At this time, Ringanqiang had been surrounded by the Japanese army like an iron barrel, and more than 7,000 British officers and soldiers, missionaries and journalists were trapped here.

For them, the most terrifying thing was not only the frenzied attack of the Japanese army, but also the scorching heat of the sun and the breath of despair in the air.

This is not the first time that war correspondents like Su Hui and Kappa have been on the front line, nor is it the first time they have experienced such danger, on the contrary, they have been to the front line of different fronts many times, but this time the breath of despair hangs over everyone's heads.

The morale of the British officers and soldiers in the city was low, because the British radio was intercepted by the Japanese in advance, and the pilots always received wrong orders and threw a lot of * on their own heads, which caused the British army to be chaotic in the process of retreating.

Now after the withdrawal to Ringanqiang, the troops began to form in the streets, some officers could not find soldiers, some soldiers could not find officers, and most of them were already in chaos; Journalists and family members of the army were also trembling, and the rumbling of artillery and occasional bombardment deepened the fear.

The weather was very hot, the sun was scorching the earth, the Burmese in the city had destroyed most of the fresh water sources, making it very difficult to get water, and the prevalence of malaria and other diseases in the army, as well as the lack of medicines and fresh water, had to lie there in pain*, and many died because they could not receive effective treatment.

In order to prevent the corpses from stinking, the British army had to concentrate on organizing the burning of the corpses, and sometimes thick smoke was billowing from the streets, and the apocalypse was coming.

All kinds of tragic situations make people shudder, and Kappa draws a cross on his chest from time to time after looking at it, hoping that this situation will end soon.

Capa and Su Hui had come to the British Army's Chief of Staff Richards, and they now needed to go to the front line for interviews, hoping that the British Army would provide a guide. The general, who was born in British high society, couldn't help but complain when he saw Su Hui and Capa.

"Damn Japs! We did fight a bit badly. The Japanese devils were so terrible in the jungle that they were able to launch a general attack without the cover of artillery fire. Speaking of this, Richards scratched his bare scalp impatiently, "I have to admit that at present, I only need to hope for the Chinese not far away." ”

Capa then asked, "General, how will the Chinese Expeditionary Force respond?" Before we came to Ringanqiang, we were in the Tonggu area, and things didn't seem to be going very well with them. ”

"No, Mr. Kapa, against the Japanese I have to admit that the Chinese have their own set. Of course, we are also actively organizing counterattacks, and at the moment I am ready to gather the troops of the 7th Armored Brigade to organize a counterattack. Charlize said: "You know, the 7th Panzer Brigade once defeated the Italian and German armies in North Africa, and they once annihilated 220,000 Italian troops with less than 50,000 British troops. They are 'desert rats' who are more 'cunning' than the Japanese. ”

"But this is the jungle!" Su Hui didn't want to listen to Richards' boasting anymore, because before the start of this battle, the British army had 4 elite divisions, 1 armored brigade, and 5 artillery regiments, but such an advantageous force was still defeated.

Richards was a little displeased, he lifted the gold-rimmed glasses on his hooked nose, and said with a gentlemanly demeanor that he tried his best to maintain: "Ma'am, I think that whether it is a jungle or a desert, they will be a headache 'rats'. ”

"Oh, yes, I almost forgot. Today we are going to blast the Ringanqiang oil field, and soon we will break through with the Chinese army, and I suggest you two go there and have a look. ”

"Of course, I'll send a guide to take you there." As he spoke, General Charlize walked towards the room inside, excuse himself from being busy.

This is obviously an "eviction order", and it is naturally inconvenient for Kappa and Su Hui to stay here, the two glanced at each other, Kappa shrugged, and the two walked out of the headquarters of the British army, and Miao Aman, who was standing at the door, immediately followed.

After walking out of the headquarters building, Su Hui expressed her worries, and she said to Kappa: "Mr. Kappa, to be honest, I am not very optimistic about the battle situation this time, as you saw just now, the morale of the British army is low. As for the 7th Armoured Brigade, which Mr. Charlize speaks of, it had been routed yesterday by the Sato detachment of the Japanese army, most of whom had left behind their proud armored vehicles and tanks, and now had no combat effectiveness. ”

Capa shook his head, "No, I'm not talking about the British. Haven't you noticed? Your compatriots, those emaciated Chinese soldiers, they are really worthy of admiration, and I am sure that they will get us out of the hands of the Japanese. Of course, they've always had that good fortune, and even Father Sean once said to me, 'God bless these children.'" ”

Su Hui smiled, "If you want to say that there is God's blessing, it should also be a British army who believes in Christianity, right?" ”

Capa feigned surprise, "Ma'am, don't you know?" Many officers and men of the expeditionary force are now religious. ”

Su Hui also spread her hands, "Okay, is this the reason why you judged that the expeditionary force would definitely save us?" Relying solely on God's blessing? ”

Capa didn't answer his question directly, but after a moment's thought, he said, "Do you know why so many of these people who have little or no previous exposure to doctrine are religious? ”

Su Hui really hadn't paid attention to this, so she could only shake her head.

