"Can't we still form the Third Air Division?" A trace of disappointment flashed in Su Rui's eyes.
Seeing the unsatisfied look on Su Rui's face, Zheng Shaoyu couldn't help but persuade him: "Sir, don't be too disappointed. You can build such a powerful army in less than three years. That's already a great achievement."
It has exceeded everyone's expectations. You see, Japanese planes no longer dare to approach Guangdong. Japanese planes have almost disappeared in the areas we control. You can't have too high demands on yourself."
In 1938, when Zheng Shaoyu just led more than a dozen pilots under his command to defect to Suri, they were only a dozen pilots and more than 20 ground crew members. Their equipment was only American Wildcat fighters, which were slightly larger.
They have to scratch their heads when talking about the Japanese military aircraft fleet. Calling it an air force is still flattering, but now? They have become a huge force with more than 500 fighters and an aviation school that can train hundreds of pilots every year.
Armed force. This air force has grown into an existence that even the Central Air Force looks up to, but the commander himself is still not satisfied. What does he want to do?
Su Rui smashed his mouth, shook his head and said: "Not enough, still not enough. Our enemies are very powerful. Shao Yu, have you ever thought about what we should do next if we drive the Japanese out of China?
Woolen cloth?"
"What to do next?" Zheng Shaoyu scratched his head and said puzzledly: "Sir, to be honest, my ideal before joining the army was to be an architect. It was only by chance that I joined the army and became a soldier.
I have just come this far step by step. After I drive away the Japanese and put all the weapons and weapons in Nanshan into storage, I may become an architect."
"Are you going to be an architect?" Su Rui couldn't help laughing. He really didn't expect that the Air Force Commander-in-Chief, who has superb flying skills and is bold and careful, had the ideal to be an architect.
, this is really contrary to his past image.
After laughing, Su Rui sighed softly: "Young fool, you are so naive. Do you think we can rest after beating the Japanese? No, after beating the Japanese, there are still Russians and British people.
Americans, these people are our real enemies, and they will not sit back and watch the rise of our country. If our country wants to truly rise, we still have to fight with these countries. Only by defeating them can we find a chance to struggle.
"
"What, we still want to fight with the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and the Americans?" Zheng Shaoyu was a little stunned. In their hearts, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union were all giants. Now Su Rui actually said that he would wait until they were defeated.
After meeting him, they would have to face off against established forces such as the United States, Britain, and Soviet Russia, which made him feel as if he was in a dream.
"What? Are you scared?" Su Rui looked at Zheng Shaoyu with a half-smile.
Zheng Shaoyu became anxious and quickly said: "No, sir, why do we want to fight with these countries? If this is the case, can we win?"
Su Rui said earnestly: "That's why I asked you to seize the time to train pilots and work hard to increase our establishment. Otherwise, our poor family will be completely exhausted once we fight against these countries.
"
Yes, this is what Su Rui has always been worried about. Although he has been fighting with the Japanese now, in Su Rui's heart, China's real enemies are still those Western countries. If he really wants to fight with these countries in the future,
The little wealth they have in their hands may be completely consumed in a short time.
Su Rui has always clearly remembered how cruel World War II was in another time and space. In particular, the Air Force was a high-consumption service. According to post-war statistics, the German [***] force during World War II[*
**] 36,461 U.S. Army Air Forces were killed and 35,415 U.S. Army Air Forces were captured, resulting in a total of 71,876 U.S. Army Air Forces killed and captured. During the war, the lifespan of an Air Force pilot was only one week. During World War II, as
The world's largest air force. At its peak in 1944, the United States had 2.4 million personnel, nearly 80,000 aircraft and 783 permanent bases.
Thinking of these numbers, Su Rui felt unspeakable anxiety in his heart. If his hundreds of fighter planes really fought against a military power like the United States, they might not even make a splash. The ancients also said that people
Without long-term worries, there must be immediate worries. Even if there will be no conflict with the United States in the future, what about the Soviets? What about the Germans? Even the weakest Japanese's hematopoietic ability is far beyond what he can compare to you now.
Although he didn't quite understand where Su Rui's anxiety came from, as a soldier, it is the bounden duty of every subordinate to resolutely carry out the orders of his superiors. Seeing Su Rui being so anxious, Zheng Shaoyu thought for a while and said: "Sir,
Otherwise, what do you think, we will go back and recruit a group of capable pilots, and then set up an aviation school? I estimate that in this way, our ability to train more than a thousand pilots every year will be achieved."
"That's it!" Su Rui thought for a while. Although it still couldn't reach the ideal value in his mind, it was better than doing nothing. He pursed his lips and said, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you.
