Artillery shells continued to explode around the two Zero fighters, and the two Zero fighters were like small boats shuttling in the stormy waves. If they were not careful, they would be shattered to pieces.
Watching the two Zero fighters climbing hard, Feng Xiaoming followed them without hesitation and fired a few shots at them. Shining tracer bullets kept passing around them, scaring the two Zero fighters to the point where they fought desperately.
Climb.
However, the Zero fighters are famous for their flexibility in low altitudes. Although it was very thrilling, they still quickly got rid of Feng Xiaoming and quickly climbed to high altitudes.
At this moment, in the sky, more than 20 Thunderbolts of the Third Squadron led by Zhang Jia were locked in a fierce battle with more than a dozen Zeros led by Makino Yasuo. From time to time, fighter planes fell from the sky while emitting black smoke.
These fighters included P47 Thunderbolts and Type Zeros. The two sides fought extremely fiercely. The Thunderbolts had the advantage of being strong and strong and having good diving performance. The Zeros had the advantage of being light and flexible. It was difficult for both sides to win. But in the end, Makino Yasuo
I was surprised to find that I couldn't stand it any longer. Originally, there were less than six Twelve Search-Zero fighters left, and two of the six remaining fighters were slightly injured, and the Thunderbolts that were fighting with them were
There are still more than ten fighter planes. After all, the number of Thunder Fighters in the Third Squadron is nearly ten more than Zeros. A sudden exchange of fire between the two sides will naturally cause damage, but most of the Thunder Fighters that were hit are only injured, although some fighters still appeared.
There was black smoke, but the pilots still struggled to drive the fighter plane back to the base.
In comparison, the Type Zero is much more fragile. As long as it is hit by an armor-piercing incendiary bomb, their chance of survival is really very small.
"One Squadron, Two Squadron! You entangle the other Japanese fighter planes, and the Third Squadron will use all its strength to deal with the Japanese Zero fighters. I'm going to kill them all today!"
Zheng Shaoyu, who was hovering in the sky, also became fierce. He commanded three squadrons to counterattack without fear against the numerically superior Japanese army. For a time, the Japanese army was retreating steadily. Japanese planes continued to pour out heavy smoke from the enemy.
Falling in the air.
Seeing such a scene, Makino Yasuo couldn't help but feel anxious. This time he led most of the main force of the 50th Brigade out in order to consume the air force of the 300 Army. In his opinion, no matter how powerful the 300 Army was,
It's just a local force. It can't compare with the Army Air Force, which has the support of all Japan. It doesn't matter if it loses more. Pilots and aircraft from the mainland will soon make up for it, but the Three Hundred Army is different. Their fighter planes
That means every fight means one less fighter. As long as they continue to maintain strong pressure, sooner or later they will fall into a collapse situation because they do not have enough fighter planes and pilots to supplement them.
But Yasuo Makino was a little disappointed. After the battle began, his opponent did not collapse as quickly as expected. On the contrary, he became more and more courageous as he fought. In addition to his new Zero fighter, he could not compete with the opponent's ugly fighter.
In addition to competing against each other, the other old Type 96 and Type 97 fighters were no match for them at all. On the contrary, they were beaten back and forth and suffered serious losses.
Looking at his own fighter planes that continued to smoke and fall, Makino Yasuo gritted his teeth and loudly ordered his subordinates to hold on. At the same time, he personally piloted the plane and relied on the excellent performance of the Zero to rush towards the Chinese fighter group, posing as if he could not kill you.
I also want to scare you to death with your attitude.
Although Makino Yasuo worked hard and desperately, the development of the war situation still slipped towards a situation he did not expect. The performance of the Japanese Type 96 and Type 97 fighters was really different from that of the Wildcat fighter. With the Type 96s one after another
, the Type 97 fighter plane was destroyed, and there were fewer and fewer Japanese planes in the sky. Half an hour later, nearly half of the more than 100 Japanese planes had been destroyed. Even the Zero fighter squadron that Makino Yasuo had the highest hopes for was fighting with the No.
The Thunder Squadron of the Third Squadron also lost nearly half of them in a desperate fight. This result made Makino Yasuo very frustrated. This was a lose-lose situation!
Looking at the fewer and fewer fighter planes in the sky, Makino Yasuo's deputy captain Ishii Souichi connected to the internal channel and said in a pleading tone: "Makino-kun, the Chinese are too tenacious. More than half of our fighter planes have been destroyed. If we continue to fight with
If they continue to struggle, our 50th Brigade will be wiped out!"
Makino Yasuo remained silent. Although he was full of confidence from the former, a trace of panic also appeared in his heart. Although the 50th Battalion did have the convenience of local support, if the 50th Battalion was really to be wiped out, he, the captain,
This is the end. After all, the aviation force is not infantry. It cannot be trained for three or two months before it can fight in the sky. It will take a lot of fuel, time and a lot of fighter aircraft to train it. (Of course, Makino Yasuo at this time
I don’t know that the earliest batch of pilots of the 300 Army’s air force were trained in a crash course when it was first established.) And no pilot likes to fight with a commander who can command the entire army to be destroyed at every turn.
