"Here we go again, northwest, and our plane again!" The people below cheered, lest they miss such a rare feast, and after seeing the Northwest Air Force gaining the upper hand, all the people cheered, and the fear of Japanese planes ceased for a while.

"Incredible, incredible, the Northwest Air Force is so powerful that it is like a fight." A member of the Renaissance Society lurked in the crowd, muttering as he watched the two planes fighting in the sky. As a staunch Kuomintang element, he was frightened by the momentum of the Northwest Army emerging to fight against the Japanese army.

After the Battle of Songhu, the Central Air Force suffered heavy losses, and during the defense of Nanjing, the number of planes that could take off for combat was sharply reduced to only a few dozen. So much so that after withdrawing to Wuhan, the air force was powerless to cover the vast theater in the east, and allowed the Japanese air force to wantonly bomb the eastern theater. After the central government withdrew to Wuhan, in view of the importance of the air force, it intensified the purchase of aircraft, and purchased a large number of planes from the Soviet Union and the United States in batches, but the pilots did not make up for a while, and had no choice but to continue to expand the military academy. Therefore, during the extremely important Battle of Xuzhou, Wuqian dispatched dozens of planes to help in the battle. In other theaters of operations, it is not visible at all. According to the information collected by the Fuxing Society, whether it is in eastern Henan or the northern Henan theater, the Northwest Air Force is free from support under the pressure of the Japanese air force. There are so many fighters that can be called up at the airports in Zhengzhou and the surrounding areas. This shows the heritage of the Northwest Air Force.

"No!" Compared with the entanglement of fighter planes, the Japanese bomber formation at this time was completely in chaos, and under the desperate gaze of a Japanese pilot, the plane slid uncontrollably towards the ground.

The whole of Zhengzhou was in a boil, and there were people everywhere, and the cheers of the citizens. Even the citizens and businessmen who had already taken refuge in the bomb shelter came out again at this time. Watch this hearty duel in the air.

The Japanese planes in the air were shot down one after another under the encirclement and suppression of more than 50 Eagle and Flying Dragon series fighters. Although the number of planes in the northwest is smaller than that of the Japanese army at first glance, all of these more than 50 planes are fighters, and more than 30 of the more than 60 planes of the Japanese army are bombers.

In order to avoid accidental damage, anti-aircraft fire on the ground was not opened. And in this situation at the moment, there is no need for anti-aircraft fire.

Desperate Japanese bomber pilots dropped bombs indiscriminately before they died, trying to pull a few pads.

The occasional explosion on the ground did not panic the people watching the battle. Even if you kill or injure a person, you don't hesitate to do it, after all, the air-raid shelter is limited, you can't hide in the air-raid shelter, and there is no essential difference between escaping home and being bombed on the road. In this troubled world, everyone is used to accepting the situation of the dead. But this rare air battle in front of us is not something that can be seen if you want to see it.

Everyone hated the Japanese army to the core, and everyone wanted to repay the blood debt owed by the Japanese army from the Japanese army, but most of these people present were just ordinary people and were destined to not be able to go to the battlefield for a while. But the aerial battlefield above the head makes everyone feel the same way,

Da-da-da

The bombs overhead clashed, and the warplanes of both sides fought back and forth overhead. And those Japanese bombers faced a one-sided slaughter. No matter how many Japanese fighter pilots made a surprise attack, they could not break through the blockade of the northwest fighters for a while. I could only watch as one bomber after another was either blown up in the air or dragged a long tail of smoke into the ground uncontrollably on the ground in the distance. The number of one, two, three, and ten destroyed bombers drove all the Japanese pilots crazy, but at this time it was not only the quantitative suppression, but also the qualitative victory.

Every time a Japanese plane was shot down, a tidal wave of cheers rang out on the ground, and the voices of tens of thousands of people rose higher and higher, until at last they converged into a sea of cheers.

Gotta get it

A half-centenarian dressed as a farmer rode on a tall horse, galloping out with no horsepower. The horse's nose has begun to spew fine foam. When he ran to the deserted outskirts of Xicheng in Zhengzhou, the tall horse collapsed, and the body of the half-hundred-year-old man rolled on the ground with the Jiao Jian who did not match his age, and after a few vigilant glances around, he continued to trot forward quickly.

It wasn't long before the half-hundred-year-old dug up a small radio station wrapped in a large piece of brown paper in a bush. After putting on the headphones, they began to send messages drippingly.

