Doolittle took out many medals with Japanese characters and distributed them to the pilots: "These are medals awarded by Japan to Americans. I hope you can return these to the Japanese with your own hands, so that the Japanese know that doing bad things is the right thing to do." Pay the price."
An American pilot said: "I will drop bombs on the Japanese arsenal and let them ride sparks up to the sky to see God..."
The Japanese do not believe in God, only ghosts, because they like to worship ghosts at the Yasukuni Ghost Shrine in later generations... Zhou Zhihan looked at the excited faces of the American pilots and thought to himself.
An American pilot shouted: "I want to burn the East Longitude and burn Rain Man's yellow work..."
An American (1) pilot shouted: "I want the Japanese to taste bombs, let them taste purgatory..."
Zhou Zhihan watched the swearing-in ceremony of American pilots.
American pilots said everything they wanted to say to boost military morale and boost morale.
The oath to boost morale made the pilots morale high. Taking this opportunity, Doolittle announced that if all went well, they would all take off tomorrow and go to Japan to bomb East Longitude, Nagoya, Osaka and Kobe.
At the same time, he told everyone that because the 16th Task Force arrived at the sea area where the fighter jets took off one day earlier than originally scheduled, it was now deep into the tiger's den and the situation would change rapidly. Everyone was ready to set off at any time.
After hearing this, everyone was in high spirits and gearing up, vowing to take revenge.
Doolittle asked everyone to be quiet, and then said: "Tomorrow afternoon, I will be the first to take off, and it is expected to arrive at the attack point in the evening. You will take off two hours later than me, and it should be evening when you arrive at the east longitude. Everyone should quickly drop the bombs according to my bombing point, don’t be reluctant to fight, and immediately follow Colonel Zhou to fly to China after dropping the bombs. During this period, Colonel Zhou will be our guide and escort us.”
"Colonel!"
An American pilot hesitated and asked Doolittle, "What should we do if the fighter plane is hit during this period or has no fuel and makes an emergency landing in Japan?"
As soon as this was said, there was silence on the deck, and everyone was looking at Doolittle.
This is a question that everyone usually avoids deliberately. Now that the war is approaching, what should come will always come back, and what should be asked must also be asked.
Doolittle was well prepared for this. He looked around at everyone: "If you skydive in Japan, I believe there will be no good results, but I respect everyone's choice.
Regardless of whether you will be hit by enemy artillery fire during the battle, whether you parachute to escape, or whether you surrender to the Japanese, this will not change the fact that you are American heroes, because everyone has the right to choose to live or die.
I can also assure you that if you are captured while parachuting in Japan, the United States will do everything in its power to bring you back to the United States and will never abandon you because of surrender. You will still be American heroes when you return home!
Of course, God willing, we flew to China with Colonel Zhou. Also, you can only turn on the airborne intercom after arriving at the bombing point. Before that, keep silent. "
Everyone was silent.
After a while, a pilot asked: "Colonel, what would you do if...I mean if, if your fighter plane ran out of fuel over Japan?"
"I will first let the crew members who are willing to parachute to parachute to escape first, and then I will dive at full speed, looking for a Japanese military base to crash into, and die together with the enemy. Of course, this is only limited to me. I am 46 years old and an old guy. I'm already living a contented life. You are still young. No matter what you choose, I hope you live happily."
Some people had tears in their eyes.
"What about you? Zhou?" Jack and Zhou Zhihan have been together for a long time, and when they are about to separate, they are filled with emotions and can't help asking.
Everyone looked at Zhou Zhihan and had deep feelings for him after spending time with him in April.
Zhou Zhihan lit a cigarette and sat on the deck.
Everyone also lit up their cigarettes and sat down, surprisingly acting in unison.
After taking a few puffs of cigarette, Zhou Zhihan said: "There are cultural differences between China and the United States, so the beliefs of each soldier are also different. If my fighter plane runs out of fuel, I will choose to fight with the Japanese like Colonel Doolittle. Die together. Of course, this is just my personal choice, don’t affect your choice.”
