After the Lushan Conference, Zhou Zhirou did not return to Nanjing Air Force Headquarters immediately, but took Zhou Zhihan to patrol various air force bases.

War is inevitable, and the Air Force will be unsheathed in its sword. Before this war, morale needs to be boosted.

Morale is very important in wartime.

Before the battle, there is no time to teach the pilots to practice their skills. Now, all they can do is to boost morale.

In air combat, courage can sometimes make up for tactical and technical shortcomings.

"Faced with a strong enemy, our Chinese Air Force must dare to draw the sword. Even if we are deeply trapped and have no way behind us, as a bloody Chinese man, we still dare to draw the sword!"

This is the most common sentence Zhou Zhihan said to the young air force. Whenever he said this, let alone the young air force pilots, even he himself felt like he was injected with chicken blood and his blood was boiling.

The last stop was to Hangzhou Jianqiao Aviation Academy. Unfortunately, Chen Dade, Huang Panyang and Huang Xinrui were not there today. It is said that the contract period for the three of them in China is about to be completed and they may return to the United States.

It was not until now that Zhou Zhihan realized that the eleven P26 fighters sold to China by the United States last year were just exported versions of Boeing 281. The capabilities of the fighter were greatly reduced, and what made him almost jump up and scolded him was that the Americans actually removed all the communication systems on the Boeing 281 fighter.

The Boeing 281 without a communication system is really worse than a toy gun now.

Without a communication system, how to fighter jets jointly fight, wouldn’t it be a mess of sand in the air?

As of now, among all Chinese fighter jets, there are only nine new Martin 139 WC heavy bombers and more than 90 Hawk3 fighters. There are communication systems on the Gladiator fighter jets that were delivered in late July and early August. Most of the communication systems on other fighter jets were removed before entering China.

Zhou Zhihan almost jumped up and cursed.

The war is approaching, no matter how much you scold me, it is useless. The most urgent thing now is how to exert the combat effectiveness of Boeing 281.

After a brief thought, Zhou Zhihan gave the Air Force pilots some simple sign language, such as a gesture that represents good or ok, and stretched out an index finger and swung the on swaying left and right.

A young pilot named Ren Yunge suddenly had a whim and suggested using some colorful ribbons to indicate the code that only Chinese pilots knew. As the code slogan of the Boeing 281 fighter, everyone accepted it.

This is also a helpless move.

That's all!

Because there is no better solution at this time.

In early August 1937, Zhou Zhihan and Zhou Zhirou returned to Nanjing, and the Air Force headquarters are making preparations before the war.

When Zhou Zhihan returned home, the Zhou family had already chosen their family to move south to Chengdu. His two uncles are now buying land and building a house in Chengdu. They should be able to move out of Nanjing by the end of August and go to Chengdu, Sichuan.

During this period, some relatives of Zhou Zhihan's family seemed to smell something. Seeing that the Zhou family moved south, several relatives also followed him to Chongqing. Now, Zhou Zhihan is not only a famous Air Force Commander-in-Chief Zhou Zhirou, but also the incident of Principal Jiang personally giving him a sword.

He was awarded the rank of captain just after returning from abroad. He was also a famous man in front of Zhou Zhirou, the commander-in-chief of the Air Force. He was valued by the principal and had a bright future!

Therefore, no relative of the Zhou family wants to be promoted and wealthy after being in the Zhou family.

On the night after returning, Zhou Zhihan went to find his mentor Mao Bangchu and took out the photos of the Japanese Marine Corps Command he had just returned to Shanghai and used a trick to take photos of the Izumo and other warships on the Huangpu River.

Mao Bangchu asked: "Have you seen these photos by others?"

Zhou Zhihan shook his head: "I just washed it out, and I will show you the first one."

Mao Bangchu nodded, indicating that he, a student, has always put himself first in his heart.

"You also know the current situation. A war between China and Japan is inevitable. If you take the photos you took on the Izumo warship. If you take them out, those who know you will say that you are loyal and patriotic. Those who don't know you will definitely slander privately, which will more or less damage your reputation."

Zhou Zhihan nodded. He was so patriotic that he looked for the opportunity to board the Izumo. After he came back, he had a lot of schedules, so he almost forgot the photos he took on the Izumo. It was not until after he returned from Lushan and the war came that he remembered that he should take out the photos of the Izumo and other Japanese warships he had taken for your reference.

