"Wait a minute, north of Yangon? Why did you, a sapper of the 96th Division, go to Rangoon again? Zhou Youfu heard something wrong again, his surprising familiarity with the locations and numbers of the various units of the expeditionary force was not a prescient intelligence collection, but a by-benefit from drilling camp smuggling.

"At that time, I needed to contact the troops, and I went to Yangon alone, and the contact was with Chen Zhiping, the head of the Yangon station, and the content of the discussion was to blast the warehouse materials, about these, it is no longer a secret, you can go to Shangfeng to investigate in detail." Lin said impatiently, he noticed that Tao Mingzhang's smile stiffened slightly, but then returned to normal. This incident can definitely be concealed from Zhou Youfu, but Tao Mingzhang, who was the deputy company commander of the military tax police force at the time, may know that there is a problem, he did go to bomb the warehouse at that time, but it was not instructed by Shangfeng, which was actually seen through by Chen Zhiping.

"I prove that Captain Lin is my own person," Tao Mingzhang suddenly interjected, "If you want to investigate Captain Lin, you don't need to find someone else, I used to be in charge of the tax police force directly under the military command, and I was in charge of the warehouse in Yangon, I can confirm what he said; Lieutenant Zhou, the enemy is now, please don't mess around here. ”

"Am I messing around? You ......"

Zhou Youfu gritted his teeth for a while, shook his hand and left. Obviously, he was not overly suspicious, but more hated that these high-ranking guys were joining the gang and threatening his status, especially when Pavilion Chief Chu left.

Tao Mingzhang accompanied Lin Xiuxuan and Ma Qiang to the depths of the cave to see Chu Tingchang, and the three of them walked through the long passage, and they could find that the deputy captain was quite sorry for his life, and established the headquarters in such a deep underground, and there were two posts, which were larger than Zhang Lingfu's spectrum.

Walking into the command room, I saw Chu sitting alone behind a bunch of phones, and glanced at Lin Xiuxuan indifferently.

"This is our head Chu." Tao Mingzhang introduced.

Lin Xiuxuan saluted him, but Ma Qiang simply stood at the door and did not salute.

"96 Division's? Sit. ”

Chu said.

Lin immediately sat upright, and Ma Qiang stood on his side.

"Let's get straight to the point, my defense area here is a mine, I think you all saw the terrain when you came, but the terrain alone is not enough, the British left a lot of mines*, two hundred tons smaller...... It was needed that those who knew how to engineer them to make good use of them and neutralize the Japanese superiority in firepower and aircraft. ”

"Please rest assured, the lowly position is the best at blasting."

"Okay, okay, I lead the troops only to see the performance, not empty words. As for me, I'm going to leave for a day or two and go to the headquarters for a military meeting. You are a captain with the rank of captain, so you will cooperate sincerely with Battalion Commander Tao to block the Japanese for a few days and wait for me to come back. ”

"Humble duty understands."

Chu Tingchang deliberately behaved a little indifferent and kept his distance, of course, it was especially the reason, Lin Linqi's identity had been exposed and needed to disappear at any time, but he still had to lurk for a long time, so he had to deliberately give birth to some points, and he couldn't be dragged down.

"That's it, let Tao Mingzhang take you to familiarize yourself with the terrain. We are currently understaffed, and this requires a lot of concern from both of you. ”

Lin got up to say goodbye and went to inspect the position with Tao Mingzhang.

Chu Tingchang also began to pack up his things and prepare to leave, the plane sent by Chennault to pick him up had arrived, hidden in a tunnel in the mine, but he had to wait for the night to take off, this kind of small plane was slow, once it was hit by a Japanese plane in the air, it could not run, especially if the Japanese pilot found that there was someone in the back seat, he would definitely chase after him, because everyone knew that the back seat of the liaison plane would not be two generals.

The news of his departure is only known to the above few people, because he has been mythologized by the soldiers, and has become an undefeated symbol and psychological pillar, if they know that he is leaving, the morale of the army may collapse, especially those who are newly attached, it is difficult to say, whether there are Japanese spies who are hiding in them.

He actually took a huge risk this time, but this trip had to go, and at present, it seemed that only he could persuade Du Yuming to retreat westward; If the army turns back and chases after the poor, the unstable Japanese army fights a battle, it is not a bad backwater, the most afraid is to hesitate all the way blindly to the north, and consume the troops in the jungle of the Hukang Valley in vain, but in history Du Yuming chose this strategy, so that tens of thousands of Chinese elites were exhausted in hunger and disease.

He was thinking about how to convince Du Yuming Zhou Youfu to suddenly break in, and there was no one else in the headquarters, but he still habitually ran to Chu Tingchang's ear and whispered, like a real henchman.

"Tuanza, when you go to the military headquarters this time, you'd better check that new kid. It's a kid named Lin Linqi. ”

"You think he's suspicious? He has the guarantee of Camp Commander Tao. ”

"Tao Mingzhang is a nerd who is easily dizzy, and he has been reading the pamphlets of the red elements, he thinks that the English version he reads can hide from me......"

"You know that, too?" Chu pretended to be surprised.

"I rummaged through his luggage, read his letters and those from home, and complained vaguely about the party-state's complaints about the committee, but I could still see it."

"Well, it's a good job, and it's worthy of being my confidant, but the top priority is to stop the Japanese, so don't worry about these tendencies, isms and the like. You just need to know these things. ”

"I know this very well. However, I really can't remember that the 96th Division had such an engineer company commander. and the high-ranking soldier behind him, with a fierce face, and he didn't look like a good stubble. ”

"Okay, after I leave, I should cooperate or cooperate, and it is important to repel the Japanese army."

