Rebirth of the Military Industry Power of the Anti-Japanese War

To this end, Hu Weidong carried forward the fine traditions of the Red Army, solicited suggestions extensively within the army, and adopted many good ideas, such as setting up observation posts far outside the city to strictly guard against Red Army aircraft being destroyed on the ground before they could even take off.

After taking off, the Red Army aircraft should not fight with the Japanese fighter jets, but should stare at the bombers. They are more threatening, and at the same time, it is easier to achieve results by doing so; they should actively cooperate with ground anti-aircraft firepower, and should not pursue too far...

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Under the guidance of these tactics, the four fighter squadrons of the Red Army Flying Corps worked side by side with the air defense forces and achieved impressive results that far exceeded Hu Weidong's expectations. In just ten days in early May, they fought with Japanese aircraft more than 20 times.

, shot down 22 Japanese aircraft (9 of which were Air Force results), and damaged 17 (13 of which were Air Force results). The Red Army Flying Group was shot down 4 fighter jets, and another 2 were seriously injured (due to the lack of maintenance equipment in Tianjin, and

Being shot down actually doesn't make much difference. The advantage is that the pilot is saved and important components such as the engine can be recovered...), one pilot is sacrificed, and the loss of the air defense force is even greater, 17 anti-aircraft guns (Note 1)

, 12 Type 93 13.2mm anti-aircraft machine guns and more than 70 light and heavy machine guns were blown up, causing more than 500 casualties (other troops also had this number of casualties, adding up to more than 1,000.), and the combat effectiveness was reduced by almost half.

The reason why the battle was so fierce was because the Japanese planes regarded Dongjuzi Airport as their primary target and tried to eliminate the Red Army aircraft on the ground. Even if they could not, they would bomb the airport full of holes, making it difficult for it to take off and land normally.

, in order to completely seize air supremacy, and Hu Weidong had already anticipated this. In addition to keeping the pilots ready for combat at any time, he also concentrated all anti-aircraft weapons and hundreds of machine guns urgently transferred from various divisions near the airport.

As a result, China and Japan fought with their bayonets in such a small space. This was completely different from the Songhu air battle in history, where the combat airspace was hundreds of times larger. Its intensity could not be said to be unprecedented, but it was certainly unprecedented.

, if we only focus on the density, regardless of the total amount, it can even be compared with the British air battle in history...

In the fierce air battles, not only did the two experienced old pilots Gao Zhihang and Li Guidan achieve their own results, but young pilots such as Liu Quegang and Liu Zhesheng also grew up rapidly. But just when everyone's morale was high, Hu Weidong suddenly

Gao Zhihang was ordered to lead his troops back to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Airport for repairs and standby, and the pilots immediately exploded.

But Hu Weidong had no choice but to do this. "Japanese aircraft manufacturers can manufacture hundreds or thousands of aircraft a year. The dozens of Japs you destroyed will only take ten days to replenish them, but we are

One less aircraft was lost, and the pilot situation is similar. If this continues, the disparity in strength will become even greater in the future. It is impossible to maintain the current exchange ratio. Moreover, although everyone has fought bravely these days, the airport runway is still under attack.

It has caused a lot of damage. As long as the Japanese army launches a few more air raids, this airport will be useless. At that time, the fighter jets that cannot take off will become a living target for the Japanese bombing. Instead of doing this, it is better for you to withdraw and wait for a more favorable situation.

Opportunity to fight again. Moreover, you can also use this time to summarize your experience in air combat, so that those students who were not able to participate in air combat can also learn from it..."

Although they were very reluctant, everyone also understood that Hu Weidong had indeed thought carefully about it, especially since the current situation at the airport was really dangerous. Even Gao Zhihang, with his stubborn temper, could not turn a blind eye, so everyone had to obey the order and fly back west.

The air defense pressure was already great, and now that Gao Zhihang's flight group had left again, it was even worse. Hu Weidong decided to lead the victorious division back to the base area. With the distance from Jinzhou to Tianjin, the main force of the 15th Red Army only needed to walk one or two steps

On the road at night, Japanese planes are basically out of reach. Although the Red Fifteenth Army has been engaged in frequent battles since its eastward march, due to its proper command, the bravery of its soldiers, and good luck, its own casualties were less than 20,000.

, and the equipment has been greatly improved. With the current strength of the 15th Red Army, which of the North China National Army units can stop them from returning south?….

But what makes Hu Weidong a little depressed is that the scouts who sneaked into Chengde at this time sent back the news that the Japanese airport was built. With the Japanese work efficiency, there should be a group of troops entering the airport soon. By then, the combat range of Japanese aircraft

It will inevitably increase significantly. If the 15th Red Army wants to get rid of the threat of air attacks, it will have to march for at least ten days (it is impossible for large troops to march quickly, and it is impossible to move in a straight line on land like airplanes), and it is not possible to move in a straight line.

On the plains without any cover and protection, the threat from aircraft increased at least several times. If the Japanese planes chased and bombed them for so many days, the casualties would be too great, and it would be a heavy blow to morale, even to the red.

It is not impossible that most of the commanders and fighters of the 15th Army will suffer from "air raid phobia". So no matter what, the airport in Chengde must be removed, but this airport was originally built as a military airport, and it is not easy to destroy it.

Moreover, the Japanese army is also very concerned about it. They have set up an elite brigade and wing headquarters near the airport. In addition, there is another infantry brigade stationed in Chifeng, which is adjacent to Chengde and connected by railways. If something happens to Chengde, they can rush there at any time.

Come for reinforcements, this is definitely not something that the scouts can handle...

Therefore, Hu Weidong resolutely decided to personally lead 30,000 elite troops to attack Chengde to solve the worries of withdrawing the troops. Although there is a distance of more than 200 kilometers between Tianjin and Chengde, a long section of it is a mountain road, which will greatly affect the detection of Japanese aircraft.

Even after entering the flat and open grassland, you can march at night and hide during the day to avoid the reconnaissance and bombing of the Japanese. After all, after entering mid-May, the grassland is already lush. And with the arrogance of the Japanese, I am afraid that

Unexpectedly, the Red Army would dare to take the initiative to attack it again?

At first, political commissar Zhang Hao did not agree with Hu Weidong's seemingly sudden battle plan, but Hu Weidong listed rows of detailed and accurate data and conducted an analysis on this basis...

Note 1: There were originally 25 guns. Due to the Japanese army's contempt for air defense, although the Eighth Red Army Corps captured a large amount of Japanese equipment, it did not have a single anti-aircraft gun. The anti-aircraft guns of the Eighth Red Army Corps were all previously captured from the National Army. Basically,

They are all small-caliber machine guns, with complex models and most of them are old. Their rate of fire and height of fire have lagged behind the times.

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