vstars Chapter 268 What do they have to do with us when they fight
Chapter 268 What do they have to do with us when they fight
In the living room of the Jiangling Military and Political Office, Lin Hongfei met these two retired pilots from World War I from England.
Wayne also introduced: "This is Mr. Thorpe. He had to retire from active service after being shot in the leg in an air battle and severely amputated."
"But you can rest assured that Mr. Thorpe's driving skills are very good."
Thorpe on the side seemed to be worried that Lin Hongfei had concerns, so he patted his prosthetic limb and said with some pride:
"General Lin may not know that I was shot through the cabin and shot in the leg when I was in a one-on-one air combat with the German [Red Devil]."
"However, the red devil's landline was almost shot down by me, but it's a pity that he escaped!"
Manfred von Richthofen, the German ace pilot of World War I, was the pilot who shot down the most fighter planes during World War I, with an astonishing record of 80 planes.
Because the plane he was flying was painted red all over, he was named the Red Baron in the Air.
However, England, the opponent, called him [Red Devil].
To be able to survive a duel with such aces, Thorpe's driving skills are indeed trustworthy.
Immediately afterwards, Wayne pointed to another pilot: "This is Mr. Simon. He had an excellent record of shooting down 5 planes and damaging 9 planes in the war."
Simon smiled at Lin Hongfei, but because of the scar on his face, only one corner of his mouth could be raised, and the other side showed a strange expressionless face.
Wayne looked at Lin Hongfei: "In addition to these two flight instructors, I also brought four aircraft technicians this time, as well as some necessary flight fuel and ammunition."
"What else do you need, I'll go back and buy right away!"
Lin Hongfei waved his hand: "I don't need anything for the time being, how about it, Mr. Thorpe, Mr. Simon, I'll let you take you to visit the newly built airstrip and flight school."
"If the energy of the two of you can still keep up, I hope to start flying lessons as soon as possible."
Thorpe smiled and said, "There is no problem with this, but I need you to give me the right to screen pilot students."
"Presumably you also know that not everyone is suitable to be a pilot."
Lin Hongfei nodded: "I have already searched for candidates for pilot students in advance. There are 120 candidates in total. You will meet them later when you visit the airport."
After obtaining these 4 planes, Lin Hongfei has arranged for the construction of an airstrip.
The requirements for take-off and landing conditions of aircraft in World War I were not as strict as those of later generations. Biplane propeller aircraft such as camels can take off and land even on a slightly flat grassland.
So, after the ground was leveled, compacted, and covered with a layer of cinders, an airstrip was repaired.
At the same time, a simple hangar was built not far from the airport, and 4 camel-type aircraft were also transferred to the hangar, where the 120 flight student candidates were responsible for guarding.
The 120 pilots were also strictly selected by Lin Hongfei. However, Lin Hongfei's strictness was not reflected in their physical fitness, but in the strictest selection of their military experience and family background.
For Jiangbei's first flying team, Lin Hongfei must guarantee the absolute loyalty of the pilots!
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In the wilderness, a long line of disaster victims is slowly advancing along the road.
On both sides of the road, one or two lifeless corpses would appear from time to time, with their rummaged baggage next to them. It seemed that someone was already trying to find something useful from the relics of the dead.
It's just that everyone is a refugee fleeing from famine. They want money but have no money, and food but no food. There are also some young children left behind by some dead victims.
But now, the living disaster victims have no food to fill their stomachs, who will take in these children.
For these children without the protection of their parents and elders, the best outcome for them is to be taken away by traffickers. After all, no matter what, at least the traffickers will give them a bite to eat.
In a sense, this is very ironic!
At this time, there was a sudden scream among the victims, and then the fleeing team quickly split into two teams and ran to both sides of the road to hide.
In the middle of the road, a team with loose military discipline was slowly moving forward.
For the disaster victims along the way, this army did not loot, but just drove them away. After all, they also knew that they had become disaster victims fleeing famine, so what oil and water could they squeeze out!
On the side, several victims looked fearful and said, "Isn't this the Zhensong Army? Why are they here?"
"Could it be that they also fled the famine?"
"It's nonsense, since ancient times, no soldier has escaped famine."
"I see, there is no way out for us in the west of Henan. The Song army in this town is going to go to other places to grab territory."
"Looking at the direction they are going, it should be Lingnan Province."
"How about, let's not go to Lingnan, if there is a war, we will be hurt again."
"If you don't go to Lingnan, we've already come here, and there's no way to survive if we go back."
"Forget it, people are dead, and our names are not written on the bullets, so it's so easy to kill us."
The victims continued to rush towards Lingnan Province, but they deliberately distanced themselves from the Zhensong Army.
There are more than 2500 Zhensong troops in Jiangbei this time, led by Chai Yuteng, the commander of the Zhensong army.
I saw Chai Yuteng riding on the horse, with the ups and downs of the horse's hooves, his body was bumping up and down, and an adjutant next to him said:
"Sir, He Taikang asked us to attack Jiangbei Huaishui County before the 10th, but with our current marching speed, we will not be able to reach Huaishui County until the 13th at the earliest."
"Do you want to let the brothers speed up?"
Upon hearing this, Chai Yuteng immediately waved his hands and said, "No hurry, let's march at this speed."
Seeing that the adjutant didn't understand, Chai Yuteng explained: "Before I came, Commander Liu specifically told me that He Taikang is a bit insidious in his work and should not be trusted."
"Although he agreed with us in advance to attack at the same time on the 10th, what if the old boy doesn't move?"
"In that case, we will become Jiangbei's main target, and instead become bait to help He Taikang attract Jiangbei's army to Huaishui County."
The adjutant heard this, with a clear gesture:
"Understood, so we launched the attack two days later to see if He Taikang sincerely invited us to help."
Chai Yuteng nodded and said: "That's right, let's see if He Taikang made a move on the 10th. If he did, then we will fight the Jiangbei army with real swords and guns."
"If not, hehe, then don't blame us for being immoral."
"Snatch Huaishui County, let's go home."
"He Taikang and Jiangbei Army have nothing to do with us even if they are out of their minds!"