Maybe watching the brothers' troops winning steadily on the ground battlefield, because most of the time they can only stand by and watch, I am afraid that the aviation soldiers will feel that the heroes have no place to play, and they are probably also very anxious about not being able to get involved in the war. Here Yang Zhen's Not half an hour after the telegram was sent, Fang Ziyi was still directing the airlift over there, and Yuan Bin, who had been unable to return to the temporary military and political affairs, arrived to call back.
Yuan Bin made it very clear in his call back that there are still more than 100 No. 4 bombs in stock, that is, 100-kilogram napalm bombs. If the company's arsenal reserves them, more than 70 will be used for experiments. After all, there are less than 200 napalm bombs left to use.
In addition to these napalm bombs, there are also 300 ordinary aerial bombs imported from Jiangbei in the 100 kilogram class, 1,200 in the 50 kilogram class, and a large number of 25 kilograms in the aviation warehouse. Kilogram-class small bombs, all existing bombs added, are enough to maintain medium-scale tactical air strikes against the Japanese army.
As for the aircraft, including the dozens of fighter jets that have bomb racks welded under the fuselage, the aviation force can dispatch more than thirty bombers in one wave, and the fighter jets are participating in the operation. The fighter jets are currently in good condition and will be completed after the completion of the operation. After the first combat mission, the pilots are now in a very high mood to participate in the battle and can complete various tasks assigned by the headquarters on time.
Looking at the reply on the telegram, Yang Zhen smiled, knowing that the progress of the ground forces these days may have put a lot of pressure on the aviation forces. After all, although these aviation forces are not large in number, they consume a quarter of the overall military region's funds. There are many more. In addition to military industry and education funds, it has come from behind to become the leading gold hog.
Yang Zhen sometimes couldn't understand these Soviet people. Many times they seemed very generous. Even if they knew that everything they threw would hit the water, they would not say a word or even frown at all. But in some places, they were... If you are too stingy, you always appear to be too fussy.
For example, those Li-2 transport aircraft and C-46 transport aircraft are said to be sold on loan basis, but the price is very favorable, and the interest rate is only 3%, which is quite low. Even if interest is added, it is only equivalent to It's half the size of the prototype, but other aspects are different. The price charged is absolutely as exorbitant as if you caught someone who was taken advantage of.
Although those Polish aircraft were almost given away for free, and a few German-made aircraft were even given away for free, other aspects, especially Jiangbei’s fees for training these pilots, including instructors’ salaries, fuel costs, including training aircraft and airport All usage fees must be paid, and all must be paid in Japanese yen in cash. Jiangbei even charges for students' meals and teaching materials.
What is even more unacceptable is that they mimeograph textbooks for students and charge by the chapter, whether it is textbooks or information.
One kopeck a piece, the price was absolutely clear and fair, and the mimeograph fee for materials, which was definitely an arbitrary charge, almost made Yuan Bin, the leader of the team, angry to death. In the end, Yang Zhen gritted his teeth and got the deal.
Yang Zhen told Yuan Bin that in order to learn real skills, no matter the unreasonable cost, as long as it is beneficial to learning, he must endure it. However, when it is time to bargain, he still has to pay back, three kopeks apiece. If you want to accept it, just accept it, if you don't want to accept it, just print one copy, and everyone will take turns copying the rest.
Although General Abanaschenko used his power to order the Far East Military Region to use the I-16 aircraft engines in stock to replace the engines for those Polish products for free, the labor charges were definitely not cheap. The labor cost to replace an aircraft engine was quite high. The price is several thousand rubles.
Dozens of aircraft, plus the replacement of Soviet-made 12.7mm UB machine guns for those Polish-made aircraft, as well as the imported batch of wave-2 junior trainer aircraft, 20,000 rubles each, this alone was paid for For one ton of gold, the gold output of the military region's gold mines in the first half of the year was almost completely exhausted.
The engines of Soviet aircraft, like their cars, are definitely fuel-hungry. After some price calculations, plus the US-made fighter jets that are currently arriving one after another, the fuel required is almost no more than the Jidong Military Region, which is currently economically uneasy. It's an astronomical number.
However, those finely crafted American-made aircraft engines cannot enjoy crude Soviet-made fuel. The required gasoline must be added with necessary chemical reagents before it can be used. In order to adapt the Soviet-made gasoline to the appetite of American-made engines, the imported Soviet-made fuel label has been reduced in crudeness. Benzene is another huge expense. For these aviation forces, the entire military region has to spend all its old savings. This does not include the cost of Soviet-made bombs of various levels imported from Jiangbei.
Although the existence of the aviation force has always been kept strictly confidential and not many people know about it, the military region has always been under considerable pressure. As commanders of the aviation force, several people are very clear about this. Such a large investment has yet to yield results. , it would be impossible for these commanders to do it without pressure.
However, these guys' sense of smell is quite sensitive. I just asked them to count the inventory. These guys were sensitive to the idea of using them again, and immediately sent a telegram requesting a fight. In this case, I didn't want to It seems a bit unreasonable to satisfy their application this time.
