More than 30 fighters had just been released on the Canglong aircraft carrier, and the radar station belonging to the Air Force detected it. The information was transmitted to the Air Force Headquarters as soon as possible, and Zhuang Hou, who was on duty, was taken aback, and said that several operational staff officers around him said: "The Japanese are desperate!" Bombing at night! ”

With today's level of skill, it is extremely difficult and even dangerous for fighters to fly at night, let alone fight at night. Since the outbreak of the all-out war of resistance against Japanese aggression, although Japanese planes have also had a record of night operations, their limitations are also obvious, and most of them are only high-altitude reconnaissance or strategic bombing by a single sortie or two or three fighters. And like tonight, there are more than 30 planes in one sortie, which is really too counterintuitive.

The Cadet Army and the Japanese Army faced each other, and in the same situation, the Air Force was far ahead of the other side in fighter technology, so it always had an overwhelming advantage. Moreover, because the Cadet Corps has ground radar stations and airborne early warning planes to provide guidance, whenever there is a confrontation, it is the Cadet Corps Air Force that presses the Japanese army to chase and attack fiercely. Because of this, after the start of this battle, in the face of the desperate tactics of the Japanese, the pilots of the Cadet Corps on the front line were very uncomfortable, and gradually, the ground crew who flew from Tielin to the bottom of the ground staff all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Inform Commander Tie?" A staff officer said.

Zhuang Hou nodded emphatically. Another order: "Let the front-line radar station keep an eye on it, and report it as soon as there is a new situation!" ”

Because of the needs of the battle, the Air Force Command first moved to Meizhou, and then to what is now Nanping. The construction of the airfields on the Meizhou and Nanping fronts was to defend against the combined fleet of Japan. Among them, because Qingliu and Sanming are now the most important rare metal industrial bases of the Cadet Army, the construction of Nanping front-line airports is extraordinarily large, and the number of hangars and flight runways is more than three times that of Fuzhou Airport. At present, there are two brigades of the 2nd Air Division, one brigade each of the 3rd and 4th Air Divisions, and three brigades of the 5th Air Division.

Tie Linfei has been sleepless for several days, and today he took advantage of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and originally wanted to make up for a good night's sleep. However, he had barely fallen asleep when the phone rang.

After receiving the call, he heard that the Japanese army had followed the example of the army and launched an attack at night, so he jumped out of bed, put on his military uniform and shouted: "Xiao Wang, come to the cold water." ”

Xiao Wang was his orderly, and he was lying on his stomach in the room outside at this time, and when he heard the words, he agreed, and soon took a plate of cold water and came in.

After washing his face with cold water and feeling much better, Tie Linfei buttoned his clothes, walked out of the room, and then went down the corridor to the ground through the stairs, and then took the car to the aviation building, and soon appeared in the dispatch room on the fifth floor of the aviation building. At this time, it happened that Jiang Guangnai and Zhuang Hou had just finished talking on the phone. Zhuang Houzhong saw him and said, "Commander, the Japanese are very bold this time, and they actually drove the aircraft carrier to the offshore sea within 50 kilometers. Jiang Lao just called, hoping that we would be able to curb the air superiority of the Japanese. I think it's time to give the Combined Fleet a little bit of a look, otherwise, they really think we're bullying! ”

Tie Linfei: "Have you contacted Wang Hai?" ”

Wang Hai led a fighter brigade stationed in Fuzhou, and he was responsible for all the air defense in the Fuzhou area in the past few days.

Zhuang Hou replied: "Division Commander Wang has already led a large team of the first division of the air force to meet the attack, and I believe that it will not be long before a battle report will come." Commander, how about it, let's do a big job! ”

Tie Lin flew over to the battle map. On the map, the combat staff officer had already marked the location of the Canglong aircraft carrier fleet, he picked up a ruler and measured the distance from Nanping Airport to the Canglong aircraft carrier fleet, and said: "Then take a good time!" Lao Zhuang, you immediately notify all the pilots of the 2nd Air Division and the 3rd Air Force Division and let them prepare for battle. What about Geng Changkong? Why didn't you see him? ”

"I'll call it."

Twenty minutes later, the bombardment of the first wave of Japanese planes had just ended, and the second wave of Japanese planes took off, and at the same time, the Canglong aircraft carrier fleet sailed out to the open sea for about five kilometers.

The information was summarized in front of Tie Linfei and Zhuang Houzhong, and Tie Linfei did not hesitate anymore and immediately issued an order to fight. Suddenly, the guiding lights on both sides of the five take-off runways were lit together, and then the engines of the "Tiger Shark" medium bomber, which was converted from the White Sided Dolphin fighter, hissed -- two more types of fighters were launched in the middle of last year, one of which was the "Tiger Shark" medium bomber. Because it is a modification of the white-sided dolphin, and it is more prepared to define it, the "Tiger Shark" is actually a strong attack aircraft model, which can carry about 1,800 kg of bombs while also having good air combat capabilities. The other fighter is a typical jet fighter, which has just completed the test flight and is tentatively named the "Golden Eagle".

Eight Tiger Sharks took off first, followed by a large group of flying fortresses, and then a large group of white-sided dolphins.

The five runways were put into use at the same time, and the speed of the fighters' lift-off was markedly improved, and in about a quarter of an hour, all the fighters participating in this combat mission successfully took off, and then flew towards the location of the Canglong aircraft carrier fleet under the command of Geng Changkong.

As the fighters took off one after another, Tie Linfei and Zhuang Houzhong stared at the combat staff officer who was sticking a map in front of the combat map, watching him move the small green flag representing the Canglong aircraft carrier fleet to the sea off Fujian every time he answered a call, and the two of them watched quietly with bated breath, but the expression on their faces became more and more serious.

Zhuang Houzhong: "After the Japanese have shipborne radar, this battle is becoming more and more difficult to fight!" ”

Tie Linfei: "There's no way around it, we're advancing, the Japanese are also advancing, now it's up to us to see who can run faster!" What worries me most now is that they have mastered the skills of airborne radio technology. ”

"What does the commander-in-chief say about the entry into service of new weapons?"

Tie Linfei shook his head: "No wonder the commander-in-chief disagrees, it's a big matter!" ”

Zhuang Houzhong: "That's a pity!" The Japanese are now unscrupulously fighting with us, and in the long run, even if our fighters are advanced, the number of pilots is insufficient, and the pilots are tired of fighting, and one day they will be dragged down! ”

"I reported this situation to the commander-in-chief, and he suspected that the Japanese were taking the opportunity to eliminate the old fighters, so the more this is the case, the more we can't use the last hole cards!"

"Knock out the old fighters?"

"Don't you see? At present, the ratio of fighter losses between the enemy and us is three to one, but you see, in two days at most, the Japanese will make up for the number of first-line fighters! I'm sure that Japan must be producing new fighters at full capacity, and the performance of this fighter will not be much worse than that of the Dolphin! ”

"Commander, Jiang Lao's call!" Next to him, a staff officer suddenly stood up and said to Tie Linfei.

Tie Linfei walked over and took the phone: "Is Jiang Lao?" I'm Lin Fei! ”

At this time, Fuzhou had turned into a sea of fire under the bombing of Japanese planes, and Jiang Guangnai could no longer hold his breath when he saw that the Japanese planes were coming and going, and this was once again urging Tie Linfei to contain the incoming enemy planes.