Because of the leakage of intelligence, the battle on the east bank did not go smoothly, and Lashio's airborne brigade was almost surrounded by the enemy in the depths, and the five divisions that had crossed the river and the Japanese 10th and 22nd divisions were in a stalemate, and the new 38th Division, which went to support Lashio, was still blocked by the Japanese army in Ruigu, and it was difficult to move an inch.

If this situation continues, the airborne brigade will probably have only one way to break through the encirclement, and at the risk of cutting off the logistics channel of the Japanese army, I am afraid that it will have to hand it over to the Japanese army again.

After losing the first opportunity, the Japanese army fortified everywhere and walked in front of the expeditionary force step by step, making every step of the troops very difficult and dangerous, and also making Jiang Haoran and them anxious and worried all the way, solving one danger, and the next danger will come again immediately, and each one is more dangerous than the other.

Now that there is such a situation in Songshan again, Jiang Haoran suddenly has an illusion that he is not surrounded by the Japanese army, but that he is jumping into the trap carefully arranged by the Japanese army step by step, and he is the one who is surrounded.

Historically, because of the preservation of the Songshan fortifications, the battle of the Yunnan-Burma counteroffensive lasted for four months, and Songshan alone fought for nearly three months.

Moreover, at that time, the squadron invested 16 divisions, almost the same as now, but the Japanese army had only one division - the 56th Division, and now, the squadron has not increased, but the Japanese army has increased the 55th Division and the 4th Division, and the strength is three times that of history.

Jiang Haoran originally thought that with the three elite divisions of his 40th Group Army, including the elite troops of the special operations division, coupled with superior weapons, he could completely tear apart the defense line of Songshan and join the expeditionary force.

But now, the battle situation in Songshan worries him, Chu Zhongtian, Su Peng, Liu Dakun, these are the most capable people under his command, and their troops are also the most capable troops, not that when there is really no way, they will not ask themselves for tactical guidance, and on the first day of the frontal attack, the casualties are approaching two thousand, and they have not seen the number of enemies destroyed, which also makes Jiang Haoran feel the cruelty and difficulty of the battle.

After thinking for a long time, Jiang Haoran finally changed his posture, gritted his teeth, and said: "Order Su Peng and Liu Dakun to stop Zheng (4)∏ dǐng (4)∏ diǎn (4) ∏ Xiao (4) ∏ said, .23.o▲s_(); Face attack, carry out earthwork halfway up the mountain, dig under the enemy's pillbox, and blow up the entire rolling dragon slope! ”

Historically, Rolling Dragon Slope was the most difficult battle in the entire Songshan Campaign, and it was this method used to capture Rolling Dragon Slope at that time.

"Dirtwork? How long will it take to lay down Matsuyama? Huang Jie immediately exclaimed.

"It's hard to say, maybe ten days and half a month, maybe a month or two."

"Huh?"

Huang Jie and Luo Zhuoying suddenly opened their mouths wide, they couldn't close at all, they all knew what time meant to the expeditionary force, once the western Yunnan troops could not enter as scheduled, the expeditionary force would immediately become extremely dangerous, and the first to bear the brunt would be the five divisions and the airborne brigade of Lashio that had just crossed the river.

Listening to Jiang Haoran's meaning, the troops in western Yunnan are no longer a problem as scheduled, but far away. The troops on the east bank have suffered heavy casualties, especially the most elite airborne brigade, more than half of the casualties, and the largest casualties are from the air force, just these two days of air battles, the Sino-Michigan coalition flight team has done its best, but I am afraid that tomorrow, whether or not we can keep the steel chain bridge in front of us is a problem, once this bridge is destroyed, the five divisions and airborne brigades on the east bank will become a lone army, and it is a lone army that has no rescue soldiers after going to the grain and grass.

At that time, I am afraid that even if India's Qingyi Army goes to Burma, it will not help, the reason is very simple, your expeditionary force can increase troops, the Japanese army can also increase troops, and the Japanese army can increase troops unlimitedly, and the expeditionary force is amazing, and the remaining five divisions of the 41st Group Army can be transferred over.

Moreover, compared with the expeditionary force, the Japanese army is faster and more convenient, and the Kwantung Army can pull the Kwantung Army over a trip from the naval transport ship, not to mention the island country.

Jiang Haoran ignored their shock, and continued to order Mei Xiangcao to draft a telegram, and the First Army attacking Longling and the 71st Army attacking Tengchong would suspend the offensive and start a defense on the spot, and at the same time, immediately stock up on supplies and prepare for a protracted war of resistance.

Because the Songshan offensive was blocked, the logistics in the direction of Tengchong and Longling could only be transported through Guò from Baoshan over the mountains and mountains, and then across the Nu River.

After these two messages, Huang Jie and Luo Zhuoying were even more pale, is this to give up the rhythm of this battle?

Who knew that Jiang Haoran smiled and said: "Don't worry, the battle still has to be fought, so we will fight with the Japanese army for logistics!" ”

Huang Jie hurriedly said: "Fight logistics? How to spell it? I don't think this bridge over the Inovady River can survive for a long time, once there is no bridge, don't tell me, the troops of the five divisions on the other side of the river, the logistics will be transported by helicopter? ”

"Hehe, Brother Dayun and Brother You Qing, even if we don't have this bridge, don't forget, the little devil's logistics warehouse is still in our hands, we don't have to worry about food and clothing, the helicopter only needs to transport ammunition to the east coast, can the little devil fight us?"

Luo Zhuoying said: "But the shape of Lashio is not good, the Ruigu defense line can't be penetrated, the reinforcements can't pass through at all, the airborne brigade is completely surrounded by the Japanese army, and now when the Japanese Guards Division is in place, the Japanese army is afraid that the whole line will be crushed, and we still have an unknown threat." ”

Jiang Haoran said curiously: "What threat? ”

"Up to now, there is no accurate news on whether the 1st Guards Division of the Japanese Army is going east or west, and the division of troops into two routes is just our speculation, in case the Japanese army is all going to the eastern front, let alone defending Lashio, I am afraid it will be difficult to break through?"

Jiang Haoran's expression froze, his fingers gestured in the air, and he said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, Brother You Qing, this question is worth being cautious about, I think Su Canwen should also have news coming back soon, and there should be a hint of diǎn from him." ”

As soon as Jiang Haoran's words fell, there was a cheer from the command headquarters outside, and immediately, a staff officer knocked on the office door and came in to report that the Snow Wolf special combat team had just blown up a Japanese train forty or fifty miles away from Mandalay, and all ten troop carriages were blown up, damaging the railway for one mile, and there were no casualties among themselves.