The fighters of the Eighth Route Army took to the air to intercept them, which greatly surprised the Japanese fighters. The two sides met unexpectedly in the air, and naturally rushed to kill each other. The Iron Eagle piloted the plane to aim first at the large Japanese bombers, and there was no doubt that the Japanese fighters acting as cover immediately rushed up to entangle. The Japanese bombers took the opportunity to get rid of it and continued to fly towards the base. However, interceptor fighters appeared behind them, and the Japanese bombers immediately chose to retreat when they saw that the situation was not good, and a fight between the fighters of the two sides was immediately staged in the air.

When Shigeru Oshima saw the fighter jets of the Eighth Road take to the air, he was immediately excited and extremely energetic. He quickly got into a good position, trailing a fighter plane, and after several battles, Shigeru Oshima easily locked on to the enemy plane with his superb skills. Accompanied by a series of heavy machine guns, the opponent's fighter plane was hit and smoke came out, and the pilot parachuted as the fighter plane crashed. As soon as the battle began, one communist fighter plane was shot down, and the morale of the Japanese pilots was greatly boosted.

At this time, Tie Ning chased an enemy plane, and the other party was a veteran with very skilled flying skills. As soon as the Iron Eagle was in a good position, he bit the enemy plane. The other party seems to be unhurried, or despises the opponent. But the Japanese pilots soon found out that something was wrong, because they did not get rid of each other for several consecutive high and difficult movements, and the other party clung tightly, and the Japanese pilots realized that they had encountered a master and began to panic.

After some competition, Tie Ning became familiar with the opponent's routine, and gradually locked on the enemy plane. Just as Tie Ning was about to open fire, he suddenly spotted a Japanese fighter and went straight to the parachuted pilot. Seeing this scene, Tie Ning immediately abandoned the enemy plane in front of him and carried out rescue, and the fighter plane drew an arc and went straight to the Japanese plane that was trying to sneak attack the parachuted pilot. Tie Ning took the opportunity to fire a string of aerial bombs, the purpose of which was to interfere with the enemy plane's cover for his teammates' safe parachute landing.

The General Headquarters has made strict regulations for this air battle: First, it is necessary to accumulate experience in air combat, receive training in actual combat, and strike at the arrogance of the Japanese army. Second, the price to be paid is the price of the fighter plane, and the safety of the pilot is guaranteed to the greatest extent, and the air battle must be locked in the area under its control. Therefore, when Tie Ning saw that his subordinates were in danger, he did not hesitate to come to the rescue. Tie Ning interfered with the opponent, and the fighter rushed in front of the enemy plane. Annoyed, the Japanese pilots immediately began to follow behind. The Japanese pilots pursued them wildly, eager to shoot them down at once.

After being chased for a distance, Tie Ning figured out the other party's path. Rolling continuously and making difficult movements, and then suddenly a big head-on maneuver, the Japanese pilots were dazzled, and they couldn't keep up with the rhythm and rushed to the front. Tie Ning stabilized the fighter and took the opportunity to lock onto the opponent, at which time the arrogance of the Japanese pilots disappeared, and they tried their best to get rid of the track. Iron Eagle firmly locked the opponent on the crosshair and pressed the firing button, and several airborne machine guns opened fire at the same time, and the Japanese fighters were beaten straight and swayed, and smoke suddenly came out.

Shigeru Oshima is worthy of his superb skills, and he easily took out another enemy plane. In the fierce struggle, he noticed that an enemy plane was very good, so he aimed at the fighter piloted by Tie Ning, and Tie Ning also aimed at Shigeru Oshima. At this time, more than 10 fighters appeared on the south side to join the battle group, and Shigeru Oshima saw that the situation was not good, and the time for delay was coming, so he ordered the fighters to retreat. In this battle, 6 fighters of the Eighth Route Army were shot down and 5 were damaged. 2 Japanese fighters were shot down and 5 damaged, and the Japanese clearly had the upper hand in air combat.

Tie Ning piloted the plane into the cave and saw that the second batch of fighters was already on standby. said to Liu Yalou and Zhang Yourong: "Report, I ask to continue to heaven!" "Comrade Tie Ying, your squadron has lost 4 fighters and needs to be replenished, and the rescued pilots need to return to the team, rest, and don't be emotional." Liu Yalou stepped forward to be relieved. Regiment Commander Zhang Yourong said in an affirmative tone: "Comrade Tie Ying, in the air battle that just ended, although we lost 6 fighters. One pilot was killed, but the other 5 pilots were rescued by ground forces and were unharmed. ”

"Although the Japanese lost 2 fighters, we captured 2 Japanese pilots, which is the biggest achievement. Although we were far behind the Japanese pilots as a whole, our success in shooting down 2 Japanese fighters was the biggest gain. At this time, the sirens sounded again, and apparently the second batch of Japanese air raids began again. Tie Ning watched his comrades take off the plane, anxious, but there was no way, and the order asked to stay on the ground temporarily.

