Chapter XXXVII: The Road to India

The scrivener told the story of what happened to him and Rena, which caused a burst of exclamations. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Of course, the few special times spent in the tree hole are deliberately hidden, and some things do not have to be explained.

Everyone's mood rises and falls with the narration of the scrivener, there is a sense of immersion, and sometimes I can't help but wonder if I can survive if I change to how to deal with it.

Hearing the danger, Gong Daniu couldn't help but rub his hands, and he couldn't wait to try to reach out by himself.

The little monkey had a different face, "Company commander, you have been alone with that Englishwoman for many days, and you haven't kissed ......" As soon as he finished speaking, he was immediately beaten up.

"Lao Tzu broke out of nine deaths, and you kid still talk cool things?" The scrivener was indignant, but it was very measured, although the little monkey screamed, but it did not hurt the wound, let alone the muscles and bones.

It wasn't until the second half of the night that everyone went to sleep one after another. The bonfire was blazing, and the scrivener was adding firewood to it while thinking about his thoughts, and the road had to go down. The road to India is not destined to be smooth, and the Japanese army has already laid a heavy blockade, and how to break through one checkpoint after another has become the most realistic and thorny problem. He is the company commander, he is responsible for the lives of his brothers, and he must lead his brothers on a life path, otherwise he is a sinner.

In the early morning, wisps of clean sunlight shine on the forest, and the whole forest is slowly waking up. In a hand-excavated clearing, six men sat in a circle, discussing what to do next. The scrivener spreads out the map and points to the India-Myanmar border, which is still the target of the advance, and the question of which path to take needs to be discussed.

The atmosphere is a bit dull, everyone's heart is like pressing a stone, going to India is easier said than done. The Japanese had already laid several blockade lines in an area of hundreds of miles along the Indo-Burmese border, each of which was a trench. The strength of a regiment may not be able to break through, and it is like a big joke that only seven people have to break through several blockade lines. Moreover, there are hundreds of Japanese strongholds in the jungle, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack, so don't expect to succeed in a sneak attack every time.

"There were six of us, breaking through four blockades. Old generation, do you believe it yourself? Lu Shuting pointed to the four red bars on the map and said, he had never regarded Rena as a combat power. The map was found from a Japanese stronghold, and several people had already studied it thoroughly.

The scrivener did not speak, let alone object, Lu Shuting was telling the truth, and a very realistic problem was in front of him. He looked around at the crowd, "Who has anything to say?" ”

Kong Zhaoqiang coughed dryly: "Ahem, acting company commander, let me say a few words." Don't mind if there's something wrong. Taking a step back, if we can walk a few hundred miles more to bypass the blockade, I don't think it will work, and these strongholds alone will be difficult to entangle. He pointed to the small red circles that were dense on the map.

Each red circle represents a stronghold, which is no stranger to you, and it was not long ago that you lost a stronghold, where you got your maps and provisions. There are more than 100 dense circles, and it is dizzying to watch.

"If you really can't do it, we'll kill them all, don't we kill one, if we can kill one, we can kill two, and keep fighting." Gong Da Niu was very arrogant and didn't care about the difficulties.

Kong Zhaoqiang shook his head, almost angry: "Heh...... Sneak attack one, can you sneak attack the second? You think the Japanese are stupid. Sneak attack on a stronghold Lao Zhao and the little monkey will be seriously injured, I'm afraid it will be ...... if it goes on like this" Kong Zhaoqiang didn't say anything further, everyone knew what he was going to say in their hearts, and everyone had to die if it went on like this.

No one refuted it, Kong Zhaoqiang was right. The atmosphere was even more dreary, and continuing on to India seemed to be a dead end. The scrivener had a hunch that Lu Shuting would stand up against going to India, and he had always been unconvinced by his original decision.

"Actually...... Things are not as bad as they seem. We can be careful and get through the gaps between the strongholds. "The little monkey is cheering everyone up, and he is also talking for the scrivener, and he can't let people veto the decision to go to India.

"Walk through? You think you're a rabbit? Even a rabbit has to be roasted by the Japanese! Look for yourself and look closely. Lu Shuting scolded the little monkey. He was right, the Japanese strongholds were arranged with great care, crisscrossing and occupying almost all the main routes of rivers and mountain passes. It's okay to dodge one or two strongholds, but it's impossible to dodge them all.

The scrivener looked at Zhao Yunlai and asked him what he had to say. Lao Zhao shook his head, there is nothing to say, maybe there is really nothing to say, maybe what should be said has been said by others.

The scrivener's face was calm, similar to what he thought, everyone really thought of all the difficulties, which is a good thing, and it proves that everyone cares about this team. "Lao Lu, what do you mean?" He asked Lu Shuting.

"What do I mean, do you really want me to say it?" Lu Shuting looked at each other with the scrivener,-for-tat, on the issue of going to India, he never gave up his opinion, thinking that it was the most correct to go north through the Savage Mountain to return to China.

The scrivener waved his hand: "Lao Lu, you wait first, and you will talk after I finish speaking." ”

Lu Shuting stretched out his hands and signaled that he could say it if he wanted to.

