Chapter 947: Time Flies (2)
Liu Lang finally knew why Chinese and Japanese spies frequently spied on the base of the Guangyuan Independent Regiment a few years ago.
Because, in the second half of 1935, Situ Meitang personally went to Nanjing to discuss with the Nanjing high-level about the "Volunteer Air Force" coming to China. The pie of 150 warplanes and 200 professionally trained pilots had already been dizzying two years ago, and when happiness did come, the top brass of the government was still ecstatic.
Although the government has allocated a large amount of funds, because of the strategy of waiting for new aircraft set by the "mother of the nation" who served as the general adviser, the actual imports of aircraft in the past two years are really pitiful, and the assistance of these 150 fighters is definitely a long-term drought and nectar type.
Situ Meitang, a representative figure who represents the Chinese in the United States who have been donating money and materials to China, received extremely high courtesy, and even the bald bigwigs who were busy dealing with the affairs of the "two Guangzhous" took the time to meet with him, and ordered all departments to cooperate with Situ Meitang to bring this "aviation volunteer army" with extremely strong combat power back to China safely.
Since the New Year, 200 pilots and their American instructors, as well as hundreds of well-paid ground crews, have been on board in batches and have arrived in the country under the secret escort of the intelligence services of the national government. The 150 all-metal fuselage customized from Curtiss in the United States and equipped with Rolls-Royce's 1,200-horsepower Merlin engine for the junior version of the Thunderbolt fighter and various accessories were packaged and transported to China by Curtis, and the 150 engine parts ordered from Rolls-Royce that have not yet been delivered were directly escorted to China by the warships of the Royal Navy of the Sunset.
Two years ago, the Chinese government had already issued a statement ordering American Curtishawk III fighter jets, and the tightly packed fighter jets carried by American freighters did not attract the attention of Japanese spies at all. In other words, it has not attracted the attention of the top level in Japan at all.
More than 100 biplane fighters are a scum in front of the Type 96 monoplane fighters that they have been mainly equipped with, they will not care how many of these old fighters China order, they will even have some fun, the more money China spends to order this kind of old fighters, the more it will consume national strength, and in the upcoming war, the smaller the obstacles they will encounter.
It was not until the moment when the "Aviation Volunteers" spread their metal wings and soared over Songhu that the Japanese were stunned to discover that the Chinese had bought the most advanced all-metal fuselage fighters that the Americans had not even equipped themselves with.
Far greater than the loss in time and space, the Japanese top brass did not know how many times in the lonely middle of the night to greet the female family members of the "despicable" American cowboys.
This time, Japan's pervasive spy structure was not only planted in front of the Chinese intelligence agencies, but also ruthlessly put on the shoulders by the Americans. Let them also understand that in the eyes of the Americans, they are just a part of the business, and in the face of money, they are proud of any Asia's No. 1 strength, and it is not a fart. Without money, they can only take a dry look at the iron ore and steel of the Americans.
Of course, that's for another time. The reality is that under the careful arrangement of the national government, the aviation volunteers have all come to China smoothly, from equipment to personnel.
More precisely, it came to Sichuan, China.
It turned out that when Situ Meitang came to China to discuss the location of the "Aviation Volunteers" with the high-level officials of the national government, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas were vetoed by Situ Meitang, for the simple reason that it was not safe there. Not to mention the presence of Japanese troops in Shanghai, if war breaks out, Songhu will inevitably be the focus of the Japanese army's attack in the southeast, and the airport station is too close to the front line and is very likely to be attacked by surprise.
This reason is perfect, and the high-level of the national government has nothing to say, after all, people are volunteers, and they can't be treated like their own troops, and of course there are flying brigades of the national army stationed in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but that is the duty of a soldier.
However, if you don't garrison Jiangsu and Zhejiang, what can you put there? Looking all over the map of China, the north is the front line against Japan, and the southeast is also under threat, only Henan, Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan and other central and western provinces can choose.
In the end, Situ Meitang and the high-level officials of the national government chose the location of the "Aviation Volunteers" at the military airport in Rongcheng, Sichuan. Geographically speaking, it is the safest and most convenient, and it can be transferred to support the southeast front line through Wuhan at any time.
The chairman of Sichuan Province also welcomed this, because this group of Chinese Americans was not from the national government, and it was certainly a good thing that they could help him without posing any threat to his rule in Sichuan.
But for the spies of China and Japan, it is difficult for the name Sichuan not to touch their sensitive nerves, Colonel Liu, who is unruly in the eyes of the national government, and Colonel Liu, who is hateful in the eyes of the Kwantung Army, have also been to the United States, but Situ Meitang has chosen to be stationed in Sichuan, these two people will not secretly have any "collusion"! Liu Tuanzuo's ability to "hook up" has always been very strong, and the fact that he hooked up with Miss Laura of the American Ross Group to set up the Huamei Arsenal when he went to China and Japan made the bigwigs on both sides have a headache.
Therefore, like a cat that smells fishy, the spies of both sides have intensified their snooping on the base of the independent regiment, hoping to find some clues.
But they were obviously disappointed, Liu Lang did not have any communication with the United States, and even Situ Meitang flew to Rongcheng, who only attended the welcome ceremony as the 14th administrative inspector of Sichuan, and the two did not communicate privately, some only politely greeted and nodded their heads.
