"On August 14, the 26th year of the Republic of China, the Fourth Flight Group of our Air Force encountered the Japanese Air Force for the first time in the sky over Wuhu. At that time, Gao Zhihang, the captain of the Fourth Brigade, led his troops to engage in a fierce battle with the most famous naval Kaoya Air Force in the Japanese army. On the 15th, more than 60 planes of the Kaya Air Wing came to take revenge, but after the first battle, 17 of them were shot down by our heroic air force officers, and the commander of the Kaya Air Wing, the Navy Osashi Ishii, committed suicide by caesarean section after the war! ”

"On April 29, the 27th year of the Republic of China, we should all remember that it was the birthday of the Japanese Emperor Hirohito. The Japanese Air Force was preparing for a large-scale air raid on Wuhan on this day as a birthday gift to the emperor. The enemy's conspiracy had already been grasped by our side, and the aviation units quickly assembled around Wuhan and stood by to meet them. At 2:30 p.m. on 29 April, dozens of Japanese fighters took off from Anhui in a multi-layered formation and secretly attacked Wuhan. Our army's air force was in full standby and dispatched dozens of fighters to intercept it. During this battle, Chen Huaimin, a second lieutenant pilot of the Fourth Air Force Brigade, did not choose to parachute when he was seriously injured and his fuel tank caught fire, but drove his plane into the enemy plane that pounced on him from behind, and died with the enemy...... And Chen Huaimin's sacrificing life and righteousness collided with the sky, which made the officers and men of our army more courageous, and also made the enemy feel terrified, and the whole line was defeated in just half an hour. In this battle, our army shot down 21 Japanese planes in one fell swoop, including 11 fighters and 10 bombers. The Chinese Air Force lost 12 fighters and suffered 5 casualties. The '4.29' air battle was also the most glorious air battle victory since the Anti-Japanese War......"

“…… Counting carefully, our air force and the Japanese army fought fiercely many times, and although they retreated again and again for various reasons, they did not fall behind. But I don't understand, why can the Japanese now be so rampant to drop bombs over our escort capital? It is because those brave pilots such as Gao Zhihang and Chen Huaimin died in battle. Or is it because I, the commander-in-chief, are incompetent? ”

……

The Air Force held a meeting.

Air Force Commander-in-Chief Song Meiling spoke first. She first reviewed the outstanding achievements of the Air Force, and then looked at the Air Force generals present with a cold face.

"Commander-in-chief," Zhou Zhirou lowered his head, he could understand Song Meiling's anger, in fact, he was under far more pressure than Song Meiling alone today...... Most of Chongqing's urban areas were bombed by enemy planes, and the first thing that came to people's minds was their air force. If it weren't for the lack of the Air Force, how could the Japanese planes dare to be so arrogant on the heads of the Chinese? Last night, the residences of many high-ranking government officials were bombed, not to mention the homes of the Chen brothers. Luckily, it wasn't serious, but a big hole was blown open in the wall. But the problem is that although the Chen brothers are powerful, they are relatively incorruptible. The two of them lived quite frugally among the many members of the Kuomintang, and they never appropriated public funds...... So. This wall is not easy to repair. In addition, the liaison office on the Eighth Route Army's machine room street was also bombed...... Zhou Enlai knew that his position in Chongqing was embarrassing. It's kind of easy to talk to. I also called and complained a lot...... In addition to these, many senior members of the party-state called to ask what was wrong with the Air Force and why it failed to block enemy planes.

But doesn't he want to stop it? The Japanese silently made a big circle, evading their observation posts, and came as quickly and as often as they could, until they found out. When the Air Force hurriedly took to the air to meet the battle, they were almost in Chongqing...... In the final analysis, this should be more of a problem for the intelligence services. But Zhou Zhirou understands very well that he is now in the eyes of everyone, if he shirks responsibility. It will only make Song Meiling more and more angry, so no matter how much responsibility there is, you must take it first. When Song Meiling's anger is gone, she will naturally remember that his good son is coming...... Originally, Mao Bangchu relied on himself as the chairman's nephew, and he had a lot of credit, secretly manipulated authority, and wanted to turn the Air Force into his private property, but he was swept away all at once, and he is only a colonel now. This kind of lesson from the past, he naturally has to see clearly.

"Commander-in-chief, as the commander of the Air Force, I am willing to take full responsibility for the defeat in this air battle!"

"I'm not here to find someone to take responsibility, but to find a reason! I just want to ask, why did you lose so much this time? Chongqing is the capital of China, and the sky here is still not the sky of our party-state! Song Meiling was very angry, she could see Zhou Zhirou's thoughts at a glance. But although she wanted to get angry, she couldn't. After all, after disposing of Zhou Zhirou, where did she find such a useful and obedient commander-in-chief of the Air Force? Mao Bangchu? Please, how hard did she have to convince Chiang Kai-shek in order to get that bastard away? How can the tiger return to the mountain again?

"Madam, the most fundamental reason why Chongqing has been repeatedly bombed by the enemy is because we have too few planes and too few pilots...... Although Japan does not have a fully established air force, its army and naval aviation combined have several thousand aircraft. Although we had the help of the Soviet Aviation Volunteers, compared to the Japanese, we could hardly keep up with a fraction of it. Under such circumstances, no matter how brave our pilots were, they could not cope with the bombing and attacks of the Japanese one after another. In fact, our pilots are already tired. They've been flying desperately. Just like Second Lieutenant Chen Huaimin, who pretended to die in Wuhan, said, every flight they made was treated as the last time they flew ......."

