The heat wave of Futian is also raging in the ancient city of Nanjing, and all living beings are suffering. In the headquarters of the Japanese army dispatch army in Nanjing, the electric fan on the ceiling was spinning rapidly, and the commander Nishio Shouzo did not seem to feel the majesty of his demeanor, and the hygiene on his lips was tangled. Although Nishio Shouzo did not have any expression on his face, the change in his beard showed that he was uneasy in his heart. After the defeat at the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the Chinese military offensive on the battlefield was forced to stop, and the focus had to shift to the security of the occupied areas and the use of war to feed the war, which was a situation he did not want to see.

Now the base camp has to take risks against the United States in order to obtain oil resources and support a long-term war. After the new cabinet headed by Hideki Tojo took office, it completely suppressed the speech of civilian officials. The Great Japanese Empire had to win the war, it had to fight with the United States, which was already boiling in the Japanese archipelago. The Navy, in particular, has reached the point of saber rattling. The Combined Fleet has already set its sights on the US Pacific Fleet, and is now secretly and intensively making preparations. The southward strategy of the base camp has also begun to be implemented, and troops to Southeast Asia are also being mobilized.

And at this juncture, the fighter planes purchased by the Jiangxi Communist Party in the United States actually arrived safely. Although the communist fighters could not pose a lethal threat to the field airfields in Shanghai, Wuhan, or even Guangzhou, they did pose a threat to the bomber sorties. For this reason, Nishio ordered the Japanese bombers at the Guangzhou airfield to temporarily stop sorties, and at the same time increased the number of ground aviation forces and fighters at the Wuhan and Shanghai airports, striving to defeat the communist planes, and to annihilate the communist air force in one fell swoop while the wings were not full.

But what about the situation? At this time, the report of the chief of staff of the dispatch army, Ita Yokokoshiro, revealed Nishio Shouzo's depression. "Your Excellency, Commander, for the past two months, the reconnaissance planes have repeatedly reconnoitred in the air, but they have not found any trace of the Communist fighters. It is estimated that the Labour fighter plane was hidden in a cave in the Jiujiang Mountains. Nishio Shouzao was surprised when he heard this: "All 200 fighters are hidden in the cave, can the cave in Jiujiang be fitted?" "The Communist Party's airport in Jiangxi is very rudimentary in itself. Its capital, Ruijin, was found to be expanding the airfield through aerial reconnaissance, but no fighter group was found. ”

"At the beginning of the year, the army aviation unit had an air attack on Ruijin, but the communist capital deployed a large number of anti-aircraft artillery fire, and we lost more than 20 bombers, so we had to cancel the air strike. If the enemy fighters were hiding in the Jiujiangdong storehouse, they would not be able to carry out air strikes at all. "Order the army aviation wings in Wuhan and Shanghai to put them on high alert, and as soon as they discover the enemy planes in Jiujiang taking to the air, they will immediately strike at them." The fact that the communist fighters did not dare to dispatch showed that they could not afford to consume them. However, we had no choice but to guard against communist fighters, and immediately deployed air defense units in Hangzhou to prevent enemy planes from sneaking attack. ”

After the fighters arrived in Jiangxi, they were all deployed at the Dongku airfield of the Xiaoshan base in Fujian Province according to the order of the headquarters. Since the Japanese reconnaissance planes only carried out aerial reconnaissance in Fuzhou, Xiamen, and other large cities, they did not pay attention to the mysterious mountainous areas in the interior of Fujian at all, so the Xiaoshan base cave airfield could not be discovered, and it never entered the field of vision of the Japanese troops. After the arrival of the fighters, according to the decision of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the Air Force Independent Flying Regiment was formally formed, and Liu Yalou, commander of the 001 Airborne Division, served as the commander of the Air Force, and the Airborne Division was officially assigned to the Air Force sequence. In addition, Zhang Yourong was appointed as the head of the independent flight regiment.

