Chapter 751: 751 Southern Sky

Chapter 751: 751 Southern Sky

 Chapter 751 751 Southern Sky

 Youdianzi is named because there is often a layer of dark crude oil on the land. It was once an important production area for kerosene, that is, an oil production area.

Later, the Dahua Empire introduced advanced oil production equipment from the Tang Dynasty and began to establish oil fields here. Youdianzi became a pure place name and began to become a vassal of the oil fields.

 The lives of the people here are not much richer because of the oil production, but are miserable because of the oppression of the nobles. Until recently, the aristocratic men who had been arrogant near the oil fields were completely eliminated.

What is different from the past is that after Tang Jun came here, he began to repair the oil field facilities, transported a lot of equipment, and distributed food, giving the local people a good start.

However, the clouds of war have always shrouded this oil-rich land. After arriving here, the Tang Army began to renovate the airport and build a lot of military facilities.

On the high mountain near Youdianzi, a steel antenna was erected that was much taller than the big tree. No one knew what it was, except that it was a new weapon of the Tang people.

After the deployment of this iron frame, no one was allowed to go up the nearby hillside, and the nearby people received a compensation, and everyone stopped clamoring to go up the mountain to hunt.

The troops of the Tang State would regularly deliver various foods to the villages at the foot of the mountain, including delicious instant noodles and luncheon meat, and from time to time they would also give out goodies such as soy sauce. These supplies are much more delicious than the rabbits caught during hunting, so everyone has little interest in hunting.

Recently, some trucks that have never been seen before began to arrive in Youdianzi pulling various cannons. A warehouse was built, surrounded by barbed wire, with warning signs such as the danger of arms.

Those tall artillery were quickly placed in various positions piled with sandbags, covered with camouflage nets, and the surrounding shooting range was very good.

 Tang artillerymen in clean military uniforms would operate these cannons every day. There were more than a dozen people waiting on each cannon, which looked extremely valuable.

In fact, the Tang army also deployed a large number of anti-aircraft artillery in places where the surrounding people could not see it. Only Tang Jun himself knows how important the southern oil fields are.

At the outskirts of the oil fields, in places like Youdianzi, the Tang Army deployed a large number of the latest 88 mm caliber anti-aircraft guns. It is large in size and very agile, making it an excellent anti-aircraft weapon.

At the same time, in order to command these anti-aircraft guns, the Tang Army also installed radars on the surrounding highlands to provide early warning and simple fire control.

With the cooperation of these radars, the Tang Army's anti-aircraft guns can calmly set delay fuses, allowing the artillery fire to explode at a relatively precise height.

In the core inner circle of the oil field, the Tang Army deployed a large number of small-caliber anti-aircraft guns, and a large number of Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns combined with searchlights formed an almost airtight fire network.

This is only night air defense. Daytime air defense is left to the Air Force fighter force. More than 150 Butcher fighter jets are deployed at the airport near the oil field. The purpose is to intercept all enemy aircraft trying to approach the oil field.

In fact, the 88mm caliber anti-aircraft gun is not without its shortcomings. Relatively speaking, this cannon adopts a bulky base design for stable shooting, and weighs close to 5 tons in marching state.

However, these shortcomings are somewhat insignificant compared to its excellent performance: it has a terrifying rate of fire for this caliber, and at the same time has a very precise anti-air sight, fast reaction speed, and very terrifying anti-air combat effectiveness.

After all, when it comes to air defense performance, there really is no other anti-aircraft gun that can completely crush the 88mm caliber anti-aircraft gun in terms of performance.

 In the air defense headquarters of the Tang Army in the southern oil field, a group of commanders were studying the action plan of the Dahua Air Force. They must speculate on every choice of the enemy and make targeted plans.

 Everyone is very busy, checking various clues to determine the time of the enemy's action and the specific scale of the action.

 This is a science, an analytical judgment based on sufficient intelligence data. The so-called story of deciphering the enemy's code is almost a joke here.

No one will believe the "deciphered" message, because this kind of message may also be a loophole deliberately left by the enemy for you. Therefore, even if the contents of the message are deciphered, they can often only be used as reference and have little to do with decision-making.

What really influences the commanders' judgment is data, some clues, precise data that cannot be easily falsified, or that falsification is expensive.

In which direction the enemy attacks, there will be a corresponding increase in telegram communications: this cannot be easily faked. No matter how secretive it is, the number of telegrams mobilized by the large corps will increase uncontrollably to ten times and a hundred times the usual amount.

