However, the front line did not find any troops other than the Japanese Second Division, which is also very unreasonable, if the Japanese army did not have reinforcements at all, and carried out a counteroffensive with the Second Division, they had no need to retreat, whether they were holding on to Yingduo or Sidang, the expeditionary force would not be able to tear through their defensive line for a while and a half, and it was entirely possible to drag it until the reinforcements arrived.

But if the Japanese reinforcements have already arrived, what else can they do if they do not gather superior forces from the front to counterattack? Where the hell are they at the moment?

These questions are like a lingering nightmare, entwined in the hearts of everyone in the headquarters, and even Jiang Haoran, who has always been lively, fell silent at this moment, making the entire headquarters suddenly feel a kind of depressed dullness.

After a long time, Leng Rushuang thought about it, and suddenly said: "General seat, do you say that the Japanese army knows that we use helicopters to transport weapons and ammunition at night and civilian men to transport food during the day?" And with the opening of the Hump route, the replenishment of troops will be airlifted to India, or even directly to Yingdo? ”

Jiang Haoran was stunned for a moment, and seemed to be a little puzzled why Leng Rushuang suddenly asked this, but he still replied: "These short periods of time may be able to hide from the Japanese army, but after so long, the Japanese army must have already learned this information, not to mention Yingduo, even India and Kunming cannot guarantee that there are no Japanese spies, what, does this have anything to do with Japanese reinforcements?" ”

Leng Rushuang didn't answer Jiang Haoran's question, and continued to ask: "If the Japanese army knows about these situations, how long can we fight them with the current strength of the army and the estimate of the Japanese army?" ”

Jiang Haoran thought for a while, and said: "If the normal establishment of the Japanese division is about 60,000 troops, our army is equal to their strength, coupled with the advantage of terrain, although the overall individual soldier quality may be slightly lower, but the superiority in weapons can be completely compensated, the longer the time drags on, the troops can even achieve a comprehensive rearmament, more and more automatic weapons will make us stronger and stronger, this battle does not know when it will be fought, and once our supplementary troops also begin to enter Yingduo, Even if the rainy season comes, there is no problem. ”

Leng Rushuang continued: "Okay, if the Japanese army knows all this at a glance, what must they do if they want to achieve this victory? In other words, if this attack were to be laid out by you, how would you fight? ”

Jiang Haoran finally understood Leng Rushuang's intentions, she was guiding herself to think backwards and straighten out these problems, Jiang Haoran suddenