NCCnovel Chapter 373 He Qiang's Secret Training
Chapter 373 He Qiang's Secret Training
Song Wenwan took Long Wenjian and Liao Ertiao and returned to Longnan on a transport plane.
In the temporary capital, under the leadership of Yang Liren, the integration of field airfields began.
The air force graduates from the school were sent to Base No. 1 in Longnan one after another.
After two weeks of intensive training, they will return to the temporary capital in Hawk fighter jets.
These days, Longnan's logistics department has been very busy.
From the ground to the air, there are convoys and transport planes transporting aviation fuel everywhere.
Because the Japanese air force suffered heavy losses this time, they could not use such a good opportunity.
They could only watch as the various supplies sent by Gannan to the temporary capital were gathered at various important locations in Sichuan.
He Qiang, the squadron leader of the flight squadron, also came along, but he disappeared as soon as he arrived in Longnan.
The previous moment, he and his subordinates were staring in amazement at the advanced airport facilities in Base No. 1.
The next moment he was taken away by the Marine Corps soldiers guarding the base.
The accompanying air force wanted to look for him, but was warned by the officer who was accompanying them in person.
He Qiang has gone on a secret mission. From now on, no one is allowed to inquire about his whereabouts.
At this time, He Qiang was following Commander Jing to undergo special training on the Mosquito night bomber.
At first, He Qiang didn't know why he was asked to fly a bomber instead.
The training items were extremely demanding, such as short-distance takeoff and landing of bombers and how to identify directions at night when flying.
And how to refuel a bomber alone without the help of ground crew.
As a soldier, He Qiang was very obedient and just focused on training hard.
Until one day, he saw a battle map in the underground operations room.
This once again made He Qiang stunned.
Look at the markings on the aviation combat map, those red arrows.
Pointing to the final destination, it turned out to be...
"Hiss", when he saw this, He Qiang took a breath of cold air and couldn't help but feel his throat tighten.
If he can complete this battle this time, it will leave a significant mark in the entire history of the Anti-Japanese War.
What made him even more excited was that Song Wenwan, the commander-in-chief of the 1st Air Division, had arrived.
Completed the final training with him, how two aircraft communicate at night.
Song Wenwan smiled and said, "I am the pilot in this operation. Whether we can complete the mission depends entirely on you."
That is to say, in this bombing operation, Song Wenwan was only his wingman besides being the pilot.
This is an absolute honor. He Qiang was already in tears before the training even started. This is a great event that brings honor to the family!
Song Wenwan has been very busy these two days, accompanying Minister Cheng to visit various important points in Gannan.
First I looked at the financial situation of the Gansu Army’s Logistics Department, and then I looked at the troop number deployment map.
Minister Cheng must be informed of this so that as the chairman of a province, he can have a clear idea of what is going on and can make overall arrangements.
At the beginning, Minister Cheng was happily counting the supplies and was very excited.
When he saw the number of troops again, he fell silent.
Song Wenwan kept saying that even though we have a lot of soldiers, we can fully supply them with materials, so he shouldn't feel pressured.
Minister Cheng had a blank expression on his face and did not comment, but he would steal glances at Song Wenwan from time to time.
Song Wenwan was embarrassed. He thought that maybe he had too many troops!
Maybe I always look at these accounts about supplies and personnel in normal times.
As for the total number of these troops, the only thing left is a numerical concept.
It doesn't matter whether it is 300,000 or 500,000 regular troops.
These are things that cannot be said outside, and no one will believe you even if you say them.
Just like Brother Ren Jiu, who bullied Yoshio Shinozuka every day in the Second War Zone and on the radio station.
They always say how great our million-strong army is in Gannan.
The old Japanese soldier Yoshio Shinozuka didn't believe it, but the commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone had doubts in his heart.
When he was in the meeting, he pretended to ask Brother Ren Jiu casually.
I want to know whether Gannan has a million troops in the Second War Zone and in the whole country.
Brother Ren Jiu was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said, "It's happening, it's happening."
After hearing this, the commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone shook his head helplessly.
He knew that he had been led astray by this Deputy Commander Ren again.
This news soon reached the attendant room of the secondary capital, and the higher-ups just laughed it off.
Everyone knew that this was Brother Ren Jiu trying to fool Shinozuka Yoshio, but they didn't expect that the people in the Second War Zone took it seriously.
Guan Zhan in Jiangxi also followed suit.
He said that he was willing to lead a 500,000-strong militia division to recover the lost territory.
He was also ridiculed for a long time by various groups of people, who believed that he was deeply influenced by the bad habits of the National Army and began to falsify the number of people.
The accounts that Minister Cheng is seeing now were those reported before the Spring Festival.
There are less than 50,000 regular troops in Wulong City, Henan.
Because Henan has suffered from natural disasters recently, as long as he has food, he can recruit as many soldiers as he wants.
He cannot sustain the force for long just by relying on airdrops, so for the time being, he still adopts the policy of elite troops.
Song Wenwan was preparing to open a life channel from Henan to Shaanxi in 1942.
We must ensure that people can come to Shanxi and Shaanxi, and that food can be delivered to the base in Henan.
Therefore, Song Wenwan always sent reinforcements to Shanxi whenever possible.
As for Yoshio Shinozuka, whether he was willing to have Shanxi's defense line split in two by him was none of Song Wenwan's business.
On the Chahar side, there is a cavalry division led by Huo Jiaqiang and the Fifth Guerrilla Division, with a total of about 40,000 people.
Because that was the territory of the Eighth War Zone, their deputy commander-in-chief was determined to resist the Japanese.
Huo Jiaqiang did not deliberately expand his troops there.
The command of the Jiangnan War Zone already has five militia divisions.
On the surface, there are only more than 80,000 troops, but Minister Cheng looked at the account book in his hand.
There are not many people in any militia division who can fight tough battles, let alone the independent battalion.
Just like the Fourth Militia Division, although one brigade was separated to form the Fifth Division.
But the Fourth Militia Division still has 20,000 troops.
That makes people wonder, how many people are there in other militia divisions?
Minister Cheng determined that the actual number of troops involved in the battle was at least 150,000.
There is something that Minister Cheng doesn't know about, and that is the "New Fourth Army" that appears mysteriously from time to time.
Their numbers are all named after the Red Army’s old areas.
There is the Jinggangshan Independent Battalion and the Honghu Independent Battalion.
Anyway, the name cannot be found in the organization of the New Fourth Army.
Therefore, the number of 150,000 regular troops is still very objective.
There is also an independent Marine division with a total of 20,000 people.
However, many of these soldiers have not received training in Gannan, and their combat effectiveness has declined.
The 7th and 8th Guerrilla Divisions went to Hebei and Shandong because they were too far away from the command system in Gannan.
The specific situation is not very clear, but we only know that they have gained a firm foothold and have more than 40,000 troops.
That place is considered the Japanese's rear base. They are trying to survive in the cracks. Song Wenwan is quite satisfied that they can maintain this number.
Finally, there is Shanxi’s guerrilla division, artillery brigade and artillery marine division.
There were a total of 30,000 people, accompanying Brother Ren Jiu to garrison at Kenanpo.
There are also five guerrilla divisions scattered throughout Shanxi, which makes a total of 100,000 regular troops.