"Take Savage Mountain? I knew you would say that." Albert's answer did not go beyond Tang Cheng's expectations. Sure enough, he took the Savage Mountain route and entered the Indian border. It was not that Tang Cheng had not considered this route at the beginning.
But now there are many injured people in the team, including himself. With so many injured people walking through Savage Mountain, Tangcheng is not completely sure.
Perhaps seeing the worries in Tang Cheng's heart, Albert smiled, "The supplies found here are enough for us people to use for a month. As long as we save a little, these things will be enough to support our expenses for 40 days.
It won’t take 40 days to enter Yeren Mountain from Mengguan to the Indian border. We can slow down and recuperate while walking. As long as we avoid the Japanese troops we encounter along the way, 40 days will be enough for us to reach the Indian border.”
After hearing this, Tang Cheng took out the map and looked at it carefully. What Albert said was not unreasonable, but Albert was obviously too optimistic and completely ignored other dangers that he might encounter on the way. Moreover, the 40-day journey that Albert mentioned was not unreasonable.
It's just a straight-line distance on the map. What if we encounter cliffs, rivers or swamps on the way? With just the manpower of Tangcheng and others, they simply can't deal with such terrain. Moreover, the horror of Savage Mountain is not comparable to that of these jungles now.
Even the local people in Myanmar did not dare to go deep into the hinterland of Yeren Mountain. Tangcheng was worried about whether people like themselves could safely cross Yeren Mountain.
"Tang, I remember there is an old saying in China that nothing is difficult as long as you have the will. Now that we have come here, life in the jungle is not difficult for those of us. As long as we have a clear goal and a clear route, I want to cross the savages safely.
The mountain is not difficult, after all, we already have enough supplies." Albert could see that Tang Cheng had been shaken, and then continued to lobby Tang Cheng to change its original route.
Tang Cheng did not give an answer immediately, but waited until he went out to change the guard and called Hou San and Dice to come with him. "Lao Ai chatted with me for a while in the afternoon, and he said that the Japanese army had probably taken control
In the Hukang Valley, our plan to cross the Gaoligong Mountains via Sunbula Beng is very risky. He wants to persuade me to change the route and enter the Savage Mountains to go to the Indian border." Hou San and Dice are both trustworthy people in Tangcheng. Tangcheng
When talking to them, those worries naturally disappear.
Speaking of Albert and the others, Dice, who had been serving as the forward scout, was not as familiar with Tang Cheng and Hou San. After hearing Tang Cheng's words, Hou San immediately smiled and said, "Of course you don't know what Lao Ai is planning.
India is also the territory of the British Big Noses. Going to India means returning to their own home. Of course, they don't want to follow us across the mountains and ridges to see the sky. If they follow us and become beggars, it will be more cost-effective than going to India to become a lord. The big deal
Just break up with them and let's go our separate ways. Without them, we might be safer."
"I said, you should just say something. Why don't you see me looking at you?" Hou San, who was waiting for Dice to speak, couldn't laugh or cry. He dared not listen to what he was talking to Tang Cheng, and only focused on playing with the sniper in his hand.
rifle. Apart from playing with his sniper rifle, Dice has nothing else to do now. He doesn't care at all about the discussion between Tang Cheng and Hou San. He just needs to follow Tang Cheng. As for how to return to China, Dice has no idea.
Don't worry.
"What do you want me to say?" Dice, who was lightly kicked by Hou San, turned to look at Hou San, his face full of confusion and confusion. "What ideas do I have? I just follow the commander. As long as I have the gun in my hand
There are still bullets, which can save our commander's life. Don't tell me anything else, I don't have any good ideas." Dice's reaction made Hou San beat his chest. This guy is unreliable. What is he doing?
It's a waste of time to ask, it's a waste of saliva.
"Sir, although we have been defeated, after all, we are also Chinese. As the old saying goes, fallen leaves must return to their roots. Even if we die, we will die on our Chinese soil. What will happen if we follow Lao Ai and the others to India?
It's something." After being glared at by Hou San several times, Dice murmured a few words. The meaning of his words was that he had agreed with Hou San's intention and wanted to follow the original route to bypass Sunbulabeng and then return to the country via Gaoligong Mountain.
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When he first met the Japanese search troops in the jungle, Tang Cheng had thought about going to India. But at that time, Hou San’s words of help made Tang Cheng give up the idea. Although his troops were defeated, they were also
These pure Chinese people. The Chinese people's local concept is very pure. Even if they die, they must die on the soil of their own country. Tang Cheng can also guess why Hou San said that he and Albert and the others traveled to different places. After meeting those heroes
After the performance of the soldiers in the battle, Tangcheng was actually unwilling to associate with those arrogant British people.
