"You little devil, go to hell!"
He Shuya stuck his head out of the tank and shouted.
With the death of Ichiki Kiyoshi, the remaining Japanese soldiers lost the courage to resist and continued to flee towards the seaside. The tanks of the First Battalion were in hot pursuit, chasing and crushing the Japanese soldiers, knocking them down one by one. The ground was crushed into a bloody mass. In this battle, more than a thousand people under Ichiki Kiyoshi's command finally escaped to the seaside and took a boat. Less than a hundred people escaped, while the third regiment only suffered dozens of casualties and suffered great losses. win.
Vandergrift was very excited by the news that Xu Rui's troops had completely wiped out the Yimu Qingzhi detachment. These Americans once again saw the powerful combat effectiveness of the Chinese troops. Vandergrift waved his hand. , a large amount of supplies were given to Xu Rui's third regiment, including weapons and equipment, cans, sausages, beer and other logistical supplies, so that Xu Rui's regiment could equip a division with the supplies.
But Vandergrift believes that it is worth doing so, because the value these middlemen create for Americans far exceeds the effects and benefits that these materials can achieve when used on American soldiers.
For Vandergrift, it was a practical and cost-effective deal.
After the Ichiki detachment was completely disabled, Xu Rui did not neglect it, but was very worried. He knew that this was just the beginning. Since the Japanese wanted to retake Guadalcanal, it was impossible to send only Ichiki Kiyoshi's detachment. Troops coming to Guadalcanal, the Japanese large force should arrive soon, and the real test is about to come.
After learning that Ichiki Kiyoshi's commando team had been wiped out by the US military, the Japanese base camp decided to take back the initiative in the battle. Vice Admiral Kondo Nobutake of the Japanese Navy led a huge fleet of 7 aircraft carriers, 16 cruisers, and 30 destroyers to the waters east of the Solomon Islands.
The US military, commanded by Rear Admiral Fletcher, had 4 aircraft carriers, 7 cruisers and 18 destroyers to fight against the Japanese.
On August 16, Kondo Nobutake's huge fleet finally arrived near the waters of Guadalcanal. Subsequently, Japanese carrier-based aircraft took off and attacked the US military on Guadalcanal. The US military aircraft resisted, and the fighter planes of both sides fought on Guadalcanal for several days. All suffered heavy losses.
Since most of the Japanese pilots are veterans, and there are ace pilots like Shima Katsuzo, while most of the U.S. military pilots are novices and lack actual combat experience, although the U.S. Mustang has an advantage in aircraft performance, it does not show much performance in actual combat. Big advantage, both sides suffered equal losses.
A few days later, as a large number of aircraft on both sides of Japan and the United States were shot down and pilots suffered serious losses, the intensity of air combat on both sides began to decline. Both sides were in urgent need of fighter pilots. The training of fighter pilots requires a long period of time, and the gap cannot be filled in a short time. made up for.
This situation worried General Vandergrift. The U.S. Army did not lack fighter planes, but it lacked pilots. This resulted in many aircraft being unable to take off to meet the enemy, resulting in a huge waste of resources.
Just when Vandegrift was at a loss for lack of pilots, Xu Rui found him.
Xu Rui said straight to the point: "General Vandegrift, I can provide you with a group of pilots."
Vandergrift was overjoyed and asked: "Xu, where did you find the pilot?"
Xu Rui said: "Most of my Langya have received flight training, and they can control the Mustang fighter with only simple adaptation."
Vandergrift said: "Xu, you are really like an angel, but the Mustang is a new type of aircraft, which is still very different from Japanese and Soviet aircraft. Can you really adapt to it?"
Xu Rui knew that aircraft of this era were generally similar in operation, so the problem should not be big. He immediately said to Vandergrift: "Don't worry, we will definitely be able to master the method of controlling the Mustang in a short time. It's just that I have one more request."
Vandergrift asked, "What do you want?"
Xu Rui said: "I require that my Langya be under my unified command and not be assigned to other air forces."
Vandergrift hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed to Xu Rui's request and said: "Okay, I agree with your request. Time is urgent now. You should familiarize yourself with the aircraft immediately and prepare to join the battle."
Xu Rui said: "General Vandegrift, we can go to the airport now. My people are already waiting there."
Vandergrift said: "Then let's go to the airport now."
At this time, Langya stood in two rows at the airport, already waiting for Xu Rui's arrival. When Xu Rui and Vandergrift's military jeep stopped, everyone saluted them.
Xu Rui waved his hand and led people to a Mustang fighter jet and opened the cabin. Xu Rui could clearly see the Mustang's operating system at a glance, entered the cabin to try it out personally, and then said: "It's a very good aircraft. "
Vandergrift said very proudly: "The Mustang is the most advanced fighter jet for us Americans and the most advanced fighter jet in the world."
