~.-~ Chapter 205 Fierce Air War

The telegram said that on the river near Yichang, it was attacked by six Chinese Air Force aircraft, and all three gunboats were sunk. The commander of the Japanese 10th Army holding the telegram was so gloomy that he could twist out the water. The chief of staff of the 10th Army next to him also had a serious face. The two of them never thought that there would be Chinese aircraft near Yichang.

The commander of the 10th Japanese Army of the Japanese had a gloomy face and walked back and forth in his office several times before saying to the Japanese Chief of Staff Nagata Sadao next to him: "Nagata, what do you think of the Chinese plane that suddenly appeared this time?"

"Hi", when the Japanese Chief of Staff Nagata Sadao saw his commander asking about him, he immediately stood attentively and said respectfully: "Master Commander, I think these may be the only few remaining old-fashioned aircraft in China, and may be planes flying from Chongqing."

"Well, I think so too." The commander of the 10th Army of the Japanese Apocalypse also agreed, "The two reconnaissance aircraft that we just disappeared a few hours ago are also related to these Chinese aircraft."

"Hisser Commander, I think these Chinese aircraft have posed a threat to us, and we must firmly annihilate them." Sadao Nagata, Chief of Staff of the Japanese Agents, suggested.

"Then I'll give the Sato fighter squadron at Wuhan Airport, ordering the Sato fighter squadron to take off to Yichang immediately to find the Chinese planes and annihilate them." The commander of the 10th Army of the Japanese immediately ordered.

"Hey, I'll call Sato Tatsuo immediately." The Japanese Chief of Staff bent down and saluted.

Ten minutes later, the Sato fighter squadron at the Japanese Wuhan Airport was ready to take off, and 24 Japanese fighter jets were gradually launched, leading the team to attack Tatsuo Sato, the leader of the Japanese fighter jet squadron.

Sato Tatsuo, who had just ascended into the sky, was full of excitement. It has been a long time since there were no Chinese planes. This time, six of them appeared in Yichang at one time. You must teach these Chinese planes a lesson later. Sato Tatsuo thought excitedly.

After the 24 Japanese Apocalypse took off, they completed the tactical formation in the air and flew towards Yichang.

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At Yichang Airport, several staff members of the early warning radar station were still watching the radar situation as usual. Suddenly, a radar soldier's face changed. He found that a large number of planes were flying towards Yichang.

After several staff members of the early warning radar station confirmed that they were correct, they immediately called the command room of Yichang Airport. Immediately, a sharp alarm sounded at the Yichang Airport. A pilot quickly ran towards the Mustang fighter on the airport with his own equipment.

"Please note that 24 enemy planes are attacking in the east, all Mustang fighter planes have been launched into the camp, and early warning planes have also been launched into the air for alert." Gao Zhihang held the microphone in front of him and ordered loudly at the command center.

Due to the urgent situation, it was too late to ask Zhang Yunfei for instructions. It was not until after all the orders for all aircraft to take off to fight, Gao Zhihang answered Zhang Yunfei's phone number and reported the situation to Zhang Yunfei.

After answering the phone, Zhang Yunfei was in a serious mood. The Japanese were coming in full force and sent 24 fighter jets in one breath. The 24 fighter jets should account for half of all fighter jets at Wuhan Airport. The Japanese were really a big deal.

Zhang Zizhong next to him heard that 24 little devil planes were attacking, and he secretly worried about Zhang Yunfei. He wondered whether Gao Zhihang's flight brigade could withstand the attack of the little devil planes.

At Yichang Airport, 16 pilots skillfully boarded the 16 neatly parked Mustang fighters on the airport. Everyone started the engines one by one and drove to the runway one after another. One by one, Mustang fighters taxied on the runway and rose to the blue sky. After completing the formation in the air, they flew towards the direction of the Japanese plane's invasion.

Most of the 24 aircraft that the Japanese attacked this time were Nakajima 97 fighters. The weapons of this aircraft were equipped with two 7.7mm machine guns, with a maximum speed of 460 kilometers per hour, a ceiling of 10,000 meters, and a range of 800 kilometers. Only a few were Nakajima 91 fighters.

The Nakajima 97 fighter is more advanced than the Nakajima 91 fighter previously equipped by the Japanese Army. The Nakajima 97 fighter is a single-engine single-seat light fighter developed by the Japanese Army in the late 1930s and is also the first single-wing structure fighter equipped by the Japanese Army.

The commander of the 10th Army of the Japanese immediately sent most of the Nakajima Type 97 fighter jets at Wuhan Airport. It can be seen that the Chinese planes sank the Japanese gunboats just now, which made the Japanese commander anxious. The Japanese commander wanted to save face and shot down the Chinese planes.

The Japanese Aircraft Squadron maintained an altitude of about 5,000 meters and flew towards Yichang Airport at a speed of about 300 kilometers per hour. The Japanese Aircraft Squadron Captain Tatsuo Sato was not as nervous as before the war and was chatting easily with the Japanese Aircraft First Squadron Captain through a wireless telephone.

