"Baka, damn Ikeda Chuichi, do you know what you're doing?”
When Ikeda Chuichi's plane landed, the commander on the aircraft carrier rushed towards Ikeda Chuichi with a face full of anger. He wished he could shoot this damned guy.
As a veteran pilot with many years of flying experience, it was simply unforgivable for him to make such a mistake.
What?
Humanized care?
That didn't exist. The hierarchy in the Japanese army was very serious. It was reasonable for the higher-ups to beat you to death. No one would plead for you.
" S-sir..." Ikeda Chuichi wanted to report what he saw as soon as possible, but he found that his mouth was frozen.
"Where's your wingman?" Seeing Ikeda Chuichi's pale face, his entire body shivered.
Watanabe Isamu, who had also been a pilot, naturally knew what was going on. He couldn't help but be stunned and ask hurriedly, even though he already had a bad feeling.
" He... he was shot down..." Ikeda Chuichi said with a trembling voice, his expression somewhat downcast.
" Sir…I…I found…important…important military information…"
" Give him hot water..." Watanabe ordered the others with a frown.
A bowl of hot water was poured into Ikeda Chuichi's mouth. Coupled with the heat from the surroundings, Ikeda Chuichi's body was no longer as cold. Although his body was still trembling, he could speak without much of a problem.
"Sir, we found a Chinese reinforcement in the direction of Pu Dong. There are only about 10,000 people, but there are a lot of heavy equipment, at least 500 tanks. It should be an armored corps and an artillery brigade. My wingman was shot down by their anti-aircraft artillery. At that time, we had already turned around and fled. We were at least five kilometers away from their artillery position. " It should be an unorganized armored infantry unit…" Ikeda Chuichi said with a trembling voice. Even now, he was still afraid.
"What is it? Armored infantry?" Isamu Watanabe was stunned for a moment before he slapped Ikeda." Baka, how can there be an armored infantry unit? What nonsense are you talking about? How could the Chinese have so many tanks?”
"Sir, this is all true. I swear on my life!”Ikeda Chuichi promised, feeling wronged.
" That's impossible..." Watanabe firmly denied Ikeda Chuichi's statement, but he did not completely deny it. Instead, he sent another team of four planes to investigate. Each trip would only take about 20 minutes. They did not need to conduct an accurate investigation. They just needed to check if Ikeda Chuichi's statement was true.
If it was true…
Watanabe Isamu shuddered. If this was true, then the army on the ground…
Although the army and the navy were at odds, it would be a huge problem if they really watched the army be completely crushed. Even if the navy did not participate in the battle on land, they still could not escape responsibility.
Watanabe was also waiting anxiously. However, in less than half an hour, the four planes that had gone to investigate returned.
Isamu Watanabe quickly got someone to clear the runway for them to land first, and then he received accurate news. Ikeda Chuichi's statement was accurate, but there were some mistakes. The enemy should not have 500 tanks, but there were still 400.
Moreover, the enemy was building a pontoon bridge on the Huangpu River, and the air defense position had already been set up. They saw at least 20 air defense cannons, but of course, they were not sure about the rest. They did not dare to run too close, and used the binoculars to take a look before turning back. Otherwise, it would not have taken them only half an hour to complete a round trip.
Kawakiyo Hasetani, the commander of the Third Fleet, was stunned when he heard the report. His reaction was not much different from Watanabe's.
However, he didn't request for more reconnaissance planes to be sent out. The four reconnaissance planes had already brought back accurate results.
Looking at the time, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon. In less than two hours, the sky would completely darken. At that time, even if they wanted to take action, they would have no chance. They could only wait until the next day to take action.
However, according to the results of the investigation, by tomorrow, the other party would probably have run away without a trace.
No, for the armored forces, one night was enough for them to move to the front line of the battlefield in Shanghai. If they could not destroy this mysterious armored force, then there would be no chance for the air force to move out tomorrow morning.
At that time, the first to attack should be the armored troops attacking the Japanese camp.
"Order! First, second, twenty-second air force, and twelfth battle team, take off immediately. All fighter jets carry air bombs and must destroy the enemy armored forces.”Kawakiyo immediately ordered.
Initially, he wanted to inform the First and Second United Air Forces, but when he thought that they were Lu Hang's people, Kawakiyo Hasetani ultimately didn't say anything.
At present, Hainan Airlines only had 130 fighter jets left. If they were to go all out, Kawakiyo Hasegawa might not be able to say for sure. However, if the other party was not vigilant enough, or if the other party was crossing the river, the success rate of the sneak attack should be very high.
However, the most troublesome thing was their anti-air firepower. The Japanese fighters had almost never encountered any decent anti-air firepower on the Chinese battlefield. Instead, it was the Chinese Air Force that had made them suffer a lot.
Originally, the Japanese Air Force had a full 180 fighter jets. After a replenishment, they only had 130. One could imagine how much pressure the Chinese Air Force had brought to the Japanese.
In an instant, the entire Japanese fleet and several aircraft carriers became busy. Many planes took off as soon as they were loaded with aerial bombs. After a small team took off, they immediately formed up and headed to the battlefield.
There wasn't enough time. If he waited until all the planes had taken off, he would probably die before landing.
After all, they still had to line up to land on their way back. More than a hundred planes, could they all land in less than half an hour?
Of course, the Japanese were still overthinking things. They thought that they would be able to return unscathed, but they did not expect that Chen Zhihua had already set up an inescapable net and was waiting for the Japanese to come.
"General, the Japanese planes are here…"
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。