Tie Ning led his men and arrived in Mandalay, Burma, at the end of January. Along the way, many officers who did not find wives in the capital basically solved the problem of wives during the trip. Nowadays, the image of the military of the Chinese Empire is absolutely tall, so it is very smooth to get a wife. The team arrived in Mandalay, Myanmar, where the commander of the Burmese Front, Shang Hu and his wife, and the chief of staff, Song Fei, ceremoniously received the arrival of this team shouldering a special mission.

"Report to the commander, Tie Ning led the team to arrive smoothly!" The face of the iron condensation was full of joy. Tie Ning was Shang Hu's subordinate in Fuzhou at the beginning, so the two met as old friends. "It turned out that it was you kid who carried out this special mission, I didn't expect it, but I didn't expect the president to choose you. It's been four years since Shanghai, and time flies! Shang Hu and Tie Ning embraced, showing deep friendship.

"Commander Shang, is it difficult for me to go to Nanyang this time, and you don't feel at ease with me?" "Can't you see that I'm jealous there? Look, your rank is already on an equal footing with mine," Shang Hu gave Tie Ning a punch. Tie Ning said: "Before I left the capital, the headquarters promoted me to general, in fact, in consideration of whether my identity matches, the Chinese Empire sent a general, indicating the importance of Lan Fang." The two of them were joking, and it was lively again.

"Sister Xiuting!" Deng Lan caught up from behind and recognized Deng Xiuting shouting excitedly at a glance. "Yikes! It's Sister Lan'er, our little sister has grown up, and voila! I almost don't recognize you. It's really a woman's eighteen changes, our Lan'er is like a fairy in a painting! Xiuting took Deng Lan's hand and stared intently. Yan'er's newlywed Deng Lan's face suddenly turned red. "Deng Lan, why did you come to Burma!" Xiuting asked in confusion.

"Sister-in-law. Lan'er is my wife now, you didn't expect it! Commander Shang, our brothers have become a bridge! "Blessed are you, you stinky boy. A flower stands on cow dung. "How to talk that, who is cow dung." I said, Commander Shang, I don't care if your wife spoils me like this? "Your sister-in-law is right, it's a flower stuck in cow dung." After Shang Hu finished speaking, he shook off and strode away. "In front of my wife, you arranged me together." Tie Ning glared and raised his leg to catch up with Shang Hu.

Xiuting smiled and took Lan'er's hand and followed behind. Lan'er pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "Sister Xiuting, he is now my husband, and you don't give any face." How embarrassing it is for me. "Look, it's protected now, and it's not false at all that a husband and wife are a hundred days old. Lan'er's sister. They are old comrades-in-arms, and they often joke that you don't take it seriously. Seeing the smile on Lan'er's face, Xiuting asked, "Are you a matchmaker made by your stepmother?" Lan'er nodded and shook her head.

Xiuting was puzzled: "What's going on?" Lan'er recounted what had happened. Xiuting listened and said: "This kid is really auspicious, and he will take you down with a random finger." It's too casual. How he treats you. If he dares to bully you, see how I clean him up. "He's so good to me!" After Deng Lan finished speaking, her shy face turned red again. The sisters had endless words to say together, Tie Ning settled the ten thousand teams, returned to Shang Hu's mansion, and saw Deng Lan and Deng Xiuting sitting at the table still chattering.

The wine and food that received the wind had already filled the table, Shang Hu opened a jar of Moutai and said: "This is the Moutai wine sent by the president, I have never been willing to drink it, and I specially took it out today to treat you." "I know that you have a century-old Moutai here, and I miss this Moutai on the road." The iron is condensed inch by inch. "Say you're fat, you're still panting. I ask you to point indiscriminately, and my sister is in your pocket. You're a blesser! Xiuting still refuses to give up.

"I can't be blamed for this, it's the president who doesn't give me the right, and I have the ability to find the president's theory!" Tie Ning was triumphant. Xiuting was just about to fight back, but Shang Hu said with a smile: "Brother went to Nanyang this time, and the president personally gave you a match, which means that he expects you and how important this special mission is." Brother-in-law, I wish you a smooth journey and great success in Nanyang in the future. The topic came to a sensitive area, and the ladies were silent. In this regard, Deng Zixuan and Wan'er are strict with them, and they cannot interfere in their husband's military affairs at any time.

The reunion was short-lived, and two days later, Tie Ning led his subordinates to set off again. In Mandalay, Tie Ning and his subordinates all took off their military uniforms and dressed up as Malays, and the female dependents also disguised themselves as men. They were to disguise themselves as caravans and travel across the Indochina Peninsula. Shang Hu and his wife Xiuting, and Chief of Staff Seinfeld personally saw them off. At the time of separation, the sisters were reluctant to give up, and the road was so far away that they didn't know what would happen.

The laughter was gone, Xiuting and Deng Lan's eyes were red, and they hugged each other again, feeling the affection between sisters. At this moment, Shang Hu held Tie Ning's hand with a serious expression and said, "For the motherland!" "For the Motherland!" The two sides embraced, Tie Ning didn't say anything more, and threw off his big stride and didn't look back. They didn't expect that Zaijian noodles were already 10 years later.

