"Captain Hu, who is this Captain Li? You escorted him personally."
In the evening, taking advantage of the free time, the security guard pulled Captain Hu aside to ask.
"Who is this person? We can't afford to offend him anyway. Of course, I don't mean that he is a son of a powerful person, but that he is a famous pilot. Even though he is more than ten years younger than me, his rank is as high as mine." .
Let's put it this way, from the beginning of the war to the present, he shot down almost twenty Japanese aircraft and was the most powerful pilot in the Air Force. "
"Is he so powerful? I didn't expect Xuechang to be related to such a person." The chief security officer couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity that Xuechang didn't have a good life, leaving an orphan and a widowed mother."
"Bao Zhang, please take care of him if you have nothing to do. After all, he sacrificed his life for the country, and we can't let Xuechang's family suffer." Company Commander Hu thought that he came from a big family, and Hu Xuechang sacrificed his life for the country, so he still had to take care of him.
"That's natural. I'll tell the people in the village in two days to have a proper funeral for Xuechang. Although the body can't be found, we still have to set up a tomb. At least we have an anti-Japanese hero in our village. ." The chief security officer immediately thought of how to take care of him.
In fact, it's not a big favor. Hold a funeral and let everyone know about it. This way, other people in the village will have to consider their reputation even if they want to bully Hu Xuechang's family.
"That's a good idea."
Company Commander Hu didn’t say much more.
From August last year to now, more people have died on the front lines.
Even at the Yushan Airport where he was, several people would die from time to time, and little devils would come to show off their power whenever the plane was idle. Their airport didn't have any decent anti-aircraft weapons, so every time a Japanese plane came, they could only hide away, without any means of countermeasures.
That night, Li Hang and Zhou Zhikai stayed overnight in Hujia Village, as did Company Commander Hu and other accompanying soldiers.
The next morning, Hu Xuechang's family also came to say goodbye.
Taking into account the food and drink for the group of more than ten people, Li Hang left 10 yuan to the Baochang before leaving. After all, so many people ate, drank and stayed for one night.
This shocked the chief security officer.
Haven't you heard that officers of the national army are paid after eating them?
The reason why he was willing to receive them was that he was worried that these soldiers would act recklessly, so he took the initiative to show his kindness, but did not expect to return the money when he left.
"Dad, did that officer really give me ten yuan? That's almost ten oceans."
"Ten yuan now is worth less than ten oceans, seven or eight is no problem. This is the first time I've seen it. I've heard that the Red Army would give money after taking things, but I've never heard of the National Army doing this. This is Chief Li. It’s pretty much the same as what the Red Army did.”
Naturally, Li Hang didn't know what the Baozhang and his family were talking about. After having breakfast early in the morning, the group set out to return.
Company Commander Hu and the soldiers in the accompanying squad were also surprised that Li Hang left food money, and they all discussed it privately, but didn't say much.
Because they left early and were familiar with the road, the group returned to Yushan Airport before ten o'clock.
Seeing that Li Hang and others returned safely, stationmaster Wu breathed a sigh of relief, and then sent a report to Nanchang to report that they were safe.
The main reason is that Li Hang's identity is too important.
"Captain, are we going back directly, or?" Zhou Zhikai asked Li Hang at Yushan Airport while checking the situation of the plane.
"Since we are here in the name of reconnaissance, we have to do some reconnaissance. Our plane is fast enough. As long as we don't encounter the main Japanese fighter planes, we can retreat calmly." Li Hang felt that he still couldn't return empty-handed.
"Okay, just listen to the captain. I think after a while, the captain will be promoted to squadron leader, right?" There are no outsiders here, Zhou Zhikai joked with a smile.
"Who did you listen to? I don't even know." Li Hang stopped what he was doing and looked at the other person curiously.
"Is this something you don't understand? In the air raid on Nanjing, Captain, you shot down 5.5 Japanese planes again. Not counting the 3 that Captain initially shot down in Nanjing, there are now 19.
Captain, you are already the captain and deputy squadron leader. It is time to cancel this deputy title. "
"Are you still interested in this promotion?" Li Hang looked at the other party playfully.
"No way!" Zhou Zhikai shook his head quickly, "I'm just curious. Everyone said that either the captain should be transferred to other brigades to serve as squadron leaders, or a squadron should be brought over from other brigades.
Captain, I am your wingman. You must take me with you wherever you go. "
Zhou Zhikai finally revealed his true purpose.
"Stop thinking about it. If I really transfer and you are willing to follow, I can go and talk to my superiors."
He didn't care much about this matter, there was no need.
"The captain's character of being indifferent to fame and wealth is admirable. Are we going to have lunch at Yushan Airport for lunch? They shouldn't be able to provide us with the standard of food."
"Why are you thinking so much? Just eat whatever you want. When you get back to Nanchang, I'll treat you to a nice meal in Nanchang city." Li Hang said with a smile.
After a brief lunch, the two took off from Yushan Airport and headed east.
Since we want to investigate, we must go to Hangzhou first to see the situation at Jianqiao Airport.
His plan was to visit Jianqiao Airport, then go to Guangde Airport, and then fly directly back to Nanchang from Guangde Airport.
In fact, he also wanted to visit the island on the other side or Nanjing, but the Yi-16 was good at everything except the range.
So there is no problem with this aircraft being used to protect the airport, but it is not suitable for long-range escort.
Just like Nanjing before, it was impossible to escort and return at the same time, and had to land in Hefei to replenish fuel.
The reconnaissance mission was actually very boring. The two of them were flying in the sky, one on the left and the other on the right. The cold wind whistled by their ears, and the mountains and buildings on the ground kept receding.
It is actually not safe beyond the boundaries of Quzhou, as it already belongs to the Japanese-occupied area.
The two thought that they would not encounter Japanese aircraft before arriving in Hangzhou, but as soon as they arrived at Fuyang, an accident occurred.
"Captain, there are enemy planes!"
Just as Li Hang was looking at the ground on the left, Zhou Zhikai from the plane on the right shouted anxiously.
Only then did Li Hang react and saw a plane flying in front of him.
Needless to say, this should be a Japanese reconnaissance plane.
After Li Hang made a gesture, the two speeded up and outflanked each other's plane.
"Baga, Mr. Watanabe, there are enemy planes ahead, two Soviet E-16 fighters."
The two Japanese soldiers in the opposite reconnaissance plane also discovered Li Hang's plane.
The reconnaissance aircraft they flew was actually the Type 97 reconnaissance aircraft, also called the Mitsubishi Type 97 headquarters reconnaissance aircraft. It was a strategic reconnaissance aircraft.
Of course, this aircraft was first used by the Japanese Army. Later, the Navy also thought it was good and equipped some of them.
And this is also the first time the Japanese navy and army have a consensus.
