The defeat of the Japanese Air Force directly led to the weakening of Shanghai's air supremacy, coupled with the bombing of the heavy artillery brigade and the bombing of the Japanese Marine Corps Special Command, the Japanese Army did not continue to attack. On the contrary, the Chinese army gathered hundreds of thousands of troops and began an orderly counteroffensive.

At this time, Matsui Shigen was already worried, and all kinds of anxious emotions spread in the army, the empire had invested hundreds of thousands of elite divisions in five divisions, but it still couldn't conquer Shanghai, but suffered heavy losses, which really gave him a headache.

In addition, there has also been a subtle shift in international public opinion. Officials in Tokyo told him that Shanghai was a gathering place for foreigners, and that the war in Shanghai naturally attracted the attention of the whole world, and some countries that were not optimistic about China had begun to change their attitudes towards China's war of resistance.

Matsui leaned back in his soft chair, pondering his next steps as to proceed.

At the time when Matsui Ishine was in a hurry, the Japanese aviation unit that was hit this time was under the same tremendous pressure. At the base of the 2nd Air Force of the Japanese Navy, several fighters took off and landed in turn, and the airport was busy. Compared to the airport, the atmosphere in the conference room is even more tense.

In the conference room, pilots in navy uniforms sat straight on either side of the long table, and behind them stood a row of pilots who were also standing tall.

The commander of the 2nd Air Detachment, Tsukahara 243, walked in, and everyone stood upright.

"Sit down!" The chief spoke, and everyone sat down mechanically.

Tsukahara didn't sit down, he stood at the top of the long table, scanning the surroundings with sharp eyes, the pilots looked solemn, and the venue was as silent as death.

"In the first battle of Shanghai, our army's air force lost face, and China is hyping this battle as a great victory, and even the international community has begun to change direction, and we are worthy of His Majesty's trust!"

Tsukahara 243 stood there and bowed slightly to show his guilt towards the emperor, and no one in the venue spoke, everyone bowed their heads.

"You're not more than depressed, a small loss is nothing to us. Now we have all replaced the Type 96 fighters, and the equipment has been improved, and the performance is almost the same as the 'Lightning' fighters of the China Air Force. In order to be more mobile and flexible, defeat the Chinese Air Force and seize air supremacy, I now order: all pilots to remove the parachutes from the fighters. ”

As soon as Tsukahara 243 finished saying this, a discussion sounded in the originally silent venue, and Tsukahara 243 still looked at everyone sharply, observing everyone's reactions.

"Your Excellency, remove the parachute, what should the pilot do if the plane is hit? Without a parachute, the casualty rate of pilots would have increased considerably. One of the pilots expressed his opinion dissatisfied.

Tsukahara 243 turned his head to look at him, he knew the person who spoke, he was a very powerful pilot of the air force - Kenichi Takahashi.

Tsukahara 243 walked up to him, looked at him sharply and said, "During World War I, was the German pilot von Richthofen who died over the Somme?" ”

"Hayi!" Kenichi Takahashi said dryly: "'Red Knight'! He's always been my idol. ”

Tsukahara 243 nodded and said: "There are 'Red Knights' among the pilots in Germany, and there should be the same group among the pilots of the Empire - the Red Samurai!" ”

After speaking, he turned his head and said to everyone: "The pilots of the empire should carry out the samurai spirit in the air and sweep the enemy away!" ”

"Hayi!"

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When the Japanese Navy and Army rabbits died and the foxes were sad, a solemn burial ceremony was being held in Nanjing. In order to encourage the anti-Japanese feelings of all the military and civilians, and at the same time to promote the spirit of the Chinese soldiers and boost morale, Huang Ke personally held a burial ceremony for the eight warriors who died in the Shanghai air battle in Yuhuatai, Nanjing.

Over Jinling, the sky was overcast and the autumn wind was gusting. The officers and men of the tall and mighty guard of honor lined up in two rows, and they escorted the coffins of the eight warriors and slowly walked forward, and Defense Minister Huang Ke, Air Force Minister Xu Shaozhou, and Government Affairs Yuan Sun Ke were all present.

The tragic mourning music sounded, and the send-off team was as many as tens of thousands of people, and the send-off team slowly moved forward, and countless people wept at this moment.

Huang Ke personally covered the coffins of the warriors with the national flag and gave a brief speech.

"I am proud that our country can have such warriors! Their names will go down in the annals of history and will always be remembered! ”

……

The honor guards fired their guns in salute, and the sound of gunfire echoed in the silent sky.

After a brief conversation, Huang Ke also paid special condolences to the families of the martyrs. Government departments and civil society groups sent wreaths and couplets for miles.

Just as the memorial service was about to end, the alarm suddenly sounded, and the guards hurriedly evacuated the crowd and covered Huang Ke and others into the air-raid shelter. At the same time, the plane at Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport also took off urgently to meet the invading enemy forces.

"Report! Thirty-two Japanese fighters attacked, and our air force took off fighters to meet them. In the bomb shelter, the staff officer of the intelligence department sent a briefing, which Huang Ke looked at and passed to the Minister of the Air Force Xu Shaozhou.

