After the air battle ended, the 1st Flying Group of the New Regiment and the 2nd Flying Group directly under the headquarters completed the task of bombing the airport.
Then they bombed some Japanese military targets around Wuhan before flying towards Taiyuan.
Because all the fighter jets were refueled at Changzhi Airport.
Moreover, it did not take much time to fight with the Japanese fighter jets and bomb the Japanese airport. On the way back, all the fighter jets had sufficient fuel.
So there was no need to refuel at Changzhi Airport on the way, and we flew directly back to Taiyuan Wusu Airport.
At the airport headquarters.
The chief of staff of the headquarters, the leader of the new regiment Li Yunlong, the political commissar Zhao Gang, the deputy commander Xing Zhiguo, the deputy commander Chu Yunfei, and the chief of staff Wang Dehou.
As well as several combat staff from the headquarters and the new regiment, a temporary air raid headquarters was established here.
The commander-in-chief is Li Yunlong, and the chief of staff just came to take a look at the situation.
Looking at the fighter jets making their triumphant return, the faces of the Chief of Staff and Li Yunlong were filled with the joy of victory.
Zheng Shaoqiang and Li Shaorong have notified the headquarters by radio.
In this battle, approximately 70 Japanese fighter jets were shot down, and our own side lost 3 Hellcat fighter jets, with a loss ratio of approximately 23.3 to 1.
Bombed three Japanese airports: Qingshan Airport, Hankou Airport and Xiaogan Airport.
"As expected of the ace air force of the Chinese army, they are indeed amazing!"
Seeing the pilots of the 2nd Flying Regiment skillfully operating the plane to land steadily, even Li Yunlong couldn't help but sigh.
The protagonist of this battle was the 2nd Flying Regiment, with 10 Sabers and 40 Hellcats, fighting against the Japanese 48 Zeros.
The 20 Sabers and 10 Hellcats of the 1st Air Group of the New Regiment arrived behind, but they also picked up some meat to eat.
"It's really awesome!"
Chu Yunfei stared at the landing and gliding plane with an excited expression.
Today's victory in the air battle further proves that the path I have chosen is right.
This air battle directly destroyed the Japanese aviation unit's ability to attack the rear areas of the national army such as Shancheng and Sichuan Province!
"They are all elites and aces who fought with the Japanese aviation force, so their flying skills are naturally very strong."
"In the past, they couldn't defeat the Japanese army, mainly because the performance of the national army's aircraft was poor."
"If the performance of the aircraft of the Chinese army is similar to that of the Japanese army, the Japanese air force will not be able to gain any advantage in their hands."
"Now that these pilots are here with us, they are using fighter aircraft with better performance, and their combat effectiveness has been increased by more than 10 times."
The chief of staff folded his arms and analyzed.
"Indeed."
Li Yunlong nodded.
Li Yunlong also felt that the pilots of his 1st Flying Group had similar skills to the pilots of the 2nd Flying Group.
but.
Judging from the current performance of the 2nd Flying Group, the air combat technology of the 2nd Flying Group is obviously superior to that of Li Yunlong's 1st Flying Group.
But it's not much higher. The pilots of the 1st Flying Group actually studied at Boss Chen's air force base for a year.
The training flight time has exceeded 1,000 hours, and they have also undergone simulated actual combat training. There are a few aces, and the rest are elites.
After graduating and forming the 1st Flying Group of the new regiment, an air raid killed the North China Front Army aviation force.
Later, the Japanese aircraft shot down in air battles were basically Japanese transport aircraft and reconnaissance aircraft.
There are relatively few actual combat opportunities in real aerial dogfights, so in terms of actual combat experience, they are not as good as the pilots of the 2nd Headquarters Flying Regiment.
"It must be that the leaders of the Red Army had the foresight."
"The Air Force insider who developed unintentionally brought so many elite and ace pilots to our Eighth Route Army."
The chief of staff sounded emotional.
During the conversation, the pilots were already flying fighter jets and landing on the airport runway one after another.
Two pilots were injured, and a team of military doctors and ground crew members immediately ran forward and carried the injured pilots onto a stretcher.
Li Shaorong, the first captain of the new flight regiment, and Zheng Shaoqiang, the second commander of the headquarters flight regiment, walked over hand in hand.
"Hello, Chief!"
"Hello, Captain!"
The two of them gave a military salute to the chief of staff, Li Yunlong and others.
"The 1st New Regiment Flying Group."
"Headquarters Flying Regiment 2."
"Complete the mission successfully, please give instructions!"
Li Shaorong and Zheng Shaoqiang said loudly.
"I don't have anything to give you. You fought well this time!"
Li Yunlong nodded, his expression extremely satisfied.
"What are the casualties?"
Zhao Gang looked at Li Shaorong and Zheng Shaoqiang, nodded with satisfaction, and asked.
"Our 1st Flying Group lost one pilot and one Hellcat fighter jet, no one was injured, and one aircraft was damaged."
"Our 2nd Flying Regiment lost 2 pilots and 2 Hellcat fighter jets, 2 pilots were slightly injured, and 2 aircraft were injured."
