New World War II Eagle Strikes the Sky

() The plane stopped at an unknown airport in Siberia. On the one hand, it refueled, and on the other hand, the people on the plane also needed to take a rest.

This is an airport close to the Arctic Circle. Although it is only around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, it is almost completely dark.The airport, except for the runway, is covered with snow everywhere.It's only October, and it's already snowing here.

All passengers and crew members have now left the plane and headed to the lounge on the airport.

"It's so cold!" Nadya—the girl sitting next to Ron pulled the fur collar on the coat tightly with her hands in leather gloves.Siberia is the cold center of the Northern Hemisphere, even colder than the true Arctic.In a small town in Siberia, people even measured the lowest temperature in the northern hemisphere, minus [-] degrees!It is still October, and in Moscow, it is late autumn. Although the lowest temperature of the day has dropped below zero, the highest temperature is still far above freezing.At this airport in Siberia, the highest temperature is now below freezing.

There is still some distance from the end of the runway to the few short bungalows beside the airport.And this airport is not a large international airport, there are no buses to pick up and drop off, and even large trucks are not available.But they still have something very unique.That is - dog sledding.

A group of wolf-like Siberian sled dogs pulled several sleds and approached the plane. With a whistle, the sleds made a beautiful sharp turn and stopped in front of everyone.

Seeing the big dogs that were alive and kicking in front of the sled, Nadya was a little scared, so she couldn't help but took a step back and bumped into Ron.And Ron's leg was not very strong yet, and he had to support a cane to walk and stand. Suddenly, he was bumped by Nadia, his foot slipped, and he fell down on the snow...

This airport lounge is a typical cold climate house with very thick walls and small windows.The windows are double glazed to reduce heat dissipation.In addition, the fire in the big fireplace was burning very vigorously, so the inside of the house was very warm.

Everyone sat around the fireplace, and the airport staff brought hot tea and vodka to everyone.The tea was rough and not very tasty.As for the wine, it seems that it should be called alcohol.But in Siberia, what more could you ask for?

"I was so sorry just now." Nadya apologized again to Ron who was sitting next to her.

"It's nothing. You've been here several times to apologize. If I continue, I'll feel embarrassed." Ron raised the cup full of black tea in his hand and smiled at her.He saw Nadya's face flushed by the light from the fireplace.

At this time, someone suddenly called out from the window: "Come on, look, the Northern Lights, it's the Northern Lights! It's so beautiful!"

Everyone rushed to the window immediately, but unfortunately the window was too small to meet the needs at all.So everyone hurriedly put on their coats again.

With Nadya's help, Ron also left the house and stood with her under the eaves looking up at the Northern Lights.Countless bands of mysterious fiery red light floated in the northern sky, like ribbons of color.These bands of light are so bright that the whole earth is illuminated, and you can even look down and see the dark shadow left by the small bush in front of you.

"It's so beautiful, General Ron, have you seen the aurora before?" Nadya's big eyes sparkled against the aurora.

"I haven't seen it. You are from the Soviet Union. You should have seen it many times?" Ron replied.

"The Soviets may not have seen it. For example, Vanya is the young man who helped you onto the sled with me just now. He is from Crimea, and he has never seen the aurora before joining our regiment." Nadya smiled, "I am from Murmansk, so I must have seen the most Northern Lights in the whole group. But it is very rare to see such bright and red ones as today."

"That's not it," a young man interjected, "it's fine if it's so bright. I only saw such a red aurora once in 41. Some people say that the red aurora indicates a fierce war. It seems that there will be more ones next year." It's a massive battle."

"The aurora in 41 came from west to east. If you look at today's aurora, it shines from east to west. This indicates that we will surely win next year!" Another person interjected.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Thanks to the fact that you are all party members, you actually believe in these superstitions!" an older cadre-like person said sharply.

Nadya lowered her head and stuck out her tongue mischievously.She pulled Ron's sleeve and said, "Let's go in, it's too cold outside."

……

Early the next morning, before the sun rose (if it did, it would be noon) Ron and the ballet troupe were on their way again.

