Chapter 239:
As batches of Mosquito NF Mk.II night bomber groups, Do 215B night fighter jet groups, and “Lancaster” heavy bomber groups continuously carried out night air raid bombing operations, all Japanese troops guarding the Dongjuzi Airport Japanese Army airfield, including the Japanese aircraft group, were all bombed into scrap metal and ruins.
And those soldiers from the First Battalion under the 38th Division’s Independent 26th Brigade and the entire Security Team Second Company, who had originally rushed over to night raid the Japanese Army Dongjuzi Airport and bomb the Japanese aircraft group, were all shocked speechless by the terrifying scene of the frenzied bombardment right in front of them,
because they had never dreamed that such an unimaginable and unexpected support operation would occur.
Originally, they had been thinking of fighting to the death to carry out the night raid operation.
And there would certainly be quite a few casualties, but now before they even launched the offensive operation, such a favorable battle situation suddenly appeared, leaving them all stunned.
“Battalion Commander! When did our commander invite so many air force units to carry out air strike bombing on the Japanese Army’s airfield? And from what I see, the models of these airplanes seem to be the foreigners’ new-style airplanes! Even models I’ve never seen before!”
“Yeah! Battalion Commander, the Japanese Army’s Dongjuzi Airport is now almost bombed into ruins by these aircraft groups. What do we do next? Do we still continue the sneak attack operation? Or do we go back now to assist the operations of the other two routes sneaking attack on Japanese troops? Or what?”
“By the way, do you all know which National Revolutionary Army Air Force unit these air force units that came to night raid the Japanese Army airfield belong to? And when did they arrive here with us? How come we didn’t receive any news at all?”
“If we could have so many air force units for support operations from now on, that would be great. We originally thought we’d have to sacrifice quite a few brothers to take the Japanese Army airfield, but now it’s so easily completely destroyed on the spot by these aircraft groups! Look, the entire Japanese Army airfield has been bombed into ruins, everywhere is firelight and thick smoke. I’m afraid not many of the Japanese garrison troops inside survived; even their screams have stopped!”
“This operation of ours succeeded without us even making a move. We’ve already completed the attack on the Japanese Army Dongjuzi Airport and struck the Japanese Army’s air power; they’ve been prevented from dispatching air force units to air strike bomb us. So, shouldn’t we now immediately go support the other route’s operation attacking the Japanese Army Haiguangsi Barracks and striking straight at the Garrison Headquarters?”
“Or support the other route attacking the Tianjin East Station and North Station already occupied by the Japanese Army, control the railway line, and prevent the Japanese invaders’ subsequent reinforcements from coming to attack our city?”
“And those German-equipped troops that our Deputy Division Commander mentioned coming to support us in resisting the Japanese invaders, when will they arrive at our city? The battle has already broken out now. After tonight, the Japanese Army will probably launch an unprecedented large-scale retaliatory operation against us!”
“If that’s the case, I’m afraid with just our limited troops and equipment, we won’t be able to resist the Japanese Army’s large-scale offensive operation for long! We really need these German-equipped troops to come in for support operation!”
“What I most want to know now is which German-equipped troops have come this time, and how many troops they brought to support our operation. We also received no news about it, just like these air force units now carrying out air strike bombing on the Japanese Army airfield—they all appeared very suddenly, and we don’t know how they avoided the Japanese Army’s reconnaissance network and our line of sight!”
And after coming back to their senses,
all the soldiers from the First Battalion and Security Team Second Company boiled over and discussed heatedly.
Especially discussing when the German-equipped troops that Zhou Wenhua promised to dispatch would arrive.
