Chapter two hundred and ninety-ninth summary meeting
In Guangzhou, when Chongqing and even the entire Sichuan were shouting for the downfall of Ouyang Yun, a national traitor, it was a different scene here. The so-called petition groups and anti-war groups reported by the central media were launching a massive campaign calling for Ouyang Yun to step down. In fact, A few old Cantonese people and some representatives of the gentry submitted a few petitions to the General Headquarters of the Xuebing Army, so everything was calm no matter in the city or in the countryside. There was a clean and efficient government at the top, and various cooperatives and cooperatives at the bottom. Self-defense forces at all levels, there are children's camps in schools, and trade unions in factories, and these people have all witnessed the rise of the Xuebing Army and have become vested interests in the current policies of the Xuebing Army. At the same time, they have also personally participated in the Anti-Japanese War. ,, Ji Xingwen’s General Political Department is not in vain. They attach great importance to the power of the people and regularly organize various activities to contribute to the Anti-Japanese War. Under the propaganda of the Guangzhou State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the people of Fujian, Guangdong and Qiong all fight for themselves. They were proud of their contribution to the war. At this time, someone suddenly stood up to deny Ouyang Yun's stance in the war of resistance. This was equivalent to indirectly denying their contribution to the war of resistance. In their hearts, there was a conflict between Ouyang Yun and Xuebingjun. Even if they are equal, how can they do it? Moreover, Northern Zhejiang entered the counterattack, and Ye Zhao's Southern Zhejiang Second Army advanced into Northern Zhejiang like a raging machine, recaptured Jixi, Fuyang, and Hangzhou, and won consecutive battles. The Guangzhou media is reporting vigorously. The Second Army of Southern Zhejiang is mainly composed of old Cantonese troops, which is the pride of the people of Guangzhou. The people of Guangzhou are rejoicing for the outstanding performance of the soldiers. At this time, the bloody battle of the soldiers was questioned by others, and they stopped doing it. ,
The decision-makers of the four major families have no understanding of the actual situation in Fujian and Guangdong. They think that holding the anti-Japanese banner can confuse people's hearts and use the power of the people to oust Ouyang Yun. Little do they know that doing so will only push them into Fujian. The opposition between the public opinion in Guangdong and Zhejiang has only revealed its ugly true face. The Xuebing Army's control over Fujian, Guangdong, Qiong, and even southern Zhejiang has long reached a point where water cannot be overcome, so Li Tieshu saw the news from Hu Tong and Mu Jiandie. When receiving the information, he didn't take it seriously. He only told his important officials: "If you are bored, you can take it as a joke."
Li Tieshu advocated staying the same in response to all changes and waiting for the rumors to disintegrate. Ji Xingwen was motivated by political considerations, especially considering that the Xuebing Army would sooner or later become the main force in the counterattack against the Japanese invaders and would inevitably enter other provinces and regions. , so he thought he should accept the challenge, but he was still undecided on how to counterattack. The wooden sword butterfly stretched out in the center of the vortex in Chongqing, but he looked more carefully. He asked Zhuang Derao to reply to the telegram and pointed it out to Ji Xingwen. One way is that the next day, when Li Tieshu convened the officers of the General Headquarters and the Air Force General Headquarters to summarize the Air Force’s failure in the Hangzhou Bay air battle, he took several cadres from the General Political Department to visit the returning Nanyang soldiers headed by Tan Kah Kee. A group of overseas Chinese and others,
Two flowers have bloomed. Let me first talk about the post-war summary hosted by Li Tieshu. It is a tradition of the cadet army to hold a post-war summary meeting. No matter how big or small the battle is, and the combat unit is as small as a squad or as large as a combat group, it will be held after the war. A targeted summary meeting, and if there are any constructive suggestions at the meeting, and if the proposer is just a soldier, congratulations, the legend of being promoted to three levels in a row will be there. The Hangzhou Bay air battle was a heavy blow to Tielin Fei, " "Sink it", the air raid on Manila Bay, two air raids on the Japanese mainland, the air raid on the Jiangyin section of the Yangtze River against the Japanese Yangtze River Fleet... These various victories have created the myth of the flying fortress. However, just an air battle over Hangzhou Bay, these past glory It became a thing of the past. In the First World War, nearly one division of flying fortress troops was lost. This not only opened a shameful history for the Xuebing Army Air Force, but what was even more fatal was that from then on, large-scale flying fortress clusters were used to threaten Japanese aircraft carriers. This tactic failed.
