"The people of Taiping are already prepared!" There are more than 200 kilometers away from Taiping Island, and the early warning plane heard the news that the Taiping fighter jet was discovered in front of him. Ono's third-class air lieutenant immediately understood that they had been discovered.

Japan's F-35s were mainly concentrated in Iwo Jima, and there were only 6 installed on Minamito Island, but even if these 6 were the first to attack, they were discovered early. The Japanese were mentally prepared. After all, in the last battle to defend Taiping Island, the invisibility myth of the F-35 had been exposed. This time it was discovered in advance, and I was just a little disappointed and worried.

"They are just rookies at most, what are they afraid of?" Fukuyama Maki said without caring.

The strong pilots shown on the Taiping Guofu Island aircraft carrier made the Japanese even more sure that there were only a few pilots left on Taiping Island. Many people believe that Taiping Guo is just bluffing the enemy like this.

"You should be careful. There will definitely be a few elites among them to lead the guards!" Ono also held this view, but he believed that Taiping Kingdom would not leave even a little protection power in the local area, and there will definitely be a few elite pilots to take charge to deal with unexpected situations.

"Don't worry! How many elites can they have and how many elites can they leave behind. If all Taiping Kingdom left behind are some ordinary pilots, we might become aces today! Haha!" Fukuyama Maki smiled disdainfully.

In his mind, there were not many elites in Taiping people, and the number left was at most single digits. According to the warning of the early warning aircraft, 36 fighter jets appeared in front of them, which may mean that most of them were ordinary pilots or rookies. Fukuyama Maki and others who took the mission this time were elite pilots selected by Japan. They did not take those ordinary pilots into consideration at all.

But soon he changed his mind.

"Damn it, my opponent is definitely an elite! What's going on?" After only ten minutes, Fukuyama's heart was filled with fear, "Is this a trap for Taiping Kingdom?"

No wonder he guessed like this. When he got into the fight, he found that the pilots of the more than 20 fighters they fought were basically elite-level pilots. There were still more than a dozen fighters around him participating in the battle from time to time, and his driving level was definitely not at the rookie level.

Taiping's air-to-air missiles once again gave them a warning, and a missile rain caused half of the speculation that Taiping's country was short of ammunition in the Japanese's hearts.

This time, the Japanese raided 24 fighter jets, some of which were used to attack the ground, but their air capabilities were still weaker. They were suddenly at a disadvantage in the face of Taiping Kingdom's air interception.

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"How could this happen?" Sasaki Mu Bear, who was in charge of Minamito Island, was shocked when he received the news.

This has exceeded the Japanese's expectations. Even if the Japanese doubled the estimated number of left-behind elite pilots, there would not be so many.

"I'm afraid this is the Chinese again!" Sasaki Muxiong said angrily.

He guessed half of it this time.

China has supported 12 in-service elite pilots in Taiping Kingdom, and some of them have even reached the level of ace. This is also one of the reasons why the elite pilots in Japan are extremely difficult.

Although they did not go out with the Fudao aircraft carrier, they took on the task of defending Taiping Island. In addition, when the war with Japan for the first time, China supported 10 retired elite pilots from Taiping Kingdom. Tian Jianmin and others later stayed in Taiping Kingdom as instructors. This time, five people were left behind. In the past two years, Taiping Kingdom has continued to poach people by itself and poached more than a dozen elite pilots.

It can be said that the elite pilots of Taiping Kingdom are basically from China. The elite pilots they have trained have also laid a foundation in China.

However, all this was not controlled by Sasaki Muxiong's speculation by the Chinese mainland behind the scenes, but by Taiping Kingdom's active efforts.

If the threat and value of Taiping Kingdom were small during the Taiping Island, the threat and value of Taiping Kingdom to China were surged during the Taiping Island period. Although some local high-level officials in China were unwilling to appear, there were still some supporters. Taiping Island was much stronger in the hands of the Chinese than in the hands of Japan and the Americans. Therefore, the support for Taiping Kingdom is getting stronger and stronger.

Sasaki Muxiong guessed that the support from China was supported, so he naturally no longer expected the issue of pilot shortage.

"Second echelon team quickly support!" he immediately ordered, "The third echelon team is ready to attack!"

Because Minamito Island is about one thousand kilometers away from Taiping Kingdom, when the 24 fighter jets attacked first took the enemy, 16 of the second echelon were already on the way, while the third echelon was 16 fighter jets that had just arrived from Iwo Jima. Considering that the third phase may have occupied air supremacy, it is also mainly ground attacks.

