"Not now!" Gao Quan rejected the Americans' proposal, "China and Japan are at war. ”

"The United States and Japan are also at war!" Smith, a black guy next to him, immediately interjected and added.

"Yes, China and the United States are at war with Japan. Just a few months ago, the Chinese army and the Japanese army fought a general battle with hundreds of thousands of people! After sacrificing the lives of tens of thousands of young people, China's Ninth War Zone finally won the arduous battle! ”

Two pilots applauded, Gao Quan raised his hands and pressed down, and the applause stopped, "Now there are still a large number of Japanese troops active in our vicinity, and we want to start a war when we are looking for an opportunity." I'll have to figure out a safe way to get you to Changsha. There is an airport in Changsha, and if you want to go back to the United States, you can go back from there. You are friends of the Chinese people, and I must guarantee your safety! So, several, please be patient. ”

"We are friends. Well, hopefully the wait isn't too long. Several Americans looked at each other, and now in this situation, none of them had any other choice but to pin all their hopes on Gao's body.

"I promise!" Gao Quan raised his right palm to the side of his ear, looking like he swore to the Bible, "During your time here, I will send someone to teach you some common Chinese, whether you go to Changsha or anywhere in China, you will be able to use it in the future." Also, I hope that Mr. White and your friends will also teach my soldiers English, and at the same time teach them some of the basics of flying bombers. What do you think? ”

"Flying? Could it be that General Gao wants your soldiers to drive the Twenty-Sixth? No, no, no," White shook his head and waved his hand, "the twenty-sixth is the property of the American army. Gao Quan stared at him with burning eyes, and White quickly changed his words, "Okay, even if it can't go back to the United States in the future, it will be considered the property of your army." But a qualified pilot has to go through several years of systematic training, and it is impossible for us to stay here and give lectures to your soldiers for several years! ”

"Hehe, that's not necessary," Gao Quan saw that the American was relieved, and he also breathed a sigh of relief, "I just want you to teach them some basic knowledge before leaving." The rest, we'll figure it out ourselves. ”

"Well, as you wish, we will do our best to teach your soldiers to fly bombers. General Gao, there are still some documents on the 26th, which we must bring back to the United States. ”

"Don't worry, all the documents on the plane will be handed over to you, a lot!"

shook hands with the US pilots one by one, Gao Quan ended this pleasant conversation, he did not plan to return this B-25 to the Americans! If there is a bomber in the 500th Army, whether it is to provide air support on the battlefield when fighting the Japanese army, or to sneak attack and bomb the rear base of the devils, it will be an unprecedented weapon, and Gao Quan is already full of expectations for this.

The bombing of Tokyo and other cities by the Doolittle bomber group shocked the Japanese government and the opposition. The American bombers actually flew around in the sky of several Japanese cities in broad daylight, and they did not even send escort fighters, but these 16 bombers took turns bombing several important cities in Japan and then patted their butts, and all of them flew away safely!

The Japanese authorities expressed serious dissatisfaction with their own air defense, and at the same time, they were even more worried that the Chinese and US air forces would continue to bomb the Japanese mainland from this air raid. Therefore, on the one hand, the Japanese military strengthened its own air defense forces, and on the other hand, it was preparing to conduct a "Zhejiang operation."

Since most of the independent bomber group landed at the airfield in Zhejiang, China's Third Theater, in order to prevent the Chinese and US air forces from using the airfield group in Quzhou and other places as an air base to frequently carry out shuttle-type bombing on the Japanese mainland, the base camp in Japan planned to carry out a major operation aimed at destroying the air base and the advance airfield on China's Zhejiang-Jiangxi line, so as to completely eliminate the hidden danger to the security of the mainland.

On April 21, 1942, the Japanese headquarters notified the "Chinese Dispatch Army" to prepare for the "Zhejiang Operation". On 30 April, the headquarters issued Continental Order No. 621: "The commander-in-chief of the Chinese Dispatch Army shall begin operations as soon as possible, mainly to crush the enemy in Zhejiang Province, destroy its main air bases, and crush the enemy's attempt to use the area to bomb the empire itself." "Use of troops:" It is composed of the main force of the 13th Army and some troops drawn from the 11th Army and the North China Front, with more than 40 infantry brigades as the backbone. ”

Both the commander of the Chinese Dispatch Army, Shunroku Hata, and the commander of the 13th Army, Shigeru Sawada, had opinions on the operational intentions and troop deployment of the base camp, arguing that even if the airfield group on the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line was destroyed, the Chinese side could quickly rebuild it, and such an elimination would not be of much practical use.

As soon as the two discussed in private, they arbitrarily changed the battle plan of the base camp, setting the destruction of the main force of the third theater as the main goal, and the destruction of the Zhejiang airfield group as the secondary goal, and greatly increasing the combat strength, the base camp originally required to dispatch 40 infantry brigades, but now from the hands of these two crazy old devils, it has directly become 87 infantry brigades, which is more than double the requirements of the base camp! The original "Zhejiang Operation" has also become the "Zhejiang-Jiangxi Operation".

The devils of the 13th Army were in full swing to mobilize troops to launch the "Zhejiang-Jiangxi Operation," but the 500th Army was seizing the time to train pilots.

The US plane landed in Xiushui County, and this matter could not be concealed, so Gao Quan reported it to the theater command as soon as possible. Chief Xue instructed: Under the condition of ensuring safety, seek an opportunity to escort the US pilot to Changsha. These Americans bombed the Japanese mainland, that is, they helped us China fight devils, and they are our friends, and protecting the safety of our friends has always been a virtue of the Chinese. In particular, the safe return of these people to the United States will make China, the commission, and have a good face in the international community, and it will also allow the government to win more supplies to China.

In the order, Chief Xue didn't mention the B-25 bomber, probably the commander also knew, even if he mentioned it, it was useless, first of all, Gao Quan was not necessarily willing to give, even if he was willing to give it, he couldn't transport such a big bomber out of the mountains! As for the American pilots, Xue Yue asked that they must ensure their safety and find the plane to escort them to Changsha, and he did not ask for a date.

Gao Quan did not show the original text of the order to the US pilots. This is a military secret, how can it be shown to foreigners casually? Commander Gao only told the pilots that he had already reported to his superiors and tried to let these American friends go to Changsha as soon as possible.

Going to Changsha is not the same as returning to the United States, not to mention that this is in the territory of the 500 Army, and the smart American pilots have already seen that General Gao has the supreme right in this army, and once General Gao is unhappy, their dream of returning to the United States is likely to be postponed indefinitely. Therefore, these Chinese friends were very willing to stay and become bomber instructors.