Volume 1: Inner Méng Ancient Wind and Cloud] -

There is an essential difference between the Air Force and the Army, and the statistics of the Air Force's combat results are extremely cumbersome, and it is not like the Army that can be counted on the spot, and many downed enemy planes may be several kilometers away from the battlefield, or even dozens of kilometers away, so it takes a long time to count the results.

As of 6 p.m. on July 7, soldiers from the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region had found the wreckage of 397 warplanes inside and outside Guisui City, and this number is still increasing as the search range continues to expand.

Although the military parade was destroyed by the Japanese army, both Stilwell and Kershakin had a relatively clear understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region, Han Yunhua, a Chinese general, and even the whole of China. He Yingqin, the Minister of Military Affairs of the National People's Republic of China, suddenly became extremely ugly after watching the entire military parade, especially after watching this air battle.

The National Civil Affairs fǔ also held a similar military parade, but neither the quality nor the temperament of the troops participating in the battle could compare to the army in front of them, and those people were also the most jīng sharp army units of the National Civil Affairs fǔ. He Yingqin thought about what happened after the Anti-Japanese War, now as long as a discerning person can see that the defeat of the Japanese is a matter of time, don't look at the little devil is still a monstrous demon, and even the Americans have to avoid it for the time being.

But He Yingqin and all the senior officers of China, the United States and the Soviet Union knew that little Japan was a rabbit with a tail that could not grow. Not to mention the terrible international environment in which Japan finds itself, the situation in Japan alone has reassured the allies a lot. At this time, both economically and politically in Japan was in danger of collapse, and although the number of soldiers sent by Japan to various battlefields was constantly increasing, the age of these soldiers was constantly expanding and decreasing, that is, the number of Japanese in this age group suitable for serving as soldiers between the ages of 20 and 30 was gradually decreasing, and the Japanese government had no choice but to send 50-60-year-old old men and 15-6-year-old children to the battlefield.

The victory of the Anti-Japanese War is only a matter of time, but He Yingqin does not know where China will go after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. But he was very aware of the xìng character of his boss, although that boss was very bad at talking about fighting, in the evaluation of the people of the time, he was an infantry battalion commander. But if you talk about his political skills, not to mention an army general, even a dozen generals are not the opponent of that boss. And that boss has been with **jiāo dozens of times in the past ten years, you stab me on both sides and I will cut you with a sword, and the injuries between each other are bloody, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the hatred is as deep as the sea.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, China's fate will mainly depend on the opinions of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. But He Yingqin understands that his boss, he will not intercede with **. It is impossible for Chiang and Máo to compromise with each other, because the struggle between Chiang and Máo has reached the bone in the past ten years, and Máo has 13 close relatives who have lost their lives in the hands of the Nationalist Fǔ, and the future between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party seems to be foreseeable.

But judging from the current trend, the strength of ** has far exceeded everyone's expectations, especially the air force unit is even more outrageous. It would have been a great victory to shoot down 5 or 6 Japanese planes on the side of the Nationalist Government, but just now He Yingqin took a look at it, and dozens of Japanese planes were shot down in just a short time.

But no matter whether He Yingqin wants it or not, the air force under the command of Han Yunhua is really brilliant today, and the final statistical results are that 287 Japanese planes were shot down, and 110 fighters of the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region were shot down, and the ratio of casualties between the enemy and us reached an astonishing 3:1. …,

The results of the battle were counted by Chennault with a group of American-trained army troops in coordination with the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region, whether it was the National Government or the Soviet Union, this figure was recognized, after all, the Americans had no obligation to cover for the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region, and Chennault holding the temporary new adjutant knife that Han Yunhua gave him was the best proof.

Unlike the Army's great work, the Air Force's power and degree of attention are far stronger than that of the Army's Leader, and the fall of an Air Force Commander is often accompanied by a major defeat in air battles. Colonel Chennault didn't spend much less time fighting with the Japanese than Han Yunhua, but it was the first time he had seen the Japanese Air Force Commander, especially a living Air Force Commander.

