Seeing Karen calling "Zhihan" tenderly, Qin Shu was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Zhou Zhihan, and saw him smiling at Karen, with tenderness written on his face.
Karen waved and said thank you in Chinese to the people who came to greet her!
"Karen! Are you tired?"
Zhou Zhihan walked forward quickly.
Karen gently hugged Zhou Zhihan's waist: "China is really big! Flying all the way, the scenery is really beautiful. I don't feel tired at all. I'm so happy, Zhihan!"
At this moment, Qin Shu understood everything. It turned out that the student she wanted to "teach" was actually Zhou Zhihan's future wife, and when she returned home after traveling thousands of miles, this was what she was waiting for.
Fate is something that comes quietly but catches you off guard when it leaves.
Qin Shu tried hard to control his emotions, stepped forward with a smile, and translated for Zhou Zhirou.
As soon as Karen got off the plane, Zhou Zhirou greeted her, cordially calling herself Zhihan's teacher and inviting Karen and Zhou Zhihan to have dinner at his official residence in the evening, so as to catch up with her, and they instantly became closer.
After a short but grand welcoming ceremony, the staff sent Karen and Qin Shu to the residence specially arranged for Zhou Zhihan and Karen at the headquarters. Zhou Zhirou had important matters to discuss with Zhou Zhihan.
When Qin Shu left, she blessed Zhou Zhihan with a smile, but the loneliness and sadness in her eyes could not deceive him.
After watching Karen and Qin Shu leave, Zhou Zhihan and the others went to the airport war room. An army captain was sorting out the war report from the Army Department in front of a large combat map.
Zhou Zhihan's eyes were sharp and he could tell at a glance that it was a topographic map focusing on the Kunlun Mountains.
After everyone sat down, Zhou Zhirou took out a leaflet and handed it to Zhou Zhihan with an apology on her face: "Zhihan, your vacation may be delayed."
Zhou Zhihan "..."
This leaflet is a challenge letter distributed by the Japan Air Force in Chongqing, Chengdu, Yun'an Town and other places a few hours ago:
Over Bishan, 12 fighter jets of the Imperial Japanese Empire wiped out 48 main fighter jets of the Chinese Air Force. While the Imperial Air Force achieved glory, it also felt sorry for the Chinese pilots who died in this battle because they were alive. Untimely and unlucky, I met an Imperial pilot.
I heard that the Chinese Air Force has always boasted about the extraordinary skills of Air Force Chief Instructor Colonel Zhou Zhihan, so I hope to have a showdown with Colonel Zhou Zhihan in the sky over Chongqing, so that the military personnel of our two countries and the citizens of Chongqing and other places can take a look. , whether Colonel Zhou lived up to his reputation.
I will give the Chinese Air Force three days to consider.
If Colonel Zhou is too afraid to fight, or if the Chinese Air Force is too afraid to let Colonel Zhou fight, in three days I will fly a plane over Chongqing and send you a "Sick Man of East Asia" flag.
————The imperial ace pilot, Captain Kondo.
Zhou Zhihan blew the leaflet contemptuously and sneered: "This is what old little Japanese like to do." Then he looked at Zhou Zhirou, "Commander-in-Chief, I request to accept the challenge. We will shoot down this mouthpiece over Chongqing tomorrow." The arrogant little devil."
"We will definitely accept the challenge, but this matter is not urgent for the time being!" Zhou Zhirou said, taking out a top-secret document, "Look at this secret order personally issued by the principal."
Zhou Zhihan took out a document. This was an order from the principal to the Chinese Air Force to assist the Chinese Legion in encircling and annihilating the 21st Regiment of the Japanese 5th Division at Kunlun Pass.
Zhou Zhirou frowned slightly, her eyes were deep, and she held a cigarette between two fingers, which was a little yellowed by the smoke: "The little devil is challenging you now, maybe it is a plan to attack the east and attack the west. Now the war at Kunlun Pass is beneficial to our army, the devil may want to This matter will distract us and prevent our air force from rushing to the Kunlun Pass in time."
Zhou Zhihan nodded. The little devil was very cunning and he had to guard against him.
"I would like to invite Captain Qiu from the Army Headquarters to explain to us the current situation of our army at Kunlun Pass."
Zhou Zhirou said, and made a gesture of invitation to the army captain who was standing in front of the combat map.
The army captain gave a military salute, then stood in front of the combat map of Kunlun Pass and began to explain succinctly:
"When our army attacked Kunlun Pass, the Japanese 5th Division also began to reinforce Kunlun Pass.
After the 5th Army of the Chinese Army started a counterattack at Kunlun Pass on the 18th, General Jun Imamura, commander of the Japanese 5th Division, ordered the 21st Brigade and 21st Regiment of the Japanese Army originally stationed in Nanning, Captain Yoshinosuke Miki to lead the team. Support Kunlun Pass.
