"Robbers, you are all robbers." The director of the hospital with a pair of mustaches shouted loudly at the jeep that was leaving the hospital. However, Tang Cheng and George in the jeep turned a deaf ear and gathered around the entrance of the hospital who were about to leave.
Hou San and others laughed even more. Wallace gave Tang Cheng only half an hour, so Tang Cheng had to cherish every minute. So, the jeep parked in the hospital yard became Tang Cheng
means of transportation.
The British troops stationed in Ledo were about to retreat, and the hospital was also about to evacuate. All the doctors and nurses who could spare time were packing their luggage, but George found an opportunity to trick the dean into getting the keys to the jeep, etc.
When the dean reacted, George had already started the jeep, and Tang Cheng also got into the jeep with Tan Fei and Yanlong.
It was already night, and the whistling and explosion of artillery shells had not stopped, but the intensity of the Japanese bombardment had weakened much. At this moment, the entire periphery of Lieduo was shrouded in artillery fire and smoke. There were many more people on the streets of the small town of Lieduo.
People, they were collecting the dead and searching for the injured despite the smoke and the smell of blood that filled the whole column. Tang Cheng in the jeep had no time to pay attention to this. He just kept urging George, who was driving, to speed up. He was forced to
George wished he could replace this jeep with a fighter jet he had driven, because only then would it be possible to meet Tangcheng's requirements.
"Did you hear that? The shelling has stopped. This means that my inference is correct. The number of Japanese troops appearing on the outskirts of Lieduo is not very large. If their number is large enough, they should attack Lieduo directly. There is no need at all.
They are using the fort outside the town to do artillery bombardment. This is just a bluff by the Japanese army, which means you British people are easy to deceive and fall into." Sitting in the jeep were not only Tang Cheng and the others, but also the ones sent by Wallace to Tang Cheng.
A British soldier showing the way.
The face of the British soldier who was ridiculed by Tang Cheng was obviously not very good-looking, but in his heart he agreed with Tang Cheng's remarks. According to the habits of the Japanese army, if they had enough troops, they should attack Lieduo directly.
About ten minutes later, the Tangcheng group finally found the warehouse that needed to be burned according to the instructions of the British soldier. They saw a jeep coming from a distance. The guards guarding the warehouse had already raised their weapons and were on alert.
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Seeing that there were still British troops guarding the warehouse, Tang Cheng, who had not yet gotten off the jeep, was slightly stunned. Since there were still soldiers guarding the warehouse, why did Wallace go to all the trouble to send a team of soldiers to run over?
What about burning down the warehouse? With deep doubts, Tang Cheng followed the British soldier who led the way into the courtyard of the warehouse. Only when the British soldier who led the way spoke did Tang Cheng know the reason. In fact, the reason is very simple.
The first shot fired by the fort outside the military town almost destroyed the town's telephone line to the warehouse. Wallace was unable to use the phone to notify the soldiers guarding the warehouse to burn down the warehouse, so he had to send people over to the warehouse.
while conveying orders.
"Tang, this is a comprehensive warehouse. It contains not only military uniforms and medicines, but also food and weapons. I think it will be enough for you to arm a battalion." George looked through the records in the warehouse and gave Tang Cheng an overjoyed answer.
"Great." Tang Cheng punched the air hard. Without food and weapons supplies, it would be very dangerous to stay in Lieduo. Although Tang Cheng knew that the invading Japanese army was a small force, the specifics
He didn't know the quantity. Now that he had enough materials to arm a battalion, Tangcheng could use them to recruit the defeated national troops who were living in Liedou, and use them to defend Liedou and kill the Japanese troops outside the town.
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When they learned that the troops were about to withdraw from Lieduo, the British soldiers guarding the warehouse didn't even say anything to Tang Cheng and the others. They just left the warehouse registration book and a few keys to George, and then followed the soldiers sent by Wallace.
He hurriedly left in a truck. The Japanese army seized the fort outside the town. This was not a big problem in Tangcheng's eyes, but the British troops stationed here knew how serious it was.
The forts outside the town of Lieduo were built by the British army. In order to surround Lieduo, the British army accumulated a large number of artillery shells in those forts.
According to the number of artillery shells stockpiled by the British army at that time, it was enough for the Japanese army to fight for half a month. The British army was already frightened by the Japanese army when they were in Myanmar. Now that they learned that the Japanese army had occupied the fort outside the town, they were even more anxious to fight for a long time.
The ones with a few legs were the ones who immediately fled far away from Lieduo. They were afraid that they would die under the bombardment of the cannonballs they had prepared.
Opening the door of a warehouse at random, Tang Cheng and the others were instantly stunned. A strong sense of happiness rushed from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads. George, who had never spoken foul language, even cursed. Opening the doors of other warehouses in succession, Tang Cheng and others were stunned.
Cheng Cheng and others looked at it with their eyes wide open. The British's ability to hoard supplies far exceeded Tang Cheng's estimation. The warehouses they opened were filled with supplies that were almost to the roof.
