At dawn, Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport was already busy. A series of silver-painted FC-1 dive bombers were dragged out of the hangar by trailers, and the ground crew were busy doing the final nuclear inspection.

Fu Guoqiang, a lieutenant colonel of the Air Force who had just been transferred to Nanjing, suddenly lit up when he saw these planes.

At first glance, this kind of aircraft is the same size as an ordinary fighter, it is difficult to compare this bomber with the H2 of the Flying Fortress, but a closer look can see the difference, this kind of aircraft is obviously larger than the Lightning fighter, and the crew is 2-3 people from the cockpit, but the most recognizable thing in appearance is the wings of this aircraft that are curved like seagulls, and the fixed landing gear below.

"This is the killer feature that Minister Xu said?" Fu Guoqiang excitedly asked his former classmate and current comrade-in-arms Gu Zhi. For the Air Force, nothing is more able to arouse their interest than a new fighter with superior performance.

"That's right!" Gu Zhixue took off his sunglasses, put them in the pocket of his chest jacket, and then said in a serious and proud tone: "The FC-1 dive bomber, with a fuselage length of 10.8 meters, a wing spread of 12.9 meters, a maximum take-off weight of 6,200 kilograms, and an elevation of 7,000 meters, can install two large-caliber cannons on the plane, and of course, there are more than a ton of *!" ”

Speaking of this, Gu Zhixue laughed excitedly: "We like to call it 'Falcon', because when this thing swoops, it looks like a falcon ready to grab food." ”

As he spoke, he used his hands to make the appearance of an airplane, imitating a scene when the plane dived and bombed, and when he "dived", his mouth still made a beeping sound.

After listening to Gu Zhixue's introduction, Fu Guoqiang was also excited. There is no doubt that this is a bomber that has just been put into actual combat, and this attack on the Japanese ships anchored on the Yangtze River is their first show.

"Do you know that Guoqiang is strong? When I was transferred to Xi'an to test fly this kind of plane, I was very reluctant, because at that time, you could all fly the plane to the battlefield to kill the enemy, but I could only nest in the training ground. I have resentment in my heart, and when we see the achievements of Brother Gao Zhihang and you, our hearts are itching. But now, it's finally time for us to play. I'll tell you a secret, I'm going to stay here this time, I'm not going to the training ground. ”

Fu Guoqiang frowned and said, "Okay, kid, it turns out that you are a test pilot in charge of supervision, not a pilot?" ”

Gu Zhixue smiled: "It's all the same." This mission was urgent, and it was originally planned to be delivered to the Air Force after a while, but the War of Resistance can only be tested in actual combat. I'm coming along, haha. ”

Fu Guoqiang punched him in the chest, and the two smiled with satisfaction.

At this time, the assembly whistle at the airport sounded, and then the voice of the commander of the command room came from the airport loudspeaker.

"The tower is ready, all the pilots are in position! Ready, all pilots in place! ”

With the signal command issued, the pilots wearing leather hats quickly rushed to their planes, and Gu Zhixue also put on his fur hats and ran towards the plane he was driving, he waved to Fu Guoqiang and shouted as he ran: "Look at me to sink a small Japanese warship for you!" ”

Fu Guoqiang waved at him. Moments later, the pilots finished assembling and began boarding their planes, and ground crews in light blue hunting suits began to remove the landing gear and clear the runway.

Drip, drip! Under the command of the tower, the dive bombers at the front began to slide towards the end of the runway, and when they reached the end, the falcon rose from the ground, followed by dozens of other falcons in turn rowing out of the runway and rushing into the sky.

Dozens of dive bombers flew eastward in formation in the air, targeting the Japanese Navy's fleet on the river near Nantong in Suzhou.

Fu Guoqiang, who was already working in the organs of the Air Force Headquarters, knew that all this might not be of great tactical significance, because the destruction of the Japanese fleet would not pose any change to the overall situation, but it would be of great strategic significance, because this operation would become the most important news in the country that day, together with the press conference on the heroic martyrdom of the crew of the Zhongshan warship!

After straightening the military uniform on his body, he stroked the big-brimmed hat on his head, and Fu Guoqiang walked calmly outside the airport. As he reached the door, the sentry snapped his gun and saluted, and he gently returned the salute with his right hand on the brim of his hat.

Out of the airport gate, he got into the back seat of a dark green Yellow River brand jeep that he was waiting for, and said to the driver simply: "Go to the press conference!" ”

"Yes! Sir. The driver, a young man in his twenties, replied simply and started the car at the same time. The Huanghe jeep drove towards the scene of the press conference in the city.

At the same time, dozens of dive bombers that took off here also roared in the sky. The dive-dead bomber was fast and reached the target area in less than half an hour.

