CHAPTER XXXVI

The headquarters' reply was very fast, and what Zhao Zhi needed was quickly airdropped. More than 60 brand-new raincoats and mountain knives, and a lot of British-caliber bullets from Uncle Guo's sniper rifle have also arrived. The salted meat was made smoothly, enough for everyone to fight in the jungle for more than half a month. According to Yu Shinan's plan, Zhao Zhi and the others needed to set off a day in advance and make marks on the road they had opened up to facilitate the advance of the brigade behind. Zhao Zhi was naturally not polite, and Zhao Zhi took the opportunity to ask for some of the guns and ammunition that were airdropped.

On a gloomy day, Zhao Zhi set off with more than 60 of his male and female dogs, and the defeated soldiers on the ping field did not say goodbye, but Yu Shinan ordered them not to be sent.

Entering the mountains and forests, and re-entering the vast mountains and forests, Zhao Zhi felt strange and familiar. Mountains, endless mountains, trees, endless and overwhelming trees. In the world of mountains and trees, every step is difficult, not to mention Zhao Zhi and they still need to open the way. When Zhao Zhi and the others marched, they left obvious marks on every tree on the road they passed, and every dozen miles, they would build simple shacks to guide the troops behind. But just like that, on the fourth day, the rear team still lost contact with Zhao Zhi and them. In the mountains and forests, the signal from the radio station could not be received at all, and Zhao Zhi had to pray for Yu Shinan and them to ask for more blessings.

In fact, Zhao Zhi didn't know that the position of the British army given to him by Yu Shinan was fake, and the position of the real British army was completely different. After following Zhao Zhi and them for a few days, Yu Shinan commanded the team to turn around and go in the real direction.

In order to maintain their physical strength, Zhao Zhi and the others only stopped after traveling dozens of miles every day, and the march for several days also consumed a lot of their physical strength, not to mention that they also carried a large amount of supplies, and each person's weight reached more than 20 kilograms. The poisonous insects everywhere in the jungle also brought a lot of trouble to Zhao Zhi and their march. However, along the way, everyone took good precautions, and the herbs in Langzhong also played a certain role, and the doglegs did not get sick because of the harsh environment.

"Sir, doesn't that seem to be the right direction?" The machete that had been gathered in the mountains and forests for a long time found that something was wrong, and hurriedly found Zhao Zhi. Zhao Zhi took out the map that Yu Shinan handed over to him, and checked it carefully, "That's right, according to the indication on the map, let's go to the place in three days."

"But according to the plan, we have to walk along the route of the expeditionary force's retreat for a while, and then turn to the direction of Sun Brabang, but we have been walking for a few days, and we haven't seen a single corpse, don't you think there is a problem? Will there be a problem with the map that Yu Shinan handed us? The machete asked Zhao Zhi uncertainly.

"I'm afraid he doesn't have a problem, don't forget, there is an order written by Yu Shinan himself on the back of this map. When he arrived at the headquarters, he Yu Shinan couldn't tell clearly," Uncle Guo said gloatingly.

"Don't forget, it takes at least 7 days to get from Pingchang to the location of the British army, will the Japanese army allow the British to stay where they are for 7 days? Let's turn to the direction of Sun Bubang first, follow the traces of the retreat of the British army, and we will definitely meet the British army in front of Yu Shinan and them. From now on, no more opening roads and building shacks, full speed ahead" Zhao Zhi patted the head of the machete very easily, like an old pedant.

Over there, Zhao Zhi and them faced it easily, but Yu Shinan, who set off later, was not so smooth. In the first four days, following Zhao Zhi's mark, and there were suitable places to camp every dozen miles, Yu Shinan and the others walked very smoothly. Just after Yu Shinan announced the diversion, the trouble never left Yu Shinan and them.

The 200 soldiers who were responsible for opening the road had only been gone for two days, and more than half of them had been lost due to injuries and illnesses. The hot and humid jungle caused many soldiers in the rear team to contract malaria and typhoid fever, and an abnormal atmosphere permeated the whole army. In this case, Yu Shinan had no choice but to rub forward more than ten miles a day, striving to receive the British army as soon as possible.