Li Shaorong and Zheng Shaoqiang answered.
The pilots and fighter jets that were shot down must be gone.
This is war, a war in which you or I die, but a war in which there are casualties. Battles in which the enemy is completely wiped out without any casualties on our own side, of course there are some, but they are very rare.
but.
The ratio of the Japanese aviation force to the Eighth Route Army air force was 23.3 to 3, far exceeding expectations.
"For damaged aircraft, the regiment commander will contact Boss Chen to replace them with new ones. For injured pilots, the regiment headquarters has arranged for the best doctors."
Zhao Gang said.
"Thank you, Commissar."
Li Shaorong and Zheng Shaoqiang expressed their thanks in unison.
These pilots are the treasures of the Eighth Route Army, so in terms of logistics, it is natural that they must be in place.
"Let's take the soldiers to rest first."
Li Yunlong looked at the watch on his hand. It was getting dark. It was no longer appropriate to send out fighter jets at this time.
"yes."
Li Shaorong and Zheng Shaoqiang both gave a military salute and turned to leave.
News of the victory reached headquarters.
The head of the headquarters laughed so hard that he immediately ordered the news to be telegraphed to Yan'an and the Eighth Route Army office in Shancheng.
…
Headquarters 2nd Flight Regiment mess hall.
After a moment of silence for the fallen comrades, all the pilots came to the cafeteria to eat.
Even in terms of food, the Eighth Route Army Air Force Canteen is only a few blocks away from the National Army Canteen.
"This battle is finally avenging the sacrificed brothers!"
"I shot down a Japanese plane."
"I shot down 2!"
"I didn't shoot down any of them."
"Who made you a wingman?"
"Next time I will be the host and you will be the wingman."
Several pilots were talking excitedly.
"Commander, how many Japanese planes have you shot down?"
Zhou Zikai, captain of the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Flying Regiment, looked at Zheng Shaoqiang and asked.
"4."
Zheng Shaoqiang smiled slightly and replied confidently:
"Three Zeros and one Type One."
He was flying a Saber fighter, a jet fighter that used propellers to fight Japanese enemies. It was like an adult fighting a child.
If there weren't more wolves and less meat, Zheng Shaoqiang could have shot down more Japanese planes in this battle.
In terms of flying and air combat skills, Zheng Shaoqiang is naturally an ace. He is naturally even more powerful when flying a Saber jet fighter.
"And you?"
Zheng Shaoqiang asked.
"I have one less plane than you and only shot down three Japanese planes."
Gao Youxin shook his head, seeming a little dissatisfied that he only shot down three Japanese planes.
"You boy!"
"Being able to shoot down three Japanese planes is already pretty good."
Zheng Shaoqiang patted Gao Youxin on the shoulder:
"keep it up."
The ace pilots all flew Saber fighters. At least half of the Japanese aircraft in this battle were shot down by Saber fighters.
After a pause, Zheng Shaoqiang asked: "By the way, with your record in this battle, you have shot down 9 Japanese fighter jets, right?"
When he was with the National Army, Gao Youxin had already shot down 6 Japanese planes and was known as the King of Fighters.
He was able to shoot down 6 Japanese aircraft with weak aircraft. He was an absolute ace pilot.
"hey-hey!"
Gao Youxin smiled and nodded.
Deputy commander Liu Binlin shot down 3 Japanese aircraft, political commissar Wang Hexin shot down 3 Japanese aircraft, and the other two captains also shot down 2 and 3 Japanese aircraft respectively.
The pilots of other mainframes also basically shot down Japanese aircraft.
After this battle, Zheng Shaoqiang's confidence greatly increased. After eating, he took out a piece of paper and pen and began to write a letter to the number one pilot of the Chinese military abroad.
Liu Zesheng, the only double ace pilot in the Chinese Air Force.
This man is a top-notch master. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he led the Chinese Air Force to fight against the Japanese Air Force dozens of times, and shot down 11 Japanese aircraft in total.
at this time.
Liu Zesheng studied in the United States and was close friends with Zheng Shaoqiang, Gao Zhihang and Li Guidan.
Zheng Shaoqiang plans to bring the number one pilot of the Chinese Air Force over.
…
The next day, it was still dark.
Under the command of Li Yunlong, 50 fighter jets from the 2nd Flying Regiment were ordered to attack.
After refueling at Changzhi Airport, they lined up two flight formations and flew towards the Japanese Sanli Street Airport in Hefei.
After a flight of less than 2 hours.
The second flight group successfully arrived at the sky above Sanli Street Airport, and it was already dark.
but.
No Japanese planes took off to fight, no Japanese planes were seen on the runway of the airport, and there were no Japanese planes at the airport.
As the fighter jet swooped past, huge explosions of fireballs shot up on the airport runway.
Soon, Sanli Street Airport was enveloped in a sea of fire and smoke.
Shunroku Hata and Michiko Sugawara are not stupid.
After the 1st United Air Force and the 60th Air Force were completely wiped out, they knew that the aviation units in Central China were definitely no match for the Eighth Route Army Air Force.
