Zhang Xinghan stared at the planes of the Yue army that were constantly circling in the sky and bombing and diving, and ordered in a cold voice: "Pass on my order, all battalions and companies set up general-purpose machine guns and return fire with all their might, and the communication company immediately sends a telegram to Tongliao and orders the air force to come to support as soon as possible!" ”

"Master, however, you are too dangerous here......" Shen Xingye hesitated uneasily.

"Execute the order." Zhang Xinghan ordered in an unquestioning tone.

Shen Xingye had no choice but to leave, while Zhang Xinghan went straight to a machine gunner who had died in the distance.

The cat ran quickly in a zigzag pattern, and Zhang Xinghan quickly came to the side of the sacrificial machine gunner, hung the bullet chain on his body, and aimed the general-purpose machine gun at a flying machine is a slash.

The anti-aircraft machine guns of the armored company were also erected and were firing incessantly into the air.

The plane was counterattacked by ground fire, and the enraged pilots became even more frantic and began to desperately dive, strafe and bomb back and forth.

Both sides suffered mutual damage, and of course, the casualties of the ground troops of the Reading Division were far greater in number than those of the Japanese military aircraft.

And judging from the actual value of battle damage, it is also cost-effective to shoot down a plane and lose 20 soldiers.

The last thing China lacks is soldiers, and a plane is a loss of tens of thousands of dollars or even 100,000 dollars for himself.

The most important thing is that all my steel and crude oil need to be imported from foreign countries, and the loss is far greater than the loss of ordinary countries.

Cultivating one pilot is more expensive than training twenty infantrymen.

At the same time that Sujiatun was attacked by the Yue army, the 14th Division of the Yue Army also began to prepare for a forced crossing from Niujiatun, and the guard battalion guarding Niujiatun immediately opened fire to block the attack, and fierce fighting broke out between the two sides.

At the same time, the Tongliao Reading Division flew at the airport.

Hundreds of pilots were busy running out of the building, each heading for their own planes.

The ground crew had made all the logistical preparations for them, and soon a Zero fighter was the first to take off.

Other Zero fighters and a batch of BF109 fighters have also taken to the air one after another, and Tongliao is 500 miles away from Shenyang, which is still within the combat radius of BF109.

The last to take to the air were a group of Stuka bombers, whose mission was to bomb and attack the ground forces of the Japanese army at the right time to assist their ground forces in combat.

Half an hour later, Gao Zhihang and Liu Cuigang led 20 Type 2 fighters and 30 BF109 fighters to the sky over Sujiatun first.

It coincided with the second wave of fighter groups of the Japanese army, and 50 Type 97 fighters covered 20 bombers.

The Type 97 fighter is the most advanced type of fighter currently equipped by the military's sea-based and land-based air units.

It was officially installed on the mainland just last month, and there were only 200 planes in total at the beginning, but at present, the local aircraft factories, tanks, combat vehicles, and other factories are already working hard to produce aircraft, tanks, and other combat equipment.

When the enemies of the two sides met, they were very angry, and immediately launched a fierce aerial dogfight.

However, I obviously overestimated the surname of their latest fighter, whether it was compared to the BF109 or the Zero fighter.

It is said that his Type 97 monoplane fighter still looks weak and is not an opponent at all.

In less than half an hour of fierce fighting, more than half of the 50 Type 97 planes were lost, and the remaining planes were already frightened, and they dared not continue, so they turned around and fled.

Liu Cuigang and Gao Zhihang led their subordinates in pursuit, and shot down and destroyed more than a dozen planes, and finally less than 20 fighters fled back.

When the fighters of their own side and the Japanese army engaged in a fierce battle in the air, the Stuka bombers of the flying group rushed to the battlefield and immediately flew in the direction of Niujiatun, which had already been urgent.

It launched a fierce low-altitude dive bombardment against the 14th Division, which was forcibly crossing, and successfully assisted the guard battalion in smashing the strong attack of the Yue army.

It also blew up a large number of wooden boats, rubber boats and other river-crossing equipment used by the 14th Division to cross the river.

In Sujiatun, the fierce air battle has ended, and Gao Zhihang and Liu Cuigang have led their troops back to the plane, and they want to go back to refill fuel and ammunition, and prepare to carry out strategic air raids and bombing on Dalian again, so as to destroy the air base of the Yue army in the northeast and regain complete air supremacy.

The ground was filled with gunsmoke, and Zhang Xinghan and Liu Jianguo were commanding the troops to rescue the wounded.

"Master, are you alright?" Shen Xingye ran over panting.

"I'm fine, how is the direction of Niujiatun?" Zhang Xinghan patted the dirt on his body and asked.

"Our bomber group came in time and held on." Shen Xingye replied.

"We must adjust the deployment of our forces, otherwise we will be very dangerous before our air force kills their airfield and regains air supremacy." Zhang Xinghan said.

"I don't know what the teacher's arrangement is?"

"Let's wait and see if Captain Gao and they can successfully destroy the air base in Dalian this time, and then make plans." Zhang Xinghan said.

"I said that I suffered a big loss last time, and this time I will definitely greatly strengthen their air defense force, and I feel that this time it may not be so easy." Shen Xingye said with some concern.

"No matter how difficult it is, we have to give it a try, if we don't fully grasp the air supremacy, then we don't need to defend Sujiatun anymore, after all, our air force can't always patrol in the air to be alert to an incoming aircraft." Zhang Xinghan said.

