During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, many national army troops overall surrendered to the Communist Party.
For example, during the Anti-Japanese War, the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment, under the leadership of Commander Ma, surrendered to the Eighth Route Army.
Another example is that during the War of Liberation, the 50th Army of the National Army, which came from a mixed background, became famous on the Korean battlefield after an uprising.
However, some pilots are currently mainly worried about their family members.
The military commanders and central commanders of the national army are not just for free.
As the most concentrated group of elite pilots in the national army, although many pilots in the national army are from wealthy families.
But not all pilots come from wealthy families.
Once they surrender to the Communist Party, these family members of pilots who have no power and no background will most likely disappear inexplicably.
"This issue has been considered by the organization a long time ago."
"Everyone can rest assured that the organization will make every effort to transfer the brothers' families to Shanxi."
"If the Nationalist government dares to take action against the brothers' families, the organization will never agree to it."
Zheng Shaoqiang's tone was decisive.
At present, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are still in a state of cooperation.
And times have changed.
The current strength of the Eighth Route Army is no longer comparable to that of the Red Army period and the early days of the Anti-Japanese War.
Even if the Kuomintang and the Communist Party went to full-scale war, the Eighth Route Army believed that it could defeat the National Army.
Although there are many Chinese soldiers and the territory is much larger than that of the Eighth Route Army, the Chinese army is not monolithic and its weapons and equipment are far behind those of the Eighth Route Army.
Tanks, aircraft, heavy artillery, and even infantry firepower, the Eighth Route Army is now defeating the Japanese army.
The next step is for the Eighth Route Army's air force to attack the Japanese airports in central China.
In order to prevent and weaken the Japanese bombing of Sichuan Province, Shancheng and other national army rear areas.
The Eighth Route Army headquarters can use this as a condition to negotiate with the top brass of the national army to obtain some benefits, such as transferring the pilots' families to Shanxi.
"Captain, if you say this, I will fight with you!"
Liu Zhihan, the leader of the 22nd Squadron, made a decision.
"Our Zhihang Brigade is both prosperous and destructive. Captain, I will also join the Eighth Route Army with you!"
Seeing that the three captains all voted for the Communist Party, deputy captain Liu Binlin also expressed his attitude.
His father was killed by a Japanese aerial bomb in 1937.
He has a sworn hatred against the Japanese.
During this bombing of Japan, Liu Binlin served as the co-pilot of a bomber. He witnessed with his own eyes the entire process of the aircraft carrier Shokaku being sunk and Tokyo being set on fire.
There is a sense of satisfaction in having a great revenge, but it is far from enough.
In the Battle of Jinling, more than 300,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians were massacred. Since the war began, more than 10 million Chinese soldiers and civilians have died at the hands of the Japanese. Can this be offset by a single bombing?
and.
I saw with my own eyes the densely packed tanks and heavy artillery of the Eighth Route Army around Taiyuan Airport.
As well as the people's sincere support for the Eighth Route Army, Liu Binlin saw that the Eighth Route Army was definitely not what the National Army promoted.
The Eighth Route Army is definitely a force that sincerely fights against the Japanese and truly cares about the common people.
so.
Liu Binlin also plans to change his banner.
There is really no future in following Chiang Kai-shek.
"good!"
Zheng Shaoqiang was very pleased that all his comrades fighting side by side were willing to join him halfway, but a few pilots looked hesitant.
He took out a notebook and said:
"The Eighth Route Army does not force people to do anything difficult, and it does not know how to capture strong men. It can come and go freely. Those who are willing to stay and join the Eighth Route Army can sign their names on it."
After finishing speaking, Zheng Shaoqiang took the lead in signing his name.
Then Liu Binlin, Gao Youxin, Liu Zhihan, Zhou Zikai, and then the squadron leaders and pilots of each squadron signed their names.
However, four of the pilots did not sign.
It was no surprise to Zheng Shaoqiang. These people were all die-hard supporters of Chairman Standing Committee.
After all, Principal Chang has millions of troops under his command, and he still has many die-hard supporters.
For example, Chu Yunfei graduated from the third phase of Huangpu, but Chu Yunfei's faith has been shaken recently.
Among them, some die-hard supporters of President Chang also chose to believe in communism in this second choice.
However, Zheng Shaoqiang knew that these pilots who chose to join the Eighth Route Army would undergo strict scrutiny.
"Captain, we..."
One of the pilots wanted to say something.
"There is no need to say anything, everyone has his or her own ambitions."
Zheng Shaoqiang put away his notebook and gave a military salute to the four pilots:
"I hope we won't meet on the battlefield in the future."
Later, Zheng Shaoqiang asked his comrades to rest and took away the four pilots who were unwilling to surrender.
These four pilots still need to stay here for a few days before arriving in Taiyuan and then back to the mountain city.
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Northwest Shanxi.
Heyuan County.
"Chief, the bombing mission has been completed. These national army pilots must find a way to stay with us."
After receiving the pilots, Li Yunlong returned to Heyuan County with the leaders.
Several big guys from YA are also there.
