If it had been before, absolutely no one would have thought that the air force would become an important factor in determining the military victory or defeat of China and Japan.

Because there is no comparison.

In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army had nearly 3,000 fighters of all kinds, while although the Chinese Air Force was not weaker than the Japanese Air Force on the surface, the actual number of fighters was only 600, and most of them were old products, which could not compete with the Japanese aircraft at all. There are many reasons for this, the most criticized of which is Song Meiling, the commander-in-chief of the Air Force, who is said to have invested the money the government used to buy airplanes.

Therefore, as soon as the two sides went to war, the Chinese air force was violently destroyed by the Japanese air force, and the Chinese air force pilots barely resisted the opponent's offensive at the cost of their own lives. However, under such circumstances, the air force still suffered huge losses and was unable to support the ground war. On the contrary, the Japanese army, with planes on top and tanks and tanks underneath, kept ravaging the Chinese army with an almost overwhelming advantage.

At that time, neither Japan nor China paid much attention to the Air Force. In the eyes of the Japanese, the Air Force was just a helper they could use to reconnoiter and encounter more troublesome obstacles. And what about the Chinese? There is no concept of the Air Force at all. It can only silently withstand strafing and bombs from the sky when the Japanese planes are coming.

But since Qin Wei entered the Air Force, the situation has changed.

In the first battle, when the Japanese were arrogant and careless, he commanded the Chinese Air Force to attack Wuhan Wangjiadun Airport at night and destroy hundreds of Japanese fighters parked in Wuhan; In the second battle, taking advantage of the large-scale retaliation of the Japanese army, they deceived the enemy planes with tactical camouflage, took the opportunity to bomb Wuhan Airport again, and launched a surprise attack when the enemy bomber group returned, once again destroying the Japanese air force; The Third War. Taking advantage of the victory, when the Japanese air force suffered heavy losses and lost air supremacy in Wuhan and other areas, it bombed the headquarters of the 11th Army of Japan, killing Japanese Army General Sugiyama Mototo and Chief of Staff of the North China Front Army Yamashita Fumi; In the fourth battle, in the Battle of Nanchang, the air force launched a large-scale attack, destroying Okamura Ninji's heavy artillery brigade, tank cluster, and a large number of baggage, so that Okamura Ninji had elite troops. but because there were not enough supplies, he hated the defeat; In the fifth battle, during the Battle of Guinan, a large number of Japanese baggage and heavy weapons were destroyed, causing heavy losses to the Japanese firepower; In the sixth war, a large number of fighters were secretly sent to the northwest region. Taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese Mongolian garrison launched an attack on Fu Zuoyi's headquarters, a surprise attack was launched, resulting in a major defeat for the troops stationed in Mongolia Okabe Naosaburo's headquarters. lost Baotou, Guisui and many other important towns; The Seventh Battle. commanded the air force to run a long distance and bombed Unit 731 in the suburbs of Harbin, so that the headquarters of Unit 731 in Harbin was almost completely wiped out; In the eighth battle, in the later stage of the Battle of Changsha, an ambush was skillfully set up to lure the Japanese fighter group into the ambush circle. With absolute superiority in troops, it destroyed more than 50 Japanese fighters in one fell swoop, more than 20 of which were Japan's latest Zero fighters, and at the same time blew up many Japanese river boats and killed and injured a large number of Japanese soldiers......

These battles. As a result, the Japanese army lost hundreds of pilots, and also lost air supremacy in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, and even Guangxi to a large extent. With the loss of air supremacy and the frequent bombing of the Chinese Air Force, the Japanese army not only found that it was no longer as devastated as before, but also became more and more difficult to fight.

How about your soldiers who have been trained for a long time? How about your soldiers being well supplied? What if your soldiers have tanks and heavy artillery to support them? Without air supremacy, these can only be regarded as empty talk.

Moreover, Japanese tanks and combat vehicles are becoming less and less useful.

With the large-scale use of the "unconscionable artillery", many masters of using this kind of artillery appeared in the Chinese army, and in many cases, these masters could easily smash explosive packs onto Japanese tanks and tanks from a distance of one or two hundred meters. The tanks and tanks of the Japanese have always been known for their thin skin, so they suffered heavy losses under such a blow. But this is not the most terrible thing, the most terrible thing is that not only the regular troops are using a large number of "unconscionable guns", but also those guerrillas. In other words, the tanks and tanks of the Japanese were no longer very effective even when they encountered the Chinese partisans.

What a huge blow this was to the Japanese?

All along, there are only a few ways to win: the air force, tanks, heavy artillery, and well-trained soldiers who dare to fight hard!

But now their air force does not have an advantage, and it can even be said that they have lost consecutive battles; Tanks and fighting vehicles are also becoming less and less useful; Heavy artillery also did not dare to be used on a large scale, because if it was not careful, it might attract bombing by the Chinese Air Force; Soldier...... Repeated battles, huge losses of the elite, which can only be supplemented with recruits and reserves, and most importantly, repeated defeats, the morale of the army has been severely hit, and the morale of the army is low!

And a closer look at all of this can reveal the faint and even extremely arrogant shadow of the Chinese Air Force behind these problems.

Without the Chinese Air Force, the Battle of Nanchang, Okamura Ningji could completely break through Luo Zhuoying's encirclement with heavy artillery and tank armor clusters, and it was even possible to turn defeat into victory; Without the Chinese Air Force, Okabe Naosaburo might have driven Fu Zuoyi out of Suiyuan; Without the Chinese Air Force, the losses of the Japanese army in the Battle of Changsha would not have been so great; Without the Chinese Air Force, Sugiyama Gen and Yamashita Fengfumi would not have died!