Xu Rui thought to himself that the Germans were about to develop a jet aircraft. As long as the German jet aircraft flew into the sky, this Mustang would really be a scumbag.
Of course, it was impossible for Xu Rui to say these inner thoughts. He just said: "There is no doubt that the overall performance of the Mustang is much better than that of the Zero, and the operation of this fighter is not complicated and it is easy to get started."
At the moment, Xu Rui and Lang Ya were constantly testing the performance of the aircraft. At this moment, a harsh air defense siren sounded. Then, more than 30 American pilots rushed out of the room, boarded the aircraft, and prepared to take off for combat. .
"Chinese, get out of the way!" Seeing Xu Rui leading Langya to test the performance of the aircraft, a US pilot said angrily. The US pilot pushed away the Diamond Leopard that was being tested and entered the cabin. After a while, Finally, it has risen into the sky.
"General, the radar station reported that there are more than 60 Zeros covering more than 20 bombers flying towards the airport. You should hide quickly." An officer said to Vandergrift.
Xu Rui said: "Why are there only so few people in the air?"
Vandergrift said helplessly: "Most of our pilots flew their planes to fight with Japanese planes at sea. Unexpectedly, the Japanese came to attack the airport. Now there are only these pilots in the entire airport."
At this time, there are more than a hundred Mustangs parked at the airport, but the US military has only more than 30 pilots. In other words, most of the aircraft will not be able to take off, and the Japanese Air Force will have an absolute advantage.
The situation has become critical, and these American pilots are also prepared to die in battle.
"Get on the plane!" Xu Rui yelled. ,
"yes!"
The Wolf Fangs all ran towards the plane.
Vandergrift said: "Xu, you have never flown this kind of fighter, can you do it?"
Xu Rui said: "Then let's get used to the airplane in the air!"
Xu Rui took the lead in entering a Mustang fighter, and the Wolf Fangs also entered the fighter planes one after another and took off one after another.
"Diyagua, you lead a squadron to fly over and attract the Japanese planes. Veteran, you lead the second squadron and the third squadron to occupy the commanding heights in the air. As long as the Japanese planes dare to come, immediately attack from top to bottom!" Xu Rui passed the airborne The communication facilities issued orders one after another.
"yes!"
"First team, follow me!"
Digua roared and led the first unit to fly forward with a fighter plane. At this time, many Langyas were constantly testing the fighter planes in the air. Fortunately, the overall difference between these propeller fighters was not much, so in a short while, the Langyas Basically mastered the operation method of the aircraft.
At this time, Digua and the first team had seen the fierce air battle in the distance. The twenty or thirty American pilots were flying fighter planes and fighting with the Japanese fighter planes. Due to the large difference in numbers, the American planes were continuously shot down. , Digua's eyes immediately turned red when he saw this situation, and he immediately led a detachment of more than 30 fighter jets to rapidly attack the Japanese aircraft group.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
Digua piloted the fighter jet and continuously fired at the Zero aircraft directly ahead. The Zero fighter immediately used its flexibility to climb higher. Digua smiled, raised the nose of the aircraft, and faced the climbing Zero aircraft. Fighter planes kept firing.
"boom!"
The Zero fighter's fuel tank was blown out and turned into a ball of fire in the air. The debris scattered into the sea. The pilot on board did not even have a chance to parachute and disappeared directly in the explosion.
"Cool!"
Digua roared, feeling proud of himself, thinking that he was a damn genius, and he could shoot down a Japanese plane with a Mustang fighter for the first time.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
Just then, there was a burst of machine gun fire from behind, and Digua realized that his fighter plane had been locked by another Zero.
"Fuck me!"
Digua cursed, and the fighter plane rolled over, trying to get away from the Zero fighter behind him. Unfortunately, the Zero pilot behind him was a veteran, and he bit Digua tightly, and bullets kept hitting the wings of Digua's plane.
A plume of smoke rose from the sweet potato plane's wings, and the plane roared toward the ground.
Di Gua had no choice but to parachute immediately.
"well!"
Katsuzo Shima waved his fist with a proud smile on his face. Counting Digua's fighter planes, Katsuzo Shima had shot down more than 30 U.S. fighter planes in the Pacific War and became Japan's strongest ace pilot. He killed Digua's fighter planes. After landing the plane, Shima Katsuzo immediately flew sideways and attacked another US military fighter plane...
"sweet potato!"
Seeing that Di Gua's fighter plane was shot down, Han Feng roared, immediately took over the command, and ordered the first unit to retreat.
"Yo Xi, the American planes want to escape, catch up and kill them!" Shima Shengzo led the fighter planes to catch up.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
Japanese aircraft continued to approach Guadalcanal Airport. From a distance, they could see the location of Guadalcanal Airport. Shima Katsuzo's eyes flashed with excitement and he shouted: "Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Long live!"
More than fifty Zeros and twenty bombers flew towards Guadalcanal Airport, about to launch a thunderous attack...