Chapter 57: Back to Ledo
Seeing the wooden bridge across the Ledo River again, Tang Cheng's heart was mixed, and when he left here more than a month ago, he was followed by a full 400 soldiers equipped with American-style weapons. But now, there are less than 300 people who have returned to Ledo with him, and more than a dozen of them are wounded people lying on stretchers, and more than 100 people who have not returned have been left in the mountains and forests of northern Myanmar forever, which he did not expect when he left Ledo.
"Whole team, cross the river." It was not far from the Ledo River, Tang Cheng subconsciously tidied up his shabby military uniform full of sweat and stains, and Hou San, who followed behind him, also restrained his soldiers to tidy up their military appearance. Although there were more than 100 casualties, Tang Cheng killed far more Japanese soldiers in the mountains and forests than they lost, and Tang Cheng did not want to be forced to withdraw by the guys in Ledo Town because they had lost the battle.
More than 200 people lined up in a neat formation to Leduohe forward, the original somewhat scattered pace gradually became neat, out of only a few dozen meters away, the footsteps of more than 200 people have already stepped on a point, several sentries guarding the Ledo wooden bridge looked at it from a distance, and their faces were full of surprise. "Squad leader, these are also our people? Why don't I look like the brothers of our 114th regiment? A recruit in the machine-gun bunker at the bridgehead whispered to the veteran squad leader who had stood up next to him, but the latter did not speak, but looked at the group from afar as they were walking towards the wooden bridge.
Judging from the military uniforms, these are definitely his own people, but the dozen or so cleaning teams sent out by the 114th Regiment have people he knows, and the team of people who appeared in front of him obviously does not look like they are from the 114th Regiment, but he has not heard that there are other teams sent across the river? Like the recruits under his command, the veteran squad leader who had already stood up was a little confused, and he couldn't figure out the identities of Tang Cheng and them. Tang Cheng, who was walking in the forefront, had already seen the sentry post at the bridgehead, and even though the bridgehead was arranged with wooden horse rejection and machine gun fortresses, Tang Cheng did not give the order to stop advancing.
"You're from that unit?" Finally seeing Tang Cheng's appearance clearly, the veteran squad leader was surprised by Tang Cheng's age, but he still walked out of the fortress and shouted loudly towards Tang Cheng. The veteran squad leader is a veteran who has been a soldier for 7 years, although Tang Cheng's military uniform can not be found to have a military rank mark, but he can see at a glance that this young and weird boy should be the commander of this team, although he doesn't know what rank the other party Jiujin is, but he is a sentry guarding the wooden bridge, so he should ask for the identity of the other party.
Tang Cheng didn't speak, but when he was a few meters away from the boss squad leader, he suddenly raised his right hand, which had been clenched into a fist, and the neatly lined team stopped when he saw Tang Cheng's gesture, and George, who was mixed in the team, was pushed out by Hou San. Seeing that the other party made a big-nosed foreigner, the boss squad leader knew that this group of people must be his own people, but Tang Cheng had not yet revealed his identity, and as a sentry, he couldn't take a step back.
Returning to Ledo alive was like a dream, and a nightmare, for George. When he walked out of the forest earlier, George had already knelt on the ground and thanked God, seeing that he had crossed the wooden bridge to enter the column, but was stopped by someone, and the anger in George's heart instantly exploded. "This is my ID, but I said can you read English? I'll translate it for you. George didn't want to be embarrassed by these guys who were obviously sentinels, but he was suddenly stopped, and George would always feel uncomfortable if he didn't toss the other party.
George said what to do, Tang Cheng just didn't see it, he just wanted to get into Ledo quickly and find Mike now. The radio station borrowed from friendly forces had contacted Mike several times, but Tang Cheng had never contacted Mike, and if something happened to Mike, Tang Cheng knew that he and these people behind him would be reorganized by the troops of the other expeditionary forces. Tang Cheng wanted to kill the devil, but he didn't want to get mixed with other troops, when he was in Xiaojieling, if someone in the army hadn't wanted to rectify himself, the second company that had been reorganized would not have killed so many people in Xiaojieling.
I don't know how George negotiated with the sentry at the bridgehead, the wooden horse has been moved, but no one has come to check or ask Tang Cheng and the others about the number and identity of the troops. After passing the wooden bridge, everyone's faces showed joy, and finally they came back alive, although this is also a foreign country, but everyone left from here to enter the Savage Mountain. Through the Guò bridge, and then through the riverbank where Tangcheng led everyone to meet the Japanese army that day, the town of Ledo, which had become a little unfamiliar, finally appeared in everyone's sight.
