Chapter 1057: 1058 snow white petals
Chapter 1057 1058 Snow White Petals
For the landing fleet of the Tang Empire, it was actually a bit too nervous. They did not see the Zero fighter planes waiting to patrol, nor did they see twin-engine long-range bombers such as Tulong.
The Mirage Kingdom did not seem to have sent any planes to guard their sea surface, so the Tang Empire's fleet continued to advance until nightfall, without waiting for the Mirage Kingdom's navy or air force.
In fact, the truth is that the Zero fighter jets and Dragon Tulong bombers that were originally scheduled to take off for patrol were all canceled because of the H-6 bombing.
The airports in those mirage countries were destroyed, and many aircraft were paralyzed on the ground, making it impossible to take off to perform patrol missions.
Those airports that were not destroyed were busy receiving aircraft returning from other airports from the afternoon until nightfall, and there was no time or time to take care of any patrol missions.
They were busy like this until it got dark, and the Mirage Kingdom discovered that it seemed that they had not sent out a plane to patrol, but it was already getting late, and it was too late to send out another plane.
So the entire South Island Mirage troops entered the critical night without knowing anything about the situation.
At about eight or nine o'clock, the Flying Fortress bombers from the Tang Empire arrived over the South Island and began a new round of night bombing.
These bombers dropped a large number of bombs and bombed some parts of the South Island of Mirage again. The defenders of the Mirage Kingdom didn't know what was going on. They fought back with the few anti-aircraft guns they had, but they could only disperse the Tang Empire bombers that dropped bombs near Great South Bay.
Finally, after the Tang Empire's Flying Fortress bombers returned, the officers and soldiers on duty at the Mirage Nation's radar station could finally take a break.
But before they could get themselves a bite to eat, another bunch of light spots appeared on their radar screen.
"Sir! Sir! Here it comes again! Here it comes again!" A soldier stared at the dense spots of light on the screen and shouted loudly.
“Sound the battle alarm!” The officers on duty were almost crying: “It’s here again? Why isn’t it over yet?”
The air defense siren in the Great South Bay sounded again. The anti-aircraft artillery unit, which had barely rested for less than two hours, once again rushed out of the barracks, ran to the anti-aircraft gun position, and shook the handle to point the gun barrel towards the sky.
But they did not wait for the target. A few searchlights swayed back and forth in the dark night, and they did not see an enemy plane coming to drop bombs.
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"For Your Majesty! Long live the Tang Empire!" In the open cabin, the cold air was raging around everyone. The prepared paratroopers of the Tang Empire stood up looking at the looming light beneath their feet.
"Check the parachute rope!" the leading officer reminded his soldiers loudly. His words seemed a bit erratic in the restless air, but the soldiers in the front row raised their fists one by one.
The soldier in the last row patted the shoulder of the soldier in the front twice after checking the parachute and weapons of the soldier in front. The soldier in the front row also tapped the shoulder of the person in front after checking the equipment of his comrades.
They passed one by one, and finally everyone lowered their fists. The captain standing at the front nodded to everyone, and the paratroopers rushed out of the cabin of the plane in the faintly flashing green light.
There is almost no anti-aircraft fire in the surrounding sky, and all the strategic deployments of the Mirage Kingdom have been disrupted by the Tang Empire's intensive strategic bombing. The Mirage army, which had not had much rest all day, did not realize that the attack had arrived.
Against the backdrop of the twinkling stars, white parachutes blossomed in the sky. More than a hundred transport planes flew in formation at an altitude of less than two thousand meters. The sky where they passed was filled with small white flowers.
“Thud, thud, thud!” The small-caliber anti-aircraft guns began to fire, and the tracer bullets illuminated a row of light. On an air defense position deployed nearby, Mirage's troops finally launched a decent counterattack.
Judging from the density of firepower, there were certainly not many Mirage troops deployed nearby. They relied on their only weapons to launch a counterattack, looking so lonely and helpless.
Most of the paratroopers of the Tang Empire did not encounter any danger. They gradually approached the ground amidst the whistling wind, with their backpacks and other equipment tied at their feet.
In the darkness, Xiang Ziyu hit the ground hard. After his legs touched the ground, he fell down due to inertia and rolled twice on the ground before stopping.
When he finally got up, the entire parachute came down again, covering him inside... It took him a long time to open the parachute and remove the assault rifle fixed to it from his chest.
To facilitate movement, Xiang Ziyu removed the spare parachute hanging on his chest and stomach, and at the same time took off the conspicuous red inflatable life jacket.
Through the moonlight, he saw the vague forest in the distance. It was still burning farther away. It should be that the incendiary bombs dropped during the day had not been completely extinguished.
