On May 25, 1942, General Stilwell publicly announced his determination to recover Burma in New Delhi, India, and telegraphed Marshall, and the next day, the U.S. War Department formulated the "Plan for Sustaining China's War of Resistance with the Goal of Recovering Burma."

On 19 July, Stilwell went to the NPC Chairman to submit a "Plan for Counterattacking Burma," which was approved by the NPC Chairman on 1 August.

At this point, both China and the United States expressed their determination to counterattack Burma, but Britain had a negative attitude towards the counterattack against Burma, for this reason, General Stilwell and Wavell, commander-in-chief of the Indo-Burmese Army, held five talks successively, but as a result, the talks made no progress, and later, after the intervention of the US-British Joint Chiefs of Staff, Wavell finally put forward in late October the "Ryfens" plan with the goal of recovering northern Burma and the British army only responding, and promised to allocate Ledo to the Indian garrison.

Ledo, also known as Ledo and Ledo, is located in the northeastern corner of the Indian state of Assam on the Indo-Myanmar border, close to the Naga Mountains in the Savage Mountains, where the Hump Route begins.

On the same day, the first stop for Li Siwei's troops to enter India by plane was Ledo Airport, and it was also Ledo that Commander Du led his troops out of the savage mountains to arrive, so most of the officers and men of the New First Army were no strangers to Ledo.

At the beginning of November, the first batch of trainees of the New First Army successfully completed the training plan of the US side, and received an order to redeploy the defense after a grand ceremony.

The first to be drawn out was the newly formed 38th Division, and Division Commander Sun had already been promoted to deputy commander of the New First Army, and the New First Army was to move to the Leido Military Region, so he naturally became the best choice for the commander of the Leido Military Region.

On 17 November, on the eve of the departure of the 66th Regiment, all the officers and men set up electric lights in the camp and set up a banquet.

"Cannon,"

At the banquet near Li Siwei's dormitory, Liao Heiniu, who was already red-faced, stood up, picked up the wine bottle and poured a glass of rum for Li Siwei and himself, and then solemnly raised his glass to Li Siwei, and the wine overflowed as he spoke, "I thought we could get together for a while, but I didn't want you to leave...... I won't say much else...... After drinking this glass of wine, I wish you all a successful meeting as soon as possible! ”

Although the official order to form an expeditionary force has not yet come down, the Eighth Army has already assembled in Kunming, and its intention is already self-evident, so Liao Heiniu will have this statement.

"Good!"

Li Siwei also blushed, drunk and lovely, and hurriedly picked up the wine glass and stood up, "Dangchang", and touched Liao Heiniu's wine glass, "I wish you all success in returning to the teacher as soon as possible!" ”

After that, Li Siwei craned his neck and drank the wine in the cup.

With the historical knowledge of his previous life, he naturally knew that the New First Army and the Second Expeditionary Force would be successful, but it was just ...... It's been two years since the meeting, and I can't help but feel a little sad in my heart.

"Brother-in-law,"

Liao Heiniu just sat down, Ning Yuan picked up the wine bottle again, poured wine for Li Siwei and himself, took the wine glass at one end, looked at Li Siwei tightly, his face was darker and more resolute than before, and his face was also covered with redness, "I also wish my brother-in-law a victory......"

After that day, the masterpiece "Song of the Intellectual Youth in the Army" spread in the Ramgar training camp, and Ning Yuan gradually became more cheerful and confident.

"Good!"

Li Siwei naturally did not refuse, staggered to stand up again, picked up the cup and touched Ning Yuan's wine glass, and then drank it all again.

"Commander,"

Zheng Sanyang, who was on the side, hurriedly got up, helped Li Siwei to sit down, and whispered, "We have to hurry tomorrow......

"Mosa,"

Li Siwei smiled and waved his hand, he was already drunk, "It's rare for brothers to get together so ......"

"Yes!"

Chen Huaili hurriedly echoed loudly, but there was a faint sadness in his words, "This is gone...... There will be fewer brothers again. ”

When everyone heard this, they were all silent.

"Come on, come on!"

Liao Heiniu was silent for a while, and hurriedly grabbed the wine bottle again and poured the wine.

The banquet did not disperse until the second half of the night, and many of the brothers were drunk.

At the beginning of the rising sun, Li Siwei led his troops to board the train to Ledo, the train was very old, more than ten carriages were packed, but the tracks were newly paved.

"Snort...... Not...... Syllable...... While...... Syllable...... When ......"

The train moved slowly, and the soldiers in the carriage crowded around the window and looked at the Lambgar who was fading away, where their memories were held.

"Bang dang...... Bang dang ......"

The train was already speeding up, and Lambgar gradually disappeared from sight, and the soldiers were still huddled around the bed and reluctant to leave.

This departure may be goodbye!

"Bang dang...... Bang dang ......"

Under the morning sun, the train is speeding eastward, it doesn't understand the reluctance of the soldiers at all, it is just speeding towards the destination.

The train left Bihar, passed the outskirts of Kolkata, and continued towards Ledo.

"Bang dang...... Bang dang ......"

On the morning of 22 November, the train finally entered the Ledo railway station, and as soon as the train was ready, the soldiers hurriedly got out of the carriage and assembled on the platform.

Although it is not very hot in India in November, it is already unpleasant to be stuffy in a tin compartment for a few days and nights.

