The swooping P/A-38 quickly dropped the bomb, then pulled it up and flew out of the danger zone as fast as it could. Ron pressed the stopwatch—four minutes and twenty-seven seconds. Compared to the last time of five minutes and three seconds, it took the pilots a lot faster to reach the total completion of the attack order this time than the last time. The shorter this time, the less likely it is that the enemy's anti-aircraft artillery units will hit them. If a little more than four minutes of results can be achieved in actual combat, as is the case now, the chances of the enemy's anti-aircraft artillery reacting are very small. But Ron knew that the current result was not stable, and maybe the next drill would be more than five minutes. Moreover, the increase in attack speed is often accompanied by a decrease in attack accuracy. This time, for example, Ron saw that a bomb had even fallen near the beachhead.

This is a real battle, and it is really going to kill people! There are landing craft on the beachhead preparing to land. At this time, a fuel-air bomb fell, and if it was not done well, it could kill a company's own people. If something like this were to happen, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"It seems that I still need to practice more! Fortunately, there is still a long time before June, and by the time D-day arrives, it should be able to train well. Ron thought as he watched.

……

In this day-to-day training, the days passed. In a blink of an eye, the early spring when the willow leaves are only yellow and half uneven has become a twilight spring when the flowers are faded and the red and green apricots are small. "1~Ben" Read" novel xstxt Ron's days were monotonous and busy: in the morning, he studied the changes in the enemy situation in the war room, read the letters sent by Nadya at lunchtime, learned about and studied the combat situation of the two new squadrons in the skies over Europe in the afternoon, and in the evening he studied the day's training operations and newly obtained information with the flight staff officers, and then returned to his room to write a reply to Nadya after the meeting.

Correspondence with Nadya has become a rare spice in this boring life. In Ron's previous life, in the era of the development of the Internet, communication was so easy, as long as you turned on QQ and the camera, no matter how far away people were, they could immediately appear in front of you. But now, there are no such conditions. An ordinary letter would have to travel for a whole week from North America to England. This speed makes letters extraordinarily precious.

Nadya wrote a lot of letters to Ron. Almost every day, she would send a letter to Ron. Nadya's letters to Ron sometimes talk a little smugly about her performances, and from her letters, it is not difficult for Ron to understand Nadya's current artistic success.

After lunch that day, Scott handed Ron another letter and a newspaper to him. This was unusual, as Scott had not been in charge of delivering newspapers to Ron. Because Ron wasn't in the habit of reading newspapers. But this time, Scott also made a point of saying to Ron: "Sir, pay attention to the second edition of the news. ”

"yes, okay." Ron went back to his office with the newspaper and the letter, closed the door, sat down in his chair, took out Nadya's letter, and read it carefully.

The letter was a reply to a letter Ron had written two weeks earlier. In that letter, Nadya tells Ron about some of the changes in the company.

Mary's boyfriend had returned from the South Pacific, but Mary was not happy at all. Not only is it because her boyfriend is missing a hand, but because, according to her, he's gotten weird. Mary said that he has now become very rude, likes to swear, likes to smoke cigarette after cigarette, and has become very short-tempered. Again, he had pushed Mary to the ground for a very small matter. Of course, Mary said he later apologized, and he told him that while fighting in the jungle, he shot and killed his best friend, an Indian operator. to prevent him from falling into the hands of the Japanese. He now dreams about it every night as soon as he sleeps. Once, when he fell asleep, he suddenly burst into tears. Mary stretched out her hand to soothe him, but he fell to the bed, and his remaining hand grabbed Marie's throat so hard that she almost suffocated Mary unconscious...... Hearing these stories from her, Ron, I'm really worried about them......"

Ron understands that Nadya is worried more than just Mary and her boyfriend, she is probably worried more about herself. Therefore, Ron hurriedly told Nadya in his reply that he was in the Air Force, and now he can't go to the battlefield, and he will never have mental problems.

Perhaps Ron's reply was too straightforward, and in this reply, Nadya proudly stated that she didn't care if that self-inflicted fool would become insane. However, after showing her little pride, Nadya began to give benefits to the Ron faction. In this letter, Nadya sent Ron some of her most recent photos.

