Chapter 44: Eagle descends  (Please give me a monthly vote!)

"... Airship directly to the top of Baoshan Mountain, and use airborne troops to attack the bandit's cave!"

"Dictionary of China's Bandit Suppression" - Eagle Surrender Chapter

"impossible!"

In the office of the chief of the Jiangsu Army General Staff in Nanjing, a rebuttal with deep dissatisfaction came.

"Sir, the direct reconnaissance brigade is indeed an elite force. Every officer and soldier is selected from the entire army. However, we have just completed airborne training and have never conducted complex terrain airborne, nor have we performed night airborne. Leaving them in that place is simply asking them to die!"

Zhao Jianqiang refused the commander's order almost without thinking.

After receiving that order, he was completely shocked. The order was very simple. The four squadrons directly under the reconnaissance brigade were drawn to the internal affairs unit. It was nothing. The Jiangsu Army and the internal affairs unit were one of them, but what puzzled him was the order of the General Staff. The reason for the transfer of troops was to suppress bandits.

After arriving in Nanjing, he realized that it was not the other bandits who were going to suppress them. The reason why they were chosen was very simple because of the terrain that the internal affairs forces could not go up the mountain to clear them, so they needed to use airborne troops to airborne the top of the hill, which was not quite spacious.

What a joke!

In his opinion, this was simply because the commanders who didn't know the airborne commanded there. As the captain of the direct reconnaissance brigade, Zhao Jianqiang knew clearly that when the airborne troops, it looked spectacular, like a celestial girl scattered flowers, but after the troops parachuted, it was also a celestial girl scattered flowers, and it was scattered without any trace.

The airborne area is only 0.5 square kilometers. It is a war where they are killed. It is not a bandit suppression, but a death sentence!

As their captain, he must be responsible for the lives of his subordinates, even if they will soon enter the internal affairs sequence.

"Send to death?"

His brow jumped slightly, and the rebuttal made Han Wu extremely uncomfortable. He stood up and looked at his subordinates.

"I need you to remember that this is a direct order from the Prime Minister and the General Staff! It cannot be refuted!"

Although he understood that what Zhao Jianqiang said was the truth, it was absolutely impossible for Han Wu to let him give up the Prime Minister's direct order! In any case, he would do anything to meet the Prime Minister's request, no matter how high the price he paid.

"Sir, please..."

Zhao Jianqiang wanted to argue something more, but before he could speak, his words were interrupted.

"Major Zhao, there is nothing but! This is the Prime Minister's direct order! You are a soldier! The soldier takes obeying orders as his duty!"

As soon as his face changed, Han Wuli ordered that if he refused the order again, he would order the implementation of Article 234 of the military order, order the military police to come in, send Zhao Jianqiang in front of him to prison, and then to the military court.

"Yes! Sir!"

As a soldier, although Zhao Jianqiang was not willing to accept this order, he could only choose to obey at this time, although the price was the lives of his subordinates.

Seeing that Zhao Jianqiang chose to obey, Han Wuzhe, who always knew some risks, slowed down his attitude and said in a harmonious voice.

"Ping Pu, last year, when you were in Qingdao, you were in charge of reconnaissance with a brigade behind enemy lines, no matter how great you sacrificed, you never complained. What? Now let you deal with bandits who have not received much training in Qianba. Your ability to "sharp swords in the army" has run there!"

When he was about to explain, Han Wu waved his hand and signaled him to listen to him.

"This time is different. Here, I will say something to you heartily! The Prime Minister must suppress this bandit. If it is not suppressed, the country's reputation, the reputation of the State Council, and the expectations of the people, it cannot be explained. As soldiers, we must perform our duties, which is dangerous! I know, but soldiers..."

As the words sank, Han Wu's expression became solemn.

"The responsibility of a soldier is sacrifice!"

The responsibility of a soldier is sacrifice!

On the way to the airport, Zhao Jianqiang's thoughts could not calm down for a long time. This task was not an ordinary combat mission. He had been looking forward to Europe like everyone before. Even if he airdropped hundreds of their people to the rear of the German army, he would not regret it even if he died in battle. He also believed that his comrades would not regret it because it was a battlefield. At that time, they died bravely like soldiers.

But what about the current mission?

This mission may also be a combat mission, but it is completely different from being airborne behind enemy lines, because if this order is executed, I don’t know how many people are injured or killed due to being unable to airborne the top of the mountain. If there are too few officers and soldiers who successfully airborne to the top of the mountain, it is very likely to lead to failure of the operation.

This task... is difficult! With a long sigh, Zhao Jianqiang's face was full of sorrow, and he was thinking in his mind how to successfully perform this task, of course, it is more important to avoid unnecessary casualties.

Airborne is harder to say, but it is really easy to say. According to Zhao Jianqiang, parachuting is not a very complicated technique, just like the parachuting officers who initially trained them to jump, said,

"Close your eyes and jump down."

But this is just a joke.

