When Tokyo reappeared in Jiang Shikuan's field of vision, Jiang Shikuan was also surprised, because the fire that was lit last night has not been completely extinguished until now. Lights have been strictly controlled in the city of Tokyo, but the flames that are still burning illuminate the city and become a beacon for bombers to enter.

"The head of the regiment has handed it over to you, let *** taste the taste of fire again!" bsp; The navigator screamed, and now he didn't need to provide navigation information at all, and the pilot could rely on the fire on the ground as a guide to fly to the target to be bombed tonight.

Jiang Shikuan kept the bomber at an altitude of 5oo meters. Through last night's bombing, it has been proved that the altitude of 2oo meters is too low, and the heat wave generated by the explosion of the incendiary bombs dropped by the bombers in front can easily affect the bombers behind, so that the bombers behind cannot drop bombs smoothly. Therefore, the height of this bombing was set at 5oo meters.

"Anti-aircraft guns!"

The bombardier shouted out and the shells flew up.

"it!"

Jiang Shikuan felt that the plane was vibrating and the heavy bullet rain became the biggest threat to the bomber.

Tokyo is the capital and most important city in Japan, and is the largest industrial city and commercial center in Japan. After being bombed, the Japanese mobilized at least 1,000 anti-aircraft guns and deployed them in the city within a day. Many anti-aircraft guns were erected on the streets, while others were erected on the roofs of a few reinforced concrete buildings. When the bomber group appeared over Tokyo Bay, a fishing boat on guard alerted the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery unit in the city of Tokyo and gained 2o minutes to prepare.

Tracer bullets pierced the sky like meteors. It's just that the shells are shooting up into the sky and not falling on the ground. The bomber was moving through a raging storm, and the pilots who had thought they would not encounter much resistance were completely nervous. The Japanese are not only resisting, but also violently!

"The head of the regiment, 'Yan 16', fell behind and parachuted. Skydive! ”

The navigator shouted loudly.

Jiang Shi glanced to the right quickly, the bomber's left wing was hit by a shell, and the fuel in the fuel tank leaked out, and then it was quickly ignited. At this time, even if the pilot parachutes, it is too late, the plane is only 5oo meters away from the ground, and there is no time for the crew above to parachute! In addition, there is almost no difference between parachuting and not jumping, and the intelligence services have long been warned. All pilots who fell on the Japanese mainland and were captured by the Japanese army would be shot immediately, and the Japanese army would not accept the pilots of the Tang Empire as prisoners at all. Unless there is still hope of being rescued after parachuting on the sea, and after parachuting over the Japanese mainland, it is a dead end, so it is better to crash into the ground with the plane.

"'Yan 27' is also lagging behind, damn it***, crazy, where did they get so many anti-aircraft guns!"

"'Goose 22' has fallen. Head. Let's drop the bomb, this is simply not the place we came from! ”

"Shut up!"

Jiang Shikuan immediately stopped the restless crew members, "did not reach the air above the target. We can't drop bombs. Xiao Li recorded the stray bombers, we will avenge the sacrificed brothers! ”

In just three minutes of breaking through the city with the most Japanese anti-aircraft fire, seven bombers were concentrated, three of them fell, while the other four bombers barely dropped their bombs and returned alone. Wounded bombers can drop bombs in advance and then return home, which is a stipulation made by Tan Renhao for only one purpose. It's about getting those pilots back alive and not losing their lives for a single bombing. As long as the pilots are alive, then they can carry out ten or even fifty bombing missions.

The situation with the other four regiments was not much better, and in these three minutes alone, at least forty bombers broke away, proving that at least fifteen were shot down! However, the other four regiment commanders also made the same decision, before reaching the sky above the target. Never drop a bomb, no matter how big the loss, they will drop the bomb where it will be useful, not waste ammunition!

"The head of the regiment prepares in two minutes!"

"Understand that now let Xiao Wang be in charge of guiding!"

