The enthusiasm of the French Indochina garrison surprised the German pilots, many of whom had been fighting the French Air Force over Europe three months earlier.

The pilot with the fewest crash record in the teaching group was already a quasi-ace, and the current record for the highest number of falls, Ensign Nemo, had reached thirty-seven, a third of which came from the French campaign, and in second place was his wingman Second Lieutenant Sarah, with a total of thirty-three downs, and the captain of the group, Major Spojou, was in third place with thirty. However, no one in the team would think that this ranking represents the real strength, if it weren't for the captain of the group, Major Shi Boru, who spent a lot of time during the war on the training of new aircraft and the administrative work of the group, otherwise with her flying skills, the record would have far surpassed that of the pair of red and blue stars, and the two super aces also agreed with this statement.

It can be said that almost every one of these pilots had the blood of the French pilots on their hands, so that when they arrived in French Indochina, they were mentally prepared to be harassed and coldly treated. Who would have thought that when they set foot on this exotic land, they would encounter government officials, local garrisons, and even ordinary French expatriates, all of whom showed unexpected enthusiasm.

Far from showing any hostility towards the Germans, they made the Germans feel warmly welcomed at all times. The Germans, after careful observation for a while, were surprised to find that this attitude must have been all sincere, and that the French were really welcoming the Luftwaffe to this land. Strengthen the level of local defense.

The question is about the difference between the colonies and the mainland, which had been colonized by the French for almost a century, and whose armed forces and government officials were mostly French citizens recruited from the colonies. A large number of them are second- or third-generation immigrants born in Indochina, many of whom have never set foot on French soil since birth, and that distant homeland is in their minds a noun, a flag, a language, and a history. When it comes to what Farangia means to them, many people don't know what to say. Indochina is the most familiar homeland for these people, they marry and have children on this land, and their descendants will be born and buried here like them.

It was too far from the mainland, when France was at war. Saigon's bars and nightclubs are still as peaceful as ever, the diaspora is almost indifferent to the brutal war that took place on French soil, and the thrilling battles are just an after-dinner conversation among the local gentry. Until France suffered successive defeats on the battlefield. Eventually, after Paris was occupied by the Germans, the local officials and gentry began to get nervous. Officials began to worry about the future of the colony, and without the support of the colony, the colonial government might struggle to maintain its rule over the region. And the merchants are worried. If France loses in this war. Trade between the colonies and Europe would inevitably be affected, and it would be a serious blow to the local mining and processing industries. Not only that, but the effects must have been cascading, and the entire colonial economy was likely to fall into depression as a result.

Fortunately, the things they feared did not happen, or because the French were defeated so quickly that before the damage could occur, everything had already fallen to the ground. France was defeated, to speak of these colonists. It's true that the psychology can be a little sentimental, but this feeling definitely doesn't last more than a week. Then the song and dance were sung and danced, and everything seemed to go back to the way it was.

The problem is that the world has indeed changed by this time, and it is clear that escaping by covering your eyes and covering your ears will not work. French Indochina soon felt the effects of the European war on South Asia, and the threat of foreign invasion loomed over the land once again. Unlike the distant Europeans, the Japanese are a threat that can be seen, touched, and smelled, and with the armed strength of French Indochina, it is possible to subvert everything in front of them if it is launched.

The aggressiveness of the Japanese government was felt even by the common people at the bottom of colonial society. The French expatriates in the upper echelons of the colonies were in a panic, they had long heard about the crimes committed by the Japanese in China, especially some of the gossip from the French Concession in Shanghai, and they believed that if these beasts were given a chance, they would never be polite to you because you were white.

On the day of the Japanese invasion, the French officials in Indochina felt that fear for the first time, and they knew very well that the French colony was only one step away from disaster when the Japanese fleet was discovered off the coast of Haiphong. But as the old medieval psalms say, in the most critical moments, heroes must appear to save people in danger.