At the same time, the amount of fuel, food, and ammunition mobilized will increase accordingly. As long as these data can be mastered, it can prove that the other party is actively preparing for a genuine military operation.

An Air Force technical officer assured Xiao Yun, the deputy commander of the Air Force who was presiding over the work: "The enemy will definitely choose to form formations during the day when bombing the oil fields. This is determined by their technology! At night, they do not have enough navigation equipment. "

“The other party does not have advanced communication equipment, and the channels are all monitored by us. It is impossible for them to organize large-scale bombings at night.” He said while pressing his hand on several black and white photos.

 These photos were taken before the war. They are biplane four-engine bombers of the Dahua Empire. This kind of aircraft looks quite backward and can not carry many bombs.

  But it is much more advanced than an airship. At least it can carry bombs and reach the target area at a faster speed. There is no need to worry about its huge body being easily hit by anti-aircraft guns.

After he finished speaking, he gave a relatively accurate data: "The anti-aircraft guns are deployed just in case. In fact, the enemy's probability of bombing during the day is 80%, and not even 10% at night."

Xiao Yun frowned, looked at the other person and asked, "How come the total is less than 100%?"

 He personally came to the southern oil field to take charge of the work, just to ensure that the oil field was flawless. This oil field is the Tang State's main resource point to support the war, and there cannot be any problems.

The officer quickly added: "The remaining possibility is that the enemy gives up the option of bombing... I think that is even more impossible! The other side will definitely bomb."

"Why?" Xiao Yun asked with a smile. He liked to listen to his subordinates analyze problems. Sometimes he could supplement his own ideas from these people's ideas and get the correct answer.

The officer replied without thinking: "If it were me, I would give it a try. The results are so tempting that it's worth the risk."

Xiao Yun nodded, he also agreed with this statement. It's really worth the gamble, and he would have chosen the same way.

 As long as the southern oil fields can be destroyed, even the loss of a few hundred aircraft is worth it. Even the loss of thousands of planes is nothing.

However, he still agreed with the analysis of his men, nodded and said: "Night navigation is very complicated for us, and they probably haven't mastered similar technology yet."

Then he put forward his own opinion: "Is it possible that the enemy uses an easier way to navigate...for example, setting fire on the ground to guide..."

Tang Mo had told him that one could never be too careful when it came to the southern oil fields. Therefore, he imagined all possible actions that the enemy might take, and did not miss any detail.

Several officers under his command immediately started to add: "This is what we have focused on arresting recently, igniting objects, people with suspicious identities, and the surrendered Dahua garrison. We have not stopped, and have been check."

They have all guessed that the enemy may use ground navigation during night bombing, so they pay special attention to investigation: "In order to avoid problems, the Army has also deployed three reconnaissance battalions nearby. If there is another problem like this... I don't know. What should I say?"

“The enemy has no radio communications and only relies on ground lights for navigation. Forming at night is almost the same as committing suicide.” The Air Force technical officer who just spoke also added.

It does not mean that lighting a few bonfires on the ground will allow the aircraft formation in the sky to easily fly over the target at night.

With the air formation technology of the World War I era, these aircraft are expected to cause various problems in the sky after taking off. Whether they can fly to the designated area is a problem.

Next door to the headquarters, the radar operator sat in front of the screen, looking at the radio signals on the green screen in boredom.

Soon, he, who had nothing to do, adjusted his sitting posture and stared at the screen carefully - because he saw a light spot representing a flying object on his screen.

“The enemy plane is approaching!” He put down the tea cup in his hand, raised his head and looked at another non-commissioned officer on the side.

This set of equipment is bulky, but it actually doesn't have many functions. He is responsible for detecting the relative position of enemy aircraft. Sitting next to him is a person who calculates the altitude of enemy aircraft.

The equipment that integrates three coordinates is not yet mature, so this strictly confidential radar measures altitude and orientation separately.

“Height 4,000 meters!” Another noncommissioned officer measured the height and then informed the officer on duty of the parameters.

 The officer on duty grabbed the phone and began to notify the air defense positions that the enemy bomber force they had been waiting for finally appeared.

“Woo…woo…” The air defense siren sounded over the entire oil field, and everyone looked to the sky in the distance.

On the originally quiet airport runway, the pilots, holding their fur hats and stylish masks, rushed like crazy to the fighter jets on the other side of the lawn, which were ready for everything.

The fuel tanks of the Butcher fighter jet have been filled up, and all the cannons have been loaded with ammunition. The ground crew members gave their thumbs up one after another, stood on the wings and pulled the pilots who had rushed to their positions onto the plane, stuffing them into the aircraft. Enter the small cockpit.