Jiang Shikuan took a long breath, and at this time, the navigator had already helped him connect to the formation channel: "It's time for the geese to avenge the fallen brothers, and they all follow me to drop bombs!" ”

More than 100 bombers in the 1st Regiment were quickly ready to drop bombs. As long as Jiang Shikuan is still there, the other bombers will drop bombs with the "head goose".

"Thirty seconds, the regimental commander keeps heading, damn the smoke obscuring his vision!"

The bombardier has already climbed on the bomber.

"Don't worry, we'll be out of the smoke zone soon!"

Jiang Shikuan glanced at the co-pilot, and both of them held the steering wheel tightly.

When the "head goose" was the first to rush out of the smoke area, Jiang Shikuan was immediately startled, and dense anti-aircraft shells poured up like a hornet.

Suddenly, the bomber shook violently, and Jiang Shikuan was startled. "Where did you get shot?"

"The regiment commander is the left tail, damn it, the left tail has fallen in half!"

The tail gunner shouted.

"Are you alright?"

Jiang Shikuan was also taken aback, he had already felt a great force on the steering wheel, dragging the bomber to the right.

"It's okay without me, damn my luck is so good!"

Suddenly, the bomber shook violently again.

"Damn, the regiment commander's tail cannon was knocked away, Xiao Zhang, he ......"

Jiang Shikuan was startled, and at first he was still saying that the tail gunner who was lucky was finished. "Sit down, Xiao Wang, when can we drop bombs!"

"It's now!"

The bomber's bomb bay hatch had been opened, and after the bomber pressed the bomb button, 12 bombs weighing 25o kilograms, each containing 24 small incendiary bombs of eight kilograms, broke away from the pylons in the bomb bay and fell down one after another. The "head goose" also quickly pulled up, so that it could get rid of the threat of small-caliber anti-aircraft guns on the ground.

Within two minutes, more than a hundred bombers in the back dropped bombs. The last three companies of bombers to drop bombs were still disturbed, and when the bombers were about to drop their bombs, the fire that burned on the ground created a huge heat wave that pushed the bombers up. The "wolf dove", which weighed dozens of tons, was blown up by the wind like a small leaf in the heat wave, and as a result, these dozens of bombers dropped bombs at an altitude of more than 8oo meters.

The bombing continues. From half-past eleven to eleven forty-five a.m., more than 700 bombers of five bomber regiments dropped all the incendiary bombs. Because the power of incendiary bombs far exceeded that of ordinary bombs, except for the first regiment, which focused on the industrial areas south of Tokyo, the other four regiments bombed other important industrial and military targets in the interior of Tokyo in battalions or two battalions.

Jiang Shikuan dropped the bomb at 11:33. And it was a bomb dropped when the bomber was already badly damaged. When the "head goose" flew to a height of 15oo meters, Jiang Shikuan had clearly felt that the bomber was about to lose control. The tail has completely lost control, and the tail on the right side has also generated a huge moment of rotation, which is difficult to control the bomber by relying on the aileron alone, and it is even more difficult to maintain the course.

"Captain, let's skydive!"

"Fuck the head jump!"

Jiang Shikuan's face flushed, "Connect me to the formation channel." ”

The navigator did not dare to say anything more, and now the bomber was still over the Japanese mainland. During the training, they were told by the instructor to skydive. Try to stick to skydiving above the surface of the sea as much as possible. And try to see the location of the forced landing in the sea area and tell the pilots on the nearby bombers, so that the rescue force can find them as soon as possible.

"Brothers, let's say goodbye for now. If we can't come back, help me drop a few more bombs for *** in the future. ”

Jiang Shikuan gritted his teeth, the plane was about to lose control, "You guys, take care, I'll go first!" ”

"Commander......"

"No one is allowed to cry, Lao Tzu can't see a soft-hearted guy."

Jiang Shikuan took a long breath: "All the geese have returned with the commander of the first battalion, maybe I can be one step ahead of you!" ”

Under the gaze of hundreds of pairs of eyes, the "head goose" broke away from the course. The task of piloting was given to the commander of the first battalion. The "head goose" quickly disappeared from the night sky, and the last person to see the "head goose" was the tail gunner on the bomber "Yan 158" at the end of the formation. The only thing he could prove was that the "head goose" had already flown over Tokyo Bay when it left the group.

