Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 706 Aircraft Fort

If it was Li Yunlong who asked to speak, Zhao Gang would definitely not allow it, but when he saw it was Wang Xuexin...

Zhao Gang knew that Wang Xuexin was sensible and knew a lot, so he nodded his head in agreement, but he still confessed: "Be more polite, I am a guest from afar!"

"Yes!" Wang Xuexin responded, then turned to Major Doug and said, "First of all, Major, I think I should remind you that I have stated in the plan that our army has limited conditions and the airport can do it. And submitted the plan to your army. General Doolittle agreed to reinforce our fighter planes after reading the plan and knowing that the airport would be in this situation. So..."

There is no need for Wang Xuexin to say what follows.

General Doug complained that these were useless, and he had no right to cancel the plan and take back the fighters.

Li Yunlong said "hey" and said proudly: "That's the right way to say it. If you want to complain, send it back to the country and make a face at us. Who are you scaring?"

As he spoke, he put on a look of disdain and raised Erlang's legs.

Li Yunlong's words are really not bragging. Major Doug may have participated in the war, but he didn't realize that everyone in front of him had crawled out of the sea of ​​corpses and blood. He had seen all kinds of battles. He bluffed with a few words and a posturing gesture.

Wang Xuexin added: "If Major Doug feels dissatisfied or unable to cooperate with our army, do I need to contact General Doolittle to ask him to replace him?"

This made Major Doug not calm.

In fact, at Major Doug's age, and he is still injured and unable to participate in air combat, his development prospects in the country have come to an end, and he has almost no chance of promotion other than retirement to enjoy his old age.

He came to China as a coach this time because he didn't want to retire like this. He hoped to do something instead of just standing by.

But if...as the soldier in front of him said, contact Doolittle for another person, then he will undoubtedly have to retire after returning to China.

So Major Doug cleared his throat and said, "I'm complaining about the airfield conditions, gentlemen! You don't understand that we can't fight in these conditions, and they..."

Major Doug raised his hand at the Huaxia pilot sitting in the back of the meeting room: "What if we teach them how to fly?"

Li Yueying added: "Comrade, we must at least have the equipment to deliver ammunition and gasoline, otherwise how can we get the plane ready quickly? Air combat is all about speed, and any delay by us may cause dire consequences, and even the entire world. Annihilated!"

"We know!" Wang Xuexin replied: "So we have prepared for this, and we have written it in the document!"

Li Yueying opened the document and looked at it, then she looked shocked and said, "You... plan to use wheelbarrows and bamboo baskets to refuel the fighter jets?"

Wang Xuexin nodded.

This is something that cannot be helped, and the Eighth Route Army is on this condition.

This is not to say that the Eighth Route Army has no cars. At this time, the Eighth Route Army's cars are still enough for the airport.

But using a car will lead to a series of problems.

For example, the problem of airport space. At that time, the airport will have to accommodate dozens of fighter planes, and the runway will be reserved for planes to take off. Will the cars be too crowded?
Another example is the problem of being bombed by the enemy. If the car squeezes the car, will it be connected to one piece and then connected to the plane when it is bombed by the devil?
In addition, there are command and dispatch issues, etc. These are not trivial matters.

Therefore, considering many aspects, Wang Xuexin believes that the best solution is manpower, the simpler the less likely to cause trouble: bullet boxes are carried on the back of bamboo baskets, gasoline is pushed by wheelbarrows, and they are prepared in the underground air-raid shelter, and the planes will swarm up when they come.

(Note: This method was also used for the ground handling of the stubborn military airport during World War II, but when China’s foreign highways were blocked and resources were scarce, this can also be called a wonder on the China battlefield. The advanced fighters and the most backward combination of ground handling)
Li Yueying took the information and explained it to Major Doug in English. Major Doug looked at Wang Xuexin and others in disbelief, and said: "This is crazy, this is a fighter..."

It is difficult for Major Doug to imagine this kind of picture, or feel that it has a sense of disobedience.

But after thinking about it, I think this method is also feasible. After all, the Hawker 81 does not need to be loaded with bombs, otherwise it would be too dangerous to transport it in a wheelbarrow.

Wang Xuexin asked again: "Major Doug, are you okay now?"

Major Doug thought for a while and said, "But the buildings here, you should know that wooden houses are not suitable for this place!"

"Of course!" Wang Xuexin replied: "So these are just our temporary buildings. The main body of the airport is actually in the tunnels underground and in the mountains!"

Wang Xuexin has considered this aspect from the very beginning.

As soon as the news of Yingjiang's reinforcements to the Eighth Route Army spread, the devil's sensitive nerves would be touched immediately.

The devils will never allow the Eighth Route Army to comeback in air supremacy.

The reason is very simple. The Eighth Route Army is located in its rear area. Once the Eighth Route Army has air supremacy, it means that the Eighth Route Army can use its air supremacy to bomb the roads and railways of the devils at will.

And the devils have many strategic materials that are produced in the Northeast and then transported to the frontal battlefield facing the stubborn army in the south after passing through Shanxi.

It is conceivable that once the air supremacy in the rear is lost, it will deal a fatal blow to the devils.

This is even more troublesome than the "Flying Tigers" established by the stubborn army.

Out of this consideration, Wang Xuexin believes that the devils will definitely hope to wipe out the aviation units of the Eighth Route Army in the bud.

Considering the lack of anti-aircraft guns of the Eighth Route Army and the fact that the combat effectiveness of the air force has not yet formed in the early stage, it is almost inevitable that the airport will be bombed... It is impossible to say that from the beginning, the Yingjiang fighter planes have not arrived and the pilots have not been trained. Keep the enemy out of the country.

Therefore, most of the airport facilities set up by Wang Xuexin are underground.

Command headquarters, ammunition depots, fuel depots, and even safe passages.

In addition, in order to ensure the safety of the aircraft, an aircraft fort was dug from the side of the surrounding mountains... This aircraft fort is a practical aircraft fort, in fact, a tunnel was dug for the aircraft, and the aircraft was usually parked in the tunnel , Tow the plane to the nearest runway when needed.

This is also due to the small size of fighter jets in this era. If they were as large as modern fighter jets, it would be a big project to complete these aircraft fortresses.

This is safer than Yingjiang's airplane fort or open-air parking.

The only problem to consider is that the tunnel is relatively humid, and the aircraft parts may rust in it.

(End of this chapter)