Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

Upon hearing the news, Kazuharu Furukawa could no longer sit still. Even though he was prepared to accept unfavorable news, he was still shocked by Minami-ni Daigo's report.

"What? Why? How could this happen?!"

"Zero Fighter Squadron, the commander-in-chief reinforced me with two Zero Fighter Squadrons, but I didn't expect that there were only ten left..."

"Did they...did they shake off the enemy planes?!"

Kazuharu Furukawa was horrified, unable to believe it, and asked tremblingly.

"No... No, the enemy planes are too fast, several times faster than our Zero fighters..."

"The Empire's fighter planes can't shake them off..."

"Finally, these ten pilots said they wanted to fly their fighter planes and perish together with the enemy planes..."

"At this time, there is no news coming. I guess... I guess he has died..."

Nanri Dawo said with a sad expression.

The two Zero fighter squadrons could have freely roamed the airspace of the Chinese capital and abused the Chinese people to their heart's content...

Unexpectedly, it was all over in less than an hour.

Where did the Chinese army get so many advanced fighter jets, and where did they get so many excellent pilots...

Kazuharu Furukawa seemed to have anticipated this outcome. Before the troops set out, Neiji Okamura told him that the Eighth Route Army had extremely advanced fighter jets and asked him to be careful.

did not expect……

It was all over now. We suffered heavy casualties and lost two of the most advanced Zero fighter squadrons.

Even if he is not tried in a military court this time, he will be dismissed from his post. He will never be able to make a comeback in the army...

He actually wanted to rely on this military achievement to compete for the position of the next commander-in-chief of the North China Front Army, but now it's all over.

"Is this... Okita-kun's suicide note? Let me see..."

Kazuharu Furukawa took the paper from Daigo Minami-nichi's hand and read it word by word.

"Now we can be sure that the enemy's fighters are jet fighters!"

"There is no hope for our unit to break out. We will fly the Empire's fighter planes and perish together with the enemy planes!"

"Commander, your Excellency... I suggest you retreat immediately. Something is wrong with the Eighth Route Army!"

"This type of jet fighter is definitely superior to all current fighters. The Locust Army... The Locust Army is no match for them!"

Kazuharu Furukawa looked at Okita Kyorin's last words with a look of shock on his face.

Okita Kyorin was one of the best pilots in the empire, and had a glorious record of shooting down 50 enemy planes on the battlefield in China.

It also performed brilliantly in the flying competition held with other powerful nations, achieving an excellent result of second place.

Kazuharu Furukawa has met Kyorin Okita. This man is always full of confidence and never admits defeat.

He possesses all the fine traditions of the great nuclear race. He is a qualified warrior and the most powerful warrior in the empire.

He actually suggested withdrawing the troops and said that the Locust Army was no match for the Eighth Route Army.

It can be seen that this air battle has destroyed Okita Xinglin's confidence...

Is there something wrong with the Eighth Route Army?

Something is definitely wrong!

This group of local guerrillas, who used to be unable to even get a gun together, suddenly had tanks and cannons that surpassed those of the empire. How come?

They even deployed such extremely advanced fighter jets. This is definitely not right.

It seems that they underestimated the enemy. This time when they return, they must strengthen the intelligence gathering on the First Division of the Eighth Route Army...

retreat……

Correct!

We must retreat now!

Kazuharu Furukawa knew very well the consequences of not having air superiority.

The locust army on the ground cannot withstand the attack of the first division, and the central army is outflanking them.

In the sky, the Empire's fighter jets are no match for the Chinese Air Force.

Under this attack, his 80,000 troops were like lambs to be slaughtered.

Now, while the Central Army has not cut off their retreat, the First Division has not yet come into contact with the main force of the Locust Army.

Everything is still in time.

No more delay!

"Nanri-kun! Retreat, order two infantry regiments to stay behind to cover the rear, and the other troops to retreat quickly!!" Furukawa Kazuharu finally made up his mind and gave the order.

"Hai! I'll give the order right away!" Nanri Dawo was delighted when he heard that.

He just wanted to persuade Furukawa Ichiharu to retreat, and since he had said it himself, he didn't have to waste any more words.

……

"Commander, we have destroyed all the fighter planes that came to support us!"

"And find out that the enemy's headquarters is located in Caozhuang Town, 25 kilometers southeast of you!"

"Also, the devils have started to move, and it looks like they are going to retreat!"

Lin Tian was moving forward when suddenly Liu Zhenhua's voice sounded on the radio again.

Lin Tian was overjoyed when he heard this. He didn't have time to check the reward for annihilating the Japanese Air Force. Anyway, they were just some MiG-15 fighters and B-29 bombers. Now he didn't find it strange.

We should seize the time and annihilate the main force of the Japanese invaders.

"Zhenhua! Pull up the bomber and bomb Caozhuang Town!"

"You must strafe at low altitudes to kill as many of the devils as possible and hold them back! We can't let them get away!"

Lin Tian ordered into the radio.

Liu Zhenhua responded immediately, then turned around and began to call Zhang Guoyang's two B-29 bombers and sent four MiG-15 fighters back to escort them.

After a short while, at Taiyuan Airport, two B-29 Super Fortress bombers took off on the runway.

……

"Comrades! The devils are trying to escape! We need to speed up!"

"Zhenhua and his men have already discovered the location of the enemy's headquarters, which is in Caojiazhuang!"

"The artillery group is too slow, leave them behind first!"

"Armored Regiment, Second Infantry Regiment, and Machine Gun Regiment, move forward at full speed, get rid of all unnecessary things, and crush the devils to death in Caojia Town!"

Lin Tian ordered loudly.

When everyone heard this, their eyes fixed. It would not be easy for the Japanese to escape.

The second and third battalions of the armored regiment were running at full speed at this time, with tanks roaring and heading forward.

The 2nd Infantry Regiment and the Machine Gun Regiment were not to be outdone. Everyone wanted to eat the fat meat, and the Armored Regiment could not take it all. This feast was on a first-come, first-served basis, and those with fast legs would die of overeating, while those with slow legs would die of starvation!

"Commander! Report to the commander! We caught a big fish!" Just as the first division was moving forward at a rapid speed, Fang Zheng's excited voice suddenly came over the radio.

"Big fish? You have arrived in Caojia Town?!" Lin Tian asked in surprise.

"Commander, how did you know? Hahaha, we'll be advancing stealthily all the way, and we'll quickly annihilate the devils when we encounter them. We won't even give them a chance to report the news!"

"We have just arrived at the east side of Caojia Town. This is the back of the Japanese. We have detected that there are 5 Japanese troops here!"

"This must be the main force of the devils. Maybe their headquarters is also here!"

"We request an attack!!"

Fang Zheng became more and more excited as he spoke. From the sound of his voice, he could no longer suppress the fighting spirit in his heart!

"That's great, Fang Zheng! Hit him! Hit him for me!"

"The Air Force is on the way, your battle won't be too difficult!"

"The Japanese are about to retreat, you have to stop them from behind!"

"We are 25 kilometers away from the Japs. We can get there in half an hour!"

Lin Tian was extremely surprised. What he said really came true. Fang Zheng was really good at giving people surprises.