si-mexico Chapter 620: I'll Go In If I Say So
Chapter 620: I'll Go In If I Say So
The facts are certainly not what the Japanese 2nd Air Division reported. If that were really the result, there should be Japanese planes in the sky now.
In this air battle, both sides dispatched hundreds of aircraft. Although the ground fighting was not so intense, the fighting in the air was extremely fierce. It can be said that this was the most intense battle between the 72nd Army and the Japanese Air Force since the war began.
Due to our intelligence error, we only sent out 65 fighter planes, while the Japanese had more than three times as many as we did.
In addition to the Japanese 2nd Air Division, the Japanese 1st Air Division also provided support of 35 fighter planes, so at the beginning of this battle, the ratio was 65:210. Of course, this was only in terms of the number of aircraft.
Of course, air combat cannot be judged solely by quantity. Although our aircraft are at a disadvantage, the quality of our aircraft is at an advantage, and the skills of our pilots are also at an advantage. Our pilots train for more than twice as much time as the Japanese every day, especially for night training, which is a skill that the Japanese land-based pilots do not have.
When the two sides met, our commanders realized that the other side had an advantage in numbers. If a full-scale melee broke out, it would not be of any benefit to us. They immediately ordered all formations to form pairs and began to spread out to the surrounding areas.
When we have no advantage, we will make use of the maneuverability of our aircraft and pull the Japanese aircraft around. Once we are out of the opponent's advantage circle, our two-plane formation will engage in a two-on-two or two-on-four battle with the opponent.
In this situation, our advantages can be fully utilized, and our pilots do not have much psychological pressure. The search and rescue team on the ground has arrived in advance. If our pilots are hit, they can parachute immediately, and the ground search and rescue team will arrive within five minutes.
But the situation on the Japanese side was different. If they were hit, they would only fall on the uninhabited grassland. Although there were Hun herdsmen around them, these Hun herdsmen also had guns and had no good feelings towards the Japanese.
In particular, the 72nd Army issued an announcement that if anyone could capture a Japanese pilot, he could report it to the nearest organization of the 72nd Army and receive a reward of 20 cattle and sheep.
It is not so easy for the Xiongnu herdsmen to increase their cattle and sheep by twenty. Now they only need to capture a Japanese pilot to exchange for twenty cattle and sheep, and they are all adults. Where can they find such a good thing?
So at this moment, there are nearly a thousand Xiongnu herdsmen on the ground, all waiting to capture the pilot. Capturing the Japanese pilot can be exchanged for twenty cattle and sheep, even a corpse does not matter.
If the pilots of the 72nd Army were found and sent back intact, they could be exchanged for thirty cattle and sheep. So no matter which side's pilots parachuted, there would be a group of war horses galloping on the ground. In the eyes of these herdsmen, those who jumped down were not pilots, but cattle and sheep in their pens.
In this situation, the Japanese pilots must have been under much greater pressure than us. In air combat, you absolutely cannot be distracted. If you are even a little bit distracted, your plane may emit black smoke.
After a fierce battle, the Japanese lost more than 90 aircraft, and we lost 32 aircraft, which was acceptable.
Only two pilots were lost, and the rest were all found by the search and rescue team and herdsmen. More than 60 Japanese pilots were captured, and the rest were killed by herdsmen for resisting. However, their bodies were also transported to you, otherwise how could they be exchanged for cattle and sheep?
The Japanese lost a large number of fighter planes, and the remaining bombers and reconnaissance planes naturally did not dare to take off. The air supremacy in this area has fallen into the hands of the 72nd Army. If your bombers take off, wouldn't it be their credit?
As for the reconnaissance planes, they only dared to take off when they were sure it was safe. Now the armies in various places were reporting that enemy planes were everywhere, and taking off now would be courting death, so naturally no Japanese planes could be seen in the sky.
Lieutenant General Idogawa and his men were so tired that they were about to fall off their horses, and finally they saw the border line in the distance.
A fifteen-man Rakshasa border guard force saw the Japanese army rushing towards them from a distance and had no idea how to respond. They even raised their guns and fired. When the Japanese soldiers saw the Rakshasa people shooting, they killed the border guard force in an instant without waiting for orders from their superiors.
After watching this scene, Lieutenant General Idogawa slapped those soldiers hard, but he couldn't care less at the moment. He directly ordered the army to cross the border and find a place to rest.
In their view, as long as we crossed the border, the people of the 72nd Army would not dare to rush over. Unfortunately, when they all stopped, artillery shells came over. Zhang Jiahua was worried that he could not catch up with this Japanese army. The speed of escape was too fast. In addition, the terrain near the border was complicated. Even if we drove cars and armored vehicles, it took some effort to catch up with them.
Who knew that after these people crossed the border, they all lay down to rest. The Second Division came here by car. Although the journey was bumpy, we all maintained our physical strength. In addition, the air force troops had also arrived.
What else is there to say? Just get started, brothers.
Lieutenant General Idogawa and his men pointed at the plane in the sky, speechless. Their meaning was clear: How dare you, the men of the 72nd Army, enter Luosha's territory? Are you trying to start a war between the two countries?
Many people probably think this way, but Li Shaoyi had already issued an order long ago. There is no so-called border line here, and I don’t recognize this border line. This has been our land since ancient times. After several unequal treaties, the Russians took it from the corrupt Qing government. I can be said to have restored the glory of my ancestors. Where does the border line come from?
Li Shaoyi's telegram was sent intact, and everyone from the brothers in the Telecommunications Department to the combat troops was very encouraged.
This is how our commander commands. Russians or Japanese, they mean nothing to us. We are walking on our own land. Before, we weren't here, but now we are. Wherever the tank tracks go? That's our border. Come and fight us if you don't agree. We'll talk after you defeat us!
But this is our place!!