There are almost 4,000 kilometers of railway mileage from Moscow to Almaty, and several military trains will travel for four days. Lin Jun, www.biquge.info pen "Fun", sat in the command car of the first train, and along the way he and a group of officers have been studying the line problem. Through the map provided by the Chinese embassy, everyone learned about the transit route after arriving in Almaty, which would be a difficult intercontinental transfer. Moreover, the climate in Central Asia in this season is sometimes relatively bad, which is very unfavorable for long-distance attacks by aircraft and troops.

"Andrey, judging from the data, no one should have flown over that plateau yet, and the route from Almaty to Urumqi is blank. Moreover, the line from Urumqi to Lanzhou is a temporary field airfield, and it is not possible that there will be an accident. ”

After reading all the materials, Andrupf was a little worried.

Listening to his words, Lin Jun unconsciously looked at Kurchumov on the side - historically, this captain died in a flight accident when he was passing through Liangzhou, and he was replaced by the deputy captain Prokofiev.

"Comrade Andrey, it is too difficult to fly directly from Almaty to Urumqi. Now that the Chinese have built a field airfield in Ili (now Yining), we can use it as a first stop, and then use it as a springboard to Urumqi. Kurchumov saw that Lin Jun glanced at him, and thought that the chief wanted to hear his opinion.

"I also have the same consideration, the distance and difficulty of the direct flight to Urumqi are too great, and Yining can be used as a springboard. The Chinese side has also built a field airfield in Shihezi, but I consider it too close to Urumqi, and we will only use it as an alternate airfield. Andlupf, after arriving in Almaty, coordinate with the Chinese liaison. ”

"Yes, Andrey."

Everyone present was looking at Lin Jun, although his position was "advisor", but even Andlupf, who was the commander-in-chief, listened to Lin Jun, and of course the others knew about the relationship. Moreover, Lin Jun is a "god" in the hearts of this group of people who aid China's air force, and no one is unconvinced.

After the coordination meeting every day, Lin Jun would go to the back freight car to take a look at the situation of the cargo, in fact, there was Sergeant Major Vasily, so he didn't have to worry about it at all.

The supposed chief mechanic was not Vasily, and even the one-armed sergeant major was not arranged for him to join the support aviation team at all. But after learning that Lin Jun was going to China, and seeing that the personnel and supplies of the air force were concentrated in Zhukov, the sergeant major approached Lin Jun.

"Andrey, take me to China with you. I told them, but they didn't want me to be a cripple. I only have one arm, but I can guarantee that all the mechanics here are not as fast as I am, and if you don't believe me, we can test it out on the spot. ”

Lin Jun knew that the sergeant major really wanted to be with the combat troops, and his experience was definitely the richest among the mechanics concentrated in Zhukov Academy. Although he only has one arm, his experience can guide other mechanics. Lin Jun originally wanted to bring this sergeant major who had fought in a trench with him - with Vasily here, Lin Jun was not afraid that the plane would not be repaired! But considering the health of the sergeant major, he was not included in the list. Now the sergeant major came to take the initiative to ask for help, and he could see that if he rejected his application, it would be a major blow to Vasily, so he agreed to the sergeant's application, and directly asked Arksnis to appoint Vasily as the chief mechanic of the air force to aid China, responsible for the guidance of aircraft maintenance and repair.

For this expedition, Lin Jun has made relatively full preparations as much as possible, which is not only reflected in some major links, but also pays great attention to some small issues: when receiving the visit of the Chinese ambassador to the Soviet Union, Jiang Tinghuang, Lin Jun asked the ambassador to inform the Chinese side and hurriedly prepare some words that read: "Come to China to help the foreigners, and the army and the people will unanimously protect them." The words are on the shoulder, so as not to have misunderstandings, and such misunderstandings have really happened in history. Lin Jun also asked the logistics department to prepare two pistols for each pilot to carry with him, and also designed a special holster so that he would not hinder his movement after wearing it - history has shown that the practice of equipping pilots with two self-defense pistols is very correct.

