Volume 1: Inner méng Ancient Wind and Cloud] -

The Americans are not stupid, the Soviets are not stupid either, both Stalin and Roosevelt know what Han Yunhua has in mind, and how can they hide the trick of using jī raw eggs to hide from these old politicians. But like Chiang Kai-shek, these people all took a fancy to the strong strength of the ancient military region. Americans are not afraid of money, let alone tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars, but they are afraid that the money they go out will not hit a single water.

The Americans are now paying attention to hiring you to fight for me without money, and I will pay for the equipment, and then reduce the casualties of the Americans. Moreover, the United States is a country governed by the rule of law, and the law has extended to all aspects of American citizens' lives.

If in the past Roosevelt wanted to support the Chinese with some weapons and equipment or funds and other things that needed to be covered, then now Roosevelt's 100 and 1,000 planes are just a small matter, because now supporting the Chinese to fight Japan or support any country of the allies is something that all Americans recognize, and there is already a law to follow.

This bill is famous in history, and the reason why the allies were able to hold on to it in such a disadvantageous situation and finally completely crush the fascist forces has a lot to do with this bill. This bill is known as the Lend-Lease Act. Originally, this bill was passed by the U.S. Congress at the beginning of World War II, with the aim of providing war materials to the Allies while the United States was not involved in the war. After the German invasion of Western Europe, Roosevelt decided to strengthen aid to Britain in a difficult and financially constrained world for the sake of America's own security and defense, and to expand its sphere of influence and establish the leading position of the United States in the postwar world. On December 17, 1940, President Roosevelt made a speech in which he proposed that the United States could lend arms, and illustrated it with a vivid metaphor: If my neighbor is on fire, I can only lend him the hose to extinguish the fire, instead of asking him to pay for the hose in advance, and then return the neighbor's original goods when the fire is extinguished. In President Roosevelt's view, the United States must become an arsenal of democracies. ”

Subsequently, the Lend-Lease Act, which was passed by the US Senate and House of Representatives, came into effect after being signed by Roosevelt. The Act authorizes the President to provide any munitions, including weapons, military supplies, and food, in the form of sale, exchange, transfer, and lend-lease, to countries whose defense is deemed to be of great importance to the security of the United States. The passage of the bill buried the neutrality law and was an important step in the decision of the United States to move from isolationism to war. Accordingly, the United States provided tens of billions of dollars in supplies to dozens of anti-fascist countries in Britain, the Soviet Union, France, and China.

But whether the Americans wanted it or not, they were drawn into the war in the end, and the Americans' original hope of hiding behind their backs and making war profits as they had done during World War I was frustrated. Because the Japanese are unwilling to be limited by the Americans, and the United States directly occupies Japan and Southeast Asia, which is the production area of oil and rubber resources, which are really important war resources, it has become the consensus of the Japanese to fight the United States and seize resources.

The Americans were beaten, and the Japanese army, navy, and air force came out at the same time, and the Americans, who had been fighting in a short period of time, could not find the north. The Americans were able to pull back a game in the Battle of Midway, but it was only a naval victory, and the U.S. Army had always been at an absolute disadvantage in the battle for the Pacific islands. The Japanese Army, armed with the god of Japanese bushido, seemed invincible in the eyes of the Americans, with tens of thousands of Americans killed and wounded. …,

Supporting the Chinese, giving the Chinese weapons, and letting the Chinese shed blood and sacrifice for the Americans was a decision in line with the interests of the American people at that time, so whether it was to support the national government before or to form a joint air force command now, Roosevelt made efforts to achieve this goal. In order to appease the Nationalist Government, and also to reward the Nationalist Government for his outstanding performance in the Third Battle of Changsha, the American Governor promised Chiang Kai-shek a short-term interest-free loan of about $1 billion. In addition, about 10 reorganized divisions of US military equipment have already been loaded and set sail at the coastal ports of California, and they will arrive in India within half a month, all of which are in support of the national government.

Not to mention that China, the United States, the Soviet Union, and the four parties were urgently planning the establishment of a joint air force command, and let's go back to the air battle of that day, on the afternoon of 7 July, the entire Kwantung Army Command was completely lost. Before Major General Chiba's plane returned to Nagacūn, the news of the defeat had already reached the Kwantung Army headquarters. When Major General Chiba's plane had just stopped at Nagacūn Airport, all the air force officers who had escaped by chance, including Major General Chiba, were invited to the Kwantung Army Headquarters by the military police.

Long Cūn Kwantung Army Command.

The well-appointed office and the beautiful food could not offset the anger of General Yamada Otozo. This is simply a shame, a large aircraft group composed of nearly 400 fighters was destroyed in a small city in China, 600 Zhina aircraft, this is simply a joke, how many fighter base camps in China can I not know, don't say that the opposition party in China does not have that strength, even Jiang Zhengfǔ in China does not have that strength, so General Yamada Otosan has already decided in his heart that this is an excuse made by Major General Chiba for his stupidity.

"Report!"

