Early in the morning, the sky is just dawning...

Thick fog rises in the Irrawaddy Delta, enveloping numerous islands.

Dawn was exceptionally quiet, and there seemed to be no sound except the chirping of seabirds.

Qiu Lin came to a gentle slope by the river, and randomly stuffed a few mouthfuls of dry food into his mouth, but his eyes were always fixed on the looming islands opposite.

Looking at the white expanse, people can't tell the difference between the southeast and the northwest, and they can't see the situation on the opposite island.

At the bottom of the gentle slope, the comrades-in-arms of the company are busy on the shore.

They used arm-thick logs and ropes made of rattan to tie simple rafts, and then stacked and fixed the rafts together, and strengthened them into small boats that could carry more than a dozen people at a time.

Due to the serious shortage of kayaks, the soldiers were ordered to hurry up and make a large number of landing boats in case of emergency.

There are hundreds of islands in the delta, large and small, but they are not far from each other, and the waters here are relatively calm, so as long as there are no major storms, you can cross the water and land with such simple boats.

It can be seen that this project has been going on for a long time, and dozens of wooden boats have been placed in the water on the shore, and this is only the result of dozens of people in their reconnaissance company.

Although the soldiers had made a lot of ships during this time, the order to attack was not given for a long time, but it was anxious for some guys who wanted to fight, and Qiu Lin was one of them.

After breakfast, Qiu Lin ran to the team with a gun on his back, and ignored the other companions, and walked straight to Chen Xinmin.

"Company commander, is there an order to attack today?"

Seeing who it was, Chen Xinmin, who was working shirtless, rolled his eyes, and said helplessly: "No, why do you kid ask every day, do you want to fight so much?" ”

"We've been here for almost half a month, why don't we go to the island and kill those bastards?"

Qiu Lin muttered, and asked again with anticipation: "Company commander, or take advantage of this fog today, and I will take a squad over to investigate?" ”

Chen Xinmin threw aside the wood in his hand and said sternly: "No! No one can act without the order of the regiment headquarters, I said you kid is itchy? Why can't you stay so long? Can you help if you have that kung fu? Where is the appearance of being a platoon leader. ”

As he spoke, he raised his hand and hit Qiu Lin in the head, and looked at the latter with hatred.

Qiu Lin didn't hide, rubbed his forehead and continued: "Our reconnaissance company should find out the enemy's situation for the large army, how can we do this carpenter's work every day, and if we don't do something, how can we know the situation of the little devil on the other side." ”

There is nothing wrong with this, to be honest, Chen Xinmin was also so aggrieved during this time, he built a raft to make a boat every day, his hands were calloused, and he didn't see the order to attack, but let them continue to standby, which was really confusing.

"Okay, okay, I'm not satisfied with a few days of peace and death for your dog's day, so you have to carry a grenade in the crotch of your scalp to be comfortable?"

However, as a company commander, he couldn't complain in front of the soldiers, so he had to be patient and constantly appease.

Seeing that the persuasion was fruitless, Qiu Lin had no choice but to retreat lonely, looking at the fog and sighing helplessly.

The surrounding warriors were silently doing their work, and they also had their own ideas in their hearts.

In fact, most of the soldiers in the company didn't want to continue the war, only someone like Qiu Lin who had some kind of deep hatred in his heart would be so aggressive, or maybe he just wanted to finish the battle quickly and go home early.

Since coming to Ayeyarwady Province to fight for two or three months in a row, it is finally possible to stop the meeting, who is willing to go to the island to play with the little devils, you must know that the landing battle is quite cruel.

After the last battle at the Bosheng River, their reconnaissance company was transferred to the rear for only a few days to recuperate, and after being replenished with a few soldiers, it continued to fight with the large force that had launched the general attack.

Some time ago, the new army continued to advance, and there were more and more encounters with the little devils, and their 213 regiment belonged to the vanguard of the whole division, so they naturally bore the brunt.

After several battles, the instructor and two platoon commanders were also killed, and the establishment of the reconnaissance company has been up and down.

At present, there are less than 80 people in the whole company, and there is no supplement even for the rank and file officers, Chen Xinmin is also the company commander and instructor, and the other positions are selected from the surviving veterans for temporary replacement.

Even the young Qiu Lin was promoted to the position of acting platoon commander, and he was still a private with a bar.

Watching the emaciated and lonely back gradually fade away, Chen Xinmin sighed lightly and lit a cigarette, bitter and helpless.

This kid is not the same as when he first joined the army.

When I first entered the battlefield, I was nervous and scared at the beginning, and then I was numb and empty after seeing a bloody killing...

Seeing one comrade-in-arms die after another, that kind of powerlessness and self-blame, mixed with the fear of death, how uncomfortable and uncomfortable this feeling is.

When I close my eyes, all that comes to mind are familiar faces, and every time I wake up from a nightmare, I want to pick up my gun and kill all the damned enemies.

Some people are dead and nothing will be left, and some are alive but the heart is dead.

These big-headed soldiers, they're all cheap...

What can still be insisted on may only be because there is still unfinished obsession support, a place like the battlefield... It's too easy to change a person's personality,

……

In the headquarters of the new army, Fang Jingyao looked at the general command order he had just received and was slightly distracted.

There were only a few short sentences on the telegram: Solve the remnants of the enemy as soon as possible, end the battle in Ayeyarwady Province, and return the main force of the team to the Heihe base area for regrouping, waiting for combat missions.

This is a new situation in the rear, otherwise how could Liao Mingyu give himself such an unreasonable order, Fang Jingyao squinted his eyes and thought.

However, the problem was in front of us, and it was impossible to solve those Japanese troops in a short time without paying a large price.

Don't look at the new army beating the little devils badly, but their own casualties are not much better.

Of the three infantry divisions of the whole army, there were not a few units under their command that were fairly complete, and there were a large number of wounded, and the ranks were full of holes, so they could only temporarily reduce the troop structure and reorganize it after the battle was over.

Moreover, after fighting day after day, the morale of the soldiers is low, but the mood for extension is high, after all, it is only a new army, and it is simply unrealistic to want them to be like the main division.

This is also one of the reasons why Fang Jingyao has not ordered the attack for a long time, the landing operation is not as usual, the new army can be said to have no experience, and the consequences of going to the island to play hide and seek with the little devils are unimaginable.

Now that the Japanese army has fallen into a dead end, it is enough to keep the blockade and besiege the other side, and the devils who lack medical care and food will be self-defeating in less than half a month, and they will starve to death if they are hungry.

And at this time, if you directly let the troops attack, that is the next step, everyone understands the truth of the dog jumping over the wall in a hurry, and if you really force the other party to have no choice, it will be a situation where the fish is dead and the net is broken, and the gains outweigh the losses.

(End of chapter)