After eating this group of Japanese soldiers, Liu Fangwu did not have the slightest joy. He knew that this operation must have attracted the attention of the Japanese army, and it was very likely that a large number of Japanese troops would pursue them in the next time.

It was obvious that the surprise attack was no longer possible, and now the only way to do it was to make a quick assault and tear a hole through the perimeter of Ringanqiang to rescue the British troops inside.

Fortunately, the level of mechanized equipment of the 3rd Regiment is now very high, and the 10-wheeled trucks aided by the United States, the British-style armored assault vehicles, the domestically produced armored vehicles, and motorcycles cooperate with each other, and the marching speed is greatly accelerated, and it can advance dozens of kilometers in an hour.

The sweltering heat makes people sweat like rain, and the canopy of the ten-wheeled truck is like a steamer. As soon as the weather is hot, sweating increases, so the amount of water consumed has increased greatly, fortunately, Liu Fangwu brought a lot of water before, otherwise I really don't know how to spend it.

Liu Fangwu drove the jeep, always traveling in 3rd gear, and the speed never stopped.

After several hours of continuous driving, the troops stopped to rest and eat. It was afternoon, and the sun was at its hottest of the day, and the scorching sun shone down like a fire.

"The order went down, rested for fifteen minutes, all the personnel hurriedly shared meals, and the vehicles hurriedly added water." Liu Fangwu jumped down from the jeep, took a towel hanging around his neck to get some water, and after washing his face, he took a box of canned beef handed over by Sanxi.

He drank two sips of water before he barely filled his mouth with a few pieces of beef, although the day was boring and people had no appetite, but he knew that if he didn't eat it, he would have no physical strength next, which was absolutely impossible.

After stuffing a few mouthfuls of beef, he put another mouthful of water into his mouth, chewed vigorously, and swallowed it with a mouthful.

Mu Dan couldn't eat a bite, so after drinking some water casually, he poured water on his head again, even if he was resting.

"Captain, can you extend the rest time later?" The regimental staff officer came over and suggested to the regiment commander Liu Fangwu.

Liu Fangwu squatted on the ground and asked while drinking water, "Why do you want to extend the rest time?" ”

The regimental staff officer also squatted over and said: "It's too hot this day, and people and machines can't stand it if we go on like this." ”

"What's there you can't stand anymore?" Liu Fangwu screwed the lid of the kettle in his hand, tightened it and said, "Give the brothers five more minutes, let everyone drink the water first, and then fill the kettle." Leave at four o'clock without a moment's delay! ”

After speaking, Liu Fangwu stood up and said to Sanxi, who was eating: "Sanxi, wait for you to help me fill up the water in the pot." ”

Sanxi nodded, and after a few bites of indiscriminately, he stood up and picked up the captain's kettle to refill the water.

At this time, the reconnaissance platoon commander came over and reported that the front had been reconnoitred clearly, and after crossing the river, Japanese troops were found.

"Got it, did you scout how many troops there were?" Liu Fangwu spread out the map and compared it with the operational staff officer.

The reconnaissance platoon commander replied: "It is the main force of the Japanese Araki troops. The strength was more than 3,000 people, but the troops were scattered relatively widely, presumably to encircle the British army. ”

Liu Fangwu didn't speak, spread out the map and kept looking, frowning when he looked at it, to attack this army needs to cross a river that is not wide, although there is a wooden bridge on the river, but with his toes to think, the Japanese will also station a lot of troops on this bridge.

"If you want to go over and attack, you have to take the bridge back intact. But this bridge is not easy to recapture, and the Japanese must have placed heavy troops here. The regimental staff officer was a little discouraged when he said this, but it was indeed the truth.

Liu Fangwu thought for a while and said, "Let the first battalion send a company to feint to attack the bridge, and the rest of the first battalion will stay behind." The artillery battalion aimed at the opposite bank to prepare for artillery bombardment, and the second and third battalions abandoned their vehicles and prepared to cross the river. ”

The regimental staff officer said in surprise: "What do you mean? The main force of the troops crossed the river to attack ?! Captain, this is no joke. ”

"I'm not kidding." Liu Fangwu continued: "If you send troops to seize the bridge, even if you take it, it will leave time for the Japanese army to react. We do not have an advantage in troops, and the terrain on the opposite side is not suitable for the deployment of mechanized troops, so there is no chance of victory at all. However, according to the feint of attacking the bridge, the main force crossed the river and caught them by surprise, so that they could have some chance of victory. ”

After speaking, Liu Fangwu said to the other battalion commanders: "What questions do you guys have?" ”

Several people shook their heads.

"Then hurry up and deploy."

The rest time passed quickly, and after a brief rest of the officers and men, they blew the assembly whistle. Fortunately, every car carries water, so it doesn't take a lot of time to drink water.

