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The mouth of the Yangtze River.

The sea surface here is gradually widening, and large warships can travel freely without any obstacles. A large fleet is docking in this area.

This is a fleet of a small Japanese Navy. The main force of the Japanese Chinese fleet, including a large aircraft carrier, a large heavy cruiser, three light cruisers, in addition, destroyers, frigates, gunboats, etc., plus auxiliary ships, a whole area of ​​nearly twenty warships of all sizes.

With so many warships, the number of Japanese Navy is at least thousands. On the deck of the huge aircraft carrier, a Japanese lieutenant general is looking at the downtown Shanghai not far away in the sea breeze.

The Chinese fleet of the Japanese Navy is a general term for the naval fleet sent by the Japanese Command to China to perform aggression mission. It was established in October 1937. The Japanese Navy began to operate in the coastal areas of China and the Yangtze River in April 1884, and has continued to increase the number of ships since then.

The Japanese Chinese fleet was once severely hit by the newly formed 6th Army. At the beginning, the Kaga aircraft carrier, the Fuso battleship, etc. were all sunk by the bomber group of the newly formed 6th Army.

With heavy losses, the Japanese Chinese fleet seemed to be silent for a while, and many warships returned to Japan's local docks for modification, greatly enhancing air defense firepower. In recent times, several main warships have been added, including the "Canglong" aircraft carrier.

The Canglong was put into service in December 1937 and was put into the offshore of China the following year. Last year, it was incorporated into the Chinese fleet. Its carrier-based aircraft assisted the Japanese army forces in the war of aggression against China in the Yangtze River Basin and South China.

Last year, the Japanese Chinese fleet was reorganized. General Koshiro Oikawa was appointed commander and was in charge of the First Detachment of the Chinese fleet (Lieutenant General Matta Ronaldo Tanimoto was appointed commander and was responsible for the battle of the central China Sea), the Second Detachment of the Chinese fleet (Lieutenant General Takasushiro was appointed commander and was responsible for the battle of the northern China seas), the Third Detachment of the Chinese fleet (Lieutenant General Nomura was appointed commander and was responsible for the battle of the southern and coastal areas of China), as well as the 13th Fleet and the Second Air Force.

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The focus of the newly formed 6th Army's attack was already in Suzhou, and the ground troops attacking towards Shanghai had basically suspended their attacks. However, the air force had no intention of stopping at all. A large number of "air fortress" bombers have been bombing the Japanese in the Shanghai area.

Ye Feng has received information that the main force of the Japanese Chinese fleet has arrived in Shanghai, and there is also an aircraft carrier and dozens of aircraft, plus the remaining aircraft at the Shanghai airport. The Japanese army has reached 100 dozen aircraft in Shanghai.

A large number of "air fortresses" bombers did not escort a fighter, but were still bombing the Japanese army in Shanghai. The purpose was naturally to lure out of the hole, attract Japanese planes to come over, and then annihilate them.

There are so many Japanese aircraft in Shanghai, in Ye Feng's opinion, this is absolutely not allowed. The Shanghai area and even the entire Yangtze River Delta area are not allowed to have Japanese aircraft. The newly formed 6th Army must control absolute air supremacy.

Western suburbs of Shanghai.

Due to the feint attack of a large number of tank groups of the newly formed 6th Army, a lot of Japanese troops gathered in this area. This area is one of the key bombing areas for the bombing of a large number of "air fortresses" fighter jets.

Dozens of B-17 "Air Fortress" bombers, probably two squadrons. These bombers, led by a colonel, are bombing the little devils in this area. The bombing has been underway for a relatively long time, and each bomber has almost cast its own bombs.

When everyone was about to return, the colonel received a message from Hangzhou Airport that a large fighter jet formation in Japan was flying towards it.

Upon receiving such news, the colonel in the tie was not nervous or worried at all, but was happy and the tactic of pulling the snake out of the hole was successful.

Although it has a bomber, it has a large number and its firepower is not weak. Otherwise, this kind of bomber would not be called a "air fortress". In addition, there is more than one of the bombers in Shanghai, so what are you going to worry about?

Through the radio communication system on the plane, the colonel shouted loudly: "Brothers, the Japanese fighter plane is coming soon. Everyone will take their place and prepare for the battle!"

There are many light and heavy machine guns on each "air fortress". It has 13 heavy machine guns, which is a veritable "flying fortress". The machine gunners who control these machine guns are ready immediately, holding the machine gun, looking at the outside of the plane with all concentration, waiting for the arrival of the Japanese fighter fleet.

These two "Air Fortress" bomber squadrons and dozens of aerial fortress bombers have also begun to change their formation and prepare for the battle.

