When Zhang Zizhong and Liu Ruming heard this, they looked up at the same time, and at this time, the Tiger Army fighters that had just arrived had already flown over their heads, and they were directly bombing the armored planes.

The planes of the Chinese army, which were bravading their might and wantonly bombing and strafing the tanks of the Tiger Army, were taken aback by the sudden appearance of Chinese fighters, so the pilots of the Japanese army received a strict order from their commander Tokugawa Yoshitoshi before setting off that they must immediately evacuate if they encountered Chinese fighters.

Because Tokugawa Haomin knew that at this time, the fighters equipped by the Tiger Army were completely superior to the various fighters of the Imperial Army of the Great Empire, and if it were not for the emergency situation in North China, Tokugawa Haomin would not even be ready to lead his flying corps to participate in the battle, and now Tokugawa Haomin has already put forward a proposal to the base camp to develop a new type of fighter, but because the army does not have detailed information on the Tiger Ben Army's fighters, and the time is still short, the development of new fighters is still far away.

This time, the devil's good discipline and strict surname have been fully certified, and all the military planes have turned around and run away in unison when they discovered the Tiger Ben Army fighters, and the fighters even left behind the bombers that flew at a slightly slower speed and fled alone.

The pilots of the flight regiment piloted dozens of BF109 fighters in the blink of an eye to bite those slow-flying military bombers, and the bombers without fighter cover were completely vulnerable in front of the local fighters, not to mention that they were still facing the BF109 that was more advanced than them, and soon, more than a dozen bombers of the devils were destroyed and shot down one after another.

At the same time, the pilots of the flight regiment did not stop there, but suddenly accelerated the fighters and chased after the group of devil fighters who were the first to escape.

At this moment, the ultra-fast speed of the BF109 fighter was fully exerted, and the fastest Type 95 fighter in the army was only more than 400 kilometers per hour, while the BF109 was nearly 700 kilometers, and the two sides were not at the same level at all.

About 10 minutes later, the air battle ended without any suspense with the victory of the Tiger Army's fighter group, and more than 20 of the Tiger Army's fighters were all destroyed, while the Tiger Army's fighter group did not suffer any losses.

After so many days of actual combat training, the pilots of the Tiger Army have been able to skillfully control their landlines, and they can also give full play to the ability of BF109 to a greater extent, so it will be much easier to deal with the aircraft that is lagging behind them in all aspects.

When Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, commander of the North China Front Flying Corps of the Chinese Army, who was far away in Qingdao, learned that the two aviation squadrons he had sent had been wiped out, he vomited blood and fainted, and after waking up, he never agreed to send a fighter plane to assist the ground troops in fighting against the Tiger Army.

In his opinion, it was not at all necessary to send a large number of excellent imperial pilots into the mouth of the tiger, knowing about the defeat. Of course, that's all for later.

When the Tiger Ben Army fighter group solved the devil's fighter group, the bomber group that arrived later also rushed to the sky over the Xiangcheng battlefield, and without making any stops, they began to bomb the devil's position.

It turned out that while the artillery bombardment of the Yue army stopped, Gao Xiang, the commander of the flying regiment, sent a mixed group of planes to reinforce the front line of Xiangcheng, but when the Xiangcheng radar station detected the approach of a group of planes, Gao Xiang decisively ordered the fighter group to break away from the mixed group and rush to the Xiangcheng battlefield first.

A group of slower bombers followed.

As soon as the bomber group began bombing, the fighter group pursuing the Japanese army plane group roared back, and dozens of fighters and bomber groups began to bomb the sortie positions, artillery positions, and ground attack units of the Fifth Division on the north bank.

The situation on the battlefield was completely reversed in less than 20 minutes, and the all-out attack that Itatsuko Seishiro had been waiting for for a long time was easily disintegrated by the Tiger Army.

After about half an hour, the mixed aircraft group of the Tiger Ben Army finally stopped bombing and diving strafing, and began to return home with a swagger, with a bird's-eye view of the sky towards the ground, and the entire north bank of the Xinbian River was filled with thick smoke and firelight, and the corpses of the soldiers were scattered everywhere.

In the front headquarters of the Fifth Division, the division commander Ita Heng Seishiro saw that his inevitable attack ended in failure, and he couldn't help but be stunned, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, and he roared angrily: "Bageya Road, what are our aviation troops for?" All the rice buckets! ”

The chief of staff Sakurada Takeshi on the side lowered his head with an ugly face and said softly: "General, the aviation force has done its best, and today's battle has once again proved that the existing fighters of the imperial army can no longer compete with the fighters of the Tiger Army." He felt that the empire had to develop a new type of warplane. ”

Ban Heng Seishiro was silent when he heard this, how could he not understand the situation today, he knew that what Sakurada Takeshi said was the truth, the fighters equipped by the imperial army at this stage could indeed not compete with the advanced fighters of the Qiao Anbang Tiger Army, but the development of new fighters, that was the task of the local research and development personnel, he had only one purpose at the moment, that is, to capture the position of the Tiger Army on the opposite bank, open up the lifeline with the 20th Division, and then win the battle.

