Twelve fighter jets suddenly lost contact!
Not to mention the person in charge of the Japanese Air Force in Taiyuan Airport, even the Japanese military headquarters in Central China were shocked and ordered to find out the reason for the loss of the plane at all costs.
In the few days after the operation, the Japanese reconnaissance planes did not stop. They could be seen all over the northwest.
Unfortunately, Chen Qi and the others had been quick to act and clean up the mess. After allowing the Japanese reconnaissance planes to fly for more than half a month, they still hadn't found the 12 missing fighter planes. Instead, they had detected a large steel mill rising from Yanzhou.
When the Japanese in Taiyuan received the news, they were inevitably suspicious. They suspected that the disappearance of the fighter jets had something to do with Yanzhou. However, they could not figure out how the Tubo Army in Yanzhou could silently devour an air squadron.
The air force officer in charge of Taiyuan airport looked at the information in his hand and felt a headache.
If it was any other time, he would have sent out his aerial troops to bombard a steel mill without hesitation. He would have destroyed the Yanzhou steel mill by all means.
However, the loss of contact with a squadron made him not dare to give the order easily, fearing that it was an ambush.
With a headache, the Japanese's Air Force chief could only send the news to the Japanese headquarters in Central China. He sent the news of the steel mill with his own guesses and doubts.
"We must destroy the Yanzhou steelworks at all costs!”
This was the reply of the old devil Nakata, because he knew very well what steel represented.
Steel represented the foundation of a country!
With a steel mill in Yanzhou, they could produce weapons and ammunition without stopping. With sufficient weapons and pills, the Eighth Route Army was no longer a problem, but a bigger threat than the national army. It would shake the Wei Nation's rule over central and eastern China.
Therefore, the reply from the Japanese headquarters in Central China was very clear. They had to destroy the Yanzhou steelworks at all costs!
After receiving the order, the person in charge of the Taiyuan Air Force quickly took action. In order to prevent the same mistake from happening again, five reconnaissance planes and 40 bomber planes were divided into four teams and took off from Taiyuan Airport.
Yanzhou and Shancheng had already received the news when the Japanese planes took off. They all stared at the Japanese planes and waited for their next move.
When they confirmed that the Japanese fighter jets from Taiyuan were flying towards Yanzhou, the Shancheng side heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, they were also very curious. They did not know what Yanzhou had done to make the Japanese mobilize such a large force.
Yanzhou!
When the intelligence personnel confirmed that the Japanese planes from Taiyuan were targeting Yanzhou, the Bureau Chief couldn't help but smile.""Five reconnaissance planes and forty fighter planes. It seems that the Japanese think highly of us!”
"Call the Munitions Factory and tell them that the big fish has taken the bait. Tell them to act according to the situation and leave as many Japanese planes as possible!”
It was unrealistic to eat all the Japanese planes. The headquarters 'intention was simple. They wanted to leave as many Japanese planes as possible and let them know that Yanzhou was not a place where they could come and go as they pleased.
It didn't need much. If they could take down half of the Japanese planes this time, then from now on, if the Japanese wanted to bomb Yanzhou again, they would have to consider the consequences.
Phoenix Mountain Munitions Factory!
Chen Qi quickly received a message from the headquarters. After learning about the Japanese planes, he immediately arranged for the steel mill workers to retreat. He also gathered the defense personnel of the arsenal and fired the rocket launchers and other weapons. He asked them to rush to the steel mill as soon as possible to set up an ambush.
That's right, the exposure of the steel mill was inevitable and also a bait.
It had been more than half a month since the Japanese planes had gone missing. Several factories near Yanzhou were working overtime to produce rocket launchers and rockets. They were using the steel mill as bait to eliminate as many Japanese fighter planes as possible.
Currently, Yanzhou had 200 rocket launchers and more than 1,000 rockets.
With so many rocket launchers gathered together, they would be able to fight against the Japanese planes even if they had double the number, let alone 45.
Chen Qi only had one request, and that was to leave all the Japanese planes behind even if it meant rebuilding the steel mill.
It sounded unbelievable.
However, Chen Qi felt that it was not impossible because the rocket launcher he designed was not the original version used by the Anglo-French coalition forces during World War II. It was a modified version with an effective range of 1,500 meters. The rocket was faster after being fired, and it was equipped with a star target sight. It was smokeless, had no recoil, and was extremely accurate.
Although the rocket launcher's firing speed was not as fast as a machine gun or an automatic rifle, it was still faster than a Hanyang gun. After mastering it, it could fire three to five rockets in a minute.
A 200-man rocket squad appearing on the battlefield was definitely a nightmare for fighter jets.
This time, the Japanese planes were very cautious. Even when they arrived above their destination, they did not dive and bomb immediately. Instead, they sent reconnaissance planes to observe the ground. After seeing that there were no anti-air weapons on the ground, they sent a small team of fighter planes to cover the bomber's actions.
"Chirp! Chirp!"
Before the bomber could drop the bomb, the rocket team on the ground had already launched. A dense number of rockets shot up from the ground and shot towards the Japanese planes.
"Lift-off, lift-off!"
The Japanese captain in the leading fighter jet shouted crazily when he saw the cannonballs shooting from the ground.
Unfortunately, the rocket launcher was not a cannon, and the trajectory of the rocket launcher was not curved. It was a direct shot. With a range of 1,500 meters, let alone the fighter jets that had already descended, even the fighter jets hovering in the sky were within the effective range of the rocket launcher.
"Boom! Boom!"
Explosions sounded in the sky one after another as planes fell from the sky. These falling planes were not only hit by rockets, but also caused by the aftermath of the explosions of the planes beside them.
"Trap, this is a trap!"
"Retreat! All pilots, pay attention. Don't stay in battle. Retreat as soon as possible!”
In just a short while, the Japanese's aircraft group suffered heavy losses. The leader of the group shouted like he had gone crazy.
In the beginning, they planned to take off and increase the altitude of the plane.
However, they soon discovered that the effective range of the Eighth Route Army's artillery shells was comparable to that of anti-aircraft guns. The pilots were almost suffocated by the atmospheric pressure, but they still could not leave the range of the artillery shells.
Therefore, they gave up on their target and dropped the bombs as quickly as possible before leaving the area.
The captain of the aerial team who presided over the bombing was called Yamamoto Fukuda. He relied on his rich experience in aerial combat to escape from the attack of the rocket team.
However, when he turned around and saw the remnants of the aerial unit, he spat out a mouthful of blood. He was so angry that he almost fell to the ground.
Forty-five planes had flown in with confidence, but now there were only seven left, including two reconnaissance planes. With such a loss, even if he survived, he would probably not be able to escape the military court. Perhaps, he would not even have the chance to go to the military court. He would be shot dead by his superior when he returned.
Ever since the war between China and Japan began, the air force had never suffered such a huge loss. In addition to the 12 fighter jets that had gone missing, there was already an air force brigade that had somehow fallen into Yanzhou.
At this moment, he finally understood why the 12 combat vehicles had gone missing.
It was not that the commander was stupid, but that the Eighth Route Army had a secret weapon against the Air Force!
Thinking back to what the scout pilot said earlier, there were no anti-aircraft guns or cannons on the ground, Yamamoto Fukuda felt a chill in his heart.
Could they really win against the Eighth Route Army, which had a terrifying secret weapon?
For the first time, Yamamoto Fukuda was shaken by the invasion of China!
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