Devil's Army

The commander of the Seventh War Zone in Shaoguan heard that the First Anti-Japanese Army went to Jiangxi to bomb the Japanese Jiujiang Airport to avenge their dead compatriots. He extended an olive branch to the First Army Air Force and allowed the First Army Air Force to be stationed at the Nanxiong County Airport in Shaoguan.

In order to cut off the Guangdong-Hankou Railway, the Japanese army launched its first air raid on Shaoguan on August 1937, 8.

Later on October 1937, 10: the Japanese army dispatched five heavy bombers to bomb Qujiang (Shaoguan) Station on the Guangdong-Hankou Railway Line, creating the "Qujiang (Shaoguan) Station Massacre", killing 6 Shaoguan soldiers and civilians, and Qujiang (Shaoguan) Station was also destroyed.

On October 1937 and 10, 13, the Japanese army launched an air raid on Xihe Township in the urban area of ​​Shaoguan, creating the "Xihe Township Massacre". On the 14th, 13 heavy bombers were dispatched to bomb fishermen on the Wujiang River in Xihe, killing 8 fishermen on the spot; on the 29th, 14 heavy bombers were dispatched again to bomb Xihe Township, killing 9 villagers on the spot.

June 1938, 6: The Japanese army dispatched four heavy bombers to bomb the area around Qujiang Bridge at the south gate of Shaocheng, killing more than 30 people who were avoiding the air raid on the spot, creating the "Sanjie Temple Massacre."

July 1938, 7: The Japanese army dispatched heavy bombers to create the "Guan Di Tower Massacre", killing 23 citizens on the spot and injuring 104. The Shaozhou "Appearing Guan Di Tower" cultural ancient building built in the Ming Dynasty was also destroyed in the bombing.

Since the Nanjing government’s air force had suffered heavy casualties, the Shaoguan government’s army was powerless to fight back against the Japanese bombing.

Li Junchang, commander of the 65th Army of the Seventh War Zone of the Guangdong Army stationed in Shaoguan, was worried that the military and civilians of Shaoguan would be attacked by the Japanese again, so he invited the Air Force of the First Anti-Japanese Army to station at the Nanxiong County Airport in Shaoguan to assist them in air defense.

Captain Du then quietly transferred part of the air force from Sanzao Island Airport and part of the air force from Shantou Airport to the Nanxiong County Airport in Shaoguan.

In this way, the power of the First Anti-Japanese Army Air Force radiated directly to the Hunan and Jiangxi areas.

The vengeful Japanese army did not reflect on the fact that the air raid on their Jiujiang Airport was a retaliation by the First Army Air Force for their air raid on southern Jiangxi, but instead proposed an even more crazy retaliatory action.

They did not dare to launch an air strike on the First Army Airport along the coast of Guangzhou, and instead targeted Shaoguan City, which was adjacent to Guangzhou, for revenge.

On that day, more than 30 fighter planes and bombers were dispatched from Nanchang Sanjiadian Airport and rushed towards Shaoguan City with great momentum.

32 fighter jets of the rd Aviation Brigade of the st Army, which had just moved to the Nanxiong County Airport in Shaoguan, immediately took off to engage in the battle.

The Japanese pilots, who had been entering Shaoguan airspace as if they were in an empty space, suddenly saw more than 30 pointed-nosed planes of the Devil Force swooping down on them and immediately became panicked.

The Japanese fighter pilots abandoned their bombers and fled in all directions.

The bomber pilots also used all their tricks to escape in all directions.

The pilots of the First Army each searched for their targets and quickly caught up with them.

The huge difference in speed made it difficult for the Japanese planes to escape, and they were caught up by the pilots of the First Army one after another.

After a fierce battle, most of the Japanese planes that took off from Nanchang Sanjiadian Airport were shot down.

The commander of a battalion of the Nanjing government's air force special forces regiment, who was recruiting pilots in Shaoguan at the time, witnessed this exciting air battle and felt a sense of pride as a Chinese pilot.

When Li Jun, commander of the 65th Army of the Guangdong Army, heard the soldiers' report, he could not help but feel fortunate that he had foresight. Otherwise, Shaoguan would have suffered again.