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Late at night, Chima Village, forty-one kilometers north of the western foot of the Twin Mountains, was blazing in bonfires and smoke. Two regiments of Myanmar government officers and soldiers were scattered outside this small village with a radius of two kilometers. Every entry and exit intersection and every stream was guarded by officers and soldiers with guns and ammunition. The sound of heavy artillery accidental sounds from the south were vaguely heard.

Many Burmese military officers and soldiers did not know why their new commander, General Guan Nai, was so strict with his guard, and did not understand why it was necessary to dispatch two main groups to serve as perimeter alert tasks in a small unmanned village that was destroyed by artillery fire?

Soon after, nine off-road vehicles that could only be equipped with division-level officers were the first to pass through the three posts at the west entrance of the village, and then dozens of convoys of camouflage disguised nets slowly drove over. The convoy only turned on the faint lights and slowly advanced on the winding and uneven mountain paths.

The well-informed middle- and low-level officers of the Burmese Army knew that this was a mysterious convoy brought by General Guan Nai from Jingdong Military Region. They were equipped with the most advanced and most excellent Chinese-made 66 off-road military trucks in the army. The two closed Mercedes-Benz van modified communication command vehicles in the convoy made the heads of the Burmese Army at all levels amaze and envious. It is said that even the members of the Central Military Commission did not enjoy the luxurious facilities and advanced and expensive complete sets of equipment on the car.

The convoy stopped neatly on the empty grass in the village. Chen Pu's guard leader Lao Han led the well-equipped guard company to quickly set up guard posts. The officers and soldiers of the car company scattered silently, dismantled all the combustible objects in the dilapidated houses, and took them to the open space to form hills.

Chen Pu, Liu Hailan and more than ten staff members, who rarely walked out of their command room, accompanied by General Guan Nai and his party, walked to the east without saying a word, standing by the temporary wooden bridge at the entrance of the village, looking at the mountains. Under the reflection of countless torches, everyone's face was very excited.

At the foot of the mountain in the distance, the torch light stretched for two kilometers, like a winding golden snake, slowly approaching the foothold of Chen Pu and others.

Chen Pu and others were looking forward to it, and their mood became more and more urgent. Ten minutes later, a team of Cao Chunlai, the special operations brigade, came to report. Looking at the scattered face, the ragged team members stood straight in front of them to salute. Chen Pu's throat squirmed a few times, stood attentively and replied, choked and said: "Thank you brothers..."

The fire dragon slowly approached. At this time, a strong wind blew, and the air was suffocating and stinking stench came to his face. Cao Chunlai, Badu and seven other battalion-level and above leaders who could no longer see humans ran forward, lined up in front of Chen Pu and others, and saluted neatly.

Cao Chunlai took a step forward and reported loudly: "Report to the leader, when the Special Operations Brigade returned from completing the mission, the entire team should have 118 people, and the number of people actually reached 81 people, of which seven were injured and sent back to the rear. Twenty people were sacrificed..."

"Bang----"

The Chief of Staff of the regiment standing beside Badu finally could no longer support him and fell heavily and fainted. Liu Hailan stepped forward and picked up Di Yiyang who was emitting a foul smell in his arms: "Old Di... Oh my god! Health officer---"

Several health workers quickly carried Lao Di down for treatment. Chen Pu glanced at the beloved general who was standing in front of him tremblingly, closed his eyes and whispered: "Continue."

Cao Chunlai turned his head and looked at Badu with a firm face. He sighed slightly and could only report to him: "The leader of Badu and the several officials around him were hoarse and could not speak. Please report to him..."

Seeing Chen Pu nodding with red eyes, Cao Chunlai reported loudly: "Yes! Badu Reunion returned from completing the mission successfully, shooting down nine enemy armed helicopters. He killed more than 300 enemies and successfully completed the mission of blowing up the traffic tunnels assigned by his superiors to block the northern foot of the Twin Mountains. In addition to the automobile company, the entire regiment should have reached 1,156 people, and actually 517 people, including 141 wounded... 389 were sacrificed, including the deputy regiment commander Lu Di, the battalion company-level chief officer Kuang Shiguo, Yu Mingliang, Meilin and other seventeen people... We... we can only bring back sixty-four bodies. The others were either buried at the foot of the Twin Mountains or were missing. The dozens of corpses that were originally left but could not be restrained were probably also snatched away by the wild beasts..."

