sjar Chapter 363 Borrowing an Airport
Chapter 363 Borrowing an Airport
Headquarters of the 29th Army in Peking
They all knew the news that Li Shaoyi had come to Peiping, but they adhered to the principle of not interfering with Li Shaoyi, so there was no conflict between them, and of course their relationship was normal.
But today Li Shaoyi suddenly came over and wanted to have a meeting with the people from the 29th Army.
Commander Song of the 29th Army was not in Peiping, so it was only Deputy Commander Tong who came to talk with Li Shaoyi.
Li Shaoyi also had great respect for this general who died shortly after the full-scale war broke out. When he saw Deputy Commander Tong, Li Shaoyi was the first to stand up and salute.
"Commander Li, you don't have to be polite. You and I are allies. After arriving in Peking, my 29th Army, as the host, should do its duty..."
Seeing that Deputy Commander Tong still wanted to say something polite, Li Shaoyi put down his hand and immediately got to the point.
"Commander Tong, let's put aside the polite words. I'm preparing to launch a military operation on the northern border. Our personnel have already taken off from Chengde, but the aircraft's range is limited. We haven't found the foreign Xiongnu cavalry that crossed the border yet, so I want to use the airport in Duolun."
Li Shaoyi spoke very quickly and Deputy Commander Tong did not understand for a while, mainly because he did not know the situation over there. Li Shaoyi could only patiently explain these things. As a patriotic general, Li Shaoyi did not think it was a big problem.
The Duolun airport was originally built by the 29th Army. Later, the 29th Army withdrew to the inside of the Great Wall. A local regimental commander broke away from the 29th Army and became a local warlord, controlling the Duolun airport.
"This matter is of great importance. Jinling..."
Deputy Commander Tong said with a frown.
After all, he represents the 29th Army, unlike Li Shaoyi. If he acts without asking Jinling for permission, their money and food may be cut off. Although the salary Jinling gives to the 29th Army is not much, it is also a very important income.
"Waiting to consult with Jinling, the cucumber dishes have gone cold. Now the Hun cavalry has entered our land without any reason. If we do nothing, more countries will do the same thing in the future. By then, our country will no longer be a country, and you and I will be sinners of our nation."
Li Shaoyi deliberately put on a high hat, and the expression on Deputy Commander Tong's face became even worse.
"If you and I were ordinary people, we would just curse at you for something like this. We wouldn't have to shoulder such responsibility. This was my fault. I shouldn't have implicated you in this matter. Now, you and I are both soldiers. If we can't defend our country and protect the land our ancestors gave us..."
Li Shaoyi had to use his eloquence at this time. When he said this, Deputy Commander Tong waved his hand.
"Brother, you look down on me too much. You are determined to shed blood for the country. I am a few years older than you. If I don't even dare to do this, how can I face my ancestors?"
Hearing what Deputy Commander Tong said, Li Shaoyi felt relieved. It was comfortable to communicate with these patriots.
If they are traitors, even if you talk your mouth off, these people will not do anything for you, mainly because of different ideas.
"I know the airport in Duolun. It used to be ours, but now it's He Mingzhi's territory. He's a bit of a thorn. Even though Chahar was occupied by Japan, he didn't surrender. He only cooperated with Japan to protect his family's safety. Are you sure you're just borrowing it?"
Deputy Commander Tong said with some concern that he was afraid that Li Shaoyi would be like Liu Bei who borrowed Jingzhou and never returned it.
"Of course. After these foreign Xiongnu people leave, I guarantee that no plane will land in Duolun."
Li Shaoyi opened his notebook and prepared to write a letter to Deputy Commander Tong. Of course, it was just a pretense. How could Deputy Commander Tong let Li Shaoyi write it? If Li Shaoyi really wrote it today, he would be the one who would be embarrassed.
"I'll contact..."
Deputy Commander Tong also knew that this matter was quite important, so he immediately went down to make contact. Just as he said, although Commander He had left the Northwest Army and the 29th Army, he heard that the foreign Xiongnu had crossed the border and that Li Shaoyi's 72nd Division's planes were going to bomb them, so he immediately expressed that he would open Duolun Airport.
But he also has his own difficulties. Duolun Airport has not been maintained for many years, and the fuel stored here may not be enough for these planes to return to Chengde.
"That's not a big deal. I have quite a few transport planes at Chengde Airport. I'll have them deliver the fuel right away."
When Li Shaoyi said this, Deputy Commander Tong felt a little dizzy. You used a transport plane to transport the fuel. Does the transport plane drink water?
If a transport plane transports the fuel, how high will the price of crude oil be?
According to Deputy Commander Tong's calculations, the fuel carried by the two transport planes could be used by one fighter jet, otherwise the two transport planes would not be able to return.
In fact, Li Shaoyi's method of transportation is probably something that no one in the whole world dares to do except himself. The United States might have done such an operation at the end of World War II. In the early stage of World War II, or before the outbreak of World War II, he would never have done it even if he was beaten to death.
"Thank you, Commander Tong."
After arranging everything, Li Shaoyi shook hands with Commander Tong very solemnly.
"We are all fighting against Japan. Although this time we are not fighting against Japan, the Russians are not good people either. They have all kinds of ideas about our territory. What you are doing is for the country and the people. If I don't support you, then what am I?"
Deputy Commander Tong said with a smile.
The 29th Army had a very serious territorial mentality, but it did not conflict with the 72nd Division.
On the one hand, it was because the two sides had similar ideas, and on the other hand, it was because Li Shaoyi sold them a lot of arms, which actually increased the strength of the 29th Army. If it weren't for this face, Li Shaoyi might not be able to accomplish this task this time.
The two sides agreed to have a drink together another day, and Li Shaoyi went back to the 72nd Division Office to wait for news. At this moment, dozens of fighter jets in the sky also received news from the rear airport that they could land at Duolun Airport in the middle.
This also means that they have gained more than half an hour of air control time, and can more carefully search for foreign Xiongnu cavalry that have crossed the border. The moment you cross the border, perhaps you should know that this result awaits you...