The father of the sword is Kong Jie

…It wasn’t until the Japanese army’s initial offensive momentum weakened, and the bombs and incendiary bombs carried by the bombers were almost lost, that the air defense forces secretly deployed by the Eighth Route Army in Licheng showed up and began to counterattack.

But in fact.

From the Mengxi area to the Taihang area, the devils went through a series of air strikes, speculated on the air defense forces displayed by the Eighth Route Army and collected intelligence.

The Japanese army is basically familiar with the combat mode of the Eighth Route Army's air defense force, related air-to-air weapons and equipment, and the corresponding parameters.

For example, according to the situation of the relevant intelligence agencies of the Japanese military:

The anti-aircraft weapons in the hands of the Eighth Route Army are mainly Oerlikon 20mm anti-aircraft guns, Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns, Type 96 25mm anti-aircraft guns, Type 75 [-]mm anti-aircraft guns and so on.

These are the main anti-aircraft weapons against the Eighth Route.

The Japanese army made special preparations and reconnaissance, and the devils were very clear about the shooting height, shooting range, and firing rate of these anti-aircraft artillery of the Eighth Route Army.

There are even professionals in the Japanese army who inferred the general air defense mode of the Eighth Route Army from this.

This time the Japanese army launched a large-scale air strike against Licheng, which had long been considered, and it was also aimed at counterattacking against the air defense model of the Eighth Route Army.

According to old ghost Okamura's speculation, if nothing unexpected happened, even if the Eighth Route Army really hid the air defense force in Licheng, it would not have the expected effect at all.

This point can refer to Chongqing.

The Japanese army organized many air raids on Chongqing, and the government was basically unable to defend it every time, and every time the air defense positions were basically fired.

One reason is that the detection technology is backward, there is no early warning radar, and it is impossible to detect the ghost fleet from a long distance.

Another reason is that the spies have long disclosed to the little devils the distribution of Chongqing's air defense positions, the parameters of the anti-aircraft guns, and the shooting height.

As a result, the Japanese army formulated a targeted bombing plan.

Jiang Jun had no resistance at all.

However, in Licheng, the result of the ensuing battle between the Eighth Route Army's air defense force and the Japanese flying force was far beyond Okamura's expectations.

After the air defense firepower secretly deployed by the Eighth Route Army in Licheng was suddenly exposed.

The anti-aircraft artillery used, as well as the combat mode of artillery strikes, completely exceeded the expectations of the Japanese army.

As a result, under the sudden display of anti-aircraft firepower, the Japanese flight team soon suffered casualties, and six or seven fighter planes were destroyed successively.

The sky is almost full of barrage left by the explosion of anti-aircraft shells.

The devil's fighter jets and bombers whizzing past in mid-air were like flat boats driving in huge waves that might be overturned by the waves at any time.

The Japanese flying troops suffered a great loss from this.

Especially in Central China, the devil flying troops that were reinforced by East China.

The air strikes launched by these ghost pilots against Licheng were based on the relevant information given by the North China Front Army, and they were launched against the air defense system that the Eighth Route Army might secretly deploy in Licheng.

As a result, Balu didn't fight back at all as predicted by the intelligence.

The Devil pilots were caught off guard.

The high altitude, which was thought to be safe, was directly covered by the shells fired by the enemy.

It was thought that the airspace during the dive bombing was in the blind spot of the Eighth Route's anti-aircraft fire, but then it ushered in a sneak attack from the Eighth Route's hidden firepower.

Under such an intelligence error.

The casualties of the Japanese flying troops spread rapidly, and fighter planes continued to crash.

As a result, the devil pilots who fled the Eighth Route Army's air defense firepower in haste by flying their fighter planes began to scold the North China Front Army and Commander-in-Chief Neiji Okamura as soon as they were in shock.

If it weren't for the stupid intelligence given by this stupid commander.

The flying troops would not suffer such a large loss!

Licheng.

Inside the Eighth Route Army's former enemy air defense headquarters, Kong Jie had a smile on his lips.

This son of a bitch, does he really think our old Kong is a fool?

Ask around casually, no one knows that I, Kong Jie, have always been the one who has been cheating on others, and no one else has ever been able to trick me?

This time.

In order to deal with Licheng's air-to-air operations.

Through special channels, Kong Jie specially purchased a large number of Soviet-made M1938 76mm anti-aircraft guns, M1939 37mm anti-aircraft guns, and M1939 85mm anti-aircraft guns. An air defense system was formed.

It integrates a series of air defense equipment such as Type 97 air defense director, Type 98 air defense director, fire control radar, and air search radar, and develops special supporting applications.

As for the anti-aircraft artillery that the little devil was familiar with, it was just to paralyze the judgment of the Japanese army.