Chen Pu's nose felt sore after hearing this. He nodded sadly: "Add a little..."

As soon as Chen Pu finished speaking, Liu Hailan and other brothers around him rushed forward and hugged their comrades tightly. Everyone raised their comrades covered in blood and dirt, and ran to the village like flying. The brothers from the health team and the car company carried the injured comrades away one by one with tears in their eyes to rescue them.

Badou gently pushed away Chen Pu, who was choked and speechless, walked towards the hundreds of surviving brothers behind him in the blurry vision of the generals and school. He slapped his palms three times and waved his hands to make a series of gestures. He saw hundreds of exhausted officers and soldiers who could fall down at any time quickly stood up and arranged in an orderly manner. Amid the loud command of the deputy battalion commander who tore his pants and exposed half of his legs, he stubbornly carried the steel gun and walked towards the village with neat steps.

"Iron Army! An invincible army! This is the military soul, the soul of a unit..."

General Guan Nai lamented in great emotion. He and his generals knew that this excellent army defeated heavy rain, poisonous miasma, disease and powerful enemies in the steep mountains and hills. They successfully lurked for eleven days and nights, successfully completed difficult tasks successfully, remembering their great contributions to the entire battle situation and full of respect. At the same time, Guan Nai was as mixed with emotion as the generals and schoolmen around him, shocked by the firm will and strong combat power of this steel force. For the first time, they saw such a tough and powerful force, and for the first time they saw such strict military discipline. These moving scenes shocked them deeply. They saw the army that had always had iron-blooded will, and also felt the strong murderous aura behind the tragic throne.

Surrounded by dozens of bonfires, all the officers and soldiers who returned from the front line, including Badu and Cao Chunlai, were all naked at this moment, taking off naked.

The logistics staff respectfully placed a set of brand new military uniforms and cups of hot tea in front of them. The clothes they took off were gathered and burned outside. The wounded officers and soldiers were treated. After more than two hours of tossing, the bodies of sixty-four victims were lifted up in the middle, under the gaze of more than a thousand pairs of sad eyes, and were neatly erected by large firewood piles neatly set up with wood, beams and door panels.

After the sacrifice, Badou, who looked bitter and looked lonely, held a torch and lit the four corners of the firewood pile poured onto the diesel. He returned to the south and crawled on the ground with hundreds of brothers from the ethnic army kneeling in four rows, praying for the heroic spirits who were about to go to heaven.

Chen Pu, Liu Hailan and others walked to the temporary altar one by one. After kneeling down according to customs, they greeted a cup of farewell wine. Guan Nai also led the schoolmen to bow and pay tribute with Burmese etiquette. The fire with a circumference of twenty meters was several meters high. The rolled ashes circling in the sky for a long time, and the "crackling" burning sounds were endless.

Guan Nai came to Chen Pu and Liu Hailan and sat on the ground. After hesitation, he whispered in Mandarin more and more skillful: "Old Chen, Hailan. Although I am very sad and very guilty now, I have to tell you one thing. Since your excellent combat troops use the number of the 422nd Regiment of Jingdong Military Region, all military achievements have fallen on my ground. Therefore, the noble honors that the Central Military Commission just signed to the 422nd Regiment of the Gemini Mountain Heroes of the 422nd Regiment cannot be given to you. I can only secretly give you the prize of 30 million kyats. Please forgive me!"

Chen Pu smiled slightly: "Thank you brother! We didn't plan to gain fame and fortune before the war. There was only one reason why we secretly sent troops to the war was to let the central government let the generals know that our Fourth Special Zone is loyal to the country and the nation. Thirty million Burmese Kjet is worth about 30,000 US dollars. Brother, you should keep it yourself. You have just been promoted and can be used in many places. If you don't need it, it's better to take it out and distribute it to your new subordinates. It's not easy for the brothers of the government army!"

"Old Chen..."

Guan Nai was moved, gritted his teeth and said the most important thing in pain: "Let me tell you quietly. Just now you left this afternoon, the secret envoy of the Central Military Commission hurried to General Wu Dinglai's headquarters. When I arrived, the special envoy had already left. When I entered the headquarters, I saw broken cups on the ground. Only General Wu Dinglai sat there alone in the entire combat command room. Seeing my surprised look, General Wu Dinglai waved me to sit down and took out a secret letter to show me. The end was signed by Chairman Danrui. After reading it, I realized why the general was so painful."

Seeing Chen Pu and Liu Hailan straightened their backs and looked over in surprise. Guan Nai lowered his voice and continued: "The secret letter is a guiding opinion. First, it is to suggest that Jingdong 422nd Regiment, who has made outstanding contributions and suffered heavy casualties, withdraw from the battlefield and drive back to the Central Military Region to rest. Second, it is to suggest that General Wu Dinglai immediately convene a combat meeting with the heads of the frontline division and above to participate. The Central News Agency and dozens of newspapers and magazines, and representatives from all walks of life in the capital will arrive tomorrow morning and say that they are congratulating and condolences. The last suggestion is... Chairman Danrui requests to meet you and Hailan before noon tomorrow."

"So urgent? But this battle has not been completed yet! We have just blown up the throat of Twin Mountain, and used the impact of the two powerful divisions on the southern line to seize control of the southern foot passage, barely surrounding 50,000 Thai troops in a complex area of ​​35 kilometers. The fierce battles will be very fierce and very complicated tomorrow! The battlefield situation changes rapidly. If we do not coordinate and command well, the Thai army is likely to regain the southern foot passage with the support of their powerful air force and army aviation forces, and use the rare sunny day to escape under the cover of mechanized troops." Chen Pu was very puzzled and very anxious.

Liu Hailan keenly understood the intention of Chairman Danrui's move, and knew that at this point, his own group of people had no great value. The reason why Danrui asked General Wu Dinglai to hold an emergency high-level military meeting and sent central media and representatives from all walks of life to congratulate and condolence was undoubtedly to promote the great military achievements of the government army. Just like transferring the achievements he had obtained at a tragic price to Jingdong's 422nd Regiment, Chen Pu, himself and the entire staff team's arduous contributions would also be transferred to the leader of the Burmese generals. Although Corning had said before the war that there was no extravagant hope in this battle, one was to achieve political goals and the other was to train the troops, such despicable political means still made Liu Hailan full of resentment but also to express his suffering. Therefore, Liu Hailan, who had a casual face, turned to the burning red fire "crackling" without a word.

Guan Nai explained sadly: "Others may not know, but I know that the overall plan was formulated based on the blueprints of you and HaiLan, so I understand your mood very well. But until now, there is no suspense in the war... Old Chen and General Wu Dinglai were also very angry. He told me that the Central Committee could not treat you who have made great contributions like this, and immediately called Chairman Danrui, suggesting that the Central Military Commission immediately send a special envoy to explain the situation to General Kang and you both, so that you two can complete the entire battle. It is recommended that you give you substantial rewards in military construction or other related aspects, but the Chairman did not say anything. I also realized that General Wu Dinglai must be very sad. He didn't know how to face you two, and I am the same. Although we are brothers in the same trench for many years, I feel full of guilt."

Chen Pu laughed, patted Guan Nai's shoulder, and whispered: "I understand, thank you brother! Hailan and Aning, I have always treated you as my brothers. Don't have any psychological burden. This is not your fault... Although I feel a little regretful... After I finish packing up the ashes of my brothers, we will withdraw them. Don't worry, I will go to General Wu Dinglai's farewell to him. He is one of the few people I respect, both in terms of military ability and moral qualities."

"Old Chen..."

Guan Nai shouted sadly, but couldn't speak any other words.

Liu Hailan hugged Guan Nai's shoulder and whispered in his ear: "Brother, don't worry about us. We have nothing to understand. But brother, you have to take care of yourself. The war will be far less relaxed than the senior officials of the Central Military Commission thought. If I expected it well, a fierce battle that is far more difficult than before. You have made such great achievements now. From now on, you must remember to protect yourself and never take the initiative to fight. It is best to use the excuse of too much casualties and guard your northern line encirclement. General Wu Dinglai has always trusted you and will understand your difficulties. Now the Gemini Mountain Pass has been abandoned. You are not under great pressure. Leave some brothers in distress who have been baptized by blood and fire to accompany you in your future career. Never show off!"

Guan Nai hugged Liu Hailan's shoulder tightly, and was so grateful that he couldn't say a word. The tears in Shenkong's eyes were spinning.
Chapter completed!