The War of Resistance: My Expedition, My Country

"Da da da—" Smith aimed at a Zero fighter and fired a burst of bullets, but the experienced Japanese pilot took advantage of the Zero fighter's agility to dodge it. The Japanese plane responded immediately, raising its nose, climbing to a high altitude, and then swooping down towards the 9 o'clock direction.

"Martin, pay attention to the 9 o'clock direction." Smith called his wingman.

"Understood!" Martin replied as he turned and climbed higher into the clouds, then quickly approached the Japanese plane.

"Da da da——" a burst of bullets, the Japanese plane pulled down to avoid the bullets and rolled down. Martin dived to catch up.

In the clouds, Kobayashi Toshio, flying another Zero, quickly adjusted the angle and aimed at the diving Martin, while Smith was chasing another Japanese Zero fighter. He looked around and saw the hidden Japanese preparing to attack Martin, his wingman.

"Martin, Japanese planes are attacking at 11 o'clock, get out of the way!"

Martin quickly rolled the plane 720 degrees and circled towards 1 o'clock. Smith also gave up chasing the fleeing Japanese plane, climbed quickly, and then made a big loop, circled back into the clouds, waiting for the hidden Japanese plane to reveal an opening, then pressed the gun button, "da da da - da da da -", and attacked the Japanese plane continuously.

Kobayashi Toshio obviously hadn't anticipated the P-40 Warhawk's agility. In just a few seconds, it had already circled around his flank and attacked him. He couldn't dodge in time, and the engine was hit. The plane rolled down, emitting thick smoke.

"Down with a Zero!" Smith shouted happily. This was the first time the US military had shot down a Zero fighter since the start of the war, and it also shattered the myth of the Japanese Zero aircraft's invincibility!

When the members of the First Squadron heard that their captain had shot down a Japanese Zero fighter, they all became excited, put in full effort, and launched a fierce pursuit of the Japanese plane.

"Baka!" Sakaichiro Tagen, the Japanese squadron leader in charge of the air command, cursed inwardly. He flew his Zero fighter, circling back from the decoy plane, climbing sharply to a higher altitude before returning in a cruising loop. He quickly located Smith's plane, locked eyes with it, and then dived from high altitude at top speed, heading straight for Smith.

While fighting with another Zero fighter, Martin, the wingman, suddenly spotted a Japanese plane diving towards the leader from high altitude. He quickly called out, "Smith, watch out, there's a Zero enemy plane diving towards you!"

Smith, startled by Martin's call, quickly took evasive action. However, Tian Yuan's deliberate, targeted attack prevented him from dodging and the Japanese plane caught him on the tail. "Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!" Countless bombs whizzed past his fuselage, and suddenly, he was in danger.

Seeing this, Martin, ignoring the other enemy plane he was engaged with, immediately moved closer to Smith, attempting to disrupt the Japanese plane pursuing Smith. Martin's actions, however, exposed himself to the other Japanese plane he was engaged with. The Japanese pilot immediately turned, switching from being pursued to counter-pursuing, and continuously fired at Martin.

Smith also knew that both of them were in an extremely dangerous situation at this moment, and hurriedly called out to Martin: "Martin, the Zero behind you is attacking you!"

"Smith, move to the left towards me. We may have to use hedging tactics to have a chance to avoid the enemy!"

"Okay, Martin, remember the key points of the training. I will attack the enemy plane behind you, and you attack the enemy plane behind me!"

The two began to perform the movements according to the tactics they had trained. First, they pretended to be attacked and dodged in panic and flew around randomly, one going in the opposite direction, and then they made purposeful circles intentionally or unintentionally, flying towards each other in the 4 o'clock direction and the 8 o'clock direction.

Soon, the two planes flew closer and closer, and the two men could almost see themselves and the evil enemy behind them. Just as the two were about to take an evasive action to attack the enemy plane, the Japanese captain Tian Yuan Zuoyilang also noticed something unusual and quickly called the friendly plane on the opposite side.

"Sakamoto, beware of the enemy's counterattack tactics. Raise the plane, raise it!"

However, it was too late. Smith seized the opportunity again. "Da da da - da da da -", several cannon shots hit the enemy plane and blew it up in mid-air!

"Baga!" Seeing his two wingmen being shot down, Tian Yuan Zuoyilang became furious and accelerated towards the oncoming Martin. Martin was shocked and quickly pulled up his plane.

Tian Yuan took advantage of the gap exposed by Martin and fired a string of shells, "da da da - da da da - da da da".

Martin himself and the plane's engine were hit repeatedly. The plane was emitting thick smoke and a harsh roar.

"Woo——", falling straight down at a high speed!

"Martin, Martin! Jump out! Jump out!"

Smith kept shouting, but unfortunately, Martin could no longer hear him! He watched Martin and his plane disappear into the air!

Smith, enraged, engaged in a series of rolls, rapid descents, sudden ascents, circuitous maneuvers, and sudden deceleration. Finally, he went from being pursued to pursuing, clinging to Tian Yuan with a relentless grip. Tian Yuan, undeterred, employed various tactics to shift the dynamics of the fight. The two engaged in a relentless dogfight, each unable to defeat the other.

At this time, the Japanese army had obviously lost the opportunity to attack the US and British formations. Both sides suffered losses and were running low on fuel, so they returned to their camps and headed back!

Smith remembered the Japanese Zero fighter No. 1121 very clearly, and Tian Yuan also remembered the P-081 No. 40 very clearly. Both sides prepared to fight a decisive battle with the enemy next time!

On the ground, the Chinese army not only held their positions tightly, but also used their superior tanks to organize a counterattack, almost breaking through the flank of the 56th Regiment, forcing it to return to defense urgently, and once again losing its good offensive advantage!

Mutaguchi Ren'ya's face was so gloomy it looked as if water could drip out of it, his eyes gleaming with rage. He gritted his teeth and cursed, "Damn the Chinese, damn the British!" Not only did they stubbornly hold their position, they even dared to organize a counterattack, smashing the flank of our 56th Regiment to pieces!

"Baga! Damn it!" Mutaguchi Renya cried, eager to annihilate this joint Sino-British commando immediately! Tanaka fiercely ordered, "Concentrate all available artillery fire, aim at that Chinese assault column, and hit them hard!" He wanted to use this opportunity to cut off the Sino-British joint forces' retreat, trap them here, and then destroy them in one fell swoop!

At Mutaguchi Ren'ya's command, Japanese artillery began frantically bombarding the positions of the Sino-British coalition forces. Shells rained down like raindrops, explosions were deafening, and flames shot up into the sky. However, Yang Hong and his men had anticipated the Japanese's likely movements and, before the Japanese concentrated their fire, had already fled the battlefield and returned to their hiding places. Liao Yaoxiang witnessed all of this, and only then did he realize that Yang's rise was no simple battlefield luck, and he no longer harbored any contempt for him.