"I will try my best to return to the team within half a month."
Li Hang thought about his injuries and gritted his teeth.
It is only ten days since he was injured. As long as he is willing, he can recover from the injury for another month. But when Lao Zhou said this, he naturally hopes that he can return to the team as soon as possible.
"Okay!" Seeing that Li Hang said it was okay, Lao Zhou didn't ask any more questions, "If you return to the team as soon as possible, everyone and I will feel more at ease. If you were here today, maybe the battle situation would be different."
"Sir..."
Lao Zhou immediately interrupted, "I don't mean to blame you. By the way, how is your new plane? You promised to fly before."
"Next month, I can make sure it flies!"
"Really?" Lao Zhou was a little surprised, but he didn't have much hope for the aircraft. "During the test flight, tell me in advance. No matter what, I have to be there in person."
"Sir, don't worry, I will definitely inform you." Li Hang assured immediately.
"Captain Li, please remember to give Mao a message." Mao Gangchu did not forget to add.
Lao Zhou and Mao Bang were at odds with each other at first. After all, the latter's position as principal of Jianqiao Aviation School and top leader of the Air Force was taken away by the former, so it was impossible for him to have no grudges.
Li Hang himself was not a graduate of Jianqiao Aviation School and was not a direct descendant, but he was not from the air force of local warlords such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Northeast China.
If Li Hang was not excellent, he would be destined to become a marginal figure.
But Li Hang is very good. Let's not talk about his ability to build airplanes. No one dares to ignore his achievements in air combat. This has caught the eyes of some people in Chongqing.
Who wouldn’t want to win over a very capable person who has no foundation in the country and become one of their own?
This is what the national army likes to do, forming cliques.
Li Hang will not be fooled. Even if he wants to take sides, he has to rely on Chongqing openly. No matter how bad it is, he is still the leader.
During the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, Mao Gang was always the second in command.
Because the incident happened suddenly, fortunately, I sent someone in advance to tell Chen Lu who was waiting outside the airport, otherwise I might not have time to take care of him.
After Lao Zhou and others left, Mao Yingchu briefly expressed his position to the three squadron leaders. After all, Li Guidan had just died in battle, so he couldn't go too far. The superficial things still had to be taken into consideration, otherwise it would be too chilling.
After all, Li Guidan was also the last survivor of the first generation of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of the Air Force, and his reputation in the Fourth Battalion was not low.
But with his death in battle, the first generation of the 'Four Heavenly Kings' truly became history.
The second generation of the 'Four Heavenly Kings', Lu Jichun had already died in battle when the review was being conducted, so many people did not acknowledge it. It was only because Li Hang was among them that there was a certain degree of discussion.
In fact, it is also related to the fact that Liang Tiancheng and Liu Zesheng have not yet officially become famous.
Compared to the new 'Four Heavenly Kings', many people actually care more about who is the 'King of Expulsion'.
Among the active pilots, the Nationalist Government admitted that Li Hang, who shot down 24 Japanese planes, undoubtedly lived up to his reputation. Of course, no one has mentioned this statement, which is a bit too ostentatious.
The losses in the Wuhan air battle were also taken seriously, and a memorial ceremony was held specifically for the pilots who died in the battle.
It is worth mentioning that the pilot of Li Hang 23 Squadron who crashed parachuted before the crash and was injured. He only woke up that night and returned to the airport.
If it were any later, it might really lead to a misunderstanding that forced him to die in battle.
I don’t know if it was because of Li Hang’s influence that the other party actually parachuted.
Of course, it doesn't mean you can skydive if you can't beat it.
It is undoubtedly the best to be able to fly the plane back. If the plane is really in bad condition and cannot be driven back, the first priority is to save life.
This pilot's name was Chen Guimin. He had the same identity as Li Hang. They were both overseas Chinese. They were also in the seventh batch of Jianqiao Aviation School and Zhou Zhikai was in the same batch.
But due to some previous reasons, he graduated a little late and was transferred to the 23rd Squadron only after the '214' Nanchang Air Force War.
"The captain is from Liaoning, and he is also homeless."
Standing in front of Li Guidan's tombstone, Li Hang took off his hat and looked at the tombstone with a somewhat emotional expression.
The Northeastern people and the Northeastern Army were actually very embarrassed during the entire Anti-Japanese War. They themselves became homeless, but they were also stigmatized for abandoning their country.
The Northeastern people are okay, but the Northeastern Army suffers the most infamy.
But in the Air Force, three of the four kings are from the Northeast. Gao Qihang, Liu Cuigang, and Li Guidan are all from the Northeast. This is related to the rapid development of the Northeast at that time.
High Quality Aviation itself belongs to the Northeast Air Force. Because of September 18, it defected to the Aviation Administration of the Nationalist Government; Liu Cuigang also applied for the Central Military Academy after September 18 and was hated by his country and family, and then entered Jianqiao Aviation School; Li Guidan was He was admitted to the Central Military Academy before September 18, and was admitted to Jianqiao Aviation School after graduation.
This reminded him of Mi Long and Li Wula in the later film "Regiment Commander". In particular, Li Wula impressed him deeply, that is, he was a typical representative of the lower-level officers and soldiers of the Northeast Army.
Mysterious Dragon is another extreme.
"We will definitely fight back!" Zhou Zhikai said seriously.
"Can we do it? Northeast China, North China, and East China are all lost." Some people can't help but feel a little discouraged.
"I don't want to hear anyone say this again. We enjoy the best treatment from the army, navy and air force. These words can be said from the mouths of ordinary army soldiers and oppressed people, but they must not be said from our mouths.
Perhaps one day in the future, we will all die in the blue skies in various parts of the motherland, but as long as there are still people in the 23rd Squadron, we cannot say these discouraging words.
Even if the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, we should take the initiative to face the enemy with sword. "Li Hang didn't look to see who said it. He stood there upright, looking at the tombstones of several comrades who died in the battle, as if he was giving instructions to the team members behind him, and as a guarantee to the comrades who died in front of him.
"yes!"
The nine men of the 23rd Squadron immediately answered loudly.
The pilots of the other two squadrons looked at Li Hang with some surprise, including Mao Yingchu and Dong Mingde.
As the ceremony ended, Mao Yingchu was officially appointed as the captain of the Fourth Battalion, while Dong Mingde was promoted to deputy captain, but also served as the captain of the 21st Squadron.
To be honest, everyone can't understand Li Hang.
In life, it is not obvious that he comes from a wealthy family, but his behavior, conversation, and vision are nothing to say, and he is also very upright.
In normal times, he rarely even goes out to the airport. He doesn't even go to places where pilots like to relax. There is a lot of money, but it is rare to buy or rent a house in Wuhan.
During this period of recuperation, I basically spent every day in that small workshop building airplanes, which was incredible.
"Many of the characteristics of Captain Li are quite similar to those of the Eighth Route Army!" Liu Zhihan, the captain of the 22nd Squadron, couldn't help but joke.
"Captain Liu, don't say this casually." Mao Yingchu said and glared at Liu Zhihan. Even if the two sides are cooperating now, can this be used as a joke?
However, when Zheng Shaoyu in the crowd heard the words of his captain, he felt that his idea was right. No matter how he looked at it, he could make Li Hang one of his own.
It’s just that it might not be helpful to show up on your own!
