Zhan Fei heard the air raid sirens and immediately shouted: "All pilots board the plane immediately, and the crew stay on the ground." He shouted as he quickly ran towards a fighter plane parked on the side tarmac, but his left leg was prosthetic, and he didn't run a few steps before falling to the ground. At this time, two groups of personnel came up and quickly set him up and rushed towards the nearest backup fighter. After the fighters of the first group led by him landed, they were refueling and reloading bombs. Fortunately, the spare fighter is on standby.

At this time, all the pilots on the airport spontaneously ran towards the fighters. Fortunately, several of the fighters dispatched in the third batch had already taken to the skies and quickly met the enemy. When the Zhanfei pilot was taxiing on the runway, the bomb had already exploded on the runway. The sky was densely packed with warplanes, and the sky and the ground were chaotic. Usually the spare fighter is not loaded with ammunition, but the fighter is fully loaded with fuel and machine gun ammunition, so it glides for a short distance and takes off. The situation is critical, and Zhanfei uses a large elevation angle to move straight into the sky.

The second batch of US air raid fighters was also a flying squadron of 50 fighters, and the planes were covered with big birds like flying birds over the airport, and dense bombs began to pour downwards. Since the Imperial Air Force has always been in the lead and has had no opponent for a long time, although there are guard units around the airfield, there are no air defense units, so the US fighters were not threatened by artillery fire from the ground, and naturally they desperately dropped bombs on the airfield, and the airfield was shrouded in gunsmoke. After Zhanfei took off, he collided head-on with a US plane, and probably the pilot of the US plane knew the strength of the opponent's fighter and hurriedly avoided it.

The flanks of the US plane were exposed, and the scope of the flying flew to trap the opponent. The biplane machine gun spewed out a fiery snake, and suddenly the US plane was shaken and trembled, and a puff of black smoke came out of the tail. The U.S. plane fell headlong and slanted. Zhanfei did not take a closer look at the state of the American plane. Then he aimed at another American plane. In just two rounds, the U.S. plane was taken out again. Fortunately, when the US planes attacked, the third batch of fighters was taking off, which played a role in intercepting the US planes. As a result, US planes were unable to bomb calmly, and the efficiency was naturally not high.

When Zhanfei killed the third US plane, more than 30 fighters had already risen into the sky. The US planes in air combat were no opponents at all, and as the US planes were killed one after another, the US planes began to panic. The warplanes at the airport continued to take off in the air in the face of the bombing of US planes. From time to time, black smoke came out of the tail of the US planes in the sky, and the US planes could not resist it and began to flee one after another. Zhanfei did not order the fighters to pursue, and it was a heavy duty to defend the airport at the moment. Zhanfei ordered more than 10 warplanes to patrol the airspace over the airport. He piloted the plane and began to land, at which time Gao Xiang led the team back.

The ground crew of the airport runway has been clearing, the Gao Xiang team landed first, and two fighters of the Gao Xiang team were shot down. 18 US planes were shot down. The results are incomparable. However, the results of the first air battle of the US plane shocked Gao Xiang. Although there were several craters on the runway, the impact was not significant. Gao Xiang immediately jumped out of the cabin after holding the fighter steady, and saw that the ground crew was still fighting the fire, and it was obvious that the fighter plane that had not taken off on the ground was destroyed. "Report to the captain, there are 12 fighters that have been damaged by different ranges, and the rest are in good condition." A ground service officer reports.

At this time, Zhan Fei landed and Gao Xiang stepped forward and said: "The Americans hit us one time and couldn't take measures, 12 fighters on the ground were blown up, and I lost two in the air battle. It can be judged that the US plane must have taken off from the airport in Salt Lake City. Our reconnaissance plane did not find any planes at the airport, and it is certain that the US plane was hidden in an underground hangar and could not be discovered in the air. Now the situation is urgent. We don't know how many warplanes the Americans deployed, but air strikes must be launched on American airfields. Without hesitation, I will lead 30 fighters to attack the US airfield, and you will defend the airfield in formation with the remaining fighters. In addition, it was immediately reported to the command that a monoplane fighter appeared in the US military! ”

Zhanfei wanted to argue, meaning that he wanted to lead a team to attack the US military airfield. Gao Xiang didn't allow him to run to the tarmac immediately, and at this time many places were still on fire, but Gao Xiang couldn't take care of them. Fighter planes formed in formation over the airfield, roaring toward the US military airfield in Salt Lake City. After Gao Xiang led the team to leave, Zhanfei immediately prepared for another air attack by enemy planes from the new formation, and reported to the Los Angeles Command. The command soon received an order to ensure the safety of the airfield and at the same time launch an all-out air attack on the enemy's airfield. The command was satisfied with the measures they had taken.

Wilbur and Wright led the warplanes back to the airport. When they set out for the battle, they were 50 fighters, and nearly half of them were broken when they came back, and more than 10 fighters were injured. Orwell and Wright stood in front of their brother's fighter plane to greet them. Wilbur and Wright climbed down from the cabin and said in a panic: "The enemy has a new type of fighter, the machine guns are deployed on both wings of the aircraft, the fire is very fierce, and we are not opponents at all in air combat." The performance of the enemy aircraft is far ahead of us, and I hope that the 2nd Squadron will blow up the enemy aircraft on the airfield. Orwell and Wright looked at their brother's panicked face, looked at the scarred and bullet-riddled appearance of his fighter plane, and knew in their hearts that his brother had escaped death.

"Order the 3rd Sentai to stop attacking," Orwell and Wright undoubtedly gave the right order. At this moment, the fighters of the 2nd Air Raid Squadron appeared over the airport. Orwell and Wright looked up and found that the number of fighters returning was less than 20, and he ordered Wilbur and Wright to immediately lead the squadron into the hangar, and at the same time ordered the airfield air defense unit to enter combat readiness. The second batch of planes landed one after another, and Orwell did not find the No. 0051 fighter piloted by the leader of the 2nd squadron.

