"It didn't take long for them to determine that the call was clearly coming from an aircraft over the front line." Members of the Wind Force were ecstatic at the discovery, and they were finally able to listen to the pilot's wireless telephone contact with the ground station. They soon began working endlessly in the radio intelligence unit, recording the conversations between the military planes and the command station and translating them into Chinese. After research, we found that these calls were mainly the communication between the fighters and dive bombers of the army and their ground stations when attacking the ground forces that were retreating on the ground. The value of this information was immediately highly valued, and in order to listen to as many of the army's radio telephone communication channels as possible at the highest speed, the Air Department issued instructions to expand the 'wind' force. ”

"The Supreme High Command has decided that this work can be undertaken by the Women's Auxiliary Corps of the Air Force. They are present in the war rooms and radar command rooms of the radar stations along the coast, in the command posts of the fighter command, and they are doing an excellent job. The Archives Bureau received an urgent order to locate female Air Force auxiliaries who knew foreign languages. ”

"In a peaceful environment, a young, cheerful girl like me, from a middle-class family, might be struggling to hold her next tennis tournament, or planning a weekend picnic at the beach. It was a beautiful summer day in June 1942, and I was also going to the beach, but I was worried. I was told that it was a secret unit, and I felt that it must be some kind of intelligence agency, which obviously had something to do with my knowledge of foreign languages. Other than that, I don't know anything. The shrewd old captain had told me the traditional aphorism in the army: 'Remember, girl! Whatever the reason, never sign up voluntarily. But this time, also in accordance with the traditional way of the troops, I 'voluntarily' signed up as required. If I had a choice, if I had listened to his advice, I would have been all wrong. ”

"Once I got there, I realized why my work was so secretive. My mission was to listen to the communications of the Japanese army, and I knew nothing about radio services, and I doubted that I would even use such a strange radio. But I and five other female auxiliaries drawn from various air force units soon began to learn how to use sophisticated radio receivers and to search for enemy communications frequencies. ”

"The commander of our unit is Captain Wei Xuekun, and the engine room is set up on a caravan near the edge of the cliff. Our equipment, at least initially, was pitifully meagre, with only two civilian receivers of the famous brand that were popular with radio amateurs before the war, an oscilloscope, and an antenna array. If I'm not mistaken, there is also a sentry post nearby to prevent curious people from breaking into the camp. ”

"It's a very new job for us, and we all take turns 24 hours a day, six hours per shift. We wore headphones and listened intently to the often intrusive conversations between the pilots and their ground stations. Initially, we used a frequency of 40 megacycles to listen to the enemy's short-range communications. A female Air Force auxiliary member was in charge of searching for the enemy's call, and as soon as we found it, we quickly followed it and immediately heard the phrase "It's over, please speak" that is commonly used in my call. The operator recorded what she heard, and her notebook also recorded the time of the call, the frequency of listening, and the call sign. There are blank lines in the notebook so that we can write the translation. Since we could not tell which calls belonged to which 'brigade' or wing, we made as detailed records as possible in the log book for analysis by the Air Department and the decipherers. Elements of apparent urgent tactical value were immediately translated into text and handed over to the 11th Fighter Group or, through the Air Department, to the Navy. The remainder is to be disposed of after the termination of the enemy's communications contact. An experienced operator assisted us in finding the station, and as soon as he found the enemy station, he immediately shouted loudly: 'The enemy station has been found!' The idle female auxiliaries then began to record. In the early years, we were very unskilled in surveillance technology, tired from our work, and especially uncomfortable with long hours of listening and searching for enemy stations. But what is interesting is that we are extremely reluctant to find the enemy. Looking back now, we soberly realize that our understanding of the situation of the Japanese army at that time was really pitiful. ”

"When I was still in school, I would never have imagined that I would join such a secret agency and become a rival to the young officers of the Air Force Radio School who had been my dance partner."

"At first glance, the radio receiver was quite complicated for us, filled with switches, knobs and dials, very different from the radios we used to use at home. Later, however, we were not only able to skillfully identify the enemy's communications, but we were also quick to decipher the secret language of their air-to-air or air-to-ground communications and the coordinates used to determine the location of ourselves, the target of attack, or the reconnaissance area. Without mastering these coordinates, intercepted enemy communications are almost worthless. Decryption was like a charade, and we were young and excited, and we felt as if we were playing a game of death with the other person, but it was a game anyway. The game quickly became extremely serious. Our work was sent daily as an urgent item to the Air Force Intelligence Department, and they quickly read it and immediately forwarded it to the decipherment center set up by the political axe, which was officially known as the 'Political Axe Confidential School.' Cryptanalysis experts there study the material, carefully and carefully recording the salient details in order to synthesize it with material overheard by a large number of special forces forces around the world, as well as information from other sources such as photographic reconnaissance and reports of secret agents. ”

