The young captain of the Chinese Air Force, together with his No. 204 fighter plane, will shine his name in the sky of Chinese history.
After the battle, the grieving people buried this air force hero who was born in Lushan, Ya'an, Sichuan Province, together with his comrades who died in the battle, on the top of Qixia Mountain, which he most often climbed for physical training.
There, they can be closest to the blue sky where they once roared; there, they can overlook the city and compatriots they have defended with their lives; there, they can be the first to hear the news of victory.
The great heroes of the Chinese Air Force, no matter how many trials and hardships they have experienced, they will remain immortal!
Their names will always shine brightly in the history of the Chinese nation.
Although this air battle was extremely brutal, it was not long. It was over in just ten minutes.
The Chinese Air Force, with its unparalleled determination and spirit of sacrifice, completely destroyed Japan's Hainan Airlines' courage to continue fighting after Le Yiqin shot down the Japanese ace. As the Japanese aircraft withdrew from the battlefield one after another, the entire Japanese aircraft formation completely retreated.
. The remaining Japanese planes fled in panic in the afterglow of the setting sun, without even heading to form a formation again.
They were like sparrows that encountered an eagle, fleeing in all directions.
You must know that when they left, they still had at least more than three and a half squadrons of fighter planes. Compared with the thick smoke rising in the sky and still hovering firmly in the sky, the number of Chinese fighters was still firmly occupied.
Absolute advantage in numbers.
It wasn't until the shadow of the Japanese planes could no longer be seen that Zhou Dapeng led the last twenty Chinese fighter planes in the sky to fly to the two nearby airstrips. But there were only less than 20 aircraft that usually seemed to be reachable in just a few minutes.
The flight distance of 100 kilometers almost became the road to death that destroyed the last strength of the Chinese Air Force.
It was not because there were enemies, but because the engines of many fighter planes malfunctioned after a desperate attack. More than 4 modified "Thunderbolt" engines exploded and stopped in the air. The pilots were forced to make an emergency landing at 800 after trying to make an emergency landing to no avail.
While parachuting from a height of 100 meters, 4 fighter planes quickly crashed into the ground and exploded into 4 terrifying fireballs; 3 engines were emitting thick smoke but still had power, and were finally rescued by the people on the ground in the suburbs of Nanjing in the shortest time thanks to the concerted efforts of the people on the ground.
The emergency landing was successful on the cleared road.
The only good thing is that, although there were aircraft losses on the way back, the four pilots who parachuted and the three pilots who made the emergency landing successfully survived. In this battle, four of the few pilots who were forced to parachute also succeeded.
Return to the team.
If the Japanese army knew that if they persisted for two more minutes, or even one minute, the Chinese fighter planes that were completely desperate with them would collapse due to body failure. I wonder if they would be the first to withdraw from the battlefield. Perhaps, they would still
Choose to leave.
Because, every Chinese fighter plane was like a raging bull at that moment. They didn't care whether they would be shot or not. They destroyed the engine of their beloved landline without any care, roared and exploded with maximum power, towards the opponent.
Charge and shoot. I am afraid that before they disintegrate, more enemies will fall into the sky with them.
Japan's HNA did not lack the determination to fight, but they did not have the courage to fight to the death, so they had no choice but to retreat.
In the end, only 10 modified "Thunderbolts" and 2 Hawker IIIs were able to follow Zhou Dapeng back to the airport. In addition to the 5 fighters that returned early due to damage to the aircraft in the previous battle at Yixing, there was also 1 plane that made an emergency landing at the Yixing battlefield.
, the two that made an emergency landing on the outskirts of Nanjing, and finally counting the training aircraft that successfully towed 10 Japanese bombers and was injured and successfully left, the Chinese Air Force had only 22 remaining after the First World War.
But their record was extremely brilliant. With no more than 55 fighter planes, they withstood two huge fleets of more than 12 Japanese squadrons, damaged and shot down more than half of the incoming Japanese fighter planes, and captured more than 100 Japanese fighter planes.
16 Japanese pilots, including an arrogant ace pilot with five gold stars.
The number of Japanese pilots who parachuted was actually far more than 16, but some of them were unlucky. Some fell into ponds and rivers and drowned alive. Basically, they were lucky. They had nothing but to drink more water. The most unlucky ones
It happened to fall near a Chinese village that looked up at the sky and watched the entire air battle and was moved by the heroism of the Chinese Air Force. In front of the sticks held high by the Chinese people who were inspired by the heroes of their own Air Force to hate the invaders, the Japanese pilots wore
That small Southern Fourteen pistol seemed too petite.
At least 10 people were beaten to death with firewood and sticks by the people. Instead of carrying their bodies to receive rewards, they were dumped in random graves, a place frequented by crows and wild dogs.
