Time travel! Regrets will never happen again!

Faced with these experienced pilots of the 78th Army Air Brigade, the Japanese were helpless.

They won't get entangled with you for too long and will never get entangled at low speed. If they fail to hit you at first, they will immediately use high speed and high maneuverability to break away.

Then, the P51 fighter's high speed and high maneuverability were used again, and two machine guns equipped with armored incendiary bombs were aimed at the Japanese Zero fighter, causing a hail of bullets to fill the sky.

The firepower density of six 12.7mm machine guns is no joke. With two of them equipped with incendiary bombs, the Zero is like a nemesis to the Japanese.

The Japanese pilots accelerated desperately to catch up with the P51 in front of them that was soaring into the sky, but soon they found that the plane began to shake violently and became difficult to control.

These Japanese pilots knew what the problem was. If things continued like this, their fighters might even disintegrate in the air.

It seems that these Chinese pilots flying P51 fighters are very aware of the shortcomings of the Zero fighters. They have been taking advantage of the shortcomings of the Zero fighters and have been fighting with them at high altitudes.

Wu Jianwei and others had encountered the Japanese Zero fighter in the skies of North China before and knew how to fight.

One after another, the Japanese fighter planes were set on fire by incendiary bombs, like turkeys flying in the sky, struggling and wailing.

The Chinese people on the ground witnessed everything that happened in the sky. They watched as the Japanese fighter planes covered with red plasters were shot down into burning fireballs one by one by the Chinese fighter planes painted with the blue sky and white sun emblems.

They clapped their hands below, ran around and cheered, wondering when the Chinese Air Force had ever slaughtered the Japanese fighter planes so vigorously at high altitudes.

The air battle lasted less than half an hour, and all 12 Zero fighters and 8 Type 97 heavy bombers of the Japanese were shot down.

In addition, 11 Japanese pilots were captured, while the Nationalist Air Force lost only two P2s, and all the pilots were rescued safely after parachuting.

Ordinary people did not know the specific situation. They only knew that the Nationalist Air Force had won a great victory. The news media naturally witnessed the entire process of the air battle.

Chinese journalists were all delighted. Finally, China's air force once again ruled the skies of their motherland, and the Japanese no longer dared to enter the mountain city, the secondary capital of the national government.

Of course, the top brass knew that the reason they were able to achieve a 20 to 2 victory in this air battle was entirely due to the 78 new fighter jets of the 12th Army.

When Chennault and other Flying Tigers officers saw the P51 in the air, they discovered that this model in the hands of the Chinese was far more advanced than the P51 in their own country.

They immediately asked Madame Chiang to make a suggestion, hoping that the Flying Tigers and the Chinese Air Force could obtain the advanced P78 fighter jets flown by the 51th Army Air Force.

This great air force victory seemed to give the top leaders of the Nationalist government a shot in the arm, especially after Wang Chun promised to provide the Nationalist government with the latest fighter jets.

Of course, it costs money, and the top government officials also know that freeloading will not last long, and only fair transactions can keep the business going.

Because of this great air force victory, Wang Chun received more attention from the National Government. Although his military rank was not promoted again, his 78th Army was expanded.

The 78th Army was expanded into the 78th Group Army, but the Nationalist government could only provide part of the troops, and they had to solve the weapons and logistics problems themselves.

Of course, the 78th Army Group was given the greatest degree of autonomy. The National Government was unable to come up with too much money for the purchase due to its financial exhaustion, and Wang Chun also knew the actual situation.

When it came to selling fighter jets, he basically bought them at half price and gave them away, but he still gained a lot of benefits from the Americans.

The powerful combat capability of the P51D attracted the attention of General Chennault of the th Air Force, also known as the Flying Tigers.

So he asked the U.S. Department of Defense to purchase the latest model of P51 fighter jets directly in the Chinese theater, and the U.S. Air Force also wanted to know when the Chinese had developed the latest model of P51.

The P51 is not a new aircraft. The US military began to provide this model to the United Kingdom in 1941, and it has been continuously improved over the years.

I just didn't expect that there would be a local force in the inland area of ​​China that would continue to improve this fighter, and I don't know where they got the P51 fighter from.

This suddenly rising force is very mysterious. They not only have the equipment of the Allies, but also a lot of equipment of the Axis powers.

The Americans were spending real money to buy it from him, so why wouldn't Wang Chun be happy to do so? After all, the smart arsenal could produce anything, and the price was only one-fifth of the exchange price.

The output is not small, 8-10 aircraft a day, which is a very considerable output for the 78th Army and the entire China.

200-300 fighter jets can be produced in a month, which was unimaginable before.

Wang Chun now needs a large amount of gold or attention points to exchange for food. The disaster in Zhongyuan Province will reach its peak this year.

Wang Chun now has the ability to save these poor Chinese people. When the top government officials tactfully expressed their hope that Wang Chun could continue to maintain his offensive posture after the beginning of the year.

However, the Kuomintang government is now unable to provide effective assistance to the 78th Army due to financial exhaustion and the collapse of the financial market.

"Excuse me, General Wang! How do you feel about receiving the Blue Sky Hundred Days Medal this time?"

After the two-day meeting, the Ministry of Defense held a press conference.

Before the press conference began, the National Government officially awarded Wang Chun the Blue Sky Hundred Days Medal and the Zhongzheng Sword, the 78th Army awarded him the title of Huben, and the First Armored Brigade was awarded the White Tiger Flag!

与此同时第78军还有另外4人获得青天百日勋章，21人获3等云麾勋章、132人获得5等云麾勋章等等。

A large number of people were promoted to the next level in rank. At the same time, it was announced that the 78th Army would be expanded into the 78th Group Army, and all 800 cadets who were about to graduate from the Central Military Academy would be assigned to the 78th Group Army.

At the same time, the National Government announced the reconstruction of four German-equipped divisions, which were truly German-equipped divisions, and their equipment would be configured according to the standards of the German Wehrmacht.

At the press conference, a reporter immediately asked Wang Chun about the two brand new medals hanging on his chest and the dagger at his waist.

"Thank you very much, Chairman, and all the officers of the Military Commission. I am very happy and excited to receive this badge!"

"This is the highest honor for our generation of soldiers. I swear here that I will never let it be tarnished. We will continue to fight the Japanese invaders until they surrender unconditionally!"

"General Wang! Can the expanded 78th Army completely defeat the Japanese troops in Shanxi Province? Can you tell me when the 78th Army plans to launch a counterattack?"

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After an hour-long press conference, Wang Chun felt that it was even more torturous than the two-day meeting of the Military Commission. In the end, he could not bear it any longer and was only rescued with the help of the host of the press conference.

Wang Chun did not return to Shanxi Province immediately. He stayed and waited for more than 800 temporary graduates of the Central Military Academy to return together.

At the same time, 60 Flying Tigers pilots and 100 trainees from the Central Aviation School will fly back together.

The existing two B2s were enough to meet the air transport needs. Finally, Guancenshan Air Force Base took off its only 17 C47 transport aircraft again.

These transport planes were prepared to deliver supplies to the disaster-stricken areas in Zhongyuan Province and have been undergoing training during this period.

Now we can only temporarily transfer them to fly this route to test their results.

Four days later, a large fleet carrying nearly a thousand people flew towards northwest Shanxi. The Kuomintang ground crew on the ground looked at the big guys disappearing in the northern sky with envy on their faces.

"That's enough! Stop looking! We will have them soon! The good days of the Japs are over!"