the world is at stake

It is useless to sigh now, it is easy to send people to Taipei to report the news, and the Communist bombers will definitely come to drop bombs tomorrow.Especially the screaming and diving 'Stuka', whose name and power deeply influenced the Chinese army on the island.

Hu Zongnan set up layers of firepower nets on the island with several highlands as the core, and built densely packed open towers and dark forts, with an average of 2 artillery pieces and 2 machine guns per [-] meters in front.

The workers on the island dug halfway underground in advance, then crossed four layers of sleepers horizontally and vertically on it, covered them with sandbags, and finally poured them with reinforced concrete.

The targets of such fortifications are very small, and there are hundreds of them on this small island.The fortifications are also covered with mines and barbed wire, which are extremely difficult to destroy unless they are directly hit.

Hu Zongnan was full of confidence, and the communist army would never be able to break through the island defenses he had painstakingly repaired.But I was happy for a few days, 'Tu-4' and 'Stuka' came a few times, and the whole island was fried.

Air attack, totally unexpected!

Isn't the Communist army that is so dusty that it only has millet and rifles?

No matter how strong the fortification is, it is just a fortification, and it cannot bear the aerial bombs of hundreds of kilograms.One hit can send the ashes to the sky.Another carpet bombing tomorrow will destroy the morale on the island.

"Officer Hu, get out." Deputy Commander Zhao gritted his teeth, trying to persuade Hu Zongnan to run away, "Please send a transport ship from Taipei to take all the people on the island away."

"The terrain on this island is narrow, and our army's subordinates are extremely dense, causing heavy losses under the bombing. A simple count before sunset shows that the number of casualties has exceeded [-]."

Most of the 'National Salvation Army' on the island were southeast pirates and bandits gathered by Hu Zongnan, who had no discipline and will.Let them rely on the fortifications to defend for a while, but they will be finished in the face of bombing.

Before the bombing ended during the day, some people tried to flee by boat.It's just that the island was blocked by 'La-11' and 'Il-2', and no one could escape under the fire of machine guns.

But now it's dark...

"Sir, sir, it's not good. The members of the third garrison regiment wanted to rebel. They snatched two torpedo boats and tried to escape. The military police rushed to intercept them, and several of them were killed."

A messenger ran panting, and appeared in front of Hu Zongnan like a dog.

"Confused." Hu Zongnan was not angry when the headquarters was bombed.Hearing someone running away, he jumped up and cursed.

"The torpedo boat can't go far at all. The coast is all the territory of the Communist army. Where can they go? Now we can only hope that the president will send a warship to rescue them. Maybe they can turn the tide."

The truth is correct, but after two days of bombing, no one dared to stay on Dachen Island waiting to die.The national army on the island felt that they had to escape first.

Hu Zongnan quickly sent his personal guards with machine guns to the wharf town.It's just that the adjutant who led the team went and came back with a sad face, "Sir, there are too many people trying to escape, and we can't stop them.

Not only did the three garrison regiments flee, but the morale of several other troops was unstable.

We fired a warning shot, and the other side fired at us.Those who wanted to escape not only snatched the torpedo boat, but also snatched two landing craft and a dozen fishing boats. "

There are more than 2 troops on the island, and Taiwan has to send warships to transport supplies just to eat and drink.But Dachen Island is too far away from Taiwan. Once the mainland has control of the air, no matter how many transport ships come, they can be sent to the bottom of the sea.

If someone starts to flee, the situation will collapse.

What can I do?

Chapter 51 Traditional Arts

The location of Dachen Island is very important to the national army.If this island is lost, most of the effect of the coastal blockade on the mainland will be lost.

But this island is more than 500 kilometers away from Taiwan.Once the mainland deploys radar along the coast and gains air superiority, Lao Jiang is really beyond his reach, and the only way is to withdraw his troops.

Zhou Zhirou ordered the Taiwan Air Force to provide air support to Dachen Island in an attempt to drive away the PLA bombers.As a result, the P-51 of the national army was caught by the radar on the front line in Fujian just as it took off.

The "Soviet China Aid Air Force" in Shanghai dispatched "MiG-15" to intercept halfway.Three were shot down and two were damaged, and the remaining P-51s turned around and fled.

Hu Zongnan waited all night on Dachen Island, and at dawn, the one who waited was still the 'Stuka' flying slowly in the sky at a speed of more than 300 kilometers per hour.

"It's really deceiving. If the P-51 of our army can fly to Dachen Island, how can we allow such backward fighters to fight in the sky?" Looking up at the 'Stuka' who dived and dropped bombs, the deputy commander of the island Zhao Xia was filled with righteous indignation.

