Soon, Qi Chengfeng landed on a grass in a river valley, finally avoiding becoming a drool, and did not hang on the tree, which also facilitated his rapid descent of the chute.

After landing, Qi Chengfeng did the first thing he did was to remove the chute backpack, and the second thing was to check the automatic rifle he carried with him.

This is a b1936 automatic rifle, which was developed earlier than the b1937 semi-automatic rifle. Since its successful development and small-scale production, this automatic rifle has been kept confidential. It is only equipped with the Chinese 6th Army like the b1937 semi-automatic rifle. Compared with the b1937 semi-automatic rifle, the b1936 automatic rifle has a smaller number of equipment. This is a new concept of light weapon. The biggest difference from other rifles is the bullets it uses. This is a

The "middle power bullet" has a shell shorter than that of an ordinary rifle bullet. In fact, the length of the shell of this bullet is only 39 mm, so it is loaded with less gunpowder. In this way, in the fully automatic shooting state, its recoil is much smaller than that of a high-power rifle bullet, which is conducive to controlling the rhythm and accuracy of shooting. Therefore, when using the b1936 automatic rifle for strafing, soldiers can easily suppress the firepower of at least one squad of the enemy holding an ordinary rifle.

In professional terms, this automatic rifle is actually a "light machine gun that can perform precise single-fire shooting". It uses an arc magazine with a capacity of 30, and its firepower is not worse than a submachine gun, but the penetration of the bullet is much stronger than a submachine gun, and it is more suitable for assault operations than a semi-automatic rifle. More importantly, since the reliability issue in harsh environments of the battlefield was specifically emphasized at the beginning of the design, this automatic rifle adopts the principle of air-guided piston, and the gap between the internal parts of the receiver is larger than that of the light machine gun. In this way, even if it has been soaked in mud and water, after taking it out, just shake the gun body and throw out the water in the barrel and chamber, and fire can be fired immediately, which is quite reliable.

In addition, the full stamping receiver, metal folding stock, and these are also outstanding features of the b1936 automatic rifle. With this new weapon with strong power, strong firepower and high reliability, the paratroopers are like tigers. Especially in combat in this jungle area, the fire density is very important, and the accurate position of the enemy cannot be seen clearly under the shadow of the woods. At this time, an automatic weapon with fierce firepower is quite necessary.

After packing up the automatic rifle, Qi Chengfeng then raised his head and looked into the sky. The paratroopers had basically jumped out of the cabin. The First Paratrooper Regiment landed in this valley. Their main task was to seize the road bridge less than five kilometers away from the valley.

The distance of five kilometers is not far when there are transportation tools, but now the "transportation tools" that paratroopers can use are their legs and feet. Moreover, this is still marching in the tropical rainforest, with dense jungle and no ready-made roads available. Moreover, the local terrain is also very undulating. Coupled with the necessary combat operations, the five kilometers of itinerary is indeed not easy.

The first thing to do is to gather the troops and immediately move into the necessary defensive state. It is already four o'clock in the afternoon. If the troops can be gathered quickly, they may be able to rush to the target area to fight tonight. If the troops cannot be gathered quickly, the attack may be postponed until tomorrow. Tomorrow is also the day when the "Typhoon" battle begins. It is hard to say how many British teams can be blocked at that time.

Therefore, when the commander of the Paratrooper First Regiment also landed on the ground, the first order he issued was "defense on the spot."

Qi Chengfeng finally gathered eight subordinates, and there were only nine paratroopers including him, all of which were light weapons. However, even so, he had to lead his troops immediately to occupy a commanding height according to the order.

This commanding height is right next to the river valley, a small hill with very dense vegetation. After climbing the hillside, you can't see the situation on the river valley at all. Qi Chengfeng decided to dig a few foxholes on the hillside and explain the mission briefing to make the paratroopers understand their mission.

