Demon Beast Forbidden Area
General Chennard
Josh arrived in Chongqing City in a rickshaw. He passed through a large area of wilderness and countryside before finally seeing a big city. During the Second World War, Chongqing was the political and economic center of China. Many refugees from other places came to Chongqing. Because of the war, the financial economy was in chaos. China commissioned the United States to print a large number of banknotes, but they were worth less than paper.
Chongqing City also known as Baheyu, also known as Shancheng, Yudu, Wudu, and Qiaodu, was the economic center, financial center, art, culture, education, science, and technology center of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It was a famous cultural city in the country's history. It has a history of more than 3,000 years and is the birthplace of Bayu culture. Zhao Dun, the son of Emperor Xiaozong of Song Dynasty, was first granted the title of King Gong, and later became Emperor Guangzong, known as Double Celebration. His territory, Chongqing, got its name from this.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the National Government designated Chongqing as the wartime capital. Together with Washington, London and Moscow, Chongqing was listed as the world's four major anti-fascist command centers. In 1937, not long after the Battle of Shanghai, the Chinese army fell into chaos. In order to prevent the capital from being captured by the Japanese army, the National Government decided to make Chongqing City wartime capital.
There were many vagrant beggars on the streets of Chongqing City. They did not have enough to eat or wear warm clothes. It was a chilling sight.
Josh told the person pulling the car that they were going to the air force base. The base was close to the mountains. Because they had to protect the fighter jets, most of them were hidden in caves. As soon as they got out of the car, Josh entered the air force base because he was a soldier. Josh took a look around. The so-called fighter jets of China were really sad. Most of the military aircraft were assembled from the fighter airframes or parts that the countries did not want during the war. There was no complete brand of military aircraft to be seen. The funny thing was that General Chennault had become the nemesis of the Japanese military aircraft with these jumbled up fighter jets. He had won many glorious victories in the Chinese war zone.
Claire Lee Chenard, who was usually addressed as Chenard, was a lieutenant general of the United States Army Air Force. He was a legendary pilot. During the Second World War, he was the commander of the Flying Tigers, an American volunteer air force that fought in China. He was also known as the Flying Tigers General. General Chennault's wife was the Chinese-American politician, Madam Chennault.
Chennault was born in Texas in 1893. In 1918, Chennault served in the army during the First World War and served as the adjutant of the 46th Fighter Group at Mitchell Airport on Long Island.
In the 1930s, the US Air Force was in favor of the air force theory of bombing. He published The Function of Defensive Pursuit, which pointed out the importance of fighter planes, but it was not taken seriously. In 1937, due to the loss of part of his hearing and his disagreement with his superior, Chenard retired as a disabled soldier.
General Chennault was a legendary figure in China. Retired Lieutenant Colonel Chennault of the US Army retired due to poor health and the fact that the policies he proposed were not valued by the US Army. After the July 7 Incident, the Chinese government went to the United States to recruit flying talents, and Chennard resolutely signed up.
In 1937, Chennault came to China by appointment. After meeting with Jiang, he was appointed as an advisor to the Air Committee and assisted China in developing the air force.
In 1937, after the war against Japan officially broke out, Chennault volunteered to serve China. He recruited pilots and formed the 14th volunteer bomber squadron to participate in the Battle of Shanghai. In 1938, Chennault went to Kunming to organize an aviation school to train Chinese pilots. During this time, he assisted the remaining Chinese Air Force in fighting against the Japanese.
Chenard realized that there were too many problems with the Chinese Air Force's system. Of the 300 plus planes, only 100 were able to participate in the battle.
In 1941, Chennault returned to the United States. Chennault was entrusted by the Jiang family to seek help from the United States. Chennault was in the United States to publicize China's War of Resistance against Japan. President Rothschild agreed to Chennault's proposal of establishing an air force for China and providing China with 100 P-40 fighter jets. At the same time, he also allowed retired American soldiers to join China's volunteer team to fight against Japan.
Chennault recruited a group of American non-active duty pilots and used the name of the American Air Corps to fight against Japanese fighter jets in the Chinese war zone. Later, the Chinese government named the American Air Corps Flying Tigers and helped the Chinese Air Force train talents.
The Chinese Air Force's American volunteer group was officially established, with Chennault as the commander. The three fighter squadrons of the American volunteer team had fought many times against the Japanese airstrikes. They often won, which greatly boosted the morale of the Chinese army and the people. They were called the Flying Tigers.
In December 1941, a total of 90 Japanese military aircraft attacked Rangoon, Myanmar. The Flying Tigers took off to intercept them, and on that day, they actually achieved a complete victory of 24 to 0. In the following months, a total of 217 Japanese planes were shot down, while the Flying Tigers only lost 16, setting a combat record that terrified the Japanese army. Chennault returned to active duty and was promoted to Brigadier General.
In 1942, the American volunteer air force was disbanded. The aircraft and personnel were incorporated into the 14th Air Force of the U.S. Army stationed in China. Chennault was the major general commander of the 14th Air Force.
In 1943, Chennault was promoted to major general commander. After taking office, Chennault strongly requested President Ross to strengthen the air force stationed in China, take back the air superiority of the Chinese battlefield, and wait for an opportunity to attack the Japanese mainland. He had a fierce conflict with General Stilwell, the Chief of Staff of the American and Chinese War Regions. Although Chennault had a good relationship with the leader of the Chinese army, Jiang, he was at odds with his direct superior, Stilwell.
Before Chennault left China, he was awarded the highest honor of the Republic of China, the Big Blue Sash. During the war, Chennault's 14th Air Force destroyed more than 2,500 Japanese planes at the cost of 500 planes. At the same time, they sank many Japanese merchant ships and warships.
Chennault recruited about 100 pilots in the United States, 40 of whom were from the Army Air Force, and 60 from the Navy and Marine Corps. Less than one-third of these pilots had flown fighter jets. The monthly salary of a pilot who volunteered to come to China was 600 US dollars, while the monthly salary of a US Army Air Force pilot was at most 350 US dollars. In addition, there was a bonus of 500 US dollars for every Japanese plane shot down.
Chennault was nicknamed an old man by the pilots. The pilots learned the techniques of using the P-40 to fight against the Japanese planes, including fighting as a team, attacking the Japanese planes with a high altitude advantage, and avoiding the Japanese planes from engaging in horizontal combat. Some of the recruited pilots did not have much combat experience and their aerial shooting skills were not good, so some of them left the team.
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