readx; The Chinese fighters, painted with blue sky and white markings, swept past the anti-aircraft machine gun positions to the left and right, revealing the Yue army fighters chasing after them. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 More than a dozen anti-aircraft machine guns, covered with thick camouflage, roared at the same time, and the two enemy planes that rushed to the front were hit by hundreds of bullets in just a dozen seconds, one disintegrated in the air, and the other broke its wing and fell into the sea. Due to the urgency of time, the two enemy planes behind had no time to turn, so they had to pull upwards with all their might, and the metal parts of the plane made a "gurgling" sound, and at the same time trembled violently, and the bullets fired from the high ground of the island shot a string of sparks on the belly of the plane, and one of the plane's engines was destroyed, suddenly lost power, and fell straight on the hillside, exploding into a fireball.

Only then did the fighters behind discover the hidden air defense positions on the island, hurriedly bypassed, and then dived and strafed from behind in turn, while the defenders resisted stubbornly with all their might, answering the attack of the Japanese army with a dense rain of bullets.

While the two sides were fighting endlessly, the Chinese fighter plane suddenly swooped down from a height of about 3,000 meters, like a sharp sword, and slashed at the enemy plane.

The pilot of an enemy plane was concentrated by a dense rain of bullets, and even the man and the plane fell into the sea, and the other fighters just wanted to climb up to fight for a favorable position, but sadly found that the machine gun ammunition had been exhausted!

The fighter group had no choice but to withdraw from the battle, and as a result, two planes were shot down by the Chinese air force pursuing at the tail end, and as a result, its elaborate trap was destroyed by a dozen anti-aircraft machine guns on the island, and finally failed!

In several successive air battles, although dozens of enemy planes were shot down, the two squadrons of the Fujian Air Force that were engaged in the battle also lost nearly one-third of their planes; fortunately, in the case of a defensive operation on the mainland, all eight pilots who successfully parachuted were rescued, leaving behind valuable personnel with actual combat experience for the Fujian Air Force. Compared with the loss of dozens of fighters, this group of pilots made the commanders of the Yue army feel even more painful -- all of them were elites with thousands of hours of flying experience who fought on the Chinese battlefield, and with the gradual expansion of the scale of the war, it was no longer possible to spend such a long time training new soldiers, so they were extremely precious.

To his great surprise, instead of shooting the captives as he had done before, Goofy held them in a prisoner of war camp next to the training base, which was covering more than 100 acres and was preparing to accept more prisoners.

Because the air force's losses were too great, Gao Fei had no choice but to order to reduce the radius of defense, focus on defending the urban area and port of Fuzhou, and always be within the coverage of ground air defense artillery, so that he could use powerful air defense weapons to offset the air superiority of the Japanese army.

In the following half a month, the naval air force launched four successive attacks, each time with more than 20 planes, most of which were fighters. The intention of the Yue army is very obvious, that is, to force the Fujian air force to fight with itself for attrition, even at the cost of 100 planes -- through several air battles and the information gathered by intelligence personnel, the military has roughly figured out the scale of the Fujian air force, and knows that the poor air force of the other side will absolutely not be able to withstand continuous attrition, and after the Fujian air force is eliminated, it will be able to concentrate a large number of bombers to destroy the air defense positions of several port cities in Fujian one by one, so as to clear the way for the upcoming landing operation.

The army wanted to lure the Fujian air force out of the air defense fire network, and the Fujian air force tried its best to bring the army into the fire network, so the two sides kept fighting back and forth in the airspace near Fuzhou, and no one was willing to go all out until they achieved their goals, so the losses were very small; in the four air battles, the army had three bombers and one fighter plane destroyed, and the Fujian side paid the price of two fighters.

In the face of Fuzhou, which was a hard nut to crack, the commander of the aircraft carrier squadron was very troubled, and although he tried his best, he was never able to wipe out the opponent's air force, and finally simply gave up the attack on Fuzhou and aimed at several port cities on the southern coast, such as Xiamen, Quanzhou, and Zhangzhou.

