Zhao Hongwu said quickly: "I don't know if the cannon is not a cannon or not, I just saw the fire behind the butt of those weapons, chasing the enemy's butt and beating, and I can still turn around, when I catch up with the plane, I will bomb the little devil's plane down."

"How far can that hit?" Zhou Zhirou asked again.

These are all military secrets, and Han Xing must not say it, but Zhao Hongwu didn't care about it, and opened his mouth and said: "I look like that, why do I have to travel dozens of kilometers, right?" ”

The Thunderbolt-8 air-to-air missile can hit 15 kilometers, and Zhao Hongwu said this, and the flight distance was exaggerated.

"What kind of weapon is this, can you explain it to me?" Zhou Zhirou came to Han Xing now.

If he told the truth, it would be troublesome, and the more he said it, the more he couldn't explain it clearly, so he had to say: "I'm an American friend of mine, and the latest weapon has been developed, to be specific, I don't know anything." ”

"So that's the case," Zhou Zhirou said to himself, and suddenly remembered something again, and asked Han Xing, "I just heard this brother say that you came by transport plane, and the transport plane also shot down two enemy planes. Excuse me, what type of transport aircraft are yours, how fast can it run, what weapons can it load, and how far can it go? ”

Han Xing thought that these military secrets must not be told to Zhou Zhirou, so he could only say to Zhou Zhirou vaguely: "I don't know what model, I only know that it flies much faster than Japan's 96-1 and 95-1, and it is equipped with new weapons, and there is no problem in flying for six or seven hours." ”

"In addition to your 40 Japanese aircraft, how many new aircraft are there?" Zhou Zhirou asked again.

"There are only five or six!" Han Xing said.

"I finally understood," Zhou Zhirou said with a sudden realization, "it seems that your Southern Expeditionary Force not only has 40 Japanese planes, but also five or six of the latest planes and the latest weapons. I can't thank you for achieving such brilliant results, it turns out that your air force is equipped with the latest aircraft and the latest weapons. ”

Chiang Kai-shek clapped his hands again and again, and said a little excitedly: "I don't care about your process, I just want the final result, as long as you defeat the Japanese air forces, open up the air corridor from Jinan to Xuzhou, and then attack the enemy's weakest place at the most appropriate time and the most appropriate place, this is my greatest request." ”

Zhou Zhirou said: "If the Southern Expeditionary Army really has such a powerful air force, then the main force of our air force can participate in the air battle in Xuzhou, and if we work together to defeat the Japanese air force at the Xuzhou base, it will also reduce the pressure on us to defend Wuhan." ”

Han Xing put forward another condition to Zhou Zhirou: "If the battle of Wuhan airborne starts out, I hope that all the airports in Wuhan will give the green light to our southern expeditionary army, and if it is not good, we will still land on the airfield of your army to transport the wounded and weapons and supplies." ”

Zhou Zhirou said briskly: "Whether it is the Southern Expeditionary Army or the Air Force of the National Army, they are all comrades-in-arms in the trenches, and what do you and I do." When the time comes, it will be communicated in advance by a specialized technician to avoid accidental injury. ”

Chiang Kai-shek said happily: "I still have two bottles of red wine here, originally I don't drink alcohol, but today I am happy, I wish the Southern Expeditionary Army and the Wuhan Air Force smooth cooperation, then let's have a toast!" ”

Han Xing happily complimented Chiang Kai-shek and said: "Thank you Chairman for your concern for his subordinates!" When we came, we were airborne, the time was too tight, if we took the train, it would take at least three days, and the time was delayed on the road, which was really sad. ”

Chiang Kai-shek looked at Zhou Zhirou and said, "Then ask Director Zhou to send a plane to take you back and fly to Jinan Airport." If you really can't, don't you all know how to skydive, so let's jump again. Chiang Kai-shek also came to joke about it.

Han Xing also listened to his joke as the truth: "Report to the chairman of the committee, resolutely complete the task." ”

After speaking, Chiang Kai-shek, Dai Li, Zhou Zhirou, Han Xing, and Zhao Hongwu raised their wine glasses together and drank them all.

Zhou Zhirou sent an air force transport plane to send Han Xing and his gang back to the Jinan base, and the air forces of the two sides set up a contact radio station to communicate information about the battle in Xuzhou, and the air forces of the two sides were intensively preparing for a big air battle.

On August 26, 1938, at 3:30 a.m., the Jinan Airport base was busy, 12 Type 96-1 fighters flew into the sky one after another, 4 J-20 fighters also flew into the sky, and 4 Y-8-transport planes also flew into the sky.

At 4 o'clock, the flight formation was completed, and in order to deceive the spies on the ground, they first flew to the north, turned around, and then flew in the direction of Xuzhou in the south.

In the Y-8-transport plane No. 1, Han Xing and Xu Da sat inside, Xu Da didn't say a word, and his mind was going over and over again all kinds of problems that might arise, thinking about whether there would be accidents according to the prior treatment methods, and how to deal with new problems if they might arise.

This Y-8-transport aircraft No. 1 actually played the role of an early warning aircraft, that is, the command center of the entire air battle, and the first qiē operation was absolutely under the command of Xu Da.

Han Xing didn't bother him, at this time, Xu Da, who supported Xu Da as the commander of the Air Force of the Southern Expeditionary Army, the best assistance for him was not to disturb him and let him be quiet. Xu Da originally didn't want Han Xing to participate in this air battle, but Han Xing insisted on going, especially the airborne operation after the air war, and it was inseparable from the familiarity with the air battle, so Xu Da had no choice but to give in.

