After Ouyang Yun took control of Guangdong, he attached great importance to the construction of the air force. Most of the money he earned in the United States was spent directly in the United States to purchase fighter planes or steel, aviation fuel and other materials. Among them, the largest expenditure was on one-time The purchase of 54 P-38 fighters also made this fighter aircraft the main fighter of the Academy Air Force.
The First Air Division has two squadrons equipped with this type of fighter. In addition to the P-38, there are also a small number of I-6s and Hawker IIIs. The latter two models are too few and were purchased by Chen Jitang when he dominated Guangdong. , these three types of fighters, together with the scarce Xueyi 1 Baiji, constitute the main force of the Xuebing Army Air Force's fighter aircraft.
Accompanying the two Belugas were twenty-three P-38s, four I-6s, and two Hawker IIIs. These thirty-one fighters would be responsible for blocking incoming Japanese aircraft.
As soon as Xue Changkong pulled 1301 out of the formation, he called another Baiji, numbered 1302, driven by deputy division commander Wang Hai: "Wang Hai, the Japanese aircraft are maintaining a dense formation, which is convenient for rocket groups to fire. Let's go first."
Wang Hai pulled out his fighter plane without saying a word, and Xue Changkong went up to the left and right. Behind them were the two wingmen,
Other types of fighter jets flew out of the formation in groups of two and two, and then formed a formation behind the two Baiji Dolphins.
During the Second Great Wall Anti-Japanese War and the Changping Air Battle, the Japanese army once suffered heavy losses from rocket pods. Since then, the Japanese army and aviation will pay special attention to this when confronting the army and air force. Once they discover that enemy aircraft are equipped with The pod, regardless of its function, will immediately disrupt the formation and scatter,
However, the Japanese Army Aviation and Hainan Airlines are two completely different departments. The lessons learned by the Army Aviation with blood are not shared with Hainan Airlines. The wings of the two Baijis are close to the two rocket launchers installed on the fuselage. The cabin did not attract the attention of the HNA Air Force. Although Lieutenant Colonel Okubo was reminded by Hanagi Toshitoshi just now that he knew the performance of the Baiji was superior, he had no intention of being afraid. After all, there were only two new fighters of this type, and the order he received was that I was really worried about this enemy force and wanted to lure out the remaining enemy fighter planes, so when I saw two Baijis approaching, I was not surprised but overjoyed, and shouted: "吆西." I applied more force, pulled the push rod, and rushed forward.
Since the current air combat relies entirely on airborne machine guns and cannons, it is very important to be able to gain altitude. Since Okubo learned from Hua Mu that the performance of the new fighter aircraft of the Xuebing Army is superior, he climbed up in advance, hoping to master the advantage of air combat as soon as possible. ,
Okubo took the lead in climbing, and other Japanese planes followed suit, including Hanagi Toshitoshi, who also pulled up the nose and climbed with all his strength.
This made Xue Changkong extremely happy, and he shouted: "Well done." He also climbed at full speed, and soon passed Okubo and reached an altitude of more than 6,000 meters. At this time, the distance between the two sides was very close. , he could even see the muzzle of the opponent's aircraft or the muzzle under the belly of the aircraft. Xue Changkong shouted again: "Opportunity." He pushed the lever fiercely, and the nose of the aircraft suddenly sank, and the sight had just been inserted into it. On a Japanese aircraft, he pressed the rocket launch buttons on both sides almost at the same time, then excitedly pulled the lever to level it, then raised it, and then performed a "loop" maneuver.
When the two sides were competing to climb, the Japanese aircraft formation had begun to loosen up. Wang Hai's actual combat experience was somewhat worse than that of Xue Changkong, but it could also be seen that once the Japanese aircraft came closer to the friendly aircraft, the threat of rockets would be greatly reduced, almost and Xue Changkong pressed the launch button at the same time,
The four rocket pods spit out thick smoke and flames in almost no particular order. The next moment, seventy-two rockets were thrown off the pods, and then the tail fins sprayed fire, roaring and plunging into the Japanese aircraft formation.
Okubo has rich experience in actual combat and reacts very quickly. He reacted just after 1301 made adjustments. He pushed the lever and ordered the attack. The shooter manipulating the nose machine gun immediately responded and pulled the trigger. Immediately, the Type 96 ship he was driving The fighter jet fired violently almost as soon as it changed its climbing attitude. The bullet chain was cut in the air like a rapidly cutting knife. Okubo's battlefield feeling was quite good. He kept the fuselage perpendicular to the 1301. This hand was really It worked, but he underestimated the protective ability of the baiji dolphin. He actually hit the 1301, but what shocked him was that the 7.7 mm caliber machine gun bullet hit the 1301 aircraft 500 meters away. His body only made a "bang bang" impact sound, but failed to penetrate. Then, he discovered those rockets with blue flames at their tails rushing towards him. He exclaimed in surprise: "Eight grids" , what is that.”
Not to mention whether anyone could hear his questioning, even if there were, they would not be able to answer his questions.
No one in the aviation force of the Combined Fleet recognized this thing. The most common view was that they regarded it as an artillery shell. Of course, this idea cannot withstand scrutiny. What kind of artillery can fire so many shells at one time? In fact, they There is no time to think about it, because the rockets fly very fast, and the distance is only 500 meters, but they have already passed it in seconds. These rockets are improved types, and their performance is much more advanced than the previous generation products. How many, among these seventy-two, there was not a single dumb bomb. The seventy-two rockets broke into the dense group of Japanese aircraft like flowers, and immediately showed their unparalleled power.
Seconds are not enough time to make appropriate evasive actions when you are caught off guard. Moreover, even if you can make correct evasive actions, such as a sudden drop or a roller roll, the distance you can move is limited.
The incoming Japanese fighters this time were mainly Type 95 and Type 96 ship-based attack aircraft. The advantage of this kind of fighter is that it has good hovering ability, but its flying speed is relatively slow. Therefore, the Chinese and Japanese soldiers were delighted. A worrying situation occurred. The rockets buzzed like bees and plunged into the cluster of Japanese planes. Then a violent explosion occurred. After the earth-shattering explosion, the six Japanese planes disintegrated directly in the air. The pilots and crew members were not alive. They had time to parachute, but they died. Two others had one wing blown off, lost their balance, and spun around before falling. These were directly destroyed. Several others were injured, five of them. Because he was severely injured, he lost the ability to continue fighting. He could only turn around and stagger away from the battlefield.
Both Okubo and Hanagi Toshijun were lucky enough to escape, but they did not feel happy at all. What they were thinking was: "If the Chinese fighters on the opposite side have such weapons, then do we still need to fight this battle?"
The rocket attack disrupted the formation of Japanese aircraft and even disturbed the minds of the Japanese airmen. The fear of unknown weapons made many Japanese soldiers feel anxious when controlling fighter planes and machine guns.
Xue Changkong succeeded with one blow, and his confidence exploded. He immediately seized this opportunity and shouted: "Attack." He rushed forward with all the fighters left to block the enemy.
A fierce close-quarters fight broke out immediately, with the roar of aircraft engines and the firing of machine guns and machine guns resounding throughout the sky. From time to time, fighter planes were hit and turned into a pile of burning fireballs while flying at high speed. Some even happened directly in the air. The explosion directly exploded into flying fragments of fire.
Under the deliberate guidance of the First Air Division, the battlefield moved from the sky above Wuyi Mountain to the northwest. Because of the sudden power of the rockets, the First Air Division actually firmly took the initiative on the battlefield. The air defense soldiers on Wuyi Mountain looked up, and many people were stunned. With eyes burning with envy, I wish I could grow wings under my ribs, fly up there, and even shoot down a Japanese plane.
