The B17 bomber group of the Sino-US joint bomber formation that took off from Suzhou Airport flew towards Japan in the first rays of the morning sun.

The number of planes on this bombing mission to Japan this time was not as large as in the past, and the number of lightning fighters escorting the bombing was less than 50, but both China and the United States attached great importance to this bombing, because this time they were carrying not aviation*, but stacks of thick banknotes.

All the counterfeit Japanese currency is worth tens of billions of yen. These Japanese coins come in different denominations, are highly realistic, and are distressed.

It is conceivable what kind of consequences this "*" will have once it is put on.

George Wallace, the leader of the American Air Force, is a guy with rich bombing experience, he wears a thick leather jacket, a certain American-style large-brimmed hat and sunglasses, and seems to easily control the B17, a big guy known as the Flying Fortress.

Wallace said the big guy was his favorite, and the fuselage was painted with a beautiful woman in a swimsuit.

In the co-pilot's seat, sitting is Liu Yun, a lieutenant colonel of the Chinese Air Force.

This is the 19th time Liu Yun has followed an American bomber on a bombing mission, and now he is an excellent B17 bomber pilot. The footprints of the flight range from the Japanese-occupied areas in northeast China, to the Korean Peninsula, the Japanese mainland, to the Taiwan region of China, and the Japanese military bases in Southeast Asia.

Every flight is a life and death process, especially in areas close to the Japanese mainland, their powerful anti-aircraft fire and fighter formations can be said to be the sworn enemies of bomber formations, and many planes will be shot down every time they carry out bombing.

Liu Yun himself has experienced such a life and death test. Not long ago, he followed Doolittle's plane to bomb Tokyo, Japan, and when he first arrived in the sky over Tokyo, the Japanese anti-aircraft guns swept in intensively, and the anti-aircraft shells exploded around the plane.

The Japanese anti-aircraft shells exploded as densely as rain falling on the surface of a pond, and the shock wave brought by them greatly affected the smooth flight of the aircraft.

Even more lethal were the anti-aircraft shells that hit the cabin and the aerial bombs of Japanese fighter planes, at that density, Liu Yun felt that any kind of piloting skills seemed so pale, and it was all up to luck to survive, no wonder American pilots liked to accept the prayers of pastors before going into battle.

Liu Yun's Doolittle bomber was hit, and after finally dropping it in a hurry, it stumbled back to Suzhou Airport.

After returning to the airport, I counted more than 20 bullet holes on the B17, and the main wings and vertical tail on both sides, as well as the main wheels, were hit.

Fortunately, however, the Japanese did not hit many vital parts of the country, otherwise they might have died in the sky over Tokyo.

Although each bombing encountered a lot of casualties, the loss of aircraft and pilots was an incalculable loss, and in one bombing there were more than 20 B17 bombers.

However, these planes arrived from the United States in less than a month, and Liu Yun was deeply impressed by the strong war mobilization capabilities of the United States and their powerful high-altitude bombing capabilities.

He often saw such a scene at Suzhou Airport: When the whistle sounded, bombers and fighters from the airports of Suzhou, Nanjing, Yangzhou, and other places took off one after another, and in the designated airspace, a huge formation composed of dozens of bombers of various types flew toward the target as if covering the sky and the sun.

Once in the target area, the bombers descended in altitude and* threw them down like dumplings, revealing a circle of black fog blasting up on the ground through the periscope.

This kind of covering attack on the enemy made Liu Yun firm his original choice, if an army wants to be strong, it must have this powerful air strike capability.

But Wallace told him that these were all trivial, that the Americans had put in more bombers in the European theater, and that they would put more than 500 bombers into the bombing of the Japanese mainland in the future when a new bomber airfield was opened in the Pacific theater.

Wallace waved his arms and said excitedly: "When the time comes, blow up the Japanese devils back to the Stone Age!" ”

Liu Yun didn't know if Wallace was bragging, but right now he did feel the power of modern warfare. As an Air Force pilot, he has a deep sense of the progress of the Chinese Air Force in recent years. In order to prepare for the war against Japan, the Chinese Air Force started from scratch, from small to large, through the introduction of machinery and equipment, invested a lot of money and manpower, trained a number of outstanding pilots, and imitated and produced a large number of fighters.

This is also one of the important guarantees that China will be able to gain an invincible position in the war against Japan.