Makino Yasuo's mood at this time was complicated and embarrassing. He struggled for a long time before he had to connect to the public channel in pain and shouted loudly: "Everyone listen, we have inflicted heavy losses on the Chinese people.
Today’s mission has been completed, now we all return! I repeat, everyone returns!”
Makino Yasuo, who was troubled in his heart, did not know at this time that just when he issued this order, the remaining Japanese pilots also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The aviation force is different from the army arms. Their bushido spirit is far better than those in the army who are quick to do so.
The number of soldiers fighting bayonets is much lower. The current Japanese Air Force is not as crazy as the kamikaze squads at the end of World War II who were always shouting about crashing planes. Many people are still very rational. After today's war, many Japanese Army Air Forces
The pilots were all a bit soft-handed, and the battle loss rate of nearly half was so shocking that no one could stand it.
Therefore, after hearing Yasuo Makino's words, the pilots of the Army Airlines turned their planes around and started flying towards Jiangmen.
Seeing the Japanese planes turning around one after another, the Chinese pilots shouted on the public channel: "Long live!"
"Great, we have beaten away the Japanese!"
Many pilots had lost their temper, and some even made requests to pursue the victory, but they were rejected by Zheng Shaoyu. Zheng Shaoyu looked around, although they shot down fifty soldiers in more than half an hour of fighting.
There were many Japanese planes, but their losses were not small. The white parachutes floating in the sky just now and the fighter planes returning with black smoke clearly explained the problem. There were originally more than 80 fighters when they set off, but now there are less than 50.
If they continue to pursue the Japanese army now and encounter Japanese reinforcements, they may never be able to return.
"Attention all fighters, I am Zheng Shaoyu. Now I order everyone to return. No pursuit is allowed. I repeat it again, everyone returns!"
"yes!"
Although many pilots were unwilling to do so, they could only control the plane in the direction of Lingbei Airport angrily despite the heavy military orders.
But what surprised them was yet to come. When Zheng Shaoyu led the remaining less than fifty fighter planes to land at Lingbei Airport, they found that their top commander, Deputy Commander of the Fourth Theater Region, Commander Su Rui of the 300th Army, led
A group of senior generals from the Three Hundred Army stood beside the runway to greet them.
Watching fighter planes landing at the airport one after another, Su Rui turned to the airport dispatch officer with a sullen expression, "Major Zhao, how many fighter planes were there just now?"
The major named Zhao quickly reported: "Reporting to the military, including Commander Zheng, a total of 83 fighters were dispatched, including 60 Wildcat fighters and 23 Thunder fighters."
Suri took a deep breath and said, "So we lost thirty-six fighter planes today?"
Looking at Su Rui's gloomy face, Major Zhao gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, I'm afraid that's the case!"
"I see."
Su Rui waved his hand impatiently and strode towards the pilots who were getting off the plane. Behind him, Liang Zhi, Lin Shiqian, Li Yifeng and several staff officers followed closely.
When Zheng Shaoyu and others got off the fighter plane, they happened to see Su Rui striding towards them. Zheng Shaoyu and the pilots quickly lined up to greet their top officer.
Zheng Shaoyu shouted loudly: "Everyone pay attention and salute sir!"
"Snapped!"
More than 40 pilots stood on the spot and saluted Suri and everyone who came over.
Suri came to stand in front of them and solemnly returned a standard military salute to the pilots.
Looking at the pilots in front of me who looked as if they had been soaked in water and even their flight jackets became wet, everyone knew these pilots.
How much physical energy was consumed just now.
Looking at the pilots, Su Rui solemnly said loudly: "Chief of Staff Liang!"
"Arrived!" Liang Zhi responded loudly.
"All of you, salute our heroic Air Force brothers!"
"brush!"
Everyone following Su Rui, including Liang Zhi, Li Yifeng and Lin Shiqian, all saluted the pilots with a solemn military salute.
"Military seat!"
Seeing Su Rui's solemn eyes and the solemn military salutes of these generals, all the pilots thought of their comrades who had just sacrificed, their eyes turned red, and some even choked slightly.
Looking at the expressions of the pilots, Su Rui said loudly: "Brothers of the 1st Air Division, your performance today is very outstanding. Due to your outstanding performance, the 400th Division was spared from the ravages of Japanese aircraft. Here I represent the 3rd Air Force Division."
All the troops in the army would like to express their gratitude to you, you are worthy of being the eagles of China!"
Suri continued: "Some people say that the army can die on the battlefield and the navy can die in the sea. But what about our air force? What can we do?"
No one spoke in silence, only Su Rui's voice continued to ripple: "But I want to tell you, the battlefield of our Air Force is in the sky. Our Air Force can burn the entire sky, and we can also shed blood in the sky. We
To turn the Chinese sky into a restricted area and tomb for the Japanese..."