At Baoding Qingyuan Airport, watching the upgraded A5 large transport aircraft that can accommodate 38 seats take off from the sky, Shen Fengdao frowned, looked at the gray sky in the northeast, and said worriedly: "Our two latest Model S3 hasn’t come back yet, is there something wrong?”
Zhou Zhirou smiled and comforted: "General Shen, don't worry about this. The S3 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft is the fastest, highest altitude, and longest range reconnaissance aircraft I have ever seen. It can reach a speed of 550 kilometers. I think in this era No fighter plane can catch up with it. What is particularly exaggerated is that the nose of this reconnaissance aircraft is equipped with a 7.62-caliber aviation machine gun modified from the mg34 machine gun, giving the reconnaissance aircraft the firepower of aerial strikes."
At this point, Zhou Zhirou turned to An Yi: "What I most urgently want to know now is when will our Central Air Force have this latest high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft? After the last air battle, our army officers and soldiers were worried about the production of the Syrian aircraft factory. The A25 and A26 fighter jets are full of praise, and they all want to replace their guns with guns and have a big fight!"
An Yi shrugged: "I still say the same old saying. The performance of the fighters we produce has been greatly improved compared to the original fighters of the Central Air Force. Without more than seventy hours of rigorous training, even veteran pilots cannot control them well. If you want to own it, immediately select pilots to be trained at the Xufu Aviation School. In addition, the supporting ground service personnel and senior technicians will still be selected by your Central Air Force from science and engineering university graduates and go through the Fourth Hall** After being passed the examination by the * Division ***, they were sent to the Syrian Aviation School for professional training. Now that the war is urgent, there will be half a year for emergency training, which should be almost done..."
"No way? It's exactly the same as the answer at the beginning of last year!" Zhou Zhirou complained endlessly: "Speaking of my brother, I heard that in the second half of last year, your aviation school increased its recruitment efforts, and there should be a large number of talents this year. ?How about giving priority to supporting my brother?"
An Yi rolled his eyes at Zhou Zhirou: "Brother, what you said is good, but the problem now is that the landlords don't have any food stored in their homes! Our Southwest Air Force is facing serious gaps in air and ground staff. We have almost graduated a batch and will immediately expand to Brigades. In the past year or so, our Southwest Air Force has established two more brigades. How many talents do you think we need? Is it okay to be self-reliant and have enough food and clothing? Don't think about getting something for nothing all the time? Don't worry, the country is in turmoil now, and there are no students. I'm thinking about class, and with the excellent performance of the Central Air Force some time ago, if you want to recruit people, the registration queue will definitely line up from the city of Nanjing to the outside of Nanjing, giving you a choice."
"Oh, you-"
Zhou Zhirou pointed at An Yi and reluctantly gave up.
Over the past year or so, the Central Air Force has had three groups of A25 and A26 mixed fighters, accounting for almost a quarter of the number of Central Air Force fighters. However, only Zhou Zhirou can understand how much effort has been put into it. According to one For the preferential price of 300,000 French currency for a fighter jet, the central government paid almost 30 million. Plus the cost of personnel training, the Central Air Force's fighter jets can be said to be built with money.
Of course, relatively speaking, the purchase price of 300,000 US dollars is already an extremely favorable price. Nowadays, the most advanced fighter jet in the world sells for about 200,000 US dollars, which is equivalent to 650,000 French currency. And due to the European and American etc. The country is technologically inferior to China, and even if you have the money, there is no place to buy the latest fighter jets.
Ye Qing and Zhou Ziwei walked over side by side. Zhou Ziwei's eyes were a little red. An Yi was amused when he saw it: "What? It's just a short separation and you're crying?"
"Well..." Zhou Ziwei said with some embarrassment: "Brother Xiao Yi, I don't know why, when I saw the plane flying high through the sky, I felt uncomfortable for some reason..."
I don’t know when last night, Zhou Ziwei quietly changed her name to An Yi to the more affectionate "Brother Xiao Yi". An Yi didn't notice it at first, but when she later found out, Zhou Ziwei had already become comfortable with calling her, so she had to let her go.
