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"Aerial combat? This is a bit of a joke."

Hearing this unfamiliar yet familiar word, Jiang Baili's pupils shrank slightly, with an inexplicable expression on his face: "If I'm not mistaken, there is an aviation school in Nanyuan, Beijing, and they did something amazing a few months ago. thing."

Cheng Nuo chuckled: "Blowing up the imperial city is of course a big deal. I heard that three bombs were dropped in total, one fell outside the gate of Longzong and injured a bearer; the other fell in the pool of the imperial garden." , blew up the pool; the last one fell on the tile eaves of Longfu Gate on West Chang'an Avenue.

The old and young of the Qing court were all frightened. After this battle, the arrogance of the restoration was suppressed a lot, and it is estimated that they will have to live in peace for a while. "

During the days when Cheng Nuo and the others left Beijing, the braided army led by Zhang Xun was restored. As the commander-in-chief of the rebel army, Duan Qirui, in order to look good in action, specially arranged for the then Nanyuan Aviation School to carry out the rebellion.

In order to further improve the propaganda effect, Qin Guoyong was specially arranged to distribute leaflets "Down with Zhang Xun and Oppose Restoration" over the Forbidden City, and dropped three small bombs by the way, which achieved unexpected results.

Being in Beijing, it is impossible for Jiang Baili not to know about this matter, even more detailed than Cheng Nuo, an outsider. He is noncommittal about these words.

"As far as I know, Nanyuan Aviation School's journey has not been smooth. The 'pigeon' monoplanes it bought at the beginning were all raised and donated by overseas Chinese. Later, it cost hundreds of thousands of silver dollars to buy them. They are all small-horsepower aircraft. Because of the shortage of funds, from the first year of the Republic of China to now, only one or two batches of students have been recruited.

Even if the government comes forward, it is really not easy for you and me to set up these with our own strength. "

"Is there a possibility that things have become so difficult because of the government's intervention?" Facing these worries, Cheng Nuo calmly dealt with them, and put forward another perspective: "How can we blame each other on funding and shrink back when things happen?" Support the development of domestic aviation industry?"

Jiang Baili instinctively wanted to refute, but thinking of his own situation, it happened to confirm the other party's words, and the words turned into a sigh: "Before I returned to China, I naively thought that 'a soldier's bounden duty is to obey orders. Soldiers don't care about politics'.

As long as you do your own thing well, the government will not be too embarrassing when you do things. Looking back now, you can't get around the word 'fame and fortune'. "

Cheng Nuo smiled: "Although the European war is not over yet, the situation of the war is gradually becoming clearer. I believe that if a world-class war breaks out again, the future war will be a total war. The huge power of aviation weapons can bring destructive power to the enemy country. hit.

The air battlefield has become a decisive battlefield. Seizing and controlling air supremacy is a prerequisite for winning a war. In order to achieve this, an independent air force must be established.

In other words, the role of air supremacy will become more and more important in the future, and it will not be a dream to destroy enemy posts thousands of miles away in an instant. "

"Space control!?" Jiang Baili's expression tightened, and he recited these three words repeatedly. The more he thought about it, the expression on his face became richer: "Can Zhiyuan elaborate?"

"Because of its own performance, the aircraft can enjoy full freedom in the direction of action. It can fly to and from any place along a straight line and by any convenient route in the shortest time. This makes all the factors that have always stipulated and affected the characteristics of war. The activities all seemed ineffective."

As he spoke, Cheng Nuo took a piece of paper from the table, folded it into a paper plane, and carried out a simulated flight in the air: "Airplanes can appear on and off the battlefield, can attack and destroy all targets on the ground and at sea, and implement strategies against the enemy's cities. Bombing can quickly and completely dismantle the population, morale and social fabric there."

With his military experience and rich military theories, Cheng Nuo's theory of air supremacy was quickly absorbed by Jiang Baili, who drew in it by analogy: "It means that there is no longer a safe and peaceful living area, and combat is no longer limited to actual combat." personnel.

