Chapter 106 Hongqiao Airport

Captain Nishimaru Mitsuki flew west with puzzlement.

He flew over the sea, saw the eastern metropolis below, and flew over land.

It wasn't until he saw the towering flames of the burning oil depot at Hongqiao Airport that he understood:

Why Hongqiao Airport, which already had its own aviation unit, had requested guidance.

The entire Hongqiao Airport had completely fallen!

The towering flames from the oil depot next to the airport forced his plane to keep its distance.

The burning planes on the runway clearly conveyed one message:

The entire Hongqiao Airport had been completely occupied.

He opened the communicator, trying desperately to call the airport command.

No matter how hard he called, he received no response.

Nishimaru Mitsuki flew low over the runway, only to see planes burning on the runway.

When he turned around again and flew over the airport at an extremely low altitude, he could now see clearly: the tiny specks on the runway...

Were all people, all corpses!

Although he couldn't make out who they were, his intuition told him: they must be soldiers of the Empire!

The entire airport, there wasn't a single living soul!

Nishimaru Mitsuki didn't know how to vent his anger. Just then, he saw a long flash of light suddenly erupt from his left.

The burst of light instantly reached the front of his plane.

It was like a line, one end connected to the plane he was piloting, and the other end connected to the source of the light on the ground.

Then, the plane he was piloting began to shake violently. No matter how Nishimaru Mitsuki maneuvered, the plane was descending rapidly.

Before Nishimaru Mitsuki could bail out, he felt the plane shake violently again.

A blaze of fire engulfed the entire cockpit.

Nishimaru Mitsuki’s last thought: I’ve been hit!

Watching another plane in the sky turn into fireworks, Ji Wudi cheered loudly.

Having just heard the roar of aircraft engines in the air, Li Xian had already ordered: everyone take cover, do not expose your positions.

The soldiers of the Special Operations Company were all concealed inside the various buildings of the airport.

Their eyes were fixed on the enemy planes flying back and forth in the sky!

Tension!

They saw a string of fire suddenly erupt from the artillery position where the company commander was, and then the plane in the air began to shake.

All the soldiers couldn't help but cheer.

"That Lin Fan!" Li Xian just shook his head and chuckled to himself.

Originally, he wanted everyone to hide, finish cleaning up the battlefield, and retreat immediately.

It seemed the company commander's intention was to eliminate every enemy in sight.

Nishimaru Mitsuki hadn't flown over alone; he had come with a squadron.

The squadron consisted of five planes: three fighters and two bombers.

After he was hit, he immediately received inquiries from the pilots of the other planes in his headset.

But he could no longer respond.

After shooting down the lowest-flying enemy plane, Lin Fan immediately pursued another plane, whose position had been revealed by the light of the explosion in the sky!

It was a bomber, much larger than a fighter and a little slower.

It had been flying above Captain Nishimaru Mitsuki; its position was revealed when Captain Nishimaru Mitsuki’s plane exploded.

Now, Lin Fan was hot on its tail.

In the time that followed, a series of shells continuously struck the bomber.

Ji Wudi watched the string of shells in the night sky chase after the ghostly shadow.

When the shadow exploded again like fireworks, she couldn't help but cheer again.

This time, she wasn't the only one cheering; all the soldiers of the Special Operations Company were cheering.

The sound of cannon fire ceased.

The roar of aircraft engines still echoed in the night sky.

There were still enemy planes in the sky.

Several flares were fired into the sky. The airport originally had searchlights to deal with nighttime raids.

The searchlights pointed at the sky were still there, but the soldiers of the Special Operations Company didn't know how to operate them, let alone use them.

Lin Fan shouted: "Everyone, move back!"

His tone was anxious: the darkness had become the best cover for the Japanese planes.

His cannon fire had completely exposed their position, and they would soon face a Japanese aerial bombardment.

If the anti-aircraft guns in the other two positions hadn't been destroyed, it would have been best to switch positions.

Unfortunately, the Japanese planes had arrived too late; the anti-aircraft guns in the other two positions had already been destroyed.

Lin Fan calmed himself, trying to determine the position of the Japanese planes from the sound of their engines in the sky.

He was quickly disappointed; he wasn't a modern computer and couldn't determine the position of the planes based on sound alone.

There were too many planes in the sky, and the interference made it difficult to pinpoint their location by sound.

Lin Fan quickly fired a string of flares in four directions.

Just then, all the lights in the airport suddenly went out.

Li Xian had cut off the airport's power, plunging many parts of the airport into darkness.

Even without the lights, the towering flames of the burning oil depot illuminated Lin Fan's anti-aircraft gun position clearly.

And the flares Lin Fan had fired made the night sky as bright as day.

The whistling sound of a plane diving downwards approached.

Lin Fan turned back in astonishment. A Japanese plane was diving down from the right.

Bullets from the plane struck the ground nearby, sending up plumes of dust.

Facing the incoming rain of bullets, Lin Fan rushed towards another anti-aircraft gun.

He had deliberately adjusted the positions of the two anti-aircraft guns to be at right angles to each other, in order to minimize the time it took to adjust their aim.

Now was the time.

