Devil's Army

With the elimination of the last Japanese soldier in Ya County, the Hainan Island Independent Battalion officially recaptured the first county town on Hainan Island - Ya County.

Battalion Commander Zhang left the Second Reserve Company to garrison Ya County, and he personally led the Third Reserve Company. Under the leadership of the Third Squadron of the Qiongya Guerrillas, they cleared out the towns and strongholds occupied by the Japanese in Ya County.

Some of the Japanese troops in some towns and strongholds occupied by the Japanese in Ya County were annihilated, while others fled at the sight of the enemy.

After two days of fighting, the Independent Battalion and the Qiongya Guerrillas eliminated the Japanese troops in various strongholds in Ya County.

The Hainan Island Independent Battalion has temporarily gained a foothold in Ya County.

At present, the strength of the Japanese army on Hainan Island is still stronger than theirs. Battalion Commander Zhang replaced the captured Japanese weapons for the second and third squadrons of the Qiongya Guerrillas.

The training base was also moved from the new camp to the former Japanese military camp in front of the Sanya port terminal.

Captain Zhang's concerns are not groundless.

Lieutenant General Yoshino, commander of the Hainan Island Garrison, was worried that the development of the devil forces in Northeast China, Central China, Guangxi and Yunnan would be replicated on his Hainan Island.

Just three days after the Japanese counterattack in Ya County and surrounding areas of Hainan Island subsided, he planned a new plan to suppress the demons.

Since an important step in the anti-demon plan was to gain air superiority, he transferred the naval aviation forces from Guangzhou Tianhe Airport and Sanzao Island Airport to assist in the operation.

At around eight o'clock in the morning, more than 80 Japanese fighters and bombers from Guangzhou Tianhe Airport and Sanzaotai Airport roared towards Sanya, Hainan Island in two echelons.

The purpose of the Japanese Air Force this time was quite clear, which was to destroy the Sanya Airport of the First Army and the five warships anchored at the Sanya port terminal.

After receiving the intelligence, the only 18 Huaxia III fighters and H- bombers at the Sanya Airport of the First Army took off to meet and avoid the enemy, and sent a telegram to the Kunming headquarters, requesting support.

More than 40 fighter jets and bombers from Guangzhou Tianhe Airport directly attacked Sanya Airport on Hainan Island.

The first mixed squadron of bombers and fighters stationed at Sanya Airport on Hainan Island took off quickly.

The six H-2 bombers took advantage of their speed to avoid the attacks of Japanese fighter-bombers.

Six Huaxia III fighters bravely rushed into the Japanese fighter group and fought with them. However, due to the huge difference in strength, two Huaxia III fighters were seriously injured and had to withdraw from the battle and return to the Kunming Aircraft Manufacturing Plant.

Captain Du changed his strategy in time, changing the frontal combat to a sneak attack. This saved their fighter-bomber mixed squadron from being annihilated. However, even if the fighters were saved, the airport could not be saved.

The Sanya airport, which had been repaired and was initially capable of taking off and landing aircraft, was again subjected to continuous bombing by Japanese bombers.

The military camp being built nearby was also destroyed by Japanese bombers.

Deputy Battalion Commander Hu of the Hainan Island Independent Battalion withdrew the garrison troops from Sanya Airport based on the idea that the position should be maintained, leaving the Sanya Airport to be strafed and bombed by Japanese fighters and bombers.

What Vice Admiral Yoshino most wanted to sink were the five warships captured by the devil's troops.

As soon as more than 40 Japanese fighters and bombers from Guangzhou Sanzao Island Airport arrived at the Sanya port terminal on Hainan Island, they immediately launched a massive bombing on the five warships anchored on the sea.

The two warships that were captured by the independent battalion opened up their anti-aircraft firepower to fight against the Japanese bombers and fighters. However, the three warships that were destroyed or captured had no anti-aircraft capability at all and were anchored on the sea, allowing the Japanese bombers and fighters to bomb and strafe them.

The First Army's Hua Xia III fighter planes then rushed from Sanya Airport to the airspace above Sanya Port Terminal, drove away the Japanese bombers and engaged in combat with the Japanese fighter planes.

Two Japanese bombers that were bombing were hit by the anti-aircraft fire network of two warships on the sea, and they roared towards the South China Sea with black smoke.

Captain Du and two wingmen swooped down from the left wing towards the Japanese bombers and fighters that were bombing and strafing.

Seeing this, the Japanese bombers quickly fled.

The three Japanese fighter planes that were strafing the warships quickly turned their noses and rushed towards Captain Du and his wingman.

There was a Japanese fighter squadron on each side, rushing towards Captain Du's wings.

Captain Du did not get entangled with the three Japanese fighter squadrons. He quickly pulled up the plane and fled the combat airspace with his two wingmen.

During the retreat, Captain Du was hunting rabbits while picking grass and shot down a fleeing Japanese bomber.

The Japanese fighter group chased Captain Du's fighter squadron for several laps in the air, but failed to shoot down Captain Du's Huaxia 3 fighter squadron. So they vented their anger on the two warships on the sea.

The Japanese fighter planes protected their bombers and bombarded the two warships captured by the First Army.