Chapter 131: Goodbye, Nanjing
On the morning of February 10, a large number of soldiers appeared outside the airport of Daxiaochang, some of them guarded the airport with loaded guns and ammunition, and the other part began to build field fortifications around the airport. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
As the de facto supreme commander of the Daxiaochang airfield, Lin Jun was not surprised by this phenomenon. As one of the most important tactical targets, the airport was already garrisoned by troops, which would only be a reinforcement of the defense - the devil's army was not far from here.
In addition to a small amount of ammunition for machine guns and cannons, bombs and incendiary bombs have long been completely consumed in the ammunition depot at the airport, and there are more than 100 tons of fuel at the airport. The time for retreat is just around the corner, just yesterday the Japanese advance occupied Jurong, and the personnel of Jurong Airport blew up all the airport facilities at the last moment of evacuation, only giving the Japanese army an empty shell burning with skyrocketing fire.
Since the air battle 10 days ago, Japanese planes have not appeared in the skies over the Nanjing Theater, and Chinese and Soviet planes have only made several sorties to support the defenders in the front, using limited ammunition to boost the morale of the defenders.
At noon that day, Sergeant Major Vasily found Lin Jun.
"Captain, all preparations have been completed. In accordance with your orders, all aircraft are fully stocked and fueled, and the bomber modification has been completed. Except for a half-base of fuel reserved at the oil depot and fuel trucks, all other gasoline has been filled into barrels and is waiting for the Chinese army to receive it. β
"Vasily, this time we can't do it again like in Madrid." Lin Jun pinched the sergeant's empty sleeve, "Go and notify the Chinese personnel to collect gasoline, and then hand them the arson torch and the wine bottles and soap and laundry detergent we prepared in Spain." β
"Yes, Captain."
The unit guarding the colonel factory is called the ****** "Iron Guard" of the teaching corps, this unit has been stationed and trained in Nanjing for more than four years, is the elite of the elite of the army, because to guard Nanjing, so did not participate in the battle of Songhu, did not suffer any losses, and the morale of the officers and soldiers is high. As a unit stationed in Nanjing, the teaching corps is also very familiar with the nearby terrain and will be the main force in the defense of Nanjing. But this unit, like any *** army, lacks enough anti-armor weapons, and Lin Jun decided to teach them the "Andrei cocktail" he named, at least to kill more devils.
The moment Vasily went to run errands, a large group of people in tunics and suits came to the airport, led by a middle-aged man in his forties.
"Hello, General Andre, Qian Dajun, director of the first division of the chamber of the chairman of the Military Commission of the Republic of China, is here to make a front stop for the chairman to evacuate Nanjing to the airport." The visitor introduced himself. He knew that the Soviet officer in front of him knew Chinese well, so he didn't beat around the bush.
"It turned out to be Mr. Jiang's chief of guard, disrespectful, disrespectful."
Lin Jun had met Qian Dajun once in the first few meetings with the veteran, but he didn't know his identity, since he said it directly, Lin Jun was not ambiguous, and the person in front of him also liked others to call him "chief of guards", because this person was injured in the Xi'an Incident to protect the veteran, and he also fulfilled the duties of the chief of guards, and he has always been proud of it.
"Director Qian, when will Mr. Jiang evacuate, and what cooperation do you need from us?"
"Arrive at the airport at five o'clock tomorrow morning. General Andrey, this is top secret, and we also need your help. β
Lin Jun knew the importance of this matter, "Don't worry, I know it." Tomorrow we will evacuate to Nanchang with Mr. Chiang's plane, which will be escorted by all our fighter jets. β
Qian Dajun's expression was a little decadent, and he couldn't see where to go in this situation now.
This Qian Dajun is a hardcore ** element, and he loves money like his life, and he dared to resell arms during the Anti-Japanese War, and even was called a villain and a hooligan within the country, and he offended many people. But because of his prominent position and his devotion to ******, he sat in his current position. Because he was greedy for money and offended many people, ****** had to transfer him out of the chamber for a while after he evacuated Nanjing. However, due to the support of Soong Meiling, he still got a shortage in the Aviation Committee and served as secretary general and chief of staff. In February 1938, he took over the post of director of the Aviation Committee, specifically commanding the war against Japan, and became the de facto commander of the Air Force.
