Chapter 315: The Battle Situation

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? Yan Shijun came, and only drove a jeep back with Cao Yan, and there were three urns with them. After separating from Zhao Zhi and them, Yan Shijun's company carried out several missions and killed more than a dozen people, three of whom were old brothers from his direct company. Yan Shijun, who was thin, looked very haggard, and his face was not even washed off with blood, and the whole person looked extremely tired. Cao Yan was a little better, but she just hugged the three urns and didn't say a word, and occasionally made a few noises when Yuan Qingqing and them spoke.

"Let him sleep, Qingqing, you take Cao Yan to take a shower and change clothes, I let the goats and machetes go into the mountains to hunt, let's eat stew tonight" Zhao Zhi put his military uniform on Yan Shijun's body, the latter fell asleep when he talked to Zhao Zhi, and it was not difficult to see from his dark circles how tired Yan Shijun had been recently. Yan Shijun slept comfortably on the recliner dedicated to Zhao Zhi, Zhao Zhi waved his hand to let the others disperse, but he moved a stone and sat on the recliner to drive away mosquitoes for Yan Shijun.

"Your commander values the army very much, otherwise he wouldn't hand over the brothers to him" When Yuan Qingqing came to the courtyard with Cao Yan, who had changed his clothes and looked good, Zhao Zhi was still using a thin branch to drive away the little flying insects for Yan Shijun. Zhao Zhi rarely had such a time, Yuan Qingqing and Cao Yan couldn't bear to come forward to disturb, so they sat next to them hand in hand and watched quietly.

"The fish are coming, the fish is coming" The barefoot old cannon and the steamed bun ran back with two fish cages made of tree branches with great interest, it often rains these days, and the old cannon and the steamed bun found a blister when they went into the mountains to hunt. These guys didn't need to assemble firearms, so they thought about getting a fish cage and going into the mountains to touch the fish, and the old cannon and steamed buns had a lot of harvest today, and there were more than a dozen palm-long fish.

"You *** whisper" Zhao Zhi glared, picked up a stone casually and threw it over. Zhao Zhi's reaction was fast enough, but there was someone who reacted faster than him, Yan Shijun, who was sleeping on the recliner, had already rolled over and hid on the side of the recliner when the old cannon's loud voice shouted, and the pistol on his waist had already been pulled out. "Concealment, concealment" Yan Shijun's eyes hadn't fully opened, and he shouted in his mouth to hide, and the gun in his hand was already aimed at the old guns.

"My own people, my own people" Zhao Zhi pinched Yan Shijun's hand holding the gun with one hand and lifted it up, grabbed Yan Shijun's shoulder with the other hand, and pressed him to the recliner. The reaction of the old cannon and the steamed bun was also fast enough, and they threw the fish cage directly, dodged and lay on the ground, and between their hands and feet, the old cannon and the steamed bun hid behind a pile of dry firewood in the courtyard.

"Slap" Zhao Zhi gave Yan Shijun a slap, and Yan Shijun, who was not fully conscious, quieted down and just looked at Zhao Zhi in a daze. "How many days has he not slept?" After Cao Yan coaxed Yan Shijun to sleep, Zhao Zhi pulled Cao Yan aside and asked carefully. Yan Shijun looks like this, at first glance, it is not good to rest for a long time, and his nerves are already tense to the extreme, as long as there is a slight sound, he will wake up. His dodge and pulling out the gun just now were instinctive reactions, and when Yan Shijun was doing these actions, he was still delirious, and he didn't even fully wake up.

"We were ordered to attack a Japanese position, but the situation in that position did not match the information, and the Japanese were far outnumbered by us. We fell into the siege and had to retreat into the jungle, and we held on for 5 days before rushing out, and the army barely closed its eyes" Cao Yan's tears swirled in her eyes, but she kept holding back and not crying. Zhao Zhi has experienced a rout, he knows the hardships involved, and the 5-day mountain forest defense is by no means as simple as a few words. It was these 5 days of perseverance that almost exhausted Yan Shijun's mind, so Yan Shijun was like this.

"You also go and rest for a while, and when the stew is ready, I'll wake you up" Zhao Zhi pretended to be relaxed and let Yuan Qingqing and Linda accompany Cao Yan to leave, but his heart was much heavier. The war is cruel, but it is not Yan Shijun's way of fighting, if he continues to fight like this, he will be tired before the Japanese army is destroyed. It seems that it is necessary for him to have a good talk with this kid, and Zhao Zhi, who has made up his mind, sits beside Yan Shijun and guards him, and strictly orders anyone to enter his room.

