Chapter 590: The U.S. Army Goes to the Front
"Haha......ha
Lao Jiang was proud, rampant, and with countless joyful laughter in the Huangshan villa for almost a whole day. And the boss is happy, and everyone else is naturally happy. The people who had been ordered by Lao Chiang to discuss how to deal with the British's request to send troops also showed excited expressions after learning the news.
Jets.
The Messerschmitt-262 was the world's first and so far the only jet to be used in real combat. With this fighter, the Germans were invincible in the skies of Europe. Not to mention anything else, in the battle to break through the "ice and snow defense line", the Soviet Union was shot down by this fighter more than 100 bombers, but the number of this fighter was only 10.
One can imagine what a formidable combat power this is.
If it weren't for the fact that it was not easy to produce, and this fighter was used as a bomber by the German army when it was just manufactured, resulting in weak combat effectiveness, it had to be redesigned and revised, and the bombing of the British Isles was missed, I am afraid that there would be no Churchill Humpty Dumpty there now. Because if there were Messerschmitt-262 fighters to cover, the British would have been almost unable to withstand the German bombers, and would be in a position of complete passivity. In that case, in order to prevent the British Isles from being bombed into ruins, Britain would have the only way to go: surrender.
And because the Japanese had advanced the front all the way to the Ural Mountains and conquered the whole of Siberia, this result surprised and excited all the Germans, including Hitler, and their attention to Japan skyrocketed. Therefore, in order to win over Japan's partner and let it help itself share the pressure as much as possible, Germany did not hesitate to take out dozens of this ace fighter and give it to the Japanese...... Trying to help the Japanese plug this "only" military shortcoming.
The Japanese also valued the gifts of the Germans a hundred times. In addition to taking out a few planes and handing them over to researchers for research. In addition to trying to replicate this excellent fighter in Japan, the rest has always been reluctant to come up with. On the one hand, it is the fear of being informed and losing its suddenness. Moreover, if the enemy, especially the Chinese Air Force, gets the news, with the cunning of Qin someone, who is at the helm of the Chinese Air Force, maybe he will come up with some tricks to catch them off guard. After all, it's not once or twice that their aviation has suffered such a loss from Qin Wei. On several occasions, they were beaten by the backward Chinese Air Force under the command of Qin Wei when the aircraft had an absolute superiority in performance, and suffered heavy losses. Although the performance of jets is even greater than that of the original piston aircraft, no one can guarantee that this will not happen again. So. Confidentiality must be exercised; On the other hand, they also want to borrow this fighter. retaliation against the Chinese Air Force...... This is also the reason why there is a Chiang Mai airport.
The Japanese army had long planned to attack Burma. And they also considered that once Burma was captured by them, China would be surrounded by Japan. This situation is certainly unacceptable to China. So, the Chinese will definitely intervene. Looking back at the battles with the Chinese in the past two years, almost without exception, the Chinese Air Force has played an important role in it. So. If you want to achieve an absolute victory in the battle against the Chinese, you must first give the Chinese Air Force a fierce blow. And Terauchi Shouichi, commander-in-chief of Japan's Southern Army, who was responsible for attacking Southeast Asia, was the staunchest supporter of this idea.
As a result, the aviation regiment, which was most valued by Japan, was sent to the command of the Southern Army, and only under the direct command of Terauchi Shouichi. For confidentiality. And to ensure the suddenness of the attack, Terauchi Shouichi secretly sent people to build a former enemy airfield in the vicinity of Chiang Mai when the troops had just entered Siam...... In his opinion, Chiang Mai has a sufficient population to recruit a large number of laborers to facilitate construction, and it is not too far from Burma, Laos, and Yunnan, China, and if the Chinese want to support the British army in Burma, they must only send troops from Yunnan or Laos. Therefore, the establishment of a former enemy airfield in Chiang Mai can strike at the enemy at the first opportunity, and most importantly, moving the airfield forward can greatly extend the combat time of this new jet fighter. This is beneficial to striking at the vitality of the Chinese Air Force.
But Terauchi Shouichi did not expect that the Chiang Mai airport was quickly completed, and his jet fighter corps had just been secretly stationed when he was surrounded by the sudden attack of Chinese troops. Because of the lack of defense, and the dense forests around Chiang Mai, the Liu Fangwu Regiment of the New 1st Army successfully occupied the Chiang Mai airport in a surprise attack, and captured all the jet fighter pilots that Japan had cultivated with great difficulty, and by the way, dozens of Zero fighters and bombers, as well as a large amount of fuel, ammunition, and aircraft parts.
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"The whole operation was perfect!" Lao Jiang personally explained this operation to everyone, and the more he talked, the more excited he became, "Now, Wang Yaowu has sent an airborne brigade to Chiang Mai to pick up the defense of the mobile field. I believe that it will not be long before everything there will be ours. ”
"If Shouichi Terauchi knows the news, he will be angry, right?" He Yingqin also laughed on the side. The Japanese were informed about the jet fighters that the Germans were supporting. Seriously, when I first heard the news, everyone was very worried...... The role of the Air Force has become greater and greater in the past two years, and if it is suddenly restricted, they really don't know what to do. But Qin Wei has always looked like he doesn't care about anything, and they don't have much to say. Unexpectedly, the Japanese planes were cheaper before they had time to use them...... This is simply an empty glove white wolf, how can you not be happy?
