Chapter 617: On the eve of the counterattack

Airborne operations require a special team to respond on the ground. This demand is very important. Because the combat area is spread out in an unfamiliar area. If there is no response. It is difficult to complete combat missions by relying on maps alone.

So the special company of Class 9 Soul was used.

"Can your company's platoon level be able to fight independently?" Wang Ben asked directly.

"Yes. Sir." Jiuban soul replied.

"How about skydiving? Is it possible?" Wang Ben continued to ask.

"Yes, sir. We have received one month of skydiving training." Jiuban Soul replied.

"Yeah. Have you tried parachuting at night?" Wang Ben continued to ask.

"Only I and the Sergeant Major skipped the entire company. None of the others tried." Jiuban Soul replied.

"Yeah. Take a look at this!" Wang Ben handed a document to Class 9 Soul. This is a specific plan for infiltration operations. At the beginning of the plan, two penetration methods were selected. The first is parachuting at night. A large number of cavalry will follow the parachute during the day. The risk is too high. So parachuting chooses at night. But there is still a long way from the main landing area after parachuting. The other section is all walking. First of all, this unit will move forward with light equipment. They will detour from the mountains on both sides to the main landing area.

"That's the plan! I'll tell you the truth. I really want to use the second scenario. But currently our weather conditions do not allow it. There are at most seven days left before we can launch a counterattack. There will be any day within seven days. Variables. I can’t guarantee that you will arrive on time. But I need you all to arrive. The first type. This may be the only opportunity we can choose." Wang Ben said solemnly.

"Understand sir. We will execute it. But we need a night skydiving training." Jiubanhun said firmly.

"Well. You find Captain Weibi. He will meet all your requirements. Do the rest as mentioned above." Wang Ben said.

Finished. Jiuban soul left. Wang Ben wants to convene a new military meeting. The protagonist of the meeting is neither him nor Li Xin. It's the weather officer of the Celestial Army. The combat time has been clearly told to advance.

"The climatic characteristics here are very strange. We are often attacked by cold air from the Northwest. Our airships have very limited take-offs. However, the temperature has been a bit low recently. Low temperatures mean that our air pressure is high. The weather will justify. Stable." The weather officer introduced.

"And in the landing area. Because there are large mountains on both sides of it, the impact of the airflow is not great." The weather officer introduced.

"So how long will this weather be?" Li Xin asked.

"Normally, the change is not great within five days," the weather officer said.

"In other words, starting from the 7th, this kind of weather will be steadily maintained within five days? Li Xin asked.

"This is usually the case," the weather officer said.

"What I want is not the usual. It is a guarantee." Li Xin asked with certainty.

"Can you guarantee it?" Li Xin asked. The weather officer was a little uncertain. But after a little relaxation. He made up his mind to.

"I think. I can guarantee." The weather officer said.

Everyone present took a deep breath. This means the counterattack begins.

The weather officer withdrew from the meeting. Next, the chief military officer will make specific arrangements based on these five days. Everything is ready. Time is short.

This night. Three large airships fully loaded with a hundred and two people were parachuted. The result is generally good. Three people broke their legs to varying degrees. But they initially have experience in skydiving at night. During the day they have to make intensive preparations. The task has been issued. They will take a parachute jump at night. Then walk east for twenty miles. There they will be hidden. Watch the airship in the sky at night. The moonlight is still there these days. The Allied forces have not yet determined whether it will be a white sky landing or a night air landing. But the former is very likely. The probability of fighting in the second half of the night is very high. So they have to be prepared.

"Today. We are going to perform a historic task. This task is glorious and full of mission." Jiuban Soul Summoner said. His company will be divided into two teams to perform their tasks individually.

"I believe. History will remember this day. The evening of April 8th." Jiubanhun said. Everyone's faces are solemn. They will help the parachute troops to complete the landing. This is a difficult task.

"Stand up in a row. Get your gear. Board the plane." The Sergeant Major cried out.

The four airships will each carry a team of more than 110 people on the flat ground of the north and south mountains. There are also some heavy weapons at random. The new curved firing front-mounted artillery. The predecessor of the artillery cannon. Qin Jun found out in close combat. There is a large vacuum in the rifle and artillery. This artillery is a temporary modified artillery. Mainly used to fill this blank area. There are also heavy machine guns. Water-cooled machine gun. And a lot of supplies. Two thousand rounds of various ammunition. This amount is huge. Two parachutes will be used separately. There are also various foods and medicines. And communication equipment. Flares. They are the signal weapons for instructing paratroopers.

The airship slowly lifted off. Then disappeared into the long night. After an hour and a half. They will parachute down in a clearing.

"At the time, I was terribly scared. I don't know if it was cold in the sky or something. My legs kept shaking." An veteran later recalled.

"I felt dizzy at the time. I never felt that I had been an airship for such a long time. Just when I couldn't control it. The Sergeant Chief yelled. All stood up. Then it was "Check the equipment" and we started to check the equipment."

"I don't know what happened. The sergeant chief kept talking about jumping."

"We just jumped out one by one like this. It's black and heavy. I can't see anything."

"After I landed. One of my partners came and called me. I knew I had landed. I'm so lucky." The veteran mentioned this unforgettable parachute landing in his memoirs.

The parachute landing that day was very successful. No wind blows them apart. The Western Region Allied Forces obviously did not notice it either. After the team found their own equipment, they immediately concealed it. The only place where the parachute has failed this time is the weapon. Most weapons lack effective earthquake protection. All three machine guns that landed were broken. The machine gunner used the three damaged machine guns to piece together one improvised one. This initially guaranteed the existence of firepower. In four hours before dawn. They keep on going. The landing place was on the grass of a river. There will be an airborne landing zone. They must ensure the safety of the airborne venue. And also accurately instruct the safety of parachuting troops.

All they have to do now is to hurry. The war will start in the next few days.