Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

The biplane Po-2 transport aircraft is called a transport aircraft, but in fact it can be a reconnaissance aircraft, bomber, and fighter.

This aircraft has many advantages, among which Li Yunlong's most valued advantages are its simple structure, excellent operating performance, outstanding take-off and landing performance and easy maintenance.

The simple structure and easy maintenance mean that this aircraft will not break down easily, while the excellent operating performance and outstanding take-off and landing performance mean that this aircraft is easy to use.

The Soviet Union has trained hundreds of thousands of pilots with this aircraft. Li Yunlong is also planning to follow the Soviet Union's path and purchase this aircraft to start training pilots.

In addition to the above advantages, the Wave 2 has another advantage, which is that this aircraft has the ability to take off and land at night.

Yes, this aircraft, which has been thrown into the hangar by the Russians and is ready for storage, has the ability to take off and land at night. The Japanese bombers next door only recently have the ability to take off and land at night, but this antique had it ten years ago.

As long as a large number of excellent pilots can be trained, the situation in the four eastern provinces will become simple.

It is also very simple to imitate the Bo-2 aircraft. After Li Yunlong got the aircraft, he started to draw the diagrams and then asked Heiyunshan to start production.

Then, using a large number of Wave 2 aircraft, they began to attack the Japanese in the four northeastern provinces.

Night bombing, airdropping supplies, rescuing the wounded, transporting supplies, anything you can think of, Wave 2 can do it.

It's not that Li Yunlong is praising this aircraft, but this aircraft also performed very well on the European battlefield. The Russians trained a large number of female pilots to control Wave 2 to harass Germany III, making Germany III miserable. These female pilots were awarded the title of "Night Witches".

In addition, Wave 2 delivered medicine, communication equipment, and liaison officers to the guerrillas in the guerrilla-controlled areas behind enemy lines on the European battlefield.

As an ambulance, it transports critically injured patients to rear hospitals.

A large number of wave 2s formed a night bomber regiment, which flew over the enemy's front lines, airports and other targets to harass them at night. Their destructive power was not great, but their harassment capability was absolutely outstanding. Li Yunlong planned to copy this combat method and use it to deal with the Kwantung Army.

Of course, the Wave 2 also has a lot of shortcomings, such as slow flight speed, a range of only kilometers, a low ceiling of only meters, an open cockpit, and the inability to take off in bad weather, etc.

But for the newly established air force, these were not problems. You have to know that we introduced this thing as a trainer aircraft after 1949, and at that time we were still able to train a large number of excellent pilots.

As for the Yak-1, it was a complete surprise. However, the Yak-1 was about to become obsolete. Li Yunlong planned to find an opportunity to get a Yak-3. This thing was considered the ancestor of the Soviet jet fighter. The Soviet Yak-15 jet was an improved version of the Yak-3.

Of course, some people would argue that the Mi-9 is the ancestor of the Russian jet aircraft. After all, it took off a few minutes earlier than the Yak-15, and the two aircraft were test-flown on the same day, with the Yak-15 coming in last.

After briefly resolving the aircraft issue, Li Yunlong and Gastilovich had already walked one kilometer and arrived at the 17th Army's base.

"Preparing for war recently?"

Li Yunlong took a quick look at the situation of the garrison and could roughly see some clues.

"We can't help it. The Siberian Freedom Army is causing trouble. Now the Far East Command has asked us to increase our vigilance to prevent any accidents, mainly to guard against the Japanese."

After hearing this, Li Yunlong couldn't help but laugh: "General Jiaqi, don't worry, if the Japanese want to attack the 17th Army, they will have to engage in a firefight with my troops first."

"With General Li Yunlong's words, I feel much more at ease. General Li Yunlong, you can rest assured too. If the Japanese dare to attack your troops, the 17th Group Army will definitely give them our full support!"

"grateful!"

The two men exchanged pleasantries and entered the 17th Army camp.

In the Soviet Union's combat sequence, the 17th Group Army is only the main force of the Baikal Military District under the remote border area. Among the millions of Soviet combat troops, it can only be regarded as a third-rate force.

