bookrebus Chapter 726: Finally Arrived at the Battlefield
Chapter 726: Finally Arrived at the Battlefield
726 Finally Arrived at the Battlefield
Originally, Meng Jifei and his fighter formation could bypass Yangcheng.
But that would increase their short flight time.
Their shortest flight route is over Guangzhou.
Meng Jifei knew very well that if they arrived at the battlefield one minute earlier, Leng Tiancheng and his men's losses would probably be smaller.
In order to fly to the Echeng battlefield as soon as possible, Meng Jifei didn't care about the Japanese in Yangcheng who might discover them.
It flew over the heads of the Japanese in Yangcheng.
Anyway, even if the Japanese in Yangcheng discovered them now, it would be too late.
"Baga, the Chinese fighter planes are heading for our attack aircraft group."
At this moment, when the old Japanese soldier Tanaka Hisaichi looked at the thirty P38 fighter planes flying overhead, he suddenly realized.
Even at this moment, he still couldn't figure out where this group of fighter jets came from.
But now, he has no time to think about these things.
The most important thing is how to notify their aircraft fleet on the front line in Goose City.
But unfortunately, they seemed to have no way to notify the attack aircraft on the front line.
It’s because the Japanese fighter planes don’t even have radio communications.
Once in the air, all communication is done through hand gestures.
Tanaka Kyuichi had no choice but to receive a call from the commander of the Japanese aviation regiment, Lengshui Junmu.
"Lengshui Jun, you say.
OK, I understand.
I will report this to Commander Tanaka right away."
After the Japanese Chief of Staff hung up the phone, he came up to Tanaka Kyuichi and said, "It was Leng Shui-kun who called from the airport.
He also saw the group of Chinese fighter planes that had just flown in from the west.
Leng Shuijun has the same idea as us.
This group of Chinese fighter planes must be heading towards the Echeng front and our fighter plane group.
Lengshuijun asked us to send a telegram to the 108th Regiment on the Goose City front.
Let them send people to light smoke signals on the ground to form a triangle.
In this way, our pilots in the sky can get early warning."
It turned out that the commanders and pilots of the Japanese flying regiment also had their own response plans for this kind of emergency.
When the old devil Tanaka Hisaichi heard this, he immediately shouted, “What are you waiting for?
Quick, send a telegram to the 108th Regiment and have them do it immediately."
"Hi!"
At the same time, Leng Shui Junmu, commander of the Japanese flying regiment, also issued air defense combat orders to the three Japanese airports in Yangcheng.
Activate all the anti-aircraft guns they have.
To prevent the possible appearance of the Kuomintang bomber groups from behind.
“I knew Ye Qingshan was cunning.
He did have a backup plan.
Could it be that everything he did before was to attract all my flying squadrons to Goose City?"
"Damn it, I shouldn't have listened to Commander Tanaka's urging.
I should have stuck to my plan.”
At this moment, at the northern airport in Yangcheng, the commander of the Japanese flying regiment, Lengshui Junmu, smashed his own office and was furious.
He had realized that they might have been fooled by Ye Qingshan.
Originally, all this could have been avoided if it had gone according to his plan.
I have to say that the commander of the Japanese flying regiment is very capable.
However, he was not the highest commander of the Japanese in Yangcheng after all, and eventually succumbed to the pressure from the old Japanese Tanaka Hisaichi.
And now, he can't do anything.
As for how many of the one hundred Japanese fighter planes sent to the front line can finally return, it all depends on fate.
And, that's not the worst.
According to Lengshui Junmu's speculation, this group of Kuomintang fighter planes was likely to be followed by a group of bombers.
They must take advantage of the opportunity when all their fighter jets are sent out to destroy all their airports in Yangcheng.
Because if it were him, that's what he would do.
Once all their airports in Yangcheng are destroyed.
That was the most desperate situation for the one hundred Japanese fighter pilots on the front line.
Because, even if they managed to escape, this wave of Kuomintang fighter planes would still attack them from the west.
They will also find that they are homeless.
“So, we must keep our airport.
Definitely.”
Lengshui Junmu's face was grim, and at this moment he had no time to blame Tanaka Kyuichi.
He rushed out of the office with his command knife and went to the airport to personally command the Japanese soldiers guarding the airport and conduct air defense operations.
He didn't even have time to ask Tanaka Hisaichi for help.
Let Tanaka Hisaichi transfer more Japanese troops from other places to strengthen the defense of the airport.
It was because he knew very well that there would definitely not be enough time.
Given the speed of fighter planes in the sky, the distance between the bomber group and the fighter group will not be too long.
The Kuomintang bomber group behind will definitely arrive faster than their reinforcements.
Now, if they want to save themselves, they can only rely on the few hundred Japanese defenders at the airport.
But it is just a drop in the bucket.
……
At this moment, the P38 fighter group commanded by Meng Jifei had flown over Yangcheng and arrived at the airspace east of Yangcheng.
The P38 fighter jet piloted by Meng Jifei had a speed of over kilometers per hour.
It only took them fifteen minutes to fly from Yangcheng to Echeng in the east.
"Captain, please look ahead."
As a result, less than two minutes after they passed over Guangzhou.
Meng Jifei and his team saw a lone fighter plane appearing in the sky ahead, flying unsteadily.
Not far away, there was a fighter plane falling to the ground, trailing black smoke.
Leng Tiancheng's P40 fighter jet was already riddled with holes.
Just now, he and the last Zero fighter of the Japanese were both so bloodthirsty that they faced each other head-on without dodging or avoiding.
He successfully shot down the last Zero fighter piloted by the Japanese ace pilot.
But at the same time, he also paid a heavy price.
The Japanese Zero fighter fired many bullets that pierced his body.
His body was now riddled with holes, just like the P40 fighter jet he was piloting.
Only half of the rudder in the cockpit remained, and the canopy was covered with spider-web cracks and shooting holes.
With trembling hands, he took out a box of crumpled Camel cigarettes, but found that the lighter had been pierced by shrapnel.
"Son of a bitch..."
He gave a wry smile.
Finally I wanted to smoke a cigarette, but God didn’t even give me the chance.
In the final battle of two versus three, the perfect cooperation between Leng Tiancheng and his wingman Wang Xiaojun allowed them to successfully kill the three pursuing Japanese Zero planes.
However, the wingman of teammate Wang Xiaojun was also shot down and his life or death is unknown.
Now, Leng Tiancheng also knew that he was destined not to go back today.
As for skydiving, it is no longer necessary.
Not only was the ejection device destroyed by the bullet, making it impossible for him to eject.
Moreover, he didn't want to leave his P40 fighter.