Wang Mazi's first thought of countermeasure was for a few adjutants to go to the other side to find the British, after all, this place is still controlled by the British, the means of transportation are basically in the hands of the British, and as allies, they are also obliged to help the Chinese army cross the river.

"If you really can't do it......" Wang Mazi said to an adjutant surnamed Lin beside him: "You tell the British that we are on the orders of Shangfeng to help them guard Myitkyina!" ”

"Yes!" Adjutant Lin answered, and took a few guards to find a boat and cross the river.

But Zhang Chi didn't have much hope for this, and the reason was still the same as before...... The British had no interest in helping the Chinese army or resisting the Japanese army, they just wanted to withdraw from Burma as quickly as possible, as much as possible, and as safely as possible.

Therefore, at this time, they were only afraid that they were busy and rushed to escape, and how could they have time to organize a ferry to help the Chinese troops cross the river.

Sure enough, the engineer regiment waited for an afternoon and didn't see the shadow of half of the ferry, and finally waited until it was almost dark to see Adjutant Lin returning with the guards, but as soon as he saw their sad faces, he knew that things were not going well.

"Tuanza!" Adjutant Lin reported: "We have been looking for a long time and have not found anyone who can talk to the British troops stationed in Myitkyina, and we met a few soldiers of the British and Burmese army on the street and asked them where the chief had gone. They replied that they had run early! Ask them who is in command of Myitkyina now...... They don't even know about it. I finally found a British major...... Not to mention helping us cross the river, he means that we need to get the consent of Colonel Smith of the British Army to cross the river, otherwise it will be considered a hostile act! But Colonel Smith has long since escaped......"

"Fuck the hostile behavior!" Wang Mazi scolded fiercely, but he was also helpless against the British army.

At this time, Zhang Chi couldn't help but feel guilty, it should be said that the engineer regiment was still "deceived" by him, originally he thought that the engineer regiment could smoothly enter Myitkyina and take the strategic lead to reverse the outcome of the expeditionary army's defeat and departure from Savage Mountain. But now......

Not only was the Inouaddy River in front of them, but the British army in Myitkyina refused to allow the Engineer Regiment to enter Myitkyina.

What now? Just keep waiting here?

It is obviously not a way to go on like this, because the Japanese 33rd Division is already on the way to attack Myitkyina, in case the Japanese army reaches Myitkyina...... That's conceivable. At that time, the British army in Myitkyina will quickly retreat, and the engineering regiments on this side of the river can only look at the river and sigh helplessly.

"Tuanza!" Zhang Chi sighed and said to Wang Mazi: "I'll take a few soldiers upstream and downstream to reconnoitre, maybe I can find a few ships." ”

"Hmm!" Wang Mazi nodded: "Now it's only like this, it's really not good, just leave all the equipment here, let's go over!" ”

This may be a solution, but Zhang Chi knows what it means...... The tanks and armored vehicles that were finally obtained, as well as so many cars, gasoline, and ammunition to be left here, are distressed on the one hand. If the engineer regiment crosses the river like this, then what will it do to resist the approaching Japanese army?! You must know that the Japanese army that occupied Myitkyina in history had a wing of more than 3,000 people.

Zhang Chi divided the troops into two parts, one part was led downstream by the devil, and the other part went upstream with an armored car.

Zhang Chi vaguely remembers that there was an abandoned old ferry more than ten miles upstream of the Myitkyina Bridge in modern times...... Perhaps, the ferry port was abandoned after the Myitkyina Bridge was built, so if the bridge had not been built, the ferry port would still be in use.

However, Zhang Chi did not have much hope, because even if there was a ferry. Most of the ferries were small and medium-sized boats that carried people or goods, but the Engineer Corps had heavy equipment such as Sherman tanks, and it was difficult to find a ship that could transport tanks and cars.

Things were exactly as Zhang Chi imagined, when Zhang Chi and his party found the ferry. It turned out to be nothing more than a few snack bars and a few small boats for a few people.

Zhang Chi jumped out of the armored car, looked at those few small boats and couldn't help but sigh...... These small boats are not even enough to transport people, let alone tanks and cars.

Those Burmese people also looked at Zhang Chi and the others with great curiosity.

Not surprising to the curiosity of the Burmese, this is northern Myanmar. The people here may have never seen any other troops except the Anglo-Burmese army and the Anglo-Indian army.

At this time, a Burmese man shouted at Zhang Chi: "Comrade, are you from the Japanese army?" ”

Zhang Chi couldn't help but laugh. They couldn't even tell the difference between the Japanese army and the Chinese army.

I just wanted to deny it out loud, but I couldn't help but be stunned when I saw the excitement and anticipation on the faces of those Burmese people...... That's right, don't the Burmese want the Japanese to liberate them and support their independence?! Since the British can't rely on it to provide support for the engineer corps, why not take advantage of these Burmese people.

As he spoke, Zhang Chi said "uh" and replied in Burmese: "Yes, we are Japanese, and we are here to liberate Burma and support your independence, long live the friendship between Japan and Myanmar!" ”

Immediately, the Burmese people let out a cheer, and then several Burmese people enthusiastically surrounded them in response to the words "Long live the friendship between Japan and Burma".

Zhang Chi hurriedly whispered to the soldiers behind him: "Don't speak Chinese, speak Japanese!" ”

"Company commander!" The townsfolk couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this: "We don't speak Japanese!" ”

"Silly you!" Zhang Chi replied angrily: "Burmese people don't know Japanese, you pretend to be a bit like that, don't speak Chinese no matter what, do you understand?" ”

Although the Burmese could not understand Japanese, they could understand Chinese, so if the soldiers spoke Chinese, it would be unremarkable.

The soldiers just wanted to answer "yes", but they were glared at by Zhang Chi's eyes, and immediately nodded and replied: "Haiyi! ”

"Comrade!" An old Burmese man led by him warmly greeted him and shook Zhang Chi's hand and said, "As soon as we saw those British people running away, we knew that you might be coming!" As expected, you're welcome, it's good that you're here! ”

"But......" said the old man looked at the rifles and armored vehicles in the hands of Zhang Chi and the others with some doubts: "Your guns ......"

"Oh! This is what we took from the British! Zhang Chi explained: "The British were beaten by us and ran away!" ”

"Yes, yes......" the old man replied excitedly, "Thank you!" You are our saviors! ”

"Comrade!" Zhang Chi deliberately pretended to be as stiff as Japanese, and asked: "Our large army has many tanks and cars, and there is a way to find a ship...... Shall we cross the river and fight the British? ”

"Yes!" The old man replied without thinking about it, "I'll go and help you find a boat right away!" (To be continued.) )