Taking the telegram just sent by Li Tieshu from the duty officer, Chen Shichang glanced at it and frowned. Although Chen Shichang always looked gentle and elegant in front of Nancy Wake and her officers, people who knew him well However, they knew that he was in a very bad mood during this period. Being stuck in the Mediterranean for a long time had a negative impact on the morale of the troops. For a week in a row, there were no dozens of fights every day, and even After two scandals involving local women occurred, Chen Shichang realized that if this situation could not be changed as soon as possible, it might not be long before this army would become a useless army.
Plans to strengthen training have already begun to be drawn up. In addition, at the suggestion of Yang Polu, a plan for organizing the three major football leagues is also being formulated.
"I hope these guys don't have the energy to think wildly anymore." He was hoping that the new training plan and the three major league plans could bring the morale of the troops back on track. At this time, Li Tieshu's telegram requesting the HNA troops to participate in the war again arrived.
The HNA troops are considered to be the happiest group of people in the Wu Dao Tian Wang aircraft carrier fleet. The Chinese soldiers in this time and space may have just experienced too much suffering, so their awareness of taking the initiative to participate in the war is very high, so in In their opinion, having a war is the happiest thing, and being idle all day long is almost no different from chronic suicide. It is the standard mentality of a well-fed man who does not know how hungry a man is hungry, because in the hearts of the vast majority of HNA officers and soldiers, They don’t think that the battles they participated in before were so great. Yes, whether it is understood as national narrow-mindedness, in the hearts of the vast majority of officers and soldiers of the naval aviation force of the aircraft carrier fleet, in addition to the bombing of Great Britain and the fight against women’s freedom, The team's air support was a bit interesting to them, but they didn't think it was meaningful to Germany's reinforcements.
Frequent battles have also made one of the most practical problems in overseas operations suddenly emerge, that is, the difficulty of ammunition and logistical supplies.
"Help me bring Commander Sheep over." After telling the officer on duty, Chen Shichang walked to his office.
Not long after, Yang Polu stood in front of Chen Shichang. He took off his big hat and put it on the table. He asked: "Maintain, the Germans are here begging again."
Knowing that it was the duty officer who revealed the secret to him, Chen Shichang frowned slightly and said, "Don't say such things. We are allies with Germany now. When our friends are in trouble, we will naturally help if we can."
It is well known that Yangpolu does not like the Germans. As for the reason, well, maybe it is just because he lost nearly twenty men and the same number of fighter planes in two air supports. Of course, for an excellent commander , this reason is enough, isn’t it?
"But we only have one and a half bases left in our ammunition reserve, which is only enough for one battle. What I'm worried about is what we will do if any special situation occurs."
Unlike the bombing of the British Isles, the Golden Eagle had almost no opponents. It fought against the Soviets because the Soviet Union had launched a new jet fighter. Although the performance of this fighter was not as good as the Golden Eagle, the gap was not very big, so before During the two support operations, the HNA troops suffered certain damage after being beaten by Soviet Russians.
"Rommel and his headquarters were surrounded by the Soviets. If there were no reinforcements, then Rommel's regiment might be wiped out by the Soviets. In that case, the Germans would be completely passive. I think, sir I definitely don’t want to see this scene happen." Chen Shichang said, tapping his finger on the table as he spoke.
"Does that mean we let the Germans solve our ammunition problem? We always have to keep some ammunition just in case."
Yang Polu is right to worry. Although the relationship between China, Italy, Spain, and France is not bad now, politics is just like the weather in summer. There is no guarantee at all. No one can guarantee that this kind of close relationship will be successful. It has been maintained, and once the Italians and Spaniards show their ill intentions, where will the Wudaotianwang aircraft carrier fleet go? But if they don't even have the ability to protect themselves, then the negative consequences that will arise are not what Chen Shichang and Yang Polu are willing to do. and can bear it.
Feeling that what Yang Polu said was reasonable, Chen Shichang immediately called Li Tieshu back without hesitation and raised the issue of Germany providing ammunition supplies.
There will be problems with the German Air Force and even the German military. This actually involves the population problem in the so-called "three elements of a great power". That is, due to the population base, the reserves of special units such as pilots are not very sufficient. Then, after a large-scale war breaks out, Because the training of reserve forces cannot keep up with the rate of consumption, if things continue like this, a window period will form.
In World War II, Germany was one against many, and it looked majestic and arrogant. But behind the scenes, as the war time and fronts extended, the continuous losses of some key military personnel gradually accumulated into a terrible number, until it became a decisive factor in the war. The war has had almost irreversible adverse effects.
To put it simply, the Germans still have enough aircraft, but because they do not have enough pilots, they have been defeated again and again in the battle for air supremacy, and until now they have directly lost air supremacy on the battlefield.
On the other hand, China's air force started relatively late, but due to its huge population base, once the relevant training mechanism was on track, it immediately exploded with huge energy and quickly grew into a formidable force.
The Germans were still waiting for Chen Shichang's approval, so they did not let Li Tieshu leave. After receiving Chen Shichang's reply, Li Tieshu directly submitted it to Brauchitsch without making any changes, and Brauchitsch only communicated with the new Air Force Commander Kaiser. Lin whispered a few words and then responded, telling Li Tieshu that he was willing to accept the conditions proposed by Chen Shichang.
The Germans were anxious, but Li Tieshu was not anxious. He led his delegation to Germany to help Germany win the Battle of Petrogozhu. If he could not achieve this, then this visit would definitely become a stain in his life. Brauchitsch signed the relevant agreement and called Chen Shichang.
"The Germans agreed, so quickly." Yang Polu asked, watching Chen Shichang's expression barely change after opening Li Tieshu's call back.
Chen Shichang handed the telegram to him and said: "Agreed, Mr. Li is signing an agreement with the Germans."
Yang Polu glanced at the telegram and said: "Then I have no problem, I'll go and get ready." Behind him, he paused and then said: "General Manager, you'd better urge the country and let them ship it to us as soon as possible. A batch of air-to-air missiles are coming over, and if it’s lightning, that would be great.”
Lightning is a newly developed air-to-air missile in China, and its performance is even better than that of the current Thunder. Yang Polu's idea is very simple. Since the performance of fighter aircraft cannot have an absolute advantage, then strive to gain an overwhelming advantage in weapons.