Early in the morning, Liu Shishi and Zhang Xiaobao, who had just gotten up from the bed and didn't even wash their faces, fled the snoring yard on unkempt horses. Since the last time he came to Dabanqiao Town with Tang Cheng, Huang Duoduo always asked Huang San to bring someone to send him to his uncle's place, but Huang Duoduo didn't come back here, Liu Shishi and Zhang Xiaobao would always be very sad and tortured.

"Brother Shi, where are we going to do this? The restaurant didn't even open early in the morning, so we can't always wander around here, right? Zhang Xiaobao on horseback whispered to Liu Shishi beside him, and Liu Shishi, who was dozing off on horseback, woke up when he heard the sound, yes, you can't keep wandering around like this. After thinking about it, Liu Shishi decided to go back to the yard first, and took a crossbow and a lighter to take Zhang Xiaobao to hunt and eat barbecue while Huang Duoduo had not yet come.

Liu Shishi's hand crossbow came from a gift from a Tujia man, and the lighter was a trophy captured from the corpse of a Japanese officer. "Oh mom, it's good that we walked fast, or we would have been blocked in the yard by that little girl." Looking at the jeep that drove into the yard from afar, Liu Shishi on horseback let out a long breath, and Zhang Xiaobao beside him also changed from nervousness to relaxation.

"Uncle, Duoduo came to see you." Huang Duoduo was still waiting in the jeep for Huang San to hug him and get out of the car, and his immature little voice was already ringing in the yard. Huang Duoduo has not been here once or twice, so he is very familiar with this place, and there is no need for Huang San to worry about it, the little person is familiar with the way and has already quickly stepped into the house in Tang City. "Uncle, get up quickly, you said last time that you would take Duoduo to ride a horse today, hurry up, or it will be dark." Huang Duoduo, who was trying to climb into bed, reached out and pinched Tang Cheng's nose, so that Tang Cheng, who had been pretending not to wake up, had to open his eyes.

"Duoduo, come down quickly, how can you ride on your uncle's body? Your uncle's wounds are not healed. Huang Hanju, who followed in, laughed, and saw that Tang Cheng, who had already dressed and went to the ground, was kneeling on the ground, and Huang Duoduo, who was delicate, was riding on Tang Cheng's back to do the action of straddle the horse and raise the whip.

"Hmph, people aren't it, my mother has already said that my uncle is a big lazy worm, and Duoduo has come here from the city, but my uncle is still sleeping. Uncle Mu also said that his uncle needs to exercise more, and if he exercises more, he can get better quickly, and he is helping his uncle exercise more. Although Huang Duoduo, who is a small ghost, is only three years old, the big truth in his mouth is a set, Huang Hanju and Tang Cheng who listened to it couldn't help but smile, and Tang Cheng, who turned over and sat up, reached out and hugged Huang Duoduo, who was pouting, into his arms.

"Okay, it's your fault, let's go play with your sister Yingzi, my father and your uncle have something to say." Coaxed Huang Duoduo to find Lin Ying, Huang Hanju followed Tang Cheng, who was in a hurry to wash, out of the house. Knowing that Huang Hanju came to him so early in the morning, it was definitely not as simple as sending Huang Duoduo, so Tang Cheng's washing speed was much faster than usual, and even Huang Hanju, who was waiting on the side, said that Tang Cheng's washing was more like a kitten's washing face.

"The war ahead is unfavorable" Huang Hanju's first sentence stunned Tang Cheng, who was dealing with breakfast, it has been more than 2 months since he took Hou San and them to live here, and this is the first time that Huang Hanju took the initiative to mention the war ahead in front of him. "In the Battle of Changsha in September last year, although the national army held Changsha in the end, the Japanese army had already occupied Kunlun Pass in January, and the Fifth Army of the national army suffered heavy casualties."

Tang Cheng had never heard of the name of the Fifth Army at all, and he didn't know where the Kunlun Pass, which had been occupied by the Japanese army, was located, so he naturally didn't understand what Huang Hanju meant when he mentioned the loss of Kunlun Pass at this time. Seeing Tang Cheng's face full of confusion, Huang Hanju was not in a hurry, and immediately patiently explained to Tang Cheng, "Since the fall of Guangzhou in October 38, the main international communication line of the Nationalist Government from Hong Kong to the mainland has been cut off. However, the Nationalist Government was still able to import some supplies from the Xijiang area along the coast of South China, the Guiyue Highway, the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, and the Yunnan-Burma Highway. ”

The current Tang Cheng is no longer the child who only wanders around the streets and has nothing to do all day, knowing that Huang Hanju will never mention these things for no reason, so he hurriedly took a few bites of the rice in the bowl into his mouth, and took Huang Hanju to fiddle with the map. "Kunlun Pass is the gateway and barrier of southern Guangxi, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is an important pass on the Guiyue International Traffic Line to control the Binyong Highway, and the Japanese army occupies here, it can successfully cut off the Guiyue International Communication Line."

