After riding a bicycle aimlessly around Nanjing for a long time, watching the people in the city living peacefully in the streets and alleys, Zhou Zhihan suddenly felt his own powerlessness. This powerlessness made him feel suffocated. heartache.
Passing by a primary school, Zhou Zhihan could only sit on the ground and smoke one cigarette after another, watching the children laughing and carrying their schoolbags as they ran back to each house to find their mothers.
Now, he no longer has the high spirits he had when he first crossed over. He feels that his heart is too old to change anything.
He was powerless to change the fate of the people in this city.
If he told what was going to happen in a few months now, he would probably be imprisoned as a lunatic.
The evil talk confuses the people.
Even if you are a top student who has returned from studying abroad.
Compared with the stability and tranquility of a city, he, a top student, is just a speck of dust.
After dinner, Zhou Zhihan chatted with his parents and two uncles about the current situation.
Zhou Zhihan believed that given the current situation, it was not safe for his family to stay in Nanjing and they should move elsewhere.
But Zhou Zhihan's father and two uncles didn't think so. They believed that Nanjing was the capital and was heavily guarded, so it was relatively safe.
Moreover, the business that the Zhou family has worked hard to build over the years is all in Nanjing. Although the business is not very big, everything has to be started all over again after moving to other places.
A year ago, when Zhou Zhihan became the protégé of the president of the Randolph Air Force Academy, the Nanjing Air Force Headquarters often visited his home. This made the Zhou family famous in the local area, and business was going smoothly. In less than a year, He made back all the money he had almost spent to allow Zhou Zhihan to study abroad.
Especially in the past few days since Zhou Zhihan came back, the Air Force Headquarters was picked up and dropped off by a special car every day, which made everyone in the Zhou family feel very dignified. And who knew who had released the news that Air Force Commander-in-Chief Zhou Zhirou and Zhou Zhihan were family brothers, Zhou Zhirou He said in person that Zhou Zhihan was his little brother in front of everyone.
That's not bad.
Who dares to offend Air Force Commander-in-Chief Zhou Zhirou’s younger brother?
It’s not too late to curry favor.
You must know that Zhou Zhirou is the general commander-in-chief of China's navy, land, air and air force, and is deeply appreciated by the old man.
Faced with the disapproval of his father and uncle, Zhou Zhihan could only carry Zhou Zhirou out again. He told his father and uncle that it was Zhou Zhirou who revealed the news to him, asking the Zhou family to move elsewhere, because the war of resistance in one month was very likely to end. It broke out across the country, and Nanjing, as a thorn in the side of the Japanese, was bound to be bombed day and night by planes. Staying in Nanjing was full of dangers.
Hearing that this was the news revealed by the Air Force Commander-in-Chief, Mr. Zhou believed it. He could see that the Air Force Headquarters valued his son.
Since the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force has said this, if we don’t leave, one day we may not be able to leave even if we want to.
So, the Zhou family began to move the family south. As for where to move, they had to do some research before they could decide. After all, this was related to the livelihood of dozens of people in the Zhou family. The place to move to should at least have business potential. Do.
Zhou Zhihan caught Fujii in the United States and forced him to find out the whereabouts of the gold. When he returned to China this time, he converted the gold into US dollars and brought it back, which came in handy.
Zhou Zhihan told his family that although the family would suffer losses when moving south, safety was more important than money, and money could still be earned if lost.
Zhou Zhihan told his father and uncle that the matter could only be handled in secret. If the news leaked out, he would be guilty of leaking national military secrets.
The crime of leaking national military secrets is punishable by death!
It's not that Zhou Zhihan doesn't want to save more people's lives, but no one believes what he says now. Instead, he will be convicted of disturbing people's hearts and get into big trouble.
Even Zhou Zhirou would not believe that in four months, something big that would shock the world would happen in nj.
On July 14, after receiving a call from the Air Force Headquarters in the morning, Zhou Zhihan had breakfast and rode his bicycle to the headquarters.
In the evening, a brand-new military jeep parked in front of Zhou's house, and a young officer wearing the uniform of an Air Force captain got out of the car.
"Old... Master!" The old housekeeper who had just returned from shopping outside threw the vegetable basket at the door and ran towards the yard, "Master and Madam, you are so happy, so happy, so happy..."
Everyone in the Zhou family came out.
Looking out the door together.
Air Force Captain Zhou Zhihan, dressed in a lieutenant's uniform, stood beside the jeep, looking heroic and looking at all his family members with a smile.
Arriving at the Air Force Headquarters this morning, Zhou Zhirou personally awarded Zhou Zhihan a military rank. Air Force Captain, this level is high enough to become a squadron leader.
Some veteran pilots may not be able to rise to the rank of Air Force Captain after flying for seven or eight years. However, Zhou Zhihan was awarded the rank of Air Force Captain just after returning from abroad. It is conceivable how important he is to the current Chinese Air Force.
