Chapter 191 From London to North Africa (Fourth update, please subscribe)
On April 28, the surrender agreement signed by Hitler’s chosen successor, Marshal Karl Dönitz.
The provisions of the surrender document shall take effect from 1:00 on April 29, 1945.
Germany surrendered.
For Europe, this means the coming of peace.
On April 28, when peace was coming to the whole of Britain, Li Yueying and Zhu Meijiao, like other British people, celebrated the arrival of Victory Day in London. They arrived a few days ago. The UK is here to receive the aircraft.
Old friends will send big gift packages, and new friends are also unwilling to be outdone. In other words, in the face of the generosity of the United States, Fatty Qiu has to express his feelings.
On the 21st, the day when the Soviet army planted the red flag on the Capitol Building, Fatty Qiu generously stated that he would provide military assistance to China to enhance China's military power.
At the same time, some military equipment including 57 Lancaster bombers were also provided to the North Borneo Company. It is certain that they are all old goods, but for this kind of bomb-carrying At 7,000 pounds, Li Yian would definitely not refuse a bomber with a range of 4,072 kilometers. After all, it can bomb the Japanese mainland!
In fact, Churchill was also pretending to be generous - with the end of the European war, the more than 4,000 Lancaster bombers at British airports will be reduced to scrap metal and eventually dismantled and dismantled , that also costs money.
Instead, send it to where it is needed.
It would also be good to bomb the Japanese. After all, there are still many colonies in the British Empire occupied by Japan.
As a result, Li Yueying and Zhu Meijiao, who were the most experienced in flying in the Borneo Air Force, flew to London first. After briefly learning the controls of the Lancaster bomber, the group was scheduled to fly to London. On the 29th, he flew a bomber back to North Africa for training.
After a night of carnival, the air force base was littered with ribbons and broken wine bottles. Even in the heavily guarded air force base, last night was indulgent and cheerful. There was no way, for them The war is over.
Even in the Pacific, the Royal Navy is still fighting, but so what, for them, the war is over.
"God bless, Liz and Judy, your war will end soon. After all, there is only one Japan left in the world. When the war is over, we will meet again!"
In When Li Yueying and Zhu Meijiao were about to board the plane, Colonel Hudson sent by the British side said to them.
“I believe we will meet again soon.”
Li Yueying smiled and said that she and Zhu Meijiao have been training here together in the past few days.
As veteran pilots who have flown more than a dozen types of aircraft, they quickly mastered how to fly the Lancaster. In fact, there is not much difference in flying a plane. The biggest problem is the training of ground staff. Without good-quality ground crew maintenance, the aircraft will eventually become a pile of scrap metal.
Fortunately, the company has established a ground service school in Tunisia, where thousands of trainees are undergoing training, and this bomber flew over, not so much to train pilots, but to train ground staff.
Soon, as the British personnel saw them off, the "Judy" Lancaster bomber roared off and flew towards North Africa. Compared with the British Isles Airport The more than 4,000 Lancasters on board the Judy and the more than 600 Lancasters that subsequently flew to Asia were undoubtedly lucky - in the following years, more than 3,000 Lancasters were destroyed It was sealed and later dismantled and turned into aluminum pots and pans in the homes of British people.
A few hours later, while flying over the Mediterranean and about to arrive in Tunisia, a pile of flight jackets at the rear of the cabin suddenly moved, and then someone suddenly appeared. The girl in the coat shook her head. She was still dazed from her hangover and still didn't understand what was going on.
"Where is this?"
The roar of the engine was like a sharp blade, even as if it was about to cut her eardrum, sharp and harsh.
"Are you in a dance hall? Why is it so noisy?"
She rubbed her hazy eyes with confusion on her face.
This does not seem to be a ballroom,
"How did I get here?"
She tried to stand up, but felt dizzy. Before she could figure out what was going on, she suddenly fell into the pile of flight jackets with the impact of the plane landing, hit her head on the floor, and passed out again.
For the crew members, they did not realize that there was an extra "stowaway" on the plane. After the aircraft landed smoothly, the crew members left and the ground crew began routine maintenance and inspection of the aircraft. They are no strangers to the Merlin engine used in Lancaster. After all, the P51 Mustang also uses the same Merlin engine.
As the night wore on, the ground crew completed all maintenance work. At this time, the girl who woke up groped in the cabin for a while, and finally found an exit under the cabin.
“Hello, is anyone here?”
The voice echoed on the empty tarmac, but there seemed to be no response. The girl stood at the hatch, five or six feet above the ground, which made her hesitate. She wanted to jump, but the fear in her heart prevented her from making an easy decision.
The thirsty and hungry girl frowned and swallowed hard. She looked down again, then took a deep breath and jumped down. She managed to land, but fell again from the impact, hitting her head again. The girl felt dizzy, stood up, and walked forward unsteadily. With every step she took, her body seemed to be fighting against gravity. She tried hard to maintain her balance, but after taking a few steps, her exhausted body could no longer support herself.
She fell down on the grass and passed out in this strange place.
Soon the patrol found the girl on the grass. After looking at it through the light, the team member said.
“It’s a European girl, why did she end up here?”
Another team member said.
"Could they be recruited by the nurse team?"
In order to support the battle in Borneo, the company recruited many nurses in France and Germany. After recently entering Germany, it recruited a large number of doctors and nurses in Germany. Nurses, right now, where labor is cheaper and salaries only pay Reichsmarks.
For the company, it is absolutely a business without capital.
"Maybe, let's send it to the hospital first."
Soon the girl was sent to the hospital. A few hours later, when the girl woke up again, the hot weather It made her a little uncomfortable.
"Lily..."
Call her sister's name, the girl looked around blankly, where am I?
Hospital?
Why is it so crude?
Just at this moment, a string of German words came into the girl's ears. The doctor and nurse came over, and the doctor asked.
"How are you feeling now? Do you have a headache?"
Yes, it's German!
How can they speak German?
Is this not the UK?
It doesn’t seem to be the UK... It’s such a hot weather, and there are fans spinning on the ceiling.
So how did I get to this place?
Why do these people speak German?
Before the girl could figure out what was going on, the doctor opened her eyes, examined them with a flashlight, and then stretched out his fingers to ask her how many.
Because she had learned German as a child, she answered in German.
“Two.”
"Okay, there shouldn't be a concussion. Miss, what's your name, and which team is she from?"
"She seems to be from the third team. The team that just arrived yesterday, the captain is Michelle. It's in the SS hospital..."
SS!
The girl's eyes widened instantly, her hands clenched into fists nervously, looking at these... them, they are Germans.
SS!
Didn't Germany surrender?
Why are there still SS troops! More importantly, how did I get here, among these SS men!
Oh my God!
What is going on? Could it be that I was kidnapped.
Lily, there you are, Ellie...
Just then, someone asked.
"What's your name?"
"Lily..."
The girl who was calling her sister's name answered instinctively, and then added.
"Lily Marlene"
(End of this chapter)