On the other hand, objectively speaking, the Guangxi army performed fairly well in the war of resistance, and the chairman also had the idea of ​​using it to fight against Japanese aggression.

Therefore, the fifth war zone has gone further and further on the road of "gui systemization". From the day it was established, Li and Bai have always been in charge of the village in turn.

The communications staff officer nodded seriously and said: "Report to Chief Li, the Huben Army's information is indeed true, and the time, place and people are very detailed. After preliminary verification, there should be no problem."

Speaking of this, the communications staff officer said meaningfully: "It's just that I don't quite understand how the Huben Army knew such details and figured out the situation before us. This is really puzzling."

"Okay, these are not the key points. The key point is to find Tsukada Kou's body as soon as possible. This is an exciting event!"

Li Delin waved his hand indifferently. After dealing with Yang Fan for a long time, he didn't know Yang Fan's superb skills and powerful background.

Although the fifth war zone is said to be the private land of the Gui family, Li Delin knows very well that with Yang Fan's means and strength, people in the fifth war zone don't look down on them at all, so there is no need to be on guard at all!

"Yes, what Chief Li said is very true! It is indeed very inspiring. The military pressure that this old devil has brought to our Fifth Theater since he took office is not small!"

Seeing that the immediate superior had no opinion, the communication staff naturally dared not have any opinion.

Li Delin smiled and said: "Then what are you doing in a daze? Why don't you hurry up and order the surrounding troops to search with all your strength, and we must find the crashed plane before dark today! Remember, if you want to see people, you must have a clear result!"

"Yes!"

The communication staff officer immediately took the order and left.

"Hey, it's so cool that such a good thing happened, God help me!"

Li Delin rubbed his hands together excitedly, and only waited for the definite news before he could do things with great fanfare.

"By the way, the telegram also mentioned that we should guard against the devil's retaliation! Well, this really has to be guarded against!"

Thinking of this, Li Delin quickly picked up the phone on the table and began to call his staff and senior generals for a meeting to discuss.

Under the full search of thousands of search troops, in less than half a day, the commander of the 138th Division surnamed Niu led his brothers and found the charred wreckage on a hill in Jinjiawu.

After some careful inspection, they found that two Japanese pilots were thrown out of the cabin and fell directly to death, and nine Japanese officers, including Tsukada Gong, were all burned into a pile of charcoal corpses.

In addition, they also seized a copy of the "Japanese Army's Central China Operation Plan", a copy of the "Central China Expedition Army Commander's Name and Troop Station List", and a copy of "Aviation Code".

Although these secret objects were burned to pieces, their sporadic features allowed the Chinese army to grasp the future combat movements of the Japanese army in the first place, which played an important role in changing the situation of the War of Resistance.

Afterwards, the local garrison and the local government pushed and buried the wreckage of the plane and 11 corpses "like burnt yellow croakers" in a large pit, and set up a stone monument to grandly introduce this big event.

Tsukada's death dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Japanese army, disrupted the Japanese army's strategic deployment, and made the Japanese army's base camp completely abandon the "Operation Plan No. [-]" that had been brewing for a long time.

"What, the Japanese plane we shot down before is actually the plane of the No. 11 army commander Tsukada Gong?"

"Oh my god, a full 1000 yuan is rewarded for being promoted to a higher level. This is simply getting promoted and getting rich! Haha!"

"Seat, good news, great news!"

"Mother Xipi, there is such a good thing? Haha!"

"Extra! Extra! Our army shot down the landline of the commander of the No. 11 Japanese army, Tsukada Gong, and Tsukada crashed and died!"

At this time, it was the most difficult stalemate stage of the War of Resistance Against Japan. After this exciting news spread, it undoubtedly gave great encouragement to all the soldiers and civilians of the War of Resistance in China, and all parts of the country boiled up for a while.

"Nani? Commander Tsukada crashed and died?"

"Baga, Lu! Die, die!"

