As soon as the artillery of the Xuebing Army showed their faces, the group of fighters of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet led by Yamabegawa Sanjian changed direction and flew straight to Machun's artillery position. At the same time, the fighter group of the 1st Air Division led by Wang Hai also adjusted its course to meet it.

The Japanese fighter group was arranged in a very particular order, with bombers in the front and fighters in the back, making it clear that bombers were used as bait. This made Wang Hai and them face a choice, if they gave priority to attacking Japanese bombers in order to protect artillery, then they might be given the upper hand by Japanese fighters. And if the bombers are abandoned and the Japanese fighters are attacked first, then the artillery units below will definitely be slaughtered by the Japanese bomber group. If it weren't for the fact that the artillery of Zhilu Dao Machun was originally bait, then no matter what choice the First Air Division made, Wang Hai would definitely be very entangled, but now, he has no scruples in this regard.

"Hit the devil bomber first!" Wang Hai ordered, and said: "Pay attention to protect yourself, don't do too much!" ”

The Japanese fighter group was still five or six minutes away from Ma Chun's artillery position, and Ma Chun suddenly gave an order that made his subordinates jaw-dropping: "Shoot all the shells as quickly as possible, and then get down and get on the off-road vehicle!" Remove! ”

"What?" "Lao Ma, what do you mean by this? Do you want to run away without a fight? ”

The order was unexpected, and the scene was a bit chaotic. Liang Wenhui and Li Hai also expressed doubts. In the face of the doubts of his brothers, Ma Chun did not explain too much, but said conclusively: "This is an order, I am fully responsible for any problems!" Execute! ”

The discipline of the cadet army is strict. When Ma Chun said this, it was difficult for others to say anything. Lehi's mind was spinning quickly, he thought that this time each cannon was only allowed to bring out ten shells, and it was also equipped with a lot of off-road vehicles, and he vaguely understood something in his heart, and couldn't help but look at the periphery of the artillery array.

This artillery position was personally surveyed and selected by Liu Yuqing and Wan Bing. At first glance, it seemed nothing special, but when Lehi saw the chariots hidden in the bushes on the hills around the artillery array, and the cadets who were starting to get busy beside the chariots, he looked up to the sky again, and he knew what to expect.

When the Japanese machine cluster was still three minutes away from the artillery array, Wang Hai and the others met it. When the air battle began, Wang Hai and his men had a clear goal, and as soon as they came up, they destroyed the three bombers at the head of the enemy aircraft group, and then they turned around and flew over the artillery array, assuming a posture of swearing to defend the sky above the artillery array.

By this time, Ma Chun and the others had already run out of shells and began to board the off-road vehicle.

For the students of the 403rd and 406th regiments and the Li Hai regiment, the artillery carriage was their lifeblood, and although everyone carried out the order to abandon the artillery to the letter, the pain in their hearts was not for outsiders, and many people shed tears on the spot.

The expressions of the brothers fell in Ma Chun's eyes, which made him feel uncomfortable, but he did not hesitate at all, but decisively ordered: "What are you doing in a daze?" Remove! ”

Hundreds of off-road vehicles galloped out of the artillery array and quickly hit the road. And their side had just retreated, and the Japanese bombers began to dive and drop bombs at the risk of being targeted by Wang Hai and them.

Ma Chun and they retreated collectively, this scene was seen by Yamabe Chuan Sanjian, and the little devil had doubts in his heart: "What is the person of China doing?" This is a plan to abandon the artillery and withdraw the people! The little devil was cautious and meticulous, and while directing the fighter group to go up to meet Wang Hai's white-sided dolphin group, he drove the Type 99 fighter plane numbered 1003 to dive down towards the artillery array, wanting to see what was going on.

The Japanese aircraft cluster completely entered the ambush circle of the Second Special Artillery Brigade, Wang Hai got in touch with Wan Bing, and suddenly gave an order: "All high, high-altitude interception!" Then he looked up and pulled the lever all the way down, and flew the plane high into the air. The pilots of the 1st Air Division were much more decisive in carrying out their orders than the artillerymen below. No one doubted the correctness of his order, and everyone immediately pulled the fighter high.

After Yamabegawa pulled the fighter down to an altitude of about 1,000 meters, he immediately saw that something was wrong.

The camouflage on the "Thunderbolt" of the 2nd Special Artillery Brigade has been removed, and the launchers have been completely erected. Yamabegawa had never seen rocket artillery, but his intuition made him feel dangerous. He was about to alert his men when he suddenly noticed that the cylinder on the chariot he was staring at burst into flames, and his heart tightened, and he instinctively shouted, "Not good! Then press the throttle all the way down and pull the lever all the way down.

Fifty-four "thunderbolts" opened fire at the same time, in the eyes of the devil pilots who noticed this scene, many places on the ground suddenly erupted thick smoke and flames, and then dozens of fireballs rose into the air, they were first instinctively ignorant for a while, and when they realized that something was wrong, there were already fireballs around them that exploded, and then several fireballs rushed to their faces - some devils didn't even react when they were hit by the oncoming fireballs in the cockpit, and then they were swallowed up by the exploding fireballs.

The biggest difference between the "Thunderbolt III" and the "Thunderbolt II" is that there is an additional cluster bomb in the charge section, but the number of "bullets" in a single cluster bomb is smaller, and the proximity delay fuse is used (this detonation method can not only explode when hitting an enemy aircraft, but also automatically explode after a certain distance of flight). The number of "bullets" in a single cluster bomb is less, but the power is increased. The "Thunderbolt III" is about 40 centimeters longer than the "Thunderbolt II", and the weight has also increased by about 20 kilograms, which not only ensures the height of the "Thunderbolt III" in the air, but also ensures its absolute combat strength against the covered airspace.

A single "thunderbolt" is 16 rockets, which explode and release four anti-aircraft cluster bombs. A cluster bomb is loaded with eleven "bullets", that is, a salvo fired by the 2nd Special Artillery Brigade would have been able to release 9,504 "bullets" if there were no duds. A total of more than 140 fighters of the Japanese aircraft group flew into the ambush airspace of the 2nd Special Artillery Brigade, that is to say, each fighter will have to withstand about 60 "bullets."

Yamabegawa Sanjian is very smart and quick to react, of course, the most important thing is that his flying skills are really good. After the little devil found out that something was wrong, he first wanted to pull the fighter high, and then found that this would take the initiative to throw himself into the enemy's bullet net, so he suddenly loosened the throttle to the end and pushed the putter to the end. Then, with a sharp descent of about 800 meters, he added the throttle, maintained an altitude of about 200 meters above the ground, and swept over the heads of the cadets of the 2nd Special Artillery Brigade.

Yamabegawa Sankey is the right choice. The "Thunderbolt III" covers between 500 meters and 4,500 meters, and in doing so, he was able to get away from the pursuit of the "bullets". He escaped with his excellent reflexes and superb ability to control the fighter, but it does not mean that his subordinates can also avoid this "catastrophe" like him. So, he broke out of danger with his front feet and broke out in a cold sweat, and then he heard the sound of "boom" explosions in the sky behind him. The little devil is well-informed, and he can tell that many of them are explosions only when the fuel tank of a fighter plane is detonated. In his busy schedule, he looked back, and under the mixture of surprise and anger, he almost didn't fall down - an exploding fire in his field of vision, and thick smoke crossed his eyes, like dumplings, and the field of vision was full of signs of the crash of the fighter plane, and the little devil screamed, "poof", and a mouthful of blood sprayed on the cabin in front of him.