The first encounter between the two sides was two reconnaissance aircraft. When the Soryu escort fleet and the Japanese transport fleet and escort fleet met in the sea more than 100 kilometers south of Pingtung County, Taiwan, both of them were equipped with only one reconnaissance aircraft.
The reconnaissance aircraft carrying machine guns met about thirty kilometers away from this sea area. The Xuebing Army's side was a Haiyan reconnaissance aircraft. The Xuebing Air Force piloting the aircraft desperately wanted to get close to the sea area where the Japanese fleet would rendezvous to obtain
According to the detailed information, the Japanese reconnaissance plane tried its best to intercept it. After a flight skills competition between the two sides for about a quarter of an hour, the Haiyan approached the sea area where the Japanese fleet was located as expected. The co-pilot behind took pictures of ten of them with a camera.
After taking the remaining photos, he was escorted off by a Japanese reconnaissance plane and returned home.
Half an hour later, specific information about the Japanese fleet was passed to all levels of command departments and frontline commanders of the Xuebing Army. On the Xuebing Army side, there were three commanders, among whom Xue Changkong, commander of the Taiwan Strait Aviation Corps, was in charge.
The aviation force was to contain the Japanese navy; Huang Tianxun of the Dongshan Fleet's Swordfish Force was responsible for unified command of the Dongshan Fleet and Haikou Fleet, a total of 207 Swordfish torpedo boats; 23 Ming-class submarines and 11 Song-class submarines
Under the unified command of Xu Kai,
On that day, when the mixed fleet was still one hour away from the scheduled ambush sea area, almost at the same time, the Guangdong Meizhou Military Airport and the Fujian Nanping Military Airport, the 105th Long-range Aviation Division, the 107th Medium-range Aviation Division, the 301st Fighter Division, and the 302nd Long-range Aviation Division totaled one hundred
Forty-four fighter jets roared into the sky one after another and flew towards Green Island. Forty minutes later, when these fighter jets appeared in the sight of the Penghu Island Japs, the Kaohsiung Military Airport in Taiwan, the 303rd Fighter Division and the 304th Medium-range Aviation Division
They also took off one after another. After taking off, they were organized into two clusters under Xue Changkong's dispatch, and then joined the 105th Long-range Aviation Division, the 107th Medium-range Aviation Division, the 301st Fighter Division, and the 302nd Long-range Aviation Division, which came from a distance, to form a large-scale formation.
The diamond formation flew towards the Green Island airspace,
After the Japanese ships rendezvoused, the command was immediately concentrated in the hands of Colonel Yanasaku Yanagimoto, the captain of the Soryu aircraft carrier. Yanagimoto Yanagi was very cautious, and he continuously ordered the commander of the Soryu aircraft carrier's flight team, Major Takashige Egusa, to dispatch
The reconnaissance plane went to conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Taiwan Island, while allowing the air defense radar soldiers to concentrate on the observation. The air defense radar equipped on the Soryu aircraft carrier is the latest product developed by the Japanese military industry department. The detection radius is about two hundred kilometers. Therefore,
When the large formation combat aircraft group led by 301 fighter pilot Zhang Xiaolin just appeared over Penghu Island, it was detected by the Japanese army. The dense small light spots that appeared on the radar screen immediately frightened the Japanese radar scouts. They immediately reported to Yanagimoto
After making a report, Yanagimoto heard that the number of incoming enemy aircraft was more than 100, and he immediately tightened his guard. He immediately asked the communications staff to build a power generator for Kobayashi in Taipei, and asked him to immediately dispatch the Taipei Air Corps to provide support, and then
An order was issued to issue an air defense alert, and at the same time, orders were given to Takashi Egoma and the flight captain of the aircraft carrier Ryujo, Captain Yamagami Masakoshi, and the flight captain of the aircraft carrier Okinawa, Captain Yoshimoto Yomu, to immediately take off all ship bombers to meet the enemy, and at the same time
After putting the ship-bomber into the hangar, he issued this order and watched the Zero-type warships on the Soryu explode into the air one after another. Yanagimoto felt relieved and ordered Takanoge Egusa, asking them to pay attention to the interception position and maintain the front line in the air defense first.