If it were just the above reasons, Lin Jun would not have remembered this Qian Dajun: he was such a scoundrel and hooligan, in mid-May 38, in order to expose the atrocities of Japanese militarism in reckless military force and harm to others and himself, he organized the Air Force to sail to the Japanese mainland to drop 'paper bombs' (that is, propaganda bombs full of leaflets) at night. At that time, someone asked Qian Dajun: 'Why don't you use paper bombs instead of bombing Tokyo, Japan?' He replied: "A bomb is not as meaningful as a paper bullet." In addition, the bomb was too heavy, and the plane could not fly that far with the bomb hung. It was this time that he planned the operation and "bombs are not as meaningful as paper bombs." This sentence made Lin Jun in his previous life remember this number one person in the army.
"Director Qian, please tell Mr. Jiang that if there are too many people who need to be evacuated and there is any inconvenience, I have prepared 40 temporary seats here, but each person can carry a suitcase with a maximum length and width of no more than 60 centimeters, and the weight must not exceed 20 kilograms, and you must prepare warm clothes, because the conditions of the seats are very poor, and some have to be chained to the aisle of the cabin."
Lin Jun knew that some powerful people had not had time to evacuate, and the situation in Nanjing was already very tense, and the ships at the wharf were insufficient, so Lin Jun temporarily asked Vasily to lead people to "tidy up" the more than 20 bombers left behind, and each plane was enough to "stuff" more than a dozen people, anyway, no bombs would not be overloaded, as long as the counterweight was arranged, more than 20 bombers were enough to allow more than 200 people to evacuate. Lin Jun will last stay at the colonel's factory All the Chinese and Soviet ground staff have already booked "seats", of course, the temporary passengers inside will definitely not be comfortable.
As soon as he heard Lin Jun's words, Qian Dajun's eyes lit up a lot: "Thank you so much General Andre!" I'm worried about the lack of planes, and these dozens of seats are the answer to our urgent needs! β
Lin Jun finally let go of the hand he was holding tightly, and said, "I don't know how many of the former director's subordinates have not been evacuated?" β
"None of the 12 people who came with me have been arranged, and I am worried about this again, and I may need them to evacuate from the waterway with the general staff, but it will not be arranged until the chairman of the committee evacuates."
Qian Dajun understood very well: of course, it would be more convenient and convenient for the people in the attendant room to evacuate than ordinary public servants, but it was not very easy in the current situation: the officers and commanders of all the troops were busy preparing for war, and no one had time to pay attention to the ordinary attendant room personnel at that time. Besides, even if it is a smooth retreat, it will not be possible to arrive in Nanchang in a day or two, and he, the chief of the guard, will soon become a bare-bones commander.
"I think everyone under your command is very skilled, if you can stand it, the bomb bay of the bomber can fit 20 people, but they have to be tied to the bomb rack with strips of cloth and rope, and the two-hour flight is not easy."
Since there are already 40 places left, then simply be more generous and leave the bomb bay to you, as if it was another favor, and it is estimated that no one will complain about the bad environment of the flight.
Qian Dajun did not answer Lin Jun's words, but instead took the twelve "woods" guarding in the distance (the elites of these attendant rooms looked at them like emotionless woods, to put it bluntly, they were Lao Jiang's security personnel and bodyguards. Called over.
"General Andrei has booked a place for you in the bomb bay of the bomber, but the seat is not very comfortable, it will take two hours to get to Nanchang, and you want to take a step forward."
Qian Dajun's question was also interesting, and the woodmen answered simply: twelve people took a step forward together.
"Thank you General Andrei yet."
"Don't thank me, if you don't scold me when you arrive in Nanchang tomorrow." Lin Jun didn't dare to ask these guys to thank him, these two hours were not so easy, "Tomorrow I will wear a warmer one, I must get a hat that can be bolted and put on, it is windy in the sky." β
After Qian Dajun signaled his subordinates to leave, Lin Jun said: "Director Qian, there will be no air force personnel in the colonel factory after tomorrow's evacuation, please coordinate with the garrison army, blow up all aviation facilities before the Japanese army occupies here, and don't leave anything useful for the Japanese army." β
"Don't worry, you won't leave anything for the little devils. By the way, according to you, our people at the airport will also be evacuated from the air together? β
"Yes, in addition to the personnel evacuated from the waterway in the early stage, there are 152 ground staff in the airport, and all of them will take a flight to Nanchang this time. Judging from the cooperation between the two sides during this period, the ground staff of your army have very high professional quality and are extremely rare talents, and I want to give priority to ensuring the safety of this group of people. β
Qian Dajun's questioning was because he was surprised: he had prepared places for more than 100 Chinese ground crews, and because there was still a surplus, dozens of seats were reserved for the magnates in Nanjing. And Lin Jun's answer was clearer: In my eyes, those ground crews are much more important than your magnates, and it's not bad to leave you dozens of seats!