The supplies stored in the warehouse were enough for Tangcheng to feed all the defeated national troops in Liduo. There were all kinds of military uniforms, food, medicines, weapons and ammunition. He picked up a can and threw it to Tan Fei. Tangcheng also took one himself and opened it with a bayonet.
, the four of them squatted on the box and had a big meal first. "George, you and Yanlong stay to guard the warehouse. I will go back to the third brother and the others with my glasses later. We must recruit enough people before dawn."
"Throwing away the half-eaten cans, Tang Cheng and Tan Fei loaded a few boxes of cans and biscuits into the car and drove away in the jeep.
There are at least three to four hundred soldiers from the national army who are homeless in the entire town of Lieduo, and there are about 100 soldiers from the expeditionary army who stayed in Liedo for medical treatment in Lieduo Hospital. Most of them have typhoid fever.
Malaria or something like that. Typhoid fever and malaria heal slowly, so I didn’t rush to Ramuga in time to gather. Now Hou San and the others took advantage. When Tangcheng left, he specifically told Hou San that as many people as possible should be gathered and scattered in the area.
The national army in Lieduo was defeated, and the British army, which had lost the will to fight, was unreliable. The only ones Tangcheng could count on were these guys from the national army.
Since ancient times, defeated troops are not as good as bandits. Deserted soldiers are thieves. Most of the defeated troops have no food or clothing, so they immediately fall into a strange cycle of begging for food and clothing. The domestic practice of the national army is to hand over defeated troops to the local area for reorganization on the spot, and then send them to
After going to the front line and being defeated, they reorganized and went to the front again until all the defeated soldiers were killed. So when the defeated soldiers were begging for food and clothing, they could only look at God, hoping that some big boss would show mercy and be defeated next time.
When the time comes, I can evacuate more smoothly and I can still survive, that's all.
Of course Hou San and the others are not defeated. Just look at the US military uniforms on their bodies and the carbines in their hands. You can tell that these guys are not easy to mess with. The military doctor who was temporarily helping the doctors in the hospital has been called back by Hou San.
With the military doctor as an insider, Hou San easily contacted at least 30 wounded soldiers from the expeditionary force who had recovered in the hospital. The defeated soldiers of the New 22nd Division who followed Tang Cheng and the others out of Savage Mountain had already followed the reception station to Lambga.
, but all the carbines dropped by Mike from the plane were taken back and placed in George's ward. Hou San took the initiative and distributed these carbines to the 30 wounded soldiers of the expeditionary force who volunteered to follow them to defend Lido.
Although these 30 guys who had recovered from their injuries were all wounded a few days ago, their complexion and condition were better than those of the national troops who were defeated outside the hospital. Hou San, who had gathered more than 30 people in the hospital, immediately took them with him.
They walked out of the hospital and went outside to collect other defeated national troops.
Nearly 40 soldiers with guns and ammunition lined up in double rows, and their footsteps were very neat. Although it was already dark, such a team caused quite a sensation in Lieduo. On weekdays, Lieduo's expeditions
The defeated soldiers gathered together in twos and threes, looking dull and smelly, grabbing food in the streets. But this group of expeditionary soldiers was different. Although they were also sallow and thin, and some even had tattered clothes, they were platoon members.
They were walking in a group on the streets of Liedo, and each of them had a gun in his hand.
Hou San and others cannot just walk in line with the guys behind them. Whenever they see the national army retreating, they will forcefully pull them into the queue. Of course, there are some who are unwilling, but they can survive a few tricks.
After their fists and feet were pointed at by a circle of guns again, even the unruly people could only shut up and silently follow the longer and longer queue through the streets and alleys of Lieduo.
I have to say that it was a wise move for Tangcheng to hand over the task of gathering defeated troops to Hou San and Dice. After walking around the column, Hou San and his team found that there were at least 200 more stragglers in their original team of less than 40 people.
Hundreds of defeated soldiers lined up in a neat queue, and finally walked straight into Lieduo Hospital. The doctors and nurses who were busy packing and evacuating were dumbfounded, wondering what these defeated soldiers were doing when they came to the hospital.
"Did you hear the shelling just now? Why is there shelling? It's because the Japanese troops chasing out of the jungle captured the British fort outside the town." Hou San, with his hands on his hips, stood on a rock and faced the people he had gathered.
The defeated soldiers shouted and learned that Japanese troops had already chased them out of the jungle. The defeated soldiers immediately became noisy. "Quiet, quiet, shut the hell up." Seeing that they could not control the defeated soldiers, they shouted.
Due to the commotion, Hou San had no choice but to shoot several times in the air.
The sound of gunfire made the defeated soldiers finally calm down, but Hou San's face showed an angry look. He pointed at the defeated soldiers in front of him and cursed, "You damn ones have also fought tough battles with the little devils. Use this."
Think about it carefully with your stupid brains, if there are enough little Japs coming, why don't they just attack Lieduo? If they don't attack Lieduo, it means they don't have enough people. Could it be that those of you who have fought tough battles with the Japs
Guys, can you still just let a dozen or dozens of little devils arrogantly occupy the entire territory?"