It wasn't until the sun was in the west, and Zhao Zhi sat in the room for 7 hours before Yan Shijun woke up leisurely, and Zhao Zhi was already sitting with a sore back and couldn't straighten his back. "Eat, we've all eaten, but you and the chief haven't eaten yet" Wang Dabao entered the room with a large pot of oily roast meat, and Uncle Guo, who was carrying wine and rice, followed in with a smile. It will already be dark, the stew is at noon, this pot of roast meat was specially left by Wang Dabao for Zhao Zhi and Yan Shijun, and Uncle Guo simply came to mix wine and drink.

Zhao Zhi personally poured wine for Yan Shijun, but he still didn't drink it, Zhao Zhi is not good at drinking, and the people in the company directly under him know it. Therefore, Yan Shijun did not persuade him to drink, so he drank with Uncle Guo, and the people in the army ate very quickly, especially the roast meat made by Wang Dabao was indeed delicious. Between the chopsticks, a large pot of roast meat was eaten by Zhao Zhi and the three of them, "It's still delicious to be made by the cook, it's so comfortable" Yan Shijun, who had a round stomach, rubbed his stomach comfortably, this was probably the most comfortable meal he had eaten since he left the direct company.

"How many days can I rest this time?" Zhao Zhi poured another glass of wine for Yan Shijun, he knew the amount of alcohol this kid had, and he would not let him drink too much. "There can rest, my people accidentally drank the dirty water in the mountains and forests, there are a lot of diarrhea, this time I just came back to rest for a few days, the troops in front have been mixed with the Japanese army, reconnaissance troops like us have been sent out a lot, it is estimated that there will be a big move" Yan Shijun drank the cup as soon as he raised his neck, and Uncle Guo also accompanied him to drink a cup.

Yuan Qingqing and Linda, who were hiding at the door and eavesdropping on them, immediately walked in as soon as they heard Yan Shijun's words, everyone has been used to Zhao Zhi these days, cigars, recliners, and from time to time they accompany him into the mountains to hunt, everyone does these things just to keep Zhao Zhi away from the war. This Yan Shijun opened and closed his mouth on the front line or something, which only made Zhao Zhi start to ponder the battle situation again, and the efforts made by everyone during this period were in vain. So they want to stop it, as long as the two of them are present, Zhao Zhi will not take the initiative to mention the battle situation on the front line.

It's just that they miscalculated this time, when the two of them entered, Yan Shijun was already drawing a map of the deployment of troops on the periphery of Myitkyina with his fingers dipped in wine on the table, and he was explaining to Zhao Zhi while drawing. Zhao Zhi listened with relish, and didn't see Yuan Qingqing and Linda walk in at all, Uncle Guo just asked them to stop talking, in fact, he himself listened very attentively. Yuan Qingqing and Linda have no choice, they all know Zhao Zhi's character, and to persuade Zhao Zhi in this matter is simply to quarrel.

At this time, the expeditionary force in the Menggong River Valley had cut off the logistics supply lines of the Japanese troops stationed in Menggong and Gamai, which greatly encouraged the new 22nd Division and the new 38th Division to attack the Japanese army frontally. At the end of May, after the new 38th Division surrounded the Varan regiment, it mobilized the main force to quickly advance in the direction of Menggong. June 1. The new 22nd Division captured the Malan Heights and immediately developed an offensive towards Gamai. On the 16th, the new 22nd Division occupied Gamai and annihilated most of the enemy, and the commander of the 18th Division, Tanaka Shinichi, led more than 3,000 remnants of the army, and fled south in a hurry under the main force of the 53rd Division. On June 25, the new 38th Division conquered Menggong and annihilated more than 1,600 enemies.

After losing the airport, the Japanese army in Myitkyina was still stubbornly resisting the offensive of the expeditionary force, and after the loss of Meng Gong and Gamai, Myitkyina became an isolated city. However, the commander of the Japanese army, Major General Minakami Genzo, in accordance with the order to "defend Myitkyina to the death", still resisted stubbornly and fought the trapped beasts. The Expeditionary Force Command readjusted its deployment and besieged Myitkyina from three sides with the 50th Division, the New 30th Division and the U.S. Lagahad Commando, striving to defeat the Japanese army in the siege and take Myitkyina.

Since the beginning of the rainy season, most of the positions of the enemy and us have become swamps, and the soldiers often lie waist-deep in muddy water to fight. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the operational plan designated by the headquarters, a company like Yan Shijun, who was good at reconnaissance, was sent to the forward position early, and they not only had to go out to reconnoiter and spy on the military situation, but also help the friendly troops to garrison the position, so their casualties were naturally not small.

