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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1776 Liu Cuigang¡¯s Pain

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    After reporting the situation in a low tone, the colonel and director of the operations department of the Aviation Northern Flying Group looked at the silent commander Major General Liu Cuigang with his elbows on his desk and his head in his hands.

    He understood the commander's mood at the moment. After all, since stationed on the Jinzhou front line, the troops had never suffered such heavy casualties, almost two fighter regiments, and what caused Liu Cuigang heartbreaking pain was not the loss of fighter jets.  Quantity, but the fifty-two pilots who died, and the whereabouts of the eleven pilots are unknown. The fighter jets are lost and can be replenished at any time, but the pilots were sacrificed, which is their biggest loss.

    After a while, Liu Cuigang calmed down and said: "I know the casualties of the troops, let's talk about the results of the battle!"

    The director of the Operations Department perked up and his tone became much higher. He reported: "Starting from ten o'clock this morning, I mixed the fleet and began to attack the Japanese fleet. I planned to sink fifteen Japanese warships of various types. After that, I  In the air battle, the fighter formation shot down a total of 208 Japanese fighter jets."

    "Starting in the afternoon, in the waters of Liaodong Bay, our four fighter regiments fought against two Japanese fighter wings and shot down a total of 85 Japanese fighter jets. In the battle in the airspace of the Western Liao River Basin, we shot down a total of 123 Japanese fighter jets.  According to all statistics, in this large-scale air battle, all the fighter and bomber units of our group sank a total of fifteen Japanese warships and 416 fighter jets. The battle loss ratio between the enemy and us was four to one!  "

    After listening to the report from the Chief of Operations Department, Liu Cuigang did not express too much excitement. No matter from which aspect, the result of this air battle was a huge victory for the Northern Flying Group.  The Third Air Force of the Kwantung Army was almost crippled. Even if it recovered, it would take a long time. This would completely change the balance of enemy and enemy air power in the Liaoxi and Liaodong Peninsula areas, as well as the Liaodong Bay airspace.

    Liu Cuigang stood up from behind his desk, folded his hands on his shoulders, and said to himself: "A hundred little Japanese pilots can't replace me as a pilot!" Then.  His tone became serious, and then he said to the director of the Operations Department: "Notify me, the commanders and captains of each regiment will go to the conference room immediately to summarize the battle. There should not be such a big loss, we must find out the reason! By the way. Battle results  "Have you reported it to the teacher?"

    The director of the operations department replied, "Commander, before reporting to you, I have reported it to the division commander in accordance with regulations!"

    Liu Cuigang nodded, and just as he was about to speak, "Ding, ding, ding, ding!" the phone on his desk rang.  It rang rapidly, and Liu Cuigang grabbed the phone and asked, "This is the office of the commander of the Northern Flying Group. Where are you?"

    The other end of the phone.  The calm voice of the division commander Tang Qiuli came, "Cui Gang, are you confident? Your tone seems to be unhappy. I have seen the battle report. In one battle, more than 400 Japanese fighter jets were killed.  Fifteen warships, with a record of four to one, has surpassed Le Yiqin. Why, after a great victory, what else is there to be unhappy about? "

    Liu Cuigang's nose felt sore and he stood at attention and replied: "Commander, Cuigang dare not be complacent. In this battle, the army lost nearly two regiments of fighter jets, sacrificed fifty-five and twelve pilots, and eleven more are missing. A battle  , the losses of the troops were so great, I couldn¡¯t be happy, and I was about to hold a battle summary meeting for the troops participating in the war to review the losses!¡±

    Tang Qiuli pondered for a moment. He understood Liu Cuigang's mood at the moment very well. He was not the same. Whenever a comrade died, he would be depressed. However, this kind of emotion should not be a reason to deny his achievements. At this point, Liu Cuigang  His psychological endurance was weaker than that of Le Yiqin. In the battles in Indochina, West Indies, and later the escort of the American and British troops, Le Yiqin's troops also suffered losses every time.

    The overall casualty situation of the Southern Flying Group is much higher than that of the Northern Flying Group. However, Le Yiqin's attitude is to turn the grief of each comrade's sacrifice into the next battle, more fierce and fierce, as long as there is  In war, there will be sacrifices. Tang Qiuli didn't want this emotion to affect Liu Cuigang's commanding ability in the future. Because he wanted to try his best to avoid casualties in the troops, he tied his hands and ended up becoming a conservative or even war-fearing commander, which would destroy him.  future.

    Tang Qiuli originally wanted to enlighten Liu Cuigang a few words, but then he thought, this cannot be explained clearly in a few words, so let's talk to him in detail after tonight's celebration banquet, "Cuigang, the results must be affirmed.  Yes, in this way, Deputy Commander Liu and I will spend our own money to host a banquet at the largest restaurant in Jinzhou City for the commanders of each flight regiment and all the captains of your army, including the captains of the ground support department, at eight o'clock sharp!  "

    Liu Cuigang's lips trembled a few times. His mood was very complicated. He was grateful for the division commander's actions and the huge casualties of the troops were weighing heavily on his heart. While hesitating, Tang Qiuli said again:?I am very interested in your aerial warriors. With a record of four to one, there must be many exciting stories!  "

    Liu Cuigang felt the division commander's concern. He stood at attention with a "pop!" and said loudly: "Please rest assured, division commander, all officers above the level of captain of the Northern Flying Group will attend the division commander's banquet on time!"

