Anti-Japanese War: When I get promoted, the system will explode with soldiers

Negotiations with the Air Force are much more difficult than those with the Navy.

Of course, the difficulty has nothing to do with the Air Force itself, but has to do with Li Shaoyi's own way of doing things.

Whenever Li Shaoyi's military aircraft landed at airports in various places, it was as if they were staying there and didn't want to leave at all. First it was Pujiang, then Jinling, and now it was at various airports in southern Fujian Province. How could this be possible?

If it were in the past, if Li Shaoyi had proposed to borrow the central government's airport, he would probably have been rejected outright. But the situation is different now. The coastal provinces are all afraid of being attacked by Japan. The island city is in a state of panic because Li Shaoyi is so powerful that he not only drove the Japanese away, but also sank the aircraft carrier.

But other coastal provinces do not have this ability. If the Japanese dare to attack the island city, they might even dare to attack southern Fujian. After all, the treasure island occupied by the Japanese is not far away on the other side of the river.

In this situation, it would not be a bad thing for them if Li Shaoyi could send an air force over. After all, everyone knew that Li Shaoyi's air force was powerful and could even sink the Japanese aircraft carrier.

If the Japanese have other fleets coming to attack, can you be stronger than the last time you attacked the island city?

"Commander Li, let me introduce you to the airport situation in southern Fujian. Currently, we have a total of three airports in southern Fujian. They are all medium-sized airports that can accommodate 50 aircraft. However, there is a disadvantage: they are all located in coastal cities..."

Air Force Chief of Staff Major General Liu Guangxia began to introduce the situation in southern Fujian to Li Shaoyi.

The development of southern Fujian still has a certain gap compared with other coastal provinces. However, in Li Shaoyi's opinion, coastal airports are the best. If they are in inland areas, the flight will be delayed.

The development levels of various airports are similar. Most of them only have one airport, which is still capable of landing some civil airliners. However, if a large number of military fighter jets are to land, the logistics of the airport will not be able to operate at all. Therefore, if Li Shaoyi wants to borrow it, he must first carry out large-scale renovations on the airports.

After hearing this, Li Shaoyi finally understood that these people in the Air Force Department were not fools. They all knew that Li Shaoyi had a lot of money. Of course, he was not stupid, but if our airport was useful to you now, you had to invest some money in us.

"We have initially drafted a cooperation charter to renovate two of the airports. The total cost is approximately 4.5 million dollars."

Li Qiankun had already contacted the other party and knew some of their conditions.

Li Shaoyi took a quick look and found that the price was slightly higher than the renovation price in the north. After all, this was not a wasteland, and things like land would definitely cost money.

"None of this matters. The funds will be in place soon, and the engineering personnel will be there as soon as they can. Even if we can't reach an agreement in the end, it's still our Dragon Country airport that's being renovated. What do you think, Director Zhou?"

Li Shaoyi meant to start the work first, as time waits for no one, and we can talk slowly about the rest of the profit distribution issues. There will always be a day when we can reach an agreement, but the project cannot wait here.

No one in the Air Force had expected Li Shaoyi to make such a request. They reasoned, "How could they possibly allow the engineering team to begin work without finalizing the subsequent rights?" What if the work was already completed and negotiations ultimately broke down? Wouldn't that mean nothing?

After a few seconds of stunned silence, Director Zhou finally understood that Li Shaoyi was very confident and believed that the negotiation would be successful, so he arranged for the engineering personnel and funds to be in place first so as not to delay the fleet's journey south.

"I've always heard that Commander Li works quickly and efficiently, and today I've truly witnessed it. If that's the case, let me summarize it, and we can reach an agreement on the spot."

Although starting work first should be an advantage for the Air Force Department, you have to look at who is on the other side. If you want to take advantage of such a tiger, do you have the ability to do so?

Li Shaoyi made a gesture of invitation. He originally thought that it was difficult for people from the National Government to do things. It was difficult to determine the general direction in a short period of time. He would have to ask for instructions after returning. After all, it was related to the division of visual range, and Director Zhou might not be able to make the decision. Now it seems that he really underestimated this guy.

"Commander Li has already addressed the issue of funding and personnel for the airport renovation. We won't discuss this further. We'll send personnel to assist. The second question is about the airport garrison and aircraft command. I wonder what Commander Li means by that?"

Director Zhou pushed the negotiation progress so fast that Li Shaoyi felt that such a person was not a member of the National Government. After all, in Li Shaoyi's impression, people of the National Government were known for procrastination.

"I think the situation at Pujiang Airport has set an example for us. During wartime, command belongs to me, and in peacetime, it belongs to the Air Force Headquarters. Of course, I have to add an additional condition: these aircraft can only be used to fight against the Japanese or do something that benefits the country and the people."

Li Shaoyi was not worried about the control of the Air Force at all. Although he would hand over some power, then again, he knew very well who these people depended on for their livelihood. Don't they know what kind of life the domestic Air Force was living?

Moreover, the Air Force is a big consumer of oil. All the fuel for the Nationalist government comes from imports, and it cannot be produced domestically, so there is not enough time for training. But it is different for Li Shaoyi. If you want to save your life on the battlefield, more training is the best way.

So even if part of the command power is handed over, the logistics supply is still in one's own hands. Whoever has the money will be obeyed. This has been the truth since ancient times.

"I agree with this, but regarding the issue of the ground guard regiment, I hope we can come forward and jointly form an air force ground guard force."

What Director Zhou said is the most critical issue. If the Air Force only has planes and pilots, then its influence in the local area will not be too great. But if there are ground troops, air-ground coordinated operations will become a force that cannot be ignored in the local area.

Li Shaoyi stationed a regiment of ground guards in Pujiang. There was also a certain number of troops in Nanjing. Although the number was small, their weapons and equipment were advanced. The Ministry of National Defense had also conducted war game simulations and wanted to kill Li Shaoyi's guard battalion at the airport. They would have to mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers.

The losses we suffered in the past can no longer be suffered in southern Fujian.

We need Li Shaoyi's air force, but we can't let his army in...