Lieutenant Sha Jin is a well-known figure in the Ming Army Aviation. After graduating from Songjiang Institute of Technology in June last year, Sha Jin took the initiative to sign up and successfully passed the physical examination and cultural examination, becoming a reserve pilot of the Army Airlines.

To be honest, the main reason why Sha Jin chose to go to Army Airlines as a pilot at that time was because the economic environment was really bad. Even if he is a top student at Songjiang Institute of Technology, it is difficult to find a satisfactory job. At that time, the treatment offered by Lu Airlines was much better than staying in the factory.

After officially starting flight training, Sha Jin instantly liked the feeling of soaring into the sky, and showed outstanding flying talent.

He was one of the best novice pilots in the three-month initial training. And because he maintained excellent results in many subsequent air combat trainings, he became the first recruit of pilots to be promoted to lieutenant. This is absolutely unimaginable in a conservative army in peacetime. That is to say, Zhang Cheng does not care about seniority in the army at all, and adopts the standard of ability first for the army aviation with a large number of young people.

Before this sortie, Lieutenant Sha Jin had already received an official order to start the war. Because before zero o'clock on the fifth day the Transvaal Politics. The government did not give a clear response to the diplomatic letter from the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming court officially declared war on the Transvaal. His Majesty the Emperor had personally sealed the decree, and the declaration of war took effect immediately. From now on, the Ming and the Transvaal entered a state of war. Lieutenant Sha Jin was authorized to open unlimited fire.

Zhang Cheng brought nearly 200 new fighters to South Africa this time, but more than half of them were deployed near the port of Cape Town. It was the core of the Ming Viceroy of South Africa, with a large number of civilians and various facilities. Cape Town was not well defended, but it was faced with a large Boer People's League. Zhang Cheng had to deploy most of his air power to the Cape Town side to defend Cape Town.

Zhang Cheng rejected the previous order from the Army Command to garrison Durban and Cape Town separately, and chose to concentrate his troops and prepare for an early attack. The Army Command also agreed to his request for changes. But all this is premised, first of all, Durban and Cape Town must not be lost. The second is that Zhang Cheng's offensive must achieve brilliant results.

The Army Command gave Zhang Cheng face. It also gave him this opportunity. At the same time, the Army actually wants to see how well the armored forces and the new aircraft perform in real combat. Otherwise, Zhang Cheng changed the original battle plan without authorization, and even forced the imperial court to declare war in advance, which was enough for him to be driven out of the army.

Zhang Cheng started the war in advance and fought this battle for himself, and both the army and the first assistant knew it very well. However, they all chose to support Zhang Cheng.

The reason is very simple, Zhang Cheng has earned hundreds of millions of silver dollars for the army before, and at the same time contributed to a huge gold mine with a stock of tens of thousands of tons. In addition to promoting Zhang Cheng to general for the first time. This combat operation is to repay Zhang Cheng's favor.

If Zhang Cheng messes up this time, then his military career will basically come to an end. If he succeeds, then the road in the future will be unlimited. Everything depends on him.

"Catch up!" Feeling his adrenaline starting to secrete, Lieutenant Sha Jin picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted, "They are all biplanes, and they are not as fast as ours. Catch up and chase the tail in a circle, dog fight! ”

Before entering the jet age, press the button mode of combat. The combat method of piloting an aircraft into the enemy's tail area to aim and shoot is the mainstream of air combat.

This process looks a lot like two dogs chasing each other's tails, hence the name dogfight tactic. Zhang Cheng, who comes from modern time and space, naturally did not forget this tactic when he was compiling the training program for the Army Aviation. The pilots of the Air Superiority Fighter of the Army Airlines are all masters.

The two planes that Lieutenant Sha Jin encountered were not actually Boers, and the poor Boers of the past did not have such advanced gadgets as fighter planes.

These two planes were the famous Hawker biplane fighters in modern time and space, during the Anti-Japanese War. The National Air Force has used this aircraft to make great achievements. The two planes were quietly sent over by the Americans. The driver is also a volunteer from the United States. Moreover, the Americans with deep pockets sent over dozens of planes.

Unlike the countries of Europa, which are full of fanfare and clamour. Although the Americans also accused the Ming in the newspapers of the military threat to the Transvaal, they did things very quickly. Not only were all kinds of military supplies quickly delivered to the Boers, but even planes were delivered. There are too many countries in this world who want to see Daming and are unlucky.

The Hawker 2, powered by a 525 hp air-cooled radial engine, will never reach a top speed of 350 km/h. In the face of the Fighting Falcon, which had a top speed of more than 500 kilometers per hour, the American pilots, who were originally full of confidence, were dumbfounded.

Not long after they arrived, they were asked by the Boer commander to expel the upset Ming planes. After driving his plane into the sky with great interest, he was stunned to find that the opposite side was actually a high-speed monoplane?!

