A Japanese reconnaissance plane appeared over Weishan Lake. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The coordinates sent back by the Japanese pilot were obviously inaccurate, and in that case, it was difficult for him to control where the plane would finally make a forced landing.

However, this coordinate can provide an approximate direction, at least, to guide the Japanese reconnaissance plane to fly over Weishan Lake.

The Japanese army's aerial reconnaissance of Weishan Lake has never stopped, and it used to come out once a day, but since the Seya detachment went south to Taierzhuang, reconnaissance has become frequent.

The Japanese army was also worried about the threat of their right flank, after all, the west bank of Weishan Lake still belonged to the Chinese, and if the Chinese army crossed Weishan Lake to attack them, the threat was considerable.

Therefore, the surveillance of Weishan Lake will only be strengthened, not weakened.

Moreover, after they occupied Lincheng, they intensified their spying on the water lines of Weishan Lake and the islands in the lake, and bought some local scum and traitors.

This is not difficult to deal with, at least the focus of the Japanese is not on Weishan Lake now, as long as the right wing is safe.

In the eyes of the Japanese, the water bandits on Weishan Lake are not weak, and if a large army crosses Weishan Lake, I am afraid that those water bandits will have misunderstandings and resist desperately at that time.

This seemed to be a kind of early warning and protection for the Japanese army.

Leng Feng also took advantage of this psychology to hide the Honor First Division on the islands in the lake, and then gave some wrong information to the Japanese through some channels.

On the surface of a lake of several hundred square kilometers, it is not easy to find an island, let alone a plane that has fallen into the water?

The cold front had investigated the situation in that water, although it was not very deep, but it was already the end of April, and the rain naturally increased in spring and summer, and the lake level was at least thirty or forty centimeters higher than in winter.

Even if the water of Weishan Lake is shallow, this deepest place is not something that normal people can set foot in.

The underwater depth of the water surface of the Japanese bombing forced landing was at least three or four meters, and the height of the bomber was only about four or five meters, that is, if the plane fell into the water, if you were lucky, you could still show a little outside, and if you were unlucky, it would just be flooded by the lake.

Even if the Japanese reconnaissance planes flew at an ultra-low altitude, they might not be able to spot the Japanese bombers below the lake.

Even if the Japanese reconnaissance plane was lucky and found out, would the Japanese still be able to rob themselves on their own territory?

In the sky above Taierzhuang, a tragic air battle broke out between the Chinese and Japanese air forces, and 12 Chinese fighters attacked the Japanese and unexpectedly ambushed the Japanese bomber formation.

With a brilliant record of 1:9, the Chinese plane was only slightly injured and made a temporary forced landing at Xuzhou Airport, most of the planes were intact, and the pilots were not in any serious trouble.

The Japanese were miserable, losing 9 aircraft, most of them bombers, four escorted Type 96 land attackers, three were shot down, and the last one was wounded and fled.

The two BR20s escaped the pursuit by luck, and only then did they save their crippled bodies and return to the forward airfield.

After the great victory of the Chinese Air Force, it swept over Taierzhuang at a low altitude in a victorious manner, and the officers and men of the GJ on the leading positions shouted excitedly one by one.

This is a hearty victory, and it is also a hard-won victory!

The Japanese reinforcements were very fast, and within an hour of the outbreak of the air battle, I saw a group of small black dots in the sky rushing over, and the black pressure was overwhelming.

Obviously, this is a Japanese fighter, and it can be judged from the direction.

However, by the time they arrived, the air battle had already ended, and the Chinese Air Force had long since left the sky over Taierzhuang and disappeared without a trace.

It's clear that they're late!

This time, the Japanese troops dispatched mainly fighter planes, but did not find the enemy, so they could only strafe the position of the new 38th Brigade in Taierzhuang, and then turned around and returned.

This time, the Japanese army aviation can be regarded as a big heel.

