Chapter Twenty-Four: A Sudden Air Battle

July 10, the 24th year of the Republic of China (1935) was 3:28 p.m

Twelve Mitsubishi-93 heavy bombers of the 15th Air Regiment of the Kwantung Army, which first took off from the Chengde airfield in Rehe, tried to launch an air attack on Zhangjiakou under the cover of eight Ki5 Nakajima fighters.

As early as the beginning of the establishment of the Black Tiger Army, Su Tong set up several secret radar stations on the high mountains of Chicheng, Chongli and other places, and when the plane just arrived at the Chahar border, the radar station issued an early warning.

Gao Zhihang immediately led the 36 P26 warhawks of the First Black Tiger Army Aviation Group (the first captain was concurrently served by Gao Zhihang) to quickly take off and attack.

At this time, Gao Zhihang's ears kept hearing the altitude, orientation, and type of enemy planes reported by the ground radar station, and he couldn't help but feel the shock scene when he saw the ground radar command center for the first time. It was an epoch-making change in the history of human air warfare.

"The first group, please pay attention, you have reached the sky above Longguan, the enemy aircraft group is three thousand meters below you, a total of twelve Mitsubishi 93 heavy bombers, escorted by eight Ki5 Nakajima fighters, and it is now one thousand meters away from your aircraft group."

This devil is really ruthless, the 93-type heavy bombardment was only equipped by the army two years ago, and each plane can carry four 1,500-kilogram bombs. If the 12 bombers here flew over Zhangjiakou, the bombs with a total weight of more than 10 tons could blow Zhangjiakou into a sea of fire.

Gao Zhihang angrily turned on the safety of the machine gun and turned on the intercom: "The first and second squadrons followed me to kill the bomber group, and the third squadron was responsible for dealing with the enemy escort planes and acted immediately." As soon as Gao Zhihang's words fell, he pressed the longitudinal pole, and the silver-white war eagle immediately dived down towards the enemy plane.

Tetsuzo Koo Nakasa, who was in charge of the bombing operation of the 15th Air Regiment of the Kwantung Army, was tasked with bombing Zhangjiakou into ruins in order to destroy the will and determination of the Black Tiger Army in China. Due to the high price of the 93-type heavy bombing, the Imperial Air Force did not have much equipment, but this time he escaped from the family of the 15th Air Regiment, and for this operation, Koo Tetsuzo Nakasa can be said to be determined to succeed.

Suddenly, Koo Tetsuzo Nakasa noticed a shadow floating overhead, looked up and saw that it was a group of enemy planes, and shouted out with a terrible shout: "Discover enemy planes, quickly evade!" ”

Koo Tetsuzo Nakasa's warning was too late, and the arrows led by Gao Zhihang had already swooped down, and in the blink of an eye, three Type 93 bombers fell down with black smoke.

"Baga, the escort squadron comes with me, and we must stop the Shina plane." Seeing that his own bombers were flying around like ducks by enemy planes, Tetsuzo Koo's lungs were about to be blown up, and since the Imperial Air Force was stationed in China, the Imperial planes bombed wherever they wanted, and when did they suffer such a big loss, they lost three bombers in just one shot.

Tetsuzo Koo stepped on the fuel-saving fell, and the plane sped up and flew towards the battle circle. "Your Excellency Nakasa, watch out for the back" The wingman's warning sounded on the intercom. Tetsuzo Koo is also an old fritter in the air, and when he heard this, he immediately made a big roll to the right. I saw a string of bullets passing past his fuselage, and Koo Tetsuzo didn't care about wiping the cold sweat on his head, and a few more rolls broke out of the battle circle. Tetsuzo Koo, who was finally out of danger, found that his eight escort planes were entangled in twelve fighters of the opposing side, and they were unable to support the heavy bomber group that was in a bitter battle.

In this short period of ten minutes, four more bombers were shot down, and Koo Tetsuzo Nakasa, who was miserable in his heart, knew that he had no chance to bomb Zhangjiakou this time, so he had to reluctantly issue an order to retreat. "All the bomber groups immediately returned home, and the escort group got rid of the opponent's entanglement and made every effort to cover the retreat of the bomber group."

After receiving the order, the eight Ki5 Nakajima fighters desperately entangled their opponents as if they were desperate, in order to buy time for their bomber group to retreat. However, the disparity in the number of planes was too great, and he could only watch his bomber group being beaten into a torch in the air by the P26 of the China.

Watching his bomber group disappear one after another in the sky, Koo Tetsuzo Nakasa's heart was dripping blood at this time. He then ordered all the Nakajima fighters to abandon the bomber group at once, and retreat immediately after leaving the battle, while he himself went on a rampage in the group of planes in China. For a while, the opponent's formation was disrupted, and Koo Tetsuzo Nakasa already had a will to die in his heart at this time, he knew that he had suffered such a big defeat as the person in charge of this operation, and there would never be a good end waiting for him after he went back, so it was better to die here.

As soon as Gao Zhihang turned the last bomber into a torch, he found that a Nakajima fighter plane was rampage in his fleet. As soon as he pulled the longitudinal rod, he rushed straight over, and after pulling to the altitude, he dived and directly disintegrated the plane in the air.