Although the Americans have begun to equip monoplanes on a large scale, it is impossible for this new weapon to be sent to South Africa as aid. The Ming Empire is not easy to mess with, and the United States is not ready to deal with the anger of the Ming Dynasty. And the Americans were previously armed with a large number of old biplanes. In addition to training and other uses, it is also a good option to send volunteers to the battlefields in South Africa. The Americans wanted to weaken the strength of the Ming Dynasty. It's not about going to war with the Ming now. Under the economic crisis, Americans are not having a good time.

Lieutenant Sha Jin piloted his fighter plane and quickly approached the opposite plane, one hand already on the fire button. In this sky, not all the planes of the Ming Dynasty are enemies. The huge difference in speed between the two sides caused the Americans to be in no match at all**, and they quickly climbed to hide in the clouds high in the sky to escape.

"It's a veteran." Lieutenant Shajin smiled, and a roll dodged the Hawk shot. Bullets that came over. Cut between the two Hawks at high speed and pull the trigger. The long chain of tracer bullets did not hit the target, but it succeeded in forcing the two Hawks apart.

Lieutenant Shajin gestured to his wingman, and the two Fighting Falcon quickly separated to chase a target.

The Hawker pilot chased by Lieutenant Sha Jin was obviously a veteran, and he was constantly maneuvering with Hawk. Trying to get out of the chase of Lieutenant Sha Jin. It's a pity that Hawke's performance is too far behind the Fighting Falcon. When Lieutenant Sha Jin managed to bite Hawke's tail, two 20 mm machine guns quickly destroyed the Hawke.

Looking at Hawke, who was falling with a sharp whistling sound of smoke, Lieutenant Sha Jin waved his arm vigorously. Soon, he pulled up to help his wingman, and was able to shoot down another Hawke. In the end, neither Hawker driver parachuted. The 20-mm cannon was too powerful.

"Well done! You've got two downed! The wingman's words made Lieutenant Shajin's eyes narrow. This honor is something that every soldier dreams of. It's just that soon he won't be able to laugh. A large group of biplanes suddenly flashed behind the clouds in the distance! The American Volunteer Flying Corps, which had crossed the ocean, began to attack on a large scale.

In this case, it is impossible to deal with so many enemy aircraft with only two Fighting Falcons. Lieutenant Sha Jin immediately decided to retreat with his wingman. At the same time, call for help from the command

"Hawke?" Zhang Cheng, who was wearing a general's uniform and a shining gold star on his epaulettes, and was standing in the command headquarters with a coffee cup, looked at the map in front of him suspiciously, and whispered to himself, "How did the Americans come over?" ”

"The Americans have made an official announcement that all Americans in the Transvaal are going voluntarily and privately. What they do has to do with U.S. politics. The house has nothing to do with it. Wang Yan shook the information in his hand and said disdainfully.

"That is, the life and death of these people have nothing to do with the United States?" Zhang Cheng raised his eyebrows lightly and asked in surprise.

"Hmm." Wang Yan nodded, "They are volunteers. ”

"Volunteers?" Zhang Cheng narrowed his eyes, and the corners of his mouth brought out a chuckle, "Interesting." ”

"Huh~~~" Zhang Cheng put down the coffee cup in his hand. Turning his head to look at the staff officer on the side, he ordered in a deep voice, "All air superiority fighters will take to the air and seize air supremacy." Ground attack aircraft were always ready to attack the Boer army, leaving them to wait for orders from ground attack forces. After a pause, he turned his head to look at Wang Yan, a touch of unhappiness flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Ask Lu Zhiyuan and Jun Mo, when will they be ready?" In an hour I will be on the front line. ”

It was as if the Boers were massing forces in the town of Ladysmith to attack the port of Durban. Zhang Cheng had also gathered his armored forces near the town of Freel, dozens of kilometers southwest of Leddy Smith. Prepare for an assault on the Boer army assembled in the town of Leddy Smith.

The original plan was for the armored forces to attack at dawn in the early hours of the morning, supported by the Army Aviation. However, the front-line commanders Lu Zhiyuan and Junmo reported that the preparations for the attack were not completed, and the plan was postponed.

This is also why planes are sent for reconnaissance. Now the planes of the Americans have appeared. Once aerial reconnaissance is carried out outside the town of Freer, Zhang Cheng's tactical intentions will be exposed. It's not that ground reconnaissance can't be done, it's just that it's very difficult for an army dominated by militia to reconnoiter an elite regular army and get detailed information. As for the informants of the local population, the whole town has been completely cordoned, what kind of civilians can pass on the information they see at home through the blockade of the army? Of course, aerial reconnaissance is completely different.

With Zhang Cheng's order. The sky suddenly became lively. Hundreds of planes from both sides combined, the airspace near Ladysmith broke out in the largest large-scale air battle ever.

The entire sky was filled with the roar of engines, and there were high-speed planes doing dazzling technical maneuvers. From time to time, black smoke planes and white parachutes will fall from the sky.

A large number of reporters recorded this historic moment with their cameras. An air battle on an unprecedented scale.

Almost all reporters at the time thought that the largest air battle ever fought would make headlines that day. A few hours later they knew they were all wrong. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, and your support. That's what motivates me the most......)

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