The tactics of tragic and tragic demise cannot change the final result after all.

The fourth Wuhan air battle on July 1, 27 years of the Republic of China, ended in the crushing defeat of the Chinese Air Force, and the two aviation combat squadrons stationed at Wangjiadun Airport in Hankou and Nanhu Airport in Wuchang, 36 Il-16 fighters and 17 Il-15 fighters were basically destroyed on the tarmac or runway.

Only 2 Il-15 fighters managed to rise into the air.

Among them, the Il-15 fighter piloted by Chen Huaimin, a young Air Force lieutenant, resolutely launched a suicidal ramming against a Japanese Type 96 land attack plane when its tail was damaged and it was impossible for it to fly back to Chongqing, and finally succeeded in crashing into this Japanese attack plane, and at the same time sacrificed his young life!

In this air battle, the Chinese Air Force lost not only 53 valuable fighters, but also 11 excellent pilots!

On the other hand, the Japanese army only lost two Type 95 fighters and one Type 96 land attack aircraft! The pilot of one of the Type 95 fighters also managed to parachute and was rescued!

In addition, the facilities of Hankou Wangjiadun Airport and Wuchang Nanchang Airport have also been seriously damaged!

This means that, at least for a short time, the fighters of the Chinese Air Force will no longer be able to take off from Wangjiadun Airport and Nanchang Airport to meet the invading Japanese attack aircraft!

What's worse is that once it is delayed for too long, when the Japanese army repairs the Xiaogan airfield, the situation that the Chinese Air Force will face will become even worse, because the Japanese planes can take off from the nearest Xiaogan airfield and launch a continuous bombing of Wangjiadun Airport and Nanhu Airport, and it will be very difficult for the Chinese Air Force to enter these two airfields!

This is undoubtedly a fiasco for the Chinese Air Force!

……

At noon, Zhong Yi crossed the river and rushed to Nanhu Airport.

I saw that the situation at Nanhu Airport was even worse than that of Wangjiadun Airport, not only was the entire terminal building blown up, but dozens of huge craters were also blown out on the only two runways!

Above the runway, parts of the plane were scattered everywhere.

The wreckage of two planes is still smoking.

Not long after Zhong Yi arrived, Feng Yuxiang also arrived.

Seeing Zhong Yi coming forward, Feng Yuxiang asked urgently, "Brother Ziren, how is the situation?" ”

"It sucks!" Zhong Yi said with a calm expression, "The two flight squadrons and more than 30 fighters stationed at Wangjiadun Airport and Nanhu Airport only took off two fighters!" ”

"Huh?" Feng Yuxiang was shocked and said, "Only two took off?" ”

"One of them was about to crash because of a fire in the tail, and it was all over with one of the devil's bombers!" Zhong Yi nodded, and continued, "I watched the two planes collide with my own eyes!" ”

Feng Yuxiang was stunned for a long time, and then let out a long sigh: "Alas! ”

After a long time, Feng Yuxiang asked, "Brother, what should I do now?" ”

"What else can I do?" Zhong Yi said, "I can only report it truthfully." ”

"Report it truthfully?" Feng Yuxiang said, "Brother, can you polish the battle situation a little?" For example, more than a dozen fighters on our side took to the air in time and fought with the devils for a long time, but in the end, because they were outnumbered, most of the fighters were shot down, but they also successfully shot down more than a dozen Japanese fighters? ”

"No need!" Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "Defeat is defeat, there is nothing to shy away from this!" ”

For most of the senior generals of the national army, it is a routine operation to report less battle losses and more battle results! But Zhong Yi didn't want to or disdained to do that!

"Okay then." Feng Yuxiang sighed again, and said, "Actually, we can't be blamed for this, we have long reminded Chongqing that after the Japanese army advances to Hankou, the air defense circle north of Hankou will definitely be defective, so let them quickly transfer the fighters from Wangjiadun Airport and Nanhu Airport, but they just don't listen!" ”

Zhong Yi was silent, although he had issued a warning, but this fiasco of the Air Force, as the director of the staff department of the Wuhan Garrison Command who has the actual command power, is absolutely to blame!

……

A quarter of an hour later, Chongqing, the command.

"Ping!" Chen Shi slapped the telegram in his hand on the case and said sharply, "In this Wuhan air battle, my country's air force suffered such a tragic defeat, Zhong Yi, as the chief of staff of the Wuhan Garrison Command and actually holds the command, bears an unshirkable responsibility!" He must take full responsibility for this! ”

Liu Sheng frowned and said: "As far as I know, as early as two days ago, the Wuhan Garrison Command called the Air Force Command and asked them to transfer the fighters from Hankou Wangjiadun Airport and Wuchang Nanhu Airport. ”

"So what?" Chen Shi said, "Does this erase the responsibility of the Wuhan Garrison Command for the poor protection of the two airports?" ”

Liu Sheng was silent when he heard this.

Bai Chongbei asked rhetorically: "Then how does Brother Ci Xiu think Zhong Yi should be punished?" ”

"Dismissal, of course!" Chen Shi said in a deep voice, "Then transfer it to a military court for trial!" ”

"Dismissal is exempt, but punishment is necessary!" As soon as Chen Shi's voice fell, Principal Chang's voice came in from outside the gate, and when he turned around, he saw Principal Chang walking in quickly.

"Headmaster!" Chen Shi and several other senior generals hurriedly stepped forward.

Principal Chang waved his hand and said: "The Wuhan Garrison Command has not properly protected the Wangjiadun Airport in Hankou and the Nanhu Airport in Wuchang, resulting in heavy losses to the Air Force, and Zhong Yi, as the chief of staff of the Wuhan Garrison Command, who is actually in charge of the command, bears an unshirkable responsibility, however, because of his outstanding performance in the battle in the early hours of this morning......

After a slight pause, he said: "It is hereby decided that the merits and demerits will be offset, and neither commendation nor punishment will be given!" ”

"Headmaster Wise!" Chen Shi and He Yingpei hurriedly complimented each other, but Bai Chongbei and Liu Sheng rolled their eyes, saying in their hearts that Lao Tzu had long known that this would be the result.

……

Half an hour later, the Wuhan Garrison Command.

Feng Yuxiang handed a telegram to Zhong Yi and whispered: "Brother Ziren, Chongqing has replied, and the merits and demerits are compensated, neither commendation nor punishment." ”

"It's so unfair!" Luo Zhaozong, the director of the adjutant department, said, "The senza had already reminded them and asked them to transfer, but they didn't listen, and now something happened, and the board hit the senza again!" ”

Not only Luo Zhaozong, but everyone in the entire staff was very angry.

Because of the merits and demerits, the exploits and rewards they just received are gone!

Zhong Yi's gaze swept over the faces of Luo Zhaozong and more than a dozen staff officers, and asked, "Are you angry in your hearts?" ”

After a slight pause, Zhong Yi shouted in an accentuated tone: "Don't sprinkle it on your own people if you are angry, it is not someone else who caused the fiasco of the Air Force, it is a devil!" If you are angry, sprinkle it on the head of the little devil for me! ”

(End of chapter)