Chapter 393: Air Raid on Tokyo

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Busan Air Base of the 2nd Army of the Northeast Frontier Army.

One hundred Zero fighters and fifty B-17 Flying Fortress bombers were all in place, and thousands of pilots stood in front of their planes as if waiting for something.

In the open space in front of the airport barracks area, Wang Yizhe, commander of the 2nd Group Army, and Wang Tiehan, deputy commander of the 2nd Group Army, stood with a group of subordinate generals, looking nervously at the sky in the distance from time to time.

"Commander, it's time to get the main seat, right?" Wang Tiehan said to his old boss Wang Yizhe.

&nbs (pig) (pig) (island) (novel); Wang Yizhe looked at the sky and nodded lightly: "It's almost, it is estimated that it will not be much longer." ”

As soon as Wang Yizhe's words fell, there was a faint roar of an engine in the sky.

Wang Yizhe, Wang Tiehan and others immediately raised their binoculars and looked over, only to see some small black dots in the distant sky.

As time passed, through the telescope, they could clearly see the rapidly approaching group of planes in the sky.

In the sky, a C-47 transport plane, escorted by four BF-109 fighters, was flying towards the Busan airport.

A few minutes later, the C-47 landed smoothly on the runway and taxied all the way down the runway to a tarmac.

Wang Yizhe, Wang Tiehan and other subordinates immediately walked quickly towards the tarmac.

The plane came to a standstill, the door slammed open, and the first to come out was a group of heavily armed and strong guards.

Twelve guards armed with MP38 submachine guns lined up on either side of the cabin.

When Wang Yizhe, Wang Tiehan and others came to him, Zhang Xinghan walked out surrounded by Guo Zhong and Jiang Baili.

As soon as Zhang Xinghan appeared, more than 1,000 pilots who had been waiting for a long time not far away stepped forward to look at him one after another, their eyes full of admiration and cordiality.

Wang Yizhe, Wang Tiehan and others also immediately stood up and saluted, and said in unison: "Humble rank and level to welcome the general seat and the senator's seat!" ”

Zhang Xinghan smiled slightly, and saluted them at the same time as Jiang Baili.

"The General Seat, the Staff Seat, the 3rd Flight Division Task Force Strategic Bombardment Group is ready. Please check! Wang Yizhe stepped forward and said.

Zhang Xinghan nodded slightly, and walked towards the pilots under the support of everyone.

"Salute!" Under the leadership of Liu Cuigang, deputy commander of the flight division, and Zhang Xinghua, commander of the First Flight Regiment, more than 1,000 pilots and officers and men stood up to salute.

Zhang Xinghan came to the middle of them, his eyes solemn and his expression solemn scanned back and forth at their side.

"Brothers, today you are going on an unprecedented mission, which is to bomb Tokyo, the capital of Japan.

Although we bombed the Japanese mainland last year, this time you will face far more dangers and difficulties than the last time.

Because the target of your bombing is Tokyo, the capital of Japan, where the air defense will be stronger and more dense.

And. After the last air raid by us, the Japanese must have been on guard. ”

After saying this, Zhang Xinghan said even louder: "However, this is not an insurmountable difficulty for our Chinese soldiers, I believe in my subordinates, I believe that you will be able to live up to your mission, successfully complete this air raid and bombing, and return triumphantly!" ”

"Below. I would like to give you the floor for our Chief of Staff to make one last statement before proceeding. Zhang Xinghan took a step back after speaking.

Jiang Baili nodded and took a step forward, his gaze swept over a thousand young faces, and he said in a solemn tone: "Soldiers, you have been ordered to carry out the mission of air raid on Tokyo this time. It is the most important strategic plan related to our army, so it is very important during this bombing.

As I said just now, it is extremely dangerous, but what I want to tell you is. This air raid and bombing by yours will mean that the days when enemy planes wreaked havoc in China's territorial airspace are gone forever. We, the Chinese Air Force, are capable of striking at any enemy who dares to violate our airspace and territory.

To borrow a phrase from the ancients, those who offend my Chinese will be punished even if they are far away!

