Ichiro Hayoshino divided the fighters into squadrons early and performed their duties, which caused a great deterrent to the Cadet Army Air Force in the place of battle. At the same time, the defense capability of the Flying Fortress was one of the best, but it was limited to the armor in important parts that could defend against ordinary machine gun bullets.

However, the self-protection ability of the Flying Fortress is not weak in terms of numbers, with four machine guns, two machine guns, and in some cases, two rocket launchers. However, in order for this amount to be converted into combat power, some external conditions are still needed.

Because the airframe is so huge that it is inconvenient to turn in the air, unless the Japanese planes themselves take the initiative to send them to the door, the effect of airborne weapons is actually greater in deterrence.

After the war, the Japanese air force conducted a special analysis of its performance and characteristics, and now it has developed a set of tactics against the air fortress. In view of the fact that the air fortress did not turn well, the Japanese aircraft adopted maneuver tactics and tried to get as close as possible to the air fortress from the blind angle of its shooting, and once it got close, the huge body of the air fortress would undoubtedly become a huge slow-moving live target.

Yamamoto Isoroku always attached importance to the role of the air force, and in order to cope with possible air attacks, after he became commander of the Combined Fleet, his first order was to renovate the existing fighters, and the most inadequate thing was to replace the airborne machine guns with machine guns. The Japanese aircraft, which has changed its weapons, although its performance parameters and so on are still far inferior to those of the Flying Fortress, are already capable of killing and even shooting down them.

Based on the understanding of the performance of the air fortress, the No. 1 Japanese aircraft formation adopted the method of intercepting the front and rear at the beginning, and the six Nakajima 97 ships began to leave the group when it was still 10 kilometers away from the Cadet Army Air Force, and then flew to the west, and then turned around and flew over, just blocking the retreat of the Cadet Army Air Force. The other fighters followed the pilot plane, diagonally from the southeast, first forced the Aerial Fortress formation to disperse the formation with a round of strafing, and then began the expulsion operation from behind.

Xia Quanyong's landline plane had an on-board radar, and he had discovered the Japanese attempt early, but because the Flying Fortress had to drop all the bombs, he could only order Lin Tianliang, who was relatively skilled, and his wingman Chen Mingyou to expel the intercepted Japanese planes, and at the same time ordered other fighters to give priority to attacking the Japanese planes besieging the Flying Fortress.

Tie Linfei chose to dispatch a total of 14 air fortresses this time, among them, two fighters were put into actual combat for the first time, and these two fighters became Xia Quanyong's priority protection objects. Based on experience, because this is the first time that these two fighters have carried out such long-distance operations, their performance will be severely tested. The two fighters were numbered 121 and 122, of which 121 was assembled from parts shipped from the United States, and 122 belonged to the Cadet Corps and was completely self-produced.

The pilot who flew the 121 was named Tu Bo, nicknamed "The Butcher". When the "butcher" boarded the plane, his right eyelid jumped non-stop, and he remembered the folk saying about the left eye jumping wealth and the right eye jumping disaster, and he couldn't help but have a bad premonition in his heart. Tu Bo received the nickname "Butcher" because he gave it himself, in order to slaughter devils on the battlefield, and so far, he has the results of a fighter plane in his merit book.

When Xia Quanyong warned all the fighters and informed them that a large number of Japanese planes had appeared, the "butcher" felt very depressed at first. He said to the co-pilot Quan Shuo, "Damn it, how can we drive this today." If you learn 1, hehe, there will definitely be another result. ”

Quan Shuo smiled and said, "Hasn't it always been your dream to open a flying fortress, what?" Regret it now? ”

"I didn't expect so many Japanese planes to come, damn it, this devil air force in northern Taiwan was scared by us."

"You! Actually, it's just a bit difficult to take the initiative to attack. I said, why don't we do a trick?! ”

"No, how expensive is the air fortress, if something happens, hehe, I'm afraid of being scolded by the commander-in-chief!"

Tu Bo is from the former Yue Air Force, belongs to the old man in the Xuebing Army Air Force, and also has a status in Ouyang Yun's mind, he said this, not deliberately showing off his relationship with the commander-in-chief, but telling the truth - Ouyang Yun is indeed very precious to these air fortresses, and its degree is much more precious than Xue 1.

Quan Shuo actually teased him, and he couldn't help but laugh when he said this.

Tu Bo said: "However, if the fighter has a problem with itself, we can also passively use the trick of luring the enemy-"

When Tu Bo said this, he forgot that his right eye jumped violently when he registered, and when an enemy plane approached 121, he was about to pull the fighter up with all his might, when he suddenly felt the fuselage become heavy. He quickly glanced at the dashboard in front of him, his face became ugly, and he said, "It's broken, the right engine is stopped!" ”

"What?" Quan Shuo immediately became nervous and said, "You try again!" ”

Tu Bo tried several times in a row, but he couldn't restart the right engine, and large sweat immediately leaked from his forehead.

