There are some discrepancies in the mention of the four King Kongs of the Air Force during the ** period, one is Gao Zhihang, Li Guidan, Liu Cuigang, and Le Yiqin.
Another saying is that there is Liang Tiancheng, and there is no Li Guidan, I think the first statement is reliable. In any case, these flying generals were all taught by Gao Zhihang, the god of war of the Air Force.
On December 1, 1914, Li Guidan was born in Xinmin County, Liaoning Province, from a good family, but he lost his father when he was 8 years old.
He was raised by a strong, kind, loving and righteous mother, who grew up with the story of his mother-in-law's tattoo.
Under the teaching of his mother, Li Guidan has been diligent and studious since he was a child, and he has become a young man and a filial piety to his mother.
Due to the early death of his father, he took on the responsibility of the man in the family, and every night he had to check whether the pig pen and chicken coop were closed, and whether the door was closed before going to sleep, and he would go to the well in the morning to carry water to ensure that the water tank in the house was always full.
In January 1925, when he was only 11 years old, he was admitted to Chengcheng Middle School in Liaoning, and saw that the Japanese were rampant and domineering in the northeast, and even rice could only be eaten by the Japanese, and the Chinese would be killed if they ate rice.
Li Guidan, a fearless teenager, came to a conclusion: This is because our country is weak and the military strength is not strong, so he is determined to join the army and become a soldier like Yue Fei and Yang Jiajiang, and he seems to have found his goal in life.
So in December 1930, at the age of only 16, he was admitted to the ** military academy, during the training at the military academy, he studied hard, trained seriously, and won the love of teachers and classmates.
At the beginning of 1932, the Japanese invaders continued to provoke and provoke incidents in Shanghai. 28 "The Battle of Songhu broke out.
Nine. 18 "old feud" plus "one." Twenty-eight" new hatred, Li Guidan, who is full of blood, was full of righteous indignation, he heard that the second phase of the flight department of the ** aviation school was enrolled, and he had just graduated from the ** military academy and applied for the ** aviation school.
Because he was physically strong and had a good level of education, he was admitted. Li Guidan came to Jianqiao, Hangzhou, and in the intense flight training, Li Guidan endured hardships and stood hard work, and his results were among the best in all previous examinations.
Li Guidan. After the end of the study period, he was assigned to the aviation school for flight probation for 2 months, and then successively served as the flight instructor of the second lieutenant of the aviation school, the second lieutenant leader of the flight section of the flight department, and then the captain of the 21st squadron of the four major groups and the acting captain of the four major groups.
It was at this time, in this place, that Li Guidan met Gao Zhihang, a fellow villager, teacher, and chief, and because of the same ambition and pursuit, they became friends of life and death.
Gao Zhihang's strict requirements for students and subordinates are famous, although Li Guidan is very good and outstanding, but Gao Zhihang has never praised or praised him in person.
But Gao Zhihang always handed over the most arduous, difficult, and important tasks to Li Guidan to perform, and the friendship between them did not have the vulgar relationship of pulling and pulling, blowing and patting.
As long as they have free time, Li Guidan reads some survey materials and reference books on flying in various countries around the world, which is a compulsory course for him every day.
On October 31, 1936, it was the 50th birthday of Chiang Kai-shek, chairman of the Central Committee, and people all over the country and overseas Chinese donated money to buy fighter planes, named Chiang Gong's birthday, which was actually an expression of anti-Japanese demand.
In response to this movement, people from all walks of life in Shanghai collected more than one million yuan to purchase 10 biplane fighters and give them to the Air Force. The Air Force organized these 10 fighters into a team and named it the "Zhongzheng" team.
The Air Force selected Li Guidan, who was excellent in character and learning, highly skilled, and capable of leadership, as the captain, and he was called "the most glorious captain" at that time.
Vice Captain Liu Zhihan, Squad Leader Tan Wen, Team Members Yuan Jinhan, Gong Yeyi, Liu Zhesheng, Liu Shufan, Zhang Xiaoliang, Wang Yuanbo, Wang Kai.
All of them are young and energetic, energetic, soaring into the sky, Lingyun resists the wind, and swallows mountains and rivers, and most of them are from the Northeast, feeling the hatred of the country and the family, and all have a strong determination to be ashamed, and they have made outstanding achievements in the later air war against Japan, and most of them died on the battlefield.
Liu Cuigang, the 6-year-old Kanto man of Little Gao Zhihang, has many similarities with him, both from Liaoning (Tonghua belonged to Liaoning at that time), and they all studied in Shenyang.
Also "nine." After 18, he left the Northeast and went to Beiping, where he applied for the military academy, determined to learn to fly, and studied flying skills hard.
Even the temperament and temperament are very similar, Liu Cuigang is upright and bold, wise and decisive, vigorous and resolute, brave and tenacious in battle, has a rough manly spirit, but also has delicate fiery and unrestrained romantic feelings, and even his strong physique and appearance are similar like brothers.
On February 4, 1913, Liu Cuigang was born in a well-off family in Beiping, his father studied in Japan in his early years, and there were 5 children in the family, two brothers and two sisters.
Soon after Liu Cui was born, his father returned to his hometown of Changtu County, Liaoning Province, with the whole family, and served as a judge in the county, and later as a county magistrate.
