Wang Xuexin's attitude towards the Air Force remained unchanged from beginning to end: If it were not an Air Force under the full command of the Eighth Route Army, he would rather not have one.
The reason is very simple. If you cannot fully command and are interfered by Yingjiang, then do these equipment and troops still belong to you?
Or they are threatened by Yingjiang at every turn. Any major in Yingjiang can give advice on the operations and even strategies of the Eighth Route Army. So what is the difference between having your hands and feet tied and fighting the enemy?
Major Doug did not expect Wang Xuexin to be so tough in this regard. He was stunned for a while without reacting, and then he softened his tone: "Wang, I have no intention of competing with you for command. However, as the commander-in-chief of the aviation force,
Instructor, I think it is not wise to easily separate them at this time. Although two airports are good for us, it also means that our strength is likely to be divided into two, and it is likely to be divided by the enemy.
Breakthrough, what do you think?"
There is some truth to this.
At this time, the Eighth Route Army's aviation force was still under the command of Yingjiang, and the pilots of the two countries got along fairly well. Apart from a few innocuous quarrels, there were almost no conflicts. They all understood that they were fighting for the interests of their own countries, so
They are all working hard in the same direction.
But if they are divided into two airports and the Eighth Route Army Air Force is separated, there will be two command systems.
With Yingjiang pilots on one side commanding and the Eighth Route Army commanding on the other, will there be any coordination problems? Will there be discord or even conflicts?
For example, the Eighth Route Army did not rescue the Yingjiang Airport when it was bombed, and the Eighth Route Army did not rescue the Yingjiang Airport when it was suppressed...
Wang Xuexin was very confident about this. He said: "These are our business, Major! I think Yingjiang has also told you that your main task is not to fight but to train pilots!"
With that said, Wang Xuexin turned his attention to Major Doug.
Major Doug did not deny it and nodded silently... There is no way to deny this matter. If you deny it, fine, take off now and fight the Japanese!
Wang Xuexin continued: "Therefore, after the Eighth Route Army Air Force goes out independently, it has no plans to cooperate with you."
Major Doug couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "You mean, after the Eighth Route Army becomes independent, it can fight the enemy's 'zero war' on its own? Are you kidding?"
The Eighth Route Army Air Force was trained by Major Doug. He knew everything about the Air Force. He knew that although the Eighth Route Army had more than 100 pilots, there were only about 20 people who could master flying skills and fight the enemy in the air.
In addition, some people are used to fly rocket fighters due to lack of skills and experience... Rocket fighters do not require combat with enemy aircraft and do not have high technical requirements.
Even including rocket fighter pilots, there are only about fifty people.
Are more than fifty people and fifty fighter planes capable of confronting hundreds of "zero combat" aircraft with rich practical combat experience?
In Major Doug's opinion, this is simply courting death!
"King!" Major Doug said to Wang Xuexin earnestly: "Be more sensible. It's not time for you to go out independently, especially now!"
"I will consider this issue!" Wang Xuexin rejected Major Doug's kindness in one sentence: "Don't worry, I will send new pilots to you for training!"
After finishing, Wang Xuexin still pretended to sigh and said: "There is no way! I hope you can understand, Major! Now is the time when we are eager to fight for air supremacy, and the war forces me to do this!"
Major Doug shook his head helplessly.
Major Doug really believed Wang Xuexin's excuse. When he reported to his superiors, he said the same thing: "The war has made them desperate. They want to send under-trained pilots into the air to fight the enemy. We all know that this is
Looking for death!"
To a certain extent, Major Doug's words make sense.
The reason is that pilots need to train for at least several years. Only when they grow up and can move freely in the air and perform various tactical maneuvers can they be able to fight with enemy aircraft.
And this is just "ability".
The point is that the enemy pilots are more skilled, and they use fighters with better maneuverability and other aspects than the "Hawker 81". Even the Eagle pilots have a hard time fighting against the "Zero Fighter", so why can the Eighth Route Army pilots do it?
arrive?
Yingjiang's answer was straightforward: "Let them try it, they will understand what a terrible mistake they have made!"
As for the hawk sauce, I'm a bit indifferent to this.
On the one hand, it was not their pilots who were sacrificed, they only lost some fighter planes.
On the other hand, the "zero war" that the Eighth Route Army had killed and delayed was far beyond their imagination. They felt that they had already made up for the loss, and losing this little profit was nothing.
More importantly... Wang Xuexin planned to terminate the cooperation and let the Yingjiang pilot return to China if he was not allowed to become independent.
This is not possible!
Such a successful plan has led to a hundred "zero wars" being dragged into China. In addition, Wang Xuexin's suggestions come one after another. Only a fool would choose to terminate the cooperation!
Yingjiang thought: Let the Eighth Route Army Air Force suffer some losses. Then they will understand that air combat is not as easy as they imagined, and then they will know that they cannot do without the command and protection of Yingjiang pilots.
Yingjiang is putting gold on his face... If Yingjiang's pilots simply don't fight and don't take too many risks, is it possible to provide "protection" for the Eighth Route Army? But the Flying Tigers hired by the stubborn army may still have it!
Wang Xuexin came out of Major Doug's office, turned around and walked into Wu Guozhi's office not far away.
When Wu Guozhi saw Wang Xuexin, he had a headache. He came up to him and said: "Batalion Commander, last time you had to leave two good guys when you came. I thought you would return them after a while, but I didn't expect that you would be gone."
No reply! You’re not asking for someone again today, are you? We don’t have many people in the air force, so we can’t stand your request!”
Wang Xuexin laughed: "You are really right, I am here to ask for someone today!"
The sweat on Wu Guozhi's forehead immediately started to fall, and he asked weakly: "Batalion Commander... How many do you want this time? My subordinates, please show some mercy..."
Wang Xuexin opened his hand and stretched out five fingers.
Wu Guozhi's eyes widened: "Five, five...?"
Wang Xuexin shook his head with a smile and corrected: "Fifty!"
Wu Guozhi opened his mouth for a long time and couldn't close it. Then he said in embarrassment: "Battalion Commander, aren't you going to kill me? If fifty of them leave, the air force will be gone!"
Wang Xuexin straightened his face and asked, "What? Are you still not willing to give you the opportunity to work alone?"
"Go it alone?" Wu Guozhi was so excited that he almost jumped up: "Batalion Commander, are you serious?"