Wuhan.

Hankow.

Joint Air Raid Command of the Japanese Army.

The joint air raid command of the Japanese army, consisting of the Japanese army and navy.

Among them, the main force of the Army Aviation is the 3rd Flight Division, and the Hainan Airlines is the 1st United Air Force and the 2nd United Air Force.

The Japanese army set up a joint air raid command mainly to carry out the task of bombing Yamaseong and Sichuan provinces.

This operation was dubbed "Operation No. 101" by the Japanese army.

On May 10, 1940, the Japanese Navy's Chinese Fleet Command issued an operational order, instructing Yamaguchi Tawen, commander of the 1st Combined Air Force in Hankou, to carry out a large-scale bombing of the political, economic, and cultural centers of Shancheng and Rongcheng, with the aim of destroying Chongqing's will to resist the war, so as to achieve the goal of forcing the Nationalist Government to submit.

When the Joint Air Raid Command was first formed, the Japanese army had about 100 army aviation planes and 214 naval aviation planes, totaling more than 300 aircraft.

Due to the outbreak of the Pacific War, as well as the Japanese army's large-scale attack on Southeast Asia.

About 100 planes were withdrawn from the Japanese planes in central China and went to reinforce the Pacific and Southeast Asian theaters.

However, at present, there are still more than 200 Japanese planes in central China.

This time, the Japanese army prepared more than 100 planes to launch an air raid on the airfield of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi.

This operation was called "Operation No. 102" by the Japanese army.

The commander is Lieutenant General Michidai Sugawara of the 3rd Flying Division.

Joint Air Raid Command of the Japanese Army.

Lieutenant General Sugawara Michidai was perfecting the battle plan and emergency plan, and an adjutant communications staff officer walked in briskly with a folder in his hand.

Paused and said: "Report to the commander of the division, I just sent a telegram from the commander of the dispatch corps, General Hatata. ”

"Read!"

The commander of the 3rd Flying Division, Michiichi Sugawara, waved his hand and said.

Sugawara Michidai was a native of Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, and graduated from the 21st Infantry Section of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School on May 27, 1909, and was a classmate of Ishihara Wanji, Isamu Yokoyama, and Shigetoku Kuroda.

In addition, Yan Xishan is also one of the graduates.

"Hey."

The communications staff officer opened the folder and read:

"Order to immediately activate the No. 102 operation plan, tomorrow morning to carry out a devastating attack on Taiyuan Wusu Airport and Xincheng Airport, destroy the military buildings and heavy bombers of the Eighth Road, China will send General Shunroku Gunhata, His Majesty the Locust and the Great Japanese Locust Army on board!"

Lieutenant General Sugawara took the telegram and read it.

After reading the telegram, his face suddenly became a little solemn.

The air force of the Eighth Route Army was able to completely annihilate the air force of the North China Front, as well as dispatch 50 bombers to bomb the Japanese mainland and the aircraft carrier Xianghe.

According to intelligence, the strength of the air force of the Eighth Route Army is definitely not weak, and it is obviously stronger than the air force of the Shan Cheng government.

Some time ago, the 4th Air Brigade of the National Army was electrified nationwide and has joined the Air Force of the Eighth Route Army, which is like a tiger with wings.

This 4th Air Brigade is an old rival of the 3rd Flying Division, and Sugawara Province is no stranger to nature.

And.

During this time, the 3rd Flying Division independently flew 3 reconnaissance planes of the 16th Squadron and wanted to enter Shanxi for reconnaissance.

As a result, it was shot down not long after entering the territory of Shanxi.

This shows that the Eighth Route Army is equipped with relatively advanced radar equipment.

When the aviation unit goes to the airfield of the Eighth Route Army, it will definitely be intercepted by the air force unit of the Eighth Route Army.

Although HNA also has radar in central China, the performance of the radar is relatively stretched.

But.

The main thing was to bomb the Wusu Airport and Xincheng Airport of the Eighth Route Army in Taiyuan, and even if there was no corresponding intelligence, the problem was not very big.

Because it is a stationary target, it is easy for the aviation units to find the position.

However, due to the long distance, more than 1,600 kilometers back and forth, the Nakajima fighter of the Army Aviation did not have enough range to take off and go to combat.

Thinking of this, Sugawara Michidai looked at the communications staff officer: "Order the 3rd Flying Division to fly the 60th Sentai Squadron, the 1st Air Force's Kaoya Air Force, and the Kaohsiung Air Force to prepare for battle, and set off at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning to bomb the Eighth Route Army's New Town and Wusu Airport in batches according to the plan." ”

"Hey."

The communications staff officer bowed his head, turned around and walked away quickly.

The 60th Squadron has 54 heavy bombers, and the Kaoya Air Force and Kaohsiung Air Force each have 24 Zero fighters.

In this No. 102 operation plan, Sugawara Province dispatched 102 planes to bomb the airfield of the Eighth Route Army, and also bombed various military targets of the Eighth Route Army and Taiyuan.

Of course, due to the absence of exact intelligence on the military objectives of the Eighth Route Army.

It is necessary to wait for the escorted Zero fighters to break through the air force network of the Eighth Route Army, and then search for the military targets of the Eighth Route Army on their own and bomb Taiyuan City.

"This bombing will turn Taiyuan into rubble, just like a mountain city!"

Sugawara Michi's big eyes narrowed, and his eyes were awe-inspiring.

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Taiyuan.

Air Raid Command of the Eighth Route Army.

"After receiving reliable information, the Japanese air force in central China has assembled more than 100 planes and is preparing to launch an air attack on Taiyuan, Xincheng and Wusu airports tomorrow morning."

