Company name: China-US Air Force Mixed Brigade Headquarters Location: Guilin Base Establishment Time:1943165438+1October 3 Business scope: recapture China Battlefield Company Nature: strengthen China Air Force Company slogan: destroy Japanese transport line model: B-25 bomber mixed: China Air Force 1st, 3rd and 5th battalions. Introduction of the brigade, the pilot of the mixed brigade of the Chinese and American air forces1943165438+10/On October 3, the mixed brigade of the Chinese and American air forces was officially announced and entered the Guilin base to start operations. In June, the mixed brigade was composed of three flying brigades with equal numbers selected by China and the United States. Chen Nade, commander of US 14 Air Force and chief of staff of Chiang Kai-shek Air Force, served as the captain, and Xu Huansheng served as the vice captain. On March 1943 and 10, the United States Army Air Force organized the special operations team in China into the United States Army Air Force 14, and Chennault was promoted to the rank of Commander of Major General. After Chennault came to power, he strongly urged President Roosevelt to strengthen the American air force in China, regain the air superiority in the battlefield in China, and wait for an opportunity to attack the Japanese mainland. He clashed with General Stilwell, chief of staff of China Theater and commander of US troops in China, on issues such as battle plan and command. Chiang Kai-shek was also dissatisfied with Stilwell, so Chennault got the support of Chiang Kai-shek. In order to get Chennault out of Stilwell's command, Chiang Kai-shek called US President Roosevelt on July 1943, demanding that Chennault be promoted to China Theater Air Force Chief of Staff. Roosevelt compromised and agreed to let Chennault be the chief of staff of the Kuomintang Air Force in China (instead of the China Theater). 1943 10, the 1st 1, 3rd/5th Brigade of China Kuomintang Air Force and the US Air Force formally formed a mixed brigade. After the aviation team was formally established, it cooperated with the air force of the Kuomintang in China and the air force of the United States 14 to attack the Japanese air bases in Hankou, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Taiwan Province Province, Xinde, Yueyang and other places, bombing and strafing Japanese vehicles in Pinghan, Yuehan, Jinpu, Longhai and Tongpu areas and ships moored in the Yangtze River and coastal areas, destroying Japanese traffic lines and gradually controlling South China. The ground crew of China Air Force was repairing the plane1943165438+1On October 25th, Chennault commanded the US Air Force fleet to go on an expedition to Japan Airport in Taiwan Province Province, shooting down 15 Japanese fighter planes and destroying all 42 Japanese planes at the airport. The air force of China Kuomintang cooperated with the US 14 air force to attack Japanese vehicles and ships moored along the Yangtze River and coastal areas along Hankou, Vietnam, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Taiwan Province Province, Guangdong and Han Dynasties, Jinpu, Longhai and Tongpu, destroying Japanese transport lines and gradually gaining air superiority in South China and Central China. Right: Some soldiers of the 5th Brigade17th Squadron of China Kuomintang Air Force. Right in the front row: Guo Yaonan, Cen (the squadron leader), Wang (the deputy captain of the Fifth Brigade) and Ye; Right in the back row: Chen Guimin, Zhang Guangpu, Xu Jixiang, Ye Siqiang. The 5th Brigade of China Air Force bombed the Japanese in March, 1945. In view of the continuous bombing of Japanese mainland by the mixed brigade of the Chinese and American air forces, the Japanese fascist forces decided to put all their eggs in one basket in the twilight, squeeze out their troops, and deploy 20 troops under the command of Lieutenant General Yiliang Banxi, with a total of 200,000 people, in an attempt to capture Zhijiang, the base of the mixed brigade of the Chinese and American air forces, open the Hunan-Guizhou highway, touch the rear of Chongqing, and reverse the decline of the entire battlefield in China. Its forward route is the West Fourth Army, which bombed the Japanese mainland as a defensive mission in Xiangxi, naturally becoming the first target to be attacked and becoming an important force to defend Chongqing. In order to fully coordinate the ground-to-air operations of this campaign, China and the United States set up a mixed operational headquarters in Anjiang and a forward command post in Xupu, with Qiu Weida, chief of staff of the Fourth Army, in charge of the first-line command. According to the strategic plan drawn up by the operational command, the fourth army is stationed at the eastern foot of Xuefeng Mountain, and the seventy-four army is deployed in Suining, Wugang, Shixiajiang and Dongkou areas to guard against the enemies of Dongan and Shaoyang. Deploy 100 troops at Yamaguchi, Longhui and Xupu to guard against the enemies of Shaodong and Xiangxiang. The 73rd Army is located in Anhua and Xinhua, keeping a close eye on the enemies of Xiangxiang and Yiyang. In addition to supporting ground operations, the Sino-American Mixed Air Force Brigade is also responsible for reconnaissance of enemy forces and bombing of transportation hubs, stations and warehouse facilities behind enemy lines. After receiving the combat mission from Anjiang, Shi Zhongcheng, the commander of the 74th Army, and Zhang, the deputy commander, immediately rushed back to the cave where the military department was located by jeep, and held a meeting of division heads overnight to convey the operational instructions of the troops and arrange the combat defense tasks of each division. This is the first contest between Shi Zhongcheng and Zhang since Wang was promoted to his present position. The brand of the Anti-Japanese Tiejun is given to them, and we can't be careless. After careful consideration, Shi Zhongcheng deployed all divisions, with 58th division defending Wugang, 57th division deploying Jiangkou and Shixia River, and 5 1 division setting up Tieshan Temple, Tiantai Boundary and other key points of Hunan-Guizhou Highway. The 58th Division is an old team in Yu Jishi. After Zhang was promoted to deputy commander, he took over his position. Cai Renjie, a fifth-grade student from Huangpu, is calm and silent, but resourceful. After receiving the important task of guarding Wugang, he took several heads to carefully examine the terrain around Wugang, and then set up three lines of defense outside the city according to the mountain. Wugang is adjacent to Zishui in the east and Xuefeng Mountain in the west, which is the only place where the Japanese army will seize the Hunan-Guangxi Railway. Because of its location in western Hunan, Wugang City has become very powerful after several generations of construction. The wall is 10 m high and 8 m thick, and the moat is 20 to 30 m wide and 35 m deep. Nature is a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. But Sakamoto was bent on seizing Zhijiang, destroying the Sino-American air base, and then leading the army to Chongqing. Of course, he will not care about these "bones" in front of him.