Volume 21 Long Distance Attack Section 28 Breaking through

Half an hour later, the convoy was set off. Yang Chengfu sat in the passenger seat of the first jeep, which was the officer's position, at least this is what he knew about the American army.

"How's Huzi's condition?" Yang Chengfu asked the driver next to him, that is, Captain 1.

"No, the bullet has grazed a little skin, and the wound has been bandaged. "The captain officer plays a U.S. sergeant," Major ......

"I should be called Colonel now. Yang Chengfu pointed to the rank on his shoulder, "In addition, when you are interrogated, don't speak, if I kick you, you will answer 'Yes', if I don't kick you, you will answer 'No', understand?" "No mistakes, no skipping words.

The captain officer smiled and nodded, among the 57 people, only Yang Chengfu could speak fluently, and he also had a Virginia accent of English, because Yang Chengfu had lived in that place for 15 years.

Yang Chengfu pressed the steel helmet on the top of his head, he felt a little awkward, the quality of the steel rails of the US army was not very good, but it was a bit bulky, much worse than the steel helmet of the Imperial Marine Corps.

"Colonel, you said the U.S. military is sick?" After enduring it for a while, the captain officer still asked.

"I don't know, I'm not a medical student. Yang Chengfu leaned back in his chair, "Anyway, the doctor said that he wouldn't kill us, most of it was a tropical epidemic." ”

"Could it be malaria?"

"How do I know?" Yang Chengfu closed his eyes, the convoy was about an hour away from the next checkpoint of the US military, and he was ready to take a rest. "Even if it is. There's no doctor to take care of us now, at least we have some medicine, don't we? ”

The captain shrugged his shoulders, and when he saw that Yang Chengfu didn't mean to chat, he didn't ask again. The convoy was not moving fast on the improvised road, which must have been a makeshift road, all paved with rubble. Without cement, the vehicle is very bumpy to drive. But this is also much better than on a landing ship.

The captain officer looked at the ambulances following behind him from the rearview mirror, and the other problems were easy to solve, the drivers, the nurses, and the American corpses hidden in the ambulances, disguised as sick commandos, would these cause trouble? If it is inspected by the U.S. military. Will they be suspicious? Also, will those drivers, nurses shout when they see U.S. troops? These are all questions, the captain thought for a moment, and then shook his head with a smile, this is not what he should be concerned about, since even the major said that there is no problem, then he is still afraid?

In accordance with the Treaty of Lomé. The 20-kilometre stretch on each side of the canal belongs to the Canal Zone, which is administered by the U.S. military, and Panama has only sovereignty, not jurisdiction. The convoy had been moving along the canal zone, and several U.S. jeeps had staggered past the convoy along the way, and none of the U.S. troops on the vehicles had noticed anything special about the convoy. The vigilance of the US military is not high. Not many U.S. troops will even take a second look at this ambulance convoy. This reassured the captain officer a little, and perhaps in the eyes of the American GIs, the war was still far away from them, and there was no need for them to be suspicious.

When the vehicle slowed down, Yang Chengfu opened his eyes, and in front of him was a US military checkpoint, which was exactly the same information provided by the spy. The checkpoint was manned by a squad of American infantry, barricades were erected on the road, and there were two machine-gun fire points on either side of the barricades. One U.S. soldier beckoned to stop the convoy, while the other U.S. soldiers only glanced in this direction. Then they went about their own thing. That's a good situation. At least the news has not leaked, and the US military does not know that the convoy has changed owners this time.

"Sir. Please show your pass. The American soldiers saluted first.

After Yang Chengfu casually returned the salute, he handed the pass to the American soldiers. The last time the convoy passed through here should have been shortly after dawn, and the U.S. troops had a shift between 7:30 and 8 o'clock, and it was already past 11 o'clock, so the U.S. troops should not have seen the commander of the convoy now.

