Age of Rebirth

After reporting the situation in a low tone, the head of the operations department, the colonel of the Northern Aviation Group of the Air Force, looked at the silent commander, Major General Liu Cuigang, with his elbows on the desk and his head in his hands.

He understands the commander's mood at the moment. After all, since entering the front line of Jinzhou, the troops have never suffered such heavy casualties. There are almost two fighter regiments. It is not the lost fighters that make Liu Cuigang feel heart-piercing pain. The number is 52 pilots who died, and [-] pilots whose whereabouts are unknown. The fighter jets are lost and can be replenished at any time, but the pilots sacrificed. This is their biggest loss.

After a while, Liu Cuigang calmed down and said, "I know the casualties of the troops, let's talk about the results of the battle!"

The head of the war department cheered up, and his tone improved a lot, and he reported: "Starting at ten o'clock this morning, I mixed the fleet and started attacking the Japanese fleet, aiming to sink fifteen Japanese warships of various types. During the air battle, the fighter formations shot down a total of [-] Japanese fighter jets."

"Beginning in the afternoon, in the waters of Liaodong Bay, my four fighter regiments fought against two Japanese fighter wings and shot down a total of 85 Japanese fighter jets. In the battle in the airspace of the West Liao River Basin, a total of 120 Japanese fighter jets were shot down. , During this large-scale air battle, all the fighters and bombers of our group sank 410 Japanese warships and [-] fighter jets, and the ratio of damage between the enemy and us was four to one!" [

After listening to the report of the head of the war department, Liu Cuigang did not express much excitement.No matter how you look at it, the result of this air battle is a huge victory for the Northern Flying Group. The Third Air Force of the Kwantung Army was almost disabled. Even if it recovers, it will take a long time , As a result, it also completely changed the Western Liaoning and Liaodong Peninsula areas.And the comparison of the air power between the enemy and us in the airspace of Liaodong Bay.

Liu Cuigang stood up from behind the desk, put his hands on his shoulders, and said to himself: "A hundred little devil pilots can't exchange me for one pilot!" Go down, the heads of the regiments and the captains will go to the meeting room immediately to summarize the battle. There shouldn’t be such a big loss, we must find out the reason! By the way. Have you reported the results of the battle to the division commander?”

The head of the combat department replied, "Commander, before reporting to you, I have reported to the division commander according to the regulations!"

Liu Cuigang nodded, and was about to speak, "Dingling!" The phone on the desk rang quickly, and Liu Cuigang picked it up.Asked: "This is the office of the commander of the Northern Flying Group. Where are you?"

On the other end of the phone, the teacher Tang Qiuli's peaceful voice came, "Cui Gang, are you full of confidence? No matter how you hear your tone, it seems that you are not very happy. I have already seen the battle report. More than 400 Japanese soldiers were killed in one battle. [-] fighter jet, [-] warships, [-] to [-] record. It has already surpassed Le Yiqin, why, you won a big victory, what is there to be unhappy about?"

With a sore nose, Liu Cuigang stood at attention and replied: "Teacher, Cuigang dare not be complacent. In this battle, the troops lost nearly two regiments of fighter jets, 55 twelve pilots, and 11 missing. The loss is so great, I can't be happy, and I am about to hold a battle summary meeting for the troops participating in the war to review the loss!"

Tang Qiuli pondered for a while. He understood Liu Cuigang's mood very well at the moment. Why was he not like this? Whenever a comrade in arms sacrificed, he would feel depressed. However, this kind of emotion should not be a reason to deny the results. On this point, Liu Cuigang Le Yiqin's psychological endurance is weaker than that of Le Yiqin. In the Indochina Peninsula, West Indies, and later in the battle to escort the American and British troops, Le Yiqin's troops also suffered losses every time.

In terms of overall casualties, the Southern Flying Group is much more than the Northern Flying Group. However, Le Yiqin's attitude is to turn the grief of each comrade's sacrifice into the next battle, which will be more fierce and fierce. In war, there will be sacrifices. Tang Qiuli doesn't want this kind of emotion to affect Liu Cuigang's command ability in the future. Because he wants to avoid casualties in the troops as much as possible, he is restrained, and eventually becomes a conservative or even war-afraid commander, which will destroy him. future.

Tang Qiuli originally wanted to enlighten Liu Cuigang with a few words, but after thinking about it, this cannot be explained clearly in a few words, so let's discuss it with him in detail after tonight's celebration banquet, "Ah, Cuigang, the results must be confirmed. Yes, in this way, Deputy Commander Liu and I pay our own money to have a banquet at the largest restaurant in Jinzhou City for the heads of the various flight regiments and all the captains of your army, including the captains of the ground service department. Come at eight o'clock sharp! "

Liu Cuigang's lips trembled a few times. His mood was very complicated. He was grateful for the commander's actions, and the huge casualties of the troops weighed heavily on his heart. While hesitating, Tang Qiuli said again: "I would like to thank you for those fierce generals under your command. I am very interested, with a record of four to one, there must be many wonderful stories!"

