Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1244 Decoy Tactics
In order to prevent the invasion of the Chinese, as early as 1923, the United Kingdom began to plan to establish a complete air defense system, and now he has completed most of the construction.Britain's home air defenses have become very tight.The intelligence of each radar station along the coast is analyzed by this command post, and then according to the results of the analysis, the maximum effect is exerted.A total of fourteen such command centers have been set up across the country in the UK.There are 6 in England, 3 in Scotland, 3 in Wales, and two in the Arctic Ocean. They happen to be able to tightly wrap the entire British mainland and intercept the enemy's air invasion forces.

Rakvik is an important radar hub in the middle of the kingdom.He is an important barrier responsible for protecting the entire north-central part of Scotland and an important connection point between Edinburgh and Scapa Flow.However, although it looks very important on the surface.But it's actually quite empty.Because from the beginning of the war, Chinese planes have never been here.Of course, there are mainly several reasons for this.First.The distance here is too far.China's medium bomber force cannot fly here due to range. (In fact, it can be flown according to the range of the blue sky bomber with fuel tanks, but in this way, the bomb load will be greatly reduced.) Second, the Chinese naval aviation will almost never send troops to attack here.Because in their view, the goal here is really limited.Scotland is a plateau, except for Edinburgh and Aberdeen, there is no particularly developed industrial base here.In addition, there are no air force bases and strategic locations.Therefore, the Chinese fleet will not spend too much fuel to come here to mess around.Unless they want to attack Aberdeen.

But Aberdeen is not so easy to attack.Because it is an important port in Scotland, and it is also a fuel base in the UK.In addition, due to the prevention of attacks by Chinese sea wolves. In October 1923, the British Royal Navy still set up their submarine hunting command here. As early as September 10, the United Kingdom began to strengthen the construction of the air defense system in the Aberdeen area.In addition to setting up air defense radars and observation posts there, there is also a No.1923 fighter group permanently stationed there.This fighter group consists of about 9 Spitfire fighters in 20 fighter squadrons, and its combat effectiveness is quite powerful.

In addition to the planes flying in the sky, the defense measures on the ground are also quite strong.At that time, the forces defending Scotland's second largest city were: 34 heavy anti-aircraft artillery squadrons, 22 light anti-aircraft artillery squadrons, [-] searchlight squadrons and three smoke screen squadrons.With powerful firepower in the air and on the ground, the British turned the whole of Aberdeen into an anti-aircraft fortress.

Therefore, if you only rely on the little property of the Chinese naval aviation to attack, it would be a bit ridiculous.Although the Lan Xiang dive bomber is majestic both on the land battlefield and at sea, it is a bit too exaggerated for him to play a guest role as a horizontal bomber bombing the city.The disadvantages of relatively slow speed and small ammunition load are the unchangeable reality of the Lanxiang fighter. Although the battlefield all-rounder Fenglei fighter is fast, but it only has two 250 kg pylons, it seems a bit powerless to carry out the task of attacking the city.Therefore, at the beginning of the war, Chinese aircraft never came to this area at all.Compared with the first-tier cities in England, Aberdeen seems so safe and quiet.

However, this does not mean that his future is very safe, the war is still going on.

In the past two days, the Dragon Army changed its attack plan again. They began to transfer the main force to London, preparing to use bombing to lure the British fighter jets to a decisive battle.

9月5日，帝国空军从第23、26和53轰炸机联队里挑选出来的168架轰炸机，于当天清晨首次出现在伦敦上空。他们对伦敦市的码头和港口进行了首次有计划的夜间空袭，投下140吨炸弹。

That night, the Chinese Air Force continued its air raids on London.In the evening and late at night, there were 1625 bombers flying to London.Before dark, 485 fighter jets of the First and Second Air Forces, escorted by destroyers, formed multiple dense formations and invaded London from an altitude of 500 to 500 meters.

Since the British fighter force estimated that the Dragon Army would attack the fighter base again, it took the initiative to give up the passage to London.However, China changed its attack target and went straight to London.This greatly exceeded their expectations.On the first day of this air strike, the Chinese Air Force dropped more than 100 1.8-ton heavy bombs on the London docks.Then came the Third Air Force.They invaded London by night, and the huge pillars of fire from the bombing managed to direct their attack. 125 "Blade Runners" dropped 500 tons of bombs.

