Little Devil Frontline Airport.
Issaku Kuroki, who came from afar from the 22nd Flying Team, did not have the pride of being an elite team.
"Kameyama-kun, in this battle, our 22nd Flying Squadron will follow your 75th Flying Squadron to lure out the air force of the China Expeditionary Force Group and destroy it." Kuroki's center left facing Kameyama Keiwei of the 75th Flying Squadron. said.
Kuroki Nakazuo, who had fought against each other over the Pacific, knew the power of the Mustang fighter all too well.
"No problem, Kuroki-kun. I'll leave it to you this time for the Third Flight Regiment to wash away its shame." Kameyama Center Left, who hates the Expeditionary Force Air Force deeply but has no choice but to do anything about it, is obviously very excited about the arrival of Kuroki Center Left and his team. , not unhappy at all because he acted as bait.
Kuroda Hisafumi's left wing proved with his own life that Nakajima Isshiki is really a younger brother in front of the Mustang fighter, even if the opponent is a group of Chinese who have only flown the Mustang fighter for a few days.
If his skills were inferior to others, Kameyama Zhongzuo would admit it, but if he was far behind others in terms of fighter skills, then he would really be unconvinced.
"Kameyama-kun, thank you for your hard work!" Kuroki Nakazuo stood up and bowed to Kameyama Nakazuo.
For the cooperation of these colleagues, Kuroki Zhongzuo is really grateful.
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On the second line of defense, we watched the Japs’ fleets attack on a large scale.
The battalion commander on the position looked at the sky expectantly, hoping to see the familiar Expeditionary Force fighter jets appear again.
As he expected, when the Little Japanese fighter jets appeared, the Expeditionary Force Mustang fighter jets rushed out one after another from the clouds!
Kuroki's 22nd Flying Team on the left was originally behind the Kameyama Flying Team. When they saw the target appearing, they accelerated their speed and quickly surpassed the Kameyama Flying Team and rushed to the front.
"Sure enough, it's a new fighter." Colonel Howard looked at the Hayate fighter that passed over the Nakajima-1 Hayabusa fighter and rushed towards it fiercely. Although it was highly similar to the Hayabusa fighter in appearance, when Kuroki accelerated his flight to the left, the soaring speed The speed shows that this is a brand new fighter aircraft.
Howard thought of the information provided by Gao Jianwu. Sure enough, the speed of the new fighter jet of the Little Devil has been improved a lot, which means that their engine technology has also been improved by one generation.
There were many thoughts running in his head, but Howard didn't waste any time in his hands and rushed directly towards a Gale fighter jet.
Kuroki Zhongzuo, who was rushing at the front, couldn't help but sneered when he saw a Mustang fighter jet rushing towards him without any scruples.
"Baga, the ignorant are really fearless. I thought I was using the Nakajima style, so I'm going to do it on you today." Kuroki laughed ferociously and said to himself.
Although the opponent is flying a Mustang fighter, its performance is not worse than its Hayate fighter, and it is even better.
But Kuroki was not afraid at all, because he had many opportunities to face Mustang fighter jets in the Pacific air and sea battle, and he even shot down a Mustang fighter jet in a Zero fighter.
It can completely make up for the slight gap between the Hayate fighter and the Mustang fighter with its rich experience.
If viewed from the ground, a Mustang fighter jet and a JetFeng fighter jet are rushing towards each other almost straight in the sky, just like medieval knights dueling with guns.
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The officers and soldiers on the second line of defense watched the duel between fighter jets in the sky and couldn't help but sweat for their own fighter jets.
"Good boy, I fought so fiercely, you idiot. Are you crazy?" The battalion commander on the ground simply lay down on the position to observe the battle in the sky.
He knew that the little Japs on the ground would not attack until the air battle was over. I always look up and have a headache.
It's better to just lie on the ground and see clearly. The two dueling fighter jets in the sky almost all reached speeds of more than 600 kilometers per hour.
The distance of these few kilometers can be reached almost in the blink of an eye. The little devil Kuroki took the lead in firing, but before he opened fire, Colonel Howard had already used the machine as he expected.
He pulled his head up and escaped the wave unscathed.
Howard knew the little devil's tactics well and skillfully moved to seize the high point of the battle.
