After the regimental staff officer saw that Liu Fangwu had given this order, he stepped forward to stop him: "Old Liu, do you want to think about it again?" The Japanese army's hasty retreat is a bit strange, so if it passes like this, will it fall for the trick? ”

Liu Fangwu waved his hand and denied his opinion, "Naturally, Araki's troops will not retreat for no reason. They retreated because they were afraid that we would close the siege after we liaised with the British. ”

As he spoke, Liu Fangwu pointed to the area below and said, "Look, there is only one way in and out here. If we were to fight in concert with the British and block this exit, we would naturally be in a dilemma if we attacked them inside and out. ”

Everyone looked at it, and the terrain was really as Liu Fangwu said, so a little bit of dialing, it was all understood.

Liu Fangwu said to himself again: "Araki is a smart person, and he knows the truth that he can stay in the green mountains without worrying about running out of firewood. We can't rest anymore. The notice went down, and the whole group accelerated to Ringanqiang. ”

The order was conveyed one level at a time, and the troops immediately turned around and drove in the direction of Ringanqiang. After walking for about ten miles, the British army was spotted in front. The commander of a battalion reported in telegraph that a small British unit had come to surrender.

"Surrender?" Liu Fangwu, Mu Dan and Capa were all surprised, how could the British army surrender to the expeditionary force? Could it be that they were recognized as Japanese soldiers.

This also doesn't make sense, the flags, uniforms, ranks, and even weapons of the Chinese army are quite different from those of the Japanese soldiers, even if they are misunderstood, they will not be so misunderstood.

Liu Fangwu immediately drove up to take a look, and not far from the marching procession of the first battalion, there were more than a dozen soldiers in ragged clothes wearing saucer-shaped steel helmets standing there, and they gathered their weapons in one place, apparently disarming and surrendering.

"Where's your chief?" Liu Fangwu asked the British soldiers.

After the translation, the British soldiers looked at each other, and after a while, an emaciated British lieutenant stood up, and after introducing himself, he said, "Sir, I didn't expect you to be allies. What about the Japanese? ”

Mu Dan also said angrily to them: "The Japanese have been beaten away, what are you doing here?" ”

Liu Fangwu snorted coldly and said, "Give them some water and bring them with you." Also, the officer's gun is down, and I'm going to give it to the British commander when I go back. ”

With that, he turned around and walked back. After getting into the jeep, Liu Fangwu told Mu Dan the reason for doing so.

"I'm not angry that they surrendered. There is no shame in surrendering to the enemy when you can't fight and when you run out of ammunition and food. But these boys can't even recognize our flag and uniform, and that's what makes me the most angry. ”

Liu Fangwu said, "I'm glad they surrendered, but if they decided to resist, wouldn't they have opened fire on us?" ”

As he spoke, he said to the herald, "Tell me to go down and get ready for battle." If the Brits dare to open fire, they shout first, and if they insist on firing, they will return fire. ”

The herald immediately conveyed the order, and the advancing troops became vigilant. Fortunately, the large forces of the British army behind did not admit their mistake.

When the expeditionary force arrived at Ringanqiang, the British officers and soldiers and those besieged were boiling.

The contingent of the expeditionary force was well-equipped, and the formation composed of wheeled armored vehicles, ten-wheeled trucks, and three-wheeled motorcycles drove mightily into Ringanqiang. Many British people here are also seeing the Chinese expeditionary officers and soldiers for the first time, these Chinese officers and soldiers wearing jungle hats, black camouflage on their faces, and carrying *,* in their hands are very different from their impression of the yellow race, they are not as dilapidated as described, they are neat and murderous.

They were silent at first, then stood up and clapped their hands and cheered, and crowds poured in from all directions, surrounding the Chinese convoy to welcome the Chinese troops who had helped them crush the enemy. Quite a few people gave them a thumbs up and shouted: "Long live the Chinese army!" ”

Liu Fangwu instructed his subordinates to distribute water and food. At this time, British soldiers, missionaries, and doctors also came to help, some of them helped the wounded Chinese soldiers to operate, some helped them to load ammunition, and some prayed for them.

Liu Fangwu met with the Chief of Staff of the British Army, Richards. Richards was also overjoyed to hear that the expeditionary force had broken through the Japanese lines and had come to their rescue. He drew a cross on his chest and thanked God for sending them a savior.

Subsequently, he adjusted the military uniform on his body, and asked the tired honor guard and military musicians to play a triumphant song and lined up to welcome Liu Fangwu and his party.

Liu Fangwu and Mu Dan looked at these British honor guards, their military uniforms were worn out, and their lips were chapped due to lack of water, but they still walked hard and played welcome music.

After playing a piece of military music, they played the traditional Scottish folk song "Friendship Lasts Forever" to express their gratitude to the Chinese army and the relationship between the two armies.

Richards was a major general, and according to the rules of the Allies, Liu Fangwu had to salute him. However, when Liu Fangwu raised his right hand, the old-fashioned British aristocrat actually stopped Liu Fangwu and hugged him.