Li Yunlong looked at Li Shaorong, the leader of the 1st Flight Brigade, Zhang Shisun, the 2nd Flight Captain of the new 1st Regiment, Zhang Zhongkui, the commander of the 1st Flight Regiment of the Headquarters, and Zheng Shaoqiang, the commander of the 2nd Flight Regiment.

Zhao Gang, Wang Dehou, Xing Zhiguo and Chu Yunfei also attended the meeting.

The pilots of the 4th Aviation Brigade who joined the Eighth Route Army all passed the examination and were formally established as the 2nd Flight Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, with Comrade Zheng Shaoqiang as the head of the Flying Regiment.

Meantime.

The third batch of flight trainees who went to Boss Chen to participate in the training had already returned from graduation ahead of schedule and were formed into the 2nd Flying Brigade of the New First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, with Comrade Zhang Shisun serving as the captain of the 2nd Flying Brigade.

Other than that.

Boss Chen has arranged for the delivery of 120 planes extracted by Li Yunlong, including 60 Hellcat fighters, 20 Sabre fighters and 20 attack aircraft, 10 reconnaissance planes and 10 transport planes.

Since the 4th Air Group is a fighter group, Li Yunlong equipped the 2nd Flying Regiment with all fighters, including 10 Sabres and 40 Hellcat fighters.

The pilots of the 2nd Flying Regiment were basically elite and ace pilots, and they quickly became familiar with the piloting skills and weapons systems of the new aircraft.

Other than that.

Li Yunlong also equipped the 1st Flying Regiment with 10 fighters and 10 Hellcat fighters, so that the 1st Flying Regiment had as many as 25 fighters.

The remaining 10 Hellcat fighters were assigned to the 1st Flying Group of the new regiment.

As a person who had direct contact with Boss Chen and had studied the knowledge of the Air Force, Li Yunlong was arranged by the head of the headquarters to be the commander-in-chief of the air raid.

As soon as Li Yunlong's words came out, the two flight captains and the two flight captains were all shocked.

Since the mission of bombing Japan was completed, all the pilots have been sharpening their knives.

Because of the bombing of the Japanese mainland, the Japanese air force will inevitably launch a fierce retaliation.

Everyone was gearing up, with anticipatory expressions.

"Commander, what are we going to do?"

Comrade Li Shaorong, the captain of the 1st brigade, was the first to ask, his eyes were hot.

Since the establishment of the 1st Brigade of the New 1st Regiment, the collective has won two first-class merits, namely, the elimination of the North China Front Aviation Unit, and the successful bombing of the Japanese mainland and the bombing of the sinking of the Xianghe, without any casualties of their own.

This time, Li Shaorong is also ready to make a first-class effort.

The last time I successfully bombed the Japanese mainland, the 1st Regiment of the Headquarters Flight also won a collective first-class merit.

"How?"

Li Yunlong's eyes were fierce:

"Of course, it's the first strike!"

"I have already found the airfields where the Japanese air force is assembled, namely Hankou Airport and Qingshan Airport in Wuhan, and Sanlijie Airport in Hefei."

"There are more than 200 Japanese planes in total, but 100 are prepared to deal with us."

"Our combat mission this time is to destroy all the Japanese planes in one fell swoop!"

Although the planes of the Eighth Route Army were more advanced, the Japanese army had more pilots and aircraft, and the Japanese pilots had more experience in flight and combat.

If an air battle breaks out and a fight breaks out, although the air force of the Eighth Route Army can achieve victory, it will definitely suffer a lot of losses.

Li Yunlong is not distressed by the loss of the plane, because Boss Chen will reimburse the destroyed plane, but Li Yunlong will tremble with distress for the loss of the pilot.

Every pilot is a treasure, and he will not change it for a battalion commander.

"Let's attack Hankou Airport and Qingshan Airport today."

Li Yunlong looked at Zheng Shaoqiang and asked:

"Comrade Shaoqiang, your 2nd Flying Regiment know the locations of Hankou Airport and Qingshan Airport, right?"

"I can't even dream of it." Zheng Shaoqiang nodded.

In air battles with the Japanese army, he repeatedly led the 4th Air Group and Japanese planes to attack Japanese airfields in central China.

However, they all failed, the Japanese fighters were advanced, the Japanese pilots had rich combat experience, and the national army had very few aircraft.

But this time, they will fly more advanced fighters than the Japanese planes to attack the Japanese airfields, and there are more of them than the national army planes.

"The Japanese army has a lookout post in Central China, and our fighters are approaching, and they will definitely be discovered in advance by the Japanese air force."

"It's not a big problem, though."

"This time, the new accounts and the old accounts will be counted together!"

Zheng Shaoqiang's eyes were firm, and he said in a fierce tone.

This time, Zheng Shaoqiang wants to avenge the people of the mountain city.

From May to September last year, the Japanese Navy and Army Airlines flew more than 4,500 sorties and dropped more than 10,000 bombs of more than 1,400 tons on the mountain city, with the result that the main blocks of the mountain city were reduced to ruins and the citizens suffered heavy casualties.

"It's you who want this spiritual head."

Li Yunlong's tone was satisfied, and he gave the battle order:

"The objective of today's mission is to bomb the two airfields of the Japanese army in Hankou and Qingshan, and the 2nd Flying Regiment directly under the General Headquarters and the 1st Flying Group of the New 1st Regiment will carry out the flight mission."

"The 1st Flight Regiment directly under the headquarters and the 2nd Flight Brigade of the new regiment remained at the airport."

"The Sabre fighter has not enough range, so fly to Changzhi Airport to fill up the fuel first, and then take off to Hankou!"

This time, Li Yunlong plans to directly dispatch 80 fighter planes to blow up the Devil's Airport.

Li Yunlong's tone was solemn: "Do you all understand your respective tasks?" ”

"Understood!"

The crowd shouted in unison.