Chapter 156: The direct company departs
"Company Commander Zhao, our battalion commander informs you that tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock, the camp on the bank of the Ledo River will assemble and set off" The herald of the 112th Regiment said something dryly, and drove away in a jeep.
"Damn,, what time is it to gather at 8 o'clock to get to the turning point of the highway, when the sun is at its hottest. Have these calves ever fought? The old cannon muttered dissatisfied, picking on the problems of the 112th regiment. Since the last time Zhao Zhi went to the 112th regiment and touched a gray nose, the doglegs couldn't lift their spirits to the 112th regiment, and they really had to be careful when they acted with such guys.
"Alright, let's get off early and get up at 6. I'm going to borrow the hospital truck, and I'll take us to the riverbank camp tomorrow" Zhao Zhi swallowed the food in his mouth, ordered a few guys who could drive casually, and drove two jeeps to Ledo Hospital.
"Zhao, my friend, are you okay?" Dean Holly hugged Zhao Zhi warmly, and his big fan-like hand almost didn't slap Zhao Zhi's back apart. "Old man, I'm here to borrow your truck, it's not for nothing, the things left in my camp are all from your hospital, what's the matter?" Zhao Zhi hugged Holly with a hippie smile, with a face that was underbeaten. Anyway, the direct company is gone, and the camp will also be borrowed by other troops, and the materials will not be saved, so it is better to be a favor and leave it to the hospital.
Sure enough, as soon as he heard that the things left in the camp were from the hospital, the folds on Old Man Holly's face burst into laughter, and he immediately nodded and agreed to lend the truck to Zhao Zhi. and promised to personally lead the team to send Zhao Zhi early tomorrow morning, in fact, in order to occupy the materials that could not be taken away first.
The next day, Holly really came early, and brought a few drivers, and after sending Zhao Zhi and them, he could just point to drive the truck directly to the camp to load things. There were a lot of people moving things, and considering that it was not easy to walk in the jungle during the rainy season, everyone didn't bring too many things. 7 days' rations per person, 2 cardinal ammunition, necessary medicines and raincoats for each person have been stuffed into the backpack. Zhao Zhi also ordered everyone to carry at least one mortar shell or Bazooka rocket, and the female soldiers had already made a lot of nets with parachute lines, and now they had to come in handy.
Looking back at the hard-built camp, Zhao Zhi turned his head and jumped into the jeep, and with a wave of his hand, the sound of "departure" rumbled. The guys in the truck looked back at the camp, which they had built little by little, and this time they left, not knowing when they would be able to come back, and how many people would be able to come back by then. The goat sitting in the jeep suddenly sang loudly in Shanxi's Qin dialect, and the high-pitched and passionate singing voice sounded, drifting far away against the wind, and everyone who listened to it had tears in their eyes.
At 7 o'clock, Zhao Zhi's direct company arrived at the camp assembly point by the Ledo River, but did not see the people of the 112th Regiment. It was not until after 8 o'clock that the soldiers of the 112th Regiment came to assemble in twos and threes, and the whole team was useful for a long time. Zhao Zhi had strictly ordered before leaving the camp that before arriving at the valley camp, everyone only wore glasses and ears, closed their mouths, and did not talk nonsense.
It wasn't until half past eight that the battalion commander sent by the 112th Regiment to the valley camp arrived, and at this time Zhao Zhihe had been standing for an hour. "Company Commander Zhao, I'm sorry, the regiment commander saw me off last night, I drank too much, I got up late, I'm sorry" The battalion commander Ye Tian patted Zhao Zhi enthusiastically, as if he was his own subordinates, and the old artillery rolled his eyes. Zhao Zhi slapped her a few times, and then continued to talk to several other company commanders, flashing to the side quietly, without the slightest pain on his face.
"Okay, when the people are here, let's go" Ye Tian looked left and right with great momentum, and directly ordered the troops to get on the car and set off. Zhao Zhi's direct company was mainly responsible for the task of guiding, so it walked in the front of the team, the road of the engineering regiment was well repaired, except for a few puddles formed by rain, the road was very smooth, just after lunch, the convoy arrived at the temporary land of the engineering regiment.
"Zhao, my friend, haha, it's a pleasure to see you" Major Kane, who had worked with the advance battalion in the U.S. Army Engineer Corps, rushed over enthusiastically when he saw Zhao Zhi, and hugged each other with the old artillery. "Didn't you go to Ledo to rest? Why did it come up again? Kane asked Zhao Zhi and Edward puzzled. The last time Zhao Zhi and the others withdrew from the jungle was not long ago, and it was not long ago, and of course Kane remembered it vividly.
"Okay, let's not talk about it for a moment, are the mules and horses that were with you last time still there? I brought you some more wine and cigarettes, and you have to help me find some mules and horses, we have a lot of equipment" Without explanation, Zhao Zhi took advantage of the time to eat and found Kane to ask for more mules and horses. The jungle in the rainy season is difficult to walk, and if you don't rely on mules and horses, you will probably walk slowly and hard in the jungle.
