Chapter 683: National War (II)

Several green 'color' flares rose into the sky. This is a signal from the aviation control tower, and the meaning is clear: take off.

"Tutu Tu Tu ...... Sudden ......"

The propellers of the first fighter immediately spun, then the second, then the third, then the fourth, the fifth, the sixth...... Not only the fighters, but also the twin and four-engine bombers began to spin the propellers, and the whole airfield was filled with the deafening roar of the engines, and nothing else could be heard.

Soon, the first fighter began to glide on the runway of the airport, and in a short time it rose into the sky, and then more fighters and bombers took off, except for a very small number of planes that were finally forced to withdraw from action because of engine failure, the more than 200 planes of all kinds on the Jinzhou field airfield rose into the sky and flew to the east without hesitation.

These planes will cross Liaodong Bay, fly hundreds of miles, and launch an air attack on Gaiping, a strategic point on the western side of the Liaodong Peninsula.

Stand on the air control tower and look at the planes that are going away. Jiang Dengxuan, commander of the Air Force Task Force, was also quite emotional.

"This is the war of the industrial age, three-dimensional war."

Jiang Dengxuan couldn't help but recall the years when he studied aviation in Germany, back then, he was not very optimistic about the development of the Air Force, after all, this kind of flying machine made of wood and canvas is difficult to give people confidence, it is difficult to imagine that these thin planes can sink warships and destroy fortresses, but with the development and progress of technology, Jiang Dengxuan finally saw the moment of the rise of the Air Force, and what made him even more proud was that this moment was created by his own hands, due to the successful air raid on Lushun, Now that his name Jiang Dengxuan has become a household name, this is certainly a means for the center to deliberately improve the confidence of the people, but it must also be admitted that Jiang Dengxuan, as the commander of the air force task force, has indeed fulfilled the task that the center has 'assigned' to him.

This task is not only to strike at the Japanese naval fleet in Arthur, but also to cultivate an independent air force for the center and China's armed forces.

At that time, the president will no longer be the "commander-in-chief of the army and navy", he will become the "commander-in-chief of the army, navy and air force", and Jiang Dengxuan may be very likely to be the first commander-in-chief of the air force.

To be able to have today's status and glory is inseparable from the president's weight. It is inseparable from Zhang Xiaozhun's recommendation, Jiang Dengxuan is very clear about this, he is determined to play this role well, neither to disappoint the president, nor to let Zhang Xiaozhun not come to Taiwan, you know, when the initial decision was made on the commander of the Air Force Task Force, Meng Fei once had a good chance of winning, and in the end, it was only because his 'character' was too "frivolous" that he missed the post of commander, and Jiang Dengxuan was able to take office and become the commander of the Air Force Task Force.

Jiang Dengxuan understood why the first choice in the center's mind was not him, because in the past, he got closer to Duan Qirui, a veteran of Beiyang, not because he was bent on taking refuge, but purely to repay his kindness, when he graduated from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School and returned to China, if it wasn't for Duan Qirui to promote him, he would probably be pushed aside like Cai Yi and Jiang Fangzhen.

Now the situation is different, just the day before yesterday. Duan Qirui has formally submitted his resignation to the center, resigning from the post of army chief, and Cai Yi has taken over. Duan Qirui's subordination actually announced the complete end of the Beiyang power, and from then on, the term "Beiyang" will officially withdraw from people's field of vision.

Duan Qirui left, and Xia Ye took the train south on the same day, it is said that he went to Tianjin to live in seclusion, Jiang Dengxuan could not send him, so he could only take a telegram, comfort him with kind words, and send a thousand yuan of "Cheng Yi", not much money, just to show his heart.

Yesterday morning, Li Xiehe, director of the 'attendant' office of the Presidential Palace, sent a telegram to Jiang Dengxuan, appreciating Jiang Dengxuan's "benevolent and righteous act," but at the same time reminding Jiang Dengxuan that his main task at present is to command the air force in combat. He is the president's right-hand man, and his words can actually be regarded as the president's words, the president is reminding Jiang Dengxuan that he appreciates Jiang Dengxuan's righteousness, but at the same time, he does not want Jiang Dengxuan to continue to maintain close 'friendship' with Duan Qirui.

Jiang Dengxuan understood what the president meant, so he immediately replied to the telegram, indicating his intentions, and he knew it very well. Whether he can be the commander-in-chief of the independent air force depends on the president's words.

But it is not enough to just say a few words of loyalty, Jiang Dengxuan also understands that the president is a "meritocracy", and in order to truly win the president's trust, he must let the president see his talents.

In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Jiang Dengxuan did not close his eyes all night, and it was not until all the attacking troops took off that he breathed a sigh of relief, leaned on the railing, and watched the planes go away.

"National war, national war! Let the Air Force accept the baptism of national war! Let the Air Force usher in glory under the banner of the national war. ”

Looking at the dense small black dots in the sky, Jiang Dengxuan breathed a sigh of relief.

……

At the same moment when Jiang Dengxuan, commander of the Air Force Task Force, was standing on the aviation control tower and looking up at the sky, on the other side of Liaodong Bay, another senior commander of the National Defense Forces was also looking up at the sky.

He is Wu Luzhen, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy in the Liaodong Campaign, and now, while looking up at the sky, he looks at the wall watch from time to time, and the hour hand of the wall watch has pointed to the position of eight o'clock.

