Seeing that he exploded a Japanese Zero fighter as soon as he made a move, Zheng Shaoqiang couldn't help but increase his confidence.

"Captain, well done!"

Zhou Zikai shouted excitedly over the radio.

Not only Zheng Shaoqiang, but also the pilots of the 2nd Flying Regiment also saw their own regiment commander take the lead in shooting down a Japanese Zero fighter.

The confidence of the pilots suddenly increased.

The Japanese Zero fighter was an insurmountable mountain for the pilots of the Nationalist Army.

In the Bishan Air Battle in 1940, 13 Zero fighters of the Japanese Army participated in the air battle for the first time, and they fought a 0-27 record with the Air Force of the National Army!

The Japanese bombardment of the mountain castle and other large rear areas was escorted by Zero fighters almost every time.

The air force units of the national army were difficult to parry, and basically they were defeated and retreated.

With the establishment of the Chinese Flying Tigers, reinforced by mercenary pilots and fighter jets, the situation has improved.

However, the Japanese Zero fighters were still difficult to deal with.

Just now, the Japanese pilots had already aimed at Zheng Shaoqiang's Sabre fighter and opened fire, but the Sabre fighter suddenly accelerated sharply and directly broke away and circled the flank of the Zero fighter.

Then two 20mm machine guns fired a long point, and the devil's snack fighter was blown up in the air.

The Half-Zero fighter dragged a long tail of smoke and fell to the ground.

The Japanese planes that took off to meet the battle included 48 Zero fighters.

However, due to the rush of time, the Japanese Zero fighters and Type 1 fighters, refueling, refueling and taking off, the time was not so fast, and the Japanese planes at Sanlijie Airport and Xiaogan Airport were on their way to support.

Another 24 Zero and Type 1 fighters were on their way to take-off.

The Eighth Route Army's 10 Sabres, 40 Hellcat fighters, and 48 Japanese Zero fighters quickly became entangled.

From the ground, nearly 100 fighter jets crowded the entire airspace.

The fighters of the Eighth Route Army and the fighters of the Japanese army tossed and turned, chasing and shooting at each other.

"Da Da Da..."

"Tom tom tom..."

The sound of machine guns and cannons was incessant, and the chains of tracer bullets fired were like the long whips of death.

From time to time, planes were hit, caught fire and fell.

This rare air battle attracted many WH citizens to watch.

……

Although Toshiyuki Sueda was a captain of the flying cho, he was the ace pilot of the Kaohsiung Air Force of the 1st Combined Air Force of the Japanese Army.

He participated in the first air battle between the Type Zero and the Chinese Air Force, the "913 Bishan Air Battle" in 1940.

In that battle, Toshiyuki Sueda shot down three fighters of the Chinese army and received a commendation.

Not only that, but Toshiyuki Sueda also created an air combat stunt, known as Sueda Stunt, which was quite famous in the Japanese naval aviation.

Before taking off, Toshiyuki Sueda thought that he would casually beat Chinese fighter jets just like in previous air battles.

But as soon as the encounter began, Toshiyuki Sueda realized that he was wrong, and he was wrong.

The enemy fighters, who had no propellers, flew up and down the battlefield like ghosts, and his wingman was quickly scattered.

Even if it was an enemy propeller fighter, Toshiyuki Sueda felt in an instant that these guys were very different from the enemy planes he had encountered before.

The enemy's planes were extremely fast, they simply could not catch up, they were very maneuverable, and they were very difficult to deal with.

Within three minutes of the engagement, more than a dozen Zero fighters were shot down, falling like turkeys one after another.

On the side of the Eighth Route Army, a Hellcat fighter was shot down.

Toshiyuki Sueda set his sights on two Hellcat fighters, but both of them were thrown away by the opponent's nimble body, and the 7.7mm bullets and 20mm machine shells fired failed to hit the opponent.

"The enemy is all experienced pilots in air combat!"

Sueda Toshiyuki's expression was solemn and sweating profusely.

Almost all of the Japanese pilots who participated in this air battle were veterans, even aces in air combat.

Dealing with the Chinese Air Force can be said to be handy.

But there was a situation where the Zero fighter was beaten, which made Sueda Toshiyuki's face full of disbelief.

He had just been targeted by an enemy plane, and the two sides chased him for a while, and if it weren't for his superb piloting skills, he would have been shot down by this time.

But the other Japanese pilots were not so lucky.

"Boom!"