"No problem, I'll call someone to prepare for you now" Kane patted his chest and assured Zhao Zhi, and it didn't take much effort to send 50 mules and horses. "Mantou, go and call them to come to the camp and give them half of the mules and horses" Zhao Zhi kicked the steamed bun who was squatting on the ground to eat.
"Why? These mules and horses were all given to us by Lao Kai, so why give them half? "The steamed bun is not going to go to the neck, and the little mouth is quite slippery.
"Steamed buns, we are going to cross the jungle together, they are walking slowly, we will also suffer with them, don't go" The empathetic Yuan Qingqing came over to play a round and pushed the steamed buns out. "Okay, let's rest for a while" Yuan Qingqing stretched out his hand to rub Zhao Zhi's frowning brows, and looked at Zhao Zhi's dark bottomless eyes distressedly. Since receiving the order to set off, Zhao Zhi has been busy, and the whole person is like clockwork, even an iron man can't stand it.
"I'm fine, you go to Zhao Zhikan and get more water. It's raining in the forest, the water sources are dirty, and it's hard to find water" Zhao Zhi patted Yuan Qingqing and signaled that there were still people next to him. "I don't care, let them see" Yuan Qingqing didn't appreciate it at all, and simply stretched out his arms around Zhao Zhi's neck, and the whole person hung on Zhao Zhi's body.
Zhao Zhi had no choice but to hug Yuan Qingqing and signal the others to leave with his eyes. The dogs ran out of the tent with a few giggles, and deliberately lowered the curtain. Zhao Zhi sat down with Yuan Qingqing in his arms, rubbing Yuan Qingqing's lips with his fingers, "Say, what's the matter?" Zhao Zhi looked at Yuan Qingqing lovingly, this woman is abnormal today, she must have something in her heart to find herself.
Sure enough, Yuan Qingqing raised his head and looked at Zhao Zhi in surprise, "How do you know?" ”
"I will be easy, I can pinch and calculate"
Yuan Qingqing's eyes narrowed with a smile, narrowed into two small crescents, and gently bit Zhao Zhi's arm with his beautiful little tiger teeth, and said faintly, "Edward secretly told me that our mission this time was done by Zhao Yuanzhi, and it was the high-ranking official he lobbied in the 38th Division, so we were only noticed." Originally, the headquarters didn't plan to send us out, but the 38th Division repeatedly asked for it, and finally liked to change us. This Zhao Yuanzhi is really haunted, I'm a little worried"
"I know, I'm here, don't be afraid" Zhao Zhi straightened Yuan Qingqing's collar, "I estimate that the rainy season is over, let's enter Myanmar this time, I'm afraid we won't go back to Ledo for a while." The headquarters will not let us get mixed with the 38th Division, and we will not meet Zhao Yuanzhi, even if we do, what can we do? He is the 38th Division, and he can't shut us down, I have a plan in my heart."
"It's good that you know, I'm afraid you'll forget. The profiteers also sent telegrams, saying that everything was fine in Kunming, and that the things that were shipped back had been almost dealt with, and that they had not been targeted. Brother-in-law has been looking for the brothers' family members to have some eyebrows, and they have successively picked up some of them, and the profiteers have bought some houses near Dabanqiao, and they have all been settled" Since Zhao Zhi and they returned to Liedo, the profiteers who were far away in Kunming have been in contact with Yuan Qingqing to report their situation in Kunming, and they are always clamoring to go back to Lieduo, and they are coaxed by Yuan Qingqing to stay in Kunming.
"Okay, let's go, go out and see how the preparations are going" Zhao Zhi pulled Yuan Qingqing up, and the two of them walked out of the tent. The well-fed guys were already sorting out their supplies, carrying only food and the necessary weapons and ammunition on their backs, and the surplus was tied to the backs of mules and horses. After some tidying up, everyone had less than 5 kilograms of stuff on their bodies, which was much easier than the previous few times through the jungle, almost walking with bare hands.
Compared with the ease of the direct company, the battalion of the 112th Regiment was much more bloated, with mules, horses and men full of supplies and provisions. "Battalion Commander Ye, this can't be done, it's raining in the forest, the road is slippery and difficult, you bring so many things, it will affect the march" Zhao Zhi took a sapper shovel from a soldier and threw it on the ground, and took off a roll of canvas, these things are not used at all, and carrying them on your body will only become a burden.
Looking at the relaxed direct company, Ye Tian's face flushed, "Didn't you hear what Company Commander Zhao said?" Take care of your outfit again" Ye Tian gave an order, and many things that were not used at all were thrown down in the open space, all of which were cheaper Kane. "Yes, it's a lot easier" Ye Tian jumped a few times, feeling the weight on his body. Ye Tian was transferred from China, although he was from the former tax police regiment and had fought a big battle with the Japanese army in China, but this kind of roadless jungle had never been walked. The only way I came into contact was the paved jungle like the Ghost Gate, which was completely different from what I was walking now.
"Battalion Commander Haoye, our direct company will set off first, and you will follow us and pull a distance of 200 meters. We will have a scout team walking behind you to collect the stragglers, and we will also have guard posts on both wings of the team, you just have to follow us" Before leaving, Zhao Zhi told Ye Tian, for fear that their people would take their brothers to practice marksmanship.
/AUT