Chapter 54

Today is the last 20 miles, and after walking 20 miles, everyone will be in the column. Before dawn, the impatient Edward urged Zhao Zhi to set off on the road, but Zhao Zhi was not in a hurry. The leisurely Zhao Zhi asked the dog to take people to boil hot water, and the old cannon, who had returned to his old business, carried a razor and stood behind a big rock like a butcher.

"Shave, shave, bathe" This is Zhao Zhi's order, not far from the camp is a small river, shaved, shaved the heads of the guys in the river, by the way, touched a few fish. The weakened also squatted by the river, dipped in rags in water, and wiped their bodies.

Edward looked at Zhao Zhi who was lying on the stone basking in the sun, "Zhao, why don't you go down to the river to take a bath, you are all rancid" Edward pinched his nose exaggeratedly to show that what he said was not wrong.

", the river is so cold, my little body can't freeze to death, I'll go to Ledo to take a hot bath" Zhao Zhi looked at Edward sly, and the latter had to look at the guy in front of him with disdain. Touching the head that was hung by the old cannon like a shelled egg, Zhao Zhi shouted to the dog, "Dog, tell those guys to come up, and go on the road in half an hour."

The shaved, shaved, and washed routs were still in tatters, but they were finally temporarily freed from the appearance of beggars. Dozens of guys with steel helmets had just washed the muddy and smoky steel helmets in the river, and there was a faint reflection in the sun.

On the road again, the useless rags were thrown away by Zhao Zhi's order, and the team was still lined up in two columns. Seeing this, the defeated soldiers lying on the side of the road joined in one after another, and after walking less than 10 miles, Zhao Zhi's team was almost 500 people, and it was still increasing. When passing by the bamboo hut where food was distributed, the team distributed food and water evenly according to a team of 30 people, which also surprised the Indian soldiers who distributed food. After passing through three bamboo sheds along the way, there was no food grabbing, and the routs had formed a pattern, with each 30 people in a team, and their own team leaders were selected to be responsible for receiving food and water. Those who join next follow the last team first, and after gathering enough 30 people, they become a team of their own.

Gradually, the routs found that everyone could eat food because of their weak health, and everyone could eat food because they were weak. When wounded or sick soldiers were found on the side of the road, the guys in the queue would also stretch them out of vines and carry their comrades who could not walk. When this happens, Zhao Zhi will order the team to stop and put the wounded and sick in the middle of the queue, at least so that they will not fall behind again.

In the afternoon, a river can be seen in the distance, more than 20 meters wide, and there are two suspension bridges made of bamboo and wood on the river. There are a lot of thatched huts along the bridge, and a lot of brown-skinned Indians are selling food and water in their hands. These locals all have deep eyes and protruding foreheads, and a few of the old cannons only smack their lips. Zhao Zhi leaned over to see that those people had some pieces of meat pierced with branches, all of which had been cooked, but they didn't know what kind of meat they were. The locals and the defeated soldiers did not understand the language, but they made gestures with their hands, which could be bought with money or exchanged for things, and they also recognized the currency of Myanmar.

Zhao Zhi looked at those suspicious pieces of meat and turned his head to leave, but was pulled by a middle-aged man. The middle-aged man handed a string of meat pieces in his hand to Zhao Zhi's hand, and stretched out his hand to point to the dagger on Zhao Zhi's waist, indicating that he wanted to exchange. Zhao Zhi shook his head and wanted to leave, but the middle-aged man took a string of meat from someone else and handed it to Zhao Zhi, but Zhao Zhi still shook his head. The middle-aged man looked at Zhao Zhi and stretched out 4 fingers, expressing his willingness to exchange four skewers of meat, but Zhao Zhi still shook his head and said that he would not change it. A lazy rout next to him said, "It's almost time to get to the column, you don't need to build a shed, let's change it" Zhao Zhi smiled, turned his head and left, but he didn't want to be blocked by the rout.

"Brother, let's change it" The rout looked at Zhao Zhi with a smile. When Zhao Zhi shaved his head by the river, he took off his military rank and put it in his pocket, and now, like other defeated soldiers, he is all in tattered clothes, and he can't complain that others will beat him.

