Chapter 543: Honor

Xiao Feipeng and his eleven companions walked quietly on the runway of the airport, looking at the busy ground staff on the airport, his heart was very melancholy, a month passed quickly, he and his teammates also taught all the chaff release skills and precautions for jamming radar to their German counterparts, yesterday Xiao Feipeng received an order from the Air Force Headquarters, they are about to return to China, looking back at the direction of the British Isles and feeling a little melancholy.

In the space of a month, four of the 16 pilots who had gone to Germany had already spilled blood in the fierce air battle. Since most of the air battles in the British Isles were fought on the sea, the bodies of the four sacrificed pilots could not even be found, which made Xiao Feipeng, who has a unique tradition of Chinese people entering the soil for peace, sad for several days.

Xiao Feipeng and his group walked into a small hall converted from a temporary church at the base, and at this time, the space that could originally accommodate a hundred people was crowded with the pilots of the base, and Major General Graeme was standing on the podium and looking at them with a smile, and when they entered, there was a thunderous applause all around.

The surrounding German pilots applauded them with kind eyes, and in the past month of fighting together, these German colleagues have completely accepted Xiao Feipeng's partners.

"All right, brave lads." At this time, the auditorium resounded with the loud voice of Major General Graeme, "Today is the day when we see off these brave foreign colleagues from across the ocean, with the help of Lieutenant Colonel Xiao and his companions, our Imperial Air Force has dealt a severe blow to the British, so that the British's crying and going home to their American godfather for help." No one expected that Graeme, who usually seemed so old-fashioned and serious, would say such an American quip.

So when Rear Admiral Graeme said this, there was a burst of laughter and whistles from several pilots, a gesture that would seem to be a very faux pact to the usual rigid Germans, but no one would accuse the young pilots of their presumptuousness on such a celebratory occasion today.

"Alright, boys, let's get back to business." Major General Graeme raised his hands and pressed them down, and the auditorium fell silent as all eyes looked at him.

"Although the resistance of the British was stubborn, but thanks to the help of our friends from distant China, our air force has achieved great results, and here I would like to thank these brave lads once again, it is you who have put a pair of wings of victory on us, for which the High Command has issued a special order to award medals to these young men from foreign lands"

An exclamation of "wow" resounded in the crowd, those strict and old-fashioned German soldiers who regarded honor as their life rarely awarded medals to people other than unarmed combatants, let alone foreigners, and the German High Command was able to make such a decision to show how much they admired Xiao Feipeng and them.

"Okay, now invite Xiao Feipeng and his companions to come to the stage to receive their honor."

A burst of warm applause resounded throughout the auditorium. The German pilots congratulated their fellow Germans with warm applause, and in the space of a month they had shot down 41 British planes with their fighter planes, which was enough to conquer their discerning German counterparts.

Xiao Feipeng and his companions walked to the center of the podium and stood solemnly, today they were wearing a neat and generous blue dress of the Chinese Air Force, looking both handsome and mighty.

Major General Graeme came to the twelve pilots, and he came to the first pilot and said solemnly: "Second Lieutenant Wang Baoguo, as a deep thank you for your heroic deeds in fighting for the future of the German people, I now present to you the 1,128th Gold Pilot's Medal for members of the German Armed Forces in recognition of your heroic deeds over the British Isles." Major General Graeme took out a golden medal with an eagle holding a swastika mark from the tray held by the logistics officer, pinned it under Wang Baoguo's left breast pocket, and saluted solemnly, Wang Baoguo also closed his heels and returned the salute solemnly.

"Sergeant Zhao Yue, as a deep thank you for your heroic deeds in fighting for the future of the German people, I now attach the one thousand one hundred and twenty-nine"

When Major General Graeme finally came to Xiao Feipeng's side, Graeme's face showed a look of relief and encouragement, and he took out the last medal from the tray that the orderly had been holding and said: "Lieutenant Colonel Xiao Feipeng, as a deep thank you for your heroic deeds in fighting for the future of the German people, I will now put the first" Speaking of this, Major General Graeme hesitated for a moment before continuing: "The thirty-third Silver Oak Leaf Knight's Iron Cross is awarded to you. ”

If the gold pilot's medal awarded to those pilots just now caused only surprise, then the knight's cross with sword oak leaves awarded to Xiao Feipeng caused a collective shock.

