Age of Rebirth

Major General Kumamoto, commander of the Japanese Army’s Third Air Force on Kyushu Island, led all the combat aircraft of the Third Air Force into the air. In order to conceal his true intentions, he took pains to make a few fake moves. It was dazzling and hard to guard against. a feeling of.

But Major General Kumamoto didn't understand that the two commanders of the Air Force of the Independent Division facing the Third Air Force, Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang, were fighters who fought on the battlefield and had rich experience in commanding air combat. How could they have been in Kyushu all the time? Is it comparable to Major General Kumamoto who went around the island?

In addition, the ground radar stations spread all over the air forces of the Independent Division, and the mixed aircraft group of the Third Air Force fell under the surveillance of the radar as soon as they took off. , but couldn't fool Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang.

Le Yiqin switched the call to the formation communication channel, "Attention all regiments of the escort fighter group in the direction of Mokpo, immediately turn to the northeast and start in a battle formation to face the Japanese Third Air Force, attention of the escort fighter group in the direction of Gunsan, according to the air force Refers to the direction provided by the Japanese mixed aircraft fleet. Your aircraft fleet immediately turns to the southeast and chases after the Japanese Third Air Force. With the strength of one regiment, first defeat the fighters of its two brigades. After contacting the enemy, immediately start attacking. Hurry towards Mokpo!"

Le Yiqin's tactics were very simple. With the escort fighter group under his own command, he faced the Japanese Third Air Force head-on, and the escort fighter group in the direction of the mountains rushed up from behind and flanked the Japanese army. The Third Air Force makes dumplings, combined with two escort fighter groups, more than [-] fighters, which can completely achieve this goal. In this way, the air combat area is not the original Busan area, but between Mokpo and Gunsan. airspace.

The air battle first started in the airspace of Gunshan.The Japanese fighter planes of the two brigades were flying reconnaissance flights in the direction of the mountains and the sea. Suddenly, as if they appeared from the sea level, more than 280 fighter jets suddenly appeared in the field of vision of the Japanese pilots. The blue sky, Immediately, it was full of fighter jets from the Independent Division, and the Japanese pilots could understand even if they thought about the problem with the back of their heads.The fleet that suddenly appeared must be the fighter group of the Independent Division.

The pilots of both sides saw each other in their sights, and the Japanese fighter jets of the two brigades followed the previous orders of Major General Kumamoto.Not to fight, after discovering the fighter group of the independent division.U-turn now.Flying and retreating to the formation, the commander of the Japanese fighter group immediately began to call: "Your Excellency, Commander, we encountered the aircraft group of the Independent Normal University in the airspace of the mountains, and made a preliminary observation. The opponent has about [-] fighter jets, and we are heading towards the formation. retreat!"

The Japanese fighter pilots thought well, but the fighter group of the independent division.How could he be allowed to run away? A regiment of fighter jets immediately sped up their speed and rushed forward fiercely. Before Le Yiqin gave orders to the escort fighter group in the direction of the mountain, it was based on the Japanese fighter jets of these two brigades that they entangled their own fleet. To buy time for the main fleet of the Third Air Force to attack Mokpo, he did not expect that the Japanese fighter jets of the two brigades would not dare to fight at all.

"Commander, I am Zheng Shaofu, the commander of the escort fighter group in the direction of Gunsan. The Japanese fighter jets of the two battalions did not fight with our fleet, but retreated at full speed. The direction of the retreat was in the direction of Mokpo. Please tell me whether our fleet should directly pursue it. The main Japanese fleet?" Colonel Zheng Shaofu, the commander of the Gunshan Escort Fighter Group and the head of the Fifth Fighter Regiment of the Northern Flying Group, saw the Japanese fighter jets rushing away, gritted his teeth angrily, and hurriedly called Le Yiqin.

After receiving the report, Le Yiqin shouted unceremoniously: "Why are you still hesitating? Isn't it just right for those little miscellaneous fish to retreat, follow behind, and they will take your fleet to the main fleet of the little devils , Zheng Shaofu, let me tell you, the attack must be fierce, don’t worry about the little devil’s bomber formation, directly wedge into the Japanese fighter group, and first disrupt the little devil’s formation!”

Colonel Zheng Shaofu, who was looking at the Japanese fighter jets flying away, grinned and said in his heart, "Good guy, Commander Le's temper is quite different from our commander's, hot enough! But, it's also really strong! More than 280 A fighter jet, directly thrown into the mixed fleet of more than 600 combat aircraft of the little devil, just thinking about it makes blood boil!"

"Attention all fighters in the formation, throw away the auxiliary fuel tanks, and follow at full speed behind the escaped little devil fighters, let's go straight to their lair!" Zheng Shaofu ordered loudly, the fighters shook their wings a few times, dropped the auxiliary fuel tanks one by one, and independently The speed of the escort fighter group in the direction of the division mountains, "swipe" all of a sudden, it came up, and the distance between the Japanese fighter jets was shortened in an instant.

