I didn't get a good night's rest last night, and I was bombed early this morning, and the Japanese infantry divisions that landed yesterday didn't expect them to be so embarrassed, nor did they expect that they would be defeated so quickly.

Although the bombers and fighters had left the open area where they were stationed, the bodies of the bombed and burned were everywhere throughout the makeshift camp after the previous rounds of bombing and raiding. As for the wounded, they are everywhere.

The commander of the Japanese division, who had survived, looked at the enemy planes that had left the barracks and listened to the screams coming from all around the barracks. Under the protection of several adjutants, he finally managed to escape.

Looking at the scene in front of him, the commander of the infantry division also had the urge to commit suicide. Although the casualties had not yet been counted, he knew that the bombing had almost wiped out the combat effectiveness of the division under his command.

Many soldiers who had not been able to escape the bombardment were burned alive in their tents. As for the supplies piled up on the beach positions, in the previous bombardment, I am afraid that there is not much left. How will such a battle be fought next?

"Gather your troops and wait for reinforcements! Report to Your Excellency the Commander on the attack on our troops, and request Your Excellency the Commander to quickly send a fleet to provide support! If the fleet can't arrive tonight, we will have the possibility of a collective jade shatter! ”

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, what do you think?"

"Listen to the gunfire coming from nearby, it must be the unit we withdrew from the barracks earlier, fighting the enemy we encountered. I believe that our enemies are always watching us, and that they may encircle us at any time.

Now we have suffered heavy losses, and the supplies that have been piled up near the beach have also been destroyed by enemy aircraft. How long can we hold on like this? Once the fleet doesn't arrive until tomorrow, will we be able to survive the rest of the night? ”

In the face of the somewhat discouraged performance of the commander of the infantry division, these surviving Japanese officers also knew that the division commander's concern was not unreasonable. Pack up the surviving officers and soldiers in the camp and start rescuing as many scattered soldiers as possible.

As for the wounded soldiers and the corpses that can be seen everywhere, they have no time to treat and restrain at this time. Follow the instructions of the officers to repair the fortifications that were previously blown up as quickly as possible.

At the same time, several search teams were dispatched to rescue soldiers who had escaped from the camp during the bombing. Gradually, more and more surviving soldiers slowly gathered in the barracks, which seemed to be the few remaining military camps.

The Japanese soldiers who were lucky enough to escape back to the camp and pick up their lives also began to be incorporated into the scattered squadrons and brigades one after another. As for the soldiers who were killed outside the camp, no one cared about their lives at this time.

If they can't escape, it is impossible for the Japanese army to send a large force to rescue them. At this time, there was only one choice left for the infantry division, and that was to hold on and wait for reinforcements. Wait until their reinforcements arrive, and then think about rescuing the others.

When the commander of the infantry division reorganized the command and reported the information about what happened to the division, the commander of the Japanese army stationed in the Philippines stationed on Luzon Island was also very angry and said: "Baga! How could things have come to this! Damn, where the hell did those planes come from? ”

According to the contact with the front-line aircraft carrier battle group earlier, the Japanese troops on the front line did not find that there was a formation of US fighters passing through the airspace they had blocked. The only possibility, then, is that the Xinghua Army has built a secret airfield in Mindanao.

After guessing this possibility, the Japanese army immediately ordered the Japanese air force stationed near Borneo to take off to block the surrounding airspace. Once a formation of aircraft attacking the aircraft carrier fleet is discovered, it will be immediately blocked and intercepted.

But all this seemed to be useless, and with the two flying groups, they flew back to the jungle airfield one after another to end the first joint operation. The pilots of the two brigades felt both happy and sad.

Happily, they managed to destroy a fleet of Japanese aircraft carriers. Sadly, many of them have left them completely. Even if someone jumps early, the chances of survival are just as low.

In fact, when the Air Force bombed the aircraft carrier fleet on the sea, a speedboat formation composed of wartroop teams also lurked near the beach, keeping an eye on the air battle situation on the sea, ready to rescue the parachuted pilots at any time.

Some pilots, managed to land not far from the beach. They were also quickly rescued by the search and rescue troops. But some of the pilots who crashed into the sea soon became targets for Japanese gunboats and patrol boats.

It's just that these pilots were armed with pistols for self-defense. When they saw outflanked Japanese gunboats or patrol boats, they would choose to kill themselves by swallowing their guns. Because they knew that when they became prisoners of the Japanese army, they would really be worse off than dead.

Perhaps this is also the reason why some of the planes that were previously hit by air defense airfields chose to die together with the Japanese warships. After all, they hope that a dying blow will allow them to reap more merits.

And they are confident that their commanders will remember their merits. At that time, their families will be given more generous pensions. And their names and exploits also have the opportunity to be engraved in the Eagle Martyrs Cemetery in the dense forest.

