The Yunnan-Burma Highway entered Myanmar from Ruili, and the Chinese side of the checkpoint saw the pass of the Ministry of National Defense and immediately let it go, but the side of the country entering Myanmar was guarded by British troops. When the British sentries saw an army coming, they immediately put themselves on high alert as if they were facing a great enemy. Mu Shixiong ordered the troops to stop advancing and ordered an operational staff officer to go and negotiate. After checking the pass issued by the British Embassy, the British sentry was still arrogant and refused to let go. The operational staff officer explained in English for a long time before the sentry picked up the phone, presumably to report to the upper peak and inform their commander.

Ten minutes later, a military jeep drove from the territory. The military jeep was full of smoke and dust, and the brakes made a screeching sound, and a tall British captain jumped out of the car. The sentry saluted and explained the situation, and the combat staff officer stepped forward to hand the pass to the British captain. The British captain looked very carefully, looking this way as he looked.

Mu Shixiong and Hao Yi stepped forward and tried to communicate with the British captain in a friendly manner. The British captain glanced at Mu Shixiong a little arrogantly, seemed to be a little disdainful, and waved his hand to let him go. "Tell him that my rank is higher than his, why don't you salute?" Operational staff officers translated truthfully. The British captain seemed to be a little surprised and stared at Mu Shixiong, with a strange expression.

"I'm sorry sir, I don't have the habit of saluting Chinese soldiers!" After listening to the interpreter's explanation, Mu Shixiong said: "You tell him that one day the British soldiers will salute respectfully like the Chinese soldiers!" After speaking, Mu Shixiong strode inside. Hao Yi glared fiercely at the British captain and ordered the troops to move on. The British captain shrugged his shoulders and made an antics gesture. However, when the British captain found that this Chinese army was completely different from the previous Chinese soldiers, the expression on his face froze. Not to mention camouflage military uniforms and camouflage steel helmets, the weapons and equipment installed in the column surprised him.

Especially the special operations battalion was carrying a sniper rifle, and the murderous aura revealed on its face shocked the British soldiers, is this the Chinese army? The British captain hurriedly picked up the phone and reported to the peak. "Damn the dog's eyes are low, and he has the ability to compete on the battlefield! What a big-tailed wolf! "Hao is angry and scolds." You complained a lot, how did you forget the above before you came? No matter how aggrieved you are, you can't have friction with the British army, understand? "Understood!" "The front is a border town, and there must be an inventory, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, you are staring at the front."

Tao Yong rode up from behind and drove together. "Brother Mu, the chief of the general staff has foreseen it, and sure enough, the British army is not easy to deal with." "Yes! The chief of the General Staff has repeatedly told us to be patient, and if we can't bear it, we will make a big plan. The British despise us in their bones, and this is the only way to do so in the present situation. How to make the British change their minds, we must use facts to gain the respect of the other side. In addition, the Chief of the General Staff instructed that excessive tolerance was a sign of incompetence and asked me to fight-for-tat within reasonable limits. ”

"It seems that this scale is not easy to grasp, and this road will not be smooth sailing, especially when dealing with the British, it is a suffrage and grievance." Tao Yong was in a little unhappy.

It turned out that the commander of the British border garrison battalion received a call from the British Army Headquarters in Mandalay, thinking that there was a problem with the pass issued by the Chinese Embassy, and the Chinese army entered Burma and only notified the Indian Army Command, not the British Army Command in Mandalay. Problems arose among the British, and the troops had to stop advancing. Mu Shixiong was very depressed and ordered a radio station to be set up to send a message to Chongqing. At this time, Ouyang Jian had already returned to Chongqing and received a telegram from Mu Shixiong, and Ouyang Jian called back to Mu Shixiong not to worry.

In Chongqing, Ouyang Jian immediately met with the British ambassador to mediate, and Mu Shixiong had to wait patiently. There was a small episode during the waiting, and the troops had to rest on both sides of the road after stopping their advance. A British border garrison battalion was stationed in the town ahead, and the British battalion commander believed that the Chinese army must withdraw from Burma and wait on the Chinese side until the situation was clear. The troops have already entered the territory of Burma for more than 10 kilometers, and Mu Shixiong naturally cannot agree to withdraw to it.

Mu Shixiong hurriedly came to the front to negotiate with the British battalion commander, hoping that the other party would be accommodating. The British battalion commander was in his 40s and tall and burly. Hao Yi hurriedly ran over when he saw the commander coming: "The British asked us to withdraw, no matter how you say it, you can't make it, damn the oil and salt don't enter!" Mu Shixiong stepped forward to hold back his dissatisfaction and said with a pleasant face: "I am the supreme commander, Chongqing is negotiating with your embassy, the problem will be solved soon, I hope your army will be convenient." After listening to the staff officer's translation, the British battalion commander shook his head like a rattle and said that there was no room for accommodation.

For such an unreasonable request from the British battalion commander, Mu Shixiong rose with anger and said coldly: "Tell him what if we don't quit?" Mu Shixiong guessed that this could not have been an order from the British command in Mandalay, otherwise the British troops would be on full alert. It is obvious that it was the personal behavior of the British battalion commander. It is said that a thousand things and ten thousand are the British out of contempt for the Chinese. Thinking of this, Mu Shixiong made up his mind that he must kill his prestige.

The battalion commander of the British army was a little stunned when he heard this, and then roared: "This is a provocation, a naked act of war, and I will take coercive measures." "I wonder how you use coercion. As far as I know, you have only one battalion at your disposal, and it's very scattered. There was only one company of troops in the town. I have a regiment of troops in my hands, do you want to fight with real knives and guns? The British battalion commander was a little stunned when he heard this, and it was not a joke to go off the gun. He had absolutely no right to use force to expel him, let alone order a war.