"The mysterious message that appeared in half a month has reappeared! Target northwest direction. Soon, Laboratory No. 18, which was in charge of counter-espionage work in Zhengzhou, captured the message that appeared this time again.

Drip

While the citizens cheering and rushing on the streets, and the people rushed to celebrate the victory in the Zhengzhou air battle, several three-wheeled friction vehicles and two large trucks of soldiers quickly galloped out of the west gate of Zhengzhou under the opening of the police. The people on both sides looked at these cars in amazement, and they didn't know why the soldiers in those cars were so eager to achieve such a happy victory. It's just that what these citizens don't understand is that some wars are visible, and some wars are invisible. Compared with the army, which opened up the position of guns and bullets, the spy war between the two sides was not smoky, but the degree of danger was not slightly lower than that of a frontal war.

"Damn, it's a step too late!" Seeing the small radio station that had been blown up on the ground, the colonel's officer, who got down from the three-wheeled motorcycle, said with a face, "Search!" ”

Barking! The two wolfdogs jumped out of the truck, sniffed around, and began to follow the faint smell in the direction where the old man had fled

9 to 53!

"Six times the losses of the Chinese army, a well-planned air raid, it turned out to be the encirclement and suppression of the Chinese air force, Baga, incompetence!" In a fit of rage, Shang Jing Miyuan pulled out his saber and cut off his newly acquired Song Dynasty porcelain. In fact, the pilots who fled in embarrassment brought back the news only slightly later than the intelligence officers gave them.

"Anger will only expose your incompetence." Dressed in a military coat and striding in military boots, he walked in.

"Toku, Lord Tokugawa! There must be a conspiracy that leaked the plan of our army, otherwise why would the northwest aircraft group of China appear in the sky over Zhengzhou so coincidentally, intercepting and encircling the imperial aircraft group. Kamikei Yato put the knife into the sheath, and the minions wielded in front of Tokugawa Yoshitoshi were completely restrained.

"I will definitely let the special high school give a reasonable explanation for this, but although the special high school side is guilty of the crime, this time the aviation regiment also bears an unshirkable responsibility. If you can't give a satisfactory answer to the top, not only you, but also me, will no longer be able to stay in the Flying Corps. Tokugawa Yoshitoshi said with a cold face.

"Your Excellency Tokugawa, during this period of time, the Northwest Air Force of China has installed more and more aircraft, and they have built a large number of airfields in Henan, according to incomplete reports, they are to be built one after another, and there are dozens of airfields completed. For their aircraft to take off and land, transit. At the same time, it also undertakes the task of transferring. Including this air raid on Xingyang, although the flight team did not suffer any losses, it did not cause substantial losses to the enemy, and did not even encounter a single enemy plane. Combined with the encounter of the air raid formation in Zhengzhou, Humility will never think that this is a coincidence, otherwise there will be too many coincidences. "Shang Jing Miyuan still insists on his own opinion," and asked to lead the team to carry out air raids on Luoyang and Zhengzhou again. Before this official operation, the plan must be kept strictly secret, and the officers and even ground crews in the flying corps must be checked one by one! This scum must be unearthed, and he must be subjected to the harshest punishment in the world! ”

"I can't agree to your offer!" Tokugawa shook his head.

"Why, Your Excellency Tokugawa, we have suffered such a big loss this time, if we don't give the people of China the color immediately, not only the people of China, but also the people of the army, will also think that our flying corps is weak, once the order of the base camp is down, I am afraid that in the future, I will not have the opportunity to wash away the shame of this time again!" Kamiya said incomprehensibly.

"As you said earlier, we are still not sure who is in trouble, and although the strength of the Imperial Air Force is superior to that of the Chinese Army, it is far from being able to completely overwhelm the other side. In this air raid on Zhengzhou, the loss of the flying corps was too great. Another air attack, in the event of another such losses, will directly shake the support of ground forces in the direction of northern and eastern Henan. I must think about the whole ground operation. ”

Tokugawa Yoshitoshi sat in the place where Kamiya Yuan should have been sitting, "In addition, you should understand one thing, the planes of the Shina Army will be transferred from time to time every once in a while, and there are not too many enemy planes at the same airport. In other words, we can't destroy the opponent's main force in one blow. So going on a similar adventure again is completely worth the cost. You go to Handan, and until the next batch of additional fighters arrives, you are temporarily responsible for assisting Yasuda Jun in commanding air operations in northern Henan. ”

"Up to now, large airports have been built in Zhengzhou, Luoyang, and Pingdingshan that can accommodate 300 fighters to take off and land. In addition, more than 30 airports of different scales have been built in Nanyang, Yexian and other places. In addition to meeting the transfer and transfer of aircraft, it also shoulders the task of training pilots. In view of the imminent outbreak of the Battle of Wuhan, several medium-sized airfields originally planned to be built in the south were temporarily shelved. Even so, it is expected that by the end of this year, the airports in Henan alone will be able to accommodate about 2,000 aircraft of various types taking off and landing. It can fully meet the operational needs of our army in the next few years. ”

Chen Honglu didn't even need to read the report, he knew all the airports that had been built, were to be built, and how long it would take to build.

