At 9:00 a.m. on May 24, 1936, five fighter jets of the Guangdong Air Force took off from Shaoguan Airport and were divided into two formations and flew over Xinfeng at a cruise speed. The first batch of three Hawk-3 fighter jets hovered around at an altitude of about 2,500 meters above Xinfeng City and continued to fly towards Ganzhou to the north.

Recently, people who have seen planes flying back and forth in the sky have just looked up and worked on their own work. Only the children pointed at the planes in the sky with great enthusiasm and shouted excitedly.

Quietly set up on the machine gun positions on the tops or ridges of four mountain peaks east, south, south and west outside Xinfeng City. The officers and soldiers who had entered the shooting state looked nervously at the slowly circling fighter planes in the sky through the gaps covering their camouflage nets. They were sweating all over and their palms were wet. Unfortunately, the attack signal never sounded. The officers and soldiers who were eager to try could only watch the planes that entered their range swinging towards the north.

The first batch of three fighters left for more than 20 minutes. Two fighters who had been walking around Dayu County on the west for several rounds flew from west to east, just passing over the Jiangjiashan machine gun position west where Wu Ming and Kang Ze were. The two fighters flew very low at altitudes, making the officers and soldiers on the position feel as if they were flying past their heads.

Brigade commander Wu Ming still held up his telescope and observed the enemy planes motionlessly without any sign of ordering an attack. The excited and nervous officers and soldiers had to let the two planes circling repeatedly over Xinfeng.

Kang Ze was quite nervous, but he had heard Wu Ming's detailed analysis and knew that with the current firepower configuration, he was not sure to shoot two aircraft at once. Even if he killed one of them and let the other escape or retaliate, the entire combat plan would not only fail completely, but would also cause huge trouble. Maybe neither he nor Wu Ming would be able to bear huge responsibilities.

Twenty minutes later, three Guangdong military fighter jets flying to Ganzhou returned, and returned with two fighter jets that hovered back and forth over Xinfeng City and expanded their flight range.

Wu Ming whispered to Kang Ze: "The five fighter jets flying away are all Hawk-3 attack aircraft. This type of aircraft engine is advanced than other aircraft, has faster speeds, and has good ground attack firepower. We don't need to mess with them, nor can we afford it. We still need to wait patiently for the arrival of the Guangdong Army's reconnaissance aircraft."

"The reconnaissance aircraft of the Guangdong Army are basically special two-seat reconnaissance aircraft made by the United States Chance Water Company. The model has a ceiling limit of 50 meters and a speed of about 0 kilometers. The speed will be much lower when circling the reconnaissance, about 150 kilometers to 180 kilometers. The aircraft is equipped with professional optical observers and probably also aerial cameras, but there are only two millimeter-caliber aviation machine guns used for self-defense. This is the aircraft we are waiting for."

Kang Ze was no longer surprised by Wu Ming Guangbo’s knowledge: “Is this kind of reconnaissance opportunity that is easy to fight? If it comes, will there be other fighter planes escort it?”

Wu Ming replied: "I don't know if it will come now. It is certain that there are fighter escorts. The single reconnaissance aircraft we saw before actually have escort aircraft. The escort aircraft is within an airspace with a radius of about 20 kilometers. It is specially designed to alert the opponents that may come from other directions for aircraft that are conducting low-altitude reconnaissance. Even if we cannot see fighter jets on the ground serving on the periphery, the actual distance between them and the reconnaissance aircraft will not be very far. We are waiting for this opportunity. After the escort aircraft leaves, seize the opportunity to kill the reconnaissance aircraft that are lowering the altitude and ground reconnaissance."

Kang Ze sighed and shook his head and said, "It took so much time, manpower and material resources, but what he was waiting for was a fleeting opportunity... I'm afraid you will be the only one in the whole army, but if you think about it, you can't work hard at most and have no losses, but once you succeed, all your efforts will be worth it."

"That's right, just like fishing. The time spent waiting for the fish to take the hook is much more than the moment you lift the fishing rod. But if you catch a big fish, the great happiness in your heart is indescribable to any language... How can you say it?"

