In fact, Wu Guozhi has always wanted to be independent.
Mainly because he is a very independent person with his own personality... He was originally the squad leader of the Jinsui Army and had considerable autonomy. When he was at the Wanxian Airport, he had to listen to the Yingjiang pilot for everything.
Moreover, no one was allowed to disobey, let alone make suggestions, which Wu Guozhi was not used to.
In fact, this cannot be said to be entirely Yingjiang's style, but Major Doug did not believe in the ability of Chinese pilots. He believed that the Eighth Route Army pilots had no say in the combat plan.
On the other hand, it is Yingjiang's need to control the Eighth Route Army Air Force... Only by making the Eighth Route Army Air Force lose its self-awareness and become accustomed to obeying orders can it be better controlled.
This is no problem for Major Doug and the others, but it is very unfriendly to Wu Guozhi. He has long been tired of this meaningless and ineffective life of being a mouthpiece.
On the other hand, Wu Guozhi believes that if this continues, it will become a hindrance to the growth of the Eighth Route Army Air Force... because the operations of the Air Force are not just about pilots and flying skills, but more importantly, the commander's overall control and response.
By doing this, the Yingjiang pilots have the potential to overshadow the Eighth Route Army's command structure. If things go on like this, any future air combat against the Eighth Route Army will have to rely on the command of the Yingjiang pilots and cannot be independent.
Wu Guozhi wanted to report this situation to Wang Xuexin several times, but Wang Xuexin was busy directing the battle on the front line. On the other hand, Wu Guozhi was worried that the Eighth Route Army would be too radical for independence at this time, so he could only endure it.
What Wu Guozhi didn't expect was that before he had time to mention it, Wang Xuexin told him today that the Eighth Route Army Air Force was going to go out independently.
"Of course it's true!" Wang Xuexin handed the list to Wu Guozhi and said: "The first batch of fifty-three pilots to go out independently, please prepare. The new airport is in Wangxing and will be ready in two days.
Wu Guozhi excitedly took the list and looked at it. After confirming that his name was on it, he stood up and saluted Wang Xuexin and said: "Batalion Commander, this is great! We finally have our own aviation team.
Wang Xuexin nodded to express his understanding.
In the past, although the aviation force was said to belong to the Eighth Route Army, it was actually under the command and control of Yingjiang pilots. The Eighth Route Army could only "use" it at best.
That is, Wang Xuexin gives orders, and then Major Doug formulates plans, assigns tasks, etc.
Now, after pilots like Wu Guozhi are separated, the Eighth Route Army can truly have an aviation fleet of its own.
Wang Xuexin asked: "The enemy has more than a hundred Zero Fighters and many Type 96 fighter jets. We may only have fifty-three Hawker 81s. By then, the Yingjiang pilots may not be able to count on them. Do you have any?"
No confidence?"
Wu Guozhi was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "There are difficulties, but... no problem!"
As he spoke, he straightened his body, his eyes showing determination.
Wu Guozhi's answer surprised Wang Xuexin.
In the Eighth Route Army, when commanders ask questions like this, they usually get an affirmative answer. This has almost become a fixed pattern and Wang Xuexin is used to it.
But now, Wang Xuexin heard another answer.
Regardless of thinking about it in detail, Wang Xuexin felt more relieved.
If Wu Guozhi answered "confident" at this time, then Wang Xuexin would be worried.
Because this is simply impossible. More than fifty "Hawker 81s" will face more than a hundred "Zero Fighters", and there is still a gap in the quality of the pilots... If you are confident in this, Wu Guozhi is probably not the same. Niu, you know that just rushing forward will only lead the air force to death.
Therefore, the answer "with difficulty" is actually correct, which shows that Wu Guozhi is a person who uses his brain to direct the battle.
Wu Guozhi wanted to say something else, but Wang Xuexin patted him on the shoulder and said, "We'll talk about everything after we go out independently!"
"Yes!" Wu Guozhi felt a little disappointed.
He just wanted to discuss the gap between the enemy and ourselves with Wang Xuexin and try some tactics that he had thought of, but it seemed that Wang Xuexin was not interested in understanding these tactics at all.
Later, Wu Guozhi realized that the tactics he was thinking about had already fallen behind... As soon as Wang Xuexin's new equipment came out, almost all tactics using machine guns were no longer needed. To be precise, the tactics aimed at "zero warfare" should be Being thrown into the garbage dump.
Wang Xuexin left the construction of Wangxing Airport to Zhang Zongping, who had the resources.
Wangxing Airport was originally a small airport. Although it was surrounded by flat land, there was an underground cement fort with relatively complete facilities... It was built by the stubborn military dignitaries who were worried that their planes would be bombed. However, there were only ten underground cement forts. The remaining number is far from enough to accommodate the Eighth Route Army Air Force.
Zhang Zongping made use of all the underground warehouses surrounding the airport. These underground warehouses were prepared by the stubborn army to guard the airport. They were used to store food, ammunition, firearms, etc. for the troops.
As we all know, these warehouses cannot actually serve these functions, so Zhang Zongping transformed them into hangars.
After the transformation, it could accommodate more than sixty "Hawker 81s", and fifty-three were more than enough. Two days later, the Eighth Route Army Air Force fighter planes landed at Wangxing Airport one after another.
For reasons of confidentiality, there was no welcoming ceremony or beating of gongs and drums. The plane was immediately pushed into the underground hangar as soon as it landed, without even a shadow on the surface.
Even in order to cover up, Zhang Zongping deliberately left some innocuous wreckage on the surface of the airport, making it look like it was still dilapidated without repair.
When the last and 53rd fighter plane landed, Wang Xuexin received a telegram from Major Doug: "I wish you good luck, Wang! Don't worry, Yingjiang has prepared fifty-three new 'Hawker 81s' Got it!"
Of course Wang Xuexin understood what this meant.
What Major Doug said was that the Eighth Route Army Air Force would soon be wiped out in the battle, and Yingjiang was already ready to replenish fifty-three fighter planes.
Wang Xuexin only replied: "Thank you! But at least we dare to go to war!"
These words choked Major Doug on the spot.
He could tell that Wang Xuexin was sarcastically saying that the Yingjiang pilots did not dare to fight... This has always been a weakness in Major Doug's heart.
But Major Doug couldn't refute it.
How to refute this?
The best counterargument is to take the Eagle Sauce pilots into battle, but the result of doing so is the loss of the Eagle Sauce pilots.
Major Doug could only "hum" and said: "This is it.
.What the Chinese say ‘
Isn’t it a ‘provoking general method’?”
Major Doug has been in China for a while and knows some Chinese culture.
But what Major Doug didn't know was that Wang Xuexin said this just to take advantage of his words. He didn't expect the Yingjiang pilots to fight at all.