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Chapter 940: Shoot down 100 Japanese aircraft!
Chapter 944: Shoot down 100 Japanese aircraft!
Although the base camp promised to allocate a flying division to the North China Front Army.

But this pilot group must have been pieced together.

Even though there are some veterans and ace pilots, it is estimated that there are not many, and most of them are new pilots.

Those losers in the Navy were defeated in the Pacific and needed more troops and aviation units.

Is this newly formed flying division a rival to the Eighth Route Army Air Force?
Okamura Neji didn't know, or he already had the answer.

Although it was not the pilots and fighter jets of the North China Front that were lost this time.

However, in future battles with the Eighth Route Army, Okamura Neiji also hoped to receive support from the Japanese aviation units in central China.

After this battle, the Japanese aviation units in central China basically lost air supremacy.

The support is gone.

The North China Front had to fight alone.

"Your Excellency, Commander."

"The Eighth Route Army's intelligence capabilities are terrifying. Our aviation division's airports and pilots should not be placed in North China."

Chief of Staff Arimoe Seizo suggested.

The Eighth Route Army has issued a clear notice that Japanese pirate aircraft are prohibited from operating in the North China airspace.

All reconnaissance aircraft of the Kwantung Army and the Central China Front Army's aviation unit that entered the North China airspace were shot down.

Although he was very angry, there was nothing the Japanese could do.

The Eighth Route Army aircraft could accurately locate the Japanese aircraft and shoot them down.

The only way to prevent the Eighth Route Army aircraft from air raids is to not place pilots and airports in North China.

Although Okamura Ningji asked Arisu Seizo to build a secret airport to prepare for the arrival of the new pilot regiment, and prepare sufficient aerial bombs, aviation fuel, mechanics and ground staff.

But the intelligence capabilities of the Eighth Route Army are not exaggerated.

There is a high probability that the location of the North China Front Army Airport can be found.

When the flying division arrived, the Eighth Route Army planes suddenly attacked, which would be very bad, and he would not be able to explain it to Okamura Neji then.

Therefore, in order to nip it in the bud and not to take the blame, Arisue Seizan planned to suggest Okamura Neji to change airports.

“If it’s not placed in North China, then where should it be placed?”

Okamura Neji asked with a look on his face, turning to look at the map.

"The Locust Army's aviation unit in central China has been completely destroyed. We cannot put aircraft and pilots here."

Arisue Seizo walked up to Okamura Neji, pointed at the map with a long pole and said:

"However, the Kwantung Army also has a strong air force. We can place pilots and aircraft in the Shenyang area."

"On the one hand, the Shenyang area is relatively far from Taiyuan, with a straight-line distance of more than 1 kilometers. The Eighth Route Army's fighter jets have a relatively limited range to fly to Shenyang."

"On the other hand, even if the Eighth Route Army's fighter jets can fly to Shenyang, the Kwantung Army's aircraft can take off to help fight."

"Although the Eighth Route Army's fighter jets have better performance, the Kwantung Army has hundreds of fighter jets and thousands of pilots from the Locust Army."

"With such a long range and air combat going on, the Eighth Route Army's fighter jets will inevitably run out of fuel."

Manchuria was a base for the Japanese army to train pilots. Later in the Pacific War, the Japanese army's pilot training base in Manchuria became even larger.

Nowadays, the Japanese military pilot training bases are mainly located in the mainland, but there are still many training grounds for training Japanese pilots in Manchuria.

Although Mo Jingsan did not know the range of the Eighth Route Army fighter jets, it must have been a little over 2000 kilometers at most.

"The range of our fighter jets is not that far, and range anxiety will also occur."

"It is difficult to attack the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi."

A combat staff officer said with a worried tone.

Youmo Jingsan looked at this combat consultant as if he was a mentally retarded person.

They also attacked the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi. Why don't you go and attack it for me?
It is already good to be able to keep the base camp allocated to the flying division of the North China Front Army, but also attack the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi?
Arisu Seizo ignored him and continued to say to Okamura Neji:
"Your Excellency the General."

"Don't even think about attacking the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi."

"When the Eighth Route Army attacks Mongolia and Hebei, our flying divisions located near Shenyang can take off to fight and reinforce our infantry units."

"Although our fighter jets are probably no match for the Eighth Route Army aircraft."

"But as long as we don't fight with Eighth Route Army fighter jets, it won't be a big problem."

Facing the defeat of the elite forces of Hainan Airlines and Army Aviation in Central China, Yumo Seizan gave up the attack directly.

but.

This is also in line with Okamura Neji's strategy.

Okamura Neiji is definitely not one of those hot-headed officers who were brainwashed by Bushido.