The team made a short stop at Dawei as they split up and continued in two groups. Two days later, Tie Ning led more than 600 people to take the lead, and due to the addition of more than 200 brides, the whole team reached more than 1,200 people, so it was divided into two groups of more than 600 people. Further from Dawei, although still nominally Burmese territory, it is temporarily in a vacuum and is not effectively controlled by the Chinese army.

Tie Ning ordered the second group to set off one day apart, and the two teams only kept a distance of 30 kilometers between them. In view of the special situation of the Kra Isthmus, Tie Ning realized that the road ahead must be full of dangers. The guide, a Thai expatriate, traveled back and forth to the Kra Isthmus twice. According to the guide, caravans rarely traveled to the Malay Peninsula via the Kra Isthmus as a last resort. The reason is that the sea route is more convenient and no one wants to venture overland to get to the Malay Peninsula.

The Kra Isthmus is at the junction of three countries, and the situation here is very complicated. Originally, Thailand and Myanmar were both Buddhist countries, but the people here believed in Islam, and they were not friendly to Buddhist people, especially hostile to strangers. In addition, it is inhabited by indigenous people, who are uncivilized. These natives instinctively induce a sense of crisis and attack when a stranger enters their territory, and the guide does not know all about these situations, and Tie Ning is also ignorant of them.

The narrow Kra Isthmus is hilly and does not have too high mountains. Especially due to the influence of the marine climate on both sides, the vegetation is lush and the rain is abundant. On a weed-regrown path along the western coastline, a caravan appeared. The fiery red sun is about to kiss the sea, and from a distance, the sea is dyed with gold and scales, and the sunset on the sea is beautiful.

The crowd was attracted by this beautiful scenery, as if they were seduced and intoxicated. Everyone held their breath and waited for the moment to come. The sun seemed to hang on the surface of the sea without moving, and the moment it touched the sea, it quickly embraced the water, and everyone let out a cheer. The zuihou sun slowly sank into the sea, and everyone was still unsatisfied. "The sunset over the sea is simply beautiful!" Deng Lan sat in the carriage and muttered to herself, and Jin Xiu next to her echoed: "Such a beautiful scenery will never be seen in the capital." ”

This woman named Jin Xiu is the Gege abducted by Wang Zhi in the capital, and she gave herself a new name - Jin Xiu. "Jin Xiu, I heard that the Qing court clearly stipulated that the princes and ministers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were not allowed to leave the capital for a single step, let alone go to various places to enjoy the mountains and rivers, is there anything wrong?" Deng Lan thought of the beautiful scenery of Fang Cai and asked curiously. "Yes! In order to prevent the Manchu ministers from colluding with the outside world and plotting against them, the imperial court strictly ordered the princes and ministers and Baylor not to leave the capital for half a step. Kim so replied truthfully.

Deng Lan sighed: "This is too cruel, no wonder you are excited all the way, and everything you see is new." "Yes, it's the first time I've left the capital when I've grown so big. The farthest place I used to go was to Xiangshan, and I didn't even go to Chengde, the royal garden. But this time, I was far away from thousands of rivers and mountains, and I never dreamed of it. After Jin Xiu finished speaking, his face darkened, and his eyes were aimed at the north.

A group of fast horses galloped from the front, "Report to the general, the forward captain Wang Zhi is here to report, please command!" "Wang Zhi did not salute because everyone did not wear military uniforms, and if the etiquette of the army was adopted, it would arouse suspicion. Tie Ning rode on the horse and took out his pocket watch and glanced at it: "Today is the fifth day, everyone has worked hard, let's camp here to celebrate, and inform the troops to stop advancing." Wang Zhi slapped his horse away, and soon a long carriage formed a circle one after another, and everyone began to be busy in the circle.

The soldiers gathered the grass, and the women gathered the grass in piles, and then made a bonfire after dark. They disguised themselves as caravans, but in fact, the supplies they carried were basically the food and daily necessities needed along the way, and the weapons and ammunition they carried, so they had to have the ability to protect themselves. Because I don't know what will happen along the way, the problem of food for the troops must be satisfied.

After dark, the bonfire was lit, and everyone sat around it, and the guard guards were arranged outside. At this time, Tie Ning and his wife stood in the center, and Tie Ning looked at everyone excitedly: "Everyone, we will hurry to the Chinese New Year's Eve, and I know that everyone has no complaints." After all, we are on a special mission. Today is the fifth day, I decided to rest here for one night, to make up for the regret of the New Year, in order to add to the fun, please my wife to dance for everyone, lively celebration. ”

Deng Lan is good at dancing and has a talent for dancing since she was a child, and among all her sisters, her dancing style is among the best. Deng Lan bowed generously to everyone and said, "The newly learned Thai dance on my road is not very proficient in offering ugliness. As soon as the words fell, Deng Lan danced, and the beautiful dance immediately brought everyone into a cheerful atmosphere. After a dance, everyone applauded, and asked Deng Lan to dance again, and the atmosphere was pushed to a climax.

When it was bustling here, at a high point in the distance, several dark shadows were hiding in the grass to check. "Captain, a caravan of hundreds of people, including women, where are they going?" A dark shadow muttered, its face barely visible in the darkness. "Captain, they don't look like caravans at all, there must be something wrong with this group of strangers suddenly appearing here!" Another dark shadow clamored.

"Let's go, report to the king of the mansion immediately!" The little leader waved his hand, and several dark figures disappeared into the night. (To be continued......)

PS: The journey may not be smooth sailing, and there are always unpredictable things happening.