Chapter 868 Aided Air Force

"When the seat, the attendant's office issued the latest order from Chairman Wei, allowing our second and third departments to conduct technical investigations on the Red and Russians in the aid team of China to prevent those with ulterior motives from taking the opportunity to destroy them."

On the inside phone, the military command staff said respectfully.

Zuo Chong was stunned after hearing this. He served as the director of the Third Department for a long time. This was the first time he received a report from his subordinates. This was not caused by someone's interference, but by the special status of the Second Department.

Although it is also a business agency, most of the intelligence work of the State Government is enough to have the secret service and the special agent headquarters, and there is really no task left to the other party.

Besides, the second hall is built, and the internal rules and regulations have not been sorted out. The personnel and equipment are recruiting and dispatching, so how can I find the time to inquire about information and carry out tasks?

More importantly, Zuo Chong knew very well that Bald Head was the intention of letting him serve as the director of the three departments, which was nothing more than decentralization and checks and balances. This complex structure was conducive to maintaining the balance of power.

To put it simply, he is just a mascot. The person responsible for the normal operation of the three departments is the deputy director appointed by the other party, which is somewhat similar to the remote control system of the prince of the Tang Dynasty.

So he was too lazy to get involved. Today, Sandu suddenly remembered himself as the director, and he must have used the secret service department. Otherwise, those "Emperor's close ministers" whose eyes grew on their foreheads would not do this.

However, at this time, the bald man really didn't want any face to take action against the Red Russian aid to China air force. He forgot who gave the government help when the war was in a stake.

When the Sino-Japanese War began, the air force of the two was not on the same water stadium line at all, and their strengths were very different.

Before the Lugou Bridge Incident, the Guo Army Air Force organized 9 brigades and 5 independent squadrons, equipped with 296 aircraft of various types and 620 pilots, less than half of them could participate in the war.

These aircraft have serious backward performance and lack corresponding maintenance and maintenance. When they were in Jinling, there was no fuel. In fact, there were very few aircraft that could be put into actual combat.

In addition, the National Government had no aviation manufacturing industry at that time, and aircraft and parts were purchased from foreign countries. One aircraft was sold at a time, and one pilot was killed at a time, which was difficult to replenish.

On the other hand, Japan, which had already prepared for war, had already been under the jurisdiction of the Air Force, and had not formed a separate army due to military expenditure.

However, its scale is not small. Before the war, Japan's Land Airlines had about 1,500 aircraft and HNA had more than 1,200 aircraft, and the number of aircraft was more than nine times that of the Republic of China.

Among them, the most equipped are the Type 96 land attack aircraft and Type 96 carrier-based fighter aircraft, both of which are new models that have been put into production in recent years, and are no less than aircraft in Western countries.

Moreover, Japan has a complete industrial, training system, aircraft and pilot losses can be replenished in time from the local area without having to look at other people's faces.

This led to an unequal air battle between China and Japan. During the Battle of Shanghai, the Chinese Air Force bravely killed the enemy and shot down more than 60 enemy planes, but also paid a heavy price, losing two-thirds of the aircraft, and the air supremacy was completely controlled by the Japanese army.

The government seeks help everywhere in Europe and the United States. The problem is that the Americans and the Japanese are fighting, selling a large amount of steel and other strategic materials to Japan, helping the evil and making a fortune in war.

Britain also sold a large number of weapons to Japan. The aid provided by these imperialist countries to the Republic of China was more verbal than practical. In a more understandable sentence, it was willing to provide all support besides help.

Seeing that the bald man had no hope of seeking help from the United States, he could only turn his attention to the Red Russia. Japan's full invasion of China allowed the Red Russia to see the Japanese ambitions and the security risks in the Siberian region.

So the Republic of China and Red Russia quickly got together. More than a month after the outbreak of the full-scale war of resistance, the two sides quickly signed the "Non-aggression and Violation of the Treaty" and formed a "quasi-alliance" relationship.

What followed was a large number of Red and Russian military equipment assistance, including aircraft, combat vehicles, tractors, cars, artillery, light and heavy machine guns, rifles, bullets, etc.

The fastest ones given were air force aid. In September 1938, a total of 231 I-15, I-16, СБ bombers and TB-3 flew directly from Red and Russia to the Republic of China.

Also accompanying were 86 technical experts responsible for training the government aviation personnel. In order to avoid angering the Japanese, the Red and Russian pilots from the two aviation brigades participated in the operation as volunteers.

By October, the Red Russian Volunteer Air Force added another СБ bomber brigade and an I-15 brigade, which allowed the Guo Army Air Force to quickly recover its strength after retreating to the city of Feng.

Without these equipment and pilots, Bicheng would have been blown into sieve by Japanese planes, and it would have been impossible to achieve this "shocking victory" in the Battle of Xucheng.

Objectively speaking, the reason why Red and Russia were willing to help the government was that they hoped that China would resist longer and drag the main force of the Japanese army to the Chinese battlefield to avoid being attacked by Germany and Japan, one in the west and one in the east.

Moreover, most of the weapons were purchased with war loans, not free gifts. However, judging from the results, the "selling charcoal in the snow" of Red and Russian did make great contributions to the War of Resistance.

After all, Westerners who have always been regarded as a life-saving straw by bald people, have not sold a single bullet to the government, especially those pilots with superb flight skills, who cannot be bought with money.

These Red Russian Volunteer Air Force members set the world's longest-distance bombing record on the Chinese battlefield - starting from Hankou, Zhuangcheng, and rushing to Songshan Airport in the north of Xiaoliuqiu.