I and I, on behalf of thousands of Paoze brothers and hometown fathers, are here to see you off, and I hope that you can accomplish this strategic bombing mission that will go down in history with great success, and you will be safe and triumphant! ”

"Alright, let's go!"

"Yes!" More than 1,000 young pilots responded in unison, and immediately turned around and began to board the plane.

As the Zero fighters took the lead in the air, the roar of the engines on the airfield began to resound.

Looking at the fighter planes taking off one after another, Zhang Xinghan and the others became more and more heavy, and no one knew how many of these good Chinese men would return alive.

When the last B-17 Flying Fortress bomber was successfully lifted into the air, a hundred Zero fighters quickly formed a flight formation with them, protected them in the middle, and flew away into the distance.

Looking at the group of hybrid aircraft that gradually disappeared from view, Zhang Xinghan, Jiang Baili and others invariably saluted silently.

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Tokyo, formerly known as Edo, has been the capital of Japan since the Meiji Restoration, located in the eastern part of Japan's main island of Honshu and at the southern tip of the Kanto Plain.

The reason why Zhang Xinghan chose Tokyo as the target of his first air raid was because after years of development, it has become a political, cultural, economic, educational, transportation center, and an important industrial base.

It is also the largest city in Japan with a large population.

Most importantly, this is the capital of Japan, where their emperor and imperial palace are located, and this is the most sacred place in the hearts of all Japanese people.

It is not difficult to imagine what kind of shock and consternation it will cause to the whole country of Japan if Tokyo is attacked by the Chinese Air Force.

The straight-line flight distance between Busan and Tokyo is about 950 kilometers.

At the top speed of the Zero fighter, it would be possible to arrive in two hours at most.

But in order to take care of the B-17 flying fortress with full ammunition and to maintain enough fuel to maximize the effective time in the air, the pilots flew at a speed slightly higher than the cruising speed.

After more than three hours of flying, it finally entered the airspace near Tokyo.

Leading at the forefront of the group was Deputy Division Commander Liu Cuigang, who said through wireless communication equipment: "Attention all units, we have entered the target airspace, and all fighters are ready to fight.

There was no specific target for this bombing, and all the bombs that were carried were just dropped over the city of Tokyo to return.

Now I will assign the combat mission, and the first, second, and third squadrons of B-17 bombers are responsible for dropping bombs.

Fighter squadrons 1st to 6th were responsible for cover. The main thing is to guard against the enemy's possible aircraft, and if you find it, fire immediately and be sure to shoot it down to ensure the safety of our bomber group! Complete! ”

"1st Squadron received, done."

"Second Squadron received, done."

"3rd Squadron received, done." The leaders of the fighter and bomber squadrons responded separately.

Two squadrons of fighters quickly expanded the range of escorts, and the other fighters dispersed separately.

The pilots of the fifty B-17 Flying Fortress bombers were also ready to drop bombs.

At this moment, they are still at an altitude of 10,000 meters, and if they drop bombs at such an altitude. With the B-17 bomber dropping bomb in free fall, the bomb may have to be deflected several kilometers away.

So under the cover of the fighter group, they began to rapidly descend in flight altitude.

However, when they descended to an altitude of 6,000 meters, the air raid sirens finally sounded in the city of Tokyo below.

In fact, fortunately, Japan had not yet developed an air defense radar at this time, otherwise, their high-altitude pilots might have been discovered as soon as they entered Japan's airspace, or even when they were over the sea. Thus exposing his whereabouts.

The piercing sound of air raid sirens resounded throughout the city of Tokyo, and the city of Tokyo, which had been quiet a moment before, suddenly boiled like boiling water.

Many Japanese people thought that the air defense siren was an air defense exercise conducted by the army, and they did not pay much attention to it.

The most shocked and panicked were the Japanese air defense forces and the Imperial Palace.

After the air defense forces spotted the uninvited guests over Tokyo, they sounded the air defense siren. At the same time, he urgently reported the news to the Ministry of Defense by telephone.

The Japanese officers of the Ministry of Defense were surprised and hurriedly called Prime Minister Minoru Saito to report.

