After the loss of Nanjing, the Chinese base camp was abolished, and the military committee was still in charge of the military, and the headquarters was located in Wuhan to command the overall situation, so the three towns of Wuhan suffered from the Japanese bombing, and after the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, there were only eighty-one fighters left in the country, and they completely lost air supremacy.

In Chiang Kai-shek's official residence in Hankow, Chen Zikun proposed the idea of bombing Japan, and the chairman of the committee stood up, stomped two steps, and muttered: "Can the air force do it?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "Two years ago, I made a plan to bomb Japan, and in the "Air Force Defense Operations" case A, I planned to use heavy bombers to attack Japan's Sasebo, Yokosuka, Oban, Tokyo and other places......

Chiang Kai-shek said: "I don't want to listen to your talk on paper, what I want is a practical plan, how to bomb, where to bomb, how to escort the fighters, and whether they can return safely after the bombing, these are all problems that are difficult to solve." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Using the existing Martin B10 bomber, renovating the fuel tank to expand the volume, using the cover of the night, taking off from the coastal airfield, and bombing Japan's Kyushu without fighter escort, can theoretically be successful." ”

Chiang Kai-shek pondered, and only said after a while: "The political impact of the bombing of the Japanese mainland is very good, but if it angers Japan and incurs greater retaliation, it will inevitably outweigh the losses, and I will consider it again." ”

The chairman of the NPC committee did not think about it for too long, and soon made a decision to bomb Japan, but the bombers did not carry bombs, but filled them with leaflets to carry out "humanitarian bombing." In this way, the political effect was achieved without provoking the Japanese authorities.

Chen Zikun could only smile bitterly, the commission had too many concerns, and suffered from gains and losses, but it would be best if he could agree, and he immediately began to organize and arrange to select pilots, mechanics, and radio operators from among the air force pilots who could perform this task.

Although the Chinese pilots were brave and fearless, their technical level was generally poor, and it was with great difficulty that a group of capable personnel were selected and divided into two formations to train day and night.

The flight of the mission was selected as an American-made Martin B10 heavy bomber, and three planes were selected for modification, and the bombing mission took the form of a two-plane formation, two for combat and one as a standby.

At the same time, Taierzhuang was in the midst of a fierce battle, the commander of the Fifth Theater Li Zongren led the Chinese soldiers to fight bloodily, annihilating 16,000 enemies, it was another victory after the great victory of Pingxingguan, of course, this victory was like a rebound after the stock crash, it was just a flash in the pan, although the Japanese army lost its troops, but its vitality was not injured, and the offensive momentum was slightly reduced, and in May, Xuzhou was lost.

At 3 p.m. on 19 May, two modified Martin B10 bombers loaded with leaflets took off from Hankou Airport and flew to Ningbo Lishe Airport.

Chen Zikun and Zhou Zhirou, commander-in-chief of the Air Force, were sitting at the Hankou airport tower when they suddenly received a wireless telegram half an hour later that one of the planes had a mechanical failure and had made a forced landing in Jiangxi.

Now everyone is blind, the two-plane formation has become a single plane, the plan has been forced to be interrupted, how to explain to the commission, the chaos in the command headquarters has become a pot of porridge, some people suggest postponing the bombing, some people say that it is important to save people, Zhou Zhirou thought about it again and again, and also decided to report to the commission and postpone the operation.

Chen Zikun pressed the plug spring of the telephone and said, "According to the original plan, isn't there still a spare plane?" ”

Zhou Zhiju said: "I can't find a pilot for the time being, there are few people who fly heavy bombardment, not to mention flying across the sea, it's too difficult." ”

Chan said: "There is a pilot flying across the Atlantic Ocean in front of you. ”

Zhou Zhirou woke up like a dream: "How can I forget you, no, no, you are a general, how can you go out in person." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Today's meteorological conditions are very good, it would be a pity to miss it, don't miss the opportunity and don't come again, bring the flight suit." ”

In Hankou in May, the weather was already very hot, Chen Zikun put on a fleece flight suit and leather boots, came to the plane, and the co-pilot, mechanic, and telegraph operator who had been put together improvised were all in place, and Zhou Zhirou sighed: "I really want to go with you." ”

Chen Zikun patted him on the shoulder: "The rear needs you more." After that, he climbed into the plane, the engine slowly started, and he slid away, and the Air Force ground crew lined up to salute and watch the plane take off.

The substitutes arrived in Ningbo and carried half of the leaflets from the previous plane, while the pilots were busy eating and resting, but Chen Zikun came to the position of the airport guard company, walked around, and saw boxes of mortar shells on the ground, so he picked up a crowbar and pried open the boxes and carried out two.

"Hey, what are you doing!" A soldier shouted.

"Borrow something." Chan said.

"How are you going to take our shells?" The platoon commander of the guard company came out of the house when he heard the sound, and suddenly saw the rank mark on the chest of Chen Zikun's flight suit, which was impressively three gold stars, which frightened him and hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"Take a break." Chen Zikun smiled and said, "Young man, can I borrow you two shells?" ”

"Okay, of course, you can take this box away." The platoon commander said politely.

"Two is enough, just meaning." Chan wrapped the shells in his flight suit and walked out.

"Where do you mean you got it?" The small platoon commander looked puzzled.