Cao Benchuan's men were better, and when they were in Pingchang, they relied on Zhao Zhi and them to live under the mountain. Usually, Cao Benchuan also paid attention to Zhao Zhi's movements, and he also sent people to form a search team into the mountain, secretly following the goats and them all the way to steal the division. The rich man hoarded a lot of salt and supplies, and Cao Benchuan also learned to make some preparations, but he was stronger than Yu Shinan when he entered the mountain, and he was finally not in a hurry.

"Head, Yu Shinan asked us to send people to open the way every day, he has more than twice as many people as us, why should we rush to the front" Cao Da Niu snorted angrily and found Cao Benchuan and vented his dissatisfaction.

"Send people, let's send 100 people tomorrow. Yu Shinan even dared to play Zhao Zhi, let alone 500 of us" Cao Benchuan shook his head and said helplessly.

"Zhao Zhi, they are blind, what does Yu Shinan want to do, aren't they all brothers of the expeditionary force?"

"These people sharpened their heads and climbed up, where they cared about the lives and deaths of the people below, and Zhao Zhi was just a little captain. There are more than 1,500 brothers of the expeditionary force in Pingchang, and when the entire force of the expeditionary force is scattered, whoever can bring this force back to China is a great merit."

"What does that have to do with Zhao Zhi?"

"Don't you want to think about it, more than 1,500 of us were rescued by Zhao Zhi. Moreover, the combat effectiveness of Zhao Zhi's gang should not be underestimated, they were all fought in the jungle, and they were not comparable to those of us. Zhao Zhi just didn't want to participate in this, otherwise he waved his arms, and the more than 1,500 people would be able to follow him at least more than half. Yu Shinan's heart was big, he just felt Zhao Zhi's danger, so he sent Zhao Zhi and them to the point of no return."

Cao Daniu's eyes widened and he looked at his chief, "Sir, since you know these things, why don't you tell Zhao Zhi, can you just watch them die?" That's our brothers."

Cao Benchuan patted Cao Daniu's back, "I can't help it, most of our more than 400 people are injured." If you fall out with Yu Shinan, we can't take advantage, don't you want to go home? ”

"Hey" Cao Daniu, who was extremely angry, squatted on the ground, holding his head and no longer speaking. Cao Benchuan, who was also speechless, silently hoped in his heart that Zhao Zhi and them could get out of danger smoothly. Zhao Zhi saved them, but he concealed the truth of the matter, and Cao Benchuan didn't know if he was right to do this, but for the sake of more than 400 brothers, Cao Benchuan had to abandon Zhao Zhi and the more than 60 people.

It was raining again in the jungle, and the rain was dripping and dripping, and Zhao Zhi and the doglegs were struggling in the jungle. Passing by Zhao Zhi's long hair, he grinned on Zhao Zhiyi's shoulder, looked up at the sky, wiped the rain off his face, and shook Zhao Zhi's face. Long hair's series of movements made Zhao Zhileng stay in place.

Uncle, this is the first time it rained when Zhao Zhi and the doglegs first met, and the long hair is such a series of actions. It's just that there have been a lot of people in the team, and everyone has more raincoats and food. Helping Yuan Qingqing who fell, Zhao Zhi smiled bitterly, I don't know what happened for a while, I always think of what happened when I just entered the jungle. The jungle was even more difficult to walk in the rainy day, and the doglegs fell one by one.

"No, no, the road is too difficult to walk, find a place to rest, wait for the rain to stop" Uncle Guo, who was covered in muddy water, found Zhao Zhi, "The goat has found a good place in front, the canopy is quite dense, and the bottom is still dry, let's go there"

The goats found a good place, a few old trees grew into a piece, the tall canopy was thickly pressed several layers, and the canopy was still dry. Lang Zhong sprinkled the herbal powder on the cleaned dry ground to prevent the appearance of poisonous insects. "Oops, it's so comfortable" Zhao Zhi, who was only wearing military pants, lay on the thick military blanket and smoked happily. The soaked military uniform and straw sandals had already been hung aside, and Yuan Qingqing was checking Zhao Zhi's body to see if there were any locusts or something.

