The rain became heavier and heavier, and when it was dark, lightning and thunder began to pour down.

This was good news for the Chinese soldiers stationed on the high ground, but at the same time bad news.

The good news is that such a rainy night will bring great trouble to the Japanese attack, such as slippery roads, poor communication, and inconvenient command.

However, the heavy rain also brought great trouble to the Chinese soldiers, the trenches were waterlogged, landslides and so on were trivial, most of the soldiers of the new regiment were from the engineering regiment, and they were very good at building fortifications, so they dug drainage ditches and prepared sandbags early in the morning, and once there was a landslide, they would immediately use sandbags to make up for it.

The bigger trouble is that ...... "whooshing" rain will drown out the movement around the position, especially the muffled thunder, which makes it impossible to tell whether it is thunder or mine explosions even if there are mines around.

So Zhang Chi knew what the Japanese army was waiting for, and it was such a rainy night that they were waiting for...... Obviously, this would greatly weaken the Chinese army's firepower, but it would allow the Japanese to easily close in on the Chinese soldiers' lines and take advantage of their hand-to-hand combat superiority.

The more Zhang Chi thought about it, the more uneasy he became, so he asked the demon to arrange another circle of explosives in front of the defense line, and it was also explosives that were immediately detonated with a switch.

The soldiers were also nervous, waiting in the trenches with rifles, not daring to relax a little. But the left and right waited and waited but the Japanese army never came up.

In the cave of the company, Zhang Chi casually pulled out a compressed biscuit, tore open the bag, and chewed it in his mouth while looking at the map on the table in the dim light of the flashlight.

The maps made by the Americans were much more detailed than those used by the expeditionary forces.

The map used by the expeditionary force before was a flat map, not to mention that it was not detailed enough and full of errors, and it was necessary to put a question mark on the use of such a map...... What if you get to the bridge or high ground marked on the map, but that bridge or high ground doesn't exist?!

But the Americans' maps are completely free from this worry, and each point of each highland is marked exactly as it is, and if necessary, aerial photographs of relevant points can be dialed up.

For example, now, Zhang Chi can almost be said to be able to see the terrain of various areas of Lingbang in detail without leaving home.

"Pete!" Zhang Chi called out to Pete not far away.

Pete, who was dealing with canned beef, turned his head. Then he wiped his mouth and walked over a little reluctantly.

"What's the matter? Captain? Pete asked in a disgruntled tone, "Are you going to give me orders?" ”

Zhang Chi glanced up at Pete and said, "This is not an awkward place, Pete. If you keep this attitude, then there's a good chance that none of us will make it back alive! ”

"Oh, really?" Pete replied, "I thought it was up to me to say it, if you didn't obey my orders......"

"What will happen then?" Zhang Chi interrupted Pete's words: "You should recall, if we obey your orders, what will happen to us now?!" ”

Pete couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, although he was not convinced, he was well aware that his judgment of the battlefield situation had been wrong again and again.

"Maybe we can make a deal!" Zhang Chi said: "You obey my command and cooperate with my actions!" In exchange...... Winning a battle can be said to be your credit. If I lose the battle, it can be said that I am not in good command, and I will also cooperate with your statement, what do you think of this suggestion? ”

Pete could hardly believe his ears, there was no such cheap thing in the world, he didn't have to do anything, but he could get credit without taking responsibility for losing the battle.

"You...... Is that true? Pete asked, incredulously.

"Of course it's true!" Zhang Chi replied.

"But...... What do you get? ”

"All I can get is to live!" Zhang Chi replied very seriously: "The idea of us Chinese is very simple, defeat the Japanese and keep ourselves alive. Still have questions? ”

"No, no......" Pete replied, "Of course there is no problem, then ......"

After a pause, Pete stretched out his hand and said, "A word is a deal!" ”

"It's a deal!"

Therefore, sometimes people also talk about interests, and after having common interests, the relationship will soon be different.

It's just that what Pete doesn't know is that Zhang Chi's suggestion seems to have given Pete a great benefit on the surface. But in fact, it was a hole dug for Pete to jump into...... Contradictions between the Chinese military and American instructors are ever-present and will intensify as the fighting intensifies.

In the face of this contradiction, it is not only Stilwell and the American instructors who have a headache, but also the Chinese officers...... Kick out the American instructors? Not to mention that there is no such power, even if there is such power, it is the power to kick American instructors out of the army. That would almost mean that the troops would lose their strong American aid. If you don't drive them away, these American instructors who don't know anything about jungle warfare and Japanese tactics will give random commands.

So it didn't take long for the sake of the combat effectiveness of the troops and the lives of the soldiers, and this pattern of Zhang Chi would soon spread among the troops.

This is for Chinese officers. That means that you can not only have strong US aid as a backing, but also be free to fight wars. American instructors don't have to do anything, and they can easily get the opportunity to be promoted and meritorious.

So it's a matter of taking what you need and being at peace.

However, this peace of mind is only the essence of this practice. It is to further detach the American instructors from the command and control of the Chinese armed forces, and even to despise the Chinese officers and soldiers...... What difference does an American instructor have to openly steal credit from him compared to some scum officers in the national army?

Of course, Zhang Chi will not tell Pete about these ideas, and what Zhang Chi is most happy to see is that the contradictions between the Chinese military and American instructors are getting deeper and deeper.

"Here's the thing!" Zhang Chi took out three copies of aerial photographs taken by the US military reconnaissance plane and said: "Look at these photos, these are the Japanese artillery units taken near Lingbang...... This should be three different artillery units! ”

"Hmm!" Pete looked at the photo, was silent for a while, and then asked, "But, is there anything wrong with this?" ”

Zhang Chi rolled his eyes and explained: "Our estimate of the Japanese army in Lingbang is that there is only one brigade of Japanese troops in the vicinity, but they have three artillery units, which is obviously unreasonable...... So I think it's very likely that we underestimated the strength of the Japanese army in Lingbang, or the intelligence was wrong, and there may be more than one brigade of Japanese troops near Lingbang! (To be continued.) )