Myitkyina Military Hospital, a ward in the inpatient department. Duan Zhenguo was lying on the bed flipping through the martial arts novel "The Condor Heroes" with relish, when a nurse in a white nurse's uniform walked in with a small cart: "Zhenguo, it's time to check the temperature and infusion again!" After seeing the comer, Duan Zhenguo nodded beautifully, quickly put down the book and reached out to take the thermometer and said, "Yingqiu, you are here." "Hmm!"

Shan Yingqiu pursed his lips and smiled happily, and then asked, "Do you feel better today?" Still don't have any symptoms? Duan Zhenguo hurriedly replied: "Actually, I feel better, and I'm thinking about being discharged from the hospital tomorrow!" I've been in the hospital for almost half a month, eating, sleeping, and eating all day, and I'm about to become a waste. ”

Shan Yingqiu pursed his lips and said: "Don't be reckless, if you can pick up a life this time, it's already your life." Now that you are the sick and wounded, you can rest assured that you will take care of the injuries and illnesses, and don't leave any sequelae and trouble. Duan Zhenguo previously followed the special forces to conduct jungle warfare exercises on the Shan Plateau, and later was ordered to block the Japanese 18th Army, which lasted for nearly a month.

In the past month, Duan Zhenguo has not only been severely tested in terms of physical fitness, but also infected with a large number of parasites, bitten by a variety of poisonous insects and poisonous snakes, and even taken a gun. After coming and going, even Duan Zhenguo was young and strong, and he began to be unbearable. But as a bull, Duan Zhenguo would not admit defeat easily, adhering to the traditional tough style of "minor injuries do not get off the line of fire", and has been gritting his teeth and persevering.

It was really impossible to survive until the end, and Duan Zhenguo was rushed back to Myitkyina for treatment after he was in a deep coma. Thanks to the helicopter, and the medical level of the Myitkyina Military Hospital is also very advanced, Duan Zhenguo, who only has one breath left, was rescued alive. "Here, eat an apple!" After hanging a drip for Duan Zhenguo, he was idle for a while, so Shan Yingqiu peeled the apple and handed it to Duan Zhenguo. "Thank you!"

Duan Zhenguo was not polite, he reached out and took the apple and gnawed it, the sweet and crisp taste came, and his mouth was full of deliciousness. Taking advantage of the temperature measurement, the two were busy chatting, but at this time, a large group of people suddenly walked in at the door.

As soon as Duan Zhenguo saw someone coming, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted happily: "Hey, hey, Dad, Mom, Erniang, Big Brother, Sister-in-law, Second Brother, Little Sister, what kind of wind blew you all at once?" "The people who came were Duan Zhongyi, Qin Shuwan, Shui Jingxuan, Duan Liguo, Mei Ye, Duan Anguo and Duan Yinhua and other Duan families.

After careful treatment, Qin Shuwan has long been able to move freely, and she no longer needs to use a wheelchair, but now her complexion is too good, and she walks with the wind. Shui Jingxuan, needless to say, he has already married Duan Zhongyi as a lover, and has been recognized by the Duan family. Duan Liguo and Mei Ye, an overseas Chinese female driver, also held a wedding in Myanmar and officially became a couple, Duan Liguo is now a senior chief engineer of a construction company under the Ministry of Construction of Myanmar, mainly responsible for the construction and planning of bridges and roads.

Duan Anguo served as a major armored battalion commander in the 4th Division of the 2nd Army of the Asian Liberation Army in Myanmar. "Zhenguo!" "Third brother, are you better?" "Third brother, you look good! Yingqiu, you are also there! "When relatives meet, it is inevitable that there will be a burst of cold and warmth, and a room full of people talking to me is so lively. After chatting for a while, Duan Zhenguo made a smoking gesture at his second brother Duan Anguo and said, "Second brother, do you have Huazi on your body, bring me one, I haven't smoked for many days, and a bird is about to fade out of my mouth." ”

"That's a must!" As a smoker, how could Duan Anguo not have the standard equipment of an officer, and after speaking, he took out a pack of red and bright soft China from his pocket. However, before Duan Anguo handed out the cigarette, Shan Yingqiu immediately stretched out his hand to block it: "Second brother, hurry up and put it away!" Zhenguo has not fully recovered yet, and the doctor has specifically instructed him not to smoke! ”

"Hehe, third brother, I'm sorry, you're still an injured person, bear with it first!" Hearing this, Duan Anguo immediately took back the cigarette from the good side. "Hey, how can there be so many things, we used to fight and often get injured, and we didn't smoke the same cigarettes? Where have you ever heard of a problem with smoking? Duan Zhenguo was suddenly so anxious, he was really addicted to smoking at this time, and his heart was like a cat scratching, and he couldn't wait to smoke a few times at a time.