The counterattack was launched only after the devil's main fleet was tricked into the airspace set in advance.

Sure enough, the little devil fell into the trick and suffered a big loss.

Kong Jie first commanded 1/3 of the exposed air defense force, and after severely injuring the leading flying troops of the Japanese army, all the main flying troops in the follow-up central and eastern China of the Japanese army were put into combat.

Only then did the enhanced and improved air defense forces deployed in Licheng be brought into full play.

Inside the Licheng Frontline Air Defense Command.

There are not only air defense experts from Yan'an, but also air defense students from the field troops of the 120th and 129th divisions.

The reason why the generals rushed here this time was to learn the new air defense combat system of a team in the actual combat of Licheng's air-to-air combat.

Seeing the newly constructed air defense system of a team, the Japanese flying troops were caught off guard.

The soldiers applauded non-stop, calling it wonderful.

The confrontation between the two sides intensified.

A fierce ground-to-air battle was staged in Licheng.

Until according to the speculation of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese fighter planes had almost run out of ammunition and were about to return to the aviation base to replenish ammunition.

The first fighter formation of the aviation unit secretly built by a detachment of the Eighth Route Army appeared like a thunderbolt, and launched a surprise attack on the Japanese bomber formation directly from the flank.

——Immediately push the ground-air confrontation between the Licheng Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army to a climax!
Looking up at the roaring enemy planes and the confrontation of firepower in mid-air, many generals of the Eighth Route Army even burst into tears when they were excited.

"In my lifetime, I will finally see a battle belonging to our Eighth Route Army aviation unit!"

The generals shouted excitedly.

Immediately afterwards, I worried about the fate of the fighter planes of the Eighth Route Army.

The sky above Licheng.

The appearance of the Air Force of the Eighth Route Army really surprised the devil pilots.

Although the headquarters had already had intelligence that the Eighth Route Army's air force might launch a surprise attack, they had long been vigilant against all of this.

Until they watched those fighter planes belonging to the Eighth Route Army appear, their hearts were still shocked.

The two sides then started a confrontation hastily.

Air Force versus Air Force.

This is the world of fighter jets that are more maneuverable and more suitable for air strikes.

The devil's various bombers, from light to heavy bombers, these fighters that focus on launching air strikes against the army, are basically useless, and now they must be protected.

Seeing the emergence of the Eighth Route Army aviation unit, the Japanese escorted the fighter units on the two wings of the bomber formation, quickly opened a counterattack formation, and launched an attack on the fighter planes of the Eighth Route Army that appeared.

The order from the headquarters is very clear:
Once the secret aviation unit of the Eighth Route Army appears, it must destroy all the enemy's fighter planes in the shortest possible time.

Beiping, the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front Army.

Suddenly received the news that the Eighth Route Army's secret aviation unit really appeared in the sky above Licheng, and the old ghost Okamura's face was full of ecstasy.

He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

The bomber formation deployed in Licheng was used as a bait to lure the Eighth Route Army's secret aviation unit.

However, the Eighth Route Army has been very patient. Until now, the Eighth Route Air Force has not seen any attack.

Okamura was about to give up.

The eight-way secret aviation unit appeared again at this juncture.

In Licheng, although the air defense system secretly adjusted by the Eighth Route Army caused the Japanese flying troops to suffer a great loss, the devil's bombers basically ran out of ammunition.

However, the number of fighter jets of the Japanese army still has an absolute advantage, and the ammunition of the aviation machine guns carried by the fighter jets is still abundant.

Okamura thinks so.

It took no effort at all to destroy the aviation unit of the Eighth Route Army.

The sky above Licheng.

More than a dozen Japanese fighter jets opened up and roared towards the fighter jets of the Eighth Route Army, accompanied by the firepower of aviation machine guns.

The leader of the Devil Squadron, who led the team, was full of confidence. He even believed that it only took one round of attack to destroy all the small number of fighter jets of the Eighth Route Army that appeared.

Until the two sides approached quickly, a sharp-eyed ghost pilot suddenly noticed that something was wrong. Although those eight-way fighters were fighters that captured the Empire of Japan, there seemed to be something special on the fuselage.
bang bang——

A large number of shells were fired from fighter jets of the Eighth Route Army in an instant.

The power of the artillery strikes of the Eighth Route Army fighter jets modified and improved by a detachment of the Eighth Route Army was fully revealed at this moment.

For the first few Type II Zhongkui fighter jets, all four aviation machine guns were refitted with belt-fed 20mm aviation machine guns.

The Type [-] Falcon fighter at the rear is also equipped with multiple aviation cannons.

The Eighth Route Army suffers from firepower scarcity syndrome.

