"Order all fighters to take off immediately, and the air force units of the Wehrmacht must be dragged to the Weijiang position!" Coincidentally, at this time, Sugiyama Motoya ordered to his army commander: "Don't report the losses to me, and I don't want to listen to the results." I just want those Wehrmacht fighters to not be able to leave the Weijiang position! ”

"Hay!" Lieutenant General Sugawara Michidai, commander of the Japanese Third Air Force, bowed deeply to Sugiyama and said in a deep voice: "My subordinates will definitely do everything they can to prevent the Wehrmacht from leaving!" ”

At the previous meeting, Yamashita Fumi's fears were confirmed. Those fool-like Filipinos had just finished dealing with the Imperial forces, and before they had time to enjoy the fruits of victory, they were directly annihilated by the Wehrmacht troops.

"I support the Philippines, and that works. But what I need is the support of my own air force. Sugiyama remembered that at that meeting, Yamashita Fumi's resolute request.

"It can't be! We now have insufficient fighters to defend Weijiang's positions, and there is simply no surplus force to support the front. At that time, Lieutenant General Sugawara refused without even thinking about it.

During this period, the Army suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Wehrmacht Air Force, and at least more than 200 warplanes were shot down. There are less than 150 warplanes still capable of continuing operations.

If it weren't for the fact that the Navy has recently shared a lot of pressure on the Army, perhaps the Army's fighter planes would have been lost long ago.

"I am not asking the Third Air Force to give us cover, my request is that the Third Air Force needs to intensify its offensive in positions to attract Wehrmacht fighters. to ensure that they will not be able to draw up their strength to attack us......"

Yamashita looked at Sugawara Michidai at the time and said sincerely: "Regarding the support I will communicate with the navy, I believe that they do not want to see the Philippines fall into the hands of the National Defense Force." ”

"As long as it is on the Weijiang position, the Third Air Force will be able to hold back most of the strength of the Wehrmacht Air Force. Then we can calmly retreat to the port under the cover of naval aviation......"

In this way, the fate of the Third Air Force of Lieutenant General Sugawara Michidai was decided. In fact. Making this decision, both Sugiyama Mototo and Sugawara Michidai felt a little uncomfortable in their hearts.

The Army Aviation is already inferior to the Naval Aviation Unit in terms of actual combat experience, and it is easy to have so many pilots with actual combat experience, and the Army is extremely valuable.

But now, these pilots are being forced to die. In any case, this also makes it difficult for Sugiyama and others to accept. But at the same time, they also know that if they continue to fight like this, it will only delay some time.

In the end, the Southern Army had to withdraw from South Asia. The signs of this are now evident that the IDF has a large number of troops, weapons and air superiority.

The only danger that the Japanese army relied on was also shattered under the strange attack of the Wehrmacht. Sugiyama himself is not sure how long it will last.

Even the base camp was already planning the withdrawal of the Southern Army from South Asia. For the base camp, the Southern Army is still a rare fighting force.

They wanted to preserve the strength of the force as much as possible. Used on other battlefields. And the expeditionary force that went to the Soviet Union, from the moment Ishihara was recalled, they were equivalent to being abandoned.

The base camp will no longer give them weapons, ammunition and supplies, and they will either fight under Moscow and join the Germans or die on the way to the battle!

"Buzzing ......" Japanese fighters roared in the air towards the positions of the Wehrmacht, and those patrolling reconnaissance planes soon spotted the Japanese fighters.

The situation here was informed to the rear command as quickly as possible. Tu Laohu sneered and ordered the troops on the position to immediately enter the anti-artillery shelter for temporary shelter.

At the same time, let Gao Zhihang handle the matter. Gao Zhihang, who got the report from the reconnaissance plane, also had an ugly face, he did not expect that the Japanese would be so resolute in sending their only remaining army fighters directly to the position of the Wehrmacht.

Whatever is not possible, as soon as these aircraft enter the skies over the Wehrmacht positions and are not blocked, they will strike at the positions.

