Chapter 1322 Lao Mei, do you want a plane?
Mountain City, No. 29 Luojiawan, Military Command Headquarters.
Zuo Zhong closed a document and rubbed his temples tiredly. After the Americans entered the war, his workload not only did not decrease, but became even busier.
Washington sent several telegrams a day, requesting military commanders to provide information on the movements of Japanese troops in Southeast Asia, the whereabouts of the combined fleet, and the resumes of the main commanders of the Japanese army. They only asked what color loincloth the Locust wore.
If the first batch of 50 million US dollars in aid had not arrived, Zuo Zhong would not have bothered to talk to him. The military commander was not a **** in the wishing pool, and he could spit out information just by throwing a silver dollar.
But no matter how tired you are, you have to keep working, otherwise someone will not agree, let alone the top leaders of the party, and everyone will be dazzled by the US dollar.
After busying for a while, He Yijun came in with a telegram and reported to Zuo Zhong: "Deputy seat, there's an urgent call from Harbin Station."
Zuo Zhong, who was reviewing the documents, was given a slap in the face. Harbin was a key target of the military commander's attention. After all, it was the headquarters of the Kwantung Army's water supply unit.
That beast, Saburo Iguchi, received a certificate of commendation and "honorably" retired because he had taken too many Nicilin. The water supply unit therefore changed its commander. I just hope that the secret message had nothing to do with this matter.
Zuo Zhong put down his pen, took the telegram and read it. The first thing he saw was the code name of the generator, Mei Hua and Gu Chu.
It turned out to be this "couple". Zuo Zhong smiled slightly and looked down. As he watched, his expression became serious.
Harbin Station reported three pieces of information: the Puppet Manchukuo pilots surrendered, there may be underground parties in the gang, and a new Japanese Navy fighter plane appeared at Wanggang Airport. Harbin Station asked the headquarters whether to attack Wanggang Airport.
The second piece of information is normal, everyone in the world knows about the underground party, but the remaining pieces of information are more valuable than the last, especially the third piece.
It reminded Zuo Shige of a Japanese fighter that had the upper hand in the early days of the Pacific War, the Zero carrier-based fighter, referred to as the Zero fighter, numbered A6M.
The fully enclosed retractable landing gear, electric heated flight suit, large-caliber machine gun, constant-speed propeller, super-duraluminum load-bearing structure, wide-view cockpit and disposable auxiliary fuel tank are all the first of its kind for the Zero.
In fact, the military commander had long known that the Japanese army had such a cutting-edge fighter. In July 1940, the Shanghai, Jinling, and Chicheng intelligence stations reported that a new type of fighter aircraft had appeared in the Japanese 12th Air Wing.
In September, a group of Japanese bombers, escorted by new fighter jets, bombed the mountain city and shot down more than 20 fruit fighter jets in the Bishan area on their way back.
After the Bishan air battle, the Japanese authorities publicly broadcast the documentary "News No. 22". This documentary showed footage of the Japanese naval aviation returning from an air raid on the mountain city, and included video records of the Zero fighter jets.
However, the national government and the top military officials are not concerned about this, because if the air force is weak, it will be meaningless no matter how strong the Japanese aviation force is. The situation cannot be worse anyway.
There is a saying that as long as I am weak enough, there is nothing you can do against me, and this is what it means.
But now and then, the Japanese army is attacking Burma, and the last land supply line of the Republic of China is about to be cut off.
At present, the Guo army's combat supplies, weapons and ammunition are only enough to last for two months. The mountain city arsenal was forced to stop work due to lack of steel, and the Air Force's aircraft were also grounded due to fuel shortage.
During the Third Battle of Shacheng, the front line asked for artillery shells from the mountain city. What was the military headquarters' answer? The artillery shells were still waiting to be shipped to Yangon!
Messages of urgent supplies from various parties kept flying to the mountain city, and people in the Kuomintang-controlled areas were panicked. Many businessmen were selling their inventory at low prices and preparing to flee, and some even proposed to move the capital again.
After the Pearl Harbor incident, those men of letters who had just changed from peace advocates to war advocates kept jumping left and right. One day, they would write about desperate resistance, and the next day, they would write about curves to save the country, leaving readers at a loss as to what to do.
All kinds of chaos proved that the government was at the end of its rope. . President Roosevelt knew the importance of the government's existence. In addition to financial assistance, he also ordered to open the air line from India to the Republic of China regardless of any difficulties.
Once the Zero fighter jet appears on this route, the consequences will be catastrophic, and the government will completely lose the international aid transportation channel.
The more Zuo Zhong thought about it, the more anxious he became, but then he thought about it. Regarding the Zero fighter, it was not the government that should be worried most, but the Americans.
The strategy set by Washington is that the European Army will take the lead, and the Navy will take the lead in Asia. The first to experience the power of the Zero fighter is the rebuilt Pacific Fleet.
After pondering for a long time, Zuo Zhong felt that this matter could be manipulated. If it went well, the military commander would not only be able to get more benefits from the Americans, but also destroy the Zero myth as soon as possible.
He thought about the countermeasures and quickly went to Dai Chunfeng's office to report the contents of Harbin Station's secret messages to the other party, and also expressed his concerns about air routes.
After hearing this, Lao Dai looked grave. Of course he knew the importance of air routes to the government, but for the moment he couldn't think of a way to deal with Japan's new fighter planes, so he had to turn his attention to Zuo Zhong.
"Shen Zhong, tell me what you think." Dai Chunfeng wanted to hear the opinion of his proud disciple first.
"Okay, teacher." Zuo Zhong straightened his body slightly and told Lao Dai his plan. The plan was summarized in six words to draw Americans into the game.
