Chapter 590 U.S. Army on the Front Line
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Lao Chiang was proud, rampant, and with countless joyful laughs, he rang at the Huangshan villa for almost the whole day. The boss was happy, and the others were naturally happy. Everyone who connected to Lao Chiang's order to discuss how to deal with the British request to send troops also showed excitement after learning the news.
Jets.
The Messerchmit-262 fighter is the first in the world and the only jet aircraft that is truly used for actual combat so far. With this fighter, the Germans were invincible in the sky of Europe. Not to mention anything else, the Soviet Union was killed by more than 100 bombers by this fighter in the battle to open up the "ice and snow defense line", but the number of fighters that this fighter fought was only ten.
You can imagine how powerful this is.
If it were not for the difficulty of production, and when this fighter was first manufactured, it was used by the German army as a bomber, resulting in poor combat effectiveness and had to be redesigned and revised. If the bombing of the British Isles was missed, I am afraid that the short and fat man Churchill would not be able to drink there. Because if the Messerschmitt-262 fighter was covered, the British would be almost unable to withstand the German bomber and would be in a completely passive position of being beaten. In that case, in order to avoid the British Isles being bombed into ruins, Britain would have the only way to surrender.
Because the Japanese have been pushing the front line to the Ural Mountains and conquering the entire Siberia, this result surprised and excited all the Germans, including Hitler, and their importance to Japan has risen sharply. Therefore, in order to win over Japan, they can help them share the pressure as much as possible. Germany did not hesitate to take out dozens of this ace fighter and gave it to the Japanese... trying to help the Japanese block this "only" military shortcoming.
The Japanese also attached a hundred times more importance to the German gifts. In addition to taking out several aircraft for research and trying to replicate this excellent fighter model in Japan, the rest were always reluctant to take them out. On the one hand, they were afraid of being received by others and losing their suddenness. Moreover, if the enemy, especially the Chinese Air Force, gets the news, with the cunning of Qin, the helm of the Chinese Air Force, they might have some tricks to catch them off guard. After all, their aviation troops suffered such losses as Qin Wei.
It has not been once or twice. Many times, they were all beaten by the backward Chinese Air Force commanded by Qin Wei when the aircraft had an absolute advantage in performance and suffered heavy losses. Although the performance of the jet aircraft has a greater surpassing of the original piston aircraft, no one can guarantee that such a thing will not happen again. Therefore, it must be kept carefully and confidential; on the other hand, they also want to use this fighter to retaliate against the Chinese Air Force... This is also the reason why Chiang Mai Airport appeared.
The Japanese army had long planned to attack Myanmar, and they had also considered that once Myanmar was captured by them, China would be surrounded by Japan. This situation would definitely be unacceptable to China. Therefore, the Chinese will definitely intervene. Looking back on the battle with the Chinese in the past two years, almost without exception, the Chinese Air Force played an important role in it. Therefore, if you want to achieve a definite victory in the battle with the Chinese, you must first give the Chinese Air Force a fierce moment. And the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Southern Army, who is responsible for attacking Southeast Asia, is the most staunch supporter of this idea.
Therefore, this air corps that Japan attaches most importance to was sent to the Southern Army and only accepted direct command of Soichi Teraenae. In order to keep it confidential and ensure the suddenness of the strike, Soichi Teraenae secretly sent people to build a front-end airport in Chiang Mai area when the troops entered Siam... In his opinion, Chiang Mai had enough population and could recruit a large number of laborers. It was convenient for construction, and it was not too far from Myanmar, Laos, and Yunnan, China. If the Chinese wanted to support the British army in Myanmar, they would have to send troops from Yunnan or Laos. Therefore, setting up a front-end airport in Chiang Mai. The enemy can be attacked at the first time, and most importantly, moving the airport forward can greatly extend the combat time of this new type of jet fighter. This is beneficial to the vitality of the Chinese Air Force.
Koshi Nai Suichi did not expect that Chiang Mai Airport was completed quickly, and his jet fighter corps had just arrived in secret when they were wrapped up by the Chinese army that suddenly attacked. Because of the lack of defense, and the dense forests around Chiang Mai, the Liu Fangwu regiment of the New 1st Army successfully occupied Chiang Mai Airport in a raid, and captured all the jet fighter pilots that Japan had finally trained. By the way, dozens of Zero fighters and bombers, as well as a large amount of fuel, ammunition, and aircraft parts.
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"The whole operation is perfect!" Old Jiang personally explained the action to everyone, and became more and more excited as he spoke. "Now, Wang Yaowu has sent an airborne brigade to Chiang Mai to pick up the mobile phone defense field. I believe that it won't take long before everything there will be all ours."
"If Soichi Tezuka knew this news, would he be furious?" He Yingqin also smiled. They were all aware of the Japanese's jet fighter jets supported by the Germans. To be honest, when they heard this news, everyone was very worried... The Air Force's role has become increasingly important in the past two years. If they were suddenly restrained, they really don't know what to do. But Qin Wei always looked like he didn't care about anything, and they didn't have much to say. But unexpectedly, the Japanese had just gotten the plane before they could use it for the last time... This was simply a waste of money, so how could they be unhappy?
