…… It was not until the momentum of the initial Japanese offensive weakened and the bombs carried by the bombers were almost lost that the air defense units secretly deployed by the Eighth Route Army on the Li Cheng side showed up and began to counterattack.

But actually.

From the Mengxi area to the Taihang area, the devils went through a series of air raid operations, through the speculation of the air defense force revealed by the Eighth Route Army and the collection of intelligence.

The Japanese side is basically familiar with the combat mode of the air defense forces of the Eighth Route Army and the relevant anti-aircraft weapons and equipment, as well as the corresponding parameters, and so on.

For example, according to the situation of the relevant intelligence departments of the Japanese army:

The anti-aircraft weapons in the hands of the Eighth Route Army were mainly Erlikon 20-mm anti-aircraft guns, Bofors 40-mm anti-aircraft guns, Type 96 25-mm anti-aircraft guns, Type 88 75-mm anti-aircraft guns, and so on.

These main anti-aircraft weapons against the eight-way.

The Japanese army made special preparations and reconnaissance, and the devils had a clear understanding of the firing height, firing range, and rate of fire of these anti-aircraft guns of the Eighth Route Army.

There were even professionals in the Japanese army who deduced the approximate air defense mode of the Eighth Route Army.

This time, the Japanese army launched a large-scale air raid on Licheng, which had long been taken into account, and it was aimed at guarding against the counterattack of the Eighth Route Army's air defense mode.

According to the speculation of the old devil Okamura, if nothing else, even if the Eighth Route Army really hid air defense forces in Licheng, it would not be effective at all.

This can be referred to Chongqing.

The Japanese army organized many air raids on Chongqing, but the national government basically couldn't defend against it every time, and every time the air defense positions were basically empty artillery.

One reason is that the detection technology is backward, there is no early warning radar, and it is impossible to detect the devil group from a long distance.

Another reason is that the spies have long disclosed the distribution of Chongqing's air defense positions, the parameters of the air defense guns, the firing height and so on to the little devils.

As a result, the Japanese army developed a targeted bombing plan.

Chiang's side had no resistance at all.

However, on the Li Cheng side, the result of the battle between the air defense units of the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese flying units that broke out immediately was greatly beyond Okamura's expectations.

After the anti-aircraft fire secretly deployed by the Eighth Route in Li Cheng was suddenly exposed.

The anti-aircraft artillery used, as well as the mode of operation of artillery strikes, completely exceeded the Japanese estimates.

As a result, under the sudden display of anti-aircraft firepower, the Japanese flying squadron soon suffered casualties, and six or seven fighters were destroyed one after another.

Almost all the sky was filled with barrages left behind by the explosion of anti-aircraft shells.

The devil's fighter planes and bombers whizzing in mid-air could be overturned by the waves at any time like boats sailing in huge waves.

As a result, the Japanese flight units suffered a great loss.

In particular, Central China and East China reinforced the devil flying troops.

The air raid launched by these devil pilots against Licheng was based on the relevant information given by the North China Front Army and against the air defense system that the Eighth Route Army might secretly deploy in Licheng.

As a result, Balu did not fight back at all as predicted by the intelligence.

The devil pilots were caught off guard.

The high altitude that was thought to be safe was directly covered by the shells fired by the enemy.

I thought that the airspace during the dive bombing was in the blind spot of the eight-way, anti-air firepower, but then it ushered in a sneak attack by the eight-way hidden firepower.

Under such an intelligence error.

The casualties of the Japanese flying units spread rapidly, and warplanes crashed continuously.

So much so that the devil pilots who fled from the range of the Eighth Route Army's air defense fire in a hurry began to scold the North China Front Army and the commander-in-chief, Okamura Ninji, when they were frightened.

If it weren't for the stupid intelligence given by this foolish commander.

The flight unit will not have such large losses!

Li Cheng.

In the former enemy air defense headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, a smile appeared on the corner of Kong Jie's mouth.

This little devil raised by a son of a bitch, do you really think that our old Kong is stupid?

Just go and ask, no one knows that it has always been me Kong Jieyin and others, and no one else has ever been able to pit me?

The.

In order to deal with the anti-air operation in Le City.

Through special channels, Kong Jie specially purchased a large number of Soviet-made M1938 76 mm anti-aircraft guns, M1939 37 mm anti-aircraft guns, and M1939 85 mm anti-aircraft guns, and disrupted the previous inherent air defense system model and reorganized the air defense system.

It integrates a series of air defense equipment such as Type 97 air defense commander, Type 98 air defense commander, fire control radar, air search radar, etc., and has developed a special supporting application.

As for the anti-aircraft artillery familiar with the little devils that were exposed before, it was just to paralyze the judgment of the Japanese army.

After deceiving the devil's main group to the airspace set up in advance, he launched a counterattack.

The little devil really hit the trick and suffered a big loss.

Kong Jie first commanded 1/3 of the air defense force to be exposed, and after inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese army's vanguard flight units, the main force of the Japanese army's follow-up flight units in Central and East China was all put into operation.

Only then did the strengthened and improved air defense forces deployed in Licheng come into full play.

Inside the Air Defense Command of the Front in Lai Cheng.

There are not only air defense experts from Yan'an, but also air defense cadets from the 120th and 129th divisions.

The generals rushed here in a concentrated manner in order to learn the new air defense combat system of the detachment during the actual combat of the air defense operation in Licheng.

Seeing the newly constructed air defense system of a detachment, the Japanese and Japanese flight units were taken by surprise.

The soldiers applauded and shouted wonderful.

The confrontation between the two sides intensified.

A fierce ground-to-air mode battle was staged in Licheng.

It was not until according to the speculation of the Eighth Route Army that the Japanese fighters were almost exhausted of ammunition and were ready to return to the aviation base to replenish ammunition.

The first fighter formation of the aviation unit, secretly built by a detachment of the Eighth Route Army, appeared with a thunderous momentum and launched a surprise attack directly from the flank against the Japanese bomber formation.

——Immediately push the ground-air confrontation between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army in Licheng to a climax!

Looking up at the situation of the enemy and our planes roaring and clashing with firepower in mid-air, many generals of the Eighth Route Army were excited and even burst into tears.

"In my lifetime, I can finally see the combat belonging to our Eighth Route Army Aviation Unit!"

The generals shouted excitedly.

Then he was worried about the fate of the fighters on the side of the Eighth Route Army.

Over the city of Lai.

The appearance of the Eighth Route Army's aviation unit really frightened the devil pilots.

Although the command had already had intelligence that the aviation units of the Eighth Route Army were likely to have a surprise attack, they had long been vigilant about all this.

Until they saw the fighters belonging to the Eighth Route Army appear, their hearts were still shocked.

The two sides then engaged in a hasty confrontation.

Air Force vs. Air Force confrontation.

This is the world of fighters that are more maneuverable and more suitable for air strikes.

The devil's bombers of all kinds, light to heavy bombers, which focus on air raids against the army, are basically useless, and now they will become the objects of heavy protection.

Seeing the appearance of the Eighth Route Army's aviation units, the Japanese escorted the fighter units on both flanks of the bomber formation, quickly opened a counterattack formation, and launched an attack on the fighters of the Eighth Route Army that appeared.

The order from the command was very clear:

Once the secret aviation unit of the Eighth Route Army appears, it is necessary to destroy all the enemy's fighters in the shortest possible time.

Beiping, the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front.

Suddenly, I received the news that in the sky above Licheng, the secret aviation unit of the Eighth Route Army really appeared, and ecstasy appeared on the face of the old devil Okamura.

He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

The bomber formation invested in Licheng was used as a bait to lure the secret aviation unit of the Eighth Route Army.

However, the Eighth Route Army was full of patience, and it has been waiting until now, and there is no air force from the Eighth Route to attack.

Okamura was about to give up.

The secret aviation unit of the Eighth Route appeared again at this juncture.

On the Licheng side, although the Japanese flight units suffered a big loss because of the air defense system secretly adjusted by the Eighth Route Army, the devil's bombers basically ran out of ammunition.

However, the number of fighters on the Japanese side still had an absolute advantage, and the ammunition of the aviation machine guns carried by the fighters was still abundant.

Okamura thinks so.

The annihilation of the aviation units of the Eighth Route Army was not at all effortless.

Over the city of Lai.

More than a dozen Japanese fighters pulled out of formation and roared towards the fighters of the Eighth Route Army, accompanied by the fire of aviation machine guns.

The devil squadron leader who led the command was full of confidence on his face, and he even thought that it only took one round of attacks to destroy all the small number of fighters of the Eighth Route Army that appeared.

Until the two sides approached quickly, there was a sharp-eyed devil pilot who suddenly noticed that something was not quite right, although those eight-way fighters were captured by the Japanese Empire, but there seemed to be something extra on the fuselage.

Boom Knock Knock –

A large number of shells were fired from the fighters of the Eighth Route Army in an instant.

The power of the artillery strike of the fighters of the Eighth Route Army, which had been modified and improved by a detachment of the Eighth Route Army, was only completely revealed at this moment.

The first few Type II Zhong Kui fighters and four aviation machine guns were all converted into 20-mm aviation machine guns fed by bullet chains.

The Type 1 Hayabusa fighter in the rear was also equipped with a number of aviation machine guns.

The Eighth Route Army was plagued by firepower scarcity syndrome.

