Ask for a vote in the early morning. Brothers, start up early and use the mouse to vote for a vote or add a collection or something, just use it as a morning exercise!^_^

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"Hey, Lieutenant!"

Just as Zhang Chi was busy, a familiar cry came from behind.

When Zhang Chi turned around, he saw Page holding the camera and pressing the shutter at him at the right time.

"You should stay with Lieutenant Colonel Aubrey, Ms. Page!" Zhang Chi said while busy carrying ammunition boxes to the armored vehicle with fellow villagers.

"I'm a reporter!" Ms. Page shrugged: "If I'm with them, I'll be unemployed!"

"Unemployed?" Zhang Chi was a little confused.

"You're right!" Page smiled: "They are attacking in the other direction, and I don't know how to describe them in the article!"

So that's the case, Zhang Chi couldn't help but smile and shook his head. Perhaps this female reporter would have more courage than those British generals.

"Can you tell me where you are going?" asked Page.

"Go back!" Zhang Chi replied.

"go back?"

"Yes!" Zhang Chi nodded: "Pingmanna!"

"But..." Page was a little puzzled: "There are Japanese people everywhere behind us!"

"You are right!" Zhang Chi replied: "So we have to call back!"

Page couldn't help but be stunned: "You mean...we want to go back with you too? Let's face those Japanese?"

"What?" Zhang Chi asked: "Are you scared?"

"No, no..." Page was a little embarrassed: "I was just a little surprised!"

"You should be afraid!" Zhang Chi said.

"You... will be afraid?" Page obviously didn't expect Zhang Chi to say so.

"Of course!" Zhang Chi opened the ammunition box, grabbed a few magazines from it and stuffed them into the bullet bag. He turned his eyes to the warrior beside him and said, "It's not just me. He, he, and he... will be afraid."

After checking the rifle in his hand, Zhang Chi continued: "But we all know that fear is useless. We must face it, because only in this way can we survive!"

"You said so well, Lieutenant!" Page looked at Zhang Chi with his eyes blinking, and suddenly asked, "Can I be with you? I mean, let's see how you fight!"

"No!" Zhang Chi refused without thinking.

"Second Lieutenant!" Page persuaded unwillingly: "I am a reporter from the Daily Mirror. I can let your heroic deeds be published in the newspapers and let people all over the world see it. This will be beneficial to your army and even your country..."

"Madam!" Zhang Chi interrupted Page: "For us soldiers, the most important thing is to save our lives. Do you understand?"

Page couldn't help but remain silent. After a long time, she nodded and replied, "I understand!"

"Very good!" Zhang Chi said: "You should go back to your team!"

"Okay!" Page nodded, took a few steps and turned around and asked, "Can I know your name? Second Lieutenant?"

"Zhang Chi!"

"Thank you, Lieutenant Zhang Chi, goodbye!"

"goodbye!"

What Zhang Chi didn't know was that an article titled "We are not heroes, we just want to live" had already taken shape in Page's mind.

Although this article does not explain it clearly, it uses a clever method to compare the performance of the two British and Chinese people on the Myanmar battlefield: on one side, they are full of heroes and honors, but their actions are shameful escapes; on the other side, although the soldiers on the other side are just for living, they are worthy of respect and even great.

Of course, in fact, Zhang Chi and others' actions were not so high-end. Zhang Chi knew this in his heart, because if he could stab the British man, he would never hesitate. They would do this out of helplessness... partly because of orders, more because of equipment and supplies.

So this can also be said to be a kind of sadness. The country is not strong enough and the industry is not strong enough. The gasoline that can be produced in the country in a year is said to be only a few dozen kilograms... So strategic materials such as ammunition and gasoline can only be exchanged for the lives of soldiers.

After an hour of intense preparation, the troops set off at 2 a.m.

The reason why they were so rushed is that Zhang Chi and others did not want to miss the opportunity to fight.

The delayed opportunity mentioned here includes two aspects:

First, the Japanese army in the two regiments in front could complete the fire-fighting mission at any time and launch an attack on Ren'anqiang. By then, it would be difficult for the Chinese and British Allied Forces to break through.

Another thing is that if the delay is later, it will soon be bright, and it will be very unfavorable to the combat of the Engineer Regiment when it is bright.

So although the preparations were not very sufficient, and although there were still teams of British troops busy carrying ammunition to the car... But the soldiers were very fast, and the troops drove south along the road in the darkness.

Walking in the front were forty tanks and armored vehicles loaded with engineer corps soldiers.

These tank crew members have been trained in Tonggu before and have experience in participating in the war. It is obvious that they are the main force in this breakthrough.

Zhang Chi, who was sitting in the armored vehicle, was one of them... He was placed in the front and served as the mission of a vanguard.

At this time, they could be said to have been armed to the teeth. Each platoon has a light tank and three armored vehicles. This is the standard configuration of the US mechanized forces at this time: a tank requires 4 tank crew members, and an armored vehicle, including the driver, can take 9 crew members. So one-by-one plus, it happens to be a platoon of 31 people.

Needless to mention the weapons and ammunition, Wang Mazi took this opportunity to "requisition" dozens of Bren style light machine guns from the British... You should know that this is related to whether nearly 10,000 British troops can break through. Since all tanks have been given, the British army will not care about light machine guns. So the Engineer Corps truly implemented one light machine gun for each squad.

Of course, Wang Mazi, who has used British equipment, is very clear that these things are bullet-eating machines, so the ammunition is loaded into the car one by one, and the armored car is also loaded on the armored car... It seems unwise to load too much ammunition on the armored car, because it occupies too much space to narrow the soldiers' activity space.

But no one opposed this behavior, and even Zhang Chi knew that it didn't say anything.

Chinese soldiers have eaten too much pain of insufficient equipment and insufficient ammunition, so they will definitely not let go of the opportunity to get more ammunition. This is like a hungry person who has been let go of eating. Although his stomach is full, he still has a great appetite and still can't help but eat more...

This is how the Engineer Regiment was at this time. Taking more ammunition will give them more security and confidence.
Chapter completed!