This expedition was a little different from going to Spain, because all the personnel of the air force were allowed to wear their own medals, which Lin Jun himself did not figure out what was going on (historically, Soviet volunteers who assisted Spain were not allowed to wear their own Soviet medals, but there was no such rule in China). When rebuilding the martyrs' tombs of the Soviet Air Force in the 50s, it was found that many Soviet pilots who died wore their own Soviet medals. ）。

Since the above is allowed to wear medals, Lin Jun naturally also carries all his medals, but he and Andlupuf have come up with a "local policy": they are not allowed to wear them on business trips and celebrations, and they are not allowed to wear them when participating in battles. Regarding the "soil policy" of the two of them, the following people have no opinion: if they sacrifice, they can still leave it to their families as a memorial.

Lin Jun has always paid attention to his "image of going out", and this time it is "going home", of course, he pays more attention. Stalin also gave him several sets of Type 37 uniforms that were "tailor-made" for him, plus his own original ones, so that he would not have to worry about being "disheveled" during his time in China. He always wore the Red Banner saber with him, and he also had two pistols with him: a Tokarev and a Mauser M1932 submachine gun. The equipment on Lin Jun's armed belt was also modified before departure: he got a special cowhide hollow holster for the big Mauser, so that he didn't have to carry the big wooden box every day - if he had to carry a wooden box every day, Lin Jun couldn't stand it, and it didn't match his own clothes, not to mention that entering the cockpit of the fighter plane would get in the way. On one side of the belt, in addition to the original three Tokarev cowhide cartridge sets, three more Mauser 20-round cartridge holders were added.

The design of the new armor belt was very reasonable, and it didn't feel cumbersome at all when you put it on, and his semi-hollowed Mauser caught the attention of the team members - the chief had a good gun.

On this expedition, Vukinskaya's official identity is a military doctor, but she, a military doctor, does not have to treat the pilots of the air force on the front line, and she wants to be with Lin Jun all the time, and Stalin just wants her to keep an eye on Lin Jun, a troublemaker.

After the arrival of the first planes in China, the station will be Nanjing, the capital of the Nationalist Government. At present, the total air force of the whole of China is only 9 brigades, and the aircraft equipped are varied, and the assistance of the Soviet Air Force is urgently needed. At present, the Battle of Songhu has been going on for some time, and although the Chinese Air Force has achieved some initial victories, it has also suffered losses. Due to the inherent deficiency and the inability to receive support from other channels, the situation is extremely critical.

As it entered the territory of the Kazakh SSR, the train was like entering another world, a Central Asian landscape, and the weather became hotter and hotter. For Vukinskaya, from Siberia, the weather here made her uncomfortable.

"It's still a small thing here, but when you get to the west of China, the weather is hot." Lin Jun told his wife.

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On the afternoon of August 22, the train arrived at the Almaty freight station, where the volunteer air force was greeted by Alekseev, the commander of the Almaty base, and his ground crew, who had arrived there in advance.

Since the expedition was secret, few people knew the real intentions of these personnel and planes to come to Almaty, except for the necessary reception personnel. And not only here, but even in Moscow it is not allowed to talk about the actions of the expedition.

The ground crew and pilots here began to carry out intense assembly and flight test work, while the commanders were not idle, making meticulous preparations for the transition. Almaty is 500 kilometers away from the first stop in China, Ili, although this flight is not far, but it is an unfamiliar route for all pilots, and the terrain on the ground is very complicated, either snow-capped mountains or plateaus, or a vast area of no man's land.

At the meeting, it was decided that Kurchumov would lead four DB-3 long-range bombers as the pioneer of the whole team, and all the planes would arrive in Urumqi within three days of the departure of these bombers.

Before Lin Jun and his military train arrived, there were already trains carrying supplies from other regions arriving in Almaty, and a group of DB-3, TB-3 and ANT-9 temporarily converted into transport planes arrived here in advance, and they would be responsible for transporting supplies and personnel to China.

In addition to Almaty, a series of transit airfields in China have also been deployed Soviet ground crews, including meteorological, radio, maintenance and other professional technicians, who have passed by land in advance.

