readx; The sound of airplanes, machine guns, and explosions filled the space in the three towns of Wuhan. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info there is no sail shadow on the river, the road is uninhabited, and the machine flying up and down is like a group of excited flies dancing around the corpse of a giant beast.

Liu Yusui, a student at Wuchang Liangdao Street Middle School, and a classmate hid behind the window of a three-story building, trembling like small beasts. The classmate was bolder and rested his chin on the windowsill to look strange. A plane flew right along the eaves of a three-story building, spotted the innocent boy's head, and pulled the trigger with a smile

On this day, more than 100 people suffered this unwarranted disaster, and even Chiang Kai-shek's Luojia Mountain residence was bombed by the plane.

Under Chiang Kai-shek's strict orders and the planning of Qian Dajun, director of the Aviation Committee, the Chinese Air Force, which was single-handedly supported by Soong Meiling, was under the specific responsibility of Mao Bangchu, deputy commander-in-chief of the Air Force, and made intense arrangements for a decisive aerial battle to defend Wuhan.

Mao Bangchu went to the airports of Xiangfan, Hengyang, and Changsha in person, and transferred all the fighters to the vicinity of Wuhan. At that time, China could not build its own planes, and it relied on the great assistance of the United States and the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union, in particular, successively handed over more than 200 fighters to China through the Lanzhou airfield from the end of 1937.

The E15 is a two-winged model, although it looks old, but it is equipped with four machine guns, has strong firepower, and has a small turning radius; The E16 is a single wing, with two machine guns, and the surname can be much stronger than the machine. And the Air Force Volunteer Corps, led by Kurishenko and Rakhmanov, is a group of brave and invincible yellow-bearded tigers. Most of these anti-fascist internationalist fighters died on the battlefields of China, including Kushi and Rashi. In a cemetery in Wuhan alone, 15 hot-blooded young Russians are buried.

From Jiujiang and Huangshi to Wuhan, the air monitoring stations along the line are on duty 24 hours a day. When planes from Hefei, Hukou, and other military bases took off, as soon as there was any sign of plotting against Wuhan, the air raid sirens in the three towns of Wuhan shouted loudly. Planes from Nanhu in Wuchang and Wangjiadun in Hankou also launched urgently, shooting into the blue sky one after another.

The first major air battle took place on February 18. Since 6 o'clock in the morning of this day, there have been constant reports of the enemy situation on the Anhui-Jiangxi front. "Enemy planes turned to Hengyang," "Enemy planes flew to Yucheng via northeastern Hubei Province," and "More than 30 enemy planes were discovered." In the war room of the Military Command Hall of the Aviation Commission on the third floor of the Yueqing Company at the Hanguan Wharf on the Hankou River, Mao Bangchu and his staff were so nervous that they were panting for the telegram from the front.

Mao Bang, who paid special attention to military appearance, first untied the style and discipline, and his fat garlic nose was drenched with beads of sweat. "It's coming!" This little fellow of Chiang Kai-shek's Fenghua was an official speaker, took the telegram from Zhang Yougu, deputy director of the Military Command Department, only glanced at it, smashed his fist on the table, and yelled, "Order the 3rd and 4th brigades to prepare for battle!" ”

Nearly 40 planes traveled up the Yangtze River, more than 10 bombers soared in the middle of the air, and more than 20 fighters rose to a high altitude. Who would have thought that the sky in Wuhan was bright and bright, and an ambush had been set up on ten sides.

Piloting the No. 15 bomber was Lieutenant Yamaji Hayakawa, a graduate of the Aviation Division of the Tsumoto Army Noncommissioned Officer School. He has to write a note every day, and if there is no war for a day, there will be no passion for a day. But he was always afraid of the unexpected, because his beautiful fiancée, who was a teacher, had already packed up Kagawa's new house and was waiting for him to go back to the church. Every time he goes out to battle, he brings a thousand people sewing, royal money, talisman and other mascots, hoping that the gods in the underworld will protect him. He tilted his head to look at the Yangtze River and found that the Yangtze River today was different, and the river water was like flowing silver shining with blazing light. Because the weather is so good, the sky is clear and cloudless.

At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Hankou came to mind. Before leaving, the captain of the brigade, Sasebo Dazuo, glared at Mung Bean and ordered: "Our task is not to destroy ammunition, but to force Jiang to surrender by force!" Therefore, the target of your attack is the 'filthy many' of the Zhina! It is to destroy its spiritual defenses with death! Please! ”

Hayakawa saw from the plane that the most densely populated areas were the Hankou French Concession and the Special Third District. But it's a pity that the top doesn't allow it to be fried. Today, he quietly made up his mind to "mistakenly" put a few bullets in the French Concession, and he found it strange and interesting to see the "filthy" running around like frightened ants.

"Soka!" He muttered to himself. A group of planes appeared high in the sky in front of them, were they the plateau monarchs who returned from Yucheng? It's not good, he faintly feels that the person who came is very bad.

The 3rd and 4th Squadrons of the Chinese Air Force took off from Xiaogan and Hankou airports respectively, and 26 "Su" E15 fighters and 27 American Hawk 3 fighters were already sharpening their knives in the air.

Nearly 100 planes flew thunder and lightning in the sky over Wuhan, strangling a mess. The machine gun spits tongues of fire, the wounded drag the smoke, you chase after me, up and down. The red sun on the plane and the white emblem on our plane swirled in the sky, drawing red and white lightning bolts. The roar that filled the universe deafened people's ears, and the citizens of Wuhan were all like hearingless mutes gesturing to exchange frightened looks.

Chinese pilot Wu Dingchen arrived in Hankou with a squadron from Fancheng Airport only yesterday. Before taking off, Mao Bangchu said to the pilots with great anticipation: "Comrades, enemy planes come to bomb Wuhan almost every day, and Wuhan is the center of our War of Resistance. ”

Although it was a hasty battle, the soldiers were eager to kill the enemy; The army was very unexpected, arrogant and unwilling to admit defeat easily, and the battle was inseparable.

Wu Dingchen's aircraft was at a disadvantage in height. An enemy plane, Hayakawa Sanji, was condescending and swooped straight towards him. Wu Dingchen has fought many air battles, and he began to turn unhurriedly and make an appearance, acting as an escape, but in fact, he cast a bait and set a trap. Hayakawa was really fooled, and followed behind and wanted to bite Wu Dingchen's tail. Wu Dingchen saw that the army had taken the bait, made a sharp turn with the smallest radius, and bit Hayakawa's tail at once.

Wu's plane is a "Su" type wing, and turning is the most specialty. At this critical moment, Wu Dingchen pulled the trigger, and the four machine guns spewed out anger together, and Hayakawa was still inexplicably hovering like a snake for the enemy plane in front of him, so he felt that his plane was crazy, and he crashed straight into Mount Shajia uncontrollably.

"Shayonara—" The prisoner's companion heard Hayakawa cow roar, and he didn't know to whom he shouted "goodbye".

In this battle, Wu Dingchen, Liu Zongwu, Zhao Maosheng and other comrades-in-arms shot down a total of 13 "red suns", and the air vanguard of Hata Shunroku's attack on Wuhan suffered a small loss for the first time.

The prelude to the air battle in Wuhan has thus begun, and it has intensified.

Qian Dajun, director of the Aviation Committee, sat in the military command hall of the Yueqing Company, and his telephone was directly connected to the airports, and he was to personally command the Wuhan air defense battle.

The operational arrangements have been drawn up a long time ago, and now they are just waiting for the opportunity to throw themselves into the net. But how many chances are coming? Hankou, Wuchang, Xiaogan, Hengyang, Nanchang, and all the Chinese air forces around Wuhan were all in strict formation, waiting for Qian Dajun's order.

Qian Dajun sat in the office specially designed for him, far away from the hustle and bustle of the silence, holding the pen, and leisurely sketching lines of elegant and old Zhong Ding seal text.

"The words of the Buddha are good, and the words of the Buddha are good, and the Bodhi is as you say, and if you come to protect the Bodhisattvas"

Qian Dajun is said to be one of Chiang Kai-shek's "Eight King Kongs". But he has no city government of He Yingqin, no military exploits of Gu Zhutong, no foundation of Chen Cheng, and no aura in Zhang Zhi

He can be deeply trusted by Jiang, maybe it is just the character of being kind and benevolent. He is not good at words, but he is likable, and even Bai Chongxi, Yan Xishan, Chen Bui and other characters regard him as a close friend. Two years ago, it was precisely because of his mediation that he did not cause a big mess. Of course, his diligence and rigor were vividly performed during his tenure as the director of the chamberlain, and became the most wonderful core singing section on his military and political stage. He was not fond of tobacco and alcohol, but loved calligraphy and elegance, which was indeed a rare Confucian spirit among Chinese generals at that time. The special life of his brother and sister-in-law's teaching and reading and his sister's kindness, has he already planted the jungle of the Ten Directions in his heart?

In fact, in the political arena of this special era, he naturally has his special means of mixing with officialdom. He likes to gamble and spends a lot of money, and Jiang's cronies such as Yu Feipeng, Lin Wei, and Liu Zhi are his loyal gamblers - the best way to give gifts and accept bribes - and knowing this trick, you can't help but pay attention to money. It is said that during his tenure, he made a large sum of money, and later was sued to Song Meiling, and Chiang Kai-shek was angry and smashed his golden rice bowl.