Liu Cuigang felt the care of the division commander, and stood at attention with a "pop!", and said loudly, "Please rest assured, division commander, all officers above the rank of captain of the Northern Flying Group will attend the division commander's banquet on time!"

Putting down the phone, Liu Cuigang said to the head of the Operations Department: "The order has been changed. All officers above the level of the brigade commander in the group will all participate in the celebration banquet held for us by the division commander and deputy division commander Liu tonight. Tell them to dress up!"

"The division commander and deputy division commander invited us to a banquet?" the head of the war department repeated in a daze, looking at Liu Cuigang in disbelief.

Liu Cuigang urged angrily: "Yes, go and notify! There is still more than an hour!" The head of the combat department ran out excitedly, still muttering, "My God, that's our army's Number one and number two!"

As night falls, the ancient city of Jinzhou is lit up for the first time. Although it is at the front line, there is no lack of bustling streets, let alone the citizens, who are afraid of the anxiety of war clouds hanging over their heads, and help them grasp their own destiny. , They believe that as long as the troops of the Independent Division are stationed in Jinzhou City, the little devils will not even think about stepping into the city. In fact, the prosperity of Jinzhou is precisely because the troops of the Independent Division Dongzhi are stationed here.

In the city of Jinzhou, the largest restaurant, "Kandong Restaurant," is decorated with lights and festoons on the upper and lower floors. At the antique gate, there is a notice board taller than one person, which reads a few golden characters "Guest reservation, Closed today."

From seven o'clock, from time to time, officers wearing neat aviation uniforms and armed with pistols arrived in military jeeps. After jumping out of the jeep, they greeted each other affectionately and walked into the building, the welcoming restaurant at the door. The guys found that these soldiers all had excited expressions on their faces, as if they were going to meet a big shot.

Tang Qiuli and Liu Tiehan jointly hosted a banquet for the officers of the Air Force Northern Flying Group at the largest restaurant in Jinzhou City. In Major General Qiujin's office, it was a different scene.

In the huge office, only one desk lamp was turned on, making the office look more empty and gloomy. The commander, Major General Qiujin, sat behind the desk with a blank face, staring blankly at the dark roof, only himself, Major General Qiujin drove out all the officers. [

On the desk, there were a few sheets of manuscript paper that were smeared in a mess. Looking closely, there were not a few words written at all. Major General Qiujin's head is now in a mess, and it is a mess. In my mind, it keeps spinning.

According to the regulations of the General Command of the Kwantung Army, all units of the Kwantung Army must write a battle report to their superiors after each battle. Major General Qiujin must write a report if he wants to. The Third Air Force is under the direct command of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, so , The report should be submitted directly to the commander-in-chief, General Minamijiro, but from [-] o'clock in the afternoon to now, my mind is in a mess, and I can't even organize a decent sentence.

Moreover, Major General Akitsu didn’t know how to put pen to paper, and reported the battle situation truthfully. The Third Air Force has been disabled, and lost 410 six fighter jets. It has not been able to save Yamada’s Manchukuo Bohai Sea Cruise Fleet. This is a direct loss. The entire family of the Third Air Force has more than 600 fighter jets and more than 100 bombers. What is the result now? Liu Cuigang, who was killed by the independent division, killed more than 400 planes at once.

This is still a loss on the surface. Of the more than 200 fighters that returned, more than 130 were injured. There were a little more wings, and the loss of pilots reached an astonishing 70 people. Even his chief of staff, Chief Sasa Takeshita, was killed by the pilots of the independent division.

With such a huge loss, the Third Air Force is not injured, but is dying. The result of such a battle is reported, and Yamada's fleet cannot be rescued. Major General Akitsu absolutely believes that the Kwantung Army Commander-in-Chief, General Nanjiro's stink Temperament, in less than three days, military police will come to Wafangdian, escort him back to the mainland, and send him to a military court. Waiting for him will be a long time in prison.

If the navy fanned the flames again and attributed the annihilation of the Manchukuo Bohai Cruise Fleet to the failure of its own rescue and to sit back and watch the friendly troops die. Although this is not the case, someone must be responsible for this defeat. A particle of possibility exists.

Don't report it or avoid the serious one and ignore it. Such a big loss, you can't hide it even if you want to. Once the matter is revealed, you will die even worse. Major General Qiujin is entangled in how to write a pen that can explain the facts and reduce the crime. He is so entangled that he feels distressed. , liver pain, head pain, and the feeling of being bumped to death.

"Bang bang bang!" There was a light knock on the office door, and Major General Qiujin raised his head viciously.

(To be continued) (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation.)