Chapter 206: The Battle for the Righteousness of the Air Force!
With the Japanese army sending an aircraft carrier fleet to Tianyan Harbor, the situation in Tianyan, which was originally panicked by some people, suddenly became much more optimistic. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoAt least for many Japanese expatriates, they feel that they can finally rest assured.
Although the Eighth Route Army has not yet attacked Tianyi and Beiping, the bombing of Beiping by the Eighth Route Army also shocked these expatriates. Although I couldn't figure out why the troops didn't carry out a counterattack, they still knew that something was not quite right.
Now that their aircraft carrier fleet has arrived in Hong Kong, the confidence of many expatriates has increased a lot. In the eyes of the expatriates, even if the troops could not withstand the attack of the Eighth Route Army, having a fleet here would at least ensure their safe evacuation.
Over the past year or so, many Japanese expatriates who had originally planned to pan for gold in North China have gradually felt the oppression of the Eighth Route Army. Many expatriates who came here to pan for gold eventually ended up losing their personal fortunes.
Even now, the military has informed the expatriates to begin preparing for evacuation. But for many expats, they don't want to leave the place. They feel that the opportunity to earn wealth here is really much better than at home.
It's a pity that the army that could provide them with protection in the past now seems to be unable to withstand the counterattack of the Eighth Route Army. In view of the deteriorating security situation, these expatriates eventually decided that their lives were at stake and left the country for a while.
As long as the troops can regain North China and repel the attacking Eighth Route Army. Maybe in the near future, they can still come here to pan for gold. Without the security of the troops, they would not have dared to stay in North China at all.
Everyone knows that their troops invaded China under the pretext of 'East Asian co-prosperity'. With troops here, the common people of China did not dare to easily provoke them, the expatriates. But there is no army to provide protection, and the Chinese people are also not easy to mess with.
On the other hand, the aircraft carrier fleet, which rushed to support from China, naturally felt very dissatisfied with the current situation of the North China Front. In the eyes of these proud naval officers and men, even the inability of the Chinese troops to win the war was indeed detrimental to the image of the empire.
On the night of his arrival at Tianxian Harbor, the commander of the aircraft carrier fleet called a meeting of his generals and said: "Tomorrow morning, we will first send a few reconnaissance planes into the air to find the location of the airfield of the Eighth Route Air Force and its fighter group.
Carrier-based aircraft and bomber units also joined the next operations. In this operation, we must let the War Department show that the combat effectiveness of our naval aviation must be worked, understand? ”
'Hey! Please rest assured, general, we will definitely destroy the air force units of the Eighth Route tomorrow. With only a few fighters, they are not our opponents at all. After destroying their warplanes, we can also focus on bombing their ground forces. ’
'Don't be too careless! The combat effectiveness of the North China Front is still not low, and the fighter models they are equipped with are similar to ours. When fighting this time, try to find out the performance of the eight-way fighter, and you can't underestimate the enemy! ’
As the commander of the fleet, he naturally knew that the combat effectiveness of the North China Front was actually not low. But the current situation of the war is like this, to a certain extent, it can only show that the attack power of the Eighth Route Army should not be underestimated.
After assigning combat missions, the fleet commander ordered: "Starting tomorrow, the fighter formations will take off directly from the aircraft carrier to fight." All fleets should be on air defense alert and be on guard against possible air raids from the Eighth Route at any time. ”
'Your Excellency Commander, do they dare to attack our fleet with those few fighters on the Eighth Road?' ’
It's unlikely, but there's nothing wrong with being prepared. In addition, a group of marines will be dispatched tomorrow to assist in the transfer of expatriates at the port, and beware of chaos caused by the small forces of the Eighth Route Army, so as to send the people back home safely first. ’
This time, the aircraft carrier fleet rushed to Tianjian Port, in addition to cooperating with the North China Front Army, and transferring the North China expatriates who arrived at Tianjian Port one after another, which was also one of their tasks. Therefore, this work is equally important.
After a night's rest, the port was under martial law and was guarded by the Japanese military police early the next morning. But even so, watching the loaded marines come ashore, many expatriates feel much more at ease.
On the other hand, the intelligence officers of the Eighth Route Army who were wandering in the port did not pay much attention to the appearance of these little devil marines. As for the infantry units transported by the aircraft carrier fleet, all of them were stationed in the garrison barracks in the port last night.
And these Japanese soldiers who disembarked from the ship were undoubtedly the infantry guards of the ship. But it can also be seen from the situation that the little devil attaches such importance to the situation in North China, and the little devil also seems to be not very optimistic.
After all, the aircraft carrier fleet had arrived, and they were still evacuating the expatriates in North China as planned. This also shows that the little devil is still a little unconfident about whether he can hold North China.
'The little devil's aircraft carrier seems to be out of port again! ’
'Yes! Their aircraft carriers were in port last night, and they seemed to have left the port again in the morning. What are you doing, little devil? ’
'Whatever you do, keep an eye on it!' If there is a situation, report it to the headquarters immediately! ’
A group of intelligence officers of the Eighth Route Army, who were staring at the situation in the port, were somewhat surprised that the little devil's aircraft carrier left the port early in the morning. But they all know that none of the planes on the aircraft carrier have yet to take off today.
