Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

Jiang Zhen was also confused after listening to Hu Zhenhua's explanation of Carter's request.

He imagined many possibilities, but they were all overturned one by one.

For a long time, Hu Zhenhua thought about history.

When the polar bear's nuclear test was successful, the top leaders of the US government were extremely shocked and angry. They had originally thought that they had an absolute monopoly in the field of nuclear weapons, but this advantage was broken, which greatly reduced the US nuclear deterrence.

Historically, in order not to cause panic among the people, the United States did not announce this news until more than a month later, but this still caused dissatisfaction among the people. Coupled with the fact that the red forces in China swept across the country, the people's trust in the federal government was greatly reduced.

Lao Hu thought about it for a long time and believed that Carter's move was to frame others and find an excuse to interfere with the liberation process in order to divert domestic conflicts!

But there are also some things that don't make sense. The reactionaries are in a hopeless situation, so how can the Americans intervene? They can't just send troops directly, because that would be morally and politically untenable.

Besides, the stakes are too high!

If you can’t figure it out, just stop thinking about it!

Alternation between tension and relaxation is the way of both civil and military affairs. Some things will be figured out naturally when the time is right.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Hu Zhenhua received a telegram from Wang Zhi, which contained one bad news and one good news.

The bad news is that Xinjin Airport dispatched a large number of transport planes, which circled in the mountains and searched for the wreckage of the plane. They also dropped paratroopers. Once the pilot's body was found, the transport planes would drop a large amount of ammunition to blow up the wreckage of the plane.

The good news is that two aircraft were found with their main structures intact, one fell into a pond and the other was hung in the dense forest.

Except for the damaged wings, the internal avionics equipment and engines of these two aircraft are almost intact.

The purpose of Wang Zhi's telegram, in addition to reporting the situation, was to ask for help. He hoped that Lao Hu could send engineers to quickly dismantle and transport the plane.

Hu Zhenhua immediately dispatched 12 engineers for emergency support.

There was also a video recorder and a large amount of film brought along. Every disassembly process had to be recorded to avoid any problems with later installation.

Now we have to race against time!

In the Jincheng mountain area, Wang Zhi squatted on a dense fir tree, staring at the sky with a telescope.

The paratroopers dropped by the transport plane were only two hills away from the landing point of plane No. 1, and the straight-line distance was no more than three kilometers.

Fortunately, the two mountains are tall and steep, and covered with dense jungle, so it is not easy to pass through.

In order to prevent the paratroopers from getting under his nose, Wang Zhi deployed a large number of guard posts.

The government's paratrooper unit was established in 1942. Initially called the Commando Corps, it was directly under the Army General Staff. By 1948, it had grown to three regiments and four directly subordinate battalions, each with approximately 2500 officers and soldiers.

At the beginning of 1949, the total number of paratroopers was about 7500 (the number of three regiments), plus the strength of four direct battalions, the total number was between 8000 and 9000.

However, on April 1949, 4, the 15rd Parachute Regiment, led by its commander Liu Nongjun, with a total of more than 2500 officers and soldiers, successfully revolted.

In addition to a series of disastrous defeats in Nanjing, Shanghai and other places, most of the remaining paratrooper troops were transferred to Fujian Province. This time, in order to help the Americans, the authorities transported more than 400 paratroopers over thousands of miles. The number was not small, but they were scattered in the mountains and did not cause any waves.

The paratroopers are in a somewhat awkward situation. As an emerging branch of the military, theoretically, as a force deployed from the air, the suddenness of their operations is favored by commanders.

But there is a gap between theory and reality. Looking at the parachute operations in wars, in order to be successful, one of two conditions must be met: first, the scale cannot be too large, and second, the parachute operation must be very sudden!

Any large-scale parachute operation will find it difficult to achieve the expected results.

For example, in Operation Market Garden, the Allies deployed 3.5 paratroopers. Although it achieved certain results, it suffered more than 2 casualties. From this perspective, the operation was a complete failure.

Paratroopers have extremely high demands on the individual qualities of their soldiers, because they often fight alone for a period of time during the landing.

Therefore, in order to improve the survival rate of paratroopers, there are many training subjects and the cost is high.

In this regard, the authorities are a bit overwhelmed. Their paratroopers can be summed up in one sentence: infantrymen who can parachute!

In the jungle, Wang Zhi was thinking about whether to pull out those annoying guys.

There is no such thing as a thief who steals for a thousand days. If you always stay in one place and are discovered, Xinjin Airport may send out bombers to flatten the nearby hills.

After a brief thought, Wang Zhi decided to take the initiative.

When it got dark, he sent out more than 30 two-person teams to start the hunting operation.

Why is it a two-person team? Because a three-wheeled motorcycle can only carry two people.

In order to prevent the target from being exposed, the three-wheeled motorcycle flew almost close to the treetops, and they landed five or six kilometers away. After all, rabbits don't eat grass near their burrows, so they stayed away from the guarding aircraft to avoid being discovered by the reactionaries.

