My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

In the lower reaches of the Pathein River, in the jungle near Kegandam...

The weather was dry and dry, and the heavy steps of the soldiers left deep footprints in the woods. Everyone's faces revealed a sense of exhaustion.

This reconnaissance company has already walked seven or eight kilometers eastward from the crossing point.

Because of the arduous task, they only took a brief rest after the battle by the river, and then set foot on the road.

Helplessly, the fatigue after the battle and the exhaustion of the long-term march continued to erode everyone's mind, and the equipment that weighed more than ten to twenty kilograms on their bodies was more like a shackle that tortured them.

"Hey…"

Company Commander Chen Xinmin wiped the sweat from his forehead, his sore thighs were a little too tight to walk, and even he couldn't stand a march of this intensity.

"Everyone is there, rest at the place, the second row is in charge of vigilance, the messenger immediately contact the front three rows, and tell the instructor to let the brothers take a rest."

"Yes!"

Finally hearing the order to rest in place, the soldiers were like a collapsed mountain, panting heavily and sitting on the ground, if the conditions did not allow them to lie down on their backs.

Qiu Lin folded his hands on his knees and leaned against the big tree, sitting alone on the edge of the line without saying a word, and he didn't even notice the people coming next to him.

"Drink some water..."

Li Shuanggui handed over the water bottle and looked at the other party with a complicated expression.

Qiu Lin took it silently and took a sip of it. His preoccupied look no longer had the same happy smile as before. Perhaps there were too many things he had experienced today, so much that he hadn't fully digested it yet.

Li Shuanggui also leaned against the tree and sat down, and said earnestly: "Oh, don't blame your brother for being cruel. You can only understand these shitty things on the battlefield if you experience them yourself."

"It's okay bro, I understand...I'm just a little angry with myself..." Qiu Lin replied silently with his head down, fiddling with a few bullets in his hand, not knowing what he was thinking at the moment.

"Hey, it's nothing, let me tell you..."

"Big Li! Come here quickly!"

At this time, there was a shout from a distance, and the company commander was waving his hands, signaling Li Shuanggui to go over.

"coming!"

Originally, he wanted to persuade Qiu Lin not to have such a heavy mental burden, but now he had no choice but to pat him on the shoulder, and then ran over.

"What's the matter, Captain?"

Li Shuanggui came over to take a look. Well, there are quite a few people here. The platoon leaders of the other two platoons are also here. Except for the instructor who led people to the front to explore the way, all the junior officers of the entire reconnaissance company are here.

Chen Xinmin didn't talk nonsense, he knelt down and took out the map and put it on the ground, then he said:

"Let's talk about the situation. Our current position is here, and it should be within 5 kilometers of the coordinates given by the regiment leader. So I think... we may be close to the target. Everyone must remain vigilant later, because there are always dangers here." May meet Japanese."

The second platoon leader glanced at everyone, and said worriedly: "There was such a big commotion by the river just now, I'm afraid the little devil has already received the information and ran away early."

Hearing this, everyone was silent, feeling heavy pressure in their hearts.

If that's the case, then their trip would be in vain. Not to mention the deaths of so many people, there is still nothing to gain. The shadow of mission failure makes everyone feel uncomfortable.

"It shouldn't be so. We marched immediately after the battle. No matter how fast the little devil was, he didn't go far. Moreover, the number of artillery was not small. According to the analysis of the intensity of the artillery attack, the opponent was at least an artillery regiment. , there are about fifteen large-caliber mountain cannons."

Chen Xinmin stroked his beard and carefully analyzed, then pointed to the map and continued:

"This area is full of bushes and hills. It's easy for Tibetans, but it's not easy for the other side to move quickly...

The instructor has already led people to search for traces of the escaped Japanese army. Their retreat direction is the same as our marching route. I think... Maybe they can lead us to find the artillery unit, so let's look patiently. "

It makes sense to say so, if people have reached this point, if they just retreat like this, no one will feel reconciled.

"Company commander, you also know that now we have suffered heavy casualties, less than half of us can move, and we don't have much ammunition, and the brothers are still exhausted. Even if we find them, what can we do with just this few people?"

The second platoon leader had no confidence in this, and he was more worried about the consequences for the soldiers of the reconnaissance company.

The battle on the river caused the entire company to lose more than 40 people. In addition, 23 seriously injured people stayed in the place just now and waited. .

"Originally, we are going deep into the enemy's rear now, and we will encounter another wave of enemy attacks. Maybe... Alas, more than half of our second platoon casualties, the soldiers' emotions are a bit difficult to control, why not go back to solve the problem of the wounded, and then contact the regiment headquarters Make another plan."

"Grandma, Zhang Chongnian! You should complain about losing our row, right? I didn't say anything, what the hell are you talking about, are you afraid of death? If you are afraid of death, don't be a soldier!"

The upright Li Shuanggui stared angrily, and shouted dissatisfiedly that he looked down on those who retreated from battle the most. If the company commander wasn't here, he would have just punched them.

"Baldy Li, what kind of wolf with a big tail are you pretending to be! Could there be so many casualties if you didn't rush into the row?"

The second platoon leader stood up and reasoned unconvinced.

"I'll fucking kill you!"

Li Shuanggui's anger rushed to his forehead instantly, and he grabbed the other party's collar and was about to fist round.

He was so angry that he didn't care about anything else, and he deserved to be beaten if he said such a thing.

The second platoon leader was not a soft persimmon either, he grabbed Li Shuanggui's fist with his backhand and threw him to the ground.

How could Li Shuanggui, who had suffered a loss, let it go, he quickly got up and threw the second platoon leader down with a lunge. The two of them were like street thugs, and they scuffled together with one punch and one slap.

The soldiers were all stunned. The two platoon leaders actually started fighting.

Looking at the two hugging and rolling on the ground, Chen Xinmin also looked livid and speechless, and waved his hand to let the soldiers beside him hurry up and pull them away.

The soldiers around hurried forward, and it took a lot of effort to separate the blushing two people, all trying to persuade them to let it go.

When Li Shuanggui was pulled away, he slammed on the second row of long buttocks, and he immediately showed a mean smile after the trick was successful.

"Fuck!" The second platoon leader was furious, and immediately wanted to rush up to avenge the kick, but he couldn't get rid of being held tightly by the people around him.

At this moment, Qiu Lin quietly came to the side, still holding a wooden stick in his hand.

He clenched the stick tightly in his hand, stared fiercely at the second platoon leader surrounded by the crowd without blinking, raised his stick and rushed forward while the other party was not paying attention.