Hu Zongnan moved his headquarters to another place, but there was nothing he could do about the communist bombing.Hundreds of people escaped from the island last night, and the suppression by the military police almost turned into a mutiny. The situation turned extremely bad in an instant.

The Taiwan side was very happy to learn that 'Qin Dongchang' was still alive last night.Lao Jiang sent a message of condolences, and said that he would try his best to support Dachen Island to ensure that the dagger on the chest of the mainland already existed.

Hu Zongnan ignored the clamor from his deputy, and returned to the bunker on his own, guarding the radio station communicating with Taipei.Deputy Commander Zhao made fun of himself and said that he would go to inspect various ministries on the island.

The sky is bombing, and morale on the island may drop to a negative value at any time.

Zhao Xia was also worried about another mutiny on the island.He carefully checked several defensive points, and when he walked into a semi-permanent underground warehouse, someone among the soldiers on guard suddenly called out "deputy commander".

"Ah... you blind Guo, you made a mutiny last night and almost killed me."

Zhao Xia took a closer look and found that the person who appeared was the leader of the third garrison regiment who snatched the boat and escaped last night. "Wait, why are you back again?"

The fleeing regiment leader wore a crumpled uniform of the national army, grinning at Zhao Xia, "Deputy Commander, I have a piece of wealth that I want to give you."

Zhao Xia was taken aback for a moment, and shouted 'Guards'.

In the semi-underground warehouse, the sound of pulling the bolt of the gun immediately sounded, and more than two dozen national army chiefs pointed their guns at their deputy commander.

"Wait, I misunderstood. I'll ask the guards to go out and take a look." Zhao Xia was startled, and found that the guards around her didn't have an advantage at all.He immediately changed his tune and said, "Why are you rich? Tell me."

The fleeing regiment leader laughed and said in a low voice, "I snatched the torpedo boat last night to surrender to the Communist Army. People already know that 'Qin Dongchang' is Hu Zongnan, Commander Hu."

Zhao Xia immediately became nervous, "What do you mean?"

"The Communist Army asked me to give you a message. Now if you take the initiative, you can get a 'surrender' treatment. When the PLA army lands, you will be 'captured'."

This made Zhao Xia anxious, "Can't I count as an 'uprising' now? There are still more than 2 troops on the island, and I am the deputy commander of the lieutenant general."

The head of the escape group curled his lips, "More than 2 people on Dachen Island are already vulnerable. As long as the communist army drops bombs every day, the anti-communist and national salvation army will be finished in a few days. Do you still want to be an 'uprising'? Dreaming."

Zhao Xia was sweating profusely when she heard this, and asked again: "What does the Communist Army want me to do? Could it be that they want to arrest Chief Hu? He has a lot more guards than me. I can't do anything about him."

"It's not necessary." The leader of the escaping regiment pouted again, "I brought the radio, tell me where Commander Hu's headquarters has been transferred? Just let the 'Stuka' of the Communist Army drop another bomb there.

Also, the chief of the communist army has no intention of asking you to surrender right away.They also hoped that Dachen Island would be useful for other purposes. The national army on the island only needed to move slowly to the mainland. "

Zhao Xia's mind relaxed and tightened, if only to reveal Hu Zongnan's trace, it would be easy to handle.But he was also confused about what to do with the Communist Army to keep the national army on Dachen Island?

The leader of the escape group revealed the mystery and said: "Actually, not long ago, the chief of Taipei's National Defense Department greeted me and asked us to help cover up.

There is a batch of oil from the Ministry of National Defense that wants to sell it privately, and it will be treated as sending it to Dachen Island.Isn’t the communist army’s bombing extremely ferocious? Thousands of tons of oil are written as tens of thousands of tons, so they are said to have been bombed. "

oops……

You are so brave!

Tens of thousands of tons of oil will be gone?What a big deal!I'm afraid there will be a $500 million.

Zhao Xia is familiar with greedy ink!Those who are not corrupt in the national government must be undercover agents sent by the communist army.The real generals of the national army must be greedy.

Ordinary junior military officers can only drink soldiers' blood and swallow their salaries. Those methods are too low-level, and they can't get much money.The real big officials resold military supplies directly after making money.

But tens of thousands of tons of oil was still beyond Zhao Xia's expectations.Not to mention anything else, just to get so many military supplies requires a lieutenant general or above officer of the Ministry of Defense, and a fat vacancy with real logistical power.

Hearing that it was reselling military supplies, Zhao Xia became more courageous.He wasn't afraid either. He frowned and asked the key question: "How much can I earn?"

The leader of the escaping team chuckled, "It depends on whether you can make a profit or not. Chief Hu just voted for a certificate of honor. Dachen Island has to fight endlessly with the communist army in order to bring in a steady stream of military supplies."