"Thank you! Thank you! This moment of Richards and Liu Fangwu's embracement was captured by Kappa, and later this photo was widely spread as a testimony of friendship between the Allied forces, and of course, to a certain extent, this photo also proves that it was Liu Fangwu who led his troops to drive out the Japanese and rescue the British soldiers and civilians.

Of course, that's all for later. After the welcoming ceremony with the expeditionary force, Richards and Liu Fangwu had a brief meeting.

Richards regretfully told Liu Fangwu that they were going to blast the Ren'anqiang oil field, but there were Japanese soldiers mixed in there, and in addition to being killed by the Japanese army, many of the officers and soldiers who went to participate in the blasting were captured and are now locked up near the oil field. And the oil field was also occupied by the Japanese army.

"Mr. Colonel, I know that this is a bit excessive to make such a request now. I hope that our two armies will be able to unite and rescue those who were captured in the oil fields. Richards said.

Liu Fangwu nodded, "In this way, you can send a battalion, and we will also send a battalion, and the two troops will fight together." In addition, the Japanese occupied the Pingqiang River, which caused our water to be cut off, and the two armies had to work together to retake the river. ”

Richards affirmed Liu's suggestion.

Liu Fangwu struck while the iron was hot, "Without further ado, we are ready to go." ”

Before the troops left, Liu Fangwu reported the situation here to the headquarters of the expeditionary force. Sun Liren was very happy when he heard the news, and immediately decided to commend the officers and men of the 3rd Regiment, and ordered the 2nd Regiment and the 1st Regiment to also move closer to Ren'anqiang.

This was one of Sun Liren's plans, and Ringanqiang, an area rich in oil reserves, occupied here, if oil production was restored, and after the establishment of an oil processing line, the problem of oil supply for the expeditionary force could be solved. The 1st Army of the Expeditionary Force was highly mechanized, consuming tens of thousands of gasoline every day, and the logistics department had to deliver large quantities of gasoline every day from domestic and American aid.

This will not only increase the burden of domestic fuel use, but will also affect front-line operations. In the past, Ren'anqiang was in the hands of the British, so it was naturally difficult to get it, but now the expeditionary forces themselves have taken down this place and occupied this place, and the British are not easy to say anything.

When Sun Liren sent two more regiments to reinforce the 3rd Regiment, the two mechanized infantry battalions of the 3rd Regiment over there had already begun to cooperate with the troops to march towards the Ren'anqiang Oilfield and the Peace Wall River.

Kappa and Miao Aman learned that Su Hui had gone to the Ringanqiang oil field to conduct an interview, and they were greatly surprised to hear that it had been occupied by the Japanese army. After several inquiries, Su Hui was not found, and the British staff said that none of the people sent to the Ren'anqiang oil field had returned, and they only learned that it had been occupied by the Japanese through scouts and telegrams for help.

Capa and Miao Aman couldn't help but get nervous, especially Miao Aman, his task was to protect Su Hui's safety, and now Su Hui's life and death were uncertain, and he couldn't help it from a moral point of view. The two also followed the first battalion to the oil field in Ren'anqiang.

After the officers and men of the 1st Battalion and a battalion of the 7th Brigade of the British Army had been reorganized a little, they went straight to the Ringanqiang oil field without rest. Now I don't know how many Japanese troops are in the oil fields, but it is estimated that there will not be more than one brigade, and the Allied forces have an advantage, and it is absolutely enough to capture them.

Before leaving, Liu Fangwu confessed to the commander of the first battalion, "Don't care if the oil field is damaged or not, the lives of the brothers are the most important!" ”

After receiving the order, the commander of the first battalion immediately led his troops to set off.

When they were halfway through the walk, they found Su Hui who had passed out on the side of the road. Su Hui was shot in the shoulder and lost a lot of blood, coupled with the long-term lack of water and excessive physical exertion, she passed out on the way back without going far.

The commander of the first battalion ordered the medical corps to carry out emergency treatment, and after reading it, the medic said: "I'm afraid it's going to be delayed here, so I think it's better to send it back to the rear." She had to have a blood transfusion and surgery to get the bullet out. ”

The commander of the first battalion immediately ordered a motorcycle to hurry back with her. Miao Aman also returned, and Kappa continued with the troops.

The medical soldier looked at the blood model on Su Hui's collar, found a plasma bag for her to start a blood transfusion, and treated the wound before getting on a motorcycle and speeding back.

After being sent back to the rear of Ringanqiang, a medical missionary performed surgery on her, removed the bullet from her shoulder, and forcibly infused 1000cc of plasma. The plasma was not enough, and Miao Aman donated blood in time, which allowed Su Hui to pick up a life.

Miao Aman blamed himself, believing that his own mistakes had caused this.

Su Hui was very weak, just shook her head slightly, and signaled that she did not blame Miao Aman.

The doctor smiled and said, "Kid, I think you can release the camera in your hand at this time." ”