The air formation of more than 100 transport aircraft and the airborne of thousands of paratroopers was rare and it was impossible not to attract the attention of the enemy. In fact, just after the first batch of paratroopers landed in the valley, the British army had decided to send a colonial force that was good at jungle combat to block the Chinese paratroopers.

However, since the two armies are five kilometers apart, the British team cannot reach the valley soon, so the Chinese paratroopers still have enough time to gather their troops. In fact, by five o'clock in the afternoon, most paratroopers had arrived at the valley assembly site and found the heavy equipment dropped by transport aircraft from the jungle, such as mortars, long-range sniper rifles, flamethrowers, anti-tank rocket launchers... These equipment will become favorable weapons for paratroopers to attack the tough problems.

Although there were still a few troops who failed to arrive at the assembly site at the prescribed time, the commander of the paratroopers formally issued an advance order at 5:30 pm, and then the troops of more than 1,000 began to advance southeastward.

Marching in tropical jungles is a chore, high temperature and heat are secondary, and the more important difficulty comes from the unknown threat ahead. On the one hand, it is the oncoming enemy troops, and on the other hand, it is the changing terrain and landform. Due to the dense jungle, it is difficult to see the small rivers and swamps along the way by relying solely on the air force's aerial reconnaissance. Paratroopers have to carefully choose the location to cross the river to avoid being ambushed by the enemy.

In this way, the march would not be faster, and I did not see the road bridge until it was dark.

The difficulty of marching at night is even higher, but no one dares to stop advancing. The enemy may be nearby. At this time, only by rushing to the target area as soon as possible can we avoid being trapped in the jungle to the greatest extent.

"Bang!"

"Da da da...da da da..."

At 7:30 p.m., not long after it was dark, Qi Chengfeng heard the shooting sound of British rifles and Chinese paratroopers' automatic rifles coming from the front. At the beginning, it was still intermittent, but the gunshots soon became dense. There was no doubt that the vanguard encountered the enemy and no one dared to assault recklessly in the darkness. With the command of the regiment command, the troops immediately defended on the spot, while the reconnaissance company penetrated into the enemy's deep areas, hoping to find the command center of the enemy's troops.

Qi Chengfeng was responsible for the defender mission. It was not his turn to fight ahead and his comrades to go on the field. They could only stand on time, while staring at the jungle where they could hardly reach out and search for any suspicious targets. Occasionally, the flash of flares in the sky appeared in the distance, and they would use the faint light without hesitation.

The battle lasted less than half an hour before it ended. The British army could not fire light weapons with Chinese paratroopers at all. In the dark, the firepower of the Chinese team was so strong that the British commander was frightened. He even reported to his superiors that he had encountered an assault from the Chinese team "completely armed with machine guns".

After being hit by fierce fire, the British army quickly retreated. Chinese paratroopers continued to advance firmly towards the highway and bridge, defeating five British blocking troops along the way, and arrived at their destination before 11 o'clock in the evening.

At this time, the British defensive troops there were already on high alert. This must be a tough battle, and it is impossible to take shortcuts.

Qi Chengfeng's task was to seize a commanding height above the highway bridge and highway. The British army built two simple bunkers there, equipped machine guns and mortars, and perhaps minefields were also laid.

"A row, come with me!"

After briefly telling the content of the mission, Qi Chengfeng gave the order and led his paratroopers to touch the mountain. This night battle was very difficult for both sides of the war, but in comparison, the attacking party was obviously more favorable. The night covered the paratroopers' mobility well. Until he dived to the foot of the mountain, the British bunkers set up on the mountainside were still motionless. He just kept using the two mortars mounted on the top of the mountain to shoot flares into the sky, hoping to scare the attackers.

"Platform leader, there are minefields at the foot of the mountain."

