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

Qingcheng Port, Cangkou Airport.

On both sides of the field runway, two rows of bright torches were lit, their flames flickering in the wind and illuminating the runway.

"Buzz—Buzz—"

The roar of engines echoed in the sky.

Nearly a hundred fighter jets, which had just experienced a major air-sea battle, were flapping their wings and landing one after another on the runway.

A HE-111 bomber was the first to touch down, its tires kicking up a cloud of dust as they scraped the dirt runway.

Its left wing was riddled with bullet holes, and a small piece of its tail fin had even been sheared off.

Immediately afterwards, a BF-110 heavy fighter landed, its right engine still belching black smoke, and its propeller had long since stopped spinning. It was only able to fly back by relying on a single engine.

The most dangerous was a Stuka dive bomber.

Its left landing gear was blown off by Japanese anti-aircraft shells as it pulled up during the dive.

The pilot gritted his teeth and, relying on the single landing gear and belly of the aircraft, managed to make an emergency landing on the grass beside the runway.

"Sizzle—!"

The fuselage scraped violently against the ground, sparks flying everywhere, and it plowed a deep furrow in the grass before finally spinning around and coming to a stop.

The ground crew immediately grabbed fire extinguishers and stretchers and rushed over like madmen.

But the moment the pilots pushed open the smoke-filled canopy, took off their caps, and jumped out of the plane.

They were greeted by a deafening roar of cheers from the entire audience.

"Long live!"

"Heroes, you are the heroes of the nation!"

Ground crew, guards, and even local residents of Qingchenggang who came to help were all moved to tears, waving their hats and towels with great enthusiasm.

Zhao Yushu had already been waiting on the tarmac with a group of military reporters and propaganda personnel.

"Quick! Take pictures! Take pictures of everything!"

Zhao Yushu directed the reporters.

"Snap! Snap!"

The flashbulbs of the cameras kept flashing in the night, forever capturing the pilots' faces, covered in gunpowder smoke, exhausted yet incredibly proud smiles, on film.

Looking at these returning warriors, Zhao Yushu had a clear plan in mind.

Next, we need to go all out to promote my cousin.

Only by publicizing this great victory at sea and in the air, making the whole world aware of it, can my cousin's reputation soar to new heights.

The old man from Jiangcheng would absolutely not dare to lay a finger on his cousin at this critical juncture.

It was a foregone conclusion that my cousin would completely take over Jiaodong and secure the position of the Shandong Provincial Bamboo Mat Company.

The permanent hangar at Cangkou Airport was destroyed in a previous bombing and has not yet been repaired.

After these expensive fighter jets came to a stop, they could only be pushed by ground crew members to a temporary framed canvas hangar in the distance.

Lin Feng stood on the control tower balcony, looking down at the busy airport below, his brows slightly furrowed.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Lin Feng turned to Zhou Ruida beside him and said:

"Qingcheng Port is now a thorn in the side of the Japanese."

With so many planes crammed into one open-air airfield, if the Japanese launch a large-scale bomber raid from their aircraft carrier or ground airfield, our losses will be enormous.

He pointed to the massive HE-111s on the tarmac.

"Especially those HE-111 bombers, they were all treasures."

During World War II, this thing was only used by the Hans as a twin-engine tactical bomber.

But it has a range of over 2,000 kilometers and a payload of 2.5 tons.

On the battlefield of Great Xia at this moment, it is undoubtedly a strategic bomber!

Lin Feng did not bask in the joy of victory; he immediately began to explain the next steps:

"Evacuate immediately at daybreak tomorrow."

"Relocate half of our bombers and fighters to our existing field airfields around Jiawang and Pengcheng."

In his plan, the future mission of these HE-111s was to carry out continuous strategic bombing of the Japanese rear logistics nodes, arsenals, ammunition depots, railway stations and ports.

Without causing widespread casualties among the people of Daxia, we will ensure that the Japanese invaders never have a moment of peace in the rear areas of the Daxia-occupied territory.

"Understood, I'll arrange the transition plan immediately."

The officers in the control tower immediately stood at attention and saluted.

late at night.

From the barracks outside the airport, the sounds of pilots drinking and celebrating their victory could be heard.

The mental pressure of diving into a hail of shrapnel and tracer rounds is considerable.

At this moment, they are releasing the pressure accumulated during the day and relaxing their tense nerves.

Meanwhile, inside the Governor's Mansion, at the temporary headquarters of the 33rd Army Corps.

Lin Feng, however, sat at the conference table, listening to the staff report on the final results and losses.

"Your Excellency, the initial results of the battle have been verified."

The chief of staff, holding a report, said excitedly:

"In this battle, our air force shot down a total of 23 Japanese escort naval aircraft of various types."

Three Japanese heavy cruisers, each over 10,000 tons, were sunk. Analysis suggests they were the Izumo, Ashigara, and Nachi.

Lin Feng nodded. Even the Zhihao, which was ultimately punished by lightning, was partially paralyzed by the explosion, so the system generously attributed the victory to Lin Feng's troops.

At this moment, on the system interface that only he could see, the more than 3 merit points awarded for sinking three warships had already been deposited into his account.

The staff officer continued to report:

"Two destroyers were sunk."

Because the vast majority of our torpedoes and bombs were aimed at the three main Japanese warships.

So, although many of the remaining Japanese destroyers were heavily damaged, not many sank, and they escaped under cover of darkness.

Lin Feng nodded, his expression calm:

"Let's talk about our losses."

The staff officer's voice lowered:

"A total of twelve fighter jets were lost."

These include those shot down by enemy aircraft, destroyed by anti-aircraft fire, mechanical failures, and those that ran out of fuel and failed to return due to being caught up in the fighting.

Among them were three BF-110 heavy fighters.

Five JU-87 dive bombers.

Three HE-111 bombers.

One HE-115 seaplane.

The chief of staff turned a page and continued his report:

Regarding personnel.

Thanks to the desperate rescue efforts of the HE-115 seaplane, most of the brothers who had fallen into the water were pulled out.

Ultimately, nine pilots and crew members were killed or went missing.

Of the returning crew, one was seriously injured; both of his legs were broken by shrapnel and required amputation.

Nineteen people sustained minor injuries.

A brief silence fell over the meeting room.

Lin Feng leaned back in his chair, quickly calculating in his mind.

The loss wasn't significant.

Trading twelve airplanes for three Japanese heavy cruisers that weigh over 10,000 tons is an absolute steal.

In the system, the BF-110 has 500 points, the Stuka has 200 points, the HE-111 has 1000 points, and the HE-115 has 600 points.

In total, the loss amounted to only a few thousand exchange points.

Converted to modern dollars, it would only amount to a few hundred thousand yuan.

For hundreds of thousands of dollars, a Japanese artillery fleet that had been swaggering around was sent to the bottom of the sea.

"Air superiority over the sea is still a significant advantage."

Lin Feng sighed inwardly.

However, he was not blinded by victory.

The Japanese suffered such a huge loss this time, with even the Izumo sinking. Those lunatics at headquarters will definitely not swallow this insult.

There will definitely be even more insane retaliations to come, so we must be careful to guard against them.

At the same time, Lin Feng also realized a problem.

The Japanese navy suffered such a huge loss this time in terms of air defense and escort fighters.

Spurred by this, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' development of the "Zero" fighter is likely to be accelerated significantly.