But the situation is stronger than people, Duan Zhenguo can only look at Shan Yingqiu with his eyes and say: "Yingqiu, I'll have one, okay?" "No, no, no! It used to be before, and now it is now, and the doctors in our hospital are all experienced and famous doctors, so what they say will not be wrong! What's more, don't you see the words 'smoking is bad for health' on the cigarette pack? ”

Shan Yingqiu fought the basis of reason, did not give an inch, and carefully protected her husband's nature. "Alright! Zhenguo, you have to listen to the doctor, and you have to listen to Yingqiu! Manly man, can't you help it at all? Duan Zhongyi, the head of the family, spoke at this time, this time his youngest son was almost alive, he has always seen it in his eyes and hurt in his heart, naturally he doesn't want to have side effects.

"Okay!" Duan Zhenguo could only give up, and then asked, "Dad, what's the situation now?" Where did the devil's 18th Army hit? When will it be our division's turn to go to the battlefield? "What are you anxious about?"

Seeing his youngest son's anxious appearance, Duan Zhongyi glared at him with affection, and then said in a deep voice: "Now the devil is stepping up his attack on the Taunggyi-Jingdong defense line, and the current intelligence shows that the 6th Army and the 66th Army are very tight, especially the 66th Army has suffered heavy casualties, and the entire defense line is facing collapse. It seems that the Taunggyi-Jingdong defense line will not last long, our Second Army has already received an order to prepare for battle, and I estimate that it will not be our turn to fight the devil with real swords and guns in a few days! ”

"Really?" Duan Zhenguo's eyes lit up, and then he frowned and said: "The 6th Army and the 66th Army have rested on the Taunggyi-Jingdong defense line for several months, and they have all been equipped with new American weapons and equipment, why are they so unfought?" It's only been more than a day, and I can't stand it, what kind of fame are they doing! ”

Duan Anguo continued: "Yes, I'm also quite puzzled, not to mention that our Asian People's Liberation Army has fought so many battles with devils, which time is not to win more with less, and which time is not to beat the little devil to cry and call his mother?" At present, even the 22nd Group Army is fighting with great success, stubbornly withstanding the attack of the devil's army, and creating excellent hunting conditions for the rocket artillery units of the Asian People's Liberation Army.

And they were two fully armed national troops, and they couldn't hold out for even two days under a favorable defensive fortification system. "Well, you brothers don't talk nonsense. The Japanese 18th Army has three veteran divisions under its jurisdiction, which are by no means comparable to ordinary Japanese troops. Duan Zhongyi waved his hand, and said with a little worry: "Our 2nd Army is a new army that has just been formed for a short time, although the weapons and equipment are comparable to the Japanese army, but the vast majority of soldiers have not yet experienced the real battlefield, whether we can show the strength of the Tiger Ben Army is still unknown!" ”

"Dad, going into battle as a father and son soldier, fighting tiger brothers, and fighting with the devil's ace troops, how can I be without me, a tiger general who is both wise and brave?" As soon as Duan Zhenguo heard this, he immediately lifted his spirits, and hurriedly sat up straight and saluted: "Division, Duan Zhenguo, the captain of the 4th Division of the 2nd Army of the Burmese Liberation Army Expeditionary Force, requests to return!" "Look what you can get! As soon as he was a company commander, he dared to boast of being a tiger general of the Anti-Japanese War? If one day you become a regiment commander, brigade commander or something, won't your tail be cocked to the sky? ”

Duan Zhongyi didn't pick up, just glared at her little son fiercely, her heart was both happy and worried. As soon as he was afraid, this bull would play the old routine again, conceal his injuries and illness, and go to the front line to fight. , the second is afraid that the old problem of the youngest son's arrogance has not been changed, and when he steps into the position of senior general one day, he will give himself a general who is incompetent and tired to death of the three armies, and then stage a tearful slashing by himself!

