Marshall, who was far away in Washington, soon received a telegram from Moscow, and when he got it, he couldn't help but smile bitterly when he looked at the signatures on it belonging to Eisenhower and Patton.

It was not that he had not considered the issue of training innovation, in fact, he had been thinking about the state of survival on the battlefield under the new form of war long before the war began.

But alas, the United States was in an economic crisis at that time. The first is the inability to allocate such a large amount of money to support the training program, and the second is the fierce opposition of the generals below.

Although Marshall replaced a large number of American officers who were out of touch with the times, due to the shortage of experienced young officers, he still had to retain some old-school generals and colonels in many positions.

"Your Excellency, although I strongly agree with the two generals. But I have to admit that if we want to do that, the resistance is very high. Marshall sent the telegram to Roosevelt's desk.

He looked at his president and said sincerely, "It's not that I didn't think about reforming training, but the reality is that if we do this, we will encounter more resistance than we can imagine......

"Marshall, in fact, you should have told me about this earlier!" Roosevelt laughed, seemingly unconcerned about how tricky the matter was.

This surprised Marshall, but then Roosevelt's words relieved him.

"Don't forget, America's General Hammer is our advisor! He personally supervised the matter, and I don't believe anyone would dare to play tricks on this matter. ”

Old Pershing is out of the horse, a top two. With the old man's prestige and sternness, Roosevelt and Marshall were absolutely convinced that no one would dare to play tricks in front of him. Because that's no different from throwing away your future.

John. Joseph. Pershing, whoever knows him, whether they like him or hate him, will consider him a respectable person. Again, they all think it's a stubborn old man.

People who hate Pershing. This stubbornness will be called rigidity. And those who like him will call this stubbornness persistence. But no matter what adjectives are used, Pershing has always been so stubborn.

The requirements for stubbornness in military discipline and training, and the stubbornness in military appearance and appearance. From clothing to leather shoes, you must be meticulous. Even if you're on a long march, you'll have to sort out your presence after you stop.

"I'm glad to accept this assignment, honorable president!" The elder Pershing was soon approached by Roosevelt, and the elder Pershing seemed pleased to allow himself to re-enter the army.

Although this is only training troops, for the elder Pershing, as long as it is a job that has something to do with the army, then he will be especially happy. Walked in military uniform for most of his life. Even after retiring from the army, the old Pershing still wore a military uniform without a military rank.

These all silently tell people that the general is attached to the army.

"I believe in you! General Pershing, we have entrusted you with this most important and difficult task. Roosevelt looked at Pershing solemnly and said, "The training of soldiers is related to their life and death on the battlefield. It is also about the United States in this war. Arguably. I've put it all in your hands......"

I have to say that Roosevelt was very artistic and talented in speeches, and no one can fault these words. It sounds high-sounding, but Marshall, who knows the inside story, knows that the president is using old Pershing against the stubborn, old-school officers.

Letting the old Pershing take care of the training is undoubtedly the wisest choice. At present, among the living people in the American ** team, no one has a higher prestige than the old Pershing.

And the name of General Hammer once made the land of Europe tremble.

"I will do my best! Your Excellency, President! Old Pershing's face flushed with excitement and he replied loudly.

When the first rays of the morning sun shine through the bushes. Giles slowly opened his eyes. He was ashamed that he slept like a dead pig in the heart of the German-occupied zone.

But it was not up to him to make his own decisions, and the spirits of Giles and Dalle were in a state of constant tension during the day's rapid march yesterday. It is also necessary to go beyond the burden of one's own body to act with the army.

And when they set up camp that night, Giles was already paralyzed on the ground.

If it weren't for Giles, Lei Daxiang would never have allowed his team to camp in the hinterland of the German army. Spend an extra moment in these places. It means a little more danger.

But Giles and Dalle were clearly no longer able to move with the army, and it was even more impossible for them to withdraw while they were here. So Lei Daxiang could only order the team members to find a relatively safe area and repair it after the subordinates went to the realm.

Even Lei Daxiang was forced to help Giles and Dale, who were already paralyzed, to have a relaxing massage. There is no way, otherwise they will definitely not be able to catch up with the team tomorrow.

"Big thunder. Aren't these two Yankees a burden?! It would have been good if I hadn't brought them here......" Gu Rui, the leader of the No. 18 Special Commando Team, snorted dissatisfiedly: "If it weren't for them, we would have completed the task by now and were on the way back......"

Lei Daxiang couldn't help but sigh when he heard this. said: "I can't help it, I've come to this point, I can't leave them behind, right?!" Moreover, this is also a request from the American side. They want their own people to see with their own eyes the actual combat results of Tiger Roar. ”

Gu Rui also knew about this situation, and he only complained about delaying his mission because of these two people. After all, this mission is related to the issue of the correct name of Special Commando Team A18.

