Both Meng Shaoyuan and Daniel actually have one thing in common:
The motherland is sacred!
In fact, most people with a sense of justice and conscience are like this.
The motherland is the only one and everything.
If the motherland is gone, how is it any different from a lost dog?
Meng Shaoyuan respected Daniel's choice.
Although, he really wanted Daniel to stay and continue to help him.
He poured two glasses of wine and handed one to Daniel: "Hey, besides embezzlement, bribery, extortion, and smuggling, what else can you do?"
"I used to be a pilot." Daniel suddenly said proudly: "Belonging to the Royal Air Force!"
"you?"
"Yes, me." Daniel straightened his back: "I retired later, but I think my flying skills can still be used. I can rejoin the Royal Air Force and fight against those damn Germans. Fight hard!"
"Listen to me, Daniel." Meng Shaoyuan persuaded: "You are too old, and the Royal Air Force will no longer want you. The Germans will not be able to hold on to the air raids on Britain for much longer. If you really want to fight for all the righteous Do something, go to the United States, I believe you will be able to make a difference soon, Mr. Daniel!”
"Go to America? I'm a British man, why should I go to America?"
Daniel grumbled complainingly.
"Take care, my friend." Meng Shaoyuan took out a jade pendant from the drawer and gave it to Daniel: "This is from the Tang Dynasty. It is very valuable. This is my gift to you!"
"Thanks."
Daniel took the jade pendant.
Engraved on the jade pendant is a gourd, which represented peace in the jade pendant culture of the Tang Dynasty!
…
Just as Meng Shaoyuan said, June 22, 1941.
Due to the loss of too many fighter planes and pilots, the inability to gain air superiority over the English Channel, and the inability to disintegrate Britain's ground and naval combat capabilities through air strikes, Germany had to abandon the Sea Lion plan to invade the United Kingdom and begin planning Barbarossa to invade the Soviet Union. plan.
The Battle of Britain is over!
Daniel was not in time to defend his motherland, but he thought of Meng Shaoyuan's words and rushed to the United States.
There, he might find an opportunity.
An opportunity that belongs to oneself and to all the people who represent justice!
…
Daniel came in a hurry and left in a hurry.
This time he brought a large amount of supplies and medicines to Meng Shaoyuan.
Needless to say, the importance of medicines, which have always been in short supply from the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War to the present.
Among the rest of the supplies, Daniel also brought a lot of weapons.
M1 carbine.
This was developed in response to the German blitzkrieg.
The use of mechanized divisions and airborne troops showed the Americans that mixed fortifications and static front lines were obsolete.
Blitzkrieg means those in the rear may find themselves attacked with little warning. A lightweight rifle was needed to replace the standard pistol, and the M1 Carbine came into being.
It has a wide range of uses. The gun is easier to master than a pistol, more effective than a heavy machine gun at medium and long distances, and is very suitable as a light weapon for mortar, heavy machine gun and rocket launcher units.
Browning light machine gun.
Mind you, it's a machine gun, not a Browning pistol!
And it is the latest M1918A2 type.
Reliability in harsh environments has earned the gun a strong reputation.
MARK II Grenade!
This is the main standard equipment of the US military.
Of course, there is another new thing:
Flamethrower!
Daniel was very considerate and even prepared a special instruction manual!
"Aside from being greedy, he seems to be a nice guy."
Looking at so many weapons, Wu Jingyi couldn't help but say.
"Greed is not necessarily a shortcoming." Meng Shaoyuan said: "He relied on his own ability to make money, and he did an outstanding job both as the police chief and later as a smuggler.
He helped us a lot, and he deserves everything he gets. The weapons he brought helped us eliminate countless Japanese. The scarce supplies he brought solved our dilemma. The medicines he brought saved countless of our comrades. He is greedy for money, but he is greedy with integrity.
I once promised him that if I had the chance, I would erect a big statue for him with the words, 'Good friend of the Chinese, Daniel the Greedy! '"
Daniel the Greedy!
Maybe many people hear it as a derogatory term, but Meng Shaoyuan knows that under special circumstances it is a complimentary term.
Live well, my friend, until the day comes when the war ends!
…
In 1943, the American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force!
Flying Tigers!
Several aircraft have been prepared.
This time, what will greet them will be a death route.
Hump route!
Their mission is to open up a new air route.
Transport strategic supplies from India to China to break through Japan's blockade.
The total length of the route is more than 800 kilometers, spanning the Himalayas. The altitude of the mountains along the route ranges from 4,500 to 5,500 meters, with the highest altitude reaching 7,000 meters.
From Tingjiang in Assam, India, to Kunming and Chongqing in China via Myanmar, when the transport plane flew over the peaks of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, it could not reach the required height and could only fly through the canyons. The flight route was undulating, like a hump. Hence the name.
The "Hump Route" passes through high mountain snow peaks, canyon glaciers, tropical jungles, cold virgin forests, and Japanese-occupied areas; in addition, the climate in this area is very harsh, with strong air currents, low pressure, hail, and frost.
This puts planes at risk of crashing and hitting mountains at any time during flight, and the plane crash rate is alarmingly high.
Therefore, the pilot responsible for the first flight was already prepared to die.
"You really don't think about it anymore, Mr. Daniel?"
Brady, who has been assisting China in fighting for more than a year, said kindly: "Those of us may never come back."
"Hey, young man."
The man named Daniel said: "I am much more familiar with China than you are. I have to go to that country."
"Why are you so stubborn?" Brady didn't seem to understand.
"Because, I have lived there for many years, and there is a friend of mine there. Oh, no, not my friend, that is my God of Wealth."
Daniel smiled: "Maybe I can meet him this time. Ah ha, I'm going to get rich again."
"Are you rich?"
"Yes, my child, my money is more than you can earn in several lifetimes."
"Bragging again!"
Brady smiled and said: "Get on the plane and get ready to go!"
Daniel got on his plane. He took out a jade pendant hanging on his chest and kissed it:
"Bless me, my God of Wealth, I am sending you and your country supplies again! Money, you have to give me a lot of money, a lot of money!"
Engraved on the jade pendant is a gourd.
In Chinese Tang Dynasty culture, this represented peace.
Take care, dear money-crazy Mr. Daniel!
(The Lonely Swordsman’s new book has been released, and the title is “The Kidnapping Taiping at the Beginning, I’ll Guard the Capture for Thirty Years.” Damn, this book has such a long title. It must be a masterpiece if it’s written by The Swordsman.)