It stands to reason that if the little devils want to dispatch the plane, they should first transfer the plane to the land airport. But now it seems that the planes loaded on the aircraft carrier did not transfer to the Japanese airfield in Tianyuan.
Just when the intelligence agent lurking in the sky was paying close attention to the movements of the Japanese army. The air force units of the Eighth Route Army, which had been transferred to Taiyuan and Zhangjiakou, also dispatched reconnaissance planes early in the morning and began to enter the airspace of North China to carry out pre-war reconnaissance.
All the fighters in transit have already loaded their weapons and fuel at this moment, waiting for the order to take off at any time. Once the reconnaissance planes discover the appearance of the group of imps, they must take off in the shortest possible time to meet them.
For the next battle, Zheng Shaoyu, commander of the Air Force Flying Regiment, undoubtedly attaches great importance to it. He knew very well that whether or not the victory in this battle was directly related to whether the Eighth Route Army Air Force could get its name correct and enter the sequence of a truly powerful air force.
'Comrades, according to the order sent by the headquarters. Today, it is very likely that our flying regiment will engage in a large-scale air battle with the air force of the little devils. This was the first truly large-scale air battle since the formation of our flying regiment.
Fight the next battle, and the little devils will not dare to wantonly violate our airspace in the future. If this battle is lost, I believe that there is no need for me to say anything more about the consequences, and the comrades should be well aware.
Our flight regiment can have today, and the comrades who are fortunate and sad in it have all experienced it. It can be said that we cannot afford to lose this battle, and if we lose, it means that all our efforts will be in vain.
As your regimental commander, this time I will also fight side by side with my comrades to defend our airspace. Even though many of us pilots don't have much actual combat experience, your flight time is not short.
Next, you should cooperate well with our veteran comrades and learn more from them. You have to believe in your own fighters, because the performance of our fighters is far more advanced than that of the little devils. So, as long as we play at the level of training, we will win! ’
After some combat mobilization, even the young pilots who participated in the actual battle for the first time felt full of excitement and nervousness. But these pilots know that this time the air battle is not easy to fight.
From the information collected so far, the number of planes dispatched by the little devils next is only afraid that it will be much more than them. And what they have to do next may be to deal with one enemy and two or even more enemy aircraft.
Such a big battle is still a bit difficult for experienced veteran pilots. What's more, what about these young pilots who only have flight time, but no real combat experience?
But in the face of such a grim situation, coupled with the big attack of the little devil air force, the flying regiment can only meet it with all its might. And how can young pilots grow up without experiencing real real combat?
Just when the two flying groups of the Eighth Route Army were urgently waiting for the arrival of the little devil fighters. The first fighter plane to be discovered was not from the direction of Tianxi, but from the direction of Jinzhou.
After receiving the information from the front observation post, He Zhengdao, who was directing the front-line battle, also said with some surprise: "It seems that this time the little devil has really made a lot of money, and even the Kwantung Army has dispatched fighters to cooperate with the operation."
Send a telegram to Zheng Shaoyu, asking the Blue Eagle squadron to attack, preparing to intercept the southbound fighter formation of the Kwantung Army over Chengde. The rest of the fighters were ready for battle and were ready to watch out for enemy planes from the Tianyuan side at any time. ”
'Commander, do you think we have to deal with the main force of the little devil air force, or is it the Tianyan side? ’
'Nice! The little devil actually sent the aircraft carrier fleet over, and the loaded carrier-based aircraft group will definitely take off. The Kwantung Army dispatched fighters to cooperate at this time, which was nothing more than an attempt to divert their attention.
Although the Kwantung Army dispatched more than thirty fighters this time, one Blue Eagle squadron should be able to cope with it. The rest of the fighters are still on standby. If the little devil sends a plane to support when the time comes, then we will also see the move. ’
'Yes, Commander! ’
With He Zhengdao's order issued, an alarm soon sounded over Shijiazhuang Airport. Looking at the telegram he had just received, Zheng Shaoyu also said with some surprise: "A fighter formation of the Kwantung Army is already rushing for us.
The commander ordered the Blue Eagle squadron to immediately rise into the air to intercept these southbound enemy planes in the airspace of Chengde, and the rest of the fighters continued to stand by. Blue Eagle Squadron, immediately set off into the air and prepare to meet the enemy! ”
'Yes, Captain! ’
Accompanied by the pilots of the Blue Eagle squadron, they were the first to take off from the airfield. The Japanese army dispatched intelligence officers near Shijiazhuang to quickly send the news out. For a time, the news quickly reached the Japanese aircraft carrier ships in the open sea.
It was learned that the air force of the Eighth Route Army had taken off and rushed to the formation of fighters of the Kwantung Army. The Japanese air force also began to give orders for fighter planes to take off. What they want to do is to destroy the airport of the Eighth Route Army in Zhangjiakou.
Of course, there is also a group of fighters, which will immediately rush to the sky over Chengde, and then cooperate with the Kwantung Army to encircle and annihilate the fighter formation of the Eighth Route Army. Solve this Eighth Route Army fighter formation, and the remaining air battles will be easy to solve in the eyes of the Japanese army!