Go ahead and do it. In short, you have to remember that the role of the air force in future wars will become increasingly greater, and the tasks they undertake and the role they play will become more and more important. The burden on your shoulders is not light!"
"Sir, I remember!" Zheng Shaoyu nodded and solemnly agreed.
After talking about this somewhat complicated topic, Su Rui changed the subject and said, "Young Yu, the battle report on the Fujian front line has been reported. Lin Shiqian praised your air force very much in the battle report. In this battle,
, your Air Force has provided great support to the ground forces, and has truly provided long-term, high-intensity ground support. This shows that your work is still done well, and I want to commend your Air Force for this."
After several years of serving as an official, Su Rui has gained a lot of experience in the art of leadership. When treating his subordinates, he must not forget to encourage them at the same time. Anyway, it costs nothing to praise him, but for the people below him
It is a very good motivation for people. It would be foolish not to know how to use this kind of practical and costless thing.
When Zheng Shaoyu heard this, he grinned and said with some embarrassment: "Sir, thank you for your praise. In fact, we didn't do much, mainly because the performance of the new P-51 fighter you delivered is really good.
After being delivered to the troops, the pilots reported that although this fighter plane is not as good as the Vixen and Thunder fighters in terms of combat performance and armor, it is easy to operate, has a long range, and has well-balanced performance in various attributes. It is really a jack-of-all-trades.
I am the perfect candidate. Next, I plan to make a report and ask a regiment of the 2nd Air Force Division to change their uniforms into P-51s. What do you think?"
"You are the commander-in-chief of the Air Force, and it is up to you to decide this matter." Su Rui said for a moment, "But I want to remind you that although the performance of the fighter plane is important, the training of the pilots cannot be relaxed. Recently I heard some rumors,
It is said that some pilots in the army think that they have many achievements in combat, and they are very lax in routine flight training, or even perfunctory. This kind of thinking is unacceptable. Go back and tell those people that I will take time to go to the army in a few days.
Inspecting the work, if I find that there are still people who are not serious in training and are doing the same thing, then don't blame me for being rude. I still say that if you don't change your thinking, you can change people. Don't do it then.
Blame me for killing Ma Su with tears!"
When he said this, Su Rui spoke so sternly that Zheng Shaoyu was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly said loudly: "Sir, don't worry, I will definitely supervise those bastards when I get back. If any bastard dares to steal and annihilate, no need to
If you take action, I won't be able to spare him!"
"That's good! I hope you won't disappoint me!"
Su Rui waved his hand, returned to his desk and sat down. Seeing this, Zheng Shaoyu knew that his boss had issued an eviction order, so he quickly said goodbye to Su Rui and left the office...
The telegram reporting the defeat on the Fujian front was quickly delivered to Okamura Neiji's desk by Chief of Staff Tsukada Tsukuda. Although Okamura was gloomy, his face also looked a little ugly as he looked at the telegram in his hand.
, Neji Okamura sighed: "Although I have been very cautious, now I have to admit that I still underestimated the Seventh Army!"
Looking at Neji Okamura, whose face was very ugly, Tsukada comforted him in a low voice: "Your Excellency, Commander, Suri and his Seventh Army have now grown into an important armed force in the southeastern coastal areas of China. If anyone
If it continues to develop, I am afraid it will become a serious problem for the empire. Judging from this battle, your previous strategy of requesting to mobilize the Kwantung Army to go south was correct."
"I originally thought so too, but now it seems that I haven't done enough." Okamura Neji thought for a moment, raised his head and said to Tsukada: "Tsukada-kun, please tell the base camp immediately that I will continue to mobilize more troops.
A large number of army aviation units have gathered in Zhejiang, Fujian, and Anhui. If necessary, they can apply for the secondment of flying divisions from other front armies. They must defeat the Seventh Army's air superiority. Judging from these battles, the Seventh Army
The number of aircraft is no less than that of our front army, and the performance of the aircraft even far exceeds that of the empire's aircraft. This is a very dangerous signal. This means that if we do not pay attention to it, our ground forces will continue to do so in the future.
Without effective air support, our infantry and artillery will be exposed to the Chinese, and their fighter planes can kill our ground combatants at will, which is never allowed!"
Speaking of this, Okamura Neji's face became so heavy that he almost shed tears.
"Report!"
At this time, a staff officer hurriedly walked in, stood in front of Gangcun and said loudly: "Report to Commander Gangcun, the frontline reconnaissance plane reported that two Chinese divisions took a large number of trucks to kill in the direction of Nanping and Minqing.
Come, we are about to come into contact with our army!"