Chapter 143 This is just the beginning! (rd update!)
The Ki-43 Hayabusa, codenamed "Oscar" by the Allies, was the standard fighter equipped by the Japanese Army and was an excellent fighter.

This fighter plane crushed the British Air Force to the ground in the early days of the Burmese air battle.

That's right, just press the hammer.

Could it be that the Allied fighter planes were inferior to the Japanese Hayabusa fighter planes?
Do not!
In terms of performance, the Spitfire fighter far outperformed the Japanese Hayabusa fighter.

But why did the Allies suffer heavy losses when flying Spitfires and P-51s against the Japanese Hayabusa fighters?

That was because the Allied pilots were used to flying in circles. As a result, the Hawk had a lower wing loading and greater horizontal maneuverability, while the Spitfire's wing loading was not as good as that of the Hawk. If they continued to fly in circles to fight the Japanese, they would only suffer defeat.

It was precisely because of this bloody lesson that Allied pilots later created the "one-hit-and-run away" strategy, and would never allow themselves to circle around with the Japanese Hayabusa fighters.

We must fully utilize the fighter planes' speed advantage in order to defeat the Japanese fighter planes.

Chennault even created the tactic of "dive and break away".

The prerequisite for this tactic is ambush and having a high advantage.

So later Chennault required the condition of spotting enemy aircraft about an hour in advance. As a result, the military and civilians across the country, including those in the occupied areas who were unwilling to be slaves of a conquered nation, used all kinds of methods to pass on the information of the enemy aircraft's attack, forming a series of unyielding fire towers.

When the Sichuan Army attacked Hsipaw, Cun Yunsheng called the Air Force in Myitkyina and entered the clouds above Hsipaw in advance to wait for the appearance of Japanese fighter planes.

Not only that, Cun Yunsheng even specifically emphasized that when fighting with Japanese fighter planes, do not circle around, but disengage as soon as you hit them, regardless of whether you hit them or not.

Taking advantage of his own speed, he created distance and looked for another opportunity to shoot.

Anyway, we will focus on one strike and disengage, and never circle around with the Japanese fighter planes.

In the sky, all the fighter planes led by Zhang Yang had arrived in Hsipaw for half an hour.

If Cun Yunsheng had not assured them that Japanese warplanes would definitely come, he might have been tempted to have his men dive-bomb Hsipaw to give them practice.

"Captain, Japanese fighter planes have appeared." At this time, Zhou Zhikai's voice suddenly appeared in Zhang Yang's ears.

"They are coming as expected." At this time Zhang Yang also discovered the Japanese fighter planes and immediately gave the order.

"According to the plan, surround the Japanese fighter planes. Everyone remember, we must get away with one strike and never fight with the Japanese. Do you understand?"

"Understood." All the pilots responded in unison.

"Let me stress again, this is the order from the regimental commander. Anyone who disobeys the order will be grounded next time."

"Yes."

Although they didn't understand why, they all knew that it was the order from the regiment commander, especially the warning to stop flying, and no one dared to disobey the order.

Six Japanese Hayabusa fighter planes on the opposite side were rushing towards Hsipaw at a very fast speed.

"Reporting to His Excellency the Captain, we have sighted the artillery positions of the Sichuan Army Corps." A Japanese pilot reported.

"You know, these idiots in the army have disgraced the Imperial Japanese Army. Now we have to let the Sichuan Army know how powerful the Imperial Japanese Empire is." The Japanese squadron leader showed a cruel smile.

This statement was recognized by the pilots of the other five fighter planes.

After all, in their eyes, the sky above Myanmar belongs to them.

Relying on their excellent technology, they completely took control of the air battlefield, but the army's group of idiots suffered successive defeats, bringing shame to the empire.

Not only that, in the entire Southeast Asian battlefield, no one could be their opponent, not even the American fighter jets.

Therefore, at this moment, the Japanese pilots were extremely arrogant and inflated, and felt that they were invincible.

So they don't take the army idiots seriously.

"Prepare for bombing." Just as the Japanese squadron leader finished speaking, he heard a cry of surprise.

"Baga, what is this?"

boom!
The 20mm machine gun hit the Hayabusa fighter, instantly detonating its fuel tank.

Under the horrified eyes of the Japanese pilot, it disintegrated in the air, and the pilot didn't even have time to parachute.

"Baga, enemy attack, there are enemy planes." At this time they also saw Spitfire fighters in the clouds above.

"Why are there Spitfires here?"

Unfortunately, no one could answer his question.

The fighter jets' dogfighting style at this time is very simple, without too many techniques. They basically avoid dives and then perform counter-dives.

