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The rain in northern Myanmar continued to rain in July, August, and September until the beginning of October.

On July 13, Lu Quanyou and Xiao Zhan held a wedding, which was the only happy event that the 66th Regiment encountered in this rainy season.

On 4 August, the Sino-US mixed commandos completely occupied Myitkyina, and the Japanese invaders committed suicide in Myitkyina, the supreme commander of Myitkyina, Major General Shui, and the battle lasted more than three months, and the Sino-US mixed commandos won a crushing victory at the cost of more than 6,000 casualties.

On 10 August, all units of the Indian Army received an order for reorganization, and the New First Army was expanded into the New First Army and the New Sixth Army with the New First Army as the backbone, and began to reorganize.

At the beginning of October, the rainy season ended, and the troops stationed in India were reorganized.

At this time, the expeditionary force had already captured Songshan, Pingjia, and Tengchong in the counteroffensive operations in western Yunnan, and was storming Longling, and the situation was very good.

In order to open up the Sino-Indian highway as soon as possible, the command of the Indian army issued a new operational order on 10 October: with the 36th Division of the British and Indian Army as the right column, it will clear out the peaceful enemy by 19 October, occupy the Changsa and Indao areas and secure them, and prepare to continue the attack thereafter; With the New 22nd Division of the New Sixth Army as the central column, it arrived at Peace on the 19th, and cleared the enemy of Peace by the 22nd, advanced through Moses, occupied the Rigu area, and prepared to continue the advance; With the New First Army as the left column, it quickly advanced towards Ba Mo, destroyed or surrounded the enemy in the area from Ba Mo to Mansi, and prepared to continue its advance; The 14th and 50th Divisions of the New Sixth Army and the 5332nd Mixed Brigade of the U.S. Army are the general reserves; The provisional first combat convoy is the mobile unit of the army.

After receiving the order, the troops immediately advanced to the south in three directions, and marched all the way.

By 29 November, the left column had captured Modo and Jessa in succession, and continued to advance south across the Inovady River, heading straight to Marseille on the west bank of the Ruili River; The New First Army has also crossed the Inovady River, the Nanmi River, and the Taiping River, and successively attacked and occupied the outlying strongholds of Momak, Mansi, and Naina, making the enemy of Bamo a lone army; At the same time, the new 22nd Division had also crossed the Inovady River and the Ruili River, successively leveled the strongholds of Moses, Ruigu, Mandasiyu, Lasi, and Mangshika, and received the order to "turn east and attack Xinwei."

Nankan, 114 kilometers from Ba Mo in the north and 216 kilometers from Lashio in the south, is the only way for the China-India Highway in the plan, and its strategic position is very important, and the occupation of Xinwei can cut off the communication line from Lashio to Ba Mo.

Since the launch of the offensive, all units of the Chinese and Indian armies have made smooth progress, the Japanese invaders have been losing and retreating one after another, and both combat strength and morale have fallen to the bottom, and it is a good opportunity to take advantage of the victory to pursue the attack, so after receiving the order, the units of the New 22nd Division immediately handed over the newly captured areas to the 50th Division of the New First Army and hurriedly turned around and marched eastward.

"In the bloody line of fire, in the smell of ammunition, we recaptured Mon Gong and captured Myitkyina......"

At the beginning of night, all units of the 66th Regiment had set up camp, and the high-pitched singing immediately sounded in the camps of the various units, "Now, we have crossed the Inovady River, we have crossed the Ruili River, brothers, go forward!" Brothers, move forward! Towards Xinwei, towards Lashio......"

Soaring songs drifted through the dense forests of the mountains in the twilight...... With the high morale of the soldiers, he soared into the sky.

"Commander,"

In the temporary regiment headquarters, Li Siwei was sitting under the root of a big tree and gently closing the song, but Lu Tiesheng hurriedly walked over, holding a telegram in his hand, with a solemn expression, "The division headquarters is in an emergency......

"Urgent?"

Seeing Lu Tiesheng's solemn expression, Li Siwei's heart tightened, and he hurriedly took the telegram, and his expression became solemn at a glance.

"Commander,"

Zheng Sanyang, who was singing together, also stopped and looked at Li Siwei suspiciously, "What's wrong?" ”

Li Siwei didn't say anything, but a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he casually handed the telegram to Zheng Sanyang, and looked back at Lu Tiesheng, "Tiesheng, order all departments...... Withdrawal! ”

"Yes!"

Lu Tiesheng hurriedly agreed and hurried away.

"Alas......"

After reading the telegram, Zheng Sanyang casually handed it to Chen Huaili on the side, and sighed softly, "I always want to go back, but I don't want to ...... At this juncture, I received an order! ”

Go back, go back to your homeland...... This is what soldiers dream of!

However, this is the time to go back...... The China-India highway has not yet been opened, and the situation is very good, but we have to leave...... How can there be no regrets?

However, no matter how regretful it is, it must be rushed back immediately!

