In the jungles of northern Myanmar during the rainy season, typhoid fever and dysentery are the most prevalent diseases.

After a difficult journey to this point, many brothers of the 66th Regiment had already suffered from typhoid fever and dysentery, but only a few serious ones were regarded as sick and traveled by mules and horses.

As a tough guy who has once carried malaria, Li Siwei naturally will not allow himself to be regarded as a sick person.

Quietly taking the medicine sent by Wu Ruolan, Li Siwei slept soundly all night, and the next day he recovered a little bit of energy, and when the heavy rain stopped, he led the Chinese army to continue to turn into the depths of the mountains along the road that the special service company had probed out in the rain.

According to the plan, the 66th Regiment would cross the mountainous area north of the Daluo Basin, then enter the Grape Basin, and after a short rest, cross the Nu River and the Langcang River and enter the Jianchuan River in western Yunnan.

This plan was drawn up by Li Siwei on the basis of his knowledge of the situation of the enemy and the enemy on the Yunnan-Burma border and the existing military topographical map in his hand.

All the generals were also very much in favor of this plan: first, the plan was proposed by Li Siwei; Second, the planned transfer route is indeed the most recent; Third, the 66th Regiment had experience in erecting suspension bridges, and it was possible to show its strengths by crossing mountains and mountains.

The heavy rain was still falling, and the 66th Regiment could only take advantage of the gap between the rain to advance, and at the end of the day, on average, it could not catch up for ten miles.

But the soldiers still gritted their teeth and insisted, as the regiment commander said, "Every time we take one step forward, we will get closer to the grape plain......

No accumulation of steps, no thousands of miles!

In this way, the mountain peaks were left behind, the deep streams and torrents were thrown behind, and the road ahead was shortened little by little.

"Bang...... Boom Boom Boom ......"

In the afternoon of that day, the officers and men of the 66th Regiment had just crossed a mountain ridge when thunder rang out in the sky.

"Camping, camping......"

The roars of officers at all levels immediately sounded in the ranks, and immediately, all the officers and men quickly moved into action, building shelters for shelters, cleaning up camps, and collecting dead branches...... Familiar with the road.

"Bang bang bang...... Crash...... Whoa......"

In a short time, the rain was pouring down, and the sound of rain and water became a loud one.

The shelter had been erected, the bonfires had been lit, and the warm smell was slowly spreading through the camp.

In the rain shelter where the temporary regiment headquarters was located, Li Siwei was sitting under the roots of a big tree, with a military topographical map spread out in front of him, and he was holding a compass and carefully comparing on the map, his face full of concentration.

"It's coming,"

Suddenly, Li Siwei raised his head and looked at Zheng Sanyang and Chen Huaili, with a smile on his tired face, "According to calculations, we should have reached the northern part of this mountainous area, and at the current speed of travel, we will be able to get out in less than ten days...... Once you're in the Grape Plains, you can rest for a few days! ”

"Good!"

Hearing this, Zheng Sanyang and Chen Huaili were both in good spirits, "It's finally time to go out...... You have to gather your brothers and talk about it, so that they can be refreshed! ”

"Yes,"

Li Siwei smiled and nodded, "I have to talk to my brothers...... Still, ten days is a bit long! ”

"Uh......"

Zheng Sanyang and Chen Huaili were both stunned, "That...... A few days is more appropriate? ”

Hope has always been the source of humanity's strength to overcome suffering!

Zheng Sanyang and Chen Huaili have naturally heard of painting cakes to satisfy hunger and hope for plums to quench their thirst, but how much should this time be shortened?

Too little will not achieve the effect, and too much will easily turn hope into disappointment.

"This ......"

Li Siwei hesitated for a moment, then turned his head to look at Liu Tianfu, "Tianfu, go and find Heishui first......

"Ah...... Uh-a-ah......"

Before Li Siwei's words fell, a terrible howl faintly floated in the wind and rain, which made Li Siwei's heart tighten.

Dog day! Which one is going to happen again?!

Li Siwei didn't care about putting on the rain cloth, so he rushed out of the rain shelter, and Liu Tianfu hurriedly grabbed the rain cloth and chased it out.

"Ah...... Uh-a-ah......"

The howl continued to drift in the wind and rain, in the northwest direction!

I've camped in the jungle so many times, how can something happen? Which turtle is distracted?

Li Siwei stepped on the muddy water and ran wildly in the northwest direction, with a faint anger in his heart!

"Commander,"

As soon as Li Siwei ran thirty or fifty meters away, Acton had already rushed towards him, and hurriedly stopped his body three or five meters away, and hurriedly reported, "A friendly force has come over......

"Allies?"

