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Chapter 26 Compensation

Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle was sent to Yuncheng on the 23rd day.

Li Yunlong was about to receive Doolittle and immediately discussed leaving some of the pilots when he received it. Unexpectedly, Doolittle told Sun Erwei as soon as he arrived in Yuncheng: "I need a rest. Is there a bed for me to sleep?"

"Of course, Lieutenant Colonel!" Sun Erwei replied, then took Doolittle to his dormitory, and then prepared some bread and cakes for him.

These breads and cakes were made by the chef brought by Sun Erwei.

Because Sun Erwei had several experience in cooperating with the Eighth Route Army, he knew that the Eighth Route Army lived a difficult life. In order to adapt to life here, one of the correspondents he brought had worked as a chef.

As for the ingredients for making bread and cakes, they are actually flour and eggs. Of course, they are not short of these things with US dollars.

Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle thanked Sun Erwei for a "wow" and then fell to bed and fell asleep.

Li Yunlong was surprised when he saw this scene. He asked the guerrillas who escorted Doolittle: "What's wrong with you? Hungry the Hawksauce pilot like this?"

The guerrillas replied helplessly: "Captain, we have nothing to do. We don't know that the foreigners are not used to sweet potatoes, and we only have this thing!"

As he said that, he took out a few dried sweet potatoes from his arms, sniffed, picked up one from them and chewed them in his mouth, and said, "It tastes pretty good, leader, please try it?"

As he said that, he actually handed it to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong didn't know what to say, no wonder Dorit and other pilots were so tired that they let these spoiled Eagle Sauce soldiers chew dry sweet potatoes for more than 20 days, and it would be strange if they didn't have a stomachache.

Li Yunlong was really guessing this. Although the Eagle Sauce pilot was shocked along the way, they were almost exhausted on the way.

Actually, this is not the guerrillas.

You should know that these are guerrillas who came out of the enemy-occupied area.

Needless to say, what is going on in the enemy-occupied area. Not only do they have to take on heavy labor, and the food and pasta are all snatched by the Japanese, but they eat "combined noodles" distributed by the Japanese, and wear "renewal cloth"... There are a few sweet potatoes drying into sweet potatoes to make dry food, which are all planted secretly on the mountain, which can be considered delicious for the guerrillas.

But the pilot of Hawk Sauce is all served with beef bread and delicious. After eating dried sweet potatoes for a day or two, it’s okay. I play like this every twenty days, and I still drink raw water on the road, so it’s common sense to have a stomachache.

It was not until noon the next day that Doolittle woke up, and there were more than ten pilots gathered in Yuncheng.

After Dulite ate something again, he asked Sun Erwei: "How many people survive?"

"There are about thirty people who know at the moment!" Sun Erwei replied.

"Oh!" Dulite was a little surprised and asked, "Are they all rescued by the Eighth Route Army?"

"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel!" Sun Erwei replied: "The area where we forced arriving is an enemy-occupied area, and the stubborn army is a regular Chinese army, and it cannot play a role in this area."

"But..." Dulite was still a little unbelievable: "Why are there people from the Eighth Route Army everywhere in the enemy-occupied area?"

Sun Erwei laughed: "They are everywhere, Lieutenant Colonel! If you stay here for a few days, you will soon understand what's going on!"

Du Li nodded, vaguely experiencing the resilience of some Eighth Route Army.

At this time, Li Yunlong brought Wang Xuexin and Zhao Gang in.

Although Zhao Gang was in charge of the weaving factory in Xiaobeiling, the weaving factory was on track at this time. The work of the Eagle Sauce pilot here requires him as the political commissar, so he rushed back from Xiaobeiling.

As soon as Li Yunlong entered the door, he smiled and held Dulite's hand and said, "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, welcome your arrival. Thank you for your hard work during this period. We have only this condition and the hospitality is not good!"

Sun Erwei translated Li Yunlong's words to Doolittle, and Doolittle immediately replied: "Comrade Commander, I should thank you! Your army has made great efforts and sacrifices to rescue us from the enemy! On behalf of the Eagle Sauce Government, I would like to express my gratitude to you!"

Then Doolittle added: "For the losses of your army this time, I will give you a detailed report to your superiors. I believe our government will make as much compensation as possible for you! This is a good start for our cooperation in the War of Resistance, isn't it?"

"Of course, of course!" Li Yunlong replied with a smile, then changed the subject and said, "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, can I make a few requests for this compensation?"

Before Dulite could reply, Li Yunlong waved his hand again and said, "Don't get me wrong. I'm not negotiating the price with you. Let's work together to fight the Japanese, right? The things we give to each other should be something that others are in urgent need. For example, if I don't lack sweet potatoes, you will force us to compensate, that's not suitable!"

Wang Xuexin was convinced when he heard this. Li Yunlong even used sweet potatoes as an analogy. Isn’t this Dulite, who had been disgusted with eating dried sweet potatoes for more than 20 days?

Sure enough, Doolittle's face changed, as if he wanted to spit out the bread he had just eaten.

However, this is a rough word or not. Cooperation during war times should indeed pay attention to efficiency and "each way of getting what you need".

So Doolittle nodded and said, "So, what do you need? I will write them in my report and try my best to fight for you!"

"Airplane!" Li Yunlong replied without thinking: "Of course there are pilots!"

Dulite was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Sorry, Commander Li. It's not that I don't want to write your request in the report, but I don't think our government will agree with your request. I can understand your mood, but the planes... they are not just enough to take off, and to form an air force, not as simple as you think!"

Li Yunlong gave a wink at Wang Xuexin behind him. Wang Xuexin walked forward and said, "We know this, Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle!"

Wang Xuexin took out a document from his backpack and handed it to Dulite: "So we have a complete set of plans, including airport construction, supporting radar, and pilot introduction, etc."

Dulite took the report and opened it, and was surprised to find that it was actually the English version.

The report was drafted by Wang Xuexin, and then sent a correspondent to the three stores for Su Xin to translate, and then sent it back.

Wang Xuexin originally planned to let Sun Erwei do this, but after asking, he found out that Sun Erwei couldn't understand Chinese...

He said this: "Although I can speak Chinese dialect, each of them is different and strange. It's so difficult to remember! Sorry, I can't help you!"

So, Wang Xuexin had no choice but to let Su Xin do this.

It is said that Su Xin got angry when she received the document. She said to the correspondent: "Why don't Xiao Dongbei come by himself? It wasn't him who sent it himself, so I won't go through it!"
Chapter completed!
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