Chapter I: Engineer Corps
Although Zhang Chi didn't want to believe it, he had to believe it...... He returned to the Anti-Japanese War and became a member of the expeditionary force, and he was based on the battlefield in Burma.
This is not? The sound of gunfire not far away was in full swing, and it was said that the Japanese devils had once again launched an attack on Tonggu, which was defending by the expeditionary force.
drip! Thinking of this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but curse secretly, he had already died once in modern times, but he didn't expect to return here and die again.
The only good news is...... Zhang Chi is a sapper.
The main tasks of the sappers are to repair roads, bridges, lay mines, and clear mines.
Although there are dangers, after all, don't be on the front line like the infantry to directly face the guns and aerial bombardment of the Japanese devils, for example, this time, they were sent to sabotage the railroad near Heights 5.
"Squad leader!"
Seeing Zhang Chi's ugly face, the little soldier who had reminded him before came up and comforted: "Don't worry, this time we are fighting Little Japan with the British!" ”
The little soldier's name is Jiang Zhexiao, and his comrades-in-arms call him Xiao Zhejiang.
The reason why he is called Xiao Zhejiang is not because he is from Zhejiang, but because his name is pronounced "Xiao Zhejiang" upside down.
Looking at Xiao Zhejiang's appearance, Zhang Chi couldn't help but be stunned, although he didn't understand the meaning of the little soldier's words, but seeing that he was full of confidence in the war in front of him at a young age, in contrast, his "squad leader", who was older than him, was so frightened that he had no master, and his old face couldn't help but blush slightly.
"Ha, Xiao Zhejiang is right!" A big man who was half a body taller than Xiao Zhejiang and carrying a machine gun continued: "It is said that the British are also on fire with the Japanese devils, and our weapons and equipment are not as good as the Japanese devils, and we always suffer, this time it is time for the Japanese devils to suffer!" ”
The big man named Sun Yonghao is a machine gunner and is nicknamed Lao Ha, because he often has to say "Ha" every time he speaks.
"But...... Why do I hear that the British are almost overwhelmed? A middle-aged man with a thin body but piercing eyes joined the discussion.
"Countrymen!" Xiao Zhejiang replied indifferently: "That's just that the British haven't come to their senses yet, have you heard how many tanks the British have?" A whole armored brigade, and it's all ...... Anyway, a tank that is much more advanced than Little Japan! And airplanes! ”
The thin middle-aged man surnamed Wang, a native of Ningbo, Zhejiang, was the deputy squad leader of Class 7, because he opened his mouth and closed his mouth to say that Chairman Chiang was his fellow villager (Chiang Kai-shek was from Ningbo, Zhejiang), so he had the nickname of fellow villager.
The countryman tightened his rifle on his shoulder as he walked, and said with some unconvinced: "But I heard that there are already deserters on the British side......
"Ha, that's from Rangoon!"
"It's just that it won't be the same when the British get a foothold!"
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The soldiers were talking about it, and Zhang Chi gradually understood that there was still an atmosphere of believing in the British army, relying on the British army, and even pinning more hopes on the British army.
Thinking of this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but smile bitterly, he knew very well from modern times that although the British army had better equipment than the Japanese army, it was about to collapse in the face of the Japanese army on the battlefield in Burma. Not only did they fail to become the right-hand men of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, but they would also cause chaos for the Expeditionary Force and even send weapons and equipment to the enemy...... The reason for this is that the British army left behind a large amount of weapons and equipment when they fled, and a purely infantry Japanese army chased after it and became a motorized or even armored unit.
However, it is also reasonable for the expeditionary force to have such an almost blind trust in the British ** team, as the so-called shadow of the famous tree, Britain at this time is the number one industrial power, military power, and colonial power...... In short, it has a lot of international influence, and there is another big country, the United States, with the assistance, so many people, including the expeditionary force, think that this time they will "definitely win" in this overseas war.
It is precisely because of this that the expeditionary force has formulated several battle plans to cooperate with the British army, but they did not expect that the army of the "British Empire", which has always placed high hopes on them, is vulnerable in front of the Japanese army, and even has no gentlemanly demeanor at all, and retreats without notifying the friendly troops, exposing the flank of the expeditionary force to the Japanese army.
As a result, the expeditionary force was defeated again and again, and only 40,000 of the last 100,000 people survived.
Thinking of this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but sigh: how can there be eggs under the nest, in this case, my fate is only afraid that it will be more auspicious.
"Stop!"
"Stop!"
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While he was thinking wildly, orders came down from the front one after another:
"In order not to be used by the enemy, the railway from Heights 5 to Heights 8 must be completely destroyed before dark!"
The soldiers took their rifles to the side of the road, took out sapper shovels, iron pickaxes and other tools, and started working in full swing.
This is okay, Zhang Chi comforted himself while waving an iron pickaxe: for now, it is just to do some manual work, and there is no need to go to the battlefield to kill people or be killed...... Thinking of the bloody scenes of bullets and bullets depicted on TV and movies, Zhang Chi couldn't help but shudder.
However, while doing it, Zhang Chi felt weak in his heart for a while.
Zhang Chi has been in Burma for a period of time in modern times, on the one hand, he can be regarded as half a military fan, on the other hand, the expeditionary force in Burma The battle is also related to China, so when doing business in Myanmar, Zhang Chi intentionally or unintentionally paid attention to the combat process of the expeditionary force, and sometimes went to find the place where the expeditionary force had fought. This makes Zhang Chi have some understanding of this history.
He vaguely remembered that during the Tonggu Defense War, there was an engineer regiment that was responsible for defending the rear airfield, because he did not expect that the Japanese army would bypass the defense line of the expeditionary force from the side road and rush to the rear, so the engineer regiment was very relieved to destroy the railway, which caused them to be defeated by a Japanese charge without warning. Li Shuzheng, the commander of the engineering regiment, was shot on the spot because of this incident.
Tonggu, engineer regiment, sabotage of the railway...... It wouldn't be here!
Zhang Chi couldn't help but secretly complain: If this is really the case, it means that the Japanese army will soon appear in front of him, and it is not safe to be a sapper.
"Little Zhejiang!" Zhang Chi shouted to the side.
"Here!" Xiao Zhejiang answered, and immediately ran in front of Zhang Chi.
"Our head ......" Zhang Chi looked around, took a step closer to Xiao Zhejiang, and asked in a low voice, "What is the name of our head of the group?" ”
Sure enough, Xiao Zhejiang's face was surprised, he was wondering that Zhang Chi didn't even know what the name of his head was.
But after being stunned for a moment, Xiao Zhejiang stepped forward and replied: "Report to the squad leader, the head of the regiment is called Li Shuzheng!" ”
Xiao Zhejiang's answer made Zhang Chi's big mouth unable to close for a long time.