Chapter 1178: Friction with the American plane
Although Tang Qiuli is not an aviation pilot, he has never seen a fat pig run, and has he never eaten fat pork? Those small bright spots that suddenly appeared in the field of vision must be airplanes. (.)
Tang Qiu's head tightened, he ruled out the possibility of Japan sending military aviation units to Southeast Asia and ambush them in the middle of the way, Ito was busy cleaning up the mess at this time, and he couldn't take care of himself, besides, this whole set of plans designed by Brother Qiuquan and Le Yiqin was even praised by himself, and the Japanese could not have imagined that in one day, after two consecutive air battles, they would fly to Manila.
There is only one possibility, it is the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy, the carrier-based aircraft that took off from the aircraft carrier, his own special plane plus escort fighters, and a large group of more than 40 planes, it is entirely possible that they will be discovered by the reconnaissance planes of the Japanese Navy, but he glanced at his wife and did not say anything.
At this time, not only Tang Qiuli found the oncoming group of planes, but also the pilot of the special plane and the mountain tiger, they also saw it, the mountain tiger hurriedly came to Tang Qiuli's side, looking at him with inquiring eyes, Tang Qiuli shook his head gently, he believed in his escort group, and even more believed in Brother Qiuquan and Le Yiqin.
The air in the cabin suddenly became tense, and the mountain tiger whispered an order to the special guards to immediately enter the various machine gun firing positions, at this time, the speaker in the cabin, the voice came out, it was the commander of the escort fighter group, "Report to the division commander, the aircraft group has flown over the center line of the South China Sea, and the aircraft group in front is the naval fleet carrier-based aircraft escort group that came to greet us, our task has been completed, I wish the division commander a smooth journey!" ”
The atmosphere in the cabin suddenly relaxed. There was a false alarm, and the escort group of Army Airlines flew around Tang Qiuli's special plane. Each plane shook its wings three times, said goodbye to its division commander with the highest air courtesy, and then turned around and flew back.
The speakers in the cabin, fell silent, there was only the sound of "rustling" electricity, at this time. Another young voice sounded: "Report to the division commander, deputy head of the first detachment of the carrier-based aircraft corps of the naval fleet of the independent division, lieutenant colonel commander of the naval aviation escort aircraft group Tang Yunfei, salute you." And on behalf of all the pilots of the escort group, salute the division commander! The escort aircraft group is at the command of the division commander at any time! ”
The voice is clear, the words are clear, with a penetrating power, you don't need to look at yourself, just by your voice. You can guess that this is a handsome, sunny and handsome guy! The smile on Tang Qiuli's face became more and more intense, and there was an unprecedented kindness. Mei Xue looked intently at her husband, whose temperament had changed dramatically, and the tenderness in his eyes. It's clearly a kind of doting!
"It's Yunfei, this little guy, I haven't seen him for more than two years. is already a deputy regimental lieutenant colonel, Yun Fei is three years younger than himself, twenty-two or three years old, to be able to achieve this position, not simple, at the beginning, always following the little tail behind him, hit the sparrow and was reluctant to eat, all of the thin young man who gave it to himself has grown into an eagle with wings spread in the blue sky and the sea, the third generation leader of the Tang family, "Tang Qiuli's heart has an indescribable touch and warmth.
Mei Xue saw a retrospective smile on the corner of her husband's mouth, as if she was immersed in deep memories, so she touched Tang Qiuli lightly with her shoulder, and said, "Qiuli, that Tang commander is saluting you!" Tang Qiuli came back to his senses, picked up the microphone, and said loudly: "Commander Tang Yunfei, you have worked hard, I greet you, this is the first time I have seen my fighter in the sky of the South China Sea, and I am very excited. ”
Tang Qiuli's speech can be heard by the carrier-based aircraft pilots of the HNA, the vast majority of them have been training at the Qingdao Naval Base, and they have never seen the No. 1 person in the independent division, the supreme commander of nearly a million soldiers, and the legendary figure in the mouth of the old pilot, and it is also the first time to hear his voice, I didn't expect to be so young.
The words were even more exciting, these young carrier-based aircraft pilots, their blood boiling, they were more able to undertake the glorious task of escorting the No. 1 commander, and excited, Tang Yun suddenly lowered the altitude of the plane, parallel to Tang Qiuli's special plane, he had not seen his uncle for more than two years, and he couldn't wait to take a look, but unfortunately, through the blurred porthole, he couldn't see anything clearly.
In front of Tang Qiuli's eyes, a Soviet-style fighter plane, next to the left side of the special plane, shook its wings three times, and swept by, the words "DHJ008" on the fuselage were clearly in his eyes, no need to ask, this must be Yunfei's little guy, he nodded with satisfaction, he can fly the number 08 fighter among more than 100 aircraft in the fleet aviation, which shows that his technology ranks in the top ten, which is very good.
Because of the arrival of the fleet carrier-based aircraft escort group, Tang Qiuli was in a good mood, looked at Mei Xue and said: "It's my nephew, three years younger than me, I haven't seen him for more than two years, I have grown into a big and old man, the years are urging people to get old, am I old?" He asked his wife half-jokingly, and Mei Xue slapped him lightly.