"Captain Li,"

As soon as Li Siwei got out of the car, Officer Lei of the division headquarters greeted him, "The division commander asked your unit to rush to the garrison area immediately and seize the time to build a camp......

Although Li Siwei and the brothers had already expected that Ledo's environment would be much worse than that of the Ramgarh training camp, they didn't expect that there would not even be barracks here!

Ledo was originally just a small town, and it was also a transshipment place for supplies to China, where the US air force was stationed, and there was also a British and Indian army, and what could be assigned to the new First Army could only be in the wilderness.

Li Siwei hurriedly led his troops to the garrison area with Officer Lei, and looked at the rolling wasteland and dense forests, so he had to grit his teeth and get busy with his brothers.

Clearing rocks and weeds, filling reservoir depressions, cutting down trees and bamboos to build barracks...... Although the brothers were disappointed with the new defense area, they were still busy.

"Lee,"

Li Siwei was surveying the terrain on a high ground and studying how to arrange the camp, when Captain Wren appeared at the foot of the mountain in his jeep and ran up the hillside with a bright smile, "You guys are running so fast!" ”

Although the training was over, the liaison officers took root in the units of the New First Army.

"Wren,"

Li Siwei sighed secretly and led the generals to greet him, "I thought you had arrived first!" ”

"Hehe......"

Captain Wren ran to Li Siwei with a smile, turned around and pointed to the west, "We did arrive last night, and we have already gone to ask for supplies, and Miller and they will bring them over soon...... The command vehicle of your regiment will also be sent over! ”

In fact, there are also some advantages to having liaison officers, who can bring down the supplies needed by various ministries in a short period of time.

The supplies were quickly delivered, and the brothers were willing to work hard until sunset, and the camp had begun to take shape.

The houses in the camp are all made of bamboo and wood, the barracks of the regiment headquarters and the health team are in the center of the camp, and they have all been built, and the barracks of the rest of the departments are scattered around, some of the self-built barracks, and more of them are tents brought by Rennes and others, the tents are very large and white, scattered in the camp like huge marshmallows.

The accommodation at Ledo Residency is not as good as it was in Lambgarh, but the food is the same as it was in Lamb.

After a hurried dinner, Li Siwei received a call from the division headquarters, and now, the communications company of the 66th Regiment is no longer comparable to the communications platoon of the past, and after some training in Ramgar, the brothers of the communication company can already skillfully set up telephone lines.

The 64th and 65th Regiments had already arrived first, and at this time, the 66th Regiment had also arrived at the station, and the newly formed 22nd Division had already completed its relocation.

Now, Li Siwei is also equipped with a jeep, the regiment has a car company, and the driver is also ready-made, and in a short time he drove to the division headquarters -- a mountainous wasteland similar to the garrison of the 66th Regiment.

At the beginning of night, the conference room of the headquarters of the newly formed 22nd Division was brightly lit, and the commanders of various divisions had arrived one after another.

"It's finally here,"

Senior Commander Liao's gaze slowly swept over the generals, his expression was slightly tired, "These days, the brothers have worked hard!" However, no matter how hard it is, it will be worth it! Now, we have reached the India-Myanmar border, just a savage mountain away from Myanmar! ”

As he spoke, Senior Commander Liao looked around at the generals again, his eyes were already blazing, and his expression was solemn, "Each department will rest for two more days, and after two days, the training will officially begin!" ”

"Yes!"

The generals promised!

"Brothers!"

Senior Commander Liao looked around at the generals again, but sighed softly, "I also know that Ramgar's life is very stable, and many brothers are reluctant!" But we have to come! Days and nights in Ramgarh, the scene of the military commander leaving has been churning in the bottom of my heart......"

Speaking of that scene, the generals also looked gloomy, although Li Siwei had never seen that scene, he also knew that Chief Du was afraid that he would be more unwilling than Chief Luo when he was forced to leave!

At the end of the meeting, Li Siwei hurried back to the regiment headquarters and hurriedly convened a meeting of the heads of various departments.

"Brothers,"

When everyone arrived, Li Siwei went straight to the point, "It's not as good as Lamga, it's all about cheering up Lao Tzu!" ”

As he spoke, Li Siwei opened the notebook in front of him, "First, each department must arrange sentry posts at night and arrange officers to patrol the night; Second, the brothers on duty must wear berets, mosquito-proof masks, apply mosquito-repellent oil, and prepare 666 powder; Thirdly, one malaria pill per person per day, and at night, all departments must arrange for officers to make rounds, and to watch each brother eat it with his own eyes; Fourth, we only have two days to rest, and after two days, the pre-war intensive training will officially begin...... Questions? ”

"Nope!"

The generals hurriedly agreed.

"Good!"

Li Siwei praised and stood up, "Let's go back and make arrangements!" ”

"Yes!"

The generals got up one after another and hurriedly dispersed.

"Big Eyes,"

Li Siwei straightened his clothes and hat, turned around and walked to the door, "Follow me to the health team first......

Each department has arranged a night patrol officer, and the regimental headquarters will naturally arrange a night patrol officer.

Li Siwei took Hu Dayan to start his inspection of the camp of the self-health team, and after inspecting all the camps one by one, it was late at night, and he returned to the tent.

From then on, the 66th Regiment was stationed in Ledo.