In fact, it is not appropriate for pilots to call them platoon leaders, because during this period, aviation troops mostly existed in the form of "air force", so they were organized into groups, squadrons, and squads, so they should be called group leaders, squadron leaders, and squad leaders.
But the Jinsui Army's air force actually existed in name only.
Needless to say the reason...the few "Gaodelong" aircraft of the Jinsui Army are seriously behind, and their number is still very small, and they will be shot down almost as soon as they fly into the sky.
What's even more sad is that the Jinsui Army's aircraft no longer have the airspace to take off... Since retreating to Yuncheng, the Jinsui Army's territory is only a few dozen miles around Yuncheng, and the aircraft have no place to use it.
After the fall of Yuncheng, they had no choice but to retreat to the mountains to hide. The plane became a burden, and Yan Laoxi could only hide it in a cave for a while.
As for the pilot…
Since none of them can fly into the sky and have to be used as infantry, it is of course more convenient to change them to infantry formation.
On the way back, Li Yunlong handed Wu Guozhi's information and said, "This is your mission!"
When Wang Xuexin took the information and looked at it, he didn't understand: "Captain, what kind of mission is this?"
Li Yunlong pointed at the information with his riding crop and ordered: "You have one day to instigate this guy!"
"What?" Wang Xuexin was confused after hearing this. Instigating rebellion? In one day?
Doesn't it depend on timing?
If we talk about inciting rebellion, we will incite rebellion. Then why fight? Just go ahead and instigate rebellion!
Later, Wang Xuexin found out that there was a reason why Li Yunlong was so anxious... Every day of delay was like three hundred rockets to Li Yunlong, and his heart was bleeding. Although exchanging rockets for pilots was a gain, but
Li Yunlong has always been easy to bring in but hard to give out.
Wang Xuexin looked at the information and frowned.
This Wu Guozhi was born as a salt dealer in Shanxi. His father had taken all his family property and children and fled to Chongqing. Only he was still serving as a soldier in the Shanxi-Sui Army.
If you want to say that this Wu Guozhi is a descendant of a landlord and his family's land was occupied by the Japanese, it would be easier to turn him around. Now he is a landless salt seller, and his whole family has fled to Chongqing... Isn't this a monolith?
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If Wu Guozhi joined the Eighth Route Army, wouldn't he consider the safety of his entire family?
After thinking about it, Wang Xuexin rode his horse to catch up with Li Yunlong and said: "Captain, if necessary, can you rescue Wu Guozhi's family? This is the key! Otherwise, this mission..."
Li Yunlong nodded and said, "You do your thing and leave this matter to me!"
Then Li Yunlong actually reported the matter to the headquarters.
After hearing this, the chief immediately frowned: "It is not easy to rescue people in Chongqing!"
The chief of staff said: "This may lead to the exposure of several important intelligence personnel!"
The leader hesitated for a moment and then said: "But it's worth it. The question is...are they willing to leave Chongqing and come to this miserable place like ours?"
The chief's words hit the nail on the head.
If the salt traders are unwilling to leave Chongqing and believe that it is a safe haven for war, then it will be useless no matter how hard the intelligence personnel try and take risks.
Therefore, the hope for this matter was slim from the beginning, and there were too many uncertain factors. As long as one thing failed to come true, everything would be lost.
However, the commander still sent someone to contact the salt dealer with a glimmer of hope, because he also felt that this pilot platoon leader might be the breakthrough point for this team of pilots.
When Wang Xuexin returned to Yuncheng, he met this platoon leader named Wu Guozhi.
The pilot force is indeed a little different, all of them are tall and tall and majestic... Although they are children from rich families, the children from rich families during war are different from the children from rich families during peacetime.
Children of rich families in peacetime indulge in all kinds of arrogance and extravagance, and have all kinds of fun.
During times of war... the rich are often worried that they will not be able to keep their wealth, so they will send their sons to join the army, attend military schools, and even pay bribes and spend money to get them to serve as officials in the army.
Because only in this way can they, the landowners and merchants, rely on the mountains to prosper.
As a result, these wealthy children who joined the army were not only well-nourished but also well-trained. A considerable number of them graduated from military academies. For example, Wu Guozhi graduated from the last class of Baoding Military Academy (Note: Baoding Military Academy ceased operations in 1923).
Li Yunlong immediately brought them to the two transport planes that had surrendered. He waved his hand and said to the pilots: "Brothers, you can watch as you like. After reading, just tell me how to mess with it! But remember, don't hit anything."
Damn it, no one is allowed to start it without my order!"
Wu Guozhi and the others didn't take it seriously. They lined up and took out their notebooks to write in an orderly manner while reading. They also discussed a few words from time to time. Wu Guozhi even led a few people into the cab to watch.
Wang Xuexin found an opportunity to get close to Wu Guozhi and asked: "How is it? Can it start?"
Wu Guozhi looked back at Wang Xuexin, with some surprise in his eyes: "If Li Yunlong asked this, I believe it's because the Eighth Route Army knows nothing about airplanes. But you... Xiao Dongbei, do you think it only takes a few days?
Can you learn to fly a plane in just a short amount of time?”
Wang Xuexin immediately understood that he had revealed his flaws with just one sentence, and secretly thought that Wu Guozhi was also a smart man.
In fact, it was because Wang Xuexin's name was so famous that even the soldiers of the Jinsui Army knew Wang Xuexin's abilities.
Wu Guozhi thinks this way:
Wang Xuexin knew the tactics of tanks. Not only did he know it, but the tank tactics he used were even more advanced than the Japanese and the Bears, and could rival Hans's "Blitzkrieg".
This shows that Wang Xuexin has learned advanced tactical theories.
Now that you have studied these theories, you will naturally not know anything about airplanes.
So at this moment, Wu Guozhi believed that Chu Yunfei had been deceived by Li Yunlong.
but……
Why did the Eighth Route Army do this?
What benefit would this bring to the Eighth Route Army?
Use 300 rockets in exchange for a bunch of useless pilots...
At this time, Wu Guozhi did not know that the Eighth Route Army would be equipped with 100 Hawker 81s from Yingjiang.
Also unknown is Chu Yunfei.
This is also the main reason why they are fooled.
Seeing that Wang Xuexin couldn't hide it from Wu Guozhi, he simply told him: "We need pilots!"
"What do you want pilots for?" Wu Guozhi asked in confusion: "Just to fly these two transport planes?"
Wang Xuexin shook his head and replied: "Hawker 81, Yingjiang will support the Eighth Route Army with 100 Hawker 81s!"
Wu Guozhi was stunned for a moment, then took a breath, and his face suddenly lost all color.
He knew that neither he nor the thirty pilots under his command could return.