In the East China Sea, fifty nautical miles southeast of Matsu Island, a huge fleet is slowly advancing. About twenty warships of various types are guarding four aircraft carriers, just like a group of chickens guarding four old hens. Generally speaking, this is naturally the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet,
After one hour and forty minutes of high-speed flight, the huge fleet of the Xuebing Army Air Force, composed of troops directly under the headquarters and the Second Air Division, the Third Air Division, and the Fourth Air Division, finally appeared in the southwest sky of Matsu Island. Tielin Fei piloted The LZ-I fighter plane numbered 001 was flying silently. Suddenly, Jiang Yicong's voice came from the headset: "Commander, I found a fighter plane."
"Confirm."
"It's indeed a fighter jet. It's not too far away, so I can't tell the model."
Tie Linfei thought for a while and said: "That must be the reconnaissance plane of the Japs. Everyone pays attention. Climb up and turn. Yu Jian, let's fly in the direction of Taiwan Island to avoid this Japanese plane."
In the situation we are encountering now, Ouyang Yun mentioned before the war that the Japanese ships will definitely arrange reconnaissance aircraft around them. The best way is to avoid it and then choose to attack from another direction. In other words, as long as The Japanese reconnaissance plane was discovered, so the fleet was not far away from them.
Facts have proved that Tielin Fei’s choice was correct.
After spending another twenty minutes walking in a circle, Yu Jian's excited voice came from his headset: "Commander, I saw it, I saw it."
His heart tightened and he asked in a deep voice: "What did you see? Keep your breath and speak slowly."
"The Japanese fleet, darling, four aircraft carriers, really four aircraft carriers."
"Ah, okay, let's confirm again."
"Commander, target confirmed, a total of twenty-seven large ships, including four aircraft carriers."
"Okay, don't go over there. Lower the flight altitude immediately. We are all here. Lower the flight altitude and get ready for battle."
After Tie Linfei issued the order repeatedly, he suddenly felt that his throat was a little tight and his heartbeat was speeding up. Although pre-war analysis showed that the probability of the Japanese army being fooled was extremely high, and the surveillance from the radar station confirmed this, but after all, it was not Knowing the location of the Japanese fleet, even Ouyang Yun couldn't guarantee whether the Japanese fleet would stay at its original position and wait obediently for them to ravage. Now that it's fine, this biggest problem has been solved. What's next? What he did was simpler. Follow the original plan and carry out the attack. No matter the cost, at least one aircraft carrier must be sunk. This was Ouyang Yun's order. However, Tielin Fei now felt that it cost a huge price. It would be a real loss if we just bombed and sunk an aircraft carrier. You must know that such an opportunity is really rare. If you miss it this time, you don’t know what year or month it will be next time. It may even not happen until After the war of resistance is over, they will not wait for such an opportunity again.
"All fighter formations, immediately move closer to Yu Jian. Remember your mission. Air Force 2 Division, follow closely behind the fighter formation. Air Force 4th Division, come to my place to assemble. Other types of bombers, left front formation, Yu Jian, Lower the flight altitude a little further, and you will choose the attack target later. Remember, choose the outer aircraft carrier first. I order that radio silence will begin now. The eagles who are studying in the air, let us attack."
In the captain's room of the "Akagi" aircraft carrier, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, and said as if talking to himself: "Two hours have passed, and I don't know if I have found the Chinese people's hidden airport."
Inoue Narumi smiled and said: "Your Excellency, since the Chinese dared to accept the challenge and dispatched more than sixty fighter planes at once, they must be unwilling to shrink back. If you are really worried, you should also worry about whether we have enough fighter planes. I heard that the Xuebing Army has more than 300 fighter planes, and when placed in China, it is a sizable air force."
Minai smiled: "There is no need to worry about this. Victory in air combat is not determined solely by numbers. The aviation force of our Empire of Japan is brave and good at fighting. I don't think the Chinese aviation force is their opponent."
"Then what are you worried about? Let's just wait for the good news."