The scrivener brushes away the grass clippings and dirt from the map and spreads it out again. "Actually, there is another way besides crossing the blockade lines and strongholds of the Japanese. That's it. He pointed to a long yellow curve on the map – the Indo-Burma Highway.

Lu Shuting only glanced at it, and couldn't help but sneer: "Heh, acting company commander, you won't be joking, right?" "Everyone knows that the India-Burma Highway is the only land link between Myanmar and India, but this road has been occupied by the Japanese and heavily armed. Not to mention a few people, even the strength of a division may not be able to rush through, and even if it succeeds, it will pay an extremely heavy price. The path that the scrivener refers to is more like a bad joke.

"Of course not kidding, I think this path is feasible. Isn't Master Sun Liren also able to follow this path? The scrivener replied, his tone was calm, as if he was confident.

Lu Shuting looked disdainful, and he didn't bother to refute the reasons that the scrivener said.

Gong Daniu, who has always been belligerent, also hesitated, "Taking the highway is equivalent to death!" He muttered quietly, but the others heard it. No one refuted it, and his words also represented the voices of others.

"Acting company commander, the Indo-Burma highway is not easy to walk. Master Sun Liren can go, but we can't. At the beginning, Commander Sun took advantage of the unstable foothold of the Japanese army and forcibly rushed to kill him. Now that the blockade of the little devils has been solidified, it is impossible for us to rush through. Today's little devils have planes in the sky and cannons on the ground, and if they let Commander Sun's army go again, they may not be able to break through. It was Zhao Yunlai who spoke, and he kept silent and silent, which was actually a kind of support for the scrivener. It wasn't until the scrivener mentioned taking the India-Myanmar highway that I had to put forward my own opinions for the sake of the overall situation.

The scrivener smiled at Zhao Yunlai very kindly, he didn't blame the other party, because Lao Zhao also considered the overall situation. "Lao Zhao, you're right. What else do others say? He looked at Kong Zhaoqiang.

Kong Zhaoqiang shook his head slightly, what he didn't say, others have already said it comprehensively enough, and he directly hit the nail on the head.

"I still stand by my opinion." The scrivener made another statement.

Lu Shuting's face sank, and he was very disgusted by the stubbornness of the scrivener, and he opened his mouth to speak with a gloomy face.

The scrivener made a stop gesture at Lu Shuting, "Old Lu, you can talk about it after I finish speaking." There's an old saying about 'surprises', and we need to break the mold and find breakthroughs in unexpected places. In the words of the Thirty-six Schemes, it is 'hiding from the sky and crossing the sea'. Whoever said that it must be attacked, we can ......" the scrivener box to express their opinions.

Lu Shuting's gloomy face slowly soothed, and in all fairness, the plan of the scrivener box was very feasible, and it was even a strange move, a dangerous move to put it to death and survive. Others nodded their heads, feeling that it was feasible, and while it was a bit risky, it seemed to be the only viable option at the moment. There doesn't seem to be a better option than that.

"Who has comments and suggestions?" The scrivener asked again.

No one spoke.

"Okay, that's it, rest for the day, and leave early tomorrow morning." The scrivener makes a decision, he is the company commander, and once the decision is made, it must be implemented, and everyone must follow it.

Rena has prepared lunch, everyone has a full meal, and in the afternoon they start to pack up. Everyone's clothes had to be changed, and most of their gear had to be thrown away, leaving only what was needed most. The most reluctant thing is a few Garand rifles, which have been used these days, and they have all used feelings, and this gun is extremely powerful, and it is difficult to see it in China. Everyone was reluctant to throw it away, the feeling was like throwing away their own children, especially Gong Daniu, holding the Browning machine gun and not letting go, and then dripping down tears, and finally crying.

Kong Zhaoqiang couldn't help but appease him, but it was useless. Later, the scrivener box stuffed him with another light machine gun, the Japanese-made Taisho 11 light machine gun, commonly known as the "crooked handle". Gong Daniu took it and took a look, threw it directly on the ground and continued to cry. He knows the machine gun too well, the power of the crooked handle cannot be compared with Browning, the range is not comparable, the accuracy is not comparable, and it is incomparable in all aspects, and the most terrible thing is that the "crooked handle" is easy to jam when shooting, which is unacceptable for a machine gunner in any case. The most fatal point is that this big guy usually needs two people to shoot, one to load and one to shoot, which is unimaginable for Gong Daniu, who is used to "eating alone".

In the midst of Gong Daniu's crying and crying, the night came, and everyone else was ready, each wearing a Japanese military uniform, a saka-style rifle, a Japanese bullet bag, in short, Japanese from the inside out. They brought a Japanese stronghold, and they did not worry about the lack of Japanese equipment. Gong Daniu could only endure the pain and bury Browning and replace it with a crooked handle, although it is not easy to use, it is also a machine gun. Kong Zhao gave him a set of Japanese military uniforms to see if it fitted.

Gong Da Niu was born with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, his clothes were a little small to wear, and his waist and limbs were round, but there was no way, this was the largest military uniform captured.