The captain of the lead gave the order to reduce the altitude, and the group of bombers with open wings began to descend in altitude. All the fighters had their own goals, some of them were concentrated on one target, and some of them had one target for one fighter, and they had done their homework before that, among which the two destroyers of the Japanese Navy were their main main targets.

The formation of bombers began to aim, and after aiming at the target, the captain of the group gave the order to attack, and then the group of planes dived towards the Japanese fleet at an angle of 45 degrees to the ground.

At this time, the first-line air defense sirens in the north of Suzhou, which had been occupied by the Japanese army, tore out, and the Japanese air defense soldiers wearing dark green steel helmets babbled out of the canteen and barracks, got into the anti-aircraft gun bunkers that were covered, and lifted the gun jackets to reveal the black holes.

Knock knock! The anti-aircraft guns, under the command of those Japanese commanders, began to fire into the air, and clouds of black artillery smoke exploded in the air. Immediately afterward, anti-aircraft fire from those ships also began to fire into the air.

The dense firepower did not deter the dive bomber group, and the crew pulled down the control stick and began to dive bomb the Japanese warship.

The propellers of the nose of the dive bombers whistled in the air, and a series of piercing screams filled the river, and these "falcons" accurately dropped * when they were only a few dozen meters away from the enemy ship, and then rushed upwards with their heads held high.

Bang! One by one, heavy bombs* exploded on the deck, engine room and other important positions of the Japanese warship, and soon a Japanese medium-sized ship began to tilt. The Japanese naval officers and men on board wearing white sailors' suits began to jump into the river in a hurry.

"Well done! Another wave! Gu Zhixue exclaimed excitedly, it was a wonderful experience to be able to participate in the battle so closely.

Immediately after that, the "Falcons" climbed again, and after a certain altitude, they began to dive downward, and the second wave of attacks began. At this time, the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery fire was also intensive, and some planes were hit in the wings, and the battle became even more intense......

At this time, Fu Guoqiang, who was sitting at a black table and chair, wearing a straight military uniform, was holding a press conference with a spokesman for the Admiralty about the heroic martyrdom of all the crew of the Zhongshan ship.

The press conference was serious, and dozens of reporters from the Chinese and foreign media in the audience were holding pens in their hands and recording them, and many photojournalists were taking pictures. The magnesium lamp kept making a thumping sound, and the speakers who had long been accustomed to all this were unmoved and continued to speak, but Fu Guoqiang, who had just arrived on this occasion, was a little uncomfortable, and his eyes were flashing a little.

He's a pilot, at least he was. He is very strict with his eyesight and is very well protected, so he subconsciously lowered his head and deliberately avoided those magnesium lights.

"Guoqiang, come here." Halfway through the press conference, he was called out by a chief of the Air Department's propaganda committee.

Fu Guoqiang walked out, and the chief said directly: "Release this at the press conference, remember!" Be sure to post by the numbers above. ”

Fu Guoqiang took a cursory glance, it was the latest war report, but there were traces of cross-out and alteration in the figures, he understood, after all, the actual war exploits and propaganda should be distinguished, after all, it was necessary to inspire the enthusiasm of the people of the whole country for the war of resistance.

It's just that these discrepancies are a bit big, and the Air Force obviously only blew up and sank seven Japanese warships, but the above said that there were nearly 20 of them. He couldn't help but feel furious.

Seeing that he had some doubts, the chief glared at him and said, "What are you thinking?" Go in now and release this great victory, which was personally corrected by Chief Huang Ke, and there can be no mistakes. ”

Fu Guoqiang swallowed his saliva, he is naturally not a rigid person, not to mention that now he is a soldier, and if he is a soldier, he must obey orders!

"Yes!" Fu Guoqiang took the briefing, dragged the military uniform on his body, and walked towards the press conference with strong steps.

At the press conference, a spokesman for the Admiralty was answering reporters' questions, which were nothing more than some information about the battle of the Zhongshan ship, and he gave a brief introduction.

However, after a while, after a reporter raised the question of "whether the sinking of the Zhongshan ship was related to the early evacuation of the army's shore artillery units", the spokesman paused for a moment at some bewilderment, making the scene embarrassing.

"Media friends! Just interrupt you, I have an important piece of news that has just come out to announce to you! ”

When Fu Guoqiang saw this situation, he immediately spoke loudly, attracting everyone's attention.

"Just now, under the deployment of the Ministry of National Defense, the Air Force dispatched dozens of bombers to intensively bomb the Japanese warships entrenched on the Yangtze River, that is, the Japanese warships that sank the Zhongshan warship, and have sunk nearly 20 Japanese warships on the Yangtze River, achieving a great victory!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes were focused on him. Fu Guoqiang spread out the operational briefing in his hand and read it according to the contents.

After the briefing was read, the scene fell silent for a moment and then thunderous applause.