Li Dan made a mistake in his judgment. What came this time was not a reconnaissance plane, but a serious fighter jet. Moreover, it was a Zero fighter that had just been developed by the Little Devil and had not even been put into large-scale deployment! Yes, that's right.
This is the Zero Fighter Squadron led by Shima Katsuzo!
Since they did not encounter any resistance along the way, not to mention enemy fighter jets, they did not even encounter an anti-aircraft machine gun. Therefore, Shima Katsuzo and the others were inevitably a little careless. After flying over Fengtian, they did not even bother to circle outside the city.
, passing directly from directly above at low altitude, this is the most domineering reconnaissance method.
However, just as twelve Zero fighter jets flew over Fengtian City in combat formation, red flames suddenly bloomed in the city ahead, and then clusters of black fireworks bloomed in the sky ahead.
, seeing this scene, Zhimo Shengsheng was shocked for a moment, Baga, it’s an anti-aircraft gun!
Shima Shengsan violently hit the control stick, and the Zero fighter under his crotch reacted immediately, making a deft side roll and passed through two blooming black fireworks. However, there was still a burst of sound on the fuselage of the fighter.
There was an abnormal clanking sound, and even by guessing with your toes, you could guess that it must have been hit by fragments of an artillery shell.
The only thing Shima Katsuzo hopes now is that the fragments hitting the fuselage will not be too big. As long as they are not large fragments, the problem will not be big. Shima Katsuzo looked back during the flight and found that there was no smoke coming from the fuselage.
My heart dropped to the ground. It seemed that the fuselage was not seriously damaged. In other words, it had escaped this disaster!
However, Shima Shengzo was still too happy too early. He had just breathed a sigh of relief when two dazzling red tongues of fire burst out in the field of vision ahead. These two red tongues of fire were like the whip in the hand of the God of Death.
He went up and down, and swung towards the Zero fighter numbered 00001 that he was driving.
"Baga, anti-aircraft machine gun!" Shima Shengzo cursed, and punched the joystick with both hands. The Zero fighter under his crotch immediately rolled two consecutive barrels, and the two dazzling tongues of flames almost appeared outside the portholes.
It brushed against the wing of the Zero fighter, with only a slight difference, and it was a lucky escape.
After dodging the anti-aircraft machine gun fire, Shima Katsuzo pushed the joystick fiercely again, trying to pull the aircraft up.
However, at this time, the Zero fighter piloted by Shima Katsuzo had already penetrated deep into the central city of Fengtian, where the anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns were deployed more intensively. Shima Katsuzo's plane had just entered the climbing mode when he suddenly heard a tom in his ears.
There was a series of "boom" explosions, and then, black fireworks bloomed one after another outside the porthole window.
Moreover, one of the largest black fireworks exploded right in front of Shima Katsuzo's plane. This situation was just like Shima Katsuzo driving a Zero fighter plane and crashing into the explosion.
"Baga! Is it over yet?!" Shima Shengzo's pupils shrank sharply in an instant. However, this little devil's flying skills were really impressive. Even though the plane he was piloting had entered a slower climbing attitude,
At the last moment, he made a pendulum and narrowly avoided the huge explosion.
It's just that he avoided it, but he didn't avoid it completely. The tail of the fighter jet was still swept by this huge black firework. Shima Shengzo heard a bang in his ears, and then the fuselage was
There was a violent tremor, and my heart suddenly tightened. It was broken now. The tail should be seriously damaged!
Fortunately, Shima Shengzo's plane had already climbed to a high altitude at this time. As he continued to climb up, he turned back to look at the direction of the tail fin. He saw that a corner of the originally complete tail fin was missing. That corner should have been caused by the explosion of anti-aircraft shells.
The fragments were chipped off, but the main body was not damaged, and there was no smoke.
This was a blessing among misfortunes, and Shima Shengzo breathed a sigh of relief.
Shima Katsuzo's flying skills were very good, and he was also very lucky. He managed to escape from this extremely dense air defense firepower network. However, the other Japanese pilots did not have Shima Katsuzo's excellent flying skills, nor did he.
Such good luck, therefore, suffered a heavy blow.
Three of the Zero fighters were directly shot down by anti-aircraft machine guns, and another five Zero fighters were hit by shell fragments from anti-aircraft guns, causing serious damage to the aircraft and then violently disintegrating in the air. The character of the Zero fighters in all aspects can be said to be excellent.
, but a fatal flaw is exposed here, that is, thin skin!
Because the Zero fighter has a thin skin, if the body is slightly damaged, it will easily disintegrate in the air during high-speed flight. This is not necessarily a bad thing for the Japanese, because in the original history, this shortcoming of the Zero fighter did not exist until the Pacific War.
Little Japan would only discover it after the outbreak, but now, it is earlier than expected.
In the end, only three Zero fighters escaped from Fengtian's dense air defense firepower network, and their bodies were also seriously damaged. However, due to the experience of the wingman disintegrating in the air, these three Zero fighters did not dare to fly at high speed.
, after meeting up with Shima Shengzo’s plane, he slowly flew back to Harbin.