"Come in!"

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, Major General Chiba and others of the Army Aviation Regiment have all been brought, please give instructions to Your Excellency the Commander!"

"Bring them all to the operational command room, and invite Your Excellency Araki and Your Excellency Sakata and the Chief of Staff to the operational command room, and now you go immediately." Admiral Otozo Yamada ordered loudly.

"Hay!"

The same operational command room, but every one of these people who came here today is in a good mood, especially the generals and officers of the Air Force, who are all like frosted eggplants.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the news of the air force fiasco must be clear to everyone, let me tell you, all this is true, the data just counted, only 58 of the 376 fighters we went out to return safely, and the rest were either shot down by the people on the spot or crashed on the way back, and less than one-sixth of the fighters were safely defended, what a humiliation. Chiba, you have to give an explanation to all of you here and the entire Japanese Empire, otherwise no one can save you, you understand? General Yamada said in a deep voice.

"Hai, I understand! Here's the thing, this morning I was ordered to lead" Then Major General Chiba told everything on the battlefield today from beginning to end, and when it was said that they were besieged by more than 600 fighters in China, all the generals present saw jealousy, fear, and hatred in the eyes of Major General Chiba.

"Chiba, you have to make sure that everything you say is true, if there is a falsehood, I will personally send you to the military court!" General Yamada Otozo said in a cold tone.

"Hay, I understand, please believe the oath of a samurai, everything that I have just said is true, there is no falsehood, and all the pilots who participated in this operation know that we have encountered more than just 2 or 30 Shina fighters as mentioned in the newspaper. The Chinese fighters were overwhelming, hundreds of them, and our bomber group was severely damaged in the first time with a group of three fighters, and more than 200 bombers were basically wiped out without much of a role, and even my own plane was seriously injured and barely returned. Therefore, he believes that the fiasco of this battle has nothing to do with the Air Force, and this is a trap designed by the Zhi Na people, and if you want to blame it, it is really disappointing to blame our please organ, and the Chi Na people have added hundreds of fighters out of thin air without any news, which is simply a dereliction of duty, and they should be punished. "Major General Chiba just called a breath today, if it weren't for his wingman sacrificing his life to save him, he would probably have entered the prisoner of war camp of the Shina people now. …,

"Yo Xi, Chiba, can you see clearly, what kind of fighter planes are the people of China? This is important because we can judge where the results of the people who came out of China came from. General Yamada asked quickly.

"The fighter models of the people of China are very large, and in the air battles I found that there are a total of 3 models, the first is the Zero fighter produced by the Empire, the number is not much, but it is similar to what the newspaper said, about 30, no more than 40. We are also familiar with the other two fighters, the first is the Yankee P40 fighter, and the other is the Soviet-made Lag 5. "Major General Chiba is worthy of the Japanese Air Force, although he was defeated, his observation is still amazing. In such a fierce battle, he still had the time to watch several types of enemy planes on the battlefield, which was really embarrassing.

"Chiba, can you see clearly, are they American and Soviet fighters? Can you see clearly the pilots who participated in the war, are there any Soviets or Americans? Yamada Otozo asked loudly, the news was indeed shocking. The Americans are okay to say, after all, war has been declared between the United States and Japan, and even if the American Yamada Otozo is found, it is not surprising. But it would be bad if the Soviets were found on the battlefield, because then it would mean that the Soviets were not far from going to war with the Empire, so he would have to take care of it.

"Hay, Your Excellency Commander, the lowly position can see clearly, the fighter planes used by the Chinese are indeed provided by the Americans and the Soviets, and the P40 and Lag 5 are still clearly recognized, although the Chinese have not drawn the appearance of the fighters. However, the Cào fighter plane was indeed a Chinese man, and there was no Yankee or Soviet. Major General Chiba replied loudly.

"If it turns out as you say, then the responsibility for the defeat of this battle lies not with you, but with Mén and me, the commander, who are responsible for the Ministry of Intelligence, well, you can go down. I will investigate this matter in the shortest possible time, but please forgive me that your freedom will be restricted during this time! General Yamada Otozo said loudly, and bowed deeply to Major General Chiba after speaking.

"Your Excellency Commander is polite, you mean Chiba understands, but Chiba wants to remind His Excellency Commander that it is necessary to mention the air raid of the Chi Na people, they are now capable of carrying out long-distance raids on the major airports of our Kwantung Army, so Your Excellency Commander should be on guard." Major General Chiba reminded.

"Yo Xi, your suggestion is very good, I will arrange it at my discretion." General Yamada Otozo was very pleased, although he didn't know much about this Air Force Major General, but it could be seen that this Air Force Major General was indeed a real warrior.