Thinking of making money, Zhao Xia waved her hand, "No problem, I have long disliked people with the surname Hu. This trash brought an army of 10,000+ to the north of Shaanxi, but was killed by more than 2 Communists who were short of ammunition. crashed.

Is this still called the 'Northwest King'?It is clearly a 'Northwest Dog'.

If a person surnamed Hu had some ability, how could he have ruined the great cause of the party and the country to such an extent today.He was so domineering because of the principal's favor, and he would have been shot to death long ago.You hand over the radio station, and I will discuss it with the Communist Army in person. "

Dachen Island is discussing how to make money, and the Shihlin Mansion in Taipei is also discussing the same thing.

Holding a telegram sent from the United States, Jiang Jingguo happily ran to see Lao Jiang, and shouted beamingly: "Father, the Americans are willing to help us."

Lao Jiang was walking on crutches in the garden of the official residence. He stopped when he heard this sentence, and raised his hands excitedly and shouted: "Quick... show me the telegram."

The telegram was sent by Yu Jishi, who was temporarily acting as the ambassador to the United States. It basically means that after his talks with Washington and the unfavorable situation on the Korean battlefield, the US government has more ideas.

One is the Seventh Fleet assisting in the defense of Taiwan, which has already been achieved.

In addition, Yu Jishi said that after his own lobbying, the United States intends to sign a "mutual defense agreement" with Taiwan, plus provide a batch of second-hand American aid-although it will cost money to buy, the price is guaranteed to be fair.

This is nothing less than a reassurance for the precarious Taiwan authorities.

Lao Jiang has been sad for two or three months since his wife was kidnapped, and today he finally heard some good news, allowing him to heave a long sigh.

Seeing that Lao Jiang was happy, Xiao Jiang took advantage of the situation and said, "Yu Jishi has achieved something in the United States, although he has not yet rescued his mother, but he can't be too harsh.

The telegram mentions that the U.S. aid intention has a certain political meaning, which requires the national government to show sufficient resilience.He specifically emphasized that Dachen Island must not be lost, and assistance must be given to build confidence for the United States. "

Lao Jiang had already read the telegram. What Yu Jishi meant was that before the U.S. Congress passed the aid bill, the national army must show its worth and never make a complete defeat.

"I heard that the fierce battle on Dachen Island is in full swing. This is an opportunity to demonstrate the spirit of our military. Please order the soldiers of the navy and air force to keep this important place so that I can continue to lobby in the United States."

Yu Jishi's words in the telegram were sincere, and every word was crying blood, which was moving.

Lao Jiang was deeply moved after seeing it, and called Zhou Zhiruo and Gui Yongqing, and asked them to send planes and warships to assist Hu Zongnan in defending Dachen Island.

Zhou Gui and both of them had bitter faces.

In the past, the PLA Air Force was too weak, and it was easy for the national army to travel 15 kilometers from Taiwan to attack the mainland.But now the mainland is equipped with the latest Soviet MiG-[-] jets, and Taiwan has nothing similar.

In the absence of radar command, running to someone else's home field and letting propeller fighters fight jets is to die!

As for dispatching warships without air supremacy, it is even more "the old birthday star hangs himself, and he thinks his life will be long". The frigate 'Taiping' is a good example, but it was sent into the bottom of the sea by the opponent's horizontal bomber.

But President Jiang has spoken, and it is impossible not to go to this task.

At the same time, Hu Zongnan on Dachen Island was also frowning.He really doesn't have much talent for fighting, and he can climb all the way up by hugging Lao Jiang's thigh.

When in trouble, Hu Zongnan also likes to run away.Others cheat teammates, he cheats subordinates.In the late period of the Liberation War, this guy belonged to the broom star.Wherever he went, there was an uprising.

Even within the Kuomintang, Hu Zongnan "should bear a heavy responsibility" for the reason why the government "lost the mainland".He came to Dachen Island now to commit crimes and meritorious deeds, but he didn't expect to be bombed when he arrived.

Dachen Island is very small, and more than 2 officers and soldiers were beaten by Communist fighter planes. The PLA Air Force seems to regard this place as a training ground, carrying out air strikes all day long.

After the headquarters in Da'aoli Village was bombed, the chief of staff of the military department and more than [-] staff members died.

Hu Zongnan moved the headquarters to the "Stone Archway" in the north, and occupied a relatively spacious residential house in the village. There was no guard post outside, and he made a careful camouflage to avoid being bombed again.

It's just that the military department has lost more than half of its manpower, and its ability to command the troops on the island has dropped significantly.Hu Zongnan could only stand in front of the radio station, hoping that Lao Jiang would send aid soon.

Even if there is no assistance, at least send a seaplane to transport the important officers on the island.