On the European battlefield, Allied fighter planes would circle around German fighter planes.

It is precisely by relying on this that we can gradually gain the upper hand in air combat.

This is because the wing loading is better than that of German fighters.

But this approach is naturally not effective against the Japanese army now.

Above, machine gun bullets were chasing the Japanese Hayabusa fighter planes like fire dragons.

The Japanese pilots had excellent skills. They dived and then suddenly pulled up to avoid the attack.

As a result, they still wanted to circle around the other side and take the opportunity to shoot them down.

But when they looked up, they saw that the enemy plane relied on its speed to climb rapidly, then turned over, circled around again, and came behind them.

The Japanese pilots were stunned.

How is this different from the enemy planes we usually deal with?
Shouldn't we go around in circles with them?
Why climb and go around? Continue to dive?

This sudden change in attack method was difficult for them to accept.

After once again narrowly escaping the attack of the Spitfire fighters, the Japanese pilots were sweating profusely.

This highly tense mental state consumes a huge amount of physical energy.

It's okay once or twice, but if it happens more than a few times, even the best technicians will make mistakes.

"Keep climbing, use the dive speed, open fire, and disengage immediately after the attack." Because many of them were rookies fighting in their first actual combat, Zhang Yang kept reminding them, fearing that they would get carried away and go around in circles with the Japanese.

Maybe it’s because most of them are rookies and can absolutely obey orders.

Therefore, for the time being, there were no casualties among the Sichuan Army’s fighter planes.

After all the pilots opened fire, they immediately stopped climbing, used their speed to increase the distance between the two sides, and dived again to attack.

After a series of actions, things are getting better and better.

In contrast, the Japanese pilots were exhausted from coping, sweating more and more, and even felt dizzy at one point.

"Baga..." the Japanese squadron leader cursed angrily.

But there is nothing to do.

The enemy planes took advantage of their speed and launched a one-hit escape, which made things very difficult for them.

"Baga, what the hell is going on? Baga, No. 6, get out of the way quickly." The Japanese squadron leader shouted immediately when he saw two Spitfire fighters rushing towards his wingman.

"Baga, there's no way to avoid it, no way to avoid it." After diving, the Spitfire fighter plane reached a speed of over 650 kilometers per hour. The Japanese pilots could only watch as the enemy caught up.

boom!
The four fire dragons completely blocked him.

With an explosion.

Another Hawk fighter was destroyed.

"Well done." On the ground, Cun Yunsheng put down the telescope, clenched his fists and said excitedly.

Most of his air force were rookies, and it was their first expedition. Although they outnumbered the enemy and the victory was somewhat unfair, there was no need to follow any rules when fighting the Japanese.

Being able to shoot down two fighter planes in succession in a very short period of time is a huge boost to morale.

You can see it on the faces of the soldiers around you.

Over the years, they have always suffered from bombings by Japanese warplanes.

When will I have such a proud moment?
"Sure enough, the experience gained with blood is very useful. With one strike, the Japanese Hawk fighter's wing-load advantage is completely gone." Cun Yunsheng murmured.

It was only after he watched the air force flying and simulated the training of encountering Japanese fighter planes that he remembered the air battle in Burma. The Allied forces had been very unsatisfactory in the early stage. The performance of Spitfire fighters and P51 fighters was obviously far superior to that of the enemy, but in the end they still couldn't beat them.

Later, P40 fighter jets were used and they were successful again and again.

After some investigation and summary, we found out that the pilots from the European battlefield were accustomed to fighting in circles with the German army, so after arriving in Myanmar, they also got used to using the previous fighting methods to fight against Japanese fighter planes.

As a result, their fighter planes' wing load was not as good as that of the Falcon, so they had to take the blame.

After the Allied pilots suffered losses, they switched to the tactic of one-hit-and-run away, and their casualty rate was greatly reduced.

In contrast, the Japanese fighter plane loss rate continued to rise.

"Zhang Yang and his men fought well. They shot down two planes in the first air battle. It's a huge honor for them." Meng Fanle also praised sincerely.

"It's a great job indeed. If we can wipe out all the Japanese fighter planes, our air force will have made a great success." Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.

At this time, another loud noise was heard from the sky.

Another Japanese fighter plane was shot down in mid-air, and the pilot didn't even have a chance to parachute.

After losing three fighter planes in succession, the Japanese squadron leader immediately ordered a retreat.

Especially when he saw more and more Spitfire fighters, he could only stare with red eyes and order a retreat.

Unfortunately, it was too late. Fighter planes had already ambushed in the airspace where they were retreating.

