At 8 a.m. on November 9, 1937, Nanjing Daxiaochang Airport. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Lin Jun watched the 52 planes of the air force fly to the east, these dozens of planes were already all the bargaining chips in his hands, and the other 40 or so combat planes had already been consumed in the previous week's battle.

Entering the first week of November, it was a difficult week for the air force and the *** army in the Songhu area, 32 Soviet pilots were spilled in the sky, and the battle situation in the Songhu area took a sharp turn!

On October 20, Chen Cheng, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy in the Third Theater, prepared to carry out a counter-assault in accordance with the order of the ****** to break the Japanese troops that had crossed the Kazaobang, so as to restore the original positions on the front line of Liujiahang and Luodian. At 20 o'clock on the 21st, after an hour of artillery fire preparation, the multi-way attack army organized by Chen Cheng began to launch a frontal assault.

However, due to the fact that all the counter-assault units adopted the tactics of frontal hard topping and were not well prepared, coupled with the lack of experience in night combat of most of the troops, and the unfamiliarity of the newly supported troops with the terrain, some of the troops lost their way during the attack, and the counter-assault advanced only one kilometer throughout the night. During the day on the 22nd, the Japanese army launched an attack and released smoke to cover the assault. The army thought that the Japanese army had released poison gas, causing confusion among the troops who were not equipped with gas masks, and the Japanese army took advantage of the situation to attack, not only occupying the positions lost last night, but also capturing the line of Beihou's Mansion and Zhao's Mansion. By the 23rd, the *** army participating in the counter-assault suffered heavy casualties and the construction was chaotic, and Chen Cheng had to order the troops to withdraw to the front line of Miaohang and Dachang to continue the defense. A great counter-assault came to an end.

On the 26th, the Dachang was lost, and the defenders of Jiangwan and Zhabei were surrounded by the Japanese army on both sides.

At that time, Lin Jun and Andlupf's main attention was not on the north: although Lao Chiang knew where the Japanese army's breakthrough in Songhu was, in order to keep Shanghai, he pressed the main forces on the left (that is, near the Yangtze River), and only deployed two divisions and one brigade of the Right Route Army (near the side of Hangzhou Bay) on the coastal defense positions of Dushan, Quangongting, Jinshanwei, and Caojing Town to Tuolin on the north bank of Hangzhou Bay. Historically****** even some of these troops were sent north to support Shanghai (referring to the vicinity of the city), but due to Lin Jun's speculation about the course of the campaign, the veteran gritted his teeth and did not move these troops, but he did not have more strength to strengthen the defensive forces in this area - no matter what, this line is still "no war on the southern front".

As soon as November began, Andrupf sent SB-2 rapid bomber planes to patrol the waters off Hangzhou Bay every day to reconnoiter the Japanese landing fleet that was expected to appear.

Hangzhou Bay is by no means a good place for landing operations, as a world-famous strong tide bay, its maximum tidal range is more than 7 meters, and the average tidal range is 4~5 meters. The high tide difference and the multi-beach terrain are not suitable for large ships to carry out landing operations, but this does not prevent small ships from approaching the shore.

Counting in terms of time, it is time for the Japanese aircraft carrier formation to come back: the baby aircraft carrier of the devil was bombed last time, these turtle sons will definitely retaliate, and the air force must be prepared. History records that the Japanese army landed in Hangzhou Bay with the support of naval guns, so what kind of naval guns? There are many battleships in small Japan that are idle as honor guards, but it is estimated that the Japanese Navy has not yet dared to risk damaging the "emperor's warship" to sail the battleship into Hangzhou Bay, once it runs aground, it will be interesting (the Hangzhou Bay channel lasted 2 hours by tide, this is the channel water depth can reach 11.2 meters, and ships with a draft of about 10 meters can pass, but the battle is not passed, and it will not be so risky until it is absolutely necessary, and the water conditions in Hangzhou Bay are complicated at that time. ）。

But Lin Jun also had to guard against it: if the large ships of the Japanese army only used naval guns to support the Japanese troops who landed in the Jinshanwei and Caojing areas from a long distance, it was still possible for the battleships to jump off the wall in a hurry.

On the afternoon of 4 November, the third SB-2 bomber sent back a report: "The Japanese fleet of three aircraft carriers, two battleships, more than 20 large transport ships, and more than 20 other ships have been found off the coast of the Shengsi Islands. ”

"Brother, do you want to attack?" Holding the telegram sent back by the reconnaissance plane in his hand, Andlupf asked Lin Jun.