    Putting down the phone, Liu Cuigang said to the Minister of Operations: "The order has changed. All officers of the group captain level and above will all attend the celebration banquet held for us by the division commander and deputy division commander Liu tonight. Tell them to dress up!"

    "The division commander and deputy division commander are giving us a banquet?" the director of the operations department repeated in confusion, looking at Liu Cuigang in disbelief.

    Liu Cuigang urged angrily: "Yes, hurry up and notify us! There is still more than an hour left!" The director of the operations department ran out excitedly, muttering, "Oh my God, that's from our army.  Number one and number two!¡±

    As night falls, the ancient Jinzhou City lights up for the first time. Even though it is on the front line, there are also bustling markets, and the citizens can't be seen. They are afraid of the fear of war hanging over their heads, and the uncertainty of not being able to control their own destiny.  Help, they believe that as long as the troops of the *** Division are stationed in Jinzhou City, the little devils will not be able to take a step into the city. In fact, the prosperity of Jinzhou is precisely because the troops of the East Point of the *** Division are stationed here.

    The largest restaurant in Jinzhou City, Guandong Restaurant, has its upper and lower floors decorated with lights and colorful decorations. At the antique doorway, there is a sign as tall as a person, which reads in large letters in gold, "Reserved for distinguished guests.  Closed today.¡±

    Starting around seven o'clock, officers wearing crisp aviation uniforms and armed with pistols arrived in military jeeps from time to time. After jumping out of the jeeps, they greeted each other affectionately and walked into the building. A restaurant greeted guests at the door.  The guys found that these soldiers all had excited expressions on their faces, as if they were going to see a big shot.

    Tang Qiuli and Liu Tiehan jointly hosted a banquet for the officers of the Northern Aviation Group at the largest restaurant in Jinzhou City. At this time, in Wafangdian, Liaodong Peninsula, at the office building of the Kwantung Army's Third Air Force Headquarters, the commander  In Major General Akitsu's office, it was a different scene.

    There was only one desk lamp on in the huge office, which made the office look increasingly empty and gloomy. Commander Major General Akitsu sat behind his desk with a dull expression on his face, staring blankly at the dark roof. He was the only one.  Major General Akitsu himself drove all the officers out.

    On the desk, there are several pieces of messily smeared manuscript paper. If you look closely, you can see that there are not a few words written at all. Major General Akitsu's head is now very messy, a mess. The battle that happened during the day is like a movie. In his mind,  In my mind, it kept spinning.

    According to the regulations of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, all units of the Kwantung Army must write a battle report to their superiors after each battle. Major General Akitsu must write it if he wants to. The Third Air Force is under the direct command of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, so  , the report must be submitted directly to the commander-in-chief, General Nanjiro. However, from about five o'clock in the afternoon to now, my mind is a mess, and I can't even organize a decent sentence.

    Moreover, Major General Akitsu didn¡¯t know how to write down and report the war situation truthfully. The Third Air Force had been crippled and lost 416 fighter jets. It was not possible to save Yamada¡¯s Manchukuo Bohai Cruise Fleet. This is direct.  The Third Air Force lost all its assets, but it only had more than 600 fighter jets and more than 100 bombers. What is the result now? Liu Cuigang, who was attacked, killed more than 400 of them in one fell swoop.

    This is an apparent loss. Of the more than 200 fighter jets that returned home, more than 130 were injured. In other words, the entire Third Air Force currently has only more than 70 fighter jets that can take off for combat.  The number of aircraft was a little more than that of a complete wing, and the loss of pilots reached an astonishing 380 people. Even his chief of staff, Colonel Takeshita Satoshi, was killed by the pilots of the Japanese Army.

    With such heavy losses, the Third Air Force was not injured, but was dying. With such results, and the failure to rescue Yamada's fleet, Major General Akitsu absolutely believed that with the bad reputation of the Kwantung Army Commander-in-Chief, General Nanjiro.  If you lose your temper, in no more than three days, the military police will come to Wafangdian, escort you back to the mainland, and send you to a military court. What awaits you will be a long period in prison.

    If the navy fanned the flames again and attributed the annihilation of Manchukuo's Bohai Cruise Fleet to its own failure in rescue and watched its friendly forces fall to pieces, although this is not the case, someone must be responsible for this defeat, and the outcome would be even worse.  The possibility of a bullet is there.

    If you do n¡¯t report or avoid heavy, you ca n¡¯t hide such a big loss. Once things are revealed, he will die even more.It can not only explain the facts, but also reduce the crime. The entanglement made his heart, liver, and head hurt, and he felt like he would be killed by a headlong collision.

    "Bang, bang, bang!" The office door was knocked gently, and Major General Akitsu raised his head fiercely.

    (To be continued)
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