After pondering for a moment, Itatsuko Seishiro said to Sakurada Takeshi: "Sakurada-kun, pass on my order, all troops, stop the attack for the time being." ”

"General, aren't we going to attack?" Sakurada Takeshi thought that the 20th Division might fall into the trap of the Tiger Army, and asked in confusion.

"Suspend the offensive, the Chinese army has a strong air force during the day, so I decided to change the attack time to night, so as to cover the whereabouts of the attacking troops and prevent our artillery from being attacked by the Chinese air force." Itachi Seishiro said with a sly face.

"General, can we let the 108th or 109th Division make a detour to Suxian, from Suxian into the hinterland of the Huben Army's base area, so that we can attack our enemy in front from the rear of Xiangcheng, and also join up with the 20th Division, although it will take some time, but it will be very conducive to the next stage of our army's operation!" Sakurada Takeshi thought for a moment and suggested.

"Yo Xi, that's it." Itako Seishiro nodded happily in agreement.

……………………………………………………………… On the north bank of the Pheasant and Jiwu River, the 79th Infantry Wing of the 40th Brigade of the 20th Division of the Yue Army had arrived here, and there was a fierce battle with the 1st Regiment of the Reading Garrison Brigade guarding the south bank.

In Xiniumiao Village, about five kilometers away from the Vortex River, the commander of the 20th Division, Minoru Ushijima, led the division headquarters and directly subordinate troops to rush here through a rapid march to join the 40th Brigade.

In the headquarters of the provisional division, the commander of the 40th Brigade, Major General Yoshio last month, was bowing his head and reporting the battle situation to Ushijima: "General, our 79th Infantry Wing has encountered stubborn resistance from the Shina Army at the Vortex River, and I humbly request the division commander to send an artillery wing to provide artillery support to cover the crossing of the river by our attacking troops. ”

"Hmm." Ushijima nodded with some displeasure, judging from the situation encountered during the march along the way, the entire Pheasant and Ji and the surrounding dozens of miles have been deserted, and most of the Chinese civilians have been evacuated, so the Tiger Ben Army should have already withdrawn, even if some of the Royal Palace's troops should flee when they hear the arrival of the Imperial Army, how can they still resolutely resist along the vortex river?

Seeing this, Liangfu hurriedly bowed his head respectfully and said, "Thank you, Your Excellency, Division Commander!" Then he turned and strode away with his saber on his shoulder.

After seeing Yoshio Kamitsuki leave, Ushijima Minoru turned around and walked to the map, and began to frown and ponder, and the chief of staff next to him, Kimura Hisazo, also seemed to sense a hint of uneasiness, but he couldn't think of a reason for it in his eagerness.

……………………………………………… Yongsan Airport, Temporary General Headquarters of the Tiger Army.

Adjutant Liang Jiahan held the telegram in his hand and walked into the headquarters again to report to Qiao Anbang: "Military seat, the Reading Garrison Brigade has called to report that the army has arrived at the Vortex River and launched an attack on the south bank of our hand by a regiment, but it was repelled by the garrison regiment. ”

"Call back to Xie Jinyuan, if the army attacks again, then immediately abandon the position on the south bank of the vortex river, withdraw to the city of Pheasant and Jiben, and lure the army to cross the vortex river!" Qiao Anbang commanded in a dignified voice. This is what he has thought about a long time ago, although the vortex river is not a natural danger, but if the 20th Division enters the south bank, it will definitely fall into the siege of the Reading Force Garrison Brigade and the Tiger Ben First Division, and then Ushijima will always want to retreat to the north bank, and he will have to shed his skin if he does not die.

"Yes!" Liang Jiahan didn't ask much, stepped forward to answer, and immediately turned around and left quickly.

………………………………………………………… After receiving reinforcements from the artillery wing directly under the division, Yoshio Kamitsuki, commander of the 40th Brigade, personally commanded the 79th Infantry Wing to launch another attack on the south bank under the cover of artillery fire.

Under the cover of their own artillery, the Tiger Ben Army on the opposite bank was unable to effectively suppress the fire of the troops crossing the river, and when the 79th Infantry Wing crossed the vortex river and rushed to the opposite bank, it easily routed the defenders on the opposite bank and easily occupied their shore defense positions.

Overjoyed, Yoshio Kamitsuki attributed the victory of this attack to his own artillery, and while directing the 80th Infantry Wing to cross the river and join the 79th Infantry Wing, Yoshio Kamitsuki hurriedly reported the battle situation to the division headquarters.

(To be continued)