"? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7..." Kinoshita stared at the runway in front of him nervously, silently counting to 98, and then there were no more. Then he muttered: "Back and forth.
In the end, a total of 104 fighter jets went out and 98 came back. That means 6 were lost today?" "Six, not bad!"
Yamaguchi heard a lot but did not feel any physical pain at all, because the opponent was the extremely powerful Flying Tigers of the Shandong Group Army. It was already very good that the Xitian Battalion was able to escape from their ambush circle and then fight a beautiful counterattack with the reinforcements.
.Coupled with the fact that the Japanese Air Force is rapidly expanding with the full support of Emperor Hirohito, and the ultimate goal will be set at nearly 10,000 combat aircraft, Yamaguchi Tawen naturally stands high and sees far, and his focus is not on the current one soldier.
The gains and losses, but the future of the entire Japanese Air Force. "..."
Kinoshita Toshi's forehead is full of black lines, and he really can't understand Yamaguchi's calmness. If he keeps training in such a dangerous way, even if he is not plotted by the Flying Tigers, his vitality will be severely damaged by the continuous bleeding! "Kinoshita-kun,
Please rest assured that I only have discretion and will never take the lives of the Imperial Warriors for granted!" Faced with Kinoshita Toshi's silence and sorrow, Yamaguchi Tatami remained extremely calm, because he knew very well Emperor Hirohito's next strategic goal, which was to fight with Emperor Hirohito.
The United States goes to war and sweeps across Southeast Asia to obtain massive amounts of strategic materials!
At the same time, Hirohito did not give enough time to the Air Force. If he wanted to train a large number of outstanding pilots with flight experience and combat experience in a short period of time to prepare for the upcoming Pacific War, he would have to baptize it with blood. Just then
At this time, Toru Nishida was the first to park the fighter plane on the runway, and immediately opened the window and jumped out on the wing.
Yamaguchi Tawen strode forward and greeted with a smile: "Nishida-kun, you are back!" "Your Excellency, Commander!" Nishida Toru immediately stood up and saluted. "Nishida Toru, thank you for your hard work! It's great to see you back!"
Yamaguchi Takan returned the military salute, stretched out his hand to shake hands with Nishida Tetsu, and showed a very sincere smile on his face. Nishida Tetsu is a senior ace pilot of the Navy, and Yamaguchi Takan followed him when he served as the commander of the 1st United Air Force.
Have a good personal relationship.
When Yamaguchi was ordered to form the Air Force, the first thing he thought of was this experienced, skilled, and fierce general. "Thank you very much for your concern, Commander. I am so grateful for this humble position!" Toru Nishida nodded gratefully, and then
He added: "But as an imperial soldier, I am ready to sacrifice my life for the Empire of Japan at any time. If one day I cannot come back, Commander, please don't be sad, because it is our honor!"
"Yo Xi! Mr. Nishida, the real warrior of the empire!" Yamaguchi Tawen smiled and praised, then changed the topic: "However, our highest honor is not to die for the country, but to destroy all enemies for the empire and serve the great nation.
The establishment of the Japanese Empire was an unparalleled feat and ushered in a glorious new era for the Yamato nation.
Therefore, I hope that you can always lead the Imperial Air Warriors from one victory to another, bringing death and fear to the enemy, and keeping victory and glory to yourself!" "Hai! Thank you Commander for your advice, I will definitely follow your instructions.
Order and lead your subordinates to kill the enemy heroically, and they will never die before the empire conquers the world. I can guarantee you this!"
Nishida Toru once again showed an expression of emotion and saluted Yamaguchi Tawen. "Hey! That's settled!" Yamaguchi Tawen nodded with satisfaction, patted Nishida Toru's shoulder affectionately and asked.
:
"How was the situation today? We lost six fighter planes. How many fighters did the Chinese Flying Tigers lose? Please tell me carefully." Nishida Tetsu's face turned slightly red and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, this time
We were ambushed by the Flying Tigers' new fighter jets, and the opponent was very tactical. We responded in a hurry and were extremely passive. After a bloody battle, we damaged several Chinese fighter jets, but did not shoot down any of them!" "Nani?"
