The air force unit received the order to attack, and the two military airfields in Fuzhou immediately began to move. At the Fuqing Military Airfield in the south, 64 fighters of the 8th and 10th Flight Squadrons of the US F6 Squadron took the lead in taking to the skies on the runway, and the 12th Flight Squadron was on standby to support the operation at any time. As the fighter planes flew into the sky one after another, a very spectacular scene appeared in the sky. Fuqing Airport was inaugurated at the beginning of the year, and the three F6 flight squadrons of the US military were the first aviation units to be stationed at the airport. Soon, the group of planes formed over the airfield and roared eastward.

At the same time, at the Mawei military airfield on the outskirts of Fuzhou, the 14th Air Squadron of the US Army, the 56th Wildcat Fighter Squadron, 32 fighters, the 52nd Flying Bombing Squadron, and 32 Wildcat bombers rose into the air. They will converge with the F6 fighter squadron and go straight to Taichung to launch an air attack. At present, the 14th Air Force of the US Army has 5 Wildcat bombing squadrons and 160 Wildcat bombers. A B17 bombing squadron with 32 bombers. In addition, the 14th Air Force of the US Army has 4 squadrons of Wildcat fighters with 128 fighters. There are also 4 reconnaissance aircraft (transport aircraft are not included)

Together with 96 fighters from the F3 flight squadron at Fuqing Airport, 12 B29 bombers at Ruijin Airport, and 432 combat aircraft from the US military. The 2 fighter flight groups of the Eighth Route Army Flight Regiment (the 3rd and 4th Air Brigades were located at various airports in Jiangxi and did not participate in the battle), with 128 fighters. This time, 8 domestically produced J-2 fighters were secretly transported from Xi'an, and 136 fighters of the Eighth Route Army were transported. In addition, the Eighth Route Army Flying Regiment had three bombing teams, and the number of Wildcat bombers was 96. The Eighth Route Army Flying Regiment had 4 reconnaissance aircraft. The total number of Chinese and American combat aircraft is 668. (The transport aircraft of the Eighth Route Army are not included).

Soon after the flotilla crossing the strait in the direction of Fuzhou crossed the center line of the strait, 64 fighters of the two Japanese Zero Squadrons, covering 32 bombers of a Type 97 bombing squadron, appeared over the convoy first. The Japanese Zero fighters served as cover at high altitude, and the Japanese bombardment fighters began to dive and bomb, and suddenly aerial bombs were overwhelmingly smashed into the sea-crossing fleet. With the violent explosion, the wooden ship hit by the bomb was torn apart, and the scene was very terrifying. Just when the Japanese bombers were acting recklessly, the US F6 fighters rushed to the sky over the fleet. U.S. fighters took the lead in pounceing on the Japanese bombers, and the Japanese Zero fighters began to intercept them, and the air battle began.

The U.S. fighter planes pounced fiercely, the Japanese bombers dropped bombs indiscriminately and hurriedly retreated, and the fighters of the two sides began to fight. The performance of the new F6 fighter is obviously superior to that of the Japanese Zero fighter, especially the poor protection performance of the Zero fighter, which burned into a fireball and fell into the sea after being hit. Relying on the superior performance of advanced fighters, the US pilots completely overcame their fear of the Japanese Zero fighters and soon gained air superiority. One of the U.S. F6 fighters was destroyed, and the Japanese Zero fighters had to pay at least three. In just 20 minutes of aerial fighting, the Japanese Zero fighters suffered 18 losses, while the US F6 fighters only lost 6, not including the wounded fighters.

While the two sides were engaged in an air battle, the US Wildcat bombing squadron, under the cover of a squadron of Wildcat fighters, crossed the strait and headed straight for Taichung. As a matter of fact, the US bombing squadron only had one fighter squadron to cover it, and it was just for show, and it was a false shot to go straight to Taichung, and the bombers did not carry bombs at all, so as to increase the maneuverability and speed of the bombers. The Japanese airfield in Taichung received a report that the US military plane group was roaring towards it and immediately dispatched a fighter group to intercept it. However, when the U.S. bombing squadron approached Taichung, it immediately turned around and retreated, with fighter jets dragging behind for cover. Japanese fighters frantically pursued. A large number of Wildcat fighters suddenly appeared on the middle line of the strait to intercept them, and the two sides immediately fought together.

The Japanese army deployed Type 97 fighters at Taichung Airport, and their performance was on par with Wildcat fighters. The Japanese fighters were not superior in numbers and could not parry, so they chose to retreat after a few rounds. In fact, the Wildcat bomber squadron went to Taichung to explore the reality, find out whether there is a Zero team at Taichung Airport, and create conditions for the next large-scale air raid. The battle over the strait was the main event, and before the war, Ouyang Jian and Chennault repeatedly studied and formed several combat plans, the purpose of which was to attract the Japanese army to dispatch fighters and use them to consume the Japanese fighters.

