Chapter 329: Friends
The quarrel between Zhao Liu and the US military made several advisers of the advisory group very embarrassed.
Andrei was even more angry and wanted to hit someone, and this kind of low-level mistake was very funny.
"General, I'm sorry, the Merrill detachment has just been established, and the personnel are complicated, and I hope the general will ······" Andrei said with a wry smile.
Chen Fei shook his hand and said: "Since it happened, let's move quickly, I estimate that the devil plane will come soon, now is not to discuss the mistake, let's go back to Butterfly Valley." ”
"Yes." Andrei replied.
Sure enough, the troops, within an hour of walking, came the sound of roaring planes in the sky, and the devil's bombers came.
"! What about Chennault's plane? Sanmao scolded.
"Commander, do you want to contact again?" Liu Xiaomei also said anxiously.
"No need, the troops are hidden and move fast!" Chen Fei shouted.
In fact, as soon as the bomber opened the magazine, the bombs fell, and the casualties of the troops below can be imagined.
Not only the soldiers, but even Chen Fei and Zhao Liu's faces turned white again.
"Hidden! Get down! Lift your ass and open your mouth! Several officers shouted one after another, so that at least it would not hurt the internal organs.
The reconnaissance plane of the 97 Command of the devil took the lead and calculated the direction of the Chongqing Army's march for nearly an hour for the bombers, and the reconnaissance plane flew at a low altitude to reconnoiter the situation below.
Suddenly, six P40 fighter jets burst out of the clouds, with winged flying tiger patterns and shark head shapes, and at first glance they were Chennault's flying team.
The Devil reconnaissance plane was defenseless and was hit by one of the P40s and exploded in the air.
The four K1-45 bombers did not panic at all, and when the six P40 fighters spread out in formation and prepared to attack the Devil bombers, eight more Devil Zero fighters appeared at high altitude.
An air battle broke out suddenly, and the Devil Zero fighter had absolute strength in the sky below 5,000 meters, and six P40 fighters quickly climbed in altitude in an attempt to entangle with the Zero fighter at an altitude of more than 500 meters.
And the devil bombers began to drop bombs, and one after another aerial bombs fell from the sky.
"Boom boom~" The explosion exploded around Chen Fei's department, fortunately there were tall trees blocking the devil's view, Chen Fei's troops and the U.S. army had no power to fight back, so they could only lie on the ground and wait for the explosion to come, and the deafening explosion could make people collapse in an instant.
In the sky, 14 fighter planes are pinning down each other's shots, all of them are shooting each other down with their best capabilities, the roar of planes, the sound of cannon tearing, the machine in the hands of human beings to the fullest, but this is only to kill the same kind.
The fighter jets cut a variety of plumes of smoke in the sky, high and low, round and square, and finally a P40 was hit, and smoke came out, staring at the P40 Zero fighter in the back to draw an arc to find another target.
But unexpectedly, this P40 dragged black smoke and staggered away. Suddenly, there was a loud bang in the sky, and a Zero fighter exploded in volley. At this time, the air battle entered a white heat, and several small black dots appeared on the edge of the sky and gradually flew closer, which turned out to be the P40 fighters of the Chennault flying team, and six more joined them.
The devil's bomber immediately panicked, pulled up, closed the warehouse, accelerated, and tried to quickly get out of the battlefield.
But how can the bombers compare to the fighters, only to see one devil bomber after another being hit by fire and exploding.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Zero fighters scattered and fled, trying to get out of the P40 at high speed in the bottom air.
Wanting to escape from the battlefield, the P40 clung to it, and the battlefield quickly shifted from the sky above Chen Fei's troops.
"Get up, get up, save the wounded, let's get out of here, quickly." Chen Fei stood up and shouted.
There were not many wounded, only a dozen people, and none of them were sacrificed, mainly because the troops moved fast, and although the devil reconnaissance plane estimated the approximate location of Chen Fei's troops, the bombers dropped bombs with a lot of deviations.
But just as Chen Fei was secretly rejoicing, a bomber hit by the P40 dragged the burning fire and rushed towards the mountain road.
"Flash! Flash! Many fighters shouted when they saw it.
As soon as Chen Fei looked up, he saw a huge bomber falling from the sky.
The "Boom~" bomber landed on the side of the mountain road, then quickly slid forward by inertia, and then crashed into two large trees, exploding and catching fire, and various parts flew around.
Chen Fei was stunned, Zhang Yongsheng and the cake slammed Chen Fei down, and at the same time lay on Chen Fei's body.
And the bomber explosion point happened to be a group of old dogs, preparing to march in formation, and an unexpected arrival caused a group of casualties in an instant. The surrounding area suddenly looked like a hell on earth, with high temperatures, fires, and corpses lying all over the place, staining the road red with blood.
Chen Fei got up and tears immediately flowed, "Ah! Chen Fei screamed wildly, the pain of losing his comrades made Chen Fei almost collapse.
"Save people, save people, Sanmao, quickly find Captain Zhao, hurry!" Wang Liang shouted. Sanmao didn't reply, and rushed to save people with a wave of his hand with the guard battalion.
Seeing Chen Fei's heavy expression, Chen Fang immediately came over and handed over a wet handkerchief, and said to Chen Fei: "Master, wipe it." ”
Chen Fei glanced at Chen Fang, silently wiped his face, and calmed down.
"Wang Liang, the sacrificed brother should also be taken away, go quickly, we don't want to stay for a long time." Chen Fei said.
"Yes." Wang nodded brightly.
Chen Fei stepped forward, seeing this scene that was more tragic than hell, his heart was extremely bitter, and suddenly he remembered the old dog, and immediately shouted: "Where is the head of the first regiment?" What about the old dogs? Find out! ”
The old dog was pressed down by the guards, who had various bomber fragments stuck in their backs, and the old dog turned over with difficulty.
"Here, here." The old dog shouted.
Sanmao quickly stepped forward to see that the old dog was fine, and said with a wry smile: "Zhao Tuanzi, you are blessed with a great life, a great creation, you have escaped this catastrophe, and you will live a long life in the future." ”
The old dog got up and looked around, and was stunned for a moment, how many of the nearly a thousand people in the group could survive.
"This, this ······" The old dog trembled and couldn't even speak.
"A regimental commander mourns, we still have to move forward, the division commander said, the dead and the injured are all brought, rest assured, never leave a brother behind." Sanmao comforted.
The old dog's tears flowed, and this iron-clad man felt helpless and powerless for the first time.
"No, collect the dead brother and dig a pit and bury it, no one can leave with the corpse." The old dog said calmly.
"Hey~ Brother, it's hard for you, I'll talk to the teacher." Sanmao replied.
At this time, there was another roar in the sky, and Chen Fei looked up and saw that it was Chennault's flying team.
"Division commander, General Chennault is calling, there will always be fighter jets escorting us in the sky during the day." Liu Xiaomei said.
Chen Fei nodded.
An hour later, the troops began to move forward again, and this accident caused a regiment to suffer heavy casualties, more than 200 people were lightly wounded, 78 people were seriously wounded, and only 91 people remained in the regiment who were not injured, and half of the soldiers were killed, and the old dog had a feeling of pain.
After marching again, they were not blocked by devils or devil planes, and at ten o'clock in the evening, they finally joined up with the 2nd Brigade.
When Zhu Guowen heard Chen Feibu's situation, he was also taken aback, and scolded angrily: "! The Yankees don't have a good thing. Although he has always liked the U.S. military, this incident made him feel that cooperating with the U.S. military has nothing but material satisfaction.
Chen Fei looked at the angry Zhu Guowen and said: "The responsibility lies with me this time, I will ask the Military Commission for guilt, having sacrificed so many soldiers in vain, someone must be responsible." ”
"This ······ This ······ How can you be blamed for this, it was an accident, and no one wants to. Zhu Guowen said anxiously.
Chen Fei said seriously: "Even so, I can't get over this hurdle in my heart, let's go back and talk about it." ”
Zhu Guowen took out a cigarette and gave it to Chen Fei, and at the same time lit a fire, he looked at Chen Fei with an anxious face, and thought to himself that the division commander was helpless about this accidental killing.
The journey back was smooth, but the soldiers expressed great disgust with both the advisory group and the American troops, which put Tom and Andre in a very awkward position.
And Merrell also knew that he felt guilty because of his mistake and attracted the devil bomber, this wise little old man was silent for the time being, and when he arrived in India, he wanted to do his best to get more materials, equipment and personnel for the independent division, he believed that Chen Fei was a great general.
When they arrived at Butterfly Valley, the wheat detachment repaired for a day and hurried on the road.
"Commander." He Wenbin ran into Chen Fei's headquarters.
"What's the matter?" Chen Feidao,.
"That······ The ······ The U.S. military has left all their weapons behind, and Lao Zhangtou is collecting them, all of which are good things. He Wenbin said excitedly.
Chen Fei glanced at He Wenbin and said, "I know, let Lao Zhangtou set up a firearms repair unit, and send it down after maintaining this batch of weapons." ”
"Yes, division commander, why are you still unhappy with such a large number of weapons?" He Wenbin was puzzled.
"Compared to the sacrificed brothers, these things are a piece of!" Chen Fei said calmly.
He Wenbin smiled bitterly and said: "On the battlefield, people will always die, division commander, I have also heard about this incident, and the US military probably wants to compensate for our losses, division commander ······"
"Well, I know the truth, but so many soldiers died in Savage Mountain, I ······ I ······ Hey······ Not to mention, let's talk about how difficult it is to replenish this place with a fighter. Chen Fei said helplessly.
He Wenbin was also silent, no matter what, so many soldiers, there are veterans, there are new soldiers, these people are the wealth of the country, and it is true that there are not thousands of various firearms that can be compared.
"Go, since Merrill gave it, let's take it, who told us to need it, count him Merrill with a conscience." Chen Fei said.
"Yes." He Wenbin replied, turned around and went out.
"Report!" Liu Xiaomei came in and said.
"Well, say." Chen Fei said.
"The Chongqing Military Commission denied your request for punishment on the grounds that the commission believed that it was the responsibility of the US military, and that the newly appointed commander of the expeditionary force, General Chen Cheng, also thought so." Liu Xiaomei said.
Chen Fei nodded and said softly, "Got it, when did Chief Chen arrive in India?" ”
"I don't know, but your report, Chief Chen has read it first, and at the same time, he called back and will give priority to supplementing our division." Liu Xiaomei said.
"Well, Chief Chen has some friendships, our life is estimated to be better, you call back, or ask for more equipment and medicines." Chen Fei said.
"Yes." Liu Xiaomei replied.
"Alright, let's go." Chen Fei said.
"Oh, division commander, there is also a notice that the Flying Tigers are officially recognized by the US military and are now changed to the 14th Air Force of the US Army, and Chennault has been promoted to commander of major general and served as chief of staff of the Chinese Air Force." Liu Xiaomei said.
"Flying Tigers? Oh, okay, send a congratulatory message, Chennault's help to us is obvious to all, and we should show it too. Chen Fei said.
"Yes." Liu Xiaomei replied.
In the next few days, the independent division still mainly trained and repaired, but all kinds of materials have been airdropped, cattle and horses have been transported into the Butterfly Valley, piles of food, ammunition, and medicines make the independent division quickly forget the pain of a few days ago, and the good impression of the American army has slowly recovered.
After a few more days, the Expeditionary Force Headquarters sent 3,000 recruits, which made Chen Fei's frown finally tighten again.
"Division commander, the recruits have been distributed, and the situation of the soldiers in each regiment has improved a lot, although it cannot be compared with when we came to Burma, but the recruits are of high quality, basically they have all taken guns, and many of them are still in Chongqing, and the veterans who have recovered from injuries in Yunnan are also easy to train." Zhu Guowen said to Chen Fei, who was looking at the mountains in the distance.
"Chief Chen has always been thinking about us in his heart, otherwise, with so many troops in India, it would not be our turn." Chen Fei said.
"Yes, I heard that for the sake of this batch of soldiers, Zheng Dongguo, the commander of the 1st Army, is about to scold his mother." Zhu Guowen said.
"Chief Chen, it should have been to India or Yunnan, otherwise these sources of troops would have been divided up by various troops, and we wouldn't know at all where birds don't." Chen Fei said.
Zhu Guowen nodded.
"By the way, division commander, I heard that the 38th Division of the New First Army has begun to enter the Savage Mountain again, saying that it is to build the Sino-Indian Highway." Zhu Guowen said.
"Hehe, you're very well-informed." Chen Fei said with a smile.
"Oh, the new recruits are all talking." Zhu Guowen said.
"Well, we have the support of the Americans, we have to fight back, build roads, establish offensive starting positions, logistics supply bases, these are already being built, in the near future, let the devils also taste our strength." Chen Fei said.
"Commander, what are we going to do now?" Zhu Guowen said.
"Training soldiers, new recruits and veterans cooperate, flexibly using the weapons and equipment of the US army, setting up artillery battalions, and the troops entering the Savage Mountain to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, we can't be idle, just like last time, maybe the mission will come one day." Chen Fei said.
"Yes." Zhu Guowen replied.
When Chen Fei returned to the headquarters, he saw the old steamed buns.
"Something?" Chen Fei asked.
The old steamed bun handed over a cigarette and helped Chen Fei light it and said: "Well, it's not a big deal, the devil has occupied Hong Kong, and several of our properties in Hong Kong have been confiscated by the devil, Hong Kong is not having a good time, our loss is very large, I mean, and send more people and funds into it." ”
"Why? Since the loss is so great, go underground and hide it first. Chen Fei said.
"Hong Kong is in a special location, and the intelligence officers and spy organizations of various countries are now lurking, so let's do the opposite and take the opportunity to expand the black and white forces in Hong Kong, I always feel that we can use it." The old steamed bun said seriously.
Chen Fei took a puff of cigarette and thought for a while, "I heard that Mr. Du is also in Hong Kong?" ”
"I went to Chongqing a long time ago, but I heard that the plane was too turbulent, and Mr. Du was injured." Old steamed bun said.
"Oh, Hong Kong, Hong Kong ······" Chen Fei muttered softly.
The old steamed bun looked at Chen Fei, waiting for Chen Fei's order.
"That's okay, you can do it, but I think the first thing is to do a good job of covert, we don't need information over there, just territory." Chen Fei said.
"That's what I mean, look at the situation, the little devils will be defeated sooner or later, let's seize Hong Kong, and we will definitely be able to use it at that time, after all, shipping there is extended in all directions, the black market is rich in resources, and it will be convenient for international intelligence and materials from various countries in the future." Old steamed bun said.
"Well, your vision is getting longer and longer, okay, I know this." Chen Fei said.
"Okay, I'll arrange it." The old steamed bun replied, turned around and left.
Chen Fei took the back of the old steamed bun and smiled, he has been in the same boat for several years, and the old steamed bun has helped him meticulously.
"Report!" Tom came in with the advisors.
Chen Fei was thinking about it, and when he heard Tom's American Chinese, he smiled and said, "Liaison officer, what's wrong?" ”
"General, I have received an order to bring the advisory group back to India tomorrow." Tom said.
"Ah~tomorrow? That's too fast, right, why? Chen Fei was surprised.
"The specific situation is not clear, and it is speculated that he is going to serve in the wheat detachment." Tom said.
"Oh, that's right, let's have a banquet in the evening to see everyone off." Chen Fei said.
"General, it's a pleasure to come to the Independent Division, it's my honor to know the general." Andrei said seriously.
"Haha, it's all the same, everyone's honor, don't get drunk at night, haha~~~" Chen Fei laughed.
The other seven people also expressed their praise for Chen Fei and the independent division one by one.
Chen Fei looked at everyone and said seriously: "When the little devil is gone, I invite you to come to my house as a guest, and our friendship will last forever." ”
"Yes, yes." The crowd replied happily.
Chen Fei is grateful to Tom and the advisory group, they have allowed the independent division to broaden their horizons and learn new knowledge, so Chen Fei treats them as friends.