The subsequent impact of the Xuzhou air battle was by no means what Okamura Neji thought. Even Ouyang Yun did not expect that after learning the relevant news, the Soviet Russian government actually had the idea of inviting the Chinese Air Force to come in to help it fight against the Germans. From Stalin's point of view, he was actually unwilling to take this step. You must know that the Soviet Russian government once sent an aviation volunteer team to help China fight the Japanese army. However, the harsh situation on the Soviet-Russian battlefield, especially the German Air Force, brought to its rear areas The nuisance forced him to make this decision. After China and the Soviet Union reached the "Chongqing Agreement", the Soviet Union sent a permanent liaison officer in Chongqing. When the Soviet Russian liaison officer submitted the Soviet Russian government's request to The Supreme Command, Ouyang Yunran was surprised and later realized that this might be an opportunity to make rice from raw rice.
With the signing of the "Chongqing Agreement", although the Soviet Russian government admitted that it would return all the land that had been cut off through various agreements to China, considering that a large part of these lands were settled by Soviet Russians, even if the Soviet Russian government really wanted to To implement this agreement after the war, China still faces many remaining problems if it wants to fully accept it. Now, if the Chinese army can enter these areas in advance and accept it in the name of participating in the war, it will undoubtedly have a profound impact on future solutions. This issue will be of great benefit. At a meeting specially held by the Supreme Command for this purpose, Ouyang Yun proposed the idea that in the name of assisting the Air Force, he would require the dispatch of ground support troops at the same time, and these ground support troops would not be required to do their job in addition to their own duties. , will be responsible for conducting a thorough investigation of the land and residents in the agreement, "I still say that this opportunity is once in a lifetime, so we must not give up. You can choose to reserve your opinions, but as long as the Soviet Russians agree to us sending ground troops, then we will Agree to their request." Finally, Ouyang Yun said firmly,
"But what if there is a war with the German army? What I mean is that although our country and Germany are both declarers of war, they have not actually exchanged fire. Will this break the tacit understanding that has been formed between Germany and China?" Although Ouyang Yun had spoken first, Song Ziwen still expressed different opinions. Because it involved diplomacy, he, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, was also invited to attend this meeting of the Supreme Command.
This is actually a worry for most people. Although the National Defense Forces and the Cadet Army are currently in the limelight and have actually stabilized the Japanese army, the German army is currently the strongest army in the world, which makes them have to worry. , if this leads to a full-scale conflict with Germany, or even causes the German army to move eastward into the Chinese battlefield, the risk will be too great, and the gain will simply outweigh the loss.
Everyone looked at Ouyang Yun, and Ouyang Yun grinned and said: "Tacit understanding, what kind of tacit understanding is there between countries? If the German army can really wipe out Soviet Russia and reach the border with our country, do you think they will not take advantage of the situation and go south? There is no tacit understanding between countries." Relationship, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit is the true meaning. If you want to rely on the mercy of others, you will only destroy the Great Wall."
Song Ziwen sat down,
Chen Cheng, the host of the meeting, said: "Then there is no need to vote."
Bai Chongxi smiled: "That's not possible, this is not the decision of the chief alone." Looking at Ouyang Yun, he smiled and said: "Chief, you can't just let you get all the good things. Such a far-reaching decision , of course I am a part of it." As he said that, he raised his hand,
After him, others raised their hands one after another, including Song Ziwen, and Ouyang Yun looked at them, his expression gradually taking on a warm color. As Bai Chongxi said, it is true that this will be a far-reaching decision, but in the end, let There is a choice between whether a decision-maker will be recorded in the annals of history or be stigmatized by history. From Song Ziwen's actions that he still voted in favor despite being skeptical, it can be seen that China's top decision-makers now have the qualifications This has created considerable cohesion, especially on major foreign-related matters, and everyone has become accustomed to working together in one place.
When the Chinese government's reply was telegraphed back to China by the Soviet-Russian liaison officer, Stalin agreed to China's request without thinking for too long. There was a reason why Stalin seemed a little discouraged. In the past, between China and the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union and Russia He is the one who gave the gift, and now, there is a huge contrast, which naturally makes it difficult for him to adapt at once. However, in order not to be eliminated, he has no other choice but to compromise.
Ten days later, the first batch of Chinese Volunteer Air Forces, carrying 150 Baiji Dolphins, 50 Golden Eagles, and 40 Sky Fortresses, began to fly to Ulaanbaatar. At the same time, the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia had just been wiped out in Hohhot. The Northwest Group Army and Zhang Zizhong's 29th National Defense Group Army also marched into the Outer Mongolia prairie in a mighty manner. On the night they left, 96 flying fortresses took off from Guangzhou carrying more than 10,000 paratroopers of the paratroopers of the paratrooper army in Hohe. The Xilingol League completed its parachute drop, directly blocking the way for the Western Front Corps of the Japanese Far East Army to go north to Outer Mongolia.
When the flying fortress taking off from Guangzhou flew over the heads of the officers and soldiers of the Western Front Corps of the Japanese Far East Army, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening. The Japanese soldiers had just heard the roar of the fighter engines, ranging from the commander of the corps, Lieutenant General Hyakutake Haruyoshi down to the ordinary soldiers. The soldiers all thought that this was a overnight bombing by the Chinese Air Force. At that moment, without any orders from their superiors, everyone immediately shut down the engines, extinguished all lights and lay down. When the flying fortress flew over their heads without dropping any bombs, the Japanese Collectively confused again,
"The Chinese fighter plane."
"Definitely, it should be the Sky Fortress."
"Aren't they here to bomb us?"
"strangeness."
Hyakutake Haruyoshi was also surprised. After being frightened again when the flying fortress returned, he thought that these fighter planes were going to bomb strategic targets in northeastern Inner Mongolia. He even called the Kwantung Army Headquarters to inquire about the information. Naturally, it was impossible for the Kwantung Army General Headquarters to discover anything, so it was not until the next day that a soldier discovered a few parachute bags that the paratroopers of the Xuebing Army had not taken care of, that he figured out the appearance of those aerial fortresses on the grasslands of Inner Mongolia last night. The reason was that the old Japanese was shocked at the time. It was not that the Japanese army had never trained paratroopers themselves, so he knew how difficult it was to train paratroopers. However, the Chinese army dispatched hundreds of flying fortresses at once and carried out parachute drops at night. The difficulty was Even higher, Hyakutake Harukichi has never dealt with the Xuebing Army head-on before, so although he knows that the Xuebing Army is difficult to deal with, he is not too impressed. But now, through this incident, he finally understands How terrible your enemies are,
As soon as the old devil reacted, he realized that the parachute location of these Chinese paratroopers might be in the Xilin Gol area. The vanguard troops sent back a battle report, saying that they had been ambushed by the Chinese army. When he figured out the size of the Chinese paratroopers, the old devil I was so surprised that I couldn’t even close my mouth.
The Chinese army airdropped tens of thousands of troops in one parachute operation, which shows that their parachute tactics are quite mature. What's more terrible is that it is obvious that the intention of our actions has been completely grasped by the other side. So, they still have no choice in this trip. Is there any hope of victory?