Chapter 40: Changes in the Pattern of War (1)

"I love the blue sky ...... of the motherland." When flying in the blue sky, Zhang Bo always unconsciously hummed the song of the pilot. The daily routine investigation was extremely boring in Zhang Bo's opinion. After graduating from high school, he was admitted to the aviation school, and his dream at that time was to become a fighter pilot and take down all enemy planes that dared to roam the blue sky of the motherland.

Zhang Bo piloted the latest biplane produced by Wuchang Aviation Group, which was jointly developed by Wuchang and Curtiss of the United States. The aircraft, which took three years to develop, is known as one of the most brilliant roses in the achievements of Sino-US cooperation.

The modified aircraft, which was eventually named the Eagle III, was capable of reaching speeds of up to 360 kilometers per hour and, of epoch-making significance, was equipped with radio communication equipment. In fact, the most satisfying thing about this aircraft is that the engine factory is located in China, and no matter how good the others are, it is a biplane and will inevitably be eliminated.

Of course, as soon as this aircraft was released, the Air Force ordered 1,000 planes, which were filled with 20 large and small aviation schools across the country, as well as the newly formed Air Force Combat Wing. Interestingly, this aircraft is not a simple fighter, it can also carry a 227-kilogram or four 53-kilogram bombs.

Zhang Bo was the first batch of air forces to follow the main force of the Chinese People's Volunteers, and a month has passed since the days of the two brigades and 16 Eagle-3 planes regularly patrolling and reconnoitring every day.

"097, 097, watch ahead, watch ahead." The voice of Liao Haibo, the captain of the long plane pilot, came from the radio, and Zhang Bo's excited hands trembled, and he quickly concentrated. Less than a minute after the two planes flew forward, Zhang Bo was stunned by what he saw.

On the main road along the railway, the dense marching brigade could not be seen at a glance. "097, I found out about the situation and followed closely."

Liao Haibo was also nervous in his heart. Today's discovery is so amazing, the current location is more than 500 kilometers from the airport in Novosibirsk, and the plane is two hours away.

"Comrade commander, Chinese planes were spotted ahead." On the train slowly moving eastward, Frunze was looking at the map, the chief of staff came in to report, and the commissioner on the opposite side, Stalin, was expressionless. Nothing seems to have happened?

"Got it, don't make a fuss, it's hard not to be discovered with such a large marching procession." Frunze replied, still a little regretful in his heart. It's definitely better to be found out later. However, this idea is not realistic, and the use of aircraft for reconnaissance and bombing has already been heavily embodied in European wars.

"Comrade Commander, what about our planes? Now it is the enemy's reconnaissance plane, and the next time it is impossible to say. Stalin reminded him, and Frunze nodded: "The advance airfield is still under construction, and our planes will arrive tomorrow at the earliest." He said to the chief of staff: "Organize forces." Prepare air defense, just in case. ”

Ten aviation groups were subordinate to the Far Eastern Army, of which there were six bomber groups, three fighter groups and one reconnaissance aircraft group. this period. It is the bomber that has been given more attention, and the role of the fighter has not yet been taken seriously.

Du Hei's "Air Supremacy" will not be published until next year. It is only China that attaches so much importance to the role of the Air Force. And the investment is huge, and even the near-top product of the Hawker III, a biplane, was born more than ten years in advance.

It's obvious. Frunze did not pay enough attention to the danger caused by the aircraft, and it was true that Stalin was a special envoy, but the possibility of pointing fingers in front of Frunze, who had great prestige, had not yet been born.

There is no doubt that Frunze's military talents are quite remarkable, but the problem of lack of knowledge in front of the traverser is definitely there. The Battle of Crimea was probably the pinnacle of Frunze's military career, and the so-called extreme must be opposed, and Frunze, who was appointed commander of the Far Eastern Army in this time and space, was naturally the biggest military trump card that the Soviet government could come up with.

The reason why Frunze was used was precisely because he saw the great danger of Kolchak's remnants and the ambitions of Chinese imperialism. It was in this way that after a great victory on the Southern Front, Frunze was transferred to the Far East.

"097, lower the altitude to eight hundred meters, watch out for anti-aircraft fire." Liao Haibo calmly issued an order, and the joystick was pushed. The long dragon that I saw at an altitude of two thousand meters before was much more intuitive to reduce the altitude. Liao Haibo, who was born as an overseas Chinese in Nanyang, experienced the Qingdao War and the European War, and was appointed as a major captain after returning to China.

"097, return!" Liao Haibo's voice sounded again, and Zhang Bo noticed that the fuel gauge would fall off halfway if he didn't return, which was not a joke.

The two planes flapped their wings and flew away, and the Red Army officers and men on the ground made a false alarm, and at the instigation of the political commissars, they continued to roll eastward, vowing to fight all the way to the sea, and completely destroy the reactionary White Russia and the invading imperialists.

"Commander-in-chief, the main group of Soviet troops in Omsk is advancing eastward, and its vanguard is currently about five hundred kilometers from Novosibirsk." Li Daxiong had a wind at his feet and rushed into the joint command. There is a bargaining contest going on here, against Kolchak and Qi Zhenghong.

