Today's air defense battle over the Jiangyin Fortress wasn't just fought by the soldiers at the Xiaoshan Battery.

Everyone within a dozen *li* of the Jiangyin Fortress watched the firelight from the exploding planes in the sky.

As for the enemy planes dragging black smoke as they flew over the Xiaoshan Battery and towards the rear of the fortress, everyone knew their struggles were in vain.

No matter how skilled the pilots were or how determined their will, their crashes were unavoidable.

There weren't many enemy planes in the sky, and the battle continued.

Not every enemy plane was like that.

Not all the diving enemy planes were like that either. Some relied on luck to avoid being targeted by Lin Fan, and then relied on skill to escape the death trap he had set up.

Mizunoya Keita was one of those people!

The Mitsubishi A5 he was piloting...

His body couldn't help but tremble.

Zhang Boting immediately realized: this person must be captured.

He was from the Eighty-eighth Division and he had to bring this person and his company back.

Lin Fan wasn't going to let a single enemy plane within his artillery fire zone escape.

He hadn't had such an opportunity since coming to this world.

Today, the officers and soldiers of all the anti-aircraft units on the eight batteries of the Jiangyin Fortress were finally able to hold their heads high.

So many enemy planes had flown over to bomb and attack, but they hadn't allowed a single bomb or bullet to hit their positions.

That was already a victory!

Not to mention, the enemy planes in the sky were falling one after another.

Strike while the iron is hot!

Go for the kill!

It's easiest to fight when you have the advantage, and it allows you to unleash two hundred percent of your strength.

Now, the Jiangyin Fortress air defense forces were fighting with the wind at their backs, unleashing two hundred percent of their strength.

The soldiers on the various batteries of the Jiangyin Fortress had never imagined that enemy planes could be so easy to hit.

In fact, as long as you didn't panic and accurately assessed the enemy plane's heading and altitude, all you had to do was fire the shell at the right time.

Why hadn't they thought of this before?

Captain Ito Ibuki always led by example, so he was the first to be blown up by Lin Fan's shot.

Captain Ito Ibuki's plane was the first shot fired by Lin Fan.

Without giving the flight captain any time to react, he turned him and his plane into fireflies in the sky.

After Ito Ibuki's death, the entire air wing on the *Hōshō* aircraft carrier was left without command.

The entire air wing, according to past practice, entered the normal dive-bombing sequence.

In reality, there was no need for command at this point.

Because all but thirteen of the aircraft carrier *Hōshō*'s aerial squadron's thirty-three bombers were diving.

Shijizu Kazeshin'nosuke always brought up the rear of the entire fleet.

This was a secret known to everyone in the air wing.

Shijizu Kazeshin'nosuke, as usual, brought up the rear of his air wing.

Therefore, he had a little bit of reaction time, slightly turned, and pulled up.

Although pilot Shijizu Kazeshin'nosuke was afraid of battle, it didn't mean his flying skills were poor.

On the contrary, he had the best skills in the entire air wing.

If he hadn't intentionally revealed his war-weariness, Shijizu Kazeshin'nosuke would have at least been a squadron leader, if not a wing commander.

Now was the time for him to show off his skills.

From the moment Captain Ito Ibuki exploded, Shijizu Kazeshin'nosuke immediately began to turn and pull up.

At the same time, he began the operation of dropping bombs. The purpose of doing so was to reduce the weight of the plane and facilitate better escape.

His bomber only carried one large and two small bombs.

It took less than three seconds to drop these bombs.

The heavy bombs fell from under the fuselage, and Shijizu Kazeshin'nosuke felt much lighter after dropping them.

He was the first to drop bombs today without reaching the target.

This was something he had to do in order to escape.

Now was the time for him to perform.

After a series of dazzling operations, Shijizu Kazeshin'nosuke perfectly avoided the planes that had already exploded in front of him.

Even the bombers from other air wings behind him crashed into the wreckage of those planes.

Then they themselves became wreckage.

After escaping the death trap of the plane wreckage, Shijizu Kazeshin'nosuke did not take it lightly: he was not out of danger yet.

He was still accelerating, preparing to bypass the devilish battery in front of him.

Shijizu Kazeshin'nosuke knew that he was still in danger and needed to be careful.

It wasn't that he wasn't trying hard, but the bomber's clumsy and bulky body affected Shijizu Kazeshin'nosuke's escape speed.

In the past, he always felt that the plane was not big enough and did not carry enough bombs.

Because the load of three bombs made him feel that he had not even thrown them down before he ran out of bombs.

Now Shijizu Kazeshin'nosuke just wanted the plane to become as light as a leaf and as small as a fly.

Soon his wish was fulfilled with the help of Lin Fan.

Lin Fan's eyes suddenly lit up: he had discovered this bomber, which was different from the others.

Originally, according to his plan, this plane should have crashed into the wreckage of the exploded planes in front of it.

Then it would not be able to continue flying.

But now it had escaped.

Escaped unscathed!

An Ace!

This must be an ace pilot!

Lin Fan knew the value of an ace pilot.

Just as scarce as himself!

He couldn't let it go! This time, Lin Fan really made a mistake: he was not facing an ace, but just a coward!

No matter who he was facing, Lin Fan had no intention of letting him go.

