However, the airborne radar with excellent performance on the American plane did not give the aviation any chance at all. Every time Yawen Bar patrols at night, the fighters in charge of the rear air defense of the Anti-United Nations approach. The radar on these planes will expose their movements. After several unsuccessful efforts, Chen Long could only give up this idea.

Now that the Japanese army has dispatched such a large cluster to send it to the door by itself, it is quite a big opportunity. You American night fighters, want to shoot down these Japanese bombers without approaching impossible. But as long as you get caught in the middle of an aerial melee, you have a chance to knock them down.

Although the airborne radar of the 61 night fighter has excellent performance, after all, the range of the airborne radar in this era is still not large. The long-range air defense early warning of US military airports still needs the long-range radar network of the Anti-United Nations to provide intelligence. Chen Long and the deputy commander of the air force, who is also in charge of aviation intelligence in the direction facing the Sea of Japan, ordered a five-minute delay in transmitting information to the US military base.

By the time the US military received this report from the Anti-Japanese Federation, the 61 fighter group on air patrol rushed over the battlefield, the Japanese bomber group was already less than 100 kilometers away from the US military base. However, the U.S. military moved quickly, immediately mobilized reinforcements, and built a defensive line outside its own airfield.

Under the guidance of airborne radar, this new night fighter of the US military intercepted the Japanese bomber group on the Hunchun line with fierce firepower and accurate shooting. The patrol fighter group in the Anti-United Nations immediately launched an aerial massacre against the unescorted Japanese bomber group on the ground radar, as well as the anti-United Nations special operations planes that had already taken off, and the flares thrown on the head of the Japanese bomber group over Hunchun.

After a night air battle, all the Japanese bomber groups that did not lose their way in the night flight were shot down. The only sneak attack by the Japanese army can be described as stealing chickens and rice. Not only did not a single bomb fall into the US airfield, but it also lost 31 of the latest Type 4 bombers, which had just formed combat effectiveness, and a group of specially selected bombing veterans.

However, in this night air battle, a US 61 fighter plane rushed too violently due to lack of actual combat experience, and the left flank collided with the fuselage of a Japanese Type 4 bomber. The plane, whose entire left wing was broken off on the spot, fell headlong into the mountains west of the Tumen River, becoming the first fighter to be damaged in battle.

Although all the US crew members were killed on the spot, the aircraft's radar system was intact. Let Yang Zhen get his long-cherished 61 fighter jet, which can be described as the best performance in this era, and the most advanced airborne radar, the 520 interception radar.

After getting the wreckage of this plane, he always sweated in his heart, and Chen Long, who was ready to hit in the air, breathed a sigh of relief slightly. If Yawen's romance was known by No. 1 and he suppressed the enemy briefing for five minutes, even if the task was completed, No. 1 would have peeled off his own skin.

Chen Long, who was just relieved, didn't know that the hand he made didn't cause any losses to the U.S. military. It has caused a certain loss, but as long as he gets what he wants, Yang Zhen will not hold him responsible. Otherwise, he was so bold, but the deputy commander of the aviation force who cooperated with him did not have the courage of him to dare to withhold this enemy intelligence report.

Yang Zhen, who knows better than anyone in the world how long this war can last and how many opportunities this war will leave him. I tried my best to collect the latest aviation technology from the Americans. Although the direct technology transfer is not much, all the drawings of the two aircraft obtained from the two major airlines, Boeing and Douglas, plus what they get from the 29 bomber body, also benefit the Chinese a lot.

There was a fierce battle in the sky, and there was no idleness on the ground. Although there was no major war, in accordance with the unified deployment of the headquarters of the Anti-Japanese Federation, all units were transferred in batches to the confrontation zone between the Anti-Japanese Union and the Kwantung Army, and the regimental level was used to continuously use the tactics of encroachment on the front-line positions of the Japanese army on the east and west fronts, gradually cut into the depth of the Japanese defense, and gradually began to clear the permanent fortification groups deployed by the Japanese army on the east and west fronts.

In accordance with the orders of the General Headquarters, each division was also transferred from North China to a complete regiment and organized into several temporary tactical clusters. In coordination with the various divisions that had been fighting in the northeast, they adopted the method of rotational warfare and constantly practiced new tactics on the front line.

Units in various strategic areas in North China have also been transferred to the northeast to participate in rotational battles in order to accumulate experience in frontal offensive operations. Among them, almost all of the main forces of Jinchaji were transferred to the northeast to participate in the round battle. Although there was no battle on the entire confrontation line, the fighting at the regimental level never subsided.

But the main skirmishes at the tactical level on the ground are mainly concentrated on the eastern and western fronts. And along the middle and long railway, it seems unusually calm. Although the bomber groups of the Anti-United Nations continued to carry out air strikes on the Japanese supply lines, there were no skirmishes on the ground.

At the same time, at the Dagu Ship Repair Station in North China, ship repair workers transferred from Harbin in northeast China, plus workers from the former Dagu Ship Repair Station, and almost all of Tianjin's mechanical workers, were working overtime to repair the Japanese landing ships that had been destroyed and damaged during the Battle of Qikou, as well as some light ships that were still worth repairing, and a large number of sailing ships were being manufactured and renovated.

Beginning in July, the anti-Japanese coalition's reconnaissance plane group took off from Tianjin, Tangshan, and Xinjing to carry out large-scale reconnaissance operations along the entire coastline of South Manchuria and the Liaohe River. Almost the entire Jinzhou, Huludao, Panshan, Yingkou, and Gaiping, as well as the coastal areas west of the Liaodong Peninsula, were under the reconnaissance of the anti-United Nations reconnaissance group.

