Although the Japanese shot down 18 P-40 fighters from Agni, this could not change the reality that they were shot down by Agni with 12 fighters and 8 bombers, not to mention that the Soviet Air Force shot down 3 Japanese fighters in a row without one damage. In terms of the number of fighters lost on both sides, the Japanese army suffered a loss, but it was Zhao Zhi who actually suffered, and Zhao Zhi lost more than one of the fighters in three battles, after all, Zhao Zhi's way to replenish the fighters was too far and the cycle was too long.

In three consecutive air battles, although dozens of enemy planes were shot down, the three squadrons that were engaged in the battle also lost nearly one-third of their planes, but fortunately, it was a defensive operation on the mainland, and all the pilots who successfully parachuted were rescued, leaving Zhao Zhi with valuable talents with actual combat experience, on the contrary, 42 Japanese pilots were killed, and 11 others became prisoners of the Jewish Fifth Army, and the other Japanese pilots who parachuted did not know where to go.

Compared with the loss of dozens of fighters, this group of pilots made the Japanese commanders feel even more painful, all of them were elites with thousands of hours of flying experience and fought on the Chinese battlefield, and with the gradual expansion of the scale of the war, it was no longer possible to spend such a long time training new people, so it was extremely precious. To the great surprise, Zhao Zhi did not shoot the prisoners outright as he had done before, but imprisoned them in a prisoner of war camp next to the Geyue Mountain Training Base, which covered an area of more than 100 acres and was opening its mouth wide and preparing to accept more prisoners.

The Japanese air force was very unhappy after being suppressed by the fierce fire over Chongqing and losing a large number of fighters, and the commander, who was entangled in the insufficient number of fighters, mobilized a large number of fighters from other theaters to be transferred to the airfields in Hanzhong and Yuncheng to stand by, and the Japanese air force needed to regain their lost glory in Chongqing. Zhao Zhi was not idle after the fire lost a third of the fighters, and after interrogating the captives and learning that they had flown from Hanzhong and Yuncheng, after a moment of silence, a bold idea appeared in Zhao Zhi's mind.

The jeep was speeding down the road, Zhao Zhi lit a cigar and held it in his hand, the smell of cigar smoke rose in the carriage, and soon dissipated the fatigue brought to Zhao Zhi by the whole day of meetings. Zhao Zhi looked at the table below, and saw that there was still plenty of time, so he dispelled the idea of asking the driver to speed up, and just instructed the driver to clamp the convoy at a constant speed and drive forward slowly, but his mind recalled the scene at the meeting just now.

Due to the frequent provocations of the Japanese air force in Chongqing, the atmosphere of the meeting was somewhat tense. Zhao Zhi simply introduced the current situation of the air battle in Chongqing, "Since the Agni Flying Team was stationed in Chongqing, it has repelled three bombing and attacks by the Japanese air force in a row, although it is said that it has shot down and damaged dozens of Japanese fighters, but Agni has also lost one-third of its fighters, and the ground anti-aircraft artillery has also been damaged" Saying that, he pointed to several blue arrows representing the Japanese army on the military map, "Yuncheng in Shanxi and Hanzhong in Hubei are two important airfields where the Japanese air force is stationed, according to what we know about the Japanese, They will never rest on their laurels, so Agni still needs to continue to garrison Chongqing."

Zhao Zhi paused slightly and continued, "These are just my preliminary inferences, but whether the real intentions of the Japanese army are like this is unknown. For the sake of prudence, I order: 1. The First Army Corps immediately accelerated its advance out of Shanxi, and hastened the capture of Zhangwu County under the quota of the mercenary troops. 2. The Fifth Army continued to garrison Chongqing in coordination with Agni to prevent the Japanese air force from continuing to carry out large-scale air raids on Chongqing. 3. Comprehensively inspect weapons and equipment and increase the storage of ammunition. 4. Immediately after we arrived in Chongqing, the Second Army Corps broke away from the brigade and went to Xi'an to establish an advance base."

But Adam, who spoke next, voiced his concerns: "Once the Japanese army in Shanxi attacks our First Army, and the troops of the Nationalist Government and the Jin Sui Army do not resist, what will we do?" After all, we are not a regular army, and if we don't have the support of the government, how can we fight the Japanese with our more than 20,000? ”

Zhao Zhi said with a solemn expression, "Chairman Jiang is looking forward to our attack, but there are many factions in the national army, just like Adam said, once they encounter a large number of Japanese troops, those national troops and the Jin Sui army are likely to retain their strength and slack off, so the battle in Shanxi is very likely to be alone!" Therefore, all of you here must be mentally prepared, and the only ones who can help us are our own troops."