"Have the crowds been evacuated?" Huang Ke asked.

"Evacuated! On weekdays, we have also rehearsed air raids during large-scale mass events, and when the air raid sirens sounded, the crowds had already moved to the surrounding bomb shelters in batches. Chen Pingqiu, the chief of the security department in charge of security and safety at the scene, said.

Huang Ke nodded: "It's good to transfer!" It seems that the Japanese want to avenge Shanghai, and they chose to raid Nanjing at this time for fear that you have been planning for a long time. Didn't say it, tell the boys of the Air Force to beat the Japanese devils hard! Huang Ke stood up and waved his arms and said.

Xu Shaozhou walked over and said: "Looking at the briefing, it was the fighters of the 2nd Air Force of the Japanese Navy that were dispatched, and it seems that Matsui Ishine has moved to the rescue." ”

"Sun Monkey moved the rescue soldiers, can he escape from the Five Fingers Mountain of Rulai?" Huang Ke untied the cloak on his body, and Fourteen took it neatly, he pointed to it and said, "Let's go, let's go to the watchtower and have a look." ”

The subordinates all knew that Huang Ke was bold and liked to observe the battle at close range, and he didn't stop it; In addition, the anti-aircraft artillery fire around the watchtower is perfect, and there is basically no threat.

Huang Ke and others secretly went to the watchtower, and with the help of modern observation equipment on the watchtower, they could clearly see the scene of the air battle.

In the sky, I saw dozens of Chinese fighters and Japanese fighters entangled together, and the planes of both sides either lifted into the air or dived and flew down, and after a while, some Japanese planes were shot down.

"Good!" Huang Ke couldn't help but applaud, and he said to Chen Pingqiu beside him: "Pingqiu, notify the Nanjing garrison and prepare to capture the prisoners!" Ha ha. ”

"Yes!" Chen Pingqiu was also very happy, but there was no need for Huang Ke to say that in the air battle over Nanjing, the garrison must have been ready to rescue the Chinese pilots and capture the Japanese pilots, but as soon as Huang Ke said this, he still had to make a show and rearrange it.

"Strange, why didn't you see the Japanese pilot parachuting?" Air Force Minister Xu Shaozhou, who was familiar with air combat, frowned, saying that the Japanese fighter plane that had just been shot down was not out of control and had fallen, and the pilot had the opportunity to parachute.

"If the technology is not skilled, the business is not up to par." A general next to him said jokingly.

Xu Shaozhou smiled reluctantly, he had dealt with the Japanese air force a lot, and in his heart, the combat quality of the Japanese pilots was still very high, and this kind of low-level mistake was rarely made.

Immediately afterward, several more Japanese fighters were shot down in the sky. The Type 96 fighter emitted smoke from its tail and made a sharp sound, falling down one after another.

Without exception, none of the pilots on these fighters parachuted, and some even hit some target points in Nanjing when they were shot down, but they were all torn apart by anti-aircraft artillery fire while they were still in mid-air.

"None of them should have carried parachutes." After a while, Huang Ke said slowly.

"How is this possible?" A general couldn't help but blurt out.

Huang Ke said with a serious expression: "This is our opponent, they regard death as home, but we are also not afraid. ”

Everyone moved the target back to the sky, and compared with the initial excitement of shooting down the Japanese plane, there was a scene in the air battle that made everyone worry, a Chinese fighter plane was hit by the Japanese army, and the plane was already a little swaying, looking at the situation of the plane, it is estimated that it has been injured not lightly.

Just when everyone was worried, an even more worrying situation appeared, and many Japanese planes surrounded the fighter, apparently to shoot it down completely. At this time, other fighters were also entangled with the Japanese planes, and they couldn't pull away for the time being.

"Skydive! At this time, there is still a great hope of survival if you choose to skydive. Xu Shaozhou muttered to himself, the boys in the Air Force are his heart, and he really can't bear to see their blood spilled in the sky.

"Look! He looked like he was about to turn the nose around. One of the generals shouted pointing to the plane.

When everyone looked over, they saw that the plane that had been hit turned its nose, as if an old man in his twilight had exhausted his last bit of strength, and then crashed into a Japanese fighter plane next to him without hesitation.

"Ahh Everyone seemed to be able to hear the shouts of the warriors. The Japanese fighters did not have time to evade, and the two fighters collided together, and a fireball exploded in the sky, and then fell one after another.

The people on the watchtower were silent!

They are all battle-hardened soldiers, but they can't help but be moved to see such a scene with their own eyes.

After a long time, Huang Ke raised his right hand, and the others also raised their right hands one after another, and they paid the highest respect to this young pilot, this Chinese soldier!

The air battle was over, the invading Japanese planes were defeated, the Chinese Air Force was victorious, and the blue sky returned to calm.

"......" Huang Ke did not speak, his heart was turbulent, he was proud of having such soldiers in China, and he firmly believed that he would be able to win this war!