"It's just a gas explosion." Lao Jiang said with a smile, "The information I just got is that he has sent the 18th Division of Hakutake Hakuyoshi to attack Chiang Mai, intending to recapture these treasures before our pilots can master the flying ability of jet aircraft." ”
"When it comes to the things in Qin Wei's hands, do you want to snatch them back? Who does he think he is? Chen Guofu shook his head and sighed on the side, "Baiwu Qingji will definitely suffer a big loss this time." I heard that the last time he let him go in Vietnam, Qin Wei has been thinking about them. ”
"The new 1st Army has been prepared for a long time, and now it is also moving rapidly towards the Chiang Mai area, Sun Liren can be so valued by Qin Wei, he should be able to deal with Baiwu Yanji." Chen Cheng also said, "It's just that since we have already set a strategy, we will not get involved in the battle with the Japanese before the British army is defeated, and now we are fighting Siam...... There won't be any problems, right? ”
"As long as the plane returns to the country, the fighting in Siam can be stopped. The New 1st Army can also be withdrawn. Lao Jiang replied.
"As far as I know, the New 1st Army has an extremely strong desire to fight, but it has always been held by Qin Wei. This time, if they go out, will they fight and not obey orders? Chen Cheng seemed a little worried.
"I don't know much about Sun Liren, but Zheng Jiemin and Guo Rugui should be obedient. There are three divisions in total, as long as two of the division commanders agree, he Sun Liren will not be able to ignore the will of the people, right? Chen Guofu said again.
"Leave this to Qin Wei to worry about. Since he dared to send the New 1st Army to Lu with confidence, there must be a way. And Sun Liren is still very good, and his ability is good...... The two divisions of the Dian army have been operating together under him, and they have never heard of any trouble. He Yingqin said on the side, and at the same time secretly glanced at the two surnamed Chen. Of course, Chen Cheng and Chen Guofu's little tricks couldn't hide from him. What new 1st Army has a strong desire to fight, and is pressed by Qin Wei; What did the two division commanders agree, and Sun Liren did not dare to ignore the will of the people...... To put it bluntly, didn't he just want to tell Lao Jiang that Qin Wei controlled the New 1st Army very strongly, otherwise how could he suppress such an elite fighting spirit? Moreover, the New 1st Army only recognizes Qin Wei, otherwise, apart from Qin Wei, who has ever seen the New 1st Army's war petition and the like? Although Lao Jiang also has nails in the New 1st Army, it doesn't seem to work. Why Sun Liren didn't dare to ignore the will of the people, this was actually the opposite, and he was basically telling Lao Jiang that the three divisions of the New 1st Army, if they were not careful, they would probably all have the surname Qin......
"What I said is good. will be outside, and the king's order will not be affected. Moreover, Qin Wei has always done things without revealing anything, and he will definitely not let the New 1st Army mess around. I am relieved of this. Lao Jiang smiled. Chen Cheng and Chen Guofu's intentions couldn't be hidden from He Yingqin, and they couldn't hide it from him either, but he needed to rely on Qin Wei now, and he had tried Qin Wei before, so he thought that he already knew something about him, so he would never contradict Qin Wei on this matter. Besides, what if Qin Wei really mastered the New 1st Army? Li Zongren and Bai Zhenxi, Hu Zongnan, Tang Enbo, and Chen Cheng, which of his subordinates has no descendants who can show their hands? This is not counting the people of Yan Xishan, Fu Zuoyi, and Lu Han. In comparison, Qin Wei is still far behind. It's just that Chen Cheng and Chen Guofu "reminded" him like this, and he was also very happy...... So I didn't plan to say anything to the two, so I just changed the topic and talked about another serious matter:
"The Foreign Office has just sent an official diplomatic document from the British government, asking us to support them in their Burma campaign. And the same request was made to us by US Ambassador Stuart Leiden...... Let's talk about it, how can we get rid of this? ”
"What else can I say?" He Yingqin has been inexplicably hardened since he had a quarrel with Stilwell, "According to the agreement, if the equipment and materials for assistance are not available, we can't participate in the war!" Why did they change it? ”
"If we were to go to war, Burma and Malaya should also be under the jurisdiction of the Pan-Western Pacific Theater and under the leadership of the Theater Command. After all, if the name is not right, it is not good. Chen Cheng also made a suggestion.
"This time, the Japanese pressed the Burmese soldiers and sent airborne troops to blossom behind the British army...... The situation of the British can be said to be extremely difficult, and if we insist on not moving, it will definitely cause international discussion. Chen Guofu hesitated.
"Talk about it." He Yingqin took a foul breath, "Knowing that we can't even make a gun for each person, and still insist that we go to the battlefield, what are we?" Didn't the 30,000 soldiers of the Americans stay in Yunnan, they have the ability, let them go first. As long as they're on, we're on! ”
"Stilwell has just sent a telegram that he has organized those American troops and will be on the front line in Burma in the near future!" Old Jiang said faintly.
"......" (To be continued......)