When Harada Yuichiro heard this, he frowned suddenly, glared at Nishida Teru in displeasure and asked: "Bagagaru, what do you do for a living? You lost 6 aircraft, but you didn't even shoot down one?"
Hay! You are humble and incompetent, please punish me, General!" Toru Nishida quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake. I have to say that this 6:0 record is very shameful. He had absolutely no reason to refute Harada Uichiro's scolding.
"Harada-kun, please calm down. The enemy we are facing is extremely powerful and cannot be judged by common sense!" Yamaguchi Tawen explained for Nishida Tetsu, then turned around and asked: "You just said that the Flying Tigers have appeared again.
A new type of fighter jet? What’s going on?”
Nishida Tetsu explained in a low voice: "This twin-engine twin-tail boom is much larger than its main fighter, but it is very faster, has more firepower, and has high bulletproof armor coverage, making it difficult to shoot down.
If I guess correctly, this fighter should be the P-38 heavy fighter that the United States just made its first flight last year." "Nani? P-38 heavy fighter? Even the U.S. Air Force does not have a large number of new fighter jets in service. China
They also have the Flying Tigers?" Yamaguchi Duowen was very confused after hearing this. The Shandong Peninsula was clearly surrounded by water, so how could they still have these advanced fighter jets from the United States?
Kinoshita Satoshi, who had had previous contacts and intelligence sources, then thought: "Yamaguchi-kun, there have been rumors that there are a large number of advanced military factories in the Shandong Army's defense zone. Maybe they have spent huge sums of money to introduce aircraft production lines from the United States.
!" Yamaguchi Dawen opened his eyes wide and said: "Baga, how is this possible! Will the Americans transfer such an advanced aircraft production line to the Chinese?"
Kinoshita Satoshi continued: "It is logically impossible, but according to intelligence, Jiang Qiang has established a huge business empire in the United States and has built an extremely deep network of contacts.
Therefore, if they use special means to introduce advanced production lines, it is not impossible!" "Baga!" Yamaguchi Tawen frowned, if they can really mass-produce such advanced fighter jets, it would be too much.
It's terrifying. If such an enemy is allowed to develop, it will definitely become a serious problem for the Japanese Empire in the future! "It doesn't matter, the Imperial Air Force has just been established not long ago, and most of the pilots are novices, so it is completely understandable that they are not effective in air combat.
But I firmly believe that as time goes by and the air combat experience increases, things will definitely change soon." However, Yamaguchi Tawen must not show any stage fright at this time, and immediately put on a confident look and said: "Not to mention that the Empire of Japan has
With a complete and advanced modern industrial system, we are currently stepping up the production of the most advanced Zero fighter jets, and will develop more powerful advanced fighter jets in the future!"
Nishida Toru hurriedly paused and said: "Hai! The Japanese Empire will be invincible and conquerable!" Then, Nishida Toru said: "Your Excellency, Commander, although we failed to shoot down China's new fighter jets this time, we did not gain nothing.
.Through actual combat, I found that although this P-38 fighter jet has the advantages of fast speed, strong firepower, thick armor, etc., they do not seem to dare to fight with us in close combat, presumably because the maneuverability of this fighter jet is not very good."
Yamaguchi Tawen raised his eyebrows and said: "You can't have your cake and eat it too. This is probably the fatal weakness of the P-38 fighter jet. That's good!" A thought suddenly flashed in Yamaguchi Tawen's mind: Since this is the latest U.S. fighter jet,
Fighter aircraft will definitely be encountered in large numbers in the Pacific battlefield after the Japanese Empire goes to war with the United States. Instead of paying a huge price in the future, it is better to train with the Chinese Flying Tigers. Even if there is damage, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
Thinking of this, Yamaguchi Tawen immediately said: "What you lose in the east is what you gain! Nishida-kun, you must sum up your combat experience and figure out the air tactics to fight against it as soon as possible!" Nishida Tetsu said after a heavy pause: "Hai! Please!
Commander, please rest assured that if there is another opportunity, I will definitely practice it myself and explore the comprehensive performance of this fighter in order to improve the Imperial Air Force's ability to fight against it."
