Chapter 141 Volunteer Army Air Force "One song is enough, don't have to be amazing"

In the early days of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the air was always dominated by Americans.In the mid-to-late period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Air Force of the Chinese People's Volunteers began to dispatch, showing their talents and shooting down 330 enemy planes.Of course, 231 volunteer planes were also shot down, and 116 pilots stained the blue sky with blood. For every two China loses, the U.S. loses three. This is an impressive record. Why? The Air Force is different from the Army. The air force, aircraft types, and pilot skills are the key.

In the Chinese Air Force, the driving skills start from scratch. Don't talk about air combat experience, even the experience of ascension, there is not much. The U.S. Air Force pilots are mostly veterans who participated in World War II, and they are amazing in aerial combat. It's like a person who hasn't learned to walk, how can he go to the boxing ring! There are two reasons for the Chinese Air Force to fight well.First, Mao Zedong formulated a very creative combat policy; second, the unique tactics of the Chinese Air Force. Before joining the war, Liu Yalou, commander of the Air Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, the general who returned from the Soviet Union abroad, and the famous partner of Lin Biao and Luo Ronghuan, was full of ambition and ready to stretch his arms. ", like the army, teach the Americans a lesson in the air.

Every military commander hopes to "be a blockbuster" on the battlefield. Mao Zedong, who had always dared to fight for victory, now took a slanted sword and had a lot of experience. He clearly instructed Liu Yalou that the Volunteer Air Force "is astonishing as soon as it is successful, so there is no need to be alarmed." Why?This is strategy. This move is too wise. A strong air force country does not come out of enthusiasm, but also develops in accordance with the law.At that time, the Chinese generals had no experience in commanding air combat, and even had the idea of ​​letting the Soviet Union's big brother unify the command.Mao Zedong disagreed, saying, "Cooperation is possible, but it must be on the basis of independence."

Mao Zedong's policy of using troops cautiously had conflicts with Soviet generals.General Zakharov, the representative of the Soviet Air Force, argued with Zhou Enlai, who presided over the work of the Central Military Commission, over the military policy of the Volunteer Air Force. General Zakharov: "Too cautious! How can there be no sacrifice in a war, the worst is to lose some planes and pilots, even the birds in the sky may fall!" Zhou Enlai: "It's not that we don't want to make greater national sacrifices. If it's the army, we can bear the loss of millions, but the air force can't! The air force has only such a small strength, and it will be difficult to develop again if it is lost."

"Furthermore, our principle is to learn from wars and grow stronger in wars. The purpose is to become stronger as we fight more. If we become weaker as we fight more, our vitality will be severely damaged, and even the foundation of our development will be shaken. That is unacceptable to us. " At that time, China could not manufacture aircraft at all, and they were all owned by the big brother of the Soviet Union. If one is lost, one is less; especially, once the pilots who have just been trained are lost, even the experience of air combat will be lost. Air combat experience lost, how to pass it on?How can the air force become stronger?

During this period, Mao Zedong and Stalin exchanged frequent telegrams, and China and the Soviet Union conducted consultations on issues such as the pre-war preparations and participation of the Volunteer Air Force. In July 1951, Wang Bingzhang, chief of staff of the Air Force, went to Moscow with a military delegation headed by Xu Xiangqian to negotiate with the Soviet Union on military cooperation in the Korean War. At the meeting, the representatives of China and the Soviet Union had a dispute, and they blushed and even slapped the table to make a fuss. Before the Volunteer Air Force participated in large-scale battles, it began to conduct MiG-15 fighter training, and some of them only flew for more than ten hours before they were put into air combat. In March 1951, the Air Force Command of the Volunteer Army was established with Liu Zhen as the commander.Later, the Joint Air Force Command was formed, referred to as the "Air Joint Division", with Liu Zhen still serving as the commander, and China and North Korea each sending one person as the deputy commander.