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The warm humidity and flow blown by the bay quietly melted the branches of ten thousand trees and condensed the ice and snow of the mountain, and the earth slowly woke up, the residual snow was still there, and a few points of new green were impatiently drilled out of the frozen soil, and the delicate body of the spring was difficult to stand up in the steep spring cold. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Forty-six-year-old Owen, a German aviation military adviser, is not too tall, his figure of about 1.75 meters is very strong and well-proportioned due to his unremitting training all year round, and he is still wearing the iron-gray air force lieutenant uniform he wore when he served in the last world war, and he is wearing a warm and beautiful new black leather jacket. This leather jacket is said to be made by an old tailor in old Nanchang according to An Yi's sketches, with novel style, bright lines, two bags on the chest are very generous and practical, and the nameplate above the bag cover is exactly the same as the cotton nameplate of the squadron, but it is carefully made of high-quality brown lambskin; The collar style is quite unique, much like the collar of the popular tunic, but it is much wider than the Chinese collar; The leather collar can be attached or removed as you like, with a delicate twelve-pointed star pattern on the cuffs and nine brass buttons on the placket; Shield-shaped armbands on the left and right arms. All are made of brown and yellow sheepskin, the armband on the left arm is the blue sky white sun emblem and the Chinese number of the aviation brigade, and the armband on the right arm is the unique signature pattern of An Jiajun A fox with wings spread.

Owen could see that this jacket, which was loved by pilots and had become the standard flight suit of the Anjia Army Air Force, contained the style of European-style hunting suits. It is a perfect combination of Chinese and Western cultures, beautiful and practical. It's simple and elegant, and the warmth is better than any flight suit, and it's decent to wear even as a regular uniform, so Owen likes it very much.

Owen's full name is Owen Metzelde, and Metzelde's surname originated in Owen's hometown of the Rhine region, which originally meant butcher. With a pair of deep blue eyes and beautiful golden hair, Owen has a dignified appearance, and his speech and demeanor are polite. Humble and easy-going, he looks much younger than his actual age, and in any case it is difficult to think of a butcher.

But it was such an easy-going person who flew planes to shoot down 14 warplanes of Britain, France, and other countries in the last world war, bombed an allied arsenal, and in just three at the same time, he was promoted from lieutenant to captain and then to major, which is very rare in the entire Luftwaffe.

The fourth after the defeat of Germany, Owen was discharged from the army and entered the Junkers as a test pilot and an instructor in the aviation club, at this time Owen was already a lieutenant colonel and the captain of the German Air Force.

When An Yi introduced the first batch of Junkers aircraft. As a flight expert, Owen was assigned to China to take on short-term flight instruction, and as a result, he has remained in the An Yi Army since then, serving as a military adviser to the An Jiajun Air Corps, and then Owen's wife and two children, a boy and a girl, also came to China and lived in the old Nanchang expert community.

Owen walked quickly to the maintenance shed behind the side of the control tower, and Stevens, the American affairs consultant who was watching two groups of technicians repair two Hawker II single-seat biplane fighters of the Northeast Army, saw Owen, raised his hand and said hello happily, grabbed the hand towel on the tool rack, and wiped the oil off his hands while instructing:

"Owen, just now Ann came to call, the Northeast Army has handed over these two flying fighters to us, I heard Colonel Huang say that these planes were sent to China before and after the Shenyang Incident, a total of 12 planes, the first two batches of 10 planes were transported to Shenyang and became the trophies of the Japanese in a month, these two planes have been left in Shanghai because of the malfunction, and the technicians of the Curtis Company drove to this airport after repairing them. The avenging Northeast Army Aviation was overused and did not know how to maintain it, so it was abandoned here and was not destroyed or crashed

Owen walked around the plane, carefully examining the reinforced support beams and the riveted aluminum skin that the technicians had improved themselves, and nodded in satisfaction. Then he pointed to the individual motive and asked in a low voice: "When will An's new motive for accepting the order from the Northeast Army at the end of last year arrive?" ”

"It has arrived, and it is all Wright Company specially developed for the Hawker III aircraft to persuade a Yin Xu horsepower engine, together with the Boeing Company's batch of new engines and parts, the West Coast Ocean Company's "Indian" has arrived in Shanghai, unloaded part of the equipment and sailed to Hukou, the two engines were unloaded at the Shanghai dock at the same time, and the rear military station will be sent here as soon as possible.

This is what Ann said to me on the phone just now, and asked me what would happen if the two repaired fighters were painted green. Stevens blinked happily.