At the end of the air battle, the devils only fled back to five Nakajima fighters, and the Black Tiger Army suffered no casualties.

Fifteen to 0, it was a brilliant victory. When the Warhawk led by Gao Zhihang returned to Feilong Airport, the airport was already crowded with cheering ground staff.

When the news reached the downtown area of Zhangjiakou, the whole city was boiling.

"Long live the Aviation!"

"Long live the Black Tiger Army!"

"Long live Commander-in-Chief Su!"

Standing on the office building of the provincial political axe, looking at the cheering crowd, Chief Su smiled. "Hurry up and send the news to the reporters from the outside world," Su Tong ordered.

"Commander-in-chief, do you still need us to release this news? Now I'm afraid all of China knows about it. Xi Hanqian said helplessly.

"By the way, how did I get so good at the paparazzi? They are known to be pervasive, and they are not even as well-informed as the CIA," Su Tong muttered to himself.

Xi Hanqian shook his head helplessly in the back, and his boss was saying something he didn't understand.

"The Black Tiger Army aviation unit inflicted heavy damage on enemy planes over Longguan, shooting down a total of 15 planes, and there were no casualties on their own side."

"Fifteen to 0, a great victory"

The nation's major newspapers were reporting on this unprecedented victory.

The weather in Nanjing in May is still a bit cloudy at night.

"Darling, what are you angry about" Madame Chiang gently put a cyan coat on Chairman Chiang's body.

"Madame, come on." Chairman Jiang, who turned around, patted his wife's little hand lightly and smiled gently: "I'm not angry, I'm sorry, why are local forces like Su Tong unwilling to obey the central leadership." As a result, the central government's decrees were not implemented and the country was torn apart. Li Zongren is like this, Yan Xishan is like this, and this Su Tong is like this, they are all self-established as kings. ”

This question was obviously beyond the level of Madame Jiang's understanding, and Madame Jiang had no choice but to smile and persuade: "Darling, it's not early, you should rest early." ”

Chairman Jiang nodded, and went back to the bedroom with his wife to rest.

Just in China, all walks of life are celebrating this event known as the Seven. At the time of the great victory, the commander of the Xiaoiso detachment, Koiso Kuniaki, also rushed to the Longmen Station, because the Longmen Station and the monolith were the only way to march to Zhangjiakou. Koiso Kuniaki had already ordered the 80th Brigade to make a detour to attack Dushi, and he himself led the 12th Division to attack Longmensho.

When the news of the defeat of the Imperial Air Force came, Koiso Kuniaki had a premonition that this battle would not be so easy to fight. Koiso Kuniaki sent a telegram overnight, demanding that the Kwantung Army send out the only heavily artillery brigade in its formation, and this request was unbelievable, because at that time in 1935, the army had only one heavy artillery brigade in China, which belonged to the Kwantung Army.

There are more than 100 heavy artillery brigades, ranging from 120 caliber cannons to Meiji 45 240 mm heavy howitzers. The shells of the 240-millimeter heavy howitzer shells weighed 200 kilograms, and when a shell fell, people and objects within 80 square meters would definitely not be blown to pieces, but they would also bleed to death. The little devils use them as a strategic attacking force.

After receiving a telegram from Lieutenant General Kuniaki Koiso, the Kwantung Army Headquarters hesitated again and again, and finally agreed to Lieutenant General Minamijiro's request under the crust of the commander of the Kwantung Army, Senior General Minamijiro.

At the headquarters of the Koiso Detachment of the Longmen Institute, Major General Junhisa Ikeda, chief of staff of the 12th Division, walked quickly into the headquarters

Lieutenant General Koiso Kuniaki reported: "Report to Your Excellency Commander, the Kwantung Army Command has agreed to our request, and the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade will depart tomorrow and is expected to arrive at Longmen Station in ten days. ”

"Yo Xi, as soon as the heavy artillery wing arrives, we can blow up the Longmen Station."

Major General Junhisa Ikeda sighed in his heart, it seems that the destruction of the 77th Wing still left a shadow in the heart of His Excellency Kuniaki Koiso. In the past, where would His Excellency Kuniaki Koiso send such a telegram, he would have directly ordered the troops to pounce.

"Then," Major General Junhisa Ikeda hesitated for a moment and then asked, "have we been waiting for the arrival of the heavy artillery brigade under the Dragon Gate Station for the past ten days?" If this is the case, not only will the Kwantung Army command be dissatisfied, but if the news reaches the country, the people will laugh at our 12th Division. ”

"Rest assured, Ikeda-kun, I have ordered the 80th Brigade of the Reading Force to launch an attack on the defenders of the Dushi as soon as it arrives at the Dushi tomorrow. This can not only divert the attention of the domestic people, but also test the combat effectiveness of the Black Tiger Army. Lieutenant General Koiso Kuniaki said proudly.

"Yo Xi Yo West," Major General Junhisa Ikeda nodded again and again. "In the words of the Shina people, this is called killing two birds with one stone."

"Hahahaha," the two looked at each other and laughed.

Today's six-thousand-word task has been accomplished. The urging to touch the children's shoes in an instant has been completed.