Chapter Eighty-Eight, Departure
The two P-51s of the 10th Air Force and Sasaki's Ki-43s were entangled for a while, and then they suddenly gave up the attack and quickly climbed to a high place.
Sasaki, who had miraculously escaped unscathed in the series of attacks just now, was not happy about this. Because this move only shows one thing, that is, reinforcements from the Americans are coming. Now the American fighters are pulling up just to indicate the target to the approaching large group of aircraft, as well as to search for the Ki-43s that have just left and most of them have not had time to run far.
Sure enough, a moment later, a large group of P-51s appeared in Sasaki's sight. If you count it roughly, I'm afraid there will be 20 of them.
"It's over." A wave of despair welled up in Sasaki's heart, and in the face of such a scale, all the tricks were a joke. Two Ki-43s, in any case, will not be able to compete with such a group.
However, not all of these planes rushed towards him, and after they merged with the original two fighters, they divided into six planes and pounced on them, and the others chased in the direction of the rookie Ki-43.
"Takeda, follow me!" During the entanglement, Sasaki had been paying close attention to his surroundings, and at that time he noticed that a little to the west, there was a deep valley, which was a natural refuge for the excellent KI-43. In the battle just now, Sasaki kept an eye on it, and fought on the side! One! Root! Read! The novel xstxt retreated, and gradually retreated to the sky above this valley. Now, as soon as I saw six American planes rushing towards me, I immediately drilled straight into it with my wingman.
Perhaps running out of fuel, the P-51s circled slightly over the valley and left. Of course, Sasaki in the valley doesn't have time to take care of that. Even because of the blockage of the valley, he could not know from the radio whether the Ki-43s who retreated first had escaped the pursuit.
By the time Sasaki flew out of the valley, those P-51s had already dispersed. When he returned to the airport, he learned that none of the fighters who had gone out today had been able to come back except for them.
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For a full week after the war, not a single plane took off from Myitkyina airport. It seems that in the short term, the 64th team will no longer have the ability to block the hump route. So this trip can be regarded as a complete merit for Ron. All that remains is for the pilots of the 10th and 14th Air Forces to sum up the lessons learned, summarize the relevant records of this air campaign, and bring them back to the "reverse cross" for study.
According to the itinerary, Ron first flew to Kunming to participate in the summary of the 14th Air Force, and then returned to India with their relevant materials to participate in the summary of the 10th Air Force, and then returned to the United States to report to General Arnold.
Unlike the last time he came to Kunming, the last time the time was tight and the task was heavy, so Ron didn't have a chance to walk the streets of Kunming. I don't have the opportunity to go to the tourist attractions I played in my previous life to remember the future. But this time, Ron had a lot of free time. It's okay to run around Kunming.
A Willis jeep was borrowed from Chennault, who also lent him a driver, a guard, and a translator for free. Although Ron felt that he didn't need any translation at all, considering that this translator was a Chinese and said to know Kunming very well, Ron took him with him, so he brought a tour guide.
This tour guide is very competent, and he can tell relevant stories vividly in English whenever he goes to a scenic spot. That level of English can make most Americans feel ashamed.
After talking, Ron learned that the translator named Mao Xionghui turned out to be a teaching assistant at Southwest Associated University, who had studied art in the United States for a period of time. The year before last, the state put forward a slogan, saying that it was "an inch of rivers and mountains, an inch of blood, 100,000 young people and 100,000 troops", calling on aspiring young people to join the army and serve the country. Full of dreams of becoming Yue Wumu in the new era, Mao Xionghui went to join the army. Then because of his good English, he was sent to the Flying Tigers as a translator, and later the Flying Tigers were reorganized into the 14th Air Force of the U.S. Army. He should have gone back to the **. But a good translator was hard to come by, so the American made a phone call, and he stayed there as a translator.
Ron has been to Kunming many years later to play, but those Kunming, and the Kunming in front of him are completely two cities. The streets of Kunming in front of you are narrow, even if it is the main road, it is very troublesome when two cars meet the wrong car. The road conditions are not comparable to those of later generations, and they are bumpy and bumpy in jeeps. On both sides of the street were mostly low, dark wooden bungalows, and the streets were full of beggars or suspected beggars who were as thin as skeletons, and whenever one or more rickshaws stopped in front of the mall or the theater, and one or more women or men came down from above, or several women or men dressed in fashion, these people would gather around and beg like this:
"Sir (Mrs.) is fine, I often haven't eaten for days......"
At this time, people from shopping malls or theaters will come and push them away.
"Go, go! Don't get stuck here! ”
Then the gentlemen (wives) will walk into the shopping mall or theater with the elegant steps that countless petty bourgeoisie admire, full of "Republic of China style". Again, as he walked, he would use a contemptuous tone to express his dissatisfaction with the hungry people of Yaxing who stopped on the road and disturbed them.
In addition to looking at the original "Republic of China style", Ron also has a personal mission. That is to treat your stomach and intestines, and eat a pure natural, pollution-free, and non-fake Chinese meal.
Mao Xionghui took Ron to a large three-story hotel, which is said to have the best chefs in Kunming and the best service and the most authentic Xuanwei ham.