"Green?"

Owen thought for a while, and then shook his head with a smile: "What the hell does Ann have in mind to say this" This cunning guy, just like he commands the battle, you never know how many intrigues and tricks he has in his head

"Report, Mr. Owen, Commander An calls for your staff officer on duty to arrive quickly.

When Owen heard this, he didn't say a word, and immediately followed the staff officer back to the operational headquarters on the left side of the control tower. Five minutes later, the three military jeeps of the guard company carried Owen, Stevens, deputy head of the advisory group, Hewitt, military adviser, Liu Ziyun, captain of the flight group, Gong Heming, operational staff officer, and Zhuo Muye, chief of the quartermaster section, and drove out of Nanyuan Airport and went to the Tangshan headquarters.

It was noon when everyone arrived at the Tangshan Hotel. Zhan Zhi, director of the Political Department, and Zhang Yang, the quartermaster of the department, led Owen and his party to the second floor.

The operational meeting of the Central Corps has just ended. The generals who walked out of the conference room saw Owen and the others. Hurriedly and politely greeted them, An Yi apologized to Yang Jie and pulled Xu Tingyao along. He shook hands with Owen, Stevens, and Hewitt one by one, and then ushered everyone into the next command hall.

"Ladies and gentlemen, time is pressing, so I won't say kind words and go straight to the topic." After An Yi finished speaking, he invited everyone to the large map, took the baton handed by Shen Fengdao, and began to explain:

"My chief of staff, General Zhao Rui, is too busy. I'll explain it to you. An hour and a half ago, General Gu Changfeng of our unit called that due to the frequent reconnaissance of Japanese planes and the aimless dropping of bombs, nearly 10,000 soldiers who were retreating westward were trapped in this area. It is here, a small mountain village with only nine families within a radius of five kilometers, called Pashugou. This place is too deep in the mountains. I also just learned about the place name. The most difficult thing for Gu Changfeng's department now is that there are more than 400 seriously wounded and nearly 100 women and children in the retreating team, and the medicine and food are only consumed for two days, and they are in an extremely dangerous situation

Everyone listened to it and waited for Zhang, and all of them read the latest Dong Jie in front of them, and they washed the stream book and dried the fine notch)" said Gu Changfeng, who was surrounded by umbrellas, four and two, and An Jindan, who was nearly ten thousand, was frightened. An Yi didn't know what was going on. Put down the baton, looked at Enemy Wen and the others, and said earnestly:

"According to the decision made at the emergency meeting of our army, the 11th Aviation Group will leave Nanyuan Airport. Transferred to Chicheng Airport, together with the 12th Air Brigade under the command of Colonel Huang Yuyi and Advisor Smith, they met the Japanese fighters, bombed the Japanese pursuit and encirclement troops, and fully assisted Gu Changfeng's troops to retreat as soon as possible, and if necessary, at all costs, to ensure that Gu Changfeng's troops withdrew to a safe area south of Chifeng.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I need your support very much right now. The initial suggestion was that Owen would stay with me to co-direct the rescue operation. The Guard Company and the ground support squadron under the guidance of Mr. Marcos' technical team will remain at Nanyuan Airport, and Stevens will lead a team of military advisers to Akagi Airport as soon as possible to assist Colonel Huang Yuyi in commanding the operation. And prepare for the arrival of the 12th Air Force.

"I have ordered the Baoding Military Station to transport sufficient aviation fuel and ammunition, and urgently transferred four transport planes from the Xiangxi Aviation School to serve as the logistical support fleet for this battle and fully assist our aviation command in its operations. Ladies and gentlemen, I reiterate once again. I need your support very much now, and please put forward any requests and objections in time

The European and American advisers looked at each other for a moment and nodded one after another, and Owen took ten steps forward and said very seriously: "An, we agree with your decision and are willing to work hard for General Gu and 10,000 soldiers to get out of trouble." But I have a request, in aviation operations, you must obey the command of me and the group of advisers that I myself lead. ”

Everyone was stunned, and they all looked at An Yi, An Yi smiled, and readily agreed: "Even if you don't mention this condition, I will also ask you to have full command of all military operations of the aviation force." In this regard, the members of the advisory board are all my teachers

A pleasant smile appeared on Owen's face, and Stevens laughed and asked loudly:

"Ann, if the two Hawker planes that are being repaired can fly again, can you leave the formulation of their battle plan to me?"

An Yi smiled knowingly: "No problem."