With air superiority, the pressure on the positions of the Wehrmacht can be imagined. No one dared to guarantee that the position would definitely be able to hold under such a strong attack.

"Order all fighters to take to the skies immediately!" Gao Zhihang did not have time to hesitate. He stood up and said, "The troops scheduled to go to Thanh Hoa will continue, and the rest will board and take off immediately......"

"Tell my warhawks: when the pilots are gone, then the staff will follow. You're all gone, so I'll follow! Gao Zhihang's eyes were blood-red. Han said in a cold voice: "In short, I want these people not to be able to move half a step forward on the position!" ”

"Yes!!"

In the Southeast Asian theater, the most tragic air battle since the entry of the National Defense Forces began. Countless goshawk-like warplanes roared across the sky, and the crisp spray of machine guns and machine guns continued to sound in the sky.

From time to time. There were fighter planes dragging black smoke and fire down from the sky......

"Tom tom tom...... Rumble!! "A Tiger Shark interceptor had just shot down a Japanese fighter plane, and before it could catch its breath, it was shot through the fuselage with a machine gun by a Japanese fighter hovering from the side.

Despite the fact that the pilots tried to pull up the machine guns that were dodging the Japanese at high speed. But it's too late. With the crisp sound of machine guns "da-da......-da-da", the fuselage of this tiger shark was pierced by more than ten bullet holes.

"Boom!" With a bang, the Japanese gunshots hit the ammunition box, causing a violent explosion of the fighters. The pilot didn't have time to parachute before he turned into a spark in the air......

Such situations are constantly being played out on the battlefield. And the Wehrmacht army units on the ground can only blush, constantly cheering for their own war eagles.

"Boom!!" Another Japanese fighter was shot down, and although the Japanese had thickened the armor in the rear compartment of the new fighter, the side and front armor were still thin.

As a result, as long as these weak points are hit by tiger sharks, then they have only one way to go.

At the airfield of the Japanese army, Lieutenant General Sugawara Michidai did not wear his own military uniform. He was dressed as a pilot. Dressed up like him, there were all the staff officers of the Third Air Army General Staff.

There were still fighters, but the pilots were almost gone. Sugawara Michidai did not expect that this air battle would be so fierce from the beginning, and more than 30 Japanese fighters were shot down in just over half an hour.

Now the superiority of the air combat zone. It is constantly moving towards the Wehrmacht. Sugawara Michidaibi knows what will happen if the Army does not gain an advantage.

At the same time, he also knew that the Wehrmacht Air Force was now almost at the end of its power. More than 30 Japanese fighters were shot down, and their own losses were about 20 of them.

"Gentlemen, please prepare!!" Lieutenant General Sugawara waved his hand, and seven or eight staff officers tied Japan's "Hinomaru" headband on their foreheads with grim faces, and stood neatly in front of the Type 1 and 2 fighters.

"Gentlemen! Today is the time for us to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and to the Empire! I feel a great honor for this! and the valor of the kings. Proud! Sugawara Michidai looked at these staff officers who got along with him day and night, and said, "Fight!" Fight for the Empire! Please also ask you to take the first step, and after the completion of the worldly affairs, you will meet with you in the shrine! ”

"Seven lives are not over, pray for war death! Turn into a loyal soul and protect the country!! The staff officers roared out their farewell poems, then turned and boarded the plane.

"The Emperor is onboard! The Great Japanese Empire is onboard!! With a howl, their warplanes whistled towards the sky. Lieutenant General Sugawara Michidai until they disappeared from sight. Still in a saluting posture......

Not long after, Hideki Tojo, who was the chief of staff of the temporary base camp in Tokyo, turned pale and sent a farewell telegram to the hand of the palace Zaihito of the temple.

"The Ministry of Sugawara is big, and since the hair has been tied up since Rong, there has never been a half-step back from the battlefield. The current situation of the war is not in my favor, and all the warriors of the Third Air Force of our Imperial Army are still loyal to Your Majesty. The entire headquarters and the Third Air Force were determined to resist the enemy with their crippled bodies. We must not cause the glory of our emperor to be ruined......"