"Auntie, when will you check it for us" Xiucai and a few guys who were sitting around coaxed, looking enviously at Zhao Zhi, who was happy like a fairy at the moment. "Twist, come here" Yuan Qingqing's eyebrows raised, called a female soldier with a big waist and a round waist, and pointed to a few Xiucai, "Twist, go check a few of them, check carefully, do you know?" Yuan Qingqing dragged out the last note, which made Xiucai and the others a little flustered.

The female soldier Mahua really understood what Yuan Qingqing meant, and tossed Xiucai and them enough. The machetes and the scouts tore away the bark, and lit a bonfire with the dry wood cores that had been taken out of it, and everyone sat around the campfire, boiling porridge and roasting military uniforms.

"Have you thought about it, what should we do next?" Uncle Guo, who also had nothing to do, held a cigarette roll in his mouth and sat cross-legged next to the bored Zhao Zhi, who was secretly looking at Yuan Qingqing who was busy.

Zhao Zhi, who was interrupted by Uncle Guo to peep, looked at this idle and panicked old man angrily, and reluctantly lit a cigarette. Leisurely exhaled a smoke ring, Zhao Zhi took out the map and pointed it to Uncle Guo, "Uncle Guo, look, according to our travel speed and time, this should be our approximate location." Ignoring the information provided by Yu Shinan, based on the retreat route of the British army sent by the headquarters for the first time and the consistent performance of the Japanese army, I guess that the British army should be here" Zhao Zhi's finger pointed at a place.

"Nimdiben?"

"Yes" Zhao Zhi nodded and pointed to Ning Diben, "This is here, according to the retreat speed of the British army, the Japanese army should intercept the British army in this area." Therefore, if we go to the northwest, we will definitely intercept the British army in front of Yu Shinan."

"Then how do we report to the headquarters that they lost contact with Yu Shinan?"

"Uncle Guo, you are stupid, we acted according to Yu Shinan's orders, and they fell behind themselves. We are going to rush to rescue the international friendly army, so we have to continue to advance with pain and sorrow" Zhao Zhi winked at Uncle Guo, and the two laughed in unison, the two foxes who were alive.

In fact, after Yu Shinan got the radio, Zhao Zhi was calculating, and the defeated soldiers who were searched back by the scouts obviously leaned towards Yu Shinan and Cao Benchuan, and from the beginning of harassing the female soldiers, Zhao Zhi was disappointed in the defeated soldiers. Originally, he was temporarily resting in the pingchang, just for the sake of the defeated soldiers of the expeditionary force who were still in the jungle, in order to facilitate the search for them. But the people who came to the rescue were all those who tended to be inflammatory, which made Zhao Zhi very sad.

Let Zhao Zhi and the 60 of them open the way for more than 1,500 people, a fool knows what is going on. But when Zhao Zhi and the others set off, no one came out to see them off. In fact, war is so cruel, veterans know it, but Zhao Zhi, the former young master, can't understand it. He is ruthless that his power is not big enough, but at the same time he is afraid that he will not be able to control power, and he has been in conflict these days. Until the second day after entering the mountain, Yuan Qingqing's words woke him up.

That day, Zhao Zhi accidentally tripped over the withered vines, and lay on the ground for half a sound without gasping, and the frightened doglegs surrounded Zhao Zhi. Afterwards, Uncle Guo complained that Zhao Zhi didn't look at the road when he walked, but he just fell, which scared everyone. Zhao Zhi replied that everyone was making a fuss, and Yuan Qingqing taught Zhao Zhi a lesson, saying that everyone was so nervous because Zhao Zhi was his brother. A sentence of brothers made Zhao Zhi completely let go of the burden in his heart, yes, he is only for his brothers, and he doesn't have to care too much about other people and things.

Looking at the busy Yuan Qingqing's smiling face and everyone sitting around the bonfire, Zhao Zhi felt that it was not bad to stay with the brothers like this. "Dogs, eat well, don't call me" Zhao Zhi pounced with his teeth and claws, and rolled into a pile with the dogs.