Chapter 195 The Performing Arts Delegation
() The swooping PA-38 quickly dropped the bomb, then pulled up and flew out of the danger zone as quickly as possible. Ron pressed the stopwatch - four minutes and twenty-seven seconds. Compared with the last time
Five minutes and three seconds, this time it took the pilots to complete the attack order much faster than last time. The shorter this time, the less likely it is that the enemy's anti-aircraft artillery unit will hit them.
if
In actual combat, if you can achieve a result of a little more than four minutes like now, the chance of the enemy's anti-aircraft artillery reacting is very small. But Ron knows that the current result is not stable, and maybe the result will be different in the next drill.
It became more than five minutes. Moreover, an increase in the speed of completing an attack is often accompanied by a decrease in attack accuracy. For example, this time, Ron saw a bomb even falling near the beach.
This is actual combat, and it will really kill people! There are landing craft on the beach preparing to land. At this time, a fuel-air bomb fell. If it is not done well, it can kill a whole company of our own people. It is really going to happen like this
Things, the consequences are really unimaginable.
"It seems like we still need to practice more! Fortunately, there is still quite a while until June. By the time Dri arrives, he should be able to train well." Ron thought as he watched.
..., it turned into a little twilight with faded flowers, reddish green and apricots. Ron's days were monotonous and busy: in the morning, he studied the changes in the enemy's situation in the war room, during lunch time, he read the letters sent by Nadya, and in the afternoon he studied the research.
Regarding the combat situation of the two new squadrons over Europe, I spent the evening with the flight staff to study the day's training operations and the newly obtained intelligence. After the meeting, I went back to my room to write a reply to Nadya.
Communication with Nadya has become a rare relief in this boring life. In Ron's previous life, when the Internet was developed, communication was so easy. As long as you turned on QQ and the camera, people no matter how far apart they were could appear immediately.
In front of you. But now, there are no such conditions. An ordinary letter will take a whole week to travel from distant North America to the UK. This speed makes letters extremely precious.
Nadya wrote a lot of letters to Ron. Almost every day, she would send Ron a letter. In her letters to Ron, Nadya would sometimes talk about her performance with a little pride.
From the letters, it was not difficult for Ron to learn about Nadya's current artistic success.
After lunch that day, Scott handed Ron a letter and a newspaper at the same time. This was unusual. In the past, Scott was not responsible for delivering newspapers to Ron. Because Ron
He doesn't have the habit of reading newspapers. But this time, Scott specifically said to Ron: "Sir, pay attention to the news on the second page."
"Well, okay." Ron returned to his office with the newspaper and letters. He closed the door, sat down on the chair, took out Nadya's letter first, and read it carefully.
This letter was a reply to a letter from Ron two weeks ago. In that letter, Nadya told Ron about some changes in the troupe.
"Mary's boyfriend is back from the South Pacific, but Mary is not happy at all. This is not only because her boyfriend is missing a hand, but also because, according to her, he has become very weird. Mary said
, he has become very rude now, likes to swear, like to smoke one cigarette after another, and his temper has become very bad. Once again, he actually pushed Mary to the ground for a trivial matter. Of course, Mary
Said that he later apologized and told him that when he was fighting in the jungle, he started
He shot and killed his best friend, an Indian operator, to prevent him from falling into the hands of the Japanese. Now every night when he goes to bed, he will dream about that scene. Once, when he fell asleep, he suddenly fell asleep
Mary burst into tears. Mary stretched out her hands and thought
He went to comfort him, but he pushed him down on the bed all of a sudden. His remaining hand grabbed Mali's throat tightly, almost suffocating Mary and causing her to pass out... Hearing what she said
These stories, Ron, I really worry about them..."
Ron understood that Nadya was not only worried about Mary and her boyfriend, but she was probably more worried about herself. Therefore, Ron quickly told Nadya in his reply that he was in the Air Force and could not go to the battlefield now.
, there will never be any mental problems.
Perhaps Ron's reply was too straightforward. In this reply, Nadya proudly stated that she didn't care whether that sentimental fool would become insane. But after showing off her little pride, Nadya
Nadya began to send benefits to Ron. In this letter, Nadya sent Ron some recent photos of herself.