Although the captains of the Air Force at this time have the same rank as the captains of the Army and Navy, the Air Force is the pride of heaven. It takes many more resources to train a captain pilot than to train an Army or Navy captain. Therefore, the actual power of the Air Force is very high. No matter where he goes, he is superior to other branches of the military.
The military department specially prepared a brand-new jeep for Zhou Zhihan. The salary was even higher, which attracted a lot of envious eyes, but there was nothing that could be done about it, as the top students showed their true talents and learning.
Who is dissatisfied?
It’s okay to be dissatisfied.
You fly a Martin 139WC heavy bomber in the air and perform two 180-degree roll maneuvers in a row, then do a falling leaf, turn the nose, and shoot birds with the machine gun.
If you can do it, I will give you the rank of major after landing.
What?
Can't do it?
I can't do anything blindly.
roll!
In the next two days, Zhou Zhihan stayed in the Air Force General Office and studied various tactics day and night with many generals, colonel officers, and lieutenants.
Zhou Zhirou ordered that all research participants were not allowed to leave the Air Force Headquarters in the past few days. Anyone who leaked the information would be punished with treason.
The Air Force Headquarters issued the latest top-secret developments of the Chinese and Japanese armies obtained from the headquarters:
Two German mechanized divisions from Zhejiang Province were transferred to the north and pretended to fight in order to confuse the Japanese and make them wonder where China's main attack range would be in the event of a Sino-Japanese war.
These two German mechanized divisions are heading north. Once war breaks out between China and Japan, these two divisions can serve as reserves and provide reinforcements at any time.
During this period, the Signal Corps rapidly advanced northward, with complete arrangements and a good grasp of every move of the Japanese army.
The reserves of ammunition, weapons, and food are enough for twenty German weapon masters to consume within three months, making preparations for a protracted war of at least five months.
On July 13, the group commander, General Zhang Zhizhong, deployed a reinforced regiment of the 20th Independent Brigade to secretly stationed at strategic points in downtown Shanghai to mainly defend the security of Hongqiao Airport and the municipal government. On the same day, the 95th Division secretly moved north to fill in the areas left behind by the 2nd Division. vacancy.
On July 14, the Yangtze River blockade began to take practical action. All lighthouses and navigation beacons on the Yangtze River were removed, and the navy set up a blockade.
Send an artillery regiment to consolidate the Wusongkou position.
Jiangyin Fortress strengthened the reinforcements of two independent brigades. The 88mm main station gun position originally scheduled to be installed in Haizhou was moved to Jiangyin Fortress for strategic defense and guarding to prevent Japanese warships from going south or north along Jiangyin.
The mission of these two independent brigades is to defend the two 88mm main gun positions at all costs.
People are in position.
According to reports from the relevant intelligence agencies on the 12th, the Japanese army formulated the outline of the "Sea, Land and Air Agreement Plan" and began to dispatch troops to Shanghai. It dispatched four aircraft carriers and about 300 Type 95 and Type 96 carrier-based aircraft. The goal was that when China and Japan went to war, All Navy carrier-based aircraft and the Army Air Force launched an all-out attack to annihilate the Chinese Air Force in one fell swoop.
Zhou Zhirou said seriously: "All these signs show that both China and Japan are making full preparations for war. Whoever adjusts their arrangements first will strike first.
As far as I know, this time when China and Japan go to war, our Chinese Air Force will take the lead and kick away the Japanese defense formation, so I want to come up with a picture of the strength of the Chinese Air Force that is waterless. "
So, two days later, Air Force combat personnel produced a waterless [Chart of China’s Air Force Strength].
Zhou Zhirou held the prepared [Chinese Air Force Strength Return Map] and her face was ashen.
The air force generals also had ugly expressions on their faces, frowning and saying nothing.
The generals never thought that once they entered a state of war and re-examined the strength of the Chinese air force, the data would be so ugly.
On July 16, 1937, Zhou Zhihan, as a confidential adjutant, flew a plane to Lushan to attend a secret meeting with Air Force Commander Zhou Zhirou.
On July 18, 1937, the Lushan Conference was held.
As Zhou Zhirou's confidential adjutant, Zhou Zhihan had the honor to sit outside the conference hall and listen.
The conference hall was full of top people.
When Principal Jiang delivered a speech, Zhou Zhihan listened attentively.
Principal Jiang:
"...
In short, the government has established a consistent policy and position regarding the Lugouqiao Incident, and will adhere to this position with all its strength. We hope for peace, not for peace; we are ready for war, but never seek war.
We know the situation after the national response to the war, we can only sacrifice to the end, there is no chance of escape.
If a war breaks out, no matter who is in the country, whether it is north or south, old or young, everyone has the responsibility to defend the land and resist the war, and everyone should be determined to sacrifice everything.
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At this time of crisis, we can only rely on the unity of the whole country, obeying discipline and strictly observing order. I hope you will return to your respective places and convey this message to society so that you can understand the situation and be loyal to the country...
Before the principal finished his speech, all the participants looked serious.
And Zhou Zhihan had already burst into tears...
