Li Lei immediately sent this news to the headquarters, and at the same time ordered the temporary first regiment to immediately change the plan, and the troops immediately advanced in the direction of Wan Town.

The command headquarters that received Li Lei's telegram was also taken aback.

I didn't expect Okamura Ningji to be so ruthless, he didn't even go to Lashio, and went directly to Wan Town.

There are a large number of military supplies there, and if the Japanese army occupies it, not only will the supplies of the expeditionary force be gone, but the strength of the Japanese army will be greatly increased.

Deputy Commander Luo immediately sent a telegram to the country, requesting that more troops be immediately sent to the Wan Town and Tengchong area to block the Japanese army's plan to seize Wan Town.

The country was also shocked by this news.

The two divisions of the Japanese army actually aimed at southern Yunnan!

That's a big deal.

If southern Yunnan is occupied by the Japanese army, then the Japanese army will pose a huge threat to the whole of Sichuan.

In this case, the entire situation of the War of Resistance will deteriorate.

After comprehensive consideration, the domestic army immediately transferred the Yunnan Army and the Sichuan Army to the south, preparing to block the two divisions of the Japanese army.

After receiving the order, the troops of the four armies immediately set out and set off quickly towards southern Yunnan.

The four armies were the Second Army, the Sixth Army, the Fifty-third Army, and the Fifty-fourth Army.

The units of the four corps were temporarily placed under the command of the Expeditionary Force Command.

Deputy Commander Luo immediately ordered the two armies of the Second Army and the Sixth Army to advance to Songshan in southern Yunnan.

The two armies of the 53rd Army and the 54th Army advanced to Tang Xishan in southern Yunnan.

In order to be able to rush ahead of the Japanese army for fortification, the command ordered four corps to make a rapid march.

Time was very tight, and there were only three days to rush to southern Yunnan before the Japanese army.

Three days, basically impossible.

The terrain of southern Yunnan is basically mountainous, and the advance of the troops will be very slow.

Even if you lose your baggage, it is difficult to get to these places within three days.

Not to mention that you have to go into battle as soon as you arrive.

But whether you can or not, give it a try.

The command informed Li Lei of the news.

Li Lei, who saw the telegram, finally felt a little more at ease.

It is still possible for the troops of the four armies, plus their own temporary regiment, to take out two divisions of the Japanese army.

The troops of these four armies are all poorly equipped, and the combat effectiveness of the units of the four armies combined can almost compete with a division of the Japanese army.

In this way, he will be much less stressed for the time being.

Li Lei told the command that they must pay attention to the Japanese troops in Ringanqiang.

Now his temporary regiment was about to rush to Wan Town, and there were only three corps of troops left in the entire area of Mandalay and Tangji.

The Japanese army is in Ringanqiang, but there are two divisions!

Three armies, it is okay to annihilate one division of the Japanese army, and two divisions and regiments, it would be good to be able to send a draw.

Moreover, the 18th Division of the Japanese Army was very strong in combat.

Li Lei analyzed that after the battle of Wan Town began, the Japanese army in Ringanqiang would definitely take advantage of the lack of troops of the expeditionary force to launch an attack on Mandalay.

Li Lei suggested that the troops of the three armies should build defensive lines at Mandalay and Tangji and defend on the spot.

In this case, it should not be a big problem to block the Japanese army for half a month.

As long as there is half a month, Li Lei will be sure to take out the two Japanese divisions and regiments that are advancing north.

The command analyzed and discussed Li Lei's suggestion and felt that Li Lei's suggestion was very correct.

Now their troops in Mandalay and Tangji combined, there are three corps, but the Japanese army has two divisions, and if they really want to fight, the strength of the three armies will not be advantageous at all.

Unless the Japanese army can divide its forces.

In this case, take advantage of the superiority of troops and break each one.

However, the Japanese army had already suffered a loss, and it would definitely not divide its troops.

If the opposing two divisions were to attack Mandalay and Tangi, the defense would be the most appropriate.

As long as it can fight for half a month, not only will Li Lei's temporary regiment be free, but the four newly reinforced armies will be able to immediately use troops here.

At that time, the troops of the seven armies, plus Li Lei's temporary regiment, would be more than enough to destroy the two divisions of the Japanese army.

The Japanese 15th Division and the 49th Division advanced very fast, along the Nu River all the way north, Li Lei's troops were catching up quickly, but they could not catch up in a short period of time.

By the time Li Lei's troops arrived at Lashio, two divisions of the Japanese army had already launched an attack on Wan Town.

Only a reinforced regiment of the national army was guarding Wan Town, which could not resist the Japanese attack at all, and Wan Town was occupied by the Japanese army in just half a day.

After the success, the Japanese army did not stop, and immediately launched an attack on Longling, Tengchong, Songshan, and Tangxishan.

Due to the lack of troops, these places quickly fell into the hands of the Japanese army.

The troops guarding these places could only retreat through the Huitong Bridge over the Nu River.

In order to prevent the Japanese from crossing the Nu River, the defenders blew up the Huitong Bridge.

By the time the four reinforced armies reached Baoshan on the east bank of the Nu River, the Japanese army had completely occupied the west bank of the Nu River.

The bridge was also blown up.

What to do?

The troops of the four armies were blocked in the area of Baoshan, and they did not know what to do.

Li Lei's troops had already set out from Lashio and had one day to reach Mangyou.