"If all goes well, the Air Force assault force will rush over Gai Ping at about nine o'clock."

This sentence was said by Jiang Fangzhen, who was standing next to Wu Luzhen, as an important staff officer to assist Wu Luzhen. Jiang Fangzhen knew very well the thoughts of the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, a long time ago, Wu Luzhen had been planning a plan to recover the territory of Northeast China, and the center also gave full support to his plan, the reason why the Liaodong Campaign was fought so smoothly was not only the advanced weapons of the Chinese army and the high morale, but also the hard work of Wu Luzhen in the previous years, disguised reconnaissance, training troops, raising combat materials, building combat readiness warehouses, and building strategic highways...... All this work was carried out under the auspices of Wu Luzhen, the "General Office of Frontier Affairs of the Three Eastern Provinces," and all this work had been completed before the start of the war, and it was precisely because of this. The center finally decided to start a war against Japan immediately.

One of the reasons why the central center appointed Wu Luzhen as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy in the Liaodong battlefield is to commend him for his great contributions to the cause of national defense.

Jiang Fangzhen is now very envious of the senior of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, although he also hopes to be able to serve as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, but he also understands that the central center has its own perspective of considering the problem, and let Wu Luzhen serve as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, this appointment is not abrupt at all, in fact, before the appointment was officially released, many people had already guessed that Wu Luzhen would command the troops to fight on the front line, and the president asked him to do the "General Office of Frontier Affairs of the Three Eastern Provinces", I am afraid it was for this war.

Seeing Jiang Fangzhen peeking through his thoughts, Wu Luzhen smiled faintly, put the watch back in the pocket of his military uniform, and then took a pair of binoculars from the adjutant's hand and looked south.

That's the Gepin front, only six kilometers away.

This is the Xihe Fort where the former enemy headquarters is located, and more than 10 kilometers north of the Xihe Fort is Boluo Fort, which is now the logistics base of the front-line troops, and a large number of ammunition and 'medicine' are piled up there, relying on the South Manchurian Railway, which can be easily transported to the front-line positions.

In order to ensure the smooth artillery sortie, the engineering unit has used two days to build five railway branch lines on the narrow plain south of Xihe Fort, relying on these five railway branch lines that are very close to each other, and 15 'guns' of train guns can go forward several kilometers away. Then heavy artillery was used to suppress the 'sex' and 'shooting' attacks on the enemy forces in Gaiping.

These fifteen 'guns' train guns are the biggest trump card in Wu Luzhen's hands, in the face of these naval heavy guns, any fortifications, fortresses are vulnerable, if necessary, even the train guns can be driven to the coast, and the Japanese fleet for artillery battles, the destructive power of train guns is much stronger than that of the air force, and in today's battle, the train guns will be the first to fire, kicking off the battle.

"I think it's almost time, let's get over it."

Wu Luzhen glanced at Jiang Fangzhen and saw that the other party nodded, so he took the adjutant to the railway line, boarded a light rail car, and marched towards the train artillery position under the escort of the guard company.

Soon at the front line, at this time, all the train guns have entered the 'firing' position, the muzzles of the guns have been raised high, pointing in the same direction, the cable connecting the gun positions has also been laid, as long as an electric signal passes, the fifteen 'guns' train guns will roar at the same time.

When the artillery commander Shen Shanglian saw the former enemy commander-in-chief coming, he hurriedly rushed over and saluted.

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief! Our department is ready to shoot! 'Shoot' at enemy positions at any time! ”

"Gather all the artillery officers and men, the commander-in-chief has something to say." Jiang Fangzhen said.

"Everyone, assemble!"

"Squeak————squeak————"

Shen Shanglian's order was immediately conveyed, and when the whistle sounded, most of the officers and men of the artillery position immediately gathered in front of the rail car, while Wu Luzhen stood on the roof of the rail car and began to lecture the officers and men.

"Look at the south side, there's Gaipin over there! That's Chinese territory, and we're going to take it back from the Japanese invaders! This is a national war, a great national war! We want to win the honor of soldiers in the national war! We want the Japanese to see the strength and strength of the Chinese soldiers! And you, you artillerymen, will fire the first shot in today's battle! Where is the honor of the country? The glory of the country is in the sound of your cannons! Where is the dignity of the nation? The dignity of the country is also in your cannons! ”

Speaking of this, Wu Luzhen stopped, glanced at the officers and soldiers, and then asked loudly.

"Now, as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, I ask you: what is the responsibility of the artillery?"

"Invincible!"

The officers and soldiers shouted in unison, and Shen Shanglian on the side smiled proudly, this slogan was invented by him back then, and now it has become the motto of all artillery units of the Wehrmacht.

"What are you?"

"We are artillerymen!"

"What is the responsibility of the artilleryman?"

"Invincible!"

……

Half an hour later, to the sound of the artillerymen's slogans, the first round of artillery fire began.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

"Boom! Rumble! ”

The sound of cannons made the earth "agitate" and "sway", and in this cannon sound, the artillerymen got the honor they hoped for.

In the sound of artillery, the Japanese position in Gaiping fell into a state of chaos, and the black smoke and dirt raised seemed to be roaring, and in this roar, the morale of both the enemy and the enemy was gone, and the position was completely shrouded in gunsmoke.

This is the long-awaited national war of the Chinese military.