Wang Xuexin's guess was correct. The Japanese night fighters were always in preparation.
Because Major Doug would think of it, and of course Okamura Neji would also think of it.
Okamura Neiji's idea is very simple. Since it is difficult to completely destroy Wanxian Airport with bombers, or it is very costly... this is often the case for bombers against targets that are prepared for air defense. They pay a high price to destroy them.
The results obtained are often very small. For example, if the enemy digs tunnels or tunnels, or cement fortifications below the ground, it is difficult to blow them up.
Therefore, using fighter planes to block it is the wisest choice.
However, although the "Zero War" is powerful, it does not have the ability to fight at night, and the enemy chooses to bomb and transport at night, so night bombers are very necessary.
Okamura Neiji even believed that night bombers were more important than "zero war".
Regarding this point, Yoshio Shinozuka felt a little incredible. He asked Okamura Neiji: "General, the 'Zero War' is much more advanced than the ki45. It is a fighter that many people dream of. For example, in this interception, we will
The battle loss ratio of one to ten almost wiped out the entire Yingjiang brigade, but Your Excellency values ki45 more. This..."
Okamura Neiji smiled and replied: "Shinozuka-kun, because of this, do you think the Eighth Route Army will dare to carry out activities during the day in the future? Including the movement of reinforcements of fighter planes?"
Only then did Shinozuka Yoshida understand: "General, are you saying that the Eighth Route Army will avoid the 'zero battle' and shift its focus to nighttime?"
Okamura Neiji nodded: "If it were me, I would do the same! No one can compete with the 'Zero War' in the sky, not even Takajia, and not even the Eighth Route Army! Therefore, fighting in the daytime will only lead to death.
, they only choose to come out at night, just like they fight guerrillas with us in the mountains!"
Yoshio Shinozuka nodded.
This analysis is indeed very reasonable. It is precisely because the combat effectiveness of ki45 is weaker than that of "Zero War" that it will become the weakness of the empire, so it will be the focus of the future.
What Okamura Neiji didn't expect was that this time he was wrong. Wang Xuexin's goal was exactly the "zero war" that Okamura Neiji thought was "impossible".
The training of the Eighth Route Army is still proceeding steadily. In order to avoid the suspicion of the Japanese during each training, several rocket-propelled fighter planes will still be sent to bomb some military targets.
The results were not great, except for a blind cat encountering a dead mouse, and a rocket hitting a flour mill, causing a raging fire and then an explosion... Flour burning can also cause explosions.
The tragic defeat of the Carlos Brigade last time can be said to be a bad thing or a good thing.
Needless to say, the bad news was that more than thirty fighter planes and a group of excellent pilots were lost.
As for the good thing, it caused the same hatred among the Yingjiang pilots.
Eagle pilots are often like this... In fact, it should be said that Eagle soldiers often have such a personality. They are usually lazy and not very motivated. Even if Wang Xuexin tries to reason with them again and again, it is no exception when doing ideological work.
Because some of them always believe that "there is no great need to die in China" and "this is not their country", so they just deal with it on the surface.
but……
When the Carlos Group was beaten down to only three fighters and returned to camp, especially when they heard that the Japanese continued to attack the Yingjiang pilots after they parachuted out, a sense of shame and resentment soon spread among the Yingjiang pilots.
Then, as soon as they heard that there was a shortage of combat pilots, the Yingjiang pilots rushed to sign up one by one, including Li Yueying.
Wang Xuexin asked Li Yueying: "I think I have told you that your more important position is to teach Chinese pilots!"
"It's different now!" Li Yueying retorted: "This is a life and death battle at Wanxian Airport, isn't it?"
Wang Xuexin was stunned and secretly thought that this girl had seen it quite accurately.
The current situation is not optimistic for Wanxian Airport. It is not only pessimistic, but also in a dilemma.
Because Okamura Neiji has already found a countermeasure to deal with Wanxian Airport...use advanced fighter planes to block the airspace around the airport so that Hakajiang cannot reinforce.
Therefore, this is not a question of whether Yingjiang is willing to provide reinforcements, but a question of whether reinforcements can be provided.
If there is a "zero-war" blockade during the day and night fighters at night, then the subsequent Yingjiang fighter jets will not be able to get in at all.
Or you can get in, but you have to pay a completely disproportionate price.
For example, out of 36 aircraft that flew in, only 3 landed successfully, and some of them were injured.
This will have another impact: Yingjiang saw that it was not cost-effective to continue like this. It would be better to give the fighter plane to Mao Xiong or keep it for himself.
As a result, the Eighth Route Army's hope of establishing an aviation force was extinguished.
unless……
Wang Xuexin can win this battle.
This battle is crucial.
Because only by winning this battle can we break through the enemy's blockade and let Yingjiang see the value of continuing to reinforce Wanxian Airport. Only then can Wanxian Airport survive and develop.
Li Yueying understood this, so she said to Wang Xuexin: "You need to put all your strength into this battle as much as possible. And for me, if I lose this battle, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to fight again in the future.
Taught Chinese pilots!”
With that said, Li Yueying stood up again and said: "So I beg! Battalion Commander Wang, let me go up! I want to fight with my students, I don't want to just teach them on the ground!"
Wang Xuexin nodded slightly and said only a few words: "Be careful in everything!"
Li Yueying's eyes immediately widened. She always thought that Wang Xuexin would not agree and would have to pester her for a while, but she didn't expect that Wang Xuexin would be so straightforward.
The next second, Li Yueying jumped up excitedly, then hugged Wang Xuexin again, left a heavy lip mark on Wang Xuexin's cheek, and said: "Thank you, battalion commander! Thank you!"
As he said this, Wang Xuexin ran away with a blushing face before he could react.
Wang Xuexin touched his face and cursed after a long time: "Is this little girl so happy? This is a war..."
But even though he said this, Wang Xuexin knew that this was Li Yueying's ideal.
From the five years when I was a stubborn soldier, I returned to Yingjiang to join the women's aviation service team, and now I join Wanxian Airport, all in order to do my best for China.
What reason did he have to thwart the ambitions of such a patriotic man?
Just because she is a woman?
Just because you know she will sacrifice in the future?
Wang Xuexin felt that to stop her from flying into the sky would be to break her wings. She belonged to that blue sky.
But the next second, Wang Xuexin felt a headache.
Li Yunlong also made a special confession on this matter: "Don't let that little girl fly a plane and fight in an air battle with the Japanese. If others find out about this, they will think that all the men in the Eighth Route Army will be dead!"
Wang Xuexin agreed quickly just now, how can he explain this to Li Yunlong now?!