"Captain, engine number two is faulty, are we going back?" The pilot asked the captain on the side.

The captain turned his head, looked at the engine that was still smoking from the porthole, and said, "No, keep flying." ”

As a four-engine bomber, this aircraft already has this function, when it needs to be long-range, it can turn off two engines to reduce fuel consumption, so it can still continue to perform tasks even though it has one less engine.

This was the first large-scale bombing mission, and the captain didn't want to quit because of a faulty engine, at least for now, the other three engines are still working properly.

In order to be able to continue the mission, the captain deliberately concealed the problem of engine failure, and as a result, when they flew to the predetermined assembly area, they found that their bomber group had completed the assembly and set off two minutes earlier!

It's okay, just catch up on your own!

Therefore, the captain ordered the navigator to follow the predetermined route according to the radio guidance, hoping to catch up with his own formation.

Unfortunately, with one less engine, their speed is slower than the fleet in front, so not only did they not catch up, but they fell even further behind.

After flying over the center line of the strait, nothing could be found, so the captain decided to fly over and bomb himself according to the intended target!

A lone bomber, flying high in the air, targets a factory near Greenwich that produces alloys, which are essential raw materials for aircraft engines.

Adjusting the course, the entire crew of the bomber, did not feel alone, they were fighting!

"Ahead, about to reach the goal." The navigator shouted.

Flying strictly according to the route, however, they did not notice that at this time the wind direction over Britain had changed, and they flew forward for an additional twenty kilometers, and in front of them, it was not Greenwich, but London!

"No target found." The navigator shouted.

According to the prior arrangement, there will be personnel on the ground to guide them, in short, it is just to use a flashlight to send a simple three short and three long lights to the sky, but now, they have not found it.

It was pitch black below, and since the bombardment had already begun, the cities in these areas had already implemented light control.

After flying around this area twice, the navigator was suddenly overjoyed, and finally a flickering signal appeared in front of him: "Find the target, prepare to drop the bomb, fly straight, and enter the bombing route!" ”

At this time, they don't know that the flickering signal below is not the target factory at all, but the Big Ben on the Capitol, which is telling the time on time! Although the lights in London have been put in place, the managers have been negligent and forgot that the clock will shine so brightly when it is on time!

To the north of this resplendent Big Ben is Whitehall Street, home to the British government ministries.

In the middle of the west side of Whitehall Street, there is a short and narrow side street, which is the famous Downing Street. No. 10 is a nameless three-storey grey brick building built in 1680.

Yes, this is 10 Downing Street, the British Prime Minister's Office, which is the center of the British government's big decisions, policies, and world-changing meetings.

And now, in this small three-story building, Churchill has not slept all night.

"What, even our Woolston plant was bombed?" Getting the news, Churchill clenched his fists.

Fighting, persevering, until victory, this is Churchill's consistent belief, and he also believes that he can win, but now, reality continues to pour cold water on his head.

The factories of the two Spitfires were completely razed to the ground, and the Germans, using hundreds of bombers, bombed Britain, and the most terrible thing was that this night bombing, the surprise attack of the Germans, had a good effect.

"Within a month, we couldn't even produce a Spitfire." Chief of Staff Archibald said that this was the hardest blow for the British.

If Britain wants to protect its homeland, it will have to deal with the bombing of the Germans, and first defeat the Luftwaffe, but now? One night bombing by the Germans, the British fighter production capacity, disappeared.

Churchill's cigar, already extinguished, stood up and looked at the dark night sky. God, don't you think Britain has suffered enough?

"Boom!" At this moment, suddenly, a few hundred meters away on the street, there was a violent explosion, and the dark street was shining.

"Protect the Prime Minister!" The captain of the guard shouted, came up and pounced on Churchill, and almost at the same time, the glass in front of Churchill was shattered.

"Boom, boom!" Explosions, one after another! The whole of Whitehall Street was horribly bombed!

The bombs dropped from high altitude were not high, and they were originally aimed at the Big Ben, but as a result, almost all the bombs fell to the north of Big Ben, which is the seat of the British government!

A bomb exploded almost more than ten meters away from No. 10 Downing Street, and in the huge explosion, the entire street was blown up into a crater more than ten meters deep!

Countless debris flew and hit the three-story small building at No. 10 Downing Street, a corner of the small building, which could not withstand the huge impact and collapsed!

In front of the small building, on the high flagpole, the flag symbolizing Great Britain was also torn open countless openings in the explosion, but it did not fall down, and it was still fluttering in the wind!

In the dark night sky, there were countless fires in the entire Whitehall Street.

London, on fire, the seat of government, on fire!

The fire truck arrived urgently, and countless people spontaneously came out to participate in the rescue!

At this time, the bombers in the sky, unaware of their feat, almost killed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, at this time, they finished dropping bombs, circled, and prepared to return, but found themselves as if they had stabbed a hornet's nest.

Originally, it was just an ordinary factory below, even if it was protected, at most it was the size of an anti-aircraft artillery company, but now? There are hundreds of pillars of light that suddenly light up below!

The pillars of light swept back and forth, mottling the sky away.

"Quick, climb, climb now!" The captain shouted.

There must be a problem, is this a trap? With so many searchlights, it's only a matter of time before you are spotted yourself, but as long as you climb high in the sky, there will be no problem! You must know that no matter how powerful the anti-aircraft artillery is, it is impossible to hit an effective fire height of 8,000 meters!

The three engines started their horsepower and climbed upwards desperately, and as soon as they climbed to seven thousand meters, they were captured by countless pillars of light, and then, below, countless anti-aircraft guns fired together, as if to vent their dissatisfaction with the sky.

Unfortunately, they are doomed to be useless.