Ji Wudi, hiding two hundred meters away, saw the Japanese plane diving and the lines of fire from the plane’s machine guns constantly striking the ground.

She shouted: "Get down! Get down!"

In the darkness, amidst the noisy sounds of the airport, it was unclear whether Lin Fan had heard her voice.

Lin Fan, who was far away, didn't seem to hear her shout. Instead of dodging, he braved the rain of bullets and rushed to another anti-aircraft gun.

He vigorously cranked a handle.

The barrel of the anti-aircraft gun slowly moved.

The first enemy plane flew past, and the second plane following behind continued the strafing.

When the second plane flew overhead, Lin Fan fired.

Another string of shells flew into the night sky.

Like a long, fiery line, one end connected to Lin Fan, and the other end connected to the enemy plane.

The soldiers of the Special Operations Company, hidden in the shadows, watched their company commander fighting alone.

He shot down one enemy plane after another.

This was the third enemy plane.

After the plane in the sky exploded into fireworks again,

Goshomi Shotaro was a bomber pilot, and there were two other crew members on his plane.

When he saw Captain Nishimaru Mitsuki’s plane shot down, he was filled with anxiety.

Then, the bomber piloted by Kouguchi Daiki was shot down. At that point, Goshomi Shotaro already had the idea of flying back:

It’s not that we aren’t trying, it’s just that the ground fire is too intense!

The crime of desertion in the face of battle was very serious.

However, Goshomi Shotaro believed he could discuss it with the other two members of his crew and come to a consensus.

If they explained the difficulties, the charge of desertion could be completely dismissed, and they could even say that they had recognized the unfavorable situation.

They had adapted to the circumstances and preserved the Empire's assets.

What Goshomi Shotaro hadn't expected was that his well-intentioned plan would be rejected by the two other crew members.

Hachisuka Yuta even said directly: "The enemy is right below us, and they only have one anti-aircraft gun firing. We have to bomb them, destroy them."

With the two crew members objecting to returning directly, Goshomi Shotaro had to circle the airport and lower his altitude slightly.

He gave the two zealous combatants a bombing opportunity, and Hachisuka Yuta immediately opened the bomb bay.

Dense bombs began to fall from under the aircraft's belly.

Suddenly, many black dots were falling in the sky over the airport.

Lin Fan watched the specter quickly passing over the airport, and ran again.

It was a bomber, flying very high.

However, in order to drop its bombs, the plane had slowed down a little.

This gave Lin Fan an opportunity.

Lin Fan quickly adjusted the angle and direction of the anti-aircraft gun.

He calmly calculated the wind direction, wind speed, the enemy plane's altitude, speed, and direction. Lin Fan's brain was working at high speed.

Alright! Now!

Releasing the anti-aircraft gun's elevation control, Lin Fan immediately took his firing position: Fire!

In this situation, all calculations, all parameters were just estimates. All the calculations were based on instinct.

Lin Fan just felt that now was the time to fire.

When deafening explosions rang out across the airport, it was because the bombs dropped by the bomber had reached the ground.

The loud noise and firelight produced by the explosions did not affect Lin Fan's operation at all.

The first bombing run was complete!

Goshomi Shotaro breathed a sigh of relief. They were now out of the most dangerous airspace, and he needed to accelerate away.

They would circle around, change direction, and make another bombing run.

The feeling of being safe was great!

The feeling of successfully dropping the bombs was great!

Goshomi Shotaro looked at the flashes of fire that appeared from time to time on the airport.

His heart was full of pride.

Just then, he suddenly discovered to his surprise that the firelight on the ground was being reflected in his direction.

"Those are anti-aircraft shells!" Goshomi Shotaro screamed in terror, pulling hard on the controls, pushing the throttle to the maximum, trying his best to struggle and escape.

Lin Fan, operating the anti-aircraft gun, fired again, once again connecting a line of fire to the specter that was dropping bombs and trying to escape the battlefield.

The fourth one!

Ji Wudi counted loudly!

Lin Fan fired four more flares into the sky.

Now, there was only the roar of one aircraft engine in the night sky.

Oita Ichiro watched as his comrades, who had set out with him, fell one by one.

One after another, they fell to the ground, turning into one great ball of fire after another.

His heart was filled with fear, dread, and anxiety!

When he had been diving in for his attack, he had seen that there was only one person fighting at the artillery position below.

Now, he was the only one left fighting in the sky.

Alright! Let’s duel now!

Oita Ichiro adjusted the plane's attitude and began to dive.

Lin Fan was finally able to determine the approximate direction of the plane, and the anti-aircraft gun quickly adjusted its aim.

When the last enemy plane began its dive, the anti-aircraft gun operated by Lin Fan roared to life.

Oita Ichiro completely ignored the shells fired by the opponent below, he only stared intently at the person.

The plane’s cannons and machine guns, all the weapons that could fire, were unleashed towards the ground.

Oita Ichiro felt that his gaze pierced through the darkness, pierced through the thousands of meters of distance, and clearly saw the eyes of the person on the ground.

The person's eyes were calm, ruthless, completely unconcerned about the machine gun bullets flying past.

