At the beginning of the 20th century, foreign forces were rampant in China, and spies and spies were everywhere.

Long before the start of the war, Qingdao, as the main German nest in the Far East, had become the focus of Japanese and British spy infiltration. Under these circumstances, although Germany deployed an aviation squadron of nine military aircraft in Qingdao, they were only used for reconnaissance and calibration missions in peacetime. Including the five "Exocet III" anchored in the harbor, none of the planes were equipped with weapons when they arrived in Qingdao for assembly.

Since the Japanese army blockaded Jiaozhou Bay, the most depressed person was the commander of the German task force in Qingdao, Captain Lunt, who was known as "Blonde Lunt". The quasi-ace who once won 33 simulated air battles in the East Prussian Air Force could only fly a few reconnaissance planes to the Japanese fleet outside the harbor when the sky was clear, circling a few times and throwing down a few rotten leather shoes and the like; On a rainy day, he and his pilot would have to hide in the nest like a pack of poor chickens.

In mid-September, the news came that the German Navy had once again inflicted heavy losses on the British Navy, and the whole of Qingdao was immersed in the joy of victory. Although the Japanese army had cut off the railway transportation between Qingdao and Jinan, this did not affect the morale of Qingdao. On the one hand, the German army stepped up the construction of infantry fortresses and forward positions, laid mines extensively, set up telephone lines, and placed heavy machine guns and light artillery, and on the other hand, it stepped up the training of German reservists in various barracks. In advance, the German army had already stockpiled food supplies that could last for 6 months, and various famous restaurants in the city, such as the Henry Hotel, still had three meals a day, and the German high-ranking soldiers and nobles still gathered here, which was very lively.

Lunt and his companions danced with the same excitement, after all, the victory in the naval battle was largely due to naval aviation, and Lunt was simply envious of the pilots who participated in the battle. At this time, a telegram from the mainland was delivered to Lunt, asking them to remove the secret supplies from the warehouse, modify the aircraft according to the top secret document No. 3 kept in the safe of the Governor of Jiaoao, and then look for an opportunity to carry out air strikes on the Japanese fleet and army units.

"Hey, guys! We've got something to do! ”

Before the others could react, Lent ran in the direction of the warehouse.

It was a very inconspicuous warehouse, and the big locks on the doors were rusty. After the door creaked open, people were surprised to find that there was a thin layer of dust on the ground, and it seemed that no one had been here for months. The warehouse is cluttered with discarded parts and even a broken wing.

"Captain Lunt, are those secret supplies really here?" Others were puzzled, and the environment here was too much to compliment.

"That's right! That batch of materials was shipped half a year ago, I think the inconspicuous place will be safer, and the entire warehouse area is heavily guarded, ordinary people can't enter! Lent said and walked straight to the corner of the warehouse, where there was a pile of canvas-covered things, and he didn't know what they contained.

When the canvas was removed, dozens of boxes of various sizes were revealed. Lunt retrieved an iron rod and pried open one of the boxes, which contained a thick layer of oiled paper, revealing several brand-new machine guns.

"Oh! New aviation machine guns! The two machine guns on my old fighter are similar to them, but they seem to be stronger! Lent gently stroked the cold barrel of the gun, and a familiar and comfortable feeling welled up in his heart.

"Quick, open the other boxes and take a look!"

Others eagerly opened the other boxes, which were full of weapons and equipment from the plane.

"20 machine guns, 60 aerial bombs, 12 aerial torpedoes, 5 sets of bomb-mounted equipment, 5 sets of torpedo-mounted equipment!" As the boxes were pushed out of the warehouse, Lent whispered a few counts, but powerful enough for a Japanese to drink.

After returning from the Doge's Palace, the ground crews and mechanics began to work intensely on the technical drawings in Secret Document No. 3, and over the course of the next three days, four land-based aircraft were converted into fighter-bombers and five seaplanes were converted into torpedo aircraft.

"The Japanese Air Force was formed in 1901 in its early years, when there were only high-altitude balloons. It was not until 1905 that he began to get involved with flying machines, and in 1909, under the supervision of the Japanese Minister of Army and Navy, the Japanese Provisional Military Balloon Research Society was established to develop airships and airplanes suitable for military use, and a flight test site was established. ”

"The Japanese government sent a large number of students to study in Europe, where aviation technology is most developed, and after being rejected by the Japanese government, Japan turned its attention to Britain and France. Although Britain and France lag behind China in aviation technology, they are still able to develop and develop aircraft on their own. Eventually, Japan reached an agreement with the UK to send a number of students, purchased several planes from the UK, and began the development and development of the aircraft in earnest. ”

"Before the outbreak of the war, the Japanese army had a total of 15 aircraft ready to enter the war. The Japanese Navy's air force consisted of four "Rain" seaplanes carried by the seaplane carrier Wakamiya Maru; The air force directly under the Japanese Army has five British "Wind" reconnaissance planes and three high-altitude balloons. Both the "Rain" and "Wind" aircraft were two-plane two-seaters purchased from the United Kingdom, with the British as instructors, and the Japanese had recently temporarily installed machine guns on some of the aircraft. ”

The pilots listened silently as Lunt finished reading the report in his hand, and the desire to fight rose up.