Because, the domestic war situation in southern Qiannan is taking a sharp turn for the worse, and the great cause of the War of Resistance has reached the most dangerous moment!

In 1943, the international situation changed drastically, and the situation of the Japanese invaders in the Pacific theater deteriorated, and they adopted the so-called "new strategic posture of retreating to the absolute national defense circle." On the Chinese battlefield, the Japanese invaders also began to lose air supremacy, and the losses of ships in the East China Sea increased sharply, which made the Japanese invaders realize that "in the near future, the US Air Force in China can cut off the lines of communication in the East China Sea."

Therefore, the Japanese base camp believed that "since the Pacific is suppressed by the US military, it is necessary to consider ensuring the connection between Chinese mainland in the west and the south (the Pacific theater) in any case, so that in the event of a problem on the sea front, the 500,000 troops in the south will not be isolated." ”

As a result, the Japanese base camp decided to "conduct a large-scale field battle covering the north and south of Chinese mainland and connecting French Indochina."

On January 24, 44, Sugiyama Moto, chief of the general staff of the Japanese invaders, presented the battle plan to the emperor and received approval, and on the same day he issued the "Mainland Order" 921 operational order, and at the same time issued the "No. 1 Operational Outline"!

Soon after the order was issued, the situation of the Japanese in the Pacific theater deteriorated even more, and in order to save the critical situation, the army and navy chiefs and chiefs of staff were replaced, and the "Operation No. 1" plan began to be accelerated.

After several meetings, the Japanese "China Dispatch Army" formally drew up the "No. 1 Operational Plan" on 10 March, which was sent to all armies on 12 March.

According to the plan, the "No. 1 operation" will involve more than 500,000 troops of the 12th, 1st, 13th, 11th, and 23rd armies, and will be implemented in three phases.

For this reason, in May, the Japanese invaders again carried out a general mobilization in the country, recruited new soldiers, and successively organized 14 independent infantry brigades to take over the garrison tasks in various places, so that the divisions and regiments that were originally responsible for garrisoning could be used for this offensive operation; At the same time, eight field supplementary teams were set up to accompany the combat divisions and regiments in preparation for replenishing casualties; The 3rd, 13th, and 22nd Divisions, which were originally intended to be transferred to the Southern (Pacific Theater) to fight, remained in the Chinese theater; In order to increase the air power, seven flying teams were transferred from the Kwantung Army to participate in the operation.

It can be seen that the Japanese have long been determined to win this battle.

At this time, after more than seven years of bloody battles, China was like a giant that had exhausted its strength, the elite of the troops had been killed and wounded, and most of the strong men who were hastily replenished in the troops were honest peasants, who had never been on the battlefield or received training, and moreover, there was a great shortage of domestic materials, the soldiers were not clothed and fed, and the weapons and ammunition of the various units were insufficient...... This is also the reason why the most well-equipped and well-trained troops stationed in India and the expeditionary force are still fighting in Yunnan and Burma at this critical moment -- a hump route simply cannot meet the needs of strategic materials on the domestic battlefield, and it is urgent to open up the Sino-Indian highway!

It was at the most difficult moment of the Anti-Japanese War that the Japanese launched the largest offensive since the beginning of the war!

On 17 April, the 37th Division of the Japanese invaders and the 7th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade crossed the New Yellow River from Zhongmu, and the defending 27th Division fought back, and the Battle of Central Henan began.

By 25 May, the Japanese had dispatched 150,000 troops, 255 tanks, and more than 2,700 warplanes...... The defenders were unable to parry, and all the self-battalion commanders of the 11th Division, including Wang Changxin, were killed, the commander of the new 29th Division, Lu, and the commander-in-chief of the 36th Group Army, Chief Li, were killed...... Luoyang fell, and the Japanese invaders' attempt to open up the southern section of the Pinghan Railway was realized!

Just as the Battle of Henan-China was coming to an end, the second phase of the plan for the Japanese Invaders No. 1 operation had also begun to be implemented.

On 23 May, the command post of the 11th Japanese Army advanced from Hankou to Puqi, and on 25 and 26 May, the 1st Flying Regiment of the Japanese invaders carried out continuous bombing of Changsha and launched an air battle with the Chinese and US air forces over Jingmen, and the Battle of Changheng immediately began.

By 14 September, the Japanese had dispatched eight divisions and regiments...... Although the soldiers of the Tenth Army inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese in the isolated city of Hengyang, they ...... Hengyang was still lost, and then, Qiyang was lost, Lingling was lost, Daoxian was lost, and the whole county was lost...... The Battle of Changheng was a failure after all, and the Japanese invaders' attempt to open up the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway and the Xianggui Railway was realized!

Immediately, the enemy began to implement the third phase of Operation No. 1.

On 14 September, the Japanese invaders occupied the whole county, a strategic point in the northwest of Guangxi, opened the gateway to Guilin, and immediately gathered troops and launched an attack in the direction of Guilin, and the battle of Gui and Liu began.

