Song Zhewu said loudly in a voice that everyone could hear in this bunker of more than 100 square meters: "The Air Force Flying Team of the Fourth Route Army has successfully completed its mission, blew up 29 Soviet planes, achieved the first great victory of our own air force, and ensured the smooth implementation of the general offensive that our army is about to start. Therefore, I decided to reward the pilots who participated in the battle, and reward all the pilots and bombers of your fleet with 1,000 oceans for each Soviet plane you blew up, and you blew up 29 Soviet planes, which is a total of 29,000 oceans. In addition, your victory is inseparable from your ground crew, and the Air Force Secret Service is awarded 30,000 oceans. ”

The people in the bunker shouted excitedly.

Mike and several new instructors to the Fourth Route Army were particularly excited. At this time, the ratio of the ocean and the US dollar is 1:0.82, the 29,000 oceans are more than 26,000 US dollars, although it takes eight people, there will be more than 3,000 US dollars in each person's hands, with the purchasing power of the US dollar at this time, it is definitely a lot of wealth. You must know that the purchasing power of the dollar at this time is much higher than that of the 21st century, and the millionaires at this time can at least be called multimillionaires in later generations.

Mike, with a smile on his face, said: "Your Excellency, dear commander, you miscalculated, not 29,000 oceans. ”

"Wrong?" No, Song Zhewu meditated in his heart again, it will definitely not be wrong, if he can still calculate such a simple multiplication, then he will be a traverser in vain.

Mike smiled narrowly and said: "It's wrong, it should be 31,000 oceans, and the commander of the two fighters that the Soviet army slipped through the net did not count." ”

Song Zhewu understood that Mike was fighting these two fighter planes, although Song Zhewu understood Mike's thoughts, he was not just because of money, which is very illustrative from the fact that he gave up a lecturer at a prestigious school with a superior and stable income. Mike was not only a good aircraft designer, he was also a warrior, a warrior with a great passion for flying, and as a warrior, there was nothing that made him happier than fighting his enemies, even if it was money.

However, Song Zhewu was already very satisfied with the results that his air force had just achieved, and even if the remaining two Soviet fighters could cause some damage to the troops of the general attack, they would definitely not be big, and after the general attack began, these two fighters would probably only have one or two chances to take off, and as long as Xu Fang's troops occupied the airfield, these two planes would die. Therefore, Song Zhewu did not want Mike to lead his precious plane to risk bombing the Soviet Dauri airfield again.

Song Zhewu, who originally wanted to refuse, looked at Mike's eager eyes and swallowed back the words that had already reached his mouth.

As a superior, not only can you not attack the positive surnames of your subordinates, but you must also actively encourage and guide them, and even incite their enthusiasm, of course, this enthusiasm must be within the scope of control. What's more, what his air force lacks now is actual combat experience, and Song Zhewu believes that these young soldiers who followed Mike and other instructors will grow up quickly in the future through this battle.

"Yes, but you have to make sure that we don't lose any planes and people."

After a pause, Song Zhewu couldn't help but remind Mike: "The remaining two fighters of the Soviet army don't pose much threat to us anymore, and whether they exist or not will not have any impact on the development of the war situation." ”

Of course, Mike understood what Song Zhewu meant, but he still said seriously: "Your Excellency, I want to let our young man fly two training planes this time. They needed this flight very much. In addition, I am very, very grateful to Your Excellency the Commander for allowing me to join the dynamic young army of the Fourth Route Army, and I am also very grateful to Your Excellency for allowing me to take up the post of Deputy Commander of the Air Force of the Fourth Route Army. In order for our future to be stronger, they need to stand the test of war. ”

Looking at Mike's sincere gaze, Song Zhewu said solemnly: "Okay, Deputy Commander Harris, I approve your request." If you successfully blow up the two remaining Soviet planes, you can also bomb the Soviet ground troops attacking Manchuria and Zalainuoer, so that you can better train your boys. Go ahead and prepare. ”

Mike solemnly gave Song Zhewu a British military salute. Turned around and went with Gao Zhihang to organize the plane to be loaded and refueled, and arrange the pilot.

Although Mike joined the Fourth Route Army, he still preferred to perform the British military salute, Wu Jin corrected him several times, and finally Song Zhewu nodded and agreed that Mike himself could do this, and other instructors who joined the Fourth Route Army must perform the Fourth Route Army military salute. Song Zhewu's small preferential treatment made Mike sigh for a while.

"There's an airplane." A sentry ran in to report to Li Huan.

These must be the two fighters that the Soviet army followed, and it stands to reason that with the speed of these two fighters, they should have caught up a long time ago, and at this time, they must have met with the planes of the Northeast Army, which delayed time.

Although the protective camouflage had been done, Song Zhewu and the others were still a little worried, and several people came to the front of the bunker protective net to look at the east pointed by the sentry.

I saw two planes appear in the eastern sky, although they were almost in the sky above the airport, but because the other party was flying too high, Song Zhewu couldn't tell whether it was a fighter or a bomber even with a telescope.