Xiao Liuqiu was occupied by Japan in 18898. After the war started, it became a springboard and base for Japanese aircraft to attack the Republic of China. A large number of Japanese bombers were stationed in the local area to support the Japanese army in central China.

Hankou is nearly 1,000 kilometers away from Songshan, and the maximum combat range of the 28 bombers of the Red and Russian Air Force is only 1,200 kilometers. This means that you must return immediately after dropping the bomb. Any mistake may lead to failure of the operation.

In order to increase the concealment and suddenness of long-range raids, they even gave up the escort of fighter jets and bombed Songshan Airport without any protection, such as a heavily guarded target.

It was precisely this unexpected that the Red and Russian Airlines fleet successfully bombed Songshan Airport, and 280 aviation bombs fell from the sky. The airport apron, and the runway was filled with thick smoke, and the explosion was deafening.

After the bombing was dropped, the Red and Russian pilots fired all the ammunition of the aerial rapid-fire machine gun, and then returned calmly. In this battle, more than 40 Japanese planes were blown up, which was enough for the airport to use for three years and was burned out.

Even though the Red Russian Volunteer Air Force, like the later Flying Tigers, supported the Republic of China for the political interests of their respective countries, the lives that died and sacrificed were real.

Now the bald man ordered the surveillance of the de facto life-savior. In the smallest, it was a kindness to repay the revenge, and in the bigest, it was a betrayal. The only ally of the government at this stage is so stupid that it is difficult to understand.

Zuo Zhong thought that the members of the three departments across the phone continued to report, and the other party said that the three departments did not have enough personnel and equipment to carry out the mission, hoping to get assistance from the secret service.

Without any hesitation, he immediately agreed to the other party's request. The position issue must not be shaken. Besides, the secret service is better than handing it over to the secret service headquarters.

By limiting this matter to his own jurisdiction, he can better control the development of the situation so as not to cause any major problems. At least in the near future, the government cannot do without the Red Russians.

As for whether the Red Russians have arranged intelligence personnel among these pilots and experts, this is almost certain. There is a saying in Red Russian that every Red Russian citizen is the eyes of NK~VD①.

Whether collecting information from the Republic of China or grasping the war between China and Japan, it has practical significance for the Red and Russia. Rupee-Yanka's blue hat colleagues will definitely arrange moles.

Since this is the case, we need to check it, but we need to master a good degree, so that the Red and Russians know that they have been monitored, but we cannot tear their faces apart. The Japanese are so happy.

After hanging up the phone, he tapped the desktop with his left finger and thought for a long time. He picked up the microphone and called Dai Chunfeng to report. Then he asked someone to call Gu Qi and Gui Youguang, preparing to hand over the task to these two people for execution.

He could not have been able to focus on all cases. With the leadership of the intelligence chief of the Secret Service and the first operation expert, he could not say that the Secret Service did not pay attention to it.

He knew Lao Gu. He could be said to be a high-end version of Zheng Tingbing. He has work ability but not very enthusiastic about work, especially for tasks that are not good or bad.

When dealing with Red and Russian intelligence personnel, you can think about it and know what the other party will be like. It is good to work or not, and you may turn it on directly.

As for Gui Youguang, he looked reckless and actually had fine details, but intelligence investigation was not his expertise after all. NK~VD people are not weak hands, so they should be aware of it.

Just as they were thinking, Guqi and Gui Youguang, who were wearing military uniforms, knocked on the door and walked in. They were both old brothers who had been many years and were not so particular. They saluted and found a place to sit down.

Zuo Chong took out two cigarettes and threw them over, lay on the chair and said lightly: "There is a task in the Second Department of the Military Command that requires our help. The commission decided to secretly monitor the Red and Russian Aid Air Force.

You know that these big noses are stationed at Wangjiadun Airport in Hankou. There are many residents nearby and several agencies are located. The leader is worried that they will take the opportunity to steal the information from the State Government.

Although the other party has helped the party and the country, you can be wary of others. Lao Gu, you and Youguang will take a look. If you find that the other party has made an act that does not match your identity, come back and report immediately.

We can’t do business for the second department in vain. I’ll give me a list of brothers involved in the operation. I’ll always get two military pay in three places. The Locust Emperor doesn’t have to be hungry soldiers. This is a bargain.”

Monitoring the Red Russian Air Force.

Gu Qi and Gui Youguang's faces changed, and they automatically filtered the double military pay. They looked at each other and followed Zuo Chong for so long, and they also understood the sensitivity of this matter.

Once improper handling during the surveillance process, it is easy to escalate into a foreign dispute. Without the support of the Red and Russians, can the State Government really face the Japanese attack alone?

Gu Qi hesitated for a moment, hesitated to express his concerns, and at the same time he explained his own opinion. What he meant was whether he was a real or a fake one.

"Of course it's a real check."

Zuo Chong was not vague about this matter, and waved his right hand to emphasize his tone: "Lao Gu, we are a knife. No matter who the target is, the above said that we should complete it without discounts and not bargaining.

But I want to remind you that it is best to have a smaller action, be low-key in your actions, and be political in intelligence work. Red and Russians are not that easy to deal with, and you must not expose your identity."

Guqi accurately grasped the words "low-key" and "political" and nodded in understanding, saying that he would definitely complete the assignment assigned by the top peak without fail.

Zuo Chong smiled with satisfaction, look, it was comfortable to talk to smart people, and then looked at Gui Youguang, who was stupid, and immediately got angry and sent the two away with a dark face.

Then he came to the window and looked at the three airlines that were patrolling the air and sighed. It was a turbulent time, I just hope everything goes well...

(Go home in two days and take a day off on the 4th)

①Royal People's Ministry of Service, the headquarters is Rupee-Yanka.
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