The scale of the air battle was unprecedented, and the result was an unprecedented failure. Whether it was Anami Yuichi or Kinoshita Isamu, they endorsed it in their offices, analyzed it, and finally unanimously determined that Ishikawa Jiro was the main reason for the failure of the Tonggu air battle, and they judged this way The biggest basis comes from Ishikawa's consistent fear of the enemy and avoidance of war since he took office as the commander of the Hankou Flying Group. "How can we expect him to lead the Imperial Air Force to defeat the China Air Force? This is a huge shame in the history of imperial aviation..." "In the battle report sent back to the Tokyo base camp, Anami Weiji wrote,
Of course, the commander has an unshirkable responsibility for the defeat of the battle. However, for Ishikawa, such a harsh evaluation is a bit unfair. In fact, if Ishikawa did not see the opportunity quickly in the end, he ordered all Japanese aircraft to lower their flying altitude and fly close to the ground. way to evade the pursuit of the Golden Eagle, then he will not be able to bring more than fifty fighter planes back to Hankou Airport in the end. Of course, because the Hankou Flying Group ultimately lost 136 fighter planes in this battle, his final Effort is definitely futile,
Compared with the losses of the Japanese army, the 21 losses of the Xuebing Army were almost negligible. The battle loss ratio was 1:6. This also created an unprecedented miracle in the history of air combat. The shadow of the defeat in the Hangzhou air battle quickly disappeared from the heads of Tielin Fei and others, and the glory unique to the Air Force came to them again. The Golden Eagle and "Houyi II" shone brightly after this battle, immediately attracting the attention of other aviation regiments. Coveted by the commander, they called the Air Force Headquarters every day, and even more brilliantly, they sent the telegram directly to Karachi. For Ouyang Yun and Tielin Fei, this was considered a joyful trouble.
With such a glorious victory, it was natural to reward those who had meritorious service. Ouyang Yun happened to have harvested a large amount of US dollars from the wallets of Americans, and he was happy to continue to be generous. So the soldiers who participated in the battle on the front line went to the R&D institute behind to learn soldiers. A large portion The list was reported to the General Political Department. In the end, the students at the R&D Institute headed by Qiu Jiankai won the highest level of awards. Not only were each of them awarded a "Medal for Meritorious Soldiers", but they also shared 1.5 million academic dollars. bonus,
What is quite interesting is that this battle did not cause much repercussions internationally. The Xuebing Army was to protect the Golden Eagle and "Hou Yi II", so it rarely lowered its propaganda tone; the Japanese army was accustomed to announcing good news. The Japanese military did not report the news, so it was not until the Japanese army surrendered unconditionally that this unprecedented air battle was exposed.
The air battle ended magnificently, but the battle did not end there.
The huge victory of the Air Force made Chi Guanxing and other guerrilla officers feel like they were on fire. They intended to take advantage of the Air Force to win a big victory, so Chi Guanxing "shamelessly" contacted Zhang Xiaolin using a walkie-talkie, pleading and asking. Playing rogue and asking Zhang Xiaolin to provide them with support,
The Tonggu area is mountainous and not suitable for fighter jets to provide fire support on the ground. In addition, the half-hour aerial combat made all his brothers exhausted. Zhang Xiaolin was worried about human flight failures, so he didn't want to get into trouble at first. However, because of that, Four "Hou Yi II" were lost in the war zone, and the "Hou Yi II" was a weapon that was strictly kept secret by the Xuebing R&D Institute. According to the user manual, it must be found and destroyed, so after receiving Zuo Anzhao's request, he , then asked Chi Guanxing to send someone to find and keep it properly, and agreed to provide ground fire support on this condition.
