Chapter 93: 92, Tin Pot Solid Incendiary Bomb, Bombing Night: Allied With Volunteer Army
“Now?”
“Yes.”
“Can I know what it’s for? I don’t want the weapons I make to be used in places I don’t want to see.” Huo Duanyang asked seriously.
Fang Wen hesitated whether to tell the truth or make up a story to brush it off.
But this chemistry genius in front of him had extremely high talent on the path of bomb research.
Perhaps, those weapons he would see in the future could be realized through him.
Thinking of this, Fang Wen said, “If you know this secret, you have to join the group.”
“Join the group?” Huo Duanyang was puzzled.
“Fight Japanese together. But the method is a bit different, composed of some folk patriots.”
“I agree.”
“Good, let’s find a place to eat something and talk.”
The two went to a nearby tavern to buy some dishes, found a grassland outside the airport, sat on the ground, eating and chatting.
“We now have an action, preparing to get the wealth of the Northeast Young Marshal’s Mansion.”
“This! You really dare to think, if I join you, that wealth cannot be taken by Japanese.”
Fang Wen took out two small wine cups, filled them all, handed one to Huo Duanyang, clinked glasses and drank them down.
“Our plan has been going quite smoothly until we prepare to transport a batch of important props into the city. That batch of props is too numerous, cannot be discovered by Japanese, must create chaos to take advantage of the chaos.”
Huo Duanyang’s eyes lit up: “So, you want to make a batch of aerial incendiary bombs to bomb the Japanese army?”
“Yes, Shenyang City’s barracks, once bombed, they will definitely be in chaos, that will be our opportunity.”
After Fang Wen finished speaking, he filled Huo Duanyang’s cup with wine, poured one for himself, and the two clinked glasses.
“Now you are one of us, right?”
“Yes. I have one more question, how long does it take to finish this batch of bombs?”
“Within five days.”
“Alright, I’ll start making them now.”
“Don’t rush, we still need to design how to drop the bombs, come with me.”
Fang Wen stood up, reached out and pulled Huo Duanyang up.
“Wait for me two hours, I’ll show you something.”
After saying that, Fang Wen let Huo Duanyang go home, and he himself quickly walked into the airport.
Since Huo Duanyang agreed, it was time to get to serious business.
He took a return to base flight back to Shanghai, then applied at the Shanghai Airport Control Tower for special landing at Nanjing Airport, then piloted the Shrike aircraft back to Nanjing.
A little over two hours later.
The two walked into the airport, and Huo Duanyang also saw that Shrike aircraft.
He touched the fuselage and sighed.
“Shrike, the plane matches its name, small and fierce. This plane is going to bomb?”
“Yes, it’s this one. My idea is to put the bombs in the lower storage compartment of the auxiliary fuel tank.”
Fang Wen bent down and crawled into the belly of the plane, opened the auxiliary fuel tank, revealing the double-layer structure inside.
Huo Duanyang also crawled in, looking up.
“In this case, I have a suggestion, make it open-lid air scatter. The entire bottom support plate is a movable door, as long as it’s opened, the support plate releases, the napalm inside will drop to the ground. To ensure the effect, I can find a way to have the arsenal make a batch of small-caliber thin-shell dummy shells, specifically to fill solid incendiary bombs.”
“Is there time?” Fang Wen asked.
“Um, making shells requires molds, five days probably not enough.” Huo Duanyang looked troubled, and explained: “Existing shells are too thick, not suitable for incendiary bombs, need to be very thin, so that when it ignites and explodes, it can break the wall and splash out.”
“Very thin?”
Fang Wen couldn’t help but raise the small pewter wine pot in his right hand.
Conical body, the opening on top for pouring and filling wine, the most rudimentary kind of wine pot.
This thing is low cost, small taverns have many, when taking out, a few extra copper coins can take them away.
But it is very light and very thin, seems to fully meet Huo Duanyang’s requirements.
He shook the wine pot in front of Huo Duanyang.
“Look at this, can it be made into a bomb?”
Huo Duanyang’s eyes lit up, took the wine pot and examined it carefully.
“Made of pewter, light and thin-walled, if the solid incendiary bomb’s impact can break it open, it’s better than glass bottles, even better than thin-shell shells made by the arsenal.”
Unexpectedly there was a ready-made carrier for incendiary bombs, Huo Duanyang hurriedly ran out of the airport, back to his residence to continue experiments.
He carefully filled solid incendiary bomb into it, then added detonator, and simply sealed the mouth with a layer of cloth.
Then, he climbed to the roof and threw down the pewter wine pot.
Fang Wen was also watching from the roof, the pewter wine pot fell to the ground and instantly exploded.
Fire spots splashed within a two-meter radius.
The two came down to look for the pewter wine pot, only found a small half, the rest exploded into fragments.
This effect was very good.
Fang Wen simply borrowed a car at the airport, drove Huo Duanyang around Nanjing City.
Overnight, small hotels in Nanjing City suddenly had no containers for serving wine.