Since entering the Air Force Headquarters and being awarded the rank of captain, he has participated in more meetings and seen more people of all kinds. He vaguely feels that many things are not as simple as he thought before. It is not that you can be accepted by everyone if you have a patriotic enthusiasm.

Because he was promoted too quickly, people were inevitably talking badly about him behind his back and jealousy and hatred. So after the photos were washed out, he was the first to give them to Mao Bangchu.

Mao Bangchu took Zhou Zhihan on the Izumo and looked at a photo of him holding a ship-borne weapon: "Zhihan! On the eve of the war, many important things will become more complicated than before. If these photos are taken out, it will definitely be more harmful than good for you. Once a troublesome person makes trouble in front of some big names, you may not be able to clean it even if you jump into the Yellow River. I am your mentor, I believe you, but others may not believe you all. You said you used a plan to explore the Japanese military secrets. Who gave you a certificate? Who proved that you were trying to get on the Izumo? "

"Yes! Mentor!"

Zhou Zhihan stood with his hands down, and his back was sweating profusely. Mao Bangchu was able to say these words to him, so he really regarded him as a disciple.

"You should keep these photos well first, and never be seen by people with lingering words!" Mao Bangchu put all the photos into the photo bag, "Zhihan! I advise you to destroy all these photos and film."

"Yes! Teacher!" Zhou Zhihan replied.

After leaving Mao Bang's first family, Zhou Zhihan suddenly realized that there were many factions within the Kuomintang, fighting openly and secretly, which would have no benefit from the country and the people.

Just like today, if it were a polite Communist Party, these photos would definitely become the best reference for studying enemy warships.

Before he traveled through time, he had already become an excellent Communist Party member in college. He knew that the Party was open and honest in his work, and that the Party members were worthy of serving the people. Compared with the Kuomintang’s open and secret struggles, the Communist Party was deeply loved by the people.

At around 5 pm on August 9, 1937, Japanese Marine Corps Lieutenant Yuo Oyama and first-class sailor Saito, who was in charge of a gun and broke into Hongqiao Airport with a gun.

This incident caused China and Japan to be tense in Shanghai and the war was about to break out.

Both Chinese and Japanese troops began to deploy secretly and dispatch troops.

Japanese Consul General in Shanghai Okazuna was very tough when negotiations with the mayor of Shanghai, demanding that China withdraw Shanghai security forces and remove all fortifications.

China's representative Shanghai Mayor Yu Hongjun sternly rejected the unreasonable requests of the Japanese.

This incident was reported by foreign newspapers, and various public opinion was dissatisfied, which further exacerbated the imminent war between China and Japan.

On the same day, the commander of the Japanese 3rd Fleet in Shanghai, Kiyoshi Hasegawa ordered the Japanese ships to enter the Huangpu River, and the fleets of the Yangtze River were urgently headed to Shanghai to wait for war. At the same time, they ordered the 1st Navy Special Marine Corps and other troops on standby in Sasebo, Japan, to reinforce Shanghai.

The Chinese government and the army were not outdone. Zhang Zhi's central unit was launched towards Shanghai at 9 pm on August 11, preparing to siege the Japanese army, and then acted quickly. The 87th Division, the 88th Division, and the 20th Independent Brigade advanced from Changshu, Wuxi, Suzhou and other places to near the downtown area of ​​Shanghai. In the early morning, the vanguard of the 88th Division entered the downtown area of ​​Shanghai and launched a fierce attack on the enemy at any time.

On the evening of August 10, the Air Force Headquarters received an order that all fighter jets entered a first-level emergency preparedness state, and all pilots were on standby on site and were ready for military uniforms. Once the war broke out, all fighter jets must take off the air to defend the enemy within 5 minutes after receiving the order.

The war was about to break out, and all Chinese pilots were ready to wait for this day for a long time.

Faced with the powerful Japanese invaders, each of the young Chinese pilots wrote suicide notes before the war.

Everyone remembers a saying in their hearts - facing a powerful enemy, Chinese Air Force pilots dare to draw their swords. Even if they are in a state of trouble, even if they have no way out, they will have to fight to the end.

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After writing this, the author burst into tears. In the next three months, the Chinese Air Force would shed blood in the sky, and all the pilots would die collectively.

Although the army was wiped out in the end, the young Chinese pilots dared to draw their swords, and their feats won the respect of the world!

We should remember their names.

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