Went.
An Yi comforted: "Don't worry, Xiaojiu - oh, my captain of the bodyguard Lin Yaodong is up there to take care of me, it'll be no problem. From here to Nanjing, it takes about four and a half hours. After refueling and overhauling,
I will go back to pick up the rest of you, and you can meet again tonight at most... By the way, Miss Zhou, aren't you very familiar with Wang Chengjun? Do you know what he has been doing recently?"
Zhou Ziwei shook her head: "After Baoding Camp was separated last year, they came to see me several times. I thought about what you said and felt very confused. I didn't go out with them. I lost contact with them later and didn't know where they were.
What to do. But I have a close friend who joined the North China Youth Anti-Enemy Death Squadron. I guess this armed organization is related to them."
Ye Qing asked curiously: "Wang Chengjun is the leader of the Left-wing Alliance that I met during the interview in Peking during the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War? Didn't he go south with the teachers and students of Peking University?"
An Yi smiled slightly: "Yes, that's him. I heard that he chose to stay in North China. He may be the leader of the anti-Japanese armed forces somewhere. Since the beginning of the war between China and Japan, the CCP has repeatedly submitted to the National Government cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
The anti-Japanese declaration expresses the willingness to fight for the independence and liberation of the Chinese nation and implement the
, under the three goals of improving people's lives, the anti-Japanese policy of overthrowing the national power was cancelled, the Soviet government was abolished, the Red Army was reorganized into the National Revolutionary Army and went out to fight against Japan. Now Director Zhou, Li Xiaolong and others are still holding talks with the Chairman in Nanjing to win the support of the Red Army
Establishment, I hope it won’t be long before the Red Army will be officially recognized by the Central Committee.”
Ye Qing nodded. As the editor-in-chief of "Sanjiang Daily", the largest newspaper in the Southwest, although she did not know as comprehensively as An Yi, she was still very clear about these nearly public information. An Yi's meaning was very clear. Wang Chengjun
It is estimated that it will not be long before he will be incorporated into the main force of the Red Army, and the chances of everyone being able to come into contact with him in the future will be very slim.
Shen Fengdao looked at his watch: "It's already half past ten... The rain stopped at seven in the morning, and our reconnaissance plane set off at seven thirty. It has been three hours now, and we are going back and forth at S3 speed.
One and a half hours is enough. There is only one and a half hours left for reconnaissance. Why should we come back? Could it be the weather that caused the plane to malfunction?"
"Normally."
Zhang Yougu, Chief of Staff of the Central Air Force who accompanied him, explained: "Judging from the feedback from various places today, it is raining continuously in the area south of the Yellow River, and it is mostly cloudy in North China. Although the visibility is not as good as on a sunny day, it should not affect the flight.
"The only thing we need to worry about is the low visibility. In order to confirm the detailed targets of the Japanese army on the ground, the pilots fly at low altitude to take pictures. In this way, the Japanese anti-aircraft fire will pose a huge threat to the safety of the aircraft!"
An Yi waved his hand: "No problem, our pilots have at least hundreds of hours of flight records, and the speed of the reconnaissance aircraft is so fast. It is difficult for the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery to pose a substantial threat to them. They will be back in a quarter of an hour at most. I'll leave as soon as I get the film, and I'll have it developed when I get to Nanjing... As long as we're ready to board the plane..."
During the conversation, the outlines of two planes appeared in the northeastern sky. Zhou Zhirou glanced at it, turned around and gave a thumbs up to An Yi: "I am still calm and collected, I admire you!"
The S3 reconnaissance aircraft with two cabins, one in front and one in the back, landed on the runway. Soon Shen Fengdao got the reconnaissance film and made an "ok" gesture to An Yi. Upon seeing this, An Yi asked Zhou Zhi Rourou and Zhang Yougu waved goodbye, took Ye Qing's hand and walked towards his special plane.
