There is no pushing feeling at all.

Even if the accelerator is pushed to the bottom.

It shows that the engine power is insufficient. No wonder the speed is so slow.

The Chinese information, and some English information, describe two Wright engines, each with 1,200 horsepower.

However, when Zhang Yong was looking through the maintenance records, he accidentally discovered that the engine horsepower was only 775 horses. It was obviously very wet.

The information provided to the National Air Force is definitely false. Only Martin Company itself knows the real information.

Pull up.

I found that the climbing speed was also very slow.

The problem of insufficient engine horsepower is more obvious. It is a pure little horse-drawn cart.

If you are chased by Japanese fighter planes, you will never be able to escape.

No wonder four of them were already killed without much action at all.

If you encounter an enemy plane, you will die!

If you want to bomb the Japanese invaders' targets, there are only two ways -

First, go out at night.

Second, fighter escort.

Obviously, the second method is dangerous.

Once there was a fight with the Japanese fighter planes, the Chinese fighter planes were no match at all.

Therefore, there is only one final solution.

Set out at night!

"Zhang, where are we going?" McCoy asked nervously.

They were the only two on the plane.

There is not even a navigator. If you get lost...

"Northwest." Zhang Yong replied.

"What?" McCoy wondered, "What are we going to the Northwest for?"

"Go shopping." Zhang Yong responded casually.

"But if we don't have a pilot, we will get lost and may not be able to come back."

"I am the navigator."

"You are the driver, not the navigator..."

"I don't need to pilot."

I have a free finger map, what navigator is needed!

What kind of pilot can fly all over the world if he can point to a map when he is free?

It is true that a bombardier is needed. Bombers have a special bomb delivery system that requires a dedicated person to operate it.

To the northwest…

Prepare to fly to Jingmen first, and then to Xiangyang...

Suddenly, the air map showed that there were a large number of aircraft signs appearing in the sky above Xunyang (Shiyan) in the northwest direction.

They are not Japanese aircraft. They belong to our own people. There are twelve in total.

It was judged that it was the SB-2 bomber group taking off from Lanzhou Airport. They finally appeared.

Check.

Yes, it is indeed an SB-2 bomber.

Twelve, confirmed.

Fortunately, there was no loss at the hands of the Japanese invaders.

As long as these SB-2 bombers arrive at Hankou Airport, they can also play a big role.

Be prepared to come up and say hello.

As a result, an accident happened. It was a very unexpected accident.

Due north by north, probably in the sky near Nanyang, a large number of red aircraft signs appeared.

Check quickly.

It was discovered that it was a Japanese Type 97 fighter jet. It belonged to the Red Deer Air Force of the Japanese Army.

A total of eighteen aircraft!

Good guy! So many enemy planes appeared in one breath! The attackers are evil!

Strange, where did they come from?

Taiyuan Airport?

It seems that Taiyuan Airport is the only option.

The question is, what are they doing here in Nanyang? Are they going to attack Hankou Airport?

Then he shook his head.

The range of the Japanese Type 97 fighter jets was not enough to attack Hankou Airport.

Arriving near Xiangyang is their limit.

Continue to check and find that there are no aerial bombs mounted. In other words, there are no plans to bomb ground targets.

There are no bombs, so we have to go on an expedition...

Could it be that they are here to intercept those SB-2 bombers? Long-distance interception?

A trace of shadow shrouded my heart.

It is impossible for the Japanese invaders to send out fighter jets to intercept without any reason.

The exact route and time must be known before fighter jets can be dispatched to attack from a long distance.

Just like a few years later, when Beautiful China Airline ambushed Yamamoto Isoroku's plane. The time and route must be very accurate.

What does this mean?

It means there are spies or spies at Lanzhou Airport.

They accurately launched the route and timetable of the SB-2 bomber group against the Japanese invaders.

Under normal circumstances, the fighter jet formation will fly according to the predetermined route and schedule. Even if there is an error, it will not be too far off.

Another possibility is that the telegrams sent by the National Air Force were deciphered by the Japanese invaders.

Study and judge the empty finger map.

It was found that the two were indeed very likely to encounter each other over Xiangyang.

Faced with the sudden attack by the Japanese Type 97 fighter jets, those SB-2 bombers obviously could only take a passive beating.

what to do?

Of course we have to save people first.

As long as the SB-2 bomber changes its route, it can avoid the Japanese aircraft.

When those Japanese fighter planes reached the sky above Xiangyang, they basically reached the limit of their range. They stayed for a maximum of twenty minutes before having to return.

Then he took the SB-2 bomber and detoured to Yichang, Jingzhou, and then to Hankou.

Immediately accelerate and approach the SB-2 bomber.

"McCoy, is the communication system normal?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Normal." McCoy replied, "Who are you trying to talk to? There's no one else around!"

"With the Soviet SB-2 bomber group."

"where are they?"

McCoy looked around. He saw nothing.

The surroundings were empty. There were no other planes at all. I had no idea what Zhang Yong was talking about.

Continue northwest.

100 kilometers…

50 kilometers…

Try calling.

I hope that the communication system used by the Soviet SB-2 bomber is similar to that of the I-15 and I-16.
To be continued...