"Chief Zhou, can you tell me why there are no new planes that were originally promised to be assigned to our brigade?"

In the office of Yichang Airport, Chu Yuan stood in front of Zhou Zhirou, director of the Aviation Management Committee, with a burst of anger in his eyes, and his body trembled slightly because of anger.

In the face of Chu Yuan's anger, a trace of guilt flashed in Zhou Zhirou's eyes, this time Chu Yuan took back five of Germany's latest Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighters in just less than a day spread throughout the entire Air Force, countless people immediately heard the news, at this time the Huaxia Air Force has a total of three flight groups, namely the third, fourth and fifth groups, a total of hundreds of pilots, but there are less than thirty planes that can be lifted into the air for combat, I heard that Chu Yuan actually got five of the most advanced monoplane fighters at present, Everyone's eyes were red, and after a fierce scramble, all five fighters had their homes, but it was surprising that the fourth brigade that was the pick-up didn't even catch a single battle, which really made many people lose their glasses.

"Director Zhou, can you tell me why our four teams haven't even been assigned a single fighter? Is it because our four major teams are not qualified to be equipped with advanced fighters or because we do not have a record that can be achieved? ”

Chu Yuan can be described as angry at this time, it would have been said well, five fighters and their four brigades could be assigned at least two. After all, whether it is qualifications or ability, if the fourth team says that it is the second, it is estimated that no one will dare to say the first, you must know that even Gao Zhihang and Le Yiqin, who are among the famous four heavenly kings, are from the fourth team, if they are not qualified, others will be even less qualified.

looked at Chu Yuan as if he was about to go crazy. Zhou Zhirou sighed lightly: "Captain Chu, let me tell you the truth, it turns out that I really planned to assign two planes to your brigade." But later, the boss said that the third brigade was going to move to Chongqing recently, and there was a greater need for fighter protection, so all five fighters were transferred to the three brigades. But don't be discouraged, you see if this is good, when there are new fighters in the future, I will be the first to assign to your brigade. Never break your word! ”

"Huh...... Later? Chu Yuan was angry, and he stood up and looked at Zhou Zhirou with a smile and said, "Don't worry, you won't need it in the future." I now formally submit my resignation to you, and I will no longer be the captain of this brigade! ”

Zhou Zhirou was angry, slapped the table and shouted: "What kind of bastard are you, dignified **** lieutenant colonel." Captain of the Flying Group, if you say you don't do it, you won't do it. What else can you do when you're not flying? ”

Chu Yuan asked rhetorically: "What am I doing staying here, following so many brothers to guard seven or eight old-fashioned Hawk 3s?" ”

"This ......" Zhou Zhirou was speechless, the Fourth Group had at least more than two hundred pilots, but there were less than ten old biplane fighters that could fight, and it was indeed a waste of time to stay here.

Seeing Zhou Zhirou's reflection, Chu Yuan sneered and walked out. An hour later, there were more than a dozen resignation reports on Zhou Zhirou's desk.

"Are you all leaving?" Looking at the resignation report on the table, Zhou Zhirou felt bitter in her heart.

"Yes, sir." One of the pilots stood up and said seriously: "We brothers have discussed it. Now we stay in the four brigades and have nothing to do, which can only be a waste of time. It is better to try our luck in the flight group of the 202nd Army, after all, there is an urgent need for pilots there, and we will still have the opportunity to go to the sky to fight the Japanese devils after we get there, so as not to waste time here. ”

"You ...... Alas......" Zhou Zhirou sighed and shook his head helplessly, he knew that he had really hurt Chu Yuan and many pilots by allocating all five new fighters to the Third Brigade this time, but this time it was Madame Jiang who greeted him directly, did he, the director of the small Aviation Management Committee, dare not listen to the greeting?

He pondered for a while before shaking his head helplessly: "Okay, everyone has their own ambitions, and I won't force you to stay, after all, the 202nd Army is also one of the national * army sequences, and when you get there, fight devils well, don't lose the face of the fourth brigade, and don't lose the face of your captain Gao and the band leader." ”

Hearing Zhou Zhirou mention Gao Zhihang and Le Yiqin, the pilots' eyes turned a little red, and Chu Yuan said with a straight face: "Director Zhou, please rest assured, no matter where we go, we will not forget the teachings of the two captains." ”

The arrival of Chu Yuan and more than a dozen pilots made Su Jin overjoyed, and their arrival made his newly established flight group initially have the power to protect itself, at this time, in addition to cashing in twenty AT-6 "Texan" trainer aircraft, he also cashed in ten F4F Wildcat fighters and five Bf-109 fighters, so that the number of his fighters reached twenty, barely enough for the number of a squadron.

Since Chu Yuan, the former captain of the Fourth Brigade, came over, Su Jin, who had no one to use, was also appointed as his own flight captain, and the task that Su Jin gave to the Flying Brigade these days is to train, train and retrain, and must complete the task of changing equipment within half a month to form combat effectiveness.

