Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

After the meeting, Takeda Isamu prepared to return to Shenyang.

The headquarters of the temporary aviation corps is at Shenyang Airport.

"General Takeda, please wait a moment." Yamamoto Ikki called him.

"Yamamoto-kun." Takeda Isamu looked at Yamamoto and said, "Is there something wrong?"

Takeda Isamu dislikes Yamamoto Ikki a little.

This guy is obviously a ruthless person. His eyes are always flashing with murderous intent and cruelty. When he gets cruel, he will even kill his own people.

Now Takeda Isamu is in contact with lieutenant generals, generals, and even prime ministers, and the lowest rank is major general.

Yamamoto Ikki only had the rank of colonel, so Takeda Isamu looked down on him.

"General Takeda, please excuse me for a moment."

Yamamoto Kazuki clasped his hands and said.

"Yamamoto-kun." Takeda Yong looked at the watch on his wrist. "Just to be frank, I have to catch the train back to Shenyang."

After the western suburbs airport in Peking was destroyed, Takeda Isamu had no choice but to come to Peking by train.

However, Takeda Isamu has a special identity now, so he is not riding an ordinary train, but the Zhuifeng armored train.

Yamamoto Ikki said, "I suggest that Lieutenant General Takeda take the train back to Shenyang tonight. The Eighth Route Army currently controls the air superiority in North China. If they learn of your whereabouts, they might send planes to bomb your train..."

Takeda Yong raised his eyebrows: "Are you threatening me?"

Yamamoto Ikki hurriedly bowed his head and said, "I dare not. I am doing this for the safety of Vice Admiral Takeda."

He stared at Yamamoto Ikki for a while, but there was no fluctuation in his expression or eyes.

"That makes sense." Takeda Yong said, "Then I will return to Shenyang in the evening."

The two came to Yamamoto Ikki's office. Yamamoto personally made a pot of tea for Takeda Yong. Takeda Yong took a sip and asked, "Yamamoto-kun, what's the matter?"

Yamamoto Ikki then said, "Lieutenant General Takeda, the Eighth Route Army's aircraft are very powerful. In my opinion, the Locust Army's aviation units may not be able to defeat the Eighth Route Army's aircraft by sheer numbers."

"Yamamoto-kun, I'm not as good as you in ground combat." Takeda Isamu said displeasedly, "But you're not as good as me in air combat."

"I don't understand air combat," Yamamoto Ikki said, "but there's one battle example that will surely interest you. This is the telegram I sent to the First Army Headquarters regarding the aerial battle during the Eighth Route Army's air raid on the Locust Army's Wusu Airfield."

Yamamoto Ikki handed a telegram to Takeda Isamu and said, "On the day when the Eighth Route Army attacked Wusu Airport, only the plane of Lieutenant Colonel Sakagawa, commander of the 66th Flight Unit, successfully took off from the runway. At that time, Lieutenant Colonel Sakagawa was flying a fighter plane and engaged an Eighth Route Army plane, but after only three rounds, Lieutenant Colonel Sakagawa was shot down."

"What?" Takeda Yong's face changed. "Are you saying that Lieutenant Colonel Sakagawa was shot down in three rounds in a one-on-one fight with an Eighth Route Army aircraft?"

Yamamoto Ikki nodded and said, "Indeed."

Takeda Yong's expression became more serious.

Lieutenant Colonel Sakagawa's air combat skills were not inferior to his. He once shot down 7 Kuomintang planes and was one of the Japanese ace pilots.

Unexpectedly, in the fight with the Eighth Route Air Force, they were defeated before even five rounds.

And he was shot down one on one.

"According to the surviving pilots of the 66th Flying Squadron, the Eighth Route Army pilots' skills were average, but their aircraft were incredibly powerful!" Yamamoto Ikki deadpanned. "Their maximum speed was twice that of the Type fighter."

Takeda Yong stared at the telegram in his hand, frowning: "What exactly do you want to say?"

Yamamoto Ikki said: "The Army should develop more powerful fighter planes, otherwise the Locust Army Air Force will suffer a great loss in future battles with the Eighth Route Army Air Force."

"The North China Front Army's infantry, tanks, and artillery units had already suffered heavy losses from the Eighth Route Army's weapons."