"I hope so, Yamamoto-kun, why don't you say anything? What are you thinking about?"
Yamamoto bent down slightly and said with a smile: "Inoue-kun and I have the same view on the victory of this battle. The Cadet Army Air Force was born out of the China-Cantonese system. Although the scale is much larger than before, it also resulted in a shortage of pilots. A qualified pilot can't make up the numbers just by flying fighter planes into the sky. Therefore, although Ouyang Yun has tinkered with a new fighter plane, without a good pilot, a new fighter plane can only fill the scene. I don't think so. I think they are our opponents of the Royal Air Force. Your Excellency, I was just thinking about the history of the Xuebing Army. This China warlord army has risen extremely fast. Perhaps this is also its biggest vitality. The number of troops is certainly important. But quality is the key to victory, and this is exactly what Xuebingjun lacks. Haha, my previous worries may be unnecessary."
The Iron Triangle of the Japanese Navy Ministry were talking eloquently, but they did not expect that a large fleet of aircraft had appeared over the sea forty kilometers southeast of the combined fleet, and was quietly approaching them.
The first person the combined fleet discovered the incoming aircraft group was an artillery officer on board the heavy cruiser "Kumano", and of course he regarded this huge aircraft group as friendly forces from the mainland and aviation from Taiwan Island. This guy was very dishonest at the time. He was standing on the side of the ship with his legs spread wide to urinate, and when he was humming with pleasure, he looked up and saw a dark figure suddenly appeared at the intersection of sky and water in the distance. He didn't notice it at first, but when he blinked, he took back the bird and prepared to When he lifted up his pants, he found that the black shadows had turned into a group, and the outlines of fighter planes were revealed. The guy was stunned for a moment, and then said to himself: "It must be Taiwan's Army Airlines." He didn't pay much attention. Shaking his head, he walked back to the deck, preparing to continue maintaining the naval guns.
Just five minutes later, when the artillery superior soldier straightened up and subconsciously looked at the "Taiwan Air Force" fleet, he saw that the painting on the front fighter plane did not have the familiar sun flag, but instead There was a strange pattern, and he immediately realized that this might be an incoming enemy plane. "Enemy attack, enemy attack." The superior soldier immediately screamed in horror. His cry attracted the attention of his comrades nearby, and these Japanese soldiers stopped. Following his line of sight, he looked at the work on board. Soon, the deck of the "Kumano" became a mess.
At this moment, the huge fleet of aircraft had begun to climb at full strength, showing its fangs, and the lookout posts on the "Kumano", "Nagato", "Mutsu" and other ships, They also discovered this suspicious aircraft group and immediately reported to the captain of the ship.
By the time the situation was reported to Audio-Technica, many battleships had already sounded the air raid alarm, and the shrill whistles resounded throughout the nearby waters. There was a busy scene on all the battleships. The Japanese who were doing maintenance or resting rushed out of the cabin one after another. Few people even have time to wear shoes...
"Commander-in-Chief, what is the code name for this operation?" Jiang Huangyong asked Ouyang Yun this question for the convenience of filing. He was staring at the monitoring screen intently. At this time, over the Wuyishan exercise ground, the third wave of Japanese troops The huge fleet finally arrived. Seeing four or five groups of black spots colliding together, with black spots weakening and disappearing from time to time, he thought for a moment and said, "Let's just call it 'sinking'."
"Yes, 'Sink'."
As if he had a tacit understanding, Tie Linfei issued the general attack order almost at the same time. He shouted: "Sink, Akagi."
As the flagship of the combined fleet, the "Akagi" was surrounded by the entire fleet and was dragged behind. It happened to be the first aircraft carrier to enter Yu Jian's field of vision. Regarding the Japanese Navy, Tielin Fei knew a lot of information and knew that its flagship was "Akagi", so he subconsciously shouted such an attack slogan,
What he didn't know was that with the sinking of the "Akagi", this slogan became a classic of the battle and was recorded in the annals of history.
