After receiving the order, the four J-20 fighters, together with the remaining 10 96-1 fighters, covered the transport planes to go down to a low altitude, ready to drop aerial bombs on important targets at the airport.

In the No. 1 transport plane, Han Xing saw that the cabin door was opened, and on the aerial bomb shelves designed by himself, rows of 50-kilogram aerial bombs were neatly arranged on the shelves, and all the bomb fuses were placed, and there was a small shield in front, as long as the shield was removed and pushed down, these aerial bombs would fall. These are all Japanese aerial bombs stored in the warehouse of Jinan Airport, so let the Japanese aerial bombs fall on the heads of Japanese soldiers!

The navigator shouted: "Altitude 5000 meters, 4000 meters, 3000 meters, 2000 meters, 1500 meters, 1000 meters, 500 meters, speed 100 meters / s, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 put-"

As soon as the block card is opened, the bombardier who threw the bomb put the bomb down one by one according to the requirement of throwing a bomb in 1 second, that is to say, a bomb fell every 100 meters, and the killing radius of the bomb was calculated according to the killing radius of the bomb, the killing radius of the bomb was 100 meters, so there was an intersection between this bomb and that bomb. The width of the plane was 200 meters, and the length was calculated according to the distance at which the bomb was dropped, forming a death zone.

First of all, the planes on the tarmac that had not had time to take off were bombed, and then the airstrips were bombed, and all the military points, including oil depots, warehouses, command center buildings, and barracks, as long as they had a military flavor, were bombed.

From the building of the command center, Sasaki Daiji only saw the bombers of the Chinese army (actually transport planes) flying beautifully, flying very slowly and slowly, "Yaga! And what about our anti-aircraft guns? And what about our anti-aircraft guns? Hit, hit! After scolding for a while, I thought that the anti-aircraft artillery positions and anti-aircraft machine gun positions no longer exist, and they had long been razed to the ground.

I must have been confused just now, complaining that this thing was developing too fast, so that people had no time to think.

The bombers dropped bombs in a beautiful way, one after another of the aerial bombs fell, and when you look at the building of the command center, they are in a row, just like the Chinese sugar gourd, one by one, diagonally arranged very neatly.

When the aerial bomb fell, it was not good, the plane on the tarmac that had not had time to take off was immediately surrounded in a sea of fire and smoke, like a devil with a tongue of fire, devouring his beloved fighters and bombers, the smoke raised by the devil soon reached more than 100 meters, if you want to escape from the sea of fire and smoke, even you think, it is really strange!

Soon the oil depots, warehouses, and barracks all suffered the same fate! In the face of the attack of the powerful Chinese Air Force, the airfield is like a papier-mâché target, and it can only be bombed on one side and let others bomb it as much as it wants, and there is no temper at all. In the midst of the violent explosions, flames, and thick smoke, there were soldiers running for their lives in all directions, holding their heads everywhere, and in the face of the aerial bombs, the soldiers had completely lost their fighting spirit, and they had no choice but to flee for their lives.

Yes, Sasaki understands them at this time, what will the soldiers do? There is simply no way at all, do you want to tell them to use the 38 big cover to shoot in the air? The shooting distance of the 38 big cover is 1000 meters, no matter whether it is low or high, it can't reach the plane at all! The distance of the bomber is close, 500 meters from the ground, but it is a living thing, can a blind cat touch a dead mouse, it is only occasional, a few bullets for a huge aircraft, that is just an itch.

Each Y-8 transport plane has a carrying capacity of 20 tons, almost filled with Japanese aerial bombs, and these seventy or eighty tons of aerial bombs will be blown up when they fall on the military facilities at the Xuzhou airfield, probably every reader has a number in his heart.

Several staff officers came over and said to Sasaki, "General Sasaki, let's quickly withdraw to the bomb shelter!" If they don't withdraw, Chinese bombers will come. ”

Sasaki is such a temper, in front of his subordinates, he must show his courage and majesty, the more he is told to retreat, the more he does not retreat, and he also yells: "I don't believe it!" Their bombs will be dropped here!? Call all the soldiers to air defense, air defense, and resolutely repel the attack of Chinese aircraft. ”

The staff officers ignored him and continued to persuade him: "General Sasaki, you can continue to command when you retreat to the bomb shelter, if they drop bombs here, the losses to the empire will be great." ”

Sasaki Daiji is such a temper, he didn't leave, pulled backwards, he continued to shout: "We are soldiers of the empire, in the face of the enemy's air attack, we must not cower and retreat, organize air defense, organize air defense, aircraft take to the air to fight, take to the air to fight......"

Several staff officers looked at each other, a little resentful of their stubborn commander, and if they hesitated any longer, the command building was gone, and this arrogant commander might be gone, so their responsibility would be great, so they did it together, no longer listening to Sasaki's shouting, and they all moved together, dragged him down, and hid him in the bomb shelter.

After a while, this command building was attacked by aerial bombs of transport aircraft, and in the face of the shock of a powerful explosion, the command center building shook several times and collapsed on it. The top collapsed, and soon smashed down, and the whole building slowly collapsed, leaving only a few lonely ruins.

Just when Zhang Fei's fighter planes were covering the transport planes for bombing, there were also a few desperate Japanese planes flying over, trying to find the transport planes to fight hard, can Zhang Fei let them come, and ordered loudly: "Two small Japanese planes are coming, missile attack, missile attack-"

On his wingman, two Thunderbolt-8 missiles flew towards the enemy plane with long tongues of fire. After a while, two Japanese Type 95-1 planes were hit by bullets and exploded, and then dragged thick black smoke to the ground.

