On July 27, 1939, the Japanese army captured Shantou.
When Zhou Weiguo received this telegram, he frowned, because historically, the Japanese army captured Shantou on June 6, and he suddenly remembered that the Japanese were about to negotiate an armistice agreement at that time.
After welcoming Zhou Zhirou and Chen Jiliang yesterday, the two followed their new subordinates to the office.
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"This is actually a four-engine long-range bomber with a long range and a large bomb load!" Zhou Zhirou didn't see these planes clearly last night. At this time, after sobering up in the morning, he was surprised when he saw them. He immediately admired Zhou Weiguo, and then, with his hand
I couldn't stop itching, and after figuring out the relevant functions, I started to drive it by myself. As the director of the Aviation Military Academy and the director of the Aviation Committee, Zhou Zhirou's skills are not false.
"This is really great! Its performance is excellent, far better than the bombers I have seen before!" Zhou Zhirou said excitedly, and sitting next to him was Qiu Ao.
"That's right, this is what the master got back after a lot of effort." Qiu Ao nodded. Of course, he had to cover up some things from Zhou Weiguo. However, the performance of this bomber is indeed excellent. It not only has a long range, but also has firepower.
Ye Qiang. What he didn't know was that Zhou Weiguo only spent 200 war points to redeem this bomber from the system. Although the B-24 was delivered for use in 1941, Boeing had already conducted test flights in 1935.
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"This seems to be the bomber that the American Boeing Company tested a few years ago, right?" Zhou Zhirou only remembered something at this time and said.
Qiu Ao nodded, "Not bad."
"That's great." Zhou Zhirou didn't know what to say anymore. After spinning a few times in the air, he landed, "Qiu Ao, we will have a meeting with Zhu Ziming and Zhu Jiaxun later to organize the organization.
Your current establishment is too much, as long as there are enough personnel, it can be enough for three pilots."
"Yes! Director of Education!"
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As for Chen Jiliang, when he arrived in Haiyang and was led to see the battleships by Zhang Qian, he was also very excited. Aircraft carriers, aircraft carriers, this is something he has dreamed of equipping the navy with.
"Master, the fighter planes on the aircraft carrier are not equipped with anything yet. The main reason is that the personnel are not fully equipped yet." Zhang Gan said, "There are also very few manpower on other warships, and they are all operated with the most streamlined manpower."
"Xiao Zhang, why didn't you write to me? If I had known that the Independent Division had these things, I would have come here a long time ago!" Chen Jiliang sighed, "Since the Jiangyin naval battle, we have very few battleships left in the center, and there is no way we can do it.
Let’s fight again.”
"Well, I originally lived in seclusion in Pingdu with my wife." Zhang Gan said with a smile, "But after Master Zhou regained Pingdu, I went out. Unexpectedly, I also saw Sa Zhenbing and Lin Jianzhang here.
, Commander Zhou also built a naval academy, which means he really wants to develop the navy."
Chen Jiliang nodded, "How many students are there in the school now?"
"There are probably more than 400 people." Zhang Qian said, "However, even if these 400 people graduate now, it is still not enough."
"I understand. I will write to Brother Shao Kuan today and ask him to send more people." Chen Jiliang said immediately, "We must form combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time."
"Master, those who come here must not engage in partisan fighting. There is no room for such things here." Zhang Gan said with a smile, "Most of our current naval operation soldiers are members of the Communist Party."
"I know." Chen Jiliang nodded, "Don't worry, I will pay attention."
"Yes." Zhang Qian also nodded, "Master Zhou, I can only call him Master Zhou now. He is a rare young man and a soldier who truly considers the country and the nation. He not only developed the army, but also the navy." The Air Force and the Air Force have also developed like this. As a division commander, he has done enough."
"Yes, when I arrived in Haiyang the day before yesterday, I saw that the mental state of the people here is completely different from what I have seen before." Chen Jiliang also sighed, "Moreover, the fact that he can hold the Jiaodong area for so long is enough to explain everything. "
"Yes." Zhang Gan sighed, "Now that the Japanese have torn up the agreement, I think they will launch an attack soon. Today, Shantou has fallen."
"What we can do is improve our combat effectiveness." Chen Jiliang just looked into the distance and said, "One day, we can also protect the motherland's maritime borders."
"Um."
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On Lao Jiang's side, he received news from Zhou Zhirou and Chen Jiliang at the same time, saying that more people would be sent there. Lao Jiang was very satisfied. For Lao Jiang, the people on his side were still his people. However, the Japanese had already begun to attack and Shantou fell, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
"Have they not come up with the defense plan yet?" Old Jiang asked Dai Li.
"It should be soon. The main reason is that we don't know where the Japanese will attack next." Dai Li was helpless, "However, Chief Li Zongren speculates that Nanchang is most likely."
"Nanchang?" Lao Jiang frowned, "Let Ci Xiu and Xue Yue set up defenses. At present, we cannot lose Nanchang. If Nanchang needs help, let them support us."
"yes!"
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Yan'an
"The Japanese have indeed begun to attack." The great man put down the telegram, "Do you know the Japanese's next attack target?"
Mr. Zhou shook his head, "I don't know yet."
The great man nodded, looked at the map, took a pencil, and circled a circle. It was obviously Nanchang. "I guess the Japanese will attack Nanchang."
"Why?"
"Because Nanchang is the second branch of the independent division." The great man said, "The Japs were bombed. It must have been the handiwork of that little guy. The little guy also took places like Qingdao before. How could the Japs not be annoyed? The Japs must first give Let’s show our strength, but if we choose Laiyang, the Japanese will have to mobilize more troops and resources than usual. Moreover, Laiyang is not easy to fight, and if we don’t do it well, we might even cause trouble.”
"So, the Japanese chose Nanchang?" Mr. Zhou said clearly. "They wanted to give Wei Guo a show of strength, and then capture Nanchang and connect the areas they occupied."
"Yes, I estimate that after capturing Nanchang, we will plan to capture Changsha." The great man sighed, "But Nanchang is not easy to capture!"
"That's true." Mr. Zhou nodded, "According to our information, there are nearly 60,000 soldiers in Nanchang now. They are recruiting people. They are not stopping."
"The main thing is that the equipment of the independent division is good, and the firepower can directly suppress the Japanese." The great man sighed, "I think we can ask the little guy for a production line."
Mr. Zhou nodded, "Would you like to pay for it?"
"Of course he has to pay, and his things are not blown by the strong wind." The great man smiled, "Now that we have more money, we must strengthen our strength."