The teacher taught the students to learn Chinese for a while, but the students were so stupid and couldn't speak clearly. It was so funny that the teacher laughed so hard that he fell forward and backward.
It was rare to see the teacher so happy. The students acted coquettishly and clamored for the teacher to teach more Chinese. For a while, the room was full of laughter.
My stomach ached from laughing and I was tired from laughing.
Zhou Zhihan said softly: "Karen, what do you want to eat tonight?"
Most of the time now, Zhou Zhihan and Karen have dinner at home, which makes them feel more at home.
"I may have suffered from a bit of wind and cold recently. I have a bad appetite and don't want to eat anything." Karen said and hugged Zhou Zhihan tenderly, but couldn't help but her eyes turned slightly red. "Zhihan, I heard from my uncle that Yingde A big war is unavoidable, and this war will come soon. The British Royal Fighter Force is at a very obvious disadvantage, so every time you go out to fight, I feel like sitting on pins and needles at home."
Zhou Zhihan naturally knew that the Battle of London was about to begin, and he also knew that Britain would win the final victory. He was about to comfort Karen.
Karen suddenly raised his head, his face full of tears, flowing down his cheeks and dripping on Zhou Zhihan's clothes: "My uncle told me privately that even if we can win this war, we will have to pay a heavy price. The pilot will It will hurt nine out of ten. Otherwise, you can apply to return to China. Zhihan, if you are willing to take me with you, I will follow you through thousands of mountains and rivers. If you are in trouble, go back by yourself. I don't want you to stay here.
Now the entire German Air Force is proud of shooting you down, and everyone wants to step on your shoulders to get promoted and make a fortune. You can apply to return to China, where you are needed more. If you are willing, I will beg my uncle tomorrow to let him give it to you. Release immediately..."
"Karen!"
Zhou Zhihan's voice was choked with sobs, and he gently held Karen's tearful face, and gently kissed her blue eyes. Her true, pure and sincere love moved him and warmed him, "I have decided that no matter what the future will bring, Wherever I am, I will never leave you. Never."
A bright smile broke out on Karen's face, he wiped his tears, wrinkled his nose and sniffed a few times: "From now on, you will be your chief instructor in the rear, and don't rush into battle yourself. Now you are not alone. It’s us, so you’re responsible for us.”
Zhou Zhihan "..."
On July 22, British Foreign Secretary Halifax spoke directly on behalf of the British government, strictly refusing to accept Hitler's proposal for peace talks, and announced to the world that Britain would fight Germany to the bitter end.
Only then did Hitler realize that he had made an error in judgment. He was furious. The farmer who liked to drink brandy had been using silence to defraud him of precious time day by day.
On the evening of July 24, the Royal Air Force Headquarters released an internal confidential message to all fighter groups and squadron commanders. The young Spitfire ace Major Johnson Allen was killed by a Mesa in the early morning. Schmidt hit and the fighter plane caught fire. After leaving the battlefield, the whereabouts are still unknown. Most of them died for their country. The person who shot down Major Johnson Allen was Adolf Garland, the captain of the 3rd Battalion of the German Condor Legion. Virtue.
At that time, the battle took place far away from the Port of Dover. No British people were watching when Major Johnson Allen was shot by Garland. Therefore, the military asked all brigade and squadron commanders to keep silent about Johnson Allen's disappearance. If anyone asked It was said from the beginning that Major Johnson Allen was out on a secret mission. At the critical moment when the war is approaching, morale cannot be shaken.
Zhou Zhihan and Johnson Allen had a very good relationship and had fought together many times. Hearing this, he felt sad and angry. Allen once said that after the crisis in London passed, he was willing to go to China to help the Chinese people fight against the Japanese aviation.
Zhou Zhihan proposed to go out in person to shoot down Adolf Garand, but was rejected by General Hugh Dowding. The war was coming. Once the news of losing an ace, Johnson Allen, came out, it would shake morale to some extent. If Han makes another mistake, the blow to the morale of the Allied forces will be even greater.
The critical moment of the London Defense War was about to come. Admiral Hugh Dowding relied heavily on Zhou Zhihan and did not want him to be involved in any danger. The wartime cabinet also issued a message that people like Zhou Zhihan should go to war as little as possible to avoid damaging the Allied forces. of prestige.
Moreover, Adolf Garland is now in the spotlight. He has just been promoted from major to lieutenant colonel and is gaining momentum. His air combat skills are second to none in the Condor Legion, which is full of ace pilots. He is a popular figure in front of the German Air Force Marshal Göring. For a while, The limelight is unmatched.
Although he was refused to play, Zhou Zhihan secretly determined to avenge Johnson Allen and shoot down Mustache Garand.
On August 1, Hitler finally made a decision that made Göring ecstatic. On this day, Hitler issued Battle Order No. 17 for a full-scale attack on the British Air Force.
