"Well, this is especially important. The British were still too lazy and never entered a state of war. Tao Mingzhang said that he felt that the Royal Air Force was obviously powerful but did not dare to attack, and let the Japanese fleet go north, and it seemed that only he could help. He grew up in a good family, followed the old people in the family to learn flower arrangement and potted plants, and later improved the air defense network, but the commander at that time did not pay attention to it, only Chu Tingchang paid special attention to the concealment of the air, and often hung on the lips of a sentence that there are eyes in the air, and it must be guarded against.

The army marched mightily to the northwest, and the British's mud-covered sidecar still led the way in front.

The British did not enter the designated area according to the agreement, they hid in a double-line tunnel, still waiting for the night to fall, the night was the best ally to avoid the Japanese planes, but they did nothing during this time in the tunnel. When Johnson returned, about 1,000 soldiers were gathered around the heights, led by a priest, in a pre-station religious service that was not a prayer for victory, but a confession of the sins of this life.

Obviously, they thought that the war with the Japanese was more than lucky, and even with God's help, it was unlikely that they would win, so it was better to explain the bad things they had done in their lives first, and then wait for the shells.

Major Cook, the supreme commander of the group, was standing in front of the crowd with his eyes closed and rosary in hand. Johnson squeezed in and muttered in his ear. The major opened his eyes in pain, he was still praying that the Chinese who were urging him to get lost and never appear, it seemed that God refused to help him.

He followed Johnson away from the crowd, and saw from a distance that Chu Tingchang's truck convoy was approaching, and Chu felt that there was no need to bring heavy firepower, but people had to bring it, to help the British camouflage, and to learn to load ammunition.

The major greeted him quite familiarly, this is not the first time he has seen this Chu Tingchang, he has seen it in a magazine, strange to say, the first time he appeared on the cover of the magazine, he seemed to be the co-pilot of the plane and the machine gunner, and the second time he became the commander of the army, with the rank of lieutenant. The third time they met, it was at the meeting of the Kolkata headquarters, it was Chu Tingchang, who was already pointing out the country in the middle of a bunch of senior generals, with the rank of major, he didn't know how this person was like a trick, every time he appeared, he jumped so many levels, and now he became the commander of a main force.

Chu Tingchang smiled and stretched out his hand from afar. Cook had never fought the Japanese, but he had seen many people who had fought with the Japanese and retreated, and there were very few who looked like this, except for one or two who were stunned by the shells and giggled on the stretcher, of course.

"Thank you for coming into India to stand side by side with us against the Japanese." The major politely shook Chu's hand.

"It's not about fighting the Japanese, it's about throwing them out to the sea together."

"If God is on our side, I think one day we will do it." The major thought to himself, you just blow it, half of your own land has fallen, why don't you go and the Japanese drive it down to the sea?

"Nonono, this time it's not just God who will help you, but also me and you."

"Well, let's discuss the plan, then." The Major did not understand the meaning of his words that put himself in parallel with God, and simply took the topic to the point.

"Let's go, let's take a look."

A group of people followed closely into the dark tunnel, and on both sides stood in a trance, like British soldiers waiting to be hanged, and they watched hundreds of Chinese soldiers lined up, carrying shovels and axes, and marching in with excitement, as if they were anxious to meet the Japanese. In fact, most of the British forces here had never fought the Japanese, and they knew what they knew about the enemy force that terrified the Allies. It comes from various rumors, including the Japanese using sabers to look at the dying to collect heads, and making prisoners of war repair railroads 14 hours a day. Working 14 hours a day, it was worse than hell.

The huge train cannon stopped in the tunnel, a total of two columns, and under the light, it looked huge and mighty. Where have the Chinese soldiers seen this, the largest cannon they have ever seen is only 32 times 15 grenades, they are almost to worship as a god, I didn't expect the British to hide such a powerful thing, and they can't win? In fact, not to mention ordinary soldiers, Chu Tingchang has never seen such a big cannon, and he didn't have such a thick pipe in his time.

"We have to take into account that it's very difficult to hide something as big as that. Enemy planes would slowly search along the railway. ”

Cook turned to Johnson, hoping that he could make a noise, maybe he could fool the Chinese, he was under great pressure from Stilwell, this mission seemed to him to be like a death, it was better to get rid of it, but Johnson kept his head down and did not speak.

"Little meaning, I'll help you disguise," Chu Tingchang smiled and turned to Tao Mingzhang behind him, "It's up to you." There is also a company commander He who is asked to learn how to load ammunition. ”

Tao Mingzhang did not speak, and led the brothers out of the tunnel to cut down trees on both sides, this train cannon originally had camouflage net ropes, and there were brown and yellow cloth pieces hanging on them, the color obviously did not match here, obviously brought by other regions, and the British were too lazy to paint. But they have been complaining that the Japanese have too sharp eyes, and not long ago they believed that the Japanese have squint eyes and low vision. In short, apart from listening to and believing all kinds of complaints, they actually didn't do anything.