Zhao Zhi and they have been transferred to the warehouse for more than a month, except for hunting in the mountains when it is not raining, the rest of the time is to gather in the warehouse to chat and play cards, and they don't know anything about the current battle situation at all. Zhao Zhi only judged the progress of the battle ahead from the number and number of firearms seized from the warehouse, and if it wasn't for Yan Shijun's inform, he wouldn't have known that Myitkyina had been fought like this, if the headquarters really made up its mind, then the Japanese army alone in Myitkyina could be regarded as doomed.

Yan Shijun and Zhao Zhi cried while chatting, they lost more than a dozen brothers in just one battle, and he was naturally very uncomfortable as the first time he led the team as the chief officer. Naturally, he couldn't show his sadness when he was fighting, but when he arrived at the warehouse and saw Zhao Zhi and them, he felt like he was back home. In addition, Yan Shijun drank alcohol, so he cried in front of Zhao Zhi without any scruples, Zhao Zhi and Uncle Guo couldn't persuade them, and the crying in his eyes was swollen before it stopped.

"They are all people who have become company commanders, why are they still such a child's temper, you have to change it, don't let your brothers see the joke" Zhao Zhi angrily threw a towel to Yan Shijun. The words were very harsh, but Zhao Zhi's eyebrows were a little doting, and Uncle Guo, who was sitting on the side, shook his head. For a long time, Zhao Zhi has been a little indulgent to Yan Shijun, and the dogs have some complaints, but every time they are scolded by Zhao Zhi, it seems that Zhao Zhi chose Yan Shijun is indeed a wise choice, at least Yan Shijun, like Zhao Zhi, is very good to his brothers.

"Tell me, what else do you know?" Zhao Zhi took out a cigar and took one in his mouth, he didn't know anything about the battle situation in front of him now, and he didn't have to ask Yan Shijun clearly. In his spare time, Zhao Zhi always likes to gather the officers and use the sand table to deduce their previous battle columns, and the results of the deduction make Zhao Zhi very embarrassed. If he had the current state of mind to command those battles, Zhao Zhi would at least be able to reduce the casualties of his soldiers by half, and he would not be sent to guard the warehouse. He is only 25 years old this year, and he is still a hot-blooded young man, and he has been mixed up like this until the end of the war, which is something that Zhao Zhiwan cannot accept.

Yan Shijun, who wiped his face, returned to his previous appearance by Zhao Zhi's side, "The command means to launch a campaign in July, and strive to use the tactics of encroachment to slowly advance towards Myitkyina while encircling the Japanese army in Myitkyina, and eat the Japanese army in Myitkyina little by little." It's just that it's the rainy season, and the march has been affected, so our people can only move forward little by little, and even my scouts have to narrow the search radius, and once they are captured by the Japanese army, the backup troops will not have time to rush over."

The rainy season is indeed a factor that affects the march, and may even affect the entire battle situation. Zhao Zhi was not surprised that the headquarters was anxious to solve the Japanese troops in Myitkyina. It will not be long before the 7th anniversary of the outbreak of the "77 Incident", the commander-in-chief in Chongqing needs good news, and the people at home also need good news.

Zhao Zhi pondered for a moment, then took out a map from under the bed and spread it out on the table, "Look, this is Myitkyina, once the Japanese army is besieged, they will definitely fight to the death, but according to my judgment, they should not be prepared that all the people will defend Myitkyina" Zhao Zhi's fingers slowly moved to the location of the Irrawaddy River, "This is their only way to retreat, once the Japanese army is defeated, there will definitely be Japanese troops who will evacuate from this direction, you must not be prepared to cross the river, as long as the Japanese army can escape the river, You can only just stare dryly, but Ba Mo is not too far from the Irrawaddy River."

Yan Shijun looked at Zhao Zhi in a bit of a daze, "You mean that after the command ordered it, I will take my troops around the river, and then wait for the rabbits, block the scattered Japanese troops by the river, and prevent them from crossing the river" Zhao Zhi's judgment was really a bit bold, and neither Yan Shijun nor Uncle Guo was sure whether this idea was right or wrong. The headquarters ordered a general attack, which was to order all the expeditionary force troops besieging Myitkyina, and Zhao Zhi asked Yan Shijun to lead the team around the Irrawaddy River privately.

As soon as Yan Shijun asked this, Zhao Zhi's face immediately darkened, and the cigar in his mouth was also thrown away, "Fuck off, why don't you have a brain after only a few days of leaving." Do you think you are a regiment commander or a division commander, and you have hundreds of people in your hands and you want to fight other people's ambushes, do you have that ability? Lao Tzu is asking you to report to the top, as long as you can intercept the Japanese army, then you will have your credit" Zhao Zhi glared at Yan Shijun with hatred of iron and steel, and walked away with his hands behind his back in a huff. ~