Mike has never been as excited as he is now. He just heard Cai Jincheng talk about the approximate value of jade. When he thought that a piece of high-quality jade the size of a fist could be exchanged for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of pounds, Mike was so excited that his heart skipped a beat.
It has to stop. In this era when the average weekly salary in the United States is only a dozen dollars, having tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of pounds is obviously a huge sum of money. You must know that the U.S. dollar is currently at a disadvantage against the British pound.
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Mike, who took the train to Lieduo, couldn't wait to see Tangcheng. Unfortunately, the speed of the train was limited. Although Mike looked at his watch from time to time, the train to Lieduo was still so slow. And sitting
Compared to Mike and Cai Jincheng in the officer's compartment, the dozens of Mike in the stuffy tank car at the back of the train were not as comfortable as the supplementary troops brought from Ramga. This train was originally only here to transport supplies.
, I brought Mike and the others with me temporarily.
The big-nosed British commander is an extremely stubborn guy. He has always emphasized the so-called class distinction, so Mike and Cai Jincheng, who are officers, can ride in the officer compartment, while the supplementary soldiers brought by Mike can only stay in the temporary additional carriage.
In the stuffy tank car. It was still dark when the train left Ramgarh. It was always dark outside the compartment. The supplementary soldiers in the stuffy tank car tried to look out from the ventilation holes of the compartment, but it was dark outside.
The sky swallows the earth, and no trace of light can be seen.
Dozens of supplementary soldiers were crowded into the stuffy tank carriages, which made the air in the compartment very bad. Everywhere was filled with the pungent smell of urine, sour sweat, and foot odor. This was a stuffy tank compartment that was added to the train every year.
They didn't know if there were cars like theirs behind them, but they knew they were about to be transferred to the front line. They were about to go to the front line. These young people who left home just to fight the Japanese were somewhat excited.
Only a few veterans who had returned from injury sitting next to him showed disdain.
The stuffy carriages were filled with dozens of reinforcements. Although they had not yet been issued firearms and equipment, they were all wearing freshly issued American military uniforms. Although they knew that they might be going to the front line, they still
They were hurriedly put on the tank car from Ramga. None of them knew where they were going. They could only follow the train in a daze. The train kept banging.
They were walking slowly, and only when they were adding water and coal along the way, did a few soldiers in full armor and stern faces open the door of the carriage to temporarily let them breathe and change commodes.
Zhang Xiaoshan, who was sitting against the wall of the carriage, took out a piece of compressed biscuit from his pocket and bit into it. He felt it was a little stuffy, so he took out a water bottle and took a few sips. After taking a piece of compressed biscuit, Zhang Xiaoshan felt that his stomach felt better.
When they got on the bus from Ramga, they were each given two packs of compressed biscuits and a bottle of cold water. It had been a day, and Zhang Xiaoshan still had a full pack of compressed biscuits left, but there was still water in the kettle.
But he had already drank it dry.
"Hey, Xiaoshan, where do you think we are going?" Tian Dazhu, who had just woken up, touched Zhang Xiaoshan with his bent knees. The two of them were sent to Lambgar by plane together, and they were also divided.
They entered the same training camp and received artillery training at the same time. The difference is that Zhang Xiaoshan is a gunner, while Tian Dazhuang, who is illiterate but strong, can only be an auxiliary gunner and a heavy soldier. However, this does not hinder the relationship between the two.
Because fists are everything in the army, Tian Dazhuang can hit and get beaten. During training, he often helped Zhang Xiaoshan teach the veterans who bullied them.
Tian Dazhuang is a fool. He talks with his fists in everything he does. During the training, he almost beat up everyone in the class. Although Tian Dazhuang was born as a farmer, it does not mean that he is stupid. For someone like Zhang Xiaoshan, who has a natural talent for reading and deciphering.
Although Tian Dazhuang was polite, he was still very polite. Unlike Tian Dazhuang who was captured and joined the army, Zhang Xiaoshan voluntarily joined the army and came to Lambjia for training. Because he fled the war south with his family to Kunming, Zhang Xiaoshan has always had
With the idea of killing the enemy and serving the country, Zhang Xiaoshan learned that the expeditionary force in India was recruiting new soldiers, so Zhang Xiaoshan went to sign up without telling his family. By the time his family knew about it, Zhang Xiaoshan had already joined the army without knowing it.
After being sent to Ramga by plane and being scolded by a blond foreigner for a month, Zhang Xiaoshan originally looked forward to going into battle with an American gun to kill the Japanese. But he didn't expect that he had become an artilleryman and was now working with Tian Da.
He was stuffed into the stuffed car like a strong man, and he didn't know where he was thrown. "Stop wondering, when the train stops, we will naturally know where it is. But the train is going all the way south, I think
We should also be sent to the India-Myanmar border." Zhang Xiaoshan did not ignore his friend's inquiry, but informed the other party of the results he had figured out.
