Zhou Zhihan felt that the reminder of "zero war" could only go so far. If he said too much, the arrogant Europeans would not believe him. If he did not waste his time, the Europeans might even think that he was a plane spy.
But as soon as Zhou Zhihan finished speaking, most people in the room laughed dumbly. If the Japanese military's fighter technology is close to that of the Spitfire and Messerschmitt, they would believe it. But when it comes to the performance of Japan's upcoming fighter aircraft, Beyond the British and German fighters, they would not believe it anyway.
Even Lieutenant General Charles does not believe that Japan will soon have a new fighter that will surpass the "Spitfire" and Messerschmitt, because these two fighters are so good that, for now, they cannot be surpassed. He has seen that the A5m4 is indeed an excellent fighter, but that is only in the skies of China where there are no excellent fighters. Even the successor of the A5m4 cannot surpass the performance of the Spitfire and Messerschmitt.
"Young man, tell me how many Japanese fighter planes you have shot down in total." A gray-haired French lieutenant general couldn't help but ask. He thought this young man was a bit flashy. Could he be a general from China? My nephew was sent here to be gilded. Of course, this was just his guess.
As for being introduced by Lieutenant General Charles, that doesn't necessarily mean he has real talent and knowledge.
"From August 14, 1937, to the day before I came here, I shot down at least fifty Japanese fighter planes, and several of them were considered ace pilots."
In fact, from 1937 to 1940, Zhou Zhihan shot down at least one hundred Japanese fighter planes, but he did not want to irritate these European bosses too much. The more he told them, the more they would not believe it, so he changed the word "hundred" to "fifty" shelf.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became a little awkward.
Because someone burst out laughing, then quickly covered his mouth and pretended to cough to cover up his gaffe.
What?
Shoot down at least fifty?
If it weren't for Lieutenant General Charles's face, most of the people present wanted to laugh. They looked at Zhou Zhihan as if they were looking at a clown.
Shoot down fifty enemy planes?
Young man, do you know what fifty kills is?
Shoot down fifty enemy planes, then you will be the king of aces. As of now, there are only a few ace pilots in the world who can have fifty victories.
The term "ace" first appeared in World War I, referring to pilots who had shot down five or more aircraft in air combat.
The first ace in the history of air combat was France's Adolphe Peguede. His air combat record was to shoot down five enemy planes. French newspapers called him an ace pilot when reporting on his death. At this point, the term ace began to become popular.
In World War I, German pilots led the trend of air combat, and the all-powerful Red Baron stood out among the others with eighty victories.
Polk, who shot down forty enemy planes, was called the father of air combat by later generations.
Lear Eagle - The Imamman who invented the Imaman maneuver has a record of fifteen.
This air force chief instructor from China said that he had shot down at least fifty Japanese fighter planes. Does this mean that he was more powerful than the Polk and Lear Eagle, known as the fathers of air combat?
However, everyone immediately thought that the Air Force's concept of "shooting down enemy aircraft" is very vague to begin with, and the methods used by various countries to coordinate pilots to shoot down enemy aircraft are also different. On the same battlefield, if seven or eight fighter planes attack and shoot down an enemy plane, everyone can count the credit of one in their credit book.
For example, in Poland, a fighter plane has a pilot, a transmitter, and a navigator. When an enemy plane is shot down, both people will have the result of shooting down one in their credit books, so that many transmitters have never fired a gun. A pilot or navigator can also be called an ace in the end.
This is like the title of "general". Those who lead tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands can become generals, and those who lead a few or dozens of people can also proclaim themselves generals.
There are also pilots who have not achieved a single victory, but because they have participated in many air battles with their companions, they also have the honor of shooting down airplanes by their companions. After accumulating for a long time, they can become an ace, although they may not have shot down any of them. Participated in the shooting down of his companions.
