"Aircraft support?" The deputy commander was stunned for a while, then he suppressed the shock in his heart and murmured: "I didn't expect that our Eighth Route Army would be able to call for air support one day. It's not easy... it's not easy..."
The left deputy chief of staff said nothing. He was careful and could clearly see that the deputy commander-in-chief's eye circles were a little red.
He has known the deputy commander-in-chief for more than ten years. Except for the tragic Battle of Jiangsu during the Long March, this was the first time in all these years that he had seen him so moved.
However, he could also understand the mood of the deputy commander-in-chief. Over the years, from the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army, and from the Kuomintang to the Japanese army, the enemies had always used aircraft to bomb them indiscriminately. In this way, they could proactively call for air support.
This is the first time. I wonder if the deputy commander can't be excited.
After a long time, the deputy commander-in-chief sighed: "Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong, I didn't expect this kid to be a deputy general."
"Yes, I think so too." Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo smiled and said: "Think about last year, our Eighth Route Army's life was so poor. Since Li Yunlong met Gao Hongming, all he gave us were weapons.
The equipment, weapons and ammunition are enough to equip a brigade. After the last battle of Qingyuan River, you and I jointly sent a thank you telegram to Gao Hongming. Gao Hongming said in the reply that he had seized more than 10,000 Type 38 guns.
Rifles and hundreds of light and heavy machine guns, Type 92 infantry guns, mortars and millions of rounds of bullets and ammunition.
He was willing to sell it to us at a preferential price and asked us if we were interested. I didn't answer immediately and said that I would think about it for a while. The main reason is that we are too poor now and dare not ask for it."
The deputy commander-in-chief laughed at first, and then sighed: "Yes, our Eighth Route Army is really too poor. Even if they sell half of it and half give it to us, we can't afford it."
Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo also smiled and said nothing. In fact, he and the Deputy Commander-in-Chief knew that as long as they asked, Gao Hongming would definitely give them something as soon as possible. But there is no free lunch in this world. In the past, it was half-sold and half-given.
Forget it, if you take someone else's things for free, the favor is huge. The deputy commander is just like him, worried about not being able to pay it back.
However, both of them were open-minded people and simply didn't want to think about these things. The deputy commander called the communications section chief, "When we get to the destination later, you call Li Yunlong immediately and ask him to break away from the enemy tomorrow and tonight and return."
The base area has been renovated, and I will personally reward him after some time."
"Hey...wait a minute."
The Zuo Deputy Chief of Staff on the side was so frightened that he quickly called out to the Communications Section Chief, "Forget about other things, let's not tell him about the deputy commander-in-chief personally giving him a commendation. Li Yunlong has never been able to help but praise.
Something is bound to happen."
"That's right, I would have forgotten it if you didn't tell me. Listen to Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo, don't mention the commendation. Let's just quietly record him in the credit book." The deputy commander also suddenly thought.
Come on, Li Yunlong is famous for his boldness in the Eighth Route Army. He has the kind of temper that will raise his tail to the sky if you give him a good look, so no one can praise Li Yunlong.
Not to mention that the deputy commander-in-chief and the left deputy chief of staff were taking people from agencies directly under the headquarters in circles in the ravine. Huang Kebiao and dozens of trainees drove dozens of aircraft and returned to the No. 1 Airport on the outskirts of Liantai County after completing their missions.
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Dozens of Wave 2 planes parked one after another, and the students got off the plane one after another. The group burst into bursts of laughter from time to time while talking about the bombing operation just now.
Just as they were discussing where to get some food and drinks later and have a good drink tonight, a serious voice suddenly sounded.
"Sir, everyone is here... stand at attention!"
"Hoola!"
Following this sound, the students who were still chatting and laughing all stood on the spot and straightened their chests like a conditioned reflex.
"salute!"
"brush!"
The students all gave a military salute.
Amidst the sound of footsteps, Gao Hongming walked toward them, surrounded by flight captain Huang Huaimin, Japanese instructor Akihisa Harada, and more than a dozen guards.
Seeing Gao Hongming approaching, the students shouted in unison: "Hello, group!"
"Hello, brothers!"
Gao Hongming raised his hand to return the salute, walked up to the students with a smile, looked at them for a long time, and then said loudly: "Brothers, you have successfully completed the task again this time. On behalf of all the brothers of the Liantai Militia, I congratulate you, and I
I also want to announce some good news to you.
Tomorrow, your new aircraft will arrive. 24 of you will become fighter pilots and 12 of you will become dive bomber pilots. So I want to congratulate you. Starting from today, you have got rid of your rookie status.
You have officially become a member of the flying brigade. In the near future, you will fight to the death against the Japanese invaders in the blue sky, and you will have to sacrifice your lives for the sake of the 450 million compatriots at any time. Are you all ready?"
As Gao Hongming's voice fell, Huang Kebiao and dozens of students all raised their hands and shouted in unison, "Always be ready!"
"good!"
Looking at this group of young people who were ready to fly into the sky and fight the Japanese invaders at any time, Gao Hongming felt a little tight in his chest and a little hot in his eyes.
In the long history of China, there has never been a shortage of hot-blooded men. It is because of these people that China has been able to fight its way through the historical trend of more than 5,000 years until now, even though China is now at a low ebb.
, but Gao Hongming knew very well that this was only temporary. In the future, China, this ancient oriental country, would surely shine with a light that would make the whole world tremble.
That night, all the students in the flying brigade had insomnia.
This time the flight group recruited a total of 120 trainees, of which only 36 were able to stand out as fighter and dive bomber pilots. The rest, except for dozens of people who were eliminated, were eliminated due to their technical level.
If you don't meet the requirements, you have to continue studying. If you still can't meet the requirements, in addition to doing logistics work, you can only fly aircraft such as transport aircraft and bombers.
Before dawn the next day, Huang Kebiao climbed out of bed. After washing up, he came to the track alone, sat on a bench next to him, lit a cigarette, and watched the start of the game quietly while smoking.
The sky glows with mist.
After more than half an hour like this, the sky finally got bright. The students also finished dressing and arrived at the runway. Everyone looked at the end of the runway, where there were hangars. They knew that,
If a new plane comes, it must be there.
When the sun fully rose, the door of the warehouse finally opened, and tractors drove out of the warehouse. They formed a long line and started walking along the runway in the direction of Huang Kebiao and the others...