In the suburbs of Kunming, Wujiaba Airport, the engine roars on the flight runway, dozens of silver transport planes are neatly parked on the wide airport, there are planes landing from the air, at the same time, there are more planes running off and running and taking off, the roar is familiar, the iron wings cover the air, the scene is very grand.
In the airport, the transport planes of the China Aviation Corporation can be seen everywhere painted on the fuselage, and next to the tower and the station, the troops of the Yunnan Army on guard are heavily guarded, and they are hung with camouflaged antiaircraft guns and antiaircraft machine guns to keep a meticulous watch over the air.
"One, Two, Push" "One, Two, Push" After the start of the Anti-Japanese War, millions of people and migrant workers in Yunnan were voluntarily recruited to build and level the airport, highways, terminals and other transportation facilities.
It is these ordinary migrant workers in western Yunnan, the people, relying on simple primitive tools and even hands, with their own flesh and blood to build one airport after another in Yunnan, building the Yunnan-Burma Road between the cliffs and dangerous mountains, and building the lifeline of the country.
Dedication to the best of one's ability for this country that is suffering from aggression.
Wujiaba Airport was founded in 1923, is one of the largest airports in Yunnan, the earliest, for the local government of Yunnan to train the air force, after the start of the Anti-Japanese War, due to the sea mouth and communication lines have been cut off one after another, Yunnan border has become an important bridge of communication with foreign countries, the plane that takes off from here can fly directly to Myanmar, Southeast Asia, on the contrary, the plane from Myanmar can also land at Wujiaba Airport, as a transit station, can transport people, can also transport materials.
After the Yunnan-Burma Road became the main blood transfusion vessel, Wujiaba Airport also undertook a certain blood transfusion task, and every month some planes carrying foreign aid materials would land here to transport military materials, parts, machines, and fuel from Myanmar into the country.
At this time, the United States had already begun its policy of aiding China and providing loans, but the bulk of the aid was production and urgently needed goods, and the aid was not much At present, China's largest and only airline, the Civil Aviation Corporation of China (CAAC), referred to as AVIC, is based here, and has become the main force in the air for external communication and internal transportation.
In the history of Zhang Wei's previous life, when the Yunnan-Burma line was lost, China lost the land communication line, and had to open up a new air communication line, that is, the Hump route, in the Hump route, Wujiaba Airport and other airports in Yunnan once became the main recipient of foreign aid materials, and was the terminal of the Hump route, which made great contributions to the domestic persistence in the War of Resistance, but now the Yunnan-Burma Road is still firmly in the hands of China, and the transportation of the Wujiaba Airport is still mainly to carry people and passengers.
Mainly for commercial passenger transport and political and official transport, the volume of aid transported by air is not large.
On the tarmac, next to two silver-gray US-made 46 transport planes, more than 20 members of the China-Burma-India-Malaysia military delegation were preparing to board the plane; during their stay in Kunming, the delegation's itinerary and plans along the way were basically determined, and they flew directly from Kunming to Lape, Burma, where they made contact with the British personnel and inspected the current situation of Burma and the British troops in Burma.
Up to now, this route is the most proficient route for AVIC pilots to fly to Myanmar, and it is also the fastest and safest route.
Just last month, Lieutenant General Dennis, the British military attache in China, who was actively mediating and liaising with China and Britain on defense affairs in Burma, flew from Lapun, Burma, to Kunming, and had a flight accident just before landing, and the plane smashed directly to the ground several hundred meters in the air.
This time, the airport arranged two planes for the delegation to be afraid of accidents, and the reason why they were afraid of accidents was that they were pulled by two planes, and if one of them was really unlucky, there could still be one plane, and the reason that eggs could not be put in one basket was best reflected here.
The two planes had been started, the roar of the engines and the waves of air had kicked up a puff of dust, and the boarding ladder had been lowered from the cabin door.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please board the plane."
Random flight attendants smiled and bowed, pointing to the cabin door.
"Everyone, let's get on board."
General Shang Zhen, head of the inspection delegation, pointed to the hatch and was the first to board the plane, and a group of personnel boarded the transport plane in order.