Wu Ming thought about it, approached Kang Ze's ear, and deliberately lowered his voice: "It's like going to bed with a woman. After a long time of sweat, it's the most enjoyable thing when trembling in the end."

Kang Ze was very shocked and then laughed happily. Seeing that the officers and soldiers turned their heads and looked at him, he had to stop abruptly, clenched his fists and put them under his nose and coughed, holding back his laughter and raised his hand to point at the serious Wu Ming: "You, you..."

Until 3:30 noon, there was no sign of the plane in the sky. The spy, which was distributed in the west, about fifteen kilometers away in the south and southwest, did not send back the news of the arrival of the enemy plane. Tian Zhenggang, the commander of the machine gun battalion located on the Zhangjialing machine gun position in the south of the city, contacted Wu Ming three times through the telephone line. Under Wu Ming's strict order, he and all the brothers of the machine gun battalion on the mountain continued to endure the scorching sun.

At 5:40 pm, the sun was already west. All the officers and soldiers, including Kang Ze, thought there was no hope. Only Wu Ming was still full of confidence. He clearly told Kang Ze and Tian Zhenggang that the reason was very good:

"The Guangdong Army aircraft that appeared today were mostly less than the day before yesterday and yesterday. This is very abnormal. It is estimated that the Guangdong Army aircraft did not find anything over Xinfeng and Ganzhou, so the focus of the investigation was turned to the area north of the Hunan-Guangdong border to the west. After they could not find any valuable targets there, they were likely to fly over Xinfeng City again, so they had to wait patiently, and opportunities often appeared one minute before giving up."

When the officers and soldiers heard Wu Ming's words, they had to cheer up and wait patiently. As a result, Wu Ming's correctness was once again confirmed. The opportunity appeared at the last moment when no one was hoping for it.

At 6:00 p.m., the radio station behind Wu Ming suddenly became active. The observation team from the southwest direction came in an emergency call and sent out this exciting set of intelligence warning numbers that were repeated three times.

Wu Ming immediately grabbed the phone and issued an order to Tian Zhenggang, who was waiting for the battle on Zhangjiafeng, the main position in the south:

"A Guangdong military reconnaissance aircraft, under the cover of a Hawk-3 attack aircraft, has flew over the observation point No. 2 in the southwest direction. It is estimated that it will fly to our attack area in five minutes. Please prepare for combat immediately; Repeat: Under the cover of a Hawk-3 attack aircraft, a Guangdong military reconnaissance aircraft, has flew over the observation point No. 2 in the southwest direction. It is estimated that it will fly to our attack area in five minutes. Please prepare for combat immediately."

"clear"

The officers and soldiers on the Jiangjiashan position were excited when they heard Wu Ming's clear and loud voice. Five heavy machine guns pointed at the east sky and sixteen Czech machine guns were quickly ready to shoot.

Kang Ze endured the excitement in his heart and followed Wu Ming to the rear of the water-cooled machine gun in the front. He took out his telescope almost at the same time as Wu Ming and stared at the sky in the south.

At 6:14, the roar of the aircraft engine came faintly. In less than half a minute, the loud noise was getting closer and closer. A Hawk Three fighter jet painted green in grass and a gray-white two-seater reconnaissance aircraft slowly appeared in the sky in the southwest. The larger two-seater reconnaissance aircraft was particularly dazzling under the afterglow of the horizon.

The two aircraft drew two beautiful arcs and began to lower the height. The two aircraft were slightly formed in a formation in front and back and hovering over the county town. They circled around two 360-degree Hawk-3 fighter jets, suddenly accelerated and increased the height. They pulled out half an arc in the blue sky and left the reconnaissance plane, and flew towards the sky above Ganzhou in the north direction.