"Then what if I don't change it," Zhao Zhi also looked at this rout with a smile. The stunned Qing just wanted to grab Zhao Zhi, but was pulled by the accomplice next to him, pointing at Zhao Zhi and not knowing what to say, the stunned Qing sat down. Zhao Zhi stopped the dog who was about to do it, smiled slightly, and prepared to cross the bridge.

"Little bastard, today is our chief in a good mood, otherwise Lao Tzu will beat you to death" Lao Pao glared at the stunned young man. Originally, according to the old cannon's meaning, he directly kicked and lay down to finish the job, but Zhao Zhi didn't let him, he could only do it in a hurry.

The two bamboo and wooden bridges on the river are separated, separated by more than ten meters from each other, and the newer bridge is all in tattered clothes, salallow faces, and embarrassed expeditionary soldiers, Zhao Zhi is standing on this bridge at this moment. More than ten meters away, the bridge downstream is older, and the people walking on the bridge are all native Indians.

Standing on the suspension bridge, Zhao Zhi stared. Under the suspension bridge is the clear sparkling water, dozens of birds perched on the trees on the riverbank, and the breeze gently blows the treetops, and the reflection in the water is also in the water. Such a scenery is worth taking a closer look at for those who are setting foot in a foreign country for the first time. But at this time, walking on the suspension bridge were all ragged and dejected soldiers, who had no intention of admiring the scenery.

Just as Zhao Zhi was leaning on the bridge and thinking about it, the sound of leather boots all the way rhythmically came from behind. Zhao Zhi turned around, yo, it's still an old acquaintance Zhao Yuanzhi. Zhao Yuanzhi obviously cleaned up, wearing a set of beige British army summer clothes that he didn't know where he got it, and a pair of half-new military boots on his feet. Zhao Yuanzhi was followed by dozens of ragged expeditionary troops, obviously following Zhao Yuanzhi all the way.

"Zhao Zhi, let's meet again" Zhao Yuanzhi stretched out his hand to Zhao Zhi very generously, looking very generous. Zhao Zhi just glanced at the hand, but didn't stretch out his hand. The stupid and careful old cannon naturally knew Zhao Zhi's thoughts, and immediately said in a strange voice, "Chief Zhao, our chief thinks that the smell of blood on your hands is too big, more than 600 brothers follow you, and there are only a few fucking left, are you fucking panicked?" ”

Zhao Yuanzhi's face turned red, he helped his glasses, pointed to the old cannon and the goat, and said, "Zhao Zhi, aren't you only left with these few people?" We are bald monks, no one should be afraid of anyone with less hair"

The outspoken dog pursed his lips and looked at Zhao Yuanzhi with disdain, "You know a fart, our people have already taken a plane and left." Our chief is taking us to break off, or go back to China as soon as possible" Zhao Yuanzhi didn't believe it at first, but after seeing Edward, he finally believed it.

"Let's go, let's go, tell him what are you doing here" Edward pulled Zhao Zhi away. After walking a few steps, Zhao Zhi turned around and shouted to the old cannon: "Old cannon, hurry up, look at what your people are doing on the other side of the bridge?" Hurry up and go to the whole team, what does it look like in a mess" Zhao Yuanzhi saw hundreds of rout soldiers squatting at the other end of the bridge, this Zhao Zhi is a little capable, and a group of people follow everywhere, Zhao Yuanzhi looked at the hundreds of rout soldiers who were honest like little chickens when they saw Zhao Zhi, and he was very envious in his heart, who didn't want the people under his command to be obedient.

The routs were lined up in a double formation, and their footsteps were very neat, and on the 5-mile road from the bridgehead to Leduo, at least 200 stragglers were added to the ranks. The neat queue of hundreds of routs caused quite a stir in Ledo, and the soldiers of the expeditionary force who came to Ledo on weekdays were all in twos and threes, dark and wooden, and full of foul smells, and as soon as they entered Ledo, they were all over the streets to grab food. However, the soldiers of the expeditionary force who came today were different, although they were also yellow and thin-skinned, and their clothes were tattered, they lined up to enter the column, and they did not disturb the people, but just walked straight into the hospital in Liedo. It wasn't until a big man gave the order to dismiss that the hundreds of routs were disbanded.