Flying for a long time is very boring. When the sun sets and the whole earth gradually falls into darkness, this feeling becomes even more intense.
Tielin Fei didn't feel this way. As a pilot, it was his first time flying this route. Although he had a theodolite to help determine the heading, he still didn't dare to be careless at all.
Tie Linfei is not too old. He was able to hold the position of Commander of the Military and Air Force. Many people think that this is because of Ouyang Yun. China has been a humane society since ancient times. There seems to be no problem with people thinking this way. Facts have proved that Ouyang Yun has a good vision. Tie Linfei is a bit younger, but he is very qualified for his current position.
"Brothers, we are about to enter Henan. You are not allowed to take a nap." Tie Linfei said in the chat,
Such a large-scale fighter plane is flying a long distance, and it is a behemoth like an aerial fortress. With the Japanese army occupying nearly half of China's mountains and rivers, even if they take a detour, it is impossible to completely avoid their eyes and ears. It will be a matter of time before they are discovered. And with the Japanese aviation's Even if the strength is discovered, it will not pose too much of a threat to the air fortress.
After coming from Hankou, Tielin Fei fixed the altitude at about 10,000 meters. Such an altitude is already beyond the reach of most Japanese aircraft. However, considering that on Army Day, the Japanese army will have new fighters joining the army. That kind of fighter The air limit was enough to threaten the Sky Fortress, so he did not dare to be careless at all.
"Commander, don't worry, we all have our eyes wide open. Brothers, how about we take a vote and see how many people want the Japs to intercept." The person who said this was Xue Changkong, who was piloting the No. 122 fighter plane.
Xue Changkong is the commander of the 1st Air Division. In order to successfully complete this mission, the Air Force of the Cadet Army has deployed all its elites.
Wang Hai also participated in this operation. He served as the captain and piloted an Air Fortress numbered 105. Wang Hai was Xue Changkong's deputy and always followed his lead. At this time, he responded and said: "I vote in favor. ,,If the little devils didn’t come up to cause a fight, this mission would be too monotonous, brothers, don’t you think so?”
Xue Changkong's words cheered everyone up. Several people who were a little sleepy at first also cheered up. Everyone spoke one after another, and the channel suddenly became lively.
Tie Linfei laughed when he saw this: "These bastards." He turned off the microphone and said to the co-pilot next to him: "They don't count, our fuel is tight. If we are really caught by the Japanese, we dare to fight with them. Are they fighting? I am not afraid that I will not be able to complete the mission, but I am afraid that there will be insufficient fuel when I come back, and then there will be a big problem. Haha, if this happens, the commander-in-chief will not drag me to shoot me."
The co-pilot also smiled and said, "Mr. Xue must have just said it casually. Commander, look at it." The co-pilot's eyes were fixed on the radar display. At this time, several more words suddenly appeared in the lower right corner of the display. There were more and more black spots. When Tie Linfei looked over, there were already more than thirty black spots.
"It's the little devil." Tie Linfei made an instant judgment, then quickly turned on the microphone and shouted: "Xue Changkong, shut your crow mouth and listen to me. The little devil came to intercept, and the direction is northeast. The number is about thirty. Hurry, pull the fighter planes to the highest position and speed away."
Among the LZ-I and LZ-II participating in this mission, three of them were command planes equipped with radar warning systems. The captains of the other two fighters soon discovered this situation, and Xue Changkong shouted: "Fuck, I'm really a crow's mouth, Commander, I'm sorry."
"Stop talking nonsense and cheer me up. The Commander-in-Chief gave me thirteen flying fortresses and asked me to take them back intact. I don't want to be so shameless as to ask the Commander-in-Chief to let him send Langya people after I come back. I'll fish you out from the enemy's hands."
During the air raid on Ningbo Airport, the 3rd Air Force Division suffered heavy losses due to the plot of the Japs. Not only the division commander died in the battle, but also about 20 people were captured. In order to save them, Ouyang Yun took the precious wolf teeth for the first time. Almost all of them were dispersed. Although many of the pilots who were rescued were experienced and had excellent combat performance, they were all excluded from this operation. After the expedition list was finalized, someone specifically went to find out about this matter. Ouyang Yun, but the reply they got made them dumbfounded. Ouyang Yun's reply was as follows: This mission is very dangerous. Considering that you have been captured and have psychological shadows, from the perspective of your mental health, this mission I can't save you anymore,
The official attitude of the Xuebing Army is that there is no discrimination against cadets who have experienced being captured. However, even so, many people who have had this experience still feel that they cannot hold their heads up in front of others. Being captured is already a shame. Therefore, some opportunities for missions will be lost, which is something no one wants to see.
Including Xue Changkong, everyone immediately fell silent. They focused on controlling the fighter plane, pulling it up and accelerating at the same time, hoping to get out of the dangerous airspace as soon as possible.