After reading Nadya's letter, Ron picked up the newspaper again and turned to the second page as Scott said. Then he saw the news: "The American entertainment delegation will go to Britain to work in the army."
Ron quickly picked up the newspaper and took a closer look. As expected, he saw Nadya in the delegation list.
"This woman didn't say anything about such a thing in the letter. Could it be that she wanted to have a surprise?" But Ron immediately realized that this was definitely not the reason. The real reason was: the letters Ron saw were all
I wrote it a week ago, when the matter was still unfolding. Maybe when Nadya arrives in England, her letter will still be floating on the sea.
Things were indeed as Ron expected. Until the delegation arrived in Edinburgh, Scotland, Ron did not receive a letter telling him that Nadya was coming to England.
It was a Sunday when Nadya arrived in Edinburgh. So Ron gave himself a day off and rushed to Edinburgh the afternoon before.
According to the schedule, the delegation first visited the 101st Airborne Division stationed in Scotland and performed a program for the officers and soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division. Of course, the commander of the First Army Group, Patton, would also be present at such an event, and so would Ron.
Found Patton and appeared as his escort.
Nadya had a solo dance in this performance, which was a fragment from "Swan Lake": a solo dance of the White Swan. When Nadya came on the stage, Barton, who was sitting next to Ron, turned around and asked
:
"Ron, is this woman your girlfriend?"
"Yes." Ron replied.
"She looks pretty good." Barton nodded, "It's a pity that he is Russian... You know? Russian women are very strange... So, Russian girls are like Coca-Cola bottles, and Russian women are like Coca-Cola cans. Don't look at it.
She is beautiful now, but there is no guarantee that once she gets married and has children, once she turns 30, her figure will immediately become like a wine barrel."
What Barton said is correct. Most Russian women do have such characteristics. However, Ron knew that the main reason for this phenomenon was eating habits rather than genes.
"There is such a saying." Ron smiled and said, "But ballet dancers seem to be an exception. The famous ballet dancer Anna Pavlova maintained a good figure until she was in her 50s."
"She forcibly violated the laws of nature, so she died at the age of 50." Barton also laughed, "Okay, the show is about to start, let's watch the show first."
Ron had seen this dance performed by Nadya before. But this time, Ron found that the rhythm and intensity of Nadya's dance had been strengthened, and there seemed to be a bit of modern dance hidden in the ballet.
"Your girlfriend's dance is very special, with a strong American charm." Barton spoke again.
This sentence surprised Ron. He didn't expect Barton to be very knowledgeable in this area.
Patton seemed to see what Ron was thinking, so he smiled and said: "I have a little dabble in various arts. You know, war itself is an art, and people who are insensitive to art cannot become good generals.
Well, I think you also know that many people have feelings for you and
It's not a pleasure to date a Soviet woman. But I don't think so. I always think that being able to capture the beauty of an enemy country is one of the greatest honors in life. If you can hook up with a German woman or Madame Butterfly or something, then
That’s even better.”
"General," Ron reminded, "the Soviet Union is still our ally."
"I know that," Barton said nonchalantly: "And, you said 'for now', it shows that you also know that this is only for now. I have read a lot of works by Russian writers, such as Tolstoy and Dostoye.
Fsky. I found that at one point, our two countries are very similar, that is, no matter at any time, we believe in ourselves
It is a "special country", a country that has the mission of God and is to lead the entire mankind forward. For such two countries, the earth is too small! Isn't it? Therefore, I believe that Russia is our enemy.
, he must be our enemy! But this does not mean that I do not appreciate their advantages, nor does it mean that I will not appreciate the beauties among them."
What Patton said really caught Ron by surprise. Is this the Patton who was an outspoken military genius and a political idiot? But after thinking about it, Ron felt that there was nothing surprising about this. Could it be that you
I really believe that a real political idiot can
To be in a position like his? As Patton said, the Soviet Union will inevitably become the enemy of the United States after the war. This is determined by the interests of both parties and no one can change it. Under this circumstance, Patton is now really disappointed with those gaffes of the Soviet Union.
Everywhere will become his wealth in the future.
Chapter completed!