…………………… Dalian Lushun, headquarters of the Kwantung Army.

Ishihara Wan'er reported to Minamijiro with an extremely ugly face: "General, the 3rd Aviation Group has just had an encounter with the China Air Force in the sky over Sujiatun. ”

"Oh? How powerful are the new fighters of the Imperial Army? Minamijiro asked with interest.

Ishihara Wan'er bowed his head with a sad face and said: "Returning to Your Excellency, the 3rd Brigade has lost more than 30 new fighters and is completely defeated. ”

"What? Are the new fighters still inferior to the fighters of the China Air Force? Minamijiro was disappointed.

Ishihara didn't answer, but nodded.

"Your Excellency General, I humbly believe that the Chinese army has been bombed by the air raids of the imperial air force, and in order to avoid the existence of such a threat, they will definitely come again to attack the air force of the imperial army at the airport in Dalian, and I think we should focus on strengthening the air defense force of the airport and preserve the air power of the imperial army as much as possible.

As long as our warplanes are still there and the airfields are still there, we will be able to mentally threaten the Chinese army at all times, thus hindering their possible military adventures and other actions. Ishihara suggested.

Regarding Ishihara's suggestion, Nanjiro nodded deeply and said: "Inform all air defense forces, take their places, increase vigilance, it is best to make all air defense preparations, and ensure that Dalian Airport is safe and sound no matter what." ”

"Hai, let's do it right away." Ishihara bowed his head in response, turned and left.

………………………… An hour and a half later, Gao Zhihang and Liu Cuigang led 20 Zero fighters, 20 Stuka bombers, and 30 HE111 medium bombers of the Air Force of the Reading Division to almost come out of the nest, fly over Dalian, and go straight to the airfield in Dalian.

However, as soon as they arrived in the skies over Dalian this time, a piercing air defense siren sounded throughout Dalian, and intensive anti-aircraft fire also opened fire one after another.

The air was littered with exploding anti-aircraft shells and raining down anti-aircraft machine-gun shells.

"Pull high, pull high, the enemy's anti-aircraft fire this time is very intensive." The head machine Liu Cuigang issued a warning prompt.

"01, 01, the enemy's anti-aircraft fire is too fierce, can you drop bombs at high altitudes." After Liu Cuigang flew over the airport, he sent a request to Gao Zhihang.

"02, 02 Please note that there are enemy planes in the air, there are enemy planes in the air, and the first fighter group is attacking! The bombing squadron immediately carried out high-altitude bomb red bombing! Gao Zhihang made a quick decision.

Liu Cuigang led more than a dozen Zero fighters to meet the Yuben fighters that took to the sky, and Gao Zhihang took the remaining Zero fighters to cover the bomber group and began to bomb them.

At this moment, another group of sea-based air units flew over the sea level.

Gao Zhihang saw that the enemy was outnumbered, and immediately decided: "All the bombers will return immediately, return immediately, and 02 will lead the fighter team with me to cover with all my might!" ”

"Roger!"

"Roger!"

Liu Cuigang, who had already shot down two planes, led two wingmen to take the lead in meeting the sea-based air group of the Syrian army that had just flown in.

Although Liu Cuigang and Gao Zhihang had far fewer fighters than the Yue Army, they were still able to maneuver with advanced and powerful firepower until it was confirmed that the bomber group had successfully returned.

Only then did they quickly get rid of the entanglement of the group battle of the planes and began to return home.

Sujiatun Reading Division Temporary Headquarters.

The communications corps had already received the news of the unfavorable air raid by the flight group, and immediately reported it to Zhang Xinghan: "Division, Captain Gao, their air raid on the Dalian Yujun airfield failed, and they said that they were equipped with an astonishing number of air defense weapons, and our fighters could not carry out low-altitude precision bombing.

Moreover, he also mobilized a large number of sea-based air forces, combined with land-based air forces and a large amount of anti-aircraft firepower, and our air raid failed.

When Zhang Xinghan heard this, his face became quite heavy, and after pondering for a long time, he ordered: "Pass my order, the armored company, the rear of the cavalry regiment, the 701st regiment, the guard battalion, and the reconnaissance company immediately retreat to the east and evacuate Sujiatun." ”

"Evacuate Sujiatun?" Liu Jianguo and Sabuli on the side were puzzled.

"Yes, evacuate Sujiatun, don't ask why, hurry up and execute!" Zhang Xinghan's tone revealed unquestionable.

Liu Jianguo and Sabuli had no choice but to take the order in unison.

Soon, the 701st Regiment and the Guard Battalion and the reconnaissance company evacuated Sujiatun in military trucks with a large number of captured weapons and ammunition.

Panzer companies and cavalry regiments also alternated cover and withdrew eastward.

Not long after Zhang Xinghan led his troops to evacuate, a group of sea-based bombers arrived like sharks sniffing blood.

However, he pounced and learned that the reading division had evacuated Sujiatun, and the pilots of the Yue Army immediately reported the news to the Kwantung Army Headquarters.

Nanjiro was overjoyed when he heard the news, and immediately ordered the remnants of the 12th Division and the 14th Division to quickly occupy Sujiatun and consolidate the defensive line in case of any further accidents.

(To be continued)