“…… Absolutely. I only wish that our empire will prosper and your majesty will live a long and healthy life. Sugawara Provincial University and the entire Third Air Force have turned into loyal souls and long protectors of the country! ”

"Commander of the Third Air Force of the Imperial Japanese Army: Lieutenant General Sugawara Michidai, a masterpiece ......"

Xianyuan Gong Zairen slowly put down the farewell message. An indescribable taste welled up in my heart. Has this come this far?! It is even necessary to force the commander of an aviation unit to fly a fighter plane to fight to the death with them......

"I will personally hand over this telegram to Your Majesty......" Kanyuan Palace suddenly felt a little lonely, and waved his hand at Hideki Tojo and said, "After Ishihara returns." and thou shalt bring him to me......

"Hai ......" Hideki Tojo didn't dare to come out, and bowed deeply.

It's different from Japan, which makes farewell poems and sends farewell electricity. Gao Zhihang didn't have any grandiose words. He simply opened his filing cabinet and took out the flight suit, which was still brand new, and changed it into.

When he appeared at the headquarters, the staff officers and non-commissioned officers here had all changed into flight suits.

"Let's go...... Gao Zhihang smiled faintly, and said to these soldiers who were silently waiting for his orders: "Kill those, or...... Killed by them. ”

Gao Zhihang's fighter plane never left his airport. The plane was sprayed with more than thirty solid red stars. Here are the confirmed numbers of downed enemy aircraft.

In the next row, there are more than a dozen red stars with dotted lines. This is a sign that the damage cannot be confirmed whether it was shot down or not. Of all the fighters, many of them were painted with more than ten red stars.

These men, who are usually inconspicuous in the headquarters, are actually trump cards! They are all eagles carefully selected by Gao Zhihang and taught by himself.

When they came to the headquarters, it was only Gao Zhihang who hoped that they would be familiar with civilian and command work. In the future, they will return to the grassroots units of the Air Force and continue to serve as officers.

"There's only one order!" Gao Zhihang was about to board the plane, and he stood in front of his fighter plane and grinned: "Kill them!" ”

"Kill them!!" At this time, the silent eagles let out an angry cry. With the roar of engines, they rose from the ground and flew into the sky......

When the fighting between the Wehrmacht and the Japanese army over the Weijiang River entered the white heat, the air battle that broke out in the airspace near Thanh Hoa became more and more intense. Yamamoto Fifty-six did not hesitate to send all the fighters in his hands.

At the same time, the ships went directly to the port, on the one hand, preparing to cover Yamashita Fengwen's troops. On the other hand, they are also preparing to pick them up on the ship and transport them away.

These two air battles may not be the largest and largest air battles between China and Japan. But it will undoubtedly be the most tragic air battle between the two sides.

Gao Zhihang, commander-in-chief of the Air Force of the Southeast Asian Theater of the National Defense Forces, personally flew fighter planes to participate in the battle, and Lieutenant General Michidai Sugawara, commander of the Japanese Third Air Force, was also preparing to board the plane and set off.

The battle has been fought to such an extent that both sides have done their best. They had already guessed each other. This will be the only chance to crush the opponent.

In this battle, the victor will completely occupy the skies of all of South Asia. The loser, on the other hand, has to go into hibernation. Without air superiority, then the offensive of the ground forces will have to get bogged down.

Both Sugiyama and Tu Laohu knew that this air battle could be said to be a decisive battle for the entire South Asia. The difference is that if Tu Tiger loses in the air battle, then he can still rely on the superiority of his army to continue to defend it.

As long as the fighters and pilots in the rear arrived, then he could go on the offensive again. With almost the entire Annan and China as the backing, as long as the troops with logistical support can continue to fight.

Sugiyama Gen, on the other hand, is different. If he wins, then the entire Southern Army can survive for a while. It may even be possible to launch a counteroffensive with the advantage of the army aviation.