"Does the third wave of offensive formation need to be readjusted?" The second-class Kosaka Yanagawa Menshi couldn't help but suggest.

The war damage ahead has been reported. Some Japanese underestimated the enemy have lost 4 fighters. In the situation where Taiping Kingdom fights more and fights less, it will take half an hour to wait for the second-tier reinforcements. The losses will probably be greater. The combined Japanese aircraft fleet is only more than 30, and it is difficult to get air supremacy. He hopes that the 16 fighters in the third wave will also be put into air control and gain an advantage.

"We need to buy time!" Sasaki Mukai closed his eyes for a while before shook his head.

The Nanniao Island base has not been built, and with auxiliary fighters such as early warning aircraft, tankers and reconnaissance aircraft, it is already the limit to accommodate these 56 fighters. It takes about two hours to go back and forth from Nanniao Island to Taiping Island, and the short-legged F-35 and F-2 still need to be refueled. If you only choose air combat, you will get a limited record when fighting with a large group of elite Taiping pilots until the end.

As the direct descendant of Nakajima, and after Nakajima's recommendation, he personally arranged and directed the battle, he understood Nakajima's situation better. An air battle with a balance or a small victory could not resolve the crisis of Nakajima. His fate as Nakajima also relied on this battle. He was unwilling to accept that he needed a big victory.

In his opinion, as long as the airport on Taiping Island is destroyed, they will take the initiative. Otherwise, when the support fighter jets on the floating island aircraft carrier arrive and rely on the incomplete operation of Nanto Island, they may never have the chance to attack the ground again.

"After the last battle, Taiping Kingdom did not receive obvious supplements. Apart from the combat-damaged fighter jets, the remaining number of aircraft can be flying is estimated to be more than 30. Even if there are pilots supported by mainland China, their number of aircraft is insufficient. These 36 aircraft are probably all the fighters they can fly!" Sasaki Muxiong guessed, "As long as we entangle these more than 30 fighter jets, the third wave of attack can be bombed directly and easily."

"Taipingguo's air defense missiles are still very powerful!" Yanagawa's disciple reminded carefully that it is still not a big problem to entangle the Taipingguo Air Force in about 30 fighters, but the Taipingguo's ground air defense firepower has not been clearly understood yet, which makes him feel a little uneasy.

"Even if Taiping Kingdom has air defense missiles, can they defend all the entire Taiping Island?" Sasaki snorted coldly.

Sasaki Muxiong had already made up his mind that even if he could not destroy the airport in Taiping Kingdom, he could "accidentally injure" some civil buildings.

Now many places on Taiping Island have become construction sites, and people have moved out of Taiping Island one after another to build their own new homes on the central hills and circular plains. These new homes are obviously unable to withstand the attacks of bombs, and the losses will inevitably be heavy.

Such news of "accidentally hurting" civilians may be poor for the entire Japanese diplomatic image, but it can win the cheers of domestic people. For Nakajima, which is under domestic pressure, it may not be unable to alleviate the current bad situation.

"Although you are safe and bold to attack, you don't need to worry about the reinforcements of Taiping Fleet!" At this time, Hanji Nakajima's support also arrived. "The Americans have warned Taiping that Guam's air defense identification zone will not allow their floating island aircraft carrier fighters to pass casually. They will not be able to apply for it in a short period of time. We have also been paying attention to the movements of Taiping people. If their fighter jets take off, Iwo Jima will do their best to intercept them."

"Keep the original plan unchanged, the main task of the third wave of offensive formation is to attack the ground." Sasaki Mukai ordered again.

...

Everything seemed to be going on according to the Japanese script. The air force on the Taiping Fleet was suppressed by the Americans. Although the first two fighters of the Japanese suffered some losses with a 2-7 result, the 33 fighters did not fall at all against the 34 fighters of the Taiping Fleet and gradually stabilized the situation on the field. When the third wave of fighters arrived, the Taiping Ferrors seemed to be powerless to stop them. The Japanese ground attack formation composed of 12 F-35s and 4 F-2s quickly crossed the main battlefield of the air combat and rushed to Taiping Island.

This time, their attack carried ground-attack missiles with a range of more than 200 kilometers, and they could launch attacks outside the range of most air defense missiles. Anyway, it doesn't matter if they increase "inadvertent injuries". However, the Japanese's pursuit of the ultimate mentality still made them move closer.
Chapter completed!