Silent......

Silent silence spread through the office without restriction, neither of them spoke, not even the slightest movement, but allowed the air conditioner to continue to fill the room with coolness in vain, allowing the oppressive atmosphere to almost freeze the air.

Zhang Yun stood quietly in the office, his blue eyes staring at the dumbfounded general in front of him. The setting sun poured in through the window, reflecting on Zhang Yun's gold-like hair, giving a reassuring shimmer. His expression was calm and calm, as if he was completely unaware of how amazing these words were, as if he was just saying, "Have you eaten today?"

After a moment, the admiral sighed silently. Turning to the desk, he pulled a note.

"It's a warrant." As he struggled to write, he said, "You take this to Ensign Knorr, who is in charge of burning the supplies, and they'll help you load it onto the transport plane." ”

Zhang Yun cautiously stretched out his hand to take it: "Thank you, sir!" ”

He stood upright with a "snap" and saluted the general with a standard military salute. Just as he was about to turn around and leave the office, he was stopped by Wavell's voice again.

"Hey, Jon."

Zhang Yun turned his head and found that the admiral was looking at him for a moment.

“…… God is with you. ”

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When Zhang Yun walked into the pilot's lounge, the atmosphere was simply a little depressing. Every familiar face was full of relief.

"Jon, thank goodness~! You're finally back. Kip was the first to catch a glimpse of Zhang Yun, "That Japanese pilot is so terrible, I can't avoid him at all!" ”

"That's right~" George also mixed in, "I've never seen anyone fly so well." Oh ~ God! I can't even aim at him! ”

"That's right! Jon, did you beat him down? ”

"Isn't that for sure? Jon is the best flyer among us, otherwise how would he have come back? The Japanese are not soft on us. ”

"That's right—God, the thought of that guy being as accurate as a bullet with eyes still scares me a little."

……

The two of you said a word, and the thoughts of the comrades-in-arms were obviously still stuck in that nightmarish air battle. And apparently still have lingering feelings about it. However, David on the side noticed Zhang Yun's unexpected silence.

"What's wrong, Jon?" He leaned over to Zhang Yun's side, "You look preoccupied." ”

"Nothing." Zhang Yun shook his head.

The words of his comrades-in-arms reminded him of the three cherry blossoms and the Japanese pilot he had never met—the man had the best skills of all the Japanese pilots he had ever seen, so he could understand the feelings of everyone for the rest of their lives after that air battle.

But what he was about to do was to push these people back to the brink of death.

No matter who it is, I guess I can't be happy, right?

"Guys." Zhang Yun clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention.

Because something has to be said, because something has to be done.

"Guys, I'm ......" Zhang Yun paused, facing the familiar faces surrounding him, he didn't know how to speak for a while.

These are my closest comrades-in-arms, countless side by side missions, friends who have come from the rain of bullets again and again......

And now, what he wants them to do is to face death......

What's more, they are different from themselves, although they have crossed over to become Americans, but they are Chinese in their bones, and it is worth paying sacrifices for the war of resistance of the Chinese people and for their motherland. But George and Kip are different, they are authentic Americans, and it is a bit ...... for them to gamble their lives for the sake of Chinese's anti-Japanese resistance

"People always say, 'I have good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?' He smiled self-deprecatingly, "But unfortunately, I only have bad news and worse news to tell you." ”

The players looked at each other.

"The bad news is ...... The Japanese are intensifying their siege of Bago and Rangoon is in danger of being lost, and now the British are burning supplies and preparing to evacuate. ”

With these words, the pilots were all stunned - the recent battle, everyone has seen it, and the discerning people know the final outcome.

Even though this ending is so heavy......

However, Zhang Yun didn't have time to silently wait for his comrades-in-arms to gradually calm down.

Because there are more urgent things to do, and every second counts!

"As for the worse news...... Zhang Yun paused, "that's what I'm going to talk about next." ”

He looked at the group, and then continued: "The Yunnan-Burma Highway has been cut off by the Japanese army, and there is a batch of supplies for China that the British cannot take away, so in order not to leave them to the Japanese, they decided to burn them. These supplies may not be much to us, but they are ...... to the people over there."

