Duan Peng and Ye Minmin split into two groups.
Duan Peng led a part of the team to continue to rescue US military pilots scattered in other areas, as well as pilots captured by the Japanese army.
Ye Min led the remaining commandos to protect Doolittle and his party back to the first team's base.
In addition to rescuing Doolittle and his group of American pilots, Ye Min and Duan Peng actually had a special mission assigned to Kong Jie before leaving.
"When Lao Li and I led the mobile troops from north to south through the central area of western Shandong, we once inquired about a special news with the comrades of the local guerrillas. In the Weixian area of central Shandong, the Japanese secretly built a concentration camp. It is specially used to detain foreigners in China.
This is a retaliatory method used by the little devils against the United States and its allies.
The prisoners held in this concentration camp include celebrities from all over the world.
Duan Peng, Ye Min, in addition to rescuing the US military pilots, you also want to find out about the Japanese concentration camp in Weixian. It is best to find out where the Japanese concentration camp is located and the specifics. defense deployment.
But remember, don’t alert the snake.
If we really need to destroy this Japanese concentration camp and rescue those international friends, we will also need some special preparations. "
Therefore, Duan Peng not only has to find a way to rescue the remaining relevant US military pilots, but also has to find a way to explore the situation of the Japanese Weixian Concentration Camp.
...Ye Min and Doolittle have already returned to the base of the first team. Starting from the Zhejiang area and rushing all the way to Shanxi, they need to cross multiple provinces, and most of these provinces are still controlled by the little devils.
From the perspective of Doolittle and his entourage, the process was originally thought to be arduous, after all, surrounded by enemies from all directions.
But then, Ye Min and his party let Doolittle see what a special operations force is, and let them see the special anti-war route created by Chinese soldiers in this anti-Japanese war.
Ye Min chose the border area of the Eighth Route Army along the way, and had already made arrangements in advance along the way.
The comrades in the border area responded one after another, and Ye Min and his party walked on a safer and more appropriate intersection curve planned in advance.
After successfully breaking through the multi-layered blockade of the Japanese army, the subsequent rush from Zhejiang to Shanxi was basically smooth.
Finally escaped, although everyone was determined to die when participating in the air raid plan on Tokyo.
But who doesn’t want to live?
Doolittle and his entourage, who had survived the disaster, all looked excited and excited.
They communicated in English, and one of the pilots shouted: "Lieutenant Colonel, we have not sacrificed and have returned with honors. This time we are going to Chongqing and let their most powerful Chairman of the General Assembly personally receive us."
Another said: "I just want to have a good meal and a good night's sleep."
“I heard that the Chinese government, especially the central military, is extremely rich. I don’t know how much arms and equipment they have bought from the United States over the years.
This time I must go and experience it and enjoy it. "
If we say that the heroic and pure Eighth Route Army martyrs possessed a fearless spirit of sacrifice and a spirit of revolutionary optimism.
So these American soldiers can be said to have the spirit of adventurism, the spirit of pursuing honor, and the spirit of patriotism.
It's a pity that the old Americans who seem a little cute at the moment probably don't know that the road they think leads to Chongqing is actually the direction leading to the Eighth Route Army base area.
During this period, people trekked on two legs, rode horses, horse-drawn carts, donkey carts, drove cars, and even took a train.
Various means of transportation also opened the eyes of these old Americans.
Until a group of people entered Shanxi after several days of trekking and approached the Eighth Route Army base area.
Doolittle was the first to come back to his senses. He said to Ye Min with some doubts:
"Vice Captain Ye, before we made an emergency landing in China, I also studied the rough map of China. It doesn't seem like the road we are taking is the way to Chongqing, right?"
Ye Min was calm on the surface, but he was already happy in his heart. I dare you, an American, to realize the situation now!
If this group of people hadn't attacked Tokyo in a vacuum and done such earth-shattering things, Ye Min would even think that these are a group of fools who would count the money for themselves after selling it!
Faced with Doolittle's doubts, Ye Min explained with a smile: "Lieutenant Colonel, let me introduce myself again. We are a special rescue operation team affiliated to the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army. I am the deputy captain of the operation team, Ye Min." People, please give me some advice!"
"Eighth Route Army???"
