Chapter 107 Raven Mountain's Report

Mao Wenxing was shocked by Lei Wenshan's report: over a hundred enemy fighters were coming at once. The Japanese fighters were flying in a concentrated group, while the Special Brigade's air squadrons were still dispersed.

It was impossible to concentrate all of them immediately. In aerial combat, timing, location, and teamwork were all important. Too few planes would be suicide.

He immediately ordered, "Conceal yourselves! Do not engage the Japanese head-on. They've crossed the sea and have limited fuel. We only need to stall them to achieve victory."

After relaying the order to Lei Wenshan, Mao Wenxing then ordered the other two air squadrons, "Leave six fighters from each squadron on patrol. The remaining fighters will prepare to engage the enemy over the east of Wan Island and Taoyuan Airport."

Less than a minute after issuing the order, Lei Wenshan reported, "There are two to three hundred Japanese fighters. Too many to count.

They are heading straight for Wan Island, definitely reinforcements."

No need to say! The Japanese fighters weren't coming to attend a banquet.

Mao Wenxing was somewhat nervous. There were just too many Japanese planes.

Battalion Commander Zhu Qingmao ordered, "The whole battalion will operate in teams of six aircraft. Lei Wenshan, your team will send three fighters to lure the Japanese fighters. The other three will find good positions to hide and prepare to ambush the Japanese.

All six teams in the battalion will follow this tactic.

The location for luring the enemy must not be towards Taoyuan Airport, understood!"

He was planning to use a divide-and-conquer strategy to eliminate the Japanese.

Considering the two hundred-plus Japanese fighters, his battalion only had thirty-six fighters. Even with superior weapons, they didn't have a crushing advantage.

This was the only option now. Otherwise, even if all thirty-six fighters in his battalion charged in, they wouldn't be able to slow down the Japanese formation by even half a minute.

Lei Wenshan immediately ordered, "Dong Yongyuan and Yu Yingwei, follow me to lure the enemy. Guo Wendong, Deng Weile, and Jiang Chengde, hide well and prepare to assist."

After issuing the order, the three fighters circled in the air and dove towards the Japanese formation below. As they charged, the three fighters opened fire.

There were too many Japanese fighters below. With a slight aim, an enemy plane entered their sights. Cannons roared, and enemy planes exploded in the air like fireworks.

The three fighters flashed across the sky above the Japanese formation like a fleeting glimpse of a startled goose.

In just a moment, three fighters in Hisaki Ken's flying group exploded in mid-air, and four fighters were damaged, trailing black smoke as they fell towards the sea.

The Japanese pilots who were hit couldn't save their fighters and had to parachute to safety.

Battalion Commander Hisaki Ken was furious, "Hondo Ei's squadron, pursue them immediately! No matter what, shoot down those three enemy planes."

Although furious, Battalion Commander Hisaki Ken was still cautious. He sent Hondo Ei's squadron, a full twelve fighters, to hunt down the three enemy planes. With a four-to-one advantage, they should be able to shoot down the three enemy planes.

Upon receiving the order, Squadron Commander Hondo Ei immediately led his twelve fighters out of formation and aggressively pursued Lei Wenshan and his group.

The direction Lei Wenshan and his team fled was towards the cloud they had hidden in when they first spotted the Japanese.

"We're coming!" Lei Wenshan said calmly.

"Roger! We've spotted you. Captain, there are twelve enemy planes chasing you. Please lower your altitude slightly so the enemy will follow, making it easier for us to fire," Guo Wendong suggested.

"Roger! Lower altitude by three hundred meters," Lei Wenshan ordered.

"Yes! Lower altitude by three hundred meters," Dong Yongyuan and Yu Yingwei repeated the order.

On one of the twelve Japanese fighters following behind them, Suita Tatsuto said happily, "They can't escape. They're trying to lose us by descending."

Squadron Commander Hondo Ei ordered, "Increase speed and pursue!" The entire squadron followed, decreasing their altitude.

They flew through cloud after cloud, when suddenly, a familiar and terrifying explosion sounded again: "Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Pilot Suita Tatsuto exclaimed, "Xiangtian-kun and Shimoda-kun are dead!" Another Japanese reported, "Yasuda-kun and Yokota-kun are dead."

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They were suddenly ambushed, and six fighters were shot down at once.

Squadron Commander Hondo Ei hadn't expected the ambush to be so effective. He hadn't even considered the possibility of an ambush: "Cunning enemies!"

Guo Wendong and his group had occupied the best positions for the ambush. Unlike Lei Wenshan and his group, they weren't thinking about firing once and running.

Guo Wendong and his team were thinking about how to shoot down as many enemy planes as possible. Being able to shoot down six Japanese fighters at once was already a great victory.

Lei Wenshan was already circling, continuing to lure the Japanese fighters towards Guo Wendong and his team.

Having just been attacked there, Hondo Ei's squadron was unwilling to be fooled again, but they had no choice but to follow Lei Wenshan's three planes, because three fighters from the Special Brigade were chasing them from behind.

Guo Wendong, Deng Weile, and Jiang Chengde were speeding up to catch up. Deng Weile, flying in the lead, aimed at an enemy plane and fired again.

Another Japanese fighter exploded in the air.

By this time, the Hisaki Ken Air Group, which had taken off from Nangan, Okinawa, had encountered two ambushes. His formation was leading the way.

During the first attack, seven fighters in the entire formation had lost their fighting ability.

Having already been attacked once, the Japanese of the Hisaki Ken Air Group were on high alert. However, the clouds obscured their vision and also concealed Feng Wencheng's team hiding in the clouds.

Feng Wencheng's team had prepared the ambush in advance, leading Bian Gang and Wei Yang to ambush on the left side of the enemy formation, while the other three fighters in the team were ambushing on the right side of the enemy formation.

Once the Japanese plane formation entered the ambush position, Feng Wencheng gave the order, "Attack!"

The three fighters sped out of the clouds, cannons roaring, machine guns blazing, firing at the Japanese formation.

The voice of Lei Wenshan came through the headset: "I've spotted you. I'm hidden in the largest cloud. Adjust your direction and fly ten degrees north."

Jin Tieyu looked at the sky ahead, a large cloud obscuring the airspace in front. Whether for an ambush or for the three fighters to dart into the clouds later, it was a good choice.

He immediately replied, "Roger! I've turned."

"Correct! Maintain that direction!" Jin Tieyu's excited voice came over. Fu Ye and Liu Chuan followed behind Jin Tieyu, quickly flying towards the huge cloud.

"They're trying to escape into the clouds," Maeta Mezo said loudly. He was a Japanese pilot following Battalion Commander Hisaki Ken.

Seeing the three fighters turning, he immediately understood their plan: with more than a dozen planes chasing them, they could only escape into the clouds. The swirling mist and poor visibility would be their only chance.

Battalion Commander Hisaki Ken, watching the planes fly towards the clouds, became anxious and loudly ordered, "Increase speed! We can't let them get into the clouds.

They don't have enough altitude right now and need to climb to enter the clouds. As long as we're fast enough, we won't give them a chance to climb."

That's right! They just needed to block them below the clouds and let those planes face the fury of a dozen planes as they tried to enter!

Battalion Commander Hisaki Ken's plan was perfect.

As expected, the three fleeing fighters didn't dare to climb. They would be caught and attacked if they climbed.

Just as Battalion Commander Hisaki Ken was feeling happy, he suddenly felt a flash of red light before his eyes, as if the entire space was burning. Then, he lost consciousness.