Since the Republic of China, the Warlords of Sichuan have been fighting each other for years, and each side has wanted to desperately expand its own armed forces in an attempt to "unify" the whole of Sichuan. In the early 1930s, Liu Xiang dominated eastern Sichuan and sat in Chongqing.
Although Chongqing is the largest commercial port in Sichuan, and the throat of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River is choked, the situation is dangerous, but as far as the whole of Sichuan is concerned, it is still a "partial security" situation. Because the provincial capital was still in the hands of his father Liu Wenhui, and The two armies of Deng Xihou and Tian Songyao occupied a large area of northwest Sichuan, if they united, Liu Xiang was really not an opponent.
Liu Xiang
For Liu Xiang, who was very ambitious, it was like stabbing him in the back, making him fidgety. Several of his closest aides and staff members had already seen through his intentions, so they offered him advice, quoted scriptures, and moved some theories of modern foreign military scientists such as Clausewitz, saying that modern wars have moved from "plane wars" to "three-dimensional wars," and that if we want to gain military superiority, we must rely on the strength of the air force. With the air force, when a war starts, it is like entering a no-man's land, dealing with those enemy troops who only rely on rifles and machine guns to fight, and killing him will not only have no ability to fight back, but also have no ability to fight back. Speaking of the chaos, Liu Xiang did not nod his head and praise the good, and decided to act according to the plan. Therefore, he actively planned to establish an "air force," and on the one hand sent people abroad to buy airplanes, and on the other hand, he recruited pilots from the Kuomintang Air Force Officer School in Jianqiao, Hangzhou.
First of all, in the matter of buying an airplane, it is appropriate to send who to go abroad, but it is a painstaking consideration. After thinking about it, liu xiang finally thought of his teacher, Ji Shuping, who was the inspector of Chongqing customs at that time. This person studied in France in his early years, was deeply familiar with the French language, was more familiar with the situation in France, was also loyal, and had a teacher-student friendship with Liu Xiang, so it was more appropriate to invite him to go.
Although Shuping has studied in France for a few years, he is studying economics and his knowledge of airplanes is very limited. However, since it was his protégé who had repeatedly asked for advice, it was not easy to resign, so he had to reluctantly make it difficult, and he had to make a little bit of trouble, and Kri boarded the journey, first taking The Hong Kong, and then taking the "Queen Elizabeth" giant mail ship to France and landing in Marseille.
Revisiting the old land, Ji Shuping asked people to find a French arms dealer to explain his intentions. Arms dealers see that Ji Shuping is not an aviation expert and is completely amateurish on aircraft. This business that was sent to the door was not easy to let go, and he was happy to earn him a lot of money. Immediately agreed to come down and got a few trainer planes that should have entered the museum long ago to sell to Ji Shuping. Ji Shuping also couldn't figure out the performance and specifications of these aircraft, and he took it all according to the order. The two sides signed a contract stating that the French side would transport the aircraft to Sichuan and be responsible for the installation and testing, and the transaction was completed. The French had no choice but to spend some money to invite a British pilot and several Annan mechanics to go to Chongqing at random.
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After Ji Shuping finished his affair, he stopped by to Stay in Paris for a few days, visited some former friends and classmates, and then set off to return to China to restore Liu Xiang's life.
These planes were originally smuggled goods bought by Liu Xiang, and if Chiang Kai-shek knew about them, he would certainly intercept and detain them in the middle of the way, causing a lot of trouble. Therefore, they did not dare to blatantly transport it back, so they had to disassemble them into parts, pack them in large wooden boxes, mark them with the trademarks of French foreign firms, disguise themselves as ordinary goods, first transport them from France to Shanghai, and then replace them with the ships of Minsheng Company and transport them to Chongqing, and in less than two months, all arrived at chaotianmen wharf. Several Annan mechanics who came with them installed these planes in a few days and placed them at Guangyuanba Airport in one word, which was very spectacular.
Liu Xiang personally inspected the airport, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed. The pilot was ordered to test fly. When these pilots saw these planes, they couldn't help but cry bitterly in their hearts: What kind of goods are these! Neither fighters nor bombers, who had spent so much money but bought some trainer planes to come back, and they were all old and toothless rags, and the planes they practiced flying in Jianqiao were much better than that. Also test flight, isn't this a game of fate? Helplessly, the military order was difficult to violate, so he had to climb up hard. As soon as nachi was launched, the motor was like a patient suffering from tracheitis, and it barely slid for a while, and before it left the ground, it felt top-heavy, and it seemed that it would be overturned by a tendon. Several pilots turned pale in fright and hurriedly stopped. When he got off the plane, he walked over to Liu Xiang and gave a military salute: "Report to the commander, these planes cannot fly." Liu Xiang was greatly disappointed, and said that the skills of these people were not sophisticated, so he asked the British pilots who came randomly. The British went forward to check the planes one by one, touched the east and looked west, saying that there was nothing wrong with the plane, just a problem with the assembly, and boarded a plane and flew around on the spot to stabilize Liu Xiang's heart.
