The A214 Spitfire landed at the airport closest to The Times. As soon as it came to a stop, two ground crew members quickly stepped forward and placed wooden chocks on the front and rear of the landing gear. A mechanic carried a ladder and carefully opened it under the belly of the fuselage. Taking the camera gun and taking out the film, the other two ground crew members set up telescopic ladders on both sides of the cabin, climbed up, opened the cabin door, and helped Zhou Zhihan get out of the cabin.
Julia Kristeva had been waiting at the airport for a long time, and immediately ran over with a smile on her face. From the moment A214 Spitfire landed at the airport to Zhou Zhihan stepping off the plane, there were subtle expression changes on her beautiful and generous face.
Since cooperating with the Royal Air Force, Kristeva has learned a lot of rules, so she did not ask where Zhou Zhihan came from. There are many military secrets that if the military does not tell them, it is best not to ask.
For example, she received a call from the military late at night tonight, asking her to come to the airport immediately to wait for Zhou Zhihan and take the submitted paper, and publish it in the newspaper tomorrow morning. As for what the content of the newspaper will be tomorrow morning, someone from the military will naturally give her an outline and she will do it. What is important is how to stir up emotions and make people full of indignation and high morale.
There was a newspaper vehicle parked not far away. After the mechanic took out the film, he immediately took Julia Kristeva back to the newspaper office to prepare for tomorrow morning's headlines.
Zhou Zhihan walked over and hugged her politely: "Thank you for sending me home that day."
Julia Kristeva closed her eyes and gently hugged Zhou Zhihan's waist, her hands trembling slightly.
Zhou Zhihan smelled a vague aura from Kristeva, which was both familiar and ethereal.
"Is Karen back?"
Kristeva let go of her hand and looked up at Zhou Zhihan with a smile. There was some expectation and complexity in her beautiful eyes.
"Well, I'm back. Not long after you took me home when you were drunk that day, Karen came back." Zhou Zhihan said, reaching out to take the coffee handed to him by the airport staff, taking two sips, and immediately became energetic. .
Julia Kristeva hesitated and bit her lower lip. Her eyes were invisible in the dark night: "Are you sure?"
"What are you sure about?" Zhou Zhihan asked curiously.
"Oh! It's nothing, I just asked casually." Julia Kristeva looked at the mechanic who had taken out the film and walked over, and asked, "Has the film been taken out?"
"Yes!"
The mechanic handed the sealed film to Julia Kristeva, then gave Zhou Zhihan a military salute and left.
"I'm leaving." Kristeva nodded to Zhou Zhihan as she said, then turned and walked towards the newspaper's car. She turned back before getting in the car, "Say hello to Karen for me!"
Her expression couldn't be seen clearly in the darkness.
In order to avoid being bombed by the Germans, the airport was dark at night, and the old birds flew blind.
Zhou Zhihan smiled and waved: "Okay. Goodbye!"
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After the mechanics refueled the A214 Spitfire and reloaded the machine gun bullets, Zhou Zhihan took off for Bentley Abbey.
A214 Spitfire landed at the 208th Squadron Airport of the 11th Group. A jeep that had been waiting for a long time drove him quickly towards Bentley Abbey.
The Germans bombed London, and the Royal Air Force held a meeting overnight, with all important generals and colonels present.
Arriving at the dark monastery compound, Major General Pike greeted Zhou Zhihan as soon as he got out of the car. When the driver drove away and only he and Zhou Zhihan were left, Major General Pike could not hide his excitement and whispered: "It's done! "As he spoke, he punched Zhou Zhihan hard on the shoulder.
Zhou Zhihan grinned and took the cigarette from Parker. They lit it together and walked side by side towards the conference room.
"Enter the conference room later and pay attention to the emotions on your face!" Major General Parker said as he walked.
Zhou Zhihan opened his mouth wide, then pinched his cheeks, slapped them lightly a few times, and made several expressions in succession...
Walking into the large conference room, all the windows in the conference room were covered with thick black cloth to prevent light from overflowing. The room was filled with senior generals from the navy, army and air force. Everyone had solemn expressions on their faces. They must have known that London was under attack by Germany. There were air strikes, and many people were talking in low voices.
Zhou Zhihan has the lowest rank and sits in the last row with several colonels.
A few minutes later, Admiral Hugh Dowding and the First Lord of the Admiralty accompanied Prime Minister Churchill into the conference room.
Everyone stood up.
Prime Minister Churchill stretched out his broad palm, so everyone sat down, and then his face was full of sorrow and anger:
"Everyone, not long ago the Germans air raided London. Two bombs fell in the center of London. Many houses were destroyed. The ancient St. Gales Church in Clipogate was destroyed by artillery fire. Many people were buried. Create a sea of fire.
A statue of John Milton in a square near the church was also blown up by bombs, and many more bombs fell in Islington, Finchley, Stepney, Tottenham and Beth in north and east London. Narmerin has caused a total of thousands of deaths, and many injured are still buried in the rubble waiting for rescue. "
There was silence in the room. Although everyone knew it in advance, the words coming from Prime Minister Churchill had a different meaning.
Churchill stood and spoke: "Gentlemen, Hitler launched a terrorist attack on our people that can never be forgiven. He violated the Postan Proclamation. We must expose his crimes to people all over the world. He is inhumane and extremely evil. Forgive me, tell me how we should respond and let him be punished!"
"We fight tooth for tooth..."
"Yes. We should bomb Berlin, tit for tat..."
"Bomb Berlin and make the Germans pay for this barbaric act..."
"We must retaliate and make Berlin suffer even more..."
"We directly bombed Hitler's lair..."
Churchill did not speak. His face was full of grief and indignation, and the hand holding the cigar was shaking, which showed how angry he was. He calmed down his emotions and regained his composure: "Everyone, if we retaliate in kind and bomb Berlin, will it happen?" Condemned?"
Major General Marion stood up: "Mr. Prime Minister! Hitler violated the convention first and did things that the world despises. We can only retaliate against such people in order to comfort the British people who died tragically in the bombing.
Only by bombing Berlin in response to Hitler can the hatred in the hearts of people in London be quelled. Otherwise, the people will say that our military is incompetent and lose their determination to resist. "
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"..."
Many officers share the same idea as Major General Marion. If Berlin is not bombed, it will be difficult to relieve the hatred of the people. At this critical moment, bombers must be excluded from bombing Berlin to return the favor and cheer up the people!
Seeing Prime Minister Churchill smoking a cigar and frowning, General Hugh Dowding said: "Mr. Prime Minister! I have assembled the bomber force. As soon as you give the order, we will take off to bomb Berlin immediately. If we don't retaliate in kind, we will lose Not only the morale of the people, but also the morale of the military will be shaken."
After hearing this, Churchill pondered for a few seconds and seemed to have made up his mind: "Okay! Let's bomb Berlin!"
Admiral Hugh Dowding immediately said: "I will make arrangements now and rush to Berlin overnight!"
Churchill nodded!
suddenly.
Zhou Zhihan, who was sitting in the last row, stood up and said: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I think it is inappropriate to bomb Berlin at this time!"
Zhou Zhihan said this, and everyone looked at him.
As the current number one flying ace of the Allied Forces, Zhou Zhihan's words carry a certain weight.
There was a pause for a few seconds.
Prime Minister Churchill said: "Colonel Zhou, tell me what you think."