At this moment, a Zero fighter numbered 01 not far away was blown up in the air.

"Captain!"

Sueda Toshiyuki's eyes were full of anger, and he couldn't help but scream.

The Zero fighter that was blown up was the landline of Captain Zhou Fang Yuancheng, the captain of the Kaohsiung Air Force, and it seemed that Captain Zhou Fang Yuancheng had been shattered.

A Hellcat fighter swept past the shattered Zero.

Obviously, this fighter plane of the Eighth Route Army was the initiator of the downing of Captain Zhou Fangyuancheng's plane.

"Yaga!"

Sueda Toshiyuki roared angrily, piloted the Zero fighter, abandoned the attacking fighter, and chased after the fighter of the Eighth Route Army, wanting to avenge the flight captain.

But unfortunately, even if Toshiyuki Sueda stepped on the accelerator of the Zero fighter to the end, he could not catch up with the fighters of the Eighth Route Army.

"Yaga!"

Seeing this scene, Sueda Toshiyuki scolded Yaga again.

The system-improved Hellcat fighter has better performance than the US military's Hellcat fighter.

It is equipped with a high-power engine that can burst out of 2,400 horsepower, and the maximum level flight speed can reach 650 kilometers per hour.

At present, the Zero fighters piloted by Japanese pilots are all the original models, and they are still 1,000 horsepower engines.

When the Zero fighter first came out, it was indeed a period of time, and in the Pacific Theater and the Chinese Theater, the US Air Force and the Chinese Air Force were all over the ground.

But.

American aircraft are constantly being updated and their performance is getting better and better.

Although the Zero fighter is also being updated, the real performance has not improved much.

Even the Gale carrier-based fighter, which was on par with Hellcat, was not in service until the end of the war.

And the research and development of Hellcat is mainly aimed at the Zero fighter, which is not a level compared to the Zero fighter.

The Hellcat fighter produced by the system is even more improved than the Hellcat fighter of the US military in terms of climbing, maximum speed, hovering and rolling.

Moreover, 6 12.7mm machine guns were retained, which enhanced the solid bulletproof ability, although it could not carry 20mm machine gun shells, but it could withstand the Japanese 7.7mm machine guns.

In contrast to the fragile Zero fighter.

The Hellcat fighter was only officially put into service in September 1943, and the current time is August 1942, and the air force units of the Eighth Route Army were equipped with it before the US army.

The Zero met its nemesis earlier.

Just when Toshiyuki Sueda quickly regained his composure and looked for the enemy plane, a Hellcat fighter of the Eighth Route Army was already aiming at his landline.

This is an elite pilot, and with the speed gained by his dive, he can get close to Toshiyuki Sueda's fighter in one fell swoop.

"Da Da Da..."

The pilots of the Eighth Route Army first fired a short burst of bullets and shells from four 12.7 mm heavy machine guns and two 20 mm machine guns towards Toshiyuki Sueda's plane.

Machine gun shells and shells flew over Sueda's head.

Toshiyuki Sueda was shocked, and immediately reacted quickly, using his self-created signature stunt to evade Sueda's flying stunt.

But.

The pilots of the Eighth Route Army watched the bells and whistles of the Devil Zero fighter and did not panic at all.

The pilot of the Eighth Route Army pressed the nose and aiming point, and then did not hesitate to fire 4 machine guns and 2 machine guns.

Two long shots hit Toshiyuki Sueda's Zero, and Toshiyuki Sueda was beaten to pieces on the spot, and the Zero began to disintegrate, dragging a long black smoke and diving to the right.

……

Although it was an encounter, the situation was one-sided.

The Japanese Army's proud Zero fighter was like a turkey, which was hit in succession and caught fire, and then fell.

"Yaga!"

On the ground, looking at the Zero fighters that were shot down in succession, the devils and traitors were furious.

But the Chinese people are secretly refreshed.

However, this is in enemy-occupied territory, and few ordinary people dare to cheer.

If the Japanese army loses the battle, the common people cheer and are reported to the devil by the traitors, and they will be beheaded.

Only about 10 minutes after the start of the air battle, all 48 Zero fighters of the devils were wiped out, and the Eighth Route Army only lost 2 Hellcat fighters.

At this moment, 22 Type 1 fighters of the Japanese army that took off from Xiaogan Airport arrived for reinforcements.

However, 30 fighters from the 1st Flying Group of the new regiment also arrived quickly.