Orwell and Wright silently counted the last fighter plane, No. 19, indicating that 31 fighters could not return. While the fighter plane landed, it urgently hid in the hangar, and the sky and the ground were in a hurry. A pilot in the hangar reported to Orwell and Wright: "Report to the major, the squadron leader's plane was hit, and I saw his fighter plane flying in the direction of the lake with thick smoke, and I don't know what happened next." The pilot described the bombing situation, first, because the airfield was not clear because it was filled with smoke, and secondly, because the enemy planes were strong and not opponents. Now it is completely confirmed that the enemy has a new type of fighter.

Orville and Wright picked up the phone and made a detailed report to the Denver headquarters about the damage, and as soon as he put down the phone, there was a loud roar in the sky. Gao Xiang led 30 warplanes to appear over the US airfield, and at this time, US anti-aircraft artillery fire began to fire into the air. It was obvious that the Americans had been prepared for a long time, and Gao Xiang carefully observed the airfield, and sure enough, there was not a single fighter plane on the ground, and there was no doubt that the enemy plane must be hiding in the hangar. Gao Xiang then ordered high-altitude horizontal bombing, demanding that all bombs be dropped on the runway. In the blink of an eye, the attack and defense were reversed, and a violent explosion was staged at the US military airfield.

Gao Xiang led 10 fighters to deal with the US antiaircraft artillery positions, and covered the other 20 fighters to bomb the airport runway indiscriminately. The smoke of the explosion filled the entire airfield, and the indiscriminate horizontal bombing completely occupied the initiative. In the underground hangar, Orwell and Wright carefully observed the enemy plane, and their hearts were very depressed. The plan for this air raid was very well formulated, and it was thought that the enemy planes would give full support to the battlefield operations and take this opportunity to blow up the enemy's airfield in one fell swoop in order to turn the passive tide of the war, but the sky is not as good as the calculations of people, and the enemy planes are incomparable in terms of reaction, fighter performance, and air combat experience.

At the airfield of the Army Aviation Corps of the Expeditionary Force, two batches of fighter patrols have been rotated. Seeing that there was still no shadow of the enemy plane in the northeast direction, he really couldn't hold back and took the plane into the air himself. Zhan Fei led 10 fighters to circle in the sky and resolutely flew to the northeast. Perhaps because of the heart, Zhanfei and Gao Xiang, who returned to the sea, met on the middle line of the Great Salt Lake. When Zhan Fei saw that the fighter plane led by Gao Xiang was unscathed, he knew that his air attack on the US airfield was successful. There was no need to hesitate to take the lead in driving the plane straight to the US military airfield, and the nine fighters followed behind.

At the U.S. Army Headquarters in Denver, Commander Howell received a report from the airfield that he had launched two bombing sorties from the enemy's airfield, and the loss of 49 fighters almost reimbursed one squadron. At the moment, enemy planes are bombing the airfield indiscriminately, and all warplanes are blocked in hangars. "Your Excellency General, I did not expect that the combat performance and air combat experience of the enemy aircraft far surpassed ours. In particular, the enemy planes placed their machine guns on both flanks, and we had no chance of winning the air battle at all. The situation has been reported to Washington, and the High Command has left us to work it out according to the situation. The Chief of Staff broke the silence.

Howell pondered for a while and said, "Order Major Orville, without the order of the headquarters, all fighters are not allowed to be dispatched." Although we suffered heavy losses in our first air battle, we also successfully attacked the enemy's airfield, and several enemy planes were shot down in aerial dogfights. Although the circumstances of the attack on the enemy airfield are unknown, I believe that the enemy must have paid the price. It seemed that the enemy would continue to bomb the Salt Lake City airfield, and Major Orwell was ordered to use the train to transport the air force back to Denver after dark tonight. ”

The chief of staff said: "In view of the fact that the enemy plane is strong, it is indeed necessary to avoid its edge. Howell continued: "The enemy's attack on Salt Lake City has made no progress, and the Army Aviation Group, which participated in the battle for the first time, successfully pinned down the enemy aircraft and indirectly covered the defensive operation, and the Air Force contributed a lot." The range of enemy aircraft was limited, and the army aviation team was withdrawn to the rear in order to better attack. Ordered Major Orwell to retreat and blow up the airfield, which must not be used by enemy forces in the future. Howell believes that his own fighter plane can be used to contain the enemy's fighter plane, so he should make good use of the trump card in his hand.

In the headquarters of the Los Angeles Expeditionary Force, Chief of Staff Nie Fengwu said: "According to the report of the fighter group, the fighters that appeared in the US military are similar to our early carrier-based aircraft, and the airborne machine guns are arranged in the engine room. As a result of the air battle, it can be concluded that the US fighters in the current state are not opponents. The commander of the fighter group reported that the US fighter planes were hiding in an underground hangar and deceived us. At present, the fighter group has completely blocked the US airfield, and the US planes are hiding in their holes like rats and do not dare to come out. ”

He Meng blamed himself a little: "The president reminded me to pay close attention to the progress of the US fighter planes, and blamed me for underestimating the enemy." Thanks to the quick response and proper response of the captain Gao and the captain of the fighter brigade, otherwise we would have suffered heavy losses. Perhaps this is a good thing, so that the US military thinks that our fighter group has suffered heavy losses, and the morale of the US military will definitely be greatly boosted, and the defense will be more tenacious. In this way, we can confuse the US military command even more and cover our true combat intentions. (To be continued......)

PS: There is no danger.