Ouyang Jian knew in his heart that with the escalation of the intensity of the war, Japan's domestic manufacturing capacity had entered a bottleneck. In particular, the reserves of raw materials urgently needed by the Japanese army have reached the limit, and many military raw materials have to be substituted. Taking the Japanese army's advanced Zero fighter as an example, at present the aircraft skeleton has to be made of wood, while the combat performance of other combat planes has been greatly reduced with the consumption of fighters. Only Ouyang Jian knows this situation best, although the Japanese army produces fighters at a rapid pace, but quantity cannot replace quality. In Ouyang Jian's mind, the air battle over the strait is a sure victory.

After the order to attack was issued, Tie Ning, the captain of the 1st Flying Group of the Eighth Route Army, led 70 fighters (including 8 Jian-2 fighters) of the 1st and 2nd Flying Squadrons to cover the 32 bombers of the 1st Flying Bombing Squadron of the Eighth Route Army and headed straight for Penghu. Perhaps because of the fate of the enemy, Shigeru Oshima, the commander of the 128th Flying Wing of the Japanese Army, led a zero combat squadron, a 97 combat squadron, and a 97 bombing squadron from Tainan's Jiaqing Airport to the sea-crossing fleet in the direction of Quanzhou. After the end of the Songhu air battle, the Japanese army base camp withdrew all the air forces in the Songhu area to Taiwan, with the aim of strengthening Taiwan's air power.

Shigeru Oshima led the cluster to the middle line of the Penghu and Quanzhou straits, and immediately spotted a huge fleet. Seeing the secret wooden ship on the sea, the Japanese bomber pilots were extremely excited as if they had been beaten with chicken blood. The fleet on the surface of the sea is like a live target. The Japanese bomber pilots calmly dived and dropped bombs in full accordance with the drill rules, and the flotilla on the sea did not have any means of counterattack, and was in a state of passive attack. Shigeru Oshima saw the fleet on the sea and did not take any precautions. Judging by his combat experience, the enemy army will not be so stupid, and the enemy aircraft will soon arrive on the battlefield. The enemy's daring to dispatch a fleet to launch a landing operation will not be targeted.

Sure enough, the first batch of bombers was dropped, and a large number of planes appeared in the western sky. Shigeru Oshima ordered an interception, and soon the fighters of both sides fought together. Tie Ning piloted the advanced J-2 fighter, and locked on to a Zero fighter at the first time, relying on piloting skills and superior fighter performance, a series of fierce artillery fire, this Zero fighter was beaten out of smoke, caught fire and fell to the sea. Shigeru Oshima also used his skillful piloting skills to take out a Wildcat fighter, and when he pulled up the nose of the plane to occupy a favorable height, he unexpectedly encountered Tie Ning's No. 001 fighter.

The enemies were very red when they met, and the bright red five-pointed stars on the fighters on both sides. It shows the glorious air combat records of both sides. A prominent number is a better indication of their identity. The five-pointed star on the fuselage of Shigeru Oshima's No. 1010 fighter is twice as many as the five-pointed star on the fuselage of the Tiening fighter. There is no need to guess who the opponent is, each has a record of being shot down, which can be described as a chess opponent and a good talent. Due to the favorable height occupied by Shigeru Oshima, he took the lead in locking on to Tie Ning's fighter. The fighters of the two sides began to chase, and after a few rounds, Oshima Shigeru felt that the performance of the opponent's fighter was obviously superior to his own, and guessed that the opponent's fighter must be the latest F6 fighter of the US military, which increased Oshima Shigeru's desire to win.

At present, the piloting skills of the two sides are equal, and Tie Ning's actual combat experience is slightly lacking, but the performance of the J-2 fighter is better than that of the Zero fighter. Just when Shigeru Oshima was distracted, he suddenly found that the target he was tracking made a strange move, and he didn't react for a while. When he saw and reacted clearly, the enemy plane he was tracking appeared behind him in a tumbling motion, and he became the target of the attack. Shigeru Oshima did not dare to slack off, and immediately adopted the change of direction technique to try to get rid of the tracking.

