"I'm afraid we can't blame your country's intelligence department. We are too optimistic." On the contrary, Rommel said something fair for the Japanese military secret service, and then continued, "After all, the information about the Far East provided by your country's intelligence department Although the survey report on road conditions in the area was given an 'excellent' rating, it was also clearly stated that after the ice and snow melt at the turn of spring and summer, road conditions may become worse."
"That's true." Yamashita Fengwen sighed, "Speaking of which, we were too optimistic. We expected that the road would get worse after the ice and snow melted, but we didn't expect that it would be so bad!"
While talking, another Type 97 medium tank in front fell into a muddy water pit. The muddy muddy water almost submerged the entire tank body. Only the turret was still exposed on the water. The only thing to be thankful for was that the exhaust port was still open. Stay above the water, otherwise you'll just lie down! However, even if there is no nest yet, the situation is extremely pessimistic.
I saw the tank open the accelerator to the maximum, and the engine made a huge roar. However, I saw that the track stirred up a cloud of muddy water, but I still couldn't see Tucker's body moving at all. I realized that with my own No longer able to maneuver through the huge muddy puddle, the tank could only ask its companions for help.
Finally, with the full pull of the other two Type 97 medium tanks, the trapped tank was finally pulled out. Then engineers quickly arrived and cut logs on the spot to fill the pit. This was also unfortunate. Fortunately, the timber resources in the Far East are inexhaustible. If there were not enough logs to fill the pits, the Japanese army would advance even more slowly.
Two hours later, the pit was finally filled, and the armored cluster stranded on the road was on the road again.
But there was no trace of joy on the faces of Rommel and Yamashita Fengfumi, because they knew very well that this was just the most ordinary trap. Sometimes they would even encounter a "giant trap" that stretched hundreds of meters. That was called It’s scary, just the engineering and landfill work can take several days!
At this time, the roar of airplane engines suddenly came from the sky.
Yamashita Momobumi instinctively thought it was the escort fighter plane of the Far East Front, so he just looked up casually, and then returned his gaze to the ground. Rommel next to him simply didn't even raise his head, but after two seconds After that, Yamashita Fengwen suddenly raised his head, with a look of surprise on his face.
Yamashita Fengwen said unexpectedly: "General Rommel is actually a Soviet attack aircraft!"
"Well, Soviet attack aircraft?" After listening to the translator's translation, Rommel also raised his head unexpectedly and took a closer look. He saw more than a dozen attack aircraft arranged in three, four, and three combat formations, heading towards the northeast from the northeast. It was roaring over here, and from the red pattern painted on the underside of the wing, it was certain that it was a Soviet fighter jet.
Although there were more than a dozen Soviet attack planes, or bombers, flying towards the armored cluster of the Japanese Far East Front, neither Rommel nor Yamashita had a look of worry on their faces, but instead were full of smiles.
"It seems that Zhukov has already felt the pressure." Yamashita Fengwen said with a smile, "So even the attack aircraft that have been hidden in various secret hangars have been sent out. It is very regrettable that with only a dozen attack aircraft, I'm afraid it won't be able to stop the advance of our Far East Front armored group, but if there are 500 attack aircraft, it might pose a threat."
After finishing speaking, Rommel and Yamashita turned to look to the southeast at the same time. After a moment, more than a dozen black spots appeared in the sky in the southeast, and then these black spots quickly expanded and turned into fighter jets.
Rommel let out a light sigh and said in surprise: "Hey, why haven't I seen this type of fighter before?"
"This is Mitsubishi's new Zero fighter! It is currently only produced in small batches at the Nagoya factory. Even the Navy has not equipped it yet. Only our Far East Front has prioritized twelve of them!" Speaking of this fighter, Yamashita Fengwen's face was full of pride, but this Zero fighter was indeed worthy of the Japanese's pride.
"Type Zero?" Rommel nodded and said, "It's really fast!"
Yamashita Fengfumi continued: "The Zero fighter is not only fast, but because it can be equipped with two auxiliary fuel tanks, it has a greater range than the Type 96!" After a pause, he added, "And what's particularly important is that the Zero is also equipped with It has two machine guns, which is much stronger than a 77mm caliber heavy machine gun."
"Really?" Rommel asked, "And there are machine guns installed?"
Yamashita Fengwen smiled and said: "You will see it soon."
Rommel said enthusiastically: "Then I'll have to wait and see."
As a German, after Rommel came to Japan, he found that none of the Japanese fighter jets were equipped with cannons. This made him very puzzled. But now, the Japanese finally have fighter jets equipped with cannons. Is this because he took his advice? Rommel thought narcissistically.