Except for Yamamoto Isoroku who mentioned it subconsciously, no one would have thought that enemy planes would dare to sneak attack on such a huge fleet, and they would attack from behind the fleet. Although the Combined Fleet dispatched reconnaissance planes as usual, The reconnaissance aircraft pilot took it for granted that the enemy could only come from land, but he did not expect that they would go around behind the fleet. All kinds of factors combined, this was destined to be the Xuebing Army's "sink it" operation just after it started. Already half successful,
A dense swarm of fighter planes pounced towards him like locusts, surrounding Mitsumasa Yoneuchi. I don’t know how many storms he has experienced in the Japanese political arena. His first reaction was still that his face turned pale with horror. The two groups were fighting.
"Quick, quick, let the attack planes take off to fight."
Seeing that the Commander-in-Chief was in a panic, Yamamoto Isoroku actually forgot the tactical order not long ago, thinking that there were still attack aircraft stranded on the aircraft carrier, he sighed secretly and said: "Sir, of the four aircraft carriers, there are only a few critical attack aircraft left. .”
Mitsumasa Yoneuchi was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat before he calmed down. He muttered and said: "Order all the critical strike aircraft to take off, stay away from this area for the time being, and immediately send a message to the Taiwan Aviation Corps for assistance; order all types of cruisers to Launch a counterattack immediately to ensure the safety of all aircraft carriers."
Several joint fleet staff officers immediately ran out of the captain's room with "Hai" and organized the communications troops to send flags or send telegrams. Yoneuchi Mitsumasa said to Yamamoto Isoroku: "Yamamoto-kun, I now appoint you as 'Akagi'. 'The captain is solely responsible for air defense operations."
"Hai." Yamamoto bowed and immediately put himself into the role. He picked up the loudspeaker and issued seven or eight orders in one breath. Then he said to Minai: "Your Excellency, the enemy is well prepared and our army has no fighter planes to meet him. It is difficult to completely contain the enemy's firepower by relying on the air defense firepower on the ship alone. I think that instead of staying here and fighting the enemy to the death, it is better to break up the four aircraft carriers and move them separately. This way, we can minimize the number of enemies. loss."
At this moment, thirty-six bombers from the First Team of the Second Air Division, led by Yu Jian, swooped down from high altitude and roared towards the "Akagi". After realizing that the enemy planes were attacking the target, all the ships of the combined fleet rushed to the target. Approaching the "Akagi", all anti-aircraft weapons opened fire, and the sea area where the combined fleet was located was immediately covered with a layer of light white smoke.
Under the command of the flagman, the critical strike aircraft on the "Akagi" nervously and orderly seized the last opportunity and began to take off. All the anti-aircraft weapons on the bridge began to fire wildly. Some crazy ship logistics soldiers even held rifles. Shooting into the sky, this is the first time that the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet has experienced such a scene since its establishment. Many people's hearts are covered with a shadow of death, which makes their behavior quite crazy.
"Just do as you say."
"Hai, Mr. Inoue, please take the commander to move immediately. The target of the enemy plane's attack is the aircraft carrier, and other ships are relatively safer."
Just after Yamamoto finished speaking, Minai shook the hand that Inoue came to support and shouted: "No, as the commander of the combined fleet, how can I leave my command ship, Yamamoto, I want to stand here and watch you fight off the Chinese." attack."