After thinking about it for a while, Yang Zhen asked Yuan Bin to make a plan and report it first. As for how to use these aircraft, Yang Zhen was determined not to let them do close ground support. There was no combined drill. If the bomb fell, what would happen if it fell? It can backfire on your own people.
Yuan Bin's reaction was beyond Yang Zhen's expectations. At noon, Yang Zhen asked them to report the plan. In the evening, this guy sent Chief of Staff Xia Boxun to Baoqing County.
Yang Zhen frowned when he saw Xia Boxun and several of his subordinates carrying several high-power radios and jumping off the captured Japanese Type 95 motor vehicle and two modified Japanese trucks assigned to them. The leader said: "Why are you here? Do you know that this is very dangerous? Talents like you have been painstakingly cultivated by the central government and the military region. How much energy has been spent on you. Each of you is precious."
Xia Boxun jumped when he heard Yang Zhen's anger, and quickly stood at attention and said: "No. 1, we came from Fujin and took the Qixing River. Along the way, Commander Liu sent a reinforced company to escort us. Other than encountering about a small group of Japanese troops west of Qingyuan, we did not encounter any danger."
Hearing that Japanese troops were actually found west of Qingyuan, Yang Zhen ignored the training and hurried back to the headquarters, opened the map and asked Xia Boxun to point out on the map where he encountered the Japanese squad.
Although Xia Boxun is now in the aviation force, he is from the old Red Army. After just a brief look, he immediately found the location where he encountered the Japanese army on the map and said: "No. 1, right here, about five miles northwest of Qingyuan, right here. It’s on the west bank of the Third Ring Road, less than fifteen miles away from Qixing Beach.”
"The strength of the troops is about one squad, and the equipment is no different from that of ordinary Japanese troops. They have the same Type 38 rifles and crooked machine guns, and yes, there are two grenade launchers. After discovering us, this Japanese army did not bother us but took the initiative. Retreating eastward, I think it should be a reconnaissance force."
After listening to Xia Boxun's story about his encounter with the Japanese army, Yang Zhen pondered for a moment and then asked again: "Are you sure that this Japanese army is retreating to the east?"
Xia Boxun said: "No. 1, I can be sure that they retreated to the east, and the direction of retreat should be the Qingyuan line. I absolutely guarantee this. When I first returned to China, I took several staff officers to draw aviation maps. At that time, I had seen the topography of Baoqing in detail, and the Sanhuan Pao and Naoli River in this area were important landmarks we chose when planning our route, so I can be sure."
After hearing Xia Boxun's affirmative answer, Yang Zhen marked the place where they found the Japanese army on the map. After carefully looking at the terrain of the entire eastern Baoqing, he dropped the red and blue pencils in his hand on the map and said: "Okay. The cunning Ushijima Mitsuru has been diving for such a long time, and now he has caught your fox by the tail."
Yang Zhen's affirmation made Peng Shilu a little puzzled and said: "No. 1, how are you sure that this is not a trap? The Japanese troops on the front line are the main force of the 11th Division. A small group of Japanese troops can't explain anything. We Just because of this small team, we cannot be sure that the main force of the 11th Division is now in our east."
Hearing Peng Shilu's doubts, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "Old Peng is very simple. If it were the Japanese 44th Regiment on the front line of Xinzi, they would never retreat eastward after discovering Xia Boxun and his party. It will quickly shrink to the west, at least back to the Tuanshanzi line."
"According to the Japanese army's infantry combat habits, its tactical scouts will not be more than three kilometers away from the brigade, and the distance between the Jiaxinzi line and the place where Xia Boxun and others discovered the Japanese army is far more than three kilometers. In the hinterland of our army, the Japanese army will not take this risk to let the scouts It is too far away from the main group, so if the Japanese army appears in this direction, it can only be the main force of their 11th Division."
Having said this, Yang Zhen turned his head and looked at Xia Boxun and said: "Xia Boxun, you guys have picked it up this time. This group of Japanese scouts did not pursue you. First, you were all riding in a car. Even if they wanted to pursue them, they would probably be unable to catch them. Secondly, it is more likely to be too cautious. If the Japanese army does not need more troops and separates a large group to entangle you, it will be dangerous."
"You have to know that behind these scouts are probably one or even two Japanese regiments and a search cavalry regiment. Although there may not be chariot troops, there should be cavalry. Do you know, you guys Aviation commanders are all precious little things. Even if they were to trade for one of the most advanced aircraft in the world, I wouldn’t do it. You commanders have the hope of our army developing its own aviation, so how can you be so reckless? "
Xia Boxun was frightened for a while after hearing Yang Zhen's analysis. If the main force of the Japanese army was really nearby, the company sent by Liu Changshun to escort him would not be enough to fill the gap between their teeth. If it was really like No. 1 said, he would It doesn't matter if you sacrifice yourself, but the key is that you will miss important things.
Seeing Xia Boxun's somewhat ashamed face after hearing what he said, Yang Zhen stopped talking. He had already said what he needed to say. He only hoped that this time he could give them some warning and not be so irritable next time. I was so impatient that as soon as I heard that I had a combat mission, I immediately ran to the front line without caring about anything.