"Well, how many airfields are there that can be used for Kunpeng to take off and land again?" Jiang Li nodded and then asked.

"There are eleven places where the Kunpeng Heavy Bombardment can take off and land at any time, and complete its repair and maintenance. Medium-sized and large airports have a number of underground military depots to store bombs and fuel. Avoid being directly killed by the Japanese bombing formation during the Japanese air raid. ”

Chen Honglu said that the improved weight of the Kunpeng Heavy Bombardment of this giant is still increasing, and the maximum take-off weight is more than five times higher than that of the Feilong series, the main fighter in service in the northwest. Therefore, the requirements for the airports that supply them for take-off and landing are much stricter. The concrete thickness of the main runway, which is nearly 2,000 meters long, will reach more than 50 centimeters.

"The difficulty of building the airport is not high, and the airport in the Central Plains can accommodate so many planes for the time being, but I am afraid that there will not be enough planes."

"You call me Qu, who do I call Qu with? A big fist is the last word, foreign devils don't pay attention to the rules, if I have the ability to hit the door, I don't have to worry about the Japanese army here. Jiang Li glared at Chen Honglu and said.

"Commander, isn't this in a hurry? Are those orders from Rolls-Royce Engines now out of order on the spot? Chen Honglu said with a dry laugh.

"Now the situation in Europe is becoming increasingly tense, and now Britain and France have begun to carry out a tense military expansion, with the selfish nature of foreigners, what can be done to delay our order."

Jiang Li also smiled bitterly at this time, originally wanted to use Rolls-Royce's attainments and production capacity in engines to help the Northwest Air Force grow rapidly. If you can get a few thousand engines over there, the course of the war against Japan is likely to change even faster. It's just that nine times out of ten, Rolls-Royce only delivered the first batch of less than 300 engines, and then delayed the subsequent production, and the date is far away. According to the development of the situation in Europe, the only way to get the engines produced by Rolls-Royce may be after the Allies defeat Germany. It's just that even if you get the follow-up engine at that time, what's the use?

"Okay, that's not something you should think about, I'll think of something else about expanding the size of the Air Force, and you'll give me the responsibility to train more pilots. Don't drop the chain on the pilot when the plane is there. ”

"Commander, rest assured, I promise you how many planes in the northwest can fly smoothly into the sky!" Chen Honglu patted his chest and swore authentically.

"I can't do it then, be careful that I peel your skin!" Jiang Li scolded with a smile and blasted Chen Honglu out, compared to the engine orders used in the Flying Dragon series produced by Luo Luo, the order was put on hold indefinitely. The engine of the Zephyr dive fryer, as well as some other spare parts, was produced in the United States quite smoothly. After all, the production capacity of the Northwest Airlines industry is limited, and although Jiang Li has made a lot of efforts, there are some things that really need time to accumulate, and they can't be smashed out of it all at once with money alone. In order to fully improve the production capacity of Northwest China in relatively high-end fields. Jiang Li placed all the orders for the training aircraft to the aircraft factory in the United States, and even some parts of the Kunpeng were set by the northwest and then made by the factory in the United States. And the aircraft factories in the northwest are also making every effort to produce several main fighters and bombers to supplement the consumption of the war.

Although the original plan was not fully successful, the successful operation on the American side made the plan at least half of the plan. Up to now, with the addition of Rolls-Royce's engines, more than 300 have been shipped to the northwest. It relieved a lot of pressure on the production of the northwest, even if the Northwest Air Force was fighting the Japanese air force at this time, the number of aircraft owned by the Northwest Air Force was steadily increasing in the fierce air battle. At the beginning of the war, there were only more than 600 aircraft of all kinds in the northwest, including some old-fashioned aircraft, and now there are nearly 1,000 aircraft of all kinds in service in the army, except for those trainer planes, of course. (To be continued.) )