Shen Pu and Zhu Huasheng chattered away a great deal, as both of them were pilots and shared an extraordinary obsession and enthusiasm for aircraft.
Letting them go on, they probably could have talked for three days and nights straight.
Essentially, it all boiled down to a single statement.
The bombers deployed by the Army Air Force were all twin-engine medium bombers with a payload less than two tons. Although they numbered over a thousand, their combat efficiency was extremely low.
The Army had realized their shortcomings and also recognized the value of heavy bombers.
The officers Shen Pu and Zhu Huasheng had met were returning to take delivery of heavy bombers, constituting the second batch, with the first batch of pilots already piloting heavy bombers back to the frontlines.
