April 18th, it was an unforgettable day.◎,

A year ago today, the USS Hornet aircraft carrier B25 bombed Tokyo, Japan, causing panic among the entire Japan.

It is also today, and it will be another special day.

It was not until the early morning that Zhang Chi summoned eighteen pilots including Michelle for a short meeting before dawn.

"Gentlemen!" Zhang Chi said to Michelle and others who were still sleepy: "Now, you will go on a mission!"

"Did you send us to see the sunrise?" a pilot quipped.

This caused a burst of laughter from other pilots.

If this is in China, such behavior will probably be considered a "great disrespect" to the superiors, but Zhang Chi knows that Americans are used to making jokes like this, so he doesn't feel that there is anything wrong.

"You are right!" Zhang Chi replied: "But the sunrise you went to see was a bit special because it was the Japanese sun flag!"

"You mean to send us to fight?" Michelle couldn't help but look at Zhang Chi in confusion: "But I didn't see other pilots..."

"Only you eighteen! Eighteen fighter planes!"

"Only us?" Michelle sensitively realized that the mission was a little different from usual.

"Are we going to cooperate with the navy?" asked a pilot.

"No!" Zhang Chi replied: "Maybe you have all heard of the name Izuru Yamamoto!"

"Yes!"

"certainly!"

...

The pilots answered one after another.

"The mission you are here to kill him!"

Hearing this, the pilot was stunned.

After a while, Michelle looked at Zhang Chi with an incredible expression: "Col. Are you kidding?"

"Of course not!" Zhang Chi replied: "A few days ago we deciphered the Japanese code and mastered Yamamoto Izuru's itinerary! Now it's time to solve him."

"Colin!" Michelle said anxiously: "You should tell us earlier so that we can be a little mentally prepared!"

"Major!" Zhang Chi replied: "If I told you earlier, can you still have a good sleep?"

Upon hearing this, Michelle couldn't help but nodded: "You are right! What should we do now?"

"First of all, this!" Zhang Chi waved his hand and Pete sent a bag to each pilot.

The pilot opened the bag and looked: "British Pound?"

"Yes, it's British Pound!" Zhang Chi replied.

"What do we need this?" Michelle said: "Would you use it to bribe the Japanese Zero fighter jets?"

The pilots burst into laughter again.

"No!" Zhang Chi replied: "It is used to bribe the local natives, they only recognize British pounds! Of course you know when you will be able to use it!"

Hearing this, the pilots couldn't help but remain silent.

Many of them have been shot down, so they know what Zhang Chi means... When their fighter planes are shot down or landed on the ground due to a failure and they are alive, these British pounds are likely to be their last life-saving straw.

At the same time, this is also telling them the dangers of this operation, that is, they are likely to be shot down.

On the other side, Rabaul, Yamamoto Iroku is a person with a very time-consciousness. Early that morning, he wore a grass green military uniform, with an admiral's badge hanging on his left and right chest, wearing white gloves, carrying a sword, and majestic to the airport... I was going to inspect my subordinates, and no matter what, he had to dress up more energetic so that his subordinates could be motivated.

A total of eight staff members accompanied Yamamoto Isoroku to inspect were taken by two "one" land-based attack aircraft.

The reason for riding on the "One" land-based attack aircraft is that this fighter was famous at the time and was called "flying cigar" by Japanese pilots. More importantly, it has two engines with a power of 3,000 horsepower, and the twin engines make it more secure... This is very important, because most of the road from Rabaul to Baler Island are flying at sea. If it is a single-engine fighter, as long as the engine fails, it almost means that the game is over, and no one can save Yamamoto Irosau on the landline.

Before getting into his landline, Yamamoto turned around and told Lieutenant General Kuro, the commander of the Rabaul Navy, who came to see him off: "I will return tomorrow morning, and I will arrive at dusk, don't forget to wait for me to have supper together!"

"Yes!" Cao Lu Renyi's lieutenant general stepped forward to answer.

Then, as the telegram said, Yamamoto Iroku set out on time at 6 o'clock in the morning... The Japanese concept of time on time may be a good habit, but this habit often becomes their fatal weakness in war.

When Yamamoto Iroji set off, Michelle and other pilots were still waiting in Henderson Airport.

This is because there is a time difference between the two. The Japanese army had to fly in the air for three hours to reach Baleil, while the US P38 speed was much higher than that of the Japanese fighter jets. If it went well, it would only take an hour to arrive at Baleil...

But Michelle felt that it was very difficult to do this. The main reason was that they had to keep the radio silent after flying into the air, which meant that they could only use compass and speedometers to navigate, and during this period, they had to calculate the time as much as possible. Arriving at Baler Island too early or too late would bring variables to the completion of the mission.

Therefore, whether you can "snatch the peacock to death" depends largely on luck.

At this moment, Zhang Chi's order suddenly came from the walkie-talkie: "All fighter jets take off urgently, and all fighter jets take off urgently!"

A question flashed through Michelle's mind: "What's going on? Didn't you agree to take off again after an hour and a half?"

But as a pilot, he also knew the meaning of time to them, so he ran towards his plane without saying anything.

At the airport, eighteen pilots made a short queue. Halsey made a special trip to the airport. He gave the last order to the pilots with a serious expression: "Young men, don't encounter any difficulties. You must all complete the task resolutely. Even if you hit, you must knock that bastard Yamamoto down. Do you understand?"

"Yes, sir!" the pilots answered in unison.

There are very few orders like Halsey. The most common thing the superiors say to the aviation force is: "It doesn't matter if the plane breaks down. We can build hundreds of aircraft every day. It doesn't matter if we don't kill the enemy... As long as we save our lives, we will have a chance next time!"

Therefore, Michelle and his men once again felt the special nature of this mission.
Chapter completed!