Stevens asked again: "If you can get two to six." Or a record of more than 2 to 6, how about you give me a case of Scotch whisky? ”

"Good! I'll send one more box after one, and vice versa

"Deal!"

An Yi took a step forward, and Stevens showed his palms at the same time to make a bet, after a crisp sound of "pop", the two looked at each other and laughed, everyone on the side was confused, only Owen understood what was going on, and couldn't help but be a little worried. He was very worried that Stevens chose to go out in person for An Yi's words.

After the matter was decided, An Yi suddenly felt a sense of relief, and he was grateful to Owen and Stevens from the bottom of his heart, to the sixteen members of the conscientious aviation advisory group, and to the more than 100 European and American military instructors and technical experts in the two aviation schools in the rear. Over the past two years and more, they have made great contributions to the training of the Anjia Army's air force, which has enabled the Anjia Army's air force, which is like a toddler, to grow rapidly. Regardless of factors such as faith, state, and economic relations, their rigorous work style and excellent professional ethics are enough to become models for all instructors and experts who come to China.

An Yi warmly invited everyone downstairs to the cafeteria for lunch, saying that he had specially prepared mutton shabu and shredded pork in Beijing sauce for everyone, if he wanted. It can also be supplied with Beijing Erguotou.

Owen and the others happily agreed, entered the restaurant with An Yi, and politely nodded to the full house.

Huang Shaofa beckoned to An Yi at the big table in the middle, An Yi apologized to Stevens, got up and walked over quickly, said hello to Yang Jie, Xu Tingyao and the two headquarters staff officers, and sat next to Huang Shaofa.

Huang Shaofa pointed to the beautiful flight jackets on Owen and Liu Ziyun, and asked in a low voice, "It's so beautiful, when will you give me one?" A few of us like this style, just look at that. It's no less than fifty oceans, right? ”

An Yi took the chopsticks handed by Xu Tingyao. smiled and said: "Zhaopi was sent by Brother Jin Yong (Sheng Shicai) from Xinjiang to the younger brother at the beginning of last year. There are more than 500 of them, and there are a few Tibetan sheep furs, which I heard are quite valuable, but the younger brother didn't have time to ask.

Brother Jin Yong said that he was grateful to the younger brother for his strong support in the staff headquarters and when he was in the Dingxi Pacification Office, and he didn't ask the younger brother for a penny, and it was a waste for the younger brother to put it there, so he used it to make the collar for the pilot to protect against the cold. My eldest brother is about the same size as me, so you can go to my dormitory and get it later. I only have one for you to wear

The generals were so shocked that they all stopped their chopsticks, and Dong Lide, a staff officer of the major general, asked in disbelief: "It won't be just like this, right?" The day before yesterday, I went to Nanyuan Airport and saw that your sentries standing guard were all wearing this kind of leather clothing. It stands to reason that the excess is "not all according to the figure, right?" ”

"I really let you say it, I don't know if Brother Lide has noticed, the guard officers and soldiers of that company are almost the same size, and they are all old brothers who have been in the army for more than three years and have made great contributions. The lowest rank among them is also sergeant. Moreover, they are all winners of medals at all levels, and their company commander is Major Ouyang Jian, the all-round third in last year's 24 th Army military competition, who is just 23 years old this year, and has already made two second-class combat exploits, and is the best among the graduates of the fifth phase of the non-commissioned officer school. Everyone said, can such an honorary soldier treat them badly? ”

After An Yi finished speaking, he unceremoniously put his chopsticks into the steaming and fragrant hot pot, skillfully picked up a large sandwich of mutton, dipped it in some condiments and stuffed it into his mouth a few times, and before he could swallow it, he saw Zhan Zhi hurriedly come over.

An Yi asked while eating, "Something?."

"A group of reporters composed of major newspapers in the provinces south of the Yangtze River is here." Spread to the whispered report.

An Yi was stunned: "Hey, these people don't go to the headquarters in the city to find the officials of the Central Party Department or the Propaganda Department of the headquarters, what are they doing here?" ”

Zhan Zhi replied helplessly: "This." The war correspondents' corps of more than 50 people is somewhat special. The head of the regiment is "Central News Agency." Miss Ye Qing. The deputy head of the regiment is Mr. Du Qiyong of the "Declaration" and Mr. Liu Hong of the "Oriental News Agency", who named and asked you to greet you for dinner. ”

An Yi was dumbfounded, there was no way out. All the generals were happy, An Yi came back to his senses, wiped his mouth and stood up: "Inform Lao Xu Tou to add vegetables, I will go out to greet him, he ***!" It's really going to pick the time."