Before setting off, Lin Jun and Andlupuf repeatedly reminded the pilots that safety must be put first, and there should be no non-combat attrition.

On September 5, 1937, all the transfer planes passed through Yili, Urumqi, Gucheng (Qitai), Hami, Anxi, Suzhou (Jiuquan), Liangzhou (Wuwei), and finally arrived in Lanzhou by the Yellow River.

Although Lin Jun was in a hurry to go to Nanjing, he had to renovate in Lanzhou for a few days, because some of their planes were scarred by the bad weather and the makeshift airport, but fortunately there was no attrition. There were many troubles along the way, some planes rushed off the runway and were damaged due to the poor airport environment during landing, and even an SB-2 bomber suddenly fell into a large pit and broke the landing gear during landing, and the big pit appeared on the dirt runway of the newly built airport in Liangzhou. During the inspection, the pilot realized that the wheels had sunk into a tomb!

There is also the fact that China cannot provide high-quality aviation fuel, aircraft engines cannot produce full horsepower, and even once in Urumqi, some Chinese ground crews filled fuel tanks with water! - This made Lin Jun have the urge to kill, and of course, those irresponsible ground staff were transferred out of the airport after Lin Jun's negotiations.

The Chinese side sent a large number of aerial charts, as well as the latest battle reports on a daily basis: the Battle of Songhu is currently in the white-hot stage, and Nanjing has suffered several successive air raids by the Japanese army, with heavy casualties. Lin Jun tried his best to calm his anxious mood and checked the preparation of the troops every day. But there is one thing that makes Lin Jun a little moved: his request to be a shoulder has been responded, and the quilt factory in Lanzhou has sent a brand new shoulder with 500 pieces. In addition to the eye-catching "come to China to help the foreigners, the military and the people are unanimously protected." In addition to the words, there is also a big "blue sky and white sun" mark.

Follow-up planes have also arrived, and they are all to be handed over to Chinese pilots who have come to Lanzhou to train and fly Soviet-style aircraft, and Lanzhou will also become a base camp for training Chinese pilots and receiving assistance aircraft.

On September 8, the two air brigades were finally ready to set off again, and after coordinating with the Chinese personnel, Lin Jun boldly set the route to Nanjing as Lanzhou---- Xi'an---- Wuhan ----- Nanjing, because this foundation originally had relatively complete airport facilities, and the Chinese navigator was also familiar with the coordinates of this route.

Before leaving, Lin Jun asked the Chinese personnel in Lanzhou to find some painters, painted the "blue sky and white sun" mark on all the planes, and also painted a conspicuous mark on the Yi 16 that belonged to him -- his request surprised the Chinese personnel very much, and after the mark was completed, the comrades from the Soviet Union were very curious.

He drew a golden dragon on the side of his fighter - the Chinese dragon!

In response to Lin Jun's request, both the Chinese personnel and the Soviet comrades had questions: Comrade commander, why do you want to draw a Chinese dragon on your plane?

"China's divine dragon is an invincible existence in the sky, the master of the sky, and it will bring us victory!" Lin Jun replied very simply, and his reasons were very sufficient. But unexpectedly, under his own "leadership", the pilots of the flight team all looked like each other, and they all had to mark their planes with their personal logos: there were paintings of everything, and as long as the signs of "Soviet characteristics" did not appear, Lin Jun did not object. Andlupf drew a sharp sword on his landline: in his words, it was called the "Sword of Justice"! And a captain who piloted the SB-2 drew a bear on his landline, which made Lin Jun criticize: "You stupid, have you ever seen a flying bear?!" If you go up, you have to fall off! ”

As a result, the unlucky captain could only change his personal logo: the swallow that has always been light.

At Lanzhou Airport in the early morning of the 8th, under the command of "all take off", all the planes of the two groups flew all the way to the east. By the 10th at the latest, these planes will arrive in Nanjing, the capital of the Nationalist Government. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the WWW.CMFU.COM, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )