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

Chapter 197 Great Victory

"Fire!"

Lu Tianlong and his wingman opened fire together. Twelve M2 Browning machine guns turned the two unprotected Zero fighters into two balls of fireworks.

Lu Tianlong looked at the brilliant flames, and the gloom in his heart was completely dispelled.

"Brothers, I have avenged you today!"

"Commander, there are enemy planes in the sky at two o'clock!"

The wingman sent an alarm. Lu Tianlong had no time to be sentimental and immediately threw himself into the battle.

The Zero fighter pressed the fire button, and several bullets hit Lu Tianlong's fighter, crackling.

After a check, Lu Tianlong found that the thick-skinned P6P Hellcat was fine.

"What a stupid little devil!"

"Commander, two more planes arrived at 6 o'clock!"

At this time, Lu Tianlong sighed at his good luck as he was targeted by three planes.

"Dive!"

Lu Tianlong and his wingman dived down, and three Zeros followed closely.

"Commander, shall we use the scissors tactic?"

Huang Rongfa's voice was heard on the frequency.

"Okay, then use scissors!"

Lu Tianlong's formation leveled off, flew straight, slowed down, and then turned left.

The three Japanese planes breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Lu Tianlong's plane slow down.

"The Chinese aircraft has no advantage in maneuverability, it is just a sitting duck!"

After saying that, the three Zero fighters aimed their crosshairs at Lu Tianlong's leader and wingman.

Just as the Japanese pilot was grinning and preparing to press the fire button.

Two Chinese fighter planes appeared to their side, flying towards them with flames of anger.

The huge attack cross-section and the lack of self-sealing fuel tanks made the Zero fighter an easier target than a fixed target.

An incendiary armor-piercing bullet easily penetrated the Zero fighter's fuel tank and then ignited the huge oil barrel.

The huge kinetic energy generated by the burning and explosion blew up the Zero fighter and turned it into fragments all over the sky.

In the blink of an eye, three Zero fighters took off into the sky again.

The pilots of the First and Second Flight Squadrons used the "three-pronged approach" of diving, shooting, and right turns to shoot down twenty of the Japanese Zero fighters in less than half an hour.

The ground observation posts and the common people cheered as they watched the Japanese planes continue to fall.

"Damn it! We've seen our planes falling before, now it's the turn of the Japanese planes to get hurt!"

"That's it, beat the hell out of him!"

Intelligence from the observation post was constantly transmitted to the underground bunker where Li Yunlong was.

Li Yunlong was so excited that he waved the telegram loudly.

"Hahaha, this is so fucking satisfying!"

"Commander, we couldn't do anything to the Japanese before, we could only passively defend. But now we have planes, if the Japanese still dare to show off, we'll beat the hell out of them!"

After clearing out the Japanese escort fighters, the aviation division immediately turned its attention to the twenty bomber planes that were preparing to escape.

"Flight Squadron Two, on alert, Flight Squadron One, attack!"

Sixty fighter planes gained altitude, the Second Squadron maintained surveillance of the battlefield at a relatively high altitude, and the First Squadron dived in full force!

The non-maneuverable bombers are sitting ducks in the eyes of a large group, and one dive can eliminate the entire bomber formation.

The detonating ammunition made the Hellcat make a loud bang, and even the ordinary people watching the excitement on the ground and the reporters taking pictures had to cover their ears to watch the excitement.

After dealing with the Japanese planes, the aviation division's fighter planes reluctantly returned to the airport.

As soon as Lu Tianlong, Huang Rongfa and Xu Gun landed, they were taken to Pingshun County by a jeep.

At the gate of Pingshun County Government, Jia Guier, who was holding a public opinion consultation meeting, was surrounded by reporters from major newspapers.

"County Magistrate Jia, may I ask when Pingshun County will have its own airport?"

"Is there? I don't know, I don't know, I don't understand!"

How could Changgui tell this important "intelligence" to this group of reporters without the approval of Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang?

"Chief Jia, please don't tease us. We all saw these planes shoot down all the Japanese planes!"

The smile on the face of the cheerful Ta Kung Pao reporter was brighter than that during the Chinese New Year, and he waved the photos he had taken.

Jia Guier scratched his head. He really hadn't learned even a little bit of the skill of telling lies from Li Yunlong.

"Really? I thought it was a malfunction of the Japanese plane and it fell down by itself?"

Jia Gui's seemingly serious expression was met with a wave of cold eyes.

Just when Jia Guier was at a loss, the secretary came running over.

"County Magistrate Jia, Political Commissar Zhao will be here soon. I'll ask you to deal with the reporters first!"

With the support of Political Commissar Zhao, Jia Guier felt confident and could now pass the blame on.

"Reporters, although I cannot answer your questions, Political Commissar Zhao of the Independent Column will answer them later!"

In less than ten minutes, several jeeps and several trucks full of soldiers arrived at the gate of the county government.

"Political Commissar Zhao! You are finally here?"

Jia Guier seemed to have seen a savior and held onto Zhao Gang's arm, refusing to let go.

"County Magistrate Jia, find a larger auditorium and hold a press conference. The county's security will be the responsibility of the police station and the soldiers I brought with me!"

In less than half an hour, reporters and citizens who had passed security checks entered the Great Hall, and hundreds of people packed the auditorium.

"My fellow journalists and fellow Chinese, I am Zhao Gang, the political commissar of the Independent Column. I think everyone has seen the air battle that took place over Pingshun County today?"

The reporters nodded one after another, staring at Zhao Gang with burning eyes, eager to hear the details of the battle.

"We received intelligence this morning that forty enemy planes were flying towards our base and were going to bomb us! Our independent column cannot agree to this kind of aggression!"

"Our independent column aviation division immediately took off and went into the air to fight. Then you will see the scene! I am not clear about the specific situation yet..."

Zhao Gang's every word whetted everyone's appetite. They were just waiting to find out the details of the air battle and then send back first-hand reports, which would definitely become a hot headline.

"Political Commissar Zhao, who knows the specific situation?"

"That's right, people all over the country are waiting for good news!"

Zhao Gang looked at the reporters with a smile, intending to keep the secret for another moment.

"Although I don't know, I have invited three people who know the situation to come to you. Feel free to ask questions!"

As the reporters were eagerly waiting, Lu Tianlong, Huang Rongfa and Xu Gun came up from the backstage and saluted.

"This is?"

Zhao Gang cleared his throat and signaled everyone to be quiet.

"Independent Column Aviation Division Commander Lu Tianlong!"

"Captain Huang Rongfa of the First Flying Squadron of the Independent Column Aviation Division!"

"Xu Gun, Captain of the Second Flying Squadron of the Independent Column Aviation Division!"

With a loud bang, three people stepped forward and saluted again.

The flash lights in the audience made it impossible for people to open their eyes, and there was wave after wave of applause that went on and on.