Chapter 153: Intelligence Comes from the British
"Why do you have to fight hard? Why do you have to fight hard? The Chinese have studied the art of war for thousands of years, so wouldn't it be okay to make a circle around the Japanese? ”
After Zhou Zhirou came out of Chiang Kai-shek's office, her legs were fluttering.
200 enemy planes in World War I.
The Air Force actually achieved such a record? It's true?
It seems to be true.
And it's not just as simple as 200 enemy planes, bombing Wangjiadun Airport, they also killed how many ground crews and pilots of the Japanese army don't know how many roads, and even their naval aviation commander blew off a hand...... In this way, the skies in Chongqing will be safe for at least a few months.
Zhou Zhirou sighed, he was extremely self-blaming.
For what? Why didn't you think of making a circle for the Japanese in the first place? That's right, this plan was made by him, Wang Shuming, Huang Bingheng, and Chennault, but if it wasn't for Qin Wei's reminder, how could they have thought of this? Since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, they have been just risking the lives of those precious pilots to fight the Japanese?
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"Chief Zhou, what did the chairman say?"
Back at the headquarters, a group of people waiting in the conference room immediately gathered around Zhou Zhirou and looked at him one by one. But it is undeniable that compared with the gloom after each previous air battle with the Japanese army, everyone at this time was excited, and although everyone tried to suppress it, it was certain that as long as he said Chiang Kai-shek's praise, it would immediately be a sea of cheers. It can even be compared to yesterday's battle after the pilots returned.
"The chairman praised our actions this time, believing that we had played the prestige of the Chinese Air Force. However, the chairman also warned us to be on guard against a Japanese counterattack at any time. After all, more than 200 planes are nothing to the Japanese, although they hurt their tendons. But it is far from the point of moving bones. ”
Zhou Zhirou decided to hide more compliments, firstly, he didn't want everyone to be too excited and forget about the imminent threat, and secondly, the A6M1 model was like a nightmare, emerging from the bottom of his heart from time to time. If Qin Wei's intelligence was accurate, it was an aircraft that could make them defenseless. Although Song Meiling has informed Hu Shi to immediately apply for cooperation with North American Airlines in the United States to design and formulate a new fighter, who knows when the kind of aircraft that can compete with the A6M1 will be designed? The data of the new aircraft of the Japanese sounds terrifying.
What's more, how could the Japanese not retaliate? More than two hundred aircraft. The entire Hankou airport is empty, so it's no wonder that this devil is not in a hurry and has red eyes.
"Chief Zhou, after destroying more than 200 enemy planes, the chairman only praised us a few words, so there is no real benefit?" Behind Huang Bingheng. Liu Zhesheng showed half of his head with some dissatisfaction.
"Zhilu said that you have merit. But if you want to be good, you have to go ahead and do it with the Japanese. Zhou Zhirou glared at the trump card known as the "Wild Vulture". Road.
"And then do it, of course. But now the Japanese are afraid ......"
"I'm afraid the Japanese won't have time to come to us for a while. Isn't it? Wang Shuming took Liu Zhesheng's words and asked in a deep voice.
"Hey, that's. But this is also all about Chief Zhou and Chief of Staff Wang, ah, and Commander Huang is well led. Liu Zhesheng smiled at the several senior generals present one by one. He is an ace of the Air Force, and after taking off, he is a vulture in the wilderness. Fierce and brutal, he is also recognized as a core figure among many pilots who are above the top. However, just because you're good on the plane doesn't mean you're just as good on the ground. Especially when he saw that Wang Shuming's face was not good, he quickly put away his thoughts about asking for credit.
"It's not that I don't give you a reward. Instead, I plan to wait for you to make new contributions and award them together. Zhou Zhirou walked up to Liu Zhesheng, "Take a day off today, and you will have a new task tomorrow...... The Japanese did nothing in the skies of Hubei and Hunan for the time being. So, we'll have to take advantage of this time to let them try our methods...... The military command and the central command are stepping up their efforts to collect the Japanese military arrangements in the Huguang area, and they will send the report tomorrow. And from tomorrow onwards, you will have to act together with the bomber brigade and return back the means that the Japanese have used for us these days! ”
"That's right. The Japanese like to bomb us so much, so let's blow them up now. If he bombs our people, we will blow up their army, their baggage, and their arsenals! If you do this well, that's the big credit. Now these are just appetizers! Huang Bingheng also said.
"Blood for blood, tooth for tooth. The next action is called 'Blood Fang'! Blowing up a Wangjiadun is nothing, blowing up the Japanese to cry dad and mother, that is the real breath that our Air Force has been holding for so long! Wang Shuming also said viciously.
"Yes, please rest assured, my Air Force officers and soldiers are sworn to complete the mission!"
Liu Zhesheng and others made a military order in front of Zhou Zhirou and his gang. With the order of the Air Force Command, taking advantage of the huge losses of the Japanese Air Force, the Chinese Air Force began to make frequent sorties and bomb the Japanese forward troops without stopping.