Li Siwei hurriedly stopped, his expression slowed slightly, "What's the matter with the screams?" ”

"Ah...... Uh-a-ah......"

As he spoke, the screams became clearer and clearer, and they were rapidly moving towards the northeast corner of the camp.

"It's a friendly brother,"

Acton sighed, his expression full of unbearable expression, "When they followed the firelight, one of the brothers fell down the hill...... Scratched all over his body by stones and thorns, his brothers are carrying him to Dr. Wu and their ......"

The hillside is covered with thick dead branches and fallen leaves, which are soft to step on, but in the dead branches and fallen leaves hide a deadly danger - raised rocks and sharp thorns.

"Oh,"

Hearing this, Li Siwei nodded lightly, took the rain cloth from Liu Tianfu, who hurriedly caught up, and put it on, "Let's go, take me over to see ......"

"Yes!"

Acton agreed and hurriedly led the way.

As early as the Daluo Basin, the 66th Regiment had received friendly troops who had fallen behind the three or four hundred, but this was the first time since entering the mountains that it had encountered friendly troops separated from the main force.

“…… Woowoo...... There are white bones everywhere...... Woo woo...... There are a lot of brothers in our division...... Woowoo...... And then he turned into bones...... Woowoo woo ......"

Li Siwei hurried to the northwest corner of the camp with Acton, and heard the cry floating in front of him from a distance, and couldn't help but slow down.

Li Siwei had never gone deep into the hinterland of the Hukang River Valley, so naturally he had never seen the white bones everywhere, and then turned north into this mountainous area, and he did not see the white bones along the way, but he could imagine such a scene.

"What a brother...... Walked and walked and fell...... Woowoo...... If you fall down, you won't be able to get up......"

Along the way, the 66th Regiment slowed down its pace very slowly, but nothing like this had happened, but hearing the crying sound floating in front of him, Li Siwei could also imagine such a scene.

"Woo woo woo ......"

Crying in front, Li Siwei stopped a little hesitantly, and sighed softly, "Acton, I'...... Just go over and let Big Brother Fucha settle them down! ”

As he spoke, Li Siwei slowly turned around and staggered back.

On the battlefield, he had seen too many tragic and tragic scenes, but this did not mean that he liked such scenes, on the contrary, he was always afraid to see such scenes and to hear such scenes, which is why he wanted to avoid Savage Mountain.

Savage Mountain ...... White bones in the wild!

On this day, the 66th Regiment received the first group of skirmishers after entering the mountains.

Of course, this was only the beginning, and then there were more bones on the road, and there were more friendly brothers who were separated from the large army, and in less than two days, the 66th Regiment successively contained nearly 300 stragglers.

It turned out that when Mandalay retreated, the 96th Division assumed the task of covering the left flank, and almost when the 66th Regiment withdrew from Jessha, the 96th Division also completed the covering task, fought a bloody road from the area west of Myitkyina to the north, went north along the Meng Pass, and then turned west, entered this mountainous area, and the target happened to be the Grape Plain, so it embarked on the same road with the 66th Regiment in the northern part of the mountainous area.

It's just that the 96th Division has just gone through a hard battle, it is already a weak division, and it is not as fully prepared as the 66th Regiment...... Along the way, the places I passed were full of bones.

The troops have added men, and there are still many wounded and sick among them, and the supply will be tense as soon as the supply is strained, and the speed of movement will also be slowed down, Li Siwei is secretly worried, and the generals are also worried.

"Bang bang bang...... Crash...... Whoa......"

It was still raining heavily that night.

The bonfire was burning in the rain shelter where the temporary regiment headquarters was located, Li Siwei was smoking silently, and Zheng Sanyang and Chen Huaili were also silent.

"Commander,"

After a long time, Zheng Sanyang gritted his teeth and broke the silence, his voice was a little heavy, "Since entering the Daluo Basin, our regiment has successively contained nearly seven hundred friendly soldiers who have fallen behind, but I don't know how many more are on the road ahead...... If it goes on like this, we are only afraid...... I'm afraid I'm going to be dragged down by them......"

When people are in a desperate situation, saving people and saving themselves is always a cruel problem!

"Three sheep,"

Li Siwei waved his hand lightly, interrupted Zheng Sanyang, and smiled reluctantly, "Haven't we been dragged down yet?" Rest assured! The road ahead is not far away......"

"Isn't it far?"

Zheng Sanyang sighed softly and continued to be silent.

Chen Huaili stopped talking, and finally took out a cigarette rolled into leaves and smoked it.

Liu Tianfu listened silently on the side, for a long time, and said softly, "Brothers can hold ......"

The regiment commander said that there were less than sixty miles ahead...... Grit your teeth again!

The regiment commander said that there were only fifty miles ahead...... I'm about to get out!

The road is still difficult to walk, and even the mules and horses are constantly dying, but the brothers are gritting their teeth and persevering.

The rain was still falling, and the 66th Regiment was slowly advancing northward, getting closer and closer to the Grape Plains, and more and more stragglers were being contained, but the brothers were getting more and more tired, and the food was getting more and more scarce.

"Bang bang bang...... Crash...... Whoa......"

One afternoon, when the rain began to fall again, the 66th Regiment quickly set up camp, and everything seemed to be the same as before.

In the rain shelter where the temporary regiment headquarters was located, the commanders of all the departments gathered together and crowded the shelter to the brim, but no one spoke, just looked at Li Siwei quietly, and the air seemed to be frozen.

Where the eyes of the generals gathered, Li Siwei sat by the campfire and buried his head on the map in front of him, gesturing with a focused expression.

"Hehe, I'll just say it!"

After a long time, Li Siwei scolded with a smile, raised his head and swept the generals, his smile did not decrease, "According to calculations, our department is less than thirty miles away from the Grape Plain......"

"Thirty miles?"

Sun Dali was stunned and interrupted Li Siwei suspiciously, "Regiment Leader, yesterday you said that it was less than thirty miles, but ......"

"Uh......"

Li Siwei's smile froze, and instantly returned to the same as before, "Vigorously, this ...... There will always be some errors in the calculation! ”

As he spoke, Li Siwei grabbed the map and handed it to Sun Dali, "Or, you can calculate it yourself......

"Count the balls,"

Sun Dali hurriedly shook his head, with a smile on his face, "Those slopes and bumps are one after another, and I ...... pain when I look at my skull."

"Oh,"

Li Siwei shook his head with a smile and swept away the rest of the generals, "Which one is going to be calculated?" ”

"No need, no ......"

The generals shook their heads one after another, "Isn't it thirty miles?" Let the brothers grit their teeth a little longer and walk out......"

"That's right!"

Li Siwei praised and looked around at the generals again, "Brothers, no matter how difficult the road is, won't we also come over?" Isn't it thirty miles? Grit your teeth and it's over! ”

Saying that, Li Siwei's gaze fell on Liu Heishui, "Heishui, tonight's rations have increased...... A third ......"

"A third?"

Liu Heishui was anxious, "Regiment leader, according to the original supply, the food can only last for two days......"

"I know,"

Li Siwei smiled and waved his hand, "Isn't this about to walk out?" It's time for the brothers to have a full meal! ”

"But ......"

Liu Heishui wanted to persuade again, but saw Li Siwei wave his hand again, his voice was full of sighs, "All the way here, the mules and horses in the regiment are almost dead, and the sick and supplies of the wounded have to be carried by the brothers...... Where can you do it if you don't have enough to eat! ”

"Yes!"

Liu Heishui had to grit his teeth and agree, "The three mules and horses can't see it anymore, so they just tidy up at night...... Let's add food to the brothers! ”

"That's fine!"

Li Siwei nodded, smiled and joked, "It seems that the brothers are stronger than those mules and horses!" ”

"That's true!"

Chen Huaili hurriedly agreed, feeling overwhelmed, "Along the way, mules and horses have died of illness and exhaustion, but the brothers have survived until now......"

"Yes! yes......"

The generals echoed one after another, and their words were full of bitterness, but they were also full of pride.

"Brothers,"

Li Siwei's expression suddenly changed, "Work hard!" As long as these brothers can be brought out alive, then the future 66th Regiment will become a truly invincible team! ”

"Yes!"

The generals were stunned and promised!

"Alright,"

Li Siwei waved his hand, "It's all scattered...... Go back and cheer up your brothers, especially those who show signs of frustration! ”

"Yes!"

The generals agreed, got up and dispersed.

"Hoo ......"

When the generals came out of the rain shelter, Li Siwei let out a long breath, leaned against the roots of the tree behind him with a tired expression, and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Lao Tzu's head is getting more and more dizzy, and he almost smashed the ball......"

"What else can I do?"

Zheng Sanyang, who was cleaning up the map, smiled bitterly and continued, "Even if the performance is smashed, you have to continue to act......

Saying that, Zheng Sanyang's tone became firm, "Even if you fail to act, the brothers are willing to believe ......"

"Alas!"

Li Siwei let out a long sigh, full of exhaustion, "It would be nice if this rain could stop for a while!" ”

"Bang bang bang...... Crash...... Whoa......"

It was dawn, and the rain did not stop, but the brothers' spirits were noticeably better.

Twenty miles to go!

It's really time to get out!

Last night, the regiment commander ordered an extra meal!