Chapter 690: You have to write a letter of guarantee
At 4 o'clock in the morning on 25 April 1942, more than a dozen large bombers blackened by the explosion of anti-aircraft shells flew into the black night sky.
In the cockpit of one of the leading planes sat three blonde crew members, but none of them looked very good at this time.
A young navigator in his twenties sitting in the back asked an elderly officer next to him with some concern; "Sir, we can fly more with fuel."
The elder officer's face turned around with an encouraging smile on his face; "Rest assured, young man, that we have enough fuel to land safely, and we will be able to return home, I promise you with my rank!"
"But sir, do we really want to enter the territory of Huaxia?" The young navigator was still very apprehensive.
"Of course, we planned it beforehand, didn't you know it now?" The officer held the joystick in his hand and said calmly.
"But ̈ ̈ but... ̈I'm still a little worried, aren't the Huafu people fighting the Germans? Will they tie us up and hand us over to the Japanese? ”
"You can't do that." The officer's nonchalant way; "If we were bombing Berlin, it would be a different matter, but I'm bombing Tokyo now, and I'm sure the Chinese will raise their hands in approval."
Just as the officer was guiding the navigator beside him, a hurried voice came from the earphones in his ear, "Sir, Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle, please answer when you hear it."
"I heard you, please have something to say."
"Sir, we don't have much fuel, and we probably won't be able to fly to the Huaxia Continent." The voice coming from the headset was rapid.
The officer muttered for a moment; "Got it, now everyone obeys my orders, the direction is three degrees north, the target is Jeju Island, North Korea.. ¨¨
Under the officer's order, the scarred bombers in the sky turned slightly and flew towards the night sky in the distance.
"The Americans bombed Tokyo."
"U.S. heavy bombers forcibly landed on Jeju Island, an overseas base in China."
Su Tong rubbed the corners of his eyes with the information that was summarized one by one, and the Americans who were unwilling to be beaten passively still launched a counterattack against the Japanese as in history, but the time was a week later than another time and space, and the leader was still Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle, who was known as the "desperate Saburo".
Now, after the bombing, the plane was forced to land on Jeju Island, what do you think of the military base in Huaxia? Your backyard? Come and go as you want. As soon as we thought of this, our senior Su had thought of the later generations when the Yankees' EP3 electronic reconnaissance plane collided with the Huaxia fighter plane and forced a forced landing at the Hainan airport. Obviously, he flew to the border of China to conduct military reconnaissance of China, but he played a scoundrel to carry out a normal flight on the high seas. After flying to the door of someone else's house, he still had a heartbeat, and Su Dachangyi didn't know how much it hurt at that time.
Today's scene is so similar, after the bombing, I didn't even know that I would forcibly land at the base on Jeju Island, and I coaxed Lao Tzu to bomb Tokyo and came back, and I have a lot of credit, and I can land at your airport that I can look down on you.
The more I thought about it, the more angry Chief Su became, and he reached out and picked up the phone; "Give me the Navy Command.ˉ ̈ ̈"
Jeju Island, with an area of more than 1,800 square meters, is not only a very good tourist attraction, but also the first overseas military base of Huaxia and a nail in the coffin. The Hyangam Navy, a military base on Jeju Island under the jurisdiction of the East Sea Fleet, has built three large military airfields, and the East Sea Fleet has stationed a land-based aviation division, two divisions of marines stationed all year round, and dozens of warships.
After the 16 B25 heavy bombers of Doolittle and others were forced to land on Jeju Island, they were escorted by the guards at the airport.
Outside a gray second-floor building next to Jeju Airport No. 2, hundreds of heavily armed Marines patrolled the building, and Doolittle and his 80 crew members were imprisoned in the building.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the morale of the American people was low for a time, and in order to raise the American people's awareness and mood for participating in the war, he took part in a very dangerous plan proposed by US President Roosevelt to bomb Tokyo. From this point of view, Doolittle deserves to be a very good soldier, but what makes Doolittle wonder is how Huaxia, who is also a mortal enemy of Qianmo and Japan, will treat his people.
The weather on Jeju Island at the end of April is very hot, and the midday sun shines on the cement slabs on the playground outside the western-style buildings, reflecting a dazzling white light. One of the crew members of Doolittle's crew, Sergeant Edward, was sitting on a chuáng board and standing upright with a gun under the eaves, and he asked Doolittle a little depressed, "Sir, why did the Huaxia people lock us up?" We bombed the day, shouldn't they be happy? What will hold us in custody? ”
"That's right, shouldn't we be allies, the Chinese have also bombed Tokyo, don't they hate the Japanese the most? How can you still hold us up? A group of American GIs were also puzzled.
