Zhou Weiguo watched Fang Shengli lead his people away, feeling a little sad in his heart. Although Li Zongren commanded the Suizao battle, in history, the Japanese did not succeed in the end. However, the troops in the fifth theater had complex factions and uneven combat effectiveness.
After the Battle of Wuhan, there was a serious shortage of heavy weapons. Although Zhou Weiguo had always provided artillery and other heavy weapons to Chiang Kai-shek, given Chiang Kai-shek's character, he probably used them to equip his direct troops.
"It depends on how Tang Enbo's 31st Group Army is used." Zhou Weiguo sighed. In history, Li Zongren wanted to use Tang Enbo's Army directly in the front line of the war. However, the use of the 31st Group Army was not satisfactory. Chiang Kai-shek wanted to use the 31st Group Army as a front-line war.
In this way, the mobile reserve force can preserve the maximum strength of the 31st Group Army. The 31st Group Army is the only direct group army in the fifth theater in this battle. It has excellent weapons and equipment, complete personnel, and its combat effectiveness is higher than other troops in the theater. In the entire
It played a very important position and role in the Battle of Suizao. In the Battle of Suizao, the deployment and use of the 31st Group Army required the consent of the Headquarters, which caused a disagreement between the Headquarters and the Fifth Theater.
In this battle, the Chinese army lacked heavy weapons, which put it at a great disadvantage. Fang Shengli's troops were unable to carry heavy weapons because they had to pass through enemy-occupied areas, so they could only disassemble the mortars and take them away.
"Come here, call the captain of the Second Air Force Brigade." Zhou Weiguo immediately said to the door.
"yes!"
Zhou Weiguo thought about the Nationalist Government's air force and sighed. In 1940, China only had 49 combat aircraft left, while the Japanese had more than 960, allowing the Japanese to completely occupy China's airspace advantage.
Later, Zhou Weiguo's eyes still stopped at the Suizhou front line. He was worried that the butterfly effect caused by his intervention would cause the Japanese to increase their investment in troops or gain a greater advantage in weapons, which would lead to higher casualties of the national army.
Bigger, changes in the consequences of battles, etc. Therefore, since he established his foothold in Nanchang, if he did not directly participate in every battle that followed, I am afraid that it would be completely affected by the balance of time and space.
About half an hour later, there was a knock on the door of the headquarters.
"Come in." Zhou Weiguo said immediately.
The door was opened, and what came in was a familiar face of Zhou Weiguo, who said in surprise, "Brother, why are you here?"
"Hey, didn't you call me?" Zhu Ziming said with a smile.
"Brother, how did you become the captain of the Second Air Force Brigade? Why didn't I know?" Zhou Weiguo gave Zhu Ziming a big hug. He knew Zhu Ziming's record in the battle of Laiyang and was happy for Zhu Ziming.
What I didn't expect was that Zhu Ziming would be sent directly to Nanchang.
"Then how could you know? You are a busy man. Moreover, you originally sent only one team, and I happened to be the team leader." Zhu Ziming smiled and said, "But you suddenly wanted to attack the Second Air Force Brigade. I
Will the ducks be put on the shelves soon?"
"This is my fault." Zhou Weiguo slapped his forehead and said, "Brother, how many people in the second brigade can fly airplanes now?"
"In addition to our team being able to fly 10 planes, after taking over Nanchang Airport, we found that some reserve pilots were left behind during the Battle of Nanchang." Zhu Ziming said, "According to what they said, they also wanted to fly planes against the Japanese at that time.
We all died together, but there were only a few planes, and the pilots of the national army also wanted to leave seeds for the air force."
"Eh." Zhou Weiguo sighed, "How are the skills of those reserve pilots?"
"They are all good, the theory is very mature, but the practice is a little less, and the National Army was reluctant to use oil in the past, so these reserves have not really been used a few times." Zhu Ziming replied, "In terms of number, there are 52 people.
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"What?" Zhou Weiguo said in surprise, "This is great. In this case, the Second Brigade will soon be able to form combat effectiveness."
"That's right, so, I'm here to ask for a plane today too." Zhu Ziming looked at Zhou Weiguo and said with a smile.
"Okay!" Zhou Weiguo said loudly, "Airplanes are not a big deal. What I want is for the second brigade to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible. Brother, come and see." Zhou Weiguo pointed at the map and said, "The Japanese are attacking Suizhou now, but...
Most of Suizhou's troops retreated from the Wuhan Battle. They lacked establishment and heavy weapons. The Japanese would definitely use the air force to suppress them. Now Shengli brought the 4th regiment to support them, but they were unable to carry heavy weapons, so,
All this can only be done by the Air Force."
Zhu Ziming nodded and said, "I understand. As long as the plane is in place, within a week, I guarantee to form a combat force that can catch the Japanese off guard and kill them quickly."
"Okay!" Zhou Weiguo said immediately, "Brother, we may need to airdrop some weapons and equipment to the defenders in Suizhou. You should also be prepared."
"Okay." Zhu Ziming nodded.
Zhou Weiguo looked at Zhu Ziming's bright head and smiled, "Brother, how does it feel to be a pilot?"
"Really, I think it's incredible." Zhu Ziming replied with a smile, "Before, I only knew that the iron lump of an airplane could go up to the sky, but when you actually sit in this iron lump and fly into the sky, you will see everything on the ground.
That little one is like an ant. This mood is very happy. And when you shoot down the Japanese plane, you will be even happier."
"Hahaha." Zhou Weiguo patted Zhu Ziming on the shoulder and said, "Brother, thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard work, so what's the point of hard work?" Zhu Ziming replied, "In the past, going up the mountain and weeding was a last resort. Although after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, you said that our Qingfeng Village was a team to fight against Japanese invaders. How many Japanese soldiers could we fight?
Some people believe it. Things are different now. We brothers are all serious military officers and can protect our family and country. We all have to thank you."
Zhou Weiguo laughed and shook his head, "Okay, brother, I will accept your thanks, but for the next battle, you must save yourself to kill more Japanese. It doesn't matter if the plane is gone, as long as the people are still there."
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"Don't worry." Zhu Ziming also looked at Zhou Weiguo with burning eyes and made a promise.
"Yeah." Zhou Weiguo nodded, "Let's go, I'll go to the airport with you."
"Okay." Zhu Ziming nodded and said happily.
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Later, Zhou Weiguo once again exchanged 50 Hellcats, 50 Skatus and 10 large transport planes before letting everyone in from outside the airport. Of course, Zhou Weiguo didn't think about what these people thought after seeing the plane.
.After all, he has no need to explain.
"Okay, brother, don't worry about the Air Force." Zhu Ziming said to Zhou Weiguo, "I will definitely take care of it for you."
"Yes." Zhou Weiguo nodded, "Brother, I will watch your Second Brigade show off their skills when the time comes."