At noon on the 26th, the sun was in the sky, and there were a few clouds as white as snow floating in the clear blue sky.

Thousands of miles along the way, the officers and soldiers who were accustomed to the beautiful scenery along the way did not expect that the natural environment of Lingzhi could still exceed their imagination.

The highest point in the Lingzhi area is the 7,700-meter Nanga Bhava Peak, and the lowest point is the Brahmaputra River at an altitude of more than 100 meters.

Snow-capped peaks, canyons with thousands of walls, vibrant coniferous and broad-leaved forests, subarctic deserts, alpine shrubs, and so on, the Lingzhi in all its various forms is almost all-encompassing, and the officers and soldiers who have arrived here for the first time seem to be in a paradise, one by one, they are dumbfounded.

"Ask for more blessings." Zhou Changfeng jumped out of the car and said while trolling his neckline.

"Let's hope......" Liu Wanyun, whose hands were tied, looked at him deeply, "Goodbye." ”

After arriving at Lingzhi, the first battalion immediately entered the predetermined garrison for rest and recuperation according to the arrangement, and Xie Wancheng took people to contact the liaison officer and quartermaster here, saying that he was trying to get more supplies.

Liu Wanyun, on the other hand, was taken away, and she was given special treatment as a squad of gendarmes and several agents from other factories who were escorted to interrogation.

Now the whole Lingzhi is not only the location of the rear headquarters, but also the material deployment and transfer center, through which the materials transported through the Qinghai-Tibet Highway and the Sichuan-Tibet Highway are transported to the front line.

The windows of the house were all covered with crossed white tape, which is a rice-shaped anti-aircraft sticker.

As far as the eye can see, flags are waved, and patrolling soldiers and trucks can be seen everywhere; In the distance, on the anti-aircraft positions, the slender barrels of several six-and-a-half-minute anti-aircraft guns pointed diagonally into the blue sky; An anti-aircraft listening device with four horn pickups was parked on a small dirt slope.

In the basement of the Rongzang Bank, several guards and staff officers were changing light bulbs, while Wei Gaoming was pacing on the side with a frown.

The battle situation reported from the front line has changed, and the British and Indian troops, who were still fighting and retreating along the Janam River a few days ago, actually stabilized their positions all of a sudden, and put on a posture of fighting to the death and not retreating.

Now, the Ming army of two divisions ran into the strong defensive line laid out by the British, consisting of a small number of permanent fortifications made of reinforced concrete and a large number of semi-permanent fortifications, with many sections, each of which was tens of miles long.

Compared with the Anglo-Indian army on the plains and sitting on the railway network, the Ming army could not carry a large number of heavy weapons because they had to cross mountains and mountains, and this level of defense line was beyond their ability to attack.

What's more, these two divisions have already crossed the border for 400 miles, and some scout units are even closer to 500 miles, and the logistical supply has exceeded the limit.

The momentum is too strong, and the game is too aggressive.

Wei Gaoming had ordered a retreat five times from the night before yesterday to this morning, but both division commanders begged to be given some more time.

Due to the speed of the retreat of the British and Indian troops, the Ming army has never surrounded the enemy army above the battalion level except for the first two regiments (battalions) after it was completely annihilated.

In fact, militarily, the battle was to expel the Anglo-Indian army entrenched south of Uszang; Politically, the war was only to test the reaction of the West.

Both goals have been achieved, and there is no need to dwell on them any longer.

Now, as long as the two divisions can return safely, it will end beautifully.

However, the reality often backfires.

Han Zhixun, the chief of staff with an anxious face, walked quickly in three steps and two steps, and said eagerly: "Something big has happened!" It was found that about five or six thousand of the enemy's newly arrived reinforcements had appeared in Tezor, and now they were rushing to Goppel, which wanted to make a detour back to the rear of our army and cut off the back road directly! ”

The so-called Tezpur is Tezpur and Gopur is Gohpur, two towns running from west to east.

If this Anglo-Indian army was allowed to advance to the northeast, then the retreat of the Ming army would be directly cut off.

The Ming troops of the two divisions crossed the Janam River to continue the attack, and then they had to cross the river again after retreating.

Now the situation has taken a turn for the worse.

"!" When Wei Gaoming heard this, his face instantly became solemn, and he stared at the map and said in a deep voice: "The ambition is not small." ”

"This situation was discovered by the 38th Regiment, and they have sent a battalion to cross the river to intercept it, but the battalion has been out of contact for two hours." Han Zhixun sighed: "Now the enemy in front of you will inevitably cooperate with the action, and they are estimated to be entangled with our two divisions." ”

After a few "smacks", Wei Gaoming covered his forehead and said: "The 38th Regiment is the 12th Division with the greatest losses, how long can a battalion they send last?" One day? Now we have to move the reserves. ”

Han Zhixun bowed his head and said: "I'll just say why the British have been telegraphing so frequently these days, it's really a big plan!" I want to eat two divisions in one go, and my appetite is not small. ”

At this time, a famous servant reminded: "Junzuo, the first and second battalions of the border defense are probably not suitable for mobilization, and the British in Burma in the east are also ready to move, and transferring them is to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall." ”

So now the only remaining battle reserve has only one battalion of the third frontier guard, as well as a battalion of the 107th regiment? In addition to this, only the garrison battalions and gendarmerie responsible for the protection of the rear command were left.

The border battalion is also a garrison unit, and its weapons and equipment have not yet been updated, and its combat strength is certainly inferior to that of field units.

"Didn't the leading battalion of the mixed 3rd brigade arrive? Get them on! At this moment, Wei Gaoming was extremely glad that Zhou Changfeng's department arrived in time.

After a while, Zhou Changfeng was named to the headquarters.

Stepping into the dimly lit basement filled with cigarettes and sweat, he couldn't help but hold his breath after breathing in the fresh air for so many days.

"Arrive on time, please instruct the task." After a neat fist salute, Zhou Changfeng stood straight.

Wei Gaoming didn't say a word of nonsense, pointed to the map and said straight to the point: "Contrary to the good news of these days, now the battle situation has changed abruptly, and a roundabout army of more than 5,000 people of the enemy army is advancing eastward along the north bank of the Janam River, intending to cut off our army's retreat. ”

Han Zhixun, who was next to him, added: "The 38th Regiment of the Western Front divided a battalion to block the attack, but they couldn't hold out for long. ”

He picked up a long baton, dotted on the huge map, and said solemnly: "Demagi, you are likely to encounter the enemy there, and you must arrive in time to hold it, understand?" Success determines the outcome of the campaign. ”

"If it is not blocked, the two divisions may only try to disperse and break through, and once the formation is dispersed, the British will inevitably claim that they are completely annihilated and humiliated by the loss of their divisions." Wei Gaoming, whose eyes were full of worry, ordered again: "There are not many reserves, I can only transfer another team to you." ”

There were more than a dozen people standing around the sand table in the middle, and at this moment their eyes were all focused on Zhou Changfeng.

What else can the latter say at the moment? He nodded slightly, and then stood up and saluted with a standard hand-raising salute, "Guaranteed to complete the task!" ”