This time, the Kwantung Army basically sent all the jīng rui of the army aviation force in the northeast region, but they did not expect to be defeated, and the Japanese eagle, which had been galloping over the northeast for 11 years, was finally pecked blind by the ancient golden eagle. This result was not expected by everyone before the war, including Han Yunhua himself.

It stands to reason that any pilot must go through rigorous training, or at least hundreds of hours of air training. However, in addition to the more than 150 pilots who had less than 100 hours of training and four air battles, the remaining 250 pilots who participated in the war were almost all air force idiots, and the vast majority of them had never participated in air battles, and the time for training in the sky was also very limited, and some even trained for less than a month, and the time spent in the sky was less than 80 hours.

As for the result of today's air battle, it was both unexpected and unexpected by Han Yunhua, after so many years of fighting, Han Yunhua deeply knew a truth. War can mass-produce excellent fighters, but the cost is relatively large, and of course pilots are the same. Just as the pilots of the Chinese National Government fǔ before the war were not comparable to Japan in terms of quantity and quality, especially the Japanese Kisarazu Air Force and the Kaoya Air Force, but it was precisely because of the outbreak of the war that the Chinese Air Force broke out with a landslide and tsunami-like force, and almost overnight, the Guo Civil Air Force, which was originally filled with a large number of Gongzi brothers, official second generations, and rich second generations, experienced a great transformation. Catalyzed by the war, this Chinese air force, which had no history, insisted on building a great wall of air over China, which terrified the Japanese air force.

On 14 August, the Heroic Air Force won the first battle, defeating the Japanese Air Force 6-0, and annihilating nearly half of the Japanese First Air Wing, equipped with the latest 96-ship battle, within three days.

On September 26, Gao Zhihang, the captain of the four major teams who had not recovered from his injuries, picked out Captain Shichiro Yamashita, who was known as one of Japan's "Four Heavenly Kings", in the air battle of Nanjing, and one of the four heavenly kings was defeated in Nanjing City.

On 6 October, the Japanese Navy's Second Combined Air Force, which had been equipped with a new Type 96 carrier-based fighter, went so far as to put on a stunt show over Nanjing after an air raid on Nanjing, humiliating the Chinese Air Force, which had not been able to take to the air to meet the battle due to its greatly reduced strength. Liu Cuigang, the pilot of the Fifth Brigade, was furious, took off to meet the enemy on a single plane, and quickly shot down a Japanese plane, and the other Japanese planes immediately hugged their heads and ran away. At that time, thousands of people in Nanjing were empty, risking being swept away by the Japanese machine to cheer for Liu Cuigang. Since then, Liu Cuigang has been known as "China's Red Samurai".

On February 18, 1938, the Japanese air raided Wuhan, and in the 12-minute air battle, the 4th Group of the Chinese Air Force shot down 12 Japanese planes, an average of one per minute.

At 2:30 p.m. on 29 April, the Japanese Navy's 2nd Air Force dispatched 36 heavy bombers as planned, and under the cover of 12 fighters, went straight to Wuhan in a murderous manner. After 30 minutes of fighting, he shot down 21 Japanese planes, including 11 fighters and 10 bombers, and won the most brilliant victory since the Anti-Japanese War.

On 18 July, the darling of the Japanese naval aviation, known as the head of the Four Heavenly Kings, Shigesho Nango, led a plane to bomb Nanchang and engaged in an air battle with the Chinese Air Force over Poyang Lake. During the battle, a plane of the Chinese Air Force was unfortunately shot, but the heroic pilot did not parachute to survive, but drove the injured fighter plane into the plane of Nango Shigeruaki. Nango desperately tried to dodge, but it was too late. With a loud "boom", the two planes both fell into Poyang Lake, and two of the four heavenly kings folded into Poyang Lake. …,

The Chinese Air Force is doing well, and although the two sides are under the leadership of different political parties, Han Yunhua still admires these Kuomintang air athletes. At the same time, Han Yunhua also has such an expectation in the depths of his heart, that is, the air force of the Kuomintang can complete the transformation in just a few months, and the troops composed of a group of second-generation officials, rich second-generation and even princelings can quickly transform into an aerial sword that terrifies the Japanese army, so can the air force under the leadership of ** create such a miracle. Now they do, albeit at a somewhat costly one.

