But none of this happened, and even more than a hundred people miraculously mixed up, and in the end, none of the people were left behind.

When he walked past the Japanese soldiers, Zhang Chi could even clearly hear the snoring of the Japanese soldiers on both sides......

This makes people feel a little weird: the devils are sleeping next to them, the soldiers are holding submachine guns in their hands, and their fingers are on the trigger, and they can take the lives of these Japanese soldiers with a light pull, but the soldiers can't do this, they still follow the rain and gunfire step by step.

When they walked into Xujia Village, they couldn't believe that things would go so smoothly, and the soldiers in Xujia Village were ready to greet Zhang Chi and the others because they had contacted them before...... But they thought that Zhang Chi and the others were killing all the way in, but they didn't expect a group of people to come quietly in the dark, and they thought it was a devil who came to sneak attack, and they held their guns and asked the code to know that it was reinforcements.

"You ...... How did you get in? Company Commander Li was surprised by this: "Isn't there a devil in this direction?" ”

"There are devils!" Zhang Chi replied calmly: "It's just that we didn't let the devil find out!" ”

This sounds simple, but Company Commander Li didn't come back to his senses for a long time...... He couldn't figure out how to keep the devils from finding out and sneaking in, and if a company of people could sneak in like this, it meant that they could also use the same method to sneak out without having to be surrounded here and waiting for reinforcements!

On the other side, Pete chatted with the American instructor in Xujia Village, and when the American instructor knew that they came in like this, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Incredible, this is incredible!" ”

"Tell me about your situation!" Zhang Chi asked Company Commander Li as he walked inside.

"The Japanese troops besieging us are initially estimated to have two squadrons!" Company Commander Li replied in a few words: "Their locations are on the other side of the East River, and on the north and south sides respectively. At this time, because the East River was swollen in the rainy season, and the water was turbulent, it was very difficult for the Japanese army to cross the river without the means to cross the river. In the north, there is 321 Heights that hold the intersection so that the Japanese cannot move forward, and in the south, there is a large banyan tree that has become a natural stronghold of our army, and to the west is an unclimbable cliff, which is one of the reasons why we have been able to hold it until now. ”

There was a pause. Company Commander Li said again: "You came at the right time, we didn't expect the battle to be so tense and there would be so many enemies besieging us, so we didn't have the awareness of saving ammunition at first, and now the ammunition is almost finished......

Zhang Chi nodded, he understood what Company Commander Li meant, it is true that the terrain of this Xujia Village is very suitable for defense, but no matter how suitable it is, there must be ammunition in the place suitable for defense.

It is precisely because of this estimate that Zhang Chi and others will carry as much ammunition as possible.

Arriving at the bomb shelter, which serves as the headquarters, the first thing Pete does is turn on the walkie-talkie to contact Walker.

"What? Have you arrived in Xujia Village? And there were no casualties?! Pitt's report came as a surprise to Walker, as another reinforcement was already on the road with heavy casualties.

"Yes!" Pete wiped his forehead, which he didn't know if it was rain or sweat. He replied, "Major, I can't believe it to be honest, he (referring to Zhang Chi) is simply a madman, but he did it, and we managed to get in!" ”

"Excellent! You guys wait for the next step! Walker on the other end of the line hung up the phone without saying anything.

In fact, at this time, Walker was a little ashamed in his heart, he couldn't believe that the Chinese company commander who had been unwilling to obey orders could complete the task so well, and it was beyond imagination.

After thinking about it, Walker hung up the phone to the regimental headquarters. It is his duty to report the situation to his superiors.

The news soon reached Stilwell's ears, and Stilwell couldn't believe that a support force would be able to pass through the Japanese blockade and even break through the Japanese encirclement and enter the target area in the dark without a single casualty...... It's nothing short of a miracle.

When I inquired about the commander of this unit, it turned out to be Zhang Chi. So Stilwell was happy.

"Look!" Stilwell said, "This company commander used to be my translator, and it was clear that he was better suited for war!" ”

Then Stilwell made a phone call to Xujia Village.

"Well done, Zhang!" Stilwell spoke in a tone like catching up with an old friend he hadn't seen in a long time: "If I had known in advance that you were the commander of the reinforcements, I wouldn't have been surprised by this result." If you don't do some miracles, you need to be surprised! ”

"Thank you, General!" Zhang Chi replied.

"Hold on!" Stilwell said, "As long as you hold out until dawn, we will send air troops to cooperate with you to break through, and I believe you can do it!" ”

"Breakout?" Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but be stunned.

"Yes!" Stilwell replied. After a pause, he asked again, "Is there any problem?" ”

"General, I don't think we should break through!" Zhang Chi replied.

"What do you mean......" Stilwell was a little surprised by this, after all, the strength of Zhang Chi and the others was less than two companies, and even if they had the geographical advantage of Xujia Village, they would not be able to withstand the siege of a large number of Japanese troops.

"I think we should stick to it!" Zhang Chi replied: "Including other directions too!" ”

"You must know that the Japanese army has two wings!" Stilwell objected: "And we only have one division, such a comparison of forces...... We don't have much of a chance of winning! ”

Zhang Chi knew what Stilwell meant, the strength of the two wings of the Japanese army was about the same as the strength of a Chinese division, and it could even be said that the strength of a Chinese division would be more, but generally speaking, the ratio of the strength of the Japanese army to the Chinese army should reach 1 to 5 in order to be considered equal, and the number of Chinese troops with poor combat effectiveness would reach 1 to 10.

Under this ratio, the strength of the division in front of him is obviously not the opponent of the two wings of the Japanese army, so it is of course the right choice to abandon Lingbang and withdraw to the Myitkyina defense line.

But Zhang Chi insisted: "No, general." I think it's a great opportunity and we shouldn't break through, we should stick to it! ”

"Tell me what you think!" If it were another Chinese officer, Stilwell would have stopped listening to him, but he was very patient with Zhang Chi, the company commander.

"First of all, ......," Zhang Chi said while looking at the map, "The distance between the first battalion and the third battalion is too far, a full ten miles. Moreover, there is also the infiltration of small Japanese troops in this ten-mile-wide area, that is, the Japanese army has actually torn a hole in our army's defense line. Once we abandon Xujia Village, then the Japanese army will have no scruples to penetrate along this opening to the rear, and then we are afraid that many of our troops will be surrounded by the Japanese army before they have time to withdraw to the Myitkyina defense line! ”

"Losses are inevitable!" Stilwell replied, "But in order to preserve the strength of the entire army...... I think the retreat is correct, and we can make a detailed retreat plan to minimize casualties as much as possible! ”

Zhang Chi shook his head, it seemed that after the defeat of the first Burma campaign, Stilwell still did not fully understand the speed and energy of the Japanese army's interspersed encirclement, but Zhang Chi did not dwell too much on this issue, because he believed that the second reason was enough to make Stilwell change his mind. (To be continued.) )

PS: I would like to pay tribute to the machine gun company of the 112th Regiment of the new 38th Division in the above chapter, in the battle to reinforce Lijiazhai (formerly known as Yujiabang), the company commander Ding Dixun led the soldiers of the whole company to step on the dew falling from the leaves, and mixed in from the gap of less than 50 meters of the Japanese army, and none of the companies fell, and successfully completed the task of reinforcing Lijiazhai.