As a twin-engine fighter, stopping the engine on one side of the Flying Fortress will only increase the difficulty of control, affecting the speed and flexibility of the whole aircraft. If this is not a combat mission, Tu Bo will not be afraid in this situation, and will still drive the fighter back, or find the nearest airport to land. However, at this time, one engine stop can be a fatal failure.

He trumpeted Lao for a while, unable to change this fact, and couldn't help but slam his helmet fiercely, and said: "Shame on him, Lao Tzu is really a crow's mouth, actually- Lao Quan, it seems that we have to explain here today." ”

After the initial panic, Quan Shuo had now calmed down, and he said, "Don't be so frustrated, just take it as a lure for the enemy." Well, it's enough to have two of us on the plane, I said, is it for anyone else to skydive. Now the Japanese army is at a disadvantage, as long as they can land safely, there should be no danger. ”

As soon as he reminded him, Tu Bo also calmed down, and said: "You're right, Lao Quan, in fact, it's enough to keep me on the fighter, and this airborne weapon is automatic anyway." You hurry to the back and organize the brothers to parachute - Lao Quan! ”

"Hmm!"

"Remember to help me burn a paper every year during the Qingming Festival, by the way, Xiaochun is there, if possible, help me take care of it."

"Bastard, what do you say? Don't worry, I'll stay with you. Xiaochun, it's better for you to take care of it yourself, hehe, I don't want to this idleness! ”

After Quan Shuo finished speaking, he opened the closed door and went to the cabin. Tu Bo knew that it was impossible for him to parachute, and even, the entire brother on the plane might stay - no matter what, it was not so easy to defeat Lao Tzu, so why did he have to pull a burial companion? He made up his mind, and instead became calm.

Xia Quanyong had been paying close attention to the situation of the various planes on the entire battlefield, and when he found that 121 had not been able to pull it up for a long time, he couldn't help but be very annoyed. He understood the temperament of the "butcher", and thought that this guy wanted to use the Flying Fortress to fight the little devil for the sake of his military exploits, so he shouted in the chatter: "'Butcher', what are you kid doing? Do you think you're driving a 1? Hurry up and pull Lao Tzu up! ”

When Tie Linfei arranged the task, he especially emphasized to the pilots of the learning 1 that when necessary, even if two learning 1 were exchanged for an air fortress, it would be worth it, and reminded the pilots of the learning 1 to be prepared to sacrifice. Tu Bo was worried that once he reported the real situation, the pilots might rush to protect themselves, which would disrupt the entire tactical arrangement and cause greater losses.

It's a good Tu Bo, he actually turned off the external channel of the walkie-talkie directly, and then cautiously manipulated the fighter, turned to the left, and tried to aim the front cannon at the approaching devil fighter.

All the air fortresses are flying high, only this one is slowly turning, which makes the devil pilots who see this scene happy. Although the anti-air capability of the Flying Fortress is not strong, the ground attack can be described as terrifying, which makes the Japanese army take it as the first target when formulating tactics, whenever there is an Aerial Fortress. As soon as the 121 showed an abnormal attitude, several Japanese planes rushed over with great momentum, all wanting to take the merit of shooting down a flying fortress into their own pockets. And the Japanese plane that rushed first to rush over, as soon as it found that the air fortress had a frontal attempt on its own, immediately pulled the fighter plane apart, pulled it up, and then swooped down from above.

The danger of 121 was seen by several Xue1, and three Xue1 swooped down on the board, rushing to the Japanese planes rushing towards 121 at the fastest speed, trying to intercept them.

Tu Bo already had the consciousness of sacrifice, he pressed the send button and yelled: "Lao Quan, what are you kid doing, don't you hurry up and organize the brothers to parachute." Brothers, give me a parachute, this is the last time I have given you an order after Tu Bo, what? Lao Tzu is going to die, and no one listens to what he says? ”

Tu Bo's words came from the loudspeaker in the cabin, and the bombardiers who had wanted to stay finally decided to leave the plane and parachute. Quan Shuo has already explained the situation to them, as bombardiers, even if they stay on the plane at this time, they can't help at all, and they die in a senseless tone, so it is better to leave their useful bodies so that they can kill more devils in future battles to avenge the "butcher".

By the time the first bombardier jumped away from the 121, the 121 had already been hit by the fuselage - a series of shells grazed the tail of the plane, one of which hit the tail and caused an explosion. After the explosion, the entire sealed environment in the cabin was immediately broken, and the cold air from the outside first swarmed in, and then formed a pressure difference, sucking Quan Shuo and the others out.

Except for Quan Shuo, everyone else has already carried umbrella bags. Quan Shuo's eyes were quick, and he grabbed a pillar in the cabin, and then his feet were dragged off the ground and floated.

"Big brother, take care!" One of the bombardiers shouted, and then let the air sweep itself away.