The performance of the Type 1 fighter was far inferior to that of the Type Zero fighter, and there were not many of them, and they were quickly dispersed by the converging fighters of the Eighth Route Army, and then eliminated by name one by name.

At the end of the battle, the Japanese lost 70 fighters.

After destroying the devil's fighters, the planes of the Eighth Route Army did not return home, but flew towards Hankou and Qingshan airports.

Hankou Airport and Qingshan Airport are all too familiar with the pilots of the 2nd Flying Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

After the fall of Nanjing, the 4th Air Brigade was stationed at the Hankou Airport in Wuhan and fought with the Japanese naval aviation units many times.

"Boom, boom..."

As Hellcat fighters and Sabre fighters swept over the Hankow airfield.

Dozens of aerial bombs and napalm fell on the airfield.

More than 10 20-mm anti-aircraft guns and a few 7.7-mm Type 92 heavy machine guns could not form an effective air defense at all.

The entire airport was instantly turned into a sea of fire, the runway was destroyed, the airport facilities were blown up, and the devil ground staff and the soldiers guarding the airport suffered heavy losses.

The Devil Type 97 bomber, which was parked on the runway and prepared to bomb Taiyuan, was blown into parts.

However, the devil is a chicken thief.

The hangar was repaired to the middle of the residential area, and some fighters were placed in the hangar, so that the planes of the Eighth Route Army could not bomb it.

After the bombing of Hankou Airport, planes of the Eighth Route Army bombed Qingshan Airport and Xiaogan Airport one after another.

The terrifying napalm and aerial bombs turned the runways, airport towers, and other facilities of the two airports into a sea of fire.

Three airfields were completely paralyzed.

……

Joint Air Raid Command of the Japanese Army.

Listen to the rumbling explosions coming from the direction of the airports Hankou and Qingshan airports.

Lieutenant General Sugawara Michidai and Hodaichi Yoshii Hoichi suddenly turned ugly.

Ding Ding Ding –

The phone rang, and Hoichi Yoshii picked up the phone: "Moxi Moxi, this is the Joint Air Raid Command..."

"Nani?"

"I'll report to the division commander!"

Yoshii Hoichi hung up the phone, and there was a crisp snapping sound, and then he bowed his head to Sugawara Michidai with an ugly face and reported:

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, Hankou Airport and Qingshan Airport were attacked by enemy aircraft, the runway and tower were all destroyed, and the bombers parked on the runway were also destroyed!"

Those bombers are the planes that are ready to be used tomorrow to bomb the airfields of Taiyuan and the Eighth Route Army.

Unexpectedly, it was blown up by the Eighth Route Army.

"What about our Zero and Type 1 fighters!?"

Sugawara's cheeks twitched, but he quickly forced him to calm down, took a deep breath and asked with a solemn face.

He guessed that the Eighth Route Army should have dispatched a batch of planes first to attract planes from Hankou and Qingshan airports to intercept them.

Then another group of planes was dispatched to bomb the Castle Peak and Hankou airfields in a detour.

This is not unlikely.

However, the problem is not big, the Zero fighter and the Type 1 fighter who take off for combat can go to Sanlijie Airport to land.

But there is a problem, the Japanese army's aviation units in Central China are different from the aviation units of the North China Front.

The air force units of the North China Front were almost never attacked by enemy planes, so they neglected to take precautions and allowed the air force units of the Eighth Route Army to succeed in the sneak attack.

The air force units in central China often fight against the air force units of the national army, so the early warning lookout posts are very well set up.

Generally, not long after the national army plane took off, the Japanese side knew that the national army plane was coming, and immediately took off to meet the battle.

The same is true for the Nationalist army, which either received information in advance or knew in advance that the Japanese planes were coming.

The two sides have fought dozens of air battles in recent years, but basically the Japanese air force has an overwhelming advantage.

Even if the Eighth Route Army Aviation Unit makes a detour, the Joint Air Raid Command should be able to receive the news, right?

At this time.

The news of the total annihilation of the Zero and Type 1 fighters has not yet reached the Joint Air Attack Command.

Ding Ding Ding –

At this moment, the phone rang again, and Yoshii Hoichi picked it up.

"Moximoxi."

"Nani?"

Yoshii's face changed drastically, and Nani's voice was a little louder than just now, and his eyes widened in disbelief, indicating that the 3rd Chief of Staff of the Flight was in extreme shock at this time.

Seeing Yoshii Hoichi's expression, Sugawara Michi's face couldn't help but sink suddenly.

"Your Excellency the Division Commander..."