The two vanguards came back and handed Qi Chengfeng two mines dug out, the most common anti-infantry mines. And judging from the model, they were still old goods from more than ten years ago. Qi Chengfeng was relieved and paratroopers had many ways to deal with such minefields. If it was an assault during the day, they would use a blasting tube to directly lure the explosion. However, it is night now, some mines can be removed manually and a road to attack is swept out in the minefield.

This mission was handed over to six paratroopers, and Qi Chengfeng commanded other paratroopers to set up mortars in a forest clearing at the foot of the mountain, waiting patiently for the clearance of minefield roads.

Perhaps because they were worried about being attacked by the Chinese people outside, the British army at the commanding heights all retreated into the bunker. Except for the mortars on the hill, there were no other soldiers outside. They just fired machine guns from the bunker to the open area on the hillside from time to time.

Soon, there was a lot of gunfire from the direction of the bridge, and the attacking troops there had already taken action. Qi Chengfeng decided to immediately command all the paratroopers to assault the first bunker.

"Da da da...da da da..."

The machine guns in the bunker were still firing, but they were no longer firing, but continuous shooting. However, this was just the courageous behavior of the British soldiers. They did not notice that a group of Chinese paratroopers had penetrated from the minefield and quickly approached the first civil and wooden bunker. During this period, the paratroopers did not even shoot a single shot.

After approaching the bunker, Qi Chengfeng and most paratroopers stopped and chose a hidden place. Four paratroopers were assigned tasks. Two people in groups to touch the first bunker and the second bunker respectively, and then used a blasting tube to destroy the British bunker at the same time. The signal was Qi Chengfeng's signal gun.

"Da da da...da da da..."

The British army in the bunker was still shooting blindly, not knowing that the danger was approaching, while the Chinese paratroopers had already rushed to the vicinity of the bunker with a blasting tube.

Qi Chengfeng estimated that the time was almost over, so he used a signal gun to put a green signal flare at the second bunker. Seeing the flash of the signal flare, the commando quickly pulled the blasting tube and then pushed the blasting tube into the shooting hole of the bunker. The time was very good. Two seconds later, the first bunker was blown into the sky. Five seconds later, the second bunker also disintegrated in the violent explosion. The British soldiers and officers who were lucky enough to die during the attack also fell down amid the sound of the automatic rifle's point shooting.

The battle was extremely smooth and even mortars were not useful. Fifteen British soldiers were killed and five were captured during the battle, including one of them, one of them was an English gunner, an Australian gunner, a New Zealand non-commissioned officer, and the other two soldiers were Indians. This was a temporary patchwork of Commonwealth troops, which also proved that the General Staff's analysis was correct. The British government planned to give up the interests of the southern Malay Peninsula and transfer all the elite troops to the Myanmar war zone.

Standing on the hill where the smoke had not dissipated, Qi Chengfeng looked at the highway bridge below the highway. The battle there was still going on. In the night, the firepower projected by the enemy in both directions was clearly visible. You can even see tracer bullets fired by small-caliber anti-aircraft guns sweeping across the highway. The British defending troops set off anti-aircraft guns and fired. The fierce firepower did cause great trouble to the Chinese offensive troops.

"The mortar stand is here and project fire power according to the orders of the superior!"

Qi Chengfeng immediately made a decision. A communications soldier quickly pulled out the antenna of the individual radio station and contacted his superiors through this machine. This individual radio station is very small and is only as big as two bricks, but its communication performance is quite good. It can directly talk to radio stations a few kilometers away. This is also one of the masterpieces of China's unique electronic industry. Currently, only the Chinese team is equipped by itself.

Soon, the superiors came over. Relying on the favorable terrain of the commanding heights, Qi Chengfeng directed the paratroopers to use the two medium-caliber mortars to launch violent artillery bombardment on the highway bridge guards, focusing on the anti-aircraft gun positions to cover the main force to assault the bridge.

At two o'clock the next morning, the road bridge finally fell into the control of Chinese paratroopers, and then a password telegram was taken out by the telegraph machine of the communications unit.
Chapter completed!