"A bunch of idiots. All six fighter planes were wiped out. All of you in the 50th Flying Group are just losers!"
Ando Rikichi's voice rang out in the office, and the roaring sound made the glass inlaid on the window buzz.
Colonel Makino Yasuo still stood quietly in front of Ando Rikichi, his unruly eyes still showing a fierce look.
"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, our warriors cannot be blamed for this matter. According to the last intelligence sent back by Captain Koizumi Ichiro, they encountered the Chinese Wildcat fighters. They only had four heavy explosive aircraft and two Type 92 fighters.
It is impossible to defeat the China patrol with nine state-of-the-art Wildcat fighters. But I want to ask, where are the Type 96 fighters that the base camp promised to allocate to us?
Why do we still need to use old bi-wing fighters to fight against the most advanced metal mono-wing fighters in the world! Are the people of their Hainan Airlines a treasure and the lives of our army aviation warriors just like grass?"
When mentioning this, Makino Yasuo felt angry. Their 50th Flying Group was the best in the Army Aviation, there was no doubt about it, but most of the fighters assigned to them in the base camp were just old Type 92 biplanes.
This fighter plane was originally on a par with the Hawker III type equipped by the Central Air Force of China for air supremacy in the sky. However, after arriving in Guangdong and encountering the Wildcat equipped by the 300 Army, he finally understood what it means to be more deadly than others.
, it’s better to compare goods.
The Type 92 fighter aircraft equipped by the 50th Brigade is like a bulky duck compared to the Wildcat. It is no match for its speed, agility and firepower. On one occasion, Makino Yasuo personally piloted a Type 92 fighter jet to chase
He fired hundreds of bullets into a Wildcat, punching countless bullet holes in the opponent's fuselage.
But they still flew back arrogantly. Unless the two 7.7mm machine guns equipped on the Type 92 fighter plane hit their cabin, fuel tank or tail rudder, they could basically ignore them.
Makino Yasuo believed that only the single-wing Type 96 fighter, which also had a metal fuselage and added a 12.7-caliber machine gun, could compete with the Wildcat fighter of the 300 Army. However, the Type 96 fighter was originally developed by the Navy.
The Army rarely purchases this type of fighter aircraft due to its limited popularity, so it is even less likely to be equipped to the Army.
Makino Yasuo reported to his superiors several times, but nothing came of it. There was no response from the base camp. This also made Makino Yasuo suffocated.
Seeing Makino Yasuo's bulging look, Ando Rikichi sighed secretly and comforted him: "Makino-kun, you don't have to worry. As far as I know, we are now developing a new type of fighter jet. This fighter jet is almost
It can be said to be an epoch-making masterpiece. I estimate that in one year, you will be able to equip this new fighter aircraft."
"One year?" Makino Yasuo almost yelled, "Commander, do you know what one year means? Such a long time is enough to break the whole body of our brigade. You want us to go to the Yasukuni Shrine to receive
A new plane?”
"Baga! You are too presumptuous!" Ando Rikichi was also a commander after all. When he was robbed by a colonel, he couldn't help but yelled loudly.
After being scolded by Ando Rikichi, Makino Yasuo also woke up and quickly lowered his head and apologized: "I'm sorry, Commander, I was rude!"
"Okay, that's it. You can go down!" Seeing that Makino Yasuo had apologized, Ando Rikichi was embarrassed to embarrass him too much and waved his hand to let him out.
Makino Yasuo walked out of the office. Feeling sad and angry, he just walked with his head lowered and bumped into a person walking towards him.
"Crash!" With a sound, the document package in the other party's hand fell to the ground.
After coming back to his senses, Makino Yasuo quickly bowed and apologized to the other party, "I'm so sorry, I bumped into you. Are you okay?"
The other party glanced at Makino Yasuo, suddenly showed a hint of surprise, and shouted: "Makino-kun, is that you?"
Makino Yasuo then raised his head and saw clearly the appearance of the person coming, and a surprised smile suddenly appeared on his face, "Hey, Ishii-kun, is it you?"
"Yes, it's me. I'm Ishii Kuichi. I didn't expect to meet you here!"
Ishii Kuichi screamed in surprise, stepped forward and hugged Makino Yasuo, and screamed excitedly...
Half an hour later, in an army club, Makino Yasuo and Ishii Souichi were already sitting opposite each other at a round table.
Ishii Souichi looked at Makino Yasuo in front of him and said with emotion: "Makino-kun, I really didn't expect that we would meet here eight years after graduating from aviation school. This world is really small!"
"Yeah, I didn't expect to see you here." Makino Yasuo also said with emotion: "You have also become the lieutenant colonel. The most amazing thing is that the deputy sent to me by the superiors turned out to be you. But.
I heard that you are not in the 33rd Flying Group in Nanjing? Why were you transferred to Guangdong?"