The officers were greatly disappointed, and after learning that they were destined to fight a war, the stubborn and belligerent elements in the blood of the Europeans immediately showed themselves, and they all came up with ideas on how to fight the Japanese army, and the theme of the meeting had unconsciously changed from analysis of the situation to pre-war preparations. Unconsciously, most of the day had passed, Zhao Zhi was about to end the meeting, and overheard Hans sitting silently in the corner, it is said that Hans had studied at the German Army University before joining the Rockman family, how could such an important military meeting not let him express his opinion? ”

"Hans, what do you think of the current situation, tell me?"

Hans took a deep puff of his cigarette and said slowly, "I think that the occupation of the whole of China is an arrow on the bow for Japan, and it has to be launched, so China has only one way to actively respond to the war." Although we already have 100,000 soldiers in five regiments, we are far from strong enough to compete with the Japanese army, so we must not confront the Japanese army head-on, but concentrate our forces on attacking their vital points and make them afraid and painful, only in this way can we have the opportunity to implement our final plan."

Zhao Zhi pondered, glanced at the officers present, and asked, "Can you go into more detail about what you said?" Zhao Zhi deliberately asked this, and most of his officers were Jews who had been purged by the SS from the Polish, German, and British armies. They are all good at leading troops to fight and charge, but when it comes to the analysis of the situation and the battle situation, I am afraid that it needs to be improved, after all, the highest position among these people before the war was only a lieutenant colonel. Zhao Zhi asked Hans to speak, just to lead the topic so that the Jewish officers could learn to analyze the situation and the situation on their own.

Hans sighed lightly and continued: "I once went to the army non-commissioned officer school of the Japanese army, and I have a certain understanding of the Japanese army, first of all, weapons and equipment, the Japanese army's light weapons do not have much advantage over the descendants of the Central Army, and the Type 38 rifle and Type 11 light machine gun are even inferior to the European weapons of the Central Army, but the Japanese Army has an overwhelming advantage in artillery, tanks and other heavy equipment. The second is the military quality of officers and men; because Japan has a complete range of military academies and schools, the army has perfect military regulations and infantry drills, and at the same time the training is extremely harsh, coupled with a long-term education in militarist ideology, the Japanese army has a relatively high military quality and a strong fighting spirit of initiative. ”

Adam pondered for a moment and asked, "Then what did you find the weakness of the Japanese army?" ”

"Arrogant and short-sighted," Hans blurted out.

Adam hurriedly asked, "What is your basis?" ”

Hans explained, "The early intelligence collected by the German army shows that the total number of Japanese troops when they occupied the entire three eastern provinces was only more than 10,000 people, and the attack on the 300,000-strong Northeast Army without the right time, place, and people is enough to show its arrogance!" Although it can divert the attention of all countries in the world, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of Western countries and the anti-Japanese sentiment of the Chinese people, so it is short-sighted."

Looking at the young officers' focused expressions, Hans nodded approvingly, and then said, "Of course, these are just my own opinions, whether they are correct or not still need to be verified by yourself, you must be bold and careful in the process of fighting the Japanese army, do not always rely on heavy firepower to break the enemy, use more tactics, and be flexible and mobile to fight with the Japanese army, don't forget, our weapons and equipment are much better than theirs."

After Hans finished speaking, the meeting fell into a short calm, and the officers present could be said to be experienced in a hundred battles, and they were very experienced in fighting with soldiers, but when they heard Hans say this, they suddenly realized that the war was no longer so simple, and they all fell into deep thought. The Jews gathered far away in Kunming, but their battlefield was in Shanxi, and it was impossible for the reserve troops to rush to the fighting area, and to a large extent, they would face the situation of fighting alone in the future. The 20,000-strong army had no advantage in the face of tens of thousands of Japanese troops, and their only help was skillful use of tactics against the enemy.

Seeing that the officers under him began to learn to think about the means of coping, Zhao Zhi was quite pleased, and it seemed that the double reed played by himself and Hans had achieved the expected results. "Hans is right, you are all people who lead soldiers, and every soldier is your compatriot, so don't think about using heavy firepower to fight hard with the Japanese army, which is very bad for us, you must be able to use your brains, and you must learn to use tactics and stratagems to face your enemy" Zhao Zhi's words drew an end to this meeting, and also opened a door to the hearts of his officers.

The sun began to set in the west, and the long rope-like convoy was still speeding down the road, the soldiers on the cars huddled together and dozing off, and the non-commissioned officers near the tailgate of the carriage remained vigilant. The vigilance of the non-commissioned officers satisfied Zhao Zhi in the jeep, and a qualified soldier should retain his vigilance at all times, which is also the only criterion by which Zhao Zhi can measure a soldier.