Chen Zikun turned around: "Throw it to the little Japanese grandmother's house." ”

At 23 o'clock, a telegram came from the Hankow headquarters: You can attack, I wish you all the best.

Twenty minutes later, the crew boarded the plane and made final preparations.

Twelve minutes before midnight, the runway lights came on, and two Martin B10 bombers taxied off and disappeared into the dark night sky.

The plane flew over the East China Sea, with the moon overhead, and the sparkling endless sea under the wings, for the sake of secrecy, the aircraft was silent on the radio, and Chen Zikun took the initiative to serve as a long plane to fly in front, the cabin was very cold, only the monotonous engine roared, and the crew were nervous, for fear of encountering a Japanese plane halfway.

"This is the Pacific Ocean, there will be no enemy planes, let's take it easy, so who, tell a joke." In order to ease everyone's tension, Chen Zikun chatted with them.

Flying on the sea, all by instruments, Ningbo to Kyushu is a straight line, the sea surface is calm, the air flow is stable, and you arrive at Kyushu Island unconsciously.

Continuing to fly forward on the long coastline, the dark land, is Nagasaki, an important city in Kyushu, home to a Japanese naval base and a number of arsenals, which were the primary targets of this bombing.

Nagasaki is still lit up late at night, and the city's silhouette is clearly visible, which is the street lamps and the lights of factory buildings.

Two planes dropped flares, and then bundles of leaflets were pushed down, and the colorful leaflets were scattered in the air, like a goddess scattering flowers, and the workers on the night shift walked out of the workshop, looking at the leaflets falling from the sky in amazement, and some people picked them up and watched, which was printed in Japanese: The Republic of China Federation of Trade Unions sued the Japanese workers......

Chen Zikun, who was on the plane, picked up a mortar shell from under his feet, knocked it on the floor to release the insurance, and then threw down the shell with the word An Xue written on it, and said something in his mouth: "Xiao An, I bombed Japan for you." ”

An Xue, a native of Nantai County, graduated from the Jiangdong Army Military Academy, was a pilot of Chen Zikun's special plane, died in August last year, on the Songhu battlefield, he committed suicide after parachuting, and would rather die than be a prisoner of the Japanese, he was only 27 years old when he died, and he was married for half a year.

An ordinary 60 mm caliber mortar shell, even on the battlefield, does not play much role, it seems to be the blessing of An Xue's spirit in the sky, this shell that fell from the sky actually fell on the roof of a warehouse in an arsenal, the arsenal that strictly prohibits fireworks never dreamed of being bombed, the roof of the warehouse was blown open, sparks splashed everywhere, igniting the accumulated fuse, causing a big explosion.

Chen Zikun was taken aback: "An Xue, are you really here?" ”

They hurried to the next city, Fukuoka, and twenty minutes later, they flew to Fukuoka, this time the Japanese were already prepared, the searchlights pierced the night sky, the terrible sirens sounded throughout the city, and the anti-aircraft guns began to fire, but they could not hurt the high-flying Martin bombers at all.

Leaflets flew over Fukuoka again, and Chan Tzu-kun dropped a cannonball again: "Little Japan, this is the thin-crusted pie that Uncle Ben rewarded you." ”

However, the shell didn't make that much noise.

The two-plane formation continued to fly, dropping leaflets over Kurume, Saga, and Kumamoto, and circling over Kyushu for nearly two hours; this was the first time that a foreign air force bombed Japan, and the Japanese army and navy air forces did not even have fighter planes to take off and expel them.

After dropping all the leaflets, the plane lightened its load, turned around and headed back, and by the time the red sun rose, the plane was already over the Pacific Ocean.

The return journey was like a rainbow, the two-plane formation dressed in the morning glow triumphantly returned, refueled once on the way, arrived at the Hankou base at noon, after the plane landed, people from all walks of life gathered at the airport cheered and welcomed the hero's triumph.

Chen Zikun did not appear in the hero queue, he got off the plane in Nanchang, and honor was no longer important to him.

However, the Military Council awarded him the highest medal of honor, the Blue Sky and White Sun, as a reward for his command of the bombing of Japan.

This medal has been his treasure ever since, and has been with him until the end of his life.

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Half a month later, the Nationalist army blew up the Yellow River embankment at Huayuankou, east of Zhengzhou, and the flood flooded southward, temporarily blocking the iron hooves of the Japanese army's advance.

According to incomplete statistics after the incident, the embankment burst at Huayuankou, flooding more than 40 counties, destroying 1.4 million houses, sinking 19 million mu of land, bankrupting 4.8 million people, and killing countless people, and causing incalculable property losses.

Beitai was a blessing in disguise, the north was full of Ze country, the Japanese army could not move south, and the defensive pressure plummeted, and at this time, an invisible net had been cast on Chen Zikun.

Although the "paper bombing" had no practical significance, it greatly hurt the dignity of the Japanese Imperial Army, and it is said that the emperor was alarmed, and the Minister of War, Lieutenant General Kotaro Nakamura, issued a strict order that he must take revenge, and in addition to bombing Wuhan with a tooth for a tooth, he must also punish the specific parties involved.

The Japanese spies lurking in Wuhan sent a secret telegram to the Central China Dispatch Command, reporting that the culprit of the bombing of Nagasaki was General Chen Zikun, chairman of the Navigation Committee.