Speaking of the father of China’s aerospace industry, the first one should be China’s first designer, pilot and manufacturer of aircraft, Feng Ru and Feng Lao.
He is an outstanding figure who designed China's first aircraft and is known as the father of China's aerospace industry.
Going forward, Qian Lao, the father of the two bombs who had a pure heart and returned to China after completing his studies to help the development of the motherland, can also be called the father of China's aerospace industry.
It’s just that Mr. Feng has passed away long ago.
Mr. Qian is still abroad. I don’t know how long it will take for him to return to China after completing his studies.
At the moment, what Kong Jie, or the Eighth Route Army, can count on is Doolittle, a special talent in the aviation field who graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
"Be the father of China's aerospace industry!"
I have to say that the cake drawn by Captain Kong is big and round.
As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Doolittle, who had always been considered calm and composed, trembled all over his body, as if a certain nerve was suddenly triggered.
These American soldiers have the spirit of pursuing honor.
Otherwise, they would not voluntarily choose to participate in a near-death mission like bombing Tokyo.
As Doolittle said, when he decided to lead the flying team to bomb Tokyo, none of them expected to come back alive.
But there is still no hesitation.
All for honor!
In the end, he successfully created a miracle and became known to the world in one battle.
Doolittle also had this kind of character. If you want to talk about the salary of a high-ranking official, it is not rare at all. As a lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force and an entrepreneur who runs civil aviation, Doolittle is not short of money or status.
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The only thing that can impress such people is perhaps their vigorous and vigorous career that will last forever.
Kong Jie continued: "Brother Du led the flying team to successfully attack Tokyo and is already a world-famous hero, but I think this is not enough.
If this great hero, after arriving in China, successfully helped the Eighth Route Army, which was suffering from hardships, backward equipment, scarce ammunition and was isolated and helpless, on the battlefield behind enemy lines, successfully developed its own aviation industry.
Eventually he became the father of China's aerospace industry.
This can be said to be another glorious achievement. Brother Du did not rest on his laurels just because he successfully bombed Tokyo, but made new breakthroughs and achievements.
This is enough to take your reputation to the next level, Brother Du."
Then he laid out the facts:
"This is also Brother Du's indirect reinforcement of the motherland.
Our Eighth Route Army, especially its elite troops, has developed quite well, but the only thing we lack is the air force that can compete with the Japanese army. We don't even have a single plane.
If Brother Du can help us develop our own aviation power to deal with the Japanese army, he will definitely be able to contain more of the main Japanese forces in China, making it impossible for the Japanese army to deploy more elites to the Pacific battlefield.
By doing this alone, Brother Du, you can even avoid the sacrifice of thousands of your American soldiers.
Based on this achievement alone, I think it is no less than that of Brother Du who led the flying team to attack Tokyo!"
Under Kong Jie's rapid-fire words, Doolittle fell silent, or in other words, his heart was indeed moved.
The great hero who bombed Tokyo!
Then he became the father of aviation who developed China's aviation industry!
And indirectly supported the US's operations in the Pacific battlefield!
In the future, we can even build a bridge for cooperation between China and the United States!
Any one of these achievements, any one of these names, is enough to make an ordinary person become a hero known to the world.
In front of him, Kong Jie told Doolittle that he could do all this.
Of course, as a top graduate of MIT and an expert in the aviation field, Doolittle cannot be fooled by Kong Jie with just a few words.
Doolittle might have been a little skeptical at first, but after entering the aviation research laboratory in front of him and getting these special research materials and design materials in his hands.
Doolittle was shocked to discover that there were some research and design data here that even their American aviation research laboratory did not possess, as well as problems that had not yet been overcome and broken through.
This discovery surprised Doolittle, but he also became more and more curious about the Eighth Route Army organization.
He couldn't understand what kind of army this was. It was in the most difficult and dangerous environment, but it created the most elite army. It was in the most backward conditions, but it was able to design such advanced design materials. As for the aviation field
On the other hand, they don't even have a plane, or even a pilot who has successfully tested it.
However, their research, especially in various aspects of the aviation field, is quite in-depth.
As Kong Jie said without exaggeration: "Brother Du, I can say without exaggeration that our Eighth Route Army's research in the field of aviation, in a word, except that it cannot go to the sky, we have everything else."
