It was only then that the Japanese received some information about the expeditionary force. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

And the news was even sent to Shenyang by a landlord on a private phone...... Although the scouts who were mixed in with fellow villagers tried their best to cut the telephone line to block the news, there were always some fish that slipped through the net, so the news was transmitted to Lieutenant General Yuanyuan under the mountain after several transfers.

"What?" When he heard this information, he couldn't help but be surprised: "The intelligence says that a Chinese army has already hit Yingkou?" How can it be? Did they fall from the sky?! ”

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General!" The staff officer replied a little nervously: "It is said that ...... This force is the Chinese Expeditionary Force! ”

"The Chinese Expeditionary Force?" Shan Wenyuan shook his head and said, "No, no, no...... The Chinese expeditionary force is on Iwo Jima, they are preparing to attack Okinawa, it is impossible to appear here! ”

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General!" The staff officer reminded: "First the brigade lost contact with us, then the Matsumoto wing, and then the Yingkou ...... These units all have radio stations. There seems to be only one explanation for this, and that is that the enemy has captured these cities or troops at such a rapid pace that they have not even had time to report on the radio......"

Yamashita was far from shocked and half-opened his mouth: "Toyokawa-kun, what do you mean...... The Chinese army routed them before they had time to send a telegram? Including Matsumoto United? ”

"Quite possibly!" The staff officer nodded: "If it's a Chinese expeditionary force...... You must know that this unit is equipped with advanced American-style equipment, and it also has rich combat experience, and the second division, the most elite of the Imperial Army, has lost battles under them, not to mention that it is still our ......."

Shan Wenyuan's face became more and more cautious, and after thinking about it, he ordered: "Immediately transfer two fighters to reconnoitre!" ”

"Yes!"

The two fighters soon flew from the East Tower airfield to the direction of Arthur......

In fact, Yamashita should have done this a long time ago, and the reason why he didn't do it was because there were only seven fighters left at the East Tower Airport...... Moreover, these seven planes are still being repaired with a little glitch, and the rest are all sent to the front line to support the operation.

The other is that aviation gasoline at this time is an extremely tight strategic resource for the Japanese army, and even pilot training cannot use aviation gasoline, but use alternative oil with a lower Huanting value. Therefore, in order to use this extremely scarce resource on the battlefield as much as possible, fighters at rear airfields are generally not allowed to take off.

Under normal circumstances, the puppet Manchukuo belongs to the rear and does not need any reconnaissance, so it will be delayed until this time.

It's just that these two fighters flew together, and Zhang Chi's side quickly got the news...... In such an important place as the East Tower Airport, of course, there are scouts arranged to observe nearby.

Then, the Chinese Navy also got the news, and soon several "Hellcat" fighters took off and headed for the enemy planes given by the intelligence......

This is an embarrassment for the Chinese Air Force, the US military's SC-type anti-aircraft radar can only detect enemy aircraft at a distance of about 150 kilometers, and this distance should be a group, and if it is one or two enemy aircraft, the detection range is even shorter.

At this time, the Chinese army was already more than 200 kilometers away from Lushun, so the anti-aircraft radar was completely ineffective.

But this did not affect the cover of the Chinese troops by the "Hellcat" fighters...... Because there is no need to think about it, enemy planes must also be reconnoitring along the railway line or highway line, which is the most likely place for the enemy to appear, so even if there is no radar, they can know to set up an ambush.

Of course, in fact, if you want to use radar, there is also a way, because Yingkou is also a city near the sea, as long as the Chinese fleet goes further north into Liaodong Bay, then Yingkou is directly within the range of the Chinese Navy's naval guns.

However, this is very dangerous for the Chinese fleet...... Because Liaodong Bay is surrounded by cities controlled by the Japanese army, such as Qinhuangdao, Huludao, Jinzhou, Panjin, etc., they form a natural encirclement of Liaodong Bay, and the Chinese fleet certainly does not need to risk itself for this convenience.

Not surprisingly, the enemy and the enemy were more than 200 kilometers away from the Chinese troops, and the "Hellcat" was much faster than the Japanese Zero fighters, so it rushed to the designated airspace and hid in the clouds at high altitude.

The two Japanese fighters who came to reconnoiter were not impressed at first, they thought that this was Manchuria, how could there be an enemy, so they just regarded this mission as a similar patrol in the mountains and rivers.

However, when they were about to reach the sky above Haicheng, they suddenly found a long convoy lined up on the road ahead......

"Well, what's that?" Yamaguchi Juncao couldn't help but shout in surprise: "Is that the target we want to reconnoitre?" ”

Second Lieutenant Nasu also discovered the convoy at the same time, and with his combat experience, he knew at the first time that it was an advanced mechanized unit, so he couldn't help but gasp, if this is an enemy, then what kind of enemy should it be!

But Nasu was still more cautious, and he ordered Yamaguchi: "Lower the height, look carefully!" ”

"Yes!" Yamaguchi answered.

The two fighters swooped down towards the Chinese convoy almost simultaneously, but at that moment, several figures suddenly flashed above their heads, as fast and agile as eagles swooping down from the sky.

"Enemy planes!" Nasu yelled, realizing that he was finished, as Zero was doing a dive...... The diving performance of the Zero is very poor, and at the same time, it is too late to turn and escape, especially when you notice that the speed of those "Eagles" is not comparable to that of these old-fashioned Zero Battles, and it can be said that there is no chance to escape.

Sure enough, with a burst of gunfire, Yamaguchi's fighter plane was quickly hit and planted on the ground.

At this point, Nasuichi gritted his teeth and gave up the idea of escaping...... He knew he didn't have a chance, so he simply continued to crash into the "suspicious convoy" on the ground.

Nasu did the right thing, as it would have kept his plane right above the convoy, and there was a high chance that the machine-gun bullets from the "Eagles" from above would hit the convoy below...... So the "eagle" threw a rat bogey.

But this does not mean that the "Eagles" are helpless.

Just when he thought he could hit at least one target...... He was surprised to find that there were already two "Eagles" rounding his flank!

What kind of speed is this, and you can easily go around your flank and turn the nose of the plane while diving at full speed......

Then, another burst of gunfire rang out, and Nasu felt his fighter lose control.

The moment he landed, Nasu finally saw that the force on the ground was indeed the enemy.

(To be continued.) )