Bright Sword: Leading the Special Operations Squadron to Fight the Japs

Chapter 293 Take the initiative

Early the next morning, a group of Japanese soldiers wearing gas masks pushed iron barrels onto the bomber.

That’s right, the Japanese’s secret weapon is poison gas bombs!

The Japanese originally wanted to drop some biological bombs, but they had to give up because of the harm to their own troops.

The Army Air Force that carried out the drop mission came from the Kwantung Army, and the poison gas bombs were also transported from the notorious Unit 731.

At Xinxiang Airport, a bomber pilot wearing a gas mask impatiently hid far away from the Japanese infantry.

"These cowards of the North China Front Army are so well-equipped with the Empire's own weapons. No wonder their air force was completely annihilated by the so-called local forces!"

"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel Fujita, otherwise we wouldn't have come all the way here to fight! However, I heard from them that this unit is equipped with the most advanced fighter planes and can easily shoot down our Zero fighter planes!"

Through the two fly eyes on the "pig nose", one can clearly see Lieutenant Colonel Fujita's disdainful look.

"That's just an excuse for their cowardice! Let's teach them a lesson on how to tear China's so-called most advanced fighter planes to pieces with Zero fighters!"

"Hayi!"

Lieutenant Colonel Fujita's contempt for the Independent Column Aviation Division was not because of his stupidity, but because of their inherent thinking.

It's like if someone told you that a ten-month-old baby could beat the national judo champion, you would just think he was a fool and not consider the possibility.

What's more, the Kwantung Army is the famous "flowers in the army", and their soldiers naturally have a kind of arrogance that is different from ordinary people.

After launching the "September 18th" Incident, they developed rapidly by plundering resources and seizing the materials and factories left by the Northeast Army.

By 1940, the Kwantung Army had 31 divisions and 11 independent brigades, with a total strength of more than one million.

Moreover, because its own strength was too strong, the Kwantung Army even ignored the orders of the Japanese main island's General Staff Headquarters.

After all, the Kwantung Army has reason to be proud.

Therefore, Lieutenant Colonel Fujita attributed the failure of the Air Force of the North China Front Army to cowardice.

At 8:40 in the morning, the bombers and fighter planes in Taiyuan, Xinxiang and Zhengxian had completed loading and refueling, ready to take off for combat.

At this moment, sharp air defense alarms sounded almost simultaneously above the three airports.

Lieutenant Colonel Fujita raised his head in dissatisfaction and looked towards the tower.

"What happened? Did these North China Front troops lose their minds? Did they mistake the geese for airplanes?"

"Lieutenant Colonel Fujita, look!"

A terrified expression appeared in the fly lens, pointing at the dense swarm of planes appearing in the north.

Lieutenant Colonel Fujita was stunned for a moment, and his expression changed from surprise to a wicked smile.

"Yoshi, there are still some who are not afraid of death. Since they have come to our door, let's fulfill their wish! Fujita Squadron, board the plane!"

Twenty Zero fighters took off and rushed towards the independent column's aircraft group.

The captain of the First Fighter Squadron, Xu Gun, led the team to bomb Xinxiang Airport.

He took thirty F6F Hellcat fighters and escorted 15 B-17 Flying Fortress bombers to bomb the Xinxiang Airport, ensuring that the Japanese poison gas bombs were destroyed on the ground.

Xu Gun looked out the porthole, watched the twenty Zero fighters take off into the sky, and issued combat orders.

"Comrades, the first and second squadrons, follow me and rush down. Organize a battle as quickly as possible to drive the Zero fighters out of Xinxiang Airport. The third squadron will cover the bomber formation and carry out the bombing!"

"Yes!"

Xu Gun pressed the joystick lightly, and he and his wingman dived down at high speed towards the Japanese Zero fighter.

Lieutenant Colonel Fujita was puzzled as he looked at the fighter jet he had never seen before.

"Isn't China's air force equipped with I-15s or Hawk IIIs?"

"Lieutenant Colonel Fujita, these planes don't look simple."

"Yoshi! The plane is not the deciding factor. No matter how good the plane is, it will be rubbish in the hands of these Chinese pilots who have only flown for dozens of hours!"

Lieutenant Colonel Fujita pushed the accelerator to the bottom and rushed towards the group of F6F Hellcats falling from the sky.

"Comrades, the leader and wingman should cooperate carefully and try to shoot down half of the enemy planes in the first wave. Let them experience the power of Tathagata Palm."

Wang Meng called this tactic of diving from a high altitude and using high speed to annihilate the enemy "Rulai Palm", but it is unknown why it was called this name.

As he spoke, Xu Gun locked onto a Zero fighter, locked the fighter within his sight, and pressed the machine gun switch.

The white phosphorus bombs fired by six M2 Browning heavy machine guns penetrated the fuel tank of the Zero fighter at one impact.

The Zero fighter instantly caught fire, disintegrated in the air, and turned into fragments all over the sky.

Lieutenant Colonel Fujita, who was following closely behind, had already taken off the pig nose on his face and revealed a horrified expression.

Their fighter squadron has a glorious history of military success and has never suffered defeat. All of their pilots are very experienced in flying. How could they be shot down?

The experienced Fujita quickly adjusted his mindset and began to face the Chinese Air Force unit in front of him, staring intently at the Hellcat in front of him.

When Fujita's plane passed through the fragments of the disintegrated Zero fighter, he saw a rain of bullets. He immediately pulled the joystick and dodged, almost brushing face to face with Xu Gun's plane.

Fujita almost saw Xu Gun's resolute and confident face, which was the spirit of the Chinese Air Force that he had never seen before.

In the first round, Fujita's squadron lost seven planes.

"idiot!"

Fujita was furious, but there was nothing he could do. When he passed through the clouds and saw the bomber formation ahead, he made up his mind immediately.

"Warriors, don't get entangled with the Chinese fighters, do your best to shoot down their bombers!"

Although Lieutenant Colonel Fujita was arrogant, he was not stupid. He believed that their disintegration would only be valuable if the Chinese bombers were shot down. Otherwise, they would only be a pretext for the enemy to bomb the Xinxiang Airport.

If the bombers' bombs fell on the Xinxiang Airport and completely destroyed the poison gas bombs, the strategic goal of "poisoning" the independent column would be completely failed, and the Japanese devils at the airport would also suffer.

The remaining thirteen planes immediately flew towards the bomber formation at high speed, ready to shoot them down in one fell swoop.

At this time, the ten fighters of the F6F Hellcat Squadron 13 that were escorting the bomber formation also broke away from the bomber formation and began to engage the enemy, and together with the chasing Squadrons and , they began to hunt down the Zero fighters.

Fujita was experienced in combat. When he saw himself being attacked from both sides, he immediately dived into the clouds and began looking for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to the Chinese planes.

Through the gaps in the clouds, Fujita locked onto an F6F Hellcat, which happened to be Xu Gun's "mount"...