The straight-line distance from Guangzhou to Karachi is more than 4,500 kilometers. Ouyang Yun and his party traveled all the way. Although they had a car to travel and traveled day and night, it still took them nearly half a month to complete the journey. Flying is not as fast as it is now. At this time
There are almost no continuous roads between Guangzhou and Karachi, so when Karachi is in sight, even Ouyang Yun can't help but exhale heavily, then rubs his sore buttocks and curses: "Brother Ge.
, finally arrived!”
As the commander-in-chief of the Xuebing Army, Ouyang Yun left Guangzhou rashly and went to a foreign country thousands of miles away. This was an adventure in itself. However, since the Japanese combined fleet successfully attacked Pearl Harbor and achieved a complete victory, due to the Pacific Ocean
There is no longer any armed force in the world that can check and balance the Japanese combined fleet, so from a certain level, if the Xuebing Army still wants to have the opportunity to attack the Japanese mainland in the future, Ouyang Yun's trip to Karachi is necessary. Of course,
Even though the Xuebing Army already has two and a half aircraft carriers and two battleships, in the eyes of others, compared with the powerful Japanese Navy, this is still far from enough. The significance of its existence does not seem to be a fig leaf.
the difference.
The Americans in Washington, the British in London, and the Japanese in Tokyo should all think so, so the Americans will help the Xuebing Army obtain Karachi, and the British will cooperate with the Americans to hand over control of Karachi. As for Japan,
Maybe they have already developed a sense of crisis, but on the one hand, the Pacific Fleet of the Xuebing Army is still too immature, and on the other hand, the Philippines and Taiwan are too important for Japan to connect the mainland and Sumatra, the overseas "heart", so they take it for granted.
They will first make solving the Philippines and Taiwan a top priority. This should also be the last chance they give the cadet army to develop an ocean-going navy.
At around 11 o'clock in the morning, on the roadside next to the Marine Corps camp under construction in the east of Karachi, a group of senior officers from the Seventh Army including Chen Shichang, Qi Minghao, Chen Mingsheng, Bian Jingdao and several British leaders in Karachi
The characters were waiting there. From a distance, they saw dust rising at the end of the east road. Chen Shichang said with relief: "Okay, the junior officer is here!"
Liu Dakai, commander of the Karachi Security Command, looked around vigilantly, confirmed that all security personnel were at their positions, and asked, "Should we go up to greet them?"
"Just wait here, sir, I don't care about this!" Chen Shichang said.
There is little rain in Karachi, so dust easily rises on the roads. As the dust heads get closer and closer, finally, the figure of the Great Wall off-road vehicle painted in camouflage colors appears. The one in the front is the general led by Liu Kui.
The security force directly under the headquarters has a total of fifteen off-road vehicles plus five heavily armed pickup trucks, and then several Jiguang heavy armored vehicles. Liu Kui saw the crowd waiting on the roadside and issued a series of orders to go off-road.
Cars and pickup trucks jumped into the wild fields on the roadside, letting out the few Jiguang-type heavy armored vehicles.
The main weapon of this improved Jiguang heavy armored vehicle is a 50mm smoothbore cannon mounted on the turret, and the auxiliary weapons are a 20mm caliber cannon at the front and rear plus two anti-aircraft machine guns.
Ouyang Yun was usually comfortable and rode in light armored vehicles of the Great Wall brand. But after entering Pakistan, in order to frighten the local tribal armed forces and the British, he switched to heavy armored vehicles.
As soon as the heavy armored vehicle numbered 0001 stopped, Chen Shichang and others came to greet it. The door opened, and Ouyang Yun, wearing a brand-new general uniform, combat boots and sunglasses, walked out.
"Sir!" "Commander-in-Chief!" When Chen Shichang and others saw him, they instinctively stood at attention and saluted.
Ouyang Yun took off his sunglasses in return, then hugged Chen Shichang and others one after another, saying: "Shichang, you have lost weight!" "Xiao Chen, thank you for your hard work!"...
After Ouyang Yun, Bai Liusu got out of the car, followed by Hou Debang, Degu, Jiang Huangyong and others.
It has been nearly two years since Chen Shichang left Guangzhou. Two years is neither long nor short, but there are definitely changes. When Chen Shichang was in Guangzhou, he was a very low-key person who liked to stand behind Ouyang Yun.
After arriving in the United States, he had to deal with Americans all the time, so his temperament changed completely. This made Bai Liusu and others who were familiar with him feel impressed when they saw him again.
Liu Dakai later came to Karachi from Guangzhou. Ouyang Yun asked him to come by name because he had experience in managing the security work of the Dingzhou base when he was in Dingzhou. When Ouyang Yun shook hands with him, he specifically asked: "
How's it going? No one is giving you any trouble, right?"
Liu Dakai chuckled: "There are no people who are looking for trouble, but there are a lot of people who are flattering."
"Oh?" Ouyang Yun was a little surprised.
Liu Dakai explained the reason softly: "The locals took a fancy to our weapons and tried every means to get some from me. But I rejected them all."
Ouyang Yun listened thoughtfully and whispered: "We will talk about this later."
Liu Dakai nodded knowingly.
The British only agreed to lease Karachi to the Xuebing Army for a few years, but since Ouyang Yun spent so much money to appear here, how could he just spend a few years? Because of hearsay at that time and space, he was not optimistic about the local security in Karachi.
, so he specifically asked Liu Dakai about security issues. Liu Dakai's answer obviously exceeded his expectations, and at the same time, it also further expanded his ambition.
After Ouyang Yun greeted the senior officers of the Seventh Army in Karachi, he, accompanied by Chen Shichang, walked towards the waiting British people. When he saw Lu Hanni, who was dressed in camouflage uniform and had a heroic appearance, he couldn't help but feel curious: This
Times, do the British already have female officers?
According to Western standards, Lu Hanni is considered a beauty, but for Ouyang Yun, this kind of ocean horse is not the type he admires. So when shaking hands with the British and greetings, he seemed very reserved.
What about Lu Hanni? This young British girl with a high degree of education, especially in the shipbuilding industry, seems to be very interested in Ouyang Yun. Is it curiosity? She stays with Chen Mingsheng and others every day.
She heard too many stories about Ouyang Yun, so this Chinese man seemed very mysterious to her.
Ouyang Yun can't be said to be very handsome, but his long military career and high position have naturally formed a unique temperament on him. When he got out of the car and took off his sunglasses, Lu Hanni couldn't help but feel her eyes light up, and then that
Her blue eyes filled with water-like substance, which made her look even more beautiful.
"This is Miss Lu Hanni, the technical director of Falfield Shipyard stationed in Karachi. Miss Lu Hanni, this is General Ouyang Yun, the commander-in-chief of our student army," Chen Shichang introduced them.
Ouyang Yun stretched out his hand: "Hello, Miss Lu Hanni, thank you for your contribution to our shipbuilding industry!"
Lu Hanni stretched out her right hand, gently held Ouyang Yun's hand, and said with a blush on her cheeks: "General Ouyang, you are too polite. If it weren't for you, we don't know how many families in the British Empire would have been destroyed."
Ouyang Yun smiled and pulled back his hand.
At this time, Lu Hanni stretched out her hands and surrounded her, and a scene that stunned many people appeared. Ouyang Yun's body was stiff and was hugged by the British girl, who pressed his cheek intoxicatedly and let go
Open, with a sweet look on his face.
"This -" Ouyang Yun couldn't help but look at Bai Liusu.
Bai Liusu didn't look sideways, but everyone around her felt a gloomy coldness suddenly burst out...