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"As of yesterday afternoon, in the past two weeks, the Chinese Air Force has made a total of 43 sorties. Although the remnants of our air force fought hard, they had little success. In Hubei, they successively bombed Huixin, Gao'an and other places, causing huge losses to the 101st and 106th Divisions; Hunan, the 6th Division, the 33rd Division, the Nara Detachment, and the Kamimura Detachment were all bombed, and the two field artillery wings of the 33rd Division and the Kamimura Detachment basically lost their combat effectiveness after being bombed. In addition......"
"Enough!"
Nishio Shouzo waved his arm violently and swept everything in front of him to the ground.
"Damn!"
"The Chinese's hand is really unexpected." Kenji Dohihara sat on the sofa and gently turned the lid of the teacup, "But this is also too negligent on the part of Hankow." We go and bomb the enemy, and the enemy, of course, can come and bomb us. But they were not prepared for Chinese possible counterattack...... Tsukahara 243, the commander of the aviation force, is not competent at all, perhaps, he still thinks he is at sea. ”
"But in any case, in a short period of time, we still have no way to fight back against the Chinese. In particular Chinese now have to send planes to Hankou Airport almost every day to cause trouble...... The progress of the work there is very slow. Zhongxi Gong closed the battle report in his hand and continued.
"Then it's not in Hankow." Kenji Dohihara sneered, "China is so vast that there are places in Hubei and Hunan where airports can be built. ”
"But an airport like Wangjiadun in Hankou will definitely not be built." Nakanishi sighed. Wangjiadun Airport was originally an important base of the Chinese Air Force, but after falling into the hands of the Japanese army, it became an important frontier for the bombing of Chongqing. The facilities are top notch. And most importantly, it was convenient to take off directly from Hankou to bomb Chongqing.
"The Navy is now extremely angry. It was decided to send two more bomber groups and one fighter group to reinforce the interior, but our army was always pushing back. Nishio Shouzo said indignantly.
"Of course they dodge. The Soviets had amassed hundreds of thousands of troops and thousands of aircraft on the Far Eastern frontier, and even if these troops were just there, the army would not dare to take them lightly. And with the strength of the Soviet Far East Air Force, if there is no sufficient number of aircraft to deal with it, Umezu Mijiro will definitely not be able to sleep. "Tu Fei Yuandao.
"But we can't just let the Chinese planes flaunt our heads, right? The performance of the Chinese this time has already had a great impact on the troops on the front. Our morale is very low. Nishio Shou hated it.
"In fact, even if we only have naval support for aviation, we should be able to deal with the Chinese air force, and it is not necessary for the army to send out their few aircraft." Nakanishi said suddenly: "After all, as a member of the army, we know very well how many places our troops have to take care of. In addition to dealing with the Soviet Far East Air Force, it also had to take into account the huge North China and Northwest China...... There are only more than a thousand planes in total, and when they are spread out, they are just barely enough. ”
"If you just want to fight against the Chinese, it's naturally nothing. But the problem is that we have just lost an entire air force, and the commander of the aviation of the Navy has also been blown up and disabled. We want revenge! Revenge is required! We must beat this arrogance of the Chinese. Nishio Shouzo kept slapping the table and said loudly.
"We can explain more to the Kwantung Army and the North China Front and tell them that we are only going to retaliate against the Chinese." As soon as a new round of bombing of Chongqing is completed, these planes can be returned immediately. "Tu Fei Yuandao.
"Looks like that's the only way to do it......"
"Report!"
"Come in!"
Nishio Totoshi straightened his military uniform, which had been slightly messed up from anger, and sat back in his chair. Then, he saw Nanzo Yunzi walk in.
"What's the matter?"
Glancing at Tu Feiyuan slightly, he asked again.
"Top secret information just got." Nanzao Yunzi didn't see any expression on his face, and he didn't even look at Tu Feiyuan, so he walked straight to Nishio Shouzo's desk and handed over the document in his hand: "Commander, please take a look!" ”
"What is this?"
Nishio opened the file, only to see only two photos. The photograph appears to have been taken from above, surrounded by mountains, with a block of buildings in the middle of the valley and, most strikingly, several towering chimneys.
"According to intelligence, this is a steel plant secretly built by the Chinese in Chongqing, mainly producing special steel, including cannon steel!" Nanzao Yunzi said again.
"Steel mills? Chongqing? Tu Feiyuan couldn't help but lean over, "Why didn't we get information?" Looking at this photo, it must have been under construction for a long time......"
"It's almost complete, and in a few months we can start trial runs. It was secretly built by the Chinese military, and the entire project was built using European technology, and during the construction process, the entire construction site was completely closed by the army, and the place was remote, so it was ...... "South Yunzi Road."
"Where did you get this information?" Tsuchihara asked.
"British!" (To be continued......)