According to the scale of the airborne training subject, paratroopers must perform hundreds of tower drops before parachute landings. The so-called tower drop is to use a parachute tower. This kind of tower-shaped building used for parachute training is 70 meters high. There are four cantilever jumping platforms on the upper part of the tower. The parachute personnel first tie their parachute to the large grab hook, and then rise the hook, and suddenly release it after reaching a certain height. The parachute personnel will float down slowly. This is one of the basic skills. This tower jump training is mainly used to overcome acrophobia and master preliminary landing methods.

Then the plane landing will be carried out, but... this time the task is not as simple as closing your eyes and jumping down. What will happen if the terrain is airborne?

"Captain, such a terrain is still airborne at night, which is just a matter of letting everyone die!"

Looking at the terrain sand table, Zhou Qin, who had received the transfer order as the "captain of the Special Commando of the Ministry of Internal Affairs", the former deputy captain of the reconnaissance brigade shook his head and sighed. This terrain is simply a military corps. It cannot be attacked from the bottom of the mountain and landed from the air. With just a gust of night wind, at least one-third of the soldiers could miss the top of the mountain and float to other places. At that time, what would be the result of waiting for them?

Whether hanging onto a cliff or hitting a gable or closing your eyes, Zhou Qin could see the extremely tragic scene.

But... the mission was given by the Prime Minister, and they were also given by the Prime Minister, which is an honor! No one doubted this, but the price was too high. If it were replaced by other places suitable for airborne, he would not blink, and even be excited about it, but with such a terrain...

While Zhou Qin was praying for his brothers secretly, with a hint of solemn expression on his face, Zhao Jianqiang stared at the top of the mountain, staring at the top of the mountain, and standing motionlessly by the sand table.

“Use a glider machine to land!”

After pondering for dozens of seconds, Zhao Jianqiang suddenly gave a suggestion.

Gliders, long before the Wright brothers invented the powered aircraft, some pioneers had tried to glide and fly with flapping wings similar to bird wings. Although this approach to suicide seems foolish from the current perspective, it was these adventures that pioneered the history of human aviation. In 1891, the famous German aerospace scientist, Otto Lilienthal, built the world's first fixed-wing glider, and in the next five years

A monoplane glider and a biplane glider were designed and manufactured. On 1896, Li Lintal unfortunately fell during a glider flight test. The last sentence left before his death was "Someone must sacrifice for this". It was Li Lintal's glider test that laid the foundation for the Wright brothers' later invention of the aircraft, and he was later honored as the "father of gliders". Li Lintal made people realize that even without an engine, he could fly by relying solely on wind and gravity.

The reconnaissance brigade is not unfamiliar with gliders. In fact, in the Blue Sky Aviation Club in Lianyungang and the Dehua University Aviation Club, gliders study and training account for a considerable proportion. Compared with aircraft that require power to fly, gliders only need to be towed by cars, and the training cost is extremely low. In order to develop civil aviation, try to train more pilots. Taking advantage of the aviation heat after the "Jiaoao Conflict", gliders training began to spread from clubs to the people. Along the Longhai Railway, gliders training became one of the compulsory courses for every senior middle school. As a result, almost every boy in a senior middle school along the Longhai line had certain gliders flying skills and then spread to the entire Jiangsu.

In the eyes of most people, ordinary civilian gliders are just "simple tools for students to master some flight theories". However, some people still see the potential military uses of gliders. After observing the flight of gliders conducted by Nanjing No. 3 High School, they realized that this glider can not only send soldiers directly to combat sites, but also transport ammunition and materials to isolated troops, which has extremely high military value. Therefore, it attracted the attention of the staff.

Moreover, in the process of combating airborne troops, facing the reality that airborne troops cannot carry heavy weapons, some people proposed to develop large gliders for transporting various heavy equipment and ammunition, including artillery. In an exercise in June, the reconnaissance brigade used transportation to carry 150 paratroopers for airborne. After they occupied the landing ground, several gliders carried mountain cannons, ammunition and supplies landed in turn to provide support to the airborne troops. The entire airborne exercise left a deep impression on the officers of the General Staff.

Now, facing the reality that he could not directly airborne the mountain roster, after thinking for a long time, a glider that transported mountain cannons, ammunition and other supplies appeared in Zhao Jianqiang's mind during the experimental airborne exercise.

"Since we can use gliders to transport weapons, we can use gliders to send soldiers to the top of the mountain!"

As he said this, Zhao Jianqiang had the idea of ​​directly using a glider to transport combat troops for assault airborne. This is a new new tactic that has never been tried before. Although the reconnaissance brigade is also unfamiliar, it is undoubtedly simpler than airborne.

"The landing of the glider only takes a few dozen meters. Each glider can have 8 soldiers, and only thirty can transport 240 soldiers!"

When Zhao Jianqiang mentioned that the glider was transporting combat troops, Zhou Qin took a ruler and measured it on the sand table, and at the same time looked through the reconnaissance photos on the top of the mountain. The distance and terrain were very suitable.

"Captain..."

