"Run quickly, little Japanese planes are bombing again!"
"Run into the air-raid shelter and don't look up!"
"Where's our plane?"
"Don't panic, don't crowd, line up and enter the tunnel one by one!"
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Chongqing citizens ran wildly, and groups of policemen blew whistles to maintain law and order. Weeping and shouting could be heard from everywhere.
The Japanese army's bombing of Chongqing has been going on for more than a year. The army carried out strategic bombing of Chongqing with the purpose of destroying factories, airports, roads, bridges, schools, institutions and other important facilities.
But just over 20 days before Zhou Hexuan returned to China, the Japanese navy suddenly jumped out to claim credit and sent planes to carry out indiscriminate bombing of urban Chongqing. The Japanese invaders used a large number of incendiary bombs, and the commercial streets in the city center were burned to rubble. A total of 3,991 people were killed.
Deaths occurred, 2,323 people were injured, 4,889 buildings were damaged, and about 200,000 people were left homeless.
All churches and embassies in China from various countries were destroyed by the war, and even the German embassy with the Nazi flag was not spared.
It is known in history as the May 3rd bombing and the May 4th bombing.
It was less than a month since the two bombings. Everyone in Chongqing, from officials to citizens, was frightened. There were many air defense observation points inside and outside the city. Zhou Hexuan and his group had dozens of planes flying in from the north. While they were still over Jiangbei, they
The air raid sirens were already sounding.
Sitting on the fighter jet piloted by Feng Yong, Zhou Hexuan smiled bitterly, shouted and asked: "What should I do?"
"We have been prepared for a long time!" Feng Yong replied.
Soviet aircraft in the 1930s were unable to use radio communications. Feng Yong raised his arm and made a gesture, and the pilot in the wingman immediately understood. When the plane arrived over the main city, a pilot suddenly parachuted out. This was to send someone to the ground to report
information.
In fact, as early as in Xi'an, Zhou Hexuan sent a telegram to the Chongqing Air Defense Headquarters, saying that a large number of military aircraft would return on a certain day. The air defense observers also received the news, and they were probably temporarily panicked and did not think about it. They were frightened.
Sound the alarm.
Jiangxin Island, Guangyang Dam.
There is a military airport built by Liu Xiang here. It has been bombed countless times by the Japanese invaders, but it is still in use.
Since the May 4th bombing, Chiang Kai-shek has summoned senior officials and generals to strengthen air defense, and construction of military airports in hidden areas is also under discussion. Some people suggested building a new secret airport in Jiangbei, and some suggested simply changing the civilian airport in Jiulongpo for military use.
There has been much quarreling and no final decision has been made.
If the Chinese Air Force has sufficient strength, Guangyangba Airport is undoubtedly the best choice. This airport is built on Jiangxin Island and guards the throat of Chongqing. Any Japanese aircraft flying from the east will be intercepted at the first opportunity.
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Unfortunately, China's air force is running low.
There are currently less than 150 aircraft available in China, including some old trainer aircraft, and many of them are deployed in frontline theaters to perform missions.
Hearing the siren, the pilots on the island quickly dispatched and rushed to the plane. They ran too slowly and couldn't get it. There were more people than the plane.
In fact, there are a lot of airplanes, and there are many junks parked at airports all over the country. They were all bought by Soong Meiling from abroad at high prices. Not to mention intercepting the Japanese invaders, those airplanes would be highly incense if they could fly into the sky, and countless people donated their hard-earned money.
The pockets of the Song and Kong families.
A pilot from Guangdong was unable to grab the plane. He walked up to a French fighter plane that could not take off angrily, kicked the plane with his feet and cursed: "Ignore your mother, it will be difficult for the country to make money!"
"There's another one over there!" shouted the Hubei pilot next to him.
The Guangdong pilot quickly turned around and saw that there was indeed an old British training aircraft. He shouted excitedly: "Wait for the formation, I'm coming, I'll sit next to you and shoot for you!"
The Hubei pilot had already climbed into the cabin, patted his shell and shouted: "Hurry up, kidnapper, or you'll risk getting into trouble if you wait any longer."
The two people hurriedly drove the plane onto the runway without showing any fear or cowardice. They just wanted to fight the Japanese to the death in the sky. Although this was an old training aircraft, there was almost no possibility of annihilating the enemy.
