"Seaplane?" Wang Mo sneered, "This is specially prepared to deal with our bomber group, and I think the British will help little Japan in the middle." ”

It is not that the Japanese did not have the technical strength to produce seaplanes, but they had to put together dozens of seaplanes in a hurry, and only the British could have temporarily scraped together so many seaplanes from the Far Eastern colonies of various countries.

"Isn't it just a seaplane, don't we have a Fokker DR.1 fighter escort, I can't clean up these little oriental radish heads!" Luo Dong, the captain of the second squadron of the Blue Eagle Flying Group, said with some excitement that he had long wanted to fly the fighter to drive the meat.

Strictly speaking, seaplanes can only be considered reconnaissance aircraft, and they are not capable of performing air combat missions at all. However, there was still a certain threat from the Japanese to move the machine guns to the planes.

Chen Yifan didn't want Luo Dong to be as excited, but said with some worry: "The Japanese seaplanes are indeed not the opponent of our Fokker DR.1 fighters, but after all, the disparity in numbers is too great, and I am worried that only 15 fighters will not be able to fully protect the bomber group." ”

The Air Force is a new branch of the armed forces, and many tactical tactics are still being gradually perfected and tested, so it is normal for Chen Yifan to feel that it is difficult to deal with them.

Of course, this is not a problem for Wang Mo. Although he is not proficient in the various tactics and tactics of the Air Force, he has been exposed to it in the army for many years, and he knows a little bit about it, and this point is much stronger than that of people of this era.

Wang Mo chuckled and said, "It's simple, I didn't let you go straight to the Japanese fleet at the beginning." The flying group could be divided into two groups to carry out air raid combat missions, the first group aimed at destroying the Japanese seaplanes, and the second group then bombed the Japanese fleet. ”

Hearing Wang Mo's tactic, Chen Yifan's eyes lit up, and he nodded and said: "The commander is right, as long as the Japanese seaplanes are destroyed, the Japanese army will no longer have any means to threaten our bomber group." ”

"Now, I order, the Blue Eagle Flying Group to immediately attack and continue to carry out large-scale air strikes. Target: Second Fleet of the Japanese Navy. Wang Mo ordered, "Give the Japanese an unforgettable lesson and tell them that China's territorial waters are not something they can come to when they want to." A place where you can go as soon as you want! ”

"Yes!" Chen Yifan and several other officers of the flying brigade stood up and responded.

Subsequently, Chen Yifan organized the entire Blue Eagle Flying Group into two batches of 120 aircraft. The first batch consisted of 20 bombers and 15 escort Fokker DR.1 fighters, while the second batch consisted of the remaining 80 bombers and 5 reconnaissance aircraft, which were responsible for reconnaissance and early warning of bomber groups.

"Captain, let me pilot the fighter jet to command the first group of aircraft to attack this time, right?" Luo Dong took the initiative to find Chen Yifan and ask for battle. Rather than flying bombers to carry out air raid combat missions, he preferred to fly fighter jets in the air to fight the Japanese army.

In Luo Dong's usual mantra, that is: "This is more exciting!" ”

"You're going to fly a fighter jet?" Chen Yifan looked at Luo Dong with some surprise and said, "If you want to say that with your flying skills, it is no problem to fly a fighter." But if you go to the fighter squadron, how to solve the conflict with Wei Xu's command? ”

The Blue Eagle Flying Group was established not long ago, so there was no strict and detailed division of flight arms, and basically most of the people were fighters, reconnaissance planes, and bombers.

"Don't worry, Captain. I don't fight for command, and besides, I guarantee that Wei Xu won't have any opinions. Luo Dong slapped his chest and reassured.

Chen Yifan believes this, on weekdays, Luo Dong and Wei Xu, two fanatics who advocate aerial fighting, get together to discuss fighter fighting tactics, and the relationship is so good that they can wear a pair of pants. If Luo Dong is allowed to join the fighter squadron, Wei Xu will not only not object, but will warmly welcome him.

Chen Yifan thought about it, whether or not he could destroy the dozens of seaplanes of the Japanese army this time was very important, and he really needed more pilots who were good at flying fighter jets to kill in the air. Rodon's willingness to take the initiative to join the fighter squadron is a good thing.

"Oh well. You go to Wei Xu to report, but whether you can convince any fighter pilot to give up the fighter is up to you, and I won't give this order. Chen Yifan said.

Rodon laughed excitedly. said: "No problem, thank you Captain!" After speaking, he ran to the fighter squadron to find Wei Xu.

……

The Bohai Sea off Jiaozhou Bay.

The Second Fleet of the Japanese Navy did not launch an artillery bombardment of the German fortifications in Qingdao today, but urgently reorganized the naval air force to prepare for the Chinese bomber group that could appear at any time.

In fact, the naval air force of the Second Fleet of the Japanese Navy was also equipped with four Morris. Falman seaplane, and repeatedly conducted flight reconnaissance over Qingdao. I also think that small bombs were dropped on the radio signal station and naval barracks of the German defenders of Qingdao. After that, the naval air force set up a base on the coast of Shazikou and frequently carried out reconnaissance and attacks, which can be said to be in the limelight for a while.

Therefore, perhaps the Japanese army failed to establish such a large-scale flying group as Wang Mo, but the air force is nothing new to them.