After a while, an American pilot asked: "I heard that there were no pilots who surrendered in China. Is this true, Colonel Zhou?"
"The average wartime lifespan of Chinese pilots is only three months. Since August 14, 1937, none of the Chinese pilots have surrendered to the Japanese. Our fighter planes are far inferior to the Japanese, but we will never surrender to the Japanese.
Of course, this is only limited to Chinese pilots.
Let me reiterate, due to the cultural and regional differences between China and the United States, no matter what choice you make, there is nothing wrong with it! "...
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Japanese Navy, Hashishima Base.
The Hashishima base is located just south of the famous city of Hiroshima, surrounded by many hilly islands. Under the calm appearance, camouflaged anti-aircraft artillery groups are deployed on the top of each hill on the island. This naval base Big enough to accommodate all of Japan's maritime power
The red water drum at the station is tied to Yamamoto Isoroku's flagship battleship Yamato. The submarine cable leading to the shore is enough to allow Yamamoto to maintain direct communication with Dong Long at any time.
At this time, the wily Yamamoto Isoroku stood on the deck of the battleship Yamato and watched the sunset. He had figured out what the Americans wanted to do. He had already deployed his troops and arranged everything, waiting for the American fleet to come and fall into his trap.
Yamamoto is well aware of the range of U.S. carrier-based aircraft. As long as U.S. aircraft carriers are restricted to waters 450 nautical miles away from Japan, the U.S. military will not be able to pose any substantial threat to the Japanese mainland.
Not long ago, Tian Huang personally called Yamamoto to ask about the authenticity of the news released by the British Reuters. Yamamoto felt that the situation was serious and immediately assured Tian Huang that he would never let this happen. Yamamoto said that it was just the British Wishful thinking to boost morale.
In the end, Yamamoto assured Tian Huang with great confidence that the two American aircraft carriers would soon be destroyed, leaving the Pacific Fleet without its right and left arm and no longer capable of fighting.
After research, Yamamoto decided to withdraw his previously deployed fan-shaped defenses by 200 nautical miles to prevent the Americans from retreating immediately upon noticing the crisis. As long as the American fleet enters within 500 nautical miles of Japan, his fleet will immediately encircle it, cutting off its escape route, making it impossible for the Americans to escape.
Just when Ha Kexi and Zhou Zhihan thought that Yamamoto could not mobilize the aircraft carrier to return to defense in a short period of time, Yamamoto showed an obviously superior dispatch. He calculated that it would be difficult for the Philippine fleet to return to defense before the Americans, so he ordered the carriers to be stationed in The two aircraft carriers in the Philippine waters kept their radios silent and rushed at full speed day and night to block the Americans' retreat.
Yamamoto felt that this was a God-given opportunity. If he could take the opportunity to destroy these two US aircraft carriers, it would be equivalent to destroying half of the US military's maritime combat power.
So Isoroku Yamamoto decided to pretend to be unprepared to lure the enemy deeper, and then wait for the US aircraft carrier to sail to waters 500 nautical miles away from the Japanese mainland before launching a military attack on it.
Yamamoto, who is bound to win, has even begun to dream of destroying American aircraft carriers and attacking the United States.
However, Yamamoto, who considers himself to be a master of uncanny calculations, never imagined that the Hornet aircraft carrier would be equipped with 16 long-range bombers and a Super Mustang fighter that could reach a speed of 720 kilometers after modification.
At night, the sky over the Pacific was covered with dark clouds, and soon it began to rain heavily. The wind on the sea gradually increased, and the fleet slowed down again, making it impossible for reconnaissance planes to check the enemy's situation.
In such bad weather, reconnaissance aircraft from both sides are powerless.
At twelve o'clock at night, when the fleet was still 900 nautical miles away from Japan, a sailor woke up Zhou Zhihan, who was sleeping soundly.
Five minutes later, a Mustang fighter took off from the deck of the Hornet aircraft carrier against the wind. It flew at an ultra-low altitude at an altitude of 50 meters above the water, and headed straight for the Zhudao base 850 kilometers away at a speed of 920 kilometers per hour.
