Chapter 59: The Ghost Machine
As pilots of this long-range strategic bomber, codenamed "Giant Falcon", Lu Renjia and Xiao Bingyi remained silent for a long time. Because there is a certain emotion in the heart that has been suppressed—something other than anger, excitement, and anticipation, something that is difficult to express and a fear of being known.
Ominous premonition.
This premonition probably originated from the last moment they had seen a year ago, and the fate of the "Zhenguo General" made them feel sorry in their hearts, and it also became a nightmare that would haunt them for some time to come.
The sixth sense is mostly seen in eye-catching lace news, and it is also irresponsibly mentioned by many people. But during this time, either of the two developed a vague perception or premonition. This seemingly clueless thing makes both men ashamed to mention it to the other — because they are warriors, not irresponsible tabloid editors or entertainment reporters.
So at this moment, in the formation of bombers flying at an altitude of 15,000 meters, the feeling in the hearts of the two people gradually became stronger. This caused them to keep their mouths tightly and look straight ahead at the blue sky and white clouds, trying to avoid the intentional or unintentional glances of their companions.
The unusual silence lasted five minutes. Until Lu Renjia heard a strange sound.
The sound suddenly appeared in their communication band, with a strong noise, as if an amateur radio amateur had stumbled into the channel and was trying to send them some information.
The Giant Falcon was in the first formation of the group, which meant that the other crews had also received the sound.
Lu Renjia took more than ten seconds to confirm the content of the other party's call. Then his brow furrowed slightly.
Because just as he was determining the location of the sender, he also knew exactly what the other party was talking about.
They were under the front of the bomber formation, five thousand meters away from the entire group. And the language they speak is English. The few clearer words he heard were—
“…… Affiliated with the U.S. Air Force...... Execute...... Task...... Please identify yourself...... Allied airspace ......"
If these words are combined, it will be to the effect that "your fleet has entered Allied airspace, and we belong to a certain unit of the U.S. Air Force and are on a mission, please identify yourself." ”
For a moment, he thought it was someone joking. The term "Allied airspace" ...... It is true that it has appeared in history. At the end of World War II, almost all of the airspace controlled by the Axis powers could be called "Allied airspace". However, the empire did not directly send troops to fight during the entire period of World War II, but the surrounding countries such as Japan, Korea, and the Philippines participated in the entire war from beginning to end, and received a lot of assistance from the empire.
If the fleet of Imperial aircraft had appeared in the "Allied airspace" at that time, the Americans would indeed be qualified to shout like this. However...... It's 2015 now! It's been 60 years since World War II!
Lu Renjia glanced at Xiao Bingyi. Xiao Bingyi is the captain of the plane and the commander of the flying team to which the "Giant Falcon" belongs. But at this moment, Xiao Bingyi's face was as nervous as himself. He hesitated for two or three seconds before glancing at the radar again.
The opposing side had a total of five planes. The same bombers. At this moment, the automatic identification system has also fed back the model of the other party's aircraft. However, seeing such a piece of information, the expressions on the faces of Lu Renjia and Xiao Bingyi became extremely exciting in an instant.
That's five TBF Avenger torpedo bombers.
The TBF Avenger torpedo bomber, produced by the American arms manufacturer Grumman, was mass-produced in 1942 and was mainly active in the Pacific theater.
And this thing......
How did you get here? The early warning radar did not respond before. The five planes suddenly appeared below the group like ghosts. Immediately afterwards, a series of "ghostly" messages were issued-
"Allied airspace"!
It is indeed a World War II aircraft. It was the same words used at that time. Xiao Bingyi had some kind of ominous premonition in his heart, but he felt slightly relieved while being nervous and panicked - it was finally here. He always felt that something would go wrong with this mission, and at this moment the problem was finally in front of him.
He felt a little relieved.
With such a complicated mind. Xiao Bingyi responded.
"This is the H-22 air flight formation of the Chinese Air Force, heading to Mexico for a bombing mission. You have entered the alert range of our air formation, please identify yourself immediately, please identify yourself immediately. ”
The other party was silent for a while, did not immediately move away, and did not reply.
The Sky Fortress is the Empire's largest long-range strategic bomber, with a fuselage length of 66 meters and a wing length of 75.8 meters. Such a behemoth is really like a moving air fortress, if it passes from a low altitude, it is really "covering the sky and the sun". At present, there are two hundred and eighty-two equally huge bombers behind the "Giant Falcon", casting a huge shadow on the vast ocean surface and enveloping the five "Avengers" in it.
