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Chapter 257: The Eagle Over Lu'an
"Brother Ren, I think our Dongfeng rockets can be used as an independent army. From the observation post near the airport, almost all our targets were hit and emitted a lot of black smoke. Although we can't get close to observe the final effect, from the observation results of the fighter planes we sent out, none of the Japanese fighter planes at the airport were able to take off. From this point of view, our goal of paralyzing the Japanese air force in the short term has been achieved."

After receiving the results of the battle, Staff Officer Ye came to the Taiyuan Center of the Dawn Research Institute and said to Ren Zhong with a smile on his face.

"Now, our air force has almost no rivals in North China. Can we launch an attack on the Japanese troops in advance?"

Staff Officer Ye looked at Ren Zhong hopefully, obviously hoping that Ren Zhong could give him a satisfactory answer.

The Japanese army is about to attack. If their strength can be weakened in advance, it will obviously be a good thing for the defending Eighth Route Army.

"Of course, the reason why we installed new rocket launchers on the air force fighters in advance is to enhance the fighters' ground attack capabilities. From now on, we have at least two or three days to launch an attack on the Japanese cluster. Now is the time to collect the Japanese high-value targets for targeted strikes. The Japanese arsenals and military camps are our priority targets." Ren Zhong said with a smile.

Now let the Japanese taste the feeling of being bombarded.

The current air defense means of all parties are not very sophisticated. The Japanese have always dominated the air advantage because their opponents are too weak. They have not paid much attention to the army's ground air defense. Various air defense weapons are supplied to the Pacific islands first.

Therefore, for the Air Force, launching an attack now is simply a routine operation to accumulate experience.

Sure enough, when the Divine Eagle Squadron followed the tactical formation of 12 fighter planes in a squadron, with 2 planes in each group, and took off one squadron at a time to bomb the Japanese, it was like entering an empty space, bombing the Japanese front-line troops in turns!

Machine guns and rockets were used in turn, leaving the Japanese on the ground without any resistance.

The company destroyed several of the Japanese's arsenals, greatly undermining the morale of the Japanese on the front line before they launched their attack.

It was not until the arrival of the Japanese 8th Flying Regiment that the Condor Squadron restrained its fighting and began to prepare to meet the Japanese air challenge with all its might.

After all, the Japanese Eighth Flying Regiment has an elite Zero fighter squadron. Although the number of Zero fighters is small, with only more than 20, compared with the Condor Squadron, it is not a force to be underestimated.

A decisive aerial battle is inevitable.

The day before the Japanese launched their general offensive.

Even the puppet troops who were slow to realize the situation now knew that the atmosphere was tense and that the Japanese soldiers they encountered were extremely violent and would slap them in the face at any time.

Large groups of Japanese soldiers headed off to an unknown destination.

For the puppet army who only knew about the action at the last minute, this situation was an ominous sign, meaning that a major war was about to begin.

The Japanese devils assembled an unprecedentedly powerful force. For these puppet soldiers, most of whom were just trying to make a living, a major war meant the end of their good days, and they could become cannon fodder at any time.

But now that we are on the pirate ship, we have no choice.

The city was full of Japanese military camps, which made these puppet troops even more afraid to act rashly.

Getting slapped is a small matter, but losing your life is a big deal.

It's too late for many people to regret wearing this dog skin.

Chen Lu.

The first-line trenches, ammunition and personnel are already in place.

"Captain, why don't we charge out? Everyone is impatient to fight the Japanese." A soldier asked impatiently.

"Don't be anxious. There are some Japanese soldiers for you to fight. It is said that it is a Japanese brigade that attacked our regiment this time. I am scared to death. You should be more motivated and don't miss the Japanese soldiers to serve other companies." The company commander said with a smile.

"Erniu, your mortar team must hide well, and don't let the Japanese find you so early. The comrades are counting on the mortar team to hold back the Japanese charge, so don't let them down at that moment."

"Don't worry, Captain. We will move to another location after we fire a shot. The Japanese will never be able to catch up with us." The honest young soldier named Erniu said in a muffled voice.

Now the mortar teams all have ranging telescopes to help them. They can't really hit whatever they point at, but their accuracy is definitely much better than before when they used their thumbs to measure distance.

The mortar team's two 2mm mortars can fire more than 82 shells per minute if they exert their full power, which is enough to cover the front line of a squadron.

On the ground, a storm is coming.

Many people felt the solemn atmosphere before the war.

But in the air.

After some tidying up and settling in, the Japanese soldiers' Eighth Flying Regiment, which had been urgently stationed at Shimen Airport, was ordered to attack.

Bombing important facilities of the Eighth Route Army in Lu'an.

"Mr. Changling, please!" Major General Atlantic, commander of the 33th Flying Regiment, stepped onto his Type heavy bomber and said to Colonel Kamejiro Changling of the rd Squadron.

"General, please rest assured. The 33rd Squadron will definitely open a passage for the Light Bomb Squadron and the Heavy Bomb Squadron and drive away the harassment of the Eighth Route Air Force." Nagamine Kameji stood at attention and said loudly.

