The straight-line distance between Taiyuan and Wuhan is more than 900 kilometers. If you fly out of Shanxi and reach Henan, the air threat is already much smaller.
The Japanese army originally occupied the airport at Yangmingbao, 300 miles away from Taiyuan, but there was an airport but no planes. In the battle of Shandong battlefield, two Japanese squadron fighter planes were turned into little turkeys glowing all over the sky, which really put the Japanese army in North China.
The front troops were beaten heartily.
By the time the aircraft formation arrived in Henan, it was already 500 kilometers away from the nearest Baoding Airport where the Japanese army might take off, which had almost reached the attack radius of fighter jets of this era. But the fifteen fighter jets that escorted the special plane did not take it lightly, even if they needed to be supplemented
For refueling, a formation of 8 aircraft was also used. One team escorted the special plane that had been flying without stopping, and the other team replenished fuel at Zhengzhou Airport alternately to maintain vigilance in the airspace of dozens of kilometers around the special plane.
It's not that the leader of the bodyguard is so important. For Zhou Dapeng, Liu Lang is the most important person on the plane. But this move made Major General Wang on the special plane very happy. After that, Zhou Dapeng and the aviation volunteers said in front of the bald boss.
I got a lot of nice words from him, which was an unexpected gain.
In fact, it was not that the Japanese did not intend to attack the special plane. According to a secret telegram sent back by spies from the Military Commission Investigation Bureau in Peiping a day later, a squadron of aircraft formations borrowed by the Japanese Army from the Kwantung Army took off from Baoding Airport that day, and there were no aircraft on the Xinkou battlefield.
Not more than one Japanese squadron of land attack fighters appeared. The fighter planes returned to Baoding Airport more than two hours later, and their whereabouts have remained a mystery.
It was not until after the war that the battle reports between China and Japan were gradually declassified, and Liu Lang knew that Touichi Terauchi had been keeping an eye on Wang Shihe. When he flew to Taiyuan, the Japanese Air Force's Northern Expeditionary Force aviation wing was severely beaten by the aviation volunteers. Terauchi Touichi
He could only watch helplessly. Finally, using various connections, the Kwantung Army sent two squadrons of fighter planes from North Korea to help him maintain the war in North China. He received a message from the Japanese spies in Taiyuan that the Chinese leader's personal and intimate plane was about to arrive.
Upon hearing the news of the takeoff, a squadron of twelve fighter planes that had been on standby quickly took off and headed between Shanxi and Henan to prepare for an ambush.
Who would have thought that all fifteen Chinese military fighter planes would participate in the escort? The scene was even more grandiose than a super gang. Moreover, according to observation, it seemed to be the same fighter formation that had become famous in the Shandong Theater a few days ago.
No one knows how depressed General Touichi Terauchi was, but from the first moment he ordered a radio station and that fighter squadron was the only one with a radio station.
I contacted the squadron leader’s phone number and found out that His Excellency General Touichi Terauchi’s balls were all sad at that time.
Of course, the saddest thing is probably not being able to contact us! It was not until an hour later that the 12 Japanese land attacks received an urgent order from the radio station to return to the airport. So, unable to disobey the military order, the Japanese aircraft formation quietly returned
Already.
For more than 2 hours, 12 Japanese fighter planes just wandered in the sky in northern China and then went back. As the arrogant pilots walked back, they each cursed the intelligence personnel as pigs, but they didn't
Sending out intelligence after a good reconnaissance is a complete waste of the empire's manpower and material resources. At the same time, he also complained about General Juichi Terauchi, whose reputation was not very good, saying that his command was a scumbag.
It was not until many years later that I saw the declassified battle report. The two pilots who survived until that time were sweating coldly on their foreheads. They wanted to sneak attack the 15 famous Chinese "Flying Tigers" with 12 aircraft, because they thought they could not die fast enough!
Terauchi Shouichi was definitely the scumbag hero general who saved them. Without him, the 12 people would have turned into a pile of bones. They obviously forgot that it was the scumbag general who sent them there!
In any case, under the escort of fifteen fighter planes, Wang Shi and Liu Lang spent three hours arriving at Hankou Airport without any incident.
The person who picked him up at the airport was not the crowds and flowers as expected, but only one person, He Chengjun, the then host of the Wuhan camp.
However, don’t underestimate this so-called director. He alone is worth dozens of people. This person is more awesome than the Chairman of Hubei Province in Central China.
As the number one person in today's Chinese political arena, the bald principal not only likes to practice imperial skills, but his military dictatorship is also very feudal. Therefore, under the advice of his staff, the names of many military institutions are also very antique, such as "Xingying"
The two titles "Xingyuan" and "Xingyuan" began to appear in the early 1930s and went through several wars until the middle and late stages of the war between the two parties.
The so-called "camp", the full name is "the chairman of the military committee camp somewhere", that is, the permanent residence where the bald boss leaves the capital to handle major military affairs, or the residence of military officials who represent his supreme commander. This is a very military-like place.
A strong title.
Anyone who can serve as camp director is a confidant of the bald boss, and his power is extremely high. He can even mobilize the troops of several surrounding provinces, which is a higher level than the commander-in-chief of the theater level and the provincial chairman. Of course, in the guard
At this stage of the war between China and the United States, the camp director, as the spokesperson of a regional bald boss, may be weaker than the theater commander in terms of military power, but his status is extremely high.
Like Director He in front of him, Liu Lang remembered that in the past, the two generals Hao Mengling and Liu Jiaqi, who carried the coffin back to Wuhan for burial on behalf of the bald principal, held a public memorial ceremony and a state funeral. Their political status in Central China today is absolutely
is the first person.