After thinking for a while, Zhou Qin realized a problem.

“We don’t have enough heavy gliders, and we don’t have pilots.”

"The glider asked the staff to ask the pilot to coordinate with the air force. If it was not enough, let them recruit glider instructors from the school."

Zhao Jianqiang had already thought of a solution to the problem mentioned by Zhou Qin. Aircraft could be built in new ways, and the teacher was not a problem. After promoting glider training from various middle schools, Jiangsu has a large number of skilled glider pilots, at least hundreds of people, and there are some people in the air team, which only requires 60 pilots.

"… After multiple tests, the conclusion was drawn. When raiding a tactical target with a smaller range, it is more advantageous to rafting a glider than to rafting a parachute. When using parachutes, paratroopers need a long time to slowly fall from the air to the ground. They are in a passive state of being beaten. They are prone to casualties. Even if they land safely, they will be difficult to quickly gather and form combat power because the landing locations are scattered. In addition, paratroopers must also remove parachutes, which can easily delay combat opportunities. This greatly reduces the effect of the raid."

In the combat map room next to the Prime Minister's Office on the first floor of the Beijing Prime Minister's Office, Xiao Xiao reported to Li Zicheng about the plans submitted by the General Staff.

"And, considering the unique dangerous terrain and the narrow area of ​​the mountaintop, it is difficult to accurately airborne. If the parachute is used, it will inevitably cause a large number of soldiers to be blown away by the wind, resulting in disastrous consequences and may even lead to failure in the operation!"

Listening to the report, Li Zicheng just looked at the map and stopped talking. He originally used the airborne method, but he didn't expect that the use of parachute would cause casualties to soldiers.

"How to use a heavy transport glider is completely different. First, we have many excellent glider drivers. They can accurately manipulate the transport glider to land within a hundred meters near the target. Once landing, fully armed airborne troops can jump out of the glider and throw themselves into battle immediately. Secondly, the powerless glider does not produce ground noise from the engine and launches attacks at night, and can quietly arrive at the target area without the enemy's entirely unknown. Thus, the near-perfect surprise attack effect..."

After Xiao Xiao recounted the combat plan proposed by the reconnaissance brigade and agreed by the General Staff, Li Zicheng asked after a moment of silence.

"So, if a glider is used, will the top of the mountain have enough area for airborne? And can the glider send enough soldiers to the top?"

After asking two questions in succession, Li Zicheng seemed to remember something and searched for photos there. In some past documentaries, he had watched gliders landing operations. The German airborne troops in World War II generally used gliders. During the Normandy landing, the League also used gliders in large quantities. It was not until after World War II that gliders were eliminated. However, gliders were successfully used in special battlefields again and again during World War II. It was undoubtedly very suitable to use gliders when embracing that terrain.

"There are trenches around the top of the mountain. If bandits occupy this place and the special forces are landing in the center, it will inevitably lead to heavy siege and easy to suffer a blow. Is there any plan for the General Staff?"

Another problem is that whether it is the reconnaissance brigade directly under the General Staff or the special assault troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs adapted from it, they are all elites in the army. The elites selected after rigorous training are extremely valuable to the army. Maybe, he still has many tasks to rely on them in the future. At this time, Li Zicheng certainly did not want to waste them in his arms.

"Report to the Prime Minister, the area of ​​the top of the mountain can meet the requirements of 20 gliders at the same time. According to the tactical arrangements of the reconnaissance brigade, in this operation, they will all use submachine guns to increase the fire density. Considering the gap in training, if nothing unexpected happens, the battle can be ended within five minutes of the assault. It is expected that the hostage casualties will be about five, and the officers and soldiers will be killed or six..."

After listening to the final report, Li Zicheng nodded.

"Okay, agree with their plan...wait!"

Just as the communication officer was about to convey the order, Li Zicheng stopped it and took out a photo of the mountain top and said.

"There can continue to talk to them and delay the time. The reconnaissance brigade should use the time. Referring to the photo of the reconnaissance, the dispersion of houses, and the defense organization to conduct several assault exercises. You can consider building these houses. Of course, it can be simpler. Use wooden boards or something, just build the house and its distribution!"

When Li Zicheng made this suggestion, what came to his mind was the military training of the special forces in later generations in aircraft, merchant ships and urban warfare training centers. The current mission also requires the reconnaissance brigade to be the same. Only in this way can the success of the operation be ensured.

"Well, you can also consider..."

When the words came to his mouth, Li Zicheng took them back. Although the bandits did not understand foreign languages, it was extremely unsafe to airdrop foreign language flyers and tell them how to avoid them when facing an assault. It seems...

"Call Director Lee from the Secret Service..."

After pondering for a moment, Li Zicheng added.

"Tell him that the Secret Service should fully cooperate with the actions of the Internal Affairs Force and obtain as much information as possible. If possible, see if the inside line can be arranged to enter. Before the operation is launched, make sure that all hostages will not cause chaos after the operation is launched!"


Chapter completed!