Liu Tuanzuo's sensible spies wanted to take the initiative to stay away from him, and even they were not so brazen about their bosses! I'm afraid no one saw the deep meaning of the smile in the wise eyes of Situ Meitang, who was nearly seventy years old.
That's not the attitude of a first-time seeker, especially for an old man who has no political inclination and just wants to contribute to the country and the nation.
Since leaving the United States, Situ Meitang has taken the initiative to have no other dealings with the overseas branches of the Chinese Commercial Company except for the right to act as a drug agent, and it was not until the Chinese pilots led by Zhou Dapeng arrived in Shanghai that Liu Lang received the news from those in the know.
It can be said that through the past two years, Liu Lang has cleaned everything he has come into contact with Situ Meitang. There is no way, now that China's political situation is complicated, if the bald man is allowed to have contact with Situ Meitang until he has contact, it is difficult to guarantee that he will think about the east and west, and put this air force with advanced fighters and strong combat effectiveness on the shelf.
used to be a bald guy in time and space, but he didn't do it less. Liu Lang can't let this kind of bloody thing happen, this aviation volunteer force must teach the invincible Japanese air force a hard lesson in the sky over Songhu, and retain a trace of vitality for the weak but fearless Chinese air force. The essence of the Chinese Air Force can be found in Songhu.
They could have done more for China's blue sky, but because of the backwardness of the aircraft model and the number that is far from it, blood is spilled in the sky. The last Chinese plane flew over Shanghai, the most tragic elegy for the Chinese Air Force.
Keeping a sufficient distance from this aviation force, which is mainly composed of enthusiastic young Chinese, is the only thing Liu Lang can do.
However, the guard platoon, which had been secretly established by the Independent Regiment as early as two years ago, smoothly entered the station of the "Aviation Volunteers" through Liu Xiang's arrangement and served as their guard.
The 100 sets of radio communication equipment that were transported along with various aircraft parts were also secretly taken back to the base of the Independent Regiment by Liu Lang. This time, the biggest task of Professor Ye and his proud disciples is to develop the field radio communication equipment that the American cowboys are vigorously developing on the basis of these 100 sets of radio communication equipment that should have been installed on the aircraft.
Liu Lang's only request for them was to reduce the size and weight of the heavy mechanical radio communication equipment to fit a single person. Liu Lang knows that this technology is completely feasible at the moment, and the American cowboys have been equipped with individual "big brothers" at the beginning of the Pacific War, and the general can even convey orders to the squad platoon, with a transmission distance of up to 10 kilometers.
The Huamei Arsenal, which was in full swing, also provided the Sichuan Army and Comrade Lao Yan of Shanxi with all kinds of equipment promised by Liu Lang according to the agreement, and also recommended its own heavy artillery to the national government.
The performance is not inferior to the 150 heavy guns of the Third Reich, and the preferential conditions of accepting interest-free loans and even deducting arms taxes make the Ministry of Military Affairs abandon a large number of orders from the Third Reich without hesitation and buy heavy artillery from the Huamei Arsenal instead.
The Independent Regiment practiced new offensive and defensive tactics against the new weapons it was equipped with while accepting automatic rifles with a flawed design and an unprecedented individual rocket launcher, as well as light machine guns and submachine guns imported from abroad and modified at the Huamei Arsenal.
Under the guidance of the basic infantry tactics of the three-three system, which became more and more proficient, the powerful grassroots light firepower was developed to the extreme, and the blue army units that had previously had the advantage in numbers were basically abused by the battalions.
Liu Lang has already decided that after the end of the third phase of training, the training will be suspended, and officers and men at all levels will return to the team for the final round of running-in.
When the winter of the 25th year of the Republic of China came, Liu Lang set his sights on the northwest of Guangyuan, where there would be a major event that would change the fate of the nation.
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PS: I'm sorry everyone, today's update is a little late. It's not that Fengyue doesn't work hard enough, but some unexpected situations make Fengyue's mood very bad, so I won't say anything. The only thing Fengyue can tell everyone is that tomorrow is the day of the independent regiment's expedition. It was also the day of the Chinese nation's expedition in that time and space, and the description of this story had been lingering in Fengyue's mind for months.
In those years, the Great War was about to start, and our ancestors, from Yunnan, Guangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, and northern Shaanxi, carried guns and rushed to the national war.
knew that he was going to die, and he did not hesitate. These nine words, when Fengyue wrote them, were with tears in her eyes. From the time Fengyue opened the book, she hoped to show the story of the heroic resistance of her ancestors to book friends with her own efforts, and the existence of the protagonist superhuman is just Fengyue's personal good wishes, hoping to bring a little help to the country and nation that has suffered in our past. If it doesn't meet everyone's expectations, it's just that Fengyue's pen power is limited, and it's definitely not that Fengyue wants to write an anti-Japanese drama to attract attention to blaspheme the ancestors. Fengyue has always loved her country and nation, and it continued until the end of her life. Fengyue will not set foot in Japan in this life and will not buy Japanese products, and the same is true for little girls.
I'm sorry, but it's been a bit too nagging today, I'm sorry everyone.