Capa continued, "It's because of Pastor Sean and the church in Tongguna. ”

When the war came, Reverend Sean did not evacuate with the large army like other British and Americans, but took the initiative to open the door of the church and let the wounded soldiers and civilians in. For the wounded soldiers of the expeditionary force, it was their field hospital, and it was where many lives began anew. ”

"Does that mean something, you know?" Capa actually talked to a Chinese and a Chinese about the topic of Chinese.

However, he spoke in English, and Miao Aman couldn't understand it, so he had to follow behind with a gun, and from time to time he made a few silly laughs.

"What does it mean?" Su Hui really couldn't understand what Capa was going to say.

This shows that the Chinese know how to be grateful. Pastor Sean and the church saved them, and many of them went to religion. Oh my God, you may not know that in the expeditionary force and the ancient troops, Pastor Sean was respected by them beyond imagination, and later Pastor Sean said, if you are grateful, then give thanks to God together. So a lot of people are religious, and it's not half-hearted, very religious. ”

Capa said earnestly, but then he playfully said, "Or, it's God's will!" But it was because of this that he showed me that this army and this people kept their promises, so as allies, they would definitely send troops to our rescue. ”

As he spoke, Kappa pointed at Miao Aman and said, "He has always followed us loyally and protected us, not because of his mission, but because of his gratitude. ”

It turned out that Capa had learned about Miao Aman's story during the chat, and Miao Aman also regarded him as a friend and confided in his heart.

A remark made Su Hui look at Capa with admiration, no wonder people can become a reporter who will go down in history, he is really a meticulous observer, even the guards around him can be friends, what kind of interview problems can be difficult for him?

However, even if the expeditionary force wants to come to the rescue, it must be strong enough, and now the expeditionary force itself is also facing huge pressure from the Japanese army, and they may be more than willing to do it.

Su Hui expressed her opinion to Kappa, but Kappa shook his head, "Not really. In Tonggu, I saw the tenacity of the Chinese soldiers, and I also saw their tenacity. I think they will definitely crush the Japanese army. ”

"I also believe it, but they are also facing huge pressure from the Japanese army at the moment, how can they pull out troops to rescue us? In other words, even if they come to reinforce us, there won't be too many troops. You must know that the Japanese army has concentrated a division here. Although Su Hui didn't want to believe it in her heart, she still felt that it was unrealistic.

"We won't discuss this, even if we are besieged and captured, we still have to stick to our posts." As he spoke, Capa picked up the camera in his hand, took a test shot, and said, "I'm now going to the front line in the northeast region, I believe that Chinese reinforcements will be the first to attack from there, and I want to shoot when they appear first." ”

As the two were talking, jeeps drove up. The jeep creaked and stopped in front of the three men, and the young man who was driving jumped out of the car, he walked quickly to the three and said, "I am Captain Girard of the 13th Infantry Battalion, and I have been ordered to escort you to the oil field, please come with me." ”

The three of them shook hands with him, and Su Hui said to Kappa: "Okay, I need to go to the Ren'anqiang oil field to have a look, the British army is going to blast the oil field today." ”

"May God bless you!" Capa shook hands with Su Hui and Girard, and prepared to walk in the opposite direction.

Miao Aman wanted to follow Su Hui, but Su Hui said to him, "Aman, you should follow Mr. Capa." There is no danger for me to go to blast the oil field, and the front line he goes to needs your protection even more. ”

Miao Aman hesitated for a moment, and then stood up and said, "Yes!" ”

Su Hui smiled: "Aman, we will all be friends and partners in the future, you don't need to salute me like a soldier treats a commander." You and Mr. Capa are the same, we are all friends, there is no superior-subordinate relationship, and more often than not, we need to follow your orders. ”

"Of course, that's right." Kappa made a funny expression, signaling to accept the title. Miao Aman grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.