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Chapter 1277 Air Battle in North China (1)

July 31, 1937, 9:35 a.m. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Amid the terrible sound of air defense sirens, all kinds of fighters at Qingyuan Airport took off into the sky, some of which went straight into the sky and continued to climb high into the air, while the other part attacked the northeast of the Japanese planes according to the predetermined plan. On the ground, the antiaircraft artillery positions of the Air Defense Command were in full array, and Baoding City was shrouded in an atmosphere of solemnity.

At that time, under the guidance of the departments directly under the Fifth Army Corps, the people inside and outside Baoding were evacuating in an orderly manner to the more than 10 air defense shelters that the 17 th Army had deliberately built on weekdays and the caves under the ancient city walls.

At the public trial that took place at 7:30 a.m., all the officers at and above the platoon level of the Shiyou Third Independent Brigade who had escaped without a fight and caused the riverside brigade to escape were shot dead, while the officers of the 1st and 2nd brigades were taken into custody and sent to the Shijiazhuang Theater Command for conviction after being asked to give their confessions. More than 18,000 disarmed soldiers were escorted by the gendarmerie regiment and took two trains to Jinghai to await the distribution of the 40th and 53rd armies.

Listening to the harsh long whistle outside the window, Hu Jialin did not have the slightest intention of entering the air-raid shelter to escape, and still stayed in front of the telephone, waiting for An Yi's latest news.

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Tianjin Jinghai, the garrison of the 53rd Army.

At this moment, An Yi had already broken free from the anger of renunciation, supported his chin with his right hand, and knelt down in front of the large map of North China placed on the large square table in the living room, silently inspecting it.

An Yi arrived in Jinghai at three o'clock in the morning last night, and the two veterans, Wan Fulin and Pang Bingxun, did not rest, and met An Yi in the headquarters of the 53rd Army set up in Jinghai County.

An Yi was very moved, explained the purpose of his trip, and then sent a telegram to Cheng Qian, the commander of the theater of operations, in front of Wan Fulin and Pang Bingxun, asking to send the 32nd Army of the Shang Zhen Department to Jinghai to listen to the order. Cheng Qian's telegram was agreed, and Wan Fulin and Pang Bingxun immediately stated that once the battle in Langfang began, they would go all out to attack Tianjin, so that the Japanese army could not take care of both the beginning and the end, and ensure the stability of the Pingjin front.

Then Wan Fulin sent An Yi and his entourage to the backyard of the headquarters to rest, not wanting An Yi to fall asleep not long ago, the communication office received a telegram from Hu Jialin. The stakes were very high, and Director Li Yufu did not dare to slack off and immediately woke up An Yi. After An Yi got up and read the telegram, he couldn't help but be so angry that one Buddha was born and the second Buddha ascended to heaven, and immediately sent an urgent telegram to Cheng Qian, commander of the theater of operations, and Liu Zhi, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, through the communication command vehicle, demanding the immediate arrest of Shi Yousan, a traitor who had allowed the riverside brigade to escape, and his subordinate generals.

Half an hour later, Liu Zhi called and said that Song Zheyuan, deputy commander of the theater, resolutely opposed the arrest of Shi Yousan, and protested against the Fifth Army's private seizure and disarming of the Northern Hebei Army subordinate to the Jicha Pacification Office, saying that the lawsuit would be brought to the chairman! Seeing Song Zheyuan putting on a soldier's face and vowing not to give up, Cheng Qian pretended to be deaf and dumb, and Liu Zhi didn't dare to call the shots, so he called to ask what to do?

An Yi immediately replied: Any general who harbors traitors, no matter what position he holds and how much he has contributed to the country and the nation, will be regarded as suspected of collaborating with the enemy and will be taken down! Military law is clear, how can it be child's play? If this fang is not killed, how can it be disciplined and the law of the country? In the future, who will be responsible for the emulation on the battlefield?

After the telegram was sent, An Yi thought about it, and called Cheng Qian and Liu Zhi again: Even if you take someone, no matter what the situation is in the end, I, An Yi, will bear it!

Who knew that after the two messages were sent, they were like stones sinking into the sea, and there was no reply. An Yi thought about it, now that Song Zheyuan only has two brigades and a guard regiment in his hands, where does he have the confidence to confront the theater command? At this moment, Shijiazhuang gathered more than 10 divisions of the Central Army's lineage, semi-lineage and side lineage, no matter from which aspect, they were sure to suppress the rebellion, but why did they not move for a long time? Is there a deal or secret that is not humane?

In desperation, An Yi immediately instructed the Shijiazhuang Intelligence Station of the Fourth Hall to immediately closely monitor the movements inside and outside the city of Shijiazhuang, and report any movement immediately; At the same time, he issued an order to the commander of the garrison of the Anjia Army stationed in Shijiazhuang, demanding that the railway and highway leading to the south be immediately controlled, so that Shi Yousan would not have a chance to escape.

After doing all this, An Yi felt a little relieved, just at this time, he received an urgent report from Zhou Zhirou and Ye Ziquan, and immediately approved it according to the predetermined plan, and then put down all his mental baggage, returned to the room, and calmly figured out the intention of the large-scale air attack of the Japanese army while facing the map, while waiting for the results of the air battle to come.

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The Japanese army was densely packed with war secrets, landed from Bohai Bay, and slaughtered towards Baoding.

When passing through Langfang, dozens of fighters also deliberately circled over the 17th Army's defense line a few times, dropping a string of bombs, and only after the follow-up fighters arrived and adjusted their formation, they continued to fly westward.

