The sound of a plane in flight was very special.
How special was it?
It was like a layer of sound waves that seemed to have materialized, rushing over from afar with a howl.
At first, the sound that could be heard was not harsh, nor was it violent. It was like something trembling slightly in the ear. You could not even tell that it was the sound of a plane flying.
As the plane got closer and closer, the sound that did not affect you at first began to show some of its power.
The sound went from an invisible thing to a tangible thing. It suppressed everyone's heart, chest, and breathing became difficult!
Then, the sound of destruction filled the world like a tsunami. People were so small in front of it!
"The sound of a bomber!"
Ryan knew this sound very well. When he was in Marillo, he had been in close contact with bombing. At that time, it was this sound that brought destruction.
It was nighttime. He was a little strange. He did not know much about air force operations, but he also knew that the most important thing in a night bombing was to find the target and then bomb.
In addition to the frontline of the defense line, there were some searchlights constantly sweeping the beach, preventing anyone from approaching it in the dark. There was no light in the area outside the defense line. It was dark.
Setting up camp and lighting under the enemy's gun muzzle was definitely thinking that they were lucky not to die during the day. Now, they were looking for death again.
If there was no way to lock onto the enemy's position in the dark, how could a bomber find the target?
Ryan was a little confused. He did not understand this, but he instinctively felt that it was strange.
As the sound of the bomber got closer and closer, some soldiers appeared in the base. They turned on the searchlights and began to look for the planes in the sky. Then, a shrill alarm sounded!
In fact, as early as two minutes ago, the command center received a call from the frontline asking if they needed to fire flares to find the target for the bomber.
At that time, the command center was very confused. Although they had planned the bombing plan, it was not in the middle of the night!
They planned to delay the bombing time to four o 'clock in the morning. At four o' clock in the morning, there was already visible light in Najalil. The bomber could accurately find the place where the enemy had set up camp and then bomb it.
At that time, most people were still asleep. The sudden bombing would make them wander around the camp like headless flies and finally turn into dust.
The command center immediately called the airport to ask if there was a change in the plan. After learning that there was no plane taking off from the airport, the command center immediately realized that this was likely an enemy plane!
An ear-piercing alarm rang throughout the camp. The tanks parked in the camp began to move. The machine gunners adjusted the angle of the four machine cannons and began to fire into the sky under the illumination of the searchlights.
There were a few anti-air cannons in the base, but they were just in case. He didn't expect them to come in handy.
Unlike the tanks, these anti-aircraft cannons had tracers among their bullets. Trails of light trailed behind the bullets as they flew into the sky, acting as a preemptive calibration.
Soon, a plane suddenly spun and fell to the ground. Before the people could cheer, their ears were filled with the sound of sharp whistling!
Just by standing on the ground, they could imagine the bombs or cannonballs spinning and falling to the ground. Everyone panicked.
Ryan trembled violently. As he rushed to the power station, he roared loudly, "Quickly turn off all the lighting systems, quickly …"
Just like the problem he was thinking about earlier, without guidance, it would be difficult to complete the bombing at night.
No one expected the Pengeo people to initiate the bombing at night. The Federation people's carelessness became an "accomplice".
At this time, looking down from the sky, the ground was dotted with stars. Near or not far from each light source, there were more or less people.
This provided a very simple and direct target for the pilots. They didn't need to arrange for their own people to risk their lives to mark the enemy at night. They also didn't need to guess where there were people and where there weren't.
All they had to do was throw the bombs near the light sources!
Ryan rushed into the power station and told the soldiers his idea. After a short moment of understanding, the soldiers began to shut down the power station.
The light sources in the camp began to disappear in large patches. Then, everyone began to pray in the darkness.
The sound of explosions kept coming. Everything felt like hell!
After an unknown amount of time, Ryan woke up from his coma. He opened his eyes and his mind was blank. It was not until more than ten seconds later that he came to his senses.
He looked around and sat up.
The next second, an intense pain came from his ankle. He almost jumped up from the pain!
An electric cabinet fell and pressed down on his leg. His ankle might have been fractured.
However, there was also bad news. There was another comrade under the electric cabinet. It seemed like he was dead. His body had to bear more weight.
Ryan roared as he pulled his leg out from under the electric cabinet. He got up and turned to look at the camp behind him.
The whole camp looked like … it had been blown up into the sky and then fell back down.
At this time, there was not a single intact building. Everywhere was a scene of ruins and doomsday.