"Hey! There will definitely be opportunities, and there will be many. I authorize you to choose your own opportunity to fight. There is only one purpose, and that is to find a solution as soon as possible and train the Imperial Air Force recruits into excellent pilots as soon as possible!" Yamaguchi heard more.
Nodding, he then gave serious instructions:
"Nishida-kun, you must tell the Imperial Air Warriors that the most valuable thing of the Imperial Air Force is not the fighter jets, nor the glory of bloodshed in the sky, but the experienced and skilled pilots. So in future battles, you must keep this in mind, if
If you can escape by parachuting, never blindly sacrifice your life for the empire." "Hai! Thank you very much, Commander, for your compassion!" Toru Nishida paused heavily, feeling extremely moved in his heart.
At this time, an idea flashed in Toru Nishida's mind, and he said with some excitement: "Your Excellency, Commander, I think I have cracked the tactics of the Chinese Air Force." "Nani?" Yamaguchi Tawen said with surprise on his face, "Nishida-kun,
Do you have a special plan for the Chinese Air Force? Tell me quickly!" Nishida Teton said: "Hai, it's just that the idea is not mature enough!" "Nani? Air combat tactics? I heard you right!" Uichiro Harada stood aside.
He sneered and said: "The degree of freedom in air combat is so high and the flying speed is so fast, how can there be any tactics?"
At this time, Kinoshita Satoshi also shook his head and asked: "Yes, isn't air combat just about comparing the performance of both sides' fighter jets and the flying skills of the pilots?" In 1909, the U.S. Army equipped the world's first military aircraft. During World War I, the aircraft
It began to be used in war, but the main purpose was reconnaissance and communication. The formal formation of the air force was even later. So far, not to mention Japan, not even the German army, the British army, and the US military have formed systematic air combat tactics.
The current air combat basically remains in the competition of aircraft performance and pilot's fighting skills.
Therefore, senior generals such as Harada Uichiro were unfamiliar with the air combat tactics mentioned by Nishida Tetsu and were very disdainful. They even subconsciously thought that Nishida Toru was making a fuss. Regarding air combat, although Yang Fan was a layman with real money, he at least knew about Germany.
The Air Force's two-plane formation and four-plane formation, as well as many practical air combat tactics. The two-plane formation is composed of the lead aircraft and the wingman. During combat cruise, the distance between the two aircraft in a linear formation is about 180 meters.
In this way, the lead aircraft can concentrate on the operation without worrying about the visual blind spot behind it. During the battle, the wingman is responsible for covering the rear of the lead aircraft when it attacks. In fact, this two-aircraft-based formation method later paid off handsomely.
, and was quickly followed by other countries. Above the two-aircraft formation is the so-called four-aircraft formation, which consists of two double-aircraft formations forming a four-aircraft formation that covers and supports each other.
In combat, one group of two-plane formations flies in front, and another group of two-plane formations flies behind the previous group, forming a so-called four-finger formation. Both four-plane formations and two-plane formations are the most basic combat units.
, you can choose an experienced pilot to serve as the commander of a four-plane formation. Because the battle is conducted in a small formation, sneak attacks after the enemy discovers it have become the most efficient tactics. In fact, at least most of the German fighter aces
The results of the battle all come from sneak attacks.
The most classic attack method is: approach from the direction of the sun at a higher altitude, then dive vertically below the 6 o'clock position of the enemy plane, and then quickly launch an attack. Jiang Qiang may not understand or be proficient in these advanced air combat tactics, but
This does not prevent them from packaging these advanced theories from the system mall to their own air force, allowing them to study and digest them on their own.
Faced with the doubts of the two lieutenant generals, Toru Nishida did not flinch at all, and said firmly: "Your Excellency, General, I am not making irresponsible remarks. After my experience of fighting with them several times, I am absolutely certain that the Chinese Flying Tigers have a well-established air combat capability.
Tactics." Yamaguchi Tawen's interest suddenly increased. He nodded to Nishida Tetsu and said, "Then tell us now, what are the specific tactics of the Chinese Flying Tigers?" "Hai."
