noffsinger Chapter 344 The entire army was wiped out
Chapter 344 The entire army was wiped out
Lu Tianlong reported the situation to Li Yunlong, Wang Meng and Zhao Gang, and asked for instructions.
Zhao Gang thought for a moment. According to the distance, he only had about ten minutes to prepare.
"Get me aviation division Lu Tianlong!"
Lu Tianlong picked up the phone, hummed a few times, and immediately issued the combat order.
"All aircraft take off, including the reconnaissance squadron!"
All seventy planes took off, and then Lu Tianlong's voice was heard on the frequency.
"Comrades, today we are facing the greatest challenge since the establishment of the aviation division. For the honor of the aviation division, for the peaceful people, and for the brothers of the independent column, this battle can only be won and not lost. Listen carefully to every word I say next!"
Lu Tianlong explained the next tactics in detail on the frequency. Just after he finished speaking, the F6F Hellcat in the sky saw the Japanese Zero fighter coming towards them.
"First Squadron of the Third Squadron, continue to maintain the course, and the other fighters follow me to climb!"
After that, fifty F6F Hellcats and ten F4F-3P reconnaissance planes pulled the joysticks and all flew into the clouds above.
However, Colonel Fujita could only see ten fighter planes because of the glare of the afternoon sunlight.
"Yoshi, even though it looks like the Chinese only have ten planes, we still can't let our guard down! They are so cunning!"
According to Fujita's training requirements, they also adopted a two-plane formation mode, one high and one low to meet the enemy.
When the ten planes of the independent column were 2 kilometers away from the Japanese aircraft formation, they immediately turned their noses and flew towards the south of Pingshun.
"The Chinese plane is trying to escape, chase it!"
The Zero fighters followed frantically, especially the taller one in the two-by-two formation, which immediately dived towards the ten planes.
Fujita discovered that the Chinese planes were still using their "usual tricks", using their heavy weight to achieve high speeds to escape pursuit.
"Yoshi, it's the same old routine again! All formations, the plane above dives immediately!"
The captain of the first squadron of the third battalion sneered as he looked at the dozens of Japanese planes chasing them.
"Brothers, it looks like we are doomed! Follow the plan!"
The F6F Hellcat fighter continued to fly towards the smooth direction, staggering, and the planes behind it were hit by several bullets from the Japanese. Fortunately, the Hellcat had thick skin and was not seriously affected by the two hits.
Fujita has locked onto an F6F Hellcat and has a ferocious expression on his face.
"go to hell!"
Just as Fujita pressed the switch of the machine gun, the seemingly listless "sick cat" began to show its power, shook its tail, and leaped forward.
Fujita missed the target, and just when he was feeling frustrated, something incredible happened.
The sound of artillery shells exploding was heard beside his ears, and even some fragments of the aircraft streaked across his cabin.
Leaning his head out of the porthole on one side, Fujita discovered that they had fallen into a network of fire, and below them seemed to be an industrial area, with dozens of anti-aircraft guns firing at them frantically.
Because they were chasing all the way, they didn't notice at all that they had fallen into the "firepower feast" prepared for them by Zhao Gang.
"Pull up all of them! Baka!"
But it was too late. This wave of firepower had already destroyed more than 20 fighter jets!
After finally escaping from the fire net, Fujita became cautious, searching for aerial targets while observing the situation below. At this moment, their heading was already west.
"call out!"
Fifty fighter planes suddenly swooped down from the clouds and began to approach Fujita's fleet at a very fast speed.
"Enemy planes are attacking from behind and above!"
The Zero fighter's maneuverability is not as good as the Hellcat, and it can only rely on dives to increase its speed.
Turn to avoid?
If it were to turn at this time, it would be a dead end. Not to mention that turning would reduce speed, the fuselage and wings of the Zero fighter alone would be torn into pieces by the strong airflow.
When these dozens of Zero fighters rushed down, they found that all the Chinese fighter planes that were following them had pulled up and fled.
"call!"
Fujita breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't expect that even the intelligence from the North China Front Command was inaccurate. It seemed that the Independent Column still had at least dozens of fighter planes.
"Come closer to me immediately, don't be alone, we are no match for them one on one!"
Fujita was glad that he had only lost more than 20 fighter planes. He still had more than 80 fighter planes and was able to fight against the independent column. If things really didn't work, he still had a chance to retreat.
But reality soon slapped him in the face.
The sound of a shell exploding came into his ears again, causing pain in his eardrums.
Fujita secretly cried out that something was wrong, it seemed that he had entered another fire network.
That’s right, this time they fell into the air defense circle of the Pingshun military fortress, and there were also dozens of anti-aircraft guns pouring ammunition into the sky.
But this time they were unlucky. They were gathered together by Fujita and were taken down by the anti-aircraft guns below, with more than 30 planes falling.
Fujita panicked at the time and began to count the number of his own troops.
Everything was fine when they arrived, but now there are only 50 Zero fighters and 30 light and heavy bomber planes left.
At this time, the 30 bombers were escorted by 20 Zero fighters and continued to fly in the direction of Pingshun.
Fujita calmed down. According to his past experience, if they did not retreat quickly, they would be wiped out.
"Retreat! Retreat!"
However, the communication equipment of the Zero fighter was too poor, and now he could no longer contact the bomber formation. Fujita had no choice but to fly towards Pingshun with the 30 Zero fighters around him.
It was obvious that he was overthinking it. Wang Meng would not give him any chance to find the bomber formation.
The troops were divided into two groups. The 4th Fighter Squadron and the reconnaissance squadron began searching for the Japanese bomber formation, while the 3rd Fighter Squadron pounced on the Japanese Fujita.
The two F6F Hellcat formations used the same old routine, diving, firing, and climbing, repeating the cycle over and over again until Fujita and his plane became lighters in the air.
The 20 escorting snacks and light and heavy attack aircraft were turned into fireballs by the th Fighter Squadron and the reconnaissance aircraft squadron that arrived after seeing Pingshun Airport.
It can be said that the Japanese's "stealing home" operation was not completely fruitless. At least they damaged two Hellcats, and when the bombers dropped bombs in a panic, they killed two old cows.
While in the command center, Okamura Neiji did not wait for the news that Colonel Fujita had blown up Pingshun Airport. Instead, he received the sad news that Xinxiang and Zhengxian airports were almost emptied.
"Baga! Baga! Li Yunlong of the Independent Column, what plane do you have? I will tear you into pieces! Where is the plane that took off from Shijiazhuang now? Has it been intercepted?"
The chief of staff raised his hand and looked at his watch.
"Reporting to His Excellency the Commander, based on the speed and distance, we estimate that we have already reached the sky above Taiyuan!"