The British battalion commander observed the soldiers around him, and knew in his heart that this was a battle-tested unit, and if he did it, he would definitely not be able to do it. A subordinate saw that the commander was embarrassed, so he stepped forward and whispered a few words. The battalion commander of the British army hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and said: "China and Britain are friendly countries, and I can accommodate them for the sake of traditional friendship." But these are extraordinary times, and I have to carry out the orders of the upper peak. We have always admired the strong, and it is recommended that one person from each side fight freely. If we win, you must withdraw, and if you win, you can stay here. ”

The way of gambling, it is obvious that the other party is looking for steps and does not want to lose face. Mu Shixiong completely figured out the bottom of the other party, and it seems that the British are not willing to make a big deal out of it, after all, the Chinese army entered Burma with the consent of the British government, but it was just a technical error. Since the other side has compromised, how can there be no courtesy of war. "Okay, a word is a deal, if we lose, quit immediately, and never break our word." Soon the two sides agreed on one person each, and when the standard of victory or defeat was reached, the opponent would be knocked down and unable to get up.

The two sides opened the posture and each sent one person into battle, and the British army was tall and majestic, about 1.90 meters tall. The special forces on the field is a squad leader, who is also 1.80 meters tall, but he is obviously shorter, and his figure is also one lap behind. If you look at the conditions of both sides alone, they are not at the same level at all. As soon as the two sides fought, the British soldiers' boxing momentum was so powerful and supernatural that the opponent seemed to have only the ability to parry and not fight back, and the British soldiers cheered.

After a few rounds, the special forces soldiers adapted to the opponent's routine and began to fight back. After the test of life and death, the fighting and fist embroidered legs are naturally judged. Dodging, leaping, flying feet, elbows, and big falls, the sturdy British soldiers were ravaged one after another in the blink of an eye, and finally the British soldiers were hit hard by their flying feet, and they couldn't get up from the ground. Seeing this scene, the British battalion commander almost got angry with his hooked nose, and he didn't even say hello and walked away.

When the matter is settled, the troops will naturally stay. However, it was not until the evening that a telegram came from Chongqing, and the British command in Mandalay agreed to the entry of Chinese troops into Burma.

After dark, the troops had to camp, and the next day they passed through the town, and the British battalion commander did not show up, probably out of vanity. The Yunnan-Burma Highway in China is from Ruili to Kunming, and from Ruili to Lashio in Myanmar, with a distance of more than 100 kilometers. Lashio has a direct railway to Yangon, and all kinds of supplies are transported by sea to the port of Yangon, and then transported to Lashio by rail. Mu Shixiong's task of protecting the road is the section from Ruili to Lashio in Myanmar.

Due to the difficulties of the British, after the troops entered Burma, everyone was not in the mood to enjoy the exotic scenery. The terrain is becoming more complex and the vegetation is becoming denser. There was a winding road ahead, with twists and turns. Suddenly sporadic gunfire rang out, and the troops stopped advancing. After a while, Hao Yi, the head of the special regiment, arrived from the front of Pegasus. "What's going on up ahead?" "It may be an enemy attack, and I have sent the reconnaissance detachment to the place where the guns are fired." As soon as Hao Yi's words fell, the density of gunfire began to increase, and from the sound of gunfire, it could be judged that the reconnaissance detachment had exchanged fire with the enemy. ”

About an hour later, Mu Shixiong and Hao Yi rushed to the accident site on the winding mountain road and found six trucks parked on the road. The truck was loaded with supplies, and underneath it were two soldiers from the search team, as well as several men in overalls and armed men. Seeing the arrival of Mu Shixiong and Hao Yi, a soldier of the search detachment stepped forward: "Report, we heard the gunshots and quickly arrived and found a group of enemies dressed in Burmese clothing, numbering about 20 people, and were attacking the convoy. ”

"The detachment commander ordered a quick attack, the enemy was cunning and fled to the southeast, and the detachment leader and his men were in pursuit. The commander, this is Mr. Lin, is the head of this convoy. A man in his overalls, dark face, and about 30 years old stepped forward and said: "Sir, my name is Lin Jiashan, I am an overseas Chinese mechanic in Nanyang, and I am in charge of this team. Thanks to your timely arrival, we would have lost a lot of money. "Mr. Lin, I am Mu Shixiong, commander of the Special Forces of the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army of the National Government of the People's Republic of China, please tell me the details."

Due to the lack of drivers in China, many overseas Chinese in Nanyang who returned to China to participate in the war worked as mechanics (drivers) and were active on the Yunnan-Burma transportation line. Lin Jiashan said that they only have two people in each vehicle, and they are responsible for transportation on the one hand, and on the other hand, they have to protect the safety of the convoy. He also said that the Burmese often raided convoys and looted military supplies. The situation was fed back to the British, who had no time to take care of it. Mu Shixiong knew in his heart that this was the result of the secret instigation of Japanese spies, otherwise the Burmese would not have had the guts.

The captain of the kung fu detachment came back with his subordinates, "Report, the terrain here is complex and the forest is dense. The attacking enemy was familiar with the terrain and let them run. However, it is certain that the weapon they used was the Three-Eight Cover. "Sir, this is the second time I've encountered this group of enemies who often attack here." "Mr. Lin, since we are here, the transportation line will definitely be safe and sound. Hao Yi! "Here!" "You dispatched a squad to safely escort the convoy to Ruili. Plus, you lead a detachment and guides to stay behind and find this group of enemies to destroy them! ”