"Just now there was news from the ground forces that the 1st Combined Air Force and the 60th Flying Squadron were all shattered."

Yoshii Hoichi Ichizo bowed his head and reported.

"Na, Ni?"

When Lieutenant General Sugawara Michidai heard the news, his pupils shrank suddenly, and his tone rose sharply.

He finally knew why Hokazu Yoshii's face changed instantly after answering the phone.

"Is the enemy so strong?"

Sugawara Michidai didn't understand.

It was only a long time before the 1st Combined Air Force and the 60th Flying Squadron were all wiped out.

The 3rd Flying Division and the 1st and 2nd Combined Air Groups fought with the Chinese National Air Force for several years, but they only lost dozens of aircraft.

And this battle was actually defeated so badly.

Ding Ding Ding –

Yoshii Hoichi Osa answered the phone again, and then reported to Lieutenant General Sugawara Michidai: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, Xiaogan Airport has also been bombed!" ”

After a pause, Yoshii Bao said in a solemn tone: "The independent 10th team that took off from Sanlijie Airport is rushing to Wuhan. ”

"Order the 10th Independent Sentai to return home immediately."

Taking a deep breath, Lieutenant General Sugawara Michidai gave the order.

Even the 1st Combined Air Force and the 60th Sentai were all wiped out, and the 10th Independent Sentai rushed to support, but it was just to deliver food.

The strength of the enemy's air force is simply beyond imagination.

"Hey."

As soon as Yoshii turned around, he went to give the order.

The Japanese army fighters that took off from Hefei's Sanlijie airfield were only halfway to the end of the road when they received the news that the 1st Combined Air Force had been wiped out, and they were directly frightened and returned home.

……

"Your Excellency, Commander!"

At the headquarters of the dispatch army, the communications staff officer walked quickly to Shunroku Hata and reported with an ugly face:

"Just received a report from the Joint Air Raid Command that the 1st Combined Air Force and the 60th Sentai ...

"What happened to the 1st United Air Force and the 60th Sentai Team?"

Shunroku Hata and Asaburo Kobayashi were playing against each other, but Shunroku Hata didn't care and asked casually.

The news of the Eighth Route Army's air raid on Wuhan Airport had not yet had time to reach the headquarters of the Dispatch Army.

In the Joint Air Attack Command's Operation Plan No. 102, the 1st Joint Air Force and the 60th Sentai were the main forces, and Shunroku Hata thought that the two teams were not well prepared or had other problems.

I didn't think about it at all.

The communications staff officer paused, and reported with an ugly face: "The 1st Combined Air Force and the 60th Sentai Brigade, all the jade is broken. ”

"Nani?" Shunroku Hata stood up abruptly, "What did you say?" Whole jade shattered? ”

Chief of Staff Kobayashi Asaburo also stood up abruptly and cast an incredulous glance at the communications staff officer.

The 1st Combined Air Force and the 60th Sentai are both elite aviation units of the Navy and Army Airlines, the pilots are veterans and aces, and the aircraft are also the most advanced.

Why did all of a sudden the jade shatter? What the hell is going on?

Taking a deep breath, Shunroku Hata asked tentatively again, "All the jade shatters of the 1st Combined Air Force and the 60th Sentai Team?" ”

"Hey." The communications staff officer replied affirmatively, "More than half an hour ago, the Eighth Route Army dispatched more than 80 fighter planes to attack Wuhan, and the 1st Combined Air Force and the 60th Brigade took off urgently to meet the battle, and all the jade was shattered, and the three airfields of Hankou, Qingshan, and Xiaogan were destroyed. ”

"Yaga!" Shunroku Hatata's face instantly fell, and he asked, "Is it that the information has been leaked?" ”

His side has just decided to launch the No. 102 operation plan, and will attack Taiyuan City and Taiyuan Airport tomorrow morning.

Today, Wuhan Airport was attacked by planes of the Eighth Route Army.

Was it a coincidence, or was Operation Plan 102 leaked?

However, the communications staff officer and Kobayashi Asaburo were obviously unable to answer this question.

"Your Excellency, Commander, is Operation Plan 102 still going on?"

Chief of Staff Kobayashi Asaburo looked at Sugawara Michidai and asked.

Although the three airfields of Hankou, Qingshan, and Xiaogan were bombed, the Japanese army still had dozens of planes at the Sanlijie airfield.

……

[Ask for a wave of monthly passes.] 】

(End of chapter)