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    Chapter 155

    The War Eagle landed staggeringly on the field airport, and the ambulance that had been waiting for a long time rushed forward without hesitation. The danger of the aircraft exploding could not be compared with the precious pilots who had rich practical experience.  .

    After rushing forward crookedly for a while, the plane finally managed to stabilize itself. The ambulance crew who rushed forward saw the shocking bullet holes in the cockpit and pushed forward to push the cockpit open. The pilot in the cabin had blood on his forehead and was injured.  Paramedics helped him off the plane.  The moment he landed, Fang Ping's heart finally calmed down temporarily. When he was put on a stretcher and carried away, a rough female nurse was still holding the bleeding wound on his head.

    "I'm fine!" Fang Ping struggled to get off the stretcher, walked to the airport commander who was directing the rescue and asked: "Have Captain Tiny and the others come back?"

    "A total of twenty planes went out, and sixteen came back. One of the four missing was a Mustang." The expression on the commander's face was much calmer. They were used to seeing life and death these days.  These warriors from China were no worse than British pilots in terms of combat skills. They formed a life-and-death relationship with the British pilots while fighting side by side.

    It has only been one month since the bi-monthly rotation, and the Third Squadron has replenished its ranks once.  As the squadron leader, Fang Ping has already shot down five enemy planes in previous battles. The five stars on the plane indicate that an ace is born in the battle.  At the same time, half of the original ten comrades were lost.  Although the German fighters are slightly inferior to the Mustang, their combat skills are not bad at all.  In the air battle, the main target of the squadron was the German bombers. The Germans were trying to destroy the British morale and sea transportation lines through constant bombing.

    Because of the previous Sino-German military exchanges, the Germans also deployed radars on the French coastline, and the capabilities of their fighter planes have also been greatly improved compared to before.  The scene of using the Swift-5 to easily play with German fighter jets is now difficult to recreate.  Unless a better Mustang fighter jet is imported from China, Fang Ping knows very well that his father will definitely not sell the best stuff, and will keep some of it anyway.

    "Fang. Are you okay?" Commander Harin pointed at Fang Ping's forehead.

    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I was just touched by a piece of debris.¡± Fang Ping felt better when he saw several familiar brothers running towards him.  "Fang, you've put our beauty Lucy in a difficult position." Zhang Yong, who came over, pointed at the female nurse standing by and joked with a smile.  A group of young men who didn't know if there would be a tomorrow spent some time hanging out with waitresses and nurses, and each of them had sex with foreign girls.  Some of these British girls are willing to hook up with them. If you can't hook up with a willing girl, you can also go to the bar to find someone who charges a fee.

    Fang Ping has always been very casual in this regard, always looking for payers in bars.  Today has passed and I don¡¯t know if there will be a tomorrow. Don¡¯t harm other women from good families.  British women who charge fees have no psychological burden. Occasionally, they have slept with one or two willing women, and they have long forgotten what they looked like.  Fang Ping really had no impression of this female nurse who kept blushing and refused to leave.

    "Sorry! It seems I need your help." Fang Ping pointed to his forehead and smiled at Lucy.  The female nurse stepped forward and continued her bandaging work.  Fang Ping, who was sitting on the chair, faced the mountains rising under the white nurse's uniform. He couldn't help but take a few more glances. It was rare to see such a large-scale one.

    From July 10 to August 23, the Luftwaffe mainly attacked convoys in the English Channel and attacked southern ports.  The purpose was to lure out a large number of British fighter jets and pave the way for the Sea Lion project.  But Goering's plans failed again and again in front of Dowding, an old fox.  Although the losses of German aircraft were greater, the current British Air Force could not afford them.

    From August 24th to September 3rd, the German Air Force launched 35 large-scale air raids on British airports and aircraft manufacturing plants. Germany lost 380 aircraft and the UK lost 286 aircraft. Such consumption was really heavy for the UK.  It¡¯s terrible.  G?ring, who had repeatedly failed, became so angry that he shouted the slogan "Leave London flat".

    The air raids on Britain that started on July 10 fully demonstrated Goering's stupidity. This idiot never attacked British radar.  You know, at this time Germany itself had set up many radar stations on the French coastline.  Deep down, G?ring still held a contemptuous attitude towards the role of radar.

