Su Hui, Pat, and Miao Aman walked towards the church.

As soon as he arrived at the door, Miao Aman was stopped by Pastor Sean. Pastor Sean told him that he could not bring weapons into the church.

Pat and Su Hui also explained the situation to Miao Aman, and Su Hui said, "You wait for us outside now, and we will come out after we go in." ”

Miao Aman had no choice but to give up, and he stood outside with a gun. At this time, the soldiers of the expeditionary force patrolling back and forth noticed this soldier who was not dressed differently from them, and they all looked at him carefully. The military uniforms of the officers and men of the expedition were mainly British, and they all wore butterfly steel helmets and British khaki shorts for convenience.

And Miao Aman is still wearing a lapel-style military uniform and a Hanyang-style steel helmet on his head, which is naturally a little out of place with the soldiers here. However, with this dress, everyone can also recognize him as a Chinese soldier.

"Which unit are you in?" Zhu Jing walked over and asked.

Miao Aman glanced at Zhu Jingxing, knew that he was the chief, and said, "Report to the chief, I am responsible for protecting Ms. Su Hui and Mr. Pat." ”

"The two who just went in?" Zhu Jingxing asked.

"Yes, sir." Miao Aman is still on the right path.

Hu Liqun, who was standing next to Zhu Jingxing, glanced at Miao Aman, and immediately became interested in the rifle with an optical scope on his shoulder. He reached for Miao Aman's rifle and said, "Why is your gun different from ours?" ”

When Hu Liqun stretched out his hand, Miao Aman reacted subconsciously, protecting the gun with one hand, and the other hand had already pulled out the short gun on his waist and aimed it at Hu Liqun.

"What do you want to do?" Miao Aman said vigilantly.

Hu Liqun smiled and said, "Yo! The little soldier's temper is not small? ”

Zhu Jingxing saw that Miao Aman's expression was a little nervous, so he said peacefully: "It's okay, he wants to see your gun, there is no malice, if you don't want to, forget it." Let's go, Platoon Commander Hu, it's time for us to patrol. ”

Hu Liqun pouted at Miao Aman and said, "Stupid don't chirp!" ”

After Miao Aman glared at him, he ignored it.

On the other hand, after learning that the church had been temporarily used as a field hospital, Su Hui and Pat decided that their initial interview would begin.

When they arrived at the church and explained their intentions to Pastor Sean, Pastor Sean warmly welcomed them in. It was the weekend, and a meeting was being held in the hall of the church, where a young girl was praying with everyone, and the wounded soldiers lying on the hospital beds were watching seriously, although their beliefs were different, but their hearts were also oriented towards religious expectations.

Zhu Jingxing and the others were constantly observing the people around them in the crowd, and they didn't dare to slack off at this time. These days, as the number of wounded continues to increase, more and more people have poured into the church, and the identity of these people is unknown, which also makes their security work quite stressful.

Everything seemed to be going on in order, but they didn't know that an attack on the church was brewing.

……

Thirty kilometers south of the church is a small village on the outskirts of Tonggu.

This village is no different from other villages in ancient times, all of them are not wide roads and scattered bamboo houses, not far away are high and low rice fields, the breeze blows, and the rows of rice ears make a rattling sound, as if to herald the arrival of a good harvest.

In a bamboo building not far from this village, a group of ragged people looked solemn, as if they were welcoming the arrival of some important person.

Not far from this bamboo building, every few meters there are one or two seemingly casual people who are guarding all the time. If you walk in, you will find that these people have not heavy clothes, revealing the black handle of the gun.

Obviously, something big is going to happen here.

After a while, instructions came from the front to prepare for the reception. A little boy in slippers ran over, and after a few words to a young man, the young man waved his hand, and the people who were guarding around him began to disguise themselves less deliberately, and they all looked in one direction.

Everyone's nerves tensed, and that tension was both excitement and some excitement.

About half an hour later, an ox cart drove slowly from outside the city.

It's not a car, it's an ordinary ox cart. It's a little different from what they imagined, but it makes them feel more relatable.

In the distance, they saw a man in a felt hat sitting on the ox cart. In the back pocket sat a young man in a white hat and slippers and a stocky middle-aged man in a khaki hunting suit.

The young man in slippers and the stocky middle-aged man seemed to be talking about something, and they let out unbridled laughter from time to time.

After seeing this ox cart, the people in the bamboo building came out to greet them, and even those in charge of the guards also gathered. When the ox cart arrived at its destination, the young man in slippers and the stocky middle-aged man jumped out of the cart and waved to everyone.

"Commander, you're finally here!"