Groups of Japanese Navy soldiers untied the cables that dragged the seaplanes and loaded a Hatch Kess light machine gun into the back seat of the plane's cabin.

If a seaplane wants to engage in a parry-to-kill battle in the air, it is necessary to have another machine gunner in addition to the pilot to sit in the back seat of the cabin and operate the machine gun to shoot, and the means of attack are very primitive and cumbersome.

With the Hatch Chase light machine gun mounted and the pilot and gunner in position, the Japanese standard-bearer began waving the flag in his hand to signal that the plane could take off.

Whew-Whew-

The propeller spun rapidly, whipped up gusts of strong wind, and swept waves of water on the sea.

With the strengthening of the propulsion, the seaplane began to glide on the water with the help of the buoyancy of the pontoon, gradually accelerated, and then pulled up and climbed high after the speed was fast to a certain extent, and it was successfully lifted into the air.

Kato Dingji looked at the seaplanes taking off in front of him with great satisfaction, and the huge fleet of 42 seaplanes made him feel powerful. Now he only hoped that the group of bombers would come over as soon as possible, so that the arrogant and arrogant people of China could see the great strength of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force.

"Order, release the little balloons, and let the warriors of the Naval Air Corps show their combat effectiveness!" Kato Dingyoshi ordered.

After receiving the order of Kato Dingyoshi, each ship soon released small balloons that had been prepared one after another.

The seaplanes in the air flew back one after another, and glided towards the small balloons that were released in the air. The moment the seaplane's tail was aimed at the small balloon after passing over the small balloon, the machine gunner in the back seat of the cabin aimed at the small balloon and pulled the trigger.

Dada-da-da

Bang -

Machine guns rang out, and small balloons burst in response.

However, it is difficult to hit the target with a single shot, because it is difficult to lock on the target on an airplane. The vast majority of seaplanes hover back and forth several times before they finally hit their target.

Under the 42 seaplanes circling back and forth, the hundreds of small balloons released were finally punctured.

Kato Dingji seemed to be very satisfied with the performance of the Naval Air Corps, smiled and nodded in praise: "Yo Xi, the warriors of the Naval Air Corps have such strength, it is not a problem to solve the bomber group of the Chinese people. ”

In Kato's impression, most of the bombers no longer carry machine guns and machine gunners because they have to carry heavy bombs, and they do not have the ability to kill in the air. He believed that under the joint strangulation of 42 seaplanes of the Naval Air Force, no number of bombers from the Chinese people would be slaughtered.

This is not to blame Kato Dingyoshi for having such a shallow understanding, but that a fighter in the real sense has not yet appeared in this era.

As for the Fokker DR.1 fighter of the Blue Eagle Flying Group, it is a future product that has not yet been born, and it has not had any amazing performance before, so the specific situation is naturally unknown to outsiders.

"Report!" The voice of a communications soldier interrupted Kato's thoughts about slaughtering the bombers.

Kato Dingyoshi looked back at the communications soldier who came to him.

"Your Excellency, the 18th Division has called, and the observation post they have set up has observed that the group of planes in China is rapidly flying towards us, the number is 35, this is a message." After speaking, the signal soldier handed over the telegram in his hand.

Kato Dingji took the telegram and glanced at it, and sneered disdainfully: "There are only 35 planes, and the people of China are looking for their own death." Ordered, the naval air corps immediately replenished fuel ammunition and then took to the air to meet the group of bombers in China! ”

With Kato Dingyoshi's order, the seaplane, which was still hovering in the air, quickly landed, quickly replenished fuel and machine gun ammunition, and then took off one after another, expanding the reconnaissance and alert range, and being ready to respond to the battle at any time.

On the other side, Wei Xu, the leader of the fighter squadron of the Blue Eagle Flying Group, led the first group of attack aircraft to gradually approach the location of the Second Fleet of the Japanese Navy.

Wei Xu steered the fighter to glide to the right, approaching the fighter plane that Luo Dong was piloting, and then raised his right hand to give Luo Dong an agreed gesture.

Luo Dong saw Wei Xu's gesture, and then gave a thumbs up with his left hand in response, and then the wings swung up, and he made an extremely dangerous tumbling and gliding action, speeding up his flight and rushing towards the location where the Second Fleet of the Japanese Navy was located.

Seeing the flight maneuvers made by the Luo Dong fighters, soon, the four fighters in the fighter squadron also increased their flight speed, followed closely behind Luo Dong, and took the lead in rushing towards the Second Fleet of the Japanese Navy.

The bombers in the flight formation were the opposite, and the 20 bombers slowed down their flight speed at the same time, following the 10 fighters led by Wei Xu.

Luo Dong controlled the Fokker DR.1 fighter jet to fly quickly, and not far ahead, he could already faintly see the Japanese Navy warships on the sea.

At this time, a seaplane suddenly burst out, and Luo Dong and the Japanese pilot spotted each other almost at the same time.

"Oriental little radish head, if you meet your grandfather Luo, you are unlucky. Wait, your Grandpa Luo will send you back to your hometown in the East! Luo Dong muttered to himself with some excitement, and then maneuvered the fighter jet to pounce on the Japanese seaplane in an extremely ferocious manner.

The first real air battle in the history of mankind broke out! (To be continued.) )