Ikeda, who flew the 96 attack aircraft, rushed to the front of the second formation, already a veteran with ten years of flying experience, who had participated in the war since the first invasion of China by the devils, and his hands were stained with the blood of the Chinese.

It can be said that all his experience was gained from the massacre of Chinese. Whether it is air combat, or ground attack, it is the best training for all Japanese pilots.

"The second formation listened to the order, and all the planes opened up in a triangle around me, dived to the ground for one kilometer, and then flew in parallel! Give me a good fight, the target is those trucks on the side of the road, their anti-aircraft machine guns! Ikeda said fiercely.

"Understood!" The voices of the devils replying came over the radio, and everyone's words were full of contempt.

They have the right to be contemptuous, because anti-aircraft machine guns generally exceed a distance of more than a thousand meters, and the power of bullets will be greatly reduced, and basically even if they hit the target, there is not much threat. Even if the devil's aircraft skin is relatively thin, at an altitude of one kilometer, they are not afraid of the threat of anti-aircraft machine guns at all.

Coupled with the incomparable self-confidence of these devils, they thought that even at an altitude of 900 meters, they could easily evade the strafing of anti-aircraft machine guns, and then easily swept the anti-aircraft machine guns of the Chinese army into a pile of scrap metal. Together with the Chinese soldiers who used anti-aircraft machine guns, they were swept into dead bodies.

In the sky, the second formation of the Japanese swooping down had formed a triangle, and they spared the cavalry who were looking for cover, and instead came straight to the trucks exposed on both sides of the road.

The cavalry can be killed next time, but these trucks equipped with anti-aircraft machine guns must be killed no matter what, otherwise those two planes will be killed in vain, and the honor that the devils talk about every day will be destroyed. What's more, next time there is a good chance that they will be swept by these anti-aircraft machine guns.

"Rush, Warriors of the Empire, spread your wings, show your claws, and wipe out these damned Shinas!" Ikeda laughed maniacally and steered the plane into parallel flight, his fingers pressed on the launch button, ready to shoot!

At this moment, Gao Dong's palm slammed against the armor of the self-propelled gun beside him, like a hammer hitting the steel with a dull loud sound.

"Now, fire!"

Gao Dong's roar was transmitted into the cannon through the soldiers standing on the self-propelled guns, and the shooters who had been prepared for a long time adjusted the muzzles of the guns to the place where the aircraft must pass and pulled the firing device fiercely.

The roar of the cannon suddenly came from the woods on both sides of the road, and the 155 mm howitzer spewed deadly flames, and the soldiers of the Independence Army who were around were suffocated by the fierce fire for a second. Clusters of surging flames rushed into the sky with everyone's roar.

The eight Devil 96 fighters didn't have time to react at all, and they were crushed in the artillery fire.

The 155mm grenade is no joke, it can collapse a building in an instant, not to mention the devil 96 aircraft that uses only iron sheets as armor.

Eight planes, including the second formation, Ikeda, crashed from the sky. These devils were in a state of excitement until they died, because death came so quickly that they could not think about anything, and their minds were still in the ecstasy of destroying all the trucks on the ground.

"Go on, don't stop, keep going, take advantage of this good opportunity, go on!" Gao Dong ran back and forth in front of the self-propelled guns, his face revealing ecstasy.

Boom, boom, boom. The second and third rounds of shelling followed.

The third formation of the devils, which was closely following the second formation, was immediately bombarded indiscriminately, and they simply pulled the cloth planes to raise the flight altitude to avoid the bombardment of self-propelled guns. Seeing that most of the planes of the second formation turned into a sea of fire, they were immediately bombed from the ground.

Boom Boom Boom ...... Five planes in the third formation were immediately directly smashed into fireballs, and the remaining planes scrambled to avoid under the frightened roar of the pilots, drawing graceful arcs in the air. In normal times, some people would praise their flying skills for being quite superb, but now it seems that they are extremely embarrassed.

"The first formation immediately lifts into the air, immediately lifts into the air!" The first formation, which was immediately following the third formation and was preparing to launch a third dive attack, immediately panicked.

They were blocked by the third formation, and only saw a large fireball in the air in front of them. Formation Leader Murakami thought that there were planes and his formation suffered the same attack, but he never imagined that he was hit by artillery on the ground.

When he saw that the five planes of the third formation were blown up in an instant, he was almost frightened, and used all his strength to desperately pull the control stick to let the planes quickly rise into the air.

Boom Boom Boom ...... The fourth round of artillery fire on the ground arrived as scheduled. Although the third formation was pulled up very quickly, the range of the self-propelled artillery 155-mm howitzer exceeded 20 kilometers, and even if the devil plane pulled up faster, it was still not faster than the speed of the shells.

In an instant, two planes turned into fireballs and exploded into pieces in the air with a bang, and the pilots inside did not even have a chance to escape.

The rumbling of artillery continued, and this time Dr. Jones's self-propelled guns for the Independence Army were specially equipped with howitzers. The biggest advantage is that the firing angle can be changed to the greatest extent, and the elevation angle of the muzzle can reach 70 degrees.

