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    After four huge 500 kilogram aerial bombs fell from the No. KO1 airship, the Stinging airship quickly climbed up to a height of hundreds of meters.  The total weight of the four aerial bombs reached two tons. After the bombs were dropped, the weight of the airship suddenly decreased a lot, allowing the airship to climb upwards quickly.  The resulting violent shaking made the Chinese air force officers and soldiers on the airship almost unable to stand firm.

    The four aerial bombs hit Hill No. 1 in free fall with a sharp whistle.  Ten seconds later, four aerial bombs fell on Highland No. 1.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" A violent explosion sounded, and four orange-red fireballs were seen rising from the No. 1 Highland. Smoke was filled, gravel was scattered, and dust was flying. The entire No. 1 Highland was completely shrouded in smoke.  .

    During the explosion of four aerial bombs, the entire Highland No. 1 shook.  Many shell-proof caves and tunnels had cracks. Some of the shell-proof caves and tunnels that had been damaged in previous bombings collapsed directly, and the American soldiers hiding inside were even more likely to die.

    Twenty heavy airships in the sky flew over Highland No. 1 one after another and began to drop bombs, dropping all the heavy aerial bombs they carried onto Highland No. 1.  Although the twenty heavy airships only carried eighty 500 kilogram aerial bombs, the power produced was much greater than the previous fierce bombardment by Chinese artillery.  The artillery's artillery was unable to penetrate the thick rock formations and kill the US officers and soldiers hiding in the artillery holes and tunnels.  An aerial bomb weighing half a ton dropped from an altitude of one thousand meters, under the influence of its own gravity and kinetic energy, is enough to penetrate several meters of rock formations. Coupled with the hundreds of kilograms of high explosives contained inside, it is a threat to those hiding in the defense.  The U.S. troops in the gun holes and tunnels caused great damage.  However, when bombs are dropped at an altitude of one thousand meters, the error is relatively large. Only half of the eighty aerial bombs landed on Highland No. 1, and the remaining bombs all missed their targets.  But even this caused huge casualties to the U.S. officers and soldiers defending Highland 1.

    At 10:30 a.m., the bombing ended and all airships of the Chinese Air Force Airship Force left Tierra Colorada and returned to Acapulco.  After the bombing, the airship needed to be overhauled and replenished with ammunition, and the crew on board also needed to rest.  According to the plan of Major General Chen Qifeng, commander of the airship force, the airship force can bomb Tiela Colorada two to three times a day, weather permitting.  If weather conditions were bad, the bombing would have to be cancelled.  After all, airships and airplanes in this era are greatly restricted by weather factors. If they fly when the weather is bad, accidents are likely to occur.

    After the bombing by the Chinese Air Force airship unit, the entire No. 1 Highland has become a mess.  Many of the trenches and firepower points that the US military had worked so hard to build were destroyed during the bombing. Large sections of barbed wire were also destroyed. The US officers and soldiers guarding Highland 1 suffered heavy casualties.  According to incomplete statistics, in this round of bombing alone, the 101st Division of the US 26th Army lost more than 2,000 people, and more than 3,000 people were seriously or slightly injured.  Coupled with the losses suffered during the previous shelling, the US 101st Division had suffered more than half its casualties and had almost lost its combat effectiveness.  Among them, many of the officers and soldiers who died in battle were trampled by bomb-proof holes, causing the American officers and soldiers inside to be buried alive.  He died of suffocation because he could not get timely rescue.

    Chinese officers and soldiers and Japanese mercenary officers and soldiers couldn't help but cheered when they saw the afterimage of the US Army's No. 1 Highland being destroyed by the Chinese Air Force's airship force.

    Although the airship bombing is undoubtedly very tragic for the Americans, this is exactly what the officers and soldiers of the Chinese Army and Japanese mercenaries want to see.  The greater the American casualties, the smaller the losses the Chinese Army and Japanese mercenaries will pay when attacking.

    "Give an order to Oshima Yoshimasa. In ten minutes, a division will be deployed to attack Highland No. 1, hoping to capture Highland No. 1 in one go!" Marshal Zhao Bowen said.  Of course, this is just a good wish.  Although the appearance of Highland No. 1 looks very miserable, the commanders of the Chinese Army are still unable to know the exact number of US military casualties and the exact number of fortifications destroyed. They can only infer by sending troops to test.  Naturally, Japanese mercenaries are better at performing such tasks.

    On Highland No. 3, the unavoidable place in Tierra Colorada, U.S. commander Lieutenant General Clark put down his telescope. Although he was not sure how many defenders there were on Highland No. 1, it was clear that the defenders above must have suffered casualties.  Tragic.