The fleet returned to Iwo Jima airfield at about half past three. Tan Renhao got the first battle damage report at 3:50 a.m., and then the exact battle damage report at 4:15 p.m. A total of 58 bombers, including Chiang Shikuan's plane, did not return, of which 44 bombers were determined to have been shot down over Tokyo, 6 were forced to land south of the Japanese mainland, and the whereabouts of 6 bombers are unknown (it cannot be confirmed that they fell over Tokyo). It is also impossible to confirm that the forced landing was made at sea) In addition, 36 bombers that returned home on behalf of the injured could not be repaired, and could only be scrapped, and the parts that were not damaged were removed and provided to other damaged bombers.

Tan Renhao's left hand holding the loss report was trembling slightly, this was the heaviest loss since the bombing of Japan, 94 bombers, hundreds of crew members, and this included the best Jiang Shikuan crew!

"It's my responsibility."

Luo Yunchong trembled slightly, "Our preparation is too insufficient, there are many problems, and I ......"

"It's not your responsibility alone."

Tan Renhao let out a sigh and patted Luo Yunchong's shoulder, "If you want to be held responsible, this is my responsibility." The bombing of Tokyo tonight is completely unnecessary......"

"Renhao!"

Hao Dongjue hesitated for a moment: "Although the losses are huge, we still have great results, which is unimaginable for the morale of the Japanese army and people." And we didn't do anything wrong at all......"

Tan Renhao raised his hand to interrupt Hao Dongjue's words. "I'm going to write a damage report right now, and if there's any new news, it'll be delivered to my room right away."

Luo Yunchong and Hao Dongjue both nodded, they understood what Tan Renhao meant. The bombing losses were so heavy that it would take days to replenish the bombers, and the worst of all were the losses of the pilots. Tan Renhao was prepared to take responsibility alone, otherwise he would not have personally written a war damage report. According to the previous practice, the battle damage report was written by Luo Yunchong, and the battle result report was completed by Hao Dongjue, and Tan Renhao was only responsible for the final summary.

After picking up the pen and tearing off dozens of pieces of paper countless times, Tan Renhao sighed and then hugged his head.

"General, rest for a while!"

Duchenne walked in with a teacup.

"I'm fine!"

Tan Renhao reluctantly squeezed out a little smile: "You go and rest first, don't worry about me." ”

"This ......"

"Go on, you can't write anything here!"

Du Xing nodded, he also knew that Tan Renhao was in a bad mood.

"By the way, come and ask me to bring a boxed lunch at noon......

"Braised pork?"

Tan Renhao smiled and nodded, and then watched Du Xing walk out of the door. He picked up the pen again, but could not write a word. It wasn't until dawn that Tan Renhao finished the first draft, and it only took him half an hour to write a summary report last time. He couldn't hold on, he knew that he had an unshirkable responsibility for this loss, and he couldn't let others take responsibility for him. After dawn, Tan Renhao lay down on the bed, and the battle report was usually released in the afternoon, and he wanted to rest for a while and wait until his mood calmed down before polishing the report.

The huge losses also affected other officers and soldiers, and the brilliant results brought by the bombing were relatively less dazzling. When the bodies of the dead officers and soldiers were carried out of the mutilated bombers, everyone felt the cruelty of war. Although it is hundreds of kilometers away from the nearest battlefield, those who have never been to the front line can realize that war brings not only victory and honor, but also casualties and losses.

Luo Yunchong was under tremendous pressure to arrange related work. Task Force 3 has sent all the seaplanes to search for the pilots who have made a forced landing. In addition, submarines operating in the vicinity also received telegrams demanding that the surviving pilots be immediately searched. The rescue of the wounded was also fully arranged, and some of the seriously injured were directly sent to the transport plane to Naha and Zhoushan for more comprehensive treatment.

At this time, no one thought of victory, and all everyone saw was the trauma of war!