"It seems that it is difficult for us to convince each other, so let's do it, our army is responsible for the defense line of ten kilometers to the north, and the defense line of the middle and south roads is defended by your army." Kolchak glanced at Li Daxiong who rushed in, and a flash of displeasure flashed across his face.

Qi Zhenghong was very unhappy in his heart, because of this issue of command, Kolchak has been entangled, according to Qi Zhenghong's meaning, he should be in charge of the unified command, the problem is that Kolchak's view is just the opposite.

"Then so be it, the defense of the city of Novosibirsk, leave it to our army, I am very worried about the combat effectiveness of your army." Faced with a big war, the command was not unified, and Qi Zhenghong was also very annoyed. The key is that he doesn't look down on Kolchak, and thinks that his subordinates are a group of rangers, and it is difficult to put them together.

In the face of Qi Zhenghong's contempt, Kolchak was furious, but aerial reconnaissance had already discovered that the main force of the Red Army was advancing eastward, and now was not the time to quarrel. "The city is defended by Djerikov's First Army." Kolchak, of course, had to fight for it, although Dericho had the quality of a warlord, but after all, he was Russian.

"Okay, let's arrange it like this, hurry up, now we have no more than a week to prepare." Qi Zhenghong endured his disgust and waved his hand like a fly. Kolchak took his hat and walked away without saying a word with a low face.

"The commander-in-chief, the Air Force reported that the main forces of the Soviet army were advancing eastward, and it is estimated that the Omsk side poured out. There were so many people that you couldn't see your head on the plane. Li Daxiong didn't even look at Kolchak, and hurried to report.

Qi Zhenghong walked to the huge sand table, frowned and said, "The situation is very bad, Kolchak is not cooperative at all. ”

Li Daxiong said: "Fortunately, the two wings of the air force have arrived, let them attack, so as to delay the speed of the Soviet army and gain more time to prepare." ”

At this time, Wei Yue, the commander of the 53rd Division, and He Yingqin, the chief of staff, came in, and when they saw the two Wei Yue, they smiled and said: "The commander-in-chief, the military seat, and the two independent heavy artillery brigades have arrived, my mother, the cannon barrel is so big, each regiment has four guns, one is a train gun, and the other is a truck tractor." Wei Yue excitedly gestured with his hand and said: "The last time I met in Chita, I only saw 280 train guns, this kind of 210 howitzer, it's the first time I've seen it, there are these two brigades, enough for the Soviet army to drink a pot." ”

"Don't fight the idea of separate heavy artillery brigades, these two brigades are directly under the General Command of the Volunteer Army." Qi Zhenghong's words, Wei Yue became a deflated ball, but He Yingqin, whose face did not change, stepped forward and said with a smile: "Commander-in-chief, where is the location of our division?" I heard from the brothers of the Air Force that the main force of the Soviet army is advancing eastward, and now this defense line is a bit chaotic, so let's settle down quickly. There's also a brigade that is still guarding the railroad, so you have to bring it back to us quickly. ”

When Qi Zhenghong heard this, he sighed and said: "This battle is not easy to fight, let Delikov send a brigade to take over the railway garrison." Then he said to Li Daxiong: "Go, invite the Air Force brothers." ”

"Commander-in-chief, no need, we've arrived." Feng Hua's whisper came from the door, the commander of the Wehrmacht Air Force was only a major general, and his status was not as good as Qi Zhenghong. Feng Hua's position was very correct, and he didn't rely on Fang Dashuai's favor to mess around.

Qi Zhenghong was very polite to Feng Hua, not because of how much role the European war aircraft played, but because the Air Force was in front of the commander, that is, the main house was born, the army was born in the second room, and the third aunt of the navy was the child.

Feng Hua stepped forward to salute and greet: "Good commander-in-chief." "Commander Feng is polite, I have a request for you, the Soviet army is advancing eastward, moving along the railway, it is estimated that there will be no less than 400,000 people, is the air force attacking and making some trouble for the Soviet army."

Feng Hua Zhengse said: "Commander-in-chief, although I am the commander of the Air Force, but this time I came to Novosibirsk, and the commander explained very clearly, the Air Force must unconditionally obey the orders of Commander-in-Chief Qi. ”

"Okay, then the hard brother of the Air Force, let me blow it all the way along the railway, and it would be best if I could delay for a day or two." Qi Zhenghong actually did not hold out much hope, after all, in the existing war, the power of the air force is not enough to influence the course of the war.

"Yes, plus spare planes, my two wings have two hundred and thirty planes, ready to attack at any time." Feng Hua felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but it didn't show it on his face. This year, don't look at the importance of Fu Shuai, in other navies and armies, the air force is raised by a little wife.

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"Hurry, hurry, hurry." At the airport where the snow had not yet melted, the ground staff were busy flying. Although no Soviet planes were found, Feng Hua still made a cautious deployment, the first wing attacked, half of the bomber group and half of the fighter group of the ten brigades, and the second wing made preparations and waited for the first wing to return to attack.

In the loudspeaker at the airport, the "Pilot's Song" is playing, which means that Novosibirsk is already the blue sky of the motherland.