However, guessing that the Eighth Route Army has new equipment does not have much effect.
Because Wu Guozhi did not give Tada a chance to test.
Seeing the enemy's first batch of ten "zero battles" approaching from the flank, Wu Guozhi did not divide his troops into battles as the Japanese imagined.
Because at this moment, a word immediately flashed in Wu Guozhi's mind: temptation.
Since the enemy wanted to test the strength of the Eighth Route Army, Wu Guozhi certainly would not give the Japanese such an opportunity.
In fact, Wu Guozhi hesitated for a few seconds at this time.
Because he also wanted to verify whether the x1 could exert its expected combat effectiveness... The x1 only tested three missiles in total, including the one he shot, and one of them failed, directly tearing off the wire and falling to the ground in a deviation direction.
Then it exploded.
Therefore, although x1 is powerful and advanced, Wu Guozhi has doubts about its actual combat effectiveness.
At this time, a Japanese reconnaissance team came forward first, which meant that he had a chance to test his skills.
However, after thinking for a while, Wu Guozhi gave up this opportunity.
Because Wu Guozhi weighed it in his mind, so what if he tried, what if he didn’t try?
Try: There are just two results, either x1 is valid or invalid.
If x1 is effective, although the Eighth Route Army knows the result, the main force of the Japanese also knows the Eighth Route Army's combat methods, and then the strategic surprise and the psychological shock to the Japanese pilots will be much smaller.
If it doesn't work, what can the Eighth Route Army Air Force do?
Return to the airport?
The bombers brought by the Japanese made it impossible for the Eighth Route Army Air Force to do this. The bombers would blow up the runway immediately, and the Japanese "zero battle" would also destroy the "Hawker 81" at the moment of landing.
Evacuate to Wanxian Airport?
There is also a "zero battle" squadron on the way between Wangxing Airport and Wanxian Airport. At that time, the Eighth Route Army Air Force may be trapped in the Japanese "zero battle" and be driven out and wiped out.
Therefore, Wu Guozhi believed that he had no choice. It would make no difference to the Eighth Route Army, but it would be of great benefit to the Japanese.
Therefore, Wu Guozhi could only choose to believe in the performance of x1, could only choose to attack the main force of the Japanese from the very beginning, and could only choose to fight with all his might.
Thinking of this, Wu Guozhi no longer hesitated and ordered in a firm tone:
"Everyone maintain the route and formation, and ignore the enemy's small troops!"
"Repeat, everyone maintains the route and formation, and ignores the small enemy force!"
If they maintained their formation and continued flying, the Eighth Route Army Air Force would engage the Japanese forces from both directions at the same time.
This move puzzled Tadajidai.
Generally, when encountering such a situation in an air combat, a small force should be sent out to fight.
This is not a routine, but if there is no fight, the entire Eighth Route Army aviation fleet will fall into a passive situation being attacked from both sides by imperial aircraft:
On the front is the main force led by Tada Jidai, with as many as 42 "Zero Fighters", and on the flank is the Yoshioka squadron. Although there are only 10, the combat effectiveness of the "Zero Fighters" cannot be underestimated anywhere.
The Eighth Route Army's "Hawker 81" was already at a disadvantage against the "Zero War". If it puts itself in a disadvantageous situation again... At this moment, Tada Jidai almost believed that the Eighth Route Army was committing suicide.
Even if you have new equipment, you won't be strong enough to come back from such a disadvantage, right?
What's more, if we continue to avoid fighting at this time, how will the Tada Brigade gain a foothold in China and face other colleagues in the future!
This is the so-called "It's cold at high places".
"Zero War" stands at the top of all the empire's aviation fleets. It almost represents the strength of the empire's aviation fleet, and has even become an honor and symbol. It is simply a god-like existence in the eyes of the military and civilians.
Therefore, "Zero War" can never choose to avoid fighting when faced with the enemy's challenge, especially the captain Tada Jidai.
Without this invisible pressure, Tada would probably choose to use the mobility of the "Zero War" to deal with the Eighth Route Army aircraft, use the ultra-long endurance of the "Zero War" to waste time with the enemy, and ultimately gain the most with the minimum loss.
interests.
But there are no ifs in war.
Tada Jidai only hesitated for a moment, and then ordered: "All personnel attack, everyone, the time has come to make contributions to the empire and win glory, so work hard!"
As he spoke, he pulled the nose of the plane and led his wingman towards the enemy plane group.
Tada prefers to fight against the enemy's nose, because the tail-biting tactic is not suitable for enemy aircraft such as the "Hawker 81".
To be precise, it's not that it's not very applicable, but the enemies, including Yingjiang, know that they will dive at high speed when their tail is bitten... This is a very fatal weakness of "Zero War".
Tada Jidai sometimes finds it difficult to understand that this weakness is not even known to the empire and pilots who produced the "Zero War", but the enemy knows it clearly and has designed various tactics to target this weakness.
Since the "tail-biting tactic" is not appropriate, Tada Jidai can only consider a head-on encounter.
A head-on encounter is a tactical action that tests the pilot's flying skills and shooting skills, and even requires a good psychological quality.
Because the enemy is usually firing at you at this time, you must avoid the enemy's machine gun bullets while stabilizing your aircraft to shoot at the enemy. This cannot be accomplished successfully without several years of flying experience.
Tada Jidai likes this, because he knows that this is where the Imperial Air Force has the advantage... The Eighth Route Army Air Force has only been established for a few months. Although some of their pilots have been flying aircraft for several years, they are flying
"Hawker 81" is the first time, no matter how good it is, it can't be any better!
Soon, Tada Jidai realized that he was right.
Because the "Hawker 81" in front of him flew straight towards him, it didn't even perform the most basic tactical maneuvers, and faced him like a clumsy target drone...especially the bomb of this "Hawker 81"
There are actually two bombs hanging on the pylon!
"These idiots!" A smile appeared on Tada Jidai's lips: "Aerial combat actually involves bombs! It seems that I overestimated you, and you are here to die!"
Thinking about this, Tada Jidai flew the fighter plane irregularly to the left and right to prevent the enemy from grasping his position, and on the other hand, he was ready to shoot.
As long as he entered four hundred meters...such a non-mobile target, Tada Jidai was sure to shoot it down at a distance of four hundred meters, and the enemy hadn't even reacted at that time.
However, Tada Jidai soon discovered that he was wrong.
Because just when he was about to shoot, a cloud of smoke suddenly appeared from the wing of the opposite "Hawker 81", and then a bomb flew towards him.
Yes, he read that right, the bomb was flying towards him, trailing smoke and burning like a small plane.
What shocked Tada Jidai even more was that the flying bomb even followed his own movements and changed its flight direction...