He knew very well that even if the base camp allocated eight divisions and one flying division to him, it would be difficult to defeat the Eighth Route Army.

So now the Japanese army mainly adopts a defensive strategy.

It is impossible to attack.

"Yo Xi."

"Youmo Jun, then it is up to you to personally contact the Kwantung Army to ensure the safety of our pilots and aircraft."

Okamura Neiji ignored the combat staff officer and directly issued orders to Arisu Seizo.

The combat staff officer stood away angrily, standing like a follower.

But he secretly swore in his heart that one day he would become a general.

"Hi."

You Mojing bowed his head three times.

"Your Excellency, General, Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, the Eighth Route Army has long-range heavy bombers."

Yamamoto Kazuki reminded.

"No need to worry, Yamamoto-kun."

Youmo Jingsan said:

"I have already learned from the domestic aviation force that the Eighth Route Army's long-range heavy bombers can only carry out high-altitude bombing without fighter escort."

"And high-altitude bombing has very low accuracy."

"Once the Eighth Route Army's heavy bombers lower their altitude, they will be shot down by the Kwantung Army's fighter jets."

"As long as we set up more air observation posts inside and outside the customs."

"Once the Eighth Route Army heavy bombers were discovered to be incoming, the Kwantung Army's fighter jets immediately took off."

Okamura Ningji nodded.

It was the lack of vigilance against the air that led to the North China Front's aviation unit being successfully attacked by the Eighth Route Army's air force.

Yamamoto Kazuki nodded and immediately stopped talking.

"Yamamoto-kun, how is the investigation of Chen Feng going?"

Okamura Neji put his heart in his stomach and looked at Yamamoto Kazuki and asked.

"Your Excellency, General." Yamamoto Kazuki was silent for a moment, and then replied solemnly: "The situation is not optimistic."

"Encountering difficulties?"

Okamura Neji frowned and asked.

"My intelligence personnel stationed in Taiyuan discovered that Chen Feng had been around Taiyuan last month and was protected by the Eighth Route Army's special forces."

"Other than that, there is no other information."

"Moreover, all my intelligence personnel have lost contact, and they should all be in pieces."

Yamamoto Kazuki said solemnly.

He arranged for top-notch spies and agents, all with reasonable and legal identities, but he didn't expect that the entire army would be wiped out in such a short period of time.Yamamoto Kazuki didn't understand how on earth these elite spies and agents were wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.

These spies and agents have no horizontal contact with each other, nor do they know each other's identity. They only have single-line contact with Koro Goro of the special agent team.

Could it be that Xiaolu Goro was a spy of the Eighth Route Army?
Yamamoto Kazuki guessed with a serious face.

Okamura Neji's face sank slightly, then his brows relaxed, he looked at Yamamoto Kazuki and said: "Assign more spies and agents to Taiyuan. We must investigate Chen Feng and kill him."

Compared with the intelligence staff of the North China Front Army, Kazuki Yamamoto's intelligence work has been done very well.

The name Chen Feng was discovered by Kazuki Yamamoto through investigation, and it was also found that Chen Feng had been in Taiyuan recently.

It's not that the Locust Army is incompetent, it's that the Eighth Route Army is too cunning.

What's more, he currently does not have a better intelligence commander than Kazuki Yamamoto.

Then you can only make do with it.

As for the army reform proposed by Yamamoto Kazuki, Okamura Neji was more interested.

As for capturing Chen Feng alive, Okamura Neiji no longer had any hope.

Judging from the current mess of the intelligence defeat, being able to kill Chen Feng and cut off the Eighth Route Army's aid channels would have been a blessing in Okamura's life.

"Hi."

Yamamoto bowed his head.

……

More than half a month later.

America.

Fort Leavenworth.

U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.

"Liu, here is your letter."

In the dormitory, a blond American officer walked in and handed an envelope to a young officer with a British face.

This young officer is none other than Yanag Zesheng, the number one ace of the Chinese Air Force who studied at the U.S. Army Staff College.

"Thank you, Charles."

Liu Zesheng's expression changed, and he took the envelope and read it.

"You're welcome."

The American officer named Charles shrugged and walked straight to his bed.

The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College trains staff officers for battalion, brigade commanders, and middle and high-level headquarters agencies above division level through studying and researching the operational theories and principles of combined armies at all levels, and cultivates army leadership talents in wartime.The precept of the academy is to be prepared in time of peace for war.

At this time, the United States had gone into full-scale war with Japan, and these American officers also wanted to bomb the Japanese island.

Liu Zesheng looked at the envelope. The name of the sender was his good friend Zheng Shaoqiang, and it also said that it was personally addressed by his best friend Zesheng.

