When Professor Su and He Zhimin returned to the original airport, the "High Fire" assembly base, and took researchers to make improvements according to Wang Xuexin's ideas, Wang Xuexin went to the airport to find Major Doug.
Major Doug was surprised and a little nervous when he saw Wang Xuexin coming. He came up to him and said, "Wang, I heard that Yuncheng is being bombed by the enemy. Shouldn't you command them to fight? Why do you have time to come here?"
Major Doug asked this question because he was a little worried that Wang Xuexin had come to order the air force to take off to fight.
Major Doug also understood that the Eighth Route Army's aviation force was not suitable for the fight at this time. This was not only because the Eighth Route Army was short of pilots, but also because of the shortage of Eagle pilots.
For the sake of national interests, Major Doug cannot put too many Eagle pilots in danger.
Not long ago, Major Doug received an order from China: "Your mission is to recruit more Chinese pilots rather than personally participating in combat. We have no shortage of aircraft, but every pilot sacrificed means one less. I miss you."
Know what to do!”
"Understood!" Major Doug replied.
In fact, he has always understood this. Yingjiang has always hoped to obtain the maximum benefit at the minimum cost, and the same is true for establishing an aviation force for the Eighth Route Army.
Yingjiang hopes that the Eighth Route Army Air Force can continue to influence the enemy's air force under the training of Major Doug.
And if it is to be "sustained" for a long time, then long-term planning should be made, that is, the Eagle pilots should not be allowed to participate in dangerous missions.
Wang Xuexin seemed to have read through Major Doug's thoughts. He comforted: "Don't worry, Major! I know this battle is not suitable for sending the air force to fight the enemy head-on."
Major Doug couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then a trace of embarrassment flashed in his eyes, and he concealed it: "Yes, the aviation team is not trained enough, and they are not enough to fight against a similar number of 'Zeros', even if
Even if they are Eagle pilots, it would be difficult for them to defeat the 'Zero' in a one-on-one confrontation!"
Major Doug was trying to inoculate Wang Xuexin, lest Wang Xuexin would ask Yingjiang pilots to join the war.
Of course Wang Xuexin understood what Major Doug meant. He smiled nonchalantly and replied: "Of course, I won't do that. I want to say that I think it's time to set up another airport and bring in a group of outstanding people."
The Chinese pilots went out independently, what do you think?"
Major Doug looked at Wang Xuexin with surprise, and then asked in confusion: "Go out independently? Are you crazy? They are far from being independent!"
Major Doug actually said this a bit selfishly. He didn't want the Chinese Air Force to leave him... to be precise, it was under the control of Yingjiang.
If a Chinese pilot is under the command of Major Doug, and the aircraft is a Eagle, the type of aircraft to fly and what mission to perform, and even whether it can fly, will be decided by Major Doug. Any command decision made by Wang Xuexin must go through Dao
Major Ge, did Yingjiang give the plane to the Eighth Route Army, or did the Eighth Route Army give the pilot to Yingjiang?
Just like the Chinese Expeditionary Force received a full set of Yingjiang equipment at Asana and was trained and commanded by Yingjiang instructors, did Yingjiang give the equipment and supplies to the stubborn army, or did the stubborn army give the soldiers to Yingjiang for him?
What about combat?
For the Chinese Expeditionary Force, Yingjiang once hoped to have absolute command power. That is, the commanders Sun Liren and Liao Yaoxiang were all under the command of Yingjiang instead of Chongqing. Yingjiang even had the right to appoint and remove commanders... This was actually a plunder.
They want to turn the expeditionary force into their army, just like the Japanese and Bangzi countries today.
Frankly speaking, it is possible for Eagle Sauce to be successful.
Because they have equipment and resources in their hands, the expeditionary force in Asana is somewhat helpless against Yingjiang's approach.
However, on the one hand, the commander of Yingjiang was timid and incompetent... At this time, most of Yingjiang's soldiers had no actual combat experience and no command experience. They were commanding Chinese troops fighting abroad, and "defending the homeland and the country"
"There is no direct relationship, so no one is willing to take risks, let alone fight against the enemy.
Therefore, it is not uncommon for Commander Yingjiang to be greedy for life and fear death, but to steal the military merits of Chinese soldiers. It can even be described as "common".
It is certainly unpopular to try to seize command under such circumstances.
On the other hand, the Chinese Expeditionary Force went abroad to fight from top to bottom with the goal of opening external roads to save China from danger. Who would be willing to return to the command of Yingjiang to fight for Yingjiang's interests?
So they went on a collective hunger strike, and finally Yingjiang had to compromise and give up this unrealistic idea.
The same is true for the Eighth Route Army. Although Wang Xuexin had made a three-part agreement with Yingjiang from the beginning not to allow Yingjiang to interfere with the Eighth Route Army's command of the aviation force, Yingjiang still secretly hoped to control the aviation force through various means.
Wang Xuexin did not say anything clearly, but said to the map on the wall of Major Doug's office: "Major, have you ever thought that one more airport might give our air force more chances of survival? Because it will give us another
Landing site!”
Major Doug nodded in agreement.
There is only one airport, which means that as soon as the enemy bombs, the Eighth Route Army Air Force will not be able to take off, not even a single one.
If there are two airports, the enemy must bomb both airports at the same time to do this.
On the other hand, if a plane is stranded in the air and the airport is blocked by the enemy, the plane may even have to make an emergency landing because it has nowhere to land.
With two airports, the probability of this happening is much smaller.
But Major Doug was still unwilling to give in. He said: "Wang, I am not opposed to building two airports. But do you really think they have the ability to go out independently? I doubt it!"
Wang Xuexin replied: "If we never allow them to be independent, can they grow into an excellent aviation team? I think you understand the truth!"
"Okay!" Major Doug spread his hands helplessly: "I'll ask my superiors for instructions. This may take a few days..."
Major Doug was using this as a delaying measure. A few days later, he said that his superiors did not agree, so he would apply again and have a look, etc., kicking the ball back and forth, and the matter might not be settled until the end.
Wang Xuexin interrupted Major Doug without thinking: "I don't think you need to ask your superiors for instructions, Major! I'm not here to discuss with you, I'm here to inform you!"
As he spoke, Wang Xuexin took out a document from his pocket and handed it over, saying: "This is the list of pilots I need. You have a week to prepare!"
Major Doug did not accept the document. He looked at Wang Xuexin angrily and said, "Wang, I hope you understand: these fighters belong to us, and we still have the right to dispose of them!"
This means that if you want to take people away, if Yingjiang does not give fighter planes, the Eighth Route Army Air Force will still not be able to become independent.
Wang Xuexin was not intimidated by Major Doug. He replied: "Major, I hope you understand one thing: the land you stand on and the sky where the fighter planes take off belong to China. If you don't agree, you can go back to China now!"
Can you think about it, or let your superiors think about it?"