The chief of staff walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand and said happily.
"Chief, YA just sent good news!"
Yesterday, after the commander and chief of staff went to Wusu Airport to visit and receive the goods, they returned to the inner city headquarters in an armored vehicle.
Boss Chen's transport plane has been buzzing today, transporting artillery shells to the Eighth Route Army.
Regarding the mobilization order to expand the main force, the headquarters has already issued an order. After this battle, not only the new regiment will be expanded.
The 129th Division, 115th Division and 120th Division, as well as the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and other main forces must be expanded.
The head of the headquarters estimates that the total strength of the Eighth Route Army's expansion will be about 300,000.
The expanded Eighth Route Army's total strength exceeds 700,000, and including local guerrillas and militia, it exceeds 1 million.
It is expected that it will take three months to half a year for the Eighth Route Army to complete its expansion and then launch a major counterattack against the Japanese.
In addition, the traitors in Shanxi should be sent to labor camps, and should be put on trial and shot.
Mobilize the whole province of Shanxi, establish local governments, implement all-people military services, smart and streamlined administration, and mobilize all young people of appropriate age to join the militia, conduct tactical training, and serve as reserve forces for the main force.
"What good news?"
The chief was in a particularly happy mood today and asked with a change of expression.
"It's news about the 4th Aviation Group of the Chinese Air Force."
The chief of staff smiled slightly and said:
"Zheng Shaoqiang, the captain of the 4th Aviation Group, is actually a comrade of our party who is lurking in the Chinese Air Force."
While speaking, the chief of staff handed the telegram in his hand to the chief.
Zheng Shaoqiang was a native of Sichuan Province and graduated from the third phase of the National Army's Central Aviation School in 1933. In 1935, the National Army Air Force's reconnaissance and bombing of the Red Army base areas intensified, posing a greater threat to the Red Army.
Our party is also eager to infiltrate the Kuomintang Air Force to obtain relevant intelligence.
The Shanghai party organization learned of Zheng Shaoqiang's political ambitions, so it sent party members to secretly contact him. After strict inspection by the organization, Zheng Shaoqiang secretly joined our party.
In order to protect Comrade Zheng Shaoqiang, he only communicated with his superiors through a single line. Only the Yangtze River Bureau of the Communist Party of China and senior leaders of our party knew his identity.
Even the head of the Eighth Route Army headquarters didn't know.
"Considering that our Eighth Route Army is in urgent need of pilots, the YA has decided to let Comrade Zheng Shaoqiang end his latent mission and return to the embrace of the organization ahead of schedule."
The chief of staff said as he handed the telegram in his hand to the head of the headquarters.
In the past, the Eighth Route Army did not have aircraft, so Comrade Zheng Shaoqiang could continue to lurk in the National Army, waiting for the opportunity.
But the situation is different now. The Eighth Route Army's aviation unit is stronger than the National Army's air force, so there is no need for Comrade Zheng Shaoqiang to continue to lurk.
There are many members of our party like Comrade Zheng Shaoqiang lurking within the national army.
Even Principal Chang is surrounded by people from our party.
The chief took the telegram and looked at it. The content of the telegram was exactly what the chief of staff said, and the smile on his face became stronger.
"How many pilots are there in the 4th Aviation Group of the National Army?"
the chief asked.
The chief of staff replied with a slight smile.
"The 4th Aviation Group of the National Army has the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd Flying Squadrons, with a total of 57 pilots."
"They will arrive in Taiyuan tomorrow on two transport planes."
The Eighth Route Army Office in Shancheng has sent a telegram about the 4th Air Force Group of the National Army, confirming the personnel of the Air Force observation group and their arrival time.
Although Japanese planes continued to take off from airports in Wuhan and other places to bomb Chongqing and the rear areas of the national army in the southeast.
However, the national army still has some aircraft and pilots that can take off from airports in the southeast to Taiyuan.
The commander smiled and said: "This 4th Air Group is the trump card in Chiang Kai-shek's hand. I'm afraid Chiang Kai-shek will not be able to sleep now!"
Since the captain of the 4th Aviation Group of the National Army is his comrade, this matter will be easy to handle.
If Zheng Shaoqiang cannot recruit the 4th Aviation Group, then his latent work over the past few years will be in vain.
Being able to serve as the captain of the Zhihang Brigade shows that Zheng Shaoqiang is very capable.
"How about we have a cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party?"
The Chief of Staff suggested:
"Let Comrade Zheng Shaoqiang lead the 4th Aviation Group and carry out the mission of bombing Tokyo, Japan with our pilots, so that the national army pilots can see with their own eyes the strength of our Eighth Route Army and our determination to counterattack Japan."
"Coupled with the leadership of Comrade Zheng Shaoqiang, there is a high probability that these pilots will join us."
The chief thought carefully and then nodded: "This method is feasible!"
Currently, the new regiment's flying group and the flying group directly under the headquarters are forming bomber crews.
Each bomber group requires 12 people. For 50 bomber groups, a total of 600 people are needed.
Although these national army pilots are all elites who fought with the Japanese aviation force.
But except for Zheng Shaoqiang, it is impossible at this stage to allow National Army pilots to fly Eighth Route Army aircraft.
However, these pilots of the national army can be used as navigators or even bombardiers to personally participate in the bombing of Japan.
The feeling of personally dropping incendiary bombs and bombing the Japanese homeland to take revenge will definitely shock the Chinese pilots.