Kuroki missed the target with one blow, and almost followed Howard's rhythm by pulling up the nose of the plane and flying high into the sky. However, the speed of the Mustang fighter was one point faster than that of the Gale fighter. Howard took the lead in occupying the high point and then rolled. Turn into level flight and fire at the rising Kuroki!
Blackwood ascended into a side roll, and the fighter plane left its original position in an instant, causing Howard's attack to also fail.
The two fighters suddenly separated into two different directions as if they were bounced away.
"It's interesting. He's an opponent." Colonel Howard saw that the opponent's control was as smooth as silk, and he knew that he had met a master among the little devils.
This aroused his fighting spirit even more. He also controlled the fighter plane to make a big turn and found the direction of Kuroki's fighter plane again. He didn't even wait for the scope to lock on Kuroki's fighter plane before firing a series of bullets in a prejudicial manner!
This forced Kuroki to continue to roll and dodge, allowing Colonel Howard to finally take the initiative to attack, and the fighter planes chasing Kuromu kept firing!
Although the blast fighter shows extremely excellent maneuverability. But in front of Colonel Howard, these are just child's play.
The Mustang fighter he drove also had excellent maneuverability and could follow Kuromu all the way, leaving Kuromu with no chance to resist.
In this extremely passive situation, Kuroki still evaded for nearly ten minutes before Colonel Howard shot out the black smoke. The maneuverability of the Hayate fighter was fully utilized by Kuroki.
However, being inferior to the Mustang fighter in terms of speed, Howard had the upper hand and was unable to escape the fate of being chased and attacked!
What makes the shady pretense even more stubborn is. His 22nd Flying Team was completely targeted this time. Gao Jianwu's intelligence system perfectly predicted their arrival.
Not only did 46 Mustang fighter jets be sent to besiege the 22nd Flying Team. In addition, 30 Mustang fighter jets were dispatched to attack the 75th Flying Squadron serving as bait.
So when Colonel Howard and Lu Xingguo and their 16 elite pilots in the clouds selected their opponents for the Hayate fighter.
30 fighter jets also poured out and pounced directly on the 75th Flying Squadron. The second air battle took place over the second line of defense.
This second battle lasted for more than an hour before it was over. In the end, all the Japanese fighter jets were shot down.
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On the Expeditionary Force Group side, Colonel Howard and the others were shot down 5 fighter planes. Fortunately, they all parachuted safely and the personnel were unscathed.
Lu Xingguo and his 16 pilots adopted a 2-on-1 approach. In the end, 8 Little Japanese fighter jets were beaten down, and two of them were lost on their side. This data is very good in terms of battle loss ratio, but in terms of the actual process, there is a lot of experience that Lu Xingguo and the others can learn from.
After all, using fighters with superior performance and a 2-on-1 numerical advantage still resulted in battle losses, which shows that in terms of aerial combat experience, there is still a long way to go between everyone and the elite pilots of the Little Devils.
If Gao Jianwu hadn't used his influence to drag Colonel Howard and others into the water, they would be the main force in this air battle.
I am afraid that the casualties of the expeditionary force cluster air force will be very heavy this time. An exchange ratio of 1:1 is already considered the best outcome.
However, for the Expeditionary Force Cluster Air Force, the most severe test has passed. The Little Devil's Swift Wind fighter was originally an experimental model, and their current production volume is not yet able to deploy a large number of flying teams in China.
The main opponents of the Expeditionary Force Cluster Air Force are the Nakajima-1 and Type-97 fighters, the two most common fighter jets.
After this stage of air combat, the number of air force fighters in the expeditionary force cluster has been reduced from more than 100 to more than 90. Although the number of fighter jets has shrunk significantly, in terms of combat effectiveness, the air force of the expeditionary force cluster is already very different from the original group of rookies.
at least in
Facing the main fighter aircraft of the little devil Nakajima, the Expeditionary Force Cluster Air Force has been able to firmly gain the upper hand and achieve a very high battle loss ratio.
The air battles above Xiaoxiang constantly defeated the little devils and the supporting air force of the 11th Army, and the air force of the expeditionary force group had sharpened their claws.