"Liu, your country's pilots are heroes. Last month they bombed Tokyo remotely and destroyed the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku."

Charles said as he lay on the bed.

The Kuomintang and the Communist Party jointly bombed Tokyo and destroyed the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku. Some media here in the United States also published this news.

Although the two countries share a common enemy, China's strength is far from that of the United States.

After the news was published that the Chinese Air Force successfully bombed Tokyo, Japan, and destroyed the Japanese Navy's Shokaku aircraft carrier.

The status of Chinese military officers like Yanagisaki, and even Chinese people in the United States, has been visibly improved.

China is not a backward and poor country, but a big country with long-range strategic bombing capabilities.

This is the impression that many American military officers and American people have on China after reading newspapers.

"Yes, they are all heroes."

"The American pilots who took off from the Hornet are heroes too."

Liu Zesheng nodded in agreement and tore open the envelope.

He was also excited when he saw the newspaper. However, the newspaper did not report the details of the bombing. It only said that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated to dispatch long-range strategic bombers.

Liu Zesheng was very confused. When did the national army have long-range strategic bombers?

but.

He is far away across the ocean, not well informed, and unaware of many changes in the domestic war situation.

"For heroes, we deserve a drink tonight."

Charles said.

However, Liu Zesheng did not answer him, but took the letter and read it.

The letter read: "Brother Zesheng, my words are like my face. It has been more than a year since my brother went to the US Army Staff School. My current identity is the commander of the 2nd Flying Regiment of the Eighth Route Army..."

The letter is relatively long, but there are many things that cannot be explained in detail.

but.

Zheng Shaoqiang told how the Eighth Route Army Air Force was powerful. It not only bombed the Japanese mainland and sank the Xianghe, but also annihilated the North China Front Army and the Japanese Air Force in Central China.

Zheng Shaoqiang and the head of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters invited Liu Zesheng to return to China and join the Eighth Route Army Air Force to fight for the life and death of the country and the nation.

After reading the letter, Yanagisaki was greatly moved.

As the number one ace of the Chinese Air Force, Yanagisaki led his team to fight dozens of Japanese aviation units and shot down more than ten Japanese aircraft.

In 1940, after the Chinese suffered a disastrous defeat in the Bishan air battle, Yanagisaki withdrew from the mountain city with his troops.

On May 1941, 5, 20 Japanese aircraft bombed Lanzhou West Gucheng Airport.

柳泽生率领21中队4架E-15战斗机和第五大队第29中队队员吴国瑞一同起飞迎敌，空战中，柳泽生击落1架敌重型轰炸机。

Subsequently, the Nationalist Government decided to send Yanag Zesheng and others to the United States to enter the Army Command and Staff School for further studies.

At this time of national peril, Yanaggi Zesheng certainly does not want to study here, but wants to return to his motherland to realize his desire to protect his country.

Liu Zesheng missed the days of fighting side by side with his comrades.

The Chinese Air Force has sacrificed too many people in the War of Resistance. From 1937 to the present, the Chinese Air Force has sacrificed thousands of sergeants, mechanics, and soldiers.

Many of them had never shot down a Japanese plane. Perhaps they didn't know whether China could defeat Japan before they died for their country, but they still chose China's independence without hesitation and died bravely.

Their average age is less than 23 years old, and they are all talented. Many of them are top students from Tsinghua University, Peking University, Nankai University, and the Central Military Academy.

But for the dignity of China and the independence of the motherland, they chose to sacrifice their lives and go to the national disaster, ignoring death and returning home!

In the dead of night, Yanagisaki always thinks of these young heroes one after another.

Gao Zhihang: "As the Chinese Air Force, how can we let enemy aircraft fly overhead?"

Le Yiqin: "I will shed my blood to build a Great Wall and place it in the wilderness of the south of the Yangtze River in my motherland!"

……

Thinking of his close friends who sacrificed their lives for the motherland, Yanagisawa made some kind of decision.

Yanagisawa: "Charles, you really need to have a drink tonight."

Charles: "Liu, this is your wisest decision. I heard there is a dance at school tonight..."

"I have no interest in attending any bullshit dance." Yanagisaki said in English. "My comrades invited me to return to China to fight for the country and nation. I can't refuse this invitation. My comrades and I are going back to China."

Yanagisawa was not the only pilot who came to the United States for further studies, but the other pilots were headed by Yanagisawa.

No matter what other pilots thought, he just wanted to return home and join the war.

"I want to shoot down 100 Japanese planes!"

Liu Zesheng's tone was harsh.

(End of this chapter)