In the early morning of the 25th, after crossing the Andiula Mountain Pass, there was no need to climb any more mountains for the rest of the journey to Lingzhi.
The hypoxic environment at high altitudes not only causes altitude sickness in the human body, but also makes today's engines without supercharging devices overwhelmed.
At an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, the engine power can theoretically be reduced by as much as 30 to 40%. The car gives the driver the feeling of being weak and limp when the accelerator is pressed.
When he stopped at the foot of the mountain to rest, Xie Wancheng sighed: "It took a lot of effort again, but I can finally rush to Lingzhi in one go."
"I think I arranged the march evenly, neither too fast nor too slow." Zhou Changfeng took the map and gestured, "There are still 700 miles left, and we will arrive at noon tomorrow."
"Indeed, he is indeed the battalion commander."
Later, a signal soldier came to report that the subsequent large forces had completed the emergency repairs of the Nujiang Steel Cable Suspension Bridge and were now continuing on the road.
Originally, the main force and the first battalion as the leading unit were only half a day's journey apart. However, due to delays caused by the attack on the suspension bridge, the distance between the two has now been lengthened to about 700 miles, which is a day and a half's journey.
"Reply the call and the staff will follow the orders of the Uzang Governor's Office and arrive at Lingzhi on time."
"There are high mountains between Lingzhi and Baima Gang. By the time you arrive, the battle may be over." Liu Wanyun said slowly at the side.
"You have to go, then." Zhou Changfeng replied to her dryly.
He has never let down his guard against this woman. No matter how obedient she appears or how fantastic her words are, he must not take her lightly.
Someone might catch a crab and get his finger pinched accidentally, let alone such a professionally trained spy.
Zhou Changfeng asked her before if she should send a report if the sneak attack was successful, and the latter said yes. However, Zhou Changfeng did not agree to let her generate electricity in the end. After all, there were no professionals in this field among the people, so she might have taken advantage of her.
For example, the secret code for a successful sneak attack should have been "the grape rack fell down." If she lied and said that "the apple fell to the ground" was the code for a successful sneak attack, wouldn't it make the other party suspicious if she sent it out? What's more, she might have secretly manipulated the code in the code book.
Liu Wanyun leaned next to Zhou Changfeng and complained softly: "That blanket is not warm. I woke up several times from the cold last night."
Seeing that she was so close, Xiao Li on the side cautiously put his hand on the safety of the gun.
Zhou Changfeng, who was smiling, stared at her and joked: "It's okay to add a blanket, but it's not okay to have someone to sleep with."
The latter's cheeks were slightly red, and he pondered for a few seconds before replying in a low voice: "You think too much..."
Xie Wancheng, who came over to report the supply situation, heard the conversation between the two and stopped.
To be honest, he felt that playing with a prostitute was nothing. Just set up a tent, lay out a blanket, and do it three times, five, five, and two times. It was still a taste. After all, you don't just meet a prostitute by chance.
However, it seemed that his commander did not mean that, which made Xie Wancheng a little confused. You must know that the reason why Zhou Changfeng is very famous in the Third Mixed Brigade is firstly because of his excellent military quality, and secondly because he has always been romantic and likes to flirt with women.
So when Zhou Changfeng threw the gun to Xia Xiaoshi at the train station a few days ago, Xie Wancheng thought it was him teasing the little girl again.
But now he doesn't seem to be interested in this girl at all? How strange.
Will people who are used to eating non-vegetarian food suddenly switch to vegetarianism? Xie Wancheng didn't believe it.
Since the reports on the battle situation at the front in the past two days were very good, and good news came frequently, the whole army felt much more relaxed, and the tight strings in their hearts were also relaxed a lot.
That's why Xie Wancheng dared to bring up other topics now, "By the way, battalion commander, don't you have any plans to get married yet? I will take a long leave after returning to class and go back to my hometown to get married."
Zhou Changfeng pretended not to hear the first half of the sentence and just said calmly: "Very good. I will prepare some money for you when the time comes."
Seeing that he was deliberately avoiding the key question, Xie Wancheng simply asked: "What about you, battalion commander? Among all the officers of our third brigade, you are the only one who is not married."
"This may not be important, let's talk about it later." Zhou Changfeng just hesitated.
He has now figured out what the original "Zhou Changfeng" is like. Although he is generally similar to himself, his hobby of flirting with women is really...
As for marriage, before time travel, his plan was to wait until he was thirty years old to retire and change careers before going on a blind date, but his plan was disrupted by his parents' request to demobilize early. For this, he was punished, which can be said to be extremely depressed.
Now, "Zhou Changfeng" is a family of four. His father was an artillery officer of the New Army and died in a border conflict with Tsarist Russia. "Zhou Changfeng" was only a few years old at that time. After that, only the mother was left as the backbone of the family. Although her husband died early, the pension was not low, so she survived the most difficult years.
Because her husband was widowed, her mother had always opposed her son joining the army again, for fear of making the same mistake again. Because of this, "Zhou Changfeng" had a bad relationship with her, and he was very rebellious. Fortunately, he had his sister as a mediator, and in the end, he got his wish.
However, "Zhou Changfeng" studied mobile unit tactics at the Saumur Cavalry School in France two years ago, and then went to the French 3rd Cavalry Division for exchange and study. During this period, he received news that his mother was seriously ill, so he ended the exchange and study early and rushed back to China. However, Because of the long journey, what I waited for when I finally got home was just a funeral.
Thinking of this, Zhou Changfeng added, "Besides, I haven't passed Ding You yet, so don't think about it."
It has been a tradition since ancient times that parents need to mourn after their death. The world is governed by filial piety. Civil servants usually mourn for three years or twenty-seven months, while military attachés are only given a hundred days off.
However, in order to adapt to the fast-paced industrial society, this tradition has been greatly changed - the mourning leave has been unified to one hundred days, and people will be reinstated after the end, but no weddings or celebrations are still allowed within twenty-seven months. , the act of banquet.
On this day, while the first battalion was still rushing towards Lingzhi in a hurry, the Ming army on the Assam front line had already noticed something unusual.
The 3rd Battalion of the 105th Regiment of the 34th Division ran into the waiting British and Indian troops in the early morning. They organized several attacks in succession but failed to work. After that, the main force of the regiment arrived, and the exploratory attack and formal attack continued until that day. A breakthrough could not be achieved in the evening, so the offensive was suspended.
Not only the 105th Regiment, but also several troops on the entire front encountered the same situation - had the enemy army, which had been defeated and retreated repeatedly in the past, stabilized its position?
Should we look for weak joints in the enemy's lines and continue the attack, or should we stop the attack and start a confrontation?
Tan Xuan, commander of the 34th Division, ordered the offensive to be stopped, all units to switch to defense on the spot, and only small reconnaissance detachments or patrols were allowed to dispatch; at the same time, this situation was immediately telegraphed to the rear headquarters in Lingzhi.