Doolittle replied helplessly and bitterly to Edward; "I guess only God knows."
What really frustrated Dulittle and them was that they did not make a forced landing at the military airfield on Jeju Island by themselves, but landed under the hijacking of Huaxia fighters, and when Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle and the others came to Jeju Island more than 30 kilometers away, they flew from the southwest and surrounded their 16 fighters, and then they were obediently driven to the airport like sheep.
Thinking of this, Doolittle was really depressed, obviously it had been planned, after the bombing of Tokyo, the plane would go directly to Zhejiang Province on the coast of China, if the fuel was not enough or the plane was seriously damaged enough to fly to the coast, then it would be directly on Jeju Island to make a forced landing, which was the overseas military base of the Chinese people, and he and his superiors expected that the Chinese people would welcome their group very warmly. The bombing of Tokyo went smoothly, and the sixteen planes escaped from Japan without any problems, but they did not expect that things would go wrong here, and the Chinese not only did not warmly welcome them, but locked them up, which was one of the reasons why Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle was puzzled. And when he thought of the advanced and sharp fighters of the Chinese people and the cold warning words coming from the headset at that time, Doolittle broke out in a cold sweat, and he had no doubt that if he had not followed the instructions of the other party at that time, he would have fed the sharks in the sea a long time ago.
The door opened softly, and a Marine Major walked in with four soldiers carrying two large buckets of food, followed by four guards with guns, and opened in front of them, inside was a large bucket of white rice and a barrel of cabbage stewed pork, and a pungent aroma suddenly filled the room.
Doolittle, who had been hungry for a day, and the crew members were not polite, and rushed up, picked up the dishes and chopsticks, and began to gobble up. The officer and the guards were silent, and after half an hour, when the Americans had finished eating, he asked the soldiers to lift the empty buckets and prepare to go out, but was stopped by Doolittle.
"Hello, do you understand English?" Doolittle tried to communicate with the officer.
"Of course you understand, Lieutenant Colonel, do you have anything to do with you?" The officer asked lightly in English.
"Oh thank God, it's great that you can understand English." Doolittle happily drew a cross in front of Xiōng, "That's the case・Why are you locking us up, we are here to bomb Tokyo, we are not your enemies, we should be allies!" ”
The officer sneered; "Oh, are the United States already allied? When did this happen, and how did I not know about it? ”
"Uh, ̈ ̈, this ̈ ̈ ̈," Doolittle said in an embarrassed voice; "Although our two countries are not aligned, we are united in our stance on fighting the Japanese aggressors. As the saying goes, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend", and from this point of view, it is not wrong for us to be allies, right? ”
The officer smiled faintly; "Hehe, Lieutenant Colonel, your imagination is really rich. We don't even know if we have an ally of your country, but you have given us the name of an ally first, and we are ashamed of that. But I would like to ask you, have you notified us of our entry into our military bases or have you received our approval? ”
"Well, this one. ̈ ̈ Doolittle was speechless for a moment ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈
At the same time, two people in the meeting room of the Presidential Palace in Nanjing were discussing the same topic as Doolittle and the young officer.
On the sofa opposite Su Tong, the U.S. Ambassador to China Jensen said to Su Tong with a righteous face; "President first, in view of the fact that our pilots strayed into your country's military bases on the way to fight the Japanese fascists, they should be properly accommodated and protected by your country, and not illegally imprisoned. You owe it to you to send our staff to Jeju Island to visit those brave warriors. Our warriors who risked their lives to bomb Tokyo in order to fight the Japanese fascists do not deserve this treatment, our government thinks. ̈ ̈ ̈
Jensen, who was sitting opposite Su Tong, was spitting and spitting, so much so that he was almost moved, but he was surprised to find that the abdicated Huaxia President opposite was a little distracted, "President first, are you listening?" ”
Jensen was both surprised and a little angry, as the president of a dignified country, he was distracted when receiving foreign ambassadors, which was very rude.
I'm sorry, I'm distracted, it's really embarrassing. Su Tong, who came back to his senses, quickly chuckled apologetically at Jensen. No, I thought of something important in the moment, so I didn't hear you.
"It's okay, then let's move on... ̈ ̈ Jensen said stupidly, everyone apologized, what else could he do.