It can be said that the Japanese aerial reconnaissance was extremely costly.
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By this time, Ishihara Kanji's armored group had arrived in Xinjing.
Knowing that Ishihara Kanji's Seventh Army had arrived outside Xinjing City, Puyi, the ruler of the Puppet Manchukuo State, breathed a long sigh of relief, and the heart hanging in his throat fell back into his stomach! Before that, Puyi could
It was really a shock three times a day. Even the footsteps of the guards scared him half to death. It was said that the Chahar Independent Regiment had already entered Xinjing.
To be honest, Puyi had already been prepared to run away. If he hadn't been worried that the captain of the Beijing Military Police would not allow it, he even wanted to issue an order to move to Harbin! Speaking of which, he is really pitiful when he is in power in Manchukuo.
If his sister wants to go out, she has to get permission from the captain of the Xinjing Military Police. Where in the world is there such a head of state, right?
But it's better now. Ishihara Kanji's Seventh Army has arrived outside Xinjing City, and Xinjing is safe.
Compared with other young Japanese officers, Ishihara Wanji still respected Puyi, the ruler of the Puppet Manchukuo, so after learning that Ishihara Wanji had arrived outside Xinjing, Puyi excitedly came to Xinjing with a group of close aides.
Besides, I am going to meet with Ishihara Kanji, and I would like to express my gratitude to Ishihara Kanji for saving me.
As a result, by the time Puyi left the city, Ishihara Wan'er had already passed Xinjing.
When he learned that Ishihara Wanji had no intention of meeting him, Puyi couldn't help but feel very disappointed.
In fact, Ishihara Wanji is really not in the mood to meet Puyi outside Xinjing at this time, because now all he thinks about is Fengtian, all Xu Rui, all Chahar Independent Regiment! He has not defeated Chahar
Before the independent regiment recaptured Fengtian, Ishihara Wanji had no intention of doing anything else.
During the march, a communications staff officer in the command car stood up and handed the telegram just sent from the headquarters of the Fifth Flying Regiment to the Chief of Staff of the Seventh Army, Yano Otonzaburo. After reading it, Yano Otonzaburo's face immediately darkened.
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Ishihara Wanji, who had closed his eyes just now, immediately opened his eyes and asked, "Yano-kun, what's going on?"
Yano Otozaburo paused and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, half an hour ago, the Zero fighter squadron temporarily incorporated into the Fifth Flying Regiment tried to conduct low-altitude reconnaissance on Fengtian. As a result, it was blocked by the enemy's air defense fire network. Moreover, the enemy
The density of the anti-aircraft firepower network was very high, and the Zero fighter squadron was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses."
"The Nani Zero fighter squadron suffered heavy damage?" Ishihara smiled and asked, "How serious is it?"
Yano Otonzaburo replied: "Of the twelve Zero fighter jets that attacked, eight were shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire on the spot, and another one disintegrated in the air on the way back. In the end, only three fighter jets returned to Harbin successfully, and
Two of the aircraft were seriously damaged! They must be overhauled!"
"Baga!" Ishihara Wanji lost his voice, "How could this happen? Didn't you say that the Zero fighter has very good performance?"
"Hai!" Yano Otozaburo said again and again, "The performance of the Zero fighter is indeed good, but during this aerial reconnaissance of Fengtian, a fatal flaw was also exposed, that is, the body strength is insufficient. Once the body is damaged,
, it is easy to tear and disintegrate during high-speed flight or high-intensity maneuvers.”
After a pause, Yano Otonzaburo continued: "However, this is not our business."
"Suoga!" Ishihara Wan'er nodded and said, "The Zero Fighter Squadron paid such a heavy price for this reconnaissance of Fengtian, so it's not like they got nothing, right?"
"Hai!" Yano Otonzaburo paused and said, "There is still some harvest, and it is not small!"
"Really?" Ishihara Wan'er nodded happily and said, "Tell me, what's the gain?"
"Hai!" Yano Otozaburo said one after another, "The biggest gain is that the Chahar Independent Regiment has built a tight and extremely high air defense firepower network in Fengtian City. Judging from the losses of the Zero Fighter Squadron, it is necessary to
It is probably unrealistic to carry out dive bombing on the city of Fengtian, so long-range attack aircraft can only be dispatched for high-altitude bombing."
"But the effect of high-altitude bombing is much worse." Ishihara Wanji frowned and said, "What else?"
Yano Otonzaburo added: "Also, the Chinese in Fengtian City are building barricades, and there are also large vehicles and trucks transporting various materials on the roads outside the city. Judging from this situation, the Chahar Independent Regiment should
They are preparing to hold on to Fengtian for a long time and fight a city offensive and defensive battle with us!"
"Really?" Hearing this, Ishihara smiled and his face immediately darkened.
Because this is really not good news. If he had a choice, he would rather the Chahar Independent Regiment give up Fengtian and urgently withdraw to the pass. In this case, things will become simpler, but now, the problem is complicated, because this means
The Seventh Army is likely to fight a large-scale street battle with the Chahar Independent Regiment in Fengtian.