Because all the Zero fighters were killed and the remaining One-type fighters attacked Taiyuan, their range was not enough.
The Type 97 bomber has a sufficient range, but without fighter escort, the bomber bombing Taiyuan is equivalent to delivering food to the Eighth Route Army Air Force.
so.
Shunroku Hata ordered overnight to transfer dozens of aircraft deployed at Sanli Street Airport to Hangzhou and Shanghai.
Even Japanese planes at the airport near Jinling were moved away.
After completing the mission of bombing the airport and bombing some Japanese military targets, the 2nd Flying Team returned to Taiyuan.
at the same time.
"Xinhua Daily" published an article stating that the Eighth Route Army Air Force once again defeated the Japanese army and shot down more than 70 Japanese fighter jets in Wuhan yesterday!
"Ta Kung Pao", "Shen Shen" and other media newspapers have reprinted it.
Not surprisingly, the "Central Daily News" also reprinted it and said that it was an order issued by Chairman Chiang to the Eighth Route Army headquarters, shamelessly giving the credit to the National Army.
But this doesn't matter to the Eighth Route Army headquarters.
The common people have a strong point in their hearts, and what President Chang does will only be counterproductive, and he will suffer backlash sooner or later.
With the defeat of the Japanese aviation forces in central China, the bombing of mountain cities and other rear areas by the Japanese aviation forces also ended.
Until the end of World War II, not a single Japanese aerial bomb fell on the land in the southwest rear.
But that’s all for another day.
…
Peking.
The heavily guarded Iron Lion Alley.
North China Front Army Headquarters.
Okamura Neiji, Sue Seizo and Yamamoto Kazuki, as well as several combat staff, are discussing the next stage of defense plan in the operations hall.
"Gentlemen, let me tell you some good news."
Okamura Neji looked at everyone:
"The base camp has agreed to mobilize 8 divisions and one flying division to the North China Front to destroy the Eighth Route Army!"
Since the Japanese army was in full-scale warfare in Southeast Asia and the Pacific battlefield, even with nationwide mobilization, the Japanese army was still under strength.
Before.
As soon as Okamura Neiji opened his mouth, he asked the base camp for the strength of 15 divisions.
However, Okamura Neiji knew very well that the base camp could not give him 15 divisions, and he did not want that many.
The base camp is patched together here and there, but it can only give him the strength of 8 divisions.
Okamura Neiji continued: "The base camp also promised to make up for the troops lost by divisions and brigades in the battle as soon as possible!"
"Yoshi!"
"Your Excellency, General."
"As a result, our North China Front Army will have 14 divisions and 5 brigades!"
Chief of Staff Youmo Jingsan looked shocked when he heard this.
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division, as well as two full divisions, the 21st Division and the 27th Division.
The base camp mobilized 8 divisions for the North China Front Army and promised to replenish its troops. Then the North China Front Army had a total of 14 full divisions and several brigades.
The total strength exceeds 230,000, which is more than the North China Front at its peak.
Yamamoto Kazuki and other combat staff members were also shocked.
14 divisions, several brigades, and 1 flying division.
The combat effectiveness of this scale of troops is not weak.
This time, we have to thank Lao Tie Li Yunlong of the Eighth Route Army for the aerial bombs he sent to the Empire.
Had it not been for the heavy long-range bombers of the Eighth Route Army bombing Japan.
The base camp will never be so ready to mobilize troops, replenish soldiers, mobilize combat supplies and flying divisions for the North China Front Army.
"That's right!"
Okamura Neji's eyes were sharp, but his tone was extremely solemn:
"But according to intelligence, the strength of our enemy, the Eighth Route Army, has greatly increased."
"They have recently acquired a batch of aircraft, heavy artillery and tanks, and more than 50 elite pilots from the Chinese government army have also joined the Eighth Route Army."
The information about the Nationalist pilots joining the Eighth Route Army was known to Neji Okamura not long after Zheng Shaoqiang received power across the country.
The information that the Eighth Route Army obtained about aircraft, heavy artillery, and tanks was a telegram sent by Kazuki Yamamoto's agents in Taiyuan, risking his own life.
After sending the telegram, the Japanese agent was picked out and shot to death.
"General."
"I just received information that the Locust Army aviation unit in central China was defeated by the Eighth Route Army Air Force."
Communications staff officer Haruo Kitani walked in quickly, handed the telegram in his hand to Okamura Neiji, and reported the report.
"Nani?"
Okamura Neji's expression changed slightly, he took the telegram and read it.
After reading the telegram, Okamura Neji's face suddenly became solemn. The 1st United Air Force and the 60th Battalion, the elite flying squadrons of the empire, were completely wiped out.
It is enough to show the strength of the Eighth Route Army aviation unit!
As a result, the flying division allocated to the North China Front Army from the base camp is probably no match for the Eighth Route Army Air Force!
Okamura Neji narrowed his eyes, his expression seemed to have returned to calmness from solemnity, but in fact he was feeling panicked.