At this time, Zhou Ziwei caught up and asked pitifully: "Brother Xiao Yi, can you let me take your special plane? I have long heard that your special plane is so luxurious that even the Chairman of the Committee is envious... .Please, it’s too boring to stay here. I want to join Third Aunt and the others as soon as possible..."
An Yi turned around and looked at Wu Daoshi and others who were standing in the distance. He suddenly understood something and said with a smile: "Okay, but you have to be obedient and don't make your sister Qing angry, you know?"
"OK!"
Zhou Ziwei obediently agreed, then stepped forward and pulled Ye Qing's arm excitedly: "Sister Qing, am I annoying? Why would Brother Xiaoyi ask like this?"
Ye Qing couldn't help but smile after hearing this, and stretched out his slender fingers to scratch Zhou Ziwei's nose.
At this time, Shen Fengdao had already caught up and seriously suggested to An Yi: "Commander, I always feel a little uneasy in my heart. Should I ask the Central Air Force to send a few fighter jets to escort? From here to Bengbu, the Central Air Force will be responsible for security. From Bengbu to Nanjing, let our Southwest Air Force send fighter planes to protect it, so that we don’t have to worry about anything happening. The attempted assassination that happened last night is very strange in retrospect, and it is always right for us to be careful!"
"this--"
An Yi hesitated and categorically rejected: "Flight safety should be no problem. Now the Central Air Force has a very heavy task. It may be ordered to attack at any time to urgently reinforce the Jidong front line. We can't cause them any more trouble. If I request the Air Force to escort me, Not only would Brother Baifu (Zhou Zhirou) laugh at me for making a fuss out of a molehill, but the air force officers would probably also think that I, An Yi, was a coward. Besides, if there was danger, wouldn't Xiaojiu and the others be in danger as well? Why not send fighter planes to help? Are they escorting me? Lao Shen, don’t worry, it’ll be fine!”
Shen Fengdao slapped Pai's forehead and gave it a painful massage, but when he saw An Yi's determination, he had no choice but to give up: "Well, I hope my feeling is wrong, I don't want anything to go wrong at this moment... .. ..”
An Yi stretched out his hand and patted Shen Fengdao on the shoulder, then pulled Ye Qing with his left hand, and his right hand was pulled by Zhou Ziwei, and continued walking towards his private plane, completely unaware of a pair of malicious eyes on the second floor of the airport building.
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At the Tianjin Garrison Army Headquarters, Seishiro Itagaki and Kenji Doihara were walking around the headquarters with anxious expressions. Chief of Staff Hashimoto Tsun crouched in front of the large map of China spread on the table and looked at the Huanghuai area. From time to time, I took out a ruler and made gestures.
Suddenly, the confidential staff officer stood up in a hurry and walked quickly to Itagaki: "Commander, Mole reports that An Yi's special plane will take off soon, and the broken-wing plan will be launched immediately!"
Seishiro Itagaki looked excited: "Immediately forward the information to the Imperial Navy's Second Fleet, and attack according to the scheduled plan. We must shoot down An Yi's special plane in the area north of Xuzhou. Today, there are rain clouds all over the Huanghuai area, and the ground visibility is very poor.
It is conducive to the air force's attack. I hope we can hear the news of the death of the empire's greatest enemy soon."
"Hi!"
The confidential staff officer bowed and turned to leave. Soon a radio wave was sent to the headquarters of the Second Fleet of the Japanese Navy, which was cruising in Haizhou Bay in the waters south of Qingdao.
Five minutes later, twenty-four Mitsubishi Type 96 fighter jets from the Kaga aircraft carrier broke into the sky and flew from the airspace north of Linyi to the sky above Huanghuai.
Because the space required to attack is so large, a fighter plane often needs to cover an airspace of more than ten kilometers. The thick clouds are covered with Japanese fighter planes cruising back and forth.
At the same time, heavy rain fell like pillars over Bengbu, and lightning struck one after another. The six radar stations arranged around Bengbu Airport were unable to work normally at all, and the situation suddenly developed towards the edge of deterioration.