An hour later, trucks loaded with various branches and leaves arrived, and the British were surprised to find that the Chinese were not just talking, but really trying to disguise the whole train.

Tao Mingzhang even drew a schematic diagram, he didn't want the train to look like a mess of trees, he wanted to form a patchwork of colors, which looked more natural from the air. As for the concern that Japanese planes searched along the railway, it was not realistic, after the start of the war, the railway was poorly maintained, most of the railway was covered with mud, and grass even grew in the roadbed, which was not easy to see from the air.

Under the barrel of the cannon, Chief Chu continued to discuss the artillery plan with Cook. Cook agreed to his choice of boundary, with his back to the uphill slope, which would counteract the reaction force after the launch and make it easy to recover his runs. This mountain pass has a wide field of vision, overlooking the river 8 kilometers away, and it is estimated that it will be about 10 kilometers away from the enemy ship at that time, and the accuracy can be guaranteed, but he does not know much about the speed of loading proposed by Chu Tingchang, and in his opinion, after firing one shot, it will be discovered by the enemy, and there should be no second shot.

"I think it will be fired only once or twice at most, and if the enemy heavy cruisers come out, they have 203-mm guns and can easily hit us."

"What if they can't find out?"

"How is this possible?"

"Why can't it be?"

"You're a fantasy, with artillery firing huge flames and smoke. You know, naval artillery battles even start shooting from 20 nautical miles away, and I've never heard of anything that doesn't happen when you can't find a target. ”

The major has been stationed at the seaside fortress all the year round, and he knows what the maximum distance of the hidden warship on the horizon is, and he thinks that Chu Tingchang should not understand the navy, maybe he has never seen the sea, so he will say such stupid things.

"The sea is different from the land, where visibility is high and lookouts can search for smoke and masts at sea level. And the terrestrial background is much more complex. ”

Chu Tingchang said.

"So what?"

"With our backs to the mountains and the forest, we can hide the whole train, and if it rains, the enemy will not be able to see the smoke."

"If you want it to rain, it's going to rain?"

"If you pray with all your heart, God will hear." Chu Tingchang said that he has observed these days that there is a high probability of thunderstorms here every afternoon. The rain could not hide the enemy ships on the river, but it could hide the trains on the mountain.

"How is the fire hidden? It will expose us,"

"You must have not observed a thunderstorm here in a long time, we can shoot while the lightning is thundering."

Chief Chu's answer seemed impeccable, and Cook wrinkled his brow in thought for a moment.

"Then back to the previous question, how are you sure it's going to rain."

"Because...... For your God stands behind you, and my God stands behind me. ”

The discussion stalled, and the major decided to have Johnson call the headquarters meteorological unit to determine the probability of rain these days. Chu Tingchang didn't know the bottom of his heart, he observed that the spring rains here were unusually frequent, and they were bound to be surrounded by thunderstorms, so that the local people's houses were equipped with a shelf, which was obviously a rainy zone, but the meteorological reconnaissance information of 419 had not yet reached him.

After a while, Johnson returned, bringing back reports from the British at the weather stations in Dhaka and Meghalaya, with a probability of precipitation around 60, which means more than half a chance. But even if it rains, it may be during the day, and the chance of rain at an ideal time is not high, so it is still not enough insurance.

"I think the probability is too low, and if it rains during the day, it won't be of much use to us, at least in the evening."

"Major, there is no 100% chance of war, and you British should learn to take risks again. Moreover, if it is exposed, we can still retreat over the mountain beam, and no amount of fire on the river can help us. ”

"They're going to get the planes going."

Chu Tingchang was speechless for a while, and the two sides were deadlocked for a while, and Tao Mingzhang had already disguised the train from beginning to end. Sure enough, it was not a simple pile-up, but a lot of thought, almost arranged the train into a jungle, composed of tall trees and low shrubs, and the low board cars were also well hidden. The British were amazed at the Chinese's ability to act, and their concept of the Chinese smoking opium with braids, moving slowly, with dull eyes, and working without spirit, today they learned the drive and efficiency of the Chinese, and on the contrary, how lazy they are.

Cook watched in amazement at this miracle, it would take about a week for his people to come and do it? Maybe longer, the Chinese will finish it in a few hours. At the same time, another group of soldiers was learning how to reload on another artillery, and the commander of the tank company He Company practiced on the front line with a bandage on his face, and after he performed a reload, he patted Chu Tingchang on the chest, which could double the reloading speed. It would be faster if some bullshit rules were removed, such as checking the overhead wheels for each round of reloading to avoid falling shells, or not loading until the train has not stopped due to recoil. Even the British had cocoa regulations for this 40-year-old gun, stipulating that every few rounds the rifling of the gun should be checked and the * residue should be cleaned up. They did have a set of maintenance equipment, and then threw it to the Japanese in good condition.

Seeing that everything was ready, Cook had no choice but to give the order to go. Chief Chu Tingchang was shocked to find that in the depths of the tunnel with the British, there was an independent air defense unit, and Cook had been worrying about the Japanese planes, but he did not say that he still had a treasure like the Bofors 40mm gun.