I saw that there were "friendly people" coming, and it seemed that he was still a "friendly person" with considerable status. A manager immediately rushed to provide the service. So, the translator started talking to the manager. As they talked, Ron immediately realized that it was a wise decision to bring an interpreter with him, because he didn't understand a word of what the two men were saying.
"Also, it was a long time before Mandarin was popularized." Ron thought,
After a while, the manager took them to an Accord on the second floor facing the street, and then a waiter served the menu. Ron was ordering food under Mao Xionghui's guidance when he suddenly heard a gunshot from the street below. Then another shot was fired, and then the waiter standing in front of the window fell. The shot just now hit the unlucky waiter in the knee.
At this time, the gunfire below became more and more intensive, and the gunfire was mixed with all kinds of panicked cries. Then, a few more bullets flew in and smashed the glass window.
Ron and the others drew their pistols and crouched down. Jim, who served as a guard, also pulled the bolt of the M1 carbine. The manager was lying directly on the floor.
But the gunfire didn't seem to be directed at them, and there were police and gendarmes everywhere in the city. After a while, the gunfire subsided. Just from downstairs and on the street, there was still a lot of crying and shouting.
After a while, to make sure that the gunfire had stopped, the manager got up again, straightened his clothes, and went out with the waiter who had been shot in the knee. After a while, he came back to apologize to Ron and them, because in the shootout just now, many people downstairs were innocently shot, so the hotel could not continue to operate today, and had to close immediately.
Meimei's plan to eat the most authentic Xuanwei ham went bankrupt. As he went downstairs, Ron saw a large pool of blood on the stairs and at the gate.
"What the hell is going on? Japanese spies? Gangster fighting? Ron called Mao Xionghui over and asked him to inquire. After a while, Mao Xionghui came back, his face full of anger, but no matter how Ron asked, he just wouldn't say it, only saying that it was "too embarrassing to say." Later, when I was asked in a hurry, I dropped this sentence: "You'll know when the newspaper comes out tomorrow." ”
For safety reasons, Ron and the others didn't wander around Kunming City anymore, and everyone went back to the airport hungry.
The next day, Ron, who was curious, began to flip through the day's newspaper. The next day's newspapers didn't mention it, but two newspapers left a blank space on the front page. There is also a tabloid tabloid that mentions this sentence very vaguely in a very inconspicuous position: "Miss Kong Er and Yun San Gongzi met again on the streets of Kunming."
"Holy! It turned out to be this wonderful flower! Ron was taken aback.
When the Nationalist Government was still in Nanjing, Miss Kong Er was driving for a drive, and was lectured a few words by the police for violating traffic rules. It is said that there was a popular saying in Nanjing later: "Don't be angry, be careful when you go out so that you can meet Miss Kong Er." ”
Later, on December 9, 1941, when Hong Kong was about to fall, the Nationalist Government sent planes to pick up a group of dignitaries, and the last plane to take off from Hong Kong, the "Sky Palace".
Time is pressing, and the personnel who are determined to be picked up by the plane are all personally drafted by Chen Bui, and Chang Kaishen personally approves them.
But of course, the most famous and facesome is Mrs. Kong, Song Ailing and her children (Kong Lingjie, Kong Lingjun), who are also given priority on the plane, and are the first to go up.
Miss Kong Er arranged for her mother, and found that her two foreign dogs had no seats (note, it wasn't that there was no place to stay, but there were no seats), and looked around the cabin, in addition to Kong's family and horses, an old couple also got on the plane. Miss Kong Er couldn't help but say that she immediately stepped forward and ordered the two to give up their seats to the two dogs.
Who is this old couple? Chen Jitang, the "King of the South" of the year. His name is at the top of the list of those who have been evacuated. The old man probably never dreamed that with his worth, he would be forced to give up his seat to the dog by the little girl. First argued with reason, and then made a big friendship, it was useless, Miss Kong Er waved her hand, and a group of entourages rushed up and forced the old man and old lady down. Immediately afterwards, Miss Kong Er stood at the hatch and shouted, "No one is allowed to go up." At that time, there were still a bunch of important people below, including Chen Ce, a member of the Central Committee and a follower of Sun Yat-sen in his early years, and Hu Zhengzhi, a media magnate, etc., no one could climb up in the face of Miss Kong Er's riding boots.
Later, Hu Zhengzhi fled to Guangxi with the refugees and suffered a lot of hardships, while Chen Ce and Chen Jitang smuggled in makeup, and Chen Ce almost gave away his old life.
Later, in Chongqing, the capital of the Republic of China, Miss Kong Er and Yunlong (Yunnan Provincial Chairman) 's third son pulled out a gun and shootout in the park because of a quarrel. Killed and injured a number of passers-by.
However, this aunt is a master of hoarding, buying and selling short, and has always been Mrs. Chang Kaishen's investment adviser, perhaps due to some economic reasons, this aunt and grandmother came here again. Then the narrow road of the enemy ran into the old opponent again, and the result was ......
But these things are not up to Ron. Anyway, in a few hours, he should have flown to India with the relevant materials.