Chapter 93: Battalion Commander? Regiment Commander? Division Commander!

April 24, 11 a. m.

"Is it good, th Division eats so well."

"You didn't see that cannon barrel; they're as big as my head."

The 105mm cannon barrel, in reality, isn't that big.

"And that tank, such a thick cannon barrel."

"This Red-braised Pork is really delicious."

"Damn it, this makes me want to die right away, I'm willing."

"Die what? Just live well, live and return to the homeland," Lu Ning, commander of the First Battalion of the 82 448th Regiment, original new 28th Division, said.

Not to mention the lower officers, even Lu Ning hasn't eaten this well.

This Red-braised Pork is stewed with potatoes, and there are those canned foods; it's not one can per person, but a Squad gets two cans, ensuring everyone has a bite of canned food.

Things keep increasing one after another.

In the rear, Gao Yaguang had just set out when a problem arose: the Japanese Army's aircraft were bombing the Dian-Mian Highway in the rear.

Indeed, the highway was damaged.

April 24, 12:10 p. m.

Jiang Anguo immediately got on a small three-wheeler, a three-wheeled motorcycle, a German three-wheeler; he really didn't know how to drive it, but fortunately the Transport Regiment's soldiers hadn't departed.

He directly took Jiang Anguo to the bombed site.

It was indeed quite serious; traffic jams had already started behind, but the people were fine and could walk straight through the bomb craters.

Fortunately, after the first vehicle saw the road was impassable, it immediately got out, ran to the rear, notified all vehicles to halt, and stayed on standby.

Gao Yaguang also promptly sent a signal to Jiang Anguo at headquarters, which is Lashu.

"Commander, repairing this road will take some time," Gao Yaguang said.

Jiang Anguo gave a mysterious smile, "No problem, I'll think of a way."

After Jiang Anguo finished speaking, he immediately entered the jungles on both sides; when he emerged again, a group of soldiers carrying weapons and various tools appeared behind him on the Dian-Mian Highway.

Now redeploying troops is certainly too late; Jiang Anguo had already exchanged three Engineer Companies, but two were building Chanda and Songshan defensive positions in the rear, and he only took Engineer Company One.

And Engineer Company One is still on the frontline; moving it would not only delay frontline civil engineering work but also waste time on the road.

Jiang Anguo currently has no idea where the Japanese have arrived.

At this moment he finally understood the importance of the Reconnaissance Company and the Engineer Company.

The soldiers of the two Engineer Companies immediately threw themselves into work; additionally, Jiang Anguo equipped the Engineer Company soldiers with Bicycles. Having 320 people crowded in one spot is a waste of manpower.

Since a location was bombed by the Japanese, the retreat road will inevitably undergo a series of bombings.

These roads must be repaired as quickly as possible.

Fortunately, with just a few-ton Transport Vehicles, the repair speed is also fast.

Currently Jiang Anguo's Engineer Companies total five, but there are still deployment issues: four Engineer Companies are behind the battle line, not at the front.

"Gao Yaguang, be sure to watch the wounded and ensure they can be safely sent to the rear," Jiang Anguo said.

The wounded that Gao Yaguang sent had actually already been treated, just needing time to recover, while the seriously wounded were all in Lashu's hospital.

"Understood, Commander."

Chen Baoyi also saw Jiang Anguo and shouted, "Brother Jiang Anguo."

Seeing Chen Baoyi, Jiang Anguo was flustered; he's not a fool, but now truly has no mind for romantic matters.

"Protect yourself, the frontline situation is urgent," he said, and Jiang Anguo slipped away.

After solving one problem, Jiang Anguo didn't linger; he immediately hopped on the three-wheeler back to Lashu. If he stayed out too long, Lashu would fall into chaos.

Fortunately, Jiang Anguo was only out for two hours; the delay on the road was longer, but most of the departure time was minimal.

At 14:40, with the help of the Engineer Company and both Chinese and nationals, the Dian-Mian Highway was smoothly opened, and most continued moving to the rear.

Anyway, everything that could be mobilized was, including all Lashu vehicles, which Jiang Anguo requisitioned, letting the nationals who entered Myanmar to help push the carts back.

Jiang Anguo even requisitioned all of Lashu's cattle and horses; as for how they were obtained, he exchanged supplies directly—he had no money, just those dollars, which Burmese didn't accept, so he used equal-value supplies for exchange.

Now these cattle and horse carts are being prepared in Lashu; they can set out tomorrow, carrying supplies toward Yunnan.

Not only does he get them to help, Jiang Anguo has little to give them; the only thing is food, so he gave each willing to push carts ten days of food. This food is not only for the road but any leftovers can be taken back.

First, ensure one's own safety.

The students from Nanyang were also sent away by Jiang Anguo; at the war front, though manpower is needed, it's not yet time to send students to the battlefield.

For the returning students, Jiang Anguo also gave them ample food; when leaving the city, he had people guard here, and each received a seven-day food allotment.

Jiang Anguo also informed Chen Baoyi, telling them to go to Chanda first; Chanda is at least his own territory, a small town, and he can support these hundred or so students; otherwise they'd have to go to Kunming, and there might not be vehicles for them.

Mainly because Kunming is far, with chaos and disorder; the journey to Kunming is not easy.

"Congratulations Host, commanding over ten thousand troops, reward: Mauser K98k Rifle 1,000 units, ammunition 3,000,000 rounds, Hand Grenade 50,000 pieces, Landmine 2,000 units, 60mm shell 5,000 rounds, 81mm shell 5,000 rounds, 75mm shell 5,000 rounds, 105mm shell 5,000 rounds."

Sitting in the three-wheeler, Jiang Anguo, being jostled up and down, suddenly heard the system's pleasant voice!

Good fellow, Jiang Anguo thought inwardly, he's truly getting rich again.

Honestly, the things the system gave him before he barely used, because there was nowhere to use them.

Now the only thing he can take out is the Artillery and Tank to add to the troops.

Rifle ammunition was almost never used, only previously sent twenty thousand rounds to th Division.

During regular training, soldiers' own ammunition was distributed for everyone to use.

"System, I don't think I have that many soldiers," Jiang Anguo said, glancing at his forces; hmm, actually it's already 6,208 people.

They're already close to a Division's strength, Battalion Commander? Regiment Commander? Division Commander!

Exactly!

"Host, the troops you indirectly command also count, but no points will be given to you," the system replied.

If we calculate it this way, Lashu is now inside the city, Hu Xianqun has two thousand men, the Lashu Defense Force is close to four thousand, and a steady stream of routed soldiers is also rushing toward Lashu.

By that count, Jiang Anguo can mobilize more than twelve thousand troops.

Great, he can become a division commander now; Jiang Anguo never expected his forces to have grown so massive, truly like a rolling snowball.

But the problem is that this unit has not yet encountered the Japanese.

Besides the Eighth Company already having officially clashed with the Little Devil, and Li Yi's troops in Northern Thailand playing hide‑and‑seek with the Japan‑Thailand allied forces in the jungle, these two units have already engaged the Japanese, and casualties have already occurred.

It made Jiang Anguo realize that war is about to break out.