Secondly, due to the addition of these two people, the risk of exposure to the commando team is infinitely increased. The worst thing is that they can't keep up with the team at all. Today they barely kept up, but what about tomorrow?!

"Now I am not worried, after all, the Germans have not yet discovered our existence. So we still have room to dodge, and the Germans will not be so deeply defensive. And they won't change their patrol plans easily......"

After a pause, Gu Rui looked at Lei Da loudly and said solemnly: "What I'm most worried about is how to retreat after our attack is implemented?!" ”

Lei Daxiang was silent when he heard this, he knew that this was the most serious problem. In fact, when they followed all the way, Thunder never stopped thinking about this question.

"Once we launch an attack on the train artillery, then the first thing we have to face is to get rid of the encirclement and suppression of the German army, whether it succeeds or fails." Gu Rui looked at the thunder and said, "If it were just you and our commandos, I would have absolute confidence that I could highlight the encirclement of the Germans." No matter how tightly they are surrounded. ”

"But if you take the two of them. I'm not sure about that at all. Gu Rui looked at Lei Daxiang calmly and said, "First of all, they have not received such training. I don't know if they can mentally withstand the pressure in the face of so many troops. ”

"Secondly, they did not receive our complete lurks, raids, rapid marches...... and so on, that is to say they are more exposed than we are. The most important thing is that they can't keep up with us at all, which means that we have to stop and fix our ...... a lot of the time."

"When the enemy already knows about our presence, you know how much risk it will take to extend the time behind enemy lines." Gu Rui looked at the thunder and said word by word: "Tell the truth." I can't guarantee that we'll make it back alive......"

Lei Daxiang was silent, he knew that Gu Rui was telling the truth. But there is nothing to be done. The Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht, Tu Menghu, ordered them to cooperate with the US forces as much as possible.

And the US military did not make any excessive demands, they did not propose to see the live-fire exercise, nor did they ask to see the structure of the tiger roar.

All they asked for was that their soldiers could accompany them to see what was going on in action. This only condition does not seem to be excessive. But the execution is very tricky.

It is undoubtedly extremely dangerous to bring non-special commandos who have not been trained and engaged in actual combat to observe this kind of infiltration operation. This danger could even lead to the annihilation of an entire commando team.

"I thought about it on the way, and we first chose a lurking point on the way to the predetermined area for the operation. After the mission is completed, rush to the lurking point as fast as possible to conduct the ......"

After being silent for a while, Lei Daxiang said the plan he had been thinking about for a long time: "We can make it a secret camp and put the excess ammunition, compressed biscuits, etc. there." Immediately after the attack mission is completed, retreat to a hidden point and conduct lurk. ”

"Wait until the American troops come in, or the German vigilance is relaxed, and then contact the rear through the radio and prepare for the retreat......"

Along the way, Lei Daxiang has been thinking about how to maximize the safety of the commando. In particular, the Tiger Roar must not fall into the hands of the Germans. Even if you give up your actions, you will never be allowed to do so.

After thinking about it, Lei Daxiang felt that the safest way was to lurk. As for the area where he could lurk, Lei Daxiang was not worried at all.

Lurking behind enemy lines. This kind of thing has been done more than once. They can easily find some patrol corners and set them up for lurking.

They had also dealt with the Germans, and they had studied the patrols and combat methods of the Germans before they came. Lei Daxiang believes that on the basis of these materials, it is still feasible for small commandos to carry out lurking.

“…… I think. This is by far our best preservation solution. Even if the U.S. military doesn't come in the end, we can contact headquarters for instructions after the radio silences. Lei Daxiang looked at Gu Rui. "When the time comes, the Germans will not be able to search for us, and they will definitely think that we have withdrawn." When they let their guard down, that's when we leave. ”

Gu Rui pondered for a while, and had to admit that this was the best way now. If, according to the previous battle plan, the assault team had to withdraw from the German defense line in the shortest possible time after launching the attack, then the high-intensity march Giles and others would definitely not be able to support it.

When the time comes, if the rest may lead to the whereabouts of the commandos being discovered by the Germans. But if it is not trimmed, then the two of them can only be left behind.

"It can only be like this......" Gu Rui could only sigh and nod after thinking about it for a long time. What else can he do?! Are these two American troops killed here?!

The estuary of the Annam River, Thanh Hoa. Groups of Japanese troops were marching silently. They were units drawn from Sugiyama's own unit to assist the navy in landing operations.

This unit was commanded by Yamashita Fumi, who correctly judged the situation in the Philippines, and Sugiyama supported him with a division as a reserve, in addition to Yamashita Fumi's troops.

But Yamashita Fengwen is not optimistic about his battle at all. He didn't think the Wehrmacht would allow themselves to attack the Philippines so easily.