Su Tong smiled slightly, changed his comfortable position, sat on the sofa and began to pull the skin with Jensen again.
The reason why Su Tong was distracted just now was because when Jensen first said something, our Chief Su felt so familiar, and then thought about it; Isn't this what the Yankees said to the Chinese government after the plane collision incident 60 years later? Nima's, it turns out that the rogue of the Yankees has a tradition, and the sentimental people have already said this 60 years ago, and it was not created by the US government in later generations. Thinking that he had heard such a familiar passage with his own ears sixty years in advance, Chief Su, who was a little crying and laughing for a while, couldn't help but wander.
After calming down, Su Tong, who was a little ridiculous and a little annoyed, organized his words and said slowly; "Ambassador Jensen, I don't agree with your country's law, but your plane strayed into our territory after bombing Tokyo, and here I am going to ask, where will you land after bombing Tokyo according to your original plan? As far as I know, there are no military bases or aircraft carrier formations in the South China Sea, so how can all your planes fly to China's borders? In this case, the answer is that your bomber flew into our territory in an organized and premeditated operation, not into our territory by mistake, as you just did. ”
Hearing this, Jensen's face turned a little red, and he also knew that it was okay for him to coax an ignorant child just now, and it would be an insult to the wisdom of the other party to deceive the Huaxia government and so many military generals.
Su Tong's face began to sink when he arrived here; "Since this was an organized and premeditated operation in your country, and the plane had to land in our country afterwards, why didn't you inform our country through our ambassador to the United States, but instead provoke such a series of incidents, if our planes and anti-aircraft artillery fire shot down your country's plane at that time, then who is to blame for this crime of provoking a dispute between the two countries? Jeju Island is a military base of our country, and your plane landed without our consent, which may lead to the possibility of leaking our military secrets. In other words, what would your reaction be if our bombers landed on your military base in Hawaii without your knowledge? ”
"We. ̈ ̈ We.. ̈ ̈ "In the face of Su Tong's series of questions, Jensen didn't know how to answer even though he was known for his eloquence, if the Chinese bombers landed at the airport at Pearl Harbor in the United States with such a swagger, the Americans, who had always been domineering, would have already jumped into a rage and shouted that they were going to fight.
But things in the world are so strange that some people think that it's normal for them to do something that is an unforgivable sin if someone else does it.
Jensen, who couldn't think of any idea for a while, just spread his hands helplessly; "Well, President first, what should you do? You should always come up with a suggestion, I don't think just sitting here and passing the buck will solve anything. ”
Su Tong gave Jensen a deep look; "Well, since you are so, I would like to give our preliminary opinion on behalf of my Government; First, the United States Government must make a formal written apology to our country for the intrusion of United States bombers into our military bases and pledge that similar mistakes will not be made in the future. Second, the U.S. government will make financial compensation for this act, and we have set the amount of compensation at $5 million. Third, if the United States wants to launch ground operations against Japan, Turkey, and the islands in the future, it must obtain the consent of the Chinese government, otherwise the Chinese government has the right to carry out actions including force to defend its interests. ”
Su Tong read it one by one, and Jensen was in a cold sweat when he listened to it, "Damn, the Huaxia government wants the U.S. government to apologize, this is to let the U.S. government write a guarantee." Jensen couldn't imagine how much trouble would arise if these conditions were for the people in the country to know.
"President first, don't you think your conditions are too much? Our Government will not accede to these conditions! As soon as Jensen heard this, a nameless fire rose in his heart, these conditions were unacceptable to the U.S. government in any way, especially the last one, if the U.S. government agreed, it would be a shackle on its head.
"Oh? In this way, on behalf of the United States Government, you have officially rejected our proposal! Hearing this, Su Tong's face couldn't help but sink, Nima's, shameless, do you really have to fight with us to know that it is powerful?
As soon as Su Tong's face sank, Jensen suddenly woke up, he was only an ambassador to China and not the president of the United States, and he had no authority to agree or refuse to set anything on behalf of the United States government, and no matter how strong these conditions were, they should be decided by the United States government instead of vetoed on the spot.
"I'm sorry, the president made me lose my words just now." Secretly wiping a cold sweat, Jensen secretly scolded himself for how he could make such a low-level mistake as being the master of his own government, he could only smile bitterly; "I don't have the right to decide the conditions of your suitability, and I have to report it to our government and they will make a decision."
"Of course, of course, you have the right to report." Su Tong smiled faintly, but there was a hint of mockery in the light! .