Immediately, several ground crew members ran over. As soon as Zhou Zhihan stood up from the cabin, Zhou Zhirou and others were already standing by the ladder waiting.
"Zhihan!" Zhou Zhirou stepped forward to support Zhou Zhihan who was walking down the ladder, and then held Zhou Zhihan's hands, "You are finally back."
"Commander-in-Chief!"
Zhou Zhihan's hand was held by Zhou Zhirou and he was unable to salute the military salute.
"You are stronger and more calm." Zhou Zhirou patted Zhou Zhihan's shoulder, "I don't need to be formal. Knowing that you will be coming back soon, I sent someone to tell your parents the good news a few days ago. Your whole family heard that I’m overjoyed that you’re coming back, and after the space headquarters gives you a clean slate, you can go home and stay there for a few days.”
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!" Zhou Zhihan said gratefully, "I don't want to rush back for the time being. I will wait for my fiancée to arrive, and then take her back to meet my parents!"
"I heard from the Embassy in the UK that Karen is a good girl. She came all the way to China. We must treat her well in the future. If she wants to work, the headquarters hospital lacks a deputy director." Zhou Zhirou said Walking out of the airport with Zhou Zhihan, "Zhihan, this time you have made great contributions in the UK and demonstrated national prestige, which has given us the confidence to speak and negotiate in front of the British. The principal said that we will reward you heavily."
Also, due to the special reason for your return this time, and in order not to arouse suspicion from the British side, we believe that you will not be allowed to hold important positions for the time being.
After a month or two, we will let you serve as the commander of a certain Air Force unit. At that time, we can tell the British side that you were injured in a parachute jump due to a mechanical accident and drifted in a coma on the sea. You were rescued by a passing cargo ship and returned to China.
Even if the British have doubts, there is nothing to say. After all, you were a household name in the UK and have made many great achievements. "
Zhou Zhihan nodded, and he suddenly remembered something important.
"By the way, Commander-in-Chief! Have the 24 British fighter jets to assist us arrived?"
"Alas! It's a long story." Zhou Zhirou stopped and said, "The first batch of 12 fighter jets assisted by the British went through many twists and turns at sea. When they arrived in our hands, only 7 were intact and the other 5 were intact. Severely damaged beyond repair and will only serve as future spare parts.
Since we didn’t know when you would return to China, we assembled one for a test flight, but it crashed due to serious improper operation. One of our excellent pilots also died on the spot, so the remaining six fighter jets were sealed and hidden in secret places. Now that you are back, our six planes can be used.
The second batch of 12 fighter jets from the UK to assist us has not arrived yet because the cargo ship encountered strong winds on the sea and docked at the dock of another country. Due to various reasons. "
After listening to Zhou Zhirou's words, Zhou Zhihan felt so painful in his heart. If these 24 hurricanes and spitfires were intact, and 24 top pilots were selected and trained by him for several months, what kind of combat power would it be? It would definitely be possible. Let the little devil cry for father and mother!
"There is nothing we can do about Zhihan!" Zhou Zhirou could see Zhou Zhihan's heartbroken expression, and sighed longly, with a helpless expression, "We have no power at sea, and all ports in and out of the country are blocked by the Japanese army, so we can only resign ourselves to fate. There are only a few left.”
Zhou Zhihan could hear the sorrow in Zhou Zhirou's heart. The end of 1940 was the most difficult moment of China's Anti-Japanese War. The navy was almost a decoration. During the Battle of Songhu and Jiangyin, the navy had been completely wiped out. It was not easy for China to receive aid. The Soviet flying volunteers all withdrew due to the aggressiveness of Germany on the Western Front, and the Chinese Air Force once again fell into a lonely fight.
Although with the help of the Soviet Volunteers aiding China, a group of trainees were trained for the Chinese Air Force, but after the Soviet Volunteers withdrew and the Japanese Air Force pressed harder and harder, most of this batch of Chinese pilots had been lost.
Zhou Zhihan walked out and looked around. There was not even a fighter jet in the entire airport, and asked: "Commander-in-Chief! Have all the fighter jets in the airport gone out to perform their missions?"
"They have all taken off to fight. Come on, let's go to the war room and wait for them to send good news!" Zhou Zhirou waved her hand and said, "Zhihan, we didn't know about your return until early in the morning. Otherwise, we would not have dealt with you this time." I will definitely wait for you to come back and lead the team in the Japanese Machinery Competition!"
Zhou Zhi Judo: "A battle against Japan?"
Zhou Zhirou looked solemn: "Well! Today, the 4th Brigade, formerly stationed at Chongqing Baishiyi Airport, and the 3rd and 5th Brigades formed together to take off against the Japanese new fighter jets..."
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Time goes back to before Zhou Zhihan arrived at Chengdu Taipingsi Airport that day.
Hankou.