    Goering¡¯s stupidity provided huge help to Britain¡¯s persistence.

    At the same time, on the other side of the Atlantic, the United States was a world of singing and dancing.  Isolationism and the Neutrality Act of 1935 were like two ropes that tied Roosevelt's hands and feet.  The ambitious Roosevelt was unwilling to miss such an opportunity for the United States to dominate the world.

    In May, when Germany swept through Europe, Roosevelt asked Congress in his State of the Union address to increase defense appropriations of US$896 million, and also used China's??made an example.  "Just before the turmoil in Europe, the Chinese government had begun to continuously increase its budget. After the outbreak of the European war, the Chinese Congress once again passed a new defense appropriation of 1.2 billion, equivalent to US$250 million. "

    Roosevelt also emphasized four points. First, in order to purchase all necessary equipment for a more powerful and fully staffed army, and second, in order to replace and update all old naval and army equipment with newer equipment.  Third, to expand the production facilities of all the materials needed by the army and navy to defend national defense.  Fourth, production is running day and night in order to fulfill all existing Army and Navy orders and all new contracts.

    Roosevelt¡¯s intention to step up war preparations was immediately apparent, and at the same time he promoted the transfer of the Navy¡¯s fifty old destroyers to the United Kingdom.  Speaking of which, the UK would have looked down on these old-style destroyers before they were released, but now they don¡¯t care about them so much.  The attitude of the United States has finally relaxed a bit. If it suffers some losses, it will suffer some losses. It is Churchill's top priority to drag the United States down step by step.

    In this transaction, Britain paid for some sea and air bases. It can be said that this transaction took the first step towards Roosevelt's world domination.  Just when the two giants of Britain and the United States were intensifying their contacts in private and preparing to meet secretly, the other side of the Pacific Ocean was a completely different scene.

    Shenyang Tractor Factory was built in 1923. Its original purpose was to develop the market needed for agricultural production in Northeast China.  At the beginning, the factory produced large tractors with technology provided by the Germans.  When the European economic crisis hit the Chinese market, China's Norinco took the opportunity to acquire the German shares and became a wholly-owned enterprise.

    Subsequently, the country launched a new economic policy. The Zhou Group received a large number of orders and reached a strategic partnership with the Eurasian Group. It introduced the Eurasian Group's technology to produce armored vehicles for the army. With the national order, Shenyang Tractor Factory  The expansion has been extremely rapid and has now reached an annual production level of 3,000 wheeled armored vehicles.

    After the outbreak of the European War, the Shenyang Tractor Factory once again received an order for 3,000 tanks from the Government, and its annual output was reduced.  Accompanying this enterprise's rush to work day and night is the new round of military reorganization plan of the National Defense Forces. Based on the situation of domestic military production capacity, the General Staff proposed that by the end of 1940 at the latest, on the basis of the existing 15 mechanized troops, the number of mechanized troops will reach 20.  The sum total of a mechanized army.  China's mechanized divisions are quite different from Germany's. There is one tank brigade and one mechanized infantry brigade, which means that each mechanized army only has three tank brigades.

    The purpose of such an organization is that the tanks will not lose touch with the infantry during long-distance attacks.  Based on China's existing infantry tactics, it is not difficult to see that once a tank loses the protection of infantry, its losses will increase exponentially.  With the large-scale equipment of rocket launchers, the infantry of the National Defense Force has become very powerful in attacking tanks.  The mechanized infantry brigade uses wheeled armored vehicles as its means of transportation, which can ensure that it is not separated from the tanks at any time.

    The sudden appearance of the presidential train in Shenyang undoubtedly made the entire city of Shenyang tense.  Today's Shenyang is a key city for China's heavy industry. Under the current situation, Fang Jianxiong's appearance is undoubtedly a clear signal.  The President made a high-profile inspection of the Shenyang Tractor Factory, a high-profile inspection of the Shenyang Aircraft Manufacturing Group, and a high-profile visit to the Anshan Iron and Steel Plant.

    These news are conveying a message to the world that China¡¯s preparations for war are accelerating.  (To be continued.)
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