I fought guerrilla warfare in the Yimeng Mountains during the Anti-Japanese War

At the Tuopajian training base, everyone had lost interest in training and sat around the communication tent waiting for news. Chen Feng and Chen Guoqing squatted in the tent, both of them very anxious. It should have been time by now, could something have gone wrong?

Li Yunyan suddenly made a move. She had just recorded the secret code and was not waiting for translation when Chen Feng snatched the message, read it and returned it to Li Yunyan.

"Captain, how is it? It's good news, right?"

"Good news, very good news. The two bombers successfully destroyed the heavy artillery regiment of the Japanese division that attacked Jingzhou City. The two fighter planes swept back and forth twice at the trenches that the Japanese army was preparing to attack. The last attack of the Japanese army today was aborted."

Chen Feng walked out of the tent and continued to read the good news.

"Okay, now we know the results. Let's train when we need to train and eat when we need to eat"!

Before they started eating, Shen Honglie came in, looking aggrieved and complaining, and sent a telegram to Chen Feng.

"Brother, look, the way you eat is so ugly. I really shouldn't have taken over Liuting Airport. I might as well have given it to you guys."

Chen Feng pointed to the chair opposite him, picked up the telegram and started reading it. After reading it, he couldn't help but smile.

"It's my fault. He might have felt that today's meal was too delicious and couldn't help but eat you. What? You don't want to give it to me. Let Chen Rongwei take over first."

Shen Honglie greeted Li Yunyan who was serving the food.

"It's not that you don't want to give it to me, but you should at least respect me! You just wanted to shut me up. They said that more than 30 pilots have already set off and will enter Dabie Mountains to meet Li Pinxian tomorrow night, and then they asked your special operations team to bring the medicine back. Didn't you receive the telegram?"

"Report! Telegram from Chongqing"!

Song Zihan came in, nodded to Shen Honglie, and handed the telegram to Chen Feng.

“Hasn’t this been received?”

Chen Feng took a look at the telegram and found it was no different from what Shen Honglie had said. Thirty-two pilots, all elites, would come to the New Fourth Division and fly thirty-two planes back.

"Brother Shen, this is risking your life! Today's trip is very risky. If the Japanese strengthen their vigilance, it will be difficult to go back. We may be intercepted and killed on the way. Haven't you thought about this problem?"

With Song Zihan here, Shen Honglie no longer wanted to complain. He understood the situation over there. In fact, he came here just to complain and would not say no.

"Let's talk about it when we get here! With thirty-two pilots, the pressure on you to escort them will be huge! It's best to prepare early. If something goes wrong on the way, we won't be able to explain it."

Chen Feng poured wine for Shen Honglie.

"What to explain? What is there to explain? We are in thousands of miles of enemy-occupied territory. It's true that our special forces are elites, but we are not gods. If bullets hit vital parts, we will still die. We are just trying our best to protect them. The target is too big, and they should have considered the risks."

There is nothing wrong with Chongqing giving away thirty-two planes, but Shen Honglie always felt a pain in his heart. In addition, he had never received any reward for taking over Qingdao. I don't know if it was because he forgot or because he was considering the strength of the reward. Although he had no shortage of money or fame, he still had to get the rewards that he deserved.

Seeing Shen Honglie's dilemma, Chen Feng felt a little touched. Chongqing came to fly a plane without any notice. There were many things involved, at least three of which were tests.

The first is to test Shen Honglie's current loyalty. Before taking Qingdao, there would be no doubt about this. No matter how well Shen Honglie fought, he was just a guerrilla commander behind enemy lines. But it would be completely different after taking Qingdao. The resources of Qingdao city would allow Shen Honglie to recruit soldiers and purchase arms unlimitedly. As the only remaining seaport for the national army, it would be very easy for Shen Honglie to expand.

Second, it should be to test the relationship between Shen Honglie and himself. If he does not agree with this matter, then he will definitely send a telegram tonight, and he will definitely come forward to negotiate, then Shen Honglie will be labeled as dangerous.

The third and most important point is that the Yimeng guerrillas have started recruiting again. The news will not fail to reach Chongqing. They are invincible in land warfare, forming a navy, and hiring people to train pilots to form an air force.

There is no shortage of money, people, weapons and equipment, and the reputation is sky-high, which is completely in line with the temperament of warlord separatism. All these had to force Chongqing to pay attention.

The most crucial point is that the Zaoyi Campaign is about to end, and the Japanese army is expected to retreat across the board. The minimum guarantee is to occupy the few counties that have been captured now. China and Japan will enter a strategic stalemate, and all seaports will be blocked. The development over there will be greatly restricted. On the other hand, the Japanese army has completely given up the encirclement and suppression on our side, and there was no reaction even after Qingdao was occupied. This means that we can develop however we want now, and it is very easy to recruit tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people.

"Brother, what are you thinking about?"

"It's nothing, Brother Shen, just give us as many planes as there are pilots coming this time! Don't be stingy, let them pick them up. It won't make much difference whether we have more or less planes. If it really doesn't work, we can just attack Jinan Airport again. They have entered a strategic stalemate, and the goal is to consume the enemy. We must maintain a correct attitude."

This one sentence cleared up Shen Honglie's doubts, and he understood instantly. The word "attitude" was clear enough, and if he still couldn't understand it, he would be a fool.

"Drinking. I'm mainly worried about this. There are only dozens of planes. If you think it's safe, let them fly empty-handed next time. You are right. It will take some time to train the pilots here. It is more appropriate to leave professional things to professionals."

Shen Honglie said this to Song Zihan, and perhaps also to Li Yunyan, but the two did not react. Song Zihan was now thinking about Sister Yunyan being able to fly and take him to the sky, while Li Yunyan was thinking only about flying the plane.

After dinner, Li Yunyan and Song Zihan went to take over the monitoring of the radio station from the two pilot sisters. When Shen Honglie saw them leave, he drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.

"What's going on? Is this necessary? Brother, analyze for me whether we should hand over the people's livelihood. I dare say that as long as I send a telegram, the people over there will set off at the latest tomorrow morning."

"It's not necessary for now. We don't trust anyone to take it over. The most important thing at this stage is to strengthen ourselves. We need to save more money and buy some heavy firepower and anti-aircraft weapons from Joe Peter when we have the chance. After the Zaoyi Campaign is over, the Japanese army may turn around and bite us."

There was no call back, and Chongqing was relieved. It was similar to what Chen Feng thought. It was just a few dozen planes, which was not a big deal. If they were surrounded and annihilated by the Japanese army, they might be defeated in a small battle. They made a great determination to test this time. After all, the entire anti-Japanese situation still could not do without the cold gun. Now it seems that the cold gun is more concerned about their side.

Shen Honglie was drunk. This was the first time he got drunk after entering Qingdao City. He felt very uncomfortable. Maybe it was because the other party did not discuss with him about the more than 30 planes. When he understood what Chen Feng said about attitude, he felt that he had suffered a great blow physically and mentally.