On an anti-aircraft gun position next to the airport, a second lieutenant holding a small red flag was standing next to a Bofors 40mm twin anti-aircraft gun disguised with tree branches, looking at the Japanese fighter jets that were circling and wreaking havoc in the sky.
He shouted orders from his mouth.
"All artillery positions are in place. The Japanese aircraft, targeting a height of three thousand meters, begin to aim... prepare... to fire..."
“Boom…Boom…”
On Airport No. 1, 12 Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns and 26 20mm anti-aircraft guns sprayed angry flames into the sky...
More than thirty anti-aircraft guns were aimed at the Type 96 land attack aircraft in the sky, which was preparing to dive and drop bombs. High-explosive bombs began to chase the Japanese aircraft that dared to invade their territory in mid-air.
The shells fired into the sky exploded in the air one after another. Although the Type 96 land attack aircraft desperately pulled up and flew towards the sky, it was eventually overtaken by several forty-caliber shells. The violent shrapnel and
The shock wave easily tore off the metal skin of the bomber and knocked off most of one of its wings. After losing its balance, the huge fuselage immediately tilted to the side, and the nose of the aircraft fell towards the ground, and soon came into contact with the ground.
made direct contact, and then exploded.
Looking at the Japanese plane plummeting towards the ground with black smoke and the black fireworks blooming in the air battle, the Japanese air commander who was directing the fleet to conduct a ground attack was the captain of the 10th Flying Group of the Third Flying Group.
Colonel Nobuhide Oka looked particularly gloomy.
Although he had been mentally prepared, he still felt a pang of pain when he saw a heavy bomber worth 370,000 yen and seven crew members that the empire had worked hard to train disappear like this.
This bombing of Rendai Airport was personally ordered by Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji, commander of the North China Front. Before coming, Lieutenant General Michio Sugawara, commander of the Third Flying Group, also told him that Rendai Airport must be destroyed to ensure that the Imperial Army
Air control over the Zhongtiao Mountain area.
According to intelligence, the Liantai Flying Group has an airport in the west and east of Liantai County.
After planning, he divided the 10th Flying Group into two parts and launched bombings on the two airports at the same time to ensure that all the aircraft of the Taiwan Flying Group were destroyed on the ground.
For this reason, he specially brought over all 32 Zero fighters with new equipment for them. They are currently lurking on the clouds at a height of five thousand meters. As long as there are fighters taking off from Liantai Airport or fighters from elsewhere coming to support, they will be hungry.
Like a wolf, it pounces down and catches the opponent by surprise.
However, Nakaoka Nobuhide was an experienced commander after all. He quickly suppressed his dissatisfaction in his heart. After connecting to the public channel, he said in a deep voice: "Immediately execute plan No. 2."
After receiving the order, the Japanese aircraft formation readjusted its combat deployment and began a new round of bombing on the ground. And this time the Japanese aircraft also learned the lesson. This time the leader was not the heavy Type 96 land attack aircraft, but the heavy Type 96 land attack aircraft.
They are two Type 97 fighter jets.
This kind of fighter jet, which weighs only 1,790 kilograms, is very flexible. They quickly flew towards the airport from the east and west directions, and kept making snake-like movements during the flight, even though there were constant shells around it.
It exploded, but it didn't hurt them at all.
Facing the light and flexible Japanese fighter jets, the gunners were a little at a loss and reacted a beat too slowly. Soon the two Type 97 fighter jets relied on their fast speed to fly over the anti-aircraft artillery position.
Four 25-kilogram aerial bombs were dropped over 1,000 meters.
"Boom...boom boom boom..."
Four artillery shells exploded, and the huge explosion shock wave knocked a 20mm anti-aircraft gun to the ground. The six gunners next to the anti-aircraft gun also fell in a pool of blood.
After throwing the bombs, the two fighter jets turned lightly and climbed into the sky, leaving only a group of frustrated shells blooming in the air behind them.
Facing the bombing by Japanese planes, the anti-aircraft artillery groups around the airport also fired fiercely. The six 88 anti-aircraft guns that were originally on standby also opened fire. The shells were shot into the air as if they were free. Dozens of anti-aircraft guns were fired.
Layers of death barrages formed in the sky, and any Japanese aircraft that wanted to pass through the barrages had to pay a price.
Although everyone knew that this kind of high-intensity shooting could not be sustained for a long time, the airport commander knew that there were only two things they had to do. One was not to harm the bombers on the tarmac and runway, and the other was to delay the arrival of reinforcements.
As time passed by, the intensity of the anti-aircraft gun fire around the airport finally began to weaken. Nobuhide Nakaoka, who was hovering in the sky, saw the opportunity coming, and a ferocious smile appeared on his lips.
He picked up the microphone and said in a ferocious voice: "Bomber Squadron, this is Nobuhide Nakaoka. If you see the row of bombers at the airport, blow them to pieces immediately! The Second Squadron is covering!"
"Hi!"
After hovering in the sky for more than ten minutes, the Japanese pilots who had already suppressed their anger responded one after another. Four Type 97 fighter jets took the lead in swooping down towards the airport. In addition to attracting anti-aircraft artillery fire, their mission was to clear the way for the bombers.
Bomb the channel.
Soon, the four Type 97 fighters that received the order swooped down towards the tarmac. Their target was the dozen B25 Mitchell medium bombers parked there.
Seeing the Japanese troops swooping down, the airport's anti-aircraft guns quickly turned their muzzles, and shells exploded in mid-air. However, the high-intensity firing just now caused many anti-aircraft gun barrels to overheat, and they had to stop firing, otherwise they would explode.
danger.
Facing the firepower whose density was reduced by almost half, the Type 97 fighter jets shuttled around in mid-air like flexible flying swallows. Their purpose was to disperse the anti-aircraft artillery firepower at the airport and open up a bombing channel for the bombers.
Their plan was successful, and many anti-aircraft guns were attracted by them and chased them.
"Okay... it's now!" Nobuhide Nakaoka shouted loudly: "Bombing squadron, dive and drop bombs immediately."
"Hi!"
The seven Type 96 attack planes that had been waiting for a long time fell from the sky and roared towards the row of B25 bombers on the tarmac. At their current speed, they could drop all the bombs in a few dozen seconds at most.
At this time, most of the anti-aircraft guns were either unable to fire because their barrels were overheated, or they had been attracted by the Type 97 attack aircraft, and it was too late to form a blocking barrage.
The commander on the tower closed his eyes in pain. He seemed to have seen the bombers that these regiments had spent so much effort to acquire turn into balls of fire in the explosion.
Just when everyone was desperate, more than ten fighter planes suddenly swooped down from the sky like lightning. Amidst bursts of rapid gunfire, four diving Type 97 attack planes either exploded in the air or shot towards them with thick smoke.