Chapter 562: 562 paratroopers attack
Chapter 562 Paratroopers attack
“Have you handed in all the suicide notes?” On the bumpy plane, an officer put his hand on the bulging spare parachute bag on his chest and asked loudly to the soldiers sitting in two rows in the narrow cabin.
Because the sound insulation is so poor, they can clearly hear the roar of the engines on the wings, they can see the white clouds flowing near the wings, and they can see the blue sky.
The daylight shining through the round portholes made the crowded cabin not dark. Everyone can see the faces of their companions, and everyone can see the nervousness and excitement on each other's faces.
This is their first mission, so they are very nervous. It was also their first mission, so they were excited.
Compared to ordinary soldiers, each of them can be said to be armed to the teeth. Every soldier is equipped with a Thompson submachine gun, equipped with at least 7 magazines and more than 210 rounds of ammunition.
There are another 4 spare magazines in the bag at their feet. If the bag is not lost during the parachute descent, they can have an additional 120 rounds of spare ammunition.
In addition, each paratrooper is also equipped with an M1911 pistol and 3 magazines. There are also 3 additional magazines in the bag.
In addition, they also have a smoke bomb and three grenades. There was also a machine gun weapon box parachuted with them, which contained an accessible MG-42 machine gun.
In terms of individual soldiers' equipment, they can be said to be the most powerful infantry in the world. And such elites will also fight on the most dangerous battlefield in the world.
They will fly directly into the enemy's heart by plane, parachute at a height of thousands of meters above the enemy's controlled area, and airborne to fight in the enemy's hinterland.
“It’s written!” The paratroopers, with their hands pressed on the weapons fixed on their chests, answered their commander’s question in unison.
Like the German army during World War II, the helmets of these Tang paratroopers are also specially made with flush edges to prevent their necks from being caught in the parachute rope.
These paratroopers, who have gone through countless arduous trainings and have had everyone kicked out of the plane, are now fully adapted to the crazy game of skydiving.
"Keep in mind the target you need to attack! Every landmark building! Recall the photos you have seen before! Assemble immediately after landing! Execute the combat plan!" The officer at the front shouted hoarsely on the bumpy plane. Pay attention to every detail.
Before setting off, they had repeatedly confirmed the target they wanted to attack. Their operational goal was to destroy a bridge east of the Imperial City of Qi, completely block transportation to the east of the Imperial City, and then wait for the response from the 4th Armored Division of the ground forces.
The bad news is that they may have to stay in place for more than three days, and they only have two battalions and more than 900 soldiers.
The good news is that, just like their usual training, the enemy has almost no anti-aircraft firepower, and they will not encounter too much danger before landing.
Just as the commanders were tirelessly telling the soldiers about their plans after landing, the indicator lights above their heads lit up, making the atmosphere in the cabin very tense.
Seeing the red warning light flashing, the leading officer ended his rant, raised his arms high, and ordered loudly: "Check the umbrella!"
"Check the parachute equipment!" All the soldiers began to help their comrades around them to check the parachute equipment, and then began to check their own equipment. Each completed paratrooper would raise his arms and make a completion gesture.
The navigator opened the door behind him and shouted loudly to the paratroopers in the cabin: "There is still one minute to fly from the calibration point!"
“The hidden espionage personnel will set fire at the designated location!” He said while raising the map in his hand: “When the target is seen, the green light turns on!”
Nodding to the navigator, the leading paratrooper commander loudly ordered: "Stand up!"
All the soldiers who heard the order stood up in the bumpy cabin. They had heavy equipment hanging on their bodies, and it took a lot of effort to move even one step.
But they cannot abandon anything, because every piece of equipment they carry is a guarantee for their ability to continue fighting behind enemy lines.
The green indicator light above his head suddenly lit up, and the leading officer hung his parachute rope lock on the wire rope on the roof of the cabin: "Get ready! Hang up the parachute rope!"
All the soldiers hung their parachute ropes on the steel cables at almost the same time, and then checked each one.
The cabin door was opened by the commander, and cold air suddenly poured into the cabin of the aircraft, making the aircraft shake even more.
“Long live the Tang Dynasty!” The first paratrooper put his hands on both sides of the cabin door and shouted to the vast sky.
With his shouting, he used both hands hard and kicked his legs, and he jumped out of the plane. The parachute behind him was pulled open by the parachute cord, and he was left behind by the plane.