After waiting for a day, Taipei called, but it was not the arrival of reinforcements, but to inform Hu Zongnan that the United States was about to provide large-scale assistance to the Nationalist government, and asked the soldiers on Dachen Island to be patient and show the prestige of our party and country.

Carefully reading the dozens of words about the US aid in the telegram, Hu Zongnan shouted joyfully, "We are saved, we are saved, and the whole island is ordered that the Americans are here to save us.

I knew the president would not sit idly by. Dachen Island is so important, it will be as strong as a rock and as sharp as a fang.Even if Hu leaves his life here, he will never leave. "

These beautiful words were spoken to many officers and radio operators in the telecommunications room of the military headquarters, but after hearing Chief Hu's uplifting words, there were shrill screams from the sky.

Everyone applauded happily, but all changed their colors in the blink of an eye.

The howling sound was extremely ear-piercing, getting closer and louder.Everyone seemed to see a black vulture jumping down in the air, spreading its fangs and claws, preparing to hunt its prey.

"Don't panic, don't panic, the headquarters is very well hidden this time, no one knows we are here." Hu Zongnan was bombed once, and quickly stood up to appease people. "This must be a communist fighter plane bombing somewhere else."

Before the words were finished, a [-]kg aerial bomb fell from the sky and landed in a vacated residential house in the 'Stone Archway'.The house with red bricks and green tiles exploded, and tons of dirt, bricks and tiles flew into the sky.

There was a huge earthquake on the ground, and a column of smoke rose into the sky.

This is good, the cremation is saved.

Deputy Commander Zhao Xia stood in the distance, stunned by the power of the dive bombing.He yelled at his subordinates: "Why are you in a daze, why don't you hurry up and see if Chief Hu is dead? If he is dead, I can send a report to Taipei."

Chapter 52 Arrival of the 'Liberty Ship'

On March 51, 3, Lao Jiang was busy delivering supplies to Dachen Island, and at the same time held a memorial service for Hu Zongnan——Hu Shoushan was so miserable, there were no bones left, so he could only build a clothes tomb.

At the same time, the fleet of ten Liberty Ships, disguised as a transport ship bound for Taiwan, split into two parts in the ocean east of the Philippines.

In order to spread the risk, avoid the coastal blockade of the Kuomintang navy and air force.Part of the fleet headed south through the Bashi Strait to Guangzhou; the other part went north through the Miyako Strait and headed for the northern port.

In order to protect this fleet, the PLA Air Force concentrated two heavy bomber regiments in its hands, a total of 48 'Tu-4', and used its advantage of being able to conduct radio navigation at night to carry out night air strikes on multiple airports in Taiwan.

Compared with Yankees who use expensive gyroscopes for inertial navigation, although radio positioning is relatively crude, it does not require high airborne equipment.

'Tu-4' first throws flares to confirm the ground conditions after flying over the target, and then conducts low-altitude bombing at a height of [-] meters.

More than a dozen military airports including Songshan, Taoyuan, and Qingquangang were bombed all over.The runway, hangar, oil depot, and ancillary facilities of the airport were severely damaged.

The national army lacks the ability to fight at night, and the radar finds that the target cannot be attacked.At most they took off a few P-51s and threw flares in the air, trying to light up the incoming 'Tu-4', but the effect was not good.

The self-defense firepower of 'Tu-4' is as strong as that of 'B-29', who knows who gets close.

The ground anti-aircraft artillery of the national army is equal to zero. They cannot achieve the unified command of the volunteer army's air defense force.

The 'Tu-4' of these two regiments was half sold and half given away by the Soviet Union, and they were considered extremely powerful bombing forces in East Asia.As they fly across the sky with their night lights on, the engine humming like death approaching can be heard in the darkness.

In one night attack, nearly [-] tons of bombs fell to the ground.Although it is not as good as the bombing by thousands of planes in the United States, it is already a scene of doomsday for the Kuomintang.

In the first air strike in March, the national army of the entire island was terrified, and the panic of being only worthy of the PLA Army on the mainland filled my heart again.Originally, I thought that I would be able to take a breather when I arrived on the island, but I didn't expect to provoke a cross-sea critical attack after only two years.

Taipei was originally brightly lit at night, but when the bombing came, it automatically went into blackout.Later blackout was unnecessary because 'Tu-4' blew up the Taipei substation.

In this way, the PLA Air Force can be regarded as a fierce export of anger, revenge for the bullying and losses suffered by the old Jiang Air Force over the years.

Afterwards, the mainland has always wanted to know how the bombing effect was.However, the national army stubbornly refused to admit that there was a loss. It only said that the Communist fighter planes attacked, but the night bombing was very wrong and there was no loss.

After tasting the sweetness, the PLA Air Force will organize a night bombing from time to time, focusing on important targets such as Taiwan's airports, power stations, and military ports.There is something to be gained every time.