"It's not something we can deal with. The distance is too far, the Japanese have transferred all the aircraft carriers they can use, and it will be difficult for our bombers to break through the defenses of their carrier-based fighters, and little Japan will not make the same mistake again. ”

Lin Jun was a little helpless, due to the attrition of the high-intensity sortie in the early stage, less than 35 of the original 48 fighters could maintain combat readiness, which was already the result of the best efforts of Sergeant Major Vasily and ground crew, and there were about 40 bombers that could attack, but Lin Jun couldn't let them take the risk of suicide attacks.

You don't need to use your brain to know that the three Japanese aircraft carriers are "Fengxiang", "Akagi" and "Kaga", and even the battleships that have only appeared in the open sea have been dispatched, the Japanese army is determined to win this time, and Lin Jun can only do his best. The three Japanese aircraft carriers have a total of more than 140 carrier-based aircraft, and if they were the commanders of the Japanese army, they would definitely let the fighters be the main force of these carrier-based aircraft: the Japanese army needed to regain air supremacy in the Songhu area, and the main task was not to support the ground attack of the army - the transport ships could also be loaded with aircraft, as long as the port facilities were occupied or the landing ground was established, the bombers and attack planes loaded on the transport ships could be unloaded and used ground airfields to fight.

More than 30 fighters of his own and about 40 twin-engine bombers made a long-distance sortie to attack the Japanese fleet that was waiting for it, this is by no means a good doctrine!

The war is still going on, and I can't put all my old books together at once. At present, the most suitable tactic is to wait until the Japanese army lands to support the defense of the first army and seize air supremacy under the condition that the sky over the theater is relatively fair. Of course, it is possible to succeed in a sneak attack on the Japanese fleet, but it is only possible, and Lin Jun can't afford to take this risk.

"Inform the Chinese side of the situation, and the fierce war is about to begin."

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Lin Jun's decision was correct, in order to regain air supremacy in Songhu, more than two-thirds of the planes carried by the three Japanese aircraft carriers were fighters, including 40 of the latest 96 ships on the Kaga, 30 on the Akagi, and the other fighters were old 95 - Lin Jun's earlier estimate became a reality, and the Japanese army advanced the time for the 96 ships to be on board a year and a half, in order to solve the threat of the Soviet Union's air force aiding China. The destruction of the "Longxiang" made the Japanese army ruthless: the number of equipment in the 96 ship battle at that time was not much, and they found all the equipment that could be used, and after a short period of intensive training, they were transferred to China. Those transport ships carried not only the 6th and 18th Divisions of the Japanese Army and the Kunisaki Detachment (a brigade force), but also about 50 Type 96 carrier-based attack aircraft.

If Lin Jun had ordered planes to bomb the Japanese formations that day, he would have been attacked head-on by the Japanese fleet, which was exactly what the Japanese wanted to see, and if so, the planes of the Japanese naval and land air forces would have complete air supremacy in the Songhu area.

After receiving the aerial reconnaissance report from the former enemy's headquarters, the 62nd and 63rd Divisions and the 45 th Independent Brigade, which were defending the line from Dushan, Quangongting, Jinshanwei, and Caojing Town to Tuolin, stepped up their efforts to build positions on the beachheads suitable for small boat landings in various parts of the front line, and waited for the Japanese troops to land on the beach.

After receiving the report of the air force at noon on the same day, Zhou Zhirou also rushed to the Daxiao Factory to coordinate the combat plan with Lin Jun -- some time ago, the commander-in-chief of Zhou had already transferred the remaining fighters of the Fifth Fighter Group (destroyer) stationed in Yangzhou to the Daxiao Factory to strengthen Nanjing's air defense.

"General Andrey, how is the form?" As soon as he arrived at Lin Jun's headquarters, he asked.

"It's not good, the Japanese army is desperate, and judging from the situation of the aircraft carrier, our side is already at a disadvantage. At present, there are only about 50 fighters capable of fighting in the Songhu area, while the number of Japanese combat strength will reach about 100 according to my estimates. But this is not what I am worried about, at least our army can still compete with it in the air, but it is no longer capable of dealing with the Japanese fleet. The trouble is the number of troops that the Japanese army will land in: from the reconnaissance information, it is clear that the Japanese troops will carry out the landing operation this time will exceed two divisions, and our defensive forces on the north shore of Hangzhou Bay are obviously insufficient. ”

Lin Jun pointed to the number of troops on the map as he spoke: "General Zhou, you see, our side has less than 25,000 troops in the entire 80-kilometer defensive front, and in terms of equipment and combat effectiveness, our side is still at a disadvantage when the strength is equal, once the Japanese army lands here, it is only a matter of time before the defensive position is broken through." ”

Zhou Zhirou also knew the seriousness of the situation, "General Andre, we can't take out troops to support the north shore of Hangzhou Bay!" ”

"Does Mr. Jiang know about this latest situation?"