Immediately afterwards, the second paratrooper also shouted the slogan "Long Live the Tang Dynasty" and jumped out of the plane, leaving only the parachute rope hanging on the door of the plane, swinging and swaying with the airflow. Then came the third and fourth paratroopers, who jumped out of the plane one after another without any sloppiness.
This is a subject they have to train almost every day, and they have long been accustomed to it. They were used to the sound of the wind whistling in their ears, and they were also used to the sight of the earth under their feet rushing towards their faces.
It’s a pity that everything they have long been accustomed to is incomprehensible horror in the eyes of others.
When 50 C-47 transport planes lined up in a neat formation and dropped white umbrella flowers, covering the sky and the ground, the Qi soldiers on the ground were so frightened that they could not even speak.
They saw a person jumping out of the plane, and then saw large white umbrellas blooming above their heads. This scene made them lose the courage to fight.
In fact, they soon discovered that even if they wanted to fight, there seemed to be no chance of fighting - those parachutes that looked very close were actually far, far away from them when they landed!
However, these Qi soldiers knew one thing very well: the Tang army was very close to them, and these Tang troops... came from the sky!
The Tang paratroopers who had not yet landed found that their intelligence seemed to be slightly wrong when they were in the sky.
Because they were not supposed to encounter enemy anti-aircraft fire, but while they were still floating in the air, soldiers from the Qi Army opened fire on them on the ground.
This suddenly disrupted the Tang army's combat deployment. A Tang paratrooper holding on to the parachute rope yelled depressedly: "I X! Didn't you say you won't be attacked?"
A bullet flew past his face and penetrated the parachute above his head, leaving a hole in the parachute.
But soon he landed, and the moment his feet hit the ground, the huge force caused his whole body to roll.
This was probably the most embarrassing landing he had ever made. Before he could collect the parachute behind him, he heard the sound of machine gun fire.
“Damn it, Maxim!” He cursed in his mind, and then touched the Thompson submachine gun on his chest.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" Not far away, the fear-filled voices of Qi soldiers kept ringing, and then there was the sound of grenades exploding.
Who the **** **** this? He found that even after a long time of effort, he could not take off the Thompson submachine gun fixed on his chest, and he cursed in his heart anxiously.
Actually, he tied it himself. At that time, he was afraid that the weapon would not be firmly fixed and fall off halfway, so he deliberately wrapped a few more turns of the tying thread.
The previous plan would not encounter a large-scale Qi army when it was implemented. How could it happen that it would land near the Qi army's position?
"Those who engage in intelligence should be killed!" After he almost slept with the mothers of the generals in the Tang Army's intelligence department, he finally took off his Thompson submachine gun and held it in his hand.
With weapons, he finally gained some confidence. At this time, his parachute had completely landed. He quickly took off the parachute bag behind him and threw it aside.
“Thud, tut, tut!” About 40 meters away from him, the sound of continuous machine gun fire rang out. It was the sound of the Qi people’s Maxim heavy machine gun.
Peering his head out of the grass, he just took a look and saw a Maxim machine gun pointing at the sky, surrounded by seven or eight Qi soldiers pointing at the sky and shouting to fire.
There are too many targets in the sky, and the opponent may not notice that the Tang army has landed here. Congratulating himself on his good luck, the paratrooper retracted his head, took off the spare bag at his feet, and threw it away.
He can't carry his luggage to fight now, so he can only leave these useless things where he is. Then he also took off the spare parachute bag on his chest, which made him feel relieved.
Now, the paratrooper who had liberated himself began to crawl forward. He climbed over the small pit where he was hiding, and quietly approached the Qi army's machine gun position that was constantly firing.
At this moment, through the gaps between the grass blades, he saw Qi soldiers on the machine gun position extending their fingers towards where he was.
The man obviously saw his parachute. It was such a large piece of white that it was hard not to see it.
“Damn it!” Knowing that he might have been exposed, the paratrooper immediately aimed his submachine gun at the Qi soldier who stretched out his finger and pulled the trigger.
"Thud, tut, tut!" With a short shot, the opponent's body immediately splattered with blood. The distance was too close, and the unprepared attack made the surrounding Qi troops a little confused.
They didn't expect that enemies suddenly appeared around them. They were already so nervous and panicked that they didn't even see where the attack was coming from.
(End of this chapter)