His colleagues were actively looking for the wounded and treating them. Ryan's roar just now might have been heard by others. At this time, someone pointed at him from a distance and shouted, "There's a wounded person over there who needs help!"
Soon, two colleagues with tired and dusty faces ran over. One of them asked, "Do you need a stretcher?"
Ryan shook his head. He stretched his arms and placed them on the shoulders of his two colleagues. Then, he hopped deeper into the camp.
"How are our casualties?"
He asked.
The two colleagues were silent. Obviously, the situation was not very good.
About half a minute later, the colleague on the left sighed. "We have calculated that about 2,000 people died in the air raid last night. As for the exact number, we have to wait until all the places are cleared."
The man said and looked at Ryan. "Are you from the power station?
Who told them to pull the switch yesterday? "
Ryan was stunned for a moment. Then, he hopped twice to prevent himself from being "dragged". "I told them to pull the switch. Did I do something wrong?"
He was a little scared. In that situation, he did those things instinctively.
In his understanding of night air raids, positioning was very important.
In the past, in order to facilitate the night air raids on the warlords in Marillo, they needed to use different colored flares over the enemy's occupied areas to identify friend and foe.
Without light and target, the bombers might not be able to find the correct location.
The soldier on the left sighed with some emotion. "You saved us. The subsequent bombers missed their target. If it weren't for you, our casualties might have been worse!"
The man laughed. "You're our hero …"
Soon, Ryan was sent to the medical area. The doctor looked at his ankle and found that it was not a big problem. There were some slight fractures and a fracture of the tibia. He would not be able to walk for a while.
Being unable to move was different from having an arm or other injuries. He had to be sent back to the Federation for better treatment until he fully recovered.
In the morning, about 3,300 soldiers left this world in the air raid. As for how many people died in the front line, the data was not yet available.
This news was also sent to Lynch at 10: 15 am.
Mr. Vaudric was also there. He came over early in the morning with a calm expression.
In fact, the results of the tank were far beyond his expectations. From the feedback on the scene, his tank had an extremely efficient killing ability when dealing with infantry.
Moreover, it also had an outstanding air defense ability at night.
In this era, the flying speed of airplanes was not fast and they did not fly high. Therefore, the core combat purpose of air defense weapons was to destroy airplanes.
When technology improved again and the speed of airplanes increased, the role of air defense weapons would be to obstruct, not to destroy.
Quadruple machine guns were very effective against targets in the air.
Whether it was to deal with enemy infantry units or to act as an air defense force that could move quickly, it was very suitable for the current situation.
The Department of Defense sent people to his factory early in the morning. They planned to buy a part of it after a field inspection.
According to Mr. Vaudric's friend, the order this time might be more than a thousand units!
When Lynch was reading the report, he did not disturb him. He just sat quietly at the side.
After Lynch finished reading, he was also very interested in the report. Lynch threw the report to him.
After reading for a while, Mr. Vaudric's expression became serious. "Close to 4,000 people died. One-third of the population. A large amount of military equipment and supplies were also destroyed.
The losses are heavy. "
He looked up at Lynch with a serious expression. "Do you want to withdraw your men?"
Lynch shook his head. "There will always be casualties in war. Mr. Vaudric, don't try to fight a war without casualties."
"We were a little careless this time. Next time, we will be more careful."
"And compared to the Federation government, our losses are not too serious. What we need to do next is to let them understand that they have provoked someone they should not have."
Mr. Vaudric was a little surprised. "What do you plan to do?"
Lynch grinned. "Of course, we will double our revenge!"
At this time, in the airport in the east of Najjar, far away from the border, the airplanes were loaded with cluster bombs. Originally, the bombing should be done with conventional bombs. This was not a real war.
In a sense, this was a slightly escalated "friction". Both sides attacked and defended this place for a period of time.
But now, it was no longer the case!
The command center received orders. Other than a few people staying behind, the rest were ready to rush to the battlefield.
Blackstone Security Company would conduct saturation bombing at least twice in the areas where the enemy might be present!
After the bombing, the troops would enter the battlefield and leave all the Penjeos on this land!
At the same time, another batch of airplanes was quickly approaching the airport in the east of Najjar. In order to stop the Penjeos' airplanes, Lynch immediately arranged for a group of fighter jets to head to the east of Najjar to intercept the enemy's bombers.
Whether they wanted to continue bombing or leave, Lynch would not let them have their way.