This hero is Jean. General Degu, with the fleet and the large army he brought, it was clear that the retreat of the Japanese was directly related to their timely arrival. Let. Degu quickly became a savior of the colony, making his acceptance of the governorship an unparalleled ease.

To the delight of the French officials in the colonies even more, Jean. Degu brought not only reinforcements and large warships, but also news of a formal alliance between France and Germany. As if to prove it, the governor was accompanied by a German army. This was the first time that the German armed forces had appeared in this territory, and it brought the local French people not fear but great peace of mind.

Some of the colonists were well-informed and informed of the previous Japanese operations, and soon the entire immigrant community became aware of the crisis that had been stifled and was frightened. So when I saw the Germans appear, it was like injecting them with a dose of reassuring medicine, and with the support of the world's No. 1 military power, I would like to ask who else who is not long-sighted and dares to brush the tiger's whiskers.

Let. At first, Degu was a little worried about the reaction of the local people, and was deeply afraid that they would be resistant to the Germans, so he launched a public opinion offensive in the colony as soon as he took over, using the general manuscript formulated by the French presidential office, which was nothing more than an effort to proclaim that the war was over, and now Germany and France are friendly, do not be blinded by hatred, and the German and French people should join hands to build a better future.

Let Degu think that from the beginning the locals did not have any hatred for the Germans at all, and it was impossible to talk about it blindly. Anyway, in the end, the Germans were warmly welcomed in the colony, so Degu also made a lot of photos and news interviews, and sent them back to his homeland as his political achievements.

It was in this atmosphere that Spojou's squadron arrived in French Indochina, so it was no longer embarrassed or surprised to face the enthusiasm of the French garrison at the Harmony base.

All members of the 1st Squadron of the Task Force Squadron gathered in the briefing room at the Harmony Base to summarize the transfer flight, and after praising several pilots for their good performance and pointing out the mistakes made by the squads along the way, Major Sbojou began to inform his subordinates of the group's plan of action for the next phase.

"Now that everybody has got an up-to-date set of aeronautical maps, I need you to keep that in mind." The heroic captain of the flight group stood on the podium with his chest up, looking at the rows of aces sitting in front of him like elementary school students.

"Our next task is very important, so you all have to be serious for me, this is not alarmist, it is the Supreme High Command who made this plan, and it is the great Führer who finally signed it." With that, Sporu paused, her chin raised, her eyes narrowing to scan the expressions on her men's faces.

"Very well, it looks like you've all understood the implications." Sporu nodded in satisfaction, and then walked to the map board on the side of the podium, holding the richly decorated saber scabbard in his hand.

"This is the Hele base, and our final destination is here." Sboru pointed his scabbard at a point on the map.

Immediately, she heard a commotion below, and the squadron leader quickly turned around, the corners of his charming mouth slightly curled, revealing a cold smile that had been regarded as a danger prediction by his subordinates.

"I'm so disappointed by your reaction, isn't there anyone here excited about it?" Sboru held the hilt of his saber in his hand and held the long sword in front of him.

"I know what you're worried about, the Teaching Brigade has never been on an expedition of this distance. But "Shi Boru tilted his head proudly, and the beautiful face of the Air Force Major seemed to radiate light in the eyes of his subordinates.

"Who led you, who are still rookies, driving Mercedes-Schmidt to 400 kilometers across northern France?" Shi Boru asked.

"It's you, Major Sbojou." The combat adjutant replied loudly.

"And who led you to drive Focke-Wolf through the English Channel and beat the British Air Force to the ground."

"It's you, Major Spojou!" The adjutant of administration answered.

"So this time, when we are facing this unprecedented expedition, why do you still feel hesitant and worried, have you forgotten who is the commander who led this brigade, tell me that name!" Shi Boru asked loudly.

"Ret Panyu. Feng. Major Spojou! The pilots cheered loudly with emotion. (To be continued.) )