But Hitler still marked Article 5 of the battle order: Bombing with the purpose of causing panic among the British people must be left to the end. I reserve the right to decide on terrorist attacks as retaliation.
Therefore, the German High Command chose the name "Eagle Raid" as the code name for an all-out attack on Britain from the air. However, Hitler did not say the specific date when the war would start. He only said that the "Eagle Raid" plan would not be implemented before August 5. .
In fact, until this time, Hitler still held out hope that the brandy-drinking farmer would come to his senses. He issued the decision to "Eagle Raid" on August 1, but had to carry it out until at least August 5, just to let the wind out. Putting Britain under pressure to ask for peace talks.
In fact, since the war started on July 10, the reason why the Luftwaffe's offensive did not produce the results expected by Hitler and Goering was because Hitler had imposed many restrictions on the actions of the air force, such as prohibiting night bombing and prohibiting the bombing of private camps. targets, prohibiting harming innocent civilians, prohibiting bombing the important British city of London, etc. This greatly restricted the Luftwaffe's strike tactics and was unable to demonstrate in front of the British the kind of "really capable of destruction" as Goering said. strength."
Göring always believed that Hitler's many restrictions on the air force were strategic mistakes, but he did not dare to argue with Hitler, so he could only wait and see after Hitler repeatedly asked him to wait and see, watching the British move. The Air Force, which had been severely damaged by Dunkirk, gradually regained its strength.
Looking at the glorious Air Marshal Top Gun, Goering actually had a big problem in his heart that he could not tell others, let alone the head of state, and that was his two fighter jets, the Bf110 and Messerschmitt.
The former has twin engines and a long range, and can both bomb and fight, but its agility in air combat is far inferior to the British Spitfire and Hurricane. The latter's combat ability ranks first among the world's fighter families, but it has short legs. The fatal flaw that cannot be compensated for the time being is that after taking off from the French airport and arriving over the UK, the Messerschmitt's combat time over the British Isles was only half an hour at most.
It really happened at that time. During the Battle of Dunkirk, the British Spitfire and Hurricane flew over Dunkirk and only stayed in the air for half an hour. This has always been a headache for the British Royal Air Force. Now this problem has been solved automatically. Send it to Golina.
If the Bf109 is used to escort the Bf110 and the Reaper Stuka, it is equivalent to tying a running pony to an ox cart. However, without the escort of the Bf109, the Reaper and the Destroyer are extremely fragile, and their ability to survive in the face of hurricanes and spitfires is worrying. , how to maximize the combat effectiveness of these two fighter jets has always been an unsolvable problem in Goering's mind.
On August 2, Goering held a meeting of senior air force generals in a luxurious country villa. Not long after, Marshal Kesselring of the Second Air Force and Marshal Sbier of the Third Air Force quarreled.
Marshal Kesselring believes that all offensive forces should be concentrated on one target, and that is London, London, London, or London. If all our bombers take off and launch a stormy attack on London, as long as thousands of Londoners are killed, the British People will definitely give in and cry out for peace.
Marshal Sbier retorted sullenly, saying that if he devoted all his strength to attacking London without first destroying the Royal Air Force, he would be fooled by the British, because in this way, the Royal Air Force could use all its fighter jets to attack London. Concentrating on the defense of the capital would seriously disrupt a large-scale Luftwaffe bomber attack, and would be extremely dangerous, since the bombers heading to London would have to fly outside the Messerschmitt escort range and encounter Hurricanes and Spitfires. An unescorted Destroyer or Reaper will be severely damaged.
Some people disagreed with the statements of the two marshals, while others agreed with them.
Seeing that everyone had different opinions gave Goering a headache, and the meeting broke up in the end.
On August 6, Green issued an order to the Second and Third Air Groups to launch a full-scale attack on the British mainland at any time.
In this regard, the German pilots were eager to try. Because the head of state had given them too many restrictions before, when they challenged the British Air Force over the English Channel, they were cowardly and very frustrated. Now they can finally fight without any scruples.
As soon as the German Air Force was preparing to attack the British mainland, Britain received this information. General Hugh Dowding immediately informed all the Royal Air Force that the German large-scale attack was about to begin. At the same time, newspapers were published that day to unite the British people. Prepare to resist a full-scale German invasion.
The British people had long been mentally prepared for this. When the war came, they did not panic. Instead, they organized various resistance measures in an orderly manner. In addition to children, everyone from teenagers to the elderly joined the fighting army.
August 8th.
Admiral Hugh Dowding issued an important order to all Royal Air Force personnel: The Battle of Britain is about to begin. Members of the Royal Air Force, whether you can hold the skies of Britain and the fate of generations depends on you. In the palm of my hand, I hope that everyone will use all their energy in the next battle to defend the Empire on which the sun never sets.