After Major General Chiba and a group of air force officers went out, Yamada Otozo's face quickly sank again, and he shouted angrily: "Takahashi, can you explain to me what Your Excellency Chiba is talking about?" ”

Yamada Otozo questioned Major General Takahashi Ryuichi, the head of the Kwantung Army Intelligence Department, and this Takahashi Ryuichi was the general person in charge of all intelligence of the Kwantung Army, and the Kwantung Army's Intelligence Section, Section 2, Section 3, and Special Branch were all under his jurisdiction, so Major General Takahashi was also the person who was most valued by the commanders of the Kwantung Army, and his qualifications were old enough. Whether it is the previous Hideki Tojo or Mijiro Umezu, they have to give this Major General Takahashi a face, and of course General Yamada Otozo is no exception. Since he took office, he has always respected this Kwantung Army veteran and has never lost any temper. But today's matter is really too big, 600 enemy planes have only 30 reported to the headquarters by the Ministry of Intelligence, which has reduced the enemy's strength by nearly one-twentieth.

"Your Excellency Commander, this is a thorough investigation to see what went wrong, if the responsibility really lies with the Ministry of Intelligence, then Takahashi will not shirk it, and will definitely give His Excellency the Commander and the entire Kwantung Army a Jiāo generation." Major General Keiichi Takahashi replied loudly. …,

"Gentlemen, the vitality of our Kwantung Army Army Aviation Regiment was greatly injured in this battle, and it will not be able to recover in a short period of time, so you must restrain your troops and strictly prohibit a jiāo battle with the Zhina, of course, except if the Zhina's people take the initiative to provoke." Admiral Otozo Yamada admonished at the end of the meeting.

The impact of this battle was far greater than Yamada Otozo expected, and he originally thought that although the effect of the bombing was worse and the casualties were larger, it could only be regarded as an ordinary air battle. But now, thanks to the push of the Americans and the Soviets, as well as the most despicable of the British, soon the peoples of the major countries of the world knew about this peerless air battle. Since the winning side was made up of a group of novices who had only undergone simple aviation training, the countries of the world expressed their admiration for this group of raw melons and eggs in the ancient military region of Inner Méng, and also expressed their most heartfelt contempt for the Japanese, who have a history of air force for decades.

War is so cruel, it is the same for both sides of the war. Although the air force of the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region achieved an unprecedented victory this time, it still could not hide the huge casualties of the young Northern Air Force, although it was not a mourning, but the entire air base was full of white flags, and the center of the airport was not a tǐng of fighters, but a row of neat coffins. And each coffin has a black wood-framed portrait on it, and all the coffins are draped with a huge party flag.

In order to express his thoughts on the memory of the pilots who died in this air battle, Han Yunhua specially requested a public funeral. The Inner Méng Ancient Military Region also has strict rules on public funerals, and not everyone can have a public funeral at any time. According to the regulations, public memorials are allowed only after each major battle, and public funerals are held for all cadres and soldiers who died in the battle, and their names are engraved on the monument to the heroes in the city center. If the soldiers who died in small battles in peacetime can directly engrave their names, and forget about the public funeral, after all, there are wars everywhere now, and there is bloodshed and sacrificed every day, if all the battles have to be sacrificed once, then the people of Guisui don't have to do anything every day, and participating in the funeral every day can make everyone tired to death.

The funeral for the sacrificial pilots was the most poignant funeral ever held since the founding of the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region, and in addition to the chairman and commander-in-chief Zhu, there were also representatives of the United States, the Soviet Union, and Britain, as well as representatives of the Nationalist Government.

Throughout the funeral, all the people were extremely serious. The chairman and others opened the way in front, Han Yunhua personally led the team to carry the coffin, all the senior cadres of the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region saw off the heroes who died in battle, and more than 100,000 people in Guisui took the initiative to line up along the streets to mourn the heroes.

After the funeral, the chairman made a report to all the senior cadres of the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region, in which the chairman once again reiterated the purpose of the first country, and at the same time once again said that Japan is already a rabbit's tail can not grow, and he asked the vast number of commanders and fighters to obey orders and listen to commands, and there is no need to strike hard at the Japanese puppet army while consolidating the base areas, and strive to win the victory in the War of Resistance against Japan at an early date.

On July 8, the chairman, Lieutenant General Kershakin, Lieutenant General Stilwell and others left Guisui, and Han Yunhua led some senior cadres of the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region to see him off.

On 15 July, a delegation of eight US experts to aid China arrived at Guisui by plane, and the Soviet aid team also arrived at Guisui at the time of reunification, and Han Yunhua led some cadres to the airport to greet them.

Subsequently, with the help of the United States and the Soviet delegation to China, the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region began to plan for the establishment of its own unified industrial system, and according to the agreement reached between Han Yunhua and President Roosevelt, the United States will build a large steel plant, a large arsenal, and a power plant for the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region in Baotou. Now Han Yunhua put the location in Baotou, and Han Yunhua asked Soviet experts to carry out a thorough planning of the entire Baotou City, and then build it in a unified manner.

Of course, this project is extremely huge, so it can't be completed in a short time, but no matter how long it takes, Han Yunhua feels that he has to continue this war, after all, it is advisable to chase the poor bravely, and he still understands the truth that he should not become famous and learn from the overlord.

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