Yang Zhen had a feeling that the Soviets were so anxious about this matter that they might be killing two birds with one stone. He was always on guard against being tempted by the Americans to make huge profits and fall completely to the United States. Even though they had gained a lot before,
There are benefits, but there are also many things that can be done secretly.
The cunning and cunning Supreme Commander of the Soviet Union, his methods are not ordinary. This guy may be hoping that by doing this, he will completely fall out with the Americans, and even take this opportunity to bring the Americans within the combat radius.
Bombers taking off from Northern Manchuria can even cover the entire east of the Ural Mountains, leaving Northern Manchuria right next to them.
This "fatherly" leader once attacked a small country with only one percent of the Soviet Union's territory and a population of only a few million for a so-called unfounded threat to security. Although that war caused a great loss of face,
It also proves that this old gentleman is ruthless in his methods and poor at making excuses.
Of course, maybe they think that in this world, big fists are the truth, and military strength is omnipotent, and they simply don’t bother to find excuses that, at least on the surface, make sense. This polar bear, who is always ready to show off its strength, uses far more methods than
They are even bigger.
Especially now that it is already 1944, it is no longer the precarious 41st year. Whether looking at the battle situation in the European battlefield, or the battle situation in Asia and the Pacific, the Anti-Japanese Alliance has now firmly controlled the Soviet-German battlefield.
The Soviets had the initiative in their own hands, and their overall strategic position was no longer the same.
The Soviets are now trying more to hold themselves back from turning to the right. In other words, a slap in the face means a sweet date. When the Soviet-German battlefield is completely calmed down, the main force of the Soviet army can hold them back before they can free their hands.
Himself. Otherwise, at this time, even if they have the upper hand on the Soviet-German battlefield, they will still get nothing.
Yang Zhen, who wanted to understand the change in the attitude of the Soviets, shook his head and picked up the phone, called the aviation commander and political commissar to him, and explained the agreement reached with Kovalev before, so that they would be ready to receive these second-hand German goods.
Preparations. Yang Zhen requested that these second-hand German goods provided by the Soviets must undergo detailed inspection before being allowed to fly.
Yang Zhen repeatedly reminded Fang Ziyi that when implementing flight transitions, they must make good use of the German pilot instructors handed over to them. But when refueling the plane, they must control the amount of refueling and don't let the Germans take advantage of the loophole.
He wanted to fly an anti-alliance plane to defect to their allies.
However, in response to Yang Zhen's words, Fang Ziyi did not show any happy expression because he got a German fighter jet that could make up for his current shortcomings. On the contrary, the expression on his face was as if he had eaten a bitter melon. Fang Ziyi's expression made him happy.
Yang Zhen didn't understand. They were the ones who looked for him every day to find a solution. Why did he still look unhappy now that he had a solution?
Even if these German aircraft are second-hand goods, their performance is no worse than the new Japanese fighter jets. After all, Germany's current aviation technology is far ahead of the Japanese. Although these German fighter jets are second-hand goods, at this time, gold is not worth buying.
Don't be too picky. He also wants a brand new fighter jet, but where can he find it at this time?
After Yang Zhen finished speaking, Fang Ziyi said: "No. 1, it turns out that our aircraft are American-made, Soviet-made, and British-made. Each country has more than two types of aircraft. As for fighter jets alone, there are American-made aircraft.
P thirty-nine, p forty-nine, Soviet-made Lage three, MiG three, Jacques seven, and Jacques nine."
"With the addition of the British Spitfire and Hurricane fighter jets, the types and models of fighter jets are now too complicated, which has already given the logistics and maintenance personnel a headache. There are seven or eight types of fighter jets from the three countries, which is already confusing enough.
Now. Add these two kinds of German products, and it becomes the Eight-Power Allied Forces."
"When can our equipment system be completely straightened out? With so many types of fighter jets, even maintenance is a problem. One type of aircraft has one engine, and the parts of various fighter jets are not the same. Even the parts used by several types of fighter jets are not the same.
The auxiliary fuel tanks used are not interchangeable with each other. Adding two German-made fighter jets will bring even greater trouble to our already complex equipment system."
"No. 1, do you think that after these German-made fighter jets arrive, can we withdraw all British-made fighter jets from the front-line battlefield? The British-made Spitfires are second-hand goods handed over by the Soviets, and their quantity is not large. And this batch of Spitfires
Fire fighters can only undertake the air defense mission of North Manchuria, and are seriously short of spare parts."
"As well as within the fighter force, I think some of the existing P-40C-type fighter jets and Hurricane fighter jets can be withdrawn from the front-line units. Either transferred to reserves or turned into ground attack units to make up for our army's light attacks.
The current situation is that the number of aircraft is insufficient. The production of our Il-2 attack aircraft is still a little too small."
"From now on, our front-line fighter force will be mainly composed of Soviet fighters plus these German-made fighters, as well as American-made P-40N and K-type fighters. Those British-made fighters lack parts and extra performance and are really no match for the new Japanese fighters.
, it is better to withdraw from the front line. I think our remaining MiG-3 fighter jets can also withdraw from the front line."
Regarding Fang Ziyi's idea, Yang Zhen nodded, but shook his head and said: "Those Spitfire fighter jets that the Soviets replaced with our P-39 fighter jets cannot be completely withdrawn from combat for the time being. I think they will all stay in Northern Manchuria.