"How unreasonable! Damn Chinese people, you must pay a thousand times the price!"

On the other hand, the devil was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. He was full of gloom from top to bottom, and he vowed to take revenge through gritted teeth.

On the day Tsukada Gong was shot to death, he was pursued by the headquarters to be promoted to general of the army, just as Yang Fan expected.

After Tsukada was killed in the attack, the Japanese army launched a retaliatory raid on Taihu County, Anhui Province and other places in order to find his body, killing more than 5000 Chinese soldiers and civilians.

Although the fifth war zone had taken precautions in advance, they were beyond their reach. They had no way to go down the mountain to protect the Chinese people in the surrounding Japanese-occupied areas.

However, the fifth war zone did not gain nothing, and still seized several opportunities to deal a heavy blow to the frantically sweeping Japanese army, killing and wounding more than 3500 Japanese troops.

The wheel of history is rolling forward, and the time has finally come to the new year, that is, January 1943, 1. On this day, a major event that affects the current historical process of time and space occurred.

Chapter 1487

At three o'clock in the morning on January 1943, 1, a huge naval task force was looming in the thin fog on the sea 1 nautical miles northeast of Midway Island.

On the battleship USS Pennsylvania, the flagship of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Nimitz, the commander-in-chief of the US Pacific Fleet and the Pacific Theater, was standing in the command cabin with a dignified expression, watching the dark sea outside through the front glass window.

Behind Nimitz stood a group of admirals and staff officers. They all looked solemn at the moment, as if they were waiting for a sacred moment.

During World War II, the U.S. Department of the Navy had a series of regulations on the naming of ships.

Among them, the name of the battleship as the capital ship must be approved by Congress, and it is usually named after the states of the United States, such as Tennessee, Washington, Iowa, and the battleship Pennsylvania in front of me.

In fact, when the Pearl Harbor incident occurred, the battleship Pennsylvania, the flagship of the US Pacific Fleet, had been sunk during a sneak attack by the Japanese navy, and was later salvaged by the Japanese army and successfully repaired.

Even the Japanese Navy, in order to humiliate the Americans, still adopted the name of the battleship that was salvaged and repaired successfully, the Pennsylvania.

The battleship Pennsylvania in front of me is a new Pennsylvania-class battleship that began construction in the United States during 1940.

For inspirational purposes, after completion, the U.S. Navy named it the USS Pennsylvania and designated it as the flagship of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

其舰长185.3米、宽32.4、吃水10.2米、标准排水量3.2万吨,满载排水量3.9万吨,武备包括12门三联装356毫米主炮,22座127毫米副炮,舰员编制为1358人。

The armor protection level of the battleship Pennsylvania is very high. The armor thickness of the main armor belt on the side waterline is 343 mm, and the thickness of the partitions between the watertight compartments is between 330 mm and 203 mm.

The thickness of the front armor of the main turret is 533 mm, the thickness of the side armor of the main turret is 228 mm, the thickness of the rear armor is 127 mm, and the thickness of the armor of the bridge control tower is 406 mm.

Before officially entering the battlefield, the Pennsylvania underwent a large-scale modernization. The US military installed dozens of 40mm anti-aircraft guns and 20mm anti-aircraft guns, as well as the latest air-to-sea search radar.

After looking down at his watch, Admiral Nimitz turned to look at a group of naval officers, and said loudly in a sonorous and forceful voice: "Order all attacking troops to launch an attack on Midway Island according to the established combat plan, and the rest of the troops remain on high alert. , to deal with all kinds of emergencies!"

"Yes, sir!"

"As ordered!"

As Nimitz's voice fell, all the naval officers in the room came alive, and beams of radio waves quickly penetrated the void, conveying orders to the ships one after another.

"Report to the commander, Admiral Nimitz has officially issued an attack order!"

Soon, Liu Qiang, who was on the heavy aircraft carrier Zhenyuan, the flagship of the Huben Navy, also received relevant orders.

"Finally waited for this moment!"