After Tie Ning occupied the attack position, he bit the opponent to death. The opponent made difficult moves continuously, but they were all resolved by Tie Ning one by one. After several entanglements, the enemy plane was finally trapped, and a series of fierce artillery fire went straight to the target. Shigeru Oshima was shot in the tail, and the fighter lost its balance. Shigeru Oshima realized that something was wrong and immediately accelerated the fighter. It stands to reason that the fighter plane was shot in the tail fin, but it was not fatal. However, the poor protection of the Japanese Zero fighters was reflected, and sparks suddenly appeared in the tail. Shigeru Oshima didn't have time to think about it, and accelerated to escape in the direction of Taijima. Tie Ning did not give up, and chased after him.

At this moment, a Japanese Type 97 fighter suddenly intercepted in front. The Japanese Type 97 pilots found that Shigeru Oshima's fighter plane had been hit, so they desperately rescued him. Tie Ning did not hesitate, and a series of fierce artillery fire exploded in the air to the dead fighter, forming a fireball and falling towards the sea. Tie Ning raised the nose of the machine to look for the enemy, there was still a trace there. At this time, the Japanese fighters began to flee in a hurry, and Tie Ning quickly locked onto a Japanese fighter. Shigeru Oshima flew wildly all the way, and when he saw the coastline of Taiwan, the tail had already ignited a fire and formed a puff of black smoke. There was no way, so Shigeru Oshima had to abandon the plane and parachute.

20 minutes of air combat is a long time for a pilot, and it seems that every second is facing death. After the enemy aircraft fled, calm returned over the flotilla, and the fighters circled around the flotilla, as if to give in. Yes, all the 8 J-2 fighters of the Tiening Squadron have gained, and none of them have been damaged. Tie Ning killed 3 Japanese Zero fighters, 1 97 fighter, and the other 7 J-2 fighters killed 1 Zero fighter respectively. On the other hand, 6 of their own Wildcat fighters were killed and 4 were wounded. Five Japanese Type 97 fighters were killed and four were damaged. The first battle was a big victory.

When the time to hold the air was up, Tie Ning ordered to return. At this time, another group of planes appeared in the western sky. The 2nd Brigade of the Eighth Route Army dispatched two flying squadrons to cover a bombing squadron, and their goal was to bomb Penghu and take advantage of the time difference in the chaos of the Japanese army. Since the Japanese air force was scattered at the military airfields in the north, south, and east and west of the island, it was impossible to form a continuous operation, and this created conditions for Chinese and US fighters to concentrate their forces on continuous strikes. Tie Ning led the group to land, replenish fuel and ammunition and continue to take off, their mission was to protect the convoy crossing the sea, continue to advance to Penghu, and fight with Japanese fighters.

"Congratulations, Iron Captain! Commander Ouyang called, and the J-2 fighter performed so well and highly praised it. Zhang Yourong, the commander of the flight regiment, appeared in front of him with great interest. "Report to Regiment Commander Zhang, the combat performance of the new fighter is better than that of the Japanese Zero fighter, but unfortunately we only have 8 of them. If the entire brigade was equipped with new fighters, the two combat squadrons of the Japanese army would probably be reimbursed. "Captain Tie, don't be too complacent, the battle has just begun, and the test is still to come. Commander Ouyang reported that the U.S. military's F6 fighters performed even better! ”

"They shot down 18 Japanese Zeros, and they lost six. Judging from the air battle situation, there is only one Zero team at the Japanese Jiaqing Airport, which is good news for you. "Please tell the Commander, we will not disappoint the Commander!" After Tie Ning finished speaking, his eyes were aimed at the north, and his beloved must be worried about himself at this moment. Rest assured, you will see me return triumphantly. The piercing alarm sounded suddenly, and Tie Ning was shocked and immediately ran towards his fighter. Soon, the group roared towards the airspace of the war.

At 4 p.m., at the Fuzhou Joint Operations Headquarters, the sound of telegraphs and telephones was incessant. Chief of Staff Bai Chongxi said: "The North-South Sea Crossing Fleet continues to advance towards Taichung and Penghu, attracting the Japanese army to increase air raids. The US 14th Air Force carried out two air raids on Taichung, but the bombing effect was not satisfactory due to the fierce fire of the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery. General Chennault personally sat at the airport to supervise the battle, and the F6 team successfully intercepted the fighters dispatched by the Japanese army at Dajia Airport twice. Before dusk, there will be another air raid on Taichung, and the Japanese army has entered the urn exactly according to our intentions. ”

Ouyang Jian pondered for a moment and said, "The Eighth Route Army Flying Regiment successfully attacked Penghu more smoothly than expected. The Japanese army was unprepared and caught off guard and suffered a big loss, and the Japanese army would never give up air supremacy in the Taiwan Strait. I reckon that the Japanese army would definitely retaliate and ordered General Chennault??????。 ”