Outside the glass window is a dark and dreary sky, from time to time there is a light flashing from the bottom, it is the light of a small city or town, soon, these lights flashed past, and then there is the dark and dreary mountains, that is the Taylor Mountains, the black mountains seem to be sleeping, past the Taylor Mountains, that is the endless Lunan Plain, the plains are also dark, the villages are also sleeping, the darkness before dawn, after all, is the time when people are sleeping soundly.

The slowest aircraft was the Type 96-1, with a maximum flight speed of only 432 km/h, and the entire formation had to follow its speed for the entire flight formation. The distance from Jinan to Xuzhou is 309 kilometers, and of course it is closer in the air, that is, it will take less than an hour for the plane to arrive. The 96-1 fighter also has the shortest endurance range, only 1200km, that is, in addition to air combat, it has to take into account the time of its return to Jinan. The 96-1 fighter also has the worst weapons, only 2 7.7mm machine guns, and the effective firing distance is within 1000 meters.

The navigator shouted: "Xuzhou Airport is about to arrive, please commander and combat aircraft ready for battle." ”

Han Xing looked ahead from the glass window, and sure enough, there was a faint light in the direction of the airport, and beyond that, there was a brightly lit city, which formed a clear contrast with the surrounding darkness. Whether Xuzhou Airport is a big cake for the flight formation of the Southern Expeditionary Army to have a good meal, or a huge black hole that swallows the flight formation of the Southern Expeditionary Army, it is not known at this time.

Xu Da decisively issued an order: "According to the first set of plans, the first squad will dive and attack. ”

The first squad received the order, and the four 96-1 fighters, with a roar, rushed headlong towards the airfield.

Zhang Heitian, the leader of the first squad, turned out to be from the special operations unit, and because his physical condition and various indicators were very good, he was immediately selected to the accelerated aviation school.

How excited he was at that time, it turned out that he was using an automatic rifle to kill devils with various skills, and at this time he became flying a devil's plane to kill devils with flying technology. The cool in my heart, I mentioned it at the time! In the aviation school, he also worked hard, had the courage to study aviation technology, and his grades soared, and he was quickly appointed as a squad leader and became the leader of the four aircraft.

Hmph, he thought to himself, I'm going to let you take a look this time, and see how I, Zhang Heitian, drove a plane to kill devils.

He also knew for a long time that this was to use his four fighters as a guide to expose all the air defense forces in Xuzhou, and then ask the big planes behind him to use advanced weapons to deal a severe blow to the enemy. Zhang Heitian shouted loudly: "02, 03, 04 listen, look at my appearance, what I do in front, you also do in the back!" ”

02, 03, 04, almost in unison, replied, "Understood! ”

Almost at the same time, the Xuzhou base also sounded a piercing air defense siren, because the devils at the airport have not yet been equipped with radar, so they don't know that the air force of the Southern Expeditionary Army has flown over them at this time, and is riding on their necks to lay eggs!

When they saw the unidentified plane in the sky above the airport, threatening their safety, it was too late.

There were Japanese spies, and when the plane just flew out of Jinan Airport, they found out, and when they saw the plane flying north, they thought it was going to Beiping for an air raid, and they didn't expect to fly here at all.

Zhang Heitian took the lead and flew to the tarmac of the Xuzhou base, "Haha! He shouted, and dozens of fighters and bombers of the little devil were lined up on the No. 1 tarmac, like a pot of boiled chicken, duck and fish, waiting for them to open their mouths and eat a big meal!

Zhang Heitian unceremoniously aimed the nose of the plane at them, and the two 7.7-mm machine guns of the "Sudden Sudden ......" opened fire at the same time, strafing them incessantly, and unceremoniously threw two 25-kilogram aerial bombs on their heads.

The "boom-" "boom-" each aerial bomb had a killing radius of at least 50 meters, and it smashed two enemy planes on the spot, and in the violent explosion, it also affected the other two planes. After the bombing, Zhang Heitian quickly pulled up the nose of the plane, raised it, and then quickly prepared for the next round of strafing.

02, 03, 04, also followed his example, and carried out heavy bombing and strafing on the No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 tarmacs.

The Xuzhou base heard the air defense siren, and the supreme commander Sasaki Daiji hurriedly put on his coat and ran to the command room of the airport, and he shouted to his subordinates while running: "Air defense, air defense, all air defense forces fire together!" All the fighters took off, rose quickly, and engaged in an air battle with the Chinese planes! ”

As a result, the second anti-aircraft machine guns and the fourth anti-aircraft machine guns of a brigade of all the devils opened fire at the same time to control the low altitude. A brigade of Type 89 127mm anti-aircraft guns opened fire at the same time, controlling the high altitude. The devil's air defense force is still quite powerful, for a while the fire flashed, the cannon rumbled, bunches of machine gun shells, one after another powerful anti-aircraft shells shot into the sky, hitting the low altitude or high altitude, the exploding flowers formed a piece of flames, just like fireworks all over the sky.

Under the command of the ground personnel, the fighters of the devils also began to act, and the planes that were not blown up began to fly to the runway, and then took off and ascended one after another, and then quickly climbed high, climbed high, looking for the planes of the Chinese army, and fought face-to-face.