Zhang Yun pointed in the direction of China: "For the allies who are fighting bloody battles with the Japanese devils on that land - for them, it is crucial." ”

The pilots were silent.

Zhang Yun continued: "Many of them are still using cold weapons, not even rifles, and their injuries are not treated, so they can only lie in the hospital and wait for death...... And among these supplies are guns, sulfonamides, and clothing...... So you should know what this material means to them. ”

When he said this, he couldn't help but take a deep breath: "These materials can't just be wasted in vain, and of course they can't be left to the Japanese!" So the only way is to take them away by plane. ”

Zhang Yun walked to the map hanging on the north side of the room, picked up a pen and compared it on the surface.

"Now this piece is still here...... Over here...... All of them have been captured by the Japanese army, and it may be difficult for me to escape the interception of the Japanese planes by driving a transport plane, and there are a lot of supplies, I can't take them with me alone, and I need someone to ...... with me In order to salvage as many supplies as possible. So I can't fly the transport plane alone, and then let you escort through the enemy-occupied area, so that the salvaged supplies are in vain, and the risk is meaningless. So ......"

Zhang Yun paused lightly in the Himalayas with the tip of his pen: "I decided to take the 'hump' line. ”

On the map, a series of peaks marked by fine contour lines stand out!

"This area ......," Zhang Yun said, "is called the Hump, and its starting point is a mountain pass in the southern foothills of the Himalayas that resembles a camel's back, from where we enter and cross the Himalayas, the Gaoligong Mountains, the Hengduan Mountains, the Salween River, the Nu River, the Lancang River, the Jinsha River, and finally arrive at the Tingjiang Airport." ”

He put away his pen and took a deep breath.

Now here's the point!

"No one has ......ever flown this route in the history of mankind," he said, "and the natural environment of this route is extremely harsh, and the route needs to pass through the world's highest mountain ......"

George suddenly raised his hand.

"If a single engine fails in a high-altitude heavy-load flight at high altitude, what will we do in the future?"

"There's nothing after that." Zhang Yun smiled unnaturally.

This answer made the silence in the room even worse than it had just been.

"I know......" Zhang Yun sighed, "I may be a little strong, so this is not an order." I'll tell you what's going on: the wind is changeable, and strong currents, hail, frost and even thunderstorms can happen at any time. ”

"Thunderstorm?" Kip cried out.

Zhang Yun sighed: "It's unfortunate, yes. ”

George laughed humorlessly, and David whistled in despair.

As if to confirm the pessimism of the pilots, Zhang Yun's explanation continues:

"And the visibility changes greatly, the geographical situation near the route is complicated, there are many mountains, many plateaus, it is easy to get lost, hit the mountain, and yaw...... There is only 50% hope of survival. ”

The young lieutenant truthfully stated the facts, and had no intention of concealing them, because he knew that those standing here were his brothers, friends, and even relatives who had lived and died together......

And there should never be any hiding between relatives, right?

It's a pity that the honest result only returned the silence of all the team members, as if they were all frightened by Zhang Yun's bold and crazy plan.

"I want you, the mission you volunteered for is dangerous." Zhang Yun glanced at the team members who were silent on all sides, "Flying over the hump is a near-suicidal voyage, and we have to deal with a completely unknown environment, so we may all die, even if it is me, I am afraid that it will be no exception......"

……

"And what's worse is that it's a voluntary action, and now that the fighting in Yangon is tense, it is impossible to get a colonel approved......"

“…… That is, we have to attack privately? Kip asked.

Zhang Yun nodded: "Of course, this won't waste too much of your time, if it goes smoothly for more than ten hours, it will be enough, if you are lucky, you may not be found at all, but ......"

After a pause, he continued, "After all, there is still a little bit of risk, and I don't have an extra salary to pay you, and even if we come back alive, there will be no medals. ”

…… There was still no reply.

"Willing to accept this challenge." He paused, took a deep breath, and swept his gaze over each of the warriors, "Please take a step forward." ”

And then.......

As an answer, it was three pairs of footprints that remained in place!

That's all!