The U.S. soldier looked at the pass very seriously, then glanced at the ambulance behind, and his eyes returned to Yang Chengfu's face, obviously, Yang Chengfu's appearance, as well as the rank on his shoulder, made the U.S. soldier feel a little strange, a Japanese-American turned out to be a colonel officer! But Yang Chengfu's authentic Virginia accent dispelled his suspicions, and Richmond, Virginia, was home to many Japanese-Americans.

"Sir, can I take a look at what's going on in the car?" No mistakes, no word skipping.

"Of course there is no problem, it is your duty. Yang Chengfu glanced back, and then picked up a mask that had been prepared a long time ago, "However, you'd better put this on first, lest we come to pick you up next time." ”

The soldier hesitated, but took the mask, and at the same time beckoned another American soldier leaning against the machine-gun fort, who immediately picked up the rifle placed next to him and followed, and the two walked towards the first ambulance. Instead of stopping at the ambulance, he walked over to the second ambulance, glanced at the driver, and at the soldier sitting next to the driver, who was flipping through the newspaper, before knocking on the car and motioning for the people inside to open the rear door.

Yang Chengfu had already put his hand on the holster, and at the same time glanced at the driver next to him. If Yang Chengfu didn't want to do anything at this time, it was to pull out his pistol and fire, but he had to make more preparations, and if he played a trick, then he would have to use a backup plan.

"Would you like to come up and have a look?" No mistakes, no word skipping.

Hearing the female voice that came, Yang Chengfu sneered, at least those nurses were quite cooperative.

"No, no, that's enough!"

The voice of the American soldier came, and then Yang Chengfu heard the sound of the car door being shut.

"Sir, you can go, I'm sorry to delay your time. ”

"No, it's your job, and you're doing a good job. Yang Chengfu praised the soldier, and the driver started the jeep at the same time.

After the convoy drove away. Yang Chengfu sighed, it must have been the terrifying scene in the ambulance that frightened the American soldier with a strong sense of responsibility, as long as the American soldier took a look at the car, he would sound the alarm, then Yang Chengfu and they had to force their way through. At least now that the danger has passed, they have passed the first hurdle without incident.

"Major...... Colonel, it seems that the Yankees are really not easy to fool. ”

"Almost. At least we didn't get in trouble. Yang Chengfu took out a pack of "Camel" brand cigarettes, which was one of the trophies he captured. "Do you want one?" No mistakes, no word skipping.

The driver nodded, and Yang Chengfu lit two.

"This cigarette is really choking," the driver took a puff, and then coughed violently, "Can't the United States grow high-quality tobacco?" It's even more fake than our fakes. ”

"That's what American cigarettes smell like, and you're going to be fine, better than nothing. Yang Chengfu moved his ass a little sore. "Turn left at the next three-way junction, and if all goes well, we'll be able to get to Erelimon before dark, and then we'll have to figure out how to cross Lake Gatun. ”

The captain nodded. "It seems that our operation is going well this time, I don't know what happened to the other three commandos. ”

"That's not what we should be concerned about. Yang Chengfu glanced at his watch, "There are still six hours, if everything goes well." We'll be able to contact the other commandos after dark. ”

"Major, after completing this mission, can you become the regimental commander?" No mistakes, no word skipping. The captain officer is a man of many words.

Yang Chengfu did not answer this question, if he had been promoted according to military merit, he should have become a colonel officer three years ago, and now he is at least a major general. But he is still a major, and a hard-won major. Yang Chengfu no longer has much hope for promotion, anyway, he doesn't have to worry about eating and drinking in the army, even underwear and socks are supplied, and the allowance for major officers is not much, plus the combat allowance, the allowance he received after being injured, etc., he already has a large amount of savings. Previously, Yang Chengfu did not consider the issue of the place of retirement. He could stay in the army until he was 55 years old. Then get a generous retirement allowance, and you can also receive a pension allowance every year. Live a good life. But now, Yang Chengfu is already thinking about retirement, he already has a relatively complete idea, apply for retirement after the war, when the time comes, he will have at least 200,000 savings, counting the one-time subsidy he got when he retires, about 300,000, which can allow him to buy a large piece of land in the interior of the empire, open a farm, or a ranch, and then marry a wife, raise hundreds of cattle, or plant some corn and sorghum, and live a comfortable and quiet life.