In the fierce fighting until the afternoon of 10 November, Chief of Staff Chen of the Guilin Defense Headquarters, Chief of Staff Lu of the 31st Army, Deputy Commander Hu of the 170th Division, Commander Wu Zhan of the 392nd Regiment of the 131st Division, and more than 2,400 officers and men below died heroically...... Immediately, Guilin and Liuzhou fell one after another, and the Japanese invaders continued to attack in the direction of Dushan and Nanning, until 10 December, the 22nd Division of the Japanese invaders from Nanning to the south of Nanning and the 21st Division of the Japanese invaders stationed in Vietnam from Lang Son converged at Suilu south of Fusui, and finally opened up a communication line from North China to the mainland to French Indochina.

On 17 April, the 37th Division of the Japanese invaders and the 7th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade crossed the New Yellow River from Zhongmu, and the defending 27th Division fought back, and the Battle of Central Henan began.

By 25 May, the Japanese had dispatched 150,000 troops, 255 tanks, and more than 2,700 warplanes...... The defenders were unable to parry, and all the self-battalion commanders of the 11th Division, including Wang Changxin, were killed, the commander of the new 29th Division, Lu, and the commander-in-chief of the 36th Group Army, Chief Li, were killed...... Luoyang fell, and the Japanese invaders' attempt to open up the southern section of the Pinghan Railway was realized!

Just as the Battle of Henan-China was coming to an end, the second phase of the plan for the Japanese Invaders No. 1 operation had also begun to be implemented.

On 23 May, the command post of the 11th Japanese Army advanced from Hankou to Puqi, and on 25 and 26 May, the 1st Flying Regiment of the Japanese invaders carried out continuous bombing of Changsha and launched an air battle with the Chinese and US air forces over Jingmen, and the Battle of Changheng immediately began.

By 14 September, the Japanese had dispatched eight divisions and regiments...... Although the soldiers of the Tenth Army inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese in the isolated city of Hengyang, they ...... Hengyang was still lost, and then, Qiyang was lost, Lingling was lost, Daoxian was lost, and the whole county was lost...... The Battle of Changheng was a failure after all, and the Japanese invaders' attempt to open up the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway and the Xianggui Railway was realized!

Immediately, the enemy began to implement the third phase of Operation No. 1.

On 14 September, the Japanese invaders occupied the whole county, a strategic point in the northwest of Guangxi, opened the gateway to Guilin, and immediately gathered troops and launched an attack in the direction of Guilin, and the battle of Gui and Liu began.

In the fierce fighting until the afternoon of 10 November, Chief of Staff Chen of the Guilin Defense Headquarters, Chief of Staff Lu of the 31st Army, Deputy Commander Hu of the 170th Division, Commander Wu Zhan of the 392nd Regiment of the 131st Division, and more than 2,400 officers and men below died heroically...... Immediately, Guilin and Liuzhou fell one after another, and the Japanese invaders continued to attack in the direction of Dushan and Nanning, until 10 December, the 22nd Division of the Japanese invaders from Nanning to the south of Nanning and the 21st Division of the Japanese invaders stationed in Vietnam from Lang Son converged at Suilu south of Fusui, and finally opened up a communication line from North China to the mainland to French Indochina.

On 17 April, the 37th Division of the Japanese invaders and the 7th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade crossed the New Yellow River from Zhongmu, and the defending 27th Division fought back, and the Battle of Central Henan began.

By 25 May, the Japanese had dispatched 150,000 troops, 255 tanks, and more than 2,700 warplanes...... The defenders were unable to parry, and all the self-battalion commanders of the 11th Division, including Wang Changxin, were killed, the commander of the new 29th Division, Lu, and the commander-in-chief of the 36th Group Army, Chief Li, were killed...... Luoyang fell, and the Japanese invaders' attempt to open up the southern section of the Pinghan Railway was realized!

Just as the Battle of Henan-China was coming to an end, the second phase of the plan for the Japanese Invaders No. 1 operation had also begun to be implemented.

On 23 May, the command post of the 11th Japanese Army advanced from Hankou to Puqi, and on 25 and 26 May, the 1st Flying Regiment of the Japanese invaders carried out continuous bombing of Changsha and launched an air battle with the Chinese and US air forces over Jingmen, and the Battle of Changheng immediately began.

By 14 September, the Japanese had dispatched eight divisions and regiments...... Although the soldiers of the Tenth Army inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese in the isolated city of Hengyang, they ...... Hengyang was still lost, and then, Qiyang was lost, Lingling was lost, Daoxian was lost, and the whole county was lost...... The Battle of Changheng was a failure after all, and the Japanese invaders' attempt to open up the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway and the Xianggui Railway was realized!

Immediately, the enemy began to implement the third phase of Operation No. 1.

On 14 September, the Japanese invaders occupied the whole county, a strategic point in the northwest of Guangxi, opened the gateway to Guilin, and immediately gathered troops and launched an attack in the direction of Guilin, and the battle of Gui and Liu began.

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