After continuing to observe for more than 30 seconds, Wu Ming quickly put away his telescope and turned to the three guards behind him and shouted: "Prepare the signal gun - release it"

"Bang, bang--"

The blue signal flare soared into the sky, and the dazzling bright light shone out two dazzling purple lights under the golden afterglow. The reconnaissance plane hovering counterclockwise just flew above Jiangjia Mountain. The long-standing machine gunners immediately pulled the trigger, and the dense rain of bullets flew in the fierce gunfire and the rising green smoke.

The reconnaissance aircraft pilot who had seen three blue signal flares was realizing that a huge danger was coming. He exclaimed loudly while accelerating the climb. Unfortunately, the hovering speed of the landline was too slow and was too close to the rain of bullets fired from Jiangjia Mountain. More than thirty bullets had been hit behind the side of the plane. The fragile rear wing of the aircraft shook violently. In a blink of an eye, it was divided into several pieces of debris in a crisp tearing sound and flew into the sky. The entire body of the rising reconnaissance aircraft then flipped into the sky during high-speed flight and crashed straight into the sky above Zhangjialing in the south.

The gunfire sounds were already loud on Zhangjialing. Tian Zhenggang, who personally operated a water-cooled heavy machine gun, saw the fighter plane rolling over, and there was no hesitation at all. He quickly adjusted the shooting angle and let out a long roar. The dense rain of bullets shot from the machine gun hit the out-of-control reconnaissance fence, causing the plane to splash and explode in the air. The heavy nose suddenly fell in the rapidly expanding flames, drew a straight diagonal line, and smashed heavily into the rocks at the foot of the mountain, making another earth-shaking explosion.

The hot air flow instantly enveloped the machine gun positions on Zhangjialing. The camouflage net that had been lifted and the surrounding plants were rushing in the strong wind. Tian Zhenggang, who had a good look, suddenly discovered that a white parachute was shaking and falling in the air more than 300 meters ahead. He even saw the pilot's constantly waving his hands.

Tian Zhenggang was very excited and was about to shout that his brothers were arresting prisoners when a crisp gunshot blocked his voice tightly in his throat. A bloody mist rose from the neck of the pilot who was struggling in the air in front of him, and his head was swung back and he could no longer lift it.

Tian Zhenggang was stunned for a moment, suddenly rushed forward a few steps and bent down, looking at the place where the gunshots sounded, his face frozen instantly.

Behind the protruding rock at the foot of the mountain, Lei Peng, the company commander of the Second Company and the sniper captain, waved his hand to Tian Zhenggang upward with a smile, lowered his head, quickly put away the newly disassembled scope, skillfully stuffed it into the skin and hung it on his shoulder, stood up and carried the Mauser rifle wrapped in camouflage cloth strips, patted the butt covered in mud, and walked down the hill without a sound.

On the banks of the Chengnan River, countless soldiers and civilians flocked out, looking in panic at the burning fire at the foot of the mountain in the south and the pilots about to fall to the ground. Several reporters stared at everything that was happening in amazement. Only the middle-aged photographer kept pressing the shutter and then followed more than ten officers and soldiers shouting "Save that pilot" and rushed to the location of the accident.

On Jiangjia Mountain in the west of the city, Kang Ze, whose body was shaking slightly, finally put down his telescope and turned to Wu Ming and asked in a low voice: "Did you arrange the sniper?"

Wu Ming replied helplessly: "There is no way, you can't let the pilot talk nonsense to the reporters alive, right? If he denies attacking our defensive positions first and slander us on attacking him, wouldn't we be very unfair?"

Kang Ze looked at Wu Ming blankly. Wu Ming had turned around and left, loudly instructing his brothers to deal with the guys and go down the mountain slowly, and try not to make too loud noises.

A hot mountain wind blew, and Kang Ze, who was in a dull state, shivered, suddenly let out a long sigh, silently put away his telescope and walked towards Wu Ming who was about to go down the mountain.

In the dirty sky, the Hawk fighter jet, which had just left for less than eight minutes, flew quickly, hovering twice above the crowd filled with running smoke, hesitantly raising the height and flying towards the southwest.

Under the setting sun, the figures of the fighter jets gradually faded away further and further away, looking very lonely.
Chapter completed!