No matter how great the results were, 110 fighters were shot down by the Japanese army, but only 97 pilots parachuted to survive, and except for two pilots who were killed on the same day as the wounded fighters, the remaining 11 pilots died on the spot. Of the 97 pilots who parachuted, only 71 landed safely and were rescued by the Army, and all the rest died. The most odious thing is that the Japanese fighters actually shot at the pilots who had already parachuted out in disregard of morality, which made Han Yunhua very angry, if it were not for the Americans and the Soviets, these 244 captured Japanese pilots would have been ordered to be executed by Han Yunhua's order.

The 5-year war has made Han Yunhua's whole person extremely cold-blooded and numb, except for the subtle smile when facing his wife, Han Yunhua usually has that cold face. The news of the great victory in the air battle had already spread in the city, and a large number of civilians spontaneously went out of the city to help the troops find and deal with the wreckage of the enemy plane, and quite a number of Chinese and foreign reporters were busy taking pictures.

Interestingly, it was not the newspaper of the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region that first reported the victory of the 77th Air War, nor was it broadcast by any newspaper controlled by the National Government, but the New York Times of the Americans. The New York Times was none other than Colonel Chennault, the representative of the U.S. political fǔ side of the country.

Subsequently, the Xinhua Daily, the Central News Agency of the National People's Republic of China, the Times of Britain, and the Soviet Newspaper of the Soviet Union all reported on the air battle one after another. All the newspapers used words of praise such as miracles, myths, and the incredible when describing the air battle.

Although the air battle is over, the earthquake caused by the air battle has only begun to show its power. First of all, the U.S. side has indicated that in the future, all U.S. aid supplies will receive a two-tier share, and that the U.S. government will set up an aviation volunteer corps similar to the Flying Tigers in the Inner Military Region, with about 150 members. These people will join the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region as volunteers and follow the command of the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region. In addition, the United States will send a general to serve as a liaison officer with the U.S. government throughout the year.

Immediately afterwards, the Soviet Union also indicated that the Soviet Union would send a larger expert group to Saibei to guide the Chinese people in industrial construction. In addition, the Soviet Union will support a batch of Lag-7 fighters in the Méng Ancient Military Region in a short time, although the number will not be too much, but it is the latest fighter of the Soviet Union.

In addition, the National Government of the People's Republic of China also made a public response, requesting the establishment of an air force joint command of the first side, and the Northern Air Force of China being included in the direct management of the Military Committee of the National Government, in order to make up for the loss of the first one, the National Government of the People's Republic of China is willing to immediately remove the 300,000 troops deployed around Yan'an, and give the number of the five infantry divisions and the required weapons and equipment, and these conditions will be fulfilled immediately without delay.

The central government is very moved by the request made by the National People's Government, although if the Air Force is brought under the direct management of the Military Commission, then it is bound to be impossible to achieve absolute control over this Air Force, and the National Government is necessary to send some people over, which is what the Air Force does not want to see. However, the conditions given by the National Government are very generous, 5 infantry divisions is not a small number, and the weapons and equipment of 80,000 people are real things, and they are worth a lot of money.

