Thinking of this, Xiang Xiaoqiang lay down next to the driver's seat and asked:
"Where are we now?"
The pilot stared at the instrument panel with a sullen expression, then at the flight board, pointing hesitantly:
"Maybe here... maybe here... anyway, it's almost... here, between here and here..."
He moved his hand across the board, drawing in a large area stretching from Jinan to the north, Bengbu to the south, Linyi to the east, and Shangqiu to the west.
Xiang Xiaoqiang has now adapted to this pilot's style. He took a steady breath and continued to ask patiently:
"Which direction are we flying now?"
The pilot looked at the instruments and hesitated:
"The meter shows 245, but I took so many blows just now, so I don't know if it's still accurate."
The 245 direction is due southwest. Now we are going deep into the hinterland of the Qing Dynasty mainland.
"Is it enough to turn around and head southeast and fly over the Yangtze River?"
The pilot pointed at the fuel gauge:
"Look."
The fuel gauge has the last bar left, which is already red.
"You mean you can't fly?"
"I definitely can't fly. The engine caught fire just now and burned so much. It may still be missing now. Besides, even if this didn't happen, it wouldn't be enough to fly back."
That is to say, now there is no village in the front and no shop in the back. The situation is already very clear.
Xiang Xiaoqiang licked his lips, swallowed, and said to him:
"In this way, you slow down and descend to a suitable height, and we will parachute here."
The pilot was startled, looked at him and said:
"You are skydiving, what about me?"
"You keep flying, keep flying in this direction, and fly as far as you can. When you run out of fuel, you parachute."
The pilot was stunned for a moment, then said:
"No, we want to dance together, why do I have to do it alone?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang said:
"You do as I say. Now the Japanese think they have driven the Empress of the Ming Dynasty to Qinglu, and will soon notify them to arrest her. Our mission is to parachute here, and then try to hijack the train. You
Our current mission is to fly the Queen's aircraft as far away from us as possible to attract the Qinglu's attention. In this way, it may be easier for us to do our job."
The pilot was startled, stared and argued:
"My God, why should I attract attention? No, I won't do it!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang became angry, grabbed his flying hat, and shouted:
"Holy shit, why did Your Majesty find someone like you to fly a plane? Try your conscience, you are still a Ming Dynasty person, right? You are still a man, right? If you don't fly, who can? Who else here can fly a plane except you?
?If I can fly a plane, I still want to do this job! I’ll give you an easy job that’s not dangerous, but you don’t want to do it. Do you want to die with us?”
The pilot was stunned and stammered:
"What...what do you mean?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang pinched the sticky stick on his shoulder and shouted in a low voice:
"You see, the clothes we are wearing mean that if you are caught calling a spy, you will be shot immediately. Do you understand? If you follow us, you will be shot together! This is a job we do that will lead to death. We will escape death and jump.
You may not be able to survive until dawn if you go down. If you jump down by yourself, you are called a prisoner of war. You are protected by international law and will be treated preferentially. Even if you don't surrender, you can run very well by yourself. Take off your flight suit and find some clothes from ordinary people.
Why can't you run away if you don't show off the mountains and dew the water? The Yangtze River is so long, just find a place to get a small boat and come over. How many people come over from Qinglu every year! Ask around to see if there are any smugglers.
Run with them!"
Nodding to Xiaoqiang, he moved the large cylindrical package from the back of the cabin to the cabin door.
The red light on the top of the hatch came on.
Everyone is staring at the red light. When it turns green, it's time to jump down.
The pilot descended to a suitable altitude and slowed down.
Xiang Xiaoqiang forcefully opened the cabin door, and with a bang, the strong wind roared in. There was only the sound of wind in his ears, and his face felt like a knife cutting.
It was dark below, and through the moonlight, the gray earth could be vaguely seen. There was no light anywhere as far as the eye could see, indicating that this area was all farmland.
…
The green light is on.
Xiang Xiaoqiang immediately threw the big cylindrical package down, and then waved his hand, and the first person jumped off. Then the second person jumped off. At this time, the third person threw down the first pair of bicycles tied together, and then followed
Jumped down.
Then came the fourth, the second pair of bicycles... one after the other, no one hesitated at the hatch.
After the last person jumped off, Xiang Xiaoqiang threw the last bicycle off, then silently muttered "God bless" and plunged deep into the boundless darkness.