Chapter 454: Death of Tanaka Hisaichi
Chapter 454: Death of Tanaka Hisaichi
A series of artillery fire poured out from the anti-aircraft gun under Li Yunlong's seat. In almost just a moment, the remaining eighty or ninety proximity-fuze shells were all poured out.
Also firing together with Li Yunlong was the artillery battalion commander Yang Xing. The two of them used up all the new artillery shells in just a few tens of seconds. Both of them were the type to go all in on the spot when the situation presented itself.
Nearly two hundred artillery shells formed a fire network on the path that the three Japanese Type 3 reconnaissance planes had to pass. According to the experience of the Japanese ace pilots, these shells could be avoided as long as they could move flexibly.
Moreover, the Japanese ace pilots have a lot of experience with bullets hitting their scalps, so there is no need to worry at all.
Just as the three Japanese reconnaissance plane pilots were operating their planes, they barely managed to pass through the fire network formed by the artillery shells.
Just when the three Japanese pilots thought they had avoided the shells, they were given a surprise.
A shell flew past the porthole of the Japanese reconnaissance aircraft. Just as the Japanese pilot raised his eyes and was about to ignore the shell, it suddenly exploded!
A ball of fire exploded on the spot, and then dozens or hundreds of shrapnel produced by the explosion of the shell flew everywhere.
At the same time as this shell exploded, more than a hundred similar shells in the surrounding airspace were doing the same thing.
Boom, boom, boom...
A series of explosions sounded, almost like a grand fireworks display in mid-air.
However, after these fireworks exploded, what flew everywhere were not colorful streams of light, but shrapnel that reaped the lives of these beasts.
Tanaka Kyuichi, who was sitting through the window observing the Heian Industrial Zone, happened to experience this grand fireworks display firsthand when a shell just brushed past the edge of the window.
Due to the relative speed, the relative speed between Tanaka Kyuichi and the shell was not extremely large, so he could still see the shell with his naked eyes.
Originally he thought that the shell would just pass by, but when the shell reached the porthole, under the gaze of Tanaka Hisaichi, the internal fuse of the shell was triggered.
boom!
A ball of fire exploded.
Dozens of shrapnel flew everywhere.
Half of the shrapnel directly hit the Japanese reconnaissance plane.
How could the fuselage made of iron sheets withstand the impact of shrapnel flying at such high speed? The fuselage was torn apart on the spot, and the glass of the portholes was all shattered on the spot.
One hundred and sixty to seventy proximity-fuze shells were fired, and nearly seventy shells were triggered around the three reconnaissance planes, producing thousands of shrapnel.
Even if only a fraction of the shrapnel hit the Japanese plane, the Japanese plane would be pierced like a hornet's nest.
Sure enough, black smoke came out of the three planes at the same time; they had completely lost control of their flying posture.
Tanaka Hisaichi was hit by seven or eight shrapnel, two or three of which even went directly through his chest and abdomen, almost causing him to faint on the spot.
He did not expect that he would be hit. He had obviously done research and knew that under previous circumstances, his own pilots' level of operation would not be able to be hit by the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft guns.
The plane that Tanaka Kyuichi was on had lost power after being hit and began to spin downward. This frightened Tanaka Kyuichi. He supported his body full of wounds and pain and patted the pilot in front of him: "Quick, adjust the flight attitude!"
This sentence was almost shouted, but the pilot remained indifferent after hearing it.
Tanaka Kyuichi knocked the pilot off his chair several times before he managed to pull him apart. At first glance, he saw a huge hole on the pilot's head, from which blood was gushing out.
Seeing this scene, Tanaka Hisaichi's heart suddenly sank, and his last hope was gone.
The plane was moving irregularly. Tanaka Kyuichi dragged his seriously injured and almost unconscious body and looked out the rotating window, feeling extremely unwilling.
Death is scary, but what is scarier than death is watching yourself die helplessly. This feeling is really painful.
boom!
The reconnaissance plane that Tanaka Kyuichi was on crashed into the weapons testing ground in the industrial area and was smashed into a pile of scrap metal on the spot.
He himself was already seriously injured, or even if Tanaka Kyuichi was not seriously injured, he would still be turned into a pile of minced meat under such an impact.
The other two reconnaissance planes that took off were also hit by proximity-fuze shells. They lost their maneuverability on the spot and began to crash into the wilderness outside Ping'an County, emitting black smoke.
Li Yunlong and Yang Xing sat on two anti-aircraft guns and gasped for breath, feeling a sense of pleasure at having survived a disaster, because if the gun had deviated a few more points, it would have most likely hit them.
"Yang Xing, what do you think of the proximity-fuze shells produced in our Ping'an Industrial Zone?"
After taking two breaths, Yu Ye brought a few guards to the anti-aircraft gun where Yang Xing was and asked casually.
"I can only say that the proximity fuze shells produced in the Ping'an Industrial Zone are much better than the previous shells. If it weren't for the proximity fuze, we would not have the geographical advantage now, and even if we used up all our shells, it would be useless.
However, we were able to blockade and shoot them down with just two anti-aircraft guns.
If I were to describe it in two words, it would be: Awesome! "
As he spoke, Yang Xing caught his breath and gave a thumbs up to the gun mount next to him.
"Let's go and see what we have accomplished."
Li Yunlong and Yang Xing, along with a group of artillery battalion soldiers, walked towards the crashed plane, hoping to find something valuable from it.
Unexpectedly, this pile of scrap metal did not explode.
Li Yunlong only took a quick glance and saw the dark green military uniform that Tanaka Hisaichi was wearing.
Ok?
Love also caught a big fish?
This can’t be possible, aren’t these big fish usually sitting in the back?
Li Yunlong quickly arranged for people to pull it apart. When he saw the military rank insignia on the devil's body and shoulders, he almost jumped for joy: "Hahaha, hahaha, I, Old Li, personally shot down a lieutenant general of the devil!"
Yang Xing was also stunned. He really couldn't believe that he had actually killed a Japanese lieutenant general with his own hands.
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