A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 250 Discussing the Situation

The surrender of the British not only made the expeditionary army speechless, but even the two American pilots could not help but complain: "These damn British guys, it is because of their non-resistance that the current situation has been caused, and they still can't let go of their shitty gentlemanly manners."

Meng Fanle, who was standing by, laughed: "That's right."

At this point, after some communication, the British guys were completely relieved. The colonel in his fifties even tried to save his face, but his soldiers were embarrassed for him.

Fortunately, Lu Cheng did not want to embarrass them. He cleared up the matter with just a few words and asked the other party to provide water, food, medicine and other supplies.

As for weapons and ammunition, Lu Cheng has no shortage of them for the time being.

After capturing a position, a large number of weapons and ammunition were seized, and everyone could get three or four guns.

In order to cover up the previous embarrassment, the British immediately agreed to Lu Cheng's request and promised to send people to deliver all the necessary supplies after dawn.

Veterinarian Hao had already used the captured battlefield first aid kits to provide simple treatment for the lightly wounded, but several who were injured by stray bullets still needed further treatment.

These days, medicines are more expensive than ammunition, so Lu Cheng naturally hopes to stockpile more for emergencies, especially some antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs, etc., which are scarce.

After sending the British away, Lu Cheng checked the defense and sentry arrangements again, and made sure there were no problems before finding a place to have a good sleep.

These days, Lu Cheng has been busy leading this group of soldiers to fight and survive, and has not had a good rest.

After waking up, the British sent a major officer to invite Lu Cheng and others to enter a defensive fortification outside the airport to assist in guarding the airport and strengthening the fortifications.

"Mr. Major, Colonel William wants you to come over to discuss military affairs."

"Lead the way."

It was not just something going on. The British major always felt that the Chinese major in front of him had a very powerful aura. He was more like a big shot than the generals he had met. As a major himself, he couldn't help but feel awe from the bottom of his heart and didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest.

After entering the airport, Lu Cheng discovered that there were more than 200 Chinese soldiers in the airport, working as laborers for the British Army and responsible for building fortifications.

In a conference room at the airport, Lu Cheng met the 50-year-old British colonel again.

The colonel seemed to have forgotten the embarrassment of last night: "Major, thank you very much for everything you and your soldiers have done for us. Thank you very much for helping to rescue the two American pilots."

"These are what we should do. After all, we are allies. We came here and were ordered to fight."

"Since we are allies, I wonder if Mr. Major can lead your soldiers to help us repair our fortifications?"

"Colonel William, we Chinese have an old saying that the best defense is offense. Also, I have some different opinions on the current situation in Myanmar. I think you should listen to my opinion before making a decision."

"Well, please tell me what you think."

"Since the Battle of Yenangyaung, the Allied forces have suffered repeated defeats in their battles against Japan. Now, the Allied headquarters has withdrawn to India, and the war has swept across Southeast Asia. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Allied forces to regain lost territory in a short period of time..."

After analyzing the current situation in detail in front of the map, Lu Cheng pointed to some locations on the map and said, "Now, Xiaori has established a firm foothold in Southeast Asia. It doesn't make much sense for us to hold on here. I believe the higher-ups will order a retreat soon. If Colonel William doesn't want to be a prisoner, he should consider the future."

"Major Lu seems very pessimistic about the war situation."

"No, I'm not pessimistic at all. A temporary defeat doesn't mean anything, just like the Dunkirk evacuation, which preserved enough manpower for the Allied forces, which was also a victory. Moreover, even if Nazi Germany and Japan had an advantage for a while, they would inevitably fail. At most, in three to five years, the clouds of war would dissipate.

Especially in the Pacific battlefield, if Japan wants to break through, it will inevitably engage in fierce naval and air battles with its US allies. The gap in the industrial base between the two sides will also cause Japan to suffer a great loss..."

I heard Lu Cheng talking eloquently, analyzing the situation of the entire world in a clear and meticulous manner, and even boldly predicting the future direction of the war, speculating on some places where large-scale battles may break out in the future, etc.

Colonel William, who originally looked down on Major Lu Cheng, immediately put away his contempt, listened carefully, and even took out a small notebook to record some things.

When Lu Cheng starts giving a speech, he is always very contagious and persuasive, making people believe him involuntarily. This is a manifestation of his personal leadership and charm.

While Lu Cheng was discussing the battle situation with Colonel William, the soldiers outside gathered in groups of three or four, eating canned food from the British and chatting about their battalion commander.

"What the hell is our battalion commander talking about with that old British scoundrel right now?"

"How should I know? I'm not the worm in the battalion commander's stomach."

"Don't you understand English, too?"

"That gentleman knows much more than I do. I can't compare. No matter what they talk about, we have good food and drink now, and more guns and ammunition than we can use up. Isn't this all earned by that gentleman?"

"That's true. We've never been so wealthy before. I feel like we've all become wealthy landlords."

"It is not necessarily the case that the landlords have ever eaten the canned food of the British."

"Doesn't that mean we are more powerful than the landlords?"

"The landlord can marry several concubines, can you do that?"

"Damn landlords!"

The soldiers had waited until they had finished their breakfast and veterinarian Hao had changed the dressings on all the wounded, but Lu Cheng still hadn't come out.

It was almost noon when the soldiers saw the Englishman politely escort Lu Cheng out and said a few words to him before leaving.

Long Wenjian, who was standing by, quickly came to Meng Fanle and said, "Fanle, aren't those British guys very arrogant? Why are they so polite to your battalion commander? What did they say?"

"How should I know? It's so far away and I don't have super hearing."

Not long after, Lu Cheng came back and a group of soldiers immediately surrounded him: "Captain, what did you talk about with the British?"

"It's a military secret. Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about. I'll give you some extra food at noon."

"Additional meal?" Everyone got excited when they heard these two words: "Captain, what additional meal?"

"Toast and steak."

"Long live the battalion commander!"

In the past two days, they have been eating canned food from the Japanese and the British, and have not had a single bite of hot food.

Of course, these canned foods are quite rare delicacies for them, as they were not available to them before.

At lunch, every soldier under Lu Cheng was given a hamburger, and even the more than 200 Chinese soldiers who helped the British build fortifications were given a hamburger each. After all, they were all soldiers under Lu Cheng.

I heard that the British chefs were very busy making these burgers.

In the afternoon, Colonel William took Lu Cheng to visit the entire airport position. Lu Cheng also pointed out some loopholes in the defense, rationally adjusted some machine gun positions, and asked the soldiers to help dig some foxholes.

Of course, as a reward, the British prepared a sumptuous dinner and sent a batch of drugs such as sulfa, quinine, and amoxicillin.

Veterinarian Hao was also very excited when he saw the box full of medicines: "If there were so many medicines at the beginning, those children wouldn't have to..."