On the winding and winding mountain roads of Burma, the officers and men of the 3rd Regiment marched forward in a long line. The road is getting harder and harder, but fortunately there is no special load-bearing equipment, otherwise it is really possible to paralyze.

The head of the regiment, Liu Fangwu, drove a jeep, one would be fast and one would be slow, the people on the bumpy road were swaying, Mu Dan's stomach was uncomfortable, if he hadn't eaten anything, he would have vomited. On the contrary, Sanxi in the back always felt as if nothing happened, and sometimes he simply leaned back on the chair behind him to sleep, which surprised Mu Dan.

In front of him was a continuous convoy, to Mu Dan's surprise, every truck or armored car, there was an external oil drum, at first he thought that these big oil drums were filled with gasoline, but Sanxi told him that they were filled with water - drinking water.

"Captain Liu, we didn't drink any water along the way? Why do you need to bring so much water? Mu Dan grabbed the handle next to him, and his body kept jumping up and down with the jeep.

Liu Fangwu glanced at him and said, "If you were Japanese, what method would you use to encircle and annihilate 7,000 people with 3,000 people?" ”

Mu Dan thought for a while and said, "Do you mean that the Japanese cut off the water source of Ren'anqiang?" ”

Liu Fangwu did not answer him, but continued to drive. Sanxi in the back leaned over and said, "Sir, we analyzed before the war that the Japanese might cut off the water source of Ren'anqiang. You think, Ren'anqiang is an oil area, there is more oil and less water, as long as all the water sources are cut off, the British people in it will not play ball. ”

"My soldiers can only die in battle, not die of thirst!" Liu Fangwu added unhurriedly.

Mu Dan nodded, saw these huge water tanks, and then looked up at the fiery sun, and felt that this head Liu might be right.

In this weather, you can last a few days without food, but you really can't last without water.

As he was talking, a soldier on a motorcycle in front of him kept walking back, that was a communications soldier, and he estimated what was going on.

Liu Fangwu found a place next to him to park, and sure enough, the communication soldier ran over and said, "Regiment commander, I found the British army in front." ”

"British?" Liu Fangwu was shocked, how could the British army be beaten so scattered, running everywhere? However, it is not surprising to think that the British army was scattered during the retreat, and it was normal to be everywhere.

couldn't help but think about it, Liu Fangwu said to the communication soldiers: "Everyone stop and rest first." Go, come with me and have a look. ”

As he spoke, the communications soldier transferred the motorcycle and began to lead the way in front, while Liu Fangwu followed in a jeep. The two of them began to drive forward from the side of the convoy, and Mu Dan noticed that although it had only been a few minutes since the order was issued, the officers and soldiers in the convoy had already stopped, and the speed with which the order to move was conveyed was also admirable.

After the jeep drove forward a few hundred meters, Liu Fangwu parked the car to the side, walked down and followed the signal corps to the position where the soldiers in front of him were scouting. After walking for a while, everyone reached a commanding height, which was condescending.

"Captain, look, where is it!" Hu Kaifu, the commander of the reconnaissance company, pointed to the location where the other party was found, Liu Fangwu raised his binoculars and looked far away, and not far away, a group of officers and soldiers were marching.

"We didn't know if it was the Japanese or the British, so we didn't dare to act rashly. They also did not fly the flag, judging by the number of armored vehicles, probably the British. But I've already sent someone to reconnoiter closer. Hu Kaifu said unhurriedly.

Liu Fangwu put down the binoculars and said solemnly: "Let the first battalion prepare for battle, this is a group of Japanese soldiers." ”

"This? How do you tell? Hu Kaifu couldn't believe it. After all, the distance is too far to see the specific marching team clearly, and the other party does not have any military flag signs, so it is impossible to judge at all.

Liu Fangwu pointed to the formation, "The Japanese army likes to line up in an S shape when marching, in addition to avoiding bombing, but also because the Japanese army's communication is backward, so the formation can transmit information at any time." But the British are different, their squads are equipped with radio communications, so naturally there is no need for such time-consuming. ”

As soon as Liu Fangwu said this, everyone understood in their hearts. But Mu Dan still has a question, "The penetration rate of armored forces in the Japanese army is not so high?" ”

"It's not easy, these armored vehicles and tanks are captured. Yesterday I read the battle report, and the British 7th Brigade caught the Japanese by surprise, and it was inevitable to lose their armor and abandon it. Let the first battalion be ready for battle and ready to attack at any time. After Liu Fangwu finished speaking, he put down the binoculars and walked back.

The Japanese army was still far from here, and after the troops informed them, the officers and men of the first battalion were ready for battle. The commander of the first battalion, Li Qun, and an officer ran over and observed the dynamics of the Japanese army with Liu Fangwu.