The people of Sichuan in the early 1930s had never seen an airplane, and this incident had already caused a sensation in the entire mountain city. Guangyuanba is more lively these days than visiting Zhenwu Mountain on the first day of the New Year, and every day from morning to night, people go to see the plane like a matchmaker. Liu Xiang also decided to show off his might and make a big parade of the "Air Force," and ordered all the generals above the commander of the brigade and brigade of the Thirty-six Counties Division in Eastern Sichuan under his jurisdiction to come to Chongqing to participate in the grand ceremony for the establishment of the Air Force. Representatives of Chongqing's gentry business and academic circles were also invited to attend the meeting.
On the day of the review, the genius ma Ma Liang, there were many people from dozens of miles away, Guangyuanba was crowded with people, and a huge airport was surrounded by water. On the side of the airport, Liu Xiang was fully armed and led civilian and military officials and representatives from all walks of life to slowly ascend to the parade platform amid the sound of military music. There were thousands of people at the airport, and people stared at the plane with great interest and curiosity to see how it performed.
In a short time, the trumpet blew three times, only to see a person out of the airport, that is, the British pilot who came randomly, twenty years old, energetically boarded the plane, immediately the motor roared, rolled up the dust and sand on the ground, ran around the airport, and then took off, until the people present were stunned, constantly emitting exclamations. The British are also very skilled, not only can fly up and down, left and right, but also can do somersapting in the air and make many tricks. Liu Xiang's hesitant and ambitious look at this time was self-evident. But there is still one thing: since it is called the "Air Force", it is impossible to do a few things in the enemy's positions, but also to show a little combat power. Liu Xiang then asked the British pilots to perform bomb-throwing performances. Imagine where this trainer plane went to find a place to hang a bomb? Besides, there is no such thing as a bomb. The British pilot thought that if he did not cope with it, he would not be able to get off the stage today. Helpless, so in a hurry, anyway, the performance, just play for everyone to see, and use mortar shells instead of bombs, dropped from the air, you can also touch the ground to explode, get the same effect. As soon as Liu Xiang heard this plan, he ordered people to draw a large circle with lime in the airport and designated that the shells be dropped inside. On the one hand, he drove the people around him far away, thinking that this would be foolproof.
When all the deployment stopped, the British pilot re-boarded and took off, holding the joystick in his right hand and the mortar shell in his left hand, and circled around the air several times, always feeling uncomfortable. He was also worried that his left hand would not be able to throw the mortar shell out, and he would explode in the engine room and injure himself. So I switched to holding the joystick in my left hand, thinking that it would be easier to throw bombs with my right hand. He also wanted to create a miracle in the history of world aviation - hand-dropped bombs. The governor backfired, the aircraft that had always been used to being controlled by the right hand suddenly changed to the left hand to control, and immediately lost its balance, only to see the plane rise and fall in the air, swaying. Just as the people below were staring intently into the air, saying that it was too late and fast, a black grunting thing had fallen from the sky, and everyone had not yet returned to their senses, only to hear a loud crack in the sky, and this mortar shell had exploded in the crowd. At this moment, a terrible calamity was caused, and when the blood and flesh flew everywhere, people fled in all directions like a collapsed mountain. Liu Xiang on the review stage couldn't help but be shocked. precisely
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If you want to know what happens next, you don't need to break it down next time. Because the ending is very simple: after the inspection, more than 300 people were killed and injured on the spot, so they had to dig a "mass grave" nearby and bury things hastily. The relatives of the deceased have nothing to do, who called to catch the bustle, deserved! As for the British pilot? At first, under the anger of the people, they were tied up by five flowers and taken back to Chongqing City. The British consul was extradited and repatriated. Because the unequal treaties imposed on China by imperialism at that time had not yet been abolished, according to the provisions of the "consular jurisdiction", foreigners who committed any crime were not punished by Chinese law, and even Liu Junchang, who was the only one who dominated the party, could not help it.