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"The key is the Air Force!"

Not only Okamura Ninji, but also Terauchi Shouichi and Kenji Dohihara had long thought about the reasons for their successive defeats. If it weren't for the fact that the Chinese Air Force had achieved air supremacy on the battlefield through various means, they would not have failed so many times in succession. Even if their military intelligence is stolen and all kinds of plans are known to the Chinese military, they can rely on the strength of the military itself to reverse many adverse factors. But it is precisely because they have lost air supremacy that they cannot be powerful.

"Our biggest mistake before was to think too much of the enemy." Kenji Dohihara looked solemn, "Although the strength of the Chinese Air Force is getting stronger and stronger, it is not like the empire that can be replenished at any time. The reason why they are getting stronger and stronger is because they have nothing to lose in many battles. But what do they have to lose? It's because we always want to get the biggest win at the least cost! …… Qin Wei just seized this weakness of ours, set traps one after another, and sent our fighters and pilots to hell. ”

"That's right, they must be forced to fight!"

Shouichi Terauchi's fist slammed into the table. …… Zhou Fohai rebelled again. not only mutinied, but also took away a large number of people such as Tang Python and Sun Liangcheng, as well as tens of thousands of "Peace Salvation Army"! The impact of this incident was extremely huge, and the Wang Jingwei government in Nanjing even fell into a stormy situation because of it. Zhou Fohai is one of Wang Jingwei's cronies, and he defected from Chongqing with Wang Jingwei. If such a person, such a big man who sits in the third position in the Nanjing government, is no longer optimistic about Wang Jingwei's future, and even does not hesitate to "break up" in such an irretrievable way, who will be optimistic about Wang Jingwei again? Who will be optimistic about the Nanjing government again? Who would be optimistic about the Japanese who supported them?

If you have to use one sentence to evaluate Zhou Fohai's rebellion again, it is "extremely bad impact"!

Zhou Fohai's rebellion even alarmed the Japanese Emperor Hirohito, and this "god man" even personally issued an edict to Terauchi Shouichi to reprimand, and the Tokyo base camp also questioned Terauchi Shouichi's ability...... Therefore, at this moment, Terauchi Shouichi's chest is full of anger, and there are also many grievances. Who would have thought that a hardcore traitor like Zhou Fohai would also rebel? Isn't it? He is the third person in Wang Jingwei's government. Chiang Kai-shek's Kong Xiangxi and Song Ziwen, He Yingqin and Chen Cheng, will they rebel? Apparently not. How could Fohai rebel then?

Unexpected, incomprehensible.

But this breath must come out.

This time, Kenji Dohihara gave full play to the ability of the chief of the general staff of the dispatch army, and quickly found a target for him to vent his anger - Qin Wei!

Because Tu Feiyuan concluded that Qin Wei was the mastermind behind all this. Only this guy can think of it, and only this guy dares to make a fuss about a figure of Zhou Fohai's level. Except for Qin Wei, those who engaged in spy operations in Chongqing, whether it was Chen Lifu or Dai Li, they would not have this idea, let alone the confidence to put it into action, and it would never be possible for Zhou Fohai to rebel at the same time, and then take a piece of the courage to sweep away tens of thousands of troops!

Only Qin Wei!

Didn't run!

But how can you beat that guy?

Air force!

The Air Force is the foundation of Qin Wei's real life in Chongqing.

Destroying the Chinese Air Force will make Qin Wei hurt to the bone.

Wipe out the Chinese Air Force, and their planes will be able to drop bombs on Chiang Kai-shek's head.

But the problem is that Qin Wei is cruel and cunning, and his use of the Air Force is even more imaginative. Although they fought hard to mobilize more than 50 Zero fighters and more than 60 ordinary fighters, as well as more than 50 bombers of various types, from all over China, as well as from the battlefields of Japan and the Soviet Union, they were confident that they already had an overwhelming advantage, but what if Qin Wei did not engage in the battle? This time, they can almost transfer most of the air forces in China, except for the Northeast, if Qin Wei gives them a way to avoid the real and attack the false at this time, and repeat the tricks that he performed on Okabe Naosaburo at the beginning, what should they do?

Whether it is Toshiyoshi Ando in Guangzhou, Yoshio Shinozuka in Shanxi, or Jun Tada in North China, the opponents he faces are not weak. If air supremacy is lost again, it is very likely that the battle will be lost. Even if you don't lose the battle, you will inevitably suffer huge losses. The Chinese are not afraid of losses, because they have nothing left to lose, but Japan is different. After several successive defeats on the battlefield, if there is another defeat, the morale of the army will be dealt a more serious blow, and it may even cause some people to lose confidence in this war.

Therefore, even if they had enough strength, they never dared to expose it easily, for fear of scaring Qin Wei away!

But so many fighters can't just stay there all the time.

Both of them had a great headache about this.

However, with the blessing of Amaterasu, the opportunity has finally come.

"Japan's Peace Salvation Army? Will Chiang Kai-shek personally award flags and titles to Okamura Ninji and Nakai Ryotaro? Throwing the newspaper in his hand to the ground, Terauchi Shouichi was full of hideousness: "It's just right, solve it together!" (To be continued......)