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Chapter 456: Wuhan City under the threat of Japanese aircraft!

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    The battle was over, and the little Japanese returned with a disastrous defeat, but no one in the 61st Army showed a happy smile. The reason was that the 61st Army was basically disabled in this battle.

    Less than two hours after the Japanese army retreated, Li Guoyao ordered the officers on the front line to report casualties. However, the reported situation was that there were only 600 people left in the Du8th Brigade, 500 people in the Du9th Brigade, and 700 people in the Du9th Brigade.  , the newly established 100th Brigade has 1,200 people, and the troops directly under the army have 1,000 people. Including all non-combatants of the military headquarters, the entire 61st Army can only move 4,200 people.

    Thinking about it, when they evacuated from Bengbu City, there were more than 24,000 people in total, but after the battle, only a fraction was left. No one felt comfortable.

    In the next two days, there were no new trends in the troops. Instead, they were counting casualties and battle results, especially the battle results. Wuhan was eagerly looking forward to getting first-hand data as soon as possible. As for the casualties of frontline troops, those big bosses did not  To care.

    With the joint efforts of the entire army, the results of the Battle of East Henan were finally tallied on the evening of June 4. The data was then compiled by the First Theater Staff Headquarters and reported to Wuhan.

    Wuhan. Appointed official residence.

    Since this period of time, the atmosphere on the front line in eastern Henan has been tense, and the city of Wuhan is also uneasy.  After the Battle of Xuzhou, the Japanese Central China Front prepared for a large-scale attack on Wuhan. Therefore, during this period, a large number of fighter planes went to Wuhan City for large-scale bombing almost every day.

    In the dim sky of Wuhan City, groups of "Type 88", "Type 94", and "Type 96" Japanese fighter planes, like devils feasting on the flesh and blood of the Chinese people, flutter their wings proudly, ghostly in the sky.  Flying around, blowing death kisses to the ground.

    The sharp and ear-piercing dive sound was like the roar of a ghost, tearing at the nerves of Chinese soldiers and civilians who had rarely seen combat aircraft.

    In the past month, the city of Wuhan has been bombarded by Japanese fighter planes. The city has been covered in shells and scars, and even the air is filled with the pungent smell of burnt food and the thick smell of blood.

    Under the crazy bombing by Japanese fighter planes, tons of bombs flew towards the Chinese garrison positions, towards the peaceful cities, and towards the crowds of people swarming on the road with their frightening screams.

    The earth cracked open in the tremors, and the flying flesh and blood dyed the sky a bright red.  The distorted faces and pairs of horrified eyes revealed the terror of this kind of war sword.

    Although he returned to Wuhan, Chairman Chiang endured the troubles caused by Japanese fighter planes like ordinary people every day.

    "Ula Ula"

    The air raid siren sounded again, and the whole city fell into panic again. People on the streets ran wildly, and all shops closed at this moment. The whole city of Wuhan was in chaos.

    In the official residence, Chairman Chiang asked in a stiff tone: "How many times is this today?"

    Wang Shihe, director of the Attendance Office, did not dare to neglect and said directly: "Principal, this is already the sixth time!"

    "How is the situation in the city?"

    "The situation is good. The Jiang Defense Force has just transferred twelve anti-aircraft guns. In addition, the air force from Nanchang Camp has also taken off and intercepted two Japanese aircraft. The little devils are not as rampant as before, but"

    "Just what?"

    "It's just that the Air Force lost 4 more fighter planes, but they fought well. They shot down 7 Japanese fighter planes and damaged 4 in total!" Wang Shihe said.

    "Four for 11 is not a loss. It's just that our air force is too weak. Losing eleven fighter jets is only a small scratch, but losing four fighters is already unbearable. Our Chinese air force is very weak."  We are falling behind in this regard after all." Chairman Jiang sighed.

    Thinking of the Air Force, Chairman Chiang felt a little depressed. As he just said, the Chinese Air Force is indeed lagging behind, and it is not just a tiny bit behind, but a gap of 20 years lost to the little devils.

    When the world's most famous air force theorist Douhet's "air force victory theory" became popular in the world, and when countries around the world were tightening their belts to develop their air forces, China's warlords and politicians were fighting for each piece of territory.  Piles of money and even a woman forced his soldiers to fight to the death.

    At that time, no one cared about this kind of military unit that could not fight on the ground but needed to spend a lot of money. Those warlords did not have the courage to develop the air force, and the same was true for Chairman Chiang himself.

    Looking at the whole of China, the Army is growing abnormally, but not many people know about the Air Force, a new service recognized by the world's military circles as having the potential to dominate the fate of future wars.Naturally, we will not invest it in the construction of the Air Force.

    Chairman Chiang clearly remembers that at the Lushan Conference, when he asked how many aircraft the Air Force had that could take off for combat, the Director of the Aviation Commission Zhou Zhirou presented the Air Force strength deployment map and stood aside in fear with his hands down.

    Through the deployment map, Chiang Kai-shek saw that the Air Force only had more than 300 combat aircraft scattered across the country, which surprised him.

    Although he did not pay much attention to the development of the air force in the past few years, he still needs to allocate some funds every year. Even if he cannot build a strong air force, it will definitely not exceed this amount.  Feng Yuxiang, Bai Chongxi and others who attended the meeting shook their heads and smiled helplessly after seeing the deployment map.

    An investigation later revealed that the First Lady had actually deposited a large amount of Air Force funds in a Hong Kong bank, intending to earn interest for several years and then buy the most advanced aircraft when war came.

    However, now that the war has broken out, when the Chinese government is waving money and preparing to buy combat aircraft from other countries, it has received a wake-up call. No matter it is the United States or the United Kingdom, no country is willing to sell fighter aircraft to China, even at a premium.  no.

    At this time, everyone was dumbfounded. Chairman Chiang and the First Lady realized the seriousness of the matter, but it was too late. The Chinese Air Force missed the golden period of development, and what awaited them was a dark and bloody era.

    Those who fall behind will be beaten. This is an eternal truth. Since the Battle of Songhu, the Japanese army's powerful fleets have taken off from aircraft carriers and carried out crazy bombings on the Chinese troops on the front line. Until now, even these cities in the rear areas have been attacked.  Tranquility is not guaranteed.

    The Japanese fighter planes wreaked havoc in Wuhan City for nearly an hour before leaving. After leaving, many fires broke out in Wuhan city and thick smoke was everywhere. Then the city defense headquarters reported the statistics of losses and casualties to the official residence of the commissioner.

    After reading the statistics reported by the Wuhan Garrison Headquarters, Commissar Chiang was silent for a long time. Hundreds more people were killed and injured. These Japanese sons of bitches were really rampant to the extreme.

    However, at this moment, Wang Shihe came in excitedly with a telegram, and then said softly: "Principal, there is an urgent telegram from the Chief of the First War Zone. The results of the battle on the East Henan Front have been calculated!"

    When Chairman Chiang heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately took the telegram and read it.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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