Looking at it, a black shadow hit the ground not far away, and then the parachute gradually floated down, also covering the unlucky guy.
Xiang Ziyu held the weapon and touched it. After the other party climbed out of the parachute, he lowered his voice and confirmed: "Snow white!" "Petals!" The soldier immediately answered the command nervously, and he was struggling to take off his own parachute. A spare parachute, but because of too much equipment, his movements seemed a bit clumsy.
Xiang Ziyu went over to help him unbuckle, take off the parachute, and the annoying orange life jacket: "What is your backup equipment?"
"Battery! Sir!" The other party recognized the lieutenant mark on Xiang Ziyu's helmet and replied in a low voice: "There should be two rifle grenades in my luggage bag."
"Snow white!" At this time, someone behind him shouted the command. Xiang Ziyu lowered his body and responded to the shout: "Petals!"
Several paratroopers pushed aside the grass and bent down to Xiang Ziyu: "Sir! It's great to see you."
"Li Tao! Give the battery to the signal corps! And your grenades, remember to give them to me." Xiang Ziyu sorted out his weapons, hung up the grenades, and checked the magazine on his chest: "Try to contact the battalion headquarters !”
"Get your flashlight ready! If someone uses light to communicate, respond to them!" Xiang Ziyu gave the tasks one by one: "伱, you, and you! Establish a warning zone around it! Take action!"
"Xiao Liu! Establish contact with the battalion headquarters as soon as possible! Has anyone found a familiar reference?" He looked at the seven or eight soldiers who had gathered again and asked.
“No! There is an enemy anti-aircraft machine gun position on the other side of the mountain! I found nothing but this!” someone replied.
“Old Chen! Old Chen! Take two people with you! Form a patrol! Gather all the soldiers scattered nearby! Be alert! By the way, see if there are any enemies nearby... It would be better if you can find a reference!”
A squad leader called Lao Chen immediately nodded: "I understand, company commander! You still have you! Follow me!"
“Are the people directly under the night squad here?” Xiang Ziyu took out his raincoat from his luggage, put it on the flashlight, and looked at the map wrapped in plastic. It's a pity that he didn't find his specific location without reference.
However, they have been very lucky in this airborne landing. Until now, they have not encountered any troops from the Mirage. For them, the paratroopers, it is almost equivalent to not encountering any resistance.
“Didn’t see them!” replied a soldier. At this time, the platoon leader of the 1st platoon came over. He brought a dozen people, including a signal soldier, and someone with two RPG rockets - yes, only rockets, no rocket launchers...
"No matter what, our situation is much better than expected now. At least we have not been thrown into the enemy's position." The platoon leader of the 1st platoon saw Xiang Ziyu, the company commander, and relaxed a lot.
"You're right, but we need to find the reference object as soon as possible, then confirm our position and find the target we want to capture..." Xiang Ziyu stood up and looked at the Mirage's anti-aircraft guns that were still firing upwards: " How about you take someone over there and ask for directions first?"
"I have no objection! People from the 1st platoon, follow me..." The 1st platoon leader did not hesitate at all and was immediately ready to execute the order.
"Don't worry! Let's wait until Lao Chen comes back and find out the surrounding situation first." Xiang Ziyu held the opponent's shoulder: "The people in rows 2 and 3 haven't been found yet."
"We have found the people directly under the night combat squad! But there are only three of them! The others have not been found yet." A soldier hurriedly came over and brought three soldiers.
These soldiers are equipped with the Tang Empire's individual night vision equipment and are special forces that can fight in the dark.
More and more soldiers are gathering, and in a blink of an eye there are more than fifty soldiers here. At this time, Xiang Ziyu looked at the platoon leader of the 1st platoon again, and said: "Take people to carry out the mission, remove the anti-aircraft gun position, and capture a few prisoners by the way!"
“Yes!” The platoon leader stood at attention, saluted, and turned to leave.
Xiang Ziyu stopped him again: "Bring the night fighting squad, no casualties allowed!"
"Don't worry, company commander!" The 1st platoon commander smiled, showing his big white teeth. His face was painted in camouflage, like a ghost at night: "People from the 1st platoon, follow me!"
More than twenty soldiers followed the 1st platoon leader and left. Not long after, the 2nd platoon leader came over with more than 30 soldiers.
They met Lao Chen's patrol unit first, and then they knew the direction and moved closer. At this time, Xiang Ziyu's company became stronger: counting the 1st platoon on the mission, they now found more than 80 people.
The paratrooper company commanded by Xiang Ziyu has a total of 210 soldiers, which means that more than one-third of the soldiers have returned to the team.
(End of this chapter)