This time, Song Zhewu led his troops to the northeast, not only to prevent the Soviet army from taking the opportunity to forcibly occupy the Black Blind Island, nor just to recover the sovereignty of Outer Mongolia, but he also had a private idea that he could not say to anyone for the time being, that is, he wanted to take this opportunity to win the hearts of the people in the northeast, close the relationship between him and the Northeast Army, establish the prestige of himself and his Fourth Route Army, and prepare for the future plan.

It is very necessary to establish a close relationship with the people of the Northeast and even the Northeast Army, and to achieve this, an unprecedented victory is necessary.

In Song Zhewu's view, the problem of Outer Mongolia has been solved. There are only about 100,000 cavalry troops in Outer Mongolia, and this is because after the Soviet troops withdrew last year, they were afraid that Choibalshan would not be able to consolidate their power, so they hurriedly provided weapons to help him expand. It was this unit that the Soviet Army, because of its lack of strength in the border war in the northeast this time, even transferred his absolute main force, the Briyat-Mongol Cavalry Division, to Manchuria to participate in the battle. Except for the Ulaanbaatar Cavalry Division, the rest of the troops were recruits who had been formed for less than a year and had very irregular training.

These so-called recruits can even be said to be herdsmen, because more than half of these recruits are part-time. With such a force and Wei Guanghui's cavalry army, there is almost no suspense about the outcome of the battle.

However, Song Zhewu knew that in order to completely solve the border struggle between the Northeast and the Soviet Union, including the Outer Mongolia issue, the decisive factor was not before the war, but after the war.

If Moscow is very reluctant to swallow this bitter fruit, then the problems of the Northeast and Outer Mongolia will be completely solved, at least there will be no major problems until the end of the Anti-Japanese War. Because Moscow is now under great pressure on the European front, and even his internal consolidation is far from being consolidated, some middle and high-ranking officers from the old tsarist army, and some landlords, capitalists and nobles who have been forced to surrender their property, are constantly looking for opportunities. At the first opportunity, another Kolchak is likely to appear, and the political axes of the West, which are extremely hostile to Soviet power, will not skimp on money and weapons to support the rebels. Song Zhewu believes that Si DL will know this better than him.

Song Zhewu believes that the Great Purge of the Soviet Union before World War II was for this purpose. Through the Great Purge, dissidents and irresolute elements were sent out, and the ranks were purified to consolidate the regime. Of course, such a purge also caused extremely serious damage to all walks of life in the Soviet Union, especially to the combat effectiveness of the army. However, such a purge was extremely necessary for the Sdl, and not only his personal position could not be shaken by any one thereafter, but even the Soviet power could not be destroyed. As for the magnitude of the damage caused, Song Zhewu believed that Si DL knew it absolutely, but he had to do so.

Therefore, Song Zhewu believed that the possibility of success in the post-war negotiations was very great, and the Soviet Union was now extremely reluctant to fight in the Far East, and the battle of the Northeast Frontier was to scare Zhang Xueliang and Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing, otherwise the Soviet Army would not have defeated the Northeast Army on the Eastern Front and then abandoned the occupied cities and returned to the border line actually controlled by the Soviet Union.

And if Moscow is in a big rage and desperately increases a large number of troops to the Far East to prepare for a big war, it will not be something that his troops can solve, his Fourth Route Army will have to drive to the northeast, and even the war cannot be limited to the border areas, and he will not be able to put the Soviet troops on the border, it will be a protracted war. Such an outcome is not what Song Zhewu wants to see. Of course, Song Zhewu believes that the probability of such a situation happening is extremely small, which is why Song Zhewu dares to take risks.

It's just that if you want to solve the problem through negotiations, you must give Moscow some guarantees and sweetness, otherwise it will be difficult to soothe the angry heart of Sdl......

At 4 o'clock in the morning, Song Zhewu, who fell asleep with Kazuo leaning on a chair, was carefully woken up by Mengxi.

Song Zhewu stood up, glanced at the watch on his wrist, quickly washed his face in the basin brought in by the guard, put on his coat with the help of Ye Qing, led Mengxi and Ye Qing out of the tent, and under the guidance of the guard's flashlight, he went straight to the valley mouth a mile away, where was his field airfield, and he was going to see off Mike, Gao Zhihang and others who bombed the Soviet army's Dauri Airport.

Out of the valley, 300 meters to the left is the field airfield, which is already brightly lit, and four DH-10s are parked on the runway and ready for takeoff.

There were lights not only on the runway on the airport, but also in more than a dozen tents, and Song Zhewu knew that Mike and his pilots had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and they had already held back their strength during this time, and excitement before the battle was inevitable.

Since Song Zhewu has been here many times during this time, it can be said that he is familiar with the airport, and he does not need to be led by a vigilant sentry, so he goes directly to Mike's war room.

In the war room, Mike, Gao Zhihang, and six other pilots were reconfirming the specific mission of the bombing around the layout map of the Great Uri Soviet Army airfield on the table. This picture was sent by Luo Hu's task force three days ago.