On the contrary, the battlefield has expanded to the entire border of the belligerent countries, and there is no distinction between front and rear. "

Cheng Nuo nodded with a smile, picked up the plane in his hand, sighed, and threw it out: "The future war will not only change from a plane to a three-dimensional nature, but will actually become an overall one. Because of the aircraft, the traditional safe zone will no longer be safe."

Hearing this, Jiang Baili couldn't help taking a deep breath. The plane that was just thrown out just happened to turn around and returned to his hand. Looking at the paper plane, although it was light in his hand, he felt Shen Biwan in his heart. Jun's weight, muttered in his mouth:

"Let's not talk about the air force. The government's navy is not yet organized. The road ahead is not easy."

The chaotic future is not terrible, but after knowing the direction of the future, but unable to reach it, this feeling of powerlessness really makes him uncomfortable.

Cheng Nuo knew this well, but he didn't rush to criticize right now. Instead, he took another piece of paper and folded the plane again: "Under certain conditions, an independent air force can win the war. Due to the huge combat radius, it can even complete the war mission independently.

There is a saying in military strategists that "soldiers and horses have not moved food and grass first". Imagine that before your army has moved, our planes will blow up your fuel depots and ammunition depots. What do you use to fight me, do you use crowd tactics, and how long can you last without military supplies? "

Seeing another brand new plane appear in front of him, Jiang Baili said seriously: "Then I can understand that, Zhiyuan, you think the key to air combat and victory in war is to control the air?"

Cheng Nuo nodded with a smile: "Your understanding is correct, air dominance is the core of war."

"It's so important, so what is air supremacy?" Jiang Baili asked.

"That is a posture that can prevent the enemy from flying while maintaining his own flight." Cheng Nuo did not hide it, and told the other party the concept of air supremacy clearly: "If it is extreme, winning the air supremacy is a victory. Being defeated in the air To defeat is to defeat."

Jiang Baili hesitated to speak, picked up the plane and pointed at it in disbelief: "Isn't this a bit too much?"

"Although it's a bit extreme, if you think about it carefully, it makes sense." Cheng Nuo smiled and shook his head: "The party that gains air supremacy can cut off the enemy's army and navy from their combat bases, making them lose the chance of winning. At the same time, It can protect the country's army and navy to fight smoothly, and the residents can carry out safe production in accordance with the peacetime order.

The party that lost the air supremacy had to fight with great disparity in strength. The army and navy fought under the condition that bases and lines of communication were constantly attacked and threatened. The rear cities and production centers would be bombed, affecting the production of material materials and military industries. "

After saying this, Cheng Nuo picked up the second paper plane and let it fly. He went straight behind Jiang Baili, put away his smile and said seriously: "From all perspectives, unless we have great advantages in weapons and resources, the sky is controlled. A country that only relies on land struggles will have a major negative impact on its fighting spirit."

Jiang Baili was thoughtful: "Then according to you, how can you seize the air supremacy?"

"It's simple, that is to take active offensive actions strategically." Cheng Nuo got up and picked up the plane, holding one in each hand as if fighting in the air, while doing various tactical moves, he explained: "In essence, That said, an aircraft is an offensive weapon, not a defensive one.

The aircraft can not be restrained by the ground, has great speed, and the attacking party has the characteristics of flexibility and maneuverability, and can attack any facility on the enemy's assembly point or supply line selected by itself. "

Jiang Baili was puzzled: "Offense and defense do not conflict. What if I insist on focusing on defense?"

"Then you will fall into great passiveness." Cheng Nuo stopped the flying tactics in his hands, and put one of them on the table to show: "Airports are often relatively large in scale. In order to protect him, we need to use more defend with larger forces than attack."

Jiang Baili asked: "If you were the commander of the army, what would you do?"

A fierce look flashed across Cheng Nuo's eyes: "Soldiers are deceitful. Song Xianggong's example is vividly placed in front of us. There is no room for pedantry in real war. If it were me, I would definitely attack with lightning speed Destroy all Dai Jun's combat aircraft and production centers!"

The style switch was too fast, and Jiang Baili was taken aback by the situation. Driven by curiosity, he asked again: "What will you do after you seize the air supremacy?"

Cheng Nuo replied calmly: "Then naturally, we will carry out surgically precise strikes around the main local targets such as infrastructure, arsenals, and transportation arteries, causing psychological panic and mental breakdown among the civilians. Go up, and fight for the bottom."

