Chapter 574: Flying Tigers

China's war preparations against Japan have not been slackened, especially after the outbreak of the economic crisis, China knows very well that Japan will embark on the road of aggression and expansion sooner or later, and China and Japan are so close that as long as Japan makes any change in its interests, it will damage China's interests, so its preparations for war against Japan are becoming more and more adequate.

A total of 20 radars were deployed in China throughout the Ryukyu Islands, mainly searching for areas where Japanese warships often moved in the north and east, and Qiao Yu was in front of one radar at this time.

Compared with later generations, this radar is far from being compared, and the device for receiving signals is not a plate-shaped, but uses five horns, arranged up and down, used to receive signals, which looks very interesting, but this is already the best radar of this era.

Yang Sen, who was in charge of the Ryukyu guards, introduced to Qiao Yu: "President, this radar can detect targets dozens of kilometers away, and our guard troops are like having clairvoyance, which can detect the opponent's movements in advance, whether it is an aircraft in the sky or a ship on the water, it can play a role." The progress of technology is really indescribable, in the past, in addition to relying on scouts to investigate, more to see the generals according to the situation, make their own judgments, even if it is a great general, there are times when judgment is wrong, now after the progress of science and technology, the situation is very different! ”

"Technological progress is indeed remarkable, but don't indulge in it, technology is not omnipotent, and it depends on the judgment of the commander at critical moments, for example, the radar will be affected by the weather clouds, the fog on the sea surface will also be affected, and the machine itself will also have problems, these are all loopholes!"

Yang Sen's face was also slightly red when he heard this, it seemed that the president was still a knowledgeable person, and he was bloody when he spoke. The initial radar power was insufficient. It is very affected by the weather. Cloudy weather, for example, can have a serious impact.

"I'll give you an idea. You can recruit a group of blind people, whose eyes will not see, but their ears will become very sensitive if the plane invades in a big way. They can hear the engine from a greater distance, so they can be warned! ”

This method is not original to Qiao Yu, in the history of the British in the British air war used this way to deal with German aircraft, but Janssen is the first time to hear of it. If you think about it carefully, the president's proposal is absolutely feasible, and if a person is physically disabled, it does not mean that it will be abolished, on the contrary, it will play an unexpected role.

"The president's idea is too clever, but I'm afraid I can't find enough blind people for a while, and they have to be trained to recognize the sound of the engine!"

"The military has already begun to prepare, not only for the Ryukyus, but also for the entire southeastern coast, as well as the Sino-Soviet border in the northwest. We must strengthen vigilance to prevent accidents! ”

Qiao Yu mentioned the Soviet Union. Yang Sen also seemed to want to say something at this time, but he didn't know where to speak, and he looked like he wanted to say something.

Qiao Yu saw it and smiled: "Do you think that the government should attack the Soviet Union!" ”

"President, the only thing that can threaten China from the land is the Soviet Union, and by cutting off this great threat, China's northern frontier will be able to sit back and relax. In addition, I heard that Stalin was engaged in some kind of purge recently, and the entire Soviet Union was in chaos, and the losses must have been very heavy, and the combat effectiveness was seriously weakened. ”

Qiao Yu shook his head slightly: "The Soviet Union is indeed a threat, but you can't act rashly, you have to count on the Soviet Union to deal with Germany, in addition, the Soviet Union's social system is special, one more day will put more pressure on the Western world, and even a spur for us, the Soviet Union will remind us that we must govern for the people, let the people's lives get better and better, and enjoy more and more power, otherwise we will face the danger of being overthrown!" ”

Qiao Yu has also been thinking about the problem of the Soviet Union repeatedly, and even said that he is more attentive than dealing with Japan, from the current point of view, China's most urgent opponent is Japan, and for a long time in the future, the direct threat will come from the Soviet Union, and the final opponent is the United States.

Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States are the three obstacles on China's road to world hegemony. As for the fact that the United States and the United States have more temporary friends, the most troublesome is the Soviet Union.

Qiao Yu originally wanted to wipe out the red empire from the face of the earth in one fell swoop, so that China's national defense and security situation would be greatly improved, but Qiao Yu immediately vetoed this idea, in addition to cheapening Germany, Qiao Yu has deeper thinking, if you want China to really go to the top of the world, the decisive factor is still in China.

The foundation of a strong country is to establish a rational mechanism to ensure social fairness and give every citizen the right to full development.

In the final analysis, it was the lack of an effective restraint mechanism, and in the Han and Tang dynasties, the power of the family lords lost its limit, and eventually the imperial power fell aside, resulting in the turmoil of the Three Kingdoms and the division of feudal towns.