Nishida Tetsu paused heavily and said: "I am reporting to you, Commander, that the tactics of the Chinese Air Force appear to be very simple on the surface. They are to concentrate two or four fighter jets to deal with one fighter jet of the Imperial Army. At the same time, the opponent often uses sneak attack tactics, which is not uncommon.
Too much competition in personal combat skills with the Imperial Air Force..." "With more people fighting less, what kind of air combat tactic is this?" Harada Uichiro shook his head and said confidently:
"Fighters fly too fast, and life and death often happen in an instant. Especially in close combat, human consciousness often does not have time to react. If we simply use more to defeat fewer, not only will we not be able to form air superiority,
On the contrary, it is possible to accidentally damage one's own aircraft!" Saburo Ando, who had been silent for a long time, nodded and said: "Yes, the Empire has more combat aircraft than the Chinese fighter aircraft, and it is impossible to deliberately form so many aircraft in a large-scale air battle.
The situation of fighting less.
Once a fight breaks out, don't we have to compete with the performance of the fighter jets and the combat quality of the pilots?" These air force lieutenant generals have long been separated from the actual combat on the front line, so their thinking is still in the time when they were charging into battle, which is not very
Understand the specific air combat tactics of the Flying Tigers. Therefore, despite Nishida Toru's careful explanation and description, Harada Uichiro and other Japanese pilot commanders still could not understand the mystery.
"Yo Xi! This is indeed a piece of information worthy of attention!" Yamaguchi Tawen vaguely understood Nishida Toru's words, and immediately waved his hand and said: "Nishida-kun, please go back now and record all the thoughts in your mind to form a formal document.
Written report. Then tonight, I will summon all the officers and soldiers of the 1st Flying Division, 2nd Flying Division and 3rd Flying Division to listen to your report!
Please be sure to impart your flight combat experience and psychological understanding to the physical officers and soldiers of the Air Force selflessly!" Yamaguchi Tawen was highly valued and trusted by Emperor Hirohito. From the moment he became the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Air Force, he worked hard to create a powerful Air Force.
As we pursue the highest goal and strive to do our best, we can naturally lower our attitude and listen to the opinions of our subordinates.
"Hai!" Toru Nishida paused again. Wuhan Japanese Army Headquarters. Hisao Nishio looked at the secret code in his hand, stared blankly at the military map in front of him, and remained silent for a long time. At this moment, in the corridor outside the door
There were hurried footsteps, and soon Okamura Neji walked into the office.
Nishio Juzo casually handed the telegram to Okamura Neiji and said: "Okamura-kun, take a look at this first!" Okamura Neiji took the secret telegram and read it. After reading it, his expression was silent and he sighed softly.
Said: "Hey, the empire has finally come to this step." Nishio Hisao took a deep breath and said: "Yes, once this step is taken, the Empire of Japan will never have a way back.
Either we can create an unprecedented prosperous age for the Yamato nation and reach the top of the world, or we can never stand up again. There is no other possibility." Neiji Okamura asked softly: "Which possibility does Nishio-kun think is more likely?
"Wars have always been treacherous, and often the winner cannot be determined until the last moment. In today's world of great wars, the world has become chaotic, and various relationships and interests are intertwined. Anything can happen. We
Do you dare to predict what the final result will be?"
Nishio Juzo shook his head slightly, and then his eyes narrowed and he said: "But currently, it seems that although this step is very risky and will risk the entire national destiny of the Japanese Empire, it is also the best choice!"? "Yes!"
!”
Okamura Neiji sighed again and nodded: "Today, the main troops stationed in Southeast Asia are Malaysia, the hundreds of thousands of British troops in Malaysia, and the 70,000 U.S. troops in Luzon. These troops have been sparse for a long time and have little actual combat experience, and the Empire
Once the army is organized and goes south, it will inevitably draw a large number of elite troops from the Chinese battlefield.
These imperial armies have rich actual combat experience, which cannot be matched by the American and British armies. If nothing unexpected happens, the Southern Army will be able to sweep across Southeast Asia in less than half a year. The empire will be able to continuously obtain crude oil, iron ore, and tin ore.
