"Squadron Captain? Why are you here?"
When the plane landed and stopped, Zhou Zhikai got out of the plane happily. As soon as he got off the plane, he saw Li Hang waiting not far away and ran over.
"Come here and wait for you to return home. Looking at you like this, do you have good grades?"
"With the guidance of the squadron leader, if I don't get good results, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the squadron leader? I shot down two Japanese planes with others, and I also shot down one alone." Zhou Zhikai said proudly of his Achievements.
Seeing the other party's proud expression, Li Hang remembered what Chen Lu said just now.
Indeed, without him, these own team members can still fight against the little devils.
"Well done, I was able to shoot down one alone." Li Hang was a little surprised, but soon showed a pleased expression, patting the other person on the shoulder and couldn't help praising him.
"Squadron Captain..."
The members of the 23rd Squadron came back one after another.
Part of the face showed reluctance, perhaps because they failed to achieve anything; part of the face showed excitement, apparently because they had achieved a lot.
However, Li Hang noticed something was wrong with Liang Tiancheng's expression, and immediately walked over to say hello, "Tiancheng, what happened?"
"Squadron Captain..." Liang Tiancheng looked complicated when he saw Li Hang. He wanted to say something but couldn't.
"I want to avenge the captain!"
"Damn you little devil!"
"I failed to protect the captain! It's all my fault!"
After hearing these words, Li Hang still didn't understand what happened.
He saw Dong Mingde and immediately limped over and rushed over.
"Old Dong! What's going on!"
"What's going on? The captain died in battle, that's what happened!" He was questioned by a newbie in the air force. He was already in a bad mood and became even more unhappy.
He graduated from the ninth class of the Central Military Academy and then went to Jianqiao Aviation Academy. This resume destined him to have an extraordinary status in the Air Force.
Li Hang only joined the Air Force in December last year. He was not from Jianqiao Aviation Academy, nor from the Central Military Academy.
"Why is no one protecting the captain? Where are the captain's two wingmen?" Perhaps this incident made Li Hang unable to accept it for a while and made him a little emotional.
"How else can we protect ourselves? We are all fighting against Japanese planes. One of the captain's wingmen collided directly with a Japanese plane, and the pilot died on the spot.
Since we joined the Air Force, we pilots have to be prepared to die in battle at any time. This is true for you and me, and the same is true for the captain.
The captain died in battle, don’t I feel bad? But what’s the use of feeling uncomfortable? Will it just keep feeling uncomfortable? "Dong Mingde was naturally not a fool, and he refuted it on the spot.
The other people in the two squadrons wanted to persuade him, but after hesitation, they just watched from the sidelines.
Because the 22nd Squadron is not here, Mao Yingchu is not here either. The two people at the scene have the highest positions, both are captains and squadron leaders. Who can persuade them.
In fact, Dong Mingde also wanted to complain about Li Hang's failure to participate in the war, but he did not say it in the end.
The scene was enveloped in an atmosphere of grief. Not only did the captain Li Guidan die in the battle, but two pilots failed to return, and one was from the 23rd Squadron.
As for the 22nd Squadron, the casualties are not yet known.
Li Hang also knew that it was useless to be sad, so he asked everyone about the air combat situation, and found out that the Japanese army dispatched more than thirty Type 96 carrier-based aircraft this time, but not many bombers, only about ten.
Obviously, the two previous active air raids by the Air Force caused heavy losses to the Japanese bomber force.
In particular, the China Aid Air Force bombed Songshan Airport the day before yesterday, destroying dozens of Japanese planes parked at Songshan Airport, including a large number of bombers.
Today's air raid by the Japanese army may not be retaliation.
There were not many bombers just because of the lack of bombers.
In this battle, a total of 13 Japanese planes were destroyed, but the Chinese Air Force also shot down 9 planes, the Fourth Group shot down 5 planes, and the China Aid Air Force shot down 4 planes.
It seemed like they had won, but it was a huge blow to the fourth team.
Captain Li Guidan's death in battle had a greater impact than the previous death of Lu Jichun.
After learning the news, Deputy Captain Mao Yingchu and Captain Liu Zhihan of the 22nd Squadron flew over from Xiaogan Airport, and a number of officers from the former enemy headquarters of the Aviation Commission also came.
"What are you doing? There are no immortals in a war? Do you have to be so decadent every time something like this happens?" Seeing the low morale of the pilots of the Fourth Brigade of Hankou Airport, Lao Zhou yelled directly there.
Lao Zhou's scolding did not change much. Seeing this, he called Mao Yingchu and the three squadron leaders aside.
"You all cheer up. The Fourth Brigade is the most capable among all the groups under the Aviation Commission. Could it be that just such a setback will make you lose your fighting spirit?" Lao Zhou had a straight face, obviously not satisfied with the current situation of the Fourth Brigade. Vibrant and spirited.
"Sir Zhou, it's not that everyone has lost their fighting spirit, it's just that they can't accept the death of the captain in battle for a while." Mao Yingchu began to explain.
"I can't accept Captain Li's death in battle, but what can I do? People die in every air battle, but when the Japanese attack, we have to fly the plane and continue to fight."
As he spoke, Lao Zhou looked at Mao Bangchu next to him, and then looked at Mao Yingchu and the others, "I discussed it with Deputy Commander Mao on the way here.
Now that Captain Li Guidan has died in battle, the Fourth Brigade cannot be without someone in charge. Until the candidate for the team leader is determined, deputy team leader Mao Yingchu will temporarily act as team leader. "
"Sir, don't worry. Before the new captain takes office, I will definitely manage the Fourth Brigade well." After hearing this order, Mao Yingchu was a little excited, and immediately saluted and expressed his attitude.
Everyone knows that the acting captain is actually the candidate for the next captain. Li Guidan is like this, and Mao Yingchu is no exception.
Moreover, Mao Yingchu himself has a profound background, and no one will compete with him for the position of captain.
"Okay, I think Deputy Captain Mao also has this ability. There is one more thing I need to tell you. The 24th Squadron will be officially transferred to your Fourth Brigade in a few days.
The 24th Squadron is currently in Xiangyang, and they will be transferred to Wuhan after the formal transfer order is issued. "Lao Zhou added.
In fact, there have been rumors that the 24th Squadron will be transferred to the Fourth Group. After all, it has been placed under the direct jurisdiction of the Aviation Commission, and it will definitely not be returned to the Fifth Group.
In this battle, the Fourth Group lost five aircraft and four pilots, and was somewhat weak. Therefore, Lao Zhou and Mao Bangchu decided to transfer the 24th Squadron to the Fourth Group to strengthen Wuhan's defense.
"Thank you, sir!" Mao Yingchu was naturally very happy to hear that the matter had settled. As the next captain of the Fourth Brigade, Mao Yingchu was naturally very happy.
Lao Zhou raised his hand to signal the other party to calm down, and then looked at Li Hang, "Li Hang, how is your injury? How long will it take for you to return to the team?"