After my father returned to China, he witnessed the poverty and backwardness of modern China, and a large part of it was due to the lack of independent industrial technology, which made it far behind the land of Dongying. Therefore, he often taught his children to have a heart to serve the country.
Liu Cuigang was under the influence of his father since he was a child, and the idea of "industry to save the country" slowly formed in his mind. However, the iron hooves of Japanese militarism crushed this teenager's dream of "saving the country through industry."
He finally understood a truth: In China, it is not feasible to take the road of "industrial salvation", and if you want to take revenge and drive out the invaders, you must pick up swords and guns!
He heard that the Nanjing ** Army Military Academy (formerly known as the Whampoa School) had come to Beiping to enroll students, and his eyes lit up
Having made up his mind, he quietly left his family, took the pocket watch, pen and a few clothes that his father had given him before, and went into exile by train to Beiping.
In the war-torn situation, people were panicked, Liu Cuigang sold a few dollars in Beiping with pocket watches and pens, and struggled to find people who recruited students from the ** military academy everywhere.
Half a month later, he was fortunate to meet the recruited officers, and was admitted to the ninth infantry section of the ** Army Military Academy with excellent results, and began his military career.
Just a few days after putting on the military uniform, in 1932 Shanghai "one. The flames of the "28th" ignited the flames in his chest, and he could not sleep well with his blood and strength, and always paid attention to the war in Shanghai.
Having dreamed of "saving the country through industry," he analyzed the war situation and deeply felt that Japan had a strong industrial base and could produce a large number of aircraft and warships, and that in modern warfare, the navy and air force played an important role.
And the Chinese Air Force is too weak, although he has not yet graduated, he still decided to apply for the ** aviation school.
His strong willingness to learn to fly, his burly and sturdy figure, as well as a solid foundation in mathematics, physics and chemistry, added a lot of points to him, and after rigorous subject examinations and physical examinations, he was finally admitted to the ** aviation school as he wished.
Liu Cuigang. He is well-read and strong-remembered, quick to react, very popular with Chinese and foreign instructors, in the junior and intermediate training stage, he has successively won the pass, with excellent subject results, proficient driving skills, passed the elementary, intermediate and senior examinations.
At the end of 1934, the second phase of the expulsion department of the ** Aviation School held a final examination, and Liu Cuigang took the lead and achieved the best results.
In addition to learning piloting techniques and flight, terrain, meteorology, pilotage, and other disciplines, aviation school students often participate in live-fire exercises and training in the air, such as target shooting, bombing, and reconnaissance.
In every live-fire exercise, his shooting hit rate was above 90%, so this high-achieving student has won many awards during his time at school.
Liu Cuigang is good in tactical subjects, and he has better grades in aerial subjects.
On one occasion, the troops held aerial firing and fired 50 rounds of ammunition per person, but it was stipulated that the shooting should be divided into three parts, and it was not allowed to finish all at once.
In this way, it is not easy to hit them all. When it was Liu Cuigang's turn to shoot in the air, he fired 50 rounds according to the regulations, and all of them hit, winning a round of applause.
Because Liu Cuigang has clear thinking, firm will, courage, and good flying skills, he likes to "play with his life" from time to time, and this kind of artistic and bold trait is extremely similar to Gao Zhihang's instructor, so Liu Cuigang has become one of Gao Zhihang's most proud.
Around 1933, on a day of clear skies and blue skies and white clouds, Liu Cuigang was at Jianqiao Airport in Hangzhou and tested a new plane bought from Italy.
He flew in the air, completing the prescribed actions one by one, and suddenly, black smoke rose from the fuselage of the plane, and black clouds were all around, like a thunderbolt on a sunny day.
The instructors and students on the ground shouted hoarsely, "Cuigang, Cuigang, skydive!."It doesn't matter if he can hear it or not.
The black smoke swirled a few more times with the plane and disappeared from everyone's field of vision, and everyone beat their chests and paused: "It's over, it's just ...... now."”
Seeing that Gao Tu had an accident, but he couldn't do anything about it, Instructor Gao Zhihang also sighed.
Suddenly, a classmate shouted, "Upper left, everyone, look!"."Huh?The smoking plane floated down slowly and stopped steadily on the tarmac, and the ground crew immediately rushed over to extinguish the burning engine, and Liu Cuigang climbed down with a smile.
Everyone went up one after another, and someone scolded angrily: "You kid don't want to die!."The senior instructor rushed over with an arrow and roared at him: "Liu Cuigang, why don't you parachute?"”
Liu Cuigang stood up and saluted and said:
Report to the instructor, I judged that it may be caused by oil leakage in the engine oil circuit, as long as you don't panic and cut off the oil circuit, even if the plane turns off, you can slowly glide and make a forced landing.
We have too few planes, one one fell, it is equal to the loss of ten, now the planes are fine, I am also intact, the report is complete!”
Gao Zhihang raised his right hand and slapped Liu Cuigang's left shoulder a few times, without saying anything.
Anti-Japanese Air War [No. 15].
About the Author. Since I was a child, I liked words, and when I was a primary school student, I often used to do sample essays. During the literary youth, many articles won awards. After decades of wind and rain, his hobby has not changed, he likes to read literature and history, insists on writing, and welcomes exchanges.