After the kettle was filled, the troops set off again. This time, the officers and men unloaded their heavy equipment and began to cross the river to the other side of the river under the cover of night.

……

When the expeditionary force began to cross the river to prepare for a surprise attack on the Japanese troops, Kappa and Miao Aman had already marched dozens of kilometers on foot, and finally they reached the front line of the Japanese army.

In a place with a wide view on the mountain, Kappa laid out the futon he had brought with him and prepared for a good night's sleep. He doesn't speak Chinese very fluently, and many times his communication with Miao Aman is limited to gesticulating. Fortunately, the two had a lot of communication before, and although there was a language barrier, it was not too difficult to communicate.

"We're here tonight in shifts, taking turns to rest, I'm on duty for the first half of the night, and you're on duty for the second half of the night." Capa gestured, pointed to the bed and then to the sentry outside, which made Miao Aman understand what he meant.

Miao Aman waved his hand again and again: "No, no, sir, this is not good." I'm your guard, guard, do you understand? He pointed at Kappa with his thumb and then at himself, which meant that he was to follow Kappa's orders and act according to Kappa's orders.

Capa seemed to understand what he meant, and he waved his hand and said, "No, Aman, our relationship between us is not a matter of superior-subordinate concern, we are friends!" Friend, do you understand? We are also comrades-in-arms who fight side by side, and we should not put all our problems in one person. ”

The two talked for a long time, and Kappa persuaded Miao Aman to let the two take turns to change shifts.

However, when Kappa was on guard, he did not take Miao Aman's gun, but stood on a high place and constantly observed the movements of the Japanese army below, and Kappa believed that the Chinese army's counteroffensive would start here first.

As expected, when the two of them had just had dinner and drank some water, there was a rumbling sound from the river opposite. Following the reputation, there was the sound of wading in the river.

"Look! Someone was crossing the river over there. Capa pointed in the direction of the sound of the water, and on the dark opposite bank, he could vaguely see some people crossing the river.

"Do you think it's Japanese?" Miao Aman asked in surprise.

Capa seemed to understand what he meant, and just shook his head faintly.

At this moment, a rapid burst of gunfire was heard in the distance. The two of them followed the prestige, and saw that there was an exchange of fire on the bridge on the other side of the river, and the tracer bullets intertwined back and forth were like thin lines flying, and the sound of gunfire like bursting beans broke the silence of the jungle, and for a while, shouts of killing were everywhere.

"Strange! How can anyone still cross the river? Someone else stormed the bridge? Miao Aman asked in surprise.

"This should be their shrewdness, I think the Chinese commander on the other side must be a smart person, such a deployment is really too clever." Capa had already understood the intentions of the Chinese commander, and his prior assumption was correct, that the Chinese army would be able to break through the enemy and rescue the besieged British.

"Hey, Miao, I don't think any of us have to go to sleep today, it must be a big battle here tonight." Capa said excitedly, and then took out the camera in his hand.

Guns rang out continuously, and soon after the attack on the bridgehead, the artillery bombardment of Araki's troops began, and the 75-mm guns and mortars on the 75-mm field guns and armored vehicles began to attack the opposite side, and the annular artillery positions continued to explode into clusters of fire, and the shells fell into the Japanese positions, and some ignited raging fires.

For a while, shouts of killing rang out, and the Japanese positions began to be nervously deployed. The whistles of the officers, the babbling of the assembly, and the sound of the whole team of sorts were constantly heard.

After seeing it, Capa smiled at Miao Aman and said, "It seems that the Japanese position has begun to be in chaos. I believe that tomorrow morning, the Japanese army in Ringanqiang will be torn apart. Thank God the British army was saved. ”

Although Miao Aman couldn't understand what he said, he also knew that from his expression, it could be seen that he was praising the Chinese army. At this time, as a member of the expeditionary force, it is natural to feel extremely honored.

By the time the artillery and bridge attack forces had already begun to attack, the main forces had already begun to cross the river. Although the river is not deep, the current is very fast, and in the middle of the river, many soldiers have even been washed away.

In order to prevent the guns from being stained with water and affecting their use, the officers and men would raise their machine guns above their heads when crossing the river, and even let the water submerge their necks and slowly row forward in the water.

More than 20 minutes later, the first batch of officers and men crossed the river, and as soon as they went ashore, they began to deploy, set up all the heavy machine guns and everything, and then began to assemble in the whole team to open up a landing base and prepare for the follow-up troops.

In less than an hour, more than 1,000 main officers and soldiers and the river bank had been assembled. The officers and men will be skillfully loaded with guns, and at this time, the Japanese firepower has been concentrated on the side of the bridgehead, and what they do not notice is that the main force of the Chinese army has quietly touched their side.

"The troops were assembled, and the troops attacked according to the pre-plan." Orders at the first level began to be communicated.