"Colonel Zhou!" Major General Parker didn't want to get too entangled in how many enemy planes Zhou Zhihan shot down. He was most concerned about the Messerschmitt Bf109E now, so he asked directly, "I want to know, what do you have? How can we find Messerschmitt's weakness?"
Major General Parker, who commands the 11th Group, has his headquarters in Uxbridge and is responsible for protecting the southeastern region of England within London Station. His group is all equipped with Spitfire fighter jets, which is the strongest among the four groups. The strongest.
Everyone looked at Zhou Zhihan, wondering what method he could use to find Messerschmitt's weaknesses.
How to defeat Messerschmitt is the theme of today's meeting.
No matter how many or dozens of enemy planes you have shot down, Colonel Zhou, or how many ace pilots you have shot down, even if what you say is just bragging, as long as you have a way to find the weakness of Messerschmitt, find it. To defeat Messerschmitt, we not only believe that everything you just said is true, but we will also treat you as a hero. Otherwise, please go back and forth where you came from.
Zhou Zhihan knew that if he wanted to conquer the proud Europeans, he could only speak with facts, so he also said directly: "I want a fighter plane. I will find a few Messerschmitts and shoot them down. Then I can find him." Find out where your weaknesses are, and then find ways to counteract them!"
He wanted to get straight to the point like this from the beginning, but most of the proud generals and colonels present looked down upon the Chinese and did not believe him.
In fact, Zhou Zhihan has long known the respective advantages and disadvantages of Messerschmitt and Spitfire, and also knows how to restrain Messerschmitt, but he can't say that he can only fly a fighter plane to fight with Messerschmitt. Fight for a while and then speak out to convince the public and not be questioned.
Oh, you are a pilot from an Eastern country, you have not even seen Messerschmitt, and you are talking about its weaknesses. What you said is either nonsense, or you are a spy sent by the Germans.
Sure enough, there was silence in the venue, and everyone was looking at Zhou Zhihan as if they were looking at a clown. You have only been here two days, and you haven’t even seen what a Spitfire looks like. Now you are talking about flying a Spitfire into the sky to shoot down Messerschmitt. Do you think we are all fools?
Finally, Major General Mallory, who commanded the 12th Group, couldn't stand it anymore. He didn't want to waste too much time on this Chinese, so he asked directly: "Colonel Zhou! Although you have flown many kinds of aircraft, but You have to know that those fighter planes you flew were inferior. You had just arrived in the UK not long ago and had never flown a Spitfire or a Hurricane. So you talked lightly about shooting down the Messerschmitt and finding its weaknesses. I want to know where do you get such confidence? Before this, many ace pilots of the Allied Forces had fought against Messerschmitt, but no one could find the opponent's weakness. I want to see now, what do you have? What a lot of ability.”
Major General Mallory's headquarters is in Watnell, and his 12th Group is responsible for protecting the central region of England from the entrance to the Thames to Yorkshire. He is a bold man and never minces words. Now he is only thinking about how to restrict Messerschmitt, no time for waffling here.
"Let's do this!" Major General Mallory continued, "There is a Spitfire fighter squadron one kilometer east of the headquarters. We will go there immediately. If you can successfully fly the Spitfire, I will Give you one and assign an experienced pilot to be your wingman.
Now, the skies over Dunkirk, the battlefield on the West Bank, are full of German Messerschmitt Bf109Es. Do you dare to shoot one down and show it to all of us? "
The words are spot on.
After Major General Mallory finished speaking, everyone looked at Zhou Zhihan.
Yes, now the Germans are flying Messerschmitts to show off their prowess over Dunkirk. If you really have an ace pilot who has shot down fifty aircraft, then you can shoot down one Messerschmitt and find its weaknesses. .
"Okay!" Zhou Zhihan said, "Then please general give me a Spitfire. Before tonight, I will find Messerschmitt's weakness for you and find a way to contain it."
Major General Mallory's eyes shrank and he stood up: "Let's go! Go to the airport now. But when you get to the airport, you have to pass a simple test before you can fly the Spitfire."