According to the Japanese Army Air Force, a heavy bombardment squadron is seven and a destroyer squadron is 15 aircraft, but in reality, it will not be completely in accordance with this configuration.

The BR20 bomber squadron deployed in Yanzhou was equipped with nine planes, and today's bombing, except for one that was not dispatched for troubleshooting, all the remaining eight were dispatched!

As a result, five were shot down, one was missing, the pilot had two parachutes and landed on the Japanese position, one was seriously injured, one broke his arm, the survival rate of the others was too low, the two that came back, I am afraid that they would not be able to perform the task in a short time, one had serious engine damage, and one needed to replace the landing gear and propellers, although there was no shortage of accessories, but it would take time.

Two 96 land attacks also crashed in the air battle, and the pilots were all killed!

Lieutenant General Yoshitoshi Tokugawa, commander of the Provisional Air Corps, who received the report of the loss, was extremely angry and immediately sent a message of inquiry to Ryosuke Isoya at the front.

How could there be a Chinese Air Force in the Xuzhou area, why was it not informed in advance, otherwise there would not have been such a mistake, a heavy bombardment squadron was disabled like this, how did he want the Army Aviation Headquarters to explain?

Ryosuke Isoya was also annoyed, he knew best what the appearance of the Chinese Air Force in Xuzhou meant.

Moreover, from the mouths of the surviving pilots, it was roughly understood that the Chinese Air Force was not flying European and American series of fighters, but Russian fighters of the same color.

Japan regards Soviet Russia as its biggest enemy, and naturally it will not have a shortage of understanding of the enemy, and a large number of Russian-made fighters have appeared in the skies of China, what does this mean for Japan?

It was no longer sneaky for Soviet Russia to support China against the Empire.

"The Chinese seem determined to compete with the empire in the Xuzhou region?"

"Judging from the intelligence, the Chinese continue to increase troops in the Xuzhou area, and now even the air force has appeared, presumably the president of Wuhan really thinks that in this way he can turn defeat into victory and defeat my great Japanese empire?" Ryosuke Isoya sneered.

"Division commander, since the Chinese side intends to fight a decisive battle in Xuzhou, why don't we fulfill them?" The embankment does not clamp your road.

"What do you mean......"

In Jinan, the commander of the Second Army, Nishio Temple, also summoned Chief of Staff Suzuki and other staff officers to discuss the Taierzhuang battle situation, and Taierzhuang lost the air battle, although it was only accidental, the air supremacy in the Xuzhou area and even in East China was still in the hands of the Japanese army.

However, the aggressive offensive consciousness displayed by the Chinese army made the Japanese feel a little pressure.

The base camp had already decided to wage war against China, and the capture of Xuzhou and the opening of the Jinpu Road was only the first step, and the next step was to attack Wuhan, preferably to force the Chiang government to surrender.

Suzuki couldn't help but think of what Akira Muto, who represented the Central China Front, said a few days ago in front of Hashimoto and other important officials in Tokyo.

What was the primary purpose of the Battle of Xuzhou?

The occupation of Xuzhou, or the elimination of the elite troops of the GMD army in Xuzhou, the two seem to have the same purpose, but they are completely different in terms of tactical arrangements.

From the perspective of the Second Army, he should not support Muto Zhang, but if you look at it from the perspective of China strategy, Muto Zhang's idea is right.

The Xuzhou area eliminated the elite of the GMD army, then the next attack on Wuhan will be much easier, without the army, how can the Chinese defend Wuhan?

However, the North China Front was keen to connect the two major regions of Central China and North China to form a consolidated rear before proceeding to the next step of operations.

It is not that they are not in a hurry to conquer the vast territory of China, but that their selfishness is at work, and they first enter "Xuzhou" as the king, and everyone wants to take the credit for the capture of Xuzhou in their arms.

What's more, Muto Akira's plan is really a bit risky, and the Tokyo base camp is also cautious.