Compared to when they left Tang City, Ledo has completely changed now, and the streets that were originally full of routs seem more chaotic, and the streets that are not very wide are full of rampaging jeeps and disdainful soldiers. These soldiers who squinted at Tang Cheng were also wearing American military uniforms and carrying American firearms on their shoulders, the only difference was that their military uniforms were very neat, and the military shoes on their feet were also black and shiny, while Tang Cheng They were in tattered clothes and looked very decadent.
"When did Ledo have a tavern?" Seeing that there were a few more taverns on the main street, George immediately came to his senses, if it weren't for Tang Cheng's cold face all the time, George couldn't wait to go into one of the taverns to have a drink. Ignoring the soldiers who looked at him on both sides of the street, Tang Cheng walked all the way to the hospital with the team behind him without squinting, Tang Cheng could ignore the soldiers on both sides of the street, but the grumpy dice couldn't ignore these guys who were pointing at him, if it wasn't for Hou San's tightness, the dice would have already started a fight with people.
Ledo was not a very big town in the first place, and it was only because the expeditionary force regarded this place as an outpost to advance into northern Burma that Ledo became lively. More than 200 unidentified soldiers suddenly appeared in a small town, and some well-intentioned people in the town soon learned the news, and the people who were secretly watching and watching Tang City became more and more hiding. It was not far from the hospital, but they had to slow down because there were so many onlookers that the streets were almost blocked.
The "Kala" dice finally couldn't help but pull the bolt of the gun, and the other people who were pointed at all the way couldn't stand it and raised the gun, and before Tang Cheng could react, the idlers blocking the street in front of them immediately scattered, and no one dared to deal with the more than 200 murderous madmen who had already put the guns up. Tang Cheng, who was about to say something to stop him, paused for a moment, and continued to walk forward, he knew in his heart that the dice were just acting like they wouldn't really shoot, since the people blocking the road had dispersed, as a commander, there was no need for him to scold his subordinates for this.
The people who were being robbed and targeted scattered and retreated, and a few guys in military uniforms were still shouting reluctantly, and they were scared half to death by Wu Shan's arrow, so they didn't dare to coax in secret. "Phew, I thought these newcomers had a lot of ability, and they were all soft eggs." The dice put away the gun, and spat at the ground with indifference, and his eyes were full of disdain and contempt.
The provocative shouts of the dice did not attract a counterattack from the soldiers, but the other party did not dare to look at them with the dice, and even pointed at them, which disappointed the dice who were bent on finding trouble. "You wait here, third brother, you watch them, George and glasses follow me in." Glaring at the dice fiercely, Tang Cheng gave a low command, and flew into the gate of the hospital with George and Tan.
Tang Cheng led people to fight with the Japanese army in Ledo for three days, and led troops across the river to clear the Japanese troops on the periphery of Ledo, during which all the wounded were sent to the hospital for treatment, and Tang Cheng also forcibly requisitioned the hospital's vehicles to carry ammunition at that time, so Tang Cheng took George and Tan Fei into the hospital and was recognized. "God, Don, I didn't expect to see you here." The director of the hospital was still the big-nosed old man at that time, and when he learned that Tang Cheng had come to him again, the old man quickly came out and smiled and hugged Tang Cheng first.
Just a few words of greeting with the dean, Tang Cheng asked about Mike, just now passing by the courtyard next to the hospital, Tang Cheng found that the sign outside the courtyard gate had been removed, and that courtyard now belonged to the 114th Regiment of the 38th Division. "You ask Colonel Mack?" The old dean's words paused slightly, and then beckoned Tang Cheng and the three of them to his office to speak. "I don't know what's going on with Mike, a few days ago, someone suddenly came from Ramgar, not only brought Mike back to Ramgar, but even the reinforcements in your training camp were transferred back to Ramgar, and now, that training camp is still deserted."
The old dean's words made Tang Cheng's heart suddenly cold in half, it seemed that there was really a problem with Mike here, but from the old dean's mouth, he learned that the people who came to recall Mike were all US military officers, and Tang Cheng's heart finally fell to the ground. It's all his own family, and Mike won't be put in small shoes by his compatriots, but Mike has been recalled to Ramgarh, what can he and his more than 200 people do?
Xu saw the sadness on Tang Cheng's face, and the old dean smiled, "I have a radio station here, you can contact Mike, I don't think Mike will be driven to the United States." As long as I can reach Mike, I think there will be a solution to the problem. If you can't do it, you can still go to Ledo's British army, if it's a big deal, you will rest in Ledo first, if it weren't for you, Ledo would have been occupied by the Japanese Rob Head, and the British would not forget their friends. ”
The old dean's words reminded Tang Cheng, yes, Ledo still has British troops stationed here, and he can also go to the British army for help. As long as Wallace is still in Ledo, his people will not be living on the streets, so they will find a place to live and rest for a while, and the rest of the things can be solved slowly.