When Feng Yi and the brothers of the 85th Regiment carried more than a dozen small fishing boats into the rolling alley, it was not yet dawn, but their formation was still rolling and arousing cheers, especially the brothers of the engineer battalion who were busy.

"Good job, Captain Feng, I'll give you a credit."

Du Yuming and Luo Youlun also walked out of the house, looking at the usually inconspicuous small fishing boat with joy on their faces.

"Commander, these boats can be bridged after a simple modification, and the pontoon bridge will definitely be able to be driven before 12 noon."

The engineer battalion commander's red eyes were full of exhaustion, and he patted his chest in reassurance.

"After dawn, order the artillery regiment, armored regiment and other heavy equipment that cannot cross the river, and pour shells on the attacking devils, and if they can't take them away, let them enjoy themselves."

"Order the anti-aircraft artillery battalion and the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion to set up positions in Rolling Lane to cover the retreat of the brothers of the 96th Division......"

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Inside the military headquarters, Du Yuming couldn't sleep anymore and began to arrange the actions after dawn.

"Is there any news from the guide team?"

The pontoon bridge has landed, and Du Yuming is now worried about the guide team, not knowing when they will arrive, they have exceeded the planned time by one day.

"The rain is so heavy, the forest is so deep, I'm afraid the speed of the guide team will be very slow, I have ordered the radio to continue to call them, as soon as they leave the forest, there should be news."

Luo Youlun nodded, they had been waiting for news from the guide team since yesterday.

"Fill the kettle, everyone saves some dry food for five days, and we have no supplies before returning home......"

Rolling around, the logistics part of the Fifth Army was distributing the last dry rations, and all the grain was turned into dry rations, and even a dozen thin horses of the military headquarters were slaughtered and turned into jerky in the hands of the brethren; It's not that they are cruel, it's that the horses can't cross the river, and the troops who cross the river are doomed to be lightly armed and simple, and even heavy machine guns will be abandoned.

"Commander, you're all set."

In fact, after two days of preparation, with the help of a dozen small fishing boats, the pontoon bridge was set up an hour ahead of schedule.

"Let's cross the river!"

Explosives were placed on the artillery positions on the shore, and next to them were neatly lined up trucks, all of which had been fired two hours earlier.

"Hey!"

The artillerymen looked at the mountain artillery reluctantly, they were really reluctant.

"Commander Feng, the 85th Regiment and the wounded soldiers will cross the river first, and after crossing the river, explore the way to the northeast, and if you encounter devils, you will resolutely eliminate them."

By the river, Du Yuming finally gave Feng Ye the right to cross the river first, and everyone has seen the exploits of the 85th Regiment since the breakout, which is the right they deserve.

"Yes!"

Feng Yi saluted cautiously, he already knew from the chief of staff, even if there were an unknown number of devils on the other side, but the devils only had grenadiers and heavy machine guns at most, in this weather, the sight of both sides was insufficient, and he was really not afraid of engaging with devils in close combat.

"Withdraw, withdraw, withdraw......"

At two o'clock in the afternoon, on the broken rear position of the 96th Division, the officers shouted loudly, ordering the brothers to cover each other and retreat towards Rolling Lane.

"Cover shot!"

In Rolling Town, flat-fire guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, and tanks were firing, firing suppressive fire at the back of the 96th Division's brothers, and from the moment they received the order, they no longer worried about the consumption of ammunition, and their mission was to use the last ammunition to stop the advance of the devils and buy time for the retreat.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

On the west bank of the Salween River, violent explosions rang out, and cars, mountain guns, and howitzers turned into scrap metal in the explosions, flying in the air, cutting trees.

"Hey!"

The artillerymen who heard the explosion were already on the opposite shore at this time, looking at the direction of the explosion, with tears in their eyes, and their former partners disappeared from sight.

"Withdraw, withdraw, withdraw......"

"Boom, boom......"

Similarly, as the 96th Division stepped onto the pontoon bridge, the brothers of the flat-fire artillery battalion and the anti-aircraft machine gun company kept pulling grenades and blowing up the equipment that had no ammunition.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the sky was gradually darkening, and the heavy machine guns on the east bank of the Salween River were roaring, firing at the human shadows that appeared on the west bank, these heavy machine guns were the British heavy machine guns of the 85th Regiment, they only had the last few hundred rounds left, and when the pontoon bridge was blown up, it was when they sank into the river.

"Commander, the brethren have all crossed the river; Brothers from a battalion of the new 22nd Division remained on the riverside and continued to monitor the situation on the other side; Wizard team, there is still no news at the moment. ”

Luo Youlun frowned tightly and reported to Du Yuming.

"No, they're all lost!"

Du Yuming was very worried, if even the guide was lost, how would they get out of that jungle?

"Tell the brothers to wait where they are, try not to use dry food, and look for things around them to fill their stomachs before they go into the woods......

It was already dark, less than five kilometers away from their original scheduled meeting point, Du Yuming decided to camp on the spot to rest, although the Burmese village in front of him was not large, but a dozen thatched huts at least gave the wounded soldiers a place to shelter from the rain.

"Huhuhu......"

With Myanmar's tropical monsoon climate, marching in the rain is not only a test of physical strength, but also a test of perseverance; The 85th Regiment, under the leadership of Feng Yi, did not stop in the village, they were going to the rendezvous place to wait for the guide team to drive away the nearby independent volunteers and small groups of devils.

"Commander, you said that the devils and those Burmese people are really annoying, and they don't fight us head-on, and they do their best to shoot cold."

Zhang Dajiang muttered that by the time they crossed the river, they had been shot twice, both by the Burmese, and thanks to the poor marksmanship of the Burmese, no one was injured, but the mental pressure overwhelmed the brothers.

"Hmph, they still dare to come? You can't kill them. ”

Min Fei said indifferently, since he crossed the river, he had exchanged guns with the machine gunner, and Thomson gave the machine gunner, and he carried a Brown light machine gun himself, in his words, he still felt this thing when it was on fire.

"Not tired enough!"

"If you have the strength, go around and take the place of the brethren who are exploring the way."

Feng Ye let out a low roar, causing the two complaining people to shut up; In this environment, their ears have reduced their perception of the surrounding movement and can only see with their eyes, but the continuous rain has limited their vision to within 100 meters.

"Click, click......"

The military boots trampled the mud, and in the great movement, the officers raised their arms, and the team knelt on the spot, guns raised, and looked around vigilantly.

"Commander, there are only five thatched houses in the village, and no devils have been found."

The brothers who returned were the pathfinders, kneeling on the ground and reporting what was ahead.

"There are more than a dozen Burmese, all of them old and weak, unarmed ......"

In Feng Ng's gaze, the veteran squad leader continued, he didn't say anything else, Feng Que also knew that let them attack these unarmed people, I'm afraid the knots in their hearts will not be so easy to unravel, after all, they are not devils.