"It was the chairman who sent me to ask what you mean, to provide some reference for the next step of the operation." Zhou Zhirou said the true purpose of this trip.

"General Zhou, we have been fighting fiercely with the Japanese army here for almost three months, and I admire the fighting spirit of the troops at the front! The Chinese soldiers are all good. ”

It was difficult for Lin Jun to say the following words.

Zhou Zhirou had already guessed Lin Jun's thoughts a little, knowing that it was difficult for a Soviet officer to say his true thoughts at this time.

"General Andrei, say whatever you want, before I came, the chairman specially instructed me to ask General Andrei to tell his true thoughts, no matter what it is, he will not blame General Andrei."

"The Japanese army has basically achieved the purpose of the battle from the north, the line of Oba and Komohama has been occupied by the Japanese army, and the battle situation in the urban area is also extremely unfavorable to our side, and it is impossible to draw troops to support the defenders in the south."

Lin Jun's choice was a little painful, he pointed to the map and said: "Once the Japanese army begins to land on the north shore of Hangzhou Bay, it will inevitably attack the front line of Songjiang, and then the flank and rear of the Shanghai defenders will be directly threatened, and once this situation appears, the consequences will be unimaginable!" The retreat left for the hundreds of thousands of defenders in Shanghai was only a small opening less than 30 kilometers wide. General Zhou, this is the standard encirclement in our army's tactics, once you sit back and wait for the encirclement to be formed, the hundreds of thousands of troops inside will be finished! ”

At present, there are more than 400,000 Shanghai defenders who still have combat effectiveness, which is the best equipped and most powerful unit of the Chinese army. Commanders at all levels completely lost their command and control capabilities, coupled with the attacks and harassment of Japanese planes and small groups of advancing troops, countless casualties and escapes were caused by the chaos during the rout, and the most serious consequence was that it indirectly led to a serious unfavorable situation on the frontal anti-Japanese battlefield later.

If these more than 400,000 troops could be withdrawn in a constructive manner, the defense of Nanjing and the subsequent battles would not be so passive - 400,000! What kind of concept is this, there are more British and French troops retreating to Britain than Dunkirk, and how much time and manpower and material resources will it take to form and train such an army that has always had actual combat experience?!

"General Andrei, what then?" Zhou Zhirou knew that what Lin Jun was talking about was the truth that would appear.

"Abandon Shanghai and immediately formulate a specific retreat plan to avoid a rout due to chaos. The front-line defenders on the north shore of Hangzhou Bay and in the areas where the enemy was engaged were strictly ordered to hold their positions to the death, so as to gain time and space for the retreat of the large army. Our air force struggled to seize air supremacy and delay the pursuit and attack of the Japanese army. ”

Lin Jun paused, "The troops in charge of blocking the attack must be prepared to fight the enemy to the end, and for the sake of the overall situation, we must give up. ”

The decision was painful, but it was the only right choice.

"General Andrei, I will immediately rush back to Nanjing to report to the chairman."

"Tell Mr. Chiang that we will not let the Japanese landing operation go smoothly, and it is expected that the Japanese army will start the landing operation tomorrow morning, when all our combat aircraft will be engaged in the operation of delaying the landing of the Japanese army. Also, I hope that your air force will cooperate. ”

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At three o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Jun took over the command of the Fifth Fighter Group of the Chinese Air Force according to the instructions of the ************ - it was unprecedented for him to be able to hand over a group (although there were only eight fighters left in this group) to a foreigner to command, which had always regarded his air force as a forbidden force. Because ****** had already followed Lin Jun's advice, abandoned Shanghai, and began to draw up a planned retreat plan, and it was also necessary to temporarily unify the command of Nanjing's air force, the veteran general also had this understanding - to make every effort to hold the position on the north shore of Hangzhou Bay and buy time for the large army.

A quarter of an hour after accepting the command, Liu Cuigang, the acting captain of the Fifth Brigade (Ding Jixu, the leader of the group, had already gone to Lanzhou with other pilots who could not be used to fly Soviet fighters. ) appeared in Lin Jun's headquarters.

"General Andrei, the Fifth Brigade of Destroyers of the Air Force of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China reports to you, and the whole Brigade accepts your command. Acting Captain Liu Cuigang. ”

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