But such an air force pales in comparison with the Americans. The Chinese Air Force is still lacking in long-range navigation and bombing, and in general, they can only be an active defensive air force at present.

Because their combat scope is very limited, they can only fight on the Chinese mainland, and cannot effectively strike at the Japanese mainland, and these Americans can do it.

"In the near future, we can do it too!" Looking at the blue sky and sea outside, Liu Yun's heart was surging.

Sergeant Ritter, the plane's gunner, was crouching next to the 12.7 mm machine gun smoking a cigarette, while another soldier was waiting. They are responsible for the use of these defensive machine guns for ammunition, which is also one of the few self-defense weapons of this big guy.

Don't underestimate these guys, Wallace told Liu Yun that they had shot down two Japanese fighters and disabled one.

This made Liu Yun have to be impressed.

Wallace said confidently: "Of course, Liu, you may not know that for this big and bulky guy, it is no less difficult to shoot down a fighter plane than a buffalo stabbing a ferocious jaguar to death with its own horns. ”

Liu Yun said that he had also flown bombers and could understand what he was saying.

"Liu, I don't understand, why do we give a lot of money to the Japanese for nothing?" Wallace half-jokingly said, "If these are all ours, I'm afraid we won't have to worry about the rest of our lives." ”

Liu Yun shook his head after hearing this: "It's all fake, no matter how much it is, it's useless!" Besides, you can't spend the Japanese money even if you keep it. ”

"Haha, let's give it to little Japan. But to be honest with you, I'm really a little distressed, knowing that we are shipping all banknotes this time. If at the prom in New York, these bills are enough for me to cheat countless pretty chicks. Wallace laughed as he spoke.

That being said, no one would actually spend these counterfeit bills. What's more, there are many Chinese in the crew, and even if a few people want to have bad intentions, they will give up this stupid idea.

"But I'm looking forward to a rare vacation more than money." Wallace said again.

In Liu Yun's opinion, many bomber pilots have a bit of a habit of chattering, because this kind of long-distance flight is really long, coupled with the high tension brought about by the war, chatting is a good way to relax.

Wallace didn't seem to want to stop, and he continued: "After three more bombing missions, I'll be on vacation." I want to go back to Florida to see my princess. ”

Wallace kept telling his love history, and his face was full of happiness. This made everyone forget for a moment the anxiety and nervousness of arriving in enemy-occupied territory.

While they were talking and laughing, the bomber formation flew forward at a constant speed.

After several hours of flying, the coastline was finally visible to the endless sea, and the land came into view of the pilots, who needed to continue flying.

This time, the goal was different, they used to go to heavily defended military areas, but now they only had to drop the money over the residential areas, so everyone's faces looked much more relaxed.

But when they arrived over Hiroshima, they knew they had been too optimistic.

After discovering them, the Japanese sounded the air defense alarm, and the well-trained Japanese air defense troops babbled into the gun emplacement, and the camouflaged anti-aircraft guns began to turn back and forth, and under the sights, they fired at targets in the sky.

Hiroshima is a heavy industrial city, and in order to prevent air raids, a large number of anti-aircraft guns were placed here by the Japanese. While anti-aircraft shells on the ground exploded in the air, the bomber formations dived according to the predetermined tactical maneuvers.

At this time, Liu Yun seemed to be able to feel that there were anti-aircraft shells flying towards him, everyone in the cabin was busy, the anti-aircraft guns of Tata Tower kept ringing, and several gunners struggled to fire.

"Ready! Throwing money at the Japanese! Wallace commanded loudly, and after a moment, he scolded viciously, "Damn it! We give money to the Japanese devils, but they greet us with bullets! ”

The bomber formation reached the predetermined altitude, and one by one, the banknotes* were dropped, all wrapped in some paper, and soon after they were dropped, they exploded, and the fluttering banknotes fell like snowflakes.

This time, the Japanese were surprised to find that the American plane did not drop* because there was no place to explode, and what fell from the sky were pieces of paper like snowflakes.

Could it be an open letter or something? The Japanese were a little suspicious, but when they picked up the pieces of paper that had fallen on the ground, they realized that these things today were actually banknotes.

"Yaga! What are these American ghosts trying to do? After picking up one, a Japanese soldier scolded incomprehensibly at the bomber formation in the distance.

At this time, the bomber formation, having completed the first target, flew towards the next target, Tokyo.