The straight-line flight from Nanning Wuxu Airport to Kunlun Pass is only more than 80 kilometers, while the straight-line flight from Guilin Airport to Kunlun Pass is more than 360 kilometers. Even if the little devils take off from Nanning Airport half an hour later, they can still Arrive at Kunlun Pass before the Chinese fighter planes.
Therefore, the existence of Nanning Airport is the basis for the Japs' undefeated battle at Kunlun Pass. The Chinese Air Force has planned several times to destroy the Japs' Nanning Airport without success.
Yesterday, several bombers and supply aircraft were lost over Kunlun Pass. The Japs changed their tactics today. They did not attack immediately after arriving at Kunlun Pass. Instead, they first let the Type 97 Land Combat hover in the air for several times to make sure that the Chinese fighter jets were still there. It did not arrive, so the land attack was deployed to serve as a vigilance around, preparing to intercept the Chinese fighter planes that would arrive soon, so that the Type 96 land attack could first attack the Chinese troops at Kunlun Pass.
At this time, the two Type 95 water reconnaissance aircraft responsible for dropping supplies were not in a hurry to drop supplies for the time being.
The little devils got better after a few losses. They had to wait until the Type 96 land attack was completely suppressed and besieged the Chinese troops of the Miki Regiment before delivering supplies.
Several airdrops before this were unsuccessful. That was because they launched the airdrop as soon as they arrived at Kunlun Pass and were driven away, injured, or shot down by the Chinese ground anti-aircraft artillery.
For example, yesterday, the supply plane was in a hurry to deliver as soon as it arrived, but was shot down by a Chinese fighter jet that suddenly appeared. The Miki Wing could only watch helplessly as the Chinese soldiers opened cans of beef and fruit and ate them.
Seeing the arrival of air support, the morale of the remnant soldiers of the 42nd Regiment and Miki Regiment, who were huddled in defense, was boosted. They knew they were not abandoned. The division commander sent fighter planes to assist in the battle and relieve their pressure.
The commander of the Miki Wing looked into the sky with a telescope in hand and saw two transport planes hovering in the sky. He immediately knew the intentions of his fighters, so he ordered the soldiers to take out their prepared identification patterns and wait for Type 96 After the land attack suppressed Chinese ground air defense artillery fire, identification patterns were laid on the ground and awaited airdrops.
The little devils who were so hungry that their hearts pressed against the wall were very excited. They looked longingly at the two transport planes carrying their lifeline in the sky. After hearing the orders from their superiors, they immediately prepared in an orderly manner.
Qiu Qingquan's New 22nd Division and Dai Anlan's 200th Division concentrated their firepower to intercept the Japanese's Type 96 land attack and prevent them from dropping bombs at low altitude.
Watching the aerial devil's planes buzzing and coming and going freely, Diane held a telescope and eagerly searched for Chinese fighter jets.
"I wonder if the No. 214 fighter jet from yesterday can come today?"
Commander Dai Anlan said to the guard company commander beside him.
The guard company commander also took a telescope and looked around. They were all Japanese fighter jets. He said bitterly: "Sir! There are Japanese fighter jets all around, but our fighter plane did not appear."
General Dai Anlan said nothing, he could see it.
General Qiu Qingquan over there did not have such a good temper. Seeing Japanese fighter jets bombing wildly in the sky, he took a telescope and looked several times but did not see the Chinese fighter jets, so he jumped up and cursed: "Except for that 214 No. 1 fighter jet, and all the remaining ones are so damn good-for-nothing..."
The guard company commander next to him did not dare to speak, but secretly felt grievances for the Chinese pilots. The quantity and quality of Chinese fighter planes were not as good as those of the Japs. How could they fight? The number of our ground troops is several times that of the Japanese. After such a long siege, isn't it true that we haven't captured even a single Miki Regiment...
The Japanese's Type 97 Land Combat hovered in the air for a long time, but still did not see the arrival of the Chinese fighter group. Commander Masao Maruyama felt that something was amiss. In the past, after receiving information about Chinese fighter planes taking off, they immediately went to Kunlun Pass to intercept them. Basically, both sides They are all encounters, and it has been so long since today, but the Chinese Air Force has not arrived yet. Is it possible that the Chinese Air Force is playing some conspiracy?
