Seeing Sun Chu looking in pain when he left, Gao Hongming couldn't help but smile happily.
Yan Laoxi is indeed a famous big dog owner. Even though he tripled the price, the other party still agreed. He promised to cover the price for a week and said that if there was a stalemate, he would add time. He is so generous these days.
There are not many Party A left.
Don't look at Gao Hongming's constant crying about poverty just now. The P47 Thunder Fighter and Stuka are indeed so expensive, but the things in the weapons store are so cheap. One hundred thousand oceans is enough for him to buy more than ten or twenty aircrafts, okay? As for weapons,
Things like ammunition, spare parts, and aircraft fuel are even cheaper, almost giving them away for free. After all, the most expensive thing is pilot training.
The arrival of Sun Chu is also in line with Gao Hongming's wishes. The training of pilots is a long and costly process. The air force that has not been baptized by actual combat can only be regarded as a flower in the greenhouse. Now that someone takes the initiative to send money to the door, they can also train them by the way.
Why should pilot Gao Hongming refuse? They are all fighting Japanese invaders anyway, and it doesn’t matter where they fight. It’s just that the ground staff at the airport may have to work harder.
"Someone is coming!"
"Here!" Along with Gao Hongming's explanation, a tall and burly figure like a bear immediately appeared at the door.
"Prepare the car and follow me to the flying brigade."
"clear!"
February 16, 1941 (the sixth day of the first lunar month)
The Chinese people who had just celebrated the Chinese New Year suddenly broke out a shocking news. Yan Xishan announced to the invited reporters and celebrities from all walks of life in Kenanpo that from now on, the 13th Group Army of the Shanxi-Sui Army will suddenly attack Xinkou.
He launched an attack and vowed to pay the blood of Xinkou for the shame of the failure in the Battle of Xinkou four years ago.
As soon as the news came out, everyone's first reaction was to suspect that there was something wrong with their ears, and their second reaction was that Yan Laoxi was crazy.
What is Yan Xishan’s character?
This guy is simply a character who has no advantage and cannot afford to be early. Even before stabbing someone with a knife, he has to think about where to stab someone and how hard to use it. Such a person would actually take the initiative to attack the Japanese. It is so abnormal.
The incident was no less than the sun rising from the west. At that moment, even Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, who was far away in Chongqing, quickly ordered the military commander and the central commander to launch a special attack in Shanxi to quickly find out the cause and see what medicine Yan Lao was selling in the pumpkin.
However, compared with the high-level officials, the response from ordinary people was much more enthusiastic.
1940 and 1941 were the most difficult years of the Chinese War of Resistance. On the frontal battlefield, the Chinese army retreated steadily and most of the country fell. The German Army entered North Africa from Italy under the leadership of Rommel, and the German Air Force attacked the British in the English Channel.
A large-scale bombing was carried out, and for a time the whole world was shrouded in the shadow of the Nazis.
As an ally of Germany, Japan is naturally more arrogant. Although Gao Hongming led the Liantai Militia to severely damage the Japanese 41st, 16th Division, and 108th Division a few months ago, for Japan with its junior reserves,
It is said that the lost soldiers will be quickly replaced by them, and it will only take a few months to regain combat effectiveness.
Moreover, the Japanese also sent people to reach an agreement with the Chongqing government. From now on, both parties would prohibit the use of chemical weapons. Chongqing also specially sent people to inform Gao Hongming, hoping that he would abide by the agreement reached by both parties.
After thinking about it, Gao Hongming agreed. Chemical weapons are a double-edged sword. Although they are very refreshing when used, if they are not used correctly, they can easily hurt themselves. Moreover, now that our own side is fighting on home soil, once we really break out and use poisonous gas on a large scale, we will end up with it.
It was the Chinese military and civilians who suffered the loss. Since the Japanese took the initiative to make this request, they agreed to it.
After seeing Gao Hongming agree not to use chemical weapons anymore, the Japanese's last fear of Gao Hongming was completely gone.
In their view, no matter how strong Gao Hongming is, he is at best a local militia. Without weapons of mass destruction such as chemical weapons, he is no match for the Imperial Japanese Army. It will be a matter of time before he is eliminated. This is why
The reason why the First Army dared to attack Yan Xishan a few days ago.
However, what Shinozuka Yoshio did not expect was that this seemingly perfect plan fell short due to the sudden appearance of the Rendai Flying Brigade.
Not only that, it also angered Yan Xishan. This old Shanxi man known as the roly-poly dared to take the initiative to attack the Imperial Japanese Army. He really turned against him.
Under such circumstances, the World War II zone took the initiative to launch an attack on the Japanese army. In the eyes of the Chinese people, this was a signal for counterattack. For a while, the people across the country began to get excited.
On the morning of the 16th, the 19th Army and the 33rd Army under the 13th Group Army of the Shanxi-Sui Army launched a surprise attack on Xinkou from both wings under the personal command of the group army commander Wang Jingguo and deputy commander Chen Changjie respectively.
During the battle, Yan Xishan also dispatched the 11th and 12th artillery regiments, which he regarded as treasures.
You must know that after these years of the War of Resistance, the remaining two artillery regiments are Yan Xishan's treasures, equipped with Jin-18 type 88 mm field guns, Jin-made 150 mm howitzers and Jin-made Type 36 75 mm mountain guns.
There are a total of 86 artillery pieces, which are usually under the control of the war zone commander's department. No one can mobilize any soldiers without Yan Xishan's order.
This time, in order to collect and pay Xinkou, Yan Xishan actually sent them out, which is enough to show the importance he attached to this battle.
Stationed at Xinkou was the Japanese Tenth Brigade, which had two infantry regiments, the 97th and 98th, as well as an engineering brigade and an artillery brigade.
The 10th Brigade was suddenly attacked by the Jinsui Army, which was several times larger than itself. The commander of the brigade, Major General Kosuke Kohashi, did not panic at all. He calmly reported to Yoshio Shinozuka and ordered the troops to resist resolutely.
, and called for air support.
In his view, although the strength of the Jinsui Army was several times that of his, the Imperial Japanese Army not only occupied favorable terrain, but also had air support and cover. Under such favorable circumstances, the Tenth Brigade held on to ten
Half a month is not a problem at all. If he fights well, he can even lead his troops to counterattack and severely damage the Jinsui Army on the opposite side.
It cannot be said that Kosuke Kosuke's idea is wrong, because according to normal circumstances, it is indeed the case. The Jinsui Army... No, it can be said that the biggest shortcoming of the Chinese army today is that there is no air cover. The Chinese army, which lacks air power, is facing
When attacking Japanese air power, most of the time they were unable to fight back, but this time Kosuke Kobashi thought wrong.
As soon as the battle port began, he received a call from two captains, saying that they had been violently bombed by Chinese aircraft. The intensity of the opponent's bombers was unprecedentedly violent. Nanhuaihua and Caijiagang fell one after another, and the troops of the Shanxi-Sui Army continued to rise.
If we force Weijiazhuang and Jiehepu to fall, the gates of Xinkou will be opened, and the troops of the Jin-Sui Army will approach Xinkou.