"Bringing Americans into the game?" Dai Chunfeng thought thoughtfully, seeming to understand what Zuo Zhong meant.
The left point nodded, and his tone was very certain: "The plan to attack the airport proposed by Harbin Station treats the symptoms but not the root cause. The Japanese can rebuild the airport if it is bombed, so it is better to seize the aircraft directly." "The . Navy must be interested in the Japanese's latest fighter jets, because this It's a huge threat to their fleet."
"We will use the aircraft as a bargaining chip in exchange for independent assistance from the Americans to military commanders, such as funds, equipment and even technology. I don't think Melos will refuse."
When it came to aid, Dai Chunfeng immediately sat upright. The Americans were a big family and they could feed the military commanders even if they had enough money in their hands. This plan had great potential.
He suppressed the excitement in his heart and said calmly: "Oh? Shenzhu, what are you going to order from the Americans?"
Zuo Zhong did not hesitate and stated the conditions he had in mind: three million US dollars, a certain amount of weapons, ammunition and various medicines.
Lao Dai was shocked by the three million dollars and muttered: "Is it too much? What if the Americans don't agree?"
After he finished speaking, he realized that he seemed to have lost his composure, so he immediately regained his seriousness and ordered Zuo Zhong to find Melos to promote this cooperation as quickly as possible.
Zuo Zhong left the director's office holding back his laughter and took a bus to the China-US Special Technology Cooperation Institute to prepare to meet Melos.
On the way, he was thinking about the following plan and how to fool the Americans. When the car arrived at the cooperative station, he immediately put on a smile.
Besides, when Melos learned about Zuo Zhong's arrival, he immediately became vigilant. The American delegation was well aware of the cunning and cruelty of this Republican agent.
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Because of the other party, dozens of naval soldiers died on the territory of their allies. What is even more infuriating is that Washington chose to forget this incident and pretend that nothing happened.
Melos made up his mind that no matter what Zuo Zhong said, he would not believe it, but the ideal was full and the reality was very skinny. Zuo Zhong's first words made Melos forget his decision.
"Lao Mei, do you want a new fighter jet from the Japanese Navy?" Zuo Zhong held Melos's hand and threw out the bait: "As long as you ask, I promise to deliver the complete aircraft to you."
In Zuo Zhong's mouth, Japan's new aircraft seemed to be a toy that could be reached with one's hand. Combined with his determined tone and relaxed demeanor, people had no choice but to believe it.
Gulu~
Melos swallowed. The newest fighter of a country's navy, and this country is also the most hated enemy of the American people. If Zuo Zhong had not lied to him, he would definitely become a hero of the navy, no, of the entire country.
But then he thought of an important question: Is it necessary to pay attention to Japanese aircraft?
A few years ago, the Japanese army and navy copied a number of American aircraft through trade and technology transfer, such as the Kawasaki 1 transport aircraft, the Tachikawaguchi transport aircraft, the Nakajima 9 land attack aircraft, and the Zero transport aircraft, all of which originated from the Lockheed and Douglas products.
Melos, who was originally ecstatic, suddenly felt depressed. A country that even imitates transport aircraft cannot produce fighter jets that are more advanced than the F2A Buffalo, F4F Wildcat, and P40 Tomahawk.
Zuo Zhong guessed what Melos was thinking, and promptly took out two documents and translations, one was the telegram from Harbin Station, and the other was the Air Force's internal record and summary of the Bishan air battle.
Melos, who didn't want to talk anymore, took the file and looked through it quickly. There was nothing surprising about the first report, but the second report quickly caught his attention.
On the day of the Bishan air battle, the 3rd and 4th Groups of the Korean Air Force took off 25 I-15 and 9 I-16 fighter jets from Taipingsi Airport, intercepting Japanese aircraft with a total of 34 fighter jets.
When the Republic of China aircraft group approached the Japanese bomber group, 13 escorting Japanese fighter jets suddenly swooped down from an altitude of more than 7,000 meters, and the battle began.
In the report, several fruit pilots who participated in the battle recorded: At the beginning of the battle, they discovered a metal monoplane fighter that they had never seen before.
This new type of fighter flies extremely fast and has a very small turning radius. When the Guojun pilot intends to lock on from the tail, the Japanese aircraft can effortlessly get rid of the pursuit and turn at extremely fast speeds to bite the Guojun fighter.
At this point, the handwriting of the Guojun pilots became extremely confusing, which shows how much impact the scene at that time had on them.
In just half an hour of air combat, with an absolute numerical advantage of 34:13, the Guo Air Force was shot down 24 aircraft, but only 3 Japanese aircraft were damaged, 24:0. Such a disparity in the result shocked Melos.
He does not think this is caused by the low quality of the pilots of the Guojun. After these days of inspection, he believes that the pilots of the Guojun have at least half the professional capabilities of the US Army Air Forces.
Even in terms of determination to defend the country, Guojun pilots far exceed American pilots. At least American pilots will not fly their planes to hit the enemy's technical weapons.
So what was the reason that caused a group of pilots who were well trained and had a strong will to fight to be beaten and unable to fight back? It could only be the gap in weapons.
Let’s not consider the double-winged I-15. The I-16 is not an outdated model. It only appeared for the first time in the Red Square military parade in 1935. It was the absolute main force of the Red Russian Air Force for a long time.
If the Japanese can quickly defeat the Republic of China Air Force with new fighter jets, they will also have the ability to use new fighter jets to pose a threat to the Pacific Fleet.
Melos couldn't sit still anymore and quickly asked Zuo Zhong: "Tell me, what do you need?"