Said angrily: "No shame? I'm only in my twenties, and I say I'm old, by the way, why haven't I seen your nephew? Tang Qiuli laughed and said: "He has been in the aviation unit, and later, he was transferred to the fleet aviation unit, flying carrier-based aircraft, you have always been by my side, I haven't seen Yunfei for more than two years, you have met there." ”
Tang Qiuli's mood was extremely relaxed, in the waters of the Zhongsha Islands, the first deputy commander of the Independent Division Fleet, Rear Admiral Petrovsky, who was playing hide-and-seek with the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet, was very nervous in his heart, and this former captain of the aircraft carrier of the Soviet Pacific Fleet had been fully integrated into the independent division troops.
He had forgotten his own country and regarded China as his hometown, and the fleet went from the Zhanjiang Naval Base in Guangdong to the vicinity of the Zhongsha Islands, and with the help of carrier-based radar, it discovered the target before the Japanese reconnaissance plane, and missed the danger of a head-on encounter with the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet.
Don't forget, the Japanese Navy has more than four fleets, and the independent division is this one, so his plan is to avoid a head-on battle with the Japanese fleet, and the main purpose is to escort the division commander, and Petrovsky breathed a sigh of relief when he received Tang Yunfei's report.
At the very least, up to now, the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy has not yet discovered the division commander's plane, he picked up the microphone and said in stiff Chinese: "Lieutenant Colonel Tang Yunfei, don't forget your own mission, the only purpose is to protect the division commander's plane, if you find a Japanese carrier-based plane, don't fall in love with war and entanglement, and lead them to other airspace." ”
Tang Yunfei replied loudly: "It is the deputy commander, resolutely carry out the orders of the fleet," in fact, Yunfei was very eager to meet the Japanese carrier-based aircraft, and his fighter plane has not yet been painted with a red five-pointed star representing the downed enemy plane, but when he was in the army air force, he had a record of shooting down four Japanese planes.
After arriving at the fleet aviation, his mechanic knew that this young man's record was to paint four five-pointed stars on the landline, but Yunfei refused, he thought that his achievements in the army aviation could not be brought to the fleet aviation unit, and he had to start anew, he longed for the opportunity to fight, but what made Tang Yunfei very disappointed was that he had already flown over Huangyan Island, and in more than 30 minutes, he would arrive in Manila, and he did not even see the shadow of the Japanese plane.
After continuing to fly for more than ten minutes, the shadows of more than 20 fighter planes appeared in the sky in front of him, and Tang Yunfei could see at a glance that this was a fighter of American origin, could it be that the commander of the fleet informed the US side of the news that his uncle's special plane was about to arrive in Manila, and the US side sent a group of fighters to escort it?
Yunfei immediately reported the situation to Tang Qiuli, Tang Qiuli groaned slightly, and said: "Yunfei, on behalf of me, thank the United States for its kindness, let the US military aircraft escort the periphery, since they are here, they are also showing a certain amount of sincerity, don't be rude!" ”
Lieutenant Colonel Jackson, the commander of the US air group leading the team, was a little absent-minded, and he felt that the task he received was boring, "Is there a mistake in escorting the Chinese?" Which stupid Chinese, who can fly the plane into the sky, is already God's care, please, don't go to escort yourself, which Chinese air rookies, nervous, beat themselves as Japanese, or clumsy, crashed their beloved landline. ”
But the order was given by the chief of staff, General Stilwell, personally, and Jackson did not have the courage to argue with His Excellency the Chief of Staff, so he had to listlessly take his brigade and fly to the direction of Scarborough Shoal, which was already more than ten minutes later than the time Stilwell ordered to take off.
To tell the truth, this is such a lineup, or Stilwell is in charge of his own affairs, according to MacArthur's meaning, that Tang Qiuli of the Republic of China, it is said that he is the deputy head of state, and he can't afford his highest etiquette, in his eyes is nothing more than a chess piece, a chess piece that can be used, but Stilwell knows Tang Qiuli's character, if that is the case, the most powerful warlord in China can turn around and fly back on the spot!
In Tang Yunfei's headphones, a strange tone of American English suddenly came, "Hello! I'm Lieutenant Colonel Jackson of the U.S. Naval Air Corps, Manila Base, and now, your escort mission is taken over by my subordinates, please, you rookies, get out of the way first, make room, don't rub my beloved beauty's ass! ”
Tang Yunfei's heart rose with anger at that time, this tone and tone were too light, and there was an obvious arrogance and insult, remembering his uncle's words, he forcibly suppressed the disgust in his heart, and said politely: "Lieutenant Colonel Jackson, I am General Tang Qiuli, vice chairman of the People's Affairs Committee of China, and Lieutenant Colonel Tang Yunfei, commander of the escort group, thank you for coming, please lead the way in front, me and my subordinates are fully capable of this task!" ”
There was a silence in the earphones, that is, a few seconds of effort, Tang Yunfei suddenly saw that a black shadow appeared in front of him, and he crashed straight towards his fighter.
(To be continued)(To be continued......