The second fighter brigade of fighters lined up in dense formations and flew over the thick clouds above Taihu Lake.n∈

The straight-line distance between Guangde and Shanghai is less than 200 kilometers, with a 30-minute flight. When the Second Fighter Brigade had just flew over Taihu Lake, a nervous call came from the radio, and the First Fighter Brigade had already begun to attack the Japanese army.

After another 10 minutes, the 2nd Fighter Team caught up with the bomber team that took off in front. At this time, they had been flying for 25 minutes, and they could fly over the battlefield in about 5 minutes. But it was still cloudy and the downward visibility was not very good.

Kukochi asked about the current situation in Shanghai on the radio. Colonel Chen Qiguang replied that there was fierce fighting below, but it was impossible to confirm the ground situation. Some fighter jets of the 1st Battalion had completed bomb drops and were on combat cruise, but no enemy fighter jets had been found.

Everything is normal, that is, the clouds are only 800 meters high, and it is difficult for bombers to find targets accurately. However, with the cover of clouds, it is difficult to exert the enemy's air defense firepower.

The clouds under my feet became slightly thinner. Through the gaps between the clouds, you can see a large area of ​​buildings and the Huangpu River that appeared in front of me, like a blue streamer. Kukochi lowered his head to confirm the aviation map, and then asked the squadron leader of the 5th Squadron: "Major Huang Musong, is Shanghai in front of me?"

"Yes, sir, we are now on the west side of it!"

"Well, the Japanese concession in Hongkou should be located in the north of the city. Pay attention to searching for the Japanese warships on the river!"

Kukochi pressed the nose down, and he looked back at the bomber formation behind him. They were still lined up in three echelons, still maintaining their formation.

He saw the fighter plane in front, hovering in front of him. Three red signal flares appeared on one of the fighter planes, which were the orders to launch an attack. It should be Colonel Chen Qiguang's landline.

"Start!" he said, then increased the accelerator and dived towards the river.

Lieutenant General Hasegawa stood on the bridge of the Izumo and was anxiously calling for the air fleet's planes to support him. The 3rd Japanese fleet led by him was stationed near the Huishan Pier in the Japanese Concession on the Huangpu River to provide firepower support to the Japanese troops on the shore. But this morning, he had already been bombed in the air. Fortunately, the Chinese used horizontal bombers. However, despite this, more than 30 Japanese ships anchored on the Huangpu River were hiding in the east and Tibet, making them look embarrassed.

Now, the second wave of bombing from the Chinese Air Force is here again.

First, another group of fighter jets dived from the clouds and began to drop bombs at the warships on the river. The air defense fire on the warships began to fire, but the enemy planes were very fast. They opened fire while diving, and after the bomb drop was completed, they quickly pulled back to high altitude along the river.

Several shrill whistling sounded in the sky. Hasegawa Kiyoshi looked up at the sky. Three black dots rushed down from the clouds and rushed towards the Izumo. Before the gunners on the ship could react quickly, three aviation bombs that were much larger than before were like three shells. They flew straight towards them, and then exploded around the warship.

The warship was shaking violently. "Dimmers bombers!" Major General Yoshida, who was standing beside Hague, shouted in surprise. His shouting was not over yet. The creepy screaming sounded again in the clouds above his head. Six gray-painted ones were divided into two groups, rushing straight down towards the river. One of them was lined up in a straight line and was flying towards the "Izumo". The anti-aircraft artillery on the warship was chasing the three bombers that had just flew past, and no artillery could turn the guns quickly.

This was a perfect cooperation, boom! boom! Two balls of fire rose into the air of the Izumo, and the other burst exploded underwater less than 5 meters on the port side of its port. This damage was even more deadly. The side of the Izumo was directly penetrated with a crack several meters wide. The entire river surface was in chaos, and clusters of anti-aircraft artillery shells floated above the Huangpu River, and the black smoke left behind after the explosion was blooming like black flowers.

Looking down from the sky, you can see clusters of orange-red fires bursting out on the river.

The bomber dived from the air was chasing the Japanese warships running around the river. The "Izumo" that was igniting a fire became a striking target and was hit several bombs in succession. This time it was really beyond rescue!

Several fighter jets were hit by air defense fire, with black smoke rising from their tails, and one end was cut towards the river or city blocks.

The two squadrons of Japanese fighters from Ma'an Islands Airport first arrived at the battlefield. In front of the Chinese fighter fleet, which had both advantage in quantity and performance, the Japanese Air Force was at a disadvantage. At 1:12, the Chinese Air Force made Japanese fighter jets flee in a panic, causing the Chinese citizens watching the battle in the concession to applaud and cheer for the Chinese Air Force.

Three Japanese HNA fighter squadrons that took off from the Dafeng, Yama Castle and Kaga then rushed to the battlefield. The largest air combat between China and Japan broke out since the war in Shanghai began on August 13. In the sky of Shanghai, more than 200 aircraft from both sides fought each other, and the Chinese bomber troops began to return in a hurry after completing the bomb drop. Japanese aircraft wanted to intercept and pursue Chinese bombers, while Chinese fighter formations were entangled with them.

The two sides kept chasing each other in the sky, and from time to time, planes with black smoke fell from the sky.

Gradually, Japanese aircraft began to lose and retreat. After chasing for more than ten minutes, Chen Qiguang had no choice but to order his return. This was also a major disadvantage of the bf109. The fuel in the fighter jet was insufficient, so he could only withdraw his troops without taking advantage, and he could not drive all the Japanese troops out of the way.

On August 17, the young Chinese aviation army ushered in its biggest victory since the war started, sinking three Japanese warships, including the flagship "Izumo", the Japanese invading fleet, and injured many. At the same time, 47 enemy aircraft were also dropped, and only 13 of them were lost. This can definitely be called an unprecedented victory and greatly encouraged the confidence of the people across the country to defeat Japan.

Moreover, due to this bombing operation, the Japanese fleet also forced the withdrawal of the Yangtze River, making the war in Shanghai aggravated.

In order to commemorate the victory of this air battle, August 17 was designated as China's Air Festival.

Of course, there were also mistakes in this operation. During the operation, the air force blew up the British heavy cruiser "Cumberland" parked in the Huangpu River and seriously injured it, and hit a 100-kilogram bomb on the American heavy cruiser "Augusta". At the same time, the two bombs fell into the concession due to mistakes, causing more than a thousand casualties to their own people.

The UK and the United States filed a "serious protest" against the Chinese government, while Beijing issued an announcement warning foreign ships to stay away from the war zone, otherwise "if there is any damage, you will not be responsible!"
Chapter completed!