Although Wan Qisong joined the Wang Puppet Air Force as a maintenance personnel, he repaired cars, and he repaired airport cars in the air force. When he was free, he did simple tasks such as refueling aircraft.
When the oil was halfway filled, Li Dongcheng came up. He casually asked Wan Qisong: "Brother, how are you doing recently?"
Li Dongcheng's ancestral home is Zhejiang, and Wan Qisong is from Zhejiang, so they consider themselves half fellow villagers. Li Dongcheng is two years older than Wan Qisong, and they usually call him brother.
"What a ball!" Wan Qisong raised his head towards several Japanese soldiers standing guard in the distance and whispered, "Is it okay to find a job under Japanese soldiers?"
Wan Qisong deliberately brought the conversation to Li Dongcheng's pain point.
Li Dongcheng looked around, then smiled miserably, and replied helplessly: "You can endure it for a while, it's not easy anywhere with this chaos of war!"
As soon as Wan Qisong heard this, he realized that the opportunity had come. While he was busy with the movements in his hands, he said nonchalantly: "Brother, there is a way, have you ever thought about it?"
Li Dongcheng was stunned and looked at Wan Qisong with some disbelief.
Li Dongcheng is a smart man, and he immediately understood the hidden meaning of Wan Qisong's words.
Not only did he understand the meaning, he also roughly guessed that Wan Qisong was from the Eighth Route Army.
Because obviously, if Wan Qisong was a stubborn soldier, I'm afraid something would have happened to this airport long ago.
Li Dongcheng's face turned cold and he said, "You can't tell, brother! It's hidden deep enough!"
The reason why Li Dongcheng said this is because Wan Qisong usually behaves extremely cowardly. He always looks submissive whether in front of the puppet army or the Japanese. Li Dongcheng has protected Wan Qisong before, which is why they became friends.
, I didn’t expect that Wan Qisong was actually an intelligence officer of the Eighth Route Army.
Wan Qisong smiled softly and replied in a low voice: "You treat me as a brother, and I won't hide it from you. The Eighth Route Army is in urgent need of pilots. Do you want to do it or not?"
Originally, Li Dongcheng had no idea about joining the Eighth Route Army.
This is not just because of the conflict of "fundamental interests". Since Li Dongcheng surrendered to the puppet army, his father has also been implicated. Although he was not imprisoned, the assets he brought to Chongqing were confiscated, saying that he was taking the blame for Li Dongcheng... stubborn
Corruption like this abounds in the military.
Therefore, since Li Dongcheng's family has changed from landlords to civilians, there is no "fundamental interest" conflict with the Eighth Route Army.
but……
Li Dongcheng is a pilot. He yearns for the blue sky and knows how to fight in the air.
Does the Eighth Route Army have planes?
What could he do if he joined the Eighth Route Army?
Are you holding a rifle and fighting with other soldiers?
This is not what Li Dongcheng is good at.
Therefore, when Li Dongcheng heard from Wan Qisong that the Eighth Route Army actually wanted pilots, Li Dongcheng was surprised.
Li Dongcheng, who had already wanted to walk away, stopped when he heard this and asked out of curiosity: "Why do they need pilots?"
When Wan Qisong heard this, he understood what Li Dongcheng was thinking... As an intelligence officer of the Eighth Route Army, what Wan Qisong was best at was actually not repairing cars, but learning to see through faces when doing business.
What others think deep down.
"Have you ever heard of Hawke 81?" Wan Qisong said in an understatement, while looking warily at the two Japanese soldiers who were talking more than ten meters away.
"Flying Tigers' plane?" Li Dongcheng asked, "Did they capture it?"
Li Dongcheng's first thought was that the recalcitrant army's plane had fallen into the hands of the Eighth Route Army.
But when I think about it, I feel that this is impossible. They are thousands of miles apart!
Wan Qisong shook his head and replied: "It was supported by Yingjiang, 100 planes, but they are short of pilots!"
Li Dongcheng was stunned on the spot, and cursed in his mind, Damn it, Yingjiang actually reinforced the Eighth Route Army aircraft... This is a bet on two families.
Li Dongcheng's mentality at this time has not completely changed. He still feels that he is a pilot of the stubborn army.
Seeing the uncertain expression on Li Dongcheng's face, Wan Qisong added to his anger: "Brother, no matter who it is, to you, it's just flying a plane to fight the Japanese. What's the difference? Do you really want to be here?"
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As he spoke, Wan Qisong raised his head and said, "Stay here for the rest of the day? Even if you don't drown in the people's saliva, you still regret it, right? Why?"
At this time, the plane was almost full of fuel. Wan Qisong put away the tools and said to Li Dongcheng: "Think about it carefully. If you think about it clearly, tell me so that I can make some preparations!"
Wan Qisong didn't push too hard. He knew he couldn't push too hard.
At the same time, Wan Qisong was also gambling with his own life.
Because, if Li Dongcheng refuses or even reports him, his little life will be lost here.
This is what the Chief of Staff meant when he said before that "intelligence personnel risk their lives."
Intelligence officers not only played the role of ideological work, but also played the role of matchmaking between the Eighth Route Army and the pilots... Once the puppet pilots were willing to surrender but didn't know how to do it, they could go to Wan Qisong.
But the price is likely to be that his identity is exposed. What's even more crazy is that in Wan Qisong's current situation, he can't leave even though he knows that his identity may be exposed... If he leaves, the pilot who wants to surrender will also be unable to find anyone.
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Therefore, intelligence officers need not only skills, but also excellent psychological quality.
Li Dongcheng didn't sleep at all that night. He was lying on the bed in the dormitory, and all he could think about was Wan Qisong's words:
"Are you going to work here for the rest of your life?"
"Aren't you afraid of being drowned in people's saliva?"
"Anyway, we are flying a plane to fight the Japanese. Isn't it the same wherever we fly?"
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Wan Qisong's words seemed to be said casually, but every word hit Li Dongcheng's heart.
Li Dongcheng thought these words made sense, but he still had a little concern: Did the Eighth Route Army really have planes? Could they be trying to deceive him?
But when I think about it, I think it’s unlikely.
If the Eighth Route Army does not have planes, then what is the use of deceiving oneself?
Thinking of this, Li Dongcheng made up his mind. It was right to surrender. He could continue to fly the plane to fight the Japanese, and it was still a Hawker 81... Although this fighter was already lagging behind that of Yingjiang, it was quite advanced on the Chinese battlefield.
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You must know that even the stubborn army still flew the "La-15" bi-wing fighter supported by Mao Xiong in the early stage.
This temptation is great for Li Dongcheng, because this is his dream.
When Li Dongcheng's bombers were shot down by the Japanese again and again, he thought that one day he would be able to fly a fighter jet and shoot down the Japanese planes one by one.
This dream once drove him crazy, especially when he was trying to survive in the puppet army.
He thought he would never be able to realize this dream, and wanted to bury it in his heart forever or even abandon it, but now...