"Director Li, are the air defense positions ready?" Gao Zhihang asked uneasily.

"It's all ready, and the air defense company is waiting for Soviet planes to attack the airfield. They said, 'The deputy commander and the chief of staff blew up a large number of Soviet planes, and they are going to fight a few fights as well.' Li Huan said with some pride. However, seeing that Song Zhewu's face was very serious, Li Huan didn't dare to say what he said.

The two planes did not stay over the airfield, but flew directly to the west, and it seems that the camouflage of the field airfield was well done, and the Soviet pilots did not notice anything unusual on the ground.

Song Zhewu put down his binoculars and said to Li Huan: "Director Li, air strike forces will always have an advantage over the ground, even after decades, and if possible, try not to use ground forces to confront aircraft, especially as an air defense force at an airport." ”

Seeing that Li Huan was a little unnatural, Song Zhewu said again: "Director Li, before returning to Laiyuan, as long as the Soviet planes do not discover your airport, you will be a great achievement." ”

"The planes of the Northeast Army are coming." Gao Zhihang shouted.

Looking at the southeast sky, sure enough, four more planes flew in.

Mike held up the binoculars and asked Gao Zhihang: "Gao, didn't you say that the Northeast Army has five planes in Hailar?" Why only four? ”

Gao Zhihang's face was a little gloomy and said, "Maybe it was shot down." The Soviet planes should have arrived here ten minutes late, which should have met with the air force of the Northeast Army. ”

At this time, the two Soviet fighters that flew past had already turned back and rushed straight to the four planes of the Northeast Army. The four planes of the Northeast Army did not engage the planes of the Soviet army, but turned around and flew away to the southeast. The two Soviet planes followed closely.

"Why didn't the planes of the Northeast Army engage the planes of the Soviet Army?" Song Zhewu asked Gao Zhihang a little unwillingly.

Gao Zhihang said helplessly: "These planes stationed in Hailar are 22-year-old models that Dashuai bought from France, and they are relatively old. The fighters of the Soviet army are all new-type, and they have advantages in all aspects such as speed and maneuverability, and if there is an air battle, they are basically the target of the Soviet army. It was already not easy for them to dare to come out and lure the Soviet army this time. There are only four of the five planes left, and that one is estimated to be more than lucky! ”

Gao Zhihang then said hatefully: "Commander, don't worry, we will also take off immediately, and we will go to the vicinity of the Soviet Army's Dauri Airport to wait for them to come back, as long as they land, I will make them unable to fly again......

At 9 o'clock, from Sagang to Zhalainur, to Manchuria and the Dauri region in the Soviet Union, four battlefields within a radius of more than 500 miles were boiling at the same time.

Although the 1st Division and the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Division attacking Sao Gang lacked two infantry battalions, the whole regiment still had more than 4,000 people, plus more than 5,000 people from the 1st Brigade of the Northeast Army who cooperated with them, bringing the total number to more than 10,000. The Soviet army occupied Sao Gang is only a regiment, and the divisional units of the Soviet army are equipped with artillery regiments, but the firepower of their regimental troops is a little shabby, only a few 60mm mortars, such firepower is not even comparable to the first brigade of the Northeast Army, not to mention that the artillery battalion of the first division and the second regiment also has two 75mm mountain artillery companies and a mortar company equipped with 12 120mm heavy mortars.

It was already known that the Fourth Route Army was going to encircle and annihilate the 1st Brigade of the Northeast Army of the Soviet Army on the Western Front with superior forces, and when the 2nd Regiment of mountain artillery and mortars blew up the Soviet army's occupation in all directions, the smoke of gunpowder was filled with thick smoke, and the combat effectiveness was unprecedentedly high, and at the strong request of the commander of the 1st Brigade, the whole brigade of the 1st Brigade launched a group charge, and although the casualties were not small, it still took only 20 minutes to rush to the Soviet position.

Although the Soviet army was very tenacious, the numerical disadvantage was too obvious, and after the second regiment and the third battalion rushed to the position, the Soviet regiment had only a few hundred men left. Seeing that it was impossible to block the [***] team, the commander of the Soviet Army had no choice but to lead the remnants to retreat to Zhalainor.

The troops of the Second Group of the Fourth Route Army under the command of Li Wentian had just arrived at the designated area under cover at nearly 8 o'clock in the morning, and after the troops had only rested for a short hour, the various units began to launch a fierce assault on their designated areas. At the beginning of the campaign, the troops encircling the Soviet army quickly interspersed and seized the commanding heights around Manchuria and Zhainuoer, blocking the retreat of the Soviet army.

Due to the suddenness of the incident, the Soviet troops in the two places were caught off guard, and the Fourth Route Army successfully controlled the surrounding heights and key roads, and the Soviet troops in the two places had to urgently shrink their forces, and the Fourth Route Army did not rush to force a surprise attack, but actively built fortifications, and the situation of encircling and encircling the Soviet army was very obvious.

(To be continued)