Liu Qiang took a deep breath, and immediately issued a series of combat orders, "Pass my order, the fighters fly the first, second and third flight regiments, and immediately take off to attack Midway Island.

40 minutes later, the first and second flight regiments of bombers and the fourth, fifth and sixth flight regiments of fighter jets took off.

An hour and a half later, the [-]rd Bomber Flying Regiment, . . . "

After a long period of preparation and insignificant development, the Huben Navy has 12 aircraft carriers, more than 500 carrier-based aircraft of various types, 52 ships of various types, and a total force of 1.2. !

This landing operation was the first show of the Huben Navy on the Pacific battlefield. All 12 aircraft carriers of the Huben Navy participated in the battle. The morale of all officers and soldiers was like a rainbow.

Soon, 30 bombers and 60 fighters took off from the deck of the aircraft carrier, formed a bomber formation in the air, and flew towards Midway Island 360 kilometers away.

At the same time, the first attack wave composed of more than 200 combat aircraft of the US military also took off from various aircraft carriers one after another and headed towards Midway Island together.

Midway is a coral atoll with a circumference of 24 kilometers.The land area is 5 square kilometers, composed of Sand Island, East Island and Spit Island, and has a subtropical climate.

Midway Island was first discovered by the United States in 1867, and an air station and submarine base were built in 1939.Become one of the important naval bases of the United States.

Although the total land area of ​​Midway Island is only 5 square kilometers, its special geographical location determines the importance of its strategic position.

The island is 2800 nautical miles away from San Francisco in the United States and Yokohama in Japan. It is in the middle of the Pacific route between Asia and North America, so it is named Midway Island.

1135 nautical miles away from Pearl Harbor, it is an important military base and transportation hub in the Central Pacific region, as well as the gateway and outpost in Hawaii.

The famous naval battle of Midway Island in history took place here. In that battle, the U.S. Navy not only successfully repelled the attack of the Japanese Navy on Midway Atoll, but also gained the initiative of the Pacific Theater and became the leader of the Pacific Theater. turning point.

However, the current time and space are reversed. The Japanese army has already firmly occupied the Hawaiian Islands and Midway Island. Now it is the turn of the Sino-US joint fleet to attack Midway Island.

Before the war, the Allied forces went through multiple intelligence investigations. There were more than 4000 Japanese marines on Midway Island, and about 2000 people including pilots and auxiliary troops at the Naval Air Station.

In addition, more than 20 large and small surface ships are also docked at the port of Midway Island.

The combat goal of the Sino-US joint fleet is to gnaw at Midway Island, firing the first shot on the Pacific battlefield, and creating prerequisites for the recovery of the Hawaiian Islands.

Although the total strength of the Japanese army on Midway Island was only 7000, the Allied forces did not dare to be careless.

Because the difficulty of the landing operation itself is very high, it is easy to have a protracted operation, and once the attack starts, you must do your best and never give up.

This means that it is necessary to prevent the Japanese combined fleet from the Hawaiian Islands from coming to rescue, and it is necessary to prepare for a large-scale naval battle with the Japanese navy.

"Nani? What are these?"

"Baga! It's not good, the enemy air force is coming for a sneak attack, hurry up and sound the air defense siren!"

The distance of 360 kilometers is not long or short. After more than half an hour of flying, the Allied combat aircraft fleet came to the sea more than 100 kilometers northeast of Midway Island.

But this time, the radar soldiers on duty at the Japanese radar station did not desert and quickly discovered the situation. Immediately afterwards, these panicked radar soldiers quickly made calls and sounded the air defense alarm.

Chapter 1488 Firing the First Shot on the Pacific Battlefield

Woo~woo~woo~

A sharp and sharp air defense siren sounded on Midway Island, and the sound waves soared into the sky, breaking the silence of the early morning in an instant.

"Baga, the enemy army is coming for a sneak attack, get up quickly!"

"Hurry up and enter the position!"

"Empire air warriors, take off!"

