Liu Lang finally knew why Chinese and Japanese spies frequently spied on the Guangyuan Independent Regiment base a few years ago.
Because in the second half of 1935, Situ Meitang personally went to Nanjing to negotiate with Nanjing's senior officials about the coming of the "Volunteer Air Force" to China. The big pie of 150 fighter planes and 200 professionally trained pilots had been smashed two years ago.
People were dazzled, and when happiness really came, the top officials of the government were still ecstatic.
In particular, the big bosses at the Ministry of Aviation are eager to see the aircraft. Although the government has allocated a large amount of funds, due to the strategy set by the "Mother of the Nation" who serves as the general adviser to wait for new aircraft, the actual number of aircraft imported in the past two years has been very few.
What a pity, the help of these 150 fighter planes is definitely the kind of dew that comes after a long drought.
Situ Meitang, a representative figure who has been donating money and materials to the country on behalf of Chinese Americans, received extremely high courtesy. Even the bald boss who was busy dealing with "Guangdong and Guangxi" affairs took the time to meet with him and ordered all departments to cooperate with Situ Meitang to bring this matter to the country.
A highly capable "Aviation Volunteer Army" was brought back to China safely.
Since the New Year, 200 pilots, their American instructors and hundreds of highly paid ground staff have boarded the ship in batches and arrived in China under the secret escort of the national intelligence agency. And 150 all-metal aircraft customized from the American Curtiss Company
The fuselage of the junior Thunderbolt fighter equipped with Rolls-Royce's 1,200-horsepower Merlin engine and various accessories were packaged and transported to China by Curtiss. The 150 engine parts ordered from Rolls-Royce but not yet delivered were directly shipped to China.
It was escorted to China by warships of the Royal Navy of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
The Chinese government had issued an announcement two years ago to order the American Curtiss Hawk III fighter jets. The tightly packaged fighter jets carried by American freighters did not attract the attention of Japanese spies at all. In other words, they did not attract the attention of Japan's top brass at all.
The more than 100 biplane fighters are nothing compared to the Type 96 monoplane fighters that they have mainly equipped. They don't care how many of these old-fashioned fighters China orders. They even think that the more money China spends on ordering them.
The more these old-fashioned fighter planes consume national power, the smaller the obstacles they will encounter in the coming war.
It wasn't until the moment when the "Aviation Volunteers" soared over Songhu with metal wings, that the Japanese were stunned to discover that the Chinese were buying the most advanced all-metal fuselage from the Americans that they themselves had not yet commissioned into the army.
fighter plane.
The loss was far greater than before in time and space. The Japanese high-level officials did not know how many times in the lonely night they greeted the female family members of the "despicable" American cowboys.
This time, Japan's all-pervasive espionage structure not only suffered a big setback in front of the Chinese intelligence agencies, but was also severely dealt with by the Americans. Let them understand that in the eyes of the Americans, they are just part of the business.
, in the face of money, whatever strength they are proud of to be the number one in Asia is nothing. Without money, they can only look at American iron ore and steel.
Of course, that is a story for later. The reality is that with the careful arrangements of the national government, everything from equipment to personnel of the Aviation Volunteer Army came to China smoothly.
To be more precise, I came to Sichuan, China.
It turned out that when Situ Meitang came to China to discuss with senior government officials about the location of the "Aviation Volunteer Army", Situ Meitang vetoed the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas for the simple reason that it was not safe. Not to mention the presence of Japanese troops in Shanghai, if a war broke out
, Songhu must be the focus of the Japanese offensive in the southeast, and the airport station is too close to the front line and is likely to be attacked by surprise.
This reason is perfect, and the senior officials of the national government have nothing to say. After all, they are volunteers and cannot be treated like their own troops. Of course, there are flying brigades of the national army stationed in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but that is the duty of a soldier.
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However, if we don’t garrison Jiangsu and Zhejiang, where can we place the garrison? Searching the map of China, the north is the front line against Japan, and the southeast is also under threat. Only Henan, Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan and other central and western areas are under threat.
It is optional. If the station is too far away, it will be too troublesome to fly around during the battle.
In the end, Situ Meitang and the senior officials of the government chose the military airport in Rongcheng, Sichuan as the location for the "Aviation Volunteer Army". It was the safest and most convenient location, and could transfer to Wuhan at any time to support the southeastern front line.
The Chairman of Sichuan Province also welcomed this, because these Chinese Americans are not members of the government, and they can help him without posing any threat to his rule in Sichuan. This is of course a good thing.
But for the Chinese and Japanese spies, the name Sichuan is hard not to touch their sensitive nerves. Colonel Liu, who is unruly and unruly in the eyes of the national government, and Colonel Liu, a hateful beast in the eyes of the Kwantung Army, have also been to the United States, but Situ Meitang has
They chose Sichuan as their base. There must be no "collusion" between these two people! Liu Tuanzuo has always had a strong "collusion" ability. When traveling abroad, he hooked up with Miss Laura from the American Ross Group and established the Huamei Arsenal.
This incident has caused some headaches for the big guys in China and Japan.
Therefore, like a cat that smells a fishy smell, the spies from both sides stepped up their spying on the independent regiment's base, hoping to find any clues.
But they were obviously disappointed. Liu Lang had no contact with the United States. Even when Situ Meitang flew to Chengdu, he only attended the welcome ceremony as the 14th Administrative Inspectorate of Sichuan. The two had no private communication.