“I said they will definitely come during the day!” A pilot put his hat on his head and shouted excitedly to the ground crew. The sound of the engine was so loud that they had to use the loudest voice to communicate. The ground crew gave a thumbs up again: "You guessed it right! Why not take a good guess at how many enemy planes you can shoot down in a while!"

“I think I can shoot down at least 5!” The pilot got into the cabin excitedly and shouted excitedly before the ground crew helped him fasten the hatch cover.

With alarms echoing in the headquarters, Xiao Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief: it seemed that the enemy's technology did not allow the enemy to use night bombing to destroy the southern oil fields.

This is easy to handle. As long as the opponent conducts formation bombing during the day, his air force can be dispatched to intercept. Butcher fighter jets are much more powerful than those 88mm anti-aircraft guns that have little actual combat experience.

“The fighter force is taking off urgently, and the 10 fighter jets on patrol have already gone to intercept! The number of enemy planes is unknown, but judging from the radar, there are more than 50!” The officer who came to deliver the news nervously reported the situation in the airspace.

 Although radar has been used in actual combat in the central region, this new technology is still in a new and confusing state.

Xiao Yun stood in front of the map and saw a lady official using a push rod to push the wooden airplane models to the corresponding positions. The situation in the entire airspace was clear at a glance. An unprecedented large-scale air battle was about to break out.

On the other side, in the cold sky, the pilots of the Dahua Empire tightly wrapped their leather jackets tightly. A thick scarf was wrapped around his neck, and the cold air hit his face, making him feel like his mouth was starting to go numb.

 They were flying at an altitude of more than 3,700 meters, and the air here was already very cold. All the bombers were fully fueled, and a row of moderate bombs hung under the wings.

The payload of these bombers is actually not high, not even comparable to that of huge airships, but they are very fast, at least they will not become easy targets for ground anti-aircraft guns.

 Because they are not equipped with radio communication equipment, the formations of these aircraft in the sky all rely on vision, and communication basically relies on the pilot's gestures.

Most tasks can only be arranged in advance before taking off. They can only communicate briefly, or even fly close and shout loudly to convey the message.

This technology cannot support night bombing at all, so even though it knew that it might be intercepted by Tang Army's aircraft, the Dahua Empire's air force still chose to launch bombing of the southern oil fields during the day.

What emboldened these bomber pilots were the more than 100 Dahua 1 fighter jets flying above their heads. The rear part of the fuselage of this kind of fighter is made of wood, but the front wings and nose part are all made of metal. The lower wing design is quite advanced in technology.

Compared to Cyric's fighter jets and the Camel fighter jets sold by the Tang Dynasty, the Dahua 1 fighter jet designed by the Dahua Empire itself is faster and uses a retractable nose gear, so its performance is very good.

It is precisely because of the **** of this kind of fighter jets that the air force commanders of the Dahua Empire have the courage to attack during the day.

This time, they assembled 200 bombers, escorted by 100 Dahua 1 fighter jets, and aggressively attacked the southern oil fields occupied by the Tang State.

Since they did not know that the Tang Army had advanced equipment such as radar, Dahua kept strict confidentiality before carrying out the bombing mission.

　　Previously, they found that their planes were always discovered by the Tang Army, intercepted and shot down. They always thought that there were traitors and spies on their side, leaking the air force's plans.

There is no way, because a large number of pilots and commanders have studied in the Tang Dynasty, and the senior officials of the Dahua Air Force themselves have acquiesced that their side is a thoroughly penetrated sieve, and they are very strict about confidentiality.

In order to carry out this "secret mission", Dahua even isolated the pilots and did not allow anyone to bring personal belongings. They were brought directly to the base to ensure that no one leaked the plan.

After some self-motivated fussing, the bombing mission really started. But as soon as these planes carrying out bombing missions took off from the direction of Jiange, they were discovered by the Tang Army radar station on the front line.

The bombers of the Dahua Empire also have self-defense machine guns. There are open cockpits on the nose and back of the aircraft. The machine gunner stands in position and controls the machine gun to intercept the aircraft rushing towards him.

After entering the airspace controlled by Tang State, all the Dahua pilots began to become nervous. Although their aircraft formation was so huge that they could not see the edge at a glance, everyone flying in this formation knew the sky. Doesn't belong to them.

The dominant ones here are those fighter jets with dragon emblems printed on their wings. Their noses are a bit bloated and painted in conspicuous yellow. They look a bit ugly no matter what.