In Beiping, the commander of the North China Front, General Terauchi Shouichi, was also in contact with the Tokyo side, and a small defeat in the air battle of Taierzhuang could not affect the situation of the war, but the danger in it, even if Terauchi Shou was repeatedly mediocre, he also smelled it.

The large-scale assistance provided by Soviet Russia to China, and even the appearance of such sharp weapons as airplanes, is not a good phenomenon.

If Soviet Russia were to directly intervene in the Sino-Japanese war, the consequences would be very serious.

The Central China Front encountered stubborn resistance from the Gui army in Huainan, and advanced several kilometers every day, and at this speed, it would not be able to reach Xuzhou in a month or two.

At this time, the two major fronts of Central China and North China unanimously submitted a request to the Tokyo base camp to increase the number of troops in China.

The Chinese side is not aware of any of this.

Leng Feng's warning, in Li Deling's opinion, is indeed such a possibility, the Kwantung Army withdrew troops to fight with the Chinese and Japanese forces, this is not a strange thing, it has been done before.

The biggest enemy of the Kwantung Army is Soviet Russia, and it is easy not to transfer the main force into the Guannai, which is a little confident that Li Delin still has, not to mention, the anti-Japanese armed forces outside the Guandong have also restrained a lot of the Japanese army's energy.

The Japanese army will increase its troops, but judging by the current signs, it will not be in a short time!

Leng Feng is not sure when the Japanese base camp will make a move to increase the number of troops in China, but the overall feeling is that it will not be too long.

In a fierce battle, the Japanese army entered the city of Taierzhuang, but it only occupied a quarter of the northeast of the city, and launched street battles with the new 38th Brigade street by street.

The new 38th Brigade, which had been prepared for a long time, and had a certain amount of experience in street fighting, collided face-to-face with the elite well-trained Japanese troops, and the battle that broke out was so tragic!

Taierzhuang houses are dense, and they are all brick and stone structures, and the streets are relatively narrow, although the Japanese army bombed in turn before, and the houses were basically seriously damaged, but as a battlefield for street fighting, it is extremely suitable here.

The brutality of street fighting lies in the fact that you have me, I have you, and the fighting is sometimes carried out in silence.

The Japanese army was invincible in the field, and lacked experience in street fighting, and as soon as they came in, they suffered a lot of losses, and almost lost the territory that they had broken into before!

Furong Zhenping gritted his teeth and organized his troops to attack again.

Because, the news of the Japanese army's capture of Taierzhuang has been sent to Tokyo through the reporters accompanying the army, and if someone is driven out of it at this time, it will not only be his face lost.

And Luo Yufeng did not plan to drive the Japanese army out completely, so that the enemy and me were mixed together, which could also make the Japanese artillery fire have some scruples.

It was almost after dark that Liu Xinyu rushed to the waters where the plane had made a forced landing with the boat and people.

At this time, the water in the lake has risen at least ten centimeters more than during the day, and the nose of the plane can still be seen, but now only a little bit of water is exposed.

"Captain, this devil pilot seems to be angry?"

"Send it back for rescue immediately!" Liu Xinyu ordered.

"Captain, this devil has killed so many of us, what else is he doing to save him......"

"You know, a pilot is not an ordinary soldier, and he may be able to ask something alive, which is much more valuable than dying." Liu Xinyu explained.

"Yes!"

Fortunately, this is not a screwed master, otherwise this Yasui's fate would have been explained.

Yasui had a good life, he opened the cockpit lid of the plane, stuck his head out, and took a breath, but the other two devil pilots were not so lucky.

All of them were drowned in the water, and even if they had breath at the time, they would have died by now.

"There are two more of them, and they're dead......

"Pull it up and take it back!"

The salvage work continued until the early hours of the next morning, when the plane was dismembered in the water, then lifted up with buoyancy devices, loaded onto a barge, and transported back.

Fortunately, the 1st Division of Honor captured the Japanese pilots and mechanics before, otherwise it would not have been possible to get this BR20 back.

(To be continued.) )