"Okay, keep the ...... first" Zhang Lingfu also seemed to feel that it was inappropriate, he shook off the order and glanced at it, and couldn't help but be overjoyed again.

"It seems that Commander Luo is not confused."

The crowd gathered around.

"Deputy Division Commander Cai, look, Luo Zhuoying let our army retreat to Songshan one by one, using the ammunition in the Lashio warehouse to attract tens of thousands of Japanese troops around, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack."

"Master, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, right?" Deputy division commander Cai Renjie said.

"Oh?"

"Now the movement of the whole army in Mandalay is unknown, but once the Huitong Bridge is destroyed, it is very likely that Lashio will be abandoned and go to Myitkyina, leaving our army to defend Longling with its back against the Nu River to attract the enemy. Although the river behind us is narrow, the current is fast, and it is not easy to build a pontoon bridge. ”

"Hmph, so what, when I came, I deliberately looked at the mountain of Songshan, it was really a natural danger made in heaven; A platoon, with a few guns, can hold a mountain pass, and one life can be exchanged for ten lives, and it is a pity that such terrain is abandoned. ”

"But what about drinking water? What about the grain...... Division, although there are enough ammunition and medicines in the warehouse in Lashio, there is no food ......"

"It's humid and it's the rainy season soon, so drinking water in the mountains is not a problem. Since we can give the order to let our army defend it, there must be a way to supply food......" The tone of what Division Commander Zhang Dai said was also a little uncertain, and it seemed unlikely that he would indeed send supplies across the Nu River and the Japanese artillery blockade.

"If our army retreats to Gushan, there is the Japanese army in front and the Nu River in the back, and the grain cannot be transported, no matter how dangerous the mountain is, it will be a dead place. And this letter, I also think there is something wrong. ”

"Is the envelope a good problem? Look at the military orders and seals. ”

"But Commander Luo's handwriting ...... You look at this signature, Commander Luo's officialdom has been spanning for decades, the person is like his words, the penmanship is introverted, and the inside and outside are sleek, but this character is ostentatious, I don't think it's like it. ”

"Don't you think so? Maybe it's a secretary ghostwriting, extraordinary times, it's possible. There can be no fault with American planes. ”

"If it was thrown on our heads, it would be right, but the commander of the engineer company of the 96th Division came through the blockade line...... Nowadays there are fine works everywhere...... In the defense area of our army, there are many defeated troops from all sides, and there are few 96th divisions alone; If you think from the perspective of the Japanese army, if they want to use the room, they will naturally have to find someone who is far away and cannot find the right evidence...... So when you think about it, it's quite scary......"

"Yes, Master, this matter must not be ignored." Everyone was stunned, and they also felt that what the deputy division commander said was extremely true.

"Somebody, bring the captain up. A priori injuries to see if they are self-injuring deserters. ”

Lin Xiuxuan sat in the spy company and waited for the results, he had long been prepared to be suspected, so he seemed extremely calm. Someone came to invite him, he calmly followed, to the courtyard of a large family, saw horses tied in the forest in the distance, disguised under the net Mai Nu parked cars, people in the courtyard in and out, it is estimated that this is the headquarters. When he got to the door and asked for his gun, he handed over a Colt pistol, to the surprise of those who registered, and usually only high-ranking officers were equipped with such guns. The battalion commander of the 58th Division was also only with Mauser. The guards thought that the registration was over, and Lin took out a small Browning, and the other party glanced at Lin Xiuxuan a few times, thinking that this looked like a sapper.

If he knew in advance that this would happen, he could bring a Mauser to match his identity, and they also picked up a lot of pistols along the way, but he always thought Mauser was too big and stupid, so he didn't bring it; As a result, it happened suddenly, and it was too late to change, including military uniforms, riding boots and documents, and there were flaws in careful scrutiny, and everything could only look at yourself.

When he entered the door, a military doctor wanted to change his dressing, but he did not resist, guessing that he wanted to see if he was a deserter who injured himself, or a spy who was scheming. However, there is no flaw in the gunshot wound, it is indeed 20 meters away by the devil 38 Dagai from the front, and he is always despised when he is shot in the back.

Soon changed the gauze, he was invited into the command, he knew that now he knew the biggest secret of the 58th Division - the location of the headquarters, if he couldn't pick out his identity, it would be difficult to get out alive.

Walking past the map table where the staff officers were marking, he glanced at it, and the defenses were evenly balanced, and the Japanese were advancing a limited distance faster than when he rushed in. After being bombed several times by their own planes, even the morale of the rampaging Japanese army was not so quickly restored.

Walking inside, a wolfdog in the hallway stared at him viciously, a threatening whirring sound coming out of his throat. In the distance, a tall general, draped in a military uniform, stood in front of the map, with his back to him, and the table in front of him was littered with cans and biscuits...... And the cowhide tube that put the order. He walked in and saluted Zhang Lingfu, who had his back to him.

"You are Captain Lin of the 96th Division." Zhang suddenly turned around and found that the other party was very different, which was different from the imaginary deserter.

"Report to the officer, I am the commander of the 96th Company of the 2nd Bow Battalion of the 2nd Division."

"96 Division, protégé of the Son of Heaven, how many issues does Huangpu have?" He asked slowly.

"I am not a student of Whampoa, I am an army engineer school, and I graduated from the 5th class of Zhuzhou." Lin Xiuxuan hurriedly reported to an unpopular school, the Huangpu Military Academy is divided into six subjects: step, cavalry, artillery, baggage, communications, and engineers, but there are many people in Huangpu, and it is easy to goof, in case a staff officer jumps out of the side, you will find that something is wrong in a few words, and the Army Engineer School is different, the school has few students enrolled late, and the school is still running around after the Anti-Japanese War, and there are only a few dozen people graduating from each class after 37 years, which is not easy to figure out.