I can't wait to refit all the fighter planes into high-altitude mobile turrets with holes all over them.

As for spending some money, that's nothing. Anyway, our Eighth Route Army doesn't have many fighter planes, so just spend money on this few planes.

Although the devil's family background is strong, but there are too many fighters, it is impossible to be so extravagant and wasteful.

After the confrontation between the two sides.

What is this equivalent to?
It is equivalent to the Japanese army holding backward machine guns and bombarding the artillery of the Eighth Route Army.

I saw a large number of shells fired by the fighter planes of the Eighth Route Army, covering them head-on in one breath, and the barrage of shells exploded, directly completely drowning the oncoming Japanese fighter planes roaring.

Devils shoot bullets.

Balu directly hit it with a cannon.

How is this fight going?
After a face-to-face confrontation, the Eighth Route Army, relying on a small number of fighter jets equipped with fierce artillery, forcibly destroyed six Japanese fighter jets.

Such efficient air combat.

Not to mention the dumbfounded faces of the surviving devil pilots, even the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who looked up at all this on the ground of Licheng were a little stunned.

Immediately shrouded in great excitement.

——This is the strength of our Eighth Route Army aviation unit!
It's just a general combat power!
Chu Yunfei, Commander Tang and Officer Yan who were in the observation station were all staring blankly.

This Nima is the flying unit of the Japanese army?

How could it be so vulnerable in front of the Eighth Route Air Force?
Of course, in this wave of confrontation, the Eighth Route Army fighter squad mainly used the large number of aviation cannons installed on the fighter planes to catch the little devil by surprise.

This is a little cheap.

When the devil came back to his senses, he deliberately opened the distance between the fighters against the aviation machine guns, and then started the battle with the flexibility of the fighters and the overwhelming number of fighters.

I'm afraid it will be impossible to achieve such unexpected crushing results again.

But in fact, after this wave of confrontation, the first fighter group of the Eighth Route Army has successfully completed its mission.

"withdraw!"

In the command plane, Captain Jackson decisively issued orders through the radio.

Several fighter jets immediately turned around and roared away.

The ghost pilots who came back to their senses at this time, seeing such a big loss, were full of anger in their hearts. How could they let the enemy go, and even some fighter jets formed by escort bombers roared towards the fleeing Eighth Route Army aviation unit. Go after them.

But where is the end.

The fighter unit escorting the Japanese bomber formation was lured away, which was just one of Kong Jie's combat plans.

Then another part of the fighter unit belonging to the first combat formation of the Eighth Route Army reappeared, and according to the previous pattern, some fighter jets escorting the Japanese bomber formation were led away.

At this time, seeing fewer and fewer fighter jets escorting them, the Devil Squadron Leader who commanded the bomber formation also noticed something was wrong.

In addition, the ammunition carried by the bombers was basically exhausted, and they were attacked by the air defense forces of the Licheng Eighth Route Army, and many fighter planes were already damaged.

He immediately ordered to return.

Where to run to?

The fighter plane that was damaged and needed to make an emergency landing temporarily made an emergency landing at HD Chengnan Airport.

The rest of the bombers were preparing to return to the base camp, the large military airport in Shanghai, and completely withdraw from the Licheng battlefield.

As for the Japanese air strike against Licheng this time, it can basically be said that the curtain has come to an end.

As for the Japanese flying team, they will never rashly launch air strikes on Licheng without investigating the specific situation of the air defense system deployed by the Eighth Route Army in Licheng.

At this time with the passage of time.

The devil's last large-scale bombing was originally in the evening.

At this time, the sky has gradually darkened.

The bombers of the Japanese army returned in an orderly manner towards the large military airport in the direction of Shanghai according to the existing routes.

As for the escorting Japanese fighter jets lured away by the Eighth Route Army fighter jets, they were gradually thrown off by faster Eighth Route Army fighter jets during the pursuit along the way. In desperation, they had to choose to return to the nearest airport.

A team of secret air bases.

Major Davis was so excited that he could finally go to the battlefield.

Just now, he received an order from the headquarters, and immediately led the bomber formation to proceed secretly to the target area according to the pre-plan.

And just as Major Davis was preparing to board the plane with the pilots, an uninvited guest with a big head found him.

Not long after, in the cockpit of the Tunlong bomber driven by Major Davis himself, a big head on the side held a telescope, looking excitedly at the night sky under the fuselage.

"Haha, this is so exciting! This kid, Lao Kong, still wants to stop me. If he stops me, will I not be able to get on the plane?"

"Our old Li will have a good time this time, flying a bomber to bomb the Japanese airport in Shanghai, damn it, it's fun!"

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(End of this chapter)