The sunset dragged a golden light and began to fall to the west, and the clouds that reflected the sky turned orange, and the two green-painted biplane fighters slowly sailed from the southeast to Yichang Hongshan Airport under the illumination of the setting sun.

Next to the runway of the airport, more than a dozen pilots in black jackets are standing on the grass next to the runway, nervously looking at the sky.

Suddenly, a small pilot with a round face excitedly pointed to the southwest and shouted, "It's coming...... Here they come, Captain, they're back! ”

As the words fell, two small black dots began to appear in front of everyone, and a tall young man of about twenty-seven or eighteen years old laughed and scolded: "Hong Weitao, your kid's eyes are enough thieves, you can see it from such a distance, but it's a pity not to be a navigator." ”

"Deputy Chen, don't look down on people so much, how can I say that I am also a pilot of the dignified Fourth Destroyer Group, my ambition is to drive our war eagle to kill devils in the blue sky, you let me be the navigator, isn't this a cold me?"

"Haha......" Everyone on the side laughed, and a pilot with a Chinese character face smiled: "Hong Weitao, I remember that you told us about this ambition when you first came here two years ago, but I remember knowing that your record is still zero, right?" In my opinion, if you change your career to become a navigator, maybe you can still be useful. ”

Hong Weitao was anxious, and argued with a red face: "Hey...... You're too underestimated. You don't want to go to the blue sky to kill the enemy, but you have to have a plane for me to drive, since the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, we have not replenished a single fighter. Our planes are getting fewer and fewer, and now we can't even get together a squadron of fighters, how can you let me kill the enemy? ”

Hear here. The crowd fell silent. For a pilot who aspires to make a mark, what could be more worrying than not having a car.

When everyone was silent, the two small black dots in the sky gradually became clear, these were two American-made ****3 fighters, with the deployment of the landing gear, the two fighters landed very smoothly on the run.

Watching the plane land, a group of pilots ran towards the landing fighter. When the plane came to a standstill, a resolute and calm pilot stepped out of the cockpit, then stepped on the wing very nimbly and landed on the ground.

The crowd poured in. Hong Weitao ran the fastest, and soon ran to the pilot's side and asked, "Team Chu, how is this mission going, did you encounter the little devil's plane?" ”

Deputy Chen on the side smiled and patted him lightly on the back of the head and scolded with a smile: "You kid." It's not easy to know if Team Chu has encountered devils. If you look at whether the machine gun bullet chain of the Chu team has become shorter, you still need to ask. ”

"Oh...... To me! Hong Weitao scratched the back of his head a little embarrassed, and then ran to the nose of the plane to take a closer look at the aircraft device, his action caused everyone to laugh, Hong Weitao is the pistachio in the team on weekdays, everyone likes to joke with him.

I saw him watch it for a while and shouted: "Eh, the luck of the Chu team is really good, the bullet chain is still full." I really didn't run into a devil's plane this time. ”

Hearing this, the pilot known as the Chu team glanced at Hong Weitao: "You kid is a crow's mouth." If I really encountered the devil's fighter, would I still be able to come back so leisurely? You don't want to think about it, what kind of mission we are carrying out this time, if you really encounter the devil's 96 style, it is already good if we old **** can keep the safety of the chief, and we still want to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, you really think you are invulnerable. ”

Hearing this, the crowd stopped talking. Although they were very reluctant, they also had to admit that the Japanese main fighters Type 96 carrier-based aircraft and Nakajima fighters (that is, Type 1 fighters) were very good fighters of the same period, and whether they were equipped with the American-made Curtis****3, the Soviet-supported I-15 or the Italian Fiat Arrow, they were not their opponents. Although the Chinese pilots all had the ambition of serving the country with death, they flew into the blue sky to fight the Japanese army, but sometimes when the gap in the performance of the fighters was too large, it was difficult to make up for it with courage and technology, which is why the Chinese Air Force almost all fought out half a year after the start of the war.

Chu Yuan, who was called the Chu team by everyone, was the captain of the Fourth Destroyer Brigade, and saw that the atmosphere at the scene was a little dull, so he smiled and said to everyone: "Okay, everyone, don't be so discouraged, our planes are not as good as the Japanese, but they are not completely without opportunities, as far as I know, we may have several new planes after a while." ”

"What...... New aircraft? ”

The first reaction of the people after hearing the news was not excitement, but a little stunned, since the start of the war, Western countries have imposed an arms embargo on China, and they have not heard the word new aircraft for a long time, and now after hearing it at first glance, everyone did not reflect it for a while.

After a long time, Deputy Captain Chen Feiping said: "Captain, you're not joking with us, where did we get the plane?" ”

Chu Yuan smiled, and then said a little mysteriously: "Actually, I also secretly inquired about this news, didn't I escort Chief Chen and Vice President Zhang to Nanchang a few months ago, that is, Chief Chen, when they were discussing things, they were heard by the pony flying DC-3." Listening to what Chief Chen said, the commander of the 202nd Division who guarded Nanchang somehow caught up with the Germans, and got a batch of the latest Bf-109 fighters and ju-87 dive bombers from the Germans. These five fighters are divided, and our fourth brigade should be able to get one or two, right? Will you have a chance soon? ”

"Really!"

Now everyone was excited, and their eyes began to light up. At present, the Fourth Destroyer Group has nearly 100 pilots, but there are less than 20 planes, and only a pitiful seven planes can take to the skies for combat.

It's just that the excited crowd didn't have an idea, so Hong Weitao, who had been standing behind him and didn't speak, looked at the excited colleagues present, but his heart was a little lost, because he knew that even if all five fighters were assigned to the Fourth Destroyer Group, he would not have his share, after all, many pilots had better qualifications and flying skills than him, and such a good thing would not be his turn at all.

Feeling a little lost in his heart, he secretly made a decision...... (To be continued.) )