One of the big bosses knew Zheng Shaoqiang's identity and met him in person shortly after Zheng Shaoqiang joined the party.
This big boss personally went to Taiyuan in person, at least half of it was for this matter.
According to Li Yunlong's character and temper, how could a cooked duck fly away when it reaches his mouth?
However, this requires people to stay willingly. As the saying goes, forceful melons are not sweet, and the Eighth Route Army will not force them to stay.
"What are you going to do?"
The chief crossed his arms, looked at Li Yunlong, and asked with a smile.
Li Yunlong has some genius in fighting. The commander wants to hear his thoughts and see if he can come up with some cool ideas to keep these pilots in Taiyuan.
"Chief, my idea is very simple."
Li Yunlong said:
"The chief's decision was correct. He invited Chinese military pilots to participate in this bombing operation."
"After this cooperative operation to bomb Japan, at least half of the Chinese pilots are willing to stay and join the Eighth Route Army and join the 'Yunlong BBQ' plan."
"As long as we send a eloquent lobbyist, I estimate that at least half of the pilots in the National Army will be willing to join the Eighth Route Army."
"I am willing to be a lobbyist." Zhao Gang stood up and said.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The chief of staff smiled and said: "I think Li Yunlong should be the lobbyist, and use your sharp tongue to persuade the national army pilots, and you should take action.
The entire 4th Air Force Group of the National Army is definitely willing to join the Eighth Route Army."
"OK!"
Li Yunlong thought for a moment and nodded:
"I'll go, I'll go, but chief, let's agree first that the pilots I brought will not be allowed to fight in the autumn wind at the headquarters."
The leader and chief of staff immediately laughed.
The few big guys from Yan'an on the side also smiled and said nothing.
Li Yunlong's expression was very serious.
He thought about it, and with his current influence, many young people at home and abroad joined the Eighth Route Army in pursuit of his reputation.
It was very difficult to recruit the entire 4th Aviation Group, but with half of it, Li Yunlong was still somewhat confident.
"OK!"
The chief nodded and said:
"No matter how many Chinese military pilots you can recruit, I will not defeat you."
"Then it's settled." Li Yunlong smiled slightly, full of confidence.
After tonight's celebration, he planned to talk to the 4th Aviation Group of the Chinese Air Force, try to use reason and emotions, and then draw a pie, and the matter would be settled.
There is even a chance to bring the entire 4th Air Group over.
"Report!"
But at this moment, a strong voice sounded outside the door.
"Come in!"
Hearing this voice, the head of the headquarters smiled slightly and said.
The sound of footsteps sounded, and Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang turned to look at the door, their eyes widened and almost popped out of their eyes.
I saw Zheng Shaoqiang, wearing a straight uniform of the Eighth Route Army and a military cap of the Eighth Route Army, holding a notebook in his hand, walking in with a firm expression and a steady pace, and saluted the chief and the Yan'an boss with a military salute.
"Hello, Chief."
Then, Zheng Shaoqiang looked at Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang again and saluted with a military salute:
"Hello, Commander Li, and Hello, Political Commissar Zhao."
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang returned the military salute with blank expressions. They looked at each other and saw confusion on each other's faces.
"Aren't you Zheng Shaoqiang, captain of the 4th Aviation Group of the Chinese Air Force? Why are you wearing the uniform of our Eighth Route Army?"
Li Yunlong's eyes widened and he asked in a confused tone.
"Li Yunlong, let me formally introduce to you that Comrade Zheng Shaoqiang is actually a comrade of our party who has penetrated into the national army."
The chief of staff smiled slightly and introduced:
"This time he led the 4th Aviation Group to Shanxi to exchange and study with the Air Force of our Eighth Route Army. The organization agreed that he would end his lurking."
Li Yunlong's pupils shrank again, and it took him a long time to react.
The most elite ace of the Chinese army, the captain of the 4th Aviation Group, was actually from the Eighth Route Army.
"Since Captain Zheng is our comrade, then the 4th Aviation Group..."
Li Yunlong looked at Zheng Shaoqiang, then at the head of the headquarters, and said.
"Chief."
"This is the list of those from the 4th Aviation Group who are willing to join the Eighth Route Army. Except for 4 pilots, the remaining 53 pilots are willing to join the Eighth Route Army Air Force and participate in the 'Yunlong BBQ' plan."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Shaoqiang immediately handed over the notebook list in his hand to the leaders.
The leaders took it over and looked at it. When they saw that the ace pilots were willing to join the Eighth Route Army, they suddenly smiled.
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang looked at each other again, and both saw a hint of shock in each other's eyes.
Ginger is still spicy.
The two of them were still trying to figure out how to persuade the National Army pilots to join the Eighth Route Army, but the head of the headquarters had already finished all the work.
Almost the entire 4th Aviation Group joined the Eighth Route Army Air Force.
These are all elite pilots who fought against Japanese planes and survived with the weak and the strong, and there were even several ace pilots.
Li Yunlong can imagine how powerful these Chinese military pilots are when they fly jet fighters and Hellcat fighter jets.