So as long as the plane doesn't fly over its head, the self-propelled howitzer can be easily used as anti-aircraft firepower, which is also what Gao Dong thought of in a hurry, but he didn't expect it to really work.

"Hit, hit me hard!" Gao Dong kept waving his fists, watching the devil's plane constantly hovering in the air and doing all kinds of evasive actions, embarrassed like a lost dog, not to mention how relieved he was.

All along, the planes of the devils have taken advantage of the superiority, bullying the Chinese army without anti-aircraft fire. Gao Dong also suffered a lot from the devil's plane, taking the northeast as an example, he almost lost his entire army under the devil's air raid.

The gunners in the self-propelled guns are also very hard-working, because they are only dealing with the devil's fighters, and the heavy steel armor outside the self-propelled guns is not afraid of the heavy machine guns on the devil's plane. Moreover, these 96 attack aircraft were not equipped with 20-mm cannons, and those bullets alone did not pose any threat to self-propelled guns with heavy steel armor.

Gradually, the self-propelled guns drove out of the woods on the side of the road, chasing the planes in the air. Although the accuracy was very poor, the amazing power was still the remaining planes of the devils who were beaten and dodged in confusion, and they did not even organize a decent attack.

"Murakami-kun, this won't work, let's withdraw! The Chinese army actually has anti-aircraft artillery, and it can also be moved, what kind of anti-aircraft artillery is this? The third formation's angry and confused voice came over the radio.

Murakami was also confused, he had never seen an anti-aircraft gun that could move, at least not in their Japanese army. Although the accuracy of the artillery fire below is not enough, as long as they easily make a few evasive moves, they can get out of the way.

But the shadow of the plane being blown up after being ambushed by the other side has been deeply imprinted in the hearts of every devil pilot, and they have long had no intention of fighting again.

"Retreat, we can't control the situation here. I'm sure that even if we go back, the chief won't blame us. Murakami hurriedly chimed in.

After hovering in the air for two weeks, the devil's plane finally reached a unanimous decision, and they all turned around and retreated back the way they came, leaving behind the wreckage of more than a dozen planes burning wildly on the ground, and fled in embarrassment.

"Oh, the devil withdraws, the devil's plane withdraws!" All the cavalry rushed out of the makeshift bunkers found on the side of the road, cheering at the remnants of the devil's plane escaping.

I'm afraid that today's events are not seen with my own eyes, experienced by myself, and I will not believe anyone who tells them. For the first time, the devil's plane was shot away by the fire of the Chinese army, and perhaps even the devil himself did not believe that all this was already a fact.

Gao Dong wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, this move was a dangerous move, and he used it in a situation of extreme anger. took advantage of the arrogant psychology of the devils and caught them off guard. But if you want to use it next time, I'm afraid it will be very difficult.

Self-propelled artillery can hit a fixed target, but it is too difficult to hit a target flying in the sky, and if it were not for the previous ambush, I am afraid it would not be able to hit at all.

"Captain, well done!" Tang Wei got out of a self-propelled gun and gave Gao Dong a thumbs up.

"Let's go, we have to move on right now." The more Gao Dong, who calmed down, thought about it, the more scared he became: "Xuzhou must be captured as soon as possible, our firepower configuration has been exposed, and when the devils react and dispatch bombers, then our tanks and self-propelled guns will be finished, so Xuzhou must be captured as soon as possible." ”

The rest of the people also felt the seriousness of the situation, and they could withstand the attack of the fighters, but they could not withstand the attack of the bombers. The only way is to attack Xuzhou, and the devils do not dare to use bombers under the trap, so as not to bomb their own people.

The scattered team regrouped, and the troops led by Gao Dong advanced towards Xuzhou at a speed never before seen.

In the headquarters of the Central China Dispatch Army in Nanjing, Tada Jun opened his mouth wide, and the teacup in his hand fell to the ground with a bang, smashing into pieces scattered all over the ground.

"You, you, what did you say?" Tada Jun hurriedly took two steps forward, almost putting his ear to the face of the adjutant who came to report, for fear that he would have auditory hallucinations.

The devil adjutant took a step back in embarrassment, cleared his throat and said, "The planes of the flying group have returned, and they have lost eighteen fighters. According to the pilots, it was the anti-aircraft artillery of the Independence Army that destroyed their planes, and the anti-aircraft guns were mobile and aimed with great precision. ”

"Movable anti-aircraft fire? This, what kind of weapon is this? Tada Jun took two steps back in shock, even if they were not equipped with such advanced weapons in the Japanese army, Tada Jun was simply unheard of and unseen.

"Sir, the aviation forces have refused to intercept again. They received an order from the commander of Shunroku Hata not to be allowed to attack again. The adjutant's voice was very low, but Tada Jun didn't seem to hear it at all.

He kept muttering: "Moving anti-aircraft artillery, moving anti-aircraft artillery, what the hell is this?" ”