"It's not just anger." Lao Jiang smiled. "The information he just received was that he had sent Baiwu Qingji's 18th Division to attack Chiang Mai, intending to regain these treasures before our pilots mastered the flight capabilities of the jet."
"When I got to Qin Wei's hand, I wanted to grab it back? Who did he think he was?" Chen Guofu shook his head and sighed, "Baiwu Qingji must suffer a big loss this time. I heard that Qin Wei has been obsessed with the three of them last time when he let him go in Vietnam."
"The New 1st Army has been ready for a long time and is moving rapidly towards Chiang Mai. If Sun Liren is so valued by Qin Wei, he should be able to deal with Baiwu Jingji." Chen Cheng also said, "But since we have already decided on the strategy and will not intervene in the battle with the Japanese before the British army retreats, and now we are in the battle with Siam Logic... there will be no problem, right?"
"As long as the plane returns to the country, the war in Siam can be stopped. The New 1st Army can also be withdrawn." Lao Jiang replied.
"As far as I know, the New 1st Army has a very strong desire to fight, but it has been held tightly by Qin Wei. Will they fight so hard that they don't obey the orders when they are played out?" Chen Cheng seemed a little worried.
"I don't know much about Sun Liren, but Zheng Jiemin and Guo Rugui should be obedient. There are three divisions in total. As long as two of the division commanders agree, Sun Liren will not be able to ignore the public's wishes, right?" Chen Guofu said again.
"It's better to leave this to Qin Wei to worry about. Since he dares to send the New 1st Army out with confidence, there will definitely be a solution. Moreover, Sun Liren is still very excellent and has good abilities... The two divisions of the Yunnan Army have been operating under his command, and I have never heard of anything happening." He Yingqin said while secretly blatantly, and Chen Cheng and Chen Guofu's slightest tricks could not be hidden from him. The New 1st Army's strong desire to fight was suppressed by Qin Wei; and the two division commanders agreed, Sun Liren did not dare to take care of him.
Everyone's intentions... To put it bluntly, I just want to tell Lao Chiang that Qin Wei has a strong control over the New 1st Army, otherwise how could he suppress such an elite desire to fight? Moreover, the New 1st Army only recognizes Qin Wei. Otherwise, except for Qin Wei, who has seen a letter of request for battle from the New 1st Army? Although Lao Chiang also has nails in the New 1st Army, it seems to be ineffective. Sun Liren dares not ignore the public's intentions. This is actually the opposite. He is simply telling Lao Chiang that if the three divisions of the New 1st Army are not careful, they will probably have their surname Qin...
"Jingzhi is right. If you are outside, you will not be able to bear the orders. Moreover, Qin Wei has always been indifferent to his work, so he will definitely not let the New Army come in chaos. I don't worry about this." Old Jiang smiled. Chen Cheng and Chen Guofu's meaning cannot be hidden from He Yingqin, and he can't hide it from him either, but he needs to rely on Qin Wei now. In addition, he has tried Qin Wei before and thinks he has already understood it, so he will never have any conflicts with Qin Wei on this matter. Besides, let's talk about it.
So what if Qin Wei really mastered the New Army? Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, Hu Zongnan, Tang Enbo, and Chen Cheng, which subordinates have no direct line that can be used? This is not counting the faction of Yan Xishan, Fu Zuoyi, and Lu Han. In comparison, Qin Wei is still far from it. It's just that Chen Cheng and Chen Guofu "remind" like this, and he was also very happy... so he didn't plan to say anything to the two, so he simply changed the topic and talked about another important thing:
"Just just now, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent the official diplomatic documents of the British government, asking us to support their Myanmar operations. And the US Ambassador Stuart also made the same request to us... Let's talk about how to turn this off?"
"What else can I say?" Since He Yingqin had a fight with Stilwell, his confidence has become much stronger. "According to the agreement, we cannot participate in the war without the aid equipment and supplies! Why should they change it?"
"If we are asked to participate in the war, Myanmar and Malaya should also be included in the jurisdiction of the Pan-Western Pacific Theater and belong to the leaders of the theater command. After all, if the name is not right, it will be unsatisfactory." Chen Cheng also made a suggestion.
"This time the Japanese were overwhelming the Burmese soldiers and sent airborne troops to blossom behind the British army... The British's situation is extremely difficult. If we persist, it will definitely cause international discussion." Chen Guofu hesitated.
"That's a big deal." He Yingqin swears, "Even though we know we can't even have a gun, we still insist on going to the battlefield. What do we think we are? The 30,000 American soldiers are staying in Yunnan. If you have the ability, let them get on first. As long as they get on, we will get on!"
"Stilwell has just sent a telegram. He has organized the US troops and will go to the front line of Myanmar soon!" said Jiang quietly.
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Chapter completed!