After a set of "Air Command" theory, the astonishment on Jiang Baili's face became more and more intense. In the end, he couldn't take it anymore, and fell into silence, thinking carefully about Cheng Nuo's words.

Of course, Cheng Nuo's theory is mainly born out of the Italian military strategist Du Het's "Air Command" theory. In his book, he believes that the air force must be superior to the army and navy, and that it will give the enemy huge material and resources by means of surprise attacks and preemptive strikes. Psychological trauma is a necessary means to seize air supremacy.

This set of theories was published after World War I and was widely used in World War II, reflecting the predictability and great influence of this set of theories.

Of course, from the perspective of later generations, this theory is too arbitrary and exaggerated. For example, he believes that as long as the bombing of local central cities is continued, it is enough to destroy the fighting will of the opposing army and civilians.

But what he didn't expect was that the blind bombing might arouse the unity of the whole people and the determination to support the government's resolute resistance.For example, during the Anti-Japanese War, the air supremacy was always in the hands of the Japanese army, and the rear cities were constantly bombed by Japanese planes.

But we did not give up the struggle, but showed extraordinary courage and determination to fight until victory.

At the same time, throughout World War II, although the Air Force played a huge role as an arm alongside the Army and Navy, it was the big brother of the Army, not the Air Force, that played the decisive role.

Of course, from the perspective of the overall content, the merits of this theory of air supremacy far outweigh the exaggerations, so Cheng Nuo took it out in due course.

It's just that he only intends to spread it in a small area and will not make it public.

After all, judging from the comparison of the industrial bases of China and Japan, the theory of "Air Command" came out and perfected in advance, which will only make it easier for the little devils, and in the end it will be the compatriots who suffer.For the sake of this reputation, there is absolutely no need to do so.

I don't know how long it took, Jiang Baili finally came back to his senses, and looked left and right with the paper airplane. He really didn't expect this small airplane to make such a big wave in the future.

"Will the future war really be like what you said?" Jiang Baili asked himself, and then answered himself: "On our Jiaodong Peninsula, the German-Japanese war used aircraft, and the situation of the future war must be clear. "

Cheng Nuo let out a long sigh: "Although the Air Force is good, we don't have it. Lacking the proper technology and industrial system, we are simply unable to provide technical support and equipment for these new armies."

Although our various warlords are busy fighting in melee right now, our weaponry and combat level are basically above the world average.

It is a pity that in 1919, Western countries began to impose an arms embargo on us, prohibiting the sale of most military equipment to China, including aircraft, artillery and even rifles, with the exception of pistols. The pistol troops were monstrously inflated.

The country is unable to manufacture weapons and equipment, and cannot buy them from foreign markets, which makes the reform of our army behind us all "on paper."

It's impossible for Cheng Nuo to be unaware of this kind of situation in history. It's just that his subordinates also lack military talents, so he focused on Jiang Baili, a Confucian general.

Seduced by the above words, Jiang Baili's face can be described as gloomy and gloomy: "Can we just watch military aviation being surpassed by others step by step? I am really not reconciled!"

After the goal was achieved, Cheng Nuo changed his expression: "I have an idea, I don't know if I should say it or not."

"Hey, my friend is Zhiyuan. If there is anything wrong to say here, let's talk about it quickly." Jiang Baili, whose appetite was hung up, said impatiently.

"The government can't do it, why don't we develop civil aviation first?" Cheng Nuo quickly organized his words and spoke out his theory: "Military in civilian, military and civilian integration. In a sense, the development of civil aviation has a huge impact on military aviation." potential and actual value.

Through appropriate transformation, civil aviation can be quickly transformed into military use, which can save a lot of money for military aviation.

To organize a powerful civil aviation capable of being converted into a powerful military aviation immediately when needed, and reduce the former to a reserve force for training and command in peacetime! "

Like the United States in later generations, national defense construction has always implemented the policy of combining industry, education and research, forming a defense-science-industry alliance layout.

At the same time, it is also in line with the industry-university-research policy that Cheng Nuo set for the Academy of Sciences from the very beginning.