Boarding, sitting, Zhang Wei sat on the chair, next to the window, twenty seats were set up in the cabin, because of the airport scheduling and the lack of aircraft problems, the transport of the plane was temporarily modified, only temporarily added seats, and it was far from the point of passenger planes, but in this era, even if it is a special passenger plane, it is not much better than this, this year taking a plane is torture, and the sound of the engine alone can kill a person, The sound in the cabin is noisy, the roar of the engine shakes the body and seats constantly, a smell of aviation gasoline fills the cabin, the environment is simple, Zhang Wei is okay as a soldier, can bear it, but a few civilian personnel in the delegation are not good, diplomat Zheng Kangqi, secretary Liu Yaohan and their attachés are constantly coughing by the smell of gasoline, before, they were all on special planes, and they did not have many soldiers, and it was quite unsuitable to change to this environment.
"This diplomat and secretary are Jin Gui, and they can't bear this hardship."
Feng Yan said in a low voice.
"Be cautious, soldiers have the duties of soldiers, diplomats have the profession of diplomats, they are all dedicated to the country, this time to go out to investigate, and deal with the British, relying on us who are soldiers are not useful, and the matter of has to be done by diplomats, you and I are responsible for military decision-making and the formulation of tactics and strategies, each has its own division of labor, each has its own responsibilities."
Chief Du said.
As soon as the big brother of the first phase of Huangpu spoke, Feng Yan didn't say much.
"Just a casual talk."
Feng Yan smiled and stopped talking.
The two engines of the plane accelerated, the shaking of the fuselage reached the maximum, the two planes rose into the air one after another, the mountains and mountains of the land on the border of Yunnan, the great rivers and mountains are in full view, everything looks very magnificent in mid-air, Zhang Wei looked at the scenery passing quickly outside the window, this time, and then landed in Myanmar, the plane just took off, Zhang Wei's heart was full of thoughts.
Just a few days before leaving, the delegation received reports from Kunming and Chongqing, and the news was very infuriating; a few days ago, the British authorities in Burma went so far as to detain in one go so far as to detain 2,000 transport trucks purchased with US loans, as well as a batch of military supplies and fuel for aid, and strictly restricted the purchase of auto parts by Chinese convoys in Labe, Burma In terms of political affairs, Zhang Wei doesn't want to worry too much, even if he does, it's useless, he knows very well the temperament of those Brits, he doesn't give up until he reaches the Yellow River, he doesn't cry when he doesn't see the coffin, only when the Japanese army pounces over, these Brits will understand how ridiculous they were at the beginning.
Zhang Wei is more concerned about the issue of fighting in Burma, and Zhang Wei adheres to a very unoptimistic attitude towards the future situation in Burma, whether it is the momentum of the Japanese army, the arrogant attitude of the British and Burmese authorities, or the current international situation, all of which are doomed to the severity of the war situation.
Zhang Wei's expedition in that time and space, the Japanese army won too smoothly, the Japanese fifteenth army was a semi-blitzkrieg rapid assault, took the lead, quickly defeated the British army, the British and Chinese side of their own problems, so that the scheduled several battles were not organized, the Chinese and British armies never fought a serious, planned large-scale battle with the Japanese army from beginning to end, their own problems and the fierce offensive of the Japanese army, so that the Chinese and British sides completely lost Burma, and the Japanese army not only captured Burma with very few casualties, It cut off China's blood transfusion line and captured a large amount of aid supplies, winning a lot of money.
The battle of Burma can only be described by the word tragic, 100,000 troops entered Burma to fight, went to be ambitious, and fought to the death with the Japanese army on the battlefield, but in the end, it ended up with a loss of more than half and the end of the defeat of the Savage Mountain, which is extremely heart-wrenching every time I think about it.
As a member of the inspection team, Zhang Wei made up his mind to try his best to win the interests of the country, and he could not interfere in diplomatic matters, but militarily, as a soldier and as a Chinese, he must do his best to improve the military decision-making of the expeditionary force, and the preparation for expeditionary operations, as early as a year ago, Zhang Wei made arrangements, supplementing the hard training of the second regiment, and it was also for this bloody expedition.
Holding Burma under the strong offensive of the Japanese army and driving the Japanese army into the sea is a fool's dream, but it is a fool's dream to make the Japanese live in Burma not so easy, knocking out the two front teeth of the Japanese, Zhang Wei is still a little confident, and similarly, Zhang Wei does not want to sit and watch the tragedy of Savage Mountain happen in the expedition.
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