To Hu Weidong's surprise, Lao Jiang, who has always looked at the number very closely, was very generous this time, and immediately approved the unique name of "Armored Cavalry Division of the National Revolutionary Army", which was very satisfactory to Ma Zhongying and Hu Weidong. It turned out that Lao Jiang always thought that the Red Party's army lacked jishu troops, and the heavy equipment relied on capture, and even if it was given a number, it was difficult to expand it quickly, unlike the lightly armed troops, as long as there was a number, as long as there was a number, as big a team could be pulled. To put it bluntly, Lao Chiang never believed that the Chinese could build their own tanks and planes so quickly

What had a greater impact than the establishment of an "armored cavalry division" was Hu Weidong's proposal to form an independent air force; because a large number of Japanese planes had been captured before, the 15 th Army Flying Regiment now has more than 160 aircraft, including trainer planes, which is almost equivalent to an aviation division, but Hu Weidong's proposal to separate it from the 15 th Army and even the entire army and organize it into an independent service has deeply surprised almost all the central leading comrades, including Taizu. After all, no country has an independent air force in Shijie today, and the air liliang only exists in the form of land aviation or naval aviation, and it is difficult to understand that a backward country like China, which is weak in the air liliang, has to take a different path from those Shijie aviation powers.

At first, the great man thought that Hu Weidong was worried about "Mu Xiu Yu Lin" and cut his military power, and immediately made remarks to comfort him, but Hu Weidong's subsequent remarks quickly made him understand that he had misunderstood, and he couldn't help but feel deeply relieved that Hu Weidong was able to focus on the overall situation at a young age.

As a matter of fact, Hu Weidong's proposal to form an independent air force has two main considerations. The first is to better cooperate with the army's operations, after all, the current strength of the 15 th Army Flying Regiment is not what it used to be, not only can it sneak attack the enemy's troops, but in many cases it can even compete with the Japanese army and air for local air supremacy and provide air support to our army's front-line troops, and it is not only the 15 th Army that needs this help, but also the Eighth Route Army, which is now rapidly increasing in strength, if these planes are still in the establishment of the 15 th Army. When the Eighth Route Army needed their support, it had to ask the 15th Army first, and there was one more link needlessly, so it was naturally not so smooth and fast. Furthermore. The Eighth Route Army was of a higher rank than the 15th Army, but it had to often ask the 15th Army for help, and this went on for a long time. Sooner or later, it will affect the relationship between the two armies, and Hu Weidong is even more worried that it will further fuel the already obvious complacency in the 15th Army

And the more important reason is the arrival of the Soviet aid anti-Japanese air force. You must know that the aircraft should be used intensively, and the number of Chinese aircraft is still very limited, so it is naturally very necessary to use them together with the Soviet aid air force. However, the Soviet Union came to support the entire Chinese War of Resistance, and even if it came to this part of Luoyang, it was to support all the Red Party forces, and it was obviously not appropriate to place them under the establishment of the 15th Army, so Hu Weidong proposed to reorganize the two aviation units into independent units that had always been independent, and they would be directly responsible to the Military Commission.

Furthermore. The independence of the air force is the trend of the times, and if China's foundation is not good, it is all the more necessary to stand higher than the other powers. In this way, both to cultivate human resources and to start developing models. It's easier to find the right direction. But if Hu Weidong's words were not based on previous successes, I am afraid that few people would believe it at all

The great man submitted Hu Weidong's proposal to the Central Committee for discussion and was approved, and his suggestion to the top of the Air Force "does not have to be professional, but must be politically reliable, flexible, modest and studious, and have qualifications sufficient to convince the public." It was also recognized, and finally the central government appointed Liu Yalou, the 28-year-old director of education of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, as the commander of the newly formed "Border Area Anti-Japanese Air Corps" (directly called the "People's Air Force" or simply the "Air Force" within the party). The political commissar is Xiao Hua, who became famous as a teenager. …,

After the completion of the reorganization of the Air Force, there were two flight divisions under its jurisdiction, the first division was the original 15 th Army Flying Regiment, with Li Guidan, who was promoted to deputy division commander, acting division commander, and Chang Qiankun, who was promoted to chief of staff of the Air Force, concurrently serving as the division's political commissar. The original commander of the flight regiment, Gao Zhihang, was appointed as the commander of the first division because of his superb flying and proficient in Russian, and was unexpectedly appointed as the acting commander of the Soviet aid anti-Japanese air force, that is, the second division of the air force. These young people are just rookies and recruits

The Soviet air force sent to the Red Party was far less important than the one sent to Stalin and the Central Committee of the CPSU, and not only was it much smaller in number and number of aircraft (300 men in total, 150 aircraft, while the other side received thousands of aircraft, and it was only the first batch, because the Soviet Union was stronger than in the same period in history, and the squadrons performed better, Stalin's assistance to the government was much greater. For this reason, Hu Weidong had to temporarily transfer Gao Zhihang to the post of acting division commander, and the Soviet aid air force, which had determined the candidates for the first level cadres of the squadron through inspection and training performance, also temporarily participated in the battle with the squadron as a unit, and then selected the middle-level officers at the brigade level according to the combat performance. As long as the Soviet-aided air force could emerge with enough candidates to convince the masses in the subsequent battles, Gao Zhihang would return to the 1st Division as division commander, and the post of division commander of the 2nd Division would be returned to these Soviets. At the same time, the Red Party also said that the selection was only based on ability and military merit (leaving the country to come to China to support the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and there is basically no need to worry about political reliability). Regardless of age and seniority, this further motivates these young people

Just when the Eighth Route Army and the 15th Army under the leadership of the Red Party were struggling with their troops, they were becoming increasingly ineffective on the frontal battlefield. First of all, the Central China Front, because Chairman Chiang refused to lay mines in the Yangtze River, the Japanese navy ships and supply ships were able to swim upriver without hindrance, relying on the convenience of the golden waterway in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River to effectively support the army's offensive. In the direction of Jinpu Road, the situation is much more severe than in the same period in history (welcome to your support, is my biggest motivation.) )