Duan Zhenguo said with a straight face and a heartbeat: "Dad, I don't have Wang Po selling melons and boasting, I'm not boasting that my military skills are absolutely outstanding now, especially jungle warfare, I have now obtained the essence." Give me a company of troops, and I can take out a brigade of devils in the jungle, and give me a battalion, and I can kill a wing of devils! ......""Alright! Are you really a bunch of stupid pigs who don't know how to be flexible and progressive? Seeing that Duan Zhenguo was getting more and more excited, Duan Zhongyi unceremoniously waved his hand to interrupt, and said seriously: "I came to see you today, not to ask you to go out of the mountain, but to let you take care of your injuries with peace of mind."

Fighting devils is not an overnight effort, if you want to go to the battlefield, there will be opportunities in the future. This time, unless the attending physician agrees to discharge you from the hospital and the hospital gives you a discharge certificate, you will stay in the hospital honestly. At this time, Duan's mother Qin Shuwan had the same thoughts, and then persuaded her: "Yes, Zhenguo, your injury is not healed now, so let's recuperate with peace of mind."

Your injuries this time are not light, especially some toxins are difficult to remove, and you need to recuperate for a long time, otherwise it is easy to leave sequelae. "Mom, I really don't have anything to do now, I can eat, sleep, jump and jump, and I can fully recover as long as I work out for a few days!" Duan Zhenguo looked at his mother helplessly, the war was imminent, he could finally apply what he had learned, show his talent and skills ruthlessly, and ruthlessly make the "Duan Family Army" famous, where did he have any intention to continue to nest in the hospital?

But then again, if you change to the former national army, not to mention that Duan Zhenguo has recovered to seventy-seven, eighty-eight, and there is no obstacle in terms of action. As long as there is no missing arm or leg, and the wound is fine, it is impossible for you to continue to recuperate in the hospital with peace of mind, and you will have to return to the hospital a long time ago.

"That's not going to work either!" Qin Shuwan shook her head resolutely and said, "Your father is right, unless the attending physician agrees to your discharge and the hospital issues a discharge certificate for you, you will stay in the hospital honestly." I'll be in the hospital every day to watch you, don't you want to sneak out of the hospital! ”

Seeing Duan Zhenguo's deflated appearance, Duan Anguo smiled evilly: "Third brother! You just be obedient, without a discharge certificate and without the approval of the division, even if you secretly return to the army, no one will dare to take you in! Ha ha! "Okay, I will take care of my body as soon as possible......" Duan Zhenguo looked at his parents painfully and happily, and when it came to this, then there was no other way to recover his health and meet the conditions for discharge.

Taunggyi-Gyeongdong defense line. Because according to the death order of the commander's command, the 6th and 66th armies must hold out until this evening before retreating.

The Asian Liberation Army, the 31st Army, the 22nd Army, and the 5th Army were in the lead, and the orders issued by the headquarters were so reasonable that there was no reason to be picky. As the saying goes, if you don't steam steamed buns, you can fight for breath, and the commander of the 6th Army, Gan Lichu, can only roll up his cuffs and fight hard, press all his belongings, and order the troops to defend to the death, and must be resolutely and completely completed.

The 6th Army was not weak and was replaced with powerful firepower and equipment, and its combat effectiveness rose gradually, and under the death order of the military headquarters, there was no more mistake of collapse at the touch of a button, and the 6th Army's defense line was still intact after a bloody battle with the devils. At the cost of nearly 10,000 casualties, the 6th Army brutally killed and wounded more than 6,000 Japanese soldiers, showing the dignity and prestige that the central army should have.

It's just that the 66th Army, across the river, is not so strong. The outer defensive line was almost completely lost, and there was a tug-of-war in many positions. Even the two towns of Mengbin and Jingdong, which were firmly entrenched, had fallen by nearly half, and the main force of the 66th Army had to start a fierce and brutal street battle with the devils.

The casualties on both sides were very large, especially the 66th Army, which was completely gritting its teeth and holding on with its last breath. Nansang Town, the defensive position of the 55th Division of the 6th Army. Since yesterday morning, the 11th Division of the Japanese Army, which is eager to make a breakthrough, has been attacking Nansang Town for more than 30 hours.

The provisional 55th Division fought bloodily for a day and night, and nearly half of the division suffered casualties. At present, the officers and men of the 55th Division are defending the last line of defense in Nansang Town, and if this line of defense is broken through by the devils again, then there will only be street battles with the devils in the town. But fortunately, it was only 5 hours before dark, and it was not far from the intended combat goal.

