Devil's Army

After more than an hour of fierce air fighting, only a small number of the more than 70 Japanese fighter planes at the Hainan Island airport escaped, and the rest were shot down.

After clearing the Japanese air threat, bombers from the Second and Third Air Squadrons began bombing the Japanese airfield on Hainan Island.

To the surprise of Captain Yin and Captain Yang, the attack on the Japanese Wuhan Airport reminded them that the Japanese Hainan Island Airport had increased its ground anti-aircraft artillery units.

A H-1 bomber from the Second Air Squadron was hit by dense anti-aircraft shells and crashed while bombing the Japanese ground anti-aircraft artillery unit at Hainan Airport.

A H-2 bomber from the Third Air Squadron was hit by intensive anti-aircraft artillery shells from the Japanese army and had to return.

After hearing Captain Yin's report, Leng Feng ordered them to stop bombing the Japanese Hainan Airport and return immediately.

The First Army's bomber force is still very weak. Even if they bomb the Japanese Hainan Island airport regardless of casualties, the Japanese can capture a group of civilian laborers and rebuild the airport in one or two months.

After the First Army's planes returned, Leng Feng began to prepare to deal with the Japanese planes at Hanoi Airport in Vietnam.

In addition, Leng Feng sent a telegram to Jackal of the Gui-Yunnan Front Army, asking him to arrange troops to deal with the radar soldiers outside the Japanese army on Hainan Island.

This air raid did not achieve the expected effect, largely because the Japanese radar soldiers outside the Hainan Island airport provided them with long-range early warning.

The next morning, the Second Air Squadron and the Third Air Squadron of the First Army from Yanglin Airport took off one after another and rushed to Hanoi Airport in Vietnam.

The Japanese airport on Hainan Island was attacked by a group of aircraft, letting the Japanese troops at Hanoi Airport in Vietnam know that the devilish troops in Kunming had the ability to fight back against them.

Early in the morning, the Japanese commander transferred most of the fighters and bombers at Hanoi Airport to other airfields.

Before the First Army's planes flew over Hanoi Airport in Vietnam, radar soldiers had already issued an advance warning.

The more than 20 remaining fighter jets and bombers at Hanoi Airport in Vietnam took off in panic and fled.

When the two aviation squadrons of the First Army arrived over Hanoi Airport in Vietnam, there was no plane in the airport.

The bombers of the First Army had no choice but to drop their bombs on the runway and buildings of the Japanese Hanoi Airport and then return home in disappointment.

After these two air battles in Kunming, Leng Feng thought that the Japanese air force had been scared off and the troops could focus on production and development.

Who knew that the Japanese army was still determined to destroy an air force, so they sent scouts to investigate the situation of the Kunming Aviation School.

At this time, the mineral exploration had already made some progress. Leng Feng had originally planned to have the Second Aviation Squadron of the First Army escort a group of senior engineers and technicians from the smelter to help build a smelter.

Now we can only arrange aircraft from the First Aviation Squadron to escort them over.

The 2nd and 3rd Aviation Squadrons are fully prepared for battle.

That afternoon, Captain Xu arranged for a Hua Xia 2 fighter squadron to escort two bombers, bringing with them senior engineers and technicians from the refinery to prepare for the construction of a new refinery.

As soon as the aircraft formation landed at Yanglin Airport, the First Army's guard troops immediately escorted them to a col in Yaoling Mountain.

Yaoling Mountain is covered with lush vegetation and medicinal herbs. It is said that it got its name from Lan Mao who collected herbs here in the early Ming Dynasty.

The main peak, Dayaoling Mountain, is 2627 meters above sea level and covers an area of ​​about 10 square kilometers. The mountain is rugged and there are three flat areas on the mountain, commonly known as the one, two and three training grounds. It is said that this is where Meng Huo trained his troops.

Since the arsenal and smelter were very important, Leng Feng decided to build a simple airport at the first parade ground, station an aviation unit at the second parade ground, and station a battalion of the Gui-Yunnan Front Army at the third parade ground.

This battalion is responsible for the safety of the arsenal and refinery. If necessary, it can work with the Army Aviation Unit of the Second School Field to support Yanglin Airport and Kunming Aviation School.

Engineer Li from the First Army Geological Survey took four students to Wenshan for an investigation under the protection of the Eighth Squadron of the Special Operations Team and the people arranged by Chairman Long.

Originally, the largest tin mine in Yunnan was in Gejiu. However, at that time, the control of the tin mine in Gejiu was in the hands of the Nanjing government, so the First Army could only settle for the second best. Inspect the Wenshan mining area under the jurisdiction of the Yunnan Army.

Wenshan not only produces tin, but also antimony and some rare metals, which are essential materials for manufacturing supersonic aircraft fuselages.

This time, Leng Feng did not visit the Wenshan and Yaolingshan refineries, or the arsenal site. He stayed at Yanglin Airport.

Because anyway, the intelligence from Japanese scouts indicated that the Japanese air forces at the Hainan Island Airport and the Hanoi Airport in Vietnam would join forces to attack the Kunming Aviation School.

According to intelligence from Japanese scouts, the number of Japanese fighter planes at the Hainan Island Airport and the Hanoi Airport in Vietnam would not exceed 150.

The last bombing of the Japanese Hainan Island airport destroyed more than 40 Japanese fighter planes, so it is estimated that there were about 120 Japanese Zero fighter planes that could participate in the battle.

The First Army has more than 50 Hua Xia II and Hua Xia III fighter jets stationed in Kunming.

Including the Hua Xia 70nd Fighter Squadron that transported senior engineers and technicians from the smelter, the First Army has nearly fighter jets.

Given the performance of the army's fighter jets, they should not suffer any loss in a fight.