But the actual situation does not allow Tangcheng to make a decision casually. According to the information provided by George, many Japanese troops have appeared in the Sunbulabeng area. Albert also speculated that the Japanese troops may have controlled the Hukang Valley, regardless of Ai
Is Burt's speculation possible? The Japanese search troops encountered one after another have proved that the Japanese army has the intention to control the Hukang Valley. The Hukang Valley is not small. If the Japanese army wants to control such an area, the number of troops stationed will not be smaller than
The regiment-level troops and the Japanese troops at the regiment level were not something Tang Cheng and the others could offend. If someone was accidentally caught by the Japanese troops, Zhao Zhi and his dozen or so people would not be enough to fill a gap in the teeth of the swarming Japanese troops.
Hou San and Dice obviously did not think of this. Their military quality was worse than that of Tang Cheng. It was impossible to expect them to have an overview of the overall situation and make correct judgments. Therefore, it was Tang Cheng himself who made the final decision.
Tang Cheng, who had been thinking hard, could not fall asleep until late at night. When he got up early in the morning to eat, Tang Cheng gathered the remaining people together. "Although the quantity of these supplies is not very large, it is enough for more than ten of us."
For one month’s personal expenses, we now have two roads before us, one is to climb Gaoligong Mountain according to the original plan, and the other is to go to India via Savage Mountain.”
As soon as Tang Cheng finished speaking, the remaining people were divided into two groups according to their own insistence. Albert and the other British soldiers naturally insisted on going to India via Savage Mountain, while Hou San and the others insisted on returning to China via Gaoligong Mountain. Tang Cheng
Cheng did not explain, but opened the map and explained the respective advantages of the two routes, "Although walking on Savage Mountain is very dangerous, it is precisely because of the many risks that we can avoid more Japanese troops. Walking this way
We only need to deal with the dangers in the jungle."
"Bypassing Sunbula Beng and crossing Gaoligong Mountain to return home, this was the route we designated when we left Mandalay. George has confirmed that Sunbula Beng fell into the hands of the Japanese army, which means that when we bypassed Sunbula Beng
, it is very likely that we will be surrounded by the Japanese army, resulting in casualties." Tang Cheng put down the branch in his hand, took out a cigarette, lit it and took a puff. "I have told you the advantages and disadvantages of the two routes, now you need to do it yourself
Make a choice, after all, it is related to your life and death."
Tangcheng taught the latter three the autonomy to make their own choices. It seemed like a compromise and embarrassment, but in fact it was forcing Albert and the others to follow him. Most of these dozen people were Chinese, and Ai
The number of people in Albert's group was far less than that of Hou San's group, so the result of the free decision was to go to Sunbulabang according to the original plan. Albert had no choice but to hold his nose and promised to follow Tangcheng all the way.
, and they had no choice but to separate and go on their own, because Albert did not have the confidence to lead his soldiers to the Indian border alive.
"Okay, since most people agree to take the original route, let's go pack up. We will set off in a while and continue walking to Sunbulabeng." They successfully forced Albert and the others to give up the route to Savage Mountain.
Tang Cheng didn’t show much joy on his face because he knew that taking Sunbula was as dangerous as a clam. In Tang Cheng’s view, the Japanese army was far more dangerous than Savage Mountain, and there were still people left to eat in Savage Mountain.
If you take down the bones, the Japanese army will eat them all.
As they approach Meng Pass, they will meet sporadic Burmese people along the way. With Tan Fei, a guy who can speak Burmese, Tangcheng and the others can learn some news about the Japanese army from these Burmese people. The situation is as Albert said
The information was not very good. A Japanese army unit appeared in Mengguan a few days ago. Many British troops stationed here had already evacuated. Tangcheng and the others had to choose to bypass Mengguan to avoid being discovered by the Japanese army here.
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To bypass Meng Pass, Tang Cheng and the others would have to walk in the wild. Not to mention that they would not be able to move fast, and it would also make Tang Cheng and the others with injuries miserable. "Tang, I said, walk through Savage Mountain.
That's the right route, it's too dangerous to go to Sunbulabang." When he stopped temporarily to rest, Albert came close to Tang Cheng, and kept insisting on taking the Savage Mountain.
"Lao Ai, I'm telling you you're a fool. We are already so exhausted just walking through these wilderness areas. If we enter Savage Mountain, do you think we can survive? Maybe we haven't gone out of Savage Mountain, maybe our group
He had already died in the Savage Mountain." Before Tang Cheng could say anything, the military doctor who was squatting next to him to examine Tang Cheng's injuries laughed. "More than half of us, more than a dozen people, are injured. That's it.
How can we enter the Savage Mountain in such a situation? The smell of blood on their bodies attracts drought locusts that even good people cannot resist, let alone them."
The military doctor's words made Albert stop insisting on his opinion, because he knew that the military doctor was right. Their current situation in Tangcheng was not very good. Most of them were injured. There was really no way to survive in such a situation.
During the long journey in the jungle, Albert stopped talking. Tang Cheng secretly gave the military doctor a thumbs up. Those words just now were taught by Tang Cheng to the military doctor. He was just using the military doctor's words to reject Albert's insistence.