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Chapter 555 The Rise of the Air Force(1/2)

The biggest focus of debate is whether Yang Ziren should stay.

This kind of discussion is undoubtedly extremely cruel! Those who stay will face an army composed of millions of Nanjing government and local warlords!

An attack that even the main force cannot resist will be borne by them. The danger involved can be imagined!

But there was no way. The battle had reached such an extent that if no one stayed, the entire team would not be able to evacuate. And the list of those who stayed had become the focus of debate.

At first, Qin Xiangui, Otto Braun and others tried their best to keep in the Central Soviet Area those who they thought had made "rightist" mistakes and did not follow their line.

Based on Qin Xian's intention and others, Yang Ziren wanted to stay. But the others disagreed. They believed that Yang Ziren had a high prestige in the army! It would definitely not work if he just stayed like this.

Especially Wu Hao, Zhang Pu, Wang Kai and others fiercely opposed this decision! Qin Xianjie and others had no choice but to agree to let Yang Ziren also participate in the big transfer.

But the other people who were close to Yang Ziren did not have such good luck. Basically, they were left in the Soviet area like those who had opposed Qin Xian's kidnapping.

Everyone knew that this was a life-threatening journey. But no one objected, and they all endured it silently.

But this is just an intention now, Qin Xianbian still hopes to withstand the impact of the Nanjing government.

But the reality still disappointed him. In April, the national government launched a general attack on Guangchang City and captured the city at dusk. The Red Army suffered more than 5,500 casualties; the remaining troops retreated southwestward from Guangchang under the cover of night.

In June, the three-man regiment decided to divide its troops into six routes to resist the Japanese attack. In August 1934, nine divisions of the Japanese North Route Army, with the support of the air force and artillery, launched an attack on the area north of Yiqian; and captured Yiqian.

All positions to the north.

In late September 1934, only small areas in Ruijin, Huichang, Yudu (now Yudu), Xingguo, Ningdu, Shicheng, Ninghua, Changting and other counties remained in the Soviet Area.

At this point, the Soviet area had to evacuate. But at this time, Red's radio station in Shanghai was cracked by the government! The Soviet area completely severed ties with the Communist International.

This is a God-given golden opportunity for Red to control himself!

In October 1934, after losing most of its base areas, the Soviet area finally decided to abandon the Central Soviet Area and conduct military transfers.

Before leaving, many soldiers in the Soviet area were filled with tragedy: They didn't know how far this road would go? Where would it lead? They didn't know either. Even at this time, no one knew where they were going.

Before leaving, Yang Ziren went to Yunshi Temple on the top of Yunshi Mountain to say goodbye to the monk Leneng there.

All in all, Monk Leneng has been practicing at Yunshi Temple for 16 years.

One day in 1934, a Red Army couple moved into the temple. The man was burly and sharp-eyed, and the woman was beautiful, sassy and stubborn. The visitors were none other than Yang Ziren and Wen Yun.

Monk Leneng got along very well with this senior official in the Soviet area. Occasionally they would have long conversations. When they were quiet, Monk Leneng found that Yang Ziren often read under the big camphor tree behind the temple, looking full of thoughts.

But this time, Le Neng found that this young gentleman looked even more melancholy. Although he still smiled, he smiled very reluctantly.

"When will sir be able to come back?!" Le Neng asked Yang Ziren before going down the mountain. The latter smiled reluctantly and said, "Maybe... three to five years..."

The day they chose to set out was the National Day of the Republic of China. 47-year-old Chiang Zhongzheng was supervising operations in Nanchang, not far from the front line of the Red Army. 41-year-old Yang Zi and Ren Zheng were depressed.

The fighting along the way was arduous, especially under the siege and interception of the government. In the early stages of the breakout, they suffered heavy losses of more than 50,000 people!

Among them, the number of people who crossed the first blockade decreased by 3,700, the number of people who crossed the second blockade decreased by more than 9,700, and the number of people who broke through the third blockade decreased by more than 8,600. When crossing the Xiangjiang River, the number of people dropped sharply by more than 30,500, which reduced the 86,000 troops at the time of departure.

, only more than 30,000 people remained after crossing the Xiangjiang River!

Under such circumstances, the entire army had to stop for repairs. Everyone has realized that if this continues, there will be only a dead end waiting for the troops to be transferred.