During the Song and Ming dynasties, China tried its best to restrict the martial arts, control the family, and even restrain the imperial family, but the problem followed, that is, the civil and official groups became bigger, they relied on their own privileges, wantonly annexed land, colluded with the merchant gangs, corrupted the rule of officials, and the country's armament was lax, and civil strife was numerous, and finally both dynasties died at the hands of foreign races, which became the biggest pain in Chinese history.

Throughout Chinese history, you will find that China's greatest enemy is not from the outside, but from within, the Song and Ming dynasties were all because of the peasant uprising, coupled with the bureaucratic infighting consumed a lot of national strength, before finally perishing, especially the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by Li Zicheng's rebel army.

To put it bluntly, with China's size, as long as it solves its internal problems, establishes a proper mechanism, and effectively restricts interest groups, it will be able to remain invincible.

From the current point of view, China's largest interest group is Qiao Yu's own single-handedly supported Sichuan forces, including the military, government bureaucrats, and powerful conglomerates, especially the consortium power is Qiao Yu's greatest concern, at present China is still controlled by the United Democratic Party, currently in the critical period of construction, plus the threat of World War II, it is necessary to concentrate forces.

But then there must be a split of powers, if it is not handled well, China will inevitably embark on the path of the United States, the whole country will be kidnapped by the consortium, if it goes to that point, there is no doubt that it is a crime against the country and the nation.

In fact, the enviable welfare system of the Western world was also developed during the Cold War with the Soviet Union, and the welfare system of the Soviet Union was ahead of most European and American countries, and the cost of living of the Soviets was very low, and the cost of education, medical care, housing, water, electricity, gas, etc. was much lower than that of the United States, and often only required to pay a symbolic fee.

The irony is that during the Cold War, the Soviet Union played the slogan of democracy, while the United States played the slogan of freedom, and in the fifties and sixties the Soviet Union was regarded as a beacon of democracy, the main reason was that the social welfare treatment was better, while the United States could only flaunt freedom, and when the Soviet Union was defeated, the Americans unceremoniously put the two laurels on their heads.

A strong Soviet Union had a catfish-like effect on the world, forcing all capitalist countries to reform to give greater benefits to their people.

Qiao Yu's mind on the Soviet issue is very delicate and complicated, and Qiao Yu is not sure enough to defeat the Soviet Union, Tsar Nikolai said that there are two generals in Russia, one is January and the other is February!

The cold climate was the natural protector of the land of the Soviet Union, and a rash attack would never end well.

"Zihui, the problems of the Soviet Union are more complicated, and I am afraid that they cannot be solved by war alone, of course, we must also be prepared for war. In addition, if the Soviet Union cannot withstand the German attack, our army will have to destroy Germany at all costs, in short, there can be no unified Europe! ”

After Qiao Yu inspected the Ryukyus, he was about to go to Taiwan, when British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sent a telegram, hoping that China could send some pilots as soon as possible to assist Britain in defending its homeland!

Prior to this, the United States had already sent its first pilots to Britain to assist Britain in defending its homeland, and in May, Britain already knew that France would be defeated, and Germany would attack the British Isles, and Germany would definitely take large-scale air raids.

Therefore, Britain also began to plan the operation of its own air defense, but the British pilots suffered great losses in the Western European battlefield, and the German war machine was so sharp, that the British had a serious lack of confidence and had to ask for help from China and the United States.

Roosevelt had not completely gotten rid of the pressure of isolationism at this time, and it was okay to send supplies to Britain, but it was more difficult to send a large number of armed men, so Roosevelt chose an inconspicuous figure Air Force Captain Schenolt to go to Britain, and he came forward to recruit American pilots to form an air force to support Britain, this Schenolt was the famous Chennault in the original time and space!

However, this level of support is obviously not enough to meet the needs of Britain, and now four Chinese aircraft carriers are heading to Europe, with a group of skilled pilots on board, according to the original plan, these pilots are mainly responsible for fighting submarines, and now Churchill hopes to get them to Britain as soon as possible to participate in the battle to defend the British Isles, and it is better to get more air support from China.

Qiao Yu knew that this was an excellent opportunity to intervene in Europe, and it was necessary to send troops, so Qiao Yu ordered the air to formally form a support British Air Force, of course, aiding Britain could not affect China's combat effectiveness, and a small number of elites were selected from the air force, and then a large number of personnel were selected from among the young cadets, and they still participated in the war in the name of volunteers.

This team got a resounding name: Flying Tigers! (To be continued.) )