Even if Zhao Tiehu did not agree with the pilots fighting in this way, he knew that these pilots were the most loyal fighters of the Xinghua Army. In the course of the battle, they do this, more often in order to exchange their lives for victory in the battle.

The two flying groups that returned to the Jungle airfield soon broke news in the jungle. As a result, the Japanese planes that arrived from Luzon Island to support them sent planes in all directions to intercept them, but no planes were found.

When the first reinforcements flew outside Vaud, they looked at the infantry divisions that were cleaning the battlefield below, and the ships that had not yet sunk on the sea. Many Japanese pilots could feel how fierce the previous battle was.

Seeing that the country's fighter plane finally appeared, it was somewhat too late. The Japanese soldiers who were cleaning up the battlefield did not seem to feel anything to be happy about. The scene of the previous bombing still makes them feel uneasy.

Most importantly, the planes that shot and bombed them were exactly the same as the planes that appeared in the sky at this moment. Even earlier, when these fighters appeared, many soldiers reflexively screamed and fled.

Many little devil officers who saw this scene were naturally angry and anxious. They were well aware that the soldiers had been scared away by the previous bombardment. Even when they saw their own fighters, they mistakenly thought they were enemy planes.

But in fact, the fighters and bombers that appeared in their skies before were indeed domestically produced fighters, and they were also the most advanced Zero fighters. As for why they became enemies, they really couldn't figure it out.

There were no attacking planes in the nearby airspace, and the Japanese fighters deployed on the periphery still did not find any planes passing through the airspace where they were, and the air force that had previously attacked the aircraft carrier fleet and infantry divisions seemed to have disappeared.

When the news reached the Japanese headquarters in Luzon, the commander of the Japanese army stationed in the Philippines, who was in contact with the division and regiment, quickly ordered: "Order the reconnaissance plane to conduct a low-altitude reconnaissance of Mindanao, and be sure to find out the enemy's secret airfield hidden in the mountains."

At the same time, the formation of ships was ordered to rush to Port Davao as fast as possible. As for the situation of the infantry divisions, let them hold on for the time being, and as for whether to retreat, I have to consult the military headquarters to make a decision! ”

The attack on Davao by the aircraft carrier formation and infantry division was more of a clean-up operation organized by the military headquarters. But no one expected that in just three days, an aircraft carrier group they transferred from the mainland would be blown up and sunk by the other side.

Such losses, not even the main forces of the navy currently fighting the Anglo-American forces near Australia, did not have such losses. And this news was transmitted back to the Japanese Bowl Military Department, which also caused a shock to the Minister of War.

Like the Japanese army, MacArthur, who was far away in Australia, received a telegram from Zhao Tiehu, and was completely shocked by the content of this telegram. Silent for a while, he said: "Has the news been confirmed?" ”

"General, the news has been confirmed! Our flight unit in Medan has already sent a telegram. They were also involved in the airstrike that ended earlier, and not a single one was killed!

However, when the pilots dispatched by the Xinghua Army raided the anti-aircraft fire network of the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet, many pilots directly flew their planes to ram the Japanese warships. In this battle, the Xinghua Army lost nearly thirty elite pilots! ”

"God! It is indeed not easy for these Xinghua troops to form such a loyal air force in such a short period of time! It seems that in the next step, if we want to return to the Philippines, we should also increase our cooperation with them. ”

"General, the flight team also sent a telegram that in this operation, the Xinghua Army also sent a flight formation of all-Japanese fighters. According to the telegram sent back by our pilots, there were also a lot of those fighters, all of them were the main fighters of the Japanese army! ”

Hearing the staff officer's report, MacArthur also nodded and said, "I already knew about this situation earlier. It's just that they didn't expect that they would capture so many Japanese fighters. It seems that the existence of the Xinghua Army is too useful to us.

During this time, we will strive to let our navy carry out a major counterattack against the Japanese bowl navy. As for the Xinghua Army, the warplanes they captured have now been transferred to Mindanao. Let our pilots return to the team in the Zero fighter at that time! ”

"Yes, General! It's just that the Xinghua Army wants us to replenish some fighters for them, what should we do? ”

"I'll ask the Ministry of Defense first! In fact, by identifying the shortcomings of the Zero, we can develop more advanced fighters. When the time comes, it will not be a big problem to give them some support for our active fighters! ”

It can be said that the raids and sabotage battles carried out by the Xinghua Army in Nanyang and even in the Japanese mainland made the Japanese army feel very uncomfortable. Then the surprise attack on the aircraft carrier formation in this battle and the destruction of the aircraft carrier formation with one blow really shocked the Japanese bowl military headquarters.

At this moment, the Japanese army realized that they had far underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Xinghua Army. What shocked them even more was that the Xinghua Army seemed to have been preparing for this battle for a long time. So many times, the Japanese army is controlled by others everywhere!