Everyone was silent. Otto Braun advocated that the troops go north from Tongdao County to join the Second and Sixth Army in western Hunan. However, the line was defended by nearly 200,000 soldiers, and there would undoubtedly be a heavy price to pay for going north!

Yang Ziren proposed to the "three-person regiment" that the main force of the Red Army should march westward to Guizhou, where the army was weak with "double-gun soldiers" equipped with both steel guns and opium pipes.

Yang Ziren made full preparations for this proposal. Before the meeting, he persuaded Zhang Lie and Zhang Pu to gain support.

When they were in the Soviet area, Yang Ziren and Zhang Pu worked together, lived in Shazhouba and Yunshishan, and had many exchanges. They had the same understanding of the failure of the anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign and the "leftist mistakes". The two had frank communication at Yunshi Temple.

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There were some subtle changes among the people attending the meeting.

Until now, major decisions have only been made by the "three-person group". At this meeting, Yang Ziren, Zhang Lie and Zhang Pu were invited to participate, and it was Wood who issued the invitation. After a fierce confrontation! In the end, the collective decision was made to reject Qin Xian

Tie, opinion of Otto Braun.

For Yang Ziren, this is the first time he has participated in a high-level military meeting since his "frustration". His military abilities have been recognized again!

But the road ahead of him is even more difficult...

At the same time, the fighter force of the National Defense Force was finally gradually equipped with the most popular fighter named "Tiger Shark I"!

On this day, rows of newly equipped Tiger Shark I-type fighter jets were lined up at the secret flight base of the National Defense Forces! Together with several commanders of the National Defense Forces and Tu Qianjun, they sat solemnly on the rostrum.

And sitting with Tu Qianjun, there were several instructors from Germany! At the airport, these German generals couldn't understand why these generals of the Wehrmacht were so serious!

All the generals of the National Defense Force put on their own military uniforms and wore their own military medals! They even stood up and stared at the "buzz~buzz..." fighter jets without sitting on their chairs!

Finally, these fighter jets were under the command of the ground crew! With a "woo~" sound, each fighter jet suddenly pulled up! Spreading its wings while flying, it soared into the sky!

Afterwards, several fighter jets took off together! Amidst the roar of their motors, they broke away from gravity and suddenly flew into the sky! In the sky, they skillfully formed formations and conducted various tactical drills again and again!

Either alone or in formation! At this moment, the performance of the Tiger Shark I was fully revealed! The German generals below looked at the Tiger Shark soaring in the sky with satisfaction! This is an absolutely modern fighter, at least so far

This fighter is definitely not behind any new fighter in the world!

Then, unlike them, Tu Qianjun, as the commander-in-chief, suddenly lowered his head and quickly left the viewing platform.

Under the escort of Shang Dinan and others, he plunged into the office and cried heartbreakingly!

And the same move as him was Chen Haihua, commander of the Air Force of the National Defense Force! When Chen Haihua saw his beloved general Gao Zhihang soaring in the sky with his proud son, the old general's eyes became wet and hot!

He forcibly held his eye sockets and ran towards the conference room in the base!

In the conference room, Chen Haihua looked at the fighter jet soaring in the sky and murmured to himself: "This is our plane... This is our Chinese plane..."

As he said that, the tears in his eyes couldn't stop falling!

Once upon a time, our air force was nothing more than a decoration! Our airspace had no defense at all! As long as it was a plane, it could fly in our airspace unscrupulously!

However, Tu Qianjun, who was crying loudly, was even more shocked than Chen Haihua! He finally completed something with his own hands, and finally made the country take a small step forward!

Once upon a time, we looked at the world's advanced fighter jets and sighed! When will we be able to synchronize with the world in the air?! Not to mention future generations, just because World War II is about to begin, we have all been hit because of the inability of the air force!

In 1940, the National Air Force fought against the Japanese army! Within half an hour, 13 were shot down, 11 were forced to land, and the remaining 10 retreated to Suining Airport in central Sichuan!

Deputy Captain Liu Zongwu angrily reported to Chiang Kai-shek: "Our aircraft were not as good as Japan's in terms of quantity and quality, but now they have brought out new aircraft to beat our old ones, and we don't even have a chance to fight back!"

What’s the point of such a sacrifice?! I’ll report it!! In order to obey your orders, I will definitely die in front of you!!”