Those cheap small pewter wine pots were all bought by someone with money.
Even the suppliers had no stock left.
It caused the wine lovers in the city to complain, who the hell swept up those cheap wine pots.
People didn’t understand, who would buy that stuff.
Those pewter wine pots appeared in the Jinling Arsenal.
The factory suddenly received a big order, asking the workers in the filling workshop to carefully fill some dangerous paste-like substances into pewter wine pots, then install impact fuses with detonators.
This big order was private job, benefits from top to bottom, everyone knowingly did it.
With the help of this batch of experienced filling workers, the tin pot solid incendiary bombs were smoothly completed within five days.
At the same time, Fang Wen and Howard also modified the support plate of the lower storage compartment of the auxiliary fuel tank.
Equipped with a connecting rod device, as long as the connecting rod is pulled in the cockpit, the lower support plate of the auxiliary fuel tank will open from one side.
To test the effect, Fang Wen decided to consume a batch of tin pot solid incendiary bombs.
He chose the Jiaxing area, had Fang Shouxin go back early to notify family members to help cordon off that area, no one allowed to enter.
At seven in the evening, Jiaxing Fang Family men collectively went out and surrounded a remote wasteland.
Old Master Fang asked: “No one inside, right?”
“None, not to mention people, even a rabbit would be scared away by us.” Eldest Young Master Fang replied.
“What if there are rabbits? I just saw something running, about the size of a rabbit.” Second Young Master Fang didn’t miss any chance to argue with his eldest brother.
The two’s quarrel gave Old Master Fang a headache, he ignored these two and directly commanded.
“Light the fires.”
Immediately, Fang Family servants lit the torches inserted on the wasteland.
“Retreat one thousand feet.”
Then everyone dispersed.
After a while, the night sky came the roar, a black shadow flashed by, then large fire and explosion rose, turning the entire wasteland into a sea of fire.
Fang Family people looked incredulously at the sea of fire in front of them, the scene too shocking.
If it exploded in the city, probably half of Jiaxing City would be ignited.
And in the sky.
Fang Wen piloted the airplane circling in the air, the fire sea effect below made him satisfied, enough to deal with the Japanese army barracks.
Now the airplane and bombs were ready.
Everything was ready, just the preparations on the Shenyang side left.
When to airdrop, need confirmation from that side.
He flew back to the airport, immediately went home, and sent a telegram to the north.
Inside Shenyang City.
Anping Pawn and Consignment Shop.
Treasure-stealing team members were in position, continuing to work.
The underground passage had been dug into the Young Marshal’s Mansion, right under Warehouse C2, but had not broken through the ground layer above.
Could say everything was ready, just short of fake gold.
Every evening at 8 o’clock, everyone’s attention focused on Shopkeeper Liu, the room was quiet, even the electric current sound from the headphones held by Shopkeeper Liu could be heard.
Translating the encrypted telegram into plain text, Shopkeeper Liu immediately stood up and handed it to Gang Leader Wang to see.
Looking at the plain text telegram content, under everyone’s gaze, Gang Leader Wang announced: “The south asks us, when to bomb?”
A suppressed low cheer came from the room.
Then they began to discuss.
“Yesterday I went out to check, Japanese set up a police dog training area at the barracks, arranged another batch of soldiers there for training police dogs.”
“Now the alert posts on the city wall are fewer than before, if bombing happens, they will definitely divert attention.”
“When bombing, we act, Tou Men, prepare your sleeping drugs, if there are still Japanese on the city wall, use your means to knock them out.”
“And the one lighting fires for marking, that’s very dangerous, how to do it?”
“Leave it to our action group, we’ll guarantee to light fires at the barracks position for guidance.”
“How to set the specific time, the south is waiting.”
“After 10 p.m. every night, the barracks side lights out and rests, also when people are most concentrated, I think bombing after 10 is best.”
“Then set it at 12, just when they are fast asleep.”
Discussion reached here, time to have Shopkeeper Liu send the telegram.
Sun Debiao hesitated, asked: “I know there’s another batch of people outside Shenyang City preparing to act against Japanese, should we notify them?”
Gang Leader Wang looked serious, “Reliable?”
“Reliable, Volunteer Army people, they’ve been waiting for a chance to act, just bombing is too wasteful of this opportunity, how about having them cooperate?” Sun Debiao replied.
Volunteer Army was a main force against Japanese at the time, irreconcilable with Japanese, Gang Leader Wang nodded, had Shopkeeper Liu send this message along.
In the residence outside Shanghai Airport, Fang Wen held headphones, waiting for the reply.
Radio waves came, he skillfully recorded, then translated into plain text.
【Bomb at 12 midnight the day after tomorrow, also, can we join with Volunteer Army for joint action.】
Volunteer Army?
Fang Wen, who knew history, knew this was a force that could be allied with, immediately replied in agreement.
Upon receiving the reply, Sun Debiao couldn’t wait till tomorrow and set off outside the city.
