Shadow Spy

Chapter 331 A super long-distance flight

At four o'clock in the afternoon on November 11, a huge silver-gray fighter plane flew over the Shanghai Sea. The thick fuselage was obviously made of all metal, and no fewer than seven or eight large-caliber machine guns could be seen on the surface alone. , looks like an aerial tank.

Two F4F fighter jets from the Shanghai-Hai Army Aviation Unit had already taken off and were waiting. At this time, they immediately stepped forward to guide them and indicate the landing site.In the distant sky, two Japanese 96-ships flew a little farther subconsciously, for fear of being blown away by one of their wings!

After two large and two small planes entered the city, the citizens below looked up one after another and pointed in surprise. Many people had seen airplanes before, but this was the first time they had seen such a big airplane!

Ten minutes later, the large plane landed smoothly on the battlefield in Jiaozhou Park. The 750-meter runway was sufficient.It was the first time for the officers and soldiers in the military camp to see such a large aircraft. However, due to discipline constraints, they did not come forward to watch, but it was nothing to look at from a distance.

Li Junhao personally greeted the crew at the airport. After all, this was a "private plane" specially designed to pick him up. It was very hard for the pilots to fly so far, so he had to know.

The captain, Captain Dick, was an experienced old pilot. When he saw a colonel coming to greet them, he immediately saluted first. Then he knew that this was the target of their trip, Commander Panson, and was a little touched.

Later, Captain Dick introduced the latest modified version of the B-24 (Navy PB4Y) bomber, with a length of 20.22 meters, a height of 5.46 meters, a wingspan of 33.53 meters, and a maximum take-off weight of 28 tons;
Equipped with four Pratt & Whitney R-1830-35 engines, each with a power of 890kW; a cruising speed of 300 km/h, a maximum speed of 500 km/h, a maximum flight altitude of 8500 meters, and a maximum range of 6500 kilometers;

It has a crew of 8 people and is equipped with 10 12.7 mm machine guns and 5000 rounds of ammunition. The built-in magazine was eliminated and converted into an armored crew cabin, which can carry 4-5 passengers.

When it came to Shanghai this time, the B-24 named "Hawaii" departed from San Francisco and flew 12 hours to Honolulu, 4000 kilometers away. After a night's rest, it took off again, and then landed at Wake Island to refuel. It took 20 hours to fly over nearly 9000 kilometers to get here.

Li Junhao nodded. The crew was working really hard. He encouraged them and asked them to take them to rest.He planned to let the crew rest for two days before setting off, but he couldn't drive while tired!
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In the next two days, Li Junhao arranged the affairs in Shanghai and handed over the main matters to Chief of Staff Yang Shixiong, and made a simple handover with Hobbs.

During this period, in order to ensure that there would be no problems after he left, he invited Lao Huo and Gary to drink red wine without hesitation!In this way, even if someone gives them an order to seize his "inheritance", it is impossible to achieve their goal.

This is not because he is a villain, but this situation is not uncommon in the army. When the chief officer is away, sending someone to take over his troops is a common method used by politicians and must be guarded against.

When going to Washington this time, Li Junhao originally wanted to go by himself, but everyone around him disagreed. Xiaoyu, Xiaohu, Yuri and others all wanted to go with him. In the end, he had no choice but to agree to take Nick, the captain of the security team, with him. However, everyone felt that it was not enough and decided not to go. The Golden Shield Brigade's Angel Squadron selected Avni Massey, the most skilled and clever female guard, so that she could serve as a guard and take care of his life.

Originally, he didn't agree. After all, it was inconvenient to bring an extra female escort when traveling long distances. But he couldn't stand the persuasion of everyone, so he could only agree.
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On the morning of November 11th, with everyone seeing him off, Li Junhao, Nick and Avni boarded the Hawaii. The six-man crew, which had rested for two days, was in good spirits and took off smoothly under the command of the simple tower. Airborne, escorted by four P-15s already waiting in the air, flew towards the sea...

Speaking of which, his trip was highly confidential, and he was wary of the Japanese army. Although it is not absolutely certain, but according to common sense, if the Japanese knew that Li Junhao was traveling by plane, they would have a chance to shoot him down, although they would have to be punished afterwards. The United States is pursuing the case, but it is unlikely that it will directly cause a war between the two countries.Of course, this is just an inference. The premise is that the Japanese hate him personally beyond reason. It is possible, but not very likely. It is just that he has to be on guard.

After flying for an hour, on the sea more than 400 kilometers away from Shanghai, the four escorting P-38s turned and left, and the B-24 set off alone...

In this era without satellites, even if the Japanese have ideas, it is basically impossible to find another plane on the vast sea. The Shawei is now considered safe.

The Hawaiian midway landed at the US military base on Wake Island to refuel, and took off again without rest...

After leaving Shanghai, after a 22-hour flight, the Shawei arrived at the US military base in Honolulu.

Because there was an 18-hour time difference, when they arrived, it was still noon on the 15th. Everyone was very tired after not having any rest for the past day and night. The crew ate their meal in a hurry and went to rest; but Li Junhao and the other three were captured by the Naval Intelligence Agency. I was picked up by someone. I finally came here and wanted to talk about some things in person.

However, Colonel Merlins Norfolk, the director of the Far East Division who came to pick him up, was very considerate of his hard work and just took him to report to the director, Lieutenant General Grant Breen. After a brief chat, he sent them to the airport. We rested in a hotel nearby and made an appointment to have dinner together that evening.

At seven o'clock that night, the Naval Intelligence Bureau reserved the venue and held a welcome banquet for Li Junhao in the hotel's banquet hall. In addition to personnel from the Bureau, officers from the Pacific Fleet and the Marine Corps stationed here were also invited. There are a lot of people, there are even more than a dozen brigadiers and major generals, but there is only one lieutenant general, Lieutenant General Brin, the director of the Intelligence Bureau. After all, this is the home ground of the Intelligence Bureau, and it is not easy for others to dominate the scene.

The reason why everyone is giving face is of course because they have heard the news from Washington. Although they are not yet clear about the specific appointment, they all already know that Colonel Panson from the Far East should be reused. The first time he went to Washington to report on his work was when President Roosevelt wanted to see him.

Regarding this point, although Li Junhao felt that he was being taken too seriously, he did not think of the reason. He only thought that the Naval Intelligence Bureau had enough reputation, and these generals and colonels were very concerned about the situation in the Far East.

The banquet did not last long and ended after nine o'clock. Director Breen and Director Norfolk had a formal conversation with him and learned more about the situation in the Far East...

It was past eleven o'clock when Li Junhao went back to his room to rest. He would set off again tomorrow morning, with nearly half of the distance still to fly.

(End of this chapter)