Perhaps the old saying of "no fight, no acquaintance" is more appropriate to describe the current Dice and Duke. When the US troops that had not arrived finally rushed to the river to join Tang Cheng and the others, they were still entangled with each other just now.
The two of them, who ate each other's dice alive, and Duke, who passed each other cigarettes and lit the fire, have become so familiar that they are like a pair of good friends. People who don't know what happened just now will definitely regard these two as friends they haven't seen for many years.
Duke, who has lived in Peking for more than 6 years, speaks fluent Peking Chinese. With this convenience, Duke, who has a fierce appearance but a bold nature, quickly got along with others.
There were three detachments of the first batch of troops from the Mai detachment to cross the jungle, with a total number of about 1,400 people. Two of the detachments had already arrived at Guimen Pass to wait. What they in Tangcheng were waiting for was the third detachment that finally fell in Liedou."
We are here, and we can go now." Several American officers commanding this American detachment only saluted Mike, but ignored Tang Chengli who was standing next to Mike, and even skipped a nod.
Tang Cheng didn't take the unreasonable behavior of these US military officers seriously at all. He didn't even look at these guys. They all had the same captain rank as himself, so Tang Cheng could naturally ignore them. Tang Cheng didn't follow them.
The other party cared about these trivial matters, so Mike didn't want to take advantage of it to get angry. He just said a few words indifferently, and the two teams formed one team and crossed the Lieduo River in a hurry, speeding all the way to Guimen Pass.
Duke was not with his fellow Americans, but got on their truck in Tangcheng. In his explanation, he was a liaison officer sent by the US military because he spoke the best Chinese. "It shouldn't be said."
Don't tell him, I guess this guy is sent by those Americans to show off to us. Unfortunately, this guy is not a fool. He should know who to follow to get out of the woods alive." Tang Cheng whispered to Hou San, far away
Looking at Duke from a distance, who was arm-in-arm with Dice, the entire city felt embarrassed by Duke's familiarity.
If you want to go south to the Hukang Valley, you must first enter Yeren Mountain from Lieduo. To enter Yeren Mountain, you must first enter Guimen Pass. The Guimen Pass, which the locals talk about with disgrace, is just a place more than 20 kilometers away from Lieduo.
The entrance to the mountain road. As the bandit guide, Tang Cheng and the others drove to Guimen Pass. A leading force belonging to the 114th Regiment of the 38th Division had already entered the mountain. The other main forces of the 114th Regiment were preparing to enter the mountain. After getting off the truck, Mike went
Find the leader of the 114th Regiment to ask about the situation on the way forward, while Tang Cheng will lead his people to stand by where they are.
The soldiers of the 114th Regiment looked at Tang Cheng and the others who jumped out of the carriage one after another in surprise. The more curious ones came up to chat with each other. "Which part?" A student soldier who was obviously a student squatted down next to Tan Fei and handed
A cigarette came over. Tan Fei, wearing only a shirt on his upper body, smiled and reached out to take the cigarette from the student soldier. He skillfully took out a lighter and helped the other party light the cigarette. If the other party knew that Tan Fei was a second lieutenant officer, he might not
Will come over and talk to myself.
After helping the other party light his cigarette, Tan Fei replied, "He's from a company directly under the general headquarters."
"Drink! Directly under the army, you are so prosperous." The student soldier became interested and looked at Tan Fei carefully. His eyes fell on the binoculars held in Tan Fei's left hand. The other party hurriedly stood up and saluted Tan Fei. Regardless.
Whether he was in the national army or the reorganized expeditionary force, those who could use telescopes would definitely not be ordinary soldiers. Tan Fei still smiled and just looked up at the dark and dense jungle on the surrounding mountains for a few times, and then squatted down next to him.
Come down.
The student soldier who was secretly guessing Tan Fei's identity was a little flustered, but he still held on and did not move. Looking at the students' faces, Tan Fei guessed that he had never experienced combat or entered Savage Mountain. "How did you pretend that he didn't move?"
Soldiers?" Tan Fei looked at the other party's slightly fair complexion and suddenly became interested and asked.
"In response to Chairman Chiang's call, one hundred thousand young people and one hundred thousand troops! The names reported in the Southwest United Congress last September were airlifted from Kunming to Ramuga for training, and then they were assigned to the 114th Regiment." Some of the students Tan Fei asked about
Excited, he paused for a moment and then asked Tan Fei, "Sir, what about you? How did you become a soldier? How did you get selected into the company directly under the headquarters?"
Looking at Xiyi's eyes, Tan Fei smiled and replied, "Me, I was originally a student, but when I ran south, I met my current commander, and then followed him all the way south from Hubei to Kunming." Tan Fei said.
Fei proudly mentioned Tangcheng, and pointed at Tangcheng in the distance, which was observing the terrain with a telescope, to the student soldiers around him. "That is my commander. The commander was also a student before he joined the army, and he is about the same age as us.
, but now he is a veteran who has been in the army for several years and has killed hundreds of Japanese."
