Devil's Army

Although the First Army had far fewer tanks than the Japanese tank division, it had strong air support to make up for this disadvantage.

Moreover, the First Army Arsenal is much closer to the Four Princes Banner than the Japanese army's territory, making it much more convenient to replenish tanks.

However, manufacturing a tank requires a lot of raw materials, which puts considerable pressure on iron, copper and other mines.

Finally, the Japanese Air Force in Baotou began to retaliate against the First Army and the Eighth Route Army in Ulanqab City.

More than 20 fighter planes and bombers took off from Baotou Airport and bombed the Devil Troops and the Eighth Route Army Troops in Siwangzi Banner, Chahar Right Middle Banner, and Chahar Right Rear Banner.

The air force received an order from their commander: the bombing must be completed within one hour. After an hour, regardless of the results of the bombing, they must return.

Because they knew that it would take more than an hour for the Devil Force Air Force to provide reinforcements, no matter whether they came from Xinjing Airport, Fengtian Airport or Jinzhou Airport.

If they do not return within an hour, they will suffer a devastating blow from the Devil Force's sharp fighter jets.

The Second Regiment Commander had already deployed aviation observation posts in advance at several Japanese airfields, including Baotou, Zhangjiakou, and Ganzhuer Temple. As soon as the Japanese air force in Baotou took off, they immediately reported to the Second Regiment Commander.

The Second Regiment Commander and Captain Yao immediately led the soldiers to evacuate the command center and assemble at a hidden location arranged in advance.

After a while, Japanese fighter planes and bombers arrived at the Second Regiment Headquarters, barracks and the battalion headquarters of the Eighth Route Army Cavalry Detachment.

The Japanese Air Force began to carry out indiscriminate and crazy strafing and bombing, just like in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War.

The Second Regiment's headquarters, barracks, and the barracks of the Eighth Route Army Cavalry Detachment were all engulfed in flames.

What made the Japanese Baotou Air Force happy was that they did not encounter any resistance at all.

This time, their commander assigned them several bombing targets, and they wanted to turn Ulanqab, which had been recaptured by the devil's troops, into ruins.

Fifteen minutes later, before the Japanese Air Force in Baotou had time to bomb other targets, they heard the roar of fighter jets coming from the direction of Shangdu.

The Japanese air force felt incredible.

Only more than ten minutes have passed, and there is still a long way to go before the one hour stipulated by the commander.

Some Japanese pilots who reacted quickly began to flee.

Some slow-reacting Japanese pilots tried to flee, but it was too late. The sharp fighters of the Devil Force had already flown in front of them, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and fly up to engage in a fierce battle with the sharp fighters of the Devil Force.

However, the devil's army's cutting-edge fighter jets are not only more advanced than theirs in performance, but also outnumber them.

They generally adopt a two-machine combat mode.

When the Japanese fighter planes engaged the Devil Forces in a dogfight, their wingmen would strafed them fiercely from the side.

This resulted in many Japanese fighter planes being shot down by their wingmen before they actually engaged in a firefight.

The sky above the Four Princes Flag was filled with the roar of planes, the whistling of artillery shells, and the helpless cries of Japanese planes being shot down.

The defeat of the Japanese Air Force in Baotou was an undoubted outcome.

At this moment, the Second Regiment Commander and Captain Yao were watching this one-sided air battle on the ground.

The second commander pulled out a handful of grass, bit it hard, and said:

"It's worth exchanging our two empty military camps for more than 20 Japanese planes."