On September 9, the air strikes continued.Thanks to the previous experience, the Chinese Air Force stepped up its attack on London. The 6 aircraft entered London airspace in two batches.On that day, the sky of London was full of Chinese planes. In addition to the 2123 sorties sent by the Air Force, the Chinese naval aviation also dispatched 3234 sorties.

On 9 September, the Imperial Air Force flew a horrific 7 sorties to London, with the remainder by Naval Aviation.

However, for the British, this is good news.It is obviously very stupid for the Chinese to switch their attack targets at this time.However, Chinese stupidity is a good thing for them.In this way, their fighter force is able to rest and reorganize.After all, this kind of air guerrilla warfare is very exhausting physically and mentally.So Marshal Dowding immediately changed his tactics. He ordered all the planes to fly to Wales and northern England for repairs, and give the opponent a fatal blow when necessary.

The Aberdeen area is very quiet because it is far away from the battlefield.Because of the mentality of watching a play, people were very relaxed. They kept talking softly, and then raised their wrists to look at their watches from time to time. After 5 minutes, they can get off work.For them, that means they can go home and get a good night's sleep without worrying about someone waking them up.

Just when they were happily packing up their things and preparing to hand over their shifts, a shrill alarm sounded.

"Didi didi!" Accompanied by bursts of rhythmic radio waves, everyone in the headquarters became highly nervous.Because, it means the Chinese are coming.Although I have always believed that the Chinese may not rush here, but things are unpredictable.After seeing this situation, everyone present rushed to their posts in unison, grabbed their phones and made contact.

"Enemy planes may appear in Area 5 of Thor. There may be 10 of them. Their destination may be Area 1 of Wallace." A female operator spoke first, then she quickly put down the phone and pressed a switch. "Di!" Accompanied by her movement, a yellow light was turned on, and light spots on the frosted glass began to move towards the sky above the North Sea twinkling.This indicated that enemy bomber formations were moving west along the British coastline.

"Order the planes of the 22nd Fighter Squadron, the 23rd Fighter Squadron and the 48th Fighter Squadron to take off immediately. I want to see what the hell the Chinese are doing." After determining the approximate location and number of the enemy, No. Major General Will Smith, deputy commander of the .20 fighter group, made his own judgment.The current situation is very complicated, and the Chinese are still bombarding London.At this time, ten planes came to him, which is a rather strange thing in itself.However, fortunately, the number of aircraft of the opponent is not too many.He can send aircraft to intercept according to the order of Marshal Dowding.

Smith hadn't figured it out yet, RAF Spitfires had taken off from bases such as Stadne, Dundee, Montero, Arbroath, Lunetborg and Intervere, but they hadn't waited The enemy plane appeared, and after a while.Only then did the British find out that these planes had adjusted their course and were flying towards the Strait of Fife.

Hearing the report from his own fighter plane and radar, Smith fell into deep thought again: "What is the enemy's intention? Is it going to take a feint to the north first, and then turn south? Are they flying to Edinburgh for a surprise attack? Or are they going to attack? Cooperate with other bomber units from the side to attack London? Or do you want to cross Scotland to fly to other targets? For example, ships in several ports? Or. These planes are lost with the large formation. It's really weird to come here at such a speed." Thoughts popped up in his head one after another, but he denied them one by one.

Smith continued to issue orders: "Order all fighter squadrons to follow them immediately, and don't attack easily." At least for now, it seems that he is very correct in doing so. It is a mistake to attack rashly when you are not sure of the opponent's purpose.The key now is to closely follow the flight routes of this group of planes, and adapt to the situation according to the opponent's actions.

The fighter unit of the British Royal Air Force quickly corrected its course, and they rushed towards the latest enemy target that had been corrected by the radar, while the other pilots sat nervously in their seats, waiting for the radar report.Just as his plane was approaching the opponent, the siren sounded again.

"An enemy aircraft group was found, with a number of 2504 aircraft. It is located in Thor 7 and is heading due west. Their target may be Wallace 1."

"Di~~" was another long beep, and then a huge red light appeared on the frosted glass panel, which represented the logo of more than 200 enemy planes.

"It really was a trick of the enemy just now. The ten planes were bait. They wanted to lure our fighter jets out of the scheduled route. Now that the other party has mobilized their forces, where is the target of these bombers? Could it be Edinburgh? If so If so, it’s too simple. So many planes attacking a city that is already well-prepared and supported by radar, isn’t it a bit of death. If”

(End of this chapter)