Not to mention an enemy ace pilot, whose role on the battlefield was enormous.

It was time to put an end to it!

Lin Fan specially sent a guaranteed delivery to this plane, which was about to fly out of his designated range.

Shijizu Kazeshin'nosuke reluctantly accepted it.

One shot, one soul!

Shijizu Kazeshin'nosuke felt that not only was the plane as light as a feather, but even his body had become equally light.

The plane, which had been accelerating, had been pressing him firmly against the pilot's seat.

Now all this feeling of oppression disappeared, and his body suddenly became very relaxed, as if he had entered the embrace of Amaterasu!

Shijizu Kazeshin'nosuke only saw a light in front of him.

"Mom! I'm back!"

The *Hōshō* aircraft carrier's air wing's encounter clearly frightened the entire bomber group following behind them.

They began to pull up, bypassing the Jiangyin Fortress.

They would rather not complete the mission than preserve their lives!

One after another, the enemy planes turned away beyond the range of fire and headed elsewhere.

Lin Fan never wasted bullets; aimless firing was a waste.

He stopped firing last, and stopped first.

By the time he stopped, the fleeing enemy planes had become black dots in the sky.

Lin Fan's expression wasn't very happy that he hadn't been able to shoot down all the enemy planes that had flown over.

The faces of the soldiers in the entire special company also lacked the excitement and agitation they had shown moments ago.

Their faces showed more regret than excitement!

This was in stark contrast to the fortress soldiers around them, who were so excited that they wanted to jump up.

Staff Officer He Hesong had just had a conversation with Liu Laopao.

Regardless of whether the conversation was pleasant or not, there had been a conversation.

He asked Liu Laopao in confusion: "Your company commander shot down so many planes, at least thirty.

Why don't I see him happy, and why aren't you soldiers very happy either?"

Liu Laopao said carelessly: "Such a big dish came, but he only shot down half of it.

What's there to be happy about?

It's like you're going to a feast, and the host brings out a table of meat.

You only eat half of it, and the host takes the rest away.

Can you be happy?"

Staff Officer He Hesong had not expected such an explanation.

Seeing that this staff officer was stupid and didn't understand anything, Ji Guochou kindly explained: "Staff Officer He! We don't fight unless we can wipe them all out.

Today, the company commander really let everyone down!"

Everyone present, including Xu Kang, the commander of Jiangyin Fortress, and Zhang Boting, the chief of staff of the Eighty-eighth Division, all looked at the young man who spoke.

The young man said such big words with an extremely serious expression.

It had to be said that no one could compare to Ji Guochou when it came to showing off!

Less than ten minutes after Lin Fan stopped firing, the entire sky was clear.

There was no longer the sound of any aircraft engines in this sky.

The infantry stationed at the Jiangyin Fortress had also begun to run around.

They were going to capture the Japanese pilots who had parachuted.

Lin Fan had finally stopped.

Commander Xu laughed heartily, strode forward, and tightly grasped Lin Fan's hands, ignoring that they were covered in grease.

With Lin Fan's hands occupied, Chief of Staff Zhang Boting could only stand in front of Lin Fan.

With a beaming face, he said, "Company Commander Lin! I find that the Eighty-eighth Division headquarters needs you very much.

Your special company should still be re-established!

It can't drift outside. A company that hasn't been re-established is like a child without a mother!

It can't even get a sip of milk."

The smile on Commander Xu's face immediately disappeared. He said coldly, "Does the Eighty-eighth Division have this kind of cannon?

Is there such milk in the world?

Company Commander Lin, your position is here. From now on, this cannon is yours.

How many shells did you fire just now?"

Lin Fan smiled and said, "Twenty-four!"

"How many enemy planes did you shoot down?" Commander Xu asked with a smile.

Lin Fan really didn't know.

After all, some enemy planes had crashed into the wreckage themselves.

"Thirty-eight! The other gun positions shot down nineteen.

In this battle just now, a total of fifty-seven enemy planes were shot down." A crisp voice said.

Everyone's eyes immediately looked towards the speaker.

These people could tell at a glance: this was a woman!

No matter how the woman disguised herself, no matter how dirty her face was, the lack of an Adam's apple, her large chest, and delicate skin were obvious differences.

Ji Wudi, who had just spoken, had been watching the sky intently.

She had calculated it clearly.

Commander Xu looked at her: "This is..."

Lin Fan quickly introduced, "This is someone we met in Zhenru.

All three of their siblings' family members were killed by the Japanese devils.

The three siblings joined our team to avenge their hatred."

Lin Fan didn't want to cause any misunderstandings!

"Good! Good!" Commander Xu just responded with a few perfunctory words.

At this time, female soldiers were not allowed in the Kuomintang army.

If it had been before this air battle that there were female soldiers in the special company, it would definitely have been a problem.

Does this matter in the face of the achievement of shooting down fifty-seven enemy planes today?

It was completely not a problem!

All the garrison troops in the entire Jiangyin Fortress, wharf, and city had just seen the liveliness in the sky like fireworks.

Today was different from the past. Today, those enemy planes did not drop bombs downward, but exploded one by one in the air.

Some enemy planes that did not explode crashed to the ground, dragging plumes of black smoke.

One after another, parachutes opened. Those were the Japanese pilots abandoning their planes.