In another time and space, Yoshio Shinozuka, who did not leave office until June 1941, was dismissed four months in advance in this time and space, and was escorted back to his homeland by the military police in a very dishonorable way. His replacement was
Lieutenant General Yoshio Iwamatsu, commander in central Taiwan.
Logically speaking, it has always been a taboo to change generals on the spot, but the base camp just did this. This shows how dissatisfied the base camp is with Yoshio Shinozuka.
However, Yan Xishan, who was far away in Kenanpo, would not pay attention to this. At this time, he was still immersed in joy.
It took three days to continuously conquer Nanhuaihua, Weijiazhuang, Dabaishui, Lingshan, Jiehepu, Caijiagang and other places. At this point, the peripheral defense line of Xinkou has been completely conquered. As long as Xinkou is captured again, the battle will be successfully completed. Once achieved,
With this goal, he is qualified to care about Taiyuan.
It is really not easy. Since the Anti-Japanese War, the Jinsui Army has successively lost Xinkou, then Datong, and Taiyuan. Finally, there are more than 100 county towns in Shanxi Province, and only a few small counties are still under the control of the Jinsui Army.
In his hands, he, a dignified commander of the World War II zone, could only stay in such a miserable place as Kenanpo, so that when the outside world mentioned the Jinsui Army, they shook their heads.
But now...that is already in the past tense, and he, Yan, is starting to tremble.
Even though he had been involved in politics for decades, he couldn't help but feel a little elated when he thought about the impact it would have on the country once Xinkou was captured.
It was all over the place, but decades of military experience told him that the closer he was to victory, the more careful he had to be, so he immediately called the communications staff.
"You tell the Thirteenth Army immediately that I will give them five...no, three days to capture Xinkou before the Japanese react. You must move quickly, otherwise you will be in trouble when the Japanese react."
Speaking of this, Yan Xishan seemed to have thought of something again, "By the way, aren't we Baotian on Gao Hongming's side? Tell him to increase his dispatch and make sure to ensure the safety above the head of the Thirteenth Army."
Facts have proved that Yan Xishan's worries were justified, but the Japanese reinforcements arrived faster than he expected.
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"What are you talking about? The commander called us, asking us to dispatch at least 150 fighter jets every day to ensure the safety of the Thirteenth Group Army's airspace?"
Looking at Huang Huaimin who had just arrived, Gao Hongming couldn't believe his ears.
"Yes, Danzai!"
Huang Huaimin also had a look of displeasure on his face, "Our flying brigade only has so many aircraft for the general attack. This kind of flying intensity is really too high, and the brothers will not be able to bear it."
Today's Lian-Taiwan Flying Group has only thirty-six aircraft at full capacity, including twelve Stuka dive bombers. If it really flies out more than 150 sorties a day as stated by the World War II Zone Commander, it is equivalent to
Each pilot makes four to five sorties per day.
If each deployment takes two hours, then it would take ten hours. Even an Iron Man would not be able to withstand such intensity of flight.
To such an unreasonable request, Gao Hongming could only respond with a "haha".
Although Gao Hongming was just a layman on the Air Force, he had some things figured out.
In later generations, even truck drivers have to take a mandatory break after driving for four hours continuously, not to mention pilots who need to expend more energy and physical strength. You must know that pilots are not just as simple as flying airplanes, they also have to fight the Japanese army at any time
of.
Although the combat time of a pilot is not long, usually only about ten minutes, the physical strength consumed is definitely no less than running a marathon. Usually, after a battle, water can be squeezed out of the pilot's clothes.
Gao Hongming was not angry but laughed: "This Yan Laoxi really thinks that 30,000 yuan a day can cost us to death. Call me back immediately and tell him that we will not accept this business. Who does he want to find?"
Who to look for!"
Seeing the furious Gao Hongming, Huang Huaimin reminded him in a low voice: "Commander, the Thirteenth Army is fighting hard at Xinkou. I heard that the Japanese have invaded again. I guess Commander Yan is also anxious."
"There's no point in rushing!" Gao Hongming said flatly: "I can't risk my brothers' lives to pull chestnuts out of the fire for Yan Laoxi, let alone 30,000 a day, even if it costs 300,000 oceans!"
Seeing Gao Hongming's "angry" look, Huang Huaimin expressed his understanding.
The price of 30,000 yuan per day given by Yan Xishan seems high, but in detail, Gao Hongming actually suffered a loss. Not to mention anything else, the P47 Thunderbolt fighter lost yesterday was worth more than 200,000 yuan. Fortunately, Gao Hongming suffered a loss.
The pilot parachuted and was rescued, otherwise Gao Hongming would not know how distressed he would be.
"Sir, how should the department respond to Commander Yan?"
Gao Hongming took a deep breath and waited until he calmed down a little before saying: "Tell him that 150 flights a day is absolutely not enough. The flight brigade can only fly no more than 50 flights a day in accordance with the previous agreement.
Otherwise, we can only ask Commander Yan to hire Gao Ming."
"yes!"
Huang Huaimin saluted him and was about to leave. Then he remembered something and asked Gao Hongming: "The crew... I plan to let our first batch of pilots graduate in a few days. In addition to the previously transferred
In addition to the more than 30 pilots who have come out and the more than 50 people who have been eliminated in recent days, there are still 31 people left. I wonder how you plan to arrange them?"
"Oh... there are actually three more people left?"
Gao Hongming showed a slight surprise on his face, and then asked: "What are the skills and flying levels of these people?"
Huang Huaimin said honestly: "Of course these people cannot compare with people like Huang Kebiao and Xue Shaogong. I can only say that they are acceptable."
"That's it..."
Gao Hongming pondered for a while, "Well, didn't I tell you two days ago that I would set up another transport squadron? First mobilize 24 people, and let the remaining seven people serve as fighter squadrons or dive bombers.
For pilots on standby, remember to be strict with their requirements, and the next pilot training class should be put on the schedule as soon as possible to avoid a situation where there are no available pilots in the future."
"Understood!" Huang Huaimin saluted and turned to leave.
Not to mention the unhappy expression on Yan Xishan's face when he received Gao Hongming's call back, Li Yunlong, who was far away in Zhao Jiayu leading the soldiers of the Independent Regiment to repair, encountered a problem of some magnitude.
Just this morning, Xiu Qin, director of Zhao Jiayu's Women's Rescue Society, came to Li Yunlong angrily.
Seeing the unhappy expressions on both Xiu Qin and Li Yunlong's faces, Li Yunlong was confused: "Sister Xiu Qin, who made you angry?"