The Second Fighter Squadron stationed in Longyan, with the support of ground anti-aircraft artillery fire, made more than 100 sorties in succession to meet the attacks of the Japanese army. Because these ports were full of ships from all over the world, including those belonging to Germany and Italy, which were allies of the Chinese allies, and because they were ships from Britain, the United States, and European countries that were still in a neutral state, the bombing of the Chinese army was greatly restricted, and in addition to the all-out blocking by the Fujian air force and ground positions, the effect of the air raid was very limited, and more than a dozen bombers were lost.

The commander of the Chinese army, who was in a state of exhaustion of donkey skills, once again adjusted his target, and set up a group of two or three bombers to pass through southern Zhejiang and penetrate deep into Fujian, specifically bombing bridges, roads, and other transportation facilities, and then attacking some small and medium-sized cities by the way, and then returning from northern Guangdong, in an attempt to first paralyze the enemy's communications, cut off the material transportation channels, create chaos, and force the opponent's air force to come out for a decisive battle.

Since last year's large-scale air raid on Fujian, the provincial government has allocated a large amount of money to various localities to build air-raid shelters and early warning systems, and has conducted air defense training for the people.

After finding out the pattern of the enemy's planes, the Fujian Air Force adopted the method of setting up ambushes and knocked out several bomber detachments in succession, forcing the Chinese army to abandon this risky and inefficient bombing operation.

Taking advantage of the suspension of the attack of the Japanese army's bomber group, Gao Fei summoned the responsible persons of the military industry department and the Ordnance Research Institute to Fuzhou to discuss with the captain of the air force how to deal with the air threat of the Japanese army.

Gao Fei first said: "It has been almost a month since the naval air force began to attack Fujian, and under the all-out counterattack of all the officers and men of the air force and the ground air defense units, the enemy's results have been very limited, and the impact on the production and life of Fuzhou and even the whole province has been minimal. ”

Then he changed his words: "The performance of the air force can be said to be quite excellent, but due to the limited strength, it is unable to fight with the enemy, and the surname of the aircraft can be far inferior to the opponent, if the army continues to attack regardless of sacrifices, it will be difficult to hold on, so please give advice and find a more secure way." ”

Liu Xirui, the captain of the Air Force, immediately said: "Our army's fighter is a copy of the American P-26 model, and the gap between the surname and the 96 type is too big, so it is difficult to gain an advantage, not to mention that the speed of producing aircraft is far from keeping up with the consumption of combat, if this continues, the sky will sooner or later be the enemy's world!" ”

Liu Xirui is a patriotic overseas Chinese youth recruited by Chen Jiageng from Nanyang, who has loved aviation since he was a child, and usually likes to collect relevant information, so he is very familiar with the development of aircraft in various countries around the world, he continued: "I suggest that the military industry department either increase the production of aircraft and win with numerical superiority, or design and produce a new type of aircraft that can comprehensively surpass the fighters of the Japanese army, otherwise it will be impossible to stop the offensive of the Japanese air force!" ”

Due to living overseas for a long time, Liu Xirui speaks very bluntly, basically saying whatever comes to mind, and does not take into account the feelings of others, which is also one of the reasons why Gao Fei asked him to be the captain, of course, his technical and command skills are also quite good.

When he said this, Director Huang Yuan, who was in charge of military production, was a little unhappy: "At present, the production capacity of the aircraft factory has reached the limit, and it is impossible to increase it again; With Fujian's current industrial base and scientific research capabilities, it is somewhat difficult to imitate aircraft, and it will take at least five years to develop a new type of aircraft! ”

Cai Yu was afraid that the atmosphere of the meeting would be stiff, so he hurriedly smiled at everyone and explained in detail: "There are two key points in the manufacture of aircraft, one is the engine, and the other is the material. So far, we do not have the ability to manufacture aircraft engines, and the imitation fighter engines are ordered directly from the United States; In addition, in order to reduce the take-off weight of aircraft, aircraft manufactured in various countries have generally begun to use alloys instead of steel, and the research institute's alloy development work has just begun. Under the constraints of these two conditions, it is impossible to speed up the production and development of aircraft! ”

After that, he looked at Liu Xirui with apologetic eyes, like a child who had done something wrong.