The rear area is responsible for air defense missions. The number of MiG-3s among the Soviet-made fighter jets is insufficient, and there is no way to replenish them at the moment, so they can all be withdrawn from the combat force."
"As for the British Hurricane fighter jets, as you said, they will no longer be responsible for front-line air combat missions. Together with the older P-40 fighter jets, they will be transferred to the attack aircraft force. All existing old-fashioned aircraft in the attack aircraft force will be withdrawn from the combat force for the time being.
Turn it into a reserve-based one.”
"We have more than a hundred of those Spitfires in our hands now. It is no problem to leave half of them as contributors of parts and components, and the rest are responsible for air defense. Spitfires have slightly higher requirements for take-off and landing airports, but their performance
It’s still possible. I think there should be no problem if it’s placed at the rear and used for air defense in industrial areas.”
"The plan to withdraw this fighter jet from the front line will be put aside for now. The Spitfire fighter jets that the British assisted the Soviets are not popular now. In the Soviet Union, they are basically idle in the air defense force. I am discussing with the Soviets.
, let’s see if we can get a group of them to perform air defense missions in the rear.”
"As for the bomber force, I saw the British-made Stirling heavy bombers and the Blenheim light bombers. Apart from these two larger bombers, the rest of the British-made aircraft have withdrawn from the front line. In the future, our bombers
The troops are still dominated by American-made B-25 bombers and A-20 attack aircraft."
"As for the British-made Blenheim light bombers, even though they are twin-engined, the bomb load is limited. I think it is more appropriate to be incorporated into the attack aircraft force. Used as a tactical aircraft, as you said
That way, it can also make up for the lack of production of the IL-2 attack aircraft and its short legs."
Having said this, Yang Zhen paused and said: "Your aviation force must seize the time to adjust its organization and be ready to form combat effectiveness in the shortest time after the arrival of the new aircraft. At the same time, your B-25 bomber group,
The A-20 attack fleet has a relatively long range and a relatively large bomb load. I think we can take the initiative to attack."
"Don't wait for a large-scale battle to break out before putting them into use in large quantities. I think you can send some aircraft from time to time to carry out raids on various airports of the Kwantung Army. We have air superiority fighter jets that can compete with the Japanese army's new fighter jets. The current number is
Although the quality is not satisfactory, we can still find a way to destroy the Japanese new fighter jets on the ground."
"In addition, air strikes against Japan must be resumed across the board. But we must pay attention to our special operations aircraft and must keep them strictly confidential from the Americans. Try not to participate in attacks with them. They bomb theirs and we bomb ours. At the same time, we are using fighter jets.
When escorting, we must pay more attention to the use of tactics. Do not tie fighter jets to the bombers, and learn the lessons of Germany’s bombing of Britain.”
"Our fighter force will send some small fleets to take the initiative to attack Japanese-occupied areas in a safari way. Although we cannot obtain high-performance fighter jets at the moment, we can definitely start more tactics. I always think that as long as we use our brains more,
There will always be a way."
"At present, the intensity of the air strikes against Japan must be intensified, but during the operation, we must keep a certain distance from the Americans. Some of our secret equipment must not be known and mastered by the Americans. It is really impossible to define the scope of our respective air strikes with the Americans.
, so as not to waste our bombs and aviation fuel."
"For the aviation force, we need to formulate a long-term development plan. We should not follow others, but form our own characteristics. From now to the end of the year, I don't have much time to pay attention to the aviation force. Those of you who are in charge of military and political affairs,
You need to take a longer view.”
"After those German planes turn over, they must seize the time to form combat effectiveness. In addition, the intensity of air landing and parachute landing of paratroopers must be increased. During this period, your transport fleet must fully support the training of paratroopers. Especially the training of the Second Paratrooper Division.
You must ensure the strength."
In response to Yang Zhen's words, Fang Ziyi nodded. After Fang Ziyi left, Yang Zhen shook his head and turned his mind back to the aviation force. Now that the central government has given him an order, he can only follow the central government's deployment. But how?
The only way to protect South Manchuria's industry and to completely defeat the Kwantung Army was to give Yang Zhen a headache.
Yang Zhen left all matters of troop replenishment and training to Wang Guangyu and several deputy chiefs of staff. In addition to basic training to supplement new recruits, tactics mainly consisted of repeated drills and attack tactics on firmly fortified positions. and tank interspersed combat.
He and Guo Bingxun took a group of combat staff to retreat in a secret base in the military region outside Harbin to study the entire strategy and tactics of the final blow to the Kwantung Army. But for Yang Zhen and all his subordinates, it is very possible that This battle is the last battle in the Northeast, but it is very difficult to fight. It is too overly defensive.
According to Yang Zhen's thinking, all the resources of the Anti-Japanese Alliance must be used in this battle. Not only must amphibious operations be carried out, but also amphibious operations must be carried out, and a three-dimensional attack method should be adopted against South Manchuria. In addition to concentrating all tank troops on the attack, We must also find a way to capture Shenyang, Anshan and Jinzhou completely at the same time.
Throughout 1944 until the end of July, except for Xiong Dazhen, who was constantly found at the headquarters, the rest of the people rarely saw the shadows of Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun. They were either secretly studying combat plans, or they were working below Comprehensive training ground, or going to Peking to hold a meeting with the Military Commission.