In the early morning, it was just dawn...

Thick fog rose from the Irrawaddy Delta, and numerous islands were shrouded in it.

It was particularly quiet at dawn, and there seemed to be no other sound except the singing of seabirds.

Qiu Lin came to a gentle slope by the river and stuffed a few sips of dry food into his mouth, but his eyes were always staring at the small islands that were looming across the street.

Looking around, the white area makes people unable to tell the difference between the east, south, west and north, and even more so on the situation on the opposite island.

Under the gentle slope, the comrades in the company were busy working hard on the shore.

They used local materials, tied them into simple rafts with ropes made of logs as thick as arms and rattans, and then stacked the rafts together to reinforce them into small boats that could carry more than a dozen people at once.

Due to the serious shortage of kayaks, the superiors ordered the soldiers to hurry up and make a large number of landing ships in case of emergency needs.

There are hundreds of islands of all sizes on the delta, but they are not far from each other, and the waters here are relatively calm. As long as there are no heavy storms, you can cross the water and land with such a simple boat.

It can be seen that this project has been underway for a lot of time, and dozens of wooden boats have been placed in the water on the shore. This is just the result of their reconnaissance company dozens of people.

Although the soldiers had made many ships during this period, the offensive orders were delayed, which made some people who wanted to fight, and Qiu Lin was one of them.

After breakfast, Qiu Lin ran to the team with a gun on his back, ignored the other companions and walked straight to Chen Xinmin.

"Company Commander, are there any orders to attack today?"

Seeing who the person was, Chen Xinmin, who was working shirtless, rolled his eyes and said helplessly: "No, why do you ask every day, do you just want to fight so much?"

"We have been here for almost half a month, why don't we fight on the island to kill those bastards?"

Qiu Lin muttered and asked again with anticipation: "Company Commander, or I will take a squad to investigate today while the fog is taking advantage of the heavy fog?"

Chen Xinmin threw the wood in his hand aside and said sternly: "No! No one can act without the orders of the regiment headquarters. I said, "Is your kid itchy skin? Why can't you stay that way? You can't help with that skill? How can you be a platoon leader?"

As he said that, he raised his hand and made a head break down on Qiu Lin's head, looking at the latter with a regret.

Qiu Lin didn't hide, rubbed his forehead and continued, "Our reconnaissance company should clarify the enemy's situation for the large army. How can we do this carpenter work every day? How can we know the situation of the Japanese opposite without doing anything?"

This is nothing wrong. To be honest, Chen Xinmin was so frustrated that he had been so frustrated that he had been rafting and making small boats every day. His hands were called out, and he didn't give orders to attack. Instead, he asked them to continue to stand by, which was really confusing.

"Okay, okay, I'm not satisfied with the days of having a safe birthday for you. I have to hold a grenade in my crotch with my scalp?"

However, as the company commander, he could not complain in front of the soldiers, so he had to patiently comfort him.

Seeing that the persuasion was fruitless, Qiu Lin had to retreat lonely and sigh helplessly at the heavy fog.

The soldiers around them were doing their work silently, and they all had their own ideas in their hearts.

In fact, most of the soldiers in the company didn't want to continue fighting. Only those who were like Qiu Lin who had a deep hatred in their hearts would be so radical. Or maybe he just wanted to finish the war quickly and go home early.

Since I came to Irrawaddy Province for two or three consecutive months, I have finally stopped. Who would be happy to go to the island to fight the Japanese? You should know that the landing war is quite cruel.

After the last battle at Boshenghe, their reconnaissance company was only transferred to the rear for a few days. After replenishing some soldiers, they continued to fight with the large troops that launched the general attack.

Some time ago, the new army continued to advance, and there were more and more encounters with the Japanese. Their 213th Regiment was the vanguard of the entire division, so they naturally bear the brunt.

After several battles, the instructor and two platoon leaders also died. The organization of the reconnaissance company continued to rise and fall, and the remnants were replaced.

There are less than 80 people in the entire company now, and there is no supplement to grassroots officers. Chen Xinmin serves as the company commander and instructor, and other positions are selected from the surviving veterans for temporary replacement.

Even the young Qiu Lin was appointed as the acting platoon leader, and he was just a second-class private who was in charge of the same position.

Seeing the thin and lonely back gradually fading away, Chen Xinmin sighed and lit a cigarette, bitter and helpless.

Isn't this kid the same as when he first joined the army?

When I first entered the battlefield, from the initial nervousness and fear, to the numbness and emptiness after seeing the bloody killing people...

Watching one comrade after another die by his side, the feeling of powerlessness and self-blame, and the fear of death, is so uncomfortable and uncomfortable.

After closing my eyes, my mind was full of familiar faces. Every time I woke up from a nightmare, I wanted to raise my gun and kill all the damn enemies.

Some people die and nothing will be left behind, and some people are still alive, but their hearts are dead.

These big-headed soldiers are all cheap...

It may be because there is still unfinished obsession to support it. It is a place like the battlefield...it is too easy to change a person's personality.

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In the New Army Command, Fang Jingyao looked at the command command he had just received and was slightly ecstatic.

There were only a few short sentences on the telegram: solve the remaining enemies as soon as possible, end the battle in Irrawaddy Province, and the main force of the team returned to the Heihe base and reorganized, waiting for combat missions.

This is a new situation behind, otherwise how could Liao Mingyu give himself such an unreasonable order? Fang Jingyao narrowed his eyes and thought.

However, the problem is right in front of you. It is impossible to solve the Japanese army in a short time without paying a big price.

Although the new army beat the Japanese devils badly, their own casualties were not much better.

There were three infantry divisions in the entire army, and there were not many troops under their command, and there were a lot of wounded people. The team was full of holes. They could only temporarily reduce the unit system and reorganize it after the battle was over.

Moreover, after fighting for several days, the soldiers' morale was sluggish, but their emotions were rising. After all, it was just a team of recruits, and it was unrealistic to make them as the main division.

This is also one of the reasons why Fang Jingyao has not ordered an attack for a long time. The landing operation is no longer as usual. The new army can be said to have no experience at all. The consequences of going to the island to play hide-and-seek with the Japanese devils are unimaginable.

Now the Japanese army is a vicious dog that has entered a dead end. It is enough to keep blocking and besieging the other party. The Japanese who lack medical treatment and food will be defeated in less than half a month, and they will starve to death if they are hungry.
Chapter completed!