Early in the morning of March 23, as soon as it was dawn, Dai Anlan led the guards to the courtyard of the US military improvised camp, and two Chinese soldiers wearing US military uniforms checked their documents and invited them in.

After entering the door, he looked at the seven large armored vehicles and those military tents in the courtyard, and was very surprised and emotional.

At this time, another Chinese officer came over and said, "It's an honor to meet General Dai, General Pan Sen is waiting for you!" As he spoke, he asked for help with one hand, but with the other he made a gesture of resistance to the others.

Dai Anlan turned his head and said to the guards under him: "You stay, I'll go in by myself." He already knew that General Pan Sen spoke Chinese very well, and there were many Chinese around him, so he was not worried about not being able to communicate.

In front of the command tent in the middle of the camp, Li Junhao greeted General Dai Anlan at the door, and after the two sides saluted, he was invited in. This is the first meeting between 38-year-old Dianlan and 27-year-old General Panson!

The two stayed in the tent for more than an hour, and no one knew what they were talking about, but Dai Anlan's expression was extremely serious when he left, and he didn't say a word until he returned to his division headquarters, which made everyone suspicious.

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At 10 o'clock in the morning, Li Junhao met with Lieutenant General Slim, commander of the 1st Division of the Anglo-Burmese Army, who was visiting in the camp.

Slim was very polite to him, the American observer, and first conveyed the gratitude of Major General Yuen, commander of the 17th Division of the British and Indian Army, to him, and then extended an invitation to him on behalf of Hutton, commander of the British-Burmese Army, hoping that the observer could meet him in Ringanqiang.

In this regard, Li Junhao politely said that it was just a meeting in Degong before, and Degongne's victory was still won by the officers and soldiers of the 17th Division themselves......

At the same time, he also expressed his appreciation for the courage and achievements of the 1st Division in sticking to Tonggu;

As for Commander Hutton's invitation, he said he would consider it carefully; Moreover, he informed Slim that he had received an invitation from General Stilwell and General Du Yuming of the expeditionary force to invite him to meet in Lashio, and he was also considering it.

The atmosphere of the first meeting between the two sides was still very harmonious.

An hour later, Slim got up to say goodbye, and specially invited Li Junhao to move his station to Xicheng, saying that a new station had been prepared for the observer team.

In this regard, Li Junhao refused with a smile.

After seeing off Slim and his party, five college students came to ask Li Junhao to go to the Chinese Expeditionary Force to see them, and they were eager to see the army of the motherland.

In this regard, Li Junhao of course agreed, but told them to pay attention to their words and deeds, see more and talk less, and if they encounter trouble, they will immediately call back for help. For this reason, Xiaohu asked Xiaohu to get them a walkie-talkie and teach them to use it.

This novelty amazes the college students, and their enthusiasm for learning is high, and there is a burst of exclamation from time to time.

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The officers and men of the 200th Division noticed that five young men and women in American uniforms had entered the camp and immediately reported to the division headquarters.

When Huang Xiang arrived at the 599th Regiment with a few guards, he was surprised to find that the five members of the observation group were chatting with the officers and soldiers, and the two sides were also exchanging weapons with each other.

The five college students had just come into contact with American-style weapons, and the only thing they carried with them was pistols and submachine guns.

The weapons used by the officers and men of the 200th Division are Wanguo brand, the 599 Regiment is the main regiment, the soldiers are mainly armed with German-made Kar.98K rifles, the grass-roots officers are equipped with German-made MP18, MP28, MP34 (Austrian) submachine guns, the light machine gun is the Czech ZB-26, the heavy machine gun is the German-made Makqin, and the anti-tank company is equipped with the German-made Pak35 37mm anti-tank gun, which is already the highest equipment of the domestic troops.

The weapons and equipment of the expeditionary force were very rudimentary in the eyes of the five college students, because they had seen the configuration of the British army before, not to mention the advanced weapons in the hands of the commander's attaché. If nothing else, the Thomson M1928A2 submachine gun, M1 Garand rifle, M1911A1 pistol, and Browning M1910 pistol they are carrying now surpass the expeditionary force by a lot in terms of sophistication and firepower density.

In fact, there was no need for orders from the division headquarters, the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force were very enthusiastic about the five college students, and in this foreign country, they had a natural sense of intimacy when they saw the Chinese, especially the three young and beautiful beauties among them; As for the American-style military uniforms they wear, everyone doesn't care, on the one hand, they know that the United States is now allies, and on the other hand, they have even seen the British army with their noses up to their heads before, and in contrast, American-style military uniforms are more pleasing to the eye.

After Colonel Huang Xiang got off the bus, he walked directly into the circle surrounded by the officers and soldiers of the 599th Regiment, greeted the five college students warmly and politely, and asked the question in his heart: As the attaché of the observer, did they come to the expeditionary force for anything?

Hearing Director Huang's words, the officers and soldiers of the 599 Regiment around them were a little confused, they hadn't thought about this problem at all!

The five college students laughed out loud, and Shui Jingyun, who was the leader of the group, was herself studying international politics, and thought of what the other party was worried about, so she said: "Director Huang, a few of us came here, just to meet the expeditionary officers and soldiers from the motherland!" Because we were all studying at the University of Singapore before, we haven't seen our relatives in our motherland for too long, and this time we have the opportunity, we can't help but come over without any other purpose. ”

Hearing this, Huang Xiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, although he didn't dare to fully believe it, but most of the doubts in his heart had gone, so he said: "Since this is the case, how about I accompany a few people to visit?" ”

At this time, Colonel Liu Shaohua, the head of the 599 regiment, rushed over, and when he heard this, he said unhappily: "Okay, you are an old yellow, several classmates are willing to visit our group, we must take care of it, you don't have to worry about it." Students, the situation of the other regiments is similar to ours, and it is the same whether you look at it or not. ”

Huang Xiang glared at him speechlessly, and could only say: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is Liu Shaohua, the head of the 599 regiment. ”

"Hello Captain Liu!" The five of them immediately saluted. In order to facilitate future operations, Li Junhao put on the rank of second lieutenant of the US military (a small gold strip made of metal on the collar) for all five of them.

"Hello guys!" Liu Shaohua immediately returned the salute, he really didn't dare to underestimate these young people - not only the attaché of the American observer, but also the college students!

Seeing the appearance of the two colonels, the grassroots officers and soldiers began to be restrained, and the outgoing Xiao Xiaomin couldn't help but say: "Commander Liu, Director Huang, you are here, so that the lively atmosphere just now is gone!" ”

(End of chapter)