Chapter 818 Mod Skin
Chapter 818 Mod Skin
Merchant Corps Armed Command.
"Report to the Commander, our flight squadron intercepted the invading Japanese aircraft and shot down 7 enemy fighters, 21 enemy bombers, damaged 2, and the remaining enemy planes escaped. We captured 12 Japanese pilots and found the bodies of 4 Japanese pilots."
"We lost three fighter planes, one pilot was killed, and two were slightly injured and have been sent to the hospital for treatment!"
Flight Captain Pang Yong stood in the command center and reported to Zhang Yunhe.
Zhang Yunhe highly praised the bravery and fearlessness of the pilots of the flight brigade, and then ordered: "Next, you must continue to actively prepare for war and be ready to meet more retaliatory attacks from the Japanese fighter planes and bombers. At the same time, you must arrange for people to recruit and screen healthy and well-educated young people on the streets and train them to become qualified pilots!"
"We only have more than 30 fighter planes now. As the war continues, we will lose more and more fighter planes and pilots. Therefore, we must have enough reserve pilots. As long as the Japanese come to attack us, we will fight them to the end!"
"Yes, sir!" Pang Yong stood at attention and saluted.
Pang Yong then continued, "This time, Major Hill and Lieutenant Gray of the British Army took off their only two torpedo bombers without permission, causing heavy casualties to the Japanese offensive positions and even blowing up one of their ammunition storage points!"
"I heard that Major Hill and Lieutenant Gray might be triggered by Modpi for taking action without authorization!"
"Really? I know about that! By the way, how is the construction of our own airport going?" Zhang Yunhe asked.
Pang Yong replied, "It's almost done. The airport runway and other facilities have been completed. The terminal is just undergoing final renovations. It will be ready for use in a month at most!"
"Okay, you go back to the flight brigade and take charge. By the way, draw up a list of meritorious personnel. I want to reward them!" said Zhang Yunhe.
"Yes!"
After Pang Yong left, Zhang Yunhe called the British commander Modpee.
"I'm Modpi!"
Zhang Yunhe immediately said, "Commander Modpi, I heard you're going to punish two heroes who have just made great contributions. Wouldn't this discourage officers and soldiers from fighting the enemy? I don't think this is a decision a wise commander would make!"
Modpi said on the phone, "Zhang, Hill, and Gray violated my orders. Without orders, they flew fighter planes to intercept enemy aircraft. This is absolutely not allowed in a disciplined army!"
"You are jealous of me, jealous that our flying squadron defeated the invading Japanese flying squadron!"
"What did you say? You are talking nonsense. I am a gentleman. How could I be jealous of the victory you have achieved?" Modpi's little thoughts were exposed by Zhang Yunhe. He was unable to resist and his emotions were a little panicked and out of control.
Zhang Yunhe pressed on, "If you weren't jealous, why wouldn't you allow Hill and Gray to fly their fighter planes and fight alongside us? If you weren't jealous, why would you punish these two triumphant heroes after their victory?"
"You're talking nonsense. I'm not jealous. How could I be jealous of you? Britain has countless times more fighter planes than you do. How could I be jealous?" Modpi roared loudly on the other end of the phone.
Zhang Yunhe continued, "Yes, you British do have a lot of fighter planes, but none of them belong to you. You can only command two torpedo bombers and five fighter planes that are too old to take off and fight. So you feel unbalanced, so you vent your anger on those two pilots!"
"No, no, these are just your guesses. You, you have a saying, what's it? 'To judge a gentleman by the standards of a villain...' Yes, that's the saying!"
Zhang Yunhe continued, "As a commander, you didn't give the order for them to launch their fighter planes in time to engage the enemy. Isn't that a mistake in command? Even if they were just bombers and couldn't defeat the enemy aircraft in the air, they could still bomb the enemy's ground forces. But you made the wrong decision out of jealousy!"
"Asshole, I told you I didn't do that. This is just your guess. I'm not jealous. I'm not jealous of you!" Modpi's emotions were completely out of control due to Zhang Yunhe's provocation, and he almost collapsed.
Zhang Yunhe immediately asked, "If you're a wise and broad-minded commander, you shouldn't punish Hill and Gray, but instead reward them! I don't care what you do, I'm going to the airport this afternoon to present them with medals and bonuses. That's it!"
Without waiting for Modpi to reply, Zhang Yunhe hung up the phone.
British Army Headquarters.
Mo Depi was so angry that he threw the phone on the table and gasped for breath.
"General, take care of yourself!" the combat staff officer comforted.
Modpi rested for a moment, his breathing steady, and after careful consideration, he said to the staff officer, "Pass on my order. Release Hill and Gray from the confinement room and bring them to see me!"
"Yes, sir!"
Not long after, Major Hill and Lieutenant Gray were brought to the office.
"General!" The two men stood at attention and saluted.
Modpi asked, "You acted on your own without orders. Do you admit this?"
They both lowered their heads and replied, "Yes, sir, we were wrong!"
Modpi smiled with satisfaction and spoke in a gentle tone, "Very good. Since you've recognized your mistakes, I won't say much. Although you made mistakes, your intentions were good. You bombed the enemy's positions, causing heavy casualties and dampening their arrogance. Therefore, you have made contributions, and I wish to reward you..."
When the two came out of the command center in a daze, they really couldn't understand why Modpi's attitude had changed so much?
It was not until the afternoon when Zhang Yunhe brought people to the airport to meet the two of them and personally presented them with commemorative certificates and bonuses that they remembered the reason for Modepi's attitude change in the morning.
38th Division Headquarters.
The atmosphere in the conference room was suffocatingly tense.
一个鬼子军官拿着损失统计报告念道:“士兵被己方机群扔下的炸弹、副油箱炸死和烧死者562人,被英军两架轰炸机炸死者121人,被炸毁弹药及军需物资5吨,损毁枪械538支、迫击炮9门、火炮2门、重机枪3挺、轻机枪挺!”
With a bang, the division commander, Sano Tadayoshi, slammed his bracelet and shouted angrily, "Those Air Force guys are such cowards! They ran away when they couldn't win, and then they dropped bombs and fuel tanks on our own people, causing us to lose three entire squadrons. I want to sue them back home!"
"That's right. Not only can they not help, but they are also hindering us. We must sue them!" The commander of the 229th Brigade, which suffered the greatest losses, echoed angrily.
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