Not long after, the spearhead who had gone to reconnoiter the approach returned.

The Jungle Cap Soldier took a sip of water and moistened his throat, then reported that the group was indeed a Japanese unit, less than the size of a brigade, but highly mechanized and equipped with a large number of captured armored vehicles and tanks.

Liu Fangwu was silent for a while, and everyone didn't continue to speak, knowing that he was thinking.

After a moment, he pointed to the dot on the map and said, "A battalion is here to intersperse and divide this group of Japanese soldiers." Fire support was carried out by the second battalion and artillery. Remember, the team needs to spread out so that they don't know what's going on. The first battalion remember, don't carry heavy weapons and equipment when interspersed, concentrate automatic firearms to fiercely, and also, bring our new guy up! ”

The first battalion commander Li Qun smiled at the corner of his mouth, "Okay! ”

Mu Dan didn't know what the new guy in Liu Fangwu's mouth was, but after he saw the deity, he realized that the new guy in his mouth was aided by the Americans*.

Mudan had seen such weapons in the command before. The soldier carried an injector weighing dozens of kilograms, which contained napalm, and the soldier held a nozzle, ignited and aimed at the target, which could burn tens of meters away with a bang, and the gasoline sprayed attached to the burned object and continued to burn.

At first, many officers were unimpressed, they felt that this thing had a short range, only about ten meters, and if they could reach such a close distance in actual combat, they would also kill the opponent's bunker or something. What's more, this thing itself is a flammable and explosive material, and carrying this thing is like carrying a *, which is tantamount to exposing a soldier to the muzzle of a gun in actual combat.

However, in the battle in the jungle area, this seemingly cumbersome and short range can exert unexpected combat effects. *and* work together to make a striking close-range kill.

Mudan doesn't know, the 3rd regiment is also equipped with these things?

Just when Mu Dan was distracted, the officers over there were already busy deploying their own positions. The commander of the first battalion, Li Qun, and his officers and men had already begun to enter the jungle and intersperse with the middle of the Japanese ranks. The 2nd Battalion and other units also began to unload their weapons and equipment, aiming their guns at the Japanese troops who were marching.

Liu Fangwu raised his hand to look at his watch, he took out a pack of camel cigarettes from his pocket, lit one and took a deep breath, and then said to the other officers: "Half an hour later, launch an artillery bombardment on the Japanese army!" After a round of artillery bombardment, a feint began, in response to the brethren of the first battalion. ”

After deploying the order, Liu Fangwu gave up taking the car, he picked up a map of Ren'anqiang, and took the guard Sanxi to say that he was going to find a commanding height.

Mu Dan wanted to follow, but after hesitating for a moment, Head Liu said, "Okay, remember to bring more water." ”

The large army began to move, and Liu Fangwu's temporary command post of the regimental headquarters was also set up on a jeep. The regimental staff officers and the officers began to discuss the specific implementation of the operation, while Liu Fangwu ran to a nearby hill to observe the battle that would take place next.

In addition to a map, he also brought pen and paper. Just when Mu Dan wondered what these pen and paper were for, he saw that after the head of Liu and the map were right, he took out the pen and paper, like a real art student, squatted there and drew the terrain and landform.

Sanxi beckoned Mu Dan to come over and said that when Commander Liu was drawing a topographic map, we would set up a sentry around. "Don't bother him, or you'll be scolded."

Mu Dan smiled, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed one to Sanxi, who took it and lit it: "Sir Cha, you will definitely become good friends with our regiment leader." ”

"Be friends?" Mu Dan didn't think so, this time it was just a routine, and he would return to the headquarters in the near future. How do you become a best friend in this short relationship? What's more, so far, his impression of Captain Liu is not too good, this person makes people feel very cold.

But Sanxi seemed to be full of confidence, he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I will never be wrong about this." ”

Mu Dan touched his head, "You kid, you are a big ghost!" ”

"You know why not? Because you are different from other commanders, and of course our regimental commander is not the same as other commanders. Do you remember the deputy head of the forest before we set off? Speaking of this name, Sanxi showed a disdainful expression, and his mouth was full of admiration.

"What? You don't like your deputy head so much? Mu Dan felt a little interesting, and when he was leaving, Sanxi seemed to be about to talk about it, but at that time he was interrupted by Captain Liu, and now while it was just the two of them, this kid would definitely not be able to stop talking.

"Our deputy head Lin was not from our regiment and was transferred here a month ago. It is said that it used to be the Kunming border guards. Hey, he has a relationship in his family, and they are all big officials in Nanjing, so he came here just to gild gold. But he did something too much...... "Sanxi said indignantly.

Just as Mu Dan was about to ask, a rumbling cannon sounded, and Commander Liu stood up and said, "It's started!" ”