Chapter 68: Song Zheyuan's Worries

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  Recently, the commander of the 29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, Song Zheyuan, has been very annoyed. In the past two years, he has been entangled with the Japanese countless times. Since April this year, the Japanese have been constantly provoking him. What do these Japanese devils want to do? They have already occupied the entire Northeast and are still not satisfied? Do they also want Old Song's territory?

  To worry about these things, Song Zheyuan's hair turned white, and he finally fell ill and returned to his hometown in Shandong for recuperation. However, the Japanese did not let him rest easy. On July 7th, the Lugou Bridge Incident occurred, and Song Zheyuan immediately became tense. His many years of military experience had honed his keen sense of war, but by July 9th, things took another turn, and the two armies negotiated a truce. Song Zheyuan let out a sigh of relief, thinking that they wouldn't be able to fight after all. Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram: "General Song Zheyuan, your troops are garrisoned in Pingjin, closely monitoring the Japanese army's movements, and there may be major action soon! Also, the 18th Army has been reinforced to Baoding."

  Song Zheyuan glanced at it and replied: For the time being, I plan to ask all parties to be patient for a thousand times and ten thousand times, temporarily yield and compromise, and slightly retreat from the northern troops to ease the current situation, so as to complete preparations.

  Chiang Kai-shek was furious when he saw the telegram: "Damn it!! Does Song Zheyuan think I'm competing with him for territory now?"

  On July 11, the second Sino-Japanese negotiations took place. During this period, there were incidents of Japanese artillery shelling Chinese military camps. That night, under Zhang Zizhong's leadership, Sun Xiang and Luo Zhuoying met with Song Zheyuan, known as the Northwest Army's fierce tiger.

  "Your subordinate reports for duty, sir."

  Song Zheyuan laughed and scolded: "All sit down, all sit down. You, Zizhong, don't try to fool me with this trick. What's the point of bringing Luo Jinglong to see me?"

  "Commander, this time it's really a big deal. The Japanese are going to launch an all-out war."

  Song Zheyuan's face was full of disdain: "You've all been dealing with those little Japanese devils for two years, and you haven't even fought yet, what are you worried about?" After finishing speaking, he took a sip of tea by himself. "Let Zi Zhong take Luo Junzhang to Tianjin for a good stroll, it's not often that we get to come here."

  Sun Xiang snorted: "If you delay for two more days, Huabei will be gone. Can you still sit in Tianjin and drink tea?"

  Song Zheyuan's face changed, his eyes emitted a cold light as he looked at Sun Xiang and Luo Zhuoying: "I, Song, have spent my whole life in the military, I can be called a general, I am a straightforward person, who doesn't know how much I hate the Japanese? But look what Chiang Kai-shek has done! Letting the Japanese into Northeast China? Not resisting? Bah!"

  Lu Zhuoying's face was awkward, and she couldn't say a word, after all, Song Zheyuan didn't say anything wrong.

  Sun Xiang hummed: "Right, this is what a 29th Army commander should look like. To be able to bring out generals like Feng Zhi'an, Zhang Zizhong and Zhao Dengyu, he must have a heroic aura about him." As soon as these words were spoken, Song Zheyuan's expression eased considerably.

  He paused and continued: "Since you have been entangled with the Japanese for two years, you should know the nature of the Japanese. How many times did the Japanese launch a surprise attack without declaring war? How many times did they suddenly launch an attack after negotiating a peace treaty? You, Song Zheyuan, are indeed a good man, but you also made a big mistake in this matter! Do you think the Japanese will still entangle with you as before? The commander of the Japanese North China Garrison Army, Kazuki Kiyoshi, has already reported to the Japanese Ministry of War and is now mobilizing a large army from Northeast China to advance towards North China. Will he negotiate with you?"

  Song Zheyuan's expression on his face changed slowly, staring at Sun Xiang and asking: "Who are you?"

  "Air Force Command, Sun Xiang."

  Song Zheyuan's expression changed: "Are you Sun Xiang? Is what you said really true?"

  Sun Xiang's face remained calm as he looked at him: "My air force is ready to counterattack the Japanese invaders, and all personnel are on standby in Baoding. News from Northeast China says that the Japanese army has reinforced Pingjin area with 20,000 troops and 150 aircraft."