Li Erniu tried his best to control his speed and wanted to pass quickly. According to Wang Zhi's order, Li Erniu was responsible for setting up an observation post on a commanding height two kilometers away, and then pointing out the direction for other team members through lights, smoke and other signals.

The whirring sound of the propellers echoed in the valley.

This mini aircraft, with a maximum speed of over 100 kilometers per hour, made the paratroopers in the jungle anxious. They wanted to find the source of the sound, but the sound kept echoing in the valley, making it difficult to find the source.

When someone clearly heard the sound of a propeller, they began to comfort their teammates and said: Maybe it is supporting us.

This sentence is effective because in everyone's perception, the Red Army has no planes at all.

Even the guerrillas could not go to such remote mountains. In the old forest, the only enemies are the harsh environment and wild beasts.

There were also lucky people who saw a three-wheeled vehicle flash by, but could not see clearly what it was.

The person who really noticed this mini aircraft was Helen, an American pilot hiding on a hill. From his high vantage point, he witnessed the entire process of a small black dot descending the slope from one hill, sticking to the treetops, and climbing to another hill before disappearing from sight.

A word appeared in Helen's mind: helicopter!

The first practical helicopter (VS-300) was invented by American Sikorsky in 1939. This invention revolutionized aviation, enabling vertical takeoff and landing and low-altitude flight, and played a vital role in various military and civilian fields.

The US military was equipped with the improved model VS-1942 in 316. As an Air Force pilot, Helen naturally knew about helicopters.

He wanted to shout for help, but the motorcycle had already flown away. It was for this reason that he escaped.

It was still a bit cold in the mountains at night, so the paratroopers lit a bonfire to keep warm and to drive away possible wild animals.

They became the most obvious targets in the dark night.

Captain Shi Feng was in a good mood. He was eating canned beef and drinking some wine. In the pot next to him was stewing pheasant, a rare kind of game.

In order to search and rescue the pilot and find out what exactly happened, the Americans spent a lot of money.

Therefore, the supplies dropped to the paratroopers were extremely rich, including canned food, egg powder, cigarettes, fine wine, tents, etc., and even fresh fruits.

If a pilot can be rescued, the Americans will give an additional reward of 10 US dollars.

Of course, this money will definitely be withheld by the higher-ups, but it is still possible to get some cash.

Shi Feng was imagining a bright future when suddenly a scream came from twenty meters away.

"snake!"

The scream frightened the snake, and it turned into the grass nearby and disappeared.

The soldier refused to give up and fired a volley of bullets into the bushes.

The birds nearby were startled and flew away.

Shi Feng cursed him as a "newbie" and lowered his head to continue enjoying his canned beef.

A few minutes later, a signalman reported,

"Company Commander, the battalion commander is asking why there are gunshots?"

"Reply to the battalion commander and tell him there's a wild animal attack!"

The snake did not appear for no reason, but was thrown over by special forces member Qin Lang.

Just ten minutes later, a pheasant somehow dived into the campfire, and the paratroopers were in a panic and couldn't stop laughing.

Every place has its own rules of survival.

Stewing meat in the jungle is a big taboo because the aroma will attract the attention of wild animals.

Even lighting a bonfire requires caution, as the light and smell emitted by the burning fire may arouse the curiosity of some animals.

Animals always seek benefits and avoid harm. If it is a cold winter, the warmth of the fire may attract bears.

Shi Feng relied on his large numbers and the weapons he had to defend himself, so he had no worries.

The paratroopers were happily barbecuing when they suddenly heard the howling of wolves from more than a hundred meters away.

Shi Feng was startled and ordered his men to fire a round of bullets into the darkness!

After another round of chaos, the paratroopers retreated back to the campfire with lingering fear.

This wolf howl was naturally Qin Lang's doing. He was good at ventriloquism and had no problem imitating a wolf.

Over the next two hours, problems arose frequently. Qin Lang even used spices to attract more than a dozen wild boars, which injured many paratroopers.

The battalion commander initially sent a telegram to ask what happened, but later he simply ignored it and let the paratroopers deal with it on their own.

For most of the night, gunshots rang out in the valley.

After enduring a night of torment, the paratroopers finally fell into a drowsy sleep in the early morning. Less than ten minutes after Shi Feng fell asleep, a raging fire broke out more than ten meters away.

Shi Feng had just woken up when the signalman rushed in and said in a mournful voice,

"Company Commander, bad news! Our radio has been stolen! There are guerrillas in the mountains!"

There is more bad news. The airdropped supplies were burned to ashes.

A wooden sign was handed to Shi Feng, with a line of small words written crookedly in charcoal: Go back to Jincheng, next time I will cut your throat!

Shi Feng threw the wooden sign to the ground and stomped on it.

A platoon of more than fifty people didn't even notice where the enemy was!

Shi Feng grabbed his rifle and yelled,

"Search, find that rat for me!"