"Is this the end?"

Listening to Li Shaoyi's simple arrangement of combat tasks, Deputy Minister Wu felt that it was a bit too frivolous. If the National Army were to carry out such a large-scale military mobilization, at least two days of meetings would be required.

"I'm just making some simple arrangements. There's still a lot of intelligence and logistical work to do, but it's all handled by their subordinates themselves. It has nothing to do with me. If the headquarters takes care of everything, wouldn't it become a nanny office?"

After hearing Li Shaoyi's answer, Deputy Commander Wu was speechless. He really didn't know how Li Shaoyi trained his troops, and his officers actually thought there was nothing wrong with doing so.

"Captain Li, I know my request is a bit excessive, but now that I'm here, could you please arrange which unit I should follow? I promise to strictly obey orders and act as an ordinary observation officer."

Seeing Li Shaoyi about to leave, Fan Xiliang quickly stood up. Deputy Minister Wu frowned. Perhaps he understood something from Fan Xiliang...

"That's no problem, but you can't go too far. It's not that I want to keep anything secret from you, but the 36th Division is about to take a train north. If they can't find their commander when they get here, and they ask me for someone, I won't be able to train another Commander Fan."

Li Shaoyi's words made everyone laugh. They thought there were restrictions here, but it seems there are no restrictions at all. You can visit however you like, especially the brother troops in the country.

"Then I..."

"You can't do that, old man. The higher-ups have said that even if you send Commander Fan to me, there won't be any left. I don't dare take you to the front lines. If anything goes wrong, I'm afraid the people in Jinling will tear me apart."

Although Deputy Minister Wu was old, seeing such a scene before him, how could he not have some thoughts in his mind? However, Deputy Minister Wu was a senior officer of the Nationalist government. On the battlefield, bullets had no eyes. If anything happened, our good thing would turn into a bad thing.

"What? You're the mighty 72nd Division, with tens of thousands of people, and you can't even protect an old man like me?"

Deputy Minister Wu smiled and said that this was not a joke with Li Shaoyi, but he really wanted to go to the battlefield to take a look. It was not for the false reputation, but he wanted to see the heroic posture of our army in reconquering the outer Xiongnu and wanted to become a witness of history. As long as he was a soldier with some aspirations, who would be willing to retreat to the rear at this time?

"It's useless to say anything. At other times, your words would have counted. But now, on the battlefield, bullets have no eyes. I can't bear this responsibility. If you can get a telegram from the Military Commission allowing me to take you to the battlefield, then everything will be fine. Otherwise, the special plane is ready. It will fly directly to Peking and then to Nanjing."

Li Shaoyi pointed to the airport in the distance and said that the war was about to start and it was indeed inappropriate for Vice Minister Wu to be here.

Seeing Li Shaoyi's serious look, Deputy Minister Wu knew that he had no chance today. In order not to add difficulties to those on the front line, he could only say goodbye early.

According to the original schedule, he should stay here for a few more days. At least after the first batch of officers of the 36th Division arrived, Deputy Minister Wu would return to Jinling. But now Fan Xiliang has followed the people of the Security Brigade to the front line, and Deputy Minister Wu cannot stay in Prince Kangying's Mansion alone. That would be like a bird occupying the cuckoo's nest.

Vice Minister Wu had just boarded the transport plane equipped by Li Shaoyi when a dozen fighter jets quickly took off next to him, and the bombs hanging under the wings emitted a cold flash.

"Is this the airport where the Rakshasa were found?"

Deputy Minister Wu was a little impatient and was like a young boy at this moment. Li Shaoyi had just issued an order for the reconnaissance plane to extend northward to search for the Russian airport. Now the bomber with bombs took off, which meant they must have found a target.

This guy is really something. He asked others to prepare three million dollars, and then he was ready to start a war. He took people's money for free and even beat them up.

"Sir, we're affiliated with an airline. Although we wear military uniforms, we're under separate command from the actual combat troops, so we're not entirely clear on their missions. If you need anything, I can call the tower."

The pilot said this a little embarrassedly, and then Vice Minister Wu understood what was going on.

"Forget it then, get ready for takeoff."

I originally thought it was just a matter of a word, but I didn't expect it to be so strict here. Deputy Minister Wu was unwilling to let others ask the tower again just for his own curiosity.

"I know the five five-pointed stars are your Air Force's ace badge, representing shooting down five planes, but what do those three vertical bars mean?"

A bomber took off again nearby. Vice Minister Wu had to wait for the flight schedule. He could only return to the south after the combat aircraft took off, so he was a little curious and chatted with the pilot.

"Sir, this is a way for bomber pilots to record their achievements. Three bars represent bombing three important targets, that is, important targets above the aircraft."

The pilot can answer this kind of question immediately. Li Shaoyi has said before that there are no secrets within our organization. If Deputy Minister Wu asks, just answer truthfully.

"So do you want to be a fighter or bomber pilot like them?"

Deputy Minister Wu also noticed that when the young man looked at these military aircraft just now, there was envy in his eyes, and he wished he could be on those fighter jets.

"Look at what you said, old man. Who wouldn't want to fly a fighter jet? But we have strict internal regulations. I failed the last assessment, so I can only join the transport unit. After I reach 300 hours of flight time, I will have another assessment opportunity. If I fail three times, then I can only fly transport planes for the rest of my life."

The young man said bitterly that the standards of the 72nd Aviation Brigade are relatively high, and it doesn't mean that if you can fly a plane, you can get a fighter jet.

"You guys have picked it up here."

Deputy Minister Wu recalled that some time ago, Li Shaoyi was desperately short of pilots, but now they have been selected. It seems that the problem of pilots has been solved. Although it cannot be said to be completely solved, at least there is not such a shortage.

While Vice Minister Wu was thinking about this, the pilots increased their power. It seemed that the fighter planes had completed their flight and it was their turn to go to the runway...

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