"Our ears have gradually become accustomed to the various dialectical accents, and can 'read' (our terminology) enemy conversations that have been greatly distorted by the interference of celestial electricity and the elusive secret language. For example, we quickly deduced that 'mountaintop' means height, 'kite' means enemy aircraft, and so on. We can even make out the voices of some of the commanders of the flying squadrons. Later, we also heard that the intelligence agency on the other side of the sea was also meticulously monitoring the communications of our air force. ”

"The Air Department quickly realized that listening to enemy radio communications was an extremely valuable addition to other tactical or strategic intelligence, especially in the event of an enemy invasion. The initial experiment was successful. As early as before the war, listening stations set up in the central coastal areas and several other overseas "wind" units began to listen to most of the encrypted wireless telegraphy (Morse-style) communications of the navy and army. The information obtained from this source is of great value for the reorganization of the battle sequence, strength, troop deployment, and sometimes the intentions of the other side. It didn't take long for the Japanese army's radio contacts in the Asian theater to escape the interception of the 'wind' troops. ”

"We quickly ran out of work trucks at the top of the cliff, where we could only accommodate two receivers, and we needed to add more listening channels. In addition, we need to install a more effective phone system to relay information directly to users without delays through the Department of the Air Force. At the same time, I think that because of the real existence of the possible surname of the enemy's landing on the coast of our country, our young women are working on the hilltops of the vulnerable coastal salient to read and work, which somewhat worries the Air Force staff. There was a radar station in the local area located on a cliff further away, but it was far away from us. Our unit is located on a swampy area where there is a flat beach. At night, fog covers the marshes and wide seawalls, and clouds roll up on the cliff edges. At this time, it is easy to feel that this area is a wonderful landing ground for the enemy. When night falls, it's silent, and a mist surrounds the work trucks, obscuring all traces of smoke. It's a bit creepy to be on duty at this moment. ”

"The Air Department decided to move us to the hilly terrain to the north, where there is a forward air station. We moved into a small house next to the air station, known to everyone as the 'Little Red House', where the enemy's wireless telephone communications were first intercepted. Our unit has added six female Air Force auxiliaries who are fluent in foreign languages and several Air Force radio operators and technicians. We arrived here at the beginning of July. ”

"At this point, our correspondence has begun to take shape, and we can get new information about their air forces every day. We listened to the instructions transmitted by fighter and tactical bombers during the attack on the airfield and the escort convoy along the southeast coast of our country, as well as the landing orders issued by the squadron at the field. It is said that this reconnaissance plane searches the shipping lanes in the strait at least twice a day, and will report back to any movement, so any call from the enemy about the convoy is extremely important. Whenever we learned that a Chinese warship had been discovered by enemy planes, we immediately sent an announcement to the naval command in Shanghai and the fighter group in the relevant defense area. As soon as they received the forecast, they sent fighter jets to escort the escort. ”

"Sometimes we hear that our pilots report to their ground command that our pilots are 'drunk' (our Air Force's term for a forced landing at sea) and immediately report that our Maritime Air Rescue Unit will do its best to get the pilot out of the water. In the early days of the war, the Maritime Air Rescue Department was better than ours, and they moved extremely quickly, often using the 'Kawanishi' seaplane to rescue the crew that fell into the sea. At that time, our listening unit did not have direction finding equipment, and we could not determine the location of the accident unless the enemy spoke in plain language or used cipherword coordinates. ”

"The Air Force Intelligence Department has gradually compiled a complete set of combat sequences for the Air Force, including their strength, equipment, and positions, and has been able to detect many units of the armed forces through the call signs of the opposing side. Sources include listening forces, prisoners of war, downed enemy planes, and 'special channels'. ”

"After moving here, our dormitory was set up in the camp where our families were stationed, and the workshop was in the 'Little Red Building'. At present, the station is noisy, and planes take off, land, or fly over the airport one after another, making it difficult for people to sleep. Nearby ports are also frequently attacked. Overhead, planes whizzing overhead seemed to perform an aerial ballet to the terrifying rhythm of machine guns and anti-aircraft artillery. No matter what day I live, I will never forget the piercing screams of the downed plane, followed by the dull explosions that hit the ground. In the months that followed, the sound was many times more than before, and each time it caused me a wave of heart palpitations......"

Dunsman let out a faint sigh, and at that moment she suddenly noticed that Her Royal Highness the princess was standing beside her at some point, looking with interest at what she had written in her notebook.

"Is this your experience with war? Is that right? Eleni asked.

Although Dunsman wrote it in Chinese, it was not difficult for Her Royal Highness the learned princess to read it.

"Yes, this is my war memoir." Deng Shiman nodded and beckoned her to sit down.