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"Commander Fang, we will leave here tomorrow. Although the headquarters of the ninth theater commander is not interested in us, we cannot just sit here and do nothing. Our expeditionary force group will choose to go north to attack the West Route Army of the Japs tomorrow." Gao Jianwu saw that the Little Japanese Air Force had been exhausted, and felt that it was time to go north to deliver a fatal blow to the 11th Army, so he found Commander Fang to say goodbye.
"Commander Gao, you really don't have to rush into the battlefield in such a hurry. After all, there is no order from the top. If you do this, you will easily be criticized." Commander Fang did not expect that Gao Jianwu and the others would leave just a few days after he was stable.
He always said that Commander Fang felt very relieved when he saw Gao Jianwu and his air force showing off their power in the air. After all, with such a strong army by his side, he would not be afraid even if the little Japs came to attack him.
Even though Gao Jianwu's troops were almost the same in number as his troops, Commander Fang knew that even if he had twice or three times the number, he might not be able to defeat them.
There are seven or eight heavy artillery regiments and a dozen tank battalions, and they have their own air force flying team. Commander Fang feels that even with the 400,000 troops in the 9th theater, they may not be able to win against Gao Jianwu's expeditionary force group.
"What's the point of fighting the Japanese? Do you have any orders?" Gao Jianwu said with a smile, "No one can stop our expeditionary force. After defeating the 11th Army, we will cross the Yangtze River and fight all the way back."
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Gao Jianwu said this lightly, but his domineering attitude made Commander Fang a little envious. To be honest, he really wanted to do this with Gao Jianwu and the others. Instead of staying here in frustration, subject to restrictions and suspicions everywhere.
As the chief officer of a motley army, he was fed up with all kinds of anger. But he didn't have Gao Jianwu's arrogance and freedom to leave whenever he wanted.
"If that's the case, then I wish Commander-in-Chief Gao will be victorious in every battle." Commander Fang smiled bitterly, "I still have to live here."
"Commander Fang, we will knock out the little Japanese's air force this time, and then deal with the 40th Division of the West Route Army on the right of the little Japanese, and then move eastward and wait for an opportunity to eat up the 68th, 116th and 116th Divisions of the little Japanese in the middle. The main force of the 34th and 58th Divisions defeated half of the 11th Army of the Little Japs. Presumably the little Jaap Isamu Yokoyama did not dare to attack anymore.
In this way, Hengzhou should be very safe. Gao Jianwu consoled him. In another time and space, this general who was short of troops and under the control of his superiors commanded a weak brigade and still blocked the Japs for more than a month!
He can indeed be considered a man.
If there is no room for him to perform at this time and space, Gao Jianwu will take care of most of the attacking Japs before heading north with confidence.
"I hope so, Commander Gao. When will you set off tomorrow, Fang will see you off personally." Commander Fang nodded.
After seeing the strength of the Expeditionary Force Group, he did not believe that the Japs could take advantage of Gao Jianwu's Expeditionary Force Group. However, Commander Fang was still a little worried when he thought that Commander Xue in the Nine Station District would reap the benefits.
"Commander Fang, you're welcome. It doesn't have to be like this. We can just set off on our own tomorrow."
"It's nothing but a little effort. You are fighting bloody battles at the front, and this is what you should do."
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Headquarters of the Ninth Theater Command Commander.
Hearing that Gao Jianwu and his expeditionary force were going north and no longer staying in Hengzhou, not only did Commander Xue feel a little surprised, but even Chief of Staff Zhao Zili was also a little surprised.
"What does Gao Jianwu's expeditionary force group want to do?" Commander Xue frowned and asked softly to his staff and the chief of staff who didn't want to see him but kept wandering in front of him at any time.
"Chief Xue, I'm afraid they want to make a fuss about propaganda again." Chief of Staff Zhao said with some uncertainty.
Although he had persuaded Commander Xue to join the expeditionary force group in the defense of Tanzhou before the war, he did not want Gao Jianwu and the others to make contributions. He still hoped to use the little devil's hands to tidy up the unruly expeditionary force group.
However, Commander Xue ignored his suggestion at all, and the Expeditionary Force Group sent its air force to participate in the battle, beating the little devil's air force half to death, and once again won a huge reputation in the country.
