GBP Chapter 338: Operation Boomerang begins, the bomber formation attacks, targeting the Japanese home i
Chapter 338: Operation Boomerang begins, the bomber formation attacks, targeting the Japanese home i
Under the strong push of Li Yunlong and Lin Zhenhua, the other four were also persuaded by the two and decided to continue the Boomerang operation. Lin Zhenhua also changed the departure time in time, from 7pm to 6:30pm, which was very safe. In order to confuse the Japanese intelligence personnel, they even changed the direction of take-off in advance to ensure the success of this bombing operation.
"Monk, immediately arrange for a refueling truck to load fuel to the bomber. This must be completed within two hours."
"Duan Peng, you must immediately take people to load all the bombs we brought into the bomber cabin. You must be quick and complete it before six o'clock."
"It's already 3:45 pm. We must complete the loading of fuel and bombs before pm and take off on time at : pm! Lao Li, let's hurry up and take the pilots to eat. We need to set off on time at : pm to carry out Operation Boomerang!"
Half an hour later, Li Yunlong and Lin Zhenhua arrived at the regiment headquarters. Zhao Gang had already arranged for people to prepare dinner. When everyone arrived, he immediately invited everyone to eat.
Li Yunlong and Lin Zhenhua came to the telecommunications room with their bowls of rice. Ding Wei and the other three had been waiting for a long time. Before setting off, the three were really worried, so they met with Li Yunlong again, trying to persuade him to terminate this operation.
"Lao Kong, Lao Ding, Lao Xing, please stop trying to persuade us. We are in a hurry now. We will set off in less than two hours. We have worked hard for more than two months for this operation. It is time to reap the fruits. At the same time, we must teach the Japanese a lesson and let them know that we are not easy to mess with. This bombing must show the power of our 386th Brigade."
"After the bomber formation sets off, all units will immediately go to the positions and distribute the ammunition. If the Japanese dare to come, we will resolutely beat them back! If something goes wrong on the way back with the college students and I, and we fail to return in time, you don't have to worry too much. Immediately activate Operation Plan No. 2, defend the base, and wait for us to come back!"
"Our air force is still very weak and has no way to compete with the Japs' air force. But even if we die, we must be brave enough to show our swords and let the Japs know that our air force battalion is not to be trifled with! When fighting, we must show our momentum. The Japs' spies have already figured out the situation in our base area. We really have nothing to hide. The only thing we can do is to fight the Japs. The defensive positions have been repaired and the ammunition is very sufficient. Let's fight a long war of attrition with the Japs to see who can win!"
"In order to prevent the Japanese from bombing the arsenal and causing the loss of a large number of military equipment, we must immediately implement the large-scale migration plan formulated by college students and gradually migrate our machine tools to the cave arsenal. Only the machine tools that we can produce independently will be left in the arsenal. We must act quickly and start the migration tonight, using all the manpower we can mobilize. The large-scale migration must be completed before the morning of the day after tomorrow."
Lin Zhenhua also added at this time: "In terms of laying telephone lines, I have laid two in total. Now we are using the open line. If this line is destroyed by the devils, we will immediately use our hidden line. In order to ensure smooth communication, I have reserved three lines. No matter how cunning the devils are, they will never think that we have three communication lines!"
"We have set up air defense lookouts to warn of the Japanese fighter planes. Starting from 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, all air defense lookouts will be activated! Tomorrow, we will organize a large air defense drill for the military and civilians in the base. Everyone must participate. Once the news of our bombing of the Japanese homeland is leaked, the Japanese will send out a large number of fighter planes to bomb us no matter how difficult the situation is. You must treat this matter as a big deal and never take it lightly, otherwise the residents of the base will suffer huge losses!"
Zhao Gang stepped forward and assured, "Old Li, college student, we have written down what you two just said. From today on, the base will be on alert, and the Zhangjiazhuang market will be closed from tomorrow. If those merchants are unwilling to sell their goods to us, we will give them one day to leave with the goods. After that, we will conduct an inventory of the Zhangjiazhuang market. If anyone is found staying in the market, they will be arrested directly. We will implement it according to the plan we discussed before. This bombing operation is very dangerous, so you must be careful!"
Ding Wei, Kong Jie and others also offered their blessings, and at the same time told the two men to be careful and to withdraw immediately if they found that the situation was impossible.
The meal lasted until 5:30 in the afternoon. After the meal, everyone drove to the backup airport, where three bombers were parked. The loading of fuel and ammunition was in the final stages and would be completed in ten minutes at most. Six ground crew members were conducting the final inspection of the aircraft to ensure that the bombers were in the best condition.