But even such a force still has firepower and armored strength that makes Li Yunlong somewhat envious.

Although the artillery styles are relatively old, all products of the 1920s and 1930s, they are large in number and large in caliber.

In addition, there are T26 light tanks.

It seems that this light tank is outdated now, but in the Far East, it is still capable of fighting against the Japanese.

"Your troops haven't switched to T34s?"

Looking at the group of T26 tanks in front of him, Li Yunlong asked knowingly.

After hearing this, Gastilovich said with a wry smile, "Our 34th Army is just a garrison unit in a remote area. How could we possibly be equipped with a main battle tank like the T?"

"Do you want it?"

Li Yunlong said casually. Gastilovich looked at Li Yunlong in surprise, then nodded excitedly and said, "If I want it, General Li Yunlong, do you have any ideas?"

Li Yunlong quickly recalled the situation of the 34th Group Army. It would probably undergo some reorganization in the next month to strengthen the armored force, including adding a regiment of T tanks to the th Group Army.

"How about this, I'll talk to Moscow and ask them to send you some more T34 tanks."

Gastilovich grabbed Li Yunlong's hand and said, "General Li Yunlong, if we can really replenish the T34 tanks, I..."

"Listen to me first. I want half of this regiment's T34 tanks. Of course, I won't take your tanks for free. I'll pay for them. How about you sell me some T26 tanks as well?"

"no problem!"

Gastilovich agreed without hesitation. Originally, this regiment of tanks was applied for by Li Yunlong, so it was normal for him to sell half of them to General Li Yunlong. Maybe Moscow wanted him to do so, but it was just not convenient to say it.

As for the consequences of selling half a regiment's tanks, there would be no consequences other than sending more vodka to the military district's logistics department.

His previous boss, General Comman, sold an artillery regiment, but no one pursued the matter. Now he has a big backer like General Li Yunlong, so no one would dare to cause trouble for him.

Chapter 427 Sorry, done!

"General Li Yunlong, I salute you!"

"Done!"

The easiest way to get close to a Russian general is to drink, and drink non-stop. One bottle of vodka and you're on good terms; two bottles of vodka and you're a close friend; three bottles of vodka and you'll be ready to oblige.

So when Li Yunlong came this time, he specially selected some people who could drink from the army.

One comrade in particular, Wang Jintong, wore glasses and appeared to be a gentle and polite person, but he could hold his liquor quite well. He was originally Ding Wei's subordinate, and his family was said to be a wine-making family. He had been able to drink since childhood, and could down five or six kilograms of liquor without batting an eyelid.

When Li Yunlong came to the 17th Group Army, he specifically brought Wang Jintong with him and told him, "We need your stomach!"

As the dinner progressed, Wang Jintong's role gradually began to emerge.

A Mao Xiong major general raised a glass of wine and said, "Cheers!"

Wang Jintong touched his head and said, "Sorry, damn!"

A glass of strong vodka was drunk in one gulp. After seeing this, Major General Mao could only grit his teeth and drink it.

Soon another Russian general came over, still with a glass of wine, and said "Sorry" and drank it in one gulp.

Li Yunlong smiled as he watched Wang Jintong competing with Mao Xiong in drinking. He then glanced at Monk Wei, who was pouring a portion of peanuts into his mouth. "Monk, I asked you to come here to drink, not eat peanuts!"

After hearing this, Monk Wei touched his head naively, then picked up the wine glass and started looking for someone to drink with.

The atmosphere gradually reached its peak as the vodka entered his stomach.

"General Li Yunlong, I thank you once again. Without you, I wouldn't be where I am today. If you hadn't spoken for me in Moscow..."

Gastilovich drank a little too much and started to talk nonsense, so Li Yunlong immediately stopped Gastilovich from continuing.

Gastilovich also sobered up instantly and pulled Li Yunlong to continue drinking.

Although Gastilovich didn't say much just now, he had a loud voice and some of the Russian generals around him still heard it.

Li Yunlong was able to speak for Gastilovich in Moscow, which meant that Li Yunlong had connections in Moscow.

