Van Cruz's car slowly parked at the field airport on the east side of Saint-Lo, where 80 newly reinforced aircraft and 80 brave pilots were parked.
Ground crews are inspecting these aircraft. Because they are all old models from the World War II era, the workload is not really heavy.
As the top commander near Saint-Lo, Van Cruz was prepared to count on these pilots risking their lives to harass the Tang army and buy him enough time, so he came in person this time, bringing delicious food and drinks as a reward.
To experience the cruelty of the battlefield pilots.
In fact, these pilots are not elite, because the most elite pilots in the coalition all fly jet aircraft. Most of the pilots who still fly old-fashioned aircraft are rookies who have just learned to fly.
But despite this, they are still very brave. Even though they knew that they came to carry out a ground mission that was comparable to death, they did not hesitate at all.
As a fortress port built by the dwarves near the border, Saint Lo had relatively sufficient reserves of supplies, so Van Kruse was not stingy: he came in person and brought the city's cooks, as well as a lot of meat and vegetables.
In addition, he also brought a lot of drinks, which can be said to be very luxurious compared to the army's supplies.
"Come! Please raise your wine glass high! I wish you all the courage to fight the enemy and return in triumph!" Van Kruse, wearing a general's uniform, raised his wine glass and blessed the 80 pilots in the canteen loudly.
The pilots stood up one after another and raised their wine glasses. Some of them were still chewing beef, their cheeks bulging.
"For His Majesty the Emperor!" "For His Majesty the Emperor!" Not sure which Emperor it was for, everyone shouted slogans one after another.
"General, it's already very late... For your safety, you should go back to the city." The captain of the guard responsible for Van Cruise's safety found a gap and whispered in Van Cruise's ear.
The Tang Army had a successful case of special raid operations. Now one of the commanders of the Tang Army, Ying'an, was successfully attacked by the Tang Army and directly captured.
The Qin Army had previously shared this case with the various countries in the Eastern Continent, hoping that the commanders of various countries would take a warning and not repeat the mistakes of the Qin State.
"I understand, just wait a little longer, and then we'll leave." Van Kruse is not a tough guy, so he naturally won't insist on taking risks with his own life. So he followed suit and nodded in agreement: "Finally, give them a glass of wine, you can
Going to prepare the car..."
"Yes! General." The captain of the guard nodded slightly, then walked out of the cafeteria, came to the corridor, and ordered the driver outside the door: "Go and bring the car over, and prepare to take the general back to the city."
At this moment, the airport's air defense siren suddenly sounded. The harsh sound made the guard captain frown, and looked dissatisfied at the airport guard aside: "What's going on? Why did the siren suddenly sound?"
"I don't know either." The dwarf guard looked at a loss, because he was just a guard on duty and had been standing here. How could he possibly know what was happening outside.
"Why are you still standing there! Hurry up and get the guards together! Then go and drive the car!" Seeing that the driver was still standing next to him, the guard captain sternly yelled: "Go quickly!"
When he saw the driver running away, he opened the door and returned to the canteen. By this time, the banquet had stopped and everyone heard the siren. Of course, no one was in the mood to drink anymore.
The captain of the guard walked quickly to Van Kruse and said: "The alarm went off for some reason. I have asked the driver to drive. The guard is next door, don't worry too much."
"Find out what exactly happened... was it an air attack by the Tang Army or some other reason." Van Kruse ordered dissatisfied: "How did it happen? This happened at this time."
The commander of the airport looked embarrassed. He had been drinking and had no idea what was going on. So he could only sit there and wait for the officer on duty to send the news.
A group of pilots could only look at each other in confusion. They had just drank and it was not easy to walk in a straight line, let alone taking off for combat. It was a bit embarrassing for them to go out to fight. It might be better to let them continue drinking.
"It could be a night air raid by the Tang Army, or... it could be an alarm failure." Finally, the commander of the airport plucked up the courage and explained the current situation: "The front line is like this, and you never know when something unexpected will happen.
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"It doesn't matter." Van Kruse forced himself to remain calm and expressed his generosity: "Everyone understands that the alarm will be lifted soon."
To be honest, he no longer wanted to sit here any longer and would get in the car and leave anyway. For him, the occurrence of such a thing was enough to make him wary.
"Bah! Baht!" Mixed in with the sirens, there was a continuous sound of gunshots that seemed to be invisible. Some people heard it a little, but some didn't hear it clearly.
"Was there gunfire just now?" The captain of the guard, who had not drank, looked at Van Kruse's adjutant. His hand was already on the pistol at his waist, and the atmosphere suddenly became more solemn.
Van Kruse's adjutant frowned, turned his head and listened carefully, then shook his head: "Huh? Gunshots? Is there any? I didn't hear it."
Van Kruse also drank some wine, so he was not sure whether he heard the gunfire just now, but he still felt that he really couldn't stay in this place: "Where is the car? Let's go back to the city."
"Bang!" The unique crisp sound of the Mosin-Nagant rifle came clearly, and everyone heard it. The captain of the guard suddenly pulled out the pistol from his waist and stood in front of Van Cruz: "General! Go to the next door.
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His guard is next door, and the car is expected to arrive soon. When the time comes, you will have a choice whether you want to stay or go.
At this moment, an explosion that could not be covered up by the sirens made everyone aware of the seriousness of the problem. No one would shoot in the air raid, so it was very likely that the mysterious special forces of the Tang Army were taking action.
"Thud, thud, thud!" The sound of the Tang Army's unique assault rifles came continuously, and the air defense alarm seemed to be less harsh than before. The Maxim machine guns deployed on the guard positions near the airport began to roar, and tracer bullets formed a line in the darkness.
straight line.
The dwarf security forces in the airport still don't know what happened. They only saw the firefight outside. The two sides were fighting fiercely, but they didn't know who the brother troops were fighting...