"Company commander, come, smoke a cigarette to refresh yourself." Finally repelled an attack by the Japanese army again, and taking advantage of the free time, the deputy company commander Xu Ming took out a box of crumpled front door cigarettes from his dirty military uniform. "Good!"

Chen Chaosheng squeezed out a smile on his dark face, took a crooked cigarette, then picked up a burning wooden root next to him, lit the cigarette and smoked it beautifully. It is indeed a beautiful thing to be able to smoke a cigarette in this fierce battlefield where life and death are only in a moment, and relieve the nerves that are so tense and numb.

Born in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, in 1916, Chen Chaosheng returned to his hometown from Thailand as a child to be raised by his grandmother. After Chen Chaosheng got married at the age of 17, he left his wife to return to Thailand the following year to help his father in business. After the "Lugou Bridge Incident" occurred in 1937, Chen Chaosheng resolutely gave up his small family, abandoned his wife and children, and returned to China to join the army to kill the enemy. In the autumn of 1937, Chen Chaosheng was admitted to the 17th step class of the fourth branch of the Whampoa Military Academy. In 1939, Chen Chaosheng, who graduated from the military academy, was incorporated into the provisional 55th Division of the 6th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, which was first commanded by Gan Li.

Among the 17th to 19th phases of the Fourth Branch of the Whampoa Military Academy, most of the overseas Chinese students of the 17th and 26th Corps of the 17th Expeditionary Force are returned overseas Chinese youths from Singapore, Burma, Malaysia, and Thailand, who are proficient in different Chinese. As a result, the vast majority were assigned to the expeditionary force as platoon, company commanders and operational staff officers.

Chen Chaosheng, who was then the captain and company commander of the 55th Division of the 6th Army, also accompanied the troops, singing the military song of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, "China will not die, China will not die, and the athletes of the expeditionary force will fight the battlefield......" embarked on a foreign journey and entered Burma. After a few months of rest, they finally got to work with the little devil, but this tough battle far exceeded their expectations and imagination.

The fierce and crazy devils are like a group of war machines that do not know life and death and pain, and they have tirelessly attacked for a day and a night under the strong intervention of the devil's air force. The pressure on the provisional 55th Division was particularly great, with nearly half of the division's casualties, and the infantry company led by Chen Chaosheng had only more than 50 people left, and almost everyone was colored. Xu Ming took a puff of cigarette and said with a smile: "Today's battle is really enjoyable, I killed no less than 15 devil soldiers alone, and this American semi-automatic rifle is better than our Zhongzheng rifle." ”

Chen Chaosheng said with a smile: "Then there is no need to say, if it weren't for these powerful American weapons and equipment, our army might not be able to survive now, these devil soldiers are really not vegetarians!" Xu Ming sighed lightly and said: "It's just a pity that our air force is still a little bit out of steam, so that the little devil plane will not take advantage of it, otherwise, with the devil's infantry, don't want to tear our defense line at all!" ”

Chen Chaosheng said with a smile: "It's not easy, I think that the battles of Guangdong, Xuzhou, and Wuhan were miserable, and our side has no air supremacy at all, so we can only be beaten passively."

At present, although Jiang Qiang's army and the US Air Brigade are generally weak, they have made the little devil air force dare not be unscrupulous, and they can still play beautiful counterattacks and fire support from time to time! "That's just as well! I really hope that one day our air force will be really strong, and then our infantry will be able to straighten our backs and fight the little devils. Xu Ming nodded, and then asked softly: "Company commander, I heard that you were born in Thailand?" ”

Chen Chaosheng nodded and said: "Yes, my father has been doing business in Thailand before, and I also learned business from my father in my early years, and I only returned to China to join the army after the Lugou Bridge Incident!" Xu Ming whispered: "I heard that there are a lot of overseas Chinese from Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and other places in Myanmar, especially in the industrial areas of northern Myanmar, many factories and chambers of commerce run by overseas Chinese. ”

"It's possible! But there is a vast sea of people, even if my father, wife and children go to Myanmar, it is not easy to find them, I just hope they can be well! I hope to be alive to reunite with my family in the future, and to be filial to my parents again" Chen Chaosheng grinned, since Hong Kong parted, it has been more than four years, and the contact with his relatives has long been broken, and he misses his family all the time from the bottom of his heart.

