"Lieutenant, have you seen anything?"

"No, nothing. Damn...we're almost out of gas."

In the clear sky, more than a dozen B-25 bombers were flying towards the west, carrying the sun at full speed. Inside the bomber, almost all the crew gathered outside the cockpit, and from time to time put their heads in and asked the pilot. But every time the answers they received were not very satisfactory.

They have just completed the mission of bombing Tokyo and are currently on the way to "escape".

No one chased after him. The Japanese bombers were not as good as their range, and their speed was a little worse. They were faster than their range, and they were farther than their range, and they could not reach the same height... So they were still safe for the time being. But they still had the biggest enemy: distance!

The US government could not bear being beaten so unscrupulously by the Japanese, and they wanted to fight back. But Roosevelt finally firmly denied the suggestions of Marshall and others, and firmly refused to cooperate with the Chinese government and use the Chinese power to bomb Japan. He believed that since it was the American business, the Americans had to do it themselves and had to complete it alone. Otherwise, even if they could blow the entire Japan into ruins, they could not truly show the determination of America to the world, and they could not truly arouse the confidence of the people of the United States of America. Roosevelt's determination was strong, and once he made a decision, no one could dissuade him. Just like after Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, he was able to stand up and walk to Congress strongly to deliver a speech declaring war on the Japanese.

So, like history, Jimmy Doolittle, the best Air Force pilot in the United States, received this mission, and then he summoned equally excellent pilots in the United States to start trials. The B-25 could not take off on the aircraft carrier deck, but they used their flight skills to do this. At the same time, under the successive urging and orders of Roosevelt, the Bumblebee, which might have taken a year to repair, regained its combat effectiveness in just two months. Then, they went south along the Atlantic Ocean, bypassed Cape Horn, and then rushed towards the northwest corner of the Atlantic Ocean.

Roosevelt said to Marshall in private: Even if the entire fleet is wiped out, as long as a bomb can be dropped on the Japanese mainland, this operation will be successful.

But this matter cannot be known to the Chinese.

Because the country that was across the Pacific Ocean from the United States made Roosevelt feel more and more dangerous and untrustworthy. If those guys knew their plans, who would know what would happen? Roosevelt even believed that if it was profitable, those people would notify the Japanese in advance of their plans. However, the safety of the pilots must be considered. Although the B-25 bomber they used could take off on the Hornet, they could not land on it. After bombing Japan, they could only continue to go west and fly into China.... Originally, if the Soviet Union was not that bad, they could land at Sea Cucumber. Although it would be a bit dangerous to land in the hands of the Soviets, it would save nearly 1,000 kilometers of flight to Sea Cucumber than to China. Unfortunately, the Soviets were so disappointing.

Therefore, they could only notify the Chinese government after the air strike in Tokyo, hoping that the Chinese government would respond in a timely manner and send troops to rescue their pilots in a timely manner. But there is another question: how can the Chinese people be "timely"? What if the Chinese had various actions at that time and could not respond to their pilots? Moreover, almost all of China's coastal areas are under the control of the Japanese. If they cannot prepare in advance, it will be difficult to achieve real response.

The Americans racked their brains for this. Just as the "Great Huang Peak" was moving towards Japan at full speed, Marshall and others finally thought of a solution that was not a solution: Chennard.

They have an air force in China.

Although this air force was placed in the southwest by the Chinese, as the Chinese Air Force became stronger and stronger, the Chinese government set up simple airports in various war zones to facilitate the air force to mobilize, fight and assist in the war. Let Chennard and his troops stop during the attack, it is best to find an opportunity to go to China's coastal areas and... do whatever they can.

...

"What do those guys think? They actually asked the Air Force to pick us up? If we see land, we will jump! Can they also jump out of the plane and save us?"

Richard Miller backed his head from the cockpit door and sat on the seat on the side of the cabin. As the bomber on the plane, he was excited when he threw the bomb out of the cabin and into Tokyo, but now he was only panic about the future.

"We knew before we came, we might never go back." Mechanic and machine gunner Douglas Redney looked at him, "But isn't it good now? We at least completed the mission."

"You have heard it just now, we're out of gas." Miller also looked at him, "Aren't you afraid of falling into the sea?"

"I am a naval aviation!" Redney shrugged, "Sea burial is our custom."

