Wang Xuexin also knew that this team of pilots could not go back, so he dared to show his trump card to Wu Guozhi straight to the point.
Because Wang Xuexin felt that since he wanted to instigate Wu Guozhi, he should not hide anything from him from the beginning, otherwise it would be strange for others to surrender.
To put it another way, this pilot is different from other arms, especially since the Eighth Route Army has just established an aviation force and has no experience.
If Wu Guozhi and other pilots had not sincerely surrendered, what would happen if they now instigated rebellion? One day when they were flying a plane on a mission, they accidentally flew the plane back to the Jinsui Army or directly defected to the stubborn army. That was a great achievement. The Eighth Route Army stopped them
It can't be stopped either.
Therefore, Wang Xuexin believes that what is more important in this matter is "people's hearts."
Wang Xuexin said: "Brother Wu knows what Commander Chu is like, right?"
Wu Guozhi's face turned cold and he replied coldly: "I don't think there is anything wrong with Commander Chu!"
"Brother Wu misunderstood!" Wang Xuexin explained: "I am not saying that there is something wrong with Commander Chu's conduct, but that I admire Commander Chu's conduct. He has always adhered to the concept of not participating in partisan disputes and only wanted to expel foreign enemies.
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Wu Guozhi's face softened slightly after hearing this, and he replied: "You want to say that we should be like Commander Chu and not participate in internal party and military disputes and consider expelling foreign enemies, right?"
That's how it is when talking to smart people, they can guess the second half of your sentence after you say the first half.
But this is not a good thing, because a smart man like Wu Guozhi, who is cultured, educated and has been polished on the battlefield, often has his own opinions, and it is extremely difficult for others to change his mind.
However, Wang Xuexin still nodded and said: "Isn't this what Brother Wu wants? At this time, the Jinsui Army has no aircraft available. The role you can play in the Jinsui Army is very limited. How can it help expel foreign enemies?
What? But if you can join the Eighth Route Army... then you can pilot a Hawker 81 to compete with the Japanese, and everything Brother Wu has learned will not be in vain!"
Wang Xuexin was throwing out his opportunity to seduce Wu Guozhi.
Because Wang Xuexin knows very well what an advanced fighter plane means to a pilot, especially those pilots who do not fly fighter planes but need to fight on the ground with rifles.
Sure enough, after hearing Wang Xuexin's words, Wu Guozhi couldn't help but show some sadness and helplessness on his face.
The sadness is that they feel worthless for pilots... If pilots fight as infantry on the ground, they are not even comparable to an ordinary infantry, and their value is completely failed to reflect.
He was helpless because what Wang Xuexin was talking about was the reality of the Jin-Sui Army and he couldn't deny it.
And it is foreseeable that this reality cannot be changed in the future, and may even get worse.
One of the options is to join the stubborn army.
Wu Guozhi and his subordinates had discussed this point... At this time, the Jinsui Army was already panicking and making plans for their future, and the pilots could not avoid it.
But Wu Guozhi believed that joining the stubborn army was not a good choice.
This is what Wu Guozhi said to his subordinates: "The recalcitrant army does not lack pilots. They have trained many pilots over the years. What they lack is aircraft. Therefore, we have taken refuge in the recalcitrant army. I don't think the situation will be much better than our current situation. It's just that
I’m afraid I’ll still be reduced to an infantryman!”
Although the subordinate was unwilling to admit it, after thinking for a while, he shook his head and sighed, acquiescing to Wu Guozhi's statement.
Wu Guozhi's analysis was correct. Especially after the blockade of China's external highway, the Recalcitrant Air Force was in a state of "severe shortage" of aircraft... To be precise, there was a shortage of aircraft that could compete with the Japanese in the air.
, even the Hawker 81 was purchased at a high price.
It is true that war cannot be based on weapons alone, any equipment requires human will and training.
But fighter jets are different. First of all, it should be about the advanced level of the aircraft.
For the infantry, if the rifles are not as advanced as the enemy, the artillery cannot shoot as far as the enemy, and there are no tanks or armored vehicles... Even if they are at such a huge disadvantage in terms of equipment, they can still use guerrilla warfare, anti-slope tactics, and even force superiority.
The weak defeats the strong.
But in air combat, if there is a generation gap between the aircraft and the enemy, no matter how good the training is, how strong the will is, or even if there are more aircraft than the enemy, it will not change the disadvantage of being passively beaten.
It's a very realistic battle, first the aircraft are of similar magnitude, and then the pilots.
Therefore, although the recalcitrant army has a large number of fighter planes, most of them are backward models from Mao Xiong, Eagle Sauce or Italy. Although these models are flown by pilots, if they are sent to air combat, they will basically be used as target training for the enemy.
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As a result, the recalcitrant army had fewer aircraft and more pilots.
As the saying goes, "things are more valuable when they are rare".
Since the recalcitrant army has no shortage of pilots and even has a "surplus" of pilots, of course it will not take the pilots of the Jinsui Army seriously.
So, the pilots of the Jinsui Army defected to the past and still want to fly planes to fight in the sky... That is simply a fantasy.
This is one of the reasons why these pilots are still staying in the Jinsui Army until now. They have nowhere to go and it seems that they are not needed anywhere.
This is very strange and ironic. China is actually in dire need of talents like pilots, but there is a so-called "surplus".
The reason is that the industry is backward and there are not enough airplanes for them to fly, so the heroes have no place to play.
But what was before Wu Guozhi was an opportunity...
The Eighth Route Army is short of pilots. Since it is short of pilots, it will treat these pilots as treasures.
In addition, if it is true as Wang Xuexin said, the Eighth Route Army will have one hundred Hawker 81s, then don’t think about it, they will definitely be able to fly Hawker 81s in the future.
That’s Hawker 81 from Eagle Sauce!
As a pilot, Wu Guozhi certainly knew that this type of aircraft was currently China's most advanced fighter aircraft, and Nianjun purchased it at a unit price of US$45,000.
Once upon a time, Wu Guozhi and others heard that the stubborn army had obtained this type of aircraft and formed an aviation fleet. Everyone was extremely envious.
Now... Hawke 81 is waving to him, as long as Wu Guozhi nods.
However, Wu Guozhi hesitated and finally chose to refuse.
"No need to say more!" Wu Guozhi replied: "My subordinates, I believe most of them will agree with your suggestion. Let them implement what you say! But I can't, you just have to figure it out!"
Wang Xuexin knew that Wu Guozhi was considering his family.
This is Wu Guozhi's Achilles heel, and it is what Wang Xuexin has been worried about...Wu Guozhi has no problem with the Jinsui Army. After all, the Jinsui Army is the target of the stubborn army.
But if Wu Guozhi defected to the Eighth Route Army, his family in Chongqing would be in danger.