Inoue Narumi had been quite indifferent from the beginning to the end. At this moment, he looked at Yamamoto and saw that the other party was frequently gesturing towards him. He knew that Minai staying here would only cause chaos and prevent Yamamoto from giving full play to his full performance, so he firmly supported Miinai. Said: "Your Excellency, this place is too dangerous. Please follow me to the 'Mogami'. You are the soul of the combined fleet, but you must not..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden loud "boom", and a huge fireball rose up on the uppermost flight deck about thirty meters away from the captain's room. The entire aircraft carrier was shaken, and a person stood at his feet. Staggering, the whole person rushed towards Minai,
Yamamoto was facing the deck channel and saw this scene clearly. He saw a burning fighter plane spinning towards the sky and plunging into a Type 95 blaster that was accelerating in steps. Then, something happened There was a violent explosion, and he happened to recognize that the fighter plane trailing thick smoke was an American-made Hawker III, obviously from the Cadet Army. This Hawker III must have been hit by artillery fire, and then, The pilot gave up parachuting to survive, and controlled it to crash directly onto the uppermost flight deck of the "Akagi". The Xuebing Army used such a crazy attack method from the beginning, which made Yamamoto Isoroku's face suddenly change. It looked very ugly. He first stabilized his body, then stepped forward to support Minai and Inoue, and shouted loudly: "Sir, please move quickly, the Chinese attack is very crazy, you are here, I can't guarantee your safety It's safe, Inoue-kun, don't wait any longer and take the Commander to the 'Mogami' as soon as possible."
This time, Inoue Narumi did not listen to Yoneuchi Mitsumasa's verbosity, and left a message to Yamamoto Isoroku: "Yamamoto-kun, please take care of yourself." Then she called two junior officers, drove Yoneuchi out of the captain's room,
The Hawker III was piloted by Yu Jian. The Japanese ship's reaction speed was beyond his expectation. He originally thought that this time the sneak attack would be successful, but unexpectedly, he was about to pull away to attack several aircraft carriers as they rose. The enemy planes and the intensive anti-aircraft firepower of the Japanese ships covered the entire airspace. "No, we have to open a channel for the brothers behind." He thought like this, pushed the lever, and headed towards the outermost ship. The "Kumano" pounced straight down, and then shouted to the shooter Zhang Heigou behind him: "Heigou, shoot at the little Japanese's fort."
Zhang Heigou responded: "Okay." He began to increase the power and steered the fighter plane straight down. Then, the Hawker III had just descended to an altitude of 500 meters when its left wing was hit. , causing the entire fighter plane to lose its balance ability,
The tactic of using a fighter plane loaded with explosives as a weapon, just to kill the opponent together, is naturally the patent of the little devil. The origin of this tactic can be traced back to the Russo-Japanese War, which made this tactic famous in the In this world, it is the perverted kamikaze that appeared in the late World War II.
What Yu Jian did was without premeditation and was completely forced by the situation. No one knew what Yu Jian was thinking at the time, but the consequences of what he did were shocking, precisely because he brought this "Good start." In the battle that lasted for more than an hour, a total of twenty-nine fighters from the Xuebing Army made the same choice. Among them, five of them had no need to do so, but they did. He drove his fighter plane straight down without hesitation, which resulted in the final sinking of the "Akagi" and the "Flying Dragon".
When Yu Jian first chose to do this, he certainly did not expect how "bad" the impact his "initiative" would have, so much so that Ouyang Yun later had to issue a special decree mandating that even if the fighter plane was damaged, it would not be allowed to If you use this tactic, it will be treated as a violation of military discipline. In severe cases, you will be expelled from the military and deprived of all vested honors.
As soon as this order was promulgated, it aroused confusion among almost all pilots. They could not understand why their heroic feat of willing to sacrifice their lives for the motherland had become an illegal act that violated military discipline.
It is said that Ouyang Yun explained this decree with tears at the time: Brothers, you underestimate your own value too much. Enemies are valuable, fighter planes are valuable, but what I want to say is that you are priceless. , as long as you live, we can provide a steady stream of fighter planes, and you can continue to kill the enemy. Why, do you think that you can only kill one Japanese plane, or can only sink one Japanese ship? Don't be so helpless. Ambition, as long as you live, you can kill more enemy planes and enemy ships, and create greater value. Brothers, our student army is not as wealthy as the United States, nor does it have a training mechanism comparable to that of Japan. Therefore, Each of you is our student army and a treasure of our Chinese people. How can you despise your own life so much?