But if it fails...... Then it can be said that most of the war in South Asia of the entire Southern Army has ended. Next, what they have to think about is how to retreat.

Tu Laohu is now drinking tea in his headquarters without hurry, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked like he was asleep. Wisps of mist were rising from the large teapot in front of him, and outside the command headquarters, the sound of explosions, the roar of planes, and the sound of warplanes crashing. Loud and loud.

Several staff officers were constantly summing up the situation and reporting to the commander-in-chief.

"It's crazy! Tu, this is crazy! I never thought that I would experience such a splendid and great battle for myself! Stilwell, who had arrived from the imperial capital, flushed with excitement and kept muttering, "My God! The battle is over, and I must meet this Commander Gao Zhihang in person! He is undoubtedly a great hero......"

"Tu! Aren't you worried about those valiant warriors?! Suddenly, Stilwell turned to the tiger slayer with his eyes closed and asked, "Oh God! This time. You're closing your eyes?! ”

When Master Pao heard this, he opened his eyes and smiled: "They, like me, have been waiting for this day since they put on this dress." The bullet doesn't have a long eye, and it doesn't turn around just because I look at it twice......"

"What I want to do is keep my spirits up. If they win. Then I will not let down their blood and lives, and rush forward with my brethren to kill these gangs......"

"If they fail, then I need to be more mentally refreshed. Otherwise, where would you have the energy to kill these bastards to avenge them?! ”

Stilwell was speechless for a while, and it took a while before he gave a thumbs up to the gun. I heard that this cannon master never cared about life and death. If you have nothing to do, you will personally go into battle to play man-bear fighting. In the past, Stilwell was a little unconvinced, thinking that it was a rumor.

And here it is. Stilwell is a thorough believer in these stories. This cannon master obviously doesn't care much about his own life, he cares more about how to take other people's lives......

Tu Lao Hu is closing his eyes and drinking tea leisurely. Stilwell watched excitedly at the sparks that continued to burst out on the splendid battlefield, while Marshal Sugiyama, commander of the Southern Army under the Japanese Army, was not in such a good mood.

He came to the observation post at the front of the line, and watched the battle in the air with the corners of his eyes twitching. These are the last family members of the Southern Army, and the Third Air Force of the Southern Army, which has exhausted these pilots, has basically been abolished.

But the battle has already been fought to this point, and neither the Wehrmacht units nor the troops have a way out. They had to fight hard until one of them couldn't beat anymore.

Qiang Zheng, Ruan Qiuweng and others, who were invited to the battlefield, looked at the incomparably fierce battle in the air, and their moods were different. For Qiang Zheng, this is extremely shocking! Utterly and viscerally shocking.

He could not imagine what kind of scene it was like on the battlefield of modern warfare when the large forces of the two sides were fighting. In the past, they fought against the French, mostly using rifles and machine guns.

The largest number of people in the battle was only two or three thousand. How can this kind of battle be compared with the battle of the Wehrmacht in a decisive battle against the Japanese army?!

The whistling bullets continued to tear through the air, the fighter plane, and even the pilot's body, and the burning fighter plane exploded and fell in the sky. From time to time, a fighter plane emitting black smoke tried to get out of the battlefield, but in the end it lost control and crashed headfirst into the ground or a mountain col and exploded into a cloud of fireworks......

This is war, this is modern war! Qiang Ji said to himself in his heart that his so-called "battles" in the past turned out to be just petty fights in the face of real war.

Nguyen Thu Ong, who considered himself well-informed, was equally shocked, and he could not help but think that some comrades in his organization still fantasized about being able to resist the forces of the Wehrmacht.

Is this power something we can resist?! Ruan Thu Weng smiled bitterly, their foundation is in the northeast, in the north of China, countless mines, factories, their foundation is now in the sky without shouting but heroic soldiers.

And such fighters, the Wehrmacht has millions! This is even about to catch up with the current population of Annam! Ruan Thu Weng only has a bitter smile in his heart now, resist?! Where to resist?!