In the second batch of air battles, the Independent Flying Regiment of the Eighth Route Army dispatched 40 fighters from the 6th to 10th flight squadrons. Only in actual combat can the results of pilot training be truly tested, and it is necessary for every pilot to be tempered in actual combat, which is required by the General Headquarters. The second batch of the Japanese army was dispatched by the 66th Brigade of the 132nd Army Aviation Wing, with a number of 35 fighters. In the second batch of air battles, the Eighth Route Army Flying Regiment lost 7 fighters and wounded 8 fighters, while 3 Japanese fighters were destroyed and 5 fighters were damaged.

On the first day of fighting, the Eighth Route Army Flying Regiment paid the price of 13 fighters destroyed and 13 fighters damaged. The 66th Army Aviation Wing of the Japanese Army paid the losses of 5 fighters destroyed and 10 fighters damaged, and the two sides had a clear advantage over the Japanese army. One pilot of the Eighth Route Army was killed and two were wounded. All 5 Japanese pilots were captured. On the same day, the Nanjing Command of the Japanese Army rewarded the 66th Wing.

But at the Xiaoshan base, everyone's hearts were clouded. Although Liu Yalou praised the pilots for their courage and tenacity and the majesty of the Eighth Route Army, everyone was still very depressed. After the rescued pilots of the 1st Squadron returned, Tie Ning led everyone to hold a summary meeting to exchange experiences with each other. The exchange of experience in air combat is very important, and even the experience of defeat is very valuable. After Tie Ning finished the summary meeting, he came to the grove to meet Meng Fei and Cheng Hao. According to the decision of the headquarters, all pilots must participate in the battle and receive training, so tomorrow they will take to the skies for battle, and the squadron led by Tie Ning will be on standby.

"Brother Tie, after all, the Japanese Air Force has experienced actual combat and has rich experience. The first time you took to the skies to fight, everyone generally thought that you fought well, so don't be depressed. "Two brothers, I was depressed that I met a master who shot down two of my fighters and damaged one fighter plane in one go. I longed to meet him in the air, and you know that it has 15 pentagram stars on its fuselage, which means that this guy shot down 15 fighters. Damn, it could have two more pentagrams on its fuselage. ”

"Brother Tie, it seems that this Japanese pilot is a veteran and highly skilled, you should be careful. When you meet this guy in the future, don't be frizzy and calm down, I'm very worried about your current state. "I am anxious that I will not be able to take to the air, and the headquarters requires all pilots to go through actual combat training, so all squadrons must take turns to fight." Cheng Hao said: "Brother Tie, in fact, we are in the same mood, when we see you ascending to the hollow, we will raise our throats. "Brother Tie, our brothers believe in you and believe that you will not let us down!" The hands of the three brothers were clasped together.

In the 2nd sky battle, the Eighth Route Army Flying Regiment was shot down 15 fighters and 18 were damaged. The Japanese were shot down 6 and 8 damaged, the battle seemed to be one-sided, the Japanese superiority was still obvious, but all 6 Japanese pilots were captured. The Japanese army was greatly encouraged by its brilliant victories, and it seemed that within a few days, the Eighth Route Army Air Force would be completely disabled. However, Shigeru Oshima felt that something was not good, because 5 pilots under his command disappeared. If the fighter plane is lost, it can be replenished, but it is extremely difficult to replenish the pilot if it is lost.

The entire group had 12 spare pilots, and the loss of 5 pilots in the first two days of the air battle did not bode well. "Wing Commander, although the loss of our fighters is slight, we can't afford the attrition of pilots." "Oshima-kun, don't worry. The command judged that the fighters of the Communist Eighth Route Army would be exhausted if they could hold out for five days at most, and we could bear the loss of pilots. Seeing the confident demeanor of the co-captain, Shigeru Oshima still felt that something was wrong.

On the 3rd day, Iron Eagle led the squadron to attack. With the experience of the first air combat, the whole squadron fought very well. At the cost of two fighters being destroyed and two fighters damaged, the first squadron achieved the result of shooting down two Japanese fighters and damaging three Japanese fighters, while Tie Ning alone shot down two Japanese fighters. The 1st Squadron returned with honors. When Tie Ning jumped down from the fighter, Liu Yalou stepped forward and said happily: "Captain Tieying Squadron, your squadron has achieved the greatest results at the lowest cost, tell me how you did it." ”

"Commander, let's be honest, the Japanese fighter I encountered today doesn't seem to be as strong as the team on the first day, I didn't expect the gap between the Japanese troops to be so big!" "Well said, that's a valuable experience. Chief of General Staff Ouyang sent a telegram saying that the outstanding pilots of the Japanese army had been requisitioned to serve as carrier-based aircraft pilots, and therefore asked us to ・・・・・・. ”

At Hongqiao Airport, Japanese fighters landed one after another. Shigeru Oshima said to Hashimoto Kame, the captain of the 133rd Flight Group, who had just gotten off the plane: "Hashimoto-kun, why did your department lose so much?" "Oshima-kun, we've met our opponents. The other side has a No. 01 fighter, and its flying skills are very superb. We had two planes shot down by 01. When Shigeru Oshima heard about No. 01, he immediately remembered which brave fighter plane he had, and the desire to compete with his opponent rose in his heart.