Before the war, under the influence of Duhei's theory of air victory, various military powers developed bombers to varying degrees, and regarded bombers as an important air offensive force. During the war, the development of bombers entered a golden age, and the United States designed and manufactured the largest number of bomber models and numbers, becoming a veritable bomber kingdom.

During the war, the strategic bombers of the allies became a sharp sword hanging over the heads of the German, Italian, and Japanese fascists, which had an important impact on speeding up the course of the war and promoting the early defeat of the fascists. Among them, the B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the standouts, and the concept of strategic bombing was basically pioneered by the B-17 aircraft.

In later generations, the B-17 bomber, the main bomber of the U.S. military in the early days of World War II, was manufactured by Boeing and produced a total of 12,700 units. With 13 heavy machine guns, it is a veritable "flying fortress". Although the B-17 had a short range (relatively speaking), it had a large bomb load and flight altitude, and was sturdy and reliable, often able to "stagger" back to the airfield after being badly damaged, thus saving many crew members.

The B-17 bomber's bomb load of up to 8 tons, a range of nearly 3,000 kilometers, a flight altitude of 10,000 meters, and its famous popularity in later generations have become the choice of future bombers of the 1st Air Division.

In addition, the B-17 bomber is also the first large bomber in the world to be equipped with a radar sight and can accurately drop bombs at high altitudes.

Ye Feng was at Xiaoshan Airport, divided into several batches, and secretly exchanged some fighters and bombers from the "Nuwa" system, of which there were slightly more fighters, and temporarily exchanged 24 planes. There were slightly fewer bombers, only 12 were exchanged for the time being, in addition. Several transport planes were also exchanged.

The fighter is a German-style Messerschmitt, and the bomber is an American-style Flying Fortress, and logistical supply may be a little inconvenient, however, both aircraft are in service and are very cost-effective.

Mid-December.

After his dismissal, he spent several days in Nanjing. Matsui Ishine is finally leaving, although he was dismissed and returned to China, but. The newly appointed Okamura Ninji gave Matsui Ishone face and personally went to Nanjing Railway Station to see him off.

What made Matsui Ishine very excited was that His Royal Highness the Honored Prince, Prince Hatohiko of Asakanomiya also personally saw him off at the train station.

Nanjing Railway Station. Heavily guarded. A large number of little devils are five steps and one post, ten steps and one sentry, and the station is full of small Japanese generals, in addition to the two Japanese generals of Asakanomiya Hatohiko and Okamura Ningji, there are also many small Japanese lieutenant generals, major generals, and even some officers such as Dazuo and Nakasa.

Most of these officers are division commanders and chiefs of staff of various divisions and regiments. Brigade commanders and so on, so many high-ranking officers came to see them off. I don't know if the road is looking at Okamura Ninji's face or Matsui Ishone's face, but it is estimated that the former is the majority.

Seeing so many high-ranking officers seeing him off, Matsui Ishine was even a little emotional, and his eyes were even a little moist.

Immediately off the train platform, a special train will be parked, which will take Matsui Ishine from Nanjing to Shanghai, where he will board a warship and return to Japan.

On the train, Matsui Ishine waved goodbye to the little Japanese officers at all levels who sent him off, while Hatohiko Asakanomiya looked very covertly at an inconspicuous sign on the locomotive in front of him, a little Japanese plaster flag.

It is normal to plant a plaster flag on the train, and there are also plaster flags planted on the locomotive, but this plaster flag was ordered by Xiang Xiang Gong Hatohiko to be quietly inserted, looking at this plaster flag, the smug look in Xiang Gong Hatohiko's eyes flashed, and no one paid attention.

The train finally slowly drove out of Nanjing Railway Station, Matsui Shigen looked at the backward Nanjing street scene outside the train, and couldn't help but think of his days in Nanjing, and at the same time, he also thought of Ye Feng fiercely, in Matsui Shigen's opinion, if it weren't for Ye Feng, he would never have returned to Japan so gloomy

From Nanjing, Jiangsu Province to Shanghai, known as the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, construction began in 1905 and was completed in 1908. Because Nanjing was the capital of the Republic of China at that time, it was once called the "Beijing-Shanghai Railway". The total length of the line is 311 kilometers, from Shanghai North Railway Station to Nanjing Xiaguan Station, with a total of 37 stations along the way.

The special train taken by Matsui Shigen, after a long period of travel, passed all the way, did not stop at any station, and has now passed through Suzhou, which is not very far from Shanghai.

In the luxuriously arranged carriage, Matsui Shigen was wiping his shiny command knife, no longer the commander-in-chief of the Central China Front, Matsui Shigen felt that he liked this command very much, and he had to wipe it carefully when he had nothing to do.

Outside the carriage, there was a knock on the door, and a little devil Shaozuo came over to report: "Your Excellency, General, we have passed Suzhou Station, and in a few hours, we will arrive in Shanghai." ”

"Zhilu Dao, you can go out of the Lu."

Matsui Ishine was left alone, he wanted to be quiet, and the whole carriage was alone, even if it was a little ghost who served himself, Matsui Ishine didn't want to see more.

To the east of Suzhou, about a dozen kilometers, in a large area of dense thatch next to the railway, several special combat personnel wearing camouflage uniforms were lying there quietly, and there was even withered yellow thatch on everyone's body, and if they didn't go in, they wouldn't be able to find it at all.

At this time, everyone was motionless, looking at the end of the railway, these special combat personnel were here, naturally for Matsui Shigen, Ye Feng did not plan to let go of Matsui Shigen, and was ready to send Matsui Shigen back to his hometown.

There is information about Hatohiko of Asakanomiya, Ye Feng naturally knows when Matsui Shigen's train on the road will pass through this location, and he naturally knows the plaster flag sign on the locomotive of the road.

Even, I know the details of the train on the road, how many little devils there are on it, the deployment of weapons, and which carriage Matsui Shigen is in, all of this is clear.

This operation was in charge of Ryuichi, and Ryuichi and the special combat team members who participated in the operation waited here for the rabbit, waiting for Matsui Ishine's special train to pass by.

Ryuichi had been lurking here for an hour or two, this was a carefully selected best place, and Ryuichi looked at the front of the railway, and then at the time on his watch, and thought to himself, the target should not be long before he came.

About ten minutes later, there was a faint sound of a train moving, and gradually, the sound became more and more obvious, obviously a train was coming, and eighty percent was a special train from Matsui Shigen.

"Attention, everyone, the target train is coming." Long Yi shouted in a low voice.

Sure enough, in less than a minute, a train spewed white smoke and drove by, and a plaster flag on the front of the train was very dazzling.

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