Just stay at the edge of the range and wait for the support of the Taipei Air Corps before taking the initiative to attack.
After discovering that the torpedo boat troops of the Xuebing Army were gathering in Taiwan, the reason why the Japanese dared to continue returning to the Japanese mainland according to the established route was also based on their reliance. First, the Japanese used the airport in Okinawa to give the Taipei Air Corps, which existed in name only, Forty-eight Zero-type ground bombers were added; for both, after the Phoenix aircraft carrier fleet was attacked by a surprise attack and the entire army was annihilated, the Japanese changed the proportion of carrier-based aircraft carried by the Soryu escort fleet. The ratio of half to two-thirds is two-thirds. Therefore, the Soryu and Ryujo collided with the three Eagle aircraft carriers. At this time, there were a total of eighty-three carrier bombers on board, and sixty of them were the latest. Type Zero ship explosion,
If the Taipei Air Corps can arrive on the battlefield in time, then based on the number of fighter jets alone, the Japanese army has more than 150 (the Taipei Air Corps originally had about 20 fighter planes of various types), while the student army only has two There are a total of seventy-two fighter divisions. The Japanese army has an overwhelming numerical advantage. The Japanese army can be supplemented by as many as thirty cruisers. The anti-aircraft fire provided by the destroyers is theoretically enough to withstand the Xuebing army this time. air raid,
The air battle soon broke out. After arriving at the battlefield, the Sky Fortress piloted by Xue Changkong immediately rose to an altitude of about 10,000 meters and began to act as a command plane. Under his dispatch, seventy-two Baiji fighter jets of various types flew in pairs. The aircraft formation rushed towards the Japanese aircraft hovering over the northwest of the Japanese fleet. At the same time, as many as seventy-two Sky Fortress and Baiji bombers scattered in all directions, like a pack of wolves looking for opportunities around their prey. , and stared at the Japanese fleet below,
"The Chinese have mobilized half of their fighter planes." On the island of the Soryu aircraft carrier, Yanagimoto took a telescope and scanned the surrounding airspace and said with a breath,
"Whether this battle can be won or not depends on the performance of Mr. Jiang Cao and the others." Beside him, a major said,
"It still depends on when Mr. Kobayashi's Taipei Air Corps can arrive on the battlefield. If they can arrive in time, our army should be reactive and take the initiative. Maybe we can avenge the humiliation of Sasebo and Nagasaki being attacked." Again. A major added,
Although the Japanese army has a numerical advantage in fighter jets, considering that even the latest Type Zero is no match for the Whiteback, and also needs to defend against the hordes of bombers that are eyeing them on both sides, it will be crucial when the Taipei Air Corps can join the battlefield. , and then, whether they can reasonably use the fleet's air defense force to withstand the current attack of the Xuebing Army,
For the time being, the Japanese actually forgot about the American submarines lurking under the sea and the torpedo boat troops assembled by the cadet army.
The Japanese imported fresh blood from the mainland to the Taipei Air Corps. They thought they were unaware of the ghosts, but they did not know that they had been under the surveillance of Xiao Yi's Taiwan Special Operations Force. When this information reached Guangzhou, Tie Linfei was worried that the existing The size of the aviation force was not enough to suppress the Japanese army. They suggested to Li Tieshu, Ji Xingwen, and Jiang Guangnai to add another fighter division. However, this proposal was fiercely opposed by Chen Ce and Chen Yuanyang. They were worried that the ambush would become another one. It would be a great victory for the air force, so they denied that adding more aviation units would make the Japs flee without a fight. Li Tieshu, Ji Xingwen, and Jiang Guangnai were also worried that the Japanese army would directly choose to retreat because of this, so they supported Shuangchen's decision and decided to give Xu Kai and An opportunity for Huang Tianxun to give full play,
(Old Poison: There is one more chapter that may be past midnight, brothers, let’s read it tomorrow)