"Lao Zhao, you all take your positions immediately. According to the plan I made earlier, activate the No. 5 communication line and give the order for the bombers to take off. It is now 50:. In ten minutes, arrange for the pilots to board the planes. You must immediately take the pilots to their respective departure points and ensure that they are all delivered before :."
Under Lin Zhenhua's arrangement, Zhao Gang and others took immediate action, each taking their assigned pilots, left the No. 6 backup airport and rushed to the departure point. They sent all the pilots to the designated location before 06: pm.
After Heshang and Duan Peng finished loading the ammunition and fuel, they followed the pilots into the bomber cabin to carry out the bombing operation. Originally, Lin Zhenhua did not intend to let the two go, after all, they had not received much training in bombing, but Li Yunlong insisted on increasing the training time for the two and included them in the plan.
Duan Peng and the monk were both very skilled, and with their protection, Li Yunlong felt more at ease. At first, Li Yunlong had no intention of going, but after learning that the bomber was equipped with a cabin supercharger, he really had this idea. You know, Li Yunlong is a person who likes excitement, not to mention that this time the excitement is quite big, and it is indeed a bit too painful for him to watch the show from the sidelines. After persuading Lin Zhenhua, he naturally became a member of the Boomerang Operation.
Lin Zhenhua looked at the time. It was already 6:08. He waved his hand vigorously and the flight crew immediately started boarding the plane. Ten minutes later, everyone completed boarding, closed the bomber's door, and began to carry out the six pre-flight checks.
"Lu Yuanhang, start the engine immediately to preheat it. At the same time, check all equipment for any faults. Report any problems immediately!"
"Old Li, check immediately whether the bomb is fixed properly and confirm that the bomb launcher switch and the hatch are closed!"
At this time, Lin Zhenhua also checked the bomber's oxygen supply system. A total of six oxygen cylinders were installed on it, and he did not find any problems. He checked the oxygen masks again and tried them, but did not find any problems.
"Now we are going to carry out the last three checks before takeoff. The first check is to see if there is anything missing from your clothes. We may be flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters, where the temperature is very low. You must wear your cotton coat and trousers properly, and you must wear the outermost layer of skin, otherwise it is easy to get frostbite!"
"The second thing is to check whether all items in the bomber are properly secured, to prevent them from sliding during takeoff due to excessive tilt angles, which could cause some danger!"
"The third check is to confirm that the lights are on normally. We need to use the three sets of lights specially placed at the rear of the bomber to convey orders. This aircraft will serve as the lead aircraft and immediately turn on the navigation indicator lights to provide heading guidance for the other bombers."
At 6:25 pm, all inspections were completed, and Lin Zhenhua shone his flashlight to the ground crew below several times, giving the take-off signal. The ground crew quickly left the runway, and at 6:30 pm, 18 bombers took off at intervals of two minutes, and the bombers that successfully took off were waiting in the sky in the distance.
"It is now 7:16. All aircraft have successfully taken off and completed the aerial formation flight. Immediately fly southwest and change course after 20 minutes of flight!"
Lin Zhenhua gave orders in an orderly manner. With the navigation lights flashing, 18 bombers flew towards the southwest at a distance of about one kilometer apart.
After the bombers left, Zhao Gang issued an order to implement Operation Plan No. 2. The large-scale migration and defense plan was immediately launched. After receiving the order, all troops immediately began to collect ammunition. The arsenal also began to relocate machine tools. Trucks and tricycles began to transport supplies day and night. The entire base was busy.
"Zhu Zi, immediately mobilize our lighting troops to provide lighting for the marching troops. There is no need to hide such a big commotion. This is a counterattack by the Japanese in our team. Let the Japanese know that we are not easy to mess with."
"Old Ding, you must rush to the Zhangjiazhuang market tonight and gather those stranded merchants. Start the action tonight, don't wait until tomorrow, otherwise things will change. There are not many good people among these merchants. There are either puppet troops or Japanese devils standing behind them. If it weren't for the impact, I, Zhao Gang, would have wanted to shoot them all!"
"Lao Kong, the total population of our base has now exceeded 80. You must immediately notify the militia organizations in each village. Martial law will begin tonight. No one is allowed to go out without the order from the regiment headquarters. The regiment headquarters will allocate the missing supplies. We have equipped each village with a telephone. Let them call the regiment headquarters and come to me if they have anything to say."
"Old Xing, we will start recruiting reserve troops tomorrow. We will first recruit 3000 people for basic training. If the fighting on the front line becomes tense, we can directly mobilize the reserve troops!"
"Sanwazi, the air defense of the base is now in your charge. Tell all observation posts to keep a close eye on the Japanese fighter planes. Once the Japanese fighter planes attack, immediately use our anti-aircraft firepower to shoot them down!"