"Army Engineer School...... 3 years of schooling.,I've heard that the blasting major there.,It's quite excellent.。。 ”

"Yes, there are German instructors who teach bridge and railway blasting."

"You still have two pistols, they say?"

"A small one is for an American pilot with an order, and since he doesn't need it, I'll keep it for fighting devils."

"What kind of Browning do you use as a sapper captain, it's ridiculous, confiscated. Also, what's going on with your horses? ”

"Coming all the way from Jingdong, I encountered the cavalry battalion of the 49th Division on the way and was scattered, so I picked up the horse."

"Can you ride a horse?"

"There is horseback riding training in the Zhuzhou branch, and we specialize in key point blasting, which doesn't need much*, but we often need to maneuver at high speed and compete with the enemy for speed."

Lin Xiuxuan's answer was flat and stable, without too many flaws. secretly observing Zhang Lingfu's appearance, it seems that the suspicion has been lifted.

While he was talking, someone came in from outside.

"Division, the American pilot was found and is still alive. He said Stilwell had something to bring to you. ”

Lin Xiuxuan was shocked, he was afraid of this hand. If the content of the message is different from what you say, then you will be exposed on the spot.

After a while, a US military pilot was carried in, his head and one leg were tightly wrapped, and a piece of cloth was pasted on the back of the torn flight suit, which read: Come to China to help the foreigners, and the whole people will protect them as one.

It seems that this kid was not only injured during parachuting, but also suffered a devil's gun. When the pilot came in, he saw the command and the barrel spread out on the table.

"My God, it's ...... here," he stammered, but he could hear his surprise Chinese, apparently not expecting such a turn.

"You're Lieutenant Roger? Say, what are the words. ”

"Chief of Staff Stilwell specifically asked me not to directly airdrop that order, but to land east of Lashio and bring a message from him to the 58th Division."

"Say."

"If it is not feasible to retreat north of the Nu River, he suggests that you can retreat to Songshan."

Zhang Lingfu and a group of staff members stood in place, feeling that something was wrong. Because listening to this kid's meaning, it was Stilwell who deliberately asked to land and bring a message, which is usually a cheap way to act that is not different from a written order, but the message seems to be no different from Luo Zhuoying's order, which seems to be a redundant move. Of course, only Lin Xiuxuan knew what was going on here, because Luo's order was written by him. It seemed that Stilwell wanted to intervene in the command, and he obviously also saw that Luo Zhuoying's method was not feasible, because there was no time to prepare pontoon equipment on the other side of the river, and not every section of the roaring Nu River could build pontoon bridges, and the headquarters did not have sufficient hydrological data at all, so it took it for granted that the whole army withdrew to the north bank. Lin Xiuxuan realized that at this point, he and Stilwell thought together.

"Retreat to Songshan, what about supplies?" Deputy Division Commander Cai Renjie asked.

"The chief of staff said that the supply can be handed over to our American Army Aviation. We have state-of-the-art low-altitude airdrop technology, which will have 7 to 15 days per month after the rainy season arrives, suitable for daytime airdrops in the Matsuyama area. The deviation does not exceed 200 meters. As long as you control a flat drop zone, you can guarantee 20 to 30 tons of supplies per drop. Some may fall into Japanese-controlled territory, but at least half of them can fall into the hands of the Ground Blocker. ”

"Completely rely on airdrops to supply most of the division?"

Deputy Division Commander Cai was simply dumbfounded, it was indeed difficult for soldiers of his generation to imagine that they could still fight like this, which was far from being possible for the Japanese.

It seems that the Americans already have a thorough plan based on meteorological surveys, which is far more reliable than the blind command made by the Expeditionary Force Command, which is completely ignorant of the hydrological and geographical situation. According to Luo Zhuoying's order, most of the troops here were killed by him.

"Very good, very good, this plan is what I want......" Zhang Lingfu rubbed his hands and walked around the table, seeing that the situation would no longer investigate whether Lin Linqi was a spy or not.

"Captain Lin, the hastily assigned sappers from my division are still behind, since you know how to blast, I have something to bother you here. The Huitong Bridge was also blown up in the back, everyone is in the same boat, you can follow me for the time being. He suddenly became polite, and it seemed that he had something to ask for, "Follow me, I will not pursue this matter of your escape in the future." ”

Zhang Lingfu's way of entrapping people is really peculiar, if he doesn't promote the official to make a fortune, he actually frames him out of thin air, and then talks to himself and promises not to be held accountable, which is simply a coercion.

"Yes. Humble duty understands. ”

Lin Xiuxuan hurriedly stood upright, of course he knew that he had to get out quickly, once the radio communication was restored, it was easy to track down that the 96th Division did not have an engineer company commander named Lin Linqi.

"Our army is about to retreat one by one, there are too many * in the warehouse to take away, you go to the bridge of the main river to help me blow up all of them, and the materials that can't be taken away in the warehouse will also be blown up together, I will send a guard platoon to follow you and help you."

Lin Xiuxuan secretly complained bitterly, let a platoon follow, how to get out?

He retreated outside, got a gun back, and really confiscated Browning, Zhang Lingfu's style of governing the army really opened his eyes. Eventually, the horses were confiscated.

"Captain, I've got the map with me, where should you go first?"

"That's a good question," he looked at his watch, "go to Nankan, blow up the drawbridge there, and protect the flanks of the division headquarters." The Japanese will be coming from somewhere in a few hours. ”

"No, there's a suspension bridge, and all the people walking are refugees, and we're two machine guns guarding it."

"I'm worried about the spies among the refugees."