However, at this moment, the Northeast Air Force in the sky, with Zhang Xinghua's order, fifty B-17s began to drop bombs.

Bombshells weighing several hundred kilograms fell from thousands of meters into the air with a sharp and piercing whistling sound.

The Japanese anti-aircraft fire was in full swing. However, the Japanese did not have an 88mm anti-aircraft gun.

Its 40mm caliber anti-aircraft guns were quite inferior in power and accuracy at an altitude of 5,000 meters.

As for the anti-aircraft machine gun, it has almost become an ornament.

Zhang Xinghua personally piloted a B-17 bomber while evading the Japanese anti-aircraft fire, which was not dense, while dropping bombs.

As one heavy bomb after another fell. Violent explosions began in the city of Tokyo.

Before setting off, Zhang Xinghan made full preparations for the air raid on Tokyo City, and in view of the fact that most of Japan's houses and buildings are wooden structures, almost all the bombs equipped with B17 are gasoline incendiary bombs.

In order to ensure that the bombing effect of the city of Tokyo can be brought into full play this time.

In the violent explosion, flames rose into the sky, and the wooden buildings of Japan were ablazed one after another.

Countless Japanese civilians howled and cried in the firelight.

Inside the Prime Minister's Office, Minoru Saito had just received a call when he was shocked by the sound of a violent explosion outside.

"Nani? What the hell is going on? What do our air defense forces and naval fleets eat? Why wasn't it discovered in advance? Minoru Saito was shocked and yelled into the phone.

Immediately, he suddenly thought of an extremely important matter, and immediately shouted into the phone: "Quick, immediately notify His Majesty the Emperor to immediately transfer to the air defense bunker, quickly!" ”

A quick hail came from the other end of the line.

After hanging up the phone, several guards from the Prime Minister's Office had already rushed in, looking anxious, and said to Minoru Saito: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, please move quickly, it's not safe here!" ”

Minoru Saito nodded, and fled the residence in a hurry under their escort.

At the same time, dozens of carrier-based aircraft of the Japanese Combined Naval Fleet anchored in Tokyo Bay quickly rose into the air.

The 1st Fighter Squadron personally led by Liu Cuigang immediately met the attack, and the two sides quickly engaged in a fierce air battle over Tokyo Bay.

In less than 10 minutes, more than 20 Japanese carrier-based planes were shot down one by one by the Northeast Air Force's Zero fighters, which had superior numbers and performance.

"Captain, below are the Japanese naval vessels, pleading to attack!" After dealing with the Japanese carrier-based aircraft group, a squadron leader excitedly asked.

Liu Cuigang piloted the fighter plane to observe the situation below, and muttered: "Agreed." Attack at once, dropping all the bombs we carry. ”

"Yes!" The leader of the first squadron responded excitedly, and then led his men to pounce on the Japanese naval combined fleet anchored in Tokyo Bay.

Seeing that their planes were shot down one after another or volleyed in the air, the officers and men of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet were already in a panic.

When the pilots of the 1st Fighter Squadron flew more than twenty Zero fighters and dived like flying eagles.

The Japanese immediately panicked, and the anti-aircraft weapons on some ships opened fire one after another, and the dense anti-aircraft fire was as dazzling in the sky as a chain of fire.

However, the pilots of the Zero fighters are experienced and skilled in flying, and they have piloted the fighters to evade.

And began to launch a return fire, and the 20mm guns of the Zero fighters opened fire one after another.

The devil navy ship was covered with flames, and many naval air defense personnel screamed and fell into a pool of blood.

Some people were even beaten into two pieces by powerful machine gun shells.

Due to the limited ammunition carrying capacity of the Zero fighter. So the first squadron leader and his subordinates chose a Japanese ship that looked large as the target of attack.

More than 20 Zero fighters threw all the two 50-kilogram small bombs they were carrying on the larger Japanese ship.

One or two 50-kilogram bombs may not be a problem at all for such a giant of tens of thousands of tons.

However, more than 20 bombs, with a total weight of more than 1,000 kilograms, all fell on this large warship.

