The loss of nearly a hundred fighters means that the number of pilot losses could be even greater.

Because after the Japanese army gained superiority in the air, it was not only satisfied with destroying the Chinese fighters in the air, but began to attack the major airfields near Songhu in China, and shot the Chinese pilots who parachuted in the air battles mercilessly.

China has not had many pilots, even fewer fighter pilots, and in these three months, it has lost too many excellent pilots.

The Chinese and Japanese aviation units have a common characteristic, that is, they are slow in development, have a weak foundation, and are not strong in their national strength (Japan is relative to Europe and the United States), and they cannot be able to train a large number of pilots in the civilian sector like the United States, and with a little training, they can become pilots in the aviation units.

Not so with China and Japan, where Japanese pilots relied heavily on top pilots.

Due to the scarcity of oil, Benzi is simply unable to maintain a huge pilot training system like Lao Mei, so he can only rely on concentrating oil to train a group of top talents, and then he wants to rely on quality to defeat quantity.

This is also why in the early Pacific period of history, the Japanese air force was invincible, in addition to the super maneuverability and range of the Zero, it was also related to the pilots of the Japanese army.

Because at that time, the pilots of the Japanese army were all excellent pilots who had been honed by the pilots of China and the Soviet Union in the Chinese battlefield, and the Zero was against the sky, and the United States and Britain and other countries had never experienced a war and did not understand where the pilots of the Zero were the opponents of the Japanese pilots, and it was not surprising that they were abused.

Historically, it has been said that the Battle of Midway, in which four aircraft carriers were lost, was the heaviest loss ever suffered by Japan since the beginning of the war.

But in fact, the Japanese army suffered heavy losses mainly in naval ships in this battle, but the losses of aviation were not as great as imagined.

On the contrary, it was the Battle of Kuah Island, which caused heavy losses to the Japanese air force.

In World War II, sea supremacy was not obtained by battleships and cruisers, especially in the Pacific theater, where it was obtained by aircraft carriers.

Aircraft carriers rely on carrier-based aircraft, so even if a few aircraft carriers are lost, as long as those excellent pilots are still there, the Japanese army has the ability to counterattack.

But even if the aircraft carrier is there, the good pilots are gone, and the sea supremacy is a joke.

Therefore, Japan is also a top pilot, and it is also a top pilot when it is defeated.

China is following the same path as Japan, but there is no way around it.

Compared to Japan, China cannot even build basic aircraft.

You must know that before the establishment of the Nationalist Government in Nanjing, China could still build airplanes, artillery, and warships, even if the planes were two-wing training aircraft.

But in today's China, it is impossible to build airplanes, let alone artillery and warships, and even bullets and rifles have to be imported in large quantities to meet daily needs.

However, this is the problem of the national government, and their pilots can't worry about it here.

Therefore, Le Yiqin, as an ace pilot, is not indispensable for the Chinese Air Force, which has suffered heavy losses in strength at this time, but less loss is less loss.

Seeing these anxious pilots, Zhou Zhirou nodded again with affirmation, "I have already entrusted the troops on the front line to send someone to send Le Yiqin back, don't worry, let's disperse." ”

"Yes, sir!"

"Ziheng, you stay!" Zhou Zhirou shouted Gao Zhihang.

Gao Zhihang looked at the subordinates around him and stayed curiously, "Sir, is there something you are looking for me?" ”

"Hmm!" Zhou Zhirou nodded, "The fighters purchased by the Nationalist Government and the Soviet Government are about to arrive in Lanzhou, you pick some good people from these pilots, and take those students who graduated from the Central Aviation School to Lanzhou to receive Soviet-style fighters."

Our fighters are running out of fighters and we must replace them with new ones as soon as possible. ”

"Is it a monoplane or a biplane?" Gao Zhihang looked forward to it.

"Most of them are biplanes, but it is said that the performance is similar to that of Japanese fighters, and there are also monoplanes."

"Sir, when am I leaving?"

"As soon as possible, after the personnel are selected, we will hurry up and go to Lanzhou. As soon as possible, familiarize yourself with the performance of Soviet-style fighters, they are still a little different from the American fighters we use. ”

"What about Nanjing? The next step for the Japanese army was to attack Nanjing. Gao Zhihang worried.

Zhou Zhirou also looked helpless, "The situation of our fighter plane, Ziheng, you know better than me." Before the arrival of the Soviet-style fighters, we were no longer able to fight, and most of them would retreat, and the command left a small number to continue to hold on. ”

Zhou Zhirou belongs to the civil engineering general, and the reason why he was able to enter the Air Force was because of Chen Cheng's recommendation.

Although he came from the Army, he was a great contributor to the size of the Aviation Committee.

Born in the army, he worked hard to learn English and carefully inspected the aviation construction and air force training of various countries during his overseas inspection.

After returning to China, he presented Chiang Kai-shek with an inspection report and a plan for building an air force, and since he became the principal of the Central Aviation School, he has conducted strict technical and spiritual training for the cadets, and has also piloted the plane alone to practice flying many times.

It can be said that the Chinese Air Force has the scale it has today, and every step has its painstaking efforts.

It's not that he doesn't want the Aviation Committee to become stronger, but he, the director of the Aviation Committee, is more of a puppet, and the power is in the hands of Song Meiling.

Those excellent pilots who have been trained by themselves have died and been injured, and most of the planes have been damaged.

It's false to say it's not distressing.

Gao Zhihang nodded, "Sir, I can understand. Please rest assured that the commander will certainly live up to the great trust placed in him by his superiors, and he will certainly lead a kind of pilot to familiarize himself with the new fighter plane as soon as possible, and then protect the skies of China. ”

"You can go with confidence. Although our new aircraft will not be able to participate in the war for a short time, the Soviet Union has sent an air force to aid China, so you can rest assured that you will receive the new fighters. ”

Hearing that the Soviet Union would send an air force to aid China, Gao Zhihang was much relieved, at least until his side became an army, the Soviet Union's air force to aid China could temporarily support China's sky defense line.

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"Lieutenant Le Yiqin, I'm here to pick up your car."

The day after Li Hong led the rest of the Fourth Regiment to Suzhou, a military vehicle appeared outside the Fourth Regiment's station.

To be precise, the military vehicles of the 36th Division.

Because the 36th Division and the 88th Division had retreated to Wuxi and had received orders to return to Nanjing for defense, it happened that Le Yiqin could take the military vehicle of the 36th Division back to Nanjing.

"Han Bin, do you want to come with me, you shouldn't bury your talent here, your stage is in the sky!"

When he was about to leave, Le Yiqin invited Han Bin again, if he introduced him, Han Bin's procedures for enlisting in the army would be much simpler.

Han Bin looked at Wang Chengpeng, Liu Yue, Mingshan and others, a little moved, and Liu Yue and the others also nodded expectantly, thinking that he could go.

But just when Han Bin was excitedly about to agree, the second lieutenant who came to pick up Le Yiqin poured a basin of cold water.

"I'm sorry, but the order we got was only to pick up Lieutenant Le Yiqin, and the other miscellaneous people can't accompany us!"