In just over a dozen minutes, the soldiers saw a huge fleet of aircraft coming from a distance, densely packed with hundreds of fighter jets. The small Japanese Shanghai Airport and almost most of the fighter jets on the Canglong aircraft carrier were all launched into a huge fleet of fighter jets and flew towards the soldiers' fleet.

Perhaps the Japanese who were bombed on the ground had sent back messages. The Japanese army knew that dozens of bombers were bombing here. In order to attack these dozens of "air fortresses" bombers, the Japanese army dispatched hundreds of aircraft.

With so many aircraft and hundreds of fighter jets, this is a huge air force. The Japanese side believes that it has a great chance of winning because its goal is only dozens of bombers.

The leader was a Japanese Navy colonel who personally drove a "Type 96" carrier-based fighter jet, which is currently a fighter jet with relatively advanced performance in the Japanese Navy and is also the current main carrier-based fighter jet of the Japanese Navy.

With these carrier-based fighters, dozens of Nakajima Type 97 fighters from Shanghai Airport were coming, and hundreds of Japanese fighters flew over with murderous intent.

Flying his own fighter plane, the Japanese Navy Colonel had already seen the bomber group far ahead. Seeing that the bomber group was "escape" towards Hangzhou, the Japanese Colonel was full of joy and excitement.

"Yoxi! Warriors, our chance is here. Kill me, chase after me, and wipe out these bombers." After saying that, the Japanese colonel increased the accelerator, and the plane flew rapidly and flew towards the dozens of B-17 bombers in the distance.

Through the radio communication system between the aircraft, almost all the Japanese pilots heard the orders of their colonels, and saw the bomber group in front of them with their own eyes. The Japanese pilots screamed in excitement, and they all increased their speed and flew towards the bomber group.

The soldiers were always focused and maintained a state of fighting. Naturally, everyone saw the group of Japanese aircraft flying over. Seeing such a large number of planes, the soldiers responded calmly.

Many soldiers in the combat positions saw that the Japanese aircraft group were very fast and the distance between the two sides quickly narrowed. These soldiers took the initiative and fired at the Japanese fighters with heavy machine guns on the plane.

The 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullet is quite powerful, and the range of the heavy machine gun is not short, so many little Japanese pilots were shocked.

One, two, three...

In a short period of time, almost in the blink of an eye, many soldiers began to shoot, and dense bullets hit these Japanese aircraft groups head-on.

B-17 bombers are one by one, with fierce firepower. Each aircraft is equipped with a large number of heavy machine guns. Many B-17s are firing at the same time, and the firepower is very terrifying.

The little Japanese pilot was absolutely unfamiliar with the B-17 and never thought that as a bomber, he had such fierce firepower, and was completely immersed in joy and excitement. These Japanese pilots were not prepared at all and were immediately caught off guard.

Several aircraft were shot in the front of the Japanese fighter plane in a short time, and two or three of them were even shot down on the ground with thick smoke. These two or three aircraft were actually shot down.

The leader of the Japanese colonel looked at the scene in shock, his mouth was wide open, and he was stunned. Two eggs could be stuffed into his mouth. His mouth was wide and he didn't close for a long time.

After being shot down two or three planes, the pilots from Japan reacted and avoided them while shooting at the soldiers' bombers.

Many of the soldiers' B-17 bombers were quickly shot. However, the Japanese fighter jets generally used 7.7mm bullets, which were much smaller than the 12.7mm bullets used by the soldiers. The Japanese fighter jets were generally equipped with two machine guns.

On a B-17 bomber, a soldier saw his planes being shot one after another, with small holes being made. Behind a small Japanese Nakajima plane was chasing him and shooting.

The soldier in the rear gun position of the plane immediately fucked his heavy machine gun and fired at the mid-island plane. The thick and dense bullets were shot on the mid-island plane. Soon, thick smoke came out of the plane and fell to the ground.

Soon, the Japanese pilot discovered that in a one-on-one situation, he was no match for these bombers at all. As long as both sides shot at each other, they would be shot down soon. The bomber that shot against the Japanese only had some extra bullet holes, which seemed to be fine.

So, the pilots of the Japanese immediately changed their tactics and relied on their advantage in numbers, often three or five aircraft attacked a B-17 bomber at the same time.

Finally, a B-17 was hit by three or four small Japanese planes, and thick smoke was blowing, shaking, and it was almost impossible. The soldiers on the B-17 bomber had no choice but to open the hatch door and parachuting.

Seeing that his tactics were effective, many Japanese pilots cheered and after being shot down more than a dozen planes, they finally shot down a bomber of the newly formed 6th Army.

The leader of the Japanese colonel happened to see the B-17 bomber being shot down. The Japanese colonel felt relieved and his ugly face improved a little.

However, soon the face of the Japanese colonel changed, because a huge group of aircraft in the distance was simply covering the sky and flying towards this side.

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Chapter completed!