High in the sky, two aircraft groups were approaching rapidly. The Soviet army attacked
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The attack group had obviously discovered the Japanese fighter group at this time, but they did not escape in vain. Instead, they continued to increase their power and rushed towards the Japanese armored group in front as quickly as possible. They wanted to blow it up before they were shot down. As many Japanese tanks as possible!
Unfortunately, the Zero flies too fast.
In the blink of an eye, the Zero fighter jet was flying over the armored cluster first.
At this time, the radio station in the armored command vehicle parked in front of Yamashita Fengwen and Rommel suddenly hissed. Yamashita Fengwen knew that this sudden call must be related to the Zero fighter in the sky, and immediately Signal to the radio operator to connect the radio station to the broadcast.
Soon there was a buzzing noise on the radio.
"Zizi, call the Far East Front Armored Group."
"Zizi, call the Far East Front Armored Group."
"Zizi, this is the flying wing directly under the Japanese base camp. I am the wing leader Shima Shengzo."
"Zizi, this is the flying wing directly under the Japanese base camp. I am the wing leader Shima Shengzo."
Hearing the broadcast from the car channel, all the Japanese soldiers suddenly burst into cheers, because Shima Katsuzo is a famous ace pilot in Japan! Obviously, the sudden arrival of twelve new fighter jets from the flying wing directly under the Japanese base camp led by Shima Katsuzo greatly boosted the Japanese military morale and morale.
Yamashita Tomofumi also said to Rommel: "Shima-kun is the most famous ace pilot in the empire. In the Wuhan air battle with the Soviet Air Force aiding China, he shot down twelve Soviet fighter jets by himself, setting a record! "
"Really?" Rommel smiled, "Then I'm even more looking forward to their next wonderful performance."
While the two people were talking, the Zero Fighter Group had already come into contact with the Soviet attack aircraft group. This was the first time that the Zero Fighter Group had truly participated in actual combat. The performance was not a surprise, but an extreme surprise! At least Yamashita Fengfumi was extremely satisfied with the performance of the Zero fighter, and Rommel was also full of surprise.
You know, although the attack aircraft of this era are not as light and agile as fighter jets, they are also covered in thorns. Some attack aircraft are equipped with more than a dozen machine guns, and there is no blind spot in the 360-degree direction! Therefore, if the maneuverability of a fighter jet is not good enough, it will not be able to gain the upper hand against an attack aircraft.
But at this moment, the air battle staged in front of Yamashita Fengfumi and Rommel was simply a massacre!
This is really a massacre, a one-sided massacre of the Japanese Zero fighter group against the Soviet DP-3 attack aircraft group!
In less than a quarter of an hour, all the dozen Soviet DP-3 attack aircraft that attacked were shot down, and all of them disintegrated in the air without exception. After all, cannons are cannons, even the smallest caliber 20mm aviation aircraft. The lethality of the machine gun is not comparable to that of the 77mm caliber heavy machine gun.
After destroying the Soviet attack aircraft group, Shima Shengzo greeted the armored group through the airborne radio station, and then led the Zero fighter group to continue cruising forward.
Cruises like this happen every day.
Moreover, the intensity of patrols has not diminished at all, and the density of twelve patrols per day is still maintained.
In fact, since the fall of Chita, the Soviet Air Force has basically lost air supremacy in the Far East. Only in Irkutsk, Komsomolsk, Khabarovsk and other areas, it can still barely maintain air supremacy with the help of ground air defense firepower. Or at certain specific times, such as when two major clusters launch a large-scale offensive, the Air Force can also dispatch enough fighter jets to launch a fierce battle with the Kwantung Army aviation force, but it basically ends in defeat. The difference is just a big or small loss. Some.
That's why Yamashita Tomofumi just now said that Zhukov has felt the pressure, because under the premise of losing air superiority, he dispatched a group of attack aircraft to bomb the Japanese armored group. This is basically a suicide attack, which is to use these expensive attack aircraft as suicide bombs. , who would be stupid enough to do this if they weren't forced into a desperate situation
However, although the aviation force of the Soviet Far East Front was already stretched thin, Yamashita Fengfumi and Rommel still did not dare to take it lightly. They still dispatched aviation force frequently at any cost to continuously escort the advancement route of the armored group. , Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens, right
Watching the Zero fighter group disappear into the distance, Takami suddenly turned around and asked Yamashita Fengfumi: "General Yamashita, your country's North China Front seems to have sent a telegram just now. What did it say?"
Yamashita Fengwen frowned and said: "Ask when we will advance to Nerchinsk. In my estimation, the North China Front Army may not be able to hold on for too long. If the Far East Battle cannot be ended in a short time, they will break out."
"Breakout?" After hearing this, Rommel's expression suddenly changed slightly.
ps: Now that I’m writing now, the manuscript of one chapter is gone, so the update of the second chapter has been moved to the evening.