Although Zhang Xiaoshan's voice was not very loud, it could be heard clearly by the veterans occupying a corner of the carriage. The veterans glanced at Zhang Xiaoshan in surprise. Seeing that he was not a very capable person, they directly
Ignoring Zhang Xiaoshan, who looked weak. These veterans who had returned from injury had taken a train when they left Lieduo that day. Naturally, they were somewhat familiar with some of the terrain between Lieduo and Lambjia, so they took advantage of the train to stop for some fresh air.
By that time, the veterans were already sure that they were going further down the train. Zhang Xiaoshan, a recruit, could tell that the train was going all the way south to the border. I have to say that this recruit was quite capable.
"We're here, we're here, get off the train, get off the train." At some point, while everyone was sleeping, the train had stopped. Someone was tapping the carriage with the butt of a gun. Two soldiers who looked impatient and looked like they simply pulled away.
He jumped onto the compartment door of the stuffy tank car and kicked the still sleepy supplementary soldiers with his military boots. The supplementary soldiers who were pushed out of the car like chickens had not yet fully woken up, and the timid ones just squeezed timidly.
Standing together, the bold guy looked around at the surrounding environment. Zhang Xiaoshan, who had always been thoughtful, was looking at the freight cars in front of him. He saw a group of dark-faced Indians unloading the trucks and moving them one after another.
Many wooden boxes came down, and Zhang Xiaoshan guessed that those boxes must contain weapons and ammunition.
Mike and Cai Jincheng, who were in the officer's compartment, had just stepped off the platform when a jeep drove up from outside the train station. The roar and horn of the jeep attracted the reinforcements to look over. "Didn't you say there is no need for reinforcements?"
"Why did you bring dozens more?" Tang Cheng, who drove the car himself, opened the door and walked out of the jeep. He first hugged Mike, then shook hands with Cai Jincheng and said hello. He learned that there were dozens of people on the platform.
The additional soldiers were for him, but Tang Cheng was a little surprised.
Like many of the expeditionary force officers Zhang Xiaoshan and the others had seen during training in Lambgar, Tang Cheng was also wearing a U.S. military uniform. However, Tang Cheng's pistol was only loosely pinned to his waist, and his shiny military boots were stuck in
With the dagger and Tang Cheng's shiny bald head, the whole person looked more like a bandit than an officer. Mike, who was dumbfounded, reached out and knocked on Tang Cheng's bald head, and then pointed at Zhang Xiaoshan
They said, "These are very good artillery and engineers. I specially asked that old guy Stilwell to replenish them for you. I don't want you to use them as cannon fodder to fight against the Japanese army."
After hearing that Mike said that these supplementary troops were artillerymen and engineers, Tang Cheng turned around and looked at Zhang Xiaoshan and the others a few more times, and then made a gesture to Liu Shitou who was still sitting in the jeep. The latter could only express his anger.
Reluctantly, he slowly got out of the jeep. "Is there any leader among you? Just a non-commissioned officer, come out and give me a reply." The lazy Liu Shitou, wearing a military uniform jacket, looked at the supplementary soldiers like quails. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him,
Liu Shitou stepped forward and reached out to fiddle with Zhang Xiaoshan, who was obviously smaller in the queue. He looked like he was only 18 or 19 years old. Although he was about the same size as himself, Liu Shitou concluded that Zhang Xiaoshan had never been on the battlefield.
Never killed anyone.
When Tian Dazhuang saw his friend being pulled out of the queue by Liu Shitou, he reached out to stop him, but the rank of second lieutenant on the collar of Liu Shitou's military uniform forced him to stop. Tian Dazhuang, who was born as a farmer and was illiterate, was in Lamb.
Jia was often beaten by officers. He was afraid of officers from the bottom of his heart, so when he found out that this young boy was an officer, Tian Dazhuang wisely stopped trying to push Liu Shitou away.
"Shitou, I asked you to take them back to the military camp, but you still won't leave." Liu Shitou specially picked out the thin Zhang Xiaoshan from the queue. Originally, he just wanted to act as a big shot in front of these new reinforcements.
However, Tang Cheng was disturbed by the jeep standing there, so he could only direct Zhang Xiaoshan and the others with a cold face to line up, leave the train station and go straight to the military camp by the river.
"Let's take a look. This is a good thing I got from Stilwell through an acquaintance before I left Lambgar. This old man is probably crazy." Mike informed Tangcheng of the order and the news Huang Hanju brought yesterday.
Basically the same, so Tang Cheng was not surprised. However, Tang Cheng was quite surprised by the intelligence that Mike then brought out. Tang Cheng only took a few glances after opening it, and was stunned by the content of the intelligence. Stilwell...
The old man seems to be really going crazy.
Stilwell not only deployed commandos to infiltrate and destroy the Japanese army's logistics supply lines, but also formulated a "Tarzan" plan to counterattack northern Burma. Stilwell planned to dispatch elite troops from Lido to cross the Mountains of the People, and first occupy New Pacific and
area east of the Tanai River, and then established offensive starting positions and logistics supply bases on the spot. The follow-up New First Army then climbed over the Foreigners Mountain, using strong firepower and outflanking and roundabout tactics, directly broke through the Hukang River Valley and the Meng Gong River Valley, and captured Burma.
Myitkyina, the key point in the north, finally reached the goal of connecting the Burma Highway in Yunnan.