Chapter 683: Will Lao Tzu Covet These Rags?
When the nine-ton bomber slammed into the ground, there was a lot of movement, and even the ground crew and pilots who were startled by the bomber that suddenly fell from the sky were all taken aback. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
A pilot who was resting by the runway said in surprise: "Damn, don't these guys stop until they blow this bomber apart?" Isn't he afraid that the chief will skin him? ā
In the air force units of the Third Army, such a rough landing is absolutely forbidden, and if a pilot dares to make such a rough landing, he will be immediately expelled from the air force, and the lightest punishment will be confinement.
But another pilot suddenly pointed to the plane and shouted, "No, this is not our plane, look at the badges on the wings." ā
"Hey, yes. It's really not our plane! ā
Only then did everyone wake up to the fact that B-25 bombers often took off and landed here, so when they saw these B-25s that suddenly appeared, they thought it was the return of the B-25 bombing squadron, but they never thought that they were mistaken.
"I see, this is the Yankees' plane, don't you see the badge on that plane is the mark of the US Army Air Corps?" One of the pilots shouted again.
Just now, everyone just didn't think about it for a while, and when they heard their companions say this, everyone woke up one after another.
"Americans, how did they come here?" Many people felt strange.
At this moment, the B-25 bombers behind began to land behind Doolittle, because the fuel was about to run out, so the Yankees landed a lot more rude than usual, but fortunately, the area of the Lanqiao airport was large enough, there were no less than ten runways of more than one mile alone, and soon more than ten bombers landed on the runway without danger.
When the No. 1 aircraft finally stopped less than fifty meters away from the first ***47 fighter on the runway, the entire cockpit was silent, only the sound of heavy breathing in the cockpit came and went.
After a while, Paul was the first to pray, "We are in heaven, love our heavenly Father!" You are the Almighty God who created all things in the universe! Thank you and praise you for your great power and love, and for your will, we have come through another year on earth, and all glory and authority is yours Father Almighty, Amen. ā
"All right, Paul, God knows your sincerity, now you should come down from above!" "Also, hopefully you've turned off the safety of your machine guns, and if you accidentally hit those planes on the runway ahead, I'm sure they'll hang you from the conning tower until you turn into jerky!" ā
Hearing Doolittle's voice, everyone in the cockpit laughed, and Paul, who had been staying in the gun compartment above, also laughed a little embarrassedly, unbuckled the safety belt and climbed down from the gun position.
When everyone was standing in the cabin, Doolittle said, "Boys, let's get off the plane and gather the team together and say thank you to our savior." ā
"Yes, Your Excellency!"
When Doolittle and the others opened the door of Zou Xia's plane, the crew of the B-25 bomber that landed behind them also got off the plane, and a group of American GIs who had survived the catastrophe hugged each other after meeting each other, and the laughter, crying and roaring were intertwined to make it particularly lively. But it's no wonder that a group of people with a mortal heart bombed the mainland of Japan and came to China thousands of miles away, and all of them survived, which is enough to be described as a miracle, because everyone at this time was a little out of shape.
After everyone had vented their emotions for a while, Doolittle saw several jeeps and trucks speeding towards them in the distance, and then he clapped his hands and said loudly, "Guys, it's almost done." Hugging together and crying like a is not the style of our air warriors, now that those Chinese people have come, you all cheer me up, don't fall into the face of our American soldiers! ā
Under the command of Doolittle, these American GIs cheered up one after another and began to help each other sort out their military appearance.
"Squeak!"
While they were busy, three trucks stopped first on the side of the runway. The bed of the truck opened, and a group of heavily armed soldiers jumped out of the truck, and the soldiers disembarked and stood in line along the runway led by a second lieutenant.
These Yankees who had just gotten off the plane looked at these soldiers wearing German M35 helmets and standard gray Wehrmacht uniforms one by one, and the fast-talking Paul couldn't help but shout again: "Hell, did we fly to the wrong place and came to the German barracks, why are these soldiers all wearing German uniforms?" ā
"Stupid, don't you see the badge next to their helmet, it's not the Iron Cross of the Germans." Standing next to Paul, Henry couldn't help but curse fiercely.
"Then why are they all wearing German uniforms, and is there any close relationship between their country and the Nazis?" Paul still couldn't help but babble.
"Shut up!" This time, even Doolittle couldn't help but scold, "What military uniforms people wear is people's freedom, no matter what, it won't be our turn to interfere, if you don't want to be thrown into the cell by these soldiers to eat prison food, shut your mouth!" ā
Doolittle was angry, and Paul finally closed his mouth, and honestly stood in the queue and never said a word again.
Within a few minutes of the soldiers standing, a jeep drove up in front of them, and three officers in gray and blue uniforms got out of the car, and these officers got out of the car and walked towards Doolittle and his party.
When he came to the crowd, Doolittle and the others found that the young officer in the gray military uniform at the head was inlaid with three golden stars on the collar, this officer was a general, and the two officers standing behind him were also lieutenant general and major general respectively. The glittering generals stunned these American GIs, where did they have a chance on weekdays
The astonished group stood up in unison at Doolittle's command and saluted the major general. And the next move of the major general surprised them even more, only to see that the admiral returned the salute and said in fluent American English: "Gentlemen, please take a moment!" ā
"Whoa!" Everyone reflexively put their right hands from their ears to their backs, and stood with their feet in a figure outward, assuming a standard American posture for a break.