, some are just polite greetings and nods.
Liu Tuanzuo's flattery to Hall Master Situ made the agents want to stay away from him. Even their kneeling and licking of their superiors were not so shameless! I'm afraid no one saw the old man who was nearly seventy years old.
Situ Meitang's wise eyes contain the profound meaning of his smile.
That is not an attitude that one would have when meeting someone for the first time, especially for an old man who has no political leanings and only wants to contribute to the country and nation.
Naturally, Liu Tuanzuo had been on guard against this trick of the spies for a long time. Ever since he left the United States, Situ Meitang had taken the initiative to have no other dealings with the overseas branches of Huashang Company except for drug agency rights. Even until Zhou Dapeng
Only when the leading Chinese pilots arrived in Shanghai did Liu Lang receive the news from insiders.
It can be said that through the past two years, Liu Lang has completely wiped out everything he had in contact with Situ Meitang. There is no way, the current political situation in China is complicated, if the bald man until he has had any contact with Situ Meitang
Contact, there is no guarantee that he will think about something else and put this air force with advanced fighter aircraft and powerful combat capability on the shelf.
There were many bald men in time and space who had done this before. Liu Lang couldn't let such a bloody thing happen. This aviation volunteer army must give the arrogant Japanese air force a lesson in the sky over Songhu, and give the weak but
The fearless Chinese Air Force retains a trace of its vitality. The best of the Chinese Air Force can be found in Songhu.
They could have done more for China's blue skies, but because of the backward model and far inferior number of aircraft, blood was shed in the sky. The last Chinese aircraft with its wings folded over Songhu was the most tragic elegy for the Chinese Air Force.
Keeping a sufficient distance from this aviation force, which is mainly composed of passionate Chinese youths, is the only thing Liu Lang can do.
However, the guard platoon secretly established by the independent regiment as early as two years ago, through Liu Xiang's arrangement, successfully entered the "Aviation Volunteer Army" station and served as their guard.
The 100 sets of radio communication equipment shipped with various aircraft accessories were also secretly transported back to the Independence Regiment base by Liu Lang. This time, the biggest task for Professor Ye and his proud disciples was to use these 100 sets that were supposed to be installed on
Based on the radio communication equipment on the aircraft, we develop the field radio communication equipment that American cowboys are vigorously developing.
Liu Lang's only request for them was to reduce the size and weight of their heavy mechanical radio communication equipment to make it suitable for single-person equipment. Liu Lang knew that this technology was completely feasible at the moment, and the American cowboys were starting to fight in the Pacific War.
, has been equipped with an individual "big brother", and the general can even convey orders to the squad, with a transmission distance of up to 10 kilometers.
The Huamei Arsenal, which was operating at full capacity, also provided the Sichuan Army and Comrade Lao Yan of Shanxi with various types of equipment promised by Liu Lang, and also recommended its own heavy artillery to the government.
Its performance is not inferior to that of the Third Reich's 150 heavy artillery, and it also accepts interest-free loans and even preferential conditions that can be deducted from arms taxes. The Ministry of Military Affairs did not hesitate to abandon a large number of orders from the Third Reich and instead purchase Huamei Arsenal.
of heavy artillery.
The independent regiment received defective automatic rifles and unprecedented individual rocket launchers, as well as imported light machine guns and submachine guns whose calibers were modified at the Huamei Arsenal, while practicing new offensive and defensive tactics based on the new weapons they equipped.
Under the guidance of the increasingly proficient basic infantry tactics of the three-by-three system, the powerful grassroots light firepower was developed to the extreme. The blue army units that used to have an advantage in numbers were basically completely destroyed by each battalion.
The training of the teaching team has also entered the third batch of training rotations. Liu Lang has decided to suspend the training after the third phase of training, and officers and soldiers at all levels will return to the team for the final round of running-in.
When winter came in the twenty-fifth year of the Republic of China, Liu Lang set his sights on the northwest of Guangyuan, where a major event that would change the fate of the nation would occur.
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PS: I'm sorry everyone, today's update is a bit late. It's not that Fengyue didn't work hard enough, but some unexpected situations made Fengyue feel very bad, so I won't talk about anything. The only thing Fengyue can tell you is that tomorrow,
It was the day when the Independence Regiment set out for the expedition. It was also the day when the Chinese nation set out for the expedition in that time and space. The description of this story had been lingering in Fengyue's mind for several months.
In those days, when the war was about to begin, our ancestors, from Yunnan, Guangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, and northern Shaanxi, rushed to the national war with guns on their shoulders.
Knowing that he is going to die, he has no hesitation. When Fengyue wrote these nine words, he had tears in his eyes. From the time he started the book, Fengyue hoped to do his best to show the story of the heroic resistance of his ancestors to book lovers. The protagonist
The existence of superhuman beings is only Fengyue's personal good wish, hoping to bring a little help to our once-suffering country and nation. If it does not meet everyone's expectations, it is just that Fengyue's writing power is limited, and it is not Fengyue's intention to write an anti-Japanese drama.
Eyeballs are a blasphemy against our ancestors. Fengyue has always loved her country and nation, and will continue to do so until the end of her life. Fengyue will never set foot in Japan or buy Japanese goods in her life, and the same is true for my little daughter.
Sorry, I was a bit too nagging today. I'm sorry to everyone.