day, go and take a rest, I'll study it for a while!"
After sending away Zhang Wenjiu, the follower, Yin Xinjun immediately got the plane into the space, and soon he had mastered all the information!
This P51H aircraft uses the engine of the famous British RR company, which greatly improves the performance of the aircraft and its combat radius reaches 1040 kilometers!
Moreover, its firepower is quite powerful. There are three 12.7mm large-caliber machine guns on each wing. In addition, there are 8 hanging points, which can carry 2 227kg bombs and 6 127mm rockets at a time!
In short, it is a typical American-made style with blurred boundaries. It is a multi-purpose fighter. It can almost be called an air traffic police, managing the world above and the earth below!
Yin Xinjun immediately decided to produce this aircraft as standard equipment, at least it would not be outdated during the Korean War.
Moreover, the aircraft area of the Mulan Arsenal now has a large number of skilled aircraft manufacturing workers. A new aircraft can roll off the production line in about four months, which can fully meet the needs of the Korean War!
On the runway, the Stuka bomber had already been fully fueled and was ready.
After Yin Xinjun came out of the hangar, he immediately boarded the bomber. The day's battle report had arrived, and the most critical moment had arrived. He planned to go to Tang Yantian, who was in the tiger's den, tonight!
Before leaving, he did not forget to tell Zhang Wenjiu to spray off the blue sky and white sun logo on the P51 aircraft and replace it with the August st Army flag logo! This way, they can fly back to Mulan safely. After all, the East Field Anti-aircraft Artillery Unit on the ground is not a vegetarian!
They rushed all the way to Changxing Town.
After the second half of the night, Tang Yantian
Let's take a short rest here.
Night raids are not the strong point of armored forces.
There were gunshots everywhere.
No one knew where the two divisions of the 8th Column behind him had rushed to!
Everything is messed up now!
inside the house,
Kang Huaifu held his pipe in one hand while looking at the map.
"Commander Tang, we have no aerial reconnaissance at night, and we don't know where the enemy's main force is. What should we do next?"
During the day, there were always planes in the air to support, constantly reporting the enemy situation and swooping down to shoot from time to time. This battle made Kang Huaifu feel so comfortable!
Tang Yantian said,
"We are now entangled with the enemy. You are in me and I am in you. Anyway, the main thing is a chaotic battle!"
The north end of the town,
Hundreds of figures suddenly emerged from a sorghum field, but they were soon stunned.
At the intersection, there was an armored vehicle parked.
There was a red flag on it.
The engine hums and roars.
The bright lights of the cars were shining on a road to the north.
These figures looked at each other, their faces as pale as death.
No matter where they run to, they are the Communist Army!
They seemed to have raised their guns above their heads without any prior agreement.
Walked towards the armored vehicle!
Tang Yantian received the report very quickly.
A large number of enemy soldiers appeared in the north of the city.
They came to surrender.
Kang Huaifu hurriedly took people to check.
In the courtyards in the north of the city,
The prisoners were crowded together, holding the newly distributed biscuits and canned food in their hands and devouring them with relish. They looked relieved and had happy smiles on their faces!
Kang Huaifu asked,
"Who among you is the head? Which part?"
A Kuomintang officer hurried over, his mouth still moving. He swallowed a few times, then stood at attention and said,
"Reporting to the commander, I am Dong Wen, the deputy commander of the 54th Division!"
"54th Division? Which unit do you belong to?"
"The New Third Army?"
"Why are you here?"
"Reporting to the commander, the troops were dispersed at night, and we don't know where to run. We came here in a daze!"
Kang Huaifu laughed and said,
"You are lucky. Once you take off this skin, you will be liberated. Don't work for the Kuomintang anymore!"
A Kuomintang soldier also shouted,
"I have given up on this for a long time. I can't win the fight, and I can't get enough to eat. The monthly salary is not even enough to buy a bag of millet. Even if you don't fight, I'm thinking about how to run back home!"
In the sky, Yin Xinjun was flying a bomber.
Following the guidance of the radio beacon, they soon found Tang Yantian and his team's location.
Eavesdropping on the enemy from the air along the way,
Yin Xinjun has learned that
This was a really crazy night, and it was also the night when Liao Bingtuan collapsed.
The 3rd Column rushed all the way from west to east and accidentally attacked Liao Yaoxiang's corps headquarters, blowing up the communication antenna. As a result, all units of Liao's corps lost contact with the corps headquarters for several hours. The group was leaderless and fell into chaos!
The crazy attack of the Third Column was like stirring up a hornet's nest, causing the enemy to flee in all directions!
The 1st Assault Group, which also penetrated deep into the hinterland, reaped the benefits in Changxing Town and has received more than prisoners of war!
Yin Xinjun told Tang Yantian to quickly call the surrounding troops to come and receive the prisoners, and to continue the assault on the enemy early tomorrow morning. If there was any danger, he could continue to call him.
He left here.
He went to the northeast of Changxing Town!
Just now on the way here, he discovered through eavesdropping that there were a lot of enemies in that area, at least four division-level units, with a total number of no less than 20,000!
This is his goal tonight!