"These are the information collected by our intelligence officers about the Japanese Air Force, and according to our previous reconnaissance, all the British warships blocking the waters off Jiaozhou Bay have been withdrawn, and now there are only 63 Japanese warships, including the seaplane carrier! The native asks us to sink it with all our might! ”

On the afternoon of 20 September, five modified Exocet III seaplanes flew out of the water with the roar of engines, all of which had sleek and thick torpedoes hanging under their bellies. Almost at the same time, Lunt departed from Qingdao Airport with four other planes, and nine planes flew off the coast of Jiaozhou Bay after a round over Qingdao.

It was the Japanese Navy's Second Fleet that blocked Jiaozhou Bay, and when German planes appeared over them, Vice Admiral Kato Masakichi was taking a nap in the fleet. In the face of German mines and batteries, the plan of the Japanese military headquarters was to repeat the Battle of Arthur, with the army attacking the fortress and the navy only responsible for blocking the sea. Compared to the First Fleet, which was on guard in the South China Sea, and the Third Fleet, which was attacking Germany's colonies in the Pacific Islands, Kato's Second Fleet was much more relaxed.

In the command room of the battleship "Asahi", the officer on duty hurriedly ran in and reported to Masayoshi Kato's adjutant:

"Dazuo, 9 planes flew from the direction of Jiaozhou Bay, it should be German planes, should we report to the commander?"

Inogami Daisa looked indifferent, "Shibei, look at your appearance, where do you still look like an officer of the Imperial Navy!" The German planes have not been here for several days, and although they are out en masse today, I don't expect them to be able to change their new tricks, don't worry! They'll be leaving soon, and you see, Tanaka's flying team is getting ready to take off! ”

Looking at the pig's gaze, two seaplanes had just been hoisted from the mothership, and the heavy machine gun tied to the co-pilot seat looked very awkward.

"But the Germans defeated the British Navy with their planes!" Jubei looked very worried.

"I think that's the excuse that the British made for their own failures! What we see with our own eyes is a group of German planes that are not attacking, and we should trust our own eyes, not other people's mouths! "As for the naval battle in Europe, Inogami, like most Japanese admirals, believed that the traditional European naval powers had weakened and that the time for the Great Japanese Navy was coming.

The Japanese sailors had no interest in even the first few attempts to scare each other with machine guns and machine guns for these German planes, even though the German planes flew very low this time.

Seeing this, Lent laughed contemptuously, "The British are stupid, I didn't expect the Japanese to be even more stupid!" ”

Soon, the torpedoes fell from the German planes and began to draw the familiar white line of death on the sea, and the Japanese screamed in panic.

"Torpedo! Torpedo! Evade quickly! ”

When the German planes flew over the heads of the Japanese battleships, the Japanese sailors were rushing to their positions in disarray, but it was too late. The 1913 merchant ship's converted seaplane carrier was hit by two torpedoes before it could even dodge, the first torpedo had just penetrated its fragile hull and exploded violently inside, and the second one also couldn't wait to burrow into the torn hull, and two successive explosions blew the "Wakamiya Maru" and the two remaining seaplanes on it into pieces, and wooden blocks and twisted pieces of iron were scattered on a large area of the surrounding sea.

The Japanese neat battleship formation did not let the other three torpedoes dropped by the German planes go to waste, and the torpedoes drilled into the destroyer and exploded violently, and the two Japanese destroyers were broken into two and sank rapidly. The starboard side of the battleship "Iwami" was hit by the last torpedo, and a large amount of seawater poured in through the breach, and 20 minutes later, the battleship, which had been captured by the Russian Navy in the Russo-Japanese War and later rebuilt, slowly sank into the sea.

Inogami Osa watched this scene blankly, and at this time he finally understood why the invincible British Navy had been devastated, and behind him, Vice Admiral Kato, who was still salivating at the corner of his mouth, stopped in the air with his button-fastening hand.

The two Japanese seaplanes that had been hoisted into the water had already begun taxiing before the Wakanomiya Maru exploded, and had risen into the sky by this time. From the air, the originally orderly Japanese fleet has begun to be chaotic, with sun flags burning and countless piranhas coming from South America, ready to feast on the Japanese sailors who have fallen overboard......

Lunt was about to lead the team away after dropping the bomb, and when he saw the lonely figure of the two Japanese planes, he shouted to the other planes to come over. The Japanese pilots also spotted their attempts, and the co-pilot controlled the clumsy machine gun, holding back the violent recoil and firing desperately. A string of long bullets trailed through the air with small white tails, occasionally striking the wooden-skinned body. The machine guns of German aircraft were either fixed to the front of the aircraft or mounted on a rotating iron frame in the co-pilot's position; The Japanese machine tied a simple machine gun to the co-pilot position, and the firing speed and accuracy were greatly restricted. The outcome was soon decided, and the two Japanese planes spun and planted towards the sea.

2：0！

Lunt took his plane and fired at the exposed Japanese sailors several times before leaving contentedly.

After landing, Lunt found that there were two rows of bullet holes in the wings of his plane, admiring the reliability of the plane, and his dislike for the Japanese increased.