"You're just an idiot." Miller shook his head, "a self-righteous idiot."

"What about you? If you are afraid, why do you still want to participate in this operation?" Redney asked back, "Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle has not forced us."

"How do I know?" Miller said impatiently: "I wasn't scared at that time."

"Haha..." Redney laughed.

"idiot."

"Oops- Douglas, get ready for the fight!"

The two people in the cabin tried to relieve their mood through conversation, but at this moment, the roar of the navigator Carl Widner suddenly came out of the cockpit. Then, the tall lieutenant rushed into the cabin and rushed directly towards the only machine gun in the cabin.

"Fight? Are the Japanese catching up?" Redney and the others rushed over. Redney snatched the machine gun from Widner, and Miller acted as the missile hander. According to the original history, they were discovered by the patrol ship sent by Yamamoto Iroku before approaching the Japanese waters and were forced to act in advance. But in this way, their flight distance would be extended again. In desperation, they removed all the heavy objects that could be removed from the plane, including the machine gun and the prepared and

There was not much fuel. In order to confuse the enemy, they stuffed a mop rod into the machine gun position... But this time they were lucky. Perhaps because the Japanese were confident that the bombing of the west coast of the United States was thorough enough, or perhaps because they felt that they had basically destroyed the Americans' road to westward and were a little lazy. Anyway, they were not discovered by the enemy ships, so the bombers took off until the predetermined distance... This allowed them to keep a machine gun on the plane.

"There are no Japanese behind, but it's hard to say in front." Widner gritted his teeth, "I saw the crew!"

"Cross of aircraft?" Redney and his two faces suddenly turned pale. The Japanese occupied almost the entire coastal areas of China. Who else could "catch" them at this time?

"God bless!"

Miller took a deep breath, then crossed his chest, staring at the bullet belt, and gradually became focused. At this moment, a scream suddenly came from the cockpit:

"God--"

"What's wrong with that guy?" Redney glanced at Widner. He heard it. It was the voice of co-pilot William Fitz. However, before Widner could answer, William Fitz rushed out of the cockpit:

"God bless! Brothers... the one who picked us up!"

"Check us?"

"You can see it yourself. This is the greatest welcome ceremony I have ever seen!" William Fitz's face was full of incredible and...excited. Without waiting for the three of them to respond, he immediately got back to the cockpit.

“Welcome ceremony?”

This is in the air!

The three of them looked at William Fitz's performance even more inexplicably. However, this guy's words still made them relieve their originally hungry hearts. After hesitation, they put down their machine guns and rushed into the cockpit. Then, they saw a scene that they would never forget for life.

...

"This time, Mr. President has nothing to say, right?"

The bombing commander Jimmy Doolittle looked at the formation of nearly two hundred aircraft in front of him and sighed. He was familiar with those aircraft, including the F4F "wildcat", the F6F "hellcat", and the Soviet TB-3 Tupolev heavy bomber! Obviously, Chennard brought more than just the US Air Task Force in China!

"Tell me, we will express our gratitude to them on behalf of the United States." Doolittle sighed again. Even an old pilot with rich flying experience like him was shocked by the Chinese. No matter what, the scene of two hundred planes flying towards him will be unforgettable for him.

"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel." Henry Porter, the navigator and transmitter, immediately began to tinker with a telegraph machine. After a "very" sound, the US lieutenant raised his head with a wry smile.

"What's wrong?" Seeing his subordinate's expression, Doolittle asked while carefully controlling the plane.

"General Chennard is in the opposite formation. He asked me to tell you that we cannot represent America, and... just thanks may not satisfy the appetite of the Chinese."

"WHAT?" Doolittle was stunned, "Satisfied...the appetite?"

"This time, the Chinese not only dispatched dozens of fighter jets to cooperate with our airline task force in China, but also sent nearly 100 bombers and a whole airborne regiment to rescue soldiers who might have to parachute at any time. In addition, they also had three airborne regiments on standby at any time. In addition..." Henry Porter quickly recorded the code on paper while deciphering: "China's Third War Zone also dispatched 250,000 troops to suppress the Japanese troops along the coast of Zhejiang and Fujian!... This is all for us, so the military expenditure must be paid by us."
Chapter completed!