Major Nobuo Dohashi, the captain of the Second Battalion of the First Wing of the Third Air Force, who was approaching the main fleet at full speed, turned his head in a hurry, and his scalp exploded at that time, my God Amaterasu!Why did the fighter jets of the Independent Division suddenly increase in speed as if they had taken medicine?

"Your Excellency, Commander, I am Tuqiao, Captain of the Second Battalion, who went out to reconnaissance in the direction. For some reason, the speed of the fighter jets of the Independent Division suddenly increased. Now, my Battalion and the Third Battalion are being pursued. Request support! Otherwise, you will not be able to return to the formation!" Major Dohashi hurriedly called.

He knew very well in his heart that he and the forty-odd fighters of the third brigade were not enough to look at in front of the nearly [-] fighters of the independent division. , must have been overtaken by the fighter group of the Independent Division. Major Dohashi's tone was full of panic. Originally, he was still confident. With the excellent performance of the "Zero" fighter, it would not be a problem to get rid of the pursuit of.

However, the reality has completely shattered his confidence. The throttle of his fighter jet has reached the bottom, and the roar of the engine is not good. It is about to fall apart, but the fighter group of the independent division behind is still like a demon Usually, if there is no response, if there is no response, after ten minutes, your own brigade and the third brigade will be submerged in the fleet of the independent division, and will be wiped out in an instant, and there will be no bones left!

Although the air samurai of the empire are brave and good at fighting, they have not yet reached the level of ferocity with more than 40 fighters and nearly [-] fighters of the enemy. It's two different things, Major Tuqiao is not stupid, so he called for help.

Hearing Major Dohashi's panicked call for help, Major General Kumamoto, who was commanding the mixed fleet and rushing towards Mokpo, sank in his heart, and couldn't help frowning. expected.

According to Major General Kumamoto's plan, after a series of feints, the escort fighter group of the independent division in the direction of Mokpo should be on the way to the Incheon airspace at this moment, and the main fleet of the Third Air Force is on the way to Mokpo, the direction is just right On the contrary, the escort fleet of the Independent Division passed by with a distance of more than 100 kilometers. Therefore, Major General Kumamoto was not afraid to meet the escort fleet of the Independent Division in the direction of Mokpo head-on.

However, an unexpected situation happened. The two fighter brigades that went out for reconnaissance in the direction of the mountains were tightly bitten by the escort fleet of the independent division in the direction of the mountains. If the original order was followed, the two fighter brigades would return In the formation, wouldn't that lead nearly [-] fighter jets from the independent division to the direction of the main fleet?

If the main fleet of the Third Air Force is entangled by the escort fleet of the Independent Division, the plan to bomb the Independent Division troops landing at Mokpo Port will be difficult to realize. The escort fleet of the independent division in the direction of Mokpo, which was diverted away, turned back after receiving the battle report. The main fleet of its own was in a situation where the enemy was on its back. Whether the third air force could retreat completely was unknown?

"No! The two fighter battalions scouting the direction of the mountains must not be allowed to expose the location of the main fleet, even if they are sacrificed for this, they will not hesitate!" Major General Kumamoto's eyes glowed coldly.

Major General Kumamoto immediately issued an order: "All the pilots of the two fighter battalions reconnaissance in the direction of Gunshan, I am the commander, Major General Kumamoto, and now I order you to immediately cancel the operation to return to the formation, and lure the escort fleet of the independent division in the direction of Gunshan. There is only one requirement for the airspace of the Sea of ​​Japan. Keep the escort fleet in the direction of the mountains of the Independent Division away from the Mokpo airspace. The enemy is outnumbered. This is the moment to test your loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan. You are not fighting alone. I will Request the First Air Force of Kyushu Island to send fighter jets to meet you!"

Major General Kumamoto is ready to sacrifice the fighter jets of the two brigades as bait. Of course, their sacrifice is valuable to ensure that the main fleet of the air force can complete the established combat missions. As for the request for the first air force to dispatch fighter jets to respond Staring and talking nonsense, there is no other Imperial Army Air Force in Kyushu Island except the Third Air Force. The First Air Force has long been transferred to the Australian battlefield, and went desperately with the British and Americans!

As for Major Dohashi and the others, whether they can be lucky enough to escape from the pursuit of nearly [-] independent division fighter jets depends on Amaterasu's will. Good luck!

Seeing the approaching fighter jets of the Independent Division, with murderous figures, Major Dohashi, who received the order from Commander Kumamoto, felt desperate for a while, and did not allow himself to return to the formation. , leading to the direction of the Sea of ​​Japan is theoretically feasible, but the prerequisite is that the fighter jets of the independent division will not be overtaken before reaching the airspace of the Sea of ​​Japan!

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