You were tasked with guarding the Sihang Warehouse, and you brought out a Tiger tank?

"Cousin, a great victory! An unprecedented victory!"

Clutching the telegram he had just copied, Zhao Yushu was so excited that his military cap tilted to one side as he strode into the operations room.

"Captain Zhao Feixiong called."

Our 101st Fighter Squadron engaged in a fierce half-hour battle with a group of Japanese bombers from the Central China Expeditionary Army over the Huai River.

They managed to shoot down 13 Japanese heavy bombers, plus 7 escort fighters.

We lost only one fighter jet and suffered minor damage to three others.

The fleet has now disengaged and is en route back to its origin.

"Good! Well done!"

Lin Feng slammed his hand on the table, and as expected, it lived up to his expectations.

A terrifying attrition ratio of 20 to 1.

This is not only because the BF-109E has a generational advantage in performance over the early Japanese fighters, but also because of the advanced tactical skills of the system's pilots.

"Immediately send a telegram to Commander Li's Fifth War Zone headquarters."

Lin Feng decisively gave the order:

"Announce the results of the battle to the entire army to boost morale."

At the same time, Commander Li, please immediately notify the garrison near the Bengbu section of the Huai River to spare no effort in rescuing my brother who parachuted.

"I want to see him alive or dead."

The joy of a successful start hadn't been lingering in the command center for long when a sudden, urgent telephone ring sounded like a death knell.

An aide picked up the phone, listened to only two sentences, and his face turned deathly pale.

"Your Excellency, something has happened."

The staff officer covered the microphone, his voice trembling slightly:

"Urgent telegram from the air defense observation post to the north."

The Japanese North China Area Army also dispatched aircraft.

At least 20 aircraft of various types have crossed the Yellow River and are skimming through the clouds towards Jiawang at high speed.

The air in the operations room froze instantly.

"Damn it, that's the downside of not having radar; it puts us at a huge disadvantage."

Lin Feng gritted his teeth, his brows furrowing tightly.

The timing of the aircraft dispatched by the North China Front Army was absolutely perfect.

It just so happened that the first and second squadrons had run out of ammunition and fuel and were on their way back.

"Cousin, let the first and second squadrons land quickly, refuel, replenish ammunition, and then take off again to engage the enemy," Zhao Yushu suggested urgently.

"It's too late, and it's impossible."

Lin Feng shook his head, his expression grave.

Modern fighter jets don't have hydraulic power steering or fly-by-wire flight control systems.

When pilots perform maneuvers in the air, they rely entirely on those steel cables connecting to the control surfaces; they literally have to use their bare hands to forcefully manipulate the control sticks in the air.

In addition, there is high-intensity aerial combat, fighting against terrifying centrifugal force and G-force.

After half an hour of shooting, the pilot's physical strength was already exhausted to the limit, and he might not even have the strength to hold chopsticks.

Even if the plane could be refueled immediately, the crew wouldn't be able to withstand a second high-intensity air battle.

"What should we do?" Zhao Yushu was a little anxious. His air force had finally achieved a victory, but the situation had taken a sharp turn for the worse, and the airport was in danger...

Lin Feng took a deep breath and quickly calmed down:

"The sky hasn't fallen yet."

"Right now, the only card we can play is the third squadron that's staying on the ground and waiting for orders."

"With only 12 planes against more than 20 fresh Japanese aircraft, if we fail to intercept them, our real airfield will be completely exposed."

"so……"

Lin Feng's mind raced, and he made a decision in an instant:

"First, immediately order the third squadron, which is on standby, to take off and intercept them to the north."

Second, notify the first and second squadrons that they are absolutely not allowed to land at Jiawang County Airport.

Let them fly over Pengcheng and circle around it; we absolutely cannot draw the Japanese attention to our real airfield!

"third!"

Lin Feng turned to look at Zhao Yushu:

"Immediately transfer the motorized air defense battalion directly under the corps to the real airfield for support."

However, tell the battalion commander to immediately disguise himself upon arrival.

Even if Japanese bombs fall on their heads, without my absolute order, not a single cannon is to be fired; absolute silence must be maintained.

After arranging everything, Lin Feng grabbed the radio transmitter on the table and switched directly to the command channel of the third squadron.

"Third Squadron, this is Lin Feng."

"Listen, your mission this time is to intercept enemy aircraft heading north as much as possible."

In addition, he acted in a play.

After the firefight, I want you to pick a clever pilot to pretend that the plane is damaged and escape towards the fake airport we built earlier.

Remember, act convincingly. Make the Japanese think that as long as they follow you, they can find our base.

A dozen minutes later, in the airspace north of Jiawang.

The bomber squadron dispatched by the North China Area Army, led by Major Takahashi, was advancing menacingly.

"Major, we have spotted approximately 12 Chinese fighter planes."

"Yosh! We've finally found these mice!"

Major Takahashi sat in the nose of the bomber, watching the BF-109 approaching head-on in the distance, and smiled:

"Don't get entangled with them, the escort fleet should hold them off."

The bomber group kept a close watch on the ground; according to intelligence, the Chinese airfield was nearby.

"Drop bombs as soon as their airfield is in sight."

The two groups of aircraft instantly engaged in a fierce aerial battle.

Just then, a BF-109 fighter jet, after performing a relatively minor roll, left the battlefield.

The plane then wobbled and plunged southward.

"Major, look over there."

A sharp-eyed Japanese machine gunner immediately pointed at the stray fighter plane and shouted.

Major Takahashi raised his binoculars and stared intently at the seemingly heavily damaged enemy plane; his eyes immediately lit up.

"Haha, it's truly thanks to Amaterasu's blessing."

Major Takahashi shouted excitedly:

"That Chinese plane was damaged, and it will definitely try to escape back to their airport to make an emergency landing."

"Follow that plane immediately; it will take us to Lin Feng's airport."

The Japanese bomber group immediately changed course and followed the bomber with Major Takahashi in it, chasing the BF-109 at a distance.

On the ground, in an open area ten kilometers away from the real airport.

This is the fake airport built by Major Zhou Ruida and his engineers.

The runway was hastily leveled, the control tower was made of wood, and dozens of fighter jet models made of planks and canvas and painted with realistic paint were parked around it.

"Battalion Commander, there are planes coming from the sky, followed by a large group of Japanese planes."

Zhou Ruida raised his binoculars, glanced at the scene, then spat out the foxtail grass from his mouth and rubbed his hands together excitedly.

"Damn it, Your Excellency is truly a brilliant strategist; the Japanese devils have actually taken the bait."

Brothers, get ready to receive guests!

As the BF-109 trailing black smoke skimmed low over the fake airfield, Zhou Ruida suddenly swung his arm down:

"Detonate!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Around the fake airport, dozens of small explosive charges and smoke generators that the engineers had buried in advance were instantly detonated!

In an instant, flames shot into the sky and thick smoke billowed from the ground.

The flash and black smoke from the explosion, seen from thousands of meters above, looked as if dozens of anti-aircraft guns were hidden on the ground, firing furiously into the air.

Major Takahashi, high in the air, looked down at the scene below and trembled with excitement.

He unfolded the military map on his lap and carefully compared it.

"Yosh, found it!"