Chapter 69 Made in China! (Seeking recommendations and collections ~)

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  July 14, 1937 The Central Committee felt that the Ping-Han and Tianjin-Pukou railways had too many gaps and needed to dispatch troops northward. However, it should be noted that not all German-equipped divisions can be used, and other slightly inferior units should be mixed in. Since the North cannot be relied upon, the blockade of the Yangtze River needs to be carried out practically, starting with the removal of lighthouses and navigation marks on the Yangtze River. The Navy set up a blockade line, consolidated the Wu-Fu position, strengthened the Jiangyin fortress, and relocated the 8.8cm cannons originally intended for Haiyan to Jiangyin.

  July 15th air defense force allocation plan: Lushan's ten 2cm cannons were dispatched to Nanjing, and several 3.7cm cannons were deployed in Taiyuan. Wuhan was allocated four 3.7cm cannons, Shijiazhuang had four 2cm cannons, Baoding had three batteries of 2cm cannons, and the anti-aircraft artillery heading north was unified under Changde, controlled by the 10th Division. The air force was set up in Taiyuan according to the terrain, with the main force moving north.

  On July 16, Sun Xiang led ten aircraft to patrol around Beiping. At this time, the people of Beiping were accustomed to the F4U's patrol, and the pirate plane's unique shape was deeply ingrained in their minds. Sun Xiang's Flying Dragon Sword Squadron had a uniform painting of firebirds. Chen Nade's Flying Tiger Squadron had a uniform painting of sharks, which looked menacing from afar. Gao Zhihang and his men also followed suit, with golden eagles painted on their planes.

  Soviet pilots arrived in Lanzhou one after another at the beginning of the war and established a flight base there. After receiving the aircraft, Gao Zhihang rushed back to defend the airport in Zhoukou, Henan, and handed over the northern situation to Sun Xiang and Chen Nade, who had more than 200 aircraft from two large teams, enough to deter Japanese planes.

  On the 19th, the three agreements reached between the Japanese North China Garrison and the Hebei-Chahar authorities were all proven to be worthless by the intermittent cannon fire at Lugou Bridge. The "on-the-spot negotiations" allowed the Japanese army to gain time to increase its troops in North China, and also delayed the deployment of the Central Army, but it failed to deceive the Hebei-Chahar authorities due to Sun's indecisiveness. After the July 7th Incident, the Japanese army occupied the Beiping area, and on the surface, the 29th Army reacted slowly, but in reality, the National Revolutionary Army was actively making preparations for battle, bringing a glimmer of hope for the Pingjin Anti-War.

  Sun Xiang has been living comfortably for the past few days. In the Spanish air force, he is not an absolute power and nor is he a commander-in-chief. He only guards one city and does not take the initiative to attack, this way of fighting is quite passive.

  Now back in the country, it's different again. It's not just that the quality of American pilots is high, Sun Xiang found that the technical skills of these Chinese pilots are even more terrifying. Originally, historical Chinese pilots were required to protect the planes because they came from afar, but this generation doesn't need to be like that. The base in Chongqing is quite large, and production can even match that of the American side. Half of H.S. company's senior engineers have arrived, and a large number of skilled workers are still being recruited in the United States. Sun Xiang gave them very high treatment.

  After consulting with Old Chiang and Comrade Enlai, they selected clever and agile young men from the military dependents to learn technology from these foreign engineers. Under Sun Xiang's care, these Americans also did not hide their skills and generously imparted them.

  The aircraft factory is ready, and it's just waiting for it to start working hard to contribute its strength to the War of Resistance against Japan. The raw material problem has also been greatly improved with the assistance of Wuhan, and Hanyang Iron Factory has provided full support. The first plane came out of the workshop on the 20th, and Fatso Drak looked at the F4U he had built as if he was looking at his own child. The output of the first plane brought people who had worked for this plan for half a year together in an embrace. Even Wang Botao, who always considered himself a man, burst into tears with excitement. This will be China's guardian of the blue sky!