"Fujita, our commander is really making a big deal. A few Chinese planes actually dispatched one of our squadrons. This reminds me of an old Chinese saying, "Why use a knives to kill chickens?" Sato Tatsuo said a little whiningly.

"Hi, Squadron Captain, we will find those Chinese planes later. We must tease these Chinese pilots to let them know the power of the Imperial Air Force of the Japanese Army." The Japanese Aircraft Captain said arrogantly.

"Fujita, this idea is good. We will do it later." After saying that, Tatsuo Sato laughed arrogantly, as if the planes of the Chinese team were already fish on the chopping board and could be slaughtered.

The Japanese Air Force was too arrogant. Since entering China for combat, they had almost never encountered effective resistance from the Chinese Air Force. For a long time, the Japanese Air Force had been flying at will in China's airspace. When there was any war, they often bullied the Chinese army on the ground.

This has led to the arrogance and arrogantness of the Japanese Air Force. Today, all the Japanese pilots believe that if they go to deal with 6 Chinese aircraft, they will definitely win.

The whereabouts of the Japanese Aircraft were monitored by the air early warning aircraft, and there was nowhere to escape. The 16 Mustang fighters maintained an altitude of 8,000 meters and quietly completed a detour from behind the Japanese Aircraft Group. Twenty or thirty kilometers ahead was the Japanese Aircraft Squadron.

At this time, there were no missiles, and air combat used machine guns, and fighter jets generally had to fire forward. If an enemy plane suddenly arrives from behind, the plane will be tragic and will only be beaten, unless it can be successfully escaped from the plane behind.

"Please note, everyone, you pay attention, the Japanese plane is 20 kilometers in front of it, with a flight altitude of 5 kilometers, everyone is ready for combat." The voice of the commander on the early warning plane came from the wireless telephone of all Mustang fighter pilots.

All the Mustang fighter pilots looked ahead with all their attention when they looked at them, looking for traces of the Japanese plane. In less than a few minutes, everyone saw the Japanese plane ahead.

At this time, the Japanese Apocalypse plane did not notice that a large number of Chinese aircraft were coming quietly behind them, and they were still flying slowly. There were even a few Japanese Apocalypse pilots chatting happily.

The Chinese fighter jets that arrived quietly were less than a thousand meters away from the Japanese aircraft fleet, and the Japanese aircraft would soon enter the range of the Mustang aircraft. The Japanese fighter squadron leader Tatsuo Sato felt a little uneasy, but he couldn't tell why this feeling suddenly appeared in his heart.

Tatsuo Sato turned his head habitually and looked back. This almost scared Tatsuo Sato's heart out of his heart. He saw at least a dozen Chinese fighter jets quietly coming from behind his fleet, and several of the aircraft in his fleet had already entered the range of Chinese fighter jets.

Oh no, Sato Tatsuo immediately shouted in the wireless telephone, "Be careful, there are a large number of enemy planes behind us." After that, Sato Tatsuo quickly drove his own fighter plane to get rid of it.

But at this time, Sato Tatsuo's reminder was a little late. Several Chinese fighter jets had already targeted several planes behind the Japanese fleet. Six machine guns on the Mustang fighter jets fired at the same time. Five Japanese planes were immediately shot and dropped to the ground with thick smoke.

The Japanese pilot was extremely arrogant and arrogant just now. At this time, he suddenly heard the anxious cry of his squadron leader. Many Japanese soldiers immediately flew with their own planes to start maneuvering, either climbing, diving, or making sharp turns, trying to get rid of the Chinese planes behind as soon as possible, so as to occupy a favorable position and fight back.

But the Japanese aircraft's maximum flight speed is only 460 kilometers, while the Mustang fighter's maximum flight speed exceeds 700 kilometers. At this time, the difference between the two aircraft was clearly manifested.

The 16 Mustang fighters found their targets and bit them tightly. Whenever they had the opportunity to aim, they would open fire at the Japanese plane in front. In the sky, dozens of planes immediately fought together, but it seemed that Mustang fighters had the absolute advantage.

The Japanese fighter squadron leader Tatsuo Sato was also bitten by a Mustang fighter numbered 005. Tatsuo Sato, who was driving the Nakajima 97 fighter, had made several tactical maneuvers in a row with his skillful driving skills, but he was unable to get rid of the Chinese fighter behind him. His Nakajima 97 fighter has always been within the range of the Chinese fighter jets behind him.

The Chinese fighter jets behind have been fired several times. Sato Tatsuo's Nakajima 97 fighter has had several bullet holes. Fortunately, they did not concentrate the key points of the plane. If Sato Tatsuo had not had any experience, they would have been shot down long ago.

Tatsuo Sato, who had been flying the plane, tried to get rid of it, but after several consecutive maneuvers, Tatsuo Sato was a little panicked and thought to himself, is this a Chinese plane? Why is it more advanced and more excellent than the Imperial plane.

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