Li Shaoyi felt sad watching the aerial combat. The people of the Japanese Second Air Division were almost crying at this moment.

Of the 392 fighter jets, more than 350 have taken off. The rest are either naval aviation units coming from the sea or support from the 1st Flying Division.

At present, the number of aircraft lost by various units has been reported to be 147, and this number is still increasing. If the losses continue like this, a war may very likely destroy the 2nd Air Division. After all, their entire division has only more than 500 aircraft.

But the problem is that these more than 500 planes are not all fighters. There are also some other transport planes and bombers. There are only more than 390 fighters in total. According to the current losses, it will take at most more than an hour. I am afraid that the Second Flying Division will have no fighters left.

Japan currently produces only about 750 aircraft per year. After the outbreak of the Northern War, Japan improved its production processes and built new factories, which resulted in an additional production quota of 170 aircraft. However, this exhausted Japan's entire industrial strength. The additional production quota of 170 aircraft has now been used up in the past hour.

The most terrifying air battle since the 72nd Army joined the war began today. By noon, the Japanese planes were still resisting stubbornly, but more than 260 Japanese planes had been lost. Forty of our planes also crashed, but only 15 pilots were lost, and the rest of the personnel were all rescued.

As long as these rescued pilots were not injured, they boarded the brand new planes without any rest. Many pilots have become ace pilots. According to the regulations of the 72nd Army, if they shot down five planes, they would be an ace pilot, and if they shot down ten planes, they would be a bronze ace pilot.

For every five additional aircraft in the future, one level will be upgraded. Of course, this is not just a title. Take ordinary pilots and ace pilots as an example. The income of ace pilots is about 20% higher than that of ordinary pilots.

In the future, by analogy, not only will pilots gain honor, but they will also gain practical benefits.

When the 72nd Army was still a police station, Li Shaoyi once said to his men that in addition to spiritual satisfaction, we must also have material satisfaction. Only with both spiritual and material satisfaction can our army go further.

In today's sky battle, for every Japanese plane shot down, there will be a bonus of fifty dollars. Some of those who are more capable have already received a bonus of five hundred dollars. After shooting down ten planes, the bonus for each plane will increase to one hundred dollars. Some of those who are more capable may get a thousand dollars for this day's work.

As the 72nd Army's air force gained momentum, the Japanese 2nd Air Division was already in a state of panic. To protect the navy's warships, aren't our pilots any less important? They're bravely sacrificing themselves one after another. If this continues, by one o'clock this afternoon, the entire 2nd Air Division will be left with no fighters.

The North China Front Command did not even look at the Second Flying Division's anti-epidemic efforts and ordered them to continue fighting. If they did not send aircraft to fight, they would be immediately brought to a military court.

The two aircraft carriers of the naval aviation force in the deep sea also sent out all the fighter jets they could, but the losses were not small. The two aircraft carriers sent out a total of 42 combat aircraft, and ten aircraft were shot down in the first round. This was because the naval aviation force had better technology, and most of the credit for shooting down the 72nd Army's aircraft was theirs.

No matter how great the losses of the naval aviation are, they have to hold on at this moment. After all, it is to protect their shored fleet. If they withdraw first, the Second Flying Division will probably be even less willing to work here. So both sides are now gritting their teeth and no one is willing to take a step back.

Li Shaoyi's search team has made great contributions. If the search team had not sent these pilots back, Li Shaoyi would feel stretched at this moment. It takes time for the pilots to come from the north. Only those who have been stationed locally for a long time have a better understanding of the surrounding situation.

Compared with the pressure from Japan at the moment, we are not without pressure, but it is much smaller than that of Japan. After all, we fight within the country most of the time. When pilots parachute, they also try their best to control their planes and fly to a place closer to their own army.

Of course, some bad things happened. A plane, trailing black smoke, crashed into our position. Fortunately, the brothers on the ground ran fast. If they had run slower, we might have suffered some casualties.

Even so, Li Shaoyi ordered that all ground troops should be alert and take cover if our planes came down. It was impossible for our pilots to parachute outside. If that happened, we would not be able to hold on any longer. We have planes, fuel and various supplies. The only thing we lack is pilots.

At 1:30 in the afternoon, the Japanese side finally couldn't hold on any longer. The Second Air Division's fighter losses had reached 80%. The First Air Division and the Naval Aviation had slightly less than this number, but they could not hold on any longer.

Li Shaoyi's side lost a total of more than 90 aircraft, but the loss of pilots was only 25. The others were all rescued. The injured pilots were also properly accommodated and all sent to field hospitals. It was considered a great victory.

The Japanese flying units gave up intercepting the bomber formation at the cost of losing 672 aircraft.

An hour ago, the Japanese Navy had already issued an order to the fleet on the opposite shore, asking them to evacuate to the deep sea as soon as possible. The navy personnel were naturally cursing and saying, "You asked us to support your army in the battle. This was the order you gave. Now that the sky can't be saved, you let us escape on our own."

The Japanese warships desperately retreated to the deep sea, but no matter how fast the warships were, they could never outrun the planes. When our Stuka bombers appeared over the Japanese fleet, many Japanese naval officers and soldiers showed despair on their faces. Some even stopped their work and silently waited for the next moment of death...

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