That's not ordinary.

"Boom, boom, ......boom, boom" Violent explosions rang out one after another on this large Japanese warship, and dazzling flames rose into the sky.

Soon, an explosion sounded on the warship, and it turned out that one of their ammunition depots had been hit and exploded.

In the violent explosion, the deck was destroyed in an instant, and several battery batteries were also blown apart.

The huge warship exploded violently from the middle. Billowing smoke and fire shot into the sky.

After completing the attack, the pilots of the 1st Squadron immediately flew their fighters up and swooped down over the city of Tokyo.

At the same time, the bombing of the city of Tokyo by the bomber group had ended, and five other fighter squadrons had shot down no less than 50 Japanese fighters that had forcibly taken off to intercept them.

Liu Cui just saw the first squadron come back. Immediately ordered: "Attention units, all personnel immediately began to return home, and the second and third fighter squadrons took cover." Fast! After saying that, he piloted the fighter plane and evacuated first.

The other pilots also evacuated.

At this time, the city of Tokyo below was already billowing black smoke and flames. The sound of air raid sirens and fire engine sirens, as well as explosions that occur from time to time, are constantly heard.

The city of Tokyo is like a city of the end of the world, and it has been at ease for an unknown number of years, and it will be suffering from the splendor of war.

Countless Japanese screamed desperately for help and screamed in the flames and smoke.

The Japanese Imperial Palace was also hit by two aerial bombs, and at this time there was a raging fire, and countless Japanese garrison officers and soldiers and palace guards were urgently fighting the fire and saving people.

In fact, if it were not for the Japanese anti-aircraft fire, the air force of the Northeast Frontier Army could have lowered the altitude of the flying signal a little more, and then it would have been able to dump all the aerial bombs on the Japanese Imperial Palace.

Of course, this premise is that the pilot must know the exact location of the Imperial Palace.

Obviously, China's secret services, whether it is the Military Commander, the Central Command, or the Northeast Frontier Army's Secrecy Bureau, have not been able to obtain this vital information.

Because blending into the Japanese mainland, it is almost an impossible task.

Therefore, due to various reasons, the air raids and bombing of the Japanese mainland can only be indiscriminate and large-scale bombing, and no country has the ability to achieve extremely accurate bombing.

However, in this battle, Zhang Xinghan's strategic goal has been achieved, and he does not care how many casualties and losses the air attack on Japan can cause to the Japanese.

The main thing is the psychological shadow and deterrence inflicted on the Japanese, which will be immeasurable.

At Busan Airport, Zhang Xinghan, Jiang Baili, Wang Yizhe and others waited at the airport after lunch.

It was already three o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun had begun to set in the west, and the sun was beginning to dim.

As the sun set, Zhang Xinghan's shadow was stretched for a long time.

All the ground staff and security officers at the airport were looking eagerly at the eastern sky.

Zhang Xinghan lit a cigarette and smoked silently, he was also nervous at the moment.

He was mentally prepared for the loss of fighters and pilots, but he did not want any planes to fall into the Japanese mainland, because that would probably fall into the hands of the Japanese, so that they could develop more advanced planes in advance.

Compare the Zero fighters to the Japanese, and once they are captured, the consequences are unimaginable.

There is also the B17, this bomber is now also an extremely advanced bomber, once it falls into the hands of the Japanese, then the level of bomber development of the Japanese will be increased by at least ten years.

Bombers have always been a weak point for the Japanese, and they have never had a bomber as good as the Zero, which had a mediocre performance throughout World War II.

Suddenly, Jiang Baili pointed to the sky in front of him in surprise and said, "Boss, Brother Dingfang, look, it's our plane, they're back." ”

When Zhang Xinghan and Wang Yizhe heard this, they hurriedly raised their heads and raised their binoculars, and Zhang Xinghan even threw away the cigarette in his hand.

Through the telescope, I can clearly see that the black-pressed group of planes is flying towards this side.

ps: Unlucky, it's raining in my hometown and there is a power outage, but fortunately, the notebook can still support me to write 5,000 words, two and one, don't blame everyone! (To be continued......)