Chapter 1068: The First Battle of the Air Force

Qiao Youhua looked at the heroic pilots, couldn't help nodding heavily, and saluted them: "Comrades, you have worked hard, welcome you to return from your studies, and from now on you can be loyal to the country and fight for national independence!" ”

Then, Qiao Youhua waved his hand and said: "Okay, you have worked hard all the way, take a good rest and rest, in a few days we will officially form the first air force belonging to our Eighth Route Army!" ”

After speaking, Qiao Youhua turned his head to Guo Meng beside him and said, "Director Guo, please be sure to let them eat and drink well and rest well." ”

Guo Meng hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, the logistics department will definitely go all out to clean up the dust for the comrades." ”

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That night, Li Yansan and hundreds of other trainees who had returned from their studies were warmly welcomed by the military and civilians in the base areas, and the logistics office prepared sumptuous food and wine for them, comfortable rooms, and after everyone had eaten and drunk enough, they also took a hot bath, and then slept beautifully.

The hardships and fatigue of the road were all dispersed, and the next morning, they got up early to assemble and took the lead in coming to Shimen Airport to maintain all the fighters.

Qiao Youhua saw it in his eyes, very happy, after discussing with Zuo Quan last night, it was decided that Qiao Youhua would award the flag to the flying regiment and formally form this first air force unit.

Qiao Youhua thought about it for a while and decided to give this flying group the title of "Falcon", hoping that they could hunt as many fighters as possible of the invaders in future battles and raise the prestige of our country.

The formal flag presentation ceremony requires a lot of preparations, such as the production of flags, military uniforms and epaulettes of the flight personnel, etc., so it will take a few days before it can be carried out.

However, before that, Qiao Youhua decided to let Li Yansan and them drive the fighter to join the ground troops on the front line, launch an attack on the enemy, test their skills and tactics through actual combat, and at the same time it is also a kind of training for them, and strive to temper this air blade more sharply and unstoppable as soon as possible.

After some consideration, Qiao Youhua decided to choose to let Ma Biao's Central Route Army and the Air Force launch an attack, and the target was the Wild Wolf Valley thirty miles southeast of Linyi.

If there is no support from the air, if the ground forces are only to attack, seize the Wild Wolf Valley and open up the roads to Xuzhou, Qingdao and other places, Ma Biao's department may have to pay a lot of casualties, but now with the air force, especially with the Stuka dive bomber, it can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

This dive bomber can carry out more accurate dive bombing on armored targets and fortifications on the ground, and the effect is much better than that of medium and heavy bombers in high-altitude free fall.

Imagine that a bomb weighing hundreds of pounds accurately landed on the devil's fortifications, even if it was a permanent fortification made of reinforced concrete, it could be blown up!

The reason why he chose to let Ma Biao attack from Linyi was decided by Qiao Youhua after careful consideration, the reason is very simple, whether it is to attack Xuzhou from Taierzhuang, or to attack Qingdao, Yantai and other places from Weixian, they will be blocked and attacked by the powerful firepower of the Japanese navy and air force, and the gains outweigh the losses.

When the time comes, the Falcon Flying Regiment will have to fight both in the air and on the ground in the air with the Devil Air Force, and I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve its operational objectives.

However, when Qiao Youhua conveyed his idea and order to Ma Biao, who was far away on the front line in Linyi, he was rejected by Ma Biao, and Ma Biao put forward a better suggestion, that is, it was better to repair the Jinan Airport as soon as possible, and then order the Falcon Flying Regiment to quietly enter Jinan, use it as a base, and directly attack the Qingdao Military Port, surprise it by surprise, and sink the naval fleet of the little devil, even if it can't be sunk all, it will definitely be able to deal a heavy blow to it.

In this way, it will be much more strategic than a joint attack on Wild Wolf Valley by ground and air, and even if Wild Wolf Valley is captured, the secret that the Dragon's Tooth Column has a large number of air force fighters will be exposed, which will inevitably make the Japanese naval fleet vigilant, and it will probably be much more difficult to carry out air raids and bombing against it in the future.

After receiving Ma Biao's meaningful suggestion to call back, Qiao Youhua's eyes lit up, because he had too many things to do, he didn't expect it, and he couldn't help but sigh, there are still many people with great power.

So, Qiao Youhua agreed to Ma Biao's suggestion, and secretly sent a telegram to Zuo Quan, asking him to immediately organize manpower to repair the previously damaged Jinan Airport and prepare to carry out a surprise attack on the Japanese naval fleet.

If this plan can be successful, then it will undoubtedly greatly boost the morale of its own side, and then severely damage the morale of the Japanese army, and at that time, without the support of the naval fleet, it will naturally lose its air supremacy, and it will be much easier for the Dragon's Tooth Column to counterattack the Jiaodong Peninsula and Xuzhou.

After receiving Qiao Youhua's order, Zuo Quan immediately mobilized the officers and soldiers of the guard regiment who stayed in Jinan to secretly repair the Jinan airport.

In just three days, the airport was repaired, and at this time, the flags and armbands of the pilots were finally all done, Qiao Youhua decided to change his original intention, and officially announced the formation of the Falcon Flying Regiment before Li Yansan and them set off.

On this day, in Shimen Airport, flags fluttered, crowds of people, of course, all the people who visited were investigated, ruling out the possibility that Japanese scouts and spies were mixed in. The guards outside the airport are three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, to ensure that the entire Shimen area is under absolute high alert.

In the open space in front of the airport terminal, more than 200 pilots and hundreds of ground crews led by Li Yansan all changed into new military uniforms and formed a neat column, waiting for Qiao Youhua's order with their heads held high.

Surrounded by Guo Meng and others, Qiao Youhua came to the front of the queue with great strides, glanced at all the officers and soldiers of the flying regiment, and said loudly: "Comrades, from today onwards, the Falcon Flying Regiment of the Chinese Air Force with you as the backbone will be officially established. It also means that from today onwards, you will assume the important responsibility and mission of defending the airspace of the motherland and expelling the Japanese invaders. Serve the country! Return to me as soon as possible. ”

As he spoke, Qiao Youhua stretched out his hand and took a red military flag printed with the Falcon Flying Regiment from the hand of a soldier next to him, looked at Li Yansan, who was standing at the forefront, and shouted in a deep voice: "Li Yansan, now I officially appoint you as the head of the Falcon Flying Regiment, with the rank of colonel, come and receive the flag!" ”

"Yes!" Li Yansan was excited, and hurriedly stepped forward and took over this meaningful red military flag from Qiao Youhua's hands!