Chapter 208: Meeting

Yanbu itself has an old runway built 30 years ago, which was built by the British to support the Arab Revolution for take-off and landing liaisons, and after the British withdrew from Saudi Arabia, this rammed-earth runway was abandoned, and occasionally some herders would come here to race horses and dry dates.

Although the runway is not long, the foundation is very solid, and the location is quite good, only about three kilometers away from the main city of Yanbu Port, and there are no hills and ditches around, and the terrain is very suitable for aircraft to take off and land.

After the Germans occupied the Yanbu port city, they subsequently sent an air force mechanized chemical battalion to the shore, and these construction engineers were extremely experienced in construction, and they had already proved their capabilities in the British air battle.

With the help of various construction machinery, the sappers spent a whole day and a night laying two field steel runways with a total length of 800 meters. At noon on the second day of the German landing, the first batch of JU52 transport planes, which transported supplies and personnel, successfully landed at Yanbu Port Airport.

When Xu Jun arrived, the air base continued to expand outward, and the Afrika Army Command seemed to want to turn it into a comprehensive German military base on the eastern shore of the Red Sea. Yanbu's geographical location is quite good, otherwise it would not have been pointed out as a direct territory by successive rulers, this port is located at the intersection of the land and water arteries of the Hejaz region, and has been a battleground for soldiers for hundreds of years.

The Führer's plane has taken off and landed here many times, and the captain is very familiar with the runway situation, and the blue-gray F200 gracefully landed on the flat steel runway under the accompaniment of the passionate German military music.

Today, the perforated steel plates have been coated with a layer of black asphalt, which not only protects against the corrosion of sea fog containing salt, but also reduces reflections on the runway, which is good for pilots to take off and land under the scorching sun.

The military band, which was brought in by Aunt Juncker from the headquarters of the Afrika Korps command in Alyodar, was brought in overnight from the logistics base where the headquarters was located in Alyodar. Yesterday these musicians were still playing music for the wounded of the African Army to boost their morale, and in the evening they were already standing on the runway of Yanbu Harbor to welcome the arrival of the head of the Third Reich. Reich Führer Reinhardt. Feng. Stadler, this name has been enshrined in the pantheon by the German people, Xu Jun can feel this all the time, although he will not admit it himself, but in the eyes of ordinary Germans, he is fully qualified to stand shoulder to shoulder with those great monarchs in German history.

Dressed today in a military parade uniform of army generals, with a gold officer's ornament and all the medals on his chest, a German army ceremonial sword hanging from his waist, red-trimmed general's breeches and shiny calfskin boots, the 59-year-old army general stood alone in front of a group of high-ranking officers of the African Army.

About two meters behind the general's flank, stood two SS officers side by side, their black SS parade uniforms, which stood out against the surrounding group of army gray and desert yellow uniforms.

The Führer's plane turned around at the top of the runway and slowly drove down the taxiway to the tarmac, and before the plane could be fully stabilized, two SS officers quickly met it. Admiral Quchel's brow furrowed slightly when he saw this, but then he remembered the identities of these two, and he had no reason to stop their actions.

"Hello, Hank, how was it along the way, was it going well?" Dogan greeted the crew mechanic who opened the hatch.

"Hello, Colonel, the flight went very well." The mechanic opened the lock on the floor and lowered the folding ladder.

"Long time no see, Hank." Randolph accosted him on the side.

"Long time no see, Lieutenant Colonel, it's great to see you're safe and sound." The mechanics and the adjutant have long been acquainted, who made the Führer with a pair of ant legs like to run around.

After cleaning up the hanging ladder, the mechanic hurriedly stepped aside, and then the Imperial Führer appeared in front of everyone.

"Hey! Reinhart! My Führer. Dogan slammed the heel of his boot and saluted.

"Hey! Reinhart! Randolph excitedly raised his right arm and shouted.

Dogen noticed that there seemed to be something wrong with his subordinates' voices, and he couldn't help but glance over and find that this unreliable subordinate was shining with tears in the corners of his eyes at this moment.

What's going on? Colonel Dogan was a little dumbfounded, in front of so many people, what tricks was this little bastard doing.

"Good work, Dogen." Xu Jun walked down the gangway, walked to Dogen first, and shook the adjutant's hand vigorously.

Then the Führer turned around and looked Randolph up and down.

"Looks like you're having a good time, Randolph." A bright smile appeared on Xu Jun's face.

"Yes, not bad, my Führer, you came from Berlin in person, I mean to be able to see you here... It's really... Really... I'm sorry, I don't know how to express my feelings at the moment, Führer...."Randolph replied chokingly, tears streaming down his cheeks.

"It's good that people are all right, Randolph, you know what? During the time of your disappearance, everyone in the Führer's Mansion was worried about your safety. You especially owe Colonel Dougan for learning that your plane had crashed in the desert and that he made a request to me that night to come to you by plane to the Middle East. Xu Jun smiled and patted Randolph on the shoulder, then took out a handkerchief from his pocket and stuffed it into Randolph's hand.

"I'm really grateful to the Colonel, and I'm so sorry to worry you, my Führer." Randolph picked up his handkerchief, wiped his tears, and blew his nose again.

The corners of Dogen's eyes jumped wildly, and he forcibly stopped the idea of giving Randolph a brain scoop in front of the Führer.

"Please go this way, my Führer, General Quchler, is waiting at the airport early in the morning." Dogen leaned slightly, and stretched out his hand in an inviting gesture.

"Yes, don't keep the general waiting." Xu Jun agreed with a smile, and then followed the SS colonel to the army general standing in front of the crowd.

"Welcome, my Führer." Admiral Quchell gave the Reich a standard army salute to the Reich Führer.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, General Quchreel." Xu Jun raised the marshal's staff and solemnly returned a military salute to the other party.

"You look good, my Führer." Qu Hillel greeted him.

"You look a lot darker than you did when we last met, General." Xu Jun joked with a smile.

"You know, the sun of the Arabian Peninsula." Quchreel shrugged his shoulders as he feigned distress.

"Hahaha." The Führer and the Admiral laughed at each other, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became relaxed and lively.

"Allow me to introduce you to the members of the Legion Command. Chief of Staff of the Legion, General Hasay, of course you have known each other for a long time..."The Commander of the Afrika Korps led the Führer to meet the officers of the Afrika Army who had come to welcome him.

"Wipe all the snot off and don't embarrass the Führer in front of so many people." While the Flag Guards were busy lining up, Dougan whispered to Randolph.

"I'm sorry, I really can't help it, as soon as I see the Führer... Beep" Randolph blew his nose vigorously.

"I understand your feelings, Randolph, but don't forget that you are the Führer's military adjutant and an SS officer, and your every move represents the Führer's image. Now I order you to wait for me at once on the side of the convoy, and when the Führer has finished reviewing the guard of honor, as soon as I signal from my side, you will immediately let the convoy come over. Dowagon patted Randolph on the shoulder and reached out to point in the direction of the convoy.

"But..."Randolph still wanted to struggle a little, how lively it was here.

"Lieutenant Colonel Randolph." Dogen's face sank.

"I see, I'll go right away." Randolph hurriedly saluted Dougan and turned around and ran towards the convoy as if he were running for his life.

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