This aerial reconnaissance operation, which can almost be said to be open. The group of reconnaissance planes that circled over Liaodong Bay all day long made the Kwantung Army a little confused. They don't have a navy, so how can they constantly conduct aerial reconnaissance of Liaodong Bay, and what do they want to do with this opponent?

The frequent actions taken by the Anti-Japanese Federation on the northeastern front made the new commander of the Kwantung Army, General Yamada Otozo, deeply feel fear and unease. If the current Kwantung Army can still maintain its strength in the first half of four or four years, he thinks he will not be too worried. However, since the end of the battle in the first half of '44, the Kwantung Army, which has been transferred out of two to three divisions a month on average, is like an old lady passing the New Year, and it is not as good as day by day.

After the defeat of the Battle of the Mariana Islands, the Japanese army, which had kicked open the door of the home defense, did not care about Nanman in order to meet the needs of the home defense. Troops and equipment were continuously transferred from the Kwantung Army to the mainland, Okinawa, Taiwan and other local defense gateway areas to strengthen their defense capabilities.

At present, although the Kwantung Army still has 16 divisions and regiments, 12 independent mixed brigades, and three independent tank brigades, it seems that the scale of the force is still very large. However, before the end of the 43rd and the spring of 444 began, these troops were not only the new divisions formed by mobilizing the soldiers in the townships, but also the remaining second-rate divisions like the 107th and 108th divisions. There are only five divisions left that can be considered first-class.

Among these 16 divisions, the 121st, 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th, and 128th divisions were all formed in the second half of '44. In addition to the local supplement, the main soldiers were formed on the basis of the soldiers in the township, and each division and regiment was even supplemented with 4,000 Koreans.

The entire division was filled with a large number of overage soldiers, students from various schools in Manchuria in the Japanese Empire, and even Japanese teachers who were all recruited into the army. Add to that a large number of North Koreans, plus a lack of machine guns and heavy weapons. According to the judgment of Lieutenant General Qin Yanzaburo, chief of staff, the actual combat effectiveness of these newly formed divisions and regiments is less than half of the divisions and regiments that have been transferred.

Although the artillery is relatively well equipped, each of the eight divisions is equipped with an artillery wing. However, due to the lower and lower domestic production, even if it relies on the Shenyang Arsenal near the water, there is still a lack of new artillery. The artillery wings of each division and regiment were equipped with only twenty-four mountain howitzers.

Moreover, the artillery is composed of the old-fashioned 41-type mountain gun, the 38-type field gun, and four Taisho 4-type 150-mm howitzers. Its artillery firepower was reduced to two-thirds compared to those divisions that had been transferred. The quality of artillery equipment, in addition to the performance of the Dacheng 150 howitzer, has also dropped to an unbearable level.

Among the artillery wings of these eight divisions and regiments, there were no Type 91 howitzers and Type 90 field guns. Moreover, the wing guns of each wing of the subordinate units have also been changed from 41-type mountain guns to 92-type infantry guns, plus anti-tank guns. Individual infantry brigades have been organized with artillery brigades. The only thing that satisfied the Kwantung Army was that only the number of mortars was enough for use.

But what made General Yamada Otozo always unacceptable was that although on paper, the strength of the Kwantung Army did not decline too much. However, eight old divisions were transferred and replaced with eight newly formed divisions. In less than a few months, the strength of the Kwantung Army had dropped by almost half. Moreover, the ammunition produced by the Shenyang Arsenal is not a priority to meet the needs of the Kwantung Army.

Large quantities of ammunition were transferred to the mainland and Taiwan, and the Kwantung Army could only get a 30% share. The army's artillery reserves in the mountains and fields have dropped by more than half. The shells of large-caliber artillery generally only have two battle parts. This bit of ammunition undoubtedly weakened the strength of the Kwantung Army.

The number of tanks in the whole army is quite large, and there are still more than 500, but the quantity and quality of artillery have dropped quite sharply. Several heavy artillery wings, which had been outstanding in the spring of the fourth year, and had even played a decisive role, were transferred back to the homeland except for two. At the same time, it is also difficult to obtain an effective replenishment for the losses of aviation.

Since the beginning of July, the enemy has been making frequent movements in the northeast, assuming a posture of a strategic general decisive battle with the Kwantung Army. At present, a large number of second-line troops of the Kwantung Army have been withdrawn, and the remaining overall strength, especially the decline in the quantity and quality of heavy equipment, has made General Yamada Otozo and Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Qin Hiko Saburo feel very powerless to deal with it.

Both of them were transferred to the Kwantung Army as commanders and chiefs of staff after the battle ended in the first half of this year. General Umezu Mijiro, the former commander of the Kwantung Army, held South Manchu in this battle. After the chief, who was also the chief of the General Staff, was ousted from power and removed from all positions, he was transferred to the base camp as chief of staff.

And this Yamada Otosan, from the position of director of education, was kicked to Nanman to take over this hot potato. When he rushed from Tokyo to the Kwantung Army Headquarters to take office, he found that what he had inherited was not only a completely hot potato, but also a complete mess. The promotion of General Umezu Mijiro also took away most of the elite of the Kwantung Army.

After the defeat in the Battle of the Mariana Islands, the elite divisions under the original Eastern Army were successively transferred back to China and the south to defend the last defensive circle of the empire. In addition to the four divisions and regiments that were still old-fashioned, plus four third-rate divisions and regiments, he only included eight newly formed divisions and regiments that lacked guns and artillery, plus a number of newly organized independent mixed brigades.