It didn't take long for the main force of the battalion following the first company to come up, so the first and second companies were stationed on the 145th and 217th heights near Lingbang respectively, and the third company was stationed in Lingbang as a reserve and the battalion headquarters in the rear.

"Hey! Captain! When Zhang Chi was leading the troops to build fortifications, Pete beckoned to Zhang Chi and shouted, "Major Walker has something to say to you!" ”

Major Walker is the American instructor next to the wooden battalion commander, and although the first battalion at this time is still nominally commanded by the wooden battalion commander, everyone actually knows that it is Major Walker who has the final say.

"Major!" After grabbing the phone, Zhang Chi answered in English.

Major Walker still likes to talk to Captain Zhang Chi, not only because Zhang Chi is a person that Stilwell looks at differently, but also because Zhang Chi can speak English, and there is no need for an interpreter to talk to Zhang Chi.

Major Walker sometimes thinks that it would be nice if the Chinese army could speak English, and then there would be no miscommand or even misunderstanding on the battlefield.

However, Major Walker did not think that if he wanted to better command the Chinese army or get the approval of the Chinese soldiers, then it should be them, the American instructors, who learned Chinese.

"Captain!" Major Walker praised on the phone: "You fought very well, and with more than 20 casualties, you defeated a squadron and a squad of the Japanese army, and even took Lingbang. I have to admit that your results have been beyond my expectations. But...... I want you to understand that your victory was largely due to American equipment and our tactics, so I hope you can respect the instructor's opinion and understand what I mean? ”

Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but glance at Pete beside him, which was obviously his complaint in front of Major Walker that he was a Chinese soldier, especially Zhang Chi, who was disobedient.

The most annoying thing in the army is people like Pete who have no ability but use chicken feathers as arrows, which makes Zhang Chi's dislike of Pete reach another level.

"Major!" Zhang Chi replied, "I don't think you and your subordinates have been able to figure out one thing: this is a battlefield and not a training ground. At the training ground, my soldiers and I can obey some orders that don't make sense, but on the battlefield, I have to be responsible for the lives of the soldiers, and I have to be responsible for my own lives. This even includes the lives of American instructors...... So, I want you to understand that nothing is more important than life, and that's your point of view as well. If you want me to risk my life to carry out the instructor's orders, then I'm sorry, I can't! ”

"But Captain Pete turns out to be a good commander, doesn't he?" Walker said on the phone with some exasperation, "It was his command that saved most of you's lives!" ”

"Major!" Zhang Chi smiled: "You should investigate clearly, this is exactly the reason why Pete accused me of disobeying orders." If I obey the order, I am afraid that we including Captain Pete will be ...... at this time They are already lying in the morgue! ”

"It's......" Pete shouted from the side.

But Zhang Chi had already hung up the walkie-talkie, and then shook his head and said to the embarrassed Pete: "It's not that we don't respect you, but you really don't have anything worthy of our respect!" ”

With that, he ignored Pete, who was anxious to explain to Major Walker. He turned around and walked back to his company.

Zhang Chi was not worried that Major Walker would remove him as a company commander...... This is the battlefield, and Major Walker must consider the consequences of changing generals on the spot, not to mention that even if Zhang Chi is withdrawn, the replaced company commander will not necessarily obey the command of the American instructor.

On the other hand, Zhang Chi knew that this was a problem that could not be avoided, because once he avoided or obeyed, then it was very likely that he would pay the price of blood on the battlefield in the future, which was by no means what Zhang Chi wanted to see.

Zhang Chi guessed this correctly, because Zhang Chi was not the only one who did not obey the command of the American instructor. But this is generally the case among Chinese officers...... But Walker could not do anything with them, he could not have replaced all the Chinese officers who did not obey the command in one fell swoop, which would only lead to a quick rout of his army in front of the Japanese.

"We really shouldn't have sent our troops into battle like this!" Walker complained: "Our instructors have only been training this unit for two months, and the Chinese soldiers have not yet developed the habit of obeying orders!" ”

What Walker didn't know was. No matter how long the training takes, it will be difficult for these American instructors to gain the trust of the Chinese soldiers...... Of course, there is a gap between the American instructors who do not understand the language and regard the Chinese soldiers as second-class people, and the most fundamental reason is that the American instructors do not know how to fight the Japanese soldiers in this jungle. The Chinese officers and men know very well that if they obey the orders of the US military instructors, there is only a dead end.

The situation was soon reported to Stilwell.

Stilwell was also troubled by this...... What made him even more troublesome was that the Chinese army was still fighting quite well in this situation.

The result was what Stilwell had hoped for, but it wasn't.

Because. If the Chinese army does not obey the order but fights well, it means that they are right to disobey the order, and the American instructors are superfluous.

"General!" Stilwell's adjutant suggested: "Perhaps, we can make the Chinese realize that they will fight better if they obey orders!" ”

"What do you suggest?" Stilwell asked.

"We can bring in a force from the United States!" The adjutant said: "A force made up entirely of Americans, we let this force call those Chinese and then they will understand......"

"That's a good idea!" Hearing this, Stilwell's eyes couldn't help but light up, and after thinking about it, he nodded and said, "Yes, that's it!" ”

Of course, Zhang Chi on the other side didn't know what Stilwell had in mind, and that wasn't what he needed to care about, what he wanted to care about was Lingbang......

Strangely, after the Chinese army occupied Ling Bang, the Japanese army disappeared as if they had disappeared and did not attack for the whole afternoon.

This phenomenon is very abnormal, especially when they are facing the 18th Division, which is known for its toughness, especially the division commander of this division, who is still known as the "ghost animal...... In fact, Zhang Chi is still more willing to face a commander like Mutaguchi Ryoya, because under the pressure of him, a commander who blindly emphasizes "spirit", the devils of the 18th Division will choose to carry and rush hard when they should have retreated, which means greater results for the Chinese army with American-style equipment.

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi ordered: "Block the position before it gets dark, pay attention to the arrangement of open and dark posts, the devil is likely to attack at night!" ”

"Yes!" The Adversary answered, turned around and passed the order. (To be continued.) )