, rubber and other war materials, and we can also obtain the wealth left by Western powers in Southeast Asia!"
Nishio Juzo nodded and said: "Yes, at that time the empire will be able to control extremely rich strategic resources, the empire's finances will be greatly relieved, and the empire's war potential will be doubled, greatly enhancing its ability to compete with the United States!" Okamura Ning
Ci continued: "The best situation is when the base camp is determined enough to take advantage of the situation to capture Pearl Island, and then go south to occupy Australia, which is vast and sparsely populated.
As a result, even though the United States has strong industrial strength, the U.S. Navy has no foothold in the Pacific. If the U.S. Army wants to organize a counterattack, it must cross tens of thousands of nautical miles of the Pacific to carry out beach landings. From a military perspective, this is fundamental
An impossible mission. In this way, the U.S. Army’s counterattack can be prevented, and the Empire of Japan will remain invincible for a long time!”
"Yo! What Okamura-kun said is absolutely true. As long as the empire occupies Australia, the U.S. Army will lose the possibility of counterattack from the Pacific!" As he spoke, Nishio Juzo began to get excited: "By this time, the entire East will be
It will become the empire's sphere of influence, and the great achievements of the Japanese Empire will most likely be completed!" "No, it is not that easy. The Americans will definitely use the Chinese army to launch a counterattack from India and Malaysia!"
Okamura Neiji said quietly: "The victory or defeat in the Indian-Malaysian battlefield will determine the life or death of the empire. At that time, the empire will definitely invest heavily in the Malaysian battlefield. And in order to protect Myanmar, the last channel of life, the Chinese government will definitely organize an expedition with elite troops and strong generals.
Malaysia and India, the two sides will encounter an unprecedented decisive battle on the battlefield between India and Malaysia!"
"Hey! As long as the Americans can be kept out, the empire will have a great chance of winning!" Although Nishio Juzo is very aware of the situation on the Chinese battlefield and has entered a stalemate stage. Unless Japan launches a war of national annihilation with a nationwide mobilization regardless of the cost, there will be no chance of victory.
China could not be destroyed, but he still looked down upon the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army. Having said this, Nishio Hisao was getting better and better, and said in a fierce tone: "So, the key to the empire's war against the United States is to raid the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet.
As long as the US Navy's Pacific Fleet is eliminated, the entire Pacific Ocean will be under the control of the Japanese Navy, and the Japanese Army will be able to launch attacks on Southeast Asia, Australia and even India without any scruples! The Imperial Army will be invincible and invincible!
"
Okamura Neiji nodded and said: "Now that we have reached this point, we must put aside all scruples, strive to seize the opportunity, and gain the first mover advantage to the greatest extent, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!" Nishio Hisao nodded and said: "Oka
Well said, Mr. Murakami! I think it is necessary to report the situation we have considered to the Emperor and the base camp. Once we take action, the Empire must not look forward and miss opportunities." "Yeah!"
Okamura Neiji nodded, and then said: "However, I think there is a big problem that should be solved before that!" Nishio Hisou raised his eyebrows and said: "Okamura-kun is talking about the Shandong Group Army entrenched in the Shandong Peninsula.
?" "Who else besides him?"
Okamura Neiji said with a fierce look in his eyes: "The empire has organized three encirclement and suppression campaigns, but each time they ended in vain. This enemy is really terrible! I have a strong hunch that if we cannot destroy it at this stage,
Killing will definitely cause endless troubles in the future, so I firmly believe that no matter how much it costs, we must eradicate it as soon as possible!
It's best to try your best to kill Jiang Qiang. This guy has extraordinary power and is a great threat to the empire and the imperial army." Nishio Shouzou nodded and said: "Yes, I originally thought that the last encirclement and suppression must be a sure thing.
We were able to eliminate this powerful enemy, but we didn’t expect that the Imperial Air Force would be unable to gain air supremacy. After fighting for more than half a month, we failed again. This is really incredible!” Neji Okamura continued: “That’s right.
, the more it is like this, the more it explains the problem. Therefore, I hope this telegram to the base camp and His Majesty the Emperor can add this item!"