Shangfeng has already confessed to Deng Shiman, this kind of memoir-like thing, there is no need to shy away from this princess. She wanted to see it, even though she had shown it.

"It's so well written, can I read it?" Elaine's eyes flashed with antiquity.

"Absolutely." Dunszman said, placing the notebook in front of her.

Eleni happily took the notebook and eagerly continued to read it.

"The balloon blocking net over the port city repeatedly prevented enemy air strikes. But those fat balloons shimmered silver in the summer light, and they also became the best targets for the 'Gale' fighter. When the wind is strong, several balloons are blown apart, and the steel cables are dangerously dragged behind them, and the Air Force fighters have to chase them up and destroy them, and when they fall, they become a pile of silver-gray fragments. Whenever we see this, we have to cheer for a while. I guess I was doing this to get a temporary relief from my stress......

"It didn't take long for us to establish close contact with the naval forces in the nearby port. On July 16, 1942, they informed us that the light cruiser "Hai Jui" had been sunk by their own aircraft, and this shocked us. We have intensified the monitoring of the operating frequencies of the enemy's reconnaissance planes, and at the same time, we have gradually increased the listening of the short-wave communications of the enemy's high-speed torpedo gunboats, which can carry out mine-laying operations. We need every piece of intelligence that will help thwart the enemy's attack. ”

"Soon, almost every night, enemy bombers appeared, the beams of searchlights pierced into the sky, and the dull sound of explosions from anti-aircraft gun positions seemed to be endless. Night after night, we went in and out of the bomb shelter, but we never left our posts while on duty. ”

"The situation is the same in the war rooms of neighboring airports such as Nanshan, Baihekou, and Laizhou Bay, where female Air Force auxiliaries are sticking to their posts, constantly marking schematic diagrams of enemy air raids. In order to destroy our early warning system, the naval and army aviation units have turned their attention to the radar network along the coast of our country, but the people's dedication to doing their duty has not wavered in the slightest. In this battle, there was no controversy about the fact that much of the work in the war room relied on women Air Force auxiliaries, and doubts about whether women could withstand the test of war were dispelled. During the war, I observed that at the beginning of the enemy bombardment, women were generally braver than men, but later they became depressed, and many men who had panicked at first regained their composure and became more courageous. In this regard, there is not much difference between men and women. ”

"One day, the enemy bombardment was more intense than ever, one man in our unit was nervous and nervous, and one or two other girls were also in tears, and the lack of sleep and the effects of the constant bombardment of the enemy were having an effect. At that time, I was a senior officer in the Women's Auxiliary Corps and had just been promoted to corporal. I felt that people's hysteria was about to kick in, and I had to stop it quickly. For the first time in my life, I slapped the man a few times, and the effect was just as I expected. Unfortunately, the person who was beaten had a higher rank than me. My commander, Captain Wei Xuekun, was out of the field to set up a listening post on the southeast coast of our country, and I could not listen to his advice, so I had to call Major Sun Chengxiang and tell him what had happened, and said that I was worried about being punished by military law. The matter was later settled, and the initial worries were really unnecessary. ”

"It's the same with us there." Seeing this, Eleni nodded and said to Dun Shiman.

Somehow, this text in front of her reminded her of the knight who had been guarding her all along......

Eleni's face was slightly red, and she tried to suppress the tall and handsome figure and continued to read.

"In late July, we intercepted enemy phone calls that clearly showed that we had used a red-crossed reconnaissance plane over the Bohai Bay, and we informed the Air Force Department of this flagrant violation of international agreements. The authorities have lodged a grave protest to the Supreme High Command and have made it clear that there will be no immunity for such aircraft in the future. The pilot of one of the reconnaissance planes has become a good friend of ours, and we are always waiting for him to 'start talking' to report on the situation. Remember his call sign was 'Ninja No. 1'. He concluded that we were listening, so he always chattered at us in Chinese: 'I know, the listening station, hear me?' He always asked cheerfully, 'How about throwing a bomb on your heads?' Listen! Woo...... Woo......' and he laughed alone into the microphone. ”

"Because of his difference, I somehow wanted to meet him. But the war was extremely brutal, and finally one day we were instructed to notify the 6th Fighter Group as soon as we heard him talking. One day, he came again, this time the 6th Fighter Group dispatched a newest Fire Eagle jet fighter and suddenly attacked it, his plane was hit and caught on fire, and he couldn't jump out. We heard him desperately calling out to his mother, cursing the emperor and the military department. At the moment, I couldn't help but worry about him: 'Jump! Come on! Whoever will save him! But to no avail, he was unable to escape. His voice didn't disappear until the plane crashed out of our reception frequency range. I walked out of the room feeling a pang of sorrow in my heart. ”

(To be continued)