There were about 20 or so other Japanese planes that had already taken to the skies, and at first glance, they could not figure out what kind of weapons the Chinese troops were using, and they did not dare to launch a new attack. Instead, they quietly assembled the planes in formation, a little farther away from the Xuzhou airfield, a little higher, and a new conspiracy was brewing.

It was only at this time that Xu Da and Han Xing breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that with the loss of 2 96-1 fighters, the task of attacking Xuzhou Airport had been completed smoothly, except for the more than 20 planes that escaped, the rest were probably buried in the bombs and fire. The airport's important military facilities have also been severely damaged, and it may be difficult to restore them in the short term.

After the planes have formed a formation in the air, they can return home.

But what made Han Xing and Xu Da strange was that after the discussion, the main force of the air force of the Nationalist Government also came to participate in the war, and until the battle was over, why hadn't they come yet? If the battle didn't go well, I am afraid that the air force of the Southern Expeditionary Army would have been heavily damaged by the Japanese army at the Xuzhou base, and the air force of the national army would have come, and it would have been three autumns late.

Only to see the mud on his legs when he got out of the water, Han Xing thought of it, this is Chiang Kai-shek or Zhou Zhirou, or simply the two of them conspired, sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, if the Southern Expeditionary Army wins, the air force of the National Army will come to enjoy the fruits of victory, if the Southern Expeditionary Army is defeated, they will not come at all, some words are said.

The time in the air is limited, Han Xing and Xu Da both think so, although they don't speak, but through the exchange of eyes, they are both aware.

Just when the plane formation was completed, an accident happened, and the navigator said to Xu Da through the monitor of the Guò radar: "In the direction of Nanjing and Wuhu, a large number of Japanese planes have flown in, and there are forty or fifty of them. ”

Xu Da smiled and said, "Why did you come, it's too late." Chief of Staff Han, what do you say? ”

Han Xing smiled and said, "Just let them come to Xuzhou to collect the corpses, we will ignore them." We retreat! ”

Xu Da nodded, just when he was about to give the order to return. The navigator also reported: "In the direction of Wuhan, a large number of Nationalist planes also flew in, including seventy or eighty planes. ”

"Good guys," Han Xing said, "it's really early and late, and they are here after the air raid on Xuzhou Airport." It's a lot of fun......"

Xu Da was also a little undecided, and asked, "Are we going to retreat or help the national army fight this battle?" ”

Han Xing did not answer this question, but asked, "Can we fight another battle with our fuel and ammunition?" ”

"So-so and make up." Xu Da said.

"Then cooperate with the national army and fight the Japanese well, the more they hurt, the less resistance there will be to the airborne landing in Wuhan."

Xu Da nodded and said, "Okay, that's it." However, do you want to inform the planes of the national army? ”

"Then it's not necessary!" Han Xing said slyly, "If the notice is too early, I am afraid that the national army will be scared away, and the plane of the national army will arrive in front of us, so let's instruct them again." When the plane saw the plane, it had to be beaten, and if it didn't hit, it would only be beaten by others. ”

Xu Da nodded again and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you." As a result, the order was reissued: "The formation flies westward, 20 kilometers away, at an altitude of 5,000 meters, and is on standby, ready for a decisive battle with the Japanese aircraft formation." ”

As a result, the plane formation of the Southern Expeditionary Army flew westward, just at an altitude of 20 kilometers away, waiting for the arrival of the large formation of Chinese and Japanese planes.

Let's talk about the Air Force of the Republic of China.

In March 1938, in order to give full play to the power of the Air Force of the Nationalist Government and cooperate with the Army, the Chinese Air Force decided to set up the 1st Route Command in Nanchang to cooperate with the 3rd and 5th Theaters. set up the 2nd Route Command in Guangzhou to coordinate with the 4th Theater of Operations; The 3rd Route Command was set up in Xi'an to coordinate with the Chinese army in the areas north of Hubei and Sichuan. Zhang Tingmeng, Liu Muqun, and Tian Xi were appointed as commanders of each road.

As early as September 21, 1937, the Fourth Brigade, the main force of the Chinese Air Force, handed over all the remaining aircraft to the Fifth Brigade, and the original crew of the Fourth Brigade rushed to Lanzhou to receive the Soviet planes that had just been transferred to the country. At the beginning of 1938, four brigades equipped with new aircraft began to be deployed around Wuhan. At the same time, Soviet volunteer air units were also stationed at airports near Nanchang and Wuhan one after another, greatly enhancing Wuhan's air defense forces.

The commander who participated in the air battle in Xuzhou this time was Mao Yingchu, the captain of the Fourth Brigade with outstanding achievements. The Fifth Brigade followed closely, led by Dong Mingde, who had made great achievements in battle, Dong Mingde was also the leader of the 4th Brigade, the squadron leader of the 21st Squadron, and he participated in the famous 218 air battles, 429 air battles, and 531 air battles. It was followed by the Soviet Volunteer Air Force, led by Captain Porosky, which was even more excellent, not only with good air combat skills, but also with a very fierce and tenacious style.

However, before the expedition, Zhang Tingmeng, commander of the 1st Route Air Force, explained to Mao Yingchu: "In order to ensure the victory of the Battle of Wuhan, if you are very sure, you will fight if you can win. The war will be very long in the future, and to keep this air force is to protect the lifeblood of the national army. ”