"Actually, we don't need to bear the danger and casualties in the retreat!" Zhang Chi said: "Because I think we can win this battle!" ”

"Win this battle?!" Stilwell exclaimed on the phone: "This is impossible, it is very difficult for us to hold Lingbang, and winning this battle can almost be said to be a fantasy!" ”

"Of course it's possible!" Zhang Chi replied: "Because we have a big advantage, that is, logistics!" ”

Stilwell, who was on the other end of the phone, couldn't help but be silent for a while, and after a long while, another voice came: "Zhang, be more detailed!" ”

"When we entered Xujia Village, we wiped out several groups of Japanese!" Zhang Chi said: "We searched their bodies and found only a few compressed biscuits on them, and there were only about 50 bullets...... You know, their standard configuration is one hundred and twenty bullets per person. ”

"Oh!" Stilwell replied, "You're saying the Japanese are strapped for logistics!" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Chi continued: "You must know that the Japanese army has several divisions fighting in Burma, and the logistics supply line is very long, from Yangon to the front line in northern Burma, and even deep into western Yunnan, China, plus the Japanese army got only a pile of ashes when they occupied Lashio, and when they used up the ammunition about the same time, Burma entered the rainy season to make it more difficult to resupply, so I guess that the Japanese army is likely to be in a supply dilemma." However, the supplies of our army can be airdropped by transport aircraft. In this case, all we need is to hold on, and the longer we hold out, the more vulnerable the Japanese become, and we can even let the Chindit troops and air power destroy the railways and roads to make it more difficult for the Japanese army to resupply, and so on for a long time...... When the Japanese were about to collapse, it was time for us to counterattack! ”

"That's right, Zhang!" Stilwell's surprised voice came from the other end of the phone: "You are simply a genius, so not only do we not need to give up Lingbang, but we may take advantage of the victory to pursue a big victory!" Of course, before I can do that, I have to consult with the staff officers, and at the same time let the Chindit troops scout the supply situation of the Japanese! Good job! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Stilwell hurriedly hung up the phone. He was clearly in a hurry to prepare.

Zhang Chi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he put down the phone, but soon became nervous again, because if Stilwell took his advice, then they would have to fight a protracted battle with the Japanese army in this Xujia Village.

So Zhang Chi did not rest, and after ordering the soldiers to rest for a while, he took Company Commander Li and Pete and others to see the terrain of Xujia Village.

The arrival of the rainy season made the small river, which was originally only more than ten meters wide, skyrocket to more than 200 meters, and the trees and the like were either buried in the water or washed away, so the line of sight of the river of more than 200 meters was very open, and the soldiers who defended could hide comfortably in the jungle and control the river and the opposite bank with firepower.

There is no need to worry much about the direction of 321 Highlands. That high ground condescended to suppress a winding mountain road, and it was difficult for the Japanese army to spread out on this terrain.

So the focus of the contention has become the south is the part where Zhang Chi and others mixed in, the terrain on this side is more special, the cliff in the east and the river in the west squeeze out a strip flat land here, this ribbon flat land should be said to be more suitable for the Japanese army to charge, but at the end of the ribbon flat land there is a big banyan tree.

The diameter of the main trunk of this large banyan tree is more than four meters, and the banyan tree often has aerial roots hanging down from the branches, hanging to the ground and growing into another branch...... This big banyan tree in Xujia Village is no exception, surrounded by more than two dozen basin-thick branches. The small branches are too many to count, which makes the shade of hundreds of square meters of this banyan tree as dense as a cobweb.

The recruit company led by Company Commander Li relied on the strength of a platoon and relied on this big banyan tree to block several Japanese attacks.

Of course, this is thanks to the American equipment, if it were not for the fast rate of fire of the American equipment in the hands of the soldiers. The firepower of a platoon could not stop the charge of the Japanese troops who rushed forward like a tide.

Looking at the exhausted recruit soldiers around the banyan tree, Zhang Chi said to Company Commander Li: "The soldiers are already very tired, I think let's change the guard now and let them go down to rest!" ”

"Company Commander Zhang!" Company Commander Li objected: "I don't think you should be in a hurry to change your guard at this time, your company has also fought several tough battles one after another." I heard that a task force of devils was annihilated before, and then there was basically no rest after a night of marching and fighting, so you are more tired than we are. Besides. You have just come up, and you are not familiar with the terrain of Xujia Village, and it is difficult to see the key points of defense in the dark, and you don't know much about the distribution of the devil's firepower. So I think you should be allowed to rest first, and then change your guard at dawn! ”

Although Zhang Chi was a little uneasy, he had to admit that what Lian Commander Li said was right.

From this point, it can also be seen that this Li Company Commander is not simple, if it is someone else...... After fighting for so long, it was difficult to wait for the reinforcements to come, and the reinforcements also took the initiative to change the guard, so he would have come down to take a breath of relief, but he would have put forward a different proposal from the overall consideration.

Seeing that Zhang Chi was still a little uneasy, Company Commander Li smiled and said: "Actually, we still took advantage of it, and the devil no longer dared to attack after launching several attacks on this banyan tree and being repelled by us." I think they probably wanted to wait until after dawn to attack. ”

"Oh?" Zhang Chi is a little strange about this, what the devil is good at is night fighting, how can there be a reason not to fight at night and choose to fight at dawn.

"The reason is this banyan tree!" Company Commander Li raised his head at the branches and leaves that stretched out like a big umbrella above his head and said, "Because of these shade and leaves, even if the devils send flares, they can't see our firing points, and the shells they shoot will be blocked by these branches, but we can clearly see them under the flares......"

"Oh!" Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but suddenly realize.

Company Commander Li was right, the light of the flare shone from top to bottom, so it was natural to illuminate the enemy but not the soldiers hiding under the banyan tree. Other words...... Once the devils attack, our soldiers in the rear only need to shoot flares in the direction of the banyan tree one after another, and it will become a situation where the enemy is bright and we are dark.

It's no wonder that the devils at this time will rest and wait until dawn to attack.

(To be continued.) )