"Sir Xue, I feel it is not as simple as what Chief of Staff Zhao said. The expeditionary force group has been famous for a long time. They don't need this reputation to do anything. It will not shake their reputation as the strongest army." A senior staff member jumped. came out and said.
"If we simply want fame and publicity, it is enough for them to dispatch the air force to fight. The results they achieved in the two battles in the air have reached more than half of the results achieved by the Flying Tigers, which is enough to be proud of."
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For the two aerial battles, Colonel Howard and the others secretly participated in the second battle without any publicity. Even local cowards like Commander Xue and Chief of Staff Zhao did not know that Howard and the others were responsible for the second aerial battle.
Although the Chinese people don’t know much about the blast fighter jet at all. However, more than 160 fighters and bombers were shot down in two aerial meetings. These were witnessed by officers and soldiers at the forward position and calculated by thoughtful people. They even made the battalion commander on that position a fortune because of the downed fighter planes. Most of the little devils who parachuted down were captured by his quick eyes and quick hands.
Coupled with the highly publicized exploits of the heavy artillery regiment that bombed the Little Japs, this was already the fourth major victory achieved by the expeditionary force group after returning home.
Even the principal's military command department had to pinch their noses and order commendations.
As for the propaganda agencies of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters and the Jiangbian District Headquarters, they continued to publicize the news of the victory to the people across the country through newspapers and radio stations, which once again set off an upsurge in discussions about the expeditionary force cluster in the country.
With this publicity, the enthusiasm for young talents to go to Jin Dynasty, which had been somewhat stagnant, became high again.
This time, the pilots who were idle in various places because there were no planes were all eager to set off for Shanxi. Some of them came directly to Sanxiang in a hurry.
As an expeditionary force group with the most powerful fleet in the country, it is extremely attractive to these unwilling pilots.
Especially the old team members who had classmates or colleagues defecting to them in the early days, they were so regretful that their intestines were blue.
However, when I think that Gao Jianwu's Expeditionary Force Air Force is still in short supply of pilots, every one of them wants to put on their wings and fly directly to the Expeditionary Force Cluster.
Nowadays, any young person in China who is literate and has the opportunity to come into contact with newspapers and magazines or listen to the radio, who doesn’t know that in the expeditionary force group, they use the best equipment to beat the strongest little devil!
The Expeditionary Force Group has used victory after victory to tell the people at home that they can not only beat the little devils abroad until they have nowhere to escape, but now they can also beat the little devils at home.
This dealt a heavy blow to the capitulationists and Hannugan, and greatly encouraged the country's confidence in victory.
Therefore, it is too short-sighted to say that Gao Jianwu and the others led the team north this time for publicity.
Zhao Zili blushed and knew that his speculation was a bit unreasonable.
"Mr. Xue, is there a possibility that the expeditionary force group was originally going north to return to their headquarters?" Another staff member hesitantly raised a possibility.
Everyone was stunned for a moment when they heard it, but after thinking about it carefully, they found that his suggestion might be the truth. Whether it is a conspiracy theory to gain ground or the reasons for claiming limelight, these are too far-fetched.
The expeditionary force group originally came from Jin, and now they use the road to fight back. Isn't that a matter of course?
Because in terms of land area, the Pearl River Delta is far richer than Sanxiang. In addition, they took that place back from the Japs.
So even if the principal doesn't approve of it, they just stand there and it's justified in the eyes of the people.
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But now the principal obviously doesn’t have any
If there is a way to solve the Expeditionary Force Cluster, then it is inevitable that the Expeditionary Force Cluster will replace the Guangdong Army and become the new local force.
Relatively speaking, that place is easier to defend and harder to attack.
"If the expeditionary force group just continues on the road, will they take the initiative to fight with the Japs before leaving?" Commander Xue suddenly raised his eyebrows, because this would be a great thing for him. No need. I'm worried that Gao Jianwu will disrupt the situation here.
It would be even more perfect if we could take care of the little Japs from two divisions. Thinking of this, Commander Xue felt even more happy.
In any case, the expeditionary force group dealt with the Japanese air threat and some heavy artillery units, and stabilized the dangerous second line of defense.
Even though Chief Xue didn't say a word outside, he still knew something about it.