The chairman thought about it for a long time, and the meeting was held two or three times, but he could not come up with a resolution. In the end, Commander-in-Chief Zhu proposed to let Han Yunhua decide for himself, after all, this air force is still under the name of the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region, and when the Americans and Soviets supported the fighters, it was explained that it was a gift from the President of the United States, Mr. Roosevelt, and the great leader of the Soviet Union, Comrade Stalin, to the great Chinese General Han Yunhua. …,

Han Yunhua's meaning is very clear, how can there be a reason to push it out, isn't it just an air force joint command, it was established when it was established, even if the national government fǔ did not propose it, he would mention it. However, this Air Force Joint Command was not only established by the ** and the National People's Government, Han Yunhua meant to bring the Americans and Soviets in. The joint air force headquarters of China, the United States and the Soviet Union was established in Guisui, and the personnel, venues, and logistical support were handled by Han Yunhua's department, and the combat planes, fuel, and aerial bombs were jointly handled by the National People's Government and the United States and the Soviet Union, which also included a large amount of ground air defense equipment. The officers and all the generals of the joint command were jointly dispatched by the three countries and four parties, and there was only one goal, that is, all the Japanese puppet aircraft in northern China.

Han Yunhua's proposal was quickly approved by the United States and the Soviet Union, and for the Soviet Union and the United States, the Japanese were a serious trouble for them and a sword on their heads, and if all the Japanese troops in northern China were contained, then the Japanese problem would soon be resolved. Without the support of the largest Japanese military group, the situation on the battlefield in Southeast Asia would soon be reversed. At the same time, judging from the current situation, the Kwantung Army was not only unable to deploy troops to support the Japanese troops on other battlefields, but also mobilized reinforcements from within Japan to support them. In this way, Japan's internal transfer of supplies to Southeast Asia and other places will be greatly reduced, and the pressure on the Southeast Asian battlefield will be reduced to the greatest extent.

Although Han Yunhua's proposal was not what Chiang Kai-shek needed, this proposal was also extremely beneficial to the Nationalist Government, at least as Minister He saw with his own eyes, the extremely powerful air force will no longer be unique to the first side, as long as the reasons are sufficient, the Nationalist Government can also mobilize this air force, so the Nationalist Government also agreed to establish an air force joint command.

July 9, 1942 is a very special day, because today there are two happy events in Saibei. The first happy event was the establishment of the International Military Command College in Saibei today, and at the same time, 500 American soldiers, 800 Kuomintang soldiers, and 200 British soldiers were all in place.

The second happy event is that the Sino-U.S.-Soviet Joint Command will also be established today, and Major General James Bond, the permanent representative of the United States to the Soviet Union, is on his way to northern Cyprus. According to the agreement, the essence of this joint command of the air force is an air strike force independent of any country and any force, and the meaning of its existence is to completely wipe out everything that the Japanese are flying in the sky in northern China. In addition, the headquarters consists of four departments: the headquarters, the general staff, the air intelligence department, and the logistics department. The commander-in-chief of the Air Force is Han Yunhua, commander of the host's Inner Méng Ancient Military Region, and the deputy commanders are Major General James of the US Air Force, Major General Bayanruv of the Soviet Air Force, and Lieutenant General Máo Limin, Director of the National Air Force. As for the other cadres, they will be appointed after the coordination of the three countries and the four countries.

After consultations, China's Northern Air Force, which had been established for less than three months, was immediately renamed the First Group of the Allied Combined Air Force, and the entire Combined Air Force had 45 airfields and five air combat divisions under its jurisdiction. At present, the original air force of the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region consisted of only eight airfields and two air combat divisions, so the Joint Air Force Command demanded that the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region build 30 airfields in Erenhot, Xilinhot, Chengde, Chifeng, Tongliao, Huolinhot, Beiping, Langfang, Bazhou, Handan, and other places within two months. In addition, the Nationalist People's Republic of China was also required to build another seven airports in Datong, Taiyuan, Yuncheng, and Jinzhong in Shanxi. The United States and the Soviet Union, on the other hand, will provide the joint air force with 600 new fighters and 400 qualified pilots within two months; according to Han Yunhua's establishment, each air combat division has 224 fighters under its jurisdiction, and five air combat divisions have 1,120 fighters, not counting the training planes.

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