Age of Rebirth

A well-designed ambush was not completed, which made Liu Cuigang very frustrated. After that, he designed several air battles, but they didn't take advantage of it and failed to achieve the purpose of the campaign.

These old air fritters from Europe are by no means as impulsive and irritable as Japanese pilots. They are very slippery. They seem to have an instinctive intuition for danger. If they feel a little bit wrong, they slip away immediately. Due to the presence of these foreign pilots, the air strikes in China fell into a temporary stalemate.

In the southern direction, Le Yiqin, who has rushed to the Ogasawara Islands to command the air battle, also encountered the same difficulty. He does not have as much capital as Liu Cuigang, and only has a strengthened land-based mixed flight combat brigade of the naval fleet, with the latest There are more than 800 fighter jets of this type.

The combat radius of these new combat aircraft commanded by Le Yiqin can cover the main islands of Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku in Japan. Their range is unmatched by Japanese and Italian fighter jets. Any target in the above-mentioned area, carry out air strikes.

At first, Le Yiqin was also full of confidence. He had more than 800 latest fighter jets and bombers in his hands. The optional air strike targets covered three-quarters of the Japanese mainland. How to fight was not up to him. As the saying goes, it is called "holding the initiative on the battlefield!"

When Liu Tiehan's East Pointing Force was in the Hengshan Italian Army and the Japanese Army in North America, Le Yiqin also made an air strike plan. , not interested, the chosen air strike target.It is Tokyo, the capital of Japan.

In the battle meeting, Le Yiqin's reason was very good and heroic.He said to the heads of more than a dozen flying regiments and regiment chiefs of staff who participated in the meeting: "The troops have been transferred to this palm-sized island for some time. They have nothing to do all day long, eat and sleep when they are full, and wake up to eat. , are you panicking all the time? Are you groping around looking for a fight with bright eyes?"

The regiment-level officers below burst into laughter. Although the land-based mixed flight combat brigade is now part of the Southern Fleet of the Navy, it is still part of the Southern Flying Group, including the current brigade commander, Colonel He Luming, who was also part of the Southern Flying Group before The head of the [-]st Fighter Regiment.The officers are also Le Yiqin's old subordinates.

Now, the old commander is commanding the troops again. Apart from being friendly, he doesn't feel restrained when facing the old commander. He can yell loudly: "That's right, Commander, the brothers are so busy that their bones are itchy. When will you talk to me?" Is the little devil going to fight?"

Le Yiqin was very satisfied with the atmosphere, and continued: "There is a war going on now. After research by the headquarters, it was decided that the air attack force in the south direction will carry out a large-scale bombing of the Japanese capital Tokyo. Let the old Japanese emperor Things can't sleep, combat operations will start in the next few days, and today's military meeting is to study this matter!"

The heads and chiefs of staff of the regiments fell silent.Whispering at the bottom, everyone knows.The carrier-based fleet of the Southern Fleet just bombed Tokyo not long ago. Now, the commander proposed to bomb Tokyo. The cheapness of sneak attacks and aircraft carriers can be achieved by surprise.

Now, the little devil air defense force that has suffered must be heavily guarded. Moreover, taking off from the Ogasawara Islands Airport is definitely a long-distance raid. When it approaches the southern land line of Japan, it will be spotted by the Japanese ground radar. It’s okay if the fleet only has fighter jets, and they can withdraw from the battlefield at any time, but it’s not so easy to bring bombers.

The reactions of the officers fell into Le Yiqin's eyes. Of course he knew the concerns of his subordinates, so he frowned slightly and said: "Some officers are thinking that Tokyo, the capital of Japan, has already been bombed once, and it has been bombed again. It is the residence of the Emperor of Japan, so there will definitely be heavy troops assembled and tight defenses, don’t poke a hornet’s nest, if you don’t take advantage of it, you will be stung all over your head!”

"It makes sense, but it's not bold enough. There are too many concerns. In the art of war, it is said that soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent. If we think this way, the air commander of the little devil will also think the same way, thinking that we dare not bomb Tokyo again. , I want to do the opposite and throw bombs on the streets of Tokyo, you are all soldiers brought out by me, Le Yiqin, you know my faults, it's no fun to make small troubles, you can do big things if you want to do it!"

Le Yiqin spoke dryly, picked up the cup and took a few sips of cold water, and then said: "Don't just look at the difficulty, our combat aircraft, in terms of range and performance, surpass all active combat aircraft equipped by the Little Devils Air Force. Airplanes, our pilots are veterans who have fought on the battlefield, this is the advantage!"

"Of course, before bombing Tokyo, we need to fight a few small-scale air battles to muddy the water and draw the kid's attention away from Tokyo's surroundings, so as to conceal our final battle attempt. Shizuoka is the target of the first air strike!"