After 12, he quietly left Anping Pawn and Consignment Shop, smoothly dodged the city patrols and hidden sentries, flipped out from that broken city wall.
After leaving Shenyang City, Sun Debiao headed north all the way to the Fenghai Railway Line.
The railway line was pitch black in the midnight, only the ironworker station houses along the way still had lights.
These houses were residences for workers repairing the railway, also Sun Dewu’s destination.
He knocked at the door.
Inside immediately quieted, someone behind the door asked in a deep voice: “Which road are you from, uneasy in the dark night, speak unclearly and leave by yourself.”
Sun Debiao changed his tone: “Dongshan’s comrade, ranked Old Third. Fox Hat, I am Dewu.”
The door was immediately opened, the person inside looked at Sun Debiao, surprised: “Third bro, you’re still alive, I heard you were killed by Japanese. Come in and sit, we’ll talk slowly.”
Sun Debiao was welcomed into the house, his sides flanked by two gun barrels pressed against him.
He showed no fear.
Took off the fur hat and put it on Fox Hat’s head.
“Fox Hat, you don’t even believe third bro anymore? Even if I Sun Dewu am the biggest bastard, I wouldn’t mix with Japanese.”
Fox Hat lowered his head without speaking.
The person behind Sun Debiao spoke: “Friend or foe, clarify first.”
Sun Debiao nodded, straight to the point: “At 12 midnight the day after tomorrow, we will launch an air raid, target Shenyang Japanese Army barracks. If you want to act, that’s the best chance.”
“Air raid? Where does the airplane come from? You think I’m a fool? Airplanes outside the Passes can’t fly in at all.”
“True or false, will be revealed the day after tomorrow, then take fire and explosion as the signal, if you really don’t dare to act, just pretend I Sun Dewu never came.”
The other side was somewhat moved, Sun Debiao was right, true or false would be seen by whether the Japanese Army barracks were bombed.
Thinking, Japanese wouldn’t deliberately bomb their own barracks to set a trap, that would be too stupid.
The two guns withdrew from Sun Debiao’s sides.
Everything arranged properly, just waiting to start.
Fang Wen specially rested a whole day, recuperating.
On the day of departure, he early piloted the Shrike aircraft to land at Jinan Airport.
Auxiliary fuel tank filled, checked the bottom hidden groove, everything fine, then wait.
Until exactly 9 p.m., he immediately boarded the airplane and flew into the sky.
The Shrike aircraft’s flight speed was faster than Boeing 247, took just over two hours to reach Shenyang City airspace.
The airplane circled at high altitude, waiting for the bombing guidance.
And below, various actions had begun.
Most of the Treasure Hunting Group lurked under the city wall waiting.
Outside the city in hidden spots, there was also a troop ambushing.
And on the other side of the city, 4 action team members quietly approached the barracks.
They must light 4 torches in different directions before 12, these four torches would connect into a quadrilateral pattern, pointing the bombing point to the airplane in the sky.
These four, as Axe Gang assassination experts, all ruthless, good at sneaking and sneak attacks.
Wearing black clothing, they quietly approached sentries, covered mouths and slit throats with one knife, clean and neat.
After dealing with sentries, leaned them in the sentry post, disguised as asleep, the four split up.
Soon, four torches were lit, they immediately withdrew.
At the same time, Fang Wen in mechanical perception state discovered the torches lit in the city.
He quickly adjusted the fuselage, circling to lower altitude.
When altitude reached 1500 meters, confirmed bombing position matched, Fang Wen decisively pulled the switch for the auxiliary fuel tank support plate.
Over four hundred palm-sized pewter wine pot incendiary bombs poured out.
Like raindrops sprinkling down on the barracks.
Ten-odd seconds later, continuous explosions of fire appeared, the entire barracks plunged into a sea of fire.
Immediately, chaos in the barracks.
Those fire spots stuck in different positions, burning continuously, wooden barracks quickly ignited, thick smoke everywhere, firelight soaring.
Fire people running wildly in houses, exploding wooden houses collapsing.
And screams, and alarm sounds.
The entire Shenyang City was awakened.
People went out one after another, talking to each other, discussions basically confirmed it was Japanese army barracks on fire, they showed smiles, treating it as watching a good show, but none went to put out the fire.
And outside the city, this big fire gave the Volunteer Army the signal, they immediately took advantage of the chaos to launch attack.
Gunfire rang out, Volunteer Army tried to break through the city gate.
Gang Leader Wang immediately had an idea: “Go help them, only if they enter the city do we have a chance.”
Thus, five Tou Men disciples climbed the city wall, used blow darts with sleeping drugs to subdue Japanese army on the city wall.
Machine gun on the city wall went silent, giving Volunteer Army a chance, one soldier placed explosive pack at the city gate, lit the fuze.
After big explosion, the city gate was blasted with a huge gap.
Volunteer Army immediately rushed in.
At the same time, the treasure-stealing team also began action, went out of the city one after another, transported those boxes full of fake gold into the city.
