In the early morning, two red flares were raised at Hongqiao Airport. The Japanese pilots and crew members on standby on the airport tarmac ran towards their respective planes. The bomber planes that the Japanese army put into the Chinese battlefield are the same type as the Type 97 bomber fighters. The aircraft began to be developed in 1930 and flew in 36 years, and is now a bomber with advanced performance. After the 77 Incident, the Type 97 bombardment fighters were quickly put into operation on the Chinese battlefield and became the main air strike force of the Japanese army.

The Type 97 bomber has a wingspan of 69 and 60 square meters, a dead weight of 4,691 kilograms, a maximum weight of 7,492 kilograms, a maximum speed of 432 kilometers per hour (height of 4,000 meters), a climb limit of 8,600 meters, and a cruising range of 2,500 kilometers. There were 7 crew members on board, 5 7 or 7 mm machine guns, and 1,000 kg of aerial bombs. The weakness of the aircraft followed the weakness of the Japanese Air Force, and its protective armor was a weak point. Once hit, it will become a large fireball in the air.

Squadron Leader Hashimotoki was the first to rush to the runway, followed by Shigeru Oshima. After forming in the air, the group flew straight towards Jiujiang, Jiangxi. The sky was slightly thin and the visibility was good, and the weather was quite good for pilots on bombing missions. The Japanese flying squadron consisted of 4 bombers, and the first batch of bombing Japanese troops dispatched two squadrons of 8 bombers. About an hour later, eight bombers flew over Yunshui County and first bombed Yunshui County.

When the Japanese bombers lowered their altitude, the anti-aircraft guns on the ground also raised their barrels and locked onto the target. The Type 36 anti-aircraft gun produced by the Jiujiang Ordnance Factory has a caliber of 57 mm, which is a small caliber and finalized in the middle of 36. Although it is a small caliber, it is more than enough to deal with Japanese aircraft with weak protective armor. The gun has a barrel length of 4110 mm, a maximum firing range of 9000 meters, and a muzzle velocity of 800 meters. The gun is self-loading, equipped with an advanced manual sight, and the artillery crew is 5 people. It can be said that this small-caliber anti-aircraft gun is by far the most advanced anti-aircraft gun in the world.

The Japanese bombardment fighters were leisurely circling to reduce their altitude, when suddenly smoke came out of the ground at many points, followed by the rumbling sound of artillery. Squadron Leader Hashimoto Mu'er listened to the dense artillery sound, and immediately judged that it was the movement of anti-aircraft guns, and in a hurry, Hashimoto Mu picked up the microphone and shouted loudly, and all the bombers immediately avoided it. At this moment, two high-explosive shells hit the middle of the fuselage, and suddenly thick smoke billowed and ignited a fire. With a violent explosion, the bomber was blown to pieces in the air. Poor Hashimotoki flew to his hometown without dropping a bomb.

Shigeru Oshima also judged that the ground artillery fire was anti-aircraft artillery at the first time, and hurriedly flew the plane to avoid it. At this time, another squadron of bombers was hit, and the tail plummeted headlong to the northeast with black smoke. Soon a cloud of smoke rose from the northeast, and there is no doubt that the bomber crashed and exploded. Shigeru Oshima flew to an altitude of 4 kilometers and gave the order to drop the bomb. At the moment, it is no longer important to aim at the target, it is important to drop the bomb into the county.

Shigeru Oshima skillfully piloted the bomber, constantly dropping bombs downward, and other bombers also kept throwing bombs, and the county town of Yunshui was shrouded in smoke. Suddenly an anti-aircraft shell hit the left flank, and a large hole appeared in the left flank. Shigeru Oshima realized that it was not good, ordered all the bombs to be dropped, and then flew the plane first in the direction of Shanghai. Shigeru Oshima piloted a fighter plane to Poyang Lake and saw a friendly neighbor bomber seriously wounded and making a forced landing on the lake.

Shigeru Oshima can't protect himself, so where can he care about others. The plane shook violently in the air, and Shigeru Oshima prayed as he piloted the fighter plane in the direction of Shanghai. Thanks to his first-class piloting skills, there was a thrilling flight back to Hongqiao Airport. The first batch of 8 bombers sorted, two were shot down on the spot, and one was seriously wounded and forced to land on the way. Three bombers were slightly damaged, two were intact. Shigeru Oshima landed on the runway, and the ground crews who had been waiting for a long time rushed up.

In the first batch of bombing, 8 bombers were actually shot down 3 and 3 were damaged. Commander Matsui Ishine was taken aback by the report and immediately ordered the Army Aviation Wing to maintain altitude and continue the saturation bombardment. "Report, weapons experts inspected the No. 1052 fuselage, and the caliber of the anti-aircraft gun of the Eighth Route Army was about 60 millimeters, and the firing range was about 9,000 meters." An operational staff officer reports. Matsui Ishone's face was a little ugly when he heard this, which meant that the bombers would be hit by anti-aircraft fire at any time in the airspace where bombs were dropped in the air.

"Order the Army Aviation Wing to destroy the ground anti-aircraft artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army!" Matsui Ishone had to change the bombing plan and destroy the anti-aircraft artillery fire first. However, the house leak happened to rain for a while, and bad news came from the lake, and Matsui Ishine was stunned. Early in the morning, the commander of the Yangtze River Fleet gave the order to advance to Poyang Lake. Tanakamoto commanded the No. 1121 gunboat to take the lead and march at full speed towards Poyang Lake. Poyang Lake flows into the Yangtze River to form a clear water line, the water of Poyang Lake is clear, and the water of the Yangtze River is turbid.

