In a jungle next to the road, a jeep crashed into the bushes and hit its head on a tree with a bowl mouth, and the hood was badly deformed, apparently caused by the emergency dodging the direction of the attack.

Huang Jie, chief of staff of the expeditionary force, and Chen Mianwu, acting commander of the 75th Army, stood beside the jeep with a grim face, their brows furrowed and their expressions anxious.

On the road in front of them, three or four soldiers were running rapidly, when suddenly there was a scream in the sky, followed by a "boom" of a cannonball, and shrapnel and earth and rubble knocked the trees in the woods and the jeep with a pop.

Fortunately, Huang Jie and the others dodged quickly, and when they heard the scream of the shells, they crawled to the ground, and finally escaped, but the few soldiers who were still running on the road just now were completely gone, and a huge crater on the road, and a broken military hat fell flutteringly.

Further on, a row of machine-gun bullets went all the way forward, sweeping the road dusty, and the three soldiers ran hard in front, but in the blink of an eye, they were caught up by the bullets from behind, and the bodies of the three soldiers were instantly shattered and turned into a pile of rotten meat.

"Don't go, pass my order, and the troops will immediately go into the jungle and hide!"

Chief of Staff Huang Jie's eyes cracked and roared loudly.

Chen Mianwu, the acting army commander on the side, said hurriedly: "Chief of Staff, the order of the general seat is to ask us to march in a hurry against the bombing, and it is not easy to explain this sudden stop, you must know 616161616161."

Huang Jie raised his palm, interrupted Chen Mianwu's words, and said: "You don't have to say it, the general will not be affected by the order of the king outside, and if the seventy-fifth army can't reach the secret, it should be all over, and if something happens, I will bear it, and if you want to shoot me, you can shoot me." ”

"Okay, since the chief of staff said so, I am the acting commander of the army, and the responsibility cannot be borne by you alone, if you want to shoot it, count me Chen Mianwu, the herald, pass on my order, the troops will stop advancing and immediately enter the jungle to take refuge."

As soon as Chen Mianwu's voice fell, the herald rushed out like a rocket, shouting all the way, "The commander ordered, the troops stopped advancing, and immediately entered the jungle to take refuge!" ”

The tragic death of the soldiers, not only the officers could not stand it, but the soldiers were also bleeding in their hearts, and when they heard this order at this moment, the herald was unwilling to waste a second, in this case, every second of time could save the lives of a dozen or even dozens of soldiers.

Watching the troops rush into the jungle, Huang Jie and Chen Mianwu looked at each other and smiled, their mood seemed to be a lot happier, watching the soldiers die tragically under their noses, it was indeed more devastating people's minds, and at this moment the two of them seemed to be as relaxed as letting go of a thousand pounds of heavy burden.

Huang Jie said with a smile: "Commander Chen, now the two of us are going to be shot, but before being shot, we must also ensure that the brothers of the 75th Army can retreat to Mina safely, otherwise the two of us will die in vain, you are the supreme military commander, say, what should we do now, I, the chief of the general staff, listen to you." ”

Chen Mianwu smiled heartily, threw his hand at Huang Jie, and said, "Okay, take a seat, then I will be brave once, but it will be disrespectful!" ”

Huang Jie also smiled: "The battle situation is urgent, so there is no need to be so sour, we stop, the 38th Division of the Japanese Army behind us will not be able to catch up with us in a few hours, we have only walked seventy or eighty miles overnight, but the Japanese Army's Motorized Wing is probably enough for three hours, that is to say, the Japanese army will catch up with us at noon, and how to solve the chasing soldiers behind is the key in front of us." ”

Chen Mianwu also simply, turned around and shouted: "Map!" ”

A staff officer hurriedly opened the leather satchel at any time, took out a map folded into the size of a palm, looked at it, and immediately handed it to Chen Mianwu.

Chen Mianwu opened the map and spread it out on the hood of the jeep that was abandoned on the ground, at this time the jeep had been dragged out of the bush by the soldiers, and several mechanics were nervously repairing it, and the hood was seriously deformed, probably abandoned by them.

Several people squatted around the map, Chen Mianwu drew a circle on the map with his finger, and said: "Our current position is here - Liangmiao, seventy-six miles away from the Hukang River Valley, and sixty miles forward to Lewa, if there is a force blocking the pursuers behind, as long as they hold out until the night, the Japanese army will definitely not dare to pursue recklessly, this area is full of jungles, and the Japanese army is also afraid of being ambushed." It is possible that we will retreat to Leva to-morrow morning, and although we will be a full night late from this evening, we will have an account to the brethren of the Seventy-fifth Army. ”

Huang Jie said: "Then how should we stop the Japanese army's pursuers and which troops to send?" You must know that the Japanese army's Motorized Wing is very mobile, and its combat effectiveness is absolutely good, and there is only three hours for us to prepare, I am afraid that the fortifications will not have time to dig, and this task will not be easy to complete? ”

Chen Mianwu pointed to a thin line on the map and said: "There is a small river here, called the Liangmiao River, which is less than five miles away from the place we just passed, and I paid attention when I came over, although the river is not wide, and the water in the river is not too deep, but there are jungles on both sides, as long as we blow up the bridge across the river, and then build a defensive line on the south bank, we should be able to block the advance of the Japanese army." As for the troops? Now it is Lu Guoquan's 93rd Division, and it is certainly unrealistic to transfer troops from the front, so they can only be asked to take on the task of blocking this time, and their 93rd Division has basically not fought any battles since it entered Burma, and among several divisions, weapons, ammunition, and troops are considered to be the most complete, and this task can only be handed over to them. ”

Huang Jie got up and said: "I see it's okay, just do it according to your method, I'll reply where the head seat is, you just have to fight your battle!" ”

Chen Mianwu nodded heavily, and then ordered the herald to pass the order, and the 93rd Division immediately retreated, headed for the Liangmiao River, and built a defensive position on the spot to prevent the Japanese Motorized Wing from crossing the river.

As soon as the herald left, Chen Mianwu seemed to suddenly remember, and said: "Oh, by the way, I don't know where the independent regiment is now, if they can block the enemy in front, they can buy more time for the 93rd Division to build a defensive position, and the chances of victory will be greater." ”

Huang Jie exclaimed: "There are only a few hundred people left in the Independent Regiment now, and there is a huge shortage of ammunition, if you let them block the enemy's Motorized Wing, wouldn't that send sheep into the mouth of the tiger?" ”

Chen Mianwu smiled bitterly, and did not answer Huang Jie's words, but looked at him meaningfully.

Huang Jie instantly understood what Chen Mianwu meant, compared with the safety of a remnant regiment of hundreds of people and the safety of a division or even an army, it is indeed insignificant, as a general, there must be a decision to choose the lesser of two evils, although it is a little cruel, but everything can only be based on the overall situation. Therefore, Huang Jie closed his eyes and nodded heavily, with a somewhat unbearable expression.

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