"We don't quite know what they think yet. However, I believe that as long as the commander-in-chief can send a telegram requesting assistance to the expeditionary force group, they may be able to complete this mission." The staff member replied.
"If we take the initiative to solve some logistical problems for them and improve the relationship, this possibility will be even greater."
After listening to this, Chief Xue pondered for a while and finally made a decision.
"Li Gaosen, in your name, call the Expeditionary Force Group and tell them that the Ninth Theater District will raise 100,000 kilograms of grain and 50 pigs for the Expeditionary Force Group, so that the Expeditionary Force Group can march north in triumph. The delivery of this matter is up to you. Take full responsibility. If the expeditionary force group has any other demands that are not too excessive, you can make your own decision." Commander Xue said to the staff member.
Chief of Staff Zhao subconsciously wanted to jump out and object, but this time he really couldn't find a reason to object.
"Yes, Chief Xue, I am humble enough to go down and handle this matter." Li Gao responded. He and Chief Xue were of the same faction, and both were prosperous. Naturally, he would not do anything that harmed Chief Xue's interests.
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Gao Jianwu didn't expect there would be an unexpected surprise. Although 100,000 kilograms of grain and 50 pigs are only enough for two or three days for the expeditionary army.
Compared with the supply provided by Commander Fang in Hengzhou, it was a bit stingy.
But he had never thought about such a thing before. All members of the army marched with seven days' worth of food, waiting to kill the Japs and seize a wave of Japs' food baggage for replenishment.
For Gao Jianwu, he is not afraid that there will be little Japs in the places he passes by, but he is afraid that the number of Japs will be too small, so that too many will not be captured.
With the current size of the expeditionary force, which has more than 50,000 people, it would be impossible to seize dozens or hundreds of tons at a time, which would not last a few days.
This is one of the reasons why Gao Jianwu did not dare to take the expeditionary force group and march straight into it. If there were not big cities wherever he went, he would not be able to provide food and drink for this army.
The army rolled northward, and after three days of long-distance march, they arrived at Ningxiang, where they met Li Gao, who had been waiting for a long time.
"Good morning, Commander-in-Chief Gao. I am Li Xiazhong, the staff officer of the Major General of the Ninth Theater Command. Following the order of Commander Xue, I have specially prepared 100,000 kilograms of grain and 50 pigs for the brothers in the expeditionary force group to show off. Commander-in-Chief Gao, please accept it." Li Xiazhong said to Gao Jianwu with a smile on his face.
"Thank you, Commander Xue, for your kindness, but I'm sorry for being so disrespectful." Gao Jianwu looked at Li Xiazhong, who was wearing the uniform of a major general. After being polite, he directly accepted the supplies.
Then he introduced Li Xiazhong into his command tent.
"Thank you, Chief Xue, for your kindness. I didn't know Li Gaosen was here, but would Chief Xue have anything to say?" Gao Jianwu knew that Chief Xue would not give him these things for no reason.
"Commander Gao, Commander Xue's brothers were originally prepared to come to greet the expeditionary force in person, but they are so busy with military affairs that they really can't leave." After Li Xiazhong bowed his hand and apologized, he directly brought the topic to the main topic.
"I wonder if Commander-in-Chief Gao is passing by by chance this time or does he have ulterior motives when he goes north? Fifty or sixty miles from Yiyang is our army's second line of defense. The little devil is now wreaking havoc here with the right army. If it weren't for your air force, Xiangzhu destroyed the main force of the Japanese air force and artillery. I'm afraid our army's third
The second line of defense has collapsed. "
Li Xiazhong first gave Gao Jianwu a high hat, and then changed the subject.
"Li heard that the expeditionary force group has superior combat power. Why not annihilate the 44th Division of the Little Japanese Right Army in one fell swoop?"
If other people heard such words, they would naturally be tempted to bargain and ask for something in exchange before revealing their plans. Gao Jianwu did not have such a bad habit and said directly to Li Xiazhong.
"Li Gaosen, you are right. When our army goes north, we will not let the Japs run rampant here. We have decided to annihilate the 40th Division first, and then move eastward to annihilate the Japs' Middle Route Army in one fell swoop. Near the Miluo River, if Commander Xue has any plans, then deploy operations against the Third Division and the Thirteenth Division of the Little Japanese Left Army."
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