Zhou Zhirou lowered his head, and a white man with sharp eyes and two deep nasolabial folds on his face suddenly stood up excitedly, dancing with his hands,

"You can't blame these valiant soldiers. They have done their best. This time, Chongqing was bombed, and it was those of us who were most responsible. And not those soldiers. ”

"Colonel, I didn't blame the soldiers." Song Meiling looked serious, "Never." I'm just not angry. We had the best and bravest pilots, but could not cope with those hateful Japanese invaders...... Do you know the pain of watching your own soldiers fight against enemies several times your number again and again? But I've been tormented by this pain for two whole years. I used to treat this air force as a treasure and was reluctant to let them fight. However, they told me with their records that they did not need my protection, that they had to protect their own people, to do their duty as soldiers...... But now, it's beyond their capabilities. The people are complaining about them. Even if they knew that they had done their best, they were still complaining. That's why I've called you to a meeting. What should we do to change this. This is both for our people and for those soldiers! ”

"Ahem......" A dry cough sounded suddenly.

"General Qin, do you have anything to say?" The white colonel quickly stretched his face in front of Qin Wei, "Do you know what to do?" I've been waiting for your speech! ”

"Colonel Chennault, I am really flattered by what you said." Qin Weigan laughed twice, "I just joined. I don't know what the situation is, why are you waiting for me to speak? ”

"I know the people here. Seriously, I don't like the way you Chinese speak, so I'll just say it......" Chennault stared at Qin Wei: "The reason why I will wait for you to speak. It's because I know that no one here, including myself, has a solution to the problem we are facing. And from what I have learned from my work with Madame Chiang over the past few years, it is impossible for her to invite you to the meeting if you have no way to understand the current situation, and she has appointed you as the deputy chief of staff of the Air Force...... She expects a lot from you.

"And what does this have to do with you?" Qin Wei asked with a smile again. When I learned that the person in front of me was Chennault. He paid special attention to this Yankee. Speaking of which, with his understanding of the history of the Great War of the Second Century. Among the generals of the United States. He also saw two, one was Marshall and the other was Eisenhower; The rest, such as MacArthur and others, he didn't think there was anything remarkable at all. Because in his opinion, with the strong industrial power of the United States, replace these people with different people. It is possible to achieve the same result. MacArthur was first almost captured by the Japanese, and then ran away with 80,000 American troops and his deputy commander, and then was beaten by Lao Peng in Korea and lost his armor, and was defeated again and again. It's obviously the kind of goods that you don't remember to eat; And the famous General Patton was also too short-tempered and easy to create confrontation and dislike him. After all, modern warfare is no longer a matter of two generals, what is needed is the coordination of the whole.

In addition to these big names, "Flying Tiger General" Chennault's help to China in the Anti-Japanese War has always been in his heart. You must know that this old man stayed in China for eight years, until the end of the Anti-Japanese War. If it weren't for the "Flying Tigers" led by him, China would have had even more difficulty in the most difficult period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

"General Qin, it doesn't matter if it has anything to do with me, I just want to know Lu Dao now, what do you want to say, or are you just having an itchy throat?" Chennault didn't pay attention to Qin Wei's question, still staring at him and asked.

"I don't have an itchy throat!" Qin Wei smiled bitterly.

"Then you have something to say! Let's talk about it. I'm sure many of you are eager to hear your advice. Chennault added.

"Actually, I don't know anything about the Air Force," Qin Wei smiled bitterly again, he understood what a straight tube was, and this Chennault was obviously that. No wonder this guy dared to stand up to the general when he was just a captain, and was forced to retire later. But then again, if it weren't for the U.S. military's lack of eyes, Chennault wouldn't have been picked up by China. That's a big bargain.

"I believe that others don't know about the Air Force, but you Chief Qin don't know about the Air Force, I don't believe this!" Song Meiling took over the conversation and directly denied everything Qin Wei had just said, "Don't use this kind of words to prevaricate me." I called you this time to ask you to help me figure it out. ”

"Let me help me figure it out, then I asked you to send Colonel Chennault to the United States, why haven't you given the order until now?" Qin Wei suddenly asked rhetorically.

“WHAT？” Chennault exclaimed before everyone else, "Send me back to America? For what? Am I doing something wrong? General Qin, you have to give me a reasonable explanation."

"Colonel Chennault, I don't need to explain it to you." Qin Wei shrugged his shoulders: "In the United States, there are many top-notch pilots, and they are idle at the moment, I heard that there are many who are not even enough for living expenses!" And what about us? I just happened to make a small fortune, and I had the money to hire them...... Let you, the American, go and invite them, what is there to explain? Of course, it would be even better if you could bring some more planes along the way. ”

"What do you mean...... Let me go back to the United States to recruit volunteers? Chennault's mind was not slow, and he immediately thought of what Qin Wei meant.

"You should be a general, colonel!" Qin Wei smiled for a moment, and then changed his serious expression: "But the American pilot is just far away!" Far water can't quench the thirst of the near. Therefore, if we want to deal with the bombing of the Japanese army, we must first find another way. ”

"What's the solution?"

Not only Song Meiling, but everyone else was also apprehensive by Qin Wei's suddenly serious expression. Does this guy really have a way?

"Magic!" (To be continued......)