A small stream was bustling with people, and dense crowds of people were resting here. Looking closer, they saw Japanese soldiers who had taken off their military uniforms and were cooling off in the stream.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, we are still about 100 kilometers away from Lashio!" A Japanese man with slightly tanned skin said. In these days, they have walked thousands of miles with their legs. Originally, they wanted to
The truck moved forward. After all, a lot of supplies were seized in Yangon, but they were afraid that their whereabouts would be leaked and discovered by the enemy, so they could not have the effect of surprise, so they were all ordered to walk.
In a hot weather like Myanmar, where you are exposed to the sun and sweat every day, many soldiers have been abandoned because of heat stroke and could not keep up with the team.
April is the hottest month of the year in Myanmar, and it is already March 23, getting closer and closer to April. Therefore, the time they have to travel is also decreasing every day.
"Well, let the warriors replenish their water and salt!" A lieutenant general also took off his long sleeves and trousers, exposing his crotch cloth, and cooled in the stream. This man was the commander of the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army.
, Shozo Sakurai.
"Hey! At the same time, the headquarters ordered us to speed up... The Chinese have been severely beaten in Tonggu, and it is very likely that they will retreat." The Japanese colonel continued.
"Speed up more?" Shozo Sakurai raised his eyebrows. Listening to the stammering words of the Japanese colonel, he sighed, "What a talkative man! If we had used trucks from the beginning, we would have been there long ago.
We are already in Lashio, why should we suffer like this? We are afraid of being discovered and intercepted, and we are asked to speed up. It is so easy!"
"Hey." The Japanese colonel also sighed, "But this is also a military order. Fortunately, there is no limit on the date before which we must arrive. Otherwise, it would be uncomfortable."
Shozo Sakurai nodded, "Rest for another 20 minutes and get ready to go."
"Hi!"
Obviously, this force is the 33rd Division that came under secret orders, intending to attack Lashio and cut off the expeditionary force's return. In the eyes of the Japanese, as long as Lashio is captured, then the battle in Myanmar will be over.
it's over.
…
Dai Anlan and Gan Lichu led the people in a hurry, walking dozens of kilometers in one night, and they were a little far away from Tonggu.
They also made an appointment with the 66th Army to gather at Ligu. Of course, if Ligu had been captured by the Japanese army, they would take a detour.
Not far from Dai Anlan and the others, there were more than twenty people following them from a distance.
It was Liu San and Zhu Ziming. As the night passed, Zhu Ziming gathered a few more pilots. Among these more than 20 pilots, there were all from the 1, 2, and 3 Squadrons. As for Chennault's aviation team and the remaining fighters of the independent division, they
After the air battle ended, we replenished fuel and then retreated to Yunnan for repairs.
"Brother Liu San, what did my brother say?" Zhu Ziming wiped the sweat from his face and spoke.
"We will also withdraw. However, Brother Zhu, if our special force withdraws, it will only take a narrow path. Can you, the precious pilot brothers, tolerate it?"
"They are all rural children. They were raised by themselves. They can't bear to eat." Zhu Ziming replied, and picked up the clothes on his chest again, hoping to let some wind in. "What the hell is this weather? It's too hot! If it keeps going like this,
I’m afraid people won’t be able to bear it anymore.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"No way, the weather here is like this. It was better when we came here. Now, it's almost April. You know, April is the hottest time in Myanmar." Liu San also wiped his sweat, a little
Unfortunately, although the weather is hot, they still have to hurry.
"Hey, if there is a plane, I will take you all back." Zhu Ziming joked.
But Liu San's eyes lit up, "That makes sense!"
"What do you mean?" Zhu Ziming asked.
"We can get a plane!" Liu San said, "But there's no place nearby to get one."
Everyone sighed, and then Liu Sand said, "I had known better, and I would have gotten a car."
"Forget it, let's keep going." Zhu Ziming waved his hand. It was a bit impractical to get a car or a plane. Not to mention that there were more than 20 of them. Even if there were a few more people, they would not be able to go under the nose of the Japanese.
I'm afraid they won't get any favors even if they take a walk. Moreover, Zhu Ziming estimated that the Japanese should have realized what they did that night. It would be too dangerous to go again.
"Yes, we have to leave quickly! Otherwise, when the rainy season comes, it will be difficult for us to leave!" Liu San sighed. They had been out for several months, and they didn't know how the others were doing.
After saying that, a few people continued to move forward.
…
Marching is really not an easy thing, especially when the sun is scorching and the whole body is soaked with sweat. Everyone is very tired, especially Liu San and the others. Originally, the three of them were fine, and the rations and so on were still fine.
It was enough, but these pilots and soldiers who fell from the sky did not have rations with them. There were more than 20 people, and the rations were consumed in a few days.
In desperation, Liu San had to get some game or something.
Speaking of which, their special operations team can only do this easily. However, now that they are retreating, time is precious on the road and they cannot waste it. They can only hunt more prey at once, then clean them all and smoke them into dried meat.
Continue to withdraw.
…
March 28, Lashio.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander! Lashio is ahead!"
"Yo Xi! Let the warriors get ready! Eat and drink enough, and attack in half an hour!" Sakurai breathed a sigh of relief, and then gave the order. They walked for another four or five days before arriving in Lashio. However, it was exactly
Because they were careful, neither the British nor the expeditionary force discovered them. As for the local people in Myanmar, those who saw them were either killed by them or fooled by them into believing that they were Chinese. After all,
In terms of appearance, there is no difference between them and Chinese soldiers.
"Hi!"
…
"The weather is really hot." At the gate of Lashio City, several British soldiers from Myanmar shook their heads at each other and sighed at the weather. Then they checked the supplies of the people entering the city before letting them go. Lashio is a city in northern Myanmar and also supplies materials for the expeditionary force.
A city where the goods were shipped from China was concentrated. Here, there were not only British guards but also a small number of expeditionary force logistics personnel.
"Yes, it's almost April. In more than a month, Lashio will enter the rainy season. Fortunately we are in Lashio and not Yangon! Otherwise, it will enter the rainy season now!" Another soldier
He opened his mouth with a look of joy in his eyes. The rainy season is no joke. Once the rainy season arrives, the normally dry riverbed will swell and turn into a flood.
However, their ancestors have lived in this land for generations, and they all know the temperament of this land clearly.
"That's right, the Chinese seem to be shipping another batch of supplies today."
"Hey, don't think about it, we are warriors of the British Empire!"
"Fuck the British Empire!"
Several people continued to talk, and suddenly, a cannonball fell among them, followed by a huge explosion, "Boom!"
