blood feud

The result of the air battle was very bad!

It was around three o'clock in the afternoon on January 1940, 1 when Bai Shujie returned to the headquarters.

New Year's Day, Bai Shujie had already forgotten this festival.Because of the briefing from the Air Force Command, he was particularly depressed and distressed.

The 24 Mustang fighters that took off from Jeonju Airport fell into the enemy's siege because they were directly inserted into the ribs of the enemy's large fleet. Three fighters were shot down and the pilot died.

Of the 24 biplane attack aircraft that took off from Jiangnan Airport, because they collided head-on with the enemy fleet, 7 were shot down and all the pilots died.

The air battle lasted for 17 minutes, shooting down 16 enemy planes and losing 10 of its own.This is a battle that outweighs the gain, but it is a necessary battle.Because the overall strategic layout of the little devil is like this, it won't work if you don't fight.

Bai Shujie didn't care about the loss of the plane.But the loss of 10 pilots is what hurts his heart.

The Flying Dragon Expeditionary Force is different from the little devils. All the pilots add up to less than 2000 people.There are currently less than 700 pilots who can really rush to the front line to fight.

After this battle, Bai Shujie finally made up his mind: "Order: From now on, all biplane attack aircraft will be converted into training aircraft of the flight training school, and will no longer undertake combat missions against the enemy. Type [-] attack aircraft will undertake Inland security patrols are on duty and no longer undertake the combat mission of actively attacking the enemy."

"Order: Type [-] bombers will assist the Air Fortress bombers in operations from now on, and will no longer perform combat missions alone; Miaoxiangshan Airport immediately deploys a Mustang fighter squadron to Jiangnan Airport to undertake support tasks for Jiaodao and Wonsan Port."

After adjusting the air force's garrison strength, Bai Shujie immediately drove to Munn's laboratory: "Mr. Munn, how is the implementation of the plan to transform the engine of the p-38 fighter and attack aircraft? What should you do in the big air battle the day before yesterday?" I have heard that the old Japanese aircraft must be decommissioned."

Munn nodded: "Our engine has been taken out of the verification machine, and is currently undergoing the final endurance test. It has been running continuously for 220 hours, and the operation is stable. Currently, the maintenance personnel of this engine are being trained, and then it can be mass-produced. Production, modification of all aircraft."

"Our Engine Research Institute's point of view is that the turbojet engine is fully mature, and the turbojet production line should be launched as soon as possible, so as to completely occupy the air superiority. Just improving the propeller aircraft is not the solution in the end."

Bai Shujie said with a wry smile: "Mr. Meng, let's not talk about whether the high-strength steel can keep up. I need time just to train the pilots, don't I? Now I have 6 jet trainers, and I will try to use them for a year. It’s enough to train a brigade of pilots.”

"Hasn't the turbojet engine production line already been put into production? My point of view is that we should improve it while producing it. First, reserve a certain number of engines, and then start mass production of airframes for assembly."

It turned out that Lan Caiqin purchased a total of 322 propeller Mustang fighter jets from the United States, and also purchased 320 parts.Except for the lack of fuselage skin and the lack of 180 engines, these parts are basically complete aircraft parts.

This time, a brief battle in the Yellow Sea made Bai Shujie make up his mind to retire all the little devil's fighter jets, and then form two new battalions of fighter and attack jets.

For example, Jeonju Airport and Gimpo Airport in South Korea currently only have 24 Mustang fighter jets in total. The sudden big air battle this time clearly shows that the number is not enough and should be expanded to 72.

The Jiangnan Airport in the south of Pyongyang is responsible for protecting the shipyards, naval bases and Pyongyang City in the Taedong River Basin. 24 Mustang fighters and attack aircraft are not enough, at least 48 should be able to cope.

Also, the aircraft carrier Kaga has been refitted.Bai Shujie originally planned to keep 58 of the little devil's [-] ships, but after this battle, he found that it was not possible.

Because my own pilot skills are not strong and the combat experience is not good, I need more advanced aircraft to make up for it, so 72 Mustang fighter attack aircraft are also needed here.

As for the two HMS Ark Royal aircraft carriers built by the Soviets, they are being refitted at the Cangyunpu Shipyard. This is not in a hurry for the time being.Because of the ski-jump flight deck designed by Bai Shujie, the propeller plane cannot be used at all, which is prepared for future jet planes.

"It will take us three months to produce enough engines to complete the transformation and assembly of 248 aircraft." Munn calculated carefully: "Because those parts are complete, but they must be used on aircraft carriers. It is not suitable for arresting wires and needs to be strengthened."

Bai Shujie thought about it for a while. After a sudden retaliatory attack on the two bases of the little devil, Sasebo and Nagasaki, it will take some time to recover.

The little devil has learned the lesson this time, so he should be honest for a while.Even if there are any changes, it should be able to persist until after the beginning of spring, and three months should be enough.

At the same time, the little devil's southern battle plan has already begun to be implemented, and there is no strong force to deal with the Korean peninsula in a short time.

Three days later, Navy Commander Zhang Bingyang called. After the unremitting efforts of the rescue fleet, the second sunken submarine was finally towed back to Cangyunpu Shipyard. The submarines seized by the 3 searches have already begun to be remodeled according to the original 3 "White Sharks".

The three submarines were of different models, and the one that surrendered first was exactly what Bai Shujie estimated. It belonged to the kid's newest submarine, the Yi-16 submarine.