But these ugly fighter jets, called butchers, are extremely fast and have fierce firepower, as powerful as monsters.

No one wants to bump into them in the sky, not to mention that the Tang Army's aircraft often appear in groups, and their number is no less than that of the Dahua Empire's aircraft.

Unlike the pilots of the Tang Army who could communicate and chat via radio, the pilots of the Dahua Army often had to fly alone after taking to the sky.

 They worked boringly in the turbulent air currents, and they were not careless at all. Because they were fully loaded with fuel and ammunition, these bulky bombers had almost no maneuverability. When attacked, all the pilots could do was pray.

 The good news is that they are escorted by faster and better fighter jets above their heads, which are much more powerful than the previous Camel fighter jets.

The performance of those bi-wing fighters before was really poor. When encountering Tang Army fighters, they often had to get into the formation of bombers to seek cover. I really didn’t know who was escorting whom.

The Dahua pilot holding the machine gun raised his head and looked at the sky above his head. The dense formation of Dahua 1 fighter jets was there, which made him feel more at ease.

However, he soon turned his ears, as if he was looking for something. In the howling wind, he seemed to hear something wrong.

"Enemy plane! Enemy plane!" The pilot controlling the plane in front of him turned around and shouted to him, reminding him to prepare for battle immediately: "There are planes from Tang State coming over! Prepare to fight!"

The machine gunner heard his pilot's shout clearly, and while pulling the bolt, he gave a thumbs up.

This gesture is more effective than shouting. At least after the pilot saw this gesture, he turned around and started to control the aircraft seriously.

The atmosphere suddenly became extremely tense, and the sound of machine gun fire began to be heard in the distance. Due to the limited field of vision, the machine gunner searched for a long time, but could not see the curve drawn by the tracer bullet.

 He knew that the battle had begun, but he could not see where the battle was going on. He could only keep searching for traces of the enemy.

Suddenly, he saw a black dot passing over the edge of the bomber formation, so fast that the hairs on his body stood on end.

The thing's engine roared so loudly that it suddenly passed between the two Dahua bombers, as nimble as a petrel in the storm.

It turned sharply and pounced on a bomber that was unable to dodge. A row of gleaming ballistic trajectories passed through the fuselage of the bomber, directly tearing the fragile fuselage into pieces.

The bomber with a broken fuselage suddenly shattered into pieces, and countless fragments were scattered in the wind. The Dahua machine gunner standing in his fighting position saw a man being pulled out of the aircraft by the airflow. The broken fuselage disappeared from his sight.

He stood there blankly, even forgetting that he was on the battlefield. He just looked at it in a daze. It wasn't until another Butcher fighter jet rushed into his field of vision that he remembered that he was one of the monster's prey. one.

"Ah!" Finally, he shouted and pulled the trigger at the erratic target in the distance. The first tracer bullet drew a misty arc in the air and flew to an unknown place.

Frankly speaking, the ballistics of small-caliber machine guns used for air combat are really terrible. Unfortunately, this is the only self-defense weapon on the Dahua Empire's bombers.

 Compared with the 20mm caliber cannon equipped on Tang fighter planes, the damage effect and ballistics are much worse. The only advantage of this type of machine gun is that it carries sufficient ammunition, allowing the crazy Dahua machine gunners to keep firing.

 “Thud, tug, tug!” The nervous machine gunner pulled the trigger and fired wildly at the Tang Army fighter jet passing in front of him.

Unfortunately, even though he had tried very hard to adjust his trajectory, the curve formed by the tracer bullets could only follow the retreating Tang Army fighter jet and disappear into the air, without hitting a single shot.

“Stay steady!” The pilot in front turned around nervously and reminded the machine gunner behind him: “Don’t run out of bullets! Damn it!”

Compared to the huge Dahua Empire fleet, the number of Tang Army fighter jets that looked so fierce at this moment was actually not that many.

If you count carefully, you can find that the Tang Army only has about ten fighter jets, which are unable to shake the huge Dahua bomber formation.

After all, this is just a patrol formation over the battlefield of the Tang Army, and the Tang fighter force that actually took off to intercept is still on the way.

But the Dahua pilots who lacked communication didn't know this. They were already shocked by these Tang Army fighter jets that looked like meteors. Seeing so many enemy planes coming and going freely in their formation, killing seven in and seven out, many Dahua Empire pilots became more and more nervous.

"Damn it! Where are our **** fighters? Why haven't they come over yet!" A bomber pilot raised his head and looked for friendly fighter jets, mumbling something.

 (End of this chapter)