When Ouyang Jian received the news that the Japanese fighter plane had dispatched from Taiwan, he was immediately excited. Okamura Ninji is finally fooled, and the long-awaited picture emerges in front of his eyes. Not to mention that fighters from various airports took to the air to meet the enemy, and Xiaoshan Air Base also entered a state of imminent combat. The anti-aircraft guns at the base took off their armor and stood by, and the 18 fighters left behind by the 1st and 2nd Flight Groups took off one after another to the roar of the motors. For the Japanese air raid base, Ouyang Jian didn't have to worry at all, the airport runway was destroyed.

"Report, 30 fighters of the Qiliping temporary team have taken to the air!" Zhang Yourong reported. In order to prepare for this strike, Ouyang Jian deliberately set up a temporary team at Qiliping Airport, and there was no number for the time being. "Liu Yalou reports: All the airborne troops have been dispatched!" Ouyang Jian nodded and said, "Order the radar to closely monitor the airspace of Fuzhou and grasp the enemy's direction at any time." "Chief of the General Staff, Fuzhou Airport reported that enemy aircraft dispatched 125 fighters to cover 45 bombers, and some enemy aircraft covered the main force to break through and intercept!"

The Japanese aircraft group was intercepted by two flight squadrons in Fuzhou, and the Japanese planes left the corresponding fighters to deal with it, and the large aircraft group was not affected in the slightest, and they rushed to the base in a mighty way. The early warning radar showed the exact position of the Japanese aircraft group, and the fighters taking off from the base were the first to meet the enemy. It stands to reason that the interceptor group should be aimed at the bombers, but contrary to the expectations of the Japanese flight commanders, the fighters of the Eighth Route Army did not seem to be interested in the Japanese bombers and took the initiative to entangle with the Japanese fighters. The fighters who took off from Qiliping also joined the battle group.

Seeing that the enemy intercepted a small number of fighters, the Japanese air commander immediately ordered the bombers to bomb the base. A few minutes later, the fighters supported by Nanchang and Ruijin arrived in the sky, and they also ignored the Japanese bombers and directly crossed over to deal with the Japanese fighters. With the Nanchang and Ruijin support fighters joining the battle group, the number of fighters reached 120, surpassing the Japanese cover fighters, and the air superiority suddenly appeared.

Due to the long-term absence of the Japanese army's army aviation units in Taiwan, the vast majority of pilots have almost zero experience in air combat. Experienced pilots either joined the HNA or were transferred to the mainland, and their level was equivalent to the third rate in the Japanese military sequence.

In addition, most of the fighters on the Taiwan side are old-fashioned fighters, and the Zero team is not deployed at all. Okamura Ninji's purpose was to take advantage of the opportunity of the Eighth Route Army's air force to deal with Songhu with all its might, and launch a large-scale retaliatory attack, which resulted in a hit. As soon as the fighters of both sides looked at each other, the weakness of the Japanese planes was exposed. The air battle entered a one-sided situation, but the Japanese bombers had already begun to attack, and the fighters acting as cover could not retreat, and had to fight with all their might.

Ouyang Jian did not let the fighters intercept the Japanese bombers, the purpose was to create strike conditions for the antiaircraft artillery units of the base. Originally, an antiaircraft artillery regiment was deployed at the base, but after the 14th Air Force of the US Army was stationed, the US side also deployed an antiaircraft artillery regiment in order to strengthen its air defense. The Japanese bomber pilots knew that the threat of a blow to the cave was almost zero, so they tilted their high-explosive bombs towards the runway. The Japanese pilots were very tenacious, braving the dense anti-aircraft fire and diving to drop bombs.