Ishii Sora picked up the cup and drank it all, then put down the empty glass and said with a smile: "It's so boring in Nanjing. I heard that Guangdong has a very powerful China Air Force, so I applied, but I didn't expect it.
The strange thing is that my immediate boss is actually you."
Makino Yasuo also laughed, reached for the wine bottle and filled him with sake before saying, "Ishii-kun, I really don't understand, you are living well in that colorful world of Nanjing, why did you come to Guangdong to suffer with me?
This crime."
Sora Ishii took a sip of sake and said with a smile: "Yes, Nanjing is really a good place. The women there are really beautiful, much better than the girls at Aoyagi Geisha House.
Hey! It’s really a bargain for those bastards in the Army. They can rob the finances and play with the women as they please. It’s so comfortable!”
Makino Yasuo was startled, "Well, didn't the base camp issue an order not to rape women in Nanjing at will? Are those guys from the army still doing this?"
"Tch!" Ishii Soruichi said disdainfully: "It's just an order. Even King Asaka Palace Jiuhiko took the lead in robbing money and women. What qualifications do they have to stop the soldiers below."
"Shh! Keep your voice down, do you want to be kicked back to your homeland?" Yasuo Makino quickly stopped him.
"Uh... Okay, let's not talk about that." Sora Ishii also knew that he had let something slip, so he quickly changed the subject and asked: "Let's talk about something else. I just saw you take a picture from Commander Ando Rikichi.
I came out of the office looking very angry, what happened?"
"Huh, it's not about requesting the deployment of new fighter jets." Yasuo Makino placed the wine glass heavily on the table, and then told his friends everything that happened in the office.
Souichi Ishii listened quietly, and after Makino Yasuo finished speaking, he said: "Yoshi, so that's what happened. Makino-kun, don't worry, what Commander Rikichi Ando said does make sense, about the new fighter jets."
There is no need to rush. As for your wish for the War Department to purchase the Type 96, you better not think about it. If the trouble continues, the base camp will ask you to report to the Logistics Department."
Makino Yasuo said painfully: "But I am not willing to accept that there are no suitable fighter planes to counter China's wild cats!"
"Who said there is no such thing!" Ishii Souichi glared at Makino Yasuo, then lowered his head and whispered: "I have a fellow who works in the laboratory of Mr. Horikoshi Jiro in my hometown. He secretly told me that Mr. Horikoshi Jiro
Sir, he has newly designed a latest model of fighter jet, which will be ready for test flight in two months. It is estimated that it will be equipped with our air force within a year. With the reputation of our 50th Brigade, it will definitely be equipped with priority."
Makino Yasuo asked doubtfully: "This fighter is better than the 96 fighter? Can it defeat China's Wildcat fighter?"
Ishii Souichi burst out laughing. He patted Makino Yasuo on the shoulder and said: "My fellow countryman said that that fighter is a brand-new fighter. It is first-class in terms of combat performance, climbing performance and range firepower.
Yes, his performance is the best in the world!"
"But no matter how good it is, it can't solve the current urgent needs of our brigade." Yasuo Makino said calmly: "Now General Ando Rikichi has ordered our brigade to continuously send fighter planes to bomb the Maoming area, but the performance of our fighter planes is
And they are not as good as the Wildcat fighters equipped by China. Our group has lost more than 20 fighters these days."
Souichi Ishii pondered for a moment before saying: "How about this? In a few months, after the test flight in Tokyo is completed, we will request the Ministry of War to give us a dozen of the new fighter jets as a priority.
As long as we can survive these few months, our life will be easier, what do you think?"
"Okay! If the Ministry of War can agree to allocate new types of fighters to our group, your contribution will be great!" Makino Yasuo happily picked up his wine glass and said to Ishii Sora: "Ishii-kun, come here and let me respect you!"
The two of them drank wine slowly, tapped the table with their chopsticks, and sang a Japanese song: "How many people can live forever in the world for fifty years?" This was during the Warring States Period in Japan, when the newly elected president
A song composed and sung by Oda Nobunaga, the young and vigorous "Sixth Demon King" Oda Nobunaga, the lord of Qingzhou City, on the eve of his strong enemy against Imagawa Yoshimoto before his expedition.
In the end, as if it was fate, at the age of fifty, Oda Naganobu led an invincible army and was about to unify Japan, but he was stabbed in the back by his own retainers. The retainers' cavalry rebelled, and in the enemy's rockets flying, weaving
Tian sang this harmonious song again. In the end, he and his son were burned to death in a ruined temple.
Fifty years in the world... Makino Yasuo gets more and more sad as he sings. It's hard to say whether he can live past fifty!
At the end of the reception banquet, Makino Yasuo asked his friend in front of him in a daze: "Ishii-kun, what is the name of the new fighter jet you are talking about?"
Ishii Souichi burped, "Uh... I don't know exactly, it seems like the Zero fighter is called..." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)