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"For this bombing, I plan to prepare a small political offensive for the little devils."
In the headquarters of the new regiment, Political Commissar Zhao smiled slightly and said to Li Yunlong and Wang Dehou.
Recently, the main tasks of the new regiment include receiving goods, troop tactical training, recruiting recruits, recruit training, ideological and political education, etc.
The main thing is to mobilize 50 heavy long-range bombers to bomb Tokyo, Japan, and the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku.
"Political offensive?"
Li Yunlong and Wang Dehou both had expressions on their faces.
"Old Zhao, what kind of political offensive is this?"
Li Yunlong asked.
Zhao Gang said: "Aren't the Japanese propaganda in China about the army's victory in North China and the navy's victory at Midway? After our planes bombed, we dropped leaflets on the Japanese cities to tell the Japanese people the truth."
Li Yunlong and Wang Dehou also knew about the high-level Japanese propaganda campaign in Japan, but it was just news information provided by Boss Chen.
At this time, the Japanese devils and ordinary people were still kept in the dark.
Japan is also a strange country. It was obvious that it had suffered a huge defeat, but the Japanese people thought that the Japanese army had won a huge victory outside, and the entire country was still celebrating and parading.
But the Eighth Route Army had nothing to do. After all, it couldn't go to Japan and shout to the Japanese people, "Your army has been defeated, right?"
"Old Zhao, your method is very good!"
Li Yunlong's eyes lit up and his tone was stern:
"I suggest that the names of the 39 Japanese generals we killed in North China be printed on the leaflets."
"And also print the photos of the Japanese generals we killed, so that the Japanese can see what will happen if they dare to invade our country!"
At that time, the flying brigade of the New Regiment dispatched bombers to bomb the 5th Division, 41st Division and other Japanese troops in Taiyuan.
then.
The Eighth Route Army's air force killed the new commander of the North China Front, Naozaburo Okabe, and Zhao Gang asked the New Regiment's printing house to print a large number of leaflets and throw them to the Japanese.
It caused a certain mental attack on the Japanese.
Wang Dehou said in a worried tone: "If we do this, will it anger the Japanese base camp and send more Japanese troops and aviation troops to North China to fight against our Eighth Route Army?"
Li Yunlong didn't care at all, but said in an expectant tone: "Isn't that a double happiness?"
Now Li Yunlong still thinks that there are too few Japanese in North China.
At present, the North China Front Army has less than 100,000 Japanese soldiers. After the expansion of the new regiment is completed, there will not be enough new regiments to fill the gap between the teeth.
"Old Zhao."
Then, Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang:
"Catch it yourself and implement this matter as soon as possible."
"OK!"
Zhao Gang nodded seriously and prepared to write the leaflet himself. To achieve the effect of attacking the Japanese people's hearts, poor writing skills would not be enough.
Currently, Xinyi Tuan has opened a printing factory in northwestern Shanxi. The equipment is provided by Boss Chen, so there is no need to worry about printing problems.
After a pause, Li Yunlong smiled and said: "If you ask me, you intellectuals are evil-minded. Why did I, Old Li, only think about the incendiary bombing offensive and not the political offensive?"
This wave of bomb offensive combined with the political offensive will definitely give the Japanese devils a drink.
"Get out!"
Zhao Gang laughed and cursed:
"Are you saying this as a compliment, or as a disgusting thing?"
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Noon the next day.
Two C47 transport planes are flying among the clouds.
The C47 transport aircraft is the main transport aircraft provided by the United States to the Chinese army, with a crew of 3 and a capacity of 28 people.
The two transport planes carried 57 pilots from the observation group of the 4th Flying Group of the Chinese Air Force.
Major Zheng Shaoqiang looked through the plexiglass in the cabin, his eyes lowered and his face looked thoughtful.
"Captain."
A pilot wearing a flight helmet came over and reported:
"We have half an hour to arrive in Taiyuan."
Although the pilots who flew transport planes were all from the 4th Aviation Group, Zheng Shaoqiang did not fly a plane.
He and the pilots around him were all wearing national army uniforms.
"I see."
Zheng Shaoqiang nodded, and the pilot reporting back turned and returned to the cab.
This time, he also received temporary instructions from Shangfeng to go to Taiyuan to exchange tactical experience with the Eighth Route Army Air Force.
It seemed like they were exchanging tactical experiences, but in fact Shangfeng sent their 4th Aviation Group to inquire about the intelligence and reality of the Eighth Route Army Air Force.
In the eyes of the Nationalist Army's group, the Eighth Route Army's air force suddenly appeared, and then suddenly killed the North China Front Army's air force, and then gained air supremacy over North China.
On the one hand, the National Army wanted to figure out how the Eighth Route Army's air force was established.
On the other hand, the top brass of the national army wanted to assess whether the Eighth Route Army's air force posed a threat to the mountain city government.
After all, everyone in the Kuomintang army knows that once the Japanese are defeated, there will be a battle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
Zheng Shaoqiang was sent to Taiyuan before he had time to contact his superiors. He was thinking about what to do?
Suddenly Zheng Shaoqiang's eyes twitched.
On the left wing of the transport plane, a fighter jet appeared at some point, and this fighter jet had no propellers.
Zheng Shaoqiang looked to the right side of the transport plane again. Through the plexiglass, there was also a fighter jet on the right side of the fighter jet.
The pilot in the fighter jet was giving a thumbs up to the pilot of the transport aircraft in an escort gesture.