At 2:32 a. m. on June 5th, Feng Yong's aviation squadron at the airport in the east of Beiping City were all old-fashioned wooden biplanes. Zhang Ze and a group of remaining generals and government officials boarded the plane overnight. The air force of Northeast China was still the number one force in the country. Compared to other warlords in the country, including Jiang Zhongzheng's Central Army, the air force was definitely not comparable to Zhang Lin!
Zhang Lin had been in the hands of Japan and the Soviet Union for so many years. At the same time, he had been fighting with the warlords inside the pass for a long time. The birth of the Air Force began in 1920. Zhang Lin received eight Weimei planes from Duan Qirui, two more Grand Weimei planes in 1926, three Italian planes from Feng Yuxiang in 1927, and ten 300 horsepower planes from the country of Dé in early 1928. Zhang Lin also spent a lot of money. From 1924 to 1928, he purchased nearly 128 planes. Of course, Zhang Lin also established the Three Eastern Provinces 'aviation school in 1922. The importance that the Zhang father and son attached to the air force was enough to prove it!!
The Northeast Air Force currently had more than 200 planes, including transport planes, trainer planes, reconnaissance planes, fighter planes, and even bomber planes. Of course, the performance of the fighter planes in this era was far from the explosive performance data of the late 1930s. The mainstream fighter planes of the Omi countries still needed some time to develop! Compared to the warlords inside the pass, Zhang Lin's northeast had an unrivaled industrial advantage…It was a pity. If the military was built well and Wu Junsheng, Tang Yulin, and the other old-school military officers were removed, with the production capacity of the Fengtian Munitions Factory, Zhang Lin could pull out an army of a million soldiers within five years. He could push them all the way and both the Japanese and the Russians would retreat from the northeast!!
The biplane that Zhang Ze was currently on was much faster than a train or a car. It would take him less than two hours to fly back to Fengtian…
"Feng Yong, why don't you not open Feng Yong University and co-organize the Northeast Army Military Academy, Northeast Navy Military Academy, and Northeast Air Force Military Academy with me? Your Feng Yong University is competing with my father's Northeastern University in business. None of those uncles and grandpas are willing to invest, but if we open a military academy and expand the original Army Military Academy, I believe my father will take the lead in supporting it!!”
On the plane, Zhang Ze was egging on Feng Yong. When they returned to Fengtian, Zhang Ze would definitely use this defeat to dismiss all the old-fashioned officers who did not listen to orders. If they resisted, Zhang Ze did not mind killing them as an example!!
"This time, our failure has exposed too many problems. The military and the government are not unified. The 1st and 2nd legions have already fled in defeat before they even started fighting. Feng Yong, you can see that the defeated defense line is made up of old-fashioned troops. Our Fengtian arsenal can produce 100,000 rifle bullets every day. Tank…Feng Jun has a lot of wealth, but he can't fight as well as he should. Don't you hate Feng Yong? If we use the new military officers and reform the army from top to bottom, we will have 200,000 soldiers and all kinds of superior firepower. Let alone the four warlords inside the pass, we can even flatten the Japanese and the Russians!!!”
It was true that Feng Yong was now really impressed. What was wrong with the combat effectiveness of the Feng army? Zhang Ze had finally hit the nail on the head. Indeed, there was a problem with the officer system from top to bottom. It couldn't be helped. Zhang Lin was originally a bandit. What excellent ability could he have for military operations? And those elders who followed Zhang Lin were also horse bandits. They had never gone to school or studied in military schools. They had no idea how to make full use of their advantages in such a large-scale battle!
"Really? Hanqing, are you really going to touch your father's old faction?”
Feng Yong's voice became softer because he knew that Fengtian and the entire northeast were divided into three factions: the Old Sect, the Luda Sect, and the Officer Sect. The Old Sect had a lot of power…Feng Yong's father was Feng Delin after all, so he naturally knew!!
Zhang Ze nodded and said in a deep voice!
"Move! If we don't move, the northeast will be in danger!"
"I'll make them all rich without anything to do, or let them enter some relatively idle units!!”
The reform of the Fengjun was inevitable. This defeat was Zhang Ze's best excuse. If the old-fashioned people were determined and refused to hand over their military power, Zhang Ze would naturally resort to violence...
"Alright, then I'll support you. The aviation soldiers under me will unconditionally support this army reform!!!”
Naturally, Feng Yong alone was not enough for Zhang Ze to be so sincere. What Zhang Ze wanted was the support of the nearly 500 pilots of the Northeast Air Force. With these 500 pilots as the backbone of the future air force structure, the Northeast Air Force would grow and expand crazily!!
On the 5th of June, at 7:12 AM, Zhang Ze, who had rested for less than two hours, got up and entered the meeting room of the marshal's manor. All the high-ranking generals of the Feng family were present…The atmosphere in the meeting room was heavy and oppressive. Zhang Ze's arrival made everyone ready for a meeting!
"Report! The 3rd Legion Commander, Zhang Ze!"
"Sit down!"
Zhang Lin smiled. His eldest son was becoming more and more outstanding. It was all thanks to Xiao Liuzi that he returned to Fengtian alive. Otherwise, he would be in the mourning hall now!!
Zhang Zuoxiang, Wu Junsheng, Tang Yulin, and the others were all confused and depressed. Zhang Ze's declaration of war yesterday had made the entire Northeast panic. The Northeast was at war with Japan. If the Feng army could not even defeat the warlords in their country, how could they fight Japan?!
"Liu Zi, don't sit down first. Tell me how we're going to fight the Japanese next. You're really comfortable scolding them in the telegram, but our brothers just lost a battle in Beiping and retreated from the pass.!”
The one who spoke was Sun Chuanfang. The regimental commander of the First Front Army under Sun Chuanfang's command had made many mistakes, lost battles, and fled. Zhang Lin's sworn brothers were all commanders. They had tens of thousands of troops under them. The regimental commander of the Second Front Army, Zhang Zongchang, the regimental commander of the Fifth Front Army, Zhang Zuoxiang, the regimental commander of the Twelfth Army, Tang Yulin, and the regimental commander of the Sixth Front Army, Wu Junsheng. These people were not capable of fighting, but they were worldly. They were always taking advantage of their seniority. However, today, Zhang Ze was clearly going to fight against this huge power group!!
Zhang Ze's eyes seemed to be burning with flames. Indeed, when it came to war, this bunch of old-school military officers would try their best to delay and evade. They would forcefully miss the originally excellent opportunity to fight…
"Pa!"
A heavy sound suddenly exploded as Zhang Ze stood up!!
The anger in his eyes was fixed on Sun Chuanfang. This so-called commander-in-chief of the five provinces was still arguing with him!
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