It is said that Zhou Zhihan piloted a Spitfire fighter and led eight returning bombers to suddenly change direction in the Kunlun Pass. After galloping 80 kilometers south, all the fighters turned around again and headed east, gliding slowly using the most fuel-efficient flying method, waiting for dark.
Almost at the same time, eight bombers that took off from other airports were modified. Both models and serial numbers were the same as the eight bombers led by Zhou Zhihan. After several changes in direction in the air, they flew to Guilin to avoid the enemy's eyes and ears. In the sky above the airport, the eight bombers dressed as returning from Kunlun Pass cooperated with the airport and fired landing and delayed landing flares respectively to confuse the enemy agents hidden around the airport and make them believe that these eight planes were coming from Return from Kunlun Pass.
After the eight planes landed at Guilin Airport, the commander of Nanning Airport, Major General Tsukamoto 243, quickly received the news and relaxed his vigilance.
Because only Chinese fighter planes taking off from Guilin Airport can threaten the Nanning Airport occupied by the Japanese army.
In the afternoon, Zhou Zhihan's strategy was divided into three steps. First, he lured the snake out of the hole and led the Japanese fighter planes from Nanning Airport to Kunlun Pass.
The next step was to replace the pillars. When the bombers retreated from Kunlun Pass and suddenly rushed south, the bombers that took off from elsewhere landed at Guilin Airport, paralyzing the Japanese intelligence personnel.
The third step is to attack the east and west. This requires the Chinese fighter jets heading to Kunlun Pass to escort them. They must fight to the death to prevent the Japanese fighter jets at Kunlun Pass from returning before dark.
Everything is going smoothly according to plan.
When it was getting dark, Zhou Zhihan led eight bombers to fly north quickly again. After arriving on the route of Japanese fighter bombers to and from Kunlun Pass, they turned and headed straight for Nanning Airport.
Zhou Zhihan flew a Spitfire forward in order to quickly shoot down the enemy reconnaissance plane before it was discovered, and to suppress the Japanese air defense positions outside the airport.
It all worked out!
It went smoothly until Zhou Zhihan and the other nine people didn't believe it.
Before they set off, they repeatedly deduced the entire process of the plan on the sand table, and deduced all the foreseeable changes many times.
What surprised Zhou Zhihan and the crew of the other eight bombers was that the Japs were completely undefended, which made them even wonder if the Japs had set a trap for them at the airport.
Because it went so smoothly, so smoothly that people couldn't believe it was during a war.
Until Zhou Zhihan's flight helmet discovered in advance that four Japs reconnaissance planes had landed at the bustling Nanning Airport. The Japs inside and outside the airport were completely unprepared and regarded their nine fighter planes as his own, so he decisively turned on the landing navigation lamp to confuse the little devil.
Seeing the commander flying in front turn on the navigation lights, the eight Chinese bombers also turned on the navigation lights. At the same time, they couldn't help but be impressed by the commander-in-chief's courage and adaptability.
It takes tremendous courage to dare to turn on the navigation lights at this time. It is like walking in front of a group of blind men who are standing still and holding pistols. Although you know that they can't see you, they can hear you. Footsteps.
But if you also hold a cane in your hand and try to tap the ground as you walk...
In the darkness, watching nine fighter planes with navigation lights on roaring overhead, the gunners on the anti-aircraft artillery position outside the Japanese airport once again raised their hands to welcome them. Their enthusiasm reached its highest peak. In the past hour or so, Fighter planes kept coming from other places with great momentum, making the gunners feel the power of the empire on the spot, and their pride arose spontaneously.
Before fighter planes from elsewhere arrived, the airport commander, Major General Tsukamoto Tsukamoto, ordered in advance that the air defense positions outside the airport needed to be cautious and not accidentally injure one's own people.
Because there were no radars at the Japanese airport at this time, and there were no friend or foe identifiers on the fighter bombers, they could only rely on visual identification to identify friends and foes.
After receiving the order, the Japanese commander of the air defense position outside Nanning Airport ordered all anti-aircraft guns to point their muzzles downward for safety reasons to avoid accidental damage.
The main confidence that allowed the commander of the air defense position to issue this order without hesitation came from the fact that the airport dispatched dual-phase search and reconnaissance aircraft, which could cover the airspace within fifty kilometers around the airport.
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On the ground below, Nanning Airport is brightly lit.
The Japanese army had no defense at all.
Zhou Zhihan led eight bombers to descend.
No offensive guidance is needed, the target is right in front of you.
On the way down, Xu Jianghua and other eight bombers slowed down and spread out over each runway, preparing to land one after another, making the little Japanese feel like they were one of their own.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
The Spitfire suddenly opened fire while accelerating. The eight bullet trails were particularly conspicuous in the orange lights of the airport, and the sound of the machine gun was even more harsh.
Before Major General Tsukamoto 243 could react, he suddenly felt half of his body heat up, and his face was splashed with hot liquid. One of his arms was hit by a powerful machine gun bullet, leaving his body. Blood flew everywhere, and his flesh and bones were broken into pieces. The slag exploded. At the same time, several junior officers and lieutenants around him were shot and fell to the ground. Some were dead or injured, and they were rolling on the ground wailing.
With one successful blow, the airport commanders who first killed the Japanese army turned the little devils into headless flies. Zhou Zhihan pulled the joystick, and the Spitfire climbed vertically upwards, entering high altitudes to act as a guard against the returning Type 97 land combatants. Quickly looking around, he determined that it would take at least ten minutes for the Japanese fighter planes returning from Kunlun Pass to reach the airport. Zhou Zhihan pressed the lever and sprayed fire towards the most hidden oil depot in the airport.
The air attack came too suddenly!
The smiles of all the Japanese soldiers suddenly condensed and froze on their faces, and they were stunned for three or four seconds.
"boom……"
Captain Xu Jianghua, who was flying at the front of the bomber, was the first to drop the bomb. The roar of the bomb fell from the sky, hitting a reconnaissance aircraft that had just been refueled and exploding. Clouds of blood mist suddenly rose from the ground, and the dense crowd was shattered to pieces... …
At this time, many little devils had not yet reacted, and were still looking up blankly, because they could not believe it, and some even thought that a crash had occurred.
Eight bombers dropped bombs at low altitude at the same time, walking back and forth as freely as if they were at home.
The bombs roared down, rumbling explosions resounded from all directions, and the ground shook and shook deafeningly.
Only then did the Japanese realize that they had been attacked by an air attack. Some Japanese outside the airport shouted desperately, "Air attack... Chinese air attack... Defense..."
However, their cries were in vain, being drowned out by the powerful explosion.
Only then did the airport sirens scream.
Increasingly stronger explosions continued to sound, as loud as the constant thunder in the sky. The explosion point was filled with fireballs flying in all directions. The scene was very terrifying. Dust and smoke were billowing on the ground, and shrapnel was flying and collapsing. In this kind of situation, Amid the strong shock and death impact, all the Japanese soldiers at the airport frantically moved away from the runway and fighter planes, like headless flies looking for a place to hide. No one could remain calm in the face of the unexpected death.
The sudden attack by eight fighter planes had an astonishing effect. All the Japanese were caught off guard and in a state of panic. The whistling sound of bombs was like a reminder, urging them to escape quickly.