The runway of the cave was constantly hit by high-explosive bombs, and the smoke of the explosion was filled. The anti-aircraft artillery opened fire intensively, and a dive bomber was shot, and then smoke rushed into the woods on the right, accompanied by a violent explosion, which opened the prelude to the Japanese planes being severely hit. Less than a few seconds later, another Japanese bomber, hit by intensive artillery fire, exploded and disintegrated in the air. The battle entered a fever pitch, and the Japanese bombers were extremely tenacious, diving one after another to drop bombs. Some bombers aimed at anti-aircraft artillery units.

With the support fighters joining the battle group, the Japanese fighters had to fight to the death even if they were difficult to parry, and the result was miserable. In less than two minutes after the two sides clashed, five Japanese fighters were destroyed and fell. In a forest on the ground, Meng Fei held a telescope and looked at the sky, and the scene of fighter planes chasing each other in the sky was very spectacular. "Battalion commander, look at a Japanese pilot parachuting in the direction of 10 o'clock, and the gliding is in our direction." "Ready to welcome guests right away!" As he spoke, the Japanese pilot parachuted down, the branches of the trees hung the parachute, and the pilot was suspended in the air.

When the Japanese pilot took out his dagger and was about to cut the parachute line, he found a group of soldiers in camouflage uniforms below, looking at them quietly. The Japanese pilot hurriedly pulled out his pistol, and a soldier's carbine fired a burst of fire, hitting the Japanese pilot in the arm, and the pistol fell to the ground. "Get him down!" Meng Fei ordered. "Battalion commander, what's the use of keeping it!" The subordinate made a neck wiping motion. "The division commander ordered, try to catch it alive." "Report, another parachute pilot, landing in our direction."

Meng Fei held up the telescope and observed: "It's our pilot, organize rescue immediately!" "The soldiers immediately went into action. The Japanese pilot who was hanging in the air was put down, and Meng Fei walked over with some curiosity.

The more enemy planes fought, the fighters under their command continued to emit black smoke, and the Japanese air commander found that the signs were wrong and ordered a retreat, but had to wait for the bombers to withdraw from the battlefield. Several more fighters were destroyed at this time, and the Japanese aircraft completely collapsed. Soon calm was restored over the battlefield, and due to the delay in the air, the fighters of the Eighth Route Army did not pursue them, but all landed at Qiliping Airport. The base guards were immediately dispatched to repair the bombed-out runway.

Major General Ohashi Liushui, commander of the Japanese Taiwan Army Air Corps, was shocked to hear that the air raid had been dealt a heavy blow and immediately reported it to the Nanjing Command. In the Nanjing Headquarters, the generals and officers who had hoped to hear the good news and were ready to celebrate immediately fell silent and fell into a state of stupidity when they received the report from the Taiwan side. Chief of Staff Kobayashi Asaburo said: "Your Excellency General, Major General Ohashi reports that although the air raid on Xiaoshan Air Base has achieved certain results, we have suffered heavy losses. 53 fighters and 12 bombers were lost in service, and the losses of enemy aircraft are unknown. ”

"Your Excellency, the worst losses were suffered by the pilots, they ??????。" There is no doubt that these pilots, who are equal to the number of fighters, are gone. Seeing that Okamura Ningji frowned, Chief of Staff Kobayashi Asaburo continued: "Through the air raid on the Xiaoshan base, it can be confirmed that the air force unit of the Eighth Route Army is not a flying regiment, and there has been a major error in our judgment. The enemy's bomber groups did not carry out bombing operations all the time, but only served as decoys, and their purpose was exposed. ”

Okamura Ninji said: "Now we can confirm that the Eighth Route Army's bombing team has a limited number, so it does not dare to carry out large-scale air strikes, which is directly related to the transfer of the US 14th Air Force to Burma. Order the fighters at all airports in Nanjing to plunge into the aerial strangulation battle in Songhu, I want to completely smash Ouyang Jian's attempt, and our imperial air warriors must not retreat! The veteran and shrewd Okamura Ninji began to spin according to Ouyang Jian's baton.