After the formation of the flight regiment, after two months of integration, the headquarters ordered the flight regiment to immediately look for fighters to combat the arrogance of the Japanese fighters. At present, the Xiaoshan base has formed three cave and reservoir groups, and formed three runways, and an antiaircraft artillery air defense regiment has been stationed to serve as air defense missions. On this day, Liu Yalou and Zhang Yourong, commander of the independent flight regiment, discussed the combat plan. "Commander Zhang, I am a layman in air combat, and the headquarters requires us to strike the first time we must win with one blow, and we must show our majesty. Do you think it's better for us to aim there first? ”

"Commander, our pilots have never fought in the air and have zero practical experience. It is very important to boost self-confidence and morale in the first air battle, and I recommend that the first target be the Japanese reconnaissance plane. "However, there are Japanese fighters escorting them in the airspace of Jiangxi, and the attack will inevitably face Japanese fighters." "There are Japanese fighter planes escorting the airspace in Jiangxi, but the Japanese reconnaissance planes in the Fujian airspace are not escorted by fighter planes. According to intelligence, during this period, there were two Japanese reconnaissance planes every day, scouting along the coastline, and we aimed at these two Japanese reconnaissance planes and caught him by surprise. ”

"Knocking out the Japanese reconnaissance plane will definitely anger the Japanese army. Okay, I'll report to HQ immediately! "Soon the headquarters approved the plan to hunt and kill the Japanese reconnaissance plane. It was a good morning. Under the full sun, the door of the No. 1 cave slowly opened, and with a roar, a fighter plane taxied out, and then accelerated into the blue sky, followed by the second, third, and fourth planes. 4 fighters flew east after forming in the air. The 4 fighters were numbered 01, 02, 03, 04 and belonged to the 1st Flying Squadron of the Independent Flying Regiment.

"01 call, please answer if you hear it, over!" Piloting the No. 01 fighter was the leader of the 1st Flying Squadron, Iron Eagle. Tie Ying is the first batch of pilots trained by the Jiujiang Air Force, and it has been 6 years since he joined the Air Team. He is 25 years old this year, and after flying into the blue sky for the first time, he changed his name to Eagle, which means the iron eagle in the sky, which cannot be broken or defeated. With his talent and hard work, Iron Eagle became one of the excellent pilots of the air team. This time, the fighters of the Eighth Route Army made their first attack, and the regiment commander Zhang Yourong handed over the heavy task to him.

"02 Roger, done!" "03 Roger, done!" "04 Roger, over!" "01 call, 10 o'clock, fly in a continuous formation, over!" "02 Understood, over!" "03 Understood, over!" "04 understood, over!" The air connection may seem verbose, but it is a must, and the expression must be accurate, clear and concise. Four fighter planes flew into the airspace north of Fuzhou, with a panoramic view of the blue sea and coastline. "01 Call, search in battle formation, over!"

The four fighters searched around the northern part of Fuzhou and then flew south along the coastline. Arriving over Quanzhou, four fighters encountered two Japanese reconnaissance planes. The pilots of the Japanese reconnaissance planes, since they did not take up combat missions, were basically novices. Suddenly encountering 4 enemy aircraft, the two Japanese pilots immediately panicked. The maneuverability of the American-made Mustang fighter is inferior to that of the Japanese-Zero fighter, but its performance is slightly better than that of the Japanese-97 reconnaissance plane, especially in terms of speed.

From the very beginning, the air battle was one side running away and the other side chasing. Iron Eagle quickly bit a Japanese reconnaissance plane, and locked on after several chases. Accompanied by the fierce shelling, the Japanese reconnaissance plane was hit continuously and emitted black smoke, and soon a white umbrella flower appeared in the air, and the Japanese pilot parachuted to mean capture. The pilot of another Japanese reconnaissance plane was obviously sophisticated, and after this guy discovered that the enemy plane had intercepted it, he immediately fled in the direction of Taiwan. The No. 03 and No. 04 fighters chased to the center line of the strait and did not dare to go deeper, allowing the Japanese reconnaissance plane to escape. The first battle was victorious, and Iron Eagle led 4 fighters back victoriously.