"Zhou Zhikai, let's go together and kill them." Zhang Yang excitedly drove the Spitfire fighter towards the Japanese planes.

The rest of the fighters followed closely.

This kind of situation of beating a fallen dog is rare.

Originally, those rookie pilots wanted to learn some advanced fighting skills.

It turns out that it’s not necessary at all.

Use your own speed advantage, dive to attack, then break away and pull up.

Just repeat the previous action.

Over time, Japanese pilots will make mistakes.

Looking at the enemy planes everywhere, the Japanese squadron leader sighed, then sent a telegram to the military headquarters and rushed towards the enemy planes.

He wanted to die together with the enemy plane, but Zhang Yang and his men ignored him and used their speed to climb, then rolled around and opened fire from behind.

Before his death, the Japanese squadron leader looked unwilling.

Why did their invincible fighting style fail?
Why! They had no chance to fight back and had no chance to open fire.

With reluctance, he was eventually shot down along with the fighter plane.

On the ground, Cun Yunsheng put down the telescope, and the excitement on his face could not be suppressed.

"Okay, okay, okay." A series of three "okay" words were enough to express his inner excitement.

The record of 0 to 6 would definitely dazzle all the Allied forces.

This is still a newly formed aviation team.

I guess when the British pilots knew this, they would definitely say it was impossible, absolutely impossible.

But the fact is that the six Japanese fighter planes were completely unable to fight back from the beginning to the end.

"Let the troops launch a general attack immediately." Taking advantage of the high morale, Cun Yunsheng immediately ordered the troops to launch a general attack.

The M3 light tanks and M4 medium tanks, which had already completed fuel replenishment, took the lead and rushed into the city, followed by infantry from various battalions and companies.

The artillery camp, which had already stopped, roared again.

The Japanese soldiers in the city went from excitement and agitation at first, to disbelief later, and finally to confusion, and it took them a long time to come back to their senses.

"we lose?"

Yes!

The aviation team, which had always been invincible, actually lost.

This is absolutely impossible!

But when they saw the enemy planes swooping towards them, they realized that this was real.

They became even more panicked, especially after the Sichuan Army launched a general offensive.

So I tried desperately to contact my superior, but found that I couldn't get through to him at all.

"Damn it, we haven't contacted the Colonel yet?" Ten minutes ago, the Japanese squadrons suddenly lost contact with the headquarters, which made the squadron leaders feel something was wrong.

I originally thought there was something wrong with the phone line, but after checking it turned out not to be the case.

The only explanation is that either the headquarters was taken down or it moved away.

"Report, no."

"Keep in touch."

"Hay."

Ten minutes passed and there was still no contact. The squadron leaders felt something was wrong.

"It's over, there must be something wrong with the command center." There was no doubt that the command center had been destroyed. Now they were leaderless and could only fight on their own.

"Captain, what should we do now?"

"Baga, tell each team to hold their positions and wait for reinforcements." the Japanese squadron leader roared.

"Hai!"

Unfortunately, facing the steel behemoth, their courage and flesh and blood had no choice but to be crushed.

As more and more Sichuan Army soldiers poured into the city, the two sides were completely mixed up and fought each other.

The bombardment of the artillery battalion also weakened.

After all, it's easy to bomb by mistake.

But with the support of tanks and a large number of automatic weapons, the stubbornly resisting Japanese army had no way out.

In particular, the Japanese troops in the entire city were divided and surrounded, fighting separately, and were unable to form an effective resistance.

At this point, they were not far from being completely wiped out.

"Boom!" Zhao He drove an M4 medium tank and rushed forward recklessly, but ended up crashing into a wall and unable to move forward.

"What's wrong?" The conductor Zhao He frowned slightly.

"A building ahead collapsed and we can't pass through," the driver reported.

"Go wherever there's intense gunfire." At this time, the entire city was filled with gunfire, and Zhao He didn't know where to go, so he simply rushed towards the place where the gunfire was intense.

"Yes."

With the addition of the tank battalion, the Japanese resistance became weaker and weaker. The remaining Japanese troops finally could not bear the fear in their hearts and began to flee to the north.

At this time, Meng Fanle also smiled and said to Cun Yunsheng.

"Congratulations, Commander. This is the first victory since the expeditionary army's disastrous defeat. Congratulations on regaining Hsipaw."

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng shook his head and said.

"This is just the beginning. I will lead you to win more victories in the future."

"Send a telegram to General Stilwell and tell him that the Sichuan Army has successfully occupied Hsipaw."

"Yes."

　I'm a little dizzy, so I'll take a break and try to write another chapter!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)