48 Navy bombers commanded by Commander Yamaguchi Tawen, escorted by 12 Zero Fighters, took off from Hankou to bomb Chongqing.
Since the acquisition of these 12 Zero Fighters, the Japanese Air Force has become even more powerful. It has not paid attention to China's aging I-15 and 16 at all. They have fought against these Soviet aircraft many times and already know the basics. The Japanese Air Force has released heroic bombs more than once. It is said that with these 12 Zero fighter jets, they can completely fight against the entire Chinese fighter force.
I-15?
I-16?
Haha, doesn’t China still have a dozen old and stumbling Hawker fighter jets? Let’s take them out together... Haha...
………
Over Chengdu.
At this time, Lieutenant Wang Guangfu, captain of the 2nd detachment of the 23rd Squadron, who had repaired the fighter planes in the rear, and Lieutenant Li Ji, and Second Lieutenant Kang Zhongshi were ordered to fly to Suining Airport in I-15 and I-16 that still had no navigation equipment or radios. , and gather with the large aircraft fleet that is about to arrive there.
As they took off and climbed higher together, a red cross was drawn on the ground to represent an emergency landing.
Seeing the message, the three people immediately landed again.
Airport personnel informed them that the phone line in Suining, Chongqing, was blocked and might have been sabotaged by traitors. They quickly transmitted the verbal order from Commander Zhou Zhirou, commander-in-chief of the Air Force: "All aircraft in Suining are on standby. Team leaders should pay attention to radio commands."
Lieutenant Wang Guangfu and others immediately took off again. In order to avoid the I-15 without radio and navigation equipment getting lost, Wang Guangfu cautiously headed north to find the Fujiang River, and then headed northwest along the winding river valley, leaving Taiping Temple in Chengdu in advance. The fighter force taking off from the airport met with the three brigades that had assembled at Wenjiang Airport in advance. They formed a formation and flew to Suining Airport to land. After completing refueling, they took off again to assemble.
According to the notice, the Chongqing Air Force Intelligence Station said that 18 Japanese fighter jets took off from Wuchang and headed west. Later, they received news that two groups of 38 fighter bombers took off from Hankou. Half an hour later, they received information that another one had taken off from Yuyangguan. Eight Japanese fighter jets were found, but these fighter jets flew very fast and high, and their models could not be identified.
So the large fleet assembled in Suining went in batches to intercept the Japanese planes.
When Wang Guangfu and others flew to Suining, all fighter jets were dispatched to fight against the Japanese planes.
After landing, Wang Guangfu immediately reported the airport ground commander Liu Hanzhi about the verbal orders from Chongqing, but at this time it was too late to recall the large fleet.
Finally, 56 Japanese fighter-bombers entered the sky over Chongqing.
After hearing the news, a group of Chinese fighter jets flew to the city. From a distance, they saw thick smoke billowing over Chongqing. Anti-aircraft guns shot out unnecessary black fireworks in the sky. The pilots felt that they had once again failed their fellow countrymen. Everyone stepped on the gas to fight the enemy. A fight to the death.
By the time they reached the skies over Chongqing, the enemy planes had already flown away, leaving only the devastated bombed areas. The Japanese planes had also disappeared, and the white condensed contrails they left in the sky had long since dispersed in the wind, leaving no trace to be traced.
At this moment, Major Zheng Shaoyu, the leader of the team, received news from the ground that another batch of Japanese military aircraft was on its way to Chongqing, and asked him to lead the fleet back to Suining Airport to refuel.
At this moment, Lieutenant Liu Yingye of the 23rd Squadron, pilot number 2309 I-15, suddenly discovered that ten kilometers ahead, a group of Japanese Type 97 bombers and a group of unknown unfamiliar aircraft were spotted to disperse the formation. Flying towards Chongqing.
Major Zheng Shaoyu took out his binoculars and based on the previous descriptions of ground personnel and the judgment of intelligence personnel at the Air Force Headquarters, he believed that this was Japan's new single-engine dive bomber. So he immediately shouted excitedly: "Brothers, we can have a big fight. Give these brats a good beating and kill them all."
At this time, some aircraft have communication systems, and some do not have communication systems, so they can only obtain information by gestures.
Hearing this, the team members were very excited. They all geared up and immediately formed a battle formation and rushed towards the enemy.
No one knows that these are 12 Zero fighters of the Japanese enemy's 12th Air Force led by Captain Kondo. When the Type 96 Land Attack they were escorting returned from Chongqing, they pretended to return with the bomber group, and then based on the attack near Chongqing. The Type 97 reconnaissance aircraft hovering at high altitude reported that a large fleet of Chinese Air Force aircraft was coming.
The cunning Kondo was overjoyed. He knew that the Chinese Air Force had been fooled. He laughed wildly and immediately led 12 Zero fighter jets to suddenly kill him.
So, above Bishan, the two sides encountered each other.