And what Kong Jie said was quickly confirmed.
In addition to the special aviation research laboratory, there is also a considerable number of pilots reserved in advance.
During the subsequent exchanges, Doolittle and his group of U.S. military pilots discovered that, in addition to lacking practical flying experience, these Chinese pilots were not much worse than them in terms of theoretical mastery.
This surprised these Americans who always focus on practical training.
They can't imagine how these guys who have never been in the sky or even touched an airplane are trained.
Then, Kong Jie took Doolittle and his entourage to visit some airports specially prepared by a team, as well as the fuel reserves, as well as various flight backup facilities built at the airport.
Doolittle finally sighed with emotion: "Kong, what you said is absolutely right. You may only have one plane left now. As long as you have one, you can take off for combat immediately."
Kong Jie is indeed confident about this.
"Brother, the plane problem is actually a minor one. As long as you nod and agree to stay, I can promise you that I can get you a few planes back in less than half a month."
Having said all this, coupled with some advanced design materials from Kong Jie's aviation research laboratory, it really attracted Doolittle's heart.
So Doolittle told the rest of the US military pilots that he planned to stay and help the Eighth Route Army develop its aviation industry.
When Doolittle said that Kong Jie promised to bring back a few planes in a short period of time, and also expressed a warm welcome to the US military pilots who were willing to stay and entrusted them to be reused.
These pilots who pursued freedom, pursued honor, and regarded the aircraft as their companions and lives, followed Doolittle and decided to stay in the same team.
"After all, we still don’t know when we will be able to return to China. Can a pilot who no longer has a plane still be considered a pilot?"
This sentence can be said to represent the voice of most US military pilots.
In addition, they were rescued by these Eighth Route Army troops and wanted to repay their kindness. They also wanted to help the army in front of them develop their air force to deal with the Japanese army.
In particular, Doolittle said that by staying here to help the Eighth Route Army fight against the Japanese, they could also contain the elite Japanese troops in China and coordinate the U.S. military operations in the Pacific battlefield.
So these US military pilots stayed in one team and helped the Eighth Route Army troops develop aviation, which became their natural and sacred mission.
These Americans are willing to spare no effort to help.
This is exactly what Kong Jie wants to achieve.
Of course, Kong Jie also reserved a special hand. Some of the design information and important parameter information given are only some of the models that the Eighth Route Army can design under the current conditions.
As for some more advanced and important design information and data, the Eighth Route Army currently has no use, and naturally it will not be given to these Americans casually.
After all, others don’t know the situation, but Kong Jie knows it very well.
There are no permanent friends in this world, only eternal interests.
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The former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.
When Doolittle expressed his willingness to stay in the Eighth Route Army, stay in a team, and assist the Eighth Route Army in developing its own aviation field, the boss and generals at all levels in the headquarters expressed a warm welcome.
After a passionate discussion with Doolittle and research on the future development direction of the Eighth Route Army's aviation field.
The boss finally stated that he would build a special aviation research institute in the most stable core area of the Taihang base, concentrate all the resources of the Eighth Route Army, and build an aviation force belonging to the Eighth Route Army.
"You have made great achievements again this time!"
After temporarily arranging Doolittle and his party, the boss praised Kong Jie generously and made it clear that he would give Kong Jie credit for this incident.
During the subsequent discussion on the matter, Kong Jie also expressed his feelings and solemnly told the boss that members of the US military branch such as Doolittle must both use and guard against them.
However, the method must be clever, at least to make these Americans feel at home here, and make them think that developing China's aviation industry is a contribution to their own motherland.
"Ahem, it's better to tell them about our revolutionary ideas and doctrines, just in case some Americans like this!"
The boss agreed with this and said with emotion: "You're a good abacus kid. This is typical of selling someone and asking others to count the money for you, but I like it!"
After the matter was settled, Doolittle and his party temporarily stayed in the first team.
First of all, the base of the first team is relatively stable, and there is a specially built aviation research laboratory. Based on this alone, the first team is even ahead of the headquarters.
In the past two years, everyone has unanimously regarded a team as the military testing laboratory, industrial testing laboratory, and various scientific and technological testing laboratories of the Eighth Route Army.
To put it bluntly, the most outstanding aspects of the Eighth Route Army in various fields basically fall on one team.