This time, perhaps because of getting acquainted with Ron, Nadya began to talk more.First, we talked about the different customs of the United States and the Soviet Union. Later, the topic turned to war.Under the leadership of Nadya, everyone asked Ron to tell everyone about some of his experiences in the war.

However, Ron felt that now, when he was dealing with the Soviets, it would be better to mention less about military matters.Therefore, Ron did not tell the story of how the Americans fought in detail, but focused on the natural troubles they encountered in Guadalcanal.What come from monitor lizards and boa constrictors in the forest, what centipedes and spiders can get into people's boots.There are also elegant dolphins in the sea, mysterious orcas, and terrifying great white sharks.Anyway, some of them are from personal experience, and some, um, and some are from Ron's old computer.

"You mean, those Japanese have nothing to eat, so they look for meat and insects in the forest?" Najia couldn't believe it, "How can I eat such a disgusting thing?"

"In fact, many bugs are a rare source of high-quality protein," said Ron. "I was in China, and I even ate fried silkworm chrysalis. Some Arabs eat roasted locusts. By the way, the snails that the French like to eat are also bugs." ?"

"But those things are at least familiar."

"It's not so terrible to eat raw. Most of the bugs taste good after the head is pinched off. Once I was shot down over the jungle and walked for several days before returning to my own side. Along the way Just eat bugs. The taste of most bugs is crunchy and chicken-like."

"My God, General Ron, have you ever eaten that thing? Did you have roundworms or other messy things afterwards?" Nadya looked at Ron carefully, as if she wanted to make a CD slice for Ron.

"What, are you scared?"

"is a bit."

……

After that, the plane stopped in Komsomolsk for another night, and then crossed the Arctic ice cap and arrived in Alaska.Here, Ron bid farewell to the Soviet ballet troupe and flew back to Washington on another military transport plane.When we parted, those Soviet artists invited him to watch their performances when he was free.

After arriving in Washington, Ron rested for the night, and rushed to the Pentagon early the next morning to meet General Arnold.

"Ron, is your leg okay?" General Arnold asked with a smile after seeing Ron.

"It's nothing serious. The doctor said that in two weeks, I can go to play football."

"Both Doolittle and LeMay talked about your creative use of fighter jets in Europe. Now they are basically sure that the Luftwaffe has lost its game. It can be said that the air battle against Germany has won a decisive victory. What do you think of this?"

"General, I think this judgment is completely correct. Now in air combat, the average level of German pilots has dropped significantly. And this decline will continue. The Germans have now lost air supremacy. Their pilot training, especially It is the training of new pilots that cannot be carried out safely. This will inevitably lead to a vicious circle of declining pilot levels. The Luftwaffe has been defeated." Ron replied.

"That's good, so I can use you elsewhere... Do you still remember that I discussed with you the plan to use the b-29 to take off from China to bomb Japan?" General Arnold suddenly changed the subject When it came time to fight against Japan, "We have now begun to select sites for airports in China. However, this plan does have a lot of problems in the military."

"Did something happen?" Ron asked.

"Let's not talk about China's efficiency. The military aspect alone is as you expected. The flight distance is too long, and the ammunition load is greatly affected. The enemy has sufficient warning time and is easy to be intercepted. The above hopes to use the aircraft that takes off from China. The bombers came to achieve two goals. One was political, showing the unity and cooperation of the United Nations. This goal was certainly achieved. The other was a military goal, which was to deal a heavy blow to the Japanese mainland. This goal was difficult to achieve. "

Arnold paused, then went on: "One of us has come up with a plan for striking power. They've developed a 'smart' bomb that they're going to use to strike Japan. Next week, in Nevada, they The first close-to-combat exercise will be conducted. I'm going to let you take a look at the plan first. If you think it works, we will go to China to try it. Anyway, we have invested so much money there, we have to hear something sound."

Ron took the plan, flipped through it roughly, and then had to admire how imaginative some Americans are.Their plan turned out to be such a super incendiary bomb that is small in size, high in IQ, and can automatically find and attack targets.