  The aircraft factory was a secret project, and few people knew about it. Most people only knew that construction had started in Chongqing and a huge airport had been built. When the first plane rolled out of the hangar, Liu Xiang, the King of Sichuan, arrived at the scene, looking at the cold fuselage with deep envy in his eyes. Drake put his arm around Liu's neck: "Hey, my friend, don't be envious, these are all equipped for the Chinese Air Force, and your Sichuan Army will also get a share."

  Liu Xiang sighed: "Let's just put such things in the hands of Mr. Sun and his kind, we old artillery who have been fighting with the army all our lives can forget about it."

  Drake burst out laughing: "I'll go tell Steve, you find some smart students and let Steve hand-pick them. He's said before that the Chinese Air Force needs some seeds to sprout and take root in various parts of China."

  Liu Xiang turned around and hugged this big fat man, patting his back hard.

  "Ah! You're going to break my back!"

  On July 17, the weather was fine and cloudless. As usual, the roar of engines came from above Beiping City. The old folks in Beiping City looked up to see planes with the emblem of a firebird flying across the sky. They counted them - ten planes.

  In the teahouse, the former Beijing gang leader, Fourteen Brother, has fallen to become a teahouse runner. Although it's hard work, he doesn't feel empty. This kind of life is pretty good. These days, some people have been sneaking around in the teahouse trying to gather information. Fourteen Brother curls his lip, knowing from eight streets away that they are Japanese. When the tea guests talk, they automatically filter out any mention of the Chinese army's movements. If you want to ask about our Chinese military affairs, you'd better tidy yourself up first.

  The frequent activities of Japanese scouts also alerted Zhang Zizhong, the commander of the 38th Division, and the military camps were even more heavily guarded.

  Japanese spy Kawashima Kojiro was very depressed, wondering what kind of medicine the Chinese soldiers had taken. In this period of time, the 29th Army's guard has become more than twice as strict, and the news that could be easily obtained before can no longer be obtained. The shift change time also began to be uncertain, and the sentries simply did not speak to pedestrians.

  It stands to reason that after the peace talks, the Chinese would symbolically ease their relations with the Japanese. So why didn't it work this time? Kawashima couldn't understand and was about to leave after passing on the meager information he had obtained when someone grabbed his shoulder, and a severe pain hit his head, after which everything went black.

  This team of people is the elite soldiers under Zhang Zizhong, all of whom are direct descendants of Zhang Zizhong's hometown in Shandong. The spies in the city have already filled up a prison, and each spy who comes in has to endure a good beating. Most of them are tough, but Kawashima isn't one of them. As soon as the executioner picked up the branding iron, Kawashima spilled out all the information he knew like dumping beans from a bamboo tube.

  The communications soldier knocked on Zhang Zizhong's door and reported.

  "Speak!" Zhang Zizhong said in a low voice.

  "We caught a Japanese spy, he said that recently the Japanese army has dispatched a large number of troops in the direction of Tianjin, conservatively estimated to be around 20,000, and also some aircraft!"

  "Anything else?"

  "Report to the superior officer, it's all over!"

  He nodded: "You go, I know."

  After the communication soldier left, Zhang Zizhong let out a sigh of relief. This time, he really owed Sun Xiang a favor. If it weren't for him, the 29th Army wouldn't have been able to prepare half a month in advance and pay such close attention to the Japanese army's movements in the northeast. Now everyone was prepared, it all depended on combat strength and command level. Thinking of this, Zhang Zizhong quickly sent telegrams to Commander-in-Chief Song Zheyuan and Chairman Chiang, reporting the information he had obtained.

  The Central Army soon reacted, and Chiang Kai-shek stated that if it was localized, they could not break off diplomatic relations or declare war. If the Japanese had intentions to land in Qingdao or Haizhou, he would have to take action first in Shanghai.

  If it is a comprehensive war, then the worst-case scenario would be for the Japanese army to advance along the river and open fire everywhere in the Yangtze River basin, which would be extremely unfavorable. The 7th Artillery Regiment must head north. Then multiple divisions will gather in Shanghai to deploy defenses, and heavy troops will be dispatched to guard key railway lines, waiting for the outbreak of war!

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