Seeing Song Zhewu coming in, Mike, Gao Zhihang and others hurriedly saluted Song Zhewu. After Song Zhewu returned the salute, he looked at the excited looks on the faces of Mike and the others, nodded and said, "Are you ready?" ”

Mike stepped forward and reported: "Report to the commander, all the members of the Fourth Route Army Expeditionary Flight Team have been prepared, the fuel and ammunition on the plane have been filled, and now just wait for the commander's order, my boys and I can blow up the Soviet airfield." ”

Song Zhewu didn't say anything, looked at the plan of the Soviet Army's Dauri Airport on the table, and asked, "Are the specific tasks of each plane clear?" ”

Mike pointed to the floor plan on the table and said: "Commander, judging from the information sent back, the Soviet Army's Dauri Airfield is a small airfield, and the maximum capacity in peacetime is only enough for one squadron of fighters, this is an expanded airstrip, and the hangar can only store his fighter squadron, and the bombers of the rest of the brigade and a squadron are parked on the tarmac of the airport. According to the information that has just been received from the task force, 19 Soviet bombers are still parked on the tarmac. ”

Mike shrugged his shoulders and continued: "Our plan is that, after arriving at the airport on time, our two trainer planes with protective armor will first suppress and destroy the Soviet anti-aircraft positions in the four corners of the airfield, and the Soviets have two Harchikaith machine guns in each air defense position, so that ammunition of this caliber poses no threat to our protective armor." ”

"After taking out the air defense positions, two more DH-10s began to bomb Soviet planes parked at the airfield. Due to our insufficient bomb load, it was difficult to destroy all the planes of the Soviet army with ordinary bombs, so we carried a new aerial bomb invented by the commander. As soon as he said the new bomb, Mike's eyes flashed with admiration, this bomb was simply amazing. He had seen the effect of live ammunition, where the bomb exploded, there were flames everywhere, and it could even burn on steel.

"Having blown up the bombers of the Soviet troops, we quickly withdrew. Soviet fighters pulled out of the hangar, refueled and ammunition until take-off to pursue us, this time should be about twenty-thirty minutes, and it will take ten minutes to climb high and accelerate, during which time my DH-10 has already flown 100 kilometers. Although the Soviet fighter jets were faster than my DH-10, the distance of 100 kilometers was enough for us to return to the airfield safely. ”

Michael pointed at Gao Zhihang and said: "In order to absolutely guarantee our safe landing, Chief of Staff Gao has contacted the Northeast Army fighters in Hailar to support us when we return home, and they will drag the Soviet fighters chasing after us, and consume their fuel to the maximum. ”

Through these days of contact, Mike has recognized Gao Zhihang's flying skills, and he has regarded Gao Zhihang as the chief of staff of their Fourth Route Army Air Force.

There was a rapid sound of horses' hooves, and the sound of horses' hooves stopped outside the tent, and the communications staff officer of the headquarters ran in and handed Meng Xi a telegram.

After reading the telegram, Mengxi said to Song Zhewu: "Commander, the task force is calling, and the fire is lit." The Soviet troops in Bolshay Uri were somewhat disorganized, but the airfield was in normal condition. ”

Song Zhewu glanced at his watch, glanced at everyone, and said to Mike and the others: "You are the first batch of qualified pilots of the young air force of our Fourth Route Army, and you are about to fly your warhawk into the first air battle of the Fourth Route Army Air Force, and I hope that your first air battle can leave a brilliant mark in the history of our Fourth Route Army Air Force." Our army will launch a general offensive against the Soviet troops on the Western Front at 9 o'clock, and the Soviet planes pose a great threat to our ground forces, and whether or not we can destroy the Soviet planes will be the key to whether or not we can completely annihilate the Soviet troops. Therefore, I order you to take off immediately and resolutely destroy the Soviet planes on the ground. I am here to welcome you on your triumphant return. ”

All the pilots led by Mike and Gao Zhihang saluted Song Zhewu together. Although Song Zhewu's words were not impassioned, they were very morale-boosting, and Gao Zhihang and several young pilots blushed with excitement and followed Mike to the plane.

Since Gao Zhihang was not only able to liaise with the Northeast Army Air Force in Hailar, but was also very familiar with the topography of the Manchuria area, which was very important for accurately finding the location of the Soviet Army's Dawuli airfield, Gao Zhihang was very happy to accept this task at Mike's suggestion to let Gao Zhihang be his co-pilot.

Because the plan to bomb the Soviet airfield had already been made during the period when the Soviet planes did not take off at dawn, Mike had already begun to prepare. At this time, the aircraft never flew at night, and under special circumstances, it only flew alone, and there was no experience in flying at night in the group, and the planes in the group were close at night, and it was easy to collide; The distance is too far away, and it is easy to get disoriented and fall behind, which makes Mike very nervous. After thinking hard about what to do, it was Song Zhewu who suggested that night lights be installed on the plane to indicate the position of each aircraft, which solved this problem.

Under the gaze of Song Zhewu, four DH-10s with night navigation lights roared one after another towards the dark night sky.

(To be continued)