After hearing the air defense alarm and the orders of commanders at all levels, the devil soldiers entered their respective combat positions as quickly as possible.

At this time, it was already 03:30 in the morning, the sky was not completely bright and the visibility was not high, but the pilots of the Devil Air Force didn't care about these, and rushed to the airport at the fastest speed.

Even if it is not suitable for them to take off to fight, they can't wait for the Allied planes to arrive, and then blow up all the planes on the island, can they?

"Brothers kill!"

"Damn the executioner, all go to God!"

Ten minutes after the alarm was sounded, more than 300 Japanese fighter jets took off one after another. At this time, the group of Allied Black Widow night fighter jets that were at the forefront had already reached the sky over Midway Island.

When they saw the enemy aircraft group in the distant sky, they did not hesitate to kill them at full speed.

Bang bang bang!

Da da da!

Soon after the light bullets were fired, bright beams of light were drawn in the gray sky, just like meteors piercing the sky.

A series of black shadows flew up and down in the sky, and the planes of the enemy and the enemy chased each other, and fierce life-and-death battles were launched.

The Allied forces knew that the Japanese army had three airfields on Midway Island, large and small, and had hundreds of combat aircraft in reserve, many of which were newly equipped advanced fighter jets.

Naturally, the combat aircraft of the first wave of the Allied attack would not take the lead of those cumbersome bombers, so they chose to lead the battle with the Black Widow night fighter, which can be used for both air combat and ground attack.

The performance of the P-61C Black Widow night fighter newly equipped by these Allies is significantly better than that of the Japanese shore-based fighter, and it is also equipped with an IFF.

Therefore, although the P-61C Black Widow night fighters did not have an advantage in numbers in the first attack wave, the overall combat effectiveness was much higher.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

Not long after the fierce air battle started, brilliant fireballs began to bloom in the sky, one after another fighter jets were blown up in the air, and one after another fell from the sky.

There is no doubt that most of them are Japanese fighters rushing to fight!

"No, the Imperial Japanese Air Force is completely at a disadvantage!"

"Quick, immediately order the air defense force to provide fire support to the air warriors of the Empire of Japan!"

After more than half an hour of fierce air combat, the commander of the Japanese garrison at Midway Island, Hirasuke Miyagawa, saw that the situation was not good, and began to order the anti-aircraft guns to fire.

Due to the current time and space, ground air defense firepower has no precise guidance function, and radar cannot identify friend or foe. Therefore, in World War II, many countries mechanically stipulated that antiaircraft artillery fire should be distinguished in an airspace according to the provisions on organizing air and gun coordination drawn up by propeller aircraft. This batch of fighter planes hit another batch of enemy planes.

Later, it was further stipulated that if the enemy and our aircraft are in air combat, the ground anti-aircraft artillery should not fire; if there are no enemy aircraft in the sky above the area and only enemy aircraft are active, the anti-aircraft artillery should open fire on the enemy; Our aircraft and anti-aircraft guns must fire at the enemy, but we must pay attention to identifying the enemy and our aircraft.

At this time, the sky has brightened a lot, and the air defense personnel on the ground can already identify with the naked eye, those relatively large and dark Black Widow fighter jets.

Under such circumstances, the Devil's ground anti-aircraft firepower really had no reason to continue to be a spectator. The anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns on various positions on the island soon rang out.

The pressure on the Allied fighter group suddenly increased. Not only did they have to fight the Japanese fighter jets, but they also had to face the threat of ground anti-aircraft firepower.

However, generally speaking, the problem is not big. After all, it is very difficult for the ground air defense firepower to directly hit the high-speed fighter jets, and when fighting with Japanese fighter jets, the Japanese artillery did not dare to bombard them randomly!

"Hurry up, there is still a fierce air battle ahead! Brothers, rush up and kill!"

"Little devil, grandpas, come here, and you still don't want to die!"

"Oh, Shet! Damn invaders, all die!"

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