Japanese Navy Admiral Hasegawa Kiyohiro's plan to attack the battle cannot be said to be completely bankrupt. After all, his vicious combat plan did inflict unprecedented heavy losses on the Chinese Air Force. However, the Japanese Navy Admiral who received the final battle situation personally killed his beloved
The tea set was smashed to pieces, and even the chief of staff of the fleet who was licking his face and flattering him had his head smashed with a tea cup.
The Chinese Air Force, which had exhausted all its combat power, almost turned the last 20 kilometers of its return flight into a road of death. How could the Japanese fleet, which still had 300 kilometers to return, be relaxed? The approaching night was also a huge test for them.
.Except for the aircraft fleet that returned early during the Battle of Yixing, they were able to reach the mothership and land smoothly before the afterglow of the setting sun completely disappeared. The three and a half squadrons that returned later did not survive until that time and had to choose night flights.
If it weren't for the "rogue" army they looked down upon, which had already occupied enough land and even owned two airstrips on the frontier of Songhu, these returning Japanese planes would have ended up crashing into the sea, and their remaining fuel would not have been enough.
Enough for them to reach the Japanese Navy's island base in the ocean.
Even Japan and Hainan Airlines are the elites of the elite. Even the furious admiral lowered his face and begged Army Admiral Matsui Iwane for help. Not only did he provide radio navigation on the ground, but he also turned on all the lights at the airport regardless of the risk of exposure.
, but Japan’s Hainan Airlines fleet, which had little experience in night flights, still had more than six crashed over the airport or smashed into pieces on its own runway.
Strategically, apart from the successful bombing of the Colonel Airport, the Chinese Air Force was not completely wiped out and the Chinese capital was not successfully bombed. Basically, the goal was not achieved. Tactically, it goes without saying that the independent regiments needed by the Army Red Deer were not successfully bombed. Just from both sides.
Judging from the battle loss ratio, the Japanese naval admiral's battle plan has completely failed.
The consequences of this tactical failure even caused the Japanese Third Fleet Naval Air Force to not dispatch more than one squadron of fighters and bombers to support the Japanese Army on the Songhu front for nearly a week.
The newspapers of both China and Japan unexpectedly did not devote full coverage to such a large-scale battle. In fact, this battle not only caused great heartache to the Chinese military and civilians, but also made everyone in the Japanese navy bleed.
The bustling decks of the three majestic and seemingly invincible Japanese aircraft carriers stationed in Hangzhou Bay seemed so empty for the first time. In this battle, the entire Third Fleet lost half of its carrier-based aircraft. Commander of the Japanese Third Fleet, Commander-in-Chief
Tanigawa Kiyoshi was almost scolded to death by the commanders of the local navy base camp.
The Japanese chose to swallow the bitter pill silently, as if this battle had happened before.
The Chinese side suffered the greatest losses at the airport, and the two temporary airports that were supposed to be used for emergencies also appeared empty.
Located in Zhoukou, the captain of the 4th Aviation Group, one of the "Four King Kongs" of the Chinese Air Force who is leading another group of China's best pilots who are waiting to receive new fighters, received the battle report without tears or words. But according to the Air Force who survived until the war
The pilot recalled that that night, the empty fields were filled with China's most famous ace pilot roaring into the air, like a wolf howling!
It is very likely that after hearing that his elites were wiped out in this battle, this iconic figure of the Chinese Air Force was determined to die. This is why he did not temporarily escape when the Japanese bombers were betrayed by traitors.
Instead, he chose to board the fighter plane and prepare to fight to the death. However, his ambition was not fulfilled and he died on the runway before it could fully take off.
After the top leader of the Chinese High Command heard the results of the entire air battle, he looked out the window silently for a long time without speaking. It was not until long after dinner that his wife personally came to persuade him to have a meal, and then she gave the following instructions on the requirements sent by the Air Force Command: "
Suspend publicity and increase pensions! The Air Force is supremely glorious!"
All the heroes of the Chinese Air Force who died in battle were promoted to one rank. Among them, particularly outstanding combat heroes like the "Steel Helmet of Jiangnan Earth" were promoted to two ranks and their pensions were increased. Many pilots' hometowns are extremely far away, and some even have family members
He couldn't be contacted, and the pension worth thousands of dollars couldn't be paid out, but this time there was rarely any greed.
The department responsible for distributing pensions actually kept searching, even though they moved again and again because of the war. It was not until after the war that the last direct family member of the pilot was found and all the pensions were successfully distributed, and their work was completely over.
In the face of the bravery of the Chinese Air Force, greed, which is the most difficult to control in human nature, actually gave in.
Propaganda was originally an important means for the government to boost morale during this period. Whether it was victory or sacrifice, China, which was in a disadvantageous war situation at this time, needed to use this to encourage the country's military and civilians to fight the Japanese invaders. But this time, China chose to endure
, because the weak Chinese Air Force was seriously injured, and every mention of it was like sprinkling a pinch of salt on the bloody wound, which made the generals of the Chinese Command unbearable.
Stay twitching.
The two sides were like two beasts injured in a duel, both silently licking their bloody wounds in the corner, waiting for the next decisive battle.