Along the way, he deployed a large number of perimeter guards to prevent a surprise attack by the Wehrmacht on the road. However, it seems that the Wehrmacht was unaware of Yamashita Bongwen's march, and Yamashita and his troops arrived in Thanh Hoa unharmed without any resistance.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we have all passed through the most difficult sections, are you still worried about the Wehrmacht?!" The Chief of Staff of the Front, Major General Tachibana Ayabe, stood beside Yamashita Fumi. Looking at the winding procession, he asked softly.

"I can't help but be worried. Ayabe, we have been so quiet all the way, the silence makes me a little scared......" Tachibana Ayabe looked at his commander in surprise, speechless.

He never thought that this commander who was brave enough to crown the three armies, known as the Malay Tiger, and completely annihilated the British Empire, and the commander of the American army, would say that he was afraid?! It's unthinkable.

"Don't be surprised, Ayabe." But when he saw Yamashita Fengwen turn around, he said with a smile: "I am also a human being, as long as I am a human being, I will be scared sometimes." ”

"The Martial Sage Miyamoto Musashi once said, 'When you are afraid, you should have eyes to discern and you must recognize the gains and losses of things,' which I agree with and take as ......a warning."

Yamashita looked at the marching troops. He said slowly: "The war has reached this point, and we can already see that the empire is indeed at a disadvantage. There's no doubt about that......"

"And if we have experienced so many failures, and we have not been able to have the vision and discernment to recognize the gains and losses of things, then it can only be said that we are all a bunch of idiots......"

As he spoke, Yamashita looked at Ayabe Tachibana and whispered, "I'm sure of it." His Majesty has seen it. He's even preparing to save the empire if we lose......"

"Goo~" Suddenly hearing the news, Tachibana Ayabe couldn't help but swallow deeply. If this news gets out, then it will be absolutely amazing!

Hirohito had already lost hope for the war, and if this news spread within the Southern Army, then the entire Southern Army might collapse directly on the battlefield.

"The only possible chance of victory now is to keep our resources in the Philippines, Java, and so on for a generation through our strong navy. Obtain as many resources as possible to ensure that our warships can blockade the Wehrmacht's naval forces. ”

As he spoke, a trace of sadness flashed in Yamashita Fengwen's eyes.

"Do you know why Ishihara was removed and returned to Tokyo?! In fact, it was not because of the mistakes he made on the issue of the massacre at all. This is because South Asia is about to be abandoned. In fact, I once suspected that Marshal Sugiyama's plan was to delay the Wehrmacht's operations in South Asia with force......"

"And the rest of the Southern Army units will be withdrawn to other Southeast Asian regions separated by the sea......

Tachibana Ayabe couldn't hear what Yamashita was saying at all now, and his head was constantly buzzing. It has been echoing the words of Yamashita Fengfumi: Your Majesty has seen it and even begun to prepare for our actions after the defeat......

Are you going to be defeated?! Tachibana Ayabe felt a wave of vertigo. Japan has not been defeated on the battlefield since the Meiji Restoration. Could it be that the rise of the empire is about to be interrupted here?!

"I'm not reconciled......" Ayabe Tachibana's teeth creaked, and Yamashita turned around and saw Ayabe Tachibana like this, and couldn't help but smile.

"Ayabe. It doesn't have to be this way. It's not like we don't have a chance. Yamashita patted Tachibana on the shoulder and said, "As long as Germany wins the victory on the battlefield of the Soviet Union." Then, even if China achieves a great advantage, they can only be defeated. ”

"So, the most important thing for us now is to preserve our strength. Don't over-exhaust ourselves in the battle with the Wehrmacht, so that we can accumulate enough strength in the future when we counterattack......"

Tachibana Ayabe nodded, and then stood firmly beside Yamashita Fengfumi and observed the march with him......

"Boom! Rumble!! Boom ......" Suddenly, an explosion was heard. Ayabe's face changed suddenly, and he immediately pressed Yamashita to the ground.

The Japanese troops under the high ground encountered a fierce attack at this time. Rows of shells rained down on the heads of the Japanese soldiers.

Because it was a sudden attack, the Japanese army had no defense at all. The bombardment of these shells was immediately heavy casualties.

"Immediately calculate the position of the enemy's artillery and notify all units that our unit is under attack!" Tachibana Ayabe roared at the adjutant, who then crouched forward in response to the telegraph soldier's message.

More than a kilometer away from here, Long Rope Ancestor pinched a photo and smiled: "Fengwen under the mountain, but it's just a horse's ear!" How can He De dare to call himself a 'tiger'?! Fighting dogs! ”

The photo that the Dragon Rope Ancestor was holding in his hand was a photo of Yamashita Fengwen.

"Order the 'Tiger Roar' to transfer positions and prepare to calculate the position of the Japanese artillery positions!" Long Rope Ancestor turned around and passed down the order, and then the Wehrmacht soldiers who were firing the Tiger Roar in a mountain col about six kilometers away quickly dismantled the Tiger Roar and then packed it and took it away.

"Chirp...... Rumble! Rumble!! By the time the Japanese artillery fire came, the artillery position was empty............