I really came here to fight against Japan

Chapter 218: Eagles over the Temporary Capital (4), Their Air Force Uses Cavalry Tactics

September 18, 1939, at 9:50 am.

In the sky above the mountain city of the temporary capital, all the common people, students, soldiers, and dignitaries saw an astonishing scene.

Brand new Hawk-3 fighter planes, in a formation of ten in a row and seven rows, flew over the mountain city.

The people watching on the ground were shocked, excited, and all the air force officers were amazed.

The Minister of Defense was extremely happy and asked the Deputy Commander of the Air Force beside him.

"Hey, bro, where did this plane come from?

Just now you said that your planes can’t take off. You deceived us so much.

And what kind of formation are your planes flying in today? I've never seen it before.

Could it be that you have come up with some more advanced tactics?

Also, why is there a word "Gan" written on your plane? "

The Deputy Commander of the Air Force thought to himself: This is not an air combat tactic, this is purely a flying show!

If the fighter jets charge forward in this formation, what's the difference between that and committing suicide?

I also saw the word "Gan". This is not a plane of the Central Army.

How do I know why they wrote this word on the plane?

He is the adjutant of the Deputy Commander of the Air Force. He is young and has a sharp mind.

He whispered, "Deputy Commander, could this be the air force created by Song Wenwan from Gannan?"

The Minister of Defense next to him also heard it and asked with interest.

"Is it the air force of Song Wenwan's Gannan coalition? How did you know that?"

The adjutant said cautiously: "One reason is because of the word Gan written on their plane.

Another thing, look at the formation of their planes, doesn't it look like a cavalry unit from the northwest, charging in the sky?"

After hearing what the adjutant said, the people on the rostrum were no longer in a hurry to retreat, but instead looked up to check the planes in the sky.

A general of the First Army who came from Shaanxi scratched his head and talked to himself.

"Don't tell me, this is the charging tactic of the Northwest Cavalry.

And the word "Gan"... I'm wondering what a trick Song Wenwan is playing. Is he going to send the cavalry to the sky?"

Ten minutes later, the Minister of Military Affairs left the rostrum in a hurry.

When passing by the general of the First Army, he glared at him fiercely.

This glance made the general's neck shrink, and he only found out after asking others.

It turned out that the Minister of Military Affairs had been ordered to rush to Longnan to discuss whether these aircraft could be temporarily loaned to the Central Army for use...

At 9:55, the third air raid alarm sounded.

In other words, in another five minutes, the Japanese planes would reach the sky above the mountain city.

The Gansu fighter jets that had just flown over had already turned and dived into the clouds, and their presence could no longer be seen.

Amid the confused looks of the generals, the Deputy Commander of the Air Force gave an explanation.

"It turns out that the Gansu pilots are not stupid, they have already hidden in the clouds.

When the Japanese air force arrives, they can swoop down from a high place and wipe out the Japanese air force in one fell swoop.

It’s just that this Commander Song Wenwan really plays too extravagantly.

War is war, and it has to show up on our heads.

What's going on? Did you make the old man unhappy? "

The people next to him also said, "My friend, I must congratulate you in advance.

This time it is a blessing in disguise for you. After the battle, you will have at least dozens of new planes.

Ha ha ha ha……"

Now let's set the time back to 9:45 in the morning.

The 19th Bomber Squadron of the Japanese Air Force, under the cover of Japanese fighter planes, was about to fly to the suburbs of the temporary capital.

The commander of the 11th Fighter Squadron of the Japanese army, Chui Kuang, flapped the wings of the plane twice.

This was the code word agreed upon in advance between them and the bomber brigade.

Not every airplane nowadays is equipped with an onboard radio.

Only their captain's plane was equipped with an airborne radio.

In order to facilitate command, secret codes for operations would be set in advance between fighters and bombers, and between aircraft in the brigade.

Now that the fighters have given the signal, all Japanese bombers are in action.

Under the command of the captain, they drew an arc to the right and flew towards the temporary capital.

The squadron leader Che Lukuan, leading thirty Type 95 fighter planes, flew in a straight line from a high position and also rushed towards the temporary capital.

The twenty fighter planes of the National Army had just flown out of the suburbs of the temporary capital when they discovered the Japanese bombers.

They originally thought of flying over and engaging in a dogfight with the Japanese bombers.

We must never allow the Japanese bombers to fly over the temporary capital and bomb it.

It’s a pity that the Japanese fighter planes have already come to harass us.

The fighter planes with wide wheels had already led the Chinese Air Force away.

They immediately grinned and, under the command of the bomber squadron leader, rushed towards the temporary capital.

Because the five old planes were too slow, they accidentally avoided the Japanese Type 95 fighter planes.

Their planes collided head-on with a brigade of Japanese bombers.

As the last air force of the Sichuan Army, these five old-fashioned aircraft were looked down upon even by the Central Army.

But today, in order to protect the people of Sichuan, they resolutely flew the plane into the sky.

The Japanese bomber brigade was also stunned. They didn't expect to encounter Chinese military planes in the suburbs of the temporary capital.

Although these planes are antiques, the Japanese bomber brigade still decided to deal with them.

After all, the fighter jets flown by these Chinese are too backward.

The firepower of the Chinese old-fashioned aircraft is unmatched even by the Japanese bombers.

The two Chinese fighter planes in the lead actually opened fire on the Japanese planes first.

Unexpectedly, they were shot down by the Japanese planes after just one encounter.

In desperation, the Sichuan Army pilots could only parachute out.

Just when the Japanese were still bragging in their plane.

The three planes at the back had no bullets at all. They were old Chinese fighter planes.

Dive headfirst into the Japanese bomber group.

The Japanese were caught off guard and two of their bombers were hit and exploded in mid-air.

Another plane was avoided by Japanese bombers.

Because the speed had reached the limit, the engine of his plane suddenly stalled.

Fortunately, at that time, in order to avoid the enemy's machine gun fire, he was already very close to the river.

When he successfully made an emergency landing on the river, he was rescued by fishermen on the shore.

Those Japanese bombers were already getting anxious.

This is a great shame. The Empire has advanced bombers and excellent crew members.

It was actually hit in mid-air by the Chinese using two World War I-era fighter planes that were not even ranked.

At the signal given by the bomber squadron leader, a Japanese bomber turned around and rushed towards the river.

The Japanese want to retaliate against our air force to cover up their incompetence.

The bomber lowered its nose and tried to use its onboard machine gun to kill the Sichuan Army pilot on the river.

The soldiers and civilians watching the battle on both sides of the Jialing River looked at the river anxiously, hoping that the small boat could go faster.

Some soldiers have even started using their old rifles.

Shooting at the Japanese bomber, hoping to help the pilot escape.