After listening to Tan Fei's introduction, when the students looked at Tangcheng, their eyes were full of heat. "Go, go and cool down wherever you can!" Dice walking by was a little impatient, pushing and kicking the ground.
He pushed the student soldier away, squatted down next to Tan Fei, pointed at the student soldier and yelled, "You student boys, if you don't go to school properly, why are you here to join in the fun? If I want to have a son, I will die."
We can’t let him serve as a soldier!”
"We are doing our best for the country. This is what Chairman Chiang Kai-shek said." Although the students who were pushed away by the dice were a little afraid of the dice, they still argued back. "The Chairman said that there is no distinction between north and south, and no distinction between age and age.
, we all have the responsibility to defend our homeland and fight the war, and we should all be determined to sacrifice everything. I am also a Chinese. Since I am a Chinese, I should contribute to the country, even if I die in battle, I am willing to do so. If everyone hides, both of them will
If we don't listen to what's going on outside the window, when will the Japanese pirates who bully us be driven out of our country?"
Although the students pushed away by Dice were small in stature, his words attracted approval and shouts from some soldiers around him, and also made Tang Cheng, who had been observing the terrain, turn around and look this way. Dice
He is not very literate and is not a good talker. He was a little embarrassed when the students said this. Seeing that the dice was about to go crazy, Tan Fei, who was squatting next to him, hurriedly pressed the dice. "This classmate
, what you just said is correct, my brother doesn’t mean what you think, he means that you don’t understand the dangers on the battlefield, so don’t go to the battlefield and die in vain.”
Tan Fei smiled again and took out a pack of cigarettes and distributed them in a circle to the soldiers of the 114th Regiment around him. These guys who had already stood up and were ready to fight for their comrades gave up and dispersed, but they were a little uncomfortable with the dice that Tan Fei had been pressing.
Happy. The crowd gathered around dispersed to see if there was any excitement. The veterans who were crowded in the crowd also dispersed when they saw this. Tangcheng also immediately focused its attention on the surrounding terrain again.
Guimenguan has completely changed. It is unclear whether it is a large construction site or a large barracks. There are the roars of various mechanical engines everywhere, and the choking yellow dust raised by the vehicles looks gray everywhere. Engineering Corps
With the arrival of the main force of the 114th Regiment, there were many soldiers with different skin colors here who were in a hurry. The huge roller coaster rolled past, and their feet and eardrums were trembling. Almost everyone here had serious expressions.
Face.
Standing on the side of the road, Tang Cheng dug hard in his ears with his little finger, frowned and asked Cai Jincheng beside him: "Are these people here to build roads?"
Cai Jincheng smiled and replied, "Yes, these guys should be the Sino-US joint engineering force. I heard that they are two American engineering regiments plus the *** Engineer Corps. There are even more powerful ones that you haven't seen. The British are also planning to
One hundred thousand Indian laborers were transferred from India to participate in the road construction project, and their numbers have surpassed those of our expeditionary force."
"I believe in the evil of the Yankees!" A veteran who had been standing behind the two of them interjected, "We have walked through Savage Mountain several times. The forest in Savage Mountain is so dense that people can't walk through it, and they can still drive out.
A car is coming? You have no place to use your strength." Tang Cheng and Cai Jincheng naturally knew that the expeditionary force headquarters was determined to build the road first. The two looked at each other but said nothing. However, building the road
The incident that caused such a big stir could not be hidden from the Japanese troops scattered in the woods.
Mike, who went to look for the 114th Regiment to ask about the situation ahead, disappeared for a long time before coming back. Looking at Mike's face, Tang Cheng waved away the surrounding soldiers and asked a few words in a low voice. "
The troops of the 114th Regiment are about to enter the mountains. It is said that the British troops in the direction of Tangjiaka have been attacked by a large number of Japanese troops. The British troops are about to be unable to hold on. The 114th Regiment is rushing to rescue." He took the cigarette from Tangcheng.
He lit it and took a sip, and Mike cursed in a low voice, "The headquarters doesn't know what kind of illness it is, and they want us to go to Tangjiaka for rescue. We only have 300 people. What can we do if we go there? Just ask us
I declined."
After listening to Mike's words, Tang Cheng stopped lighting his cigarette, frowned and looked at Mike, "Does the headquarters only want us to rescue the British troops? The US military detachment won't go?" Mike nodded heavily, indicating that Tang Cheng had guessed.
That's right, not only Mike couldn't figure out such an order, but Tang Cheng was also confused. His direct company was ordered to guide the more than a thousand American troops behind him and act as a guide. Why did the order change again before they even entered the forest?
"Then we go to Tangjiaka. What should we do with these American troops? They can't get out of Savage Mountain on their own. I'm afraid these men don't even know which direction Ma Gao is, so the higher-ups haven't considered this issue?" I suddenly figured it out.
Tangcheng calmed down after a few things. Stilwell valued the Mai Detachment's southward movement so much that he would never sit back and watch the Mai Detachment's vanguard die before it left. If he transferred his company to Tangjiaka, then
Just let these more than a thousand American soldiers pass through Savage Mountain by themselves, but I don’t know how many of them will finally walk out of the jungle of Savage Mountain alive.