Chapter 580 The real strength of the Chinese Air Force
At Xiaolongkan Military Airport in Chongqing, Charles de Gaulle's plane was finally allowed to land after hovering in the air for nearly half an hour. At this time, the scale on the oil dial of his plane was already below the red line. Jimmy was quite complaining about this and couldn't help it. He complained that the Chinese people were too ignorant of diplomatic etiquette. De Gaulle's thoughts were not on this aspect. He noticed that while his plane was hovering over the airport, no less than a hundred fighter planes flew into the sky. This, Classic fighter jets such as the Beluga, which are already well-known in the world's aviation industry, also have larger and faster Golden Eagles. Sometimes, he can even see the faces of the Chinese pilots inside the fighter plane through the plane's port window, and from these He saw only excitement, confidence and other positive emotions in the young Chinese pilot, which made him think deeply, and then he felt more and more that he was really in the right place this time.
The person sent by the coalition government to greet de Gaulle was Foreign Minister Song Zi. After all, gmd is the largest party in the country, so it is impossible for the coalition government to completely abandon the gmd factor. In this regard, Ouyang Yun was very open-minded, Instead of beating all the officials borrowed by gmd to death with one blow, they took the military approach and gave gmd officials a certain adaptation period and review period. Those who were qualified were retained, and those who were incompetent were also given a certain severance package. Of course, Anyone who has obviously taken bribes and violated the law in the past will definitely be held accountable.
Ouyang Yun had no choice but to do this. Xuebingjun's entry into Chongqing to form a coalition government was originally the order of Chiang Kai-shek and GMD. This actually gave the Wang Puppet regime an opportunity. The Xuebingjun Special Administrative Region has the Independent Commission Against Corruption, which to a large extent It ensured the purity of the officialdom of the Xuebing Military Special Zone. Such a good experience was that Ouyang Yun did not want to move here, and those parties did not agree. Ouyang Yuncai only established a symbolic integrity office, and the Wang Puppet regime had a glimpse of Cheap, began to increase efforts to win over senior officials of the former central government. None of the GMD officials had one or two illegal incidents. Ouyang Yun was notorious for killing corrupt officials, so when the military reform was in full swing, When the prospects were promising, several treason incidents among systematic officials occurred in Chongqing's officialdom. For the sake of the overall situation, Ouyang Yun had to change his previous drastic style and adopt a mediocre approach. As a result, some people with considerable ability but usually bad deeds Fewer or more low-key officials have received condolence letters from the State Council Office, which are actually "gold medals to avoid death". This includes Song Zi and his Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Once upon a time, in the era before Ouyang Yun traveled, a senior government official had a famous saying, saying that if all the government officials at that time were shot, it would definitely be unfair, but if they killed every other one, there would definitely be something wrong. This was used to describe that time The officialdom has become a trend. The situation of the central government before the Xue Bingjun entered Chongqing was worse than this.
From Song Zi's heart, he was not willing to stay in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After all, as Chiang Kai-shek's brother-in-law, it would be his life to learn from the military revolution and revolutionize Chiang Kai-shek's army. Song Zi finally chose to stay in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On the one hand, because his second sister came forward to persuade him, and on the other hand, he saw the hope of a strong country and hoped that he could contribute to it. It is not an exaggeration to evaluate Song Zi as a patriot. Because of this patriotism When Song Zi took office as the foreign minister of the central government, his work was actually remarkable. Of course, because the central government at that time had to rely on assistance to maintain daily operations, as the foreign minister, he wanted to maintain the dignity of the country. This But it is an extremely difficult task.
He is also the Minister of Foreign Affairs, but his treatment is different during the central government period and the coalition government period. During the central government period, Song Zi endured many humiliations, but now, facing ambassadors or special envoys from Western countries, he feels proud and happy.
Before de Gaulle, both Britain and Soviet Russia sent delegations to Chongqing. Song Zi was responsible for hosting all these delegations. In his contact with these two delegations, he had a real understanding of his identity for the first time.
A sense of identity.
This was not the first time that Song Zi had dealt with the British and the Soviet Russians. In his impression, the British claimed to be gentlemen, but in fact they were aloof and unapproachable, always looking bossy; there were not as many Soviet Russians as the British.
They are frivolous, but even more unacceptable than the British. They always sound like a superior, as if the country is begging for their charity. All the past events are still vivid in my mind, and when I see the British and the Soviets again, the other side will
Their attitudes are completely different. The British still insist on being gentlemen, but their flashing eyes and uncertain tone reveal their inner weakness; while the Soviets keep talking about their past help to the country, as if
Without them, the country would have been destroyed. Behind this, the British and Soviets frequently requested private visits. When they met in private, they no longer looked arrogant...
"This is the life a foreign minister of a big country should have," Song Zi said to himself more than once in private, and he finally fell in love with his current job.
Since he fell in love with this job, it became necessary to maintain the same position as the top leaders of the coalition government. Therefore, Song Zi ran to the Prime Minister's Office more often. At the same time, he also liked to run to the headquarters to
I hope to get good news from the front line as soon as possible.
That's right, a victory report, because I don't know when, Song Zi was surprised to find that the battle reports coming back from the front line no longer had the word "failure".
"Our Air Force is performing a combat mission, so the landing of His Excellency General's plane has been delayed. The military situation is so tense, please forgive me, Your Excellency General," After a brief greeting, Song Zi expressed his apology for delaying the landing of Charles de Gaulle's plane in a very graceful manner.
De Gaulle smiled and said it didn't matter, and then asked in a casual manner: "Has your country conducted any major combat operations against the Japanese army recently? Just at that moment, I saw no less than a hundred fighter planes taking off."
De Gaulle's words were actually suspected of spying on military intelligence, but Song Zi didn't mind. He said in a calm tone: "It's just a hundred fighter planes. It's not a big combat operation. It should be a routine reinforcement."
There are a total of eleven airports like Xiaolongkan in Chongqing and surrounding areas, plus some temporary airports, which can accommodate more than a thousand fighter planes taking off and landing at the same time. Based on this, Song Zi is not boasting.
De Gaulle glanced at him and then looked at the tall hangars around the airport. He thought to himself without saying anything: If more than a hundred fighter planes are dispatched for a routine reinforcement, shouldn't there be at least more than a thousand fighter planes around Chongqing?
I heard that the base areas of the current government are Guangdong and Fujian, and the number of fighter planes there will definitely not be weaker than that of Chongqing. Is this the true strength of the Chinese Air Force?