Chapter 132 The decisive battle in the air
In northern Thailand, Chiang Mai, the headquarters of the Japanese 5th Flight Division. Lieutenant General Hidera Ota and Chief of Staff Colonel Mizuka Castle were stunned when they received the results reported by the 64th Flight Team.
"Miyasu, what did you say? All the twenty-four planes we sent this time were shot down? How could this be possible?" Lieutenant General Hidera Ota's face suddenly became gloomy as if water could drip out. He lost so many fighter jets at one time, even if the 5th Flying Division had more than 200 planes, it was unbearable! What's more, the last time they encountered a fu in Myitkyina, they lost dozens of planes. This was because Lieutenant General Hidera Ota was quickly replenished by his relationship with Lieutenant General Sugahara, the commander of the 3rd Air Force. Now, he lost so much at once, which made him not know how to speak.
"His division commander, the Chinese people suddenly had an air force, and it was a very good-performance aircraft, even more advanced than the P-40 fighters we had encountered on the Chinese battlefield. Therefore, the fleet we sent was wiped out." Major Infuri Gong, lowered his head and reported. The Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army had an air force, which was definitely beyond their expectations. Otherwise, they would not have sent only six fighters to escort the attack aircraft and critical strike aircraft this time.
"Does the Chinese have an air force? Or an advanced aircraft? How is that possible?" Lieutenant General Hidera Ota also felt that it was a bit unlikely.
The Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army is already difficult to deal with. If it has a strong air force, it will undoubtedly be even more difficult to deal with.
"How many planes did the Chinese people dispatch?" asked Colonel Sangzuka Castle.
"His Chief of Staff, the Chinese people dispatched a total of 24 fighter jets."
"24 fighters? Or is it a more advanced fighter than the P-40, that should be the P-51 fighter. No wonder we suffered such a huge loss." Colonel Kuratsuka Castle nodded.
"His division commander, the Chinese have an air force, which is completely beyond our expectations. We will suffer such a great loss without any precautions. However, the Chinese people now have undoubtedly threatened us even more. The sky in Southeast Asia will no longer be completely controlled by us." Colonel Sanzuka Castle was a little worried.
"No, the sky in Southeast Asia has been under the control of the Imperial Army Air Force of the Japanese Imperial Army. We must not be affected just because the Chinese have twenty-four P-51 fighters. We will immediately dispatch a large-scale aircraft fleet to destroy the Chinese airport, shoot down their fighters, and completely defeat them!" Lieutenant General Hidera Obata ordered fiercely.
He absolutely cannot accept that the air supremacy that has been controlled by the Japanese and Chinese Army Air Force is challenged.
"Secretary Commander, how many fighter planes do we need to dispatch?" Colonel Kuratsuka Castle felt the determination of Lieutenant General Hideyoshi Obata.
"The 64th Flying Team and the 81st Flying Team are invested in all the main forces. In addition, a large number of attack aircraft and critical strike aircraft must be used to give the Chinese people a fatal blow." Lieutenant General Obata Hidera was obviously planning to make a desperate bet. He did this to devote all the main forces of the 5th Flying Division to the top, and to destroy the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force in one fell swoop, ensuring the Japanese and National Air Force's control over air supremacy.
"Hi, Master of the Division." Colonel Kuratsuka Castle and Minami Yuiyo nodded repeatedly.
At 1:00 p.m. on September 3, at the Japanese airport around Chiang Mai, the main fighter jets of the 5th Flight Division of the Japanese Army had completed the preparations before takeoff. With the order of Lieutenant General Obata Hideyoshi, 72 Type 96 land attack aircraft, 48 Type 99 light critical strike aircraft, and 66 Type 1 fighter jets took off one after another, completed formation command in the sky, and flew towards the west in a mighty manner.
There are a total of 186 fighter jets, which are already all the fighter jets that the 5th Division of the Japanese Army can take off except those that were inspected and repaired.
Looking at the vast fleet of aircraft, Lieutenant General Obata Hidera was very satisfied. He firmly believed that when they dispatched such a large-scale fighter jet, the anti-Japanese and national rescue army air force would definitely not be able to hold on.
When the air force of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army was destroyed, the entire sky of Myanmar and even Southeast Asia would still belong to the Japanese Army Air Force.
When the Japanese army was rushing to attack, Xu Huansheng, the anti-Japanese and national salvation army aviation team, was asking Qin Shou whether to launch an active attack on the Japanese army and solve the threat of Japanese aircraft to fight against the Japanese national salvation army in one fell swoop.
"The commander, the intelligence obtained from the Americans was mainly the 5th Flying Division used by the Japanese army to fight in Myanmar airspace, and the airport of this Flying Division is mainly in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. Now, we already have 24 b-25 bombers and 12 b-24 bombers. If the mobilization group attacks the Japanese airport, it can completely blow up the Japanese airport. As long as two or three times are dispatched, the Japanese airport will be able to be eliminated in one fell swoop. At that time, the Japanese 5th Flying Division will no longer pose a threat to us." Xu Huansheng seemed a little excited.
It is better to take the initiative to attack by blindly defending. If you can take the initiative to attack and destroy the Japanese airport, you will undoubtedly be able to solve the problem once and for all.
"This is a good idea. However, be careful. It is not easy for our air force to accumulate these assets. The Americans will not always provide us with so much support." Qin Shou was still very interested in actively attacking the Japanese airport. However, he hoped to try his best to preserve his strength.
"Yes, commander." Xu Huansheng nodded. He knew what Qin Shou meant. However, he believed that as long as he planned well, he could succeed.
At this moment, a staff officer ran in.
"General, Chief Xu, the airport reported that the radar discovered a large number of Japanese aircraft, almost 200."
"What? Two hundred Japanese planes? Are they crazy?" Xu Huansheng jumped up suddenly.
"We killed 24 of their planes in the morning. Are they starting to take revenge now?" Qin Shou's face was also very bad. For the newly formed anti-Japanese and national-salvation aviation team, the Japanese army's large-scale attack undoubtedly brought great pressure to them. If they were not careful, there would be a possibility that the entire army would be wiped out.
"Order our six fighter squadrons to take off and prepare for the fight. The air defense forces at the airport will immediately enter the highest alert state." Xu Huansheng immediately ordered.
"Order the air defense brigade and the air defense forces of each unit to prepare for battle!" Qin Shou also issued an order. Since the Japanese army had arrived, they had no choice but to fight.
Chapter completed!