At the end of the month, the land of northern China ushered in an overwhelming snowfall.

The snow fell for several days, and it was not until the morning of the first day of the new year that it began to clear up, and the new year began, and the war of resistance entered its second year. At this time, many parts of the country fell into the hands of the enemy, and it is gratifying that most of the land of this country is still in the hands of the Chinese, and 40,000 compatriots are still fighting with the same hatred of the enemy.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Huang Ke, the new chief of the General Staff He Yingqin, and other members of the Military Commission went to the front line to express their condolences to the soldiers in several ways. This time Huang Ke went to the Shandong battlefield, on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the snow just stopped, and after the airport was cleaned up in time, he took his own special plane to Jinan.

Today's weather conditions are not very good, and the forecast given by the meteorological department says that there may be a small scale of wind and snow on the same day, which may have a certain impact on navigation, and it is not recommended that Huang Ke take a plane.

However, Huang Ke knew that if he took the train to Jinan, it would be too late in time anyway. This time the significance of going to Shandong is extraordinary, and visiting the front-line battlefield on the first day of the Lunar New Year can not only boost the morale of the soldiers, but also show the determination to fight against Japan, so Huang Ke is going anyway.

What's more, not long ago, the Shandong battlefield encountered a fierce battle, or a defeat, and this trip was indispensable.

This failure is ultimately man-made. At the end of last year, after a series of combat operations, some gratifying changes took place in the situation on the battlefield in Shandong, which was manifested in the continuous shrinking of the Japanese defense line and the recovery of many places in Shandong.

It was at this time that Nanjing's high-level officials paid more attention to the Shandong battlefield. Wang Jingwei wanted to grasp the military power, but Songhu was Huang Ke's people, and Zhang Xueliang was in charge of the northeast. The situation in Shandong is more complicated, there are many remnants of Han Fuyu in Shandong, as well as the teams brought by Liu Jian, and many of them are transferred from the northwest and other places, so compared to other places, it is easier to place here.

At the end of November, the Nanjing government's military conference put forward a proposal to send commanders to various theaters to supervise the war. The Shandong region was about to send Qi Xieyuan to prepare to take over Liu Jian's position as the commander-in-chief of the North China Station Area, but Huang Ke strongly objected, and finally the two sides compromised, and Qi Xieyuan served as the overseer.

After a brief visit, Qi Xie Yuan visited the battlefield situation in Shandong, and after a brief visit, he told Liu Jian that the War of Resistance had reached the most critical moment, and the counteroffensive should start from the Shandong battlefield. In order to encourage the determination of the War of Resistance, Qi Xieyuan ordered people to increase positive propaganda, so he exaggerated a lot of propaganda about the victory of the war against Japan, which also caused people to have a wrong understanding that it was time for a counteroffensive against Japan.

"Drive the Japanese into the sea!" Under the influence of propaganda and ideology, the soldiers' mood for war was high.

It was precisely because of these emotions and misinformation that Qi Xieyuan decisively suggested launching a new offensive against the Japanese army in Shandong, capturing Jimo and other places, and recapturing Qingdao.

Liu Jian naturally disagreed with such a rash plan, and he resolutely opposed it. However, Qi Xieyuan had his own ideas, and he reported the tactical concept behind Liu Jian's back. At that time, the military staff was making trouble about the Bai Chongxi incident, and such a battle plan was not dealt with in time, but Qi Xieyuan couldn't wait to implement his plan, and he took advantage of Liu Jian's injury and recuperation to act as his military power, and ordered the troops to launch an attack on Japan.

After taking Zibo and other places, he began to formulate a new round of combat plans, codenamed "New Year's Offensive".

At the beginning of the month, the North China Theater Command launched a large-scale troop transfer and logistical reserves, but the time was short, and soon after it issued an operational order to march to Jimo and Qingdao.

The troops of this attack were hundreds of thousands, with a large number of fighters and artillery, and they thought that they would win a complete victory, but after the end of the battle began, they found that the Japanese defense was solid, and several arrogant Japanese field divisions relied on the powerful sea and air forces behind them not only to hold Qingdao, but also took the opportunity to counterattack. As a result, the national defense army on the front line of Ludong changed from the original offensive situation to defense, and fierce battles were staged here in the land of Qilu.

Under these circumstances, Nanjing immediately urgently transferred troops into Shandong and built a defensive line on the front line of Zhangqiu. Qi Xieyuan was also removed from his post and investigated, but the big mistake caused was difficult to reverse, the Shandong battlefield was tight, Liu Jian went out of the mountain again to clean up the mess, and in this case, Huang Ke rushed to the Shandong front line to inspect.

Because the rain and snow have just stopped, the air flow is still a little bumpy. After taking off from Nanjing, Huang Ke's special plane went straight to Jinan, and naturally two "Lightning" fighters escorted the whole process on the way.

The captain of the special plane is still Liu Yun. Liu Yun wore sunglasses, chewed chewing gum imported from the United States, and had a leisurely expression. The pilot in the co-pilot seat next to him seemed less relaxed, his expression was serious, his body was straight, and he sat in front of the plane without even blinking his eyes.

Liu Yun looked at him and smiled: "Man, don't be so nervous, take it easy." ”

The pilot of the co-pilot glanced at Liu Yun in surprise, and he asked with some puzzlement: "Sir, I don't quite understand what you mean." ”

Liu Yun smiled, he didn't answer the co-pilot's question, but asked, "What's your name?" Where did it serve before? ”

"Report to the chief, my name is Shen Mengze, and I was originally from the air flight team of the Logistics Department." Shen Mengze said with a smile, although it was also a glance, but it was much more relaxed than before.

"Air Flying Team? How many hours did that fly? Liu Yun asked.

"There are hundreds of hours. In the past, I flew a lot of 'big fat girls', and I also flew Flying Fortresses, Lightning Fighters, etc., but this model didn't fly much. Shen Mengze said lightly.

Liu Yun raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and he smiled: "Okay, boy, have you been flying for hundreds of hours?" So why are you still so nervous? Rest assured, this airline is much more stable than you fly to Myanmar, and this plane is also easy to fly. ”

Shen Mengze smiled, gestured to the back of the cockpit and said, "Isn't there a supreme commander?" There is a little bottomless in my heart. ”

Liu Yun laughed when he heard this: "Don't worry, the commander is different from other commanders, he is more courageous than you." Do you know how we flew on snowy days when we visited the Soviet Union? ”

Shen Mengze was obviously attracted some attention, but his main focus was still on flying the plane.

"It's the commander himself who flies in your position. Ha ha! Liu Yun smiled heartily after speaking.

Shen Mengze couldn't believe it, he knew that some senior officers liked to fly planes by themselves, but most of the time it was purely for show, or for fun, because although he sat in the main pilot's seat, he also needed an experienced co-pilot next to him, but there were not many like Huang Ke. Shen Mengze understands that Huang Ke's driving skills may not be artemisia, but his psychological quality is calm enough before the wind and waves.

When Liu Yun and Shen Mengze were talking about Huang Ke, Huang Ke was resting in the cabin, and after entering the stratocratic area, the plane began to fly smoothly, looking at the sea of clouds outside, he suddenly wanted to write calligraphy.

Huang Ke usually rarely writes, in this era of hard pens and brushes, many readers write a beautiful hand, although Huang Ke also likes calligraphy, but it is too far from the real people, so he usually paints casually in the house, the purpose of doing so is more to use calligraphy to calm his irritable mood, and he generally throws it away after writing. Because of Huang Ke's habit, pen, ink, paper and inkstone are also prepared in the cabin.

After hearing Huang Ke say that he wanted to write, Fourteen Tsai prepared the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. He spread out a piece of rice paper a few feet long, polished the ink, but did not put pen to paper for a long time.

It was quiet in the cabin, Fourteen Tsai and some guards and soldiers were standing there, and the staff officers who came with him sat in their places, only the roar of the plane's engines.

After a moment of thought, Huang Ke waved his brush and began to write. He writes very slowly, and when he is upset, he writes like this, which allows him to focus on one thing and relax his mind and maintain a steady mood.

The plane continued to hum forward, and Huang Ke's brushstrokes continued to expand. More than half an hour later, the plane flew over the Jinan military airport, and at this time, several fighter planes with silver-white fuselages greeted the escort.

Huang Ke glanced at the fighter planes escorting outside, but the pen in his hand still didn't stop. The plane began to drop in altitude, and the plane was a little bumpy at this time, but Huang Ke did not return to his seat, he grabbed the chair in the cabin with one hand, and the other hand was still writing slowly.

Fourteen Tsai stepped forward and held the paper for him, Huang Ke glanced at him and did not let him leave.

The plane began to descend, and the human body began to tilt under the action of inertia, Huang Ke hooked it with his hand, and the last word was completed. At this time, the plane had just stopped.

After the plane came to a standstill, Liu Jian, the commander of the theater who came to pick up the plane, came over, and Huang Ke did not go down, but directly asked Liu Jian to come up. I haven't seen him for more than half a year, Liu Jian feels a little older, behind his black glasses, his face has a lot of fatigue, and his original black hair has become a little gray.

"Commander!" Liu Jian stepped forward, with a little self-reproach in his words.

Huang Ke put down the brush, leaned over and blew the ink on the rice paper and said: "Liu Jian, my handwriting is not good, but today this handwriting is for you, you can take it back and throw it away, or put it in the thatched house, but I hope you can remember the words on it." ”

Liu Jian glanced down, and Huang Ke wrote on the rice paper "When the snow is fast, it is sunny".

"It's snowing and it's sunny! In response to the situation, we have just had a heavy snowfall in Jinan, and it will be sunny today. Liu Jian looked at the words and smiled bitterly.

Huang Ke took the military coat and hat handed by Fourteen Tsai, he put the clothes on his body and said: "No matter how heavy the snow is, there will be a time when it will clear, let's go, go to the front line to see the soldiers." ”