61: Chapter 61 Occupying the Airport

Some Little Devils attempted to counterattack, but the thick smoke inside the bunker was not only choking, but it also stung their eyes.

They had only stayed for a few minutes before their eyes began to swell and tear up.

Outside, the long-repressed Chinese Soldiers killed every Little Devil they saw.

This bloody scene did not scare them; instead, it made them even more excited.

"Kill!"

The Little Devils inside the bunker were completely wiped out.

Some Chinese Soldiers rushed into the bunker and carried away the Little Devils' weapons and ammunition.

A soldier saw the heavy machine gun inside the bunker and immediately called others to help move it.

Compared to the antiques they were using, these heavy and light machine guns were much better to use.

Although this heavy machine gun was very heavy, three or four people could still carry it away.

At this moment, this scene was clearly visible to the senior generals of the Eastern Military Region.

They were very satisfied with the performance of the Chinese Soldiers.

Because although they were young and had not experienced war, they possessed fighting spirit.

However, the casualties in this wave were still somewhat high.

Many of the charging Chinese Soldiers were hit by machine gun fire.

Although they achieved a casualty ratio of one to two, this was only possible due to the surprise attack and artillery suppression.

If there was no artillery support behind them, and if they could not cut off the Little Devils' communication methods in time, it would be their turn to be bombarded.

Several Chinese Soldiers carried the heavy machine gun out of the bunker.

Their company commander's eyes lit up when he saw this scene.

"This is great! Did you move this out of the Little Devils' bunker?"

They were currently lacking this kind of heavy weapon; a company only had one or two heavy machine guns.

It was as good as having none.

Furthermore, because they had to charge, they couldn't bring the heavy machine gun along.

Now that they had this heavy machine gun from the Little Devils, their firepower could be significantly strengthened.

"Yes, these Little Devils are truly wealthy! A single bunker has two or three heavy machine guns, and quite a few light machine guns, just like an ammunition depot," one of the Chinese Soldiers replied with a smile.

Compared to the Little Devils, their starting equipment was so poor that even a dog would shake its head.

"Alright, there's no need to move this heavy machine gun now; it's too heavy. It won't be lost if we leave it here; we'll come back to move it when we retreat later."

The company commander waved his hand. They were still in the middle of a charge; they couldn't waste time on this.

"Alright." Upon hearing this, the Chinese Soldiers put down the heavy machine gun they were carrying.

Besides the heavy machine gun, they also carried a light machine gun on their backs.

Up ahead, the Chinese Soldiers charging at the very front had already broken through the Little Devils' second line of defense.

They arrived on the runway of the Airport. At this moment, there were many Little Devils' aircraft on the Airport.

Many Little Devils' aircraft wanted to take off, but unfortunately, many Chinese Soldiers had rushed right up to them by this time.

It was already night, and the sky had turned dark.

They hadn't seen it.

Many Little Devils hadn't even had time to take off before they were blown to death along with their aircraft.

"Quick, find the Little Devils' communication telephone line and cut it."

A team, clearly consisting of elite Chinese Soldiers, was searching for the Little Devils' communication lines.

Their mission was to cut off the connection between the Little Devils at the Airport and the outside, especially the communication link with the warships at the seaside.

This was to prevent the naval guns from posing a threat to their own troops.

The caliber of the naval guns was too large.

If they were hit by even one shell, the casualties would be heavy.

Besides this, they were also looking for the Little Devils' communication room.

If they could find the communication room, that would be for the best.

If they couldn't, they would just have to find the Little Devils' communication lines and cut them.

Soon, they found the Little Devils' communication lines and cut them.

But just moments after they cut it,

Suddenly, a deafening roar came from the horizon.

The lead captain looked at the sky in the distance, which was ablaze with fire.

The Little Devils' naval guns had opened fire.

They were still one step too late.

The lead captain's heart sank.

Not far away, the Little Devils' warships by the sea were continuously bombarding based on the coordinates reported by telephone.

However, their communication with the Airport was suddenly interrupted.

There was no way to provide them with real-time coordinates anymore.

In the Little Devils' communication room at the Airport, they also discovered this situation and immediately sent someone to check the lines.

At this moment, the Chinese special forces who had cut the communication lines had already left the spot.

They walked along the communication lines and cut them in several more places, preventing the Little Devils from being able to easily reconnect them.

At the Independent Brigade Command Post, Brigade Commander Qian Hong saw the sky ablaze with fire in the distance, and his expression was somewhat gloomy.

They still hadn't been able to prevent the Little Devils' naval gun bombardment.

Now he could only pray in his heart that the casualties would be fewer.

If too many people died now, the subsequent battles would be even more difficult.

In the virtual conference room of the Eastern Military Region.

Compared to Brigade Commander Qian Hong, they saw things more clearly.

Because it was a god's-eye view, they could see the naval guns bombarding the positions.

Crater after crater, several meters to over ten meters wide, appeared on the Airport positions.

Many Chinese Soldiers were blown to death by these shells, their flesh and blood flying everywhere.

Even though they had witnessed the cruelty and bloodshed of the battlefield before, they were still shocked by such a tragic scene.

Naval gun bombardment—this was something they had never seen before.

Just like they had never seen an Anti-aircraft gun fired horizontally.

This was also something they had never thought of.

The power of naval guns was far greater than that of ordinary land artillery.

Zhou Yang was also observing the performance of these Chinese Soldiers; the caliber of these naval guns could not be compared to land artillery.

The only things he could think of that had a larger caliber than these naval guns were the Gustav railway gun built by Germany back in the day, and perhaps the Karl-Gerät mortar.

However, that Gustav railway gun was too heavy—over 1,300 tons—and once assembled, it couldn't be moved at will at all.

But correspondingly, this giant gun also had a long range, reaching up to 48 kilometers.

Its power could penetrate seven meters of concrete fortifications.

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The naval gun bombardment did not last too long; after all, naval guns also needed to cool their barrels.

Furthermore, without coordinates now, they had no idea where anyone was.

Communication remained in a state of interruption.

The battle lasted for an entire night.

At dawn, Brigade Commander Qian Hong received a battle report from his subordinates.

They had already occupied the Hongkou Airport area.

But Little Devils kept reinforcing and fighting them for the battlefield.

Not only that, but the casualty situation of his troops had also been tallied.

The Independent Brigade, with over 3,000 men, had suffered over fifty percent casualties after one night of fighting.

And a large portion of these casualties were caused by the Little Devils' naval gun attacks last night.

This was only after one night.

The casualties were already so huge.

And this was during the night.

If it were daytime, the Little Devils would have visibility.

The naval gun bombardment would be even more frequent.

And the Little Devils' aircraft bombardment would also begin.

The mission during the day would be even more arduous.

Brigade Commander Qian Hong did not hesitate and immediately applied to his superiors for reinforcements.

At the General Command Post, General Huang Wei received Brigade Commander Qian Hong's request for reinforcements.

He glanced at the map; the unit closest to Brigade Commander Qian Hong.

Was a reinforced regiment with over 2,000 men.

"Telegraph an order for the 236th Regiment to reinforce Hongkou Airport," General Huang Wei said, looking at the Chief of Staff.

In this game, their conversations still continued using the real-world organization and unit designations.

Because they were more familiar with this.

"Yes." The Chief of Staff immediately ordered someone to issue the order to the 236th Regiment.

General Huang Wei looked at the map.

Last night, they launched an all-out attack.

To pin down the Little Devils in other directions.

If they wanted a quick victory, they could not hold anything back.