The other two are Yi-74 type: 105 meters long, 8.2 meters wide, 4.6 meters draft; base displacement 1420 tons, standing displacement 1810 tons, underwater displacement 2564 tons; water two-axis diesel engine pushes 9000 horsepower, and underwater electric motor pushes 1800 tons horsepower;

水面航速23节，水下航速8.2节；水面航程10000海里16节，水下航程90海里3节。最大潜深85米，携带燃油442吨，人员定编68名；

120mm甲板主炮1门，13mm机枪1挺，7.7mm机枪1挺；舰艏533mm鱼雷发射筒4具，舰尾533mm鱼雷发射筒2具，装备鱼雷14枚。

Zhang Bingyang said on the phone: According to Captain Xiaoguizi's account, he was not planning to attack Pyongyang, but was looking for the three missing submarines.Before they came out, they had received strict orders, absolutely not to take the initiative to attack Pyongyang.If it is found that Pyongyang dispatched warships, it must be avoided urgently.

When they were attacked, the little devils on the submarine didn't know what happened, because their sonar didn't detect any enemy ships approaching.The little devil's submarine floated up urgently not because he wanted to surrender, but because he wanted to find out whether it was an attack from an aircraft or a warship.

"After the transformation of these three submarines is completed, the hull numbers are White Shark No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6." Bai Shujie said on the phone: "The transformation of the Yi-16 submarine requires the shipyard to remove the sealing machine on the deck. Library. The original 140mm main gun and machine gun are no longer needed, and become a dual-link dw1mm high-level dual-purpose gun, and a dw88mm six-tube Phalanx, mainly for air defense."

After Bai Shujie answered the phone, he could only smile wryly and said to Zhao Jinxi next to him: "Sister, according to the results of Zhang Bingyang's interrogation, it can be said that we fought a war that we shouldn't have fought this time?"

"I think it's the right time to fight." Zhao Jinxi shook his head: "After this battle, the surrounding area has calmed down in the past few days. Xiao Lamei's monitoring station has received news from Chongqing that the little devil bombed Yunnan this morning. Border area with Myanmar."

"I also think this battle should be fought!" Bai Shujie chuckled, "Do you know what day it was when I sank two submarines and captured one? Hehe, it was the little devil who was in Nanning, Guangxi. On the day of defeat at the Kunlun Pass in Northeast China, Nakamura Shiro, head of the 21st Brigade, was shot to death!"

"The little devil is naturally unconvinced after losing the battle at Kunlun Pass, but he needs to readjust the deployment of troops, so he ordered the three submarines not to cause trouble. The little devil's planes are making troubles back and forth. On the one hand, it interferes with our judgment. On the one hand, they are afraid that we will play tricks."

Zhao Jinxi came to the map and said: "The little devils suffered a defeat at Kunlun Pass, and Nanning must not be able to defend it. Instead of strengthening defenses in Nanning, they bombed the border between Yunnan and Burma. Could it be that they want to cut off Kunming's offensive route to Nanning? "

"What you're talking about is just one aspect!" Bai Shujie shook his head: "The little devils are full of tricks, not stupid. They always emphasize overall efficiency, so they will never do useless work. The current attack direction is just right, and it can kill three birds with one stone." effect."

"The first one is that overseas Chinese from Southeast Asia often pass through the Yunnan border to deliver supplies to Chongqing. This little devil is preparing to completely cut off the southward traffic line from Chongqing, cut off international aid, and force Jiang to surrender."

"The second is that the little devil didn't regard Jiang as an opponent at all. Even if the Kunlun Pass was temporarily frustrated, the little devil didn't take Jiang seriously. Cut off the connection between Yunnan, Myanmar, and Annan (Vietnam). It is to prepare for its full occupation of South Asia."

"The third function is what you said to block Yunnan's attack on Nanning. It's a pity that Jiang has a problem with his formation, and Kunlun Pass will inevitably be lost again."

Zhao Jinxi was a little worried: "If Guangxi and Yunnan are lost, Chongqing will be finished. If the Sichuan Basin is lost, China will have no danger to defend, and the situation of the domestic war of resistance will be terrible."

"Don't worry!" Bai Shujie twitched his lips: "Jiang put more than 200 million troops around Chongqing, and Chongqing is surrounded by mountains and rivers, so the little devils can't get in. And the little devils are not planning to attack Chongqing. , the main combat direction is to occupy Indochina, and by the way, give someone Jiang a wake-up call!"

"By exerting pressure in Guangxi and Yunnan, and drawing Jiang's attention away from the two lakes and Guangdong, the little devils were able to spare their troops to operate the vast areas of South Asia."

"What Jiang lacks is this kind of strategic vision. He always thinks that he is very valuable, and the little devil will definitely attack Chongqing desperately, so he retracted all the troops and let the little devil do whatever he wants in Lianghu and Guangdong."

"Actually, if there is a powerful army behind the enemy to make trouble around Guangdong and Guangxi, the little devil has no energy to attack the front line of Kunlun Pass. Such an army behind the enemy does not need many, one army is enough."

"As a result, Jiang has concentrated five armies in the north of Guangxi, focusing on fighting the little devils, and there is no hair in Guangdong. If this does not fail, then it is unreasonable."

Zhao Jinxi nodded: "Since this is the case, what should our next strategy be?"

"I don't have the capital to fight the little devils, so I can only bury my head and sharpen my sword for the time being." Bai Shujie stretched out his hand and slapped the map, and then said: "When the little devils occupy all these places, all the troops are exhausted. It's time for us to head south!"

After all, what happens next, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.