But since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve, and only when there is a country can there be a home, in this moment of national crisis, Chen Chaosheng can only give up his small family for everyone and devote himself to this vigorous torrent of national resistance against Japanese aggression. In the original history, Chen Chaosheng's 6th Army retreated from Jingdong in Burma to Simao and Pu'er in Yunnan, and unfortunately died heroically, spilling blood in a foreign land, at the age of 26. "Yes! Hopefully, we will all live to see the day of victory. ”

Xu Ming sighed softly, for this protracted and protracted national war of resistance, he had long been accustomed to life and death, and he also looked down on life and death, so he had already decided to serve the country with his body. But if you can live well, who will live a long life? "Quick! All enter the position, the little devil is here again! "Quick! Get ready for battle! ”

"Damn, these shitty days are really hard enough! It's here again so soon! "Fuck the guys, fuck the fuck!" Hearing the warning, Chen Chaosheng and Xu Ming immediately threw the few remaining cigarette butts to the ground, and then quickly picked up the guy and lay down on the edge of the trench, aiming their guns at the ghost soldiers who were touching them in the distance.

Military headquarters of the 66th Army. Zhang Zhen stared at the sand table in front of him that was already full of plaster flags with a sad face, and the whole person was like a clay carved wood sculpture, silent for a long time. The reinforcements and support that have been repeatedly requested have not arrived, except for the air force units, which can also help to suppress the field every now and then, so far not a single soldier has arrived at all.

The 66th Army is still at the end of its rope, although there are only 5 hours left before the scheduled defense time, but for the 66th Army, these 5 hours are simply like a year, and it is very likely that it will not be able to hold out for even 3 hours. At this moment, Xu Zhihui, the combat staff officer of the military department, said with a bitter face: "Military seat, let's break through!" If we don't break through, it's really too late, and the commander's headquarters is clearly letting us be cannon fodder! ”

"Enough! A whole fully equipped U.S. ordnance army can't hold out for even two days, and we still have the face to accuse the commander's headquarters of doing things unfairly? Zhang Zhen glared at Xu Zhihui extremely impatiently, and said coldly: "The commander's headquarters issued a death order, and if you escape from the battle, you will go to the military court and lose your head!" "The so-called gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, as the commander of an army, how can Zhang Zhen be willing to stay in such a critical front-line battlefield for a long time.

But the soldier takes obedience to orders as his duty, as the commander of the 66th Army, he has an unshirkable responsibility of leadership, and he also knows very well that the Burma Governor's Command has a strong control ability and the right to speak.

Jiang Qiang is nominally the deputy commander-in-chief of the Burma Theater of Operations, and General Stilwell is the supreme commander of the Burma Theater, but all officers of a certain level know that in fact, Jiang Qiang is the real boss of the Burma Theater, controlling the military, political power and economic lifeline of Burma. Zhang Zhen belongs to the Cheng Qian faction and is very hard in the background of the Republic of China government, but in the territory of Burma, Yang Fan is no different from the Tu Emperor, and has absolute power over life and death.

Zhang Zhen is not afraid of Stilwell, nor is he worried about being sent to a military court by the Nationalist government after the defeat, but he is still in awe of this man who is almost mythical. Thinking of this, Zhang Zhen's eyes became more firm, and he said sharply to the officers of the military department in a cold tone: "Pass my order, all departments must hold their positions, and before receiving the retreat order, all combat units must not take half a step back, and those who violate the order will be engaged in military law!"

Also, if anyone mentions retreating and breaking through the siege to disturb the morale of the army, don't blame me for being ruthless! "At this time, Zhang Zhen can only ruthlessly let go, whether it is to complete the death order of the commander's headquarters, or for his own life, or the honor of a soldier, the 66th Army must also hold its position until it gets dark today!" Be! "Then fight with these shit!" "People die and birds rise to the sky, and they will not die for thousands of years."

"Yes, I'm afraid of a bird, it's a big deal to return the horse leather shroud!" The soldier is the courage of the general, and it will be the soul of the army, Zhang Zhen made up his mind, and the officers of the military headquarters of the 66th Army took the order loudly with solemn expressions, and prepared for the worst! "Good! As long as everyone works together, our 66th Army will definitely be able to successfully complete the combat mission of the commander's headquarters, otherwise we will die here together! Looking at the way everyone looked at death, Zhang Zhen's heart also swelled with a sense of pride and ambition, and he was no longer the "puppet commander" who was a monk for a day and hit the clock for a day.