Regarding Su Jin's requirements, Chu Yuan and his pilots naturally have nothing to say, after all, if you eat other people's food, you have to obey other people's management, and besides, here they have the latest fighters and the most sufficient supply of fuel and ammunition. Originally, due to the shortage of fuel in the 4th Brigade, it was good for them to train once a week due to the shortage of fuel, but here they had to conduct high-intensity flight training every day. The training of two-plane formations, squad formations, and even squadron formations, as well as escort attacks on the enemy, etc., made their training subjects full, and made them feel a heartfelt sense of fulfillment in addition to their fatigue. Moreover, during this period, they also conducted many confrontation exercises with the German instructor corps headed by Colonel Mickey, and the two sides won and lost each other, and in the process of confrontation, the combat skills of both sides were also improving rapidly.

Soon the time came to August, and during this month, the expansion of the 202nd Army was carried out in an orderly manner, and the recruitment of soldiers, the training of officers, and the continued recruitment of new pilots made the 202nd Army run at full capacity like a clockwork machine. At the same time, Sonobe and Ichiro also commanded the 11th Army to launch an orderly attack on Henan.

On 3 August, the 3rd Division of Qinyang in the southern Henan region of Jue County then prepared to advance westward in one go.

Kazuichiro Sonobe pondered as he looked at the information that had just been sent by the intelligence department, which showed that Tang Enbo's main force had reached the north of Qinyang.

In the past, the Yuan Department had served in the Kwantung Army and had never fought in the customs, and what he heard about the Chinese army was nothing more than two kinds: one was the straw bales that were about to collapse at the touch of a button, and the other was that the stones in the pit were smelly and hard, and Tang Enbo's army belonged to the second type in the memory of the Yuan Department. In 1937, Tang Enbo first fought Nankou, then Songhu, and then Xuzhou in 1938, and fought against the Japanese army repeatedly, and its main force, the 13th Army, was known as the "Victorious Army". It was because the garden department felt a little big when it saw that it was Tang Enbo's arrival, and if he fought with Tang Enbo, it would definitely be a bad battle, and the victory was glorious, but once he was defeated? Once defeated, this operation will be completely ruined, and the third division is the first main direction of attack, and defeat will not be allowed.

But now the garden department can't give an order to stop advancing, but he has just become the commander of the 11th Army, so he can't let his subordinates look down on him. At noon, he sent a telegram of 100,000 to the mountain association, informing Tang Enbo of the situation of preparing to attack the flank of the third division, and transferred the Ishimoto brigade to the command of the mountain association, and asked the mountain association to move westward.

After receiving the telegram, Yamankyo Masataka was more cautious than the garden department, and immediately ordered the main force to build fortifications on the spot, preparing to fight a positional battle with Tang Enbo's main force.

But who knew that Tang Enbo, who was heading south, only made a false shot and disappeared. The Mountain Association stayed cautiously in Qinyang for three days, and when he saw that there was no movement, he ordered to continue westward in the early morning of August 7.

On August 8, Xinye and Tang River were captured.

On 9 August, the 3rd Division of the Mountain Association Masataka and the 13th Division of Tanaka Shizuichi met in southern Henan and northern Hubei.

But at this time, they encountered another opponent, and this opponent was the 33rd Group Army in Huaxia, and the name of the commander of this ghost group army was Zhang Zizhong.

As soon as they saw this name, the heads of the three of Sonobe, Yamankyo and Tanaka hurt a little, because Zhang Zizhong was a more difficult opponent than Tang Enbo.

The opponent who is not afraid of death is the most terrifying, and Zhang Zizhong is a person who is not afraid of death. After seeing Zhang Zizhong's name, the history of Zhang Zizhong's war with the Japanese army flashed in the garden's mind. In 1938, in the first battle of Linyi, the defeat of the Japanese average, in which Zhang Zizhong organized suicide attacks many times, even the Japanese army, who claimed to be not afraid of death, was a little frightened. In the same year, Zhang Zizhong fought in Taierzhuang again, and after the head of the department was broken, more than 20,000 people broke through the encirclement of tens of thousands of Japanese troops and left.

After seeing the appearance of Zhang Zizhong's 33rd Group Army, the garden department immediately became cautious and immediately ordered to stop the attack, and the Japanese troops who attacked Xinye and Tanghe that day began to retreat and return south.

After seeing the Japanese troops returning south, the Fifth Theater felt the arrival of fighters and immediately ordered the main force of the theater to carry out a gathering and annihilation in the Zaoyang area east of Fancheng.

In accordance with this order, Zhang Zizhong led the 33rd Group Army from the Dadian Mountains to the north to compress the Japanese army's space for movement.

On August 10, Zhang Zizhong led five divisions to advance from the east of Yicheng to Zaoyang, and the battle between the two sides began to break out.

"Nani, have you reconnoitred the specific location of Zhang Zizhong's headquarters?"

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander!" Aoki Shigenari, the newly appointed chief of staff of the 11th Army, said affirmatively: "This information was sent by the high-level entrustment that we placed in China, and there is no doubt about it, and the current Zhang Zizhong headquarters is twenty miles northeast of Yicheng. ”

"Okay, in that case, then we're welcome!" Sonobe's fist slammed into the table. (To be continued.) )

PS: Since I want to worship the mountain and sweep the tomb, this is the chapter today, sorry!