Chapter 275: then translation of title

Eh, San Shui, what's wrong…

Seeing Qin Miao crawl out of the cockpit, Yuan Lao was momentarily stunned.

Well, this bomb was just finished; it might still have various flaws. I came over so I can offer suggestions for improvement at any time.

Qin Miao said while starting to take off his flight suit; this thing is really uncomfortable to wear.

The H-6 Bomber has six crew members, with an independent tail gunner compartment at the rear. In this era, using machine guns to defend one's rear hemisphere is pure fantasy, so the tail gunner position isn't that important. This time, four bombers flew in formation together, and Qin Miao slipped into the tail gunner's spot, coming along with them.

At that moment, Division Commander Li also stepped down from the plane.

Comrade Qin Miao, how did you feel on this flight? Is there anything that needs improvement?

Of course there is; there are many things that need improvement—for example, the crew could be reduced from six to three. Qin Miao said: "Besides the pilot and co-pilot, adding just one mechanic would be enough; there's really no need for so many. The tail gunner position is truly unnecessary—installing platinum chaff and infrared decoy flares here would suffice."

Hearing his words, Division Commander Li nodded: "Yeah, if it were just three people, ejection and survival would be much easier. Actually, all along I've been nervous, afraid that…"

In this six-person bomber, the ejection sequence differs: the tail gunner is first, while the pilot and co-pilot are last. When danger strikes, they often don't get a chance to eject before the plane crashes.

However, for someone like Qin Miao, even if he ejected first, lacking rigorous training could still cause problems. In short, Division Commander Li was worried about Qin Miao on this flight, but fortunately he was fine all the way.

Come on, let's go to headquarters; we've already discussed the next mission there.

Inside headquarters, everyone stared at the large electronic sand table in the center of the room, eyes wide.

What is this?

Electronic sand table. We used it in the last drill; seeing it made us envious, so we filed a report saying this new equipment should be used on the battlefield to test it. Yuan Lao laughed: "The higher-ups actually agreed, so we've started using this thing. Come, let's enlarge the situation of Lao Shan!"

Thus, the sand table that originally displayed the entire front line began to change, eventually becoming the situation of Lao Shan.

The terrain of Lao Shan is clearly unfavorable to us!

Qin Miao actually doesn't understand military affairs; he only knows future technology. Now, seeing this electronic sand table, he immediately understood.

The south is gentle, the north steep; for us attacking from north to south, that's highly disadvantageous, not to mention the fortifications just built.

Yeah, that's why we hope to wipe out the enemy on Lao Shan with a single bombing, once and for all. Previously we tried every means and failed; now it's up to our H-6 Bombers! Yuan Lao said: "The soldiers are ready; as long as we destroy those three strong fortifications, we'll charge forward in one go."

No.

Qin Miao's words made Yuan Lao startle: "No?"

That's right; just destroying those three fortifications is clearly not enough. There are many other targets that can be precisely bombed with high-power aerial bombs. We brought four H-6 Bombers this time, three equipped with Earth-Penetrating Bombs to destroy targets, and the remaining one can carry a 500‑kilogram aerial bomb. If that's still not enough, we also have Qiang Five fighters at our airfield that can join in.

Half-measures won't do; either don't fight, or if we fight we must knock the enemy down in one go!

Yuan Lao nodded: "Exactly, you're right—a 500‑kilogram aerial bomb is enough to make those monkeys drink a pot!"

Previous shells and missiles weren't heavy enough in their warheads, so many reinforced fortifications beyond the strongpoints couldn't be blown apart. Now we can launch a large‑scale ground strike—just like demonstrated in the exercise!

Hey, someone, mark all the fortification coordinates!

Let's study the specific bombing plan! Division Commander Li said.

Two hours later.

The sun had already slipped to the west, with less than an hour until sunset.

On Lao Shan, the monkeys also started cooking.

Even in wartime, this place never lacks food; one can harvest two or three rice crops a year, with ample sunshine and rainfall, making it a bounty bestowed by nature.

Moreover, since the fighting began, the monkeys have received a steady stream of supplies from the old Russians.

Songmao Ridge.

Ruan Chengzhu smelled the aroma of glutinous rice wafting in the air and felt his stomach grow a little hungry.

Regimental Commander, come, let's eat—today's glutinous rice goes with canned food; lately Big Brother has been sending only meat‑fish cans, so let's open a few boxes and see if there's any middle‑section fish.

The old Russians' meat‑fish cans are always crude.

They fish, cut it into three sections, and stuff it into the cans; so if you're lucky you get the tastiest middle piece, but if you're unlucky, opening it reveals several fish heads that will make you grimace.

Ruan Chengzhu took the fish can, opened it, and sure enough it was the middle section!

Regimental Commander, your luck is good; outside it's also a peaceful day…

Just then, a sharp alarm sounded.

Air raid, air raid!

What?

Ruan Chengzhu was somewhat surprised.

We've been fighting this long, always on land, and we've never heard of the enemy deploying air power!

At that moment Ruan Chengzhu's mind was full of disbelief, but the next instant he reacted, shouting loudly: "Create smoke immediately!"

The air‑raid alarm came from the Lao Shan main peak; the lookout there spotted bombers flying in from tens of kilometers away and quickly notified everyone. This position is fine in every way except it lacks anti‑air weapons—after all, AA guns need to point at the sky, and if a bomb drops into the opening, that would be trouble!

However, there's no need to worry too much; during the Vietnam War they often used smoke to counter American bombers, and even laser‑guided bombs lose much of their accuracy in smoke. Humph, do the enemy really think bombing alone can destroy these fortifications?

Unless it's like the French building last time, where they crawled over to find a vent—but we definitely won't give them that chance!

Thick smoke rolled up quickly, soon enveloping the entire Lao Shan position. Though the breath was a bit irritating, the monkeys were already used to it; they held their glutinous rice, opened the cans, intending to enjoy dinner, unaware that this would be their last meal!