From the very beginning of the air battle, Ouyang Jian gave Okamura Ningji the importance of pilots, and it is indeed the same. However, Okamura ignored the fact that this was a war on Chinese soil, and even in the airspace of the Japanese-controlled area, the Japanese army's rescue operations were restricted by many factors, and the efficiency was low. It stands to reason that Okamura Ninji should boldly change his tactics and take the initiative to launch a large-scale air raid on various field airfields in Jiangxi in an all-round way, perhaps to curb the implementation of the guerrilla tactics of the Eighth Route Army Air Force.

However, at the very beginning, Ouyang Jian revealed to him that the attrition of the pilots would determine the success or failure of this air battle, and the air combat area was limited to the Songhu area, so that the Japanese army did not dare to enter the air force in the Nanjing area. In terms of local air power, the air team of the Eighth Route Army can concentrate its forces on fierce battles. Although the losses of enemy planes far exceeded those of our own side in fierce battles for more than 10 days in a row, it showed that the enemy did not care about the loss of fighters at all. At this moment, Okamura Ninji saw this clearly, but the best time to strike had been missed.

The enemy stormed the Songhu airfield, seemingly bent on going his own way, but the Japanese army had no choice. Although there was a field airfield in the Pudong area, the airfield was small in scale and the air defense deployment was weak, so the Japanese army did not dare to deploy a fighter fleet at the Pudong airfield, and this airfield was a backup airfield. If the Songhu airport is paralyzed, the air supremacy of the entire Songhu area will be lost, and this cannot be tolerated. Obviously, in the struggle for air supremacy in the Songhu area, Okamura Ningji has no choice.

This is like a person's five fingers, which can be folded together to form a fist, but Okamura Ninji's stall is too big to gather the power of the five fingers to form a fist. On the contrary, the Eighth Route Army attacked with its fists at any time to form a local parity. In the face of the generals, Okamura Ningji said the reason for his passivity at the moment and said: "Ouyang Jian's cleverness lies in the fact that he can detect our weaknesses at every moment and carefully prepare, and this preparation may have started several years ago. ”

Okamura Ninji's words made all the generals shudder, and the terrifying point of this person was once again raised to such a height, and it was enough to cause a shock when it came out of Okamura Ninji's mouth. "Our opponent is incredibly shrewd, you don't know what he's thinking, and he knows what we're thinking. The most important point of Ouyang Jian's strategic thinking is to pay attention to the results of the battle rather than the battle itself. While we are still silent in the joy of the number of enemy planes shot down, the enemy is already full of feathers??????。 ”

At dusk, the crater on the runway of the airport was leveled, and the high-explosive bombs thrown by the Japanese army were indeed powerful, and the guard troops fought hard for a whole day before they could initially clear out the part of the runway, at least to meet the landing of fighters. There are still a large number of craters on both sides of the runway that have not been leveled, revealing the appearance of a mess. At this time, one after another fighter planes returned from other airfields, and the roar of the motors was deafening, and it seemed that the atmosphere of battle was still spreading.

In front of the window in the base headquarters, Zhang Yourong reported to Ou Ouyangjian: "The 1st and 2nd Flight Squadrons of Fujian Independence suffered the greatest losses, being shot down by the Japanese army and 3 damaged. The other teams lost 9 fighters, and we won a great victory in the air battle. Nine Japanese bombers were shot down by ground anti-aircraft fire, and three were shot down by our fighters as the Japanese fled. Liu Yalou reported that the airborne division killed 29 Japanese pilots and captured 15, and the search is still ongoing. ”

"Major William reports that two anti-aircraft guns were destroyed and 9 people were killed or wounded!" After listening to Zhang Yourong's report, Ouyang Jian said: "The Japanese army was not hurt by the heavy blows, and the next air battle is the time to really test us." In order to continue to paralyze the Japanese army, we still have to pay the price. As long as we hold out until March 25, the whole situation will change dramatically. "March 25?" Zhang Yourong and the others had a confused expression on their faces.