The Type 21 heavy bomber Ki-432 has a maximum flight speed of 2500 km/h, a cruising range of 1 km, a bomb load capacity of 5 ton, and five 7.7 mm machine guns for self-defense.

Since its mass production and service began in 1938, the Japanese have produced a total of 2054 aircraft, making it one of the Japanese's main bombers.

The entire crew consisted of 7 people, and they committed countless crimes on the East Asian continent.

小鬼子33战队27架零式战斗机率先起飞，接下来是93式轻爆的16战队紧随其后，最后才是大西洋亲自率领的58重爆战队。

81 fighter planes took off one after another and rushed towards the base in Lu'an with great momentum.

As soon as the Japanese fighter planes took off, the radar set up on the Taihang front captured the information of the Japanese fighter planes and urgently passed it to the rear command post.

The Divine Eagle Squadron, which had been on standby for a long time, now had all its four squadrons of Mustang fighters at the Taiyuan and Lu'an airports take off, enter the clouds and rush towards the Japanese.

Now that we have airborne positioning devices and radio communications to connect with the ground, and with a ground-to-air support station every hundred kilometers, Jindi will no longer get lost.

It can fly towards the target according to the direction commanded by the ground.

The Japanese's huge fleet was as obvious as a burning torch on the ground radar, and the ground radar station soon determined that the Japanese fleet was heading towards Lu'an.

The Divine Eagle Squadron quickly turned to the airspace above Lu'an, ready to strike hard at the Japanese if they entered.

The weaknesses of the Japanese Zero fighter were not only familiar to the veteran pilots of the Rogue Eagle, but Ren Zhong also knew them clearly from the main world. Therefore, in the battle against the Zero fighter, the most important thing was to target the fatal shortcomings of the Zero fighter's deformed design: it sacrificed all protection capabilities, and the aluminum alloy shell was as thin as paper in front of bullets; the Zero fighter's maneuverability could only be brought into play at low speeds. At high speeds, because the wing loading was too low, it would become clumsy, and it would have difficulty rolling and climbing; and the Mitsubishi Rising engine used a floating carburetor, and would suddenly stall at high altitudes with low temperatures and low pressures!
Therefore, the best way to deal with the Zero fighter is the high-altitude sprint tactic, use high-altitude dive tactics to disperse the Zero fleet, and then force the Zero fighter to fly at high speed to reduce its flexibility. At this high-speed state, the Mustang fighter will have a strong advantage and can easily shoot it down.

In the historical time and space of the main world, in the upcoming Mariana Battle, the Japanese dispatched 326 Zero fighters, but 315 of them were shot down, almost annihilating the entire army!
After the Rogue Eagle exploited the design flaws of the aircraft, the Japanese Zero fighter was completely defeated!
It's even been nicknamed the turkey shoot.

Colonel Kamejiro Nagamine of the 33rd Squadron rushed to the front with his wingman.

Although Changling Guizhu saw the tragic scene after the attack on the airport, it was not caused by the Eighth Route Air Force. Changling Guizhu still had some sense of superiority over the Eighth Route Air Force.

After all, it has been the target of beating for many years.

The 51th Flying Regiment was invincible and had never encountered a strong opponent. Therefore, even though they were warned that the Eighth Route Army was equipped with extremely advanced P33 Mustang fighters, the Japanese pilots of the rd Squadron did not actually take it seriously.

"Sir, I hope we can meet the Tubalu Air Force this time, so that I can have a chance to complete my ace certification." The wingman, Lieutenant Yuji Shibata, said relaxedly on the radio.

"Shibata-kun, we still need to be careful and fight according to the existing combat tactics.

According to the intelligence from the intelligence department, the Eighth Route Army is equipped with the advanced Mustang fighters of the US Army. Although they are not as good as our Empire's Zero, they are still quite threatening. We need to make good use of the power of the Empire's Zero and strive to win a great victory in this battle. "Nagamine Kamezu replied calmly.

"Hi! I understand, and I will faithfully do what a wingman should do." Shibata Yuji thought that the superior wanted to win more glory for himself. You know, the Empire is the god of air combat with 58 victories. Although Nagamine Kamesuke is far from being so powerful, he has already won 7 victories and is a veritable ace pilot. If he can help the superior win 10 victories, obviously the double-digit ace will be more helpful for the superior's promotion and salary increase.

So even if Shibata Yuji himself wanted to achieve a new victory, he had to fulfill his superior's wish first.

When something happens, you should take the lead first, and when there are benefits, let your superiors get them first.

Yuji Shibata knew these unspoken rules.

This huge flying team flew all the way to Lu'an safely, which even surprised the team leader Changling Guizhu.

The Eighth Route Army's air force was probably afraid and didn't dare to take off to fight.

According to general speculation, even with the naked eye, the Eighth Route Army should be able to discover their air force passing through the city without any concealment.

However, even though he felt a little regretful that he did not encounter an opponent, Changling Guizhu still tried his best to carry out his mission, and ordered his 33rd Squadron to circle in the airspace around Lu'an to escort the two bomber squadrons behind him.

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