The explosions of the autocannon shells nearby, he seemed not to notice at all.

In his eyes, there was only his plane.

The person on the ground also began to attack. The shells fired from the anti-aircraft gun were like a sword.

Instantly, it cleaved through the darkness, bringing light and the aura of destroying everything, approaching his fighter plane.

Oita Ichiro knew: he was finished!

He no longer thought about pulling the plane up. If the plane's shells and bullets couldn't succeed,

Then I will become a shell, transform into a bullet, to complete the final mission!

From this person's eyes, Oita Ichiro saw the threat he posed to the entire Empire!

Therefore, he was willing to destroy the person operating the anti-aircraft gun on the ground at any cost.

Let us perish together!

The machine guns on the plane, the two lines of fire connecting the earth and the fighter plane, the anti-aircraft gun's line of fire connecting Lin Fan and the fighter plane.

The fifth one!

The plane flew straight towards the anti-aircraft gun position, even though it had already disintegrated before it could reach it.

The wreckage scattered all over the ground in front of the position.

Lin Fan still felt: the pilot of the fighter plane was filled with malice towards him!

This was a true warrior!

In this battle, he had finally won.

A hint of a smile appeared on Lin Fan’s face!

The entire night sky became silent again, without the deafening roar of engines.

The silence in the sky began a stark contrast with the intense roaring sound coming from the fiercely burning oil depot on the ground.

The sounds of the planes burning on the runway inside the airport were completely suppressed by the sounds from the burning oil depot.

Ji Wudi rushed out from her hiding place, ran to Lin Fan, and awkwardly didn’t know what she had rushed over to do so quickly.

She looked at Lin Fan, who was also smiling, with a face full of smiles. Her arms, which had been opened, suddenly retracted.

A congratulatory hug?

She didn’t dare!

Seeing the girl's embarrassment:

Lin Fan smiled slightly: "You came at the right time! Tidy up these extra shells. We'll destroy them together later.

They were great just now, they were subjected to so much anger from the planes, but they didn't get angry!"

Sure enough, Lin Fan's humorous words resolved Ji Wudi's embarrassment.

She smiled and bent down, picked up a box of shells, and moved it under the anti-aircraft gun.

Feng Junya, who had already set up explosives on the howitzer not far away, ran over immediately: "Company commander! We're ready to detonate over there."

Lin Fan quickly stopped him: "It's too close here. Detonate both places together. Don't leave a single shell behind."

"I understand!" Feng Junya had a natural love for destruction.

He had personally operated the demolition of the other two artillery positions.

Enthusiastic light radiated from Feng Junya's face. Not only did he direct the soldiers of the direct support platoon to get to work, but he also personally moved all the shells stored in this position to the artillery position.

Lin Fan said worriedly: "Stay far away when detonating. Be careful!"

Feng Junya was unhappy: "Company commander! I detonated the other two places as well.

How come you're talking so softly now that there's a woman around?"

Ji Wudi was shot innocently, and her face turned red.

She quickly walked ahead, but there was an indescribable feeling in her heart.

Lin Fan shook his head helplessly, ignoring this blockhead.

Safety was paramount, especially when detonating so many shells.

When Lin Fan returned to the armory again, he found that it had become a livestock market.

Li Xian said happily: "The Japanese prepared hundreds of mules and horses, we can't possibly use so many.

There are also a few cars, should we drive them away?"

Lin Fan waved his hand: "Blow up the cars! Each person can take up to two mules or horses, kill all the excess.

It's 1:45 a.m. now, we must leave here at 2:15 a.m.

Everyone, hurry up."

Li Xian said with difficulty: "So many mules and horses?"

Lin Fan: "Kill them! Each person takes two, kill all the rest."

Ji Wudi pointed to two small mules that were still nursing and said: "Let's leave them behind!"

Lin Fan said: "It's good that you pity them, it's good to have compassion. But we can't take them."

Seeing Ji Wudi's pitiful eyes, Lin Fan couldn't help but sigh: women! women!

He could only explain: "If we take their mothers away, they will follow. These little things are lively and run around everywhere, it's easy to expose our whereabouts.

It's very easy for us to be exposed. Our team is operating in the Japanese rear.

I don't need to tell you the consequences of being exposed!"

Ji Wudi finally didn't speak again.

The tall and brilliant image of Lin Fan in her heart was also stained with a layer of black.

The Japanese reserves in this airport were very abundant, not only weapons and ammunition, not only gold and silver treasures, but also a lot of grain and canned food.

These were good things.

Less than ten minutes after Lin Fan led the soldiers of the Special Operations Company out of the airport, the entire airport was engulfed in a series of continuous explosions.

That night, Lin Fan and the others sealed most of the weapons, ammunition, grain, and canned food that they had moved out into the cave.

Now, the weapons they were taking with them were only twenty more machine guns than when they came out of the Sihang Warehouse.

There was a lot more ammunition, dry food, and canned food, which was because of the mules and horses.

This greatly increased the transport capacity of the entire Special Operations Company, but it also slowed down their marching speed.

When dawn broke, the Special Operations Company, led by Ji Wudi, had already left the cave that was being used as a warehouse.