In less than three hours, the 21st Regiment marched more than 100 miles in a hurry, quickly interspersed to Jiutang under the Kunlun Pass, and joined forces with the Jiutang defender Matsumoto Brigade. "
I heard that the 21st Regiment marched more than 100 miles in less than three hours. Everyone was secretly frightened and talked in low voices. The terrain of Kunlun Mountain is dangerous and the mountain roads are rugged and difficult to navigate. This shows how powerful the Japanese army is in combat. .
Captain Qiu continued to explain: "The 21st Regiment did not rest that night and launched an attack on the left-wing high ground in Jiutang that had been occupied by our 5th Army. The Tamura Squadron, the vanguard force, attacked our army's defensive position on the top of the mountain at 23:30. When it was about 50 to 70 meters ahead, it was blocked by the defensive barbed wire deployed by our army.
Our defenders immediately launched a counterattack, but Tamura Squadron was like a mad dog and used hand-to-hand combat to force the assault. Our Chinese army immediately launched a hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. However, since many of our soldiers did not have bayonets, they could only use the handles of their guns to fight the Japs to the death. At an absolute disadvantage, the Japanese occupied the high ground two hours later.
At dawn, the Japanese Miki Regiment began to attack simultaneously from different directions in Jiutang. However, our 5th Army occupied the high ground on three sides and suppressed the Japanese army from a high position. The Miki Regiment not only failed to occupy the high ground, but was attacked by our 5th Army from both flanks of the high ground. Gradually encircling and compressing the encirclement, during the battle, our army's tanks also rushed into the central highway and fired at the Japanese troops, causing heavy casualties to the little devils and forcing their defense circle to shrink again.
Faced with the impact of our army's tanks and mortars, the ferocious Japanese released poison gas tear gas. Our army paid a heavy price in casualties, but it still blocked the little Japanese from advancing even half a step, and was still tightly restricted by our army in the encirclement. , within one day, after the Miki United's many attacks were frustrated, their ammunition began to be scarce.
In order to rush towards the Kunlun Pass, the proud Sanmu Regiment set off from Nanning and advanced quickly with light equipment. The regiment's supplies and heavy artillery, mountain artillery, and rapid-fire artillery shells were not able to keep up in time. When their various artillery ammunition arrived at Nanning Jiutang At that time, we were blocked by our army two kilometers west of Liutang.
In order to block the Japanese reinforcements, our army decided to blow up the bridge between Liutang and Qitang, but was blocked by the Japanese garrison. The two sides launched many battles. Since the Japanese occupied the favorable terrain, the position was always in their hands, but Xiao The Japanese want to reinforce the Miki Regiment, but this is also a wishful thinking.
As a result, the Sanmu Regiment, which had forced its way deep alone, was completely isolated and surrounded by our army at Kunlun Pass, 50 kilometers away from Nanning.
Seeing that the Miki Regiment was in danger of being eaten by our army, the commander of the Japanese 21st Brigade, Masao Nakamura, personally led the two infantry brigades of the 42nd Regiment and quickly set off from Nanning by car and rushed to Kunlun Pass to reinforce the Miki Regiment. .
However, when advancing to the vicinity of Wutang, they were ambushed by the 65th Regiment of the 22nd Division of our 5th Army, which was equipped with mountain artillery and mortars. After a fierce battle, the Japanese army broke through the 65th Regiment's blockade in the afternoon, but soon, We were also blocked by the 67th Regiment of the 22nd Division of our 5th Army ambushed in the highlands on both sides of the road. Now we are in a stalemate. The Japanese convoy cannot move forward, and our army cannot eat the Japanese. Moreover, the reinforcements from both sides will be delayed for a while. Neither of them can reach it. Now the enemy and we are fighting for their will to see who can survive to the end.
The Sanmu Regiment fighting on the front line of Kunlun Pass was already in a predicament of lack of food and ammunition. As the heavy artillery and tanks of our 5th Army joined the battle, the Sanmu Regiment had completely fallen into a passive situation and could only defend desperately. Waiting for reinforcements. "
After the army captain finished explaining, he gave Zhou Zhirou a military salute.
Zhou Zhirou returned the courtesy, asked the captain to sit down, and then said: "The principal ordered our air force to assist our 5th Army and various attack forces to eat up the Japanese's Miki Regiment. This battle must severely attack the Japanese's arrogance.
After research and decision by the combat headquarters, our air force will attack with all its strength.
The climate at Kunlun Pass is always cloudy and sunny, and the wind direction is dangerous and unpredictable. In addition, it has been cloudy and rainy these past few days. The Japanese air force cannot support the Miki Wing. However, from noon tomorrow, the weather will be clear, and the Japanese fighter force will Will definitely go to Kunlun Pass to support.
Therefore, before the Japanese fighter bombers arrive, our army must first kill the Japanese baggage ammunition two kilometers west of Liutang, blow up the Japanese convoy near Wutang, blow up the bridge between Liutang and Qitang, and cooperate with The ground brothers' troops completely wiped out the Miki Regiment. "
