kvmb Chapter 274 Paper is short but love is long
Chapter 274 Paper is short but love is long
The M1 Garand rifle is the world's first mass-produced semi-automatic rifle. It has a simple structure, reliable performance, high accuracy, and a fast rate of fire. It has great advantages over various bolt-action rifles of the same period.
Since the Garand rifle uses an eight-round clip, it can hold eight rounds at a time, so it is also called "Big Eight" by the Chinese. After each bullet is used up, the magazine will automatically eject an eight-round clip, making a crisp sound to remind the soldier to reload.
However, when loading the 8-round clip, if the operation is slightly improper, it is easy to pinch the thumb. Therefore, American soldiers also like to call the Garand the "thumb killer".
The Springfield sniper rifle, although its name sounds like a common product, is actually an authentic American product. It was also a product that the United States began to imitate the German Mauser rifle during the First World War. It is a relative of the 98K.
After World War II, the Springfield rifle remained in service due to the limited production of the Garand rifle and its high cost.
Later, the United States equipped the Springfield rifle with a scope, turning it into a sniper rifle.
Sniper rifles are still a rarity these days, and there are very few of them in the Chinese army. In fact, it is not the rifles that are rare, but the scopes on the rifles.
With these six Springfield sniper rifles and three Lee-Enfield sniper rifles, plus the Lee-Enfield sniper rifles previously obtained in Burma, and several Type 97 sniper rifles from the Japanese, Lu Cheng's regiment already has twenty sniper rifles, which can not only be used to equip the special operations team, but also several can be allocated to each battalion, each forming a sniper team.
Add to that the Garand rifle, Thompson submachine gun, Sten submachine gun, Bren light machine gun, and 50mm grenade launcher, and it is enough to meet the weapons needs of the special forces.
Moreover, Lu Cheng had obtained a lot of pistols at the beginning, and he could equip each special forces member with a pistol.
After temporarily storing the equipment, Lu Cheng opened the three letters and checked them one by one.
After returning to India, pilots Mike and Price joined the Allied Command's flight squadron and continued to serve as transport pilots.
In the letter, the two pilots thanked Lu Cheng again and expressed that if there is an opportunity in the future, they would like to fight side by side with Lu Cheng again.
As for Colonel William, he was also praised by his superiors after leading two companies at the airport to successfully withdraw to India.
Later, because the Campbell family behind Catherine spoke for William, the top leaders also noticed Colonel William.
This colonel, who was in his fifties, had nearly reached the end of his military career, but now he was enjoying a second spring in life.
Moreover, Colonel William also requested to meet with the Allied Commander-in-Chief Stilwell, and told Stilwell about Lu Cheng's prediction of the future war situation when he was in Burma.
Stilwell was shocked after reading it. He did not expect that a middle- or lower-level Chinese military officer would have such a clear understanding and judgment of the world situation. He developed a strong interest in Lu Cheng, the Chinese major.
Not long after, Colonel William was promoted to brigadier general, stepping into the ranks of senior military officers.
Colonel William naturally knew who to thank for all this. He then took the initiative to approach the Campbell family and was willing to become one of the Campbell family's representatives in the military. Colonel William was also grateful and admired Lu Cheng, which led to such a letter and gift.
Lu Cheng put Catherine's letter at the end. When he opened it, it was full of longing and cheesy words. To sum it up, he missed her so much that he couldn't sleep or eat, and he wished he could fly to Lu Cheng's side immediately.
Afterwards, Catherine briefly described her current situation. After withdrawing to India, Catherine's father wanted his daughter to return to Scotland as soon as possible, but Catherine directly refused and stayed in the Allied Command in India instead, working as a reporter.
The Campbell family rose to prominence in the 12th century and has a history of seven or eight hundred years. As early as the Middle Ages, the Campbell family was quite prominent and controlled large tracts of land, ports, and villages in Scotland.
In the 17th century, the leader of the Campbell family was executed, a large amount of land and property was confiscated, and the family began to decline.
By the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the Campbell family became active again and held a very high position in British politics and business.
In later generations, the Campbell family had a strong influence in various fields such as business, culture, politics, environmental protection, charity, etc. However, in the military field, the Campbell family has always been relatively weak and cannot compare with some other nobles.
Now, the emergence of Brigadier General William has further increased the influence of the Campbell family in the military.
It can be said that this is a completely mutually beneficial thing.
What Catherine did can be regarded as an additional support for the family.
Finally, Catherine felt a little sorry. She was now in a foreign country and had very limited wealth and resources at her disposal. She could not send more supplies to Lu Cheng and could only send these dozen guns and some medicines.
If conditions permit, this noble lady even wants to ask someone to get Lu Cheng a battalion's worth of equipment and artillery.
At the end of the letter, Catherine recounted the changes in her body, saying that she was now stronger and her figure had become sexier, and that Lu Cheng would definitely be moved when he saw her.
After reading the letter, Lu Cheng smiled slightly, and felt more fond of and missed Catherine.
Afterwards, Lu Cheng put the three letters into the storage space, returned to the office, took out the letter paper, and began to write:
"Dear Catherine, I just led the troops back from Burma recently, and I received your letter and gift. It instantly soothed my heart, like rain washing away dust, like a breeze blowing away dark clouds, like a ray of sunshine shining into my heart. Although we haven't been apart for a long time, I feel like several years have passed.
Today, the southwest wind blew in Zenda. I think it must be the wind from India that has crossed thousands of miles and blown to western Yunnan. Just like your thoughts about me, it has crossed thousands of mountains and rivers and blown into my heart.
And my thoughts about you are neither long nor short, from sunrise to sunset, from the moment I open my eyes to the moment I close them. Don’t ask me why I don’t think of you when I fall asleep, because that would keep me awake all night…”
For Lu Cheng today, writing love letters to foreign girls is actually very simple.
Throughout the five thousand years of Chinese history, there are too many beautiful poems about love and beautiful words about longing. We only need to translate some of them into English and polish them to make a beautiful piece of text.
What's more, there are many beautiful love words and earthy love words in later generations. If you pick out some suitable ones and adapt them, they will become a love poem.
Alternatively, you can simply take out some classic European and American love songs from later generations, make some modifications, and use them.
As soon as Lu Cheng started writing, his ideas flowed like a spring and his writing was as fast as the wind.
Women are very strange creatures. They know that sweet words and promises are unreliable, but they just like to hear them.
So, Lu Cheng’s letter was filled with several pages of long text, but it can be simply summarized in three words: I miss you.
Lu Cheng knew that a woman in the period of passionate love would read the letters sent by her boyfriend over and over again, only regretting that they were too short.
Therefore, Lu Cheng's letters were as long as possible.
After writing about how much I miss you, I began to look forward to the future: "If the war ends one day, I hope to travel around the world with you, go to the pastures in Scotland to graze and ride horses, go to France to see the Eiffel Tower, go to the African grasslands to fight with lions, and go to New York to see the prosperity of the world.
Finally, I will take you to China to see the mountains and rivers, taste the local delicacies, and appreciate the Chinese culture. I believe that you will like my country because it is so beautiful and kind, just like you, the girl I love most in my heart...
The letter is too short to express my longing for you. Catherine, you are the little sunshine in my heart.
Love you Lu! "
After writing so much, Lu Cheng finally brought up some serious matters and asked Catherine to help collect more medicines.
By the way, Lu Cheng also took out some gold, wrapped it up, and sent someone to the airport along with the letter, and asked someone to send it to India and give it to Catherine...