There were too many problems exposed in the Hangzhou Bay air battle, such as the over-level command that was strongly criticized by Ouyang Yun. These made the atmosphere of this summary meeting particularly heavy. The meeting was chaired by Tie Linfei, although he was demoted to Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, but Commander-in-Chief Ouyang Yun is in Karachi. In fact, he is still in charge of the Air Force Headquarters. Of course, before any big action is taken, he must first consult Ouyang Yun for his opinion.
The summary meeting didn't last long, and the topic quickly turned to the Japanese army's special attack tactics, "...the cost of an air fortress is worth the five Japanese Type 96s and four new Type 99s." Or the new Falcon, which is worth three zero-fights. It is for this reason that the Japanese army launches suicide attacks unscrupulously. This is no different from aerial combat. It has high requirements for pilots' skills. As long as they can fly a plane without fear of death, It can be executed. In this way, as long as the Japanese army can keep up with the production of fighter planes, the equipment of pilots will not be a problem. What I am most worried about is that the Japanese army will use it as a common tactic and extend it to perform other tasks..." Tielin Fei said slowly , with a heavy tone,
As the initiator of the failure of the Hangzhou Bay air battle, he has an unshirkable responsibility, so he has been suffering very much these past few days, and he cannot extricate himself from the deep self-blame every day.
"I agree with Mr. Tie's analysis. Do you think this is similar to a new weapon being developed by our R&D institute? I am worried that the Japanese will specially develop a fighter jet that will be known for its speed. Carrying a certain amount of explosives, it is a human-guided missile." After Tielin flew, Xia Quanyong, the commander of the Aerial Fortress Group in the Hangzhou Bay air battle, continued his topic and said,
Although Li Tieshu was an outsider to the Air Force, he knew what kind of weapons the missiles being developed by the R&D institute were. He was shocked when he heard this and said: "Kill the enemy by one thousand and damage yourself by eight hundred. The Japanese are not that stupid."
"It's hard to say." Tielin Fei said: "In terms of the air force, we have a technological advantage and the Japanese army has a numerical advantage. Implementing this tactic will help the Japanese army maximize its strengths and avoid its weaknesses."
"Is there no way to restrain it? The Sky Fortress is our decisive weapon."
"If you want to restrain this tactic, you can only maintain an absolute advantage in performance, or catch up in quantity." Tielin Fei said,
"Can the golden eagle be restrained?"
"Yes, if the automatic guidance of anti-air missiles can be successful, and a few of them are installed in the sky fortress, it will be able to carry out long-range strikes before the enemy, and can also get rid of the troubles of this tactic."
"Then I have to report this matter to the R&D Institute." Li Tieshu pondered for a while, then he glanced at everyone and said: "Finally, I would like to add that it is the issue of skipping command specially raised by the Commander-in-Chief. If we encounter this kind of scale again in the future, In order to carry out the operation, we must seek the opinions of the frontline and the military commanders of the corresponding corps. Fortunately, Wang Hai insisted on leaving a division of fighter reserves. Otherwise, the Japanese army's sneak attack would have been successful. If Ningbo Airport was destroyed, we would not even think about it. We took the opportunity to launch a counterattack against northern Zhejiang."
An hour after the air battle over Hangzhou Bay ended, Isoroku Yamamoto mobilized all the fighter planes on the four aircraft carriers to attack Ningbo Airport. Wang Hai sent two fighter pilots to attack Ningbo Airport. The two sides started a fierce battle in the northeastern airspace about fifty kilometers away from Ningbo Airport. At this time, Taiwan Governor Kobayashi Shizuo, who received orders from Yamamoto, released the Taipei Air Corps in an attempt to attack Ningbo Airport. However, he was ambushed by the reserve aviation force left by Wang Hai. In this battle, if the Japanese army did not have a numerical advantage, Then a great victory must have been achieved. The attack on Ningbo Airport was almost fatal. It was the sequelae of the Hangzhou Bay air battle. After this incident, Li Tieshu became more aware of the dangers of leapfrogging command, so he ignored Tielin Fei's feelings in the summary meeting. It is carefully stated above,