Although it was a dry season, the narrow waterway connecting the Yangtze River to Poyang Lake did not have any problem passing through the Japanese medium gunboats. The Japanese fleet was sailing to a narrow spot in the middle of the lake, when suddenly a Japanese observation post reported the discovery of a mine. There is nothing remarkable about discovering mines, which they often encounter in the main channel of the Yangtze River. Hashimotoki ordered the battleship to stop advancing, and reported to the command ship that a mine had been found, and the Japanese fleet stopped its progress.

Soon, the minesweeper slowly and cautiously approached the mine. At this time, in the underground bunker on the east bank, two fortress guns showed their eerie and terrifying muzzles. Li Dabao held up the binoculars and said, "Prepare to shoot!" "The crew of the cannon quickly got into position, and with skillful maneuvering, two shells entered the chamber. The use of mine blockades was aimed at stopping the advance of Japanese gunboats, and the real means of striking were fortified artillery on the shore. Since the west bank was an area to be abandoned, the fortified artillery was always set up on the east bank.

The fortress cannon produced by the Yunshui County Arsenal was a 152 mm with a fixed gun emplacement. The fortress cannon was placed inside the underground reinforced concrete fortifications, and the outside was carefully camouflaged. There are 8 fortress cannons here, and each of the two cannons is located in a fortification, which is connected by a secret tunnel. In addition, there are 8 fortress cannons at the mouth of the lake on the south side, and two blockade lines are formed. The Japanese minesweeper stopped a few meters from the mine, and the Japanese sailors on board began to get busy.

When the Japanese sailors were preparing to clear the mine, two shells exploded in the front of the minesweeper, and the explosion stirred up a column of water five or six meters high, and the sudden blow caused the Japanese soldiers to panic. "Didn't hit the target, immediately corrected and continued shelling!" Li Dabao was very calm. Accompanied by two cannon shots, one of the shells hit the target. The foredeck of the Japanese minesweepers was shrouded in smoke, and at this time the Japanese gunboats in the rear reacted quickly and immediately launched artillery support to cover the retreat of the minesweepers.

The Japanese minesweepers quickly retreated, and at this time another shell fell in the middle of the minesweeper, and suddenly the middle of the minesweeper burst into flames. Fortunately, the Japanese artillery support affected the line of sight, and the minesweeper was able to escape. However, the Japanese minesweepers were heavily damaged, and I am afraid that they will not be able to clear mines. Japanese gunboats surrounded and shelled fiercely to the shore. It was at this time that Li Dabao was waiting for and ordered the other 6 fortress guns to open fire. Suddenly the ground shook, and shells flew towards the Japanese gunboats.

The 1121 gunboat was shaking, and the captain held a telescope to observe, and found that the fortress guns of the Eighth Route Army were in the underground fortifications, and he knew that it was not easy to deal with. At this moment, smoke suddenly rose from the shore, and Tanakamoto realized that it was not good and was about to give the order to retreat, when a shell hit the front deck, and after the violent explosion, the front main gun was obviously tilted sideways, and there was little left of several gunners who could breathe. At this moment, the port side was hit again, and after the explosion, the port side parapet was gone.

Under the heavy shelling, the two gunboats behind the Japanese were also shot separately. 105-mm shells were an absolute mortal threat to medium gunboats, although the main guns of Japanese gunboats were 130 mm, but they did not help with underground reinforced concrete fortifications. To put it bluntly, the gunboats were in the open, and the fortress artillery of the Eighth Route Army was in the dark, so the Japanese gunboats were naturally difficult to parry. Soon the Japanese gunboats withdrew to the exit, and the commander of the Japanese fleet was so angry that he ordered the marines on board to go ashore and capture the fortress artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army.

The commander of the Japanese fleet may have been irritated and a little irrational, but since the Eighth Route Army dared to build a fortress artillery position on the shore, it was naturally on guard. The Japanese transport ship carried two squadrons of marines, and the Japanese soldiers quickly landed and rushed along the shore towards the fortified artillery positions. Except for the artillery detachment, all other detachments of the Eighth Route Army's naval special combat team were ready for battle. "Damn, little Japan is really vengeful. Let them taste the Celestial Maiden Scattered Flowers first, and then shoot! ”

When the Japanese marines entered 200 meters, smoke suddenly rose from their feet, and the Japanese stepped on anti-infantry mines, and the Japanese soldiers were suddenly bombed. At this time, the light and heavy firepower of the naval special forces was fired, and the rockets also flew with a whistling sound of Japanese soldiers. There were mine interceptions, rocket strikes, light machine gun fire, and sniper rifle killings. In front of them, it was clear that there was a special combat team, and the Japanese army was difficult to parry, leaving behind the corpses and retreating in disarray.

The commander of the Japanese fleet was taken aback by this scene and immediately reported it to the Shanghai Dispatch Army Headquarters. The atmosphere in the headquarters of the Shanghai Dispatch Army was depressing, and the generals and officers were anxious. Unexpected circumstances arose on the first day of the air raids. The 6th Army Air Wing shot down three fighters and wounded three in its first sortie. In the second wave of bombardment, one more was shot down and two were damaged. Commander Matsui Ishine was depressed, and there was another bad flood from the Yangtze River fleet