"I don't care what other people's planes he wants, it's good to be able to leave so many seats." Qian Dajun is also an understanding person, thinking after listening to Lin Jun's answer.
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In the early morning of December 11, all the planes at Daxiaochang Airport were ready to take off, all personnel were in place, and the materials that had to be taken away were also loaded.
At five o'clock, in the early hours of the morning, the ****** convoy drove into the airport.
Last night****** summoned officers above the major general level in Nanjing to give a lecture, and Lin Jun saw that Lao Jiang's complexion was very bad, and it is estimated that he did not sleep all night.
Lin Jun was dressed in a flight suit and walked up to Lao Jiang, "Mr. Jiang, I will escort you as the leader of the fighter brigade." Lin Jun said after saluting.
Usually, Lin Jun is relatively casual when he sees ******, but at this time, who is uncomfortable in his heart, a military salute is very standard.
"There's General Lawr. General Andrey, we will be back. "Lao Jiang actually returned a military salute to Lin Jun, which is rare.
"When we run away from Little Japan, we will definitely be able to come back." Lin Jun said, but he was thinking in his heart, "I didn't expect ****** to be able to say such classic words, but what he said was right, he could still go back to Nanjing after beating away Little Japan, but he couldn't come back when he ran to Taiwan in 49!" β
"General Andrei, those of my attachΓ©s will trouble you."
"Rest assured, I guarantee that they will arrive in Nanchang safely. Mr. Jiang, the time is almost up, please board the plane. β
Lao Jiang has two special planes of his own, and Zhou Zhirou, Kong Xiangxi and others who went to the Daxiao Factory together can take the second one, but those who are not qualified enough can only stuff Lin Jun's bomber.
With the help of the ground crew, the magnates of Nanjing were crammed into the cabin of five SB-2s, which were full of sea - the lucky ladies and the older ones could still have a makeshift seat, and the others could only sit on the floor of the cabin crammed, and even the rear machine gunner was stuffed with three people, and the strong ones were lying in the aisle of the engine room - they were already very comfortable compared to the guys in the attendant room, and Vasily had temporarily laid a wooden plank in the bomb bay, tied to the bomb rack with wire and rope, Then he stuffed the guys in hats and leather jackets and tied them with ropes.
The people in the attendant room were still full of gratitude to the people of the air force, originally they were ready to be tied to the bomb rack, but they didn't expect that there would be a plank to lie down, and the treatment was much better than expected.
Before taking off, Lin Jun checked the situation of each bomber, especially told those temporary passengers some essentials when taking off and landing, so as not to be hit and bruised and swollen. Tell them where not to touch and where to catch, so that they don't have an accident when they get there.
The guy on the bomb rack is to be taken care of: "When taking off and landing, you must seize these two places, otherwise it will not taste good to hit your head against the wall!" The passengers above will tell you when you landed, got it? Lin Jun took care of the past one by one.
At 5:45 a.m., all preparations for take-off had been made, all those who should be evacuated had been registered, and only the garrison was left at the airfield.
Lin Jun took off with a squadron in advance, followed by Lao Jiang's two special planes, and the other planes had to take off in a few minutes, because Lao Jiang's plane had to circle over Nanjing.
Looking at the ancient city of Nanjing shrouded in the night, Lin Jun didn't feel good in his heart: "Nanjing! β
At six o'clock, the group of planes was formed in the sky above the Daxiao Factory, and flew to Nanchang under the guidance of the Yi 16 piloted by Lin Jun. At this time, Lin Jun, who was in the cabin, saw that the sun was about to rise in the east.
"Nanjing, I will definitely come back!"
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