The jeep jolted violently, and Yang Chengfu immediately grabbed the handrail next to him.

"It's really damn unlucky, this broken road is worse than our country road!" The captain officer scolded, "Fortunately, the tire didn't burst, less ...... Colonel, tell me your story. ”

"Got something to say?" Yang Chengfu smiled, "It's all boring things, you have more stories in combat than me, do you need me to tell you?" "No mistakes, no skipping words.

"The thing about your life in the United States, I heard that Americans are very open, and you can fall in love in your teens, right?"

Yang Chengfu laughed, he wouldn't talk about his life in the United States before, but now he doesn't mind.

"Colonel, do you have a sweetheart in the United States?"

"you, don't talk nonsense. Yang Chengfu immediately stopped the driver, "I was still a child when I came back, and I can't remember what happened at that time." ”

The captain shrugged his shoulders, he knew he had said the wrong thing.

It's not that Yang Chengfu can't remember what happened when he was a child, but he remembers it very clearly, he just doesn't want to recall. He could clearly remember the small bungalow where he had lived for fifteen years, the large lawn in the garden, the thorns planted around it, the walnut tree in the corner, and the kennel for Andre, the Labrador he had raised as a child. And what he can't forget the most is the neighbor's Eliza, a little girl who is only two years younger than him. Before Yang Chengfu returned to China, Eliza was his best friend and his only friend. Almost all of his peers looked down on him as a yellow-skinned immigrant, but Eliza never hated him and liked him very much. At that time, Yang Chengfu also wanted to marry Eliza when he grew up.

Thinking of this, Yang Chengfu laughed. Thirteen years without seeing each other, Eliza was allowed to marry another person and perhaps have several children. Before, they were friends, but now, they are enemies, at least from the point of view of the nation of the nation, Yang Chengfu is fighting for his homeland, and Eliza, allowing her husband, perhaps her brother, is fighting for their homeland. The two sides are enemies, and even if they can meet again, they will still be enemies, and they will not be friends again.

Yang Chengfu didn't know that it would become like this, fundamentally, he didn't hate Americans, except for those not very good memories of his childhood, Yang Chengfu always thought that the United States was a better country, and most Americans were friendly and open. However, he had to take up arms to fight the Americans, and like all other Imperial soldiers, in the war they were only the smallest part, only the most ordinary members, they could not decide the war, they could only carry out the orders unconditionally, and follow the pace of the war.

"Colonel, should we turn the corner?"

Yang Chengfu reacted. "Yes, turn left, slow down and let the ones behind follow. ”

The driver drove the car onto the small road on the left, and Yang Chengfu took out the map he was carrying, and he looked at it carefully for a while.

"There is no checkpoint for the US military in front, but there will be no less passing vehicles, do not stop, and in addition, let the rear stay vigilant. Yang Chengfu put away the map, "There are less than 60 kilometers left, try to keep moving at a constant speed, don't drive too fast, we just need to arrive in the evening." ”

The captain nodded, controlling the speed of the car well, and at the same time raised his hand and shook it in the air a few times, which was to tell the team behind him to be vigilant.

The trail was even more bumpy, with the jeep barely moving at 20 km/h, and the four ambulances behind it jolted even harder. Yang Chengfu quickly checked his weapon, and he chose an M1 "Garand" rifle, which is the most equipped rifle in the U.S. military, firing 7.62 mm rifle rounds. In addition, on the back seat of the jeep was an M2 heavy machine gun, the tripod of the machine gun had been removed, and only the body of the gun remained.

The sun moved from overhead to the west, and Yang Chengfu looked at his watch every half hour. Ellimon is a fishing village, there shouldn't be many American troops there, and there should be a few small boats, that's enough, Yang Chengfu and their target is on the other side of the lake, if the weather is good, they can even be seen!

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