In order to prove the correctness of his argument, Yamamoto Ikki added a sentence and provided evidence.

Although the Japanese army has the Zero fighter, it has now been mass-produced and its performance in all aspects is excellent.

But those were for the navy, not for the army. Furthermore, Yamamoto estimated that even if the Zero fighters were pitted against the Eighth Route Army's aircraft, it would be hard to say who would win.

Takeda Isamu nodded as he pondered, "I will make recommendations to the headquarters and the Prime Minister regarding the creation of stronger fighter jets."

Yamamoto Ikki said, "General Takeda, I have another request."

Takeda Yong: "Just say it."

Yamamoto Ikki took out two documents and said, "These are proposals on 'Reform of Army Tactics' and 'Reform of Army Equipment'. Please submit them to the Imperial Headquarters and the Prime Minister when you submit your proposals to them."

Takeda Yong took the two documents and looked at them: "Yamamoto-kun, this is your real purpose, right?"

Takeda Isamu was not interested in these two documents.

"I hope General Takeda can understand," Yamamoto said, bowing his head. "I'm doing this for the future of our army. Right now, only by innovating the army's tactics and equipment can the Locust Army win this war."

Yamamoto continued, saying that with equal strength, the locust army's firepower was far inferior to that of the armies of the Soviet Union, Germany, Britain and other countries.

The firepower of today's locust army is similar to that of the European armies during World War I.

Of course, the soldiers' fighting will and tactics were much stronger than those of the army in World War I.

Such an army is barely enough to fight against the Kuomintang army of the Republic of China, but it cannot compare with the Soviet Union and the Eighth Route Army equipped with modern automatic weapons.

The locust army urgently needs new rifles, new weapons, new planes, artillery and tanks.

"Yamamoto-kun," Takeda Isamu nodded. "I will make suggestions to the headquarters and the Prime Minister on improving equipment and tactics. It is an honor for our country to have a talent like Yamamoto-kun."

Although on the surface, Takeda Isamu looks like he values ​​talent.

But he sneered in his heart, thinking that these two documents were very good and now belonged to me, Lieutenant General Takeda Isamu.

In the future, if the army succeeds in innovating its equipment and tactics and wins this holy war, with the help of these two documents, Takeda Isamu might be able to go further and be promoted to general.

Yamamoto bowed 90 degrees and said, "Please!"

……

Northwest Shanxi.

Air defense tower No. 2, headquarters of the new regiment.

Zhang Dabiao reported to Li Yunlong, "Reporting to the regiment commander, the headquarters just sent a telegram saying that Boss Lin has sent 75 aircraft to Yangcun Airport near Daxia Bay. Among them are 30 Mustang fighters, 1 A-30 attack aircraft, 5 P-F10 reconnaissance fighters, and 5 transport aircraft."

The P-F5 reconnaissance aircraft is an improved version of the P38 fighter. It can be used as a reconnaissance aircraft, a fighter and a bomber.

"Haha, not bad." Li Yunlong laughed. A wave of air raids a few days ago directly earned him 75 planes, which was a huge profit.

The price paid by the New 3st Regiment was only that three planes were damaged.

Li Yunlong did not keep any of the newly acquired planes for himself and handed them all over to the headquarters.

The headquarters also used this batch of aircraft to form a direct flying regiment.

Zhang Dabiao smiled slightly: "The Dagu Town Airport called and said that Boss Lin sent pilots to deliver three new planes and took away the three old ones."

"By the way, the telegram from headquarters also said that the flying regiment is directly under headquarters and can be commanded by the new regiment at any time."

"138 aircraft, 13 infantrymen." Li Yunlong nodded with satisfaction. "I've never fought such a rich battle in my life. How's the troop assembly going?"

Zhang Dabiao said sharply, "The troops have basically been assembled!"

"Very good." Li Yunlong's eyes were like those of a wolf. "Order all officers above the rank of battalion commander in the assembled units to gather at the headquarters of the New First Regiment for a meeting. After the combat meeting, immediately launch an attack on the Japanese invaders of the First Army."

"The time has come to destroy the First Army and recapture Taiyuan! (End of this chapter)