    "Order the 102nd Division to immediately reinforce Highland 1. No matter what, the Chinese cannot be allowed to capture Highland 1!" Lieutenant General Clark gave the order expressionlessly.  It is foreseeable that after the bombing is over, the Chinese army will definitely launch a kilogram attack immediately.  The importance of Highland No. 1 to Tierra Colorada is self-evident. If Highland No. 1 is occupied by the Chinese army, then! The Chinese army can directly??The other two highlands and the city of Tierra Colorada pose a threat, and a big hole will appear in the US military's defense system.

    "General, the Chinese bombing is so fierce, adding troops to Highland 1 may cause us huge casualties!" the commander of the 26th US Army reminded.  He no longer cares about the casualties of the 101st Division. Now sending his 102nd Division to Highland 1 will definitely pay a heavy price.  Although there will always be death in war, seeing their subordinates die makes these generals feel very uncomfortable.

    "I know, but we have no other way now. If Highland 1 is occupied by the Chinese, then we will not be able to defend Tierra Colorada. The Chinese have used airships to bomb Tierra Colorada, which has been offset  We have lost our advantage in defenses. Now we can only fight the Chinese with human lives!" Lieutenant General Clark insisted.

    "General, this is not the way to go! The Chinese and Japanese are much more numerous than us. If this continues, it will be impossible for us to defeat them!" Another Major General also said.

    "I will contact General Pershing and ask him for support. We in the United States also have airship troops. Maybe they are not as good as the Chinese airship troops, but we have more numbers. It's just that we have to transport the airship troops here from the United States.  Also, it will take at least half a month, and we need to buy enough time!" Lieutenant General Clark said.

    The other military commanders had no choice but to say nothing more. Although they were also military commanders, Lieutenant General Clark was the supreme commander of the entire Tierra Colorada. They could make suggestions, but the final decision was made by Clark.  The Lieutenant General made it!

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" After the Chinese Air Force airship unit left, the Chinese artillery once again launched a fire attack on Highland No. 1. Although the US artillery also launched a counterattack, the US artillery also paid a lot of effort in the bombing just now.  Despite the small losses, the remaining artillery units also moved their positions and were unable to effectively suppress the Chinese artillery for a while.  The Chinese artillery fire preparation did not take long and stopped after ten minutes.  Afterwards, the Japanese mercenary 14th Division was ordered to launch a kilogram attack on Highland No. 1.

    "The Chinese Empire is on board! Japanese mercenaries are on board!" Tens of thousands of Japanese mercenary officers and soldiers chanted slogans and charged at the No. 1 highland defended by the US military with rifles.  Their eyes were red and their faces were ferocious.

    On Highland No. 1, the surviving American officers and soldiers were emerging from the artillery holes and entering the dilapidated positions, preparing to face the enemy's attack.  However, the position was too severely damaged, and many fixed firepower points were destroyed, causing great damage to the defenses on Highland 1.  This also means that if the US military wants to defend Highland 1, it may have to pay greater casualties.

    "Fire! Fire! Kill all these yellow-skinned monkeys. Our reinforcements are coming soon. Just hold on!" The junior officers of the US 101st Division shouted loudly. They had just experienced the bombing and their faces were full of panic.  The soldiers cheered up.

    "Ta-ta-ta! Bang bang bang!" After the Japanese mercenaries rushed into the range of the US military, the US heavy machine guns and rifles opened fire, killing the attacking Japanese mercenary officers and soldiers.  However, their firepower is much weaker than before!

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" A row of mortar shells and mountain artillery shells fell in the attacking formation of the Japanese mercenaries. The explosion caused the Japanese mercenary soldiers to flip over, but then more Japanese mercenary officers and soldiers rushed up.  Filled the gap.

    Under the firepower of the US military, the Japanese mercenaries suffered a lot of casualties.  Many Japanese mercenary soldiers also lay on the ground and fought back with rifles in their hands.  Although the Japanese mercenaries were poorly equipped, they also had some heavy machine guns and mortars. When these heavy machine guns and mortars were set up, they immediately opened fire on the US military positions, causing heavy casualties to the US military.

    The KO1 Division of the U.S. Army suffered heavy casualties, with only a few thousand people able to continue fighting, and their heavy weapons losses were also very large. At this time, facing the attack of a division of Japanese mercenaries, they were already somewhat helpless.

    The 14th Japanese Mercenary Division gradually approached the US military positions. Although it suffered huge casualties, it also caused huge casualties to the US military.

    Fortunately, a few minutes later, the US 102nd Division arrived. The addition of fresh troops boosted the morale of the US military and quickly repelled the Japanese mercenary attack.  However, the US 101st Division has completely lost its combat effectiveness, and the current 101st Division is a lesson learned from the 102nd Division.  However, the US military now has no other choice but to trade human lives for time!
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