Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 538: Since Sato Ichiro refuses to cooperate, we will seize the naval aviation’s fighter plan

Fujiwara Ichiro wanted to persuade him again, but Sato Ichiro didn't give him a chance to speak and directly ordered his soldiers to drive Fujino Ichiro out. Fujino Ichiro was very angry, but facing the deadlock, he had no choice but to return to his residence in disappointment.

Colonel Nagata was flying a naval fighter and felt a great sense of discomfort, which was the exact opposite of his previous operating habits and seriously affected his performance. However, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and fight this battle. After flying for half an hour, he encountered a Lightning Fighter Squadron patrolling near Qingyuan Town. The two sides discovered each other almost at the same time and immediately began to seize the best combat position.

"Warriors, launch an attack immediately, break through the enemy fighter's interception network, and cover the bombers in the rear to successfully break through."

Under the order of Colonel Nagata, 16 Zero fighters rushed towards the interception network hastily formed by Gao Yuntian like arrows from a bow, and the enemy and us began to fight each other. The battle was extremely tragic. Just five minutes into the battle, seven fighters fell from the sky, of which the Japanese lost five and Gao Yuntian lost two. The fundamental reason was that the pilots made mistakes in the operation. They were not used to the operation method of the navy fighter at all, and the muscle memory formed made them unconsciously follow the original operation method.

"Damn it, did the Japanese take the wrong medicine today? Why is their combat effectiveness so weak? Is there a big problem within the Japanese air force?" Gao Yuntian thought unconsciously.

"Brothers, don't miss this great opportunity. Launch a general attack immediately. No matter how much it costs, we must stop the Japanese bombers and prevent them from threatening the safety of the regiment commander."

Gao Yuntian quickly adjusted his tactics and launched a general offensive in advance. The enemy and our side once again engaged in a fierce battle in the air. One fighter plane after another fell from the sky, and explosions rang out one after another.

Colonel Nagata launched several consecutive attacks, but still failed to break through Gao Yuntian's defense. Instead, he lost more than a dozen fighter planes. He had to give the order to retreat when possible.

"Attention all teams, immediately begin tactical transition and return to Taiyuan Airport!"

Under the command of Colonel Nagata, the remaining 17 fighters quickly broke away from contact with the Lightning Fighter Squadron and retreated towards the Taiyuan Airport. Gao Yuntian did not fly to chase them. His only mission now was to ensure the safety of the armored regiment's airspace.

"Commander, my battalion has successfully driven away the attacking Japanese fighter planes. Please rest assured, Armored Regiment, continue to march!" Gao Yuntian reported excitedly.

Li Yunlong's excited voice came from the intercom: "Captain Gao, you fought well in this battle and demonstrated the prestige of our independent regiment's air force battalion. The armored regiment has now left Qingyuan Town and will reach Linjia Bay in another hour and a half. You must pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese and ensure the safety of our heads."

Then Lin Zhenhua's voice came over: "Captain Gao, I order your fighter squadron to deploy a squadron of troops to escort the bomber unit and launch a bombing operation on Linjia Bay. This time we are going to let the Japanese see the power of carpet bombing. Throw all our remaining bombs on the Japanese's second line of defense."

Under Lin Zhenhua's command, the bomber unit, escorted by a fighter squadron, flew toward Linjia Bay and launched a frenzied bombing on the devil's second line of defense, causing great suffering to the devils and puppet troops.

"Colonel Noda, the enemy's bombing is too fierce. Hundreds of bombs have been dropped on our positions. The most hateful thing is the enemy's low-altitude attack aircraft, which poses a great threat to our infantry, but we don't have any weapons in our hands that can pose a threat to them."

"Our light and heavy machine guns fired at the enemy's low-altitude attack aircraft, but couldn't even penetrate the enemy's cockpit. We don't even have an anti-aircraft gun, so we can only hold on. Colonel, please ask the headquarters for help immediately and request the headquarters to send air force to provide assistance." Major Nomura bowed and requested.

Noda Shuxiong replied with an ugly face: "Bakayalo! The damn Li Yunlong has no martial ethics and dares not fight us. Instead, he sent out the air force to bomb our positions. He is really a coward."

"Nomura-kun, you must immediately send a telegram to the Taiyuan Headquarters, requesting the Commander to dispatch fighter planes for reinforcement. Otherwise, it will be difficult for Noda Shuxiong to stop Li Yunlong's breakout."