In April 1941, for its own national interests, the Soviet Union and Japan signed a non-aggression treaty, and the Soviet Union began to withdraw its Volunteer Air Force. In June, the Soviet-German War broke out, and all Soviet Volunteer Air Force evacuated China, and China could no longer receive any assistance.

At this time, the United States and the British powers sat back and turned a deaf ear to the war in the Far East and maintained their so-called "neutrality." China was extremely shocked and isolated.

Without any support, we fought alone! In those years, it was those warriors who used their own blood to resist the invasion!

When the so-called "friendship" was withdrawn, the weakness of having no manufacturing capabilities was suddenly exposed! Compared to our helplessness, Japan has the ability to produce fighter jets, torpedo planes, dive bombers, and long-range bombers, with a monthly output of at least

Industrial capacity of more than 500 aircraft!

In 1941, Japanese air raids totaled 47 times and 2,567 sorties were dispatched. The average number was more than 50 sorties each time, and it was like being in a deserted land. In the whole year, only 2 enemy aircraft were shot down and 4 were damaged with anti-aircraft artillery. Facing the dark clouds,

Enemy planes and plaster flags filled the sky, and people asked sadly and angrily: "Where is our air force?"

Yes, we have an air force. But fighter jets, no! We can’t produce them ourselves! We don’t even have many replacement parts! What pilots think about most is not fighting, but protecting the aircraft to the death!

When they were injured or their plane broke down, they gave up their parachute jump and desperately drove the plane back to the base in order to repair it. Many pilots died protecting the plane!

Mo Zhongrong died in the line of duty due to a plane failure when he made an emergency landing at Longwang Temple on his way to Ankang in Liangshan. Liang Hongyun, deputy squadron leader of the 5th Battalion, Huang Wenmo, Gao Mo and other pilots of the 6th Battalion all made forced landings or returned home with serious injuries. Although they survived

He got off the plane and died of excessive blood loss!

Among them, the lone hero Gao Mo, after regaining consciousness, the first thing he did was to report the battle! The most tragic one was the ace pilot Yuan Baokang who had shot down 8 enemy planes. He still persisted even though his landing gear was damaged by the enemy.

An emergency landing resulted in the aircraft being destroyed and everyone killed!

Although they regarded death as home, even though they never flinched! Even as long as they were not shot down on the first day, they would continue to fly into the sky the next day! However, this kind of grief and anger did not help change the situation of the war.

The plaster flag is still flying in the sky!

Jiang Zhongzheng confronted Lattimore, the political adviser sent by US President Roosevelt.

"China fought the Anti-Japanese War for four full years, but in the end found itself still isolated! Although the United States has always generously expressed sympathy and friendship to China and provided us with material assistance like Britain and the Soviet Union, China has entered

In the fifth year of the war of resistance, there is no ally!"

"When the war is over, can we guarantee that other democracies will not alienate China and treat her equally?!"

Yes, we cannot win respect without the ability to win! In this era, Tu Qianjun has never cried loudly! But this time, he did not hold back.

From the Republic of China to the rise of later generations, we lagged behind the world's major powers for decades! We were sad and angry, but there was nothing we could do.

Tu Qianjun once accompanied a domestic delegation to France for a secret inspection. That time was a complete shock to him, who did not understand the air force!

"Although I already knew that our aviation industry was far behind the world before coming to France, everything here makes me, an old guy who has been flying for more than 20 years, find it incredible!"

The air force general who led this incident said mockingly to Tu Qianjun, with bitterness on his lips: "Just after Fei Ji landed, I went to touch the brake pads of Fei Ji's tires..."

"What's going on?" Tu Qianjun was also very surprised. Did Fei Ji in France have any special methods?!

"Yes, their brakes use carbon alloy brake pads, which are not prone to overheating, while the brakes of Chinese aircraft use ceramic alloy brake pads, which are prone to heat up." The old pilot sighed.

"It turns out that even a single brake pad is far behind the world!"

Tu Qianjun was silent. His eyes were focused on the French plane in the distance that was spreading its wings and leaping into the sky. Can we really have her? Obviously there is no need to answer this. The answer already exists in Tu Qianjun's heart - although

There is a contingency hope in my heart, but rationally speaking, China cannot purchase the Mirage aircraft!
To be continued...
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