Chapter 907 906 [Captain of China]

After the First Battle of Changsha, the war situation in Central China suddenly came to a standstill, replaced by small-scale battles and frequent air raids.

The Japanese army redeployed aircraft from various fronts and domestically to Wuhan and strengthened the air defense of the airport. Next, Chengdu, Wushan, Yibin and Zigong were bombed repeatedly. Japanese fighter planes seemed to be afraid of Chongqing and no longer dared to provoke the mountain city.

But the people of Chongqing did not wait long to be happy. By the end of October, dozens more Japanese planes were transferred from Northeast China to Wuhan. These aircraft were originally deployed on the northeastern border to defend against the Soviet Union, but now they are targeting Chongqing Guangyangba Airport.

On November 2, China and Japan launched a fierce battle over Chongqing.

After more than an hour of fierce fighting, Japan achieved a tragic victory and the Chinese Air Force suffered heavy losses. This battle was called the "112 Air Battle". After this battle, there were only 18 Chinese fighter jets left in the entire Sichuan area that could take off. Only 26 pilots brought back by Feng Yong from the United States died; only 12 pilots from the original Fourth Group of the Air Force were left.

There is no way, more and more Japanese planes are attacking. If the national power is not as good as that of the people, there is no need to cry for help!

Chongqing once again fell into a bombing nightmare. Perhaps out of revenge, Japanese planes bombed Chongqing nine times in the next month. During these bombings, the remaining Chinese air force fought hard and shot down a total of 9 Japanese aircraft, but it only had 3 fighter aircraft left.

It was not until mid-December that the Soviet aircraft purchased by Zhou Hexuan finally arrived. The first batch of delivery was 46 aircraft, but only 30 were delivered to Chongqing, and the rest were distributed to other theaters.

Although Japan's aircraft production rate is not fast, it has a steady stream of aircraft. It even bought a batch of Polish aircraft from Germany, which made a fortune in the war. On New Year's Day in 1940, the two sides broke out in an air battle again, causing casualties on both sides. China's aircraft were consumed less and less.

The war is about national strength, and no matter how rich Zhou Hexuan's financial resources are, he cannot withstand such a struggle.

For Chang Kaishen, he has almost given up on importing fighter jets, because no matter how much he buys, he will be wiped out. The subsequent batches of Soviet aircraft aiding China were all purchased bombers, specifically used to cool down Japanese military fortifications and coordinate with the Army's battles.

Before the Flying Tigers were officially formed, Chongqing was almost an undefended city, allowing Japanese aircraft to come and go freely. Every time a new fighter jet is added, it will inevitably attract heavy fire from the Japanese aircraft, and within a month or two there will be very few left.

Of course, these air combat resistances are not meaningless. The more Japanese aircraft are consumed in Chongqing, the more pressure they will reduce on friendly forces in other theaters. Japan's finances are even more difficult to support, and civilian life has become increasingly difficult. It depends on who can bear it first.

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Let's turn the time back to early November. Although Zhou Hexuan's novel "Black Soil" has been completed long ago, it is still being serialized. The "Xinghua Pictorial" co-founded by him and Feng Yuxiang finally published its first issue.

Ma Jue finally returned to China. She returned home in the summer.

Shortly after Zhou Hexuan left Southwest Associated University, Ma Jue flew to Kunming from Vietnam to serve as a lecturer at the law school of Southwest Associated University.

Ma Jue's whole family stayed in Peking. His father, Mr. Ma Yuzao, did not move with the teachers and students of Peking University because of old age and illness. Instead, he stayed at the school together with Zhou Zuoren, Meng Sen, and Feng Zuxun, and was known as the "Four Professors of Peking University in Peking University."

Ma Yuzao, Meng Sen and Feng Zuxun all maintained their national integrity and resolutely refused to work for the Japanese and puppet government, nor did they give lectures at Peking University, which was controlled by the Japanese and puppets. Just the day before Zhou Zuoren was convicted of being a traitor, Ma Yuzao advised Zhou Zuoren not to do anything for the Japanese.

Zhou Zuoren invited Ma Yuzao to return to school as a teacher several times, which made Ma Yuzao even more disgusted. Later, he simply stayed behind closed doors and sent his youngest son to tell Zhou Zuoren, "My father told me that he doesn't know you."

This time, Ma Jue came to Chongqing with researchers (teachers and students) from Kunming Chicken Farm.

The chicken farm is very successful. The first batch of fine-bred chickens have begun to lay eggs, but the number is very small. It will not be able to meet the food needs of teachers and students until at least March next year. They brought two hens to Chongqing as gifts this time, one for Chang Kaishen and the other for Zhou Hexuan.

In addition, the more important thing is of course the promotion of chicken raising projects in Sichuan. Not to make money, but purely to contribute to the country. The biggest wish of teachers and students is to make eggs available to frontline soldiers.

Shen Lu is leading the team this time, and Ma Jue is his assistant. Shen Lu has resigned from the post of General Secretary of the Southwest Associated University and only serves as Mei Yiqi's secretary. How to contact Chang Kaishen and government officials, how to promote chicken farming in Sichuan, all required Shen Lu to contact and run around.

When everyone arrived in Chongqing, they were shocked by the devastation here.

Although Kunming was bombed from time to time, the situation was much better than that of Chongqing. At least there were no cases where more than 100,000 people lived in shacks collectively - their houses were destroyed.

"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, Xinghua Pictorial!"

"Don't miss this patriotic pictorial co-founded by General Feng Yuxiang and Mr. Zhou Hexuan!"

A student from the Agricultural College of Central University immediately said happily: "This is Mr. Zhou's pictorial. Buy a copy and take a look!"

"I have no money."

"I don't have any money either."

"..."

One after another, teachers and students at Jinling University and the College of Agriculture at Central University were not so poor, but they went to Southwest Associated University to raise chickens for a few months and became paupers.

Ma Jue is also strapped for money. She even asked someone to borrow money for her return trip, and now she only has less than five yuan left with her.

Shen Lu smiled bitterly and said, "I'll buy it."

Ma Jue took out the money and said, "I will also buy a copy, and everyone will take turns watching it."

I got the two pictorials quickly, but I didn’t read them immediately. Instead, I checked into a hotel first. The hotel was overcrowded and the price was ridiculously expensive. Shen Lu only had two rooms. One room is for Ma Jue and another girl, and the remaining six men share one room.

After a simple meal, the two women huddled in the guest room and read illustrated magazines.

As soon as he opened the illustrated magazine, Yang Yusheng, a student from Jinling University's College of Agriculture, burst into laughter: "It's so funny, this is actually a painting by General Feng Yuxiang."

Ma Jue also couldn't help but laugh because Feng Yuxiang's comics were so magical.

This comic is called "Lao Jun Alchemy" and it depicts the first battle of Changsha. Several funny-looking Japanese soldiers were thrown into the alchemy furnace. Taishang Laojun held a whisk in one hand and a rifle in the other, urging the boys to add fuel to the fire. The poem next to it says: "General Xue Yue, Sai Laojun, is very proficient and has real skills. Don't panic when the Japanese invade, throw it into the furnace to refine the elixir. After eating the elixir, the morale will be high, and all the officers and soldiers will be like generals. After eating the elixir, the morale will be high, and the country will be strong." Military officers can kill the enemy!"

"Hey, this is Mr. Zhou's comic!" Yang Yusheng suddenly said in surprise.

Ma Jue took a closer look and saw that the name of the comic was "Captain China".