I can't wait to convert all the fighters into high-flying mobile batteries full of cannon holes.

As for spending some money, what is it, anyway, the number of fighters in our Eighth Route Army is not much, just take the money to smash this plane.

Although the devil's family is strong, the number of fighters is too large, and it is impossible to be so extravagant and wasteful.

After the two sides clashed.

What does this amount to?

It is equivalent to the Japanese army holding backward machine guns and bombarding the artillery of the Eighth Route Army.

I saw a large number of artillery shells fired by the fighters of the Eighth Route Army, covering the past head-on in one go, and the barrage of shells exploding directly completely submerged the oncoming Japanese fighters in the roar.

Devils shoot bullets.

Eight ways directly smashed with cannons.

How can this battle be fought?

After a face-to-face confrontation, the Eighth Route Army relied on the ferocious artillery of a small number of fighters to destroy six Japanese fighters.

Such efficient air operations.

Not to mention the surviving devil pilots, even the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who looked up at all this on the ground in Licheng were a little dumbfounded.

Immediately enveloped in great excitement.

- This is the strength of our Eighth Route Army Aviation Unit!

It's just a general combat power!

Chu Yunfei, Commander Tang, and Chief Yan in the observation post were all stunned.

This Nima is the flying unit of the Japanese army?

In front of the Eighth Route Aviation Force, how can it seem so vulnerable?

Of course, in this wave of confrontations, the fighter squad of the Eighth Route Army mainly used a large number of aviation guns installed on the fighter planes to catch the little devils off guard.

That's what took advantage of it.

When the devil came to his senses, he deliberately widened the distance between the fighters against the aviation machine guns, and then launched the battle with the flexibility of the fighters and the suppressive numerical superiority of the fighters.

I'm afraid it will be impossible to make such a surprise crushing result again.

But in fact, after this wave of confrontations, the first fighter group of the Eighth Route Army has successfully completed its mission.

"Withdraw!"

Inside the command plane, Captain Jackson decisively gave orders through the radio.

Several fighters immediately turned around and roared away.

At this time, the devil pilots, who had only come back to their senses, saw that they had suffered such a big loss, and their hearts were full of anger, how could they let go of the enemy army, and even if they escorted some fighters of the bomber formation, they roared towards the fleeing Eighth Route Army aviation unit, and pursued it.

But where is the end of this.

The fighter unit escorting the Japanese bomber formation was lured away, and this was only one of Kong Jie's battle plans.

Then another part of the fighter unit belonging to the First Combat Group of the Eighth Route Army reappeared, and according to the previous pattern, some of the fighters escorting the Japanese bomber group were lured away.

At this time, seeing that there were fewer and fewer fighters escorting the escort, the leader of the devil squadron commanding the bomber formation also sensed that something was wrong.

In addition, the ammunition carried by the bombers was basically exhausted, and they were attacked by the air defense units of the Eighth Route Army in Licheng, and many fighters were damaged.

He immediately ordered the return of the ship.

Where are you going?

The damaged fighter plane, which required an emergency landing, was temporarily forced to land at HD Seongnam Airport.

The rest of the bombers were preparing to return to their base camps, large military airfields in Shanghai, and completely withdraw from the battlefield in Licheng.

As for the Japanese army's air raid against Licheng, it can basically be said that it has come to an end.

As for the Japanese air team, until the details of the air defense system deployed by the Eighth Route Army in Licheng are clearly explored, they will never rashly launch air strikes against Licheng.

At this point with the passage of time.

The last wave of large-scale bombardment by the devils was already in the evening.

By this time, it was getting dark.

The Japanese bombers returned in an orderly manner to the large military airfield in the direction of Shanghai in accordance with the existing routes.

As for the escort Japanese fighters who were lured away by the fighters of the Eighth Route Army, they were gradually thrown off by the fighters of the faster Eighth Route Army in the pursuit along the way, and in desperation, they had to choose to return to the nearest airfield.

A detachment of secret aviation bases.

Major Davis was so excited that he could finally go to the battlefield.

Just now, he received an order from the command headquarters to immediately lead a group of bombers to secretly move towards the target area according to the pre-plan.

And just as Major Davis was taking the pilots and preparing to board the plane, an uninvited guest with a big head found him.

Soon after, in the cockpit of the Dragon-Swallowing bomber piloted by Major Davis, the big head on the side held a telescope and looked at the night sky below the fuselage with excitement on his face.

"Haha, that's exciting! Lao Kong, this kid still wants to stop Lao Tzu, if he stops, Lao Tzu won't be able to get on the plane? ”

"Our Lao Li has to have a good time this time, driving a bomber to bomb the Japanese airfield in Shanghai, damn it, it's fun!"

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