The No. 01 fighter finally entered the cave, Tie Ying went down from the cockpit to the ground, and Commander Liu Yalou stepped forward to hold Tie Ying's hand and said excitedly: "Comrade Tie Ying, fight well." The first time our Eighth Route Army Flying Regiment took to the skies for combat, it knocked out a Japanese reconnaissance plane, and the victory in the first battle was of great significance. "Commander, it's a pity that a reconnaissance plane ran away." "We can't think like this, shooting down an enemy plane in the first sortie is very important for our self-confidence, and I have reported to the headquarters to give the first flight squadron a commendation."

Regiment commander Zhang Yourong said: "If you can shoot down a Japanese fighter, you are qualified to become an air warrior." But Tie Ning is doing well, and I know you kid won't let me down. "Commander, I promise you, next time you will shoot down a Japanese fighter." Liu Yalou said solemnly: "The Japanese reconnaissance plane was shot down, and it must be looking for our airfield, the air combat has just begun, are you ready?" "We're always ready."

In Nanjing, commander of the dispatch army, Nishio Toshizo, was shocked to learn that a reconnaissance plane had been shot down off the coast of Quanzhou, Fujian, and that a reconnaissance plane had fled to Taiwan, and said: "It is difficult for the Communist Party to deploy fighter planes in Fujian. Chief of Staff Ita Yokoshiro said: "After analysis, it is possible that the secret airport of the Communist Party is in the mountains. "You mean the secret cave airport, how many secret cave airports does the Communist Party have? If the Communists deploy bombers at a secret airfield in Fujian, the entire Taiwan Strait will be blocked. ”

"Order the 66th Army Aviation Wing at Shanghai Airport to dispatch fighter jets to cover the reconnaissance planes and be sure to find the enemy's secret airfield." Nishio Shouzo is unusual, and he is a little exhausted. At Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, the 66th Flying Wing and the 131st Flying Group Shigeru Oshima received the task of covering reconnaissance planes and searching for the enemy's secret airfield. In the afternoon of the same day, Shigeru Oshima summoned the pilots of the whole group and said: "This morning, communist fighters shot down a reconnaissance plane of ours over Quanzhou, Fujian. Shangfeng ordered our unit to cover the reconnaissance planes and make sure to find the enemy's secret airfield. ”

Shigeru Oshima smiled contemptuously and continued: "Although the Communist Party has purchased 200 fighters, you don't have to worry, the pilots of the Communist Party have no experience in air combat and are a group of rookies. Tomorrow I will personally lead 20 fighters on the flight, and I hope that we will be lucky enough to meet our opponents. We want our opponents to know who is the overlord of the sky. "Captain, you're going to add a few more stars!" A subordinate ridiculed. "I'm going to go from the nose to the tail, I'm going to make the enemy scared!" Shigeru Oshima's tone was full of confidence and unstoppable.

At dusk, in the woods on the right side of the cave base, Meng Fei, commander of the 1st Battalion of the Airborne Division, and Cheng Hao, deputy battalion commander, were waiting in the woods. After a while, Tie Ning's figure appeared, "I slipped out, and I received the friendship of the two brothers, but I can't drink tonight." "After Tie Ning was transferred from Jiujiang to Xiaoshan Dongku Airport, he once flew a plane to participate in parachute training for the airborne troops, and met Meng Fei and Cheng Hao, and soon became good friends with each other." Knowing that you have entered the first level of combat readiness, and hearing that you shot down a Japanese reconnaissance plane, we brothers naturally want to share your joy. ”

Meng Fei continued: "You replace wine with water, Brother Tie, I wish you a victory!" Tie Ning raised his neck and poured a big mouthful of water: "What are you celebrating, running an enemy plane can only be regarded as passing." When I shoot down the Japanese fighter, we brothers will celebrate. Drink it, you brothers. Drink a few more drinks for me. I have to go back, maybe tomorrow again. ”

Meng Fei looked at Tie Ning's departing back and said enviously: "There is a fire in his heart!" "I also have a fire in my heart, when will it be our turn!" Cheng Hao drank the wine in the glass violently.