Chu Tingchang hurriedly got rid of Zhou Youfu and went to the airport, the main force is currently in Zhou Youfu's hands, as for how to deal with Zhou Youfu, it depends on Team Leader Lin.

About the same time. Lin Xiuxuan and Tao Mingzhang went up to the top of the mountain together and used binoculars to observe the Japanese positions in the distance. The Japanese took advantage of the range advantage of the 105 cannon and launched an attack without fear, but the positions that their forward observers could occupy were not ideal, so they could not see any valuable targets, and the shells were scattered and inaccurate.

"This is the commanding height that we control, at 645 elevations, overlooking the Monywa mining area." Tao Mingzhang said.

"The nameless hill on the right seems to have a higher elevation."

"Yes, it's 643 Heights, but it's too far away, we don't have enough troops, we can't occupy it, and we're worried that the Japanese will go up to the observers, which may pose a threat."

"Believe me, the Japanese will not give up there, maybe there are already people lying on their stomachs somewhere. However, the hill is not large, and I suggest that a cannon be used to shoot there from time to time, and the rapid fire that cannot be felt is the largest of the lurkers. ”

"Chief Lin. I know you're not from the 96th Division Engineer Battalion. ”

Tao Mingzhang suddenly inserted an irrelevant sentence, which made Lin Xiuxuan unable to respond for a while.

"Chen Zhiping's people have approached me several times...... It's a survey of you every time. ”

"What did he say?"

"They just asked about those things in Yangon, and as for what kind of judgment they made, they didn't tell me, but because of your involvement, I can't go to the troops directly under the military command, and I can only go to the combat units."

"Oh, come to the combat troops, that's what you want."

"Yes, that's exactly what I wanted. However, I have been thinking about one thing, if you are not from the 96th Division Engineer Battalion, who are you exactly? ”

Lin was silent, waiting for him to continue.

"So I judge, you are from Yan'an. After all, I have been in the military command, although it is very peripheral, but there is always some sense of smell, you can't be a Japanese spy, and you can't be a British and American spy, because when you break out, your strategy is completely different from the British. As for other factions other than the Central Army, it's not like that. ”

"That's your conclusion?"

"Yes."

Tao Mingzhang's words caused a stalemate, and the two were at a loss on the mountain for a while. Tao Mingzhang's political tendencies and dissatisfaction with the national army, Chu Tingchang had already discovered it, and Lin Xiuxuan already knew that this was one of the reasons why he dared to come here, but he didn't expect him to say it so directly.

After a stalemate for a while, the two left the top of the mountain and went back to prepare for the military meeting.

At dusk, Chu Tingchang sat in the back seat of the plane. The annoying Japanese reconnaissance plane has just left, and now is the best time to go to the Yingduo headquarters, the speed of the liaison plane is only 300 kilometers, and it can't hide from any Japanese fighters at all, so it must rely on the night to hide itself.

The plane drove straight out of the tunnel, jumped up the road, and then took off and headed northeast. From the air, the Japanese positions in the distance were filled with smoke, and artillery preparations were underway before the general attack. At the mountain pass, many people are sweating to open the mountain, and it is Lin Xiuxuan arranging*. However, the Japanese army had just suffered a big loss the day before yesterday, and it was not necessarily necessary to launch a frontal attack, and most of them would attack at night. However, after the team leader returned, he had a new means of aerial reconnaissance, which could neutralize the enemy's conspiracy.

Deep in the mountains, a Japanese army is winding its march. The reconnaissance detachment they sent to look for a road, although one of them was bumped into and annihilated by Lin Xiuxuan, but the Japanese still found a few passages to go around to the rear of the synthetic battalion, and the commander of the Mutaguchi division personally chose the most tortuous and hidden one, and he asked that this station must be taken in one fell swoop. Of course, due to the dangerous mountainous terrain and the impassability of large troops and heavy weapons, he sent two of his most elite squadrons to carry out this mission, and the air support unit stationed in Rangoon was also on standby and ready to support, but due to the disastrous failures in the previous battles, the 15th Army was still very hesitant to use the airborne troops.

Tao Mingzhang, as the temporary commander designated by Chu Tingchang, convened a meeting of the officers, because he was worried that the news of Chu Tingchang's departure would be leaked, and there were few people involved. In fact, there are only him, Zhou Youfu, Brooke and Lin Xiuxuan.

He suggested sending troops to defend the hills on both sides, as there were signs that there were still passages in these hills to bypass, and there was more than one.

Zhou Youfu immediately objected, he was not a scheming person, and he was refined and judged. He thought that the Japanese would definitely come, but there would not be many of them, so he bypassed and made a feint with the frontal attack. It is not wise to scatter your forces and defend aimlessly, so it is better to bury them in a place where your troops are not deployed*, and leave a mobile force with tanks to wait for the enemy to appear and crush it in one fell swoop.

Obviously, this is not a deliberate contradiction, but a compromise plan put forward in consideration of the insufficient strength of the composite battalion and the complex composition of the sick personnel after the expansion. However, Lin Xiuxuan must oppose such a plan, because he has his own technical advantages and can find out where the enemy is coming, so he doesn't need to be so passive.

"I can't agree to such a passive approach," he said slowly, looking at Zhou Youfu's face turned pale, "The Japanese brigade marching in the mountains will definitely leave clues, and they will definitely be found." At that time, in order to ambush the enemy in the mountains, without risking putting them in our rear. ”

"You've only been here for a few hours, and you want to point fingers before your ass is hot? Do you know how complex the nearby mountains are? It's useless to send as many people as you want. Zhou Youfu glared at Lin Xiuxuan and said.

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Expected to stabilize early next month, sorry.