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Duan Peng and Ye Min rescued Doolittle and his party, which can only be regarded as a small episode in the Japanese army's large-scale raids on the Eighth Route Army base areas.
Large guerrilla zones and Eighth Route Army base areas in Shanxi and Shandong.
After the Japanese army's May Day raids officially kicked off, they followed the sticky tactics proposed by Japanese Chief of Staff Tanabe.
The Japanese army used a small-scale elite armored force as the vanguard advancing force, constantly advancing towards the Eighth Route Army base area to test the deployment of the Eighth Route Army base area, so as to facilitate the follow-up main force to launch a large-scale attack.
Once encountering the Eighth Route Army troops during the process, the Japanese armored forces will quickly retreat, followed by rear-mounted artillery and air force reinforcements at any time, to launch a fierce attack on the emerging Eighth Route Army troops and defense fortifications.
Not only that, the Japanese army changed its usual raiding strategy and did not just follow the traffic lines to launch raids.
They will learn from the Eighth Route Army and seize commanding heights along the way, seizing various passes and important hilltop defenses.
Build a relatively dense and stable defense line and be on guard against the Eighth Route Army's roundabout tactics in the mountainous areas at any time.
Then gradually advance forward with the main force to seek a stable mopping up result.
The Japanese army used this innovative tactic to launch a sweep of the Eighth Route Army base areas, and indeed achieved considerable results in the first few days. A large number of the Eighth Route Army's outer defensive positions were lost, and a large number of commanding heights were seized by the Japanese army.
The Eighth Route Army troops were also forced to retreat continuously under the advancement of the main force of the Japanese army, and the original space for movement was continuously compressed.
Japanese Army North China Dispatch Army Headquarters.
Japanese Chief of Staff Tian Ben listened to the battle reports coming back from the front line and nodded with satisfaction.
It seems that the sticky tactics he invented are working.
"General, as long as our army continues to maintain sticky tactics and continue to compress the Eighth Route Army base areas, I think it will take less than a week, even if the Eighth Route Army base areas cannot be wiped out in one fell swoop, the main force of the Eighth Route Army will be wiped out.
It is also certain that the Eighth Route Army in Taihang Shanxi can be completely compressed into the mountainous area in a four-horizontal and three-vertical formation.
In this way, the battle plan of the Jizhong Military Region to quickly return reinforcements, encircle Jizhong, and destroy the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop can be smoothly launched."
Tanabe is confident about this.
The Japanese commander Okamura also had a smile on his face, and then the conversation between the two turned to Licheng, Shexian, and Xiangyuan.
The only thing that gives these two old devils a headache is...
"A few days ago, Licheng has been completely lost. These damn Eighth Route Army have built quite solid defenses around Licheng. The four cities around Licheng, Xiangyuan, Lucheng, Liaoxian and Shexian, have also been successively attacked by the Eighth Route Army.
Capture.
Our army has tried to launch many attacks, but all ended in failure. At present, we can only temporarily besiege these Eighth Route Army in the Wucheng area.
First, focus on mopping up the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi and Shandong."
"It's true that the concrete defenses built around the five cities of Licheng are too stable!" Old Japanese Tanabe said helplessly.
The Japanese tried almost every method to completely remove these five nails and eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop, thereby opening up the transportation channel in Licheng.
But after all, it can’t be done.
The crazy little devil even used poison gas.
It's a pity that the Eighth Route Army has been prepared for a long time. It has prepared a large number of gas masks in advance and even some hand-cranked fans that are designed to combat poisonous gas, which can quickly expel the Japanese poisonous gas outside the fortifications.
The Japs' poison gas attack is not very effective.
In addition, Kong Jie would not spoil the Japs. After the Japs used poison gas to attack, Kong Jie directly asked some members of the commando team to take some gas bombs seized from the Japs by a team and release a few at the Japs' headquarters in various cities.
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Also attached is a letter, full of threats.
The general meaning is nothing more than:
We have seized a lot of these crazy things like you little devils. If you continue to use them, we will not only expose your propaganda and make it known to all countries in the world, but also sanction you. We will also retaliate with violence.
When the time comes, throw this gas bomb directly to your headquarters.
Don’t blame us for being rude!
In this way, there was no progress in the poison gas attack, and the little devils just ceased their activities...