Gao Fei said with a smile: "According to what you say, our aircraft factory can actually only be regarded as an assembly plant!? ”

Cai Yuyan peeked at Huang Yuan, and seeing that he didn't object, he nodded and said, "Basically, but assembling an aircraft also requires very professional technicians, and you can learn how to design and manufacture an aircraft through assembly." ”

Gao Fei said without thinking: "In this case, let's not force the ordnance department, let's think of other ways!" Then he looked at Liu Xirui and asked, "Captain Liu, what do you see?" ”

Liu Xirui replied: "What Director Cai said is the truth, I can accept it." But in this way, how can we compete with the air force? ”

Gao Fei pretended to be relaxed and said: "Don't worry, don't we still have Mr. Cai, the God of Wealth!" Now that the US political axe has relaxed restrictions on arms exports to China, it can purchase a large number of advanced fighter planes, and then talk about it for a while. ”

Cai Yu sneered and said, "If you really don't know how expensive firewood and rice are!" Now that you are on planes, tanks, and warships together, have you calculated how much it will cost? How much is the combat consumption of our hundreds of thousands of troops? Fujian's taxes have been increased again and again, causing many businessmen and factory owners to complain, and they are about to give advice to the political axe when the political meeting is held. ”

Gao Fei asked in surprise: "According to what you say, we are almost unable to stand it, how come the national political axe does not have these problems?" ”

Cai Yu said in a mocking tone: "It's no wonder if there is no problem with the national political axe!" Now the price of rice in Sichuan has tripled compared with the same period last year, and the people have problems even eating. If it weren't for the huge amount of money donated by overseas Chinese on a monthly basis, the economy of the Kuomintang would have collapsed long ago, and where would it still be able to support it until now! ”

Goofy nodded thoughtfully: "I see!" I'll figure out how to solve this money myself! ”

Cai Yuyan immediately looked at Gao Fei with incredible eyes: "Do you still have your own small treasury?" ”

Gao Fei smiled noncommittally, and said to Huang Yuan and Cai Yu: "Buying an aircraft can only solve the urgent need, but it is not a long-term solution after all, so you still have to go all out to carry out the research work of engines and new materials, and you must not slack off!" In order to speed up your progress, all the military planes that have made a forced landing or crashed in the area controlled by our army will be sent to Longyan for your study, and a few advanced fighters purchased from the United States will also be specially separated. ”

Liu Xirui also expressed his support with practical actions: "I will select two of the best pilots to assist in your research and development work, hoping to produce advanced fighters as soon as possible." ”

Cai Yu hurriedly said: "We promise to develop a fighter that is not inferior to the Yue Army within two years!" ”

When Huang Yuan heard him say this, he was so anxious that he stared: Isn't saying this in front of the commander equivalent to a military order! When the time comes, if you can't figure it out, how to explain it to the commander!

Gao Fei's concern about Huang Yuan was very clear, and comforted: "Two years may be too short, I'll double the time for you, how about we take four years?" ”

Hearing his words, even Huang Yuan felt full of confidence, and replied in unison with Cai Yuyan: "There is absolutely no problem!" ”

Gao Fei looked at Huang Yuan and Cai Yuyan, who were full of confidence, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "I am very confident in you. Tanks, planes and coal refining, have never let me down, and hopefully this time will not be an exception! Then he asked Liu Xirui: "Brother Xirui, although the Americans agreed to sell fighters to our country, but due to the long distance, it takes a long time to make a round trip, and in addition, the pilots still need a long time to get familiar with this new model, so if it is calculated, it will take at least several months, I wonder if our air force can support the frantic attack of the army for so long?" ”

Liu Xirui's eyebrows were twisted, and he thought for a long time before replying: "If the army doesn't care about sacrifice, it will be difficult to guarantee!" Speaking of this, he looked at Huang Yuan and Cai Siqiang, and continued: "In fact, the key to whether or not you can hold on is not in the Air Force, but in the military industry!" ”