The Japanese plane that suddenly appeared took off from Lanzhou Airport and belonged to a fighter wing of the Third Army of the North China Air Corps. The person responsible for commanding this interception mission was Lieutenant Commander Hirota Yushi. This time the Japanese interception operation was carried out by Shunroku Hata. The authorization was under the unified command of the commander of the Nanjing Aviation Corps, Kobayashi Tsuharu. When Kobayashi Tsuharu's call came from thousands of miles away, Hirota Yushi, who was having dinner, immediately pushed down the lunch box in front of him and rushed to the airport with the fighter pilots of his unit.
The Cadet Army Air Force has been in the limelight since its establishment. Now, it has become a serious problem for the Japanese. In the minds of these Japanese pilots, shooting down a Cadet Army fighter plane has become a great honor and even the highest. Pursuit, compared with the Xuebing Army, Japan's military production capacity still has obvious advantages. For example, not long after the Type 99 fighter jet was finalized, several major factories of the Japanese army went through production raids, and now more than 200 of them have been installed. Among them, , there are about 150 land-based fighters belonging to the Army. The Hirota Wing just received twelve of this type of fighters last month. After becoming familiar with the performance of this new fighter, Hirota Yuzhi finally What I am looking forward to is to be able to fight against the Xuebing Army Air Force.
"We, the aviation warriors of the Empire of Japan, will surprise His Majesty the Emperor with our glorious record today. We Japanese are no worse than the Chinese. As long as we have fighters that can match us, we are still the most agile in the Asian sky." "Eagle." Yushi Hirota not only has excellent driving skills, but also speaks well. Under his instigation, the Japanese airmen under his command became as excited as if they had eaten **, and they all wanted to do it next. can defeat an enemy plane in a battle,
The Japanese aircraft fleet had just taken off, and the air defense alarm on the ground sounded. The light beams from more than ten searchlights with a power of about 30,000 watts illuminated the sky in the northern suburbs of Lanzhou. At the same time, a brigade-sized air defense force of the Japanese ground troops We also entered the air defense position and were ready for battle.
The 30,000-watt searchlight has an astonishing range of about 8,000 meters. However, it is still not enough to deal with the flying fortress. As for the more than 30 Japanese aircraft that took off, due to air restrictions, only those that can really pose a threat to the flying fortress are Those twelve Type 99s,
"Damn it, it's a pity that this time I installed supplies instead of bombs. Otherwise, I would have blown him up all by himself." A pilot from the Xuebing Army cursed in the chat,
Tie Linfei stared at the screen closely, but had no time to make such useless complaints.
More than thirty black spots were quickly divided into two groups. One group continued to approach and was already less than ten kilometers away from the fleet. Judging from their flying attitude, this kind of fighter plane should be able to reach their flying height. It looked like Come on, a fierce battle is inevitable. In normal times, Tielin Fei would only be happy when encountering this situation, not worried at all, not to mention that the aerial fortress is equipped with sufficient weapons to guard against attacks from all directions. Even the armor of the incoming enemy plane cannot be damaged by the machine guns equipped by ordinary Japanese fighter planes. The reason why he is worried is just because of the fuel problem. The change of flight attitude consumes the most fuel. He is worried that if he is dragged behind by the little Japanese fighter, It takes more than a quarter of an hour here, so fuel will be tight on the return trip. Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the speed of his fighter planes to fly there directly, but the Japanese planes approaching seemed to know the performance of the flying fortress, so they chose The direction of the attack is just blocking the way. As a result, it is impossible to escape without fighting. The best way now is to leave a few fighters to block the enemy. This is better than all the fighters being held up. After thinking about it, Tielinfei came up with a countermeasure. He said in his message: "Brothers, the situation is not very optimistic. The Japanese army has dispatched new fighter planes. Now, I need three fighter planes to stay to stop the enemy. Who is willing to take the initiative to stay?" Xue Changkong and Chang Qingyun, one of you must stay behind."
Even if the remaining fighter planes can get rid of the entanglement of the Japanese planes unharmed, they will lose short-term contact with the main force. At that time, fighter planes must take on the leading role. Xue Changkong and Chang Qingyun drove the other two equipped with radar warning. System's flying fortress, so one of them must stay,
"Commander, let me stay." Xue Changkong immediately answered the call. The commander of the Kongyi Division was probably very aggressive because his division was equipped with fighter jets. After he signed up, others signed up one after another. ,Soon, after Tie Linfei’s selection, the blocking team was formed,
"Changkong, if you can fight, fight. If you can't fight, try to avoid it. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Commander, don't worry, I, Old Xue, am not a fool."
"Okay, I'll give you authorization. If it's delayed for too long, you can choose to return directly to Guangzhou."