The phone rings. Qian Dajun put down Xiaokai and picked up the microphone. Mao Bangchu, deputy commander-in-chief of the Air Force, reported that more than 60 enemy planes had passed over Huanggang

"Order," Qian Dajun said coldly, "carry out the first plan!" He put down the microphone and picked up the brush in the middle of the screams of an air raid siren in the three towns of Wuhan.

"The Buddha told Su Bodhi Mo to say that if he comes and dies, there will be those who hold the precepts and cultivate blessings at the age of 500 years after they are destroyed."

At this moment, the airfields around Wuhan shot straight into the clouds, and although the bombers who were hiding in the field were a little panicked, the fighter group looked forward to it, like a boxing champion who had not met an opponent and circled the field in the three towns of Wuhan at a low altitude.

The people of Wuhan, who were frightened by the bombing, have been bombed since the "two. After the "18th Air War", I witnessed the heroic image of the Chinese Air Force, and the upsurge of the Anti-Japanese War suddenly rose. In order to boost morale, the Chinese Air Force rumbled over Wuhan as if it were a military parade every time it was about to go to war.

Shunroku Hata and Yoshitoshi Tokugawa underestimated the Chinese Air Force too much. Of course, they sent the best air warriors and a fleet that thought they were superior in numbers.

The first batch of 36 fighters entered the skies over Wuhan and launched an attack on the 4th Group of the Chinese Air Force, which was receiving cheers from the people at a low altitude.

Wu Dingchen was besieged by three enemy planes because of his high disadvantage, and when the fuselage was hit by a bullet and caught fire, the Chinese Air Force was in a critical situation, and the 3rd Brigade arrived. At this time, a group of birds in the eastern sky flocked to the sky above Wuhan like a nest, "one, two, three," The people on the roof of the building did not come out of the atmosphere, one by one stretched out their fingers to the sky, reciting the words and counting, and the anxiety was in the eyebrows. The 2nd Air Brigade of the Chinese Army poured out of the nest, with as many as 69 planes, and under the personal leadership of Sasebo, it had the potential to eat the Chinese Air Force in one bite.

"Wow-" someone cried out with crying joy, "it's coming!!" ”

In the distance of the southern sky, the numbness is like a nest of wasps, rolling in with heavy thunder.

The Soviet Volunteer Air Force Fighter Group, according to Qian Dajun's deployment and under the leadership of veteran Rachmanov, galloped over Wuhan; The chrysanthemum-like white sun and goddess scattered flowers parted - to give a fatal blow to the machine.

For a time, one or two hundred planes wrestled in the sky of Wuhan, and the sound of motors, guns, whistling, and explosions made the sound of "two. 18. "The air battle seems much more deserted. To identify an enemy aircraft, look at the logo on the aircraft. Duan Qizhang saw the sky full of red and white suns swirling

"Su Bodhi is not the world, why is the name of Su Tuo Huan into the stream" Upstairs of the Qing Company, Qian Dajun seemed to be in the realm of Sanskrit, writing beautifully, deaf to the shock of crazy slapping the house.

This battle was unexpected by Shunroku Hata and Yoshitoshi Tokugawa. One after another, planes dragged smoke across the sky like meteors, planting into the sky. "One! Another one! ”。“ Broken! Someone shouted anxiously: "Our plane is injured!" ”

Yes, when Chen Huaimin, the pilot of the 4th Group, shot down an enemy plane, he was attacked by another plane, and he had no time to dodge, and was hit by an enemy plane, and a jade-white sun was falling.

"Pull the umbrella!" All the people below looked at the planes in the sky, and they were all there anxiously shouting. However, the plane suddenly raised its head into the air, and then dived down, looking at the enemy plane that had just fired at him and crashing straight into it—what Duan Qizhang saw was two suns, one red and one white, speeding towards Sumo, "Boom!" "Two planes exploded in volleys.

"Wow-" Countless people covered their faces, rubbed their bodies, and cried.

The air battle lasted a full 30 minutes. When there was no roar in the sky and cheers on the ground, Zhang Yougu walked into Qian Dajun's office lightly, suppressed his excitement, and presented the battle report with both hands: "Director, the battle is over, and a total of 23 enemy planes have been shot down."

"Well," Qian Dajun put down his pen, stood up and muttered, "Report to the chairman" He was dizzy and sat down in his chair.

On the rooftops of the three towns, there are still people moving, crying and laughing at the joys and sorrows of the imminent fight that is high in the sky, like madness

During the Anti-Japanese War, although the Chinese Air Force was weak, it always insisted on fighting, even if only the last plane was left, they could still see their tenacious figure in the blue sky!

As long as this battle is not over, the Chinese Air Force, do not die!

(To be continued)