It looks like the difference between a giant elephant and five ants.
The other party apparently realized that this was a rather terrifying and spectacular air formation, so after a long silence, he responded uncharacteristically: "Please identify yourself...... Please take a stand. ”
Xiao Bingyi could hear that the other party's voice contained a taste of panic and doubt. In fact, the point of the reply should be the "please take a stand".
At this moment, he felt his mind shake, and subconsciously looked at Lu Renjia.
Of course, Lu Renjia knew what the captain's eyes meant at this moment, but even until this time, he felt that the thought that was lingering in his mind was quite crazy-
"Please take a stand". If these five bombers did belong to the U.S. Air Force, then they had no reason not to be aware of this operation, and they should know that the bomber formation of the Chinese Air Force was rushing to the battlefield exactly according to the established route at the moment - they should not have behaved so confused and panicked.
But what if...... Another way of thinking -
That "Allied airspace" that they repeatedly referred.
Xiao Bingyi's eyes made contact with Lu Renjia for a moment, and both of them felt a chill rising from behind.
And at this moment, in the cockpit of the "Avenger" five kilometers below the bomber group, the squad commander Kasta? Jung opened his mouth wide and stared blankly at the dark cloud of heavy bombers overhead, feeling that the entire world was playing a big joke on him.
God testifies - this is a Chinese plane ?!
Aircraft of the Republic of China ?!
Aren't they still struggling to support themselves at home? Aren't you still being beaten back by the Japanese?! Where did they come from such a large bomber formation? What the hell is that?! Even the latest TBF Avenger he is currently driving looks like broken metal compared to those things above his head!
His first thought was that this might be a fleet of Germans. The Germans, disguised as Chinese, tried to make a long run to the American mainland.
You know, they are talking about "bombing Mexico"!
But the next moment he realized that even the Germans could not have made such a formation. The speed of the other party is amazing, far beyond the range of any kind of air combat weapon in his cognition!
So...... God forbid, really Chinese? The Chinese made peace with the Japanese and then joined the Axis powers?!
The amazement is beyond words. He mustered up the courage and decided to abandon the bombing mission against the Japanese for the time being, first to find out what was happening in front of him.
After asking the other side to take a stand, he added: "Mexico is one of the allies. The bombing of Mexican territory will be seen as a declaration of war by the Republic of China against the Central Powers, please take a stand immediately! ”
After three anxious seconds, Jung heard the other respond.
This time it seems to be a different person, and the voice is slightly old. The other party is in English, and the content is-
"I am Colonel Bao Hui, the supreme commander of the H-22 formation of the Chinese Air Force. In accordance with the plan of Operation 'Peace', we went to Mexico to carry out bombing missions. ”
After a while, the other party said: "Republic of China, which country is it?" ”
Once again, it is confirmed that this formation is indeed going to bomb Mexico!
Holding back the surprise and uneasiness that welled up in his heart, Jung calmed his voice as calmly as possible: "The Republic of China, referred to as China. You call yourself the Chinese Air Force, which means ......"
"The full name of China is, Greater China, Pan-East Asian, Siberian and Australasian United Empires. Identify yourself within a minute, or we will use lethal force against you! ”
"Hell!" Junger's eyes widened and he couldn't help but explode. The name that the other party said—that long list of names, each word he knew what the Tao meant, but all together—
What is the "Greater China, Pan-East Asian, Siberian and Australasian Empire"?
But just as he was stunned, his wingman pilot suddenly plugged into the communication channel. The little black man asked in a voice that was almost trembling slightly, "...... What year is it? ”
Three seconds later, the response came: "It's June 9, 2015." ”
Junger felt like he could no longer utter a word.
And in the cockpit of the "Giant Falcon", Lu Renjia and Xiao Bingyi also looked at each other-
"Republic of China"? What is that?
In fact, what struck them the most was the aircraft of the five bombers below. Because they all know such a rumor, or tabloid news-
During World War II, five U.S. bombers mysteriously disappeared and have never been seen. And the model of those five planes is the TBF Avenger!
It was thought that the five planes might have crashed somewhere, but they were never found. However, at this moment...... They appear like ghosts and are still talking to themselves! (To be continued......)