Even Wang Shihe would not dare to neglect such a person.
After the two shook hands and greeted each other, He Chengjun, a second-level general in the national government, focused his attention on the young colonel saluting him. Wang Shihe hurriedly introduced to him that this was Liu Lang, the leader of the independent regiment of the 22nd Army.
"It turns out to be Captain Liu. I have admired his name for a long time. When I saw him today, he turned out to be a great young man. People say that you, Captain Liu, relied on luck. But whether it was Songhu in the past, the Great Wall in the old days or Eastern Jin Dynasty now, you are already very good."
It illustrates the problem. The Liu family in Sichuan is really full of talents!" He Chengjun's eyes lit up, but after returning the military salute, he boldly extended his hand to shake Liu Lang's hand.
This person is from Suixian County, Hubei Province, and has a very strong accent, but not only does he speak in a colorful way, but he also remembers Liu Lang's several victorious battles. Obviously, this feudal official has done very detailed homework on Liu Lang.
No wonder the evaluation of him in the history books is only simple: he is known as a genius lobbyist and a genius leader of the motley crew, and he is also the most important think tank member of the bald man. Just saying this to others, you know that this gang in the Republic of China
There is no simple person among the power players who can sit in high positions.
Generally speaking, when officials like this, who are already in their 50s, see young officers like Liu Lang, even if they have outstanding military exploits, they will habitually rely on their elders to show off their talents. For example, they will take advantage of people of the same level as Liu Xiang.
To talk about things, I just want to put Liu Lang down. No matter how powerful you are, you are still a junior, both in terms of qualifications and seniority.
But this person did not talk about Liu Xiang, who was still recovering in Hankou. Instead, he bluntly talked about Liu Lang's several achievements, and did not use his position as a second-level general and camp director to overwhelm others. Such a person, however,
It's hard for anyone to dislike it.
"I don't dare to praise Director He so much." Of course Liu Lang would still be modest.
The car drove directly to Wuhan Xingying's Xingying office near Wuchang Yuemachang. Director He even surprised Wang Shihe and invited Liu Lang to the same car.
You know, at this time, there were no MPVs of later generations and no special reception cars. They were basically imported cars, with two bosses in the back and the driver and service adjutant in the front.
As a result, the adjutant was driven into another car by the feudal official who was somewhat unexpected. Instead, Liu Lang was arranged to board a special car with two boss levels. Even if Liu Lang was wronged and sat in the co-pilot, then
It's also a courtesy to Liu Lang. We can't let the Chairman's bodyguard sit there!
Even Wang Shihe couldn't help but be impressed by Liu Lang again. For the leader's most trusted think tank to value him so much, Liu Lang even had more potential and was worth investing in than he imagined.
Yes, politics requires investment. Military generals need support from upper-level politicians, and these political bureaucrats who can influence national power also need support from the military. The gun barrels are not just gunshots,
Or it could be a roar at the conference table.
Liu Lang, a young colonel with outstanding military exploits, is one of the investment targets that the new generation of political figures in the government are optimistic about.
"Captain Liu, as a representative who returned here from the battlefield in Shanxi, what kind of funeral do you think we should carry out for Commander Hao and Commander Liu?" He Chengjun asked Liu Lang a very practical question.
This actually made Liu Lang more fond of him than the lavish praise he just received. Being able to take the initiative to ask soldiers from the front line for advice was naturally much better than the bureaucrats who slapped him on the forehead.
"State funeral!" Liu Lang replied without hesitation. "Only a state funeral can tell me that we will not treat any soldiers on the Shanxi front line and the Songhu front line badly when they serve the country."
"This is what it should be!" He Chengjun nodded matter-of-factly. I believe both the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Military Affairs will agree, as will the Chairman. "What else?"
"I feel that the best way to commemorate the generals who have died on the battlefield, including in the future, is not to give them any pensions to their families, but to tell the soldiers and civilians across the country in some form that we, China, will never forget them.
, will never be forgotten by generations to come." Liu Lang said again.
"What do you mean?" Wang Shihe also became curious.
"By naming the main street in the provincial capital where each general is named after his hometown, I hope that not only our generation will remember it, but even our descendants will remember it when they walk on this road.
There was once such a general who sacrificed his life for the country. There was once such a war that China fought. And his daughter, when walking on this road named after her father, may still feel it.
It comes from my father’s voice and appearance." Liu Lang continued to suggest.
When Liu Lang said this, what flashed before his eyes was Hao Mengling's eldest daughter, Hao Huiying, who was over eighty years old on the screen in the past time and space. She was standing under the street sign of Hao Mengling Road in Hankou, looking up at the sky, with a childish look on her old face.
Mu.
That girl who lost her father at the age of fifteen must have heard her father’s gentle teachings from the sky at that moment! Just like when he told her about Yue Fei’s loyalty to the country when she was a child.
His father, in order to let more children have a father, had no choice but to let his daughter lose her father for the rest of her life.
Liu Lang knew that because of the high standard of funerals for generals such as Hao Mengling, Tong Linge, Zhao Dengyu, and Liu Jiaqi, both the government at this time and the Republic, which would increasingly pay attention to history in the future, would have their names buried in their hometowns or at the place where they died in battle.
They are named streets or schools, but most of the generals are unknown and not many people know about them.
Their names are not actually the most important. What is important is that they are symbols of a unit, just like Hao Mengling represents the 9th Army, Tong Linge, Zhao Dengyu represents the 29th Army, Jiang Yuzhen represents the 196th Brigade, they represent
These are bloody battles involving thousands of soldiers.
Forgetting them means that the sacrifices that were gradually annihilated by historical time were truly annihilated without leaving a trace.