  Song Zheyuan suddenly stood up: "Zhang Zizhong listen to orders, commanding the 38th Division to defend Beiping."

  "Your subordinate will definitely not betray your trust! Please be at ease, sir."

  Song Zheyuan calmly dialed the phone to Nanjing: "Your Excellency, Japan has made up its mind to go to war. Song is not willing to fall behind. As for the telegram, please don't take offense, Your Excellency. With a great enemy in front of us, please tolerate me. Don't slack off on reinforcements."

  Chiang Kai-shek stood in front of the phone with a surprised face, how did Song Zheyuan's attitude change so much? He asked: "General Song, why has your attitude changed so much in one day? Don't worry about reinforcements, troops will be sent to Baoding and Tianjin successively."

  Song Zheyuan sighed: "General Sun scolded me awake."

  Chiang Kai-shek smiled and said: "General Sun, please enlighten him with reason. Commander-in-Chief Song is the foundation of our country. Commander-in-Chief Song will take me to greet him."

  After finishing the phone call, Song Zheyuan immediately set off with Sun Xiang and Luo Zhuoying to Baoding.

  Song Zheyuan instructed Zhang Zizhong alone: "Zizhong, our entire northwest army is in my hands. If we fight the Japanese devils to the end and I die, I won't be able to report to Mr. Feng. Please help me preserve some seeds."

  Zhang Zizhong nodded in agreement, and this anti-Japanese hero still took his old path, defending the city of Beiping, but the form was very different. In addition to being protected by the air force, Chiang Kai-shek's idea as the commander-in-chief of the war against Japan was also different.

  Baoding is a place with a bold and forthright folk custom, the magnanimity and straightforwardness of Hebei's Great Han are fully displayed here. The Baoding Military Academy has cultivated a large number of army generals, including Chiang Kai-shek and a group of Huangpu Military School backbone, it is the cradle of Chinese famous generals.

  Baoding Airport's infrastructure is very poor, and Sun Xiang had no choice but to withdraw most of the slightly inferior aircraft from combat duty, including the Hawk III. All old planes were deployed to Henan, Shanxi, Hangzhou, Shanghai and other places for defense against Japanese bombing.

  The main force of the air force moved northward, and the main attacking troops were led by Sun Xiang's Fulongjian squadron. At this time, all F4Us were transferred to Baoding, and Sun Xiang hoped to determine the dominant position of the Chinese Air Force in one battle. The army transportation team fully cooperated with the air force, aviation fuel, bombs, ground maintenance teams, all concentrated at Baoding base.

  The Japanese military base on the outskirts of Beiping was densely packed with anti-aircraft guns, and Sun Xiang's first attack made the Japanese land-based aviation squadron extremely panicked, such strength had never been seen before! Afraid that the Chinese Air Force would launch a surprise attack, so the defensive zone was densely packed with artillery fire. Japan protested to the United States, believing that US aid to China was provocative to Japan.

  Roosevelt said that all the supporting troops were retired officers and soldiers of the US military, which was a personal act and the US would not interfere.

  The Japanese military was furious at the failure of the negotiations, and the naval aviation squadron vowed to prove itself as the Japanese flying squadron, boasting that it would shoot down the world's number one ace, Sun Xiang.

  Sun Xiang burst out laughing after hearing this.

  "Steve, you're so famous now, didn't even leave us a chance for an interview just now," Erik muttered.

  Andy sighed sympathetically and patted Erik on the shoulder: "Forget it, who let him be more handsome than you? On Chinese soil, don't even think about surpassing him."

  "Are you more famous in America than Steve?" Richie asked weirdly.

  Andy was choked by Richie's words and his face turned red, he couldn't say a word for a long time.

  The planes were divided into two small teams, each with 20 aircraft, fully loaded with bombs for patrol. The performance advantage allowed Sun Xiang to use the F4U as a composite machine, even if they encountered Japanese cruisers, the Nakajima Ki-97 and Mitsubishi Ki-96 land-based aircraft had speeds of around 400 kilometers per hour, and if they wanted to chase after them, they couldn't catch up.

  The F4U's aerial combat is not bad, if surrounded, drop the bomb and start a dogfight, because of the aircraft performance advantage. So when to fight, how to fight are all up to us, this situation makes the F4U pilot invincible.