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Chapter 1 Engineer Corps

Although Zhang Chi was unwilling to believe it, he had to believe it... He returned to the War of Resistance Against Japan and became a member of the Expeditionary Force, and was based on the battlefield in Myanmar.

Isn't this? The guns and cannons were fighting happily not far away. It is said that the Japanese devils once again launched an attack on Tonggu, who was defending the Expeditionary Force.

Damn! Thinking of this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but curse inwardly. He had already died in modern times, but he didn't expect to return here and die the last time.

The only good news is... Zhang Chi is a famous engineer.

As for engineers, their main tasks are road construction, bridge construction, mine burial and mine removal, etc.

Although it is also dangerous, after all, don’t face the Japanese devils’ guns and air bombings directly on the front line like infantry. For example, this time, they were sent to the vicinity of Height No. 5 to destroy the railway.

"Squad leader!"

Seeing Zhang Chi's face look ugly, the little soldier who had reminded him before followed him and comforted him: "Don't worry, we are fighting against Japan with the British this time!"

The little soldier's name is Jiangsu and Zhejiang Xiao, and his comrades call him Xiao Zhejiang.

The reason why he was called Xiao Zhejiang is not because he is from Zhejiang, but because his name is pronounced "Little Zhejiang".

Zhang Chi was stunned when he looked at Xiao Zhejiang. Although he didn't understand what the little warrior meant, he was full of confidence in the war in front of him at such a young age. In contrast, his "squad leader" who was older than him was so scared that he couldn't help but blushed slightly.

"Ha, Little Zhejiang is right!" A burly man who was half a body taller than Little Zhejiang, carrying a machine gun and said, "It is said that the British have also been angry with the Japanese devils. Our weapons and equipment are not as good as the Japanese devils, and we always suffer losses this time, and it is time for the Japanese devils to suffer!"

The burly man named Sun Yonghao, he is a machine gunner, nicknamed Lao Ha, because he often says "ha" before he speaks.

"But... why did I hear that British people can't stand it?" A middle-aged man with a thin body but bright eyes joined the discussion.

"Members!" Xiao Zhejiang replied indifferently: "That's just that the British have not come back to their senses. Have you heard of how many tanks the British have? A whole armored brigade, and it's all... anyway, tanks that are much more advanced than the Japanese! There are also planes!"

The thin middle-aged man was named Wang, from Ningbo, Zhejiang, and the deputy squad leader of Class 7. Because he opened his mouth and shut up, he said that Chairman Jiang was his fellow villager (Cheng Kai-shek was from Ningbo, Zhejiang), so he got the nickname of fellow villager.

The fellow villager tightened the rifle on his shoulders while walking, and said in discontently: "But I heard that deserters have appeared on the British..."

"Ha, that's what I've escaped from Yangon!"

"That's right, it'll be different when the British gain a foothold!"

...

The soldiers were discussing each other all over the place, and then Zhang Chi gradually realized that the Expeditionary Force still had an atmosphere of believing in the British army, relying on the British army, and even placing more hope on the British army.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but smile bitterly. He knew very well from modern times that although the British army had more advanced equipment than the Japanese army, he was about to collapse when facing the Japanese army on the battlefield in Myanmar. Not only did they fail to become the right-hand assistants of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, but they would also cause trouble to the expeditionary force and even give weapons and equipment to the enemy... The reason for saying this is that the British army threw away a large amount of weapons and equipment when they fled, and a pure infantry Japanese army became motorized or even armored troops as they chased.

However, it makes sense that the Expeditionary Force would have such a blind trust in the British army. As the saying goes, the famous tree of the people was the number one industrial power, a military power, a colonial power... In short, it has very international influence. In addition, there is another great power, the United States, so many people, including the Expeditionary Force, thought that this time, "will definitely win" in fighting abroad.

It is precisely because of this that the Expeditionary Force formulated combat plans several times to cooperate with the British army to defend. Unexpectedly, the army of the "British Empire" that had always given them high hopes was vulnerable to the Japanese army, and even lost its gentlemanly demeanor. Without notifying friendly forces, it retreated in large numbers and exposed the flanks of the Expeditionary Force to the Japanese army.

This led to the expeditionary army's defeat and defeat, and in the end only 40,000 people survived.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but sigh: How can there be a complete egg when the nest is collapsed? In this case, his destiny is probably in danger.

"Stop moving forward!"

"Stop moving forward!"

...

While Zhang Chi was thinking about it, the orders were passed down from the front one after another:

"For the purpose of not being used by the enemy, be sure to completely destroy the railway from Heights 5 to Heights 8 before dark!"

The soldiers drove their rifles to the side of the road, took out engineer shovels, pickaxes and other tools and started working hard.

This is fine. Zhang Chi waved the iron pick and comforted himself: Now he is just doing some physical work, and he doesn't have to go to the battlefield to kill people or be killed... When he thinks of the TV and the scene of guns flying in the movie, Zhang Chi couldn't help but shivered.

However, as Zhang Chi felt a sense of weakness.

Zhang Chi spent a while in Myanmar in modern times. On the one hand, he could be considered half a military fan. On the other hand, the battle fought by the Expeditionary Force in Myanmar is also related to China. Therefore, when doing business in Myanmar, Zhang Chi intentionally or unintentionally paid attention to the combat process of the Expeditionary Force that year. Sometimes, if you go along the way, you will also look for places where the Expeditionary Force fought. This makes Zhang Chi have some understanding of this history.

He vaguely remembered that during the Battle of the Guard, there was an engineering regiment responsible for defending the rear airport. Because he had never expected that the Japanese army would bypass the defense line of the expeditionary army from a small road to rush to the rear, so the engineering regiment was very relieved to destroy the railway, which led to them being defeated by the Japanese army without any warning. Li Shuzheng, the commander of the engineering regiment, was shot on the spot because of this.

Tonggu, the Engineer Corps, destroying the railway...it won't be here!

Zhang Chi couldn't help but complain: If it was really here, it would mean that the Japanese army would soon appear in front of him, and it would not be safe to be an engineer.

"Little Zhejiang!" Zhang Chi called out to the side.

"Come!" Xiao Zhejiang responded and ran to Zhang Chi immediately.

"Our team leader..." Zhang Chi looked around, walked closer to Xiao Zhejiang, and asked in a low voice: "What's our team leader's name?"

Sure enough, Xiao Zhejiang looked surprised. He was wondering that Zhang Chi didn't even know the name of his team leader.

But after being stunned, Xiao Zhejiang stepped forward and replied: "Report to the squad leader, the commander is Li Shuzheng!"
Chapter completed!
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