The Knight's Iron Cross with Silver Oak Leaf is not something that can be awarded casually, and due to its importance, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross at all levels must be rigorously reviewed before being awarded. For example, the Silver Oak Leaf Knight's Iron Cross, which was awarded to Xiao Feipeng, could only be awarded with the signature of a marshal of the German High Command. The higher level such as the Iron Cross of the Knight's Iron Cross with Two Swords and Silver Oak Leaves, the Ten Medals of the Ten Medals with Diamond Two Swords and Silver Oak Leaves, the highest level of the Knight's Ten Medals with Diamond and Gold Two Swords and Gold Oak Leaves, requires the signature and consent of the Supreme Commander Hitler to be valid, so this Knight's Iron Cross with Silver Oak Leaf also highlights its preciousness.

It is also interesting to say that Xiao Feipeng's medal was signed by the same fat man Goering who regarded the Luftwaffe as his personal property. The reason that prompted Goering to award Xiao Feipeng this medal was to pay attention to Xiao Feipeng's teaching of radar jamming technology to the Luftwaffe, which had suffered heavy losses under the radar of the British, to save some face, and Xiao Feipeng also shot down five British planes in this month's combat career, which made Goering agree to award Xiao Feipeng the Silver Oak Leaf Knight Iron Cross to show his wisdom.

The medals were finally awarded, and the twelve pilots from China turned around and saluted the German counterparts below.

At this time, a German orderly came over and pointed to the microphone in the middle of the stage, Xiao Feipeng was stunned for a moment and looked at Major General Graeme, and the other party smiled and signaled to him, meaning to let him say a few words on behalf of the pilot from Huaxia.

Xiao Feipeng approached the microphone, looked at the hundreds of pairs of eyes in the audience looking at him in unison, and said: "Dear German friends, I don't know whether I should be happy or sad at this moment. In the month that we have been here, my companions and my fellow travelers of your country have fought a desperate battle against the British in the skies above the English Channel, a war that seems to me to have been fought in a way that has nothing to do with good or evil, but with naked killings. We lost too many of our own companions in this war, and I lost four of my close comrades-in-arms who came to France with me, along with more than 300 brave German pilots buried in the icy English Channel. ”

Speaking of this, there was a sad atmosphere in the venue, and even the chests of the German pilots who usually wrote about life and death were filled with a faint sadness.

"But," Xiao Feipeng's voice began to raise again, "Although this war has nothing to do with justice and evil, it is about the living space of the motherland and the people, and we are all fighting for the interests of our respective countries." In this life-and-death war, we cannot tolerate half of our mercy and softness, as long as our fingers are weak, it is not only us who will fall, but also the motherland behind us. Although we are in different countries, we all have one thing in common, and that is that our countries are in crisis. If we don't maintain a high level of vigilance now, then the enemy on the opposite side will frantically counterattack, and they will accumulate tenfold and hundredfold strength to make a comeback again. By that time, our people will probably exhaust the last liter of gasoline, the last ton of steel, the last fast ingot, the last fast bread, the last drop of blood to make up for our foolish kindness. We will be sinners of our nation

The medals on our breasts are just one that encourages us to forge ahead until we shed the last drop of blood for our country. So let us contribute all your wisdom and strength for the sake of our respective homeland, for the loyal and brave soldiers outside, for me, for yourselves."

After speaking, Xiao Feipeng looked at the pilots who were staring at him blankly with earnest eyes.

Suddenly, the pilots below slowly walked in front of Xiao Feipeng and lined up in several rows. The pilots were so excited that they all had a determined look in their eyes.

Major General Graeme suddenly stepped forward and sang loudly with tears in his eyes:

Germany, Germany, above all,

above all things in the world

Whenever it is, in order to protect and defend

Brothers stand together forever

Looking at the Imperial pilots who were singing in front of him, Xiao Feipeng sighed secretly in his heart, what a group of excellent pilots this is, they pay attention to discipline, advocate honor, and regard honor as life, but can they really defeat those Americans and Britons when they fight alone? At this moment, Xiao Feipeng was a little confused