Iron Cross Fire

"Excuse me, where is the plane you mentioned? I don't think there is a good landing spot nearby." Kuster said as he ran.

"This plane has been modified, the structure has been heavier, and the engine has been changed. It is very suitable for flying at low speed at high altitude. The speed has been very slow. There are grass all around, so there is no risk of landing." Kalevi replied.

Kuster felt relieved and continued to walk down.

There was no shelter along the way. It seemed that the only hills behind him were the ones behind him. After walking out, there was only the plain.

"Look at that!" Kalevi suddenly pointed his finger in the distance.

Kuster focused his eyes there and found that there was indeed a big guy. It was obviously an airplane, but it was covered with grass and rags, probably to avoid being discovered.

But this was really a bit too much. Kuster could see this alien on the open plain at a glance. It was basically the same with or without cover.

The two walked there, and then saw several soldiers lying on the grass motionless. Even if they saw the two looking at them, their eyes were leaking, they were still pretending to be dead.

Kalevi kicked them one by one, and they stood up in a hurry, just like fools.

But no one spoke or gave instructions, and the few people started to clean up the sawdust and weeds on the plane.

Kuster took a simple look at the structure and found that it was indeed slightly different. In addition to the hidden engine and the simple graffiti on the plane, the cockpit full of straw was also a major feature of this.

The few people tried their best but still couldn't clean it up.

Due to time constraints, Kuster only asked them to clean up the dirt on the engine and wings.

As for what to do with the cockpit, it was a technical problem of the pilot, so let him suffer by himself.

After working for more than ten minutes, it was finally cleaned up - if you don't count the inside.

Before going up, Kuster took a last look at the appearance of the plane.

It looks quite small. Although it is a replica of JU88, it may be only 4/5 of its size. The engine is also missing two sections, which can be said to be a pocket plane.

After entering, as expected, it was very narrow inside, and it was basically crowded.

But there was nothing to mind, as long as I could sit there, and the journey was not too far.

After a quick look, it takes 400 kilometers to fly from here, that is, the central region of France, to the Swiss border.

It takes 50 kilometers to fly from Switzerland to Italy, and another 600 kilometers to bypass the border to Austria-Hungary, with a total length of more than 1,200 kilometers.

They said that the speed of this plane is about 340 kilometers per hour.

So waiting for three and a half hours is enough.

"Marshal, are you ready? We are going to start." Kalevi asked.

Kuster did not answer, but just made a gesture. Kalevi then walked to the cockpit.

It is worth mentioning that the cabin in the plane is very narrow, but the passage is a bit large. If it can be, then it is a bloated patient with enlarged thyroid. I really don't know which bastard ruined his invention.

Kuster has never felt such a restraint, which made him very unhappy, but he could do nothing about it.

After making safety preparations, the plane started and slowly moved forward.

They were facing the hillside, which meant that as long as there were no obstacles in front, they could take off smoothly.

The further they went, the faster the plane slid on the ground, and the noise it emitted echoed in the cockpit.

Even if you were inside, you could feel the violent sparks produced by the intense friction between the wheels and the ground.

After driving for a distance, Kuster clearly felt that the speed suddenly increased, and the roar of the engine was like a big earthquake, screaming in his ears.

The roar made it take off quickly, farther and farther from the ground, and jumped straight into the sky.

About a minute after takeoff, it completely disappeared into the clouds and soared towards the southeast.

It carried the hopes of the people in this cabin and the hopes of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and flew far away.

On the other hand, Franz, who was far away in Vienna, got the news that the plane had taken off and hurriedly began to arrange the venue.

But this was not for welcome, but for concealment. At least don't let the Germans know that he flew back by plane, at least let them think that Kuster flew back with wings - this is Kuster's original words, and Franz can only do it.

He called the "old guard" Maitian, one of the few old friends around him, to inspect the preparations.

"Remember, they will land on the grass outside the city, don't be too ostentatious, and don't be too careless! Unless you want to get a few bodies in the fire."

"Yes!" Maitian stood up and saluted, then picked up his gun and prepared to go to work.

To be honest, neither Maitian nor Franz knew how to do the safety procedures, although Kuster did the same. At the beginning, they were dizzy and completely relied on combat experience to dig a hole, and it seemed that they were going to bury the landing plane in it.

Anyone with a little professional ethics would think it was not good to see it, and an experienced engineer working in the aviation field was like this. When he heard Franz's difficulties, he spontaneously wanted to lead the work.

There was someone willing to take the initiative to share the responsibility, and Franz was of course willing, but he was still a little worried, so he picked up a few engineers from the factory to work together, and put a few guards to monitor.

Feeling that the preparations were almost done, Franz returned to the palace and reported the matter to the emperor.

"Great Emperor, our Marshal Custer will return to his homeland in four to five hours."

The emperor was very excited when he heard it, and he stood up immediately, and even cured his cough:

"Then prepare quickly! Tell him that I allow him to land next to my palace."

"The marshal does not think it is good to be open. He plans to land in a sparsely populated area outside the city."

The emperor was silent for a long time, walked to the window facing north, his face full of disdain, just about to speak, but suppressed it, and nodded somewhat dejectedly.

Although Kuster would not land next to the palace, the emperor was still very concerned and went out to personally inquire about the preparations.

But he really didn't understand the specifics, and asked a few questions casually and confused himself. After handing over full power to Franz and allowing him to control the rest of the cabinet members, he returned to the palace to recuperate.

Facing the departing back of the old emperor who symbolized "indestructible and unyielding", Franz felt quite emotional and silently took off his hat and held it in front of his chest.

It took a long time before he turned around and got back to work.

During the entire preparation project, he mobilized at least nearly a thousand people, including experienced workers and soldiers, which made the surrounding people think that something big had happened and ran over to watch the excitement.

Franz drove all these people away, and used the emperor's edict to set up railings and ordered that no one was allowed to approach within a radius of five kilometers. He also sent people to strictly guard the high ground.

After finally quieting down, there was a noise in the distance.

His brows frowned, but he became excited again when he heard the source of the sound.

It was the sound of the plane.

Franz was sure that it was Kuster's plane. He had memorized these sounds long ago.

He immediately asked people to disperse and fired a flare to indicate.

Kalevi in ​​the cockpit noticed the red light of the flare through the glass and began to descend.

Kuster inside felt his body tilt to the left, and he knew they were landing, so he looked down from the window.

A familiar national flag kept attracting his attention, and he went home.

The ground staff successfully stopped the plane in the pre-prepared place through various instructions.

The process was very smooth and there were no mistakes.

The moment the cabin door was opened, in addition to the noise of the engine not being turned off, there were two other sounds that were several times louder than this noise.

"I miss you so much, Franz!"

"Welcome back, Kuster!"

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