Doolittle was a little dazed, but he also heard the key words.
"So you are the communist army that Jiang said???" Doolittle came back to his senses.
Ye Min smiled and nodded: "You can say that, but now China has established a national anti-Japanese united front, and our Eighth Route Army now also belongs to the National Revolutionary Army's order of battle."
The implication is, Lao Du, we didn’t lie to you!
Doolittle fell silent, and after the translator conveyed Ye Min's meaning to the other pilots, several pilots immediately shouted in horror:
"No, we are going to Chongqing, and what we want to see is your chairman!"
The sense of gap instantly enveloped these US military pilots.
They had no idea what was going on.
Finally, Doolittle, who was relatively calm, asked: "Vice Captain Ye, what do you mean by this?"
Ye Min said: "Lieutenant Colonel, please don't mind. In fact, in order to rescue you this time, you the United States not only asked the Central Military Government.
Our Eighth Route Army has also received requests from your relevant military personnel, so we have specially formed such a rescue force to come to rescue you.
To put it bluntly, we were worried about the lack of capabilities of the central military personnel, so we took action personally. No, we successfully rescued you! "
Seeing Doolittle's expression change, Ye Min struck while the iron was hot:
"The savior just wants to invite you to visit our Eighth Route Army base temporarily. Does the Lieutenant Colonel also want to refuse?
Isn't the lieutenant colonel curious about what our unit, which has been operating behind enemy lines, persisting in fighting the Japanese, and even winning battles constantly and beating the little Japanese to a pulp, is really like? "
After thinking for a moment, Doolittle finally nodded.
He doesn't like to get involved in politics, but that doesn't mean he doesn't understand politics.
The Eighth Route Army is actually opposed to the Central Army, but at least for now they are friendly forces on the united front.
However, both the Central Army and the Eighth Route Army actually hope to receive military and political support from the United States.
His other identity, Doolittle, is a businessman, so he naturally understands this truth.
Now he can be said to be an investor.
The Eighth Route Army and the Central Army can be counted as enterprises in urgent need of investment.
In this case, it wouldn't hurt to stop by and take a look at the Eighth Route Army project.
The rich man is the boss, and investors will always receive special treatment.
He also wanted to see what kind of force the Eighth Route Army, which had been operating behind enemy lines and caused a headache to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, and even put forward the slogan "Anti-foreign forces must first pacify the internal affairs" during the critical period of the anti-Japanese war, was really like.
After Doolittle conveyed his meaning to the rest of the pilots.
The members immediately started talking in low voices.
Some joked with worried faces: "I heard that the Eighth Route Army is very poor and backward. They don't even have enough food to eat and can't even wear warm clothes. I'm worried that after we go this time, we won't even have a good meal." miss a meal!"
Others are still complaining, “We are heroes, and we should be treated like heroes and eat the most delicious food in their Chinese capital.
So you came to this remote place? "
Ye Min and the commando team members were not in a hurry to refute anything. Everyone had already followed the detachment leader and learned to slap the facts in the face. That was the real pleasure.
On the other side, Kong Jie, who was at the headquarters of a team, heard that Ye Min had successfully rescued Doolittle and his party and was now returning to the base area.
He immediately arranged a special welcome force.
In order to express his welcome and attention to the arrival of Doolittle and his party, Kong Jie personally led the team to greet them.
On the way to the base, Ye Min told Doolittle that his detachment leader had already led his team and was on his way.
In addition, the identity of detachment leader Kong Jie and his famous achievements were also introduced.
The Japanese army suddenly attacked Pearl Harbor. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the United States hated Japan deeply and paid special attention to those who could defeat the Japanese invaders on all battlefields.
Doolittle had also heard of Kong Jie, captain of the First Anti-Japanese Independent Detachment of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi. This Eighth Route Army general was now famous in North China and even internationally famous.
They are all heroes, so naturally they are looking forward to meeting each other.
The group of people continued to rush towards the hinterland of a team's base area.
The situation in the Eighth Route Army base area in the eyes of Doolittle and his group of US military pilots was as follows:
A group of people rushed all the way from Zhejiang to Shanxi, and slowly walked from prosperous counties and towns to remote suburbs and mountains.