When Huang Yuan heard him say this, he thought that Liu Xirui wanted to shirk his responsibility, so he asked unhappily: "I don't know what Captain Liu means by saying this?" ”

Liu Xirui explained: "At present, the output of our aircraft is fixed at five per month, and it has reached the limit, that is to say, as long as the combat loss exceeds this number, the number of aircraft that can take to the air for combat will gradually decrease, so that the heavy task of resisting the air attack of the air force will fall on the ground air defense positions, if the number of antiaircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns produced by the arsenal can make up for the combat losses, so that the ground air defense firepower will always be maintained at the current level, not only will the consumption of fighters be greatly reduced. And there is a chance to withstand the attack of enemy aircraft. ”

Gao Fei nodded appreciatively, then turned his inquiring gaze to Huang Yuan.

Huang Yuan was extremely ashamed of his heart, and saw that the commander was asking for his opinion, so he hurriedly said loudly: "Even if the consumption of air defense weapons is twice as high as the current one, the arsenal can guarantee the supply!" Now that all the units have been reequipped, there is not much need for anything other than the Territorial Defense Command! ”

"Good!" Gao Fei said happily: "With your words, I am relieved!" ”

Cai Yu, who had been watching coldly, looked at Gao Fei's relieved affection, felt very strange, and asked in a tentative tone: "Gao Fei, don't you often say in front of me that offense is the best defense?" Why not take the initiative? Do you want me, a layman, to teach you! ”

Gao Fei asked in surprise, "Sortie?" Where are you going? ”

Cai Yu replied: "Of course, it's the aircraft carrier fleet of Yuben!" As long as they are driven away, won't the threat of air raids be lifted? ”

Gao Fei knew that Cai Yuyan didn't know anything about military affairs, so he explained very patiently: "Our navy doesn't have large ships, and it has no ability to attack the aircraft carrier, not to mention that with the military having air supremacy, we don't have a chance to get close to them, let alone launch an attack!" ”

Cai Yu glanced at Gao Fei and said unhappily: "Although I don't understand military affairs, I still have basic common sense, how can I ask such a stupid question?" I mean to send out the air force to attack the aircraft carriers of the Japanese army! ”

Liu Xirui's head suddenly shook like a rattle: "No, no!" Our fighter jets can only hang two 100-kilogram bombs at most, and it is impossible to rely on them to sink the aircraft carrier! ”

Cai Yu looked at this young man who was only half his age, and asked angrily: "Why is your brain so unenlightened!" Don't we have bombers, why don't we use them against the aircraft carriers of the Japanese army! ”

"Bomber!?" Gao Fei and Liu Xirui exclaimed in unison, and an incredible look flashed in their eyes at the same time: "We only have four!" Liu Xirui reminded Cai Yu.

Cai Yu asked rhetorically, "What's wrong with the four frames?" Can't you sink the aircraft carrier? ”

After his repeated emphasis, Liu Xirui and Gao Fei fell into deep thought, carefully considering the viable surname of this almost crazy plan.

Liu Xirui said in a slow tone: "Our army has been fighting enemy planes on land, and has never taken the initiative to attack, and the bombers have not even shown their faces, it is likely that the army does not know about their existence at all, so the conditions for surprise are met!" ”

Goofy added: "With proper strategy, you should have a good chance of success!" Then he explained the method he had just come up with: "The last thing the army wants to see is that our army does not dare to break away from the protection of ground anti-aircraft fire, if we pretend to be careless to chase out, the enemy will definitely concentrate all its strength to encircle and annihilate, and the number of fighters left behind on the aircraft carrier will not be too much, at this time, our bombers should have a chance to succeed if they quietly dispatch again!" ”

At this time, Liu Xirui had already sorted out his thoughts: "The army has always been arrogant, and now it is pressing us again, and we must be extremely lax mentally, so we can't give it a try!" ”

(To be continued)