There was news that the Chinese Air Force was out in force, so this time the Japanese army dispatched two squadrons of Type 97 land warfare.
Just when the commander, Major Masao Maruyama, was about to notify the radio operator on the Type 96 land attack and send a telegram back to the headquarters to explain the situation and beware of the Chinese Air Force's tricks, a Chinese fighter-bomber group appeared in the distance, so he ordered the fighter The group prepares for eviction.
Suddenly, Major Maruyama Masao's wingman Ohno Kazuo laughed and said: "Your Excellency, Commander! When the Chinese bombers saw us, they actually turned around and flew away."
Major Masao Maruyama also laughed: "Haha... The Chinese are really not stupid. Their bombers saw that our fighter jets were several times stronger than theirs, so they turned around and ran away. This is already their usual tactic, so don't worry about them. We stepped forward to stop their fighter jets and beat them up, protecting the Type 96 land attack and transport aircraft."
"Yes! Sir!" Kazuo Ohno saw the Chinese bombers were frightened and left. He felt full of superiority in his heart. "Major, your Excellency, these Chinese fighter jets that did not fly away were just a symbolic battle. They will also escape soon. This It’s also customary.”
Seeing from a distance that the Japs' fleet had indeed appeared at Kunlun Pass ahead of schedule, Xu Jianghua, captain of the Fourth Bombing Group, immediately ordered all the bombers to turn around and return in accordance with Colonel Zhou's plan.
The squadron leader Zhang Jimin led six fighter jets to fight against the Japanese Type 97 land attack, while the squadron leader Ye Wangfei led the remaining fighter jets to attack the Japanese Type 96 land attack. The two sides became entangled in an instant.
Seeing that seven or eight Chinese bombers turned around and ran away without dropping a single bomb, leaving only the chase planes to fight with less and more, Qiu Qingquan, who had been full of encouragement just now, immediately jumped up again and yelled at the bombers, even if you just lose two eggs If we run away again, it can relieve some of the pressure on us. Don’t you think it’s shabby just to fly away like this?
Seeing that the Chinese bombers still followed the past practice, they turned around and ran away when they saw the Japanese fighters. The two Type 95 water reconnaissance aircraft hovering in the sky began to descend in altitude, preparing to drop supplies.
At this time, the ground artillery fire of the Chinese troops was suppressed by the Type 96 Land Attack, and the fighter jets were intercepted by the Type 97 Land Attack. The pilots of the supply aircraft believed that the time was ripe to drop supplies by air.
But the next moment, the pilots of the two Type 95 water reconnaissance aircraft were dumbfounded, because there were many identification patterns of their own on the ground, so they could not tell which was the Chinese position and which was the Miki Regiment's position.
It turned out that after several Japanese airdrops, the Chinese troops saw through the Japs' tricks and made many identification patterns in advance that were the same as the Japs. When the Japs laid out the identification patterns on the position, the Chinese soldiers who had already prepared them also immediately He did as he was told, and the two Japanese pilots were stunned.
Although the Chinese ground anti-aircraft fire was suppressed and attracted by the Type 96 land attack, the Type 95 seaplane did not dare to fly too low to enter the fire range of Chinese machine guns and rifles. Looking down at the human figure from more than a thousand meters in the air It was just a small match, and it was even more difficult to see the clothes worn by the soldiers, because after days of fierce fighting, the clothes of the Chinese and Japanese soldiers had turned drab gray and it was impossible to tell them apart.
The pilots of the transport planes discussed that the supplies could not be taken back, but as long as they were dropped, the Miki Wing would be able to receive some. So after the two transport planes circled for several times at an altitude of more than a thousand meters, they could only drop a few aimlessly. Ten packages of supplies were sent back, and most of them landed on the Chinese positions. The Miki Regiment also received a few packages, and the soldiers wept with joy.
Soon after the eight Chinese bombers returned, they saw the Spitfire waiting for them at the predetermined location. Then they turned around together, rose to high altitude under the leadership of Zhou Zhihan, and flew south as fast as possible.