Some Russian generals who failed to compete for the position of commander of the 17th Army Group finally found the reason for their failure, which turned out to be Li Yunlong.

Many people immediately raised their glasses and began to toast Li Yunlong.

A lot can be judged from Gastilovich's attitude. Li Yunlong must have helped a lot, which is why he was so enthusiastic and personally went to greet him one kilometer outside the base.

Moreover, he put himself in a relatively low position from the beginning to the end. Many Russian generals were very unhappy when they saw this scene, wondering why a poor and backward Chinese general should receive such a high-level reception.

Now it seems that it is because this plain-looking Chinese general can directly contact Moscow.

However, they did not go directly to find Li Yunlong. After all, Gastilovich was still by his side. Doing so was a bit deliberate. Those who could become generals were not fools.

So they chose to attack indirectly.

“Come and have a drink!”

The first person to be targeted was Wei Dayong. He looked a bit honest and didn't look like someone who would lie.

When Wei Dayong saw that General Mao Xiong was looking for him to drink, he immediately put down the peanuts, picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

"This Davari has a good alcohol tolerance. Let's drink some more!"

After that, the two men drank another glass of wine. After two glasses of wine, the Russian general started chatting as if he had opened a box of chatterboxes, and the translator beside him kept telling Monk Wei the content.

Monk Wei's face was a little red at this time, and he answered many questions very enthusiastically.

"You were late for half an hour today. I waited for you in the wind for half an hour. Did you encounter any trouble on the way?"

After hearing this, Monk Wei waved his hand and said, "The journey was smooth. When we set out, our commander received a telegram from Moscow. It seemed to be from the palace, and the reply took some time."

Monk Wei said this with a red face, his expression did not change at all, and there was no sign of lying.

"Moscow? Does your commander have much contact with Moscow?"

"A lot. We exchange telegrams every day, but I don't know who they are contacting specifically. The name is too long and I don't know it!"

"I see……"

Li Yunlong had said these words to Wei Heshang and others in advance. If any Russian generals came to ask something, they could reveal some of their close ties with Moscow.

As for how close it is, it depends on the imagination of these Russians.

As long as this group of Russian generals come to Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong will have a way to fool them.

Most of the Soviet generals in the 17th Army were marginal figures within the Soviet military, lacking connections and possessing limited capabilities. However, Li Yunlong knew that with the end of the Battle of Stalingrad, a significant gap in the ranks of the Soviet military would emerge. Consequently, these generals in the Far East began to be promoted in large numbers, with Gastilovich being just the beginning. By the time the Soviets launched their counteroffensive in 1943, these generals in the Far East would be given more important positions to varying degrees.

By 1945, when the war in Europe was secured and the Soviet Union turned its attention to the Far East, these generals would be promoted in large numbers.

You don't need to do anything, just brag and paint a rosy picture for them. These people will be promoted in the future. Just make them believe that all this is their own credit.

As for being exposed? These major generals and lieutenant generals had no chance to meet Stalin, Zhukov and others, so how could they expose the truth? Moreover, Li Yunlong did send some telegrams to Moscow, but the content of the telegrams was just some intelligence exchanges.

The conversation at the table was very pleasant, and the next day Li Yunlong signed some purchase agreements with Gastilovich.

In the Russian army, selling arms is not a big deal. Not only senior officers are doing this, but the lower-level officers are also doing this. The only difference is the amount of arms sold.

The quantity of arms purchased this time was quite large, so Gastilovich directly called several division commanders to come together.

The main purpose of doing this is to use money to secure his newly appointed position as commander.

Li Yunlong actually used gold to purchase it, so the final result was that this group of division commanders were very satisfied, and Li Yunlong was also very satisfied.

When Li Yunlong came, he only had three trucks with him. When he returned, he had a long line of trucks and some tanks.

As for the Bo-2 transport aircraft purchased by Li Yunlong, he needed to go back and build a simple airport. These Russian pilots would fly the aircraft there and also help Li Yunlong train a group of pilots.

Chapter 428: The Japs Attack the Mao Bear