As soon as more than 30 fighter jets were released from the Soryu aircraft carrier, the radar station affiliated with the Air Force detected them. The information was immediately transmitted to the Air Force Command. Zhuang Houzhong, who was on duty, was shocked and told several combat staff around him: "Japanese The people were so desperate that they actually sent out bombings at night."
With today's technical level, it is extremely difficult and even dangerous for fighter planes to fly, let alone fight at night. Since the beginning of the All-out War of Resistance, although Japanese aircraft have also had records of night operations, their limitations are also obvious. Most of them It's just a single sortie or two or three fighter planes for high-altitude reconnaissance or strategic bombing, but like tonight, there are more than 30 fighters dispatched. This is really contrary to common sense.
When the three armies of the Xuebing Army and the Japanese Army faced off, under equal circumstances, the Air Force always had an overwhelming advantage because its fighter aircraft technology was far ahead of the opponent. Moreover, the Xuebing Army had ground radar stations and airborne early warning aircraft to provide guidance. , so once there was a confrontation, it was the Cadet Army Air Force that chased and fought fiercely against the Japanese. Therefore, after this battle started, facing the desperate tactics of the Japanese, the front-line Cadet Army pilots were very uncomfortable. Gradually , the ground staff who flew from Tielin to the lowest level below all held their breath.
"Inform Commander Iron," a staff officer said.
Empress Zhuang nodded emphatically and issued an order: "Let the frontline radar station keep a close eye on the situation and report it immediately as soon as there is any new situation."
Due to the needs of the war, the Air Force Headquarters first moved to Meizhou, and then to the current Nanping. The construction of Meizhou and Nanping frontline airports were to defend against the Japanese combined fleet. Among them, Qingliu and Sanming are now cadet armies. The most important rare metal industrial base, so the Nanping Frontline Airport has been built extremely large. Both the hangar size and the number of flight runways are more than three times that of Fuzhou Airport. Now, there are two planes stationed at Nanping Airport. There are two brigades in the air force division, one brigade each of the 3rd Air Force Division and the 4th Air Force Division, and three brigades of the 5th Air Force Division.
Tie Linfei has been awake for several days. Today, taking advantage of the New Year's Eve, he originally wanted to catch up on a good night's sleep. However, as soon as he fell asleep, the phone rang.
After receiving a call and learning that the Japanese army had imitated our own troops and launched an attack at night, he jumped out of bed, put on his military uniform and shouted: "Xiao Wang, bring me a plate of cold water."
Xiao Wang was his orderly, and he was lying down in the room outside. Hearing this, he agreed and quickly came in with a plate of cold water.
After washing his face with cold water, he felt much better. Tielin Fei buttoned up his clothes, walked out of the room, then walked along the corridor and up the stairs to the ground, then took a bus to the aviation building, and soon appeared in the dispatch room on the fifth floor of the aviation building. , at this time, Jiang Guangnai had just finished talking to Zhuang Houzhong on the phone. Zhuang Houzhong saw him and said: "Commander, the Japanese are very brave this time. They actually drove the aircraft carrier to the offshore sea within 50 kilometers. Jiang The old man called me just now, hoping that we can curb the Japanese's air superiority. I think it's time to show the combined fleet a little more power, otherwise, they really think we are still bullying them."
Tie Linfei: "Have you contacted Wang Hai yet?"
Wang Hai leads a fighter group stationed in Fuzhou. He is responsible for all the air defense in Fuzhou these days.
Zhuang Houzhong replied: "Commander Wang has led the First Air Division and the First Brigade to attack. I believe there will be a battle report soon. Commander, what do you think, let's have a big fight."
Tielin Fei walked to the combat map. On the map, the combat staff had marked the location of the Canglong aircraft carrier fleet. He picked up a ruler and measured the distance from Nanping Airport to the Canglong aircraft carrier fleet and said, "Then let's have a good fight. , Lao Zhuang, you immediately notify all pilots of the 2nd and 3rd Air Force Divisions and ask them to prepare for battle. Where is Geng Changkong, why didn't you see him?"
"I'll call you right away."
Twenty minutes later, the first wave of Japanese aircraft bombing had just ended, and the second wave of Japanese aircraft took off. At the same time, the Canglong aircraft carrier fleet sailed about five kilometers to the open sea.
The intelligence was summarized in front of Tie Linfei and Zhuang Houzhong. Tie Linfei did not hesitate anymore and immediately issued the order to go to war. In an instant, the guidance lights on both sides of the five take-off runways were lit up at the same time. Then, the "Lights" modified from the Baiji fighter jets The engines of the Tiger Shark medium bomber roared,
In the middle of last year, the Xuebing Army Air Force launched two more models of fighter jets. One of them is the "Tiger Shark" medium bomber. Because it is a modified version of the Whiteback, the "Tiger Shark" is actually an attack aircraft. This model can carry about 1,800 kilograms of bombs and also has good air combat capabilities. The other fighter is a typical jet fighter. This type of fighter has just completed its flight test and is temporarily named "Golden Eagle".
The first to take off were eight "Tiger Sharks", followed by a brigade of air fortresses, and then a brigade of white-tip dolphins.
Five runways were put into use at the same time, and the take-off speed of fighter planes was significantly improved. In only about a quarter of an hour, all the fighter planes participating in this combat mission successfully took off, and then flew towards the location of the Canglong aircraft carrier fleet under the command of Geng Changkong.
As the fighter planes took off one after another, Tielin Fei and Zhuang Houzhong stared at the combat staff officer who posted a diagram in front of the combat map, watching him move the small green flag representing the Canglong aircraft carrier fleet a little farther off the coast of Fujian every time he answered a phone call. The two people looked at each other in silence, but the expressions on their faces became more and more serious.
Zhuang Houzhong: "After the Japanese have shipborne radar, this battle will become more and more difficult to fight."
Tielinfei: "There is nothing we can do about it. We are moving forward, and so are the Japanese. Now it depends on who can run faster. What I am most worried about now is that they have mastered airborne radio technology."
"What does the commander-in-chief say about the new weapons being put into use?"
Tie Linfei shook his head: "I don't blame the commander-in-chief for not agreeing. This is a big deal."
Zhuang Houzhong: "That's a pity. The Japanese are now fighting us unscrupulously. If things go on like this, even if our fighter planes are advanced, the number of pilots is insufficient, and the pilots are tired when they go into battle, and they will be dragged down one day."
"I reported this situation to the commander-in-chief. He suspected that the Japanese were taking the opportunity to eliminate old fighter aircraft. So the more this happens, the less we can use our last trump card."
"Phasing out old fighter jets."
"Don't you see it? The current loss ratio of fighter planes between the enemy and us is three to one. But you see, in two days at most, the Japanese will replenish the number of front-line fighters. I am sure that Japan must be producing new fighter planes at full capacity. And the performance of this kind of fighter should not be much worse than the Baiji Dolphin."
"Commander, Mr. Jiang's phone number." Next to him, a staff officer suddenly stood up and said to Tie Linfei,
Tie Linfei walked over and answered the phone: "Mr. Jiang, this is Lin Fei."
At this time, Fuzhou had turned into a sea of fire under the bombing of Japanese planes. Jiang Guangnai saw the Japanese planes coming one after another, and he could no longer calm down. This was once again urging Tielin Fei to contain the incoming enemy planes. Woolen cloth,