Traveling through 1942 with space

Chapter 216 Arrival in Sichuan Province

Away from the crowd, Hou Xiaoge went straight into the space. After recovering his height, he drove the plane he named Wandering out of the space.

Because of the ability to control space, the plane was already 200 meters in the air when it took off, and Hou Xiaoge did not feel any sinking, but instead felt a thrust.

Hou Xiaoge was not afraid because he had already become very skilled at operating the plane in space many times.

In a short while, the plane reached an altitude of over 8,000 meters.

In fact, the Japanese Type 99 bomber could fly to an altitude of 10,000 meters, but Hou Xiaoge didn't dare to be too reckless as it was his first time flying so high, so an altitude of 7,000 to 8,000 meters was enough.

As for why it flew so high, instead of the two or three hundred meters at an altitude when the Japanese bombed Chang'an last year.

Of course it was because it was safe. If the plane flew too low, it would easily be mistaken by the Kuomintang government as a Japanese fighter plane, which would not only cause panic, but also cause planes to come and attack them.

Moreover, the safest state for an airplane is to fly in the stratosphere, which is generally at an altitude of 7,000 meters.

The airflow here is relatively stable, making it most suitable for aircraft flight.

The cruising speed of this Type 99 aircraft is over 400 kilometers per hour. Hou Xiaoge has to keep an eye on the time, otherwise he might fly over it accidentally.

Time passed quickly and in less than two hours Hou Xiaoge flew to the vicinity of Chongqing.

In an open valley twenty or thirty miles away from a town, when still two hundred meters from the ground, Hou Xiaoge and the plane went directly into space.

"Old man, did you hear the sound of the plane just now?

It seems like a plane just fell into the ditch above!" A 13 or 14-year-old girl who followed her father into the mountains to collect herbs looked at the valley that Hou Xiaoge had entered and said with a puzzled look on her face.

"Claws? You just keep talking nonsense. How could such a big plane fall into the ditch?" The man with a blue turban on his head looked at his daughter as if she were a fool.

"If you don't believe me, I'll go and see for myself." The little girl pouted and walked towards the valley alone.

"Child, why are you so disobedient? There are wolves in the mountains. If they take you away, you will be in trouble!" The man quickly ran after his daughter.

Since Hou Xiaoge entered the space on a plane, the impact on his mental strength was not that great. After entering the space, he just drank a small bowl of spiritual spring water and recovered.

It was the first time to fly a plane for two hours. Hou Xiaoge was highly concentrated and felt hungry, so he asked Ling'er to bring up a roasted lamb.

"Oh, I was right, wasn't I? It's you who's seeing things."

The man brought his daughter to the top of the valley and looked at the empty surroundings. The man smiled and the little girl blushed.

"I clearly heard the boss's voice just now, and then a plane flew into the ditch. How come it disappeared?" The little girl scratched her head with a sad face, puzzled.

"Oh! There are all kinds of monsters in this mountain. Maybe your child's eyes were blinded by some dirty things just now. Let's see if your child will go up the mountain with me in the future?" The man patted his daughter's shoulder and comforted her.

"Oh!"

The little girl looked helpless and had to leave with her father.

After eating and drinking his fill and resting for an hour and a half in the space, Hou Xiaoge took out a slightly inferior horse and rode out of the space.

Because he had never been to Sichuan Province, Hou Xiaoge could only go out of the mountain and ask around.

But there’s no rush. I’ve finally made the trip to Sichuan Province, so I have to take a look around and eat and drink.

After walking on the difficult mountain road for more than twenty minutes, we finally arrived at a slightly wider village road.

Seeing a man with his daughter in front of him and some chopped bamboo in a backpack, Hou Xiaoge drove his horse forward.

"Brother, can I ask for directions?" Hou Xiaoge came up to the two men, dismounted politely and asked for directions.

"Who are you?" the man asked Hou Xiaoge in the local dialect.

Although the man spoke in a heavy dialect, Hou Xiaoge could still roughly understand it. After all, Qin Province and Sichuan Province are very close, and many words have similar meanings.

However, when the man spoke some local jargon, Hou Xiaoge was confused and could only speak patiently.

"Brother, can you speak Mandarin? I don't understand."

"Little sister? What are you talking about?"

The man could understand Mandarin but couldn't speak it, so he could only ask his daughter beside him.

"My dad can't speak Mandarin, but I've studied for two years and I can speak Mandarin. Whatever you want to ask me, I can speak it." The little girl said in not very standard Mandarin with a red face.

"hehe!"

"Okay, as long as you can speak it. I'm from Qin Province and I don't know the way. I want to ask you where this place is.

I want to go to Chongqing, but I don’t know how to get there.” Hou Xiaoge asked with a smile.

"I don't know!" They both shook their heads at the same time.

"Forehead!"

It's quite embarrassing that the two of them didn't know about it.

But Hou Xiaoge could understand it. After all, many people these days have never been to a county town in their entire lives. What's more, Sichuan Province is full of mountains, and it takes dozens of miles to get to a town.

However, when Hou Xiaoge's plane landed, he vaguely saw a town to the east, so now he just had to get to the main road.

"Then in which direction is the nearest town or county town? I'm going to the county town." Hou Xiaoge asked with a smile.

"I know this. Our county is Lu County. Our town is just a dozen miles up the mountain road. If you keep walking east along the town, you will reach the county seat." The man told his daughter, and his daughter translated for Hou Xiaoge.

"Thank you, big brother, and thank you, little girl." Hou Xiaoge smiled and took out a dollar from his pocket and stuffed it into his big brother's hand.

"No, no, how can I ask you for money if you can't even tell me the way?" The man chased after Hou Xiaoge with a heavy basket on his back to return the money.

"It's okay, big brother, please buy some food for the children!" Hou Xiaoge jumped on the horse, how could the man catch up with him.

The father and son held the silver dollars and looked at Hou Xiaoge's tall horse with envy, not knowing that this man was the culprit who caused them to see the plane.

Since Hou Xiaoge was wearing a suit and riding a tall horse, he didn't dare to stop some black dogs he met along the way, and he successfully arrived at a small town after more than ten minutes.

The town is not big, with only one main street, which is only about three meters wide. However, it is paved with bluestone slabs and matched with the wooden buildings that are typical of Sichuan Province. It is very quaint.

"Little brother, what delicious food is there in your town?" Hou Xiaoge asked with a smile to the little guide who was hired for ten cents.

"What can I say? I like to eat anything as long as it's edible!" said the ragged child, scratching his head.

"what!"

The kid's words completely stumped Hou Xiaoge, but what the kid said was right. In this day and age, no one can say that something is not delicious as long as it is food.