I saw the general walk up to the crowd and say aloud: "Gentlemen from afar, first of all, I want to congratulate you, thanks to your efforts, you finally dropped more than 10 tons of bombs on the head of Ri Ying himself, avenging your compatriots who died at Pearl Harbor, you are worthy of being the heroes of the American people." Now I want to start by asking, which one is Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle? ā
"Hello sir, I'm Doolittle!" As soon as the words fell, Doolittle stepped forward and stood up and saluted the other party.
"You're Doolittle?" The young general looked at Doolittle carefully and nodded slowly, and suddenly said with a smile: "Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle, I am General Su Jin, commander of the Third Group Army of the Republic of China Army, and welcome to China!" ā
"Thank you, sir!" Looking at the young general in front of him, Doolittle didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly saluted and thanked him!
"Alright, you don't salute." Su Jin waved his hand, then pointed to the neatly arranged planes in front of him and said with a smile: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, I have to tell you one thing here, those fighters that are less than fifty meters away from your bomber are worth 930,000 US dollars each, if you crash them just now, I'm afraid you will have to work for us for the rest of your life to pay off your debts!" ā
Looking at the row of shiny fighters only tens of meters away from the bomber, Doolittle's old face couldn't help but blush, as an old bird, he was accused by another country's general of not having good landing skills in a foreign country, which made him embarrassed to drive the plane for half his life, he quickly explained: "Your Excellency General, I'm really sorry, I think I can explain." Our fighter jets had run out of fuel just now, so we had to choose this runway closest to us to land, and we didn't mean to make such a dangerous forced landing. ā
"Hahaha......"
Su Jin laughed heartily, he patted Doolittle on the shoulder and smiled: "Okay, Lieutenant Colonel, I'm just joking with you, but you have to remember, you must look at the runway when you land next time, don't land on the runway of fighter jets again." You must have been tired just after getting off the plane, now I'll send someone to take you to have a meal, and then take a rest, what will we talk about tomorrow? ā
"Thank you, Your Excellency." Doolittle agreed, and then he turned his head to look at the bomber behind him, and his face showed hesitation, and he had the heart to speak but endured.
Su Jin on the side seemed to see his hesitation, and said with a faint smile: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, you can rest assured, our ground crew will repair these planes for you." ā
At this time, Lieutenant Gray, who was the captain of the third plane at the time, couldn't help but say: "Your Excellency, General, I have no intention of offending you, but these planes are the property of the United States of America, and you have no right to ......"
"You are presumptuous!"
A loud shout interrupted Lieutenant Gray's words, only to see the major general in the air force uniform who had been following Su Jin without speaking, glaring angrily, only to hear him shout: "What kind of people do you think we are, it's just a few B-25 bombers that were almost beaten into a sieve by Ri Jin himself, do you think we will covet you rags?" ā
Seeing that the Air Force Major General was angry, the soldiers in charge of guarding around him were also alarmed, and under the leadership of a captain, they surrounded these Yankees with unkind faces, and the rifles and submachine guns in their hands were faintly pointed at these Yankees, and the atmosphere became tense for a while.
Seeing this, Doolittle was so angry that he almost pulled out his pistol and shot Lieutenant Gray to death, didn't this fool know that they were on someone's turf, how could he say such a thing, and look at the posture of the other people would covet their planes.
In fact, not only Doolittle, but also more than 70 other crew members looked at the hundreds of Chinese soldiers who were surrounded by loaded guns and live ammunition, and they also looked at each other helplessly and smiled bitterly. I'm really not afraid of god-like opponents, but I'm afraid of pig-like teammates! Doesn't Lieutenant Gray know that once he angers the Huaxia general, all of them will have to go around without food? Besides, even if people wanted to confiscate the bombers, would they still be able to stop them?
These American officers and soldiers all looked at Su Jin worriedly, but fortunately, the Huaxia general did not show anger on his face, only to see him wave his hand to stop the major general next to him from speaking, and then said lightly: "This lieutenant, I don't know how you see that we are going to confiscate your bombers, or do you think that the rags behind us that have been beaten by the RB people and turned into a sieve are really so attractive to us?" ā
Lieutenant Gray said proudly: "Your Excellency, General, they are not rags, they are the latest aircraft of the United States of America, and they are also the most advanced bombers in the world at present!" I'm sure none of your planes are better than it! ā
Gray has plenty of self-confidence, and in his opinion the B-25 is the best bomber in the world, there is no one.
It's just that what he didn't expect was that when he finished saying this, the major general and the lieutenant general on the side looked at each other, and the two couldn't help but shake their heads and laugh, and finally the lieutenant general just said in Chinese: "It's really arrogant!" ā
The major general was not angry, but pointed to the sky and snorted coldly: "Raise your heads and take a good look, and then say this to me, arrogant Americans!" ā
When these Americans looked towards the sky in the direction pointed by the major general, they understood that a group of black shadows were rapidly approaching the ground from the clouds, and soon everyone heard a low roar, and soon huge figures began to appear in front of their sight.
"God, who's going to tell me if it's true?"
For a while, many American GIs grew their mouths in surprise, and even the well-informed Doolittle was almost stunned. As a huge figure began to land on the runway in the distance, with Doolittle's years of experience, he could tell at a glance that this was a large bomber, and the bomb load must be much higher than that of the B-25.
Looking at the surprised eyes of Doolittle and his party, the major general sneered and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this aircraft is a large bomber in service in our Air Force. It has a maximum range of 5,600 kilometers and a maximum bomb load of seven tons, I wonder who is more advanced than your B-25? Do you still think we're going to covet your B-25s that are about to be beaten into a sieve? ā
As soon as the major general's words came out, all the American pilots, including Independence, felt a hot panic on their faces. (To be continued.) )