More than a hundred Baijis were launched into the ground attack. Although they could not output firepower at close range due to the terrain, it was still a nightmare for the little devils of the 3rd Division. The guerrillas, under the leadership of their respective squadron leaders and group captains, became Unprecedentedly active, they carried white clothes or towels on their heads to facilitate the Air Force students to identify the enemy and the enemy, and advanced with the fire support of the Baiji. However, the Japanese army was unable to form a complete line of defense under the firepower of the Baiji's machine guns. Running for their lives across the mountains and plains, this means that Takahashi Tagaji's previous arrangements were completely invalid. At this time, the 3rd Division had surrounded Rao Guohua's retreat, and it was impossible to even reinforce Yichun.
The Tonggu air battle was a victory, and the 3rd Division that reinforced Yichun was defeated; the border area of Hunan, Jiangxi and Hubei became the domain of guerrillas under the Xuebing Army system, and the war situation in Yichun was worrying; the Japanese army in the direction of Jiujiang was stopped by Liu Yuqing's division in Yongxiu Unable to advance even an inch, the Japanese army was unable to cross the river to reinforce Madang under the threat of the Xuebing Army's air force. As a result, the Madang battlefield was completely isolated, and the cruelest offensive and defensive battle of Madang began.
The Japanese garrison in Madang originally had a regiment, but after receiving reinforcements from Anan Weiji, it now has the size of a brigade. In front of Madang, Rao Guohua has assembled three divisions and three guerrilla columns. Although these troops Guerrilla troops and two brigades were used by Rao Guohua to station in Hukou County and Xiangshan respectively to block the Japanese troops in Jiujiang and Anqing. However, on the frontal battlefield, he still had two divisions, which were three times as many as the Japanese army in terms of strength alone (the Japanese army The two regiments stationed at Madang are both organized in a three-three system. One regiment has three infantry brigades. The original Madang garrison actually had less than 2,000 people at this time, and its total strength was only over 5,000 people.), Tonggu The Hankou Flying Group suffered a huge defeat in the air battle and has lost the ability to continue fighting. As for the Japanese aviation force in Anqing, its size is only one brigade. It can usually support the "bandit suppression" operations in nearby areas and is used to protect Madang. The airspace was obviously not enough to see. Before the Tonggu air battle, Rao Guohua had already conducted three exploratory attacks on Madang, but the results were not ideal. After the Japanese army lost Madang once, they paid more attention to Madang's strategic position, so the Japanese troops stationed in Madang Giving full play to the Japanese national characteristics of "hardworking and hardworking", they began to build fortifications crazily. After their continuous excavation, the interior of the Madang Fortress was almost hollowed out at this time.
When Ouyang Yun personally led the army to attack Madang, Madang was already a fortress that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Now the fortress is more than three times more complicated than before, so Rao Guohua launched three exploratory attacks. They were all repulsed at the foot of the mountain, and the exposed bunkers and hidden shooting eloquence of the Japanese army only revealed the tip of the iceberg.
Rao Guohua had been psychologically prepared for the difficulty of attacking Madang in advance, and was even prepared to consume a brigade. But now it seems that facing a hedgehog like Madang with steel thorns all over his body, not to mention a brigade, even a division is not enough to fight. A small maang was needed to fill a division. This had never happened in the history of military warfare. Rao Guohua did not dare to master the situation. He reported the situation to the headquarters and handed the hot potato to Li Tieshu. Li Tieshu had no good solution. , we can only turn to the Air Force for help,
So on the day after the victory of the Tonggu air battle, Tielin Fei successively sent aviation units to bomb Madang. The bombing lasted for a full day, but the effect was not ideal. After the Japanese army hollowed out the mountain, they again Reinforced concrete fortifications were built inside, so although the continuous bombing of the Aerial Fortress almost collapsed one layer of the entire mountain, it failed to cause Madang to collapse as Li Tieshu and Rao Guohua expected.
The bombing itself is a waste of money, and the high-density bombing is a direct use of money. After a day of continuous bombing, the heavy aerial bombs stored at Changbaishan Airport were all consumed. No matter how rich the Xuebing Army was, they could not withstand this kind of attack. On that day At night, Li Tieshu, who was helpless, went to call Karachi and could only pass the ball to Ouyang Yun.