Huang Hanju pointed out the location of Kunlun Pass for Tang Cheng on the map, and then drew a circle on the coastal periphery with a big hand, "The Japanese army, relying on its own fleet, has already controlled our open sea, and all the coastal docks are already under the control of the Japanese fleet, and the materials from foreign aid don't want to go ashore by waterway." Huang Hanju took out a cigarette and lit one a little depressed, "You may not know that when Changsha started in September last year, Germany suddenly declared war in Europe, and the little devil has now formed an alliance with Germany, and foreign merchant ships that could have come along the Yangtze River now dare not come." ”

After carefully looking at the map, Tang Cheng couldn't help but nodded, "The little devil is clever in playing this hand, cutting off all our material channels, this is to force us to consume all the materials alive, and finally take the spear to resist their attack." Although Tang Cheng's words were a bit exaggerated, Huang Hanju agreed very much that if the Japanese army was really allowed to block all the material passages into China, the national army troops might only rely on cold weapons to fight the Japanese troops in the end.

"Here in Myanmar, there is a road from Yangon Port to Yunnan by the sea, which was built by Yunnan Chairman Long Yun from the end of 37 years by mobilizing more than 200,000 people for nearly a year. For now, this Yunnan-Burma highway has become the last hope of the Nationalist government, but this is also what worries me the most, because the trucks of our transport company have been on this road. Huang Hanju had already said this, but Tang Cheng still didn't understand what Huang Hanju meant.

"You stupid, think about it, if only this last road is left to connect the country, can the government still let our transportation company run on it? Besides, the intentions of the little devils are very obvious, they just want to cut off the traffic between us and the outside world, in case the little devils occupy the Yunnan-Burma highway, our transportation company that has invested a lot of money will be finished. When Huang Hanju said this, Tang Cheng completely understood, but he was not as worried as Huang Hanju.

"Not really, brother-in-law, Burma is British territory. Although the Japanese have formed an alliance with Germany, they are now at war with us, and it would be too self-sufficient to run to provoke the British, after all, the British are not dough. Tang Cheng said this is well-founded, when he was in the Shanghai Concession, Tang Cheng saw those British teach those Japanese ronins with long knives in their waists more than once.

"Perhaps, I also hope that the British will be tougher, and don't let the little devils occupy that road." Huang Hanju naturally hoped that the British could hold Burma, but he still didn't feel good in his heart. "What if someone from above is sent down to integrate these transportation companies in Kunming? I have heard that Chongqing has set up a war material support committee, and I heard that the main task of this committee is to ensure the smooth flow of the Yunnan-Burma highway and ensure that the materials from the open sea can be quickly transported in. ”

"Brother-in-law, isn't this what we want to see, the government needs to ensure the rapid delivery of materials, and there is no shortage of trucks. Anyway, our trucks are also transporting war materials, but they are just a change of person in charge, so we can't just take all our trucks under the ownership of the government, right? There are so many transportation companies in Kunming, I don't believe that the government can take them all, you can rest assured. Tang Cheng tried his best to comfort Huang Hanju, but the latter was still a little apprehensive in his heart.

"Oh, I almost forgot about it when I was talking to you about it." Huang Han tapped his head, took out a warrant from his pocket and handed it to Tang Cheng. "You are now officially under the name of our Southwest Branch, and this time not only did I give you an official title, but also the Administration decided to expand this place, preparing to set up a place in Dabanqiao Town to set up a rout containment station to prepare for the upcoming retreat of the rout."

The warrant brought by Huang Hanju has already restored the rank of captain Tang Cheng, but his appointment for this rank has been changed to the Southwest Branch, not only Tang Cheng, but even Hou San and they have been promoted to non-commissioned officers, and Mu Lianshan has become a second lieutenant military doctor. "That's good, the lowest rank among our people is the corporal Stone." Tang Cheng's calculations did not include Lin Ying and Zhang Xiaobao, one of them was a girl, and the other was just a child under the age of 16, Tang Cheng didn't want them to wear military uniforms in the first place.

Compared with Tang Cheng's reaction, Huang Hanju's face was a little more dignified, "You have to be prepared, it is estimated that the number of rout troops coming to Kunming will not be very small, many troops in front of them have more or less deserters and small groups of routs after fighting with the Japanese army, the scale of your shelter is temporarily set to the scale of being able to accommodate 500 people, you can't be sloppy about this matter." "Tang Cheng has always been a person who is confused about small things and big things, seeing that Huang Hanju said carefully, Tang Cheng also made a guarantee to Huang Hanju.