"The master pointed out that the little devil recently recruited a group of fighter pilots from Europe. It is said that they are all veterans with rich experience in flying skills and air combat. We have never fought against these foreign devils, so the air strike on Shizuoka is also tentative. , don’t send out the bombers!”

"For the specific combat deployment, I will lead the team and command the first to third regiments of fighter jets to form the first echelon to attack. Then, He Luming will command the fourth to sixth regiments to form the second echelon, which is half an hour later than the first echelon. The attack, on the one hand, is a backup, ready to meet the first echelon at any time; on the other hand, if there is an opportunity, you might as well shoot a few shuttle bullets in Shizuoka, and the action time is set at [-]:[-] tomorrow morning! The chief of staff is in charge of ground command!"

After finishing speaking, Le Yiqin looked at Chief of Staff He Zhijun of Southern Aviation Group and He Luming, Commander of Land-Based Combat Brigade, and said, "Chief of Staff He and Brigadier Commander He, do you have any additional comments?"

He Zhijun and He Luming looked at each other. In fact, Le Yiqin's battle plan for the air raid on Tokyo was never studied at the headquarters meeting. The two of them only found out just now. Sure, but out of the consistent confidence and respect for Le Yiqin, it's not easy to object.

He Zhijun nodded and said, "Commander, I have no objections. Would you like to report the combat plan you made just now to the division?"

"No need!" Le Yiqin said bluntly: "Before coming to the Ogasawara Islands, the teacher told me not to interfere with how to beat him!"

"I also agree with the commander's combat plan." He Luming said, "However, there is one thing I object to, that is, the issue of commanding the first echelon fleet. I think that I, the brigade commander, should personally command, and commander, you should be in charge." The airport directs the overall situation, rather than fighting in person!"

"Okay, don't fight with me!" Le Yiqin interrupted He Luming, with a threatening tone, and said: "You kid's wings have grown hard, dare to take the lead with me? When you followed me, you Have you seen the battle I fought in person?"

He Luming scratched his head, "Hey hey" and didn't dare to speak.

At [-]:[-] a.m. the next day, Le Yiqin commanded three fighter regiments with nearly [-] new fighter jets to take off from Chichijima Field Airfield in the Ogasawara Islands. Facing the morning glow, they flew towards Shizuoka. To increase the combat time in the air, all the first echelon and second echelon fighters have added auxiliary fuel tanks.

After an hour and a half of flight, the Le Yiqin fleet has approached the effective detection area of ​​the ground radar on the southern coast of Honshu Island, Japan. "Attention all regiments, we have entered the radar detection area of ​​the little devil, and immediately adopt a battle formation!" He issued an order road.

More than 20 minutes later, in Le Yiqin's line of sight, he could already see the winding coastline in the distance, "There are all of them, throw away the auxiliary fuel tank, and speed up!" On the airborne radar screen of his machine, countless small black dots appeared densely, which made his scalp tingle, and they still surrounded him from the left and right directions.

"There are more than 800 little devil's fighter jets!" Le Yiqin immediately came to a conclusion, "It's really strange, the little devil's reaction is fast enough, it seems to have been prepared for a long time? Could it be an ambush?" Questions flashed in his mind.

"To fight or to withdraw?" Le Yiqin couldn't make a decision right away, he was reluctant to have the chance to fight, and at the same time, he also considered how sure he was in this battle given that he was at a disadvantage in the number of fighter jets?

In the end, the eagerness to fight gained the upper hand. Le Yiqin decided to take advantage of the excellent performance of his fighter jets and adopt surprise tactics. First, he attacked the Japanese fleet on the left wing, and then quickly left the battle and returned. Pay attention, form three attacking arrows, cover and cooperate with each other, and attack the Japanese fleet on the left wing, never love to fight, and leave with one blow, are you clear?"

I have more than 300 fighters against the more than 400 fighters of the little devils. Although they are at a disadvantage in number, they have the upper hand in performance. First, they disrupt the formation of the little devils. Returning to the voyage at high speed from the battle made the little devil stare with anger, that's what Le Yiqin planned.

In just 400 minutes, the Le Yiqin fleet exchanged fire with more than [-] Japanese fighter jets from the left wing. Three arrows pierced fiercely into the formation of the Japanese army fleet on the left wing. The battle began immediately. The fighter jets flew up and down, chasing and shooting at each other. There were bursts of machine gun fire in the air, and the ballistic trajectory pierced the bright sunshine in the sky.

Le Yiqin was at the position of the arrow in the middle. He rushed into the Japanese fleet and started fighting. Opportunity to fish in troubled waters. . . . . .

(to be continued) (to be continued...)