"Sir, give us instructions!"

……

Everyone gathered around the young man in slippers, young and old, and his arrival made the crowd boil.

I saw the young man in slippers take off his hat and signal to everyone, and then waved at everyone, signaling everyone not to be excited, and then walked into the conference room made of big bamboo buildings surrounded by everyone.

As soon as I entered the big bamboo building, there was thunderous applause inside, and the people inside stood up and applauded, and some simply waved their arms as if they had won the lottery.

The man who was welcomed by everyone was Aung San, the commander-in-chief of the Burmese Independence Army, and the stocky middle-aged man who followed him was Takuichi Otsuka, a military adviser sent by the Japanese army.

"I announce! The 3rd Division of the Myanmar Independence Army was officially established today! Aung San raised his right hand into a fist and plunged into the air, and as he swore an oath, the faces below were once again filled with excitement and excitement.

The 3rd Division of the Burmese Independence Army was formed! This is another independent Burmese revolutionary armed force after the 1st and 2nd Burmese Divisions trained in Thailand.

For those who have been campaigning for national independence all year round, what an independent armed force means couldn't be simpler.

With independent arming, they are able to control their own voice; With independent arming, they can no longer be subject to others; With independent armies, they were able to drive out the British rulers and achieve national independence!

This has been the wish of the people of Myanmar for many years, and now that this armed force is constantly expanding, how can people not be excited?

The people of the bamboo building applauded excitedly, some of them hugged each other, some even cried with joy, and some simply jumped up excitedly, and the simple and unsturdy bamboo building was almost collapsed by them.

Aung San pressed his hand and signaled: "The commander of the 3rd Division of the Independent Army is Wu Tengwin, and the chief of staff is also temporarily served by him, and the Japanese Army Osa Otsuka Takuichi will also serve as a special adviser to the 3rd Division, and your task is to cooperate with the Japanese army to capture Tonggu and drive away the Chinese and British troops!" I hope that with our joint efforts, we will be able to drive out the aggressors and restore our freedom as soon as possible! ”

Aung San raised his arms again, and at this time, General Ng Teng Win, who was standing in the front row, also stood up excitedly and took the lead in chanting, and the inside of the bamboo building was boiling again.

Aung San saw that everyone was excited, and he continued to make impassioned speeches, and the waves of speeches rose higher and higher, and the senior officers of the Independent Army at the scene were excited.

At the end of his speech, Aung San also said excitedly: "Compatriots! Comrades-in-arms! We may choose a path to death, but we must do it anyway! Because this is our responsibility and mission! Let the enemy feel our fierce revolutionary fire! ”

……

After the establishment of the 3rd Division of the Independent Army, its subordinate units received a lot of equipment from the Japanese army, and in addition, the recruited young people were trained by Japanese officers and soldiers, which can be regarded as forming a certain combat effectiveness in a short period of time.

Together with the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the Independence Army, the Myanmar Independence Army has an independent armed force of nearly 7,000 men.

At this time, Aung San clearly realized that in this land of Burma at that time, whether compared with the Japanese army, the British army, the Chinese expeditionary force, or even a small number of American and Australian coalition forces, this independent army was still the weakest in size and combat effectiveness, but they occupied the same advantage that no other army occupied, that is, the people's heart.

With the support of the local population, it is stronger than any army.

Aung San and his group of independence activists believed that the Burmese people were their backing, that they were temporarily dependent on the Japanese, and that they would be able to gain national independence and freedom after all the invaders had been dispersed.

With this aim in mind, they wanted to help the Japanese defeat the British and Chinese expeditionary forces as soon as possible.

He saw the current situation very clearly, the British were not willing to stick to Burma, otherwise how could they retreat without a fight, but the Chinese expeditionary force had already moved in, what was their desire and attitude to fight?

Aung San was well aware that for many years Burma had been under the control of the great power in the north, until the British invaded.

Now he doesn't want to repeat the mistakes of the past, he wants to achieve real independence from Burma, so he needs to drive out the expeditionary force as soon as possible.

Aung San instructed the commander of the 3rd Division, U Teng Win, to earnestly assist the Japanese army in capturing Donggu as soon as possible, and also to continuously increase his own strength in the process of assisting the Japanese army.

Wu Dengwen naturally understood his request. He assured Aung San: "Within a year, the Third Division will be strong." ”

But being strong is not a simple phrase, and Wu Tengwin knew that in order to obtain weapons and assistance, he had to have good relations with the Japanese. In response to the current thorny Tonggu problem, he and the Japanese army adviser Takuichi Otsuka decided to implement the strategy of starting at the front and the rear at the same time.