While flying over the Daqing River, the first wave of more than 20 fighters of the Japanese army encountered 14 fighters of the 1st, 4th, and 6th independent squadrons of the Central Air Force that had taken off from Baoding Airport to meet the enemy.

Perhaps seeing that the number of Japanese fighters was too large, the Chinese fighters that were deployed in a straight line suddenly pulled up in unison to the sky, and then quickly turned in the void, the fuselage rolled at 180 degrees, and after the plane rebalanced, it had already turned around and flew towards the southwest direction.

"Haha, timid Shina, when he saw our powerful Imperial Japanese Air Force, he was scared! Rush up and kill them! ”

Seeing the Chinese biplanes fleeing on their own without engagement, the pilots of the 2nd Group of the Japanese Flying Group, which opened the way for the follow-up bombers, cheered in unison. The captain of the group, Saburo Kondo, piloted the Kawasaki 95 biplane fighter and shouted loudly into the void, but unfortunately the Japanese fighters have not popularized the radio at all, and no one heard his bold words, and he did useless work in vain.

The Second Army Flying Group is stationed in Qinhuangdao, and all the 26 fighters equipped by this unit are Kawasaki 95 types. This fighter made its first flight the year before last, representing the pinnacle of Japanese biplane fighter design, its maneuverability and incomparably agile grappling performance, so that every Japanese pilot who piloted it loved it from the heart, but was not so cold to the current Japanese Air Force's most advanced Nakajima 97 fighter.

Immediately following the second group is the eighth flight group stationed in Tangshan, the 26 fighter models of the group are unified into three or four years equipped with the Nakajima 95 type fighters in place, this kind of aircraft has a unique inverted sea European monoplane, the landing gear can be freely retracted, but unfortunately although it is a monoplane, but in terms of ceiling, speed and endurance, it is not as good as Kawasaki 95, but it is also a relatively advanced fighter.

The third wave of escort fighter groups is the independent flight of the ninth squadron, the squadron is stationed in Dalian, equipped with the most outstanding Nakajima 97 fighter of the Japanese Air Force, this fighter can reach a speed of 460 km / h, a ceiling of 10,000 meters, using a 610 horsepower air-cooled nine-cylinder star engine, equipped with two 7.7 mm caliber ** machine guns, with strong combat effectiveness. The performance of the Nakajima 97 fighter is similar to that of the A25 fighter produced by the Syrian Aircraft Factory, but it is not as good as the A25 improved version equipped by the 22nd and 23rd squadrons of the Chinese Air Force, not to mention the A26 twin-engine fighter equipped by the 21st squadron.

Behind these three waves of fighters was a huge bomber group, including the Japanese Army's 5th, 6th, and 9th Flying Groups, with a total of 78 Mitsubishi and Kawasaki series bombers.

It can be said that Lieutenant General Yoshitoshi Tokugawa, commander of the Aviation Corps stationed in Tuntun, played all the cards in his hand this time, and wanted to completely solve the command center of the Fifth Army Corps and destroy the largest airfield of the Chinese Air Force in Pingjin and even the entire North China region, and then firmly occupy air supremacy in North China and create conditions for a decisive victory on the ground.

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At an altitude of 10,000 meters above Baoding City, Gao Zhihang, captain of the Fourth Air Force Group, led three squadrons of 24 fighters to quietly lurk, and from time to time the speed and location of the Japanese planes reported by the ground radar station were transmitted from the intercom, silently waiting for the best time to attack.

Squadron Leader Li Guidan of the 21st Squadron was in the most relaxed mood, and the entire squadron counted his squadron as the most awesome, and the A26 of the eight fighters was all the same, not only had excellent lifting and diving capabilities, and the fuselage was extremely flexible, but also equipped with a new type of twin 20 machine guns and aviation machine guns with fierce firepower. Since the beginning of the war, every battle with Japanese fighters has been like a big wave rushing into the sand, and pilots with unqualified skills and fighters unsuitable for air combat have been eliminated one after another, and what remains is the essence of the essence. At the same time, a variety of tactics have also been explored in actual combat, and now is the time to test the results.

The 22nd Squadron Leader Huang Guanghan and the 23rd Squadron Leader Mao Yingchu were also full of expectations for the next battle at this time. Although the A25 improved fighter is not as good as the A26, it still has a certain advantage over the Japanese fighter, and I believe that this time, with the intention of calculating or not, coupled with the ingenious air ambush from other places, the Japanese Air Force will definitely suffer a big loss.

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At 9:44 a.m., Japanese fighters chased Chinese biplane fighters and appeared in the sky east of Baoding City.

In the continuous pursuit battle, the 9th Independent Squadron of the Japanese Army, which was originally in the third echelon, relied on the excellent performance of its fighters to continuously surpass the two fighter groups in front, Nakajima 95 and Kawasaki 95, and frantically pounced on the Hawker III, Yi-15, and Yi-16 fighters equipped by the Chinese Air Force, attracting the two big teammates to scold.

The Chinese Air Force was very flexible, and seeing the Nakajima 97 fighters behind the buttocks chasing closer and closer, they began to make a serpentine maneuver, avoiding the machine gun fire of the Japanese fighters.

Unconsciously, the Japanese army's three-wave fighter group had already flown over Baoding City, and the follow-up bomber group had also entered the ambush circle, and at this moment, the sound of intensive artillery shells on the ground sounded like fried beans, and fireworks suddenly burst out in the air......