No worse than the new flying group.
It can be said that the more than 50 pilots of the 4th Aviation Group are worth at least 200 fighter jets.
"very good!"
The chief sounded extremely satisfied:
"From now on, your 4th Aviation Group will be the 2nd Flying Group of our Eighth Route Army."
"Yes!" Zheng Shaoqiang looked happy.
Although the national army also fights against Japanese invaders.
But it was more exciting to return to the organization and fight against the Japanese. What's more, the equipment of the Eighth Route Army was much better than that of the National Army. He was excited every time he heard about the victory of the Eighth Route Army in the National Army. He could only share the joy when he met with his superiors.
"Chief."
Li Yunlong said quickly:
"I, Li Yunlong, congratulate you on getting rich. I don't want more. You just need to give me 20 pilots. I want to expand a fighter squadron."
Killed 17 Japanese lieutenant generals including Naosaburo Okabe, Yoshio Iwamatsu, and Moritake Tanabe, and earned 20 Sabre fighter jets.
However, due to the lack of pilots in the Eighth Route Army, these 20 Saber fighter jets are still stored with Boss Chen and have not been delivered.
The pilots of the 4th Air Group are all elite, and there are even ace pilots who are very suitable for flying Saber fighters.
Although the Saber fighter has good performance, fast speed, fast acceleration, fierce firepower, and can fly higher, correspondingly, the requirements for the pilot's level are also higher.
Among the Eighth Route Army Air Force, only half of the pilots are proficient in flying Sabre fighter jets.
"Good guy."
"You can see 20 elite pilots in your mouth. You have a big appetite. Did you hit the headquarter in the autumn wind?"
The chief immediately laughed.
In the Eighth Route Army, only the headquarters has always fought against the autumn wind, and I have never seen anyone dare to fight against the autumn wind at the headquarters.
Only Li Yunlong dared to attack Qiu Feng at the headquarters.
However, Li Yunlong did not dare to act rogue in front of the head of the headquarters like he did in front of Zhang Wanhe.
After a pause, the commander continued: "This time, the 4th Aviation Group is not your friend. I have promised Comrade Zheng Shaoqiang that the entire 4th Aviation Group will be reorganized into the 2nd Flight Regiment of the Eighth Route Army."
Not only did the pilot have no share in Li Yunlong.
The head of the headquarters also had to remove several key members from the new flying group and place them in the 2nd flying group to serve as instructors, instructors and other positions.
Previously, the head of the headquarters promised him that the national army pilots he recruited would not be affected by the autumn wind.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But he is not as fast as the head of the headquarters, and the head of the headquarters has pulled the entire aviation group over.
Zheng Shaoqiang smiled slightly and looked at Li Yunlong: "Commander Li, don't worry. My pilots and I know many ambitious pilots in the National Army, some of whom are studying abroad. We can write to them,
Call them over and you can form a squadron, no problem at all."
As the ace flying captain of the national army, Zheng Shaoqiang naturally has many connections and has great prestige and influence among the pilots of the national army.
"Haha, thank you very much, Commander Zheng!"
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang both looked overjoyed.
Li Yunlong is relatively satisfied with this result.
What's more, when the 'Yunlong BBQ' plan is planned in the future, the two flight groups at the headquarters will still be under the command of Li Yunlong?
That night, the head of the headquarters and Li Yunlong personally held a celebration banquet for the pilots.
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at the same time.
Mountain city.
YZ zone.
Eighth Route Army Office.
The office building at the former site of the Eighth Route Army's Shancheng Office is a dark gray brick-wood structure building that looks two-story on the outside but is actually three-story.
The former site of the Eighth Route Army Shancheng Office was the command center of the Communist Party of China in the Kuomintang-controlled areas.
Some big shots are stationed here to lead the party building and united front work in the Kuomintang-controlled areas, consolidate the anti-Japanese national united front, and develop the people's democratic united front.
"Very good!"
"Well done!"
"My brave air force expedition accomplished such a great feat!"
at this time.
A chief looked at the telegram in his hand, his eyes wide open and his expression was filled with excitement.
"Chief, what happened?"
A cadre from the Eighth Route Army office asked in a surprised tone.
Immediately, the chief asked the cadres to summon everyone in the office.
After everyone arrived, the leader held up the telegram in his hand and said loudly and excitedly.
"I have some good news for you."
"This morning, 50 bombers of our Eighth Route Army bombed the Japanese mainland from a long distance, dropped nearly 400 tons of incendiary bombs in Tokyo, and blew up the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku!"
Not surprisingly, as soon as these words were spoken, the entire office burst into applause.
All the clerks and cadres cried with joy and hugged each other to celebrate the victory.
This is the first time that bombs from the Chinese army have fallen on Japanese soil since the beginning of all-out war between China and Japan.
Today is definitely a day worth remembering for people across the country!
After a pause, the chief continued to speak loudly: "Tomorrow morning, our "Xinhua Daily" will publish this great victory. I have already thought of the news title, and it will be called "Burning Tokyo"!"