After reading Nadya's letter, Ron picked up the newspaper again and, as Scott said, flipped to the second page. So, he saw the news: "The American show business delegation will go to Britain to work in the army".

Ron quickly picked up the newspaper and took a closer look, and sure enough, he saw Nadya on the list of delegations.

"This woman, she doesn't say anything about such a thing in the letter, is she trying to play a surprise?" But Ron immediately realized that it was definitely not the reason. The real reason is that the letters that Ron saw were all written a week ago, and at that time, the matter was still starting to be unraveled. Perhaps, by the time Nadya arrives in England, her letter will still be floating at sea.

Things did turn out as Ron had expected, and until the delegation arrived in Edinburgh, Scotland, Ron did not receive a letter telling him that Nadya was coming to England.

It was a Sunday when Nadya arrived in Edinburgh. So Ron gave himself a day off, and rushed to Edinburgh the afternoon before.

According to the schedule, the delegation first visited the 101 Airborne Division, which is stationed in Scotland. And the officers and soldiers of the 101 Airborne Division performed a program. Of course, Patton, the commander of the First Army Group, was also present for such an event, and Ron found Patton to appear as his entourage.

Nadya has a solo dance program in this performance, which is a clip from "Swan Lake": a solo dance of a white swan. When Nadya stepped onto the stage, Barton, who was sitting next to Ron, turned around and asked:

"Ron, this woman is your girlfriend?"

"Yes." Ron replied.

"Looks pretty good." Barton nodded, "It's a pity it's a Russian...... Do you know? Russian woman is weird...... Let's put it this way, Russian maidens are Coca-Cola bottles, and Russian women are Coca-Cola cans. Don't look at her beauty now, maybe she can't be sure, as soon as she gets married and has children, as soon as she turns 30, her body shape can immediately become like a wine barrel. ”

If Barton is right, most Russian women do have such characteristics. However, Ron knows that the main reason for this phenomenon is eating habits rather than genes.

"That's how it goes." Ron smiled and said, "But ballet dancers seem to be an exception." Famous ballerina Anna?? Pavlova remained in good shape until her 50s. ”

"She forcibly violated the laws of nature, so she died at the age of 50." Barton also smiled, "Alright, the show is about to start, let's watch the show first." ”

This dance performed by Nadya Ron has also seen it before. But this time, Ron found that Nadya's dance had intensified in rhythm and intensity, and there seemed to be a bit of modern dance in the ballet.

"Your girlfriend's dance is very special, with a strong American charm." Barton spoke again.

This sentence surprised Ron, who didn't expect Barton to be very good at it.

Barton seemed to see what Ron was thinking, so he smiled and said, "I've dabbled a little bit in all kinds of art. You know, war itself is an art, and people who are not sensitive to art cannot become good generals. Well, I think you also know that a lot of people are not happy that you are in a relationship with a Soviet woman. But I don't think so, I have always believed that being able to capture the beauty of an enemy country is one of the greatest honors in life. If only you could hook a German woman or a Madama butterfly or something, that's even better. ”

"General," Ron reminded, "the Soviet Union is still an ally with us. ”

"I know that," Barton said nonchalantly, "and you say 'still,' you know it's just for now." I've seen a lot of Russian works, such as Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. I have found that there is a point where our two nations are very similar, and that is that, at all times, we believe that we are "special nations," nations that have God's mission to lead humanity forward. The earth is too small for such two countries! Isn't it? So, I decide, Russia is our enemy, and he must be our enemy! But that doesn't mean I don't appreciate their merits, and it doesn't mean that I won't appreciate the beauties among them. ”

Patton's words were a big surprise to Ron. This is the unabashed military genius + his political idiocy Patton? But after thinking about it, Ron felt that there was nothing strange about it. Do you really believe that a real political idiot can ascend to such a position? As Patton said, the Soviet Union would inevitably become an enemy of the United States after the war. This is determined by the interests of both sides, and no one can change it. In this case, Patton's real gaffes about the Soviet Union now will become his wealth in the future.

"How can a guy who can be a man of the hour be an idiot?" Ron thought so.