The contrast between prosperity and poverty, and bustle and desolation made these American soldiers have no special expectations for the Eighth Route Army troops who were already poor and backward in their impression.
When we entered the outer lines of the Eighth Route Army's base area, the situation changed slightly.
More and more villages came into view, and the villages gradually became lively. From time to time, you could still see smoke from cooking.
There are sounds of cocks crowing and dogs barking, which shows that these villagers are living a relatively prosperous life.
It's just that it's still a lot different from the prosperity in big cities like Chongqing that these old Americans remember.
Until gradually entering the core area of a base area.
Looking at the green farmland along the way that has been cultivated under scientific planting and management, as well as the excellent irrigation technology.
The eyes of Doolittle and his entourage showed surprise.
When you see the factory buildings, it looks like a forest. Various mechanical transport vehicles come in and out from time to time. The dirt roads along the way have all been replaced with concrete pavements.
It immediately brought a big impact to Doolittle and his party.
Scenes like this may not be uncommon in a city like Chongqing.
But the key point is that this place is behind enemy lines and surrounded by powerful enemies on all sides.
Under such circumstances, it was possible to create such a relatively advanced and developed agricultural and industrial centralized production base hidden in the mountains.
Doolittle, who was born as a civil aviation engineer, knew all too well the difficulty involved.
It's like the shock of suddenly seeing a modern city in a poor and backward mountain village.
Several young pilots on the side also immediately screamed: "Oh my God! Lieutenant Colonel, is this really the base of the Eighth Route Army?"
"It's unbelievable. There are Japanese troops everywhere outside. They were able to build such an exaggerated agricultural and industrial base here. How on earth did they do this?"
"Captain Ye, are the Japanese bombers just decorations?"
A young pilot raised sharp doubts.
As a pilot, he believed that if he were a Japanese pilot, he would never allow such a situation to occur in the occupied territories.
Ye Min smiled brightly, and then reported a series of data:
"Yes, according to our statistics, so far, in less than a year, the Japanese army has appeared in the skies above our base area a total of 35 times with reconnaissance aircraft and dispatched bombers and fighter jets as many as 16 times.
The Japanese army discovered our agricultural and industrial base hidden deep in the mountains, and they tried to destroy it. "
"What about the end? What's the final result?" the young pilot asked impatiently, but after asking, he felt that this question was a bit childish.
The Japanese army must have failed, otherwise there would be no scene like this.
Ye Min smiled and said: "In the end, the Japanese army successfully destroyed less than 10% of our army's agricultural and industrial construction, and we destroyed a total of six Japanese fighter jets, three bombers, and two reconnaissance aircraft."
hiss--
After a gasp of air.
Doolittle couldn't help but ask: "Captain Ye, how did you do it?"
Ye Min smiled and said: "It's actually very simple. One is that our air defense early warning system is in place. We can detect the situation in advance before the Japanese planes arrive.
Another one, Lieutenant Colonel, in fact, at least 40% of the factories you see are camouflaged factories, which are camouflaged targets provided to the Japanese army for bombing.
In addition, our base area has also built a counterattack system for air combat, which is not just about being beaten.
If the Japanese dare to send a flying team here to carry out bombing, they must be prepared to suffer casualties.
In addition, there are by no means a few agricultural and industrial bases like the ones you see. Does the Japanese army have enough air force to destroy them all? "
Hearing this, Doolittle was shocked for a long time.
"So, your Eighth Route Army fought behind enemy lines and not only did an outstanding job militarily, but it was also very effective in the defense of the base area and economic development?"
"You can say that!" Ye Min laughed.
"How did you do it?" Doolittle asked, this question made him very curious.
Ye Min said: "Lieutenant Colonel, I'm afraid I can't answer this question, so I'd better wait for our detachment leader to come and answer it for you personally!
After all, everything in front of you can be said to have been created by our detachment leader! "
Du Lite nodded. He had not yet met Kong Jie, but he already admired Kong Jie deeply in his heart.
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people walked quickly not far away, wearing uniforms of the Eighth Route Army. Then a voice floated from the distance:
"Haha, Brother Du, I finally waited for you, you missed me so much!"
Doolittle looked up.
The two eyes collided fiercely.
This is how a legendary meeting across nationalities, regions, and ages began...
