Spy Wars: I have space, but I choose to work alone

At the Jinling Airport, Lieutenant General Tokugawa Kaichi, commander of the Japanese Army Air Corps, watched his staff officers adjusting the aircraft fleet models on the air situation map according to the intelligence sent back by the front-line aircraft fleet, and the aircraft fleets were approaching the bombing targets smoothly, but there was no joy on his face.

"Has the Celestial Empire's air force been dispatched?" This was the third time Lieutenant General Tokugawa asked this question.

The staff officer who was standing by the radio station and in constant contact with the front-line aircraft group immediately reported the matter.

"Report, according to the latest situation at the front line ten minutes ago, the Celestial Empire Air Force has not appeared yet."

When Lieutenant General Tokugawa heard this unexpected news, a gloomy look appeared on his face.

Colonel Katsumi Abe of the Army Aviation Corps nearby analyzed in a low voice:

"Is it that the Chinese Air Force hasn't discovered our fleet yet? Otherwise, given the style of the Chinese Air Force, they would have taken the initiative to fight by now."

Lieutenant General Tokugawa shook his head and denied Katsumi Hyoabe's analysis.

"Impossible. This is China's territory after all. We have dispatched three flying squadrons with more than a hundred fighter planes, taking off and gathering from two airports at the same time. Such a large movement cannot be completely concealed. The Chinese Air Force will definitely find out."

After hearing this, Colonel Katsumi Abe also expressed his agreement. More than a hundred planes flying in formation at the same time, the noise alone could not be concealed, but he became even more confused.

"If that's the case, why is the Celestial Empire's air force still unwilling to go to war? It can't be that they are afraid of fighting, right?"

Lieutenant General Tokugawa shook his head, sighed, and said regretfully:

"It seems that our plan to completely consume the remaining air forces of the Celestial Empire in one fell swoop has failed!"

"The Celestial Empire is not short of people with strategic foresight!"

"I'm afraid that the Chinese Air Force will be like a cunning poisonous bee, hiding in the dark and biting us hard when we are not prepared. We have to be on guard against it at all times."

The commander of the Japanese aircraft fleet on the front line, Colonel Endo Saburo, was always looking at the flight map and confirming ground landmarks to ensure that his course was correct.

On the one hand, he kept asking his fighter planes to maintain combat formation and keep an eye on possible Chinese fighter planes appearing in nearby airspace.

There was a reason why he was so cautious and why Lieutenant General Tokugawa attached so much importance to the Chinese Air Force and deliberately set up this conspiracy.

In the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, among the entire Chinese navy, army and air force, the only one that maintained a certain advantage in fighting the Japanese army and fought back and forth with the Japanese army was the Chinese Air Force.

All of the fighter jets of the Chinese Air Force are advanced models purchased from Europe and the United States, such as the Russian Il-15 and Il-16 fighter jets, and the American Hawk-3 fighter jets.

In the early days, the Japanese army used a large number of Type 96 and Mitsubishi Type fighter jets. The two sides could not make a big difference in fighter performance and failed to form an equipment suppression. They could only compete in tactics and the combat qualities of pilots.

But in terms of tactics and strategy, his life is really no match for his ancestors, the Chinese.

In the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the heroic Chinese Air Force briefly seized air supremacy on the battlefield from the Japanese army.

But later, because there was no way to replenish pilots and fighter planes, while the Japanese army had a steady supply of reinforcements, they lost air superiority.

Until 1939, when the Japanese Army's Type and Type Fighting Falcon, the Navy's Zero and other new fighter planes with huge differences joined the battlefield one after another, the Chinese Air Force maintained a high exchange ratio with the Japanese Army Aviation.

In order to completely solve the problem of the Chinese Air Force, which was like a thorn in the side, the Japanese Air Force formulated a consumption strategy, trying to increase the frequency of air strikes and consume the remaining strength of the Chinese Air Force in a short period of time.

In history, this tactic of the Japanese army really worked. The young Chinese Air Force was brave and fearless, and basically drew their swords whenever they met an enemy.

Whenever Japanese fighter planes attacked, no matter how many enemies there were, the Chinese Air Force would take off resolutely to fight, gradually draining their last drop of blood.

At the Yichang Ferry, a dense crowd of people was crowded on the ferry. On one side were people from all walks of life who looked anxious, carrying large and small bags, waving tickets in their hands, and preparing to board the ship to evacuate to the southwest.

On the other side was a large group of thin, dark-skinned laborers with naked upper bodies, who were constantly carrying various materials piled up at the dock on their shoulders and transporting them to small cargo ships.

It looks like the scene of ants moving!

The air defense alarm platoon stationed on the high ground listened seriously to the news from the distant air defense sentry, with their hands on the incoming air defense sirens at any time.

"Bang! Bang!"

Suddenly, two dull sounds of earth cannons were heard, and the soldier on guard shouted:

"team leader?"

Lin Yuguo, a major on duty here, did not give orders immediately, but rushed out of the hut and looked around with a telescope.

These days, since most of the soldiers on air defense duty are from rural areas, they have basically never heard the roar of planes flying by.

They were already under a lot of pressure, and any slight disturbance would trigger a chain reaction. The air defense sentries in the rear didn't know the reason, so in order not to delay, they could only respond and falsely reported the alarm several times.

It disrupted the working order of the ferry and greatly affected the transfer of materials and personnel.

"Bang bang bang..."

The anti-aircraft post at the front listened to the clearly audible dull roar in the clouds and began to organize soldiers to fire into the air. The highly recognizable gunshots soon triggered a chain reaction.

Major Lin Yuguo shouted loudly:

"Activate the air raid alarm!"

Almost at the same time, the soldier who had been holding his hand on the anti-aircraft device shook the handle.

“Woo woo…”

The shrill sound of the air raid sirens immediately resounded throughout the ferry.

But everyone at the ferry did not move. Instead, they looked around with curiosity.

"There aren't any Japanese planes either?"

"Those guys with donkey hair in their ears must have heard it wrong again!"

The crowd was discussing the same thing, but no one moved. They had finally queued up here, and if it was like the previous false alarms, not only would they have made a wasted trip, but they would have to queue up again.

“Bang, bang, bang…”

Seeing that the people at the ferry did not move, Major Lin Yuguo gritted his teeth, snatched the heavy machine gun used for anti-aircraft shooting, and started firing directly into the air.

Hearing the gunshots so close to their ears, everyone on the ferry realized that this was not a false alarm, but a real attack.

For a moment, order was in chaos, and countless people scrambled to the woods around the ferry and to the makeshift air-raid shelters.

While escaping, the laborers did not forget to pick up any supplies they could carry at the ferry and tried their best to stay away from the ferry.

The cargo ship anchored at the ferry immediately sounded its horn and began to leave the ferry, moving forward at full speed regardless of the damage to the engine caused by the short-term forced acceleration.

Under the command of the officers, the few anti-aircraft guns also took off their camouflage and aimed at the directions where enemy planes might appear.

Almost as soon as everyone stopped and had no time to catch their breath, the huge engine sound of more than a hundred Japanese planes flying in formation reached everyone's ears.