Nomura Shu's telegram for help was quickly delivered to Shinozuka Yoshio. After calming down, Shinozuka Yoshio's face was filled with anger again. He picked up the phone and called Taiyuan Airport directly, asking angrily: "Fujiwara, I have already ordered you to send air force to intercept Li Yunlong, but why did Nomura's squadron ask me for help? What went wrong?"

Fujiwara Ichiro replied with a bitter face: "Commander, I just received a telegram from Colonel Nagata. Our interception operation did not work, but suffered huge losses. The only way now is to ask General Sato Ichiro to send naval aviation support. Otherwise, I will not be able to deal with the current situation at all."

"There is a huge difference between the Navy's fighter planes and our Army's fighter planes, which caused us to encounter great trouble during the battle. I forgot to report this to the Commander before. I hope the Commander can listen to my detailed explanation."

Yoshio Shinozuka doesn't have time to understand all this now. Even though his biggest enemy comes from within, he still doesn't want to let Li Yunlong, his apparent biggest enemy, escape. The Specie Bank alone is not something he can easily shirk.

"Fujiwara, I don't want to hear any excuses now. I just want your air force to block Li Yunlong's breakout. No matter what, you have to stop him within the three blockade lines. Otherwise, Li Yunlong will most likely escape. This situation must not be allowed to happen."

"If the Army Air Force does not have enough fighter planes, then requisition all the Navy Air Force fighter planes. Even if we lose all our combat aircraft, we must stop Li Yunlong's armored regiment and never let it escape the encirclement."

Yoshio Shinozuka hung up the phone angrily, and immediately went to the operations room and began to mobilize the troops with all his strength to prepare to establish the fourth and fifth blockade lines.

Fujiwara Ichiro felt very annoyed. He really didn't want to fight Sato Ichiro. If the two sides had another conflict, it would most likely end in war. The army and navy had always been at odds with each other, and this incident had completely ignited the conflict. Even if Fujiwara Ichiro wanted to ease the relationship between the two sides, he couldn't do it now. He could only go all out to snatch the naval aviation fighter plane.

Yoshio Shinozuka has lost his patience with him. If he fails to complete the task, his end will be very miserable. Not only will he have to commit disembowelment to apologize, but his family back home will also be implicated and he will even be blamed for the crime. In order to save himself, he can only gamble everything he has and trigger a fierce battle between the army and navy in order to save his life.

"Shimazu-kun, I have no choice now. You must lead your team to seize the naval aviation fighter planes immediately. No matter how much it costs, we must stop Li Yunlong. The commander has issued this order. If we cannot complete it, the fate of all of us will not be good. We need to fight to the death."

Shimazu Nanichi showed a cruel smile on his face. He had long disliked the naval aviation troops, but he had never found a suitable opportunity to take action. He did not expect that the opportunity he had been waiting for would suddenly come, which made him very excited. He also wanted to make these damn naval aviation troops realize how weak their combat effectiveness was.

"Yoshi! Fujiwara-kun, you have finally made up your mind. I have told you before that all those bastards in the navy should be dead. Sometimes they are even more hateful than the enemy. We must let these bastards see how powerful our army is. We will never allow them to continue to ride on our heads and trample on our dignity at will!"

Fujiwara Ichiro said with a bitter face: "Shimazu-kun, I hope you can control yourself as much as possible when you take action, and don't make things too chaotic."

Shimazu Nanichi couldn't listen any more. He gathered the soldiers excitedly and ordered them to seize the naval aviation fighter planes. The two sides immediately started fighting. Since the individual combat effectiveness of the Japanese naval aviation was really not as good as that of the army, the naval aviation on the airport was soon towed away. Sato Ichiro, who was recuperating in the pilot dormitory, was furious when he heard the news. He ordered angrily: "Fujiwara, you bastard, I knew you were a despicable and dishonest villain. You tried to deceive me just now. Fortunately, I didn't fall for it."

"Immediately order all pilots and ground crews to launch a counterattack. We must take back our fighter planes. We must not let these army idiots get away with it. If these damn army idiots don't return the fighter planes, use your weapons to kill them directly. Even if you have to destroy the fighter planes, you must not let them fall into the hands of the army idiots."

Sato Ichiro also fell into a frenzy, which led to the escalation of the situation. The two sides used weapons to fight each other, and even started shooting at each other from a distance. A civil strife began without anyone's expectation. The strangest thing was that neither side wanted to control the situation, which made the conflict more and more intense, and the casualties between the two sides increased. In the end, they became so angry that they completely treated each other as enemies.