From Mangyu to Wan Town, it is only more than 20 kilometers.

At that time, they could attack the Japanese army in Wan Town at any time.

If the four armies that came over could reach the west bank of the Nu River and launch an attack on the Japanese army, then the left and right flanking attacks could completely annihilate these two divisions of the Japanese army in one fell swoop.

But how to cross the river has become a big problem.

The command meant to force the crossing of the Nu River while the Japanese army had not yet gained a firm foothold on the west bank of the Nu River.

Li Lei also agreed with this proposal.

Now that the Huitong Bridge has been bombed, it will not be repaired in a short period of time.

If you want to flank the Japanese army left and right, you can only force your way across the Nu River.

In order to disperse the strength of the Japanese army, Li Lei suggested that the four armies cross the river from the four places of Lushui, Puyi, Huitongqiao, and Haolong.

This can effectively disperse the deployment of Japanese troops.

At the same time, after Li Lei's temporary regiment arrived in Mangyou, he immediately launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army in Wan Town, trying to attract the Japanese army as much as possible.

The 100 planes of the 100th Regiment of the Provisional Regiment will carry out a large-scale bombardment of the Japanese positions along the Nu River when the troops cross the river.

Relieve the pressure on the troops to cross the river.

The four armies immediately requisitioned wooden boats and prepared to cross the river.

Li Lei's temporary regiment advanced towards Mangyou at the fastest speed.

Wang Han's plane had already flown over the Japanese troops to reconnoiter the deployment of Japanese troops.

According to the reconnaissance of Wang Han's aircraft, the deployment of Japanese troops was relatively scattered.

On the west bank of the Nu River, from Hokusai to Harlem, the Japanese army deployed defensive forces.

At the same time, a large number of Japanese troops were also found in Tengchong and Longling.

According to the reconnaissance of Wang Han's plane, the Japanese army did not deploy many troops in the areas of Tangxi Mountain, Hongmushu, and Qidaohe.

And in Matsuyama, the largest number of troops were deployed.

After receiving Wang Han's news, Li Lei immediately sent the news to the four armies preparing to cross the river.

A day later, Li Lei's temporary group arrived at Mangyou.

After a short rest, he immediately launched a fierce attack on the Japanese troops in Wan Town.

At the same time as Li Lei launched an offensive, the troops of the four armies launched a battle to force the Nu River.

More than 100 fighters and bombers of the 1st Regiment were all put into battle and carried out a fierce bombardment of the Japanese defensive positions on the west bank of the Nu River.

The troops of the four armies who watched were dumbfounded.

I'm a damn, our troops actually have so many planes!!

The explosions on the opposite side were so loud that there were no devils in sight, and there were burning flames and rising smoke everywhere.

From the east coast, it is a wall of flames and smoke.

The fighters who watched were dumbfounded.

Luckily, it wasn't us who were bombed!

In such intensive bombing, at least half of the Japanese were killed or wounded.

By the time the troops of the four armies began to cross the river, there was basically no movement on the opposite side, and the smell of barbecued meat was still wafting in the air.

A warrior sniffed hard with his nose, is this a roasted devil?

Why does it taste so good?

Halfway through the river crossing, the machine guns of the Japanese troops on the opposite side immediately went out.

But the voice is noticeably weak.

There is no movement in many places.

It seems that the bombing worked well.

Not long after the Japanese began shooting, Wang Han's plane came again.

And so a new round of bombing began.

Li Lei instructed Wang Han to drop all the remaining bombs on the Japanese position, and to cover the smooth crossing of the river by our troops.

As long as our troops cross the Nu River, this division of the Japanese army will not be able to escape.

As for the bombs of the planes behind, as long as they are shot down in Wan Town, there will be enough ammunition there for their own planes.

When Wang Han's planes carried out the second round of bombardment of the Japanese positions, the pressure on the troops of the four armies dropped sharply, and there was no gunfire on the opposite side.

Soon the troops of the four armies, the vanguard, crossed the Nu River.

The troops who crossed the river immediately launched an attack on the Japanese positions along the river.

At this time, the Japanese army's positions along the river were already unrecognizable.

There are deep craters everywhere.

Smoke fills the air.

There aren't many moving devils in sight anymore.

So the attack went very well.

In just three hours, the vanguard occupied positions on the west bank of the Nu River.

Defend the crossing of the river by a large force.

At this time, Li Lei's troops had already launched an attack on Wan Town.

Garrisoned in Wan Town, there was probably a wing of the Japanese army.

The number of troops is probably more than 3,000 people.

According to the confession of the captured devil, it was a wing of the 15th Army of the Japanese Army stationed in Wan Town, and the wing leader was called Mai Shiraishi.

When Li Lei heard this name, he felt a little familiar.

But for a moment, I can't remember hearing it there.

Forget it, I've heard too many island names, so I guess it's the same name.

The Japanese army wing of more than 3,000 people could not use the entire temporary regiment at all.

Li Lei ordered Li Da's battalion and Yang Liqing's six battalions, and two battalions of troops to attack Wan Town.

Other troops, continue to advance.

To the northeast of Wan Town, there is the city of Shafang and Mangshi, and after the city of Mang, it is Longling.

Li Lei's target is Longling.

The main force of the 15th Division of the Japanese Army is in Longling.

As long as they reach Longling, they can hold back the 15th Division of the Japanese Army, making them unable to support the 49th Division of the Japanese Army.