"Stop, stop!"
The navigator rushed out, waved the flag, and shouted: "We made a mistake, it's our own plane, our new plane has arrived!"
More than a dozen fighter planes of various colors gathered on the runway and were about to form a formation to take off. They stopped immediately when they saw the flag. A pilot looked over and asked: "Is there really no enemy attack?"
The navigator said happily: "I just received news from the Air Defense Command. It was not an enemy attack. It was Mr. Zhou who came back with the plane!"
All the pilots jumped out of the plane one after another, convinced of this.
As early as two days ago, in order to encourage the pilots, the superiors announced that Zhou Hexuan was about to return to China with a new aircraft. Not only that, the Soviets will also assist 24 heavy bombers next month and send pilots and bombers by the way.
, shooters, ground personnel, engineering technicians and other whole teams.
The leader of the Soviet aid to China this time was a major named Kurishenko. They not only had to participate in the battle, but were also responsible for helping China train aviation personnel.
Historically, the two major air force victories in October 1939 were achieved by Kurishenko's brigade. A total of more than 160 Japanese aircraft, 1 gasoline depot, 4 ammunition depots, 3 firetrucks, and more than 40 cars were destroyed.
vehicles, killing nearly a thousand enemy soldiers and forcing the Japanese military airport to retreat more than 500 kilometers.
It was from this airport that the Japanese planes that carried out major bombings on Chongqing flew out. Kurishenko and his team members avenged the bloody vengeance of the Chinese people.
Unfortunately, Major Kurishenko was hit by the Japanese army during the battle, and the left-wing engine was scrapped. He returned successfully with a single engine, but after flying over the Three Gorges, the plane began to fall. In order to save the plane, Kurishenko gave up the opportunity to parachute.
He tried his best to make an emergency landing in the river. Due to multiple injuries to his chest and shoulders, he was unable to climb out of the cabin and drowned heroically in the cold river water.
The plane brought back by Zhou Hexuan began to land, and the pilots spontaneously stood on both sides of the runway. When the first plane landed, bursts of cheers erupted in the airport. These planes are so important to China.
A tall and thin pilot stepped forward and saluted: "Hello Mr. Zhou, Liang Tiancheng of the Fourth Battalion and all the team members welcome Mr. Zhou back to China!"
"Are you Liang Tiancheng?" Zhou Hexuan asked in surprise.
Liang Tiancheng stood upright with his chest raised and said: "I am Liang Tiancheng!"
Zhou Hexuan held the opponent's hand and shook it repeatedly: "The Four Heavenly Kings, the Eagle of Overseas Chinese, so majestic!"
Liang Tiancheng was a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, you have given me too much praise."
Three of the four great kings of the Chinese Air Force have sacrificed their lives, and Liang Tiancheng is the only one left with great achievements. If history is not changed, Liang Tiancheng will die heroically for his country half a month later, and Chongqing will have no air combat capability for the next four months.
Zhou Hexuan asked: "How many planes are there in the Fourth Group?"
Liang Tiancheng said sadly: "There are only 15 aircraft left that can take off. Recently, the number of Japanese air raids has been increasing, and our aircraft have been exhausted too much."
"Are these 15 aircraft companies left in Chongqing?" Zhou Hexuan asked in surprise.
Liang Tiancheng said: "There are more than 10 aircraft on Jiulongpo side."
Zhou Hexuan quickly comforted him: "It's okay, it's okay, I'll bring you a plane back."
Feng Yong smiled beside him and said: "There are not only planes, but also pilots and technicians."
"Who is this gentleman?" Liang Tiancheng asked.
Zhou Hexuan introduced: "This is Mr. Feng Yong, the former commander of the Northeast Air Force. He has brought back more than 60 pilots and a group of technicians in Xi'an. They will arrive in Chongqing next month."
"That's great!" Liang Tiancheng was overjoyed.
Suddenly, an airport staff member came over and said, "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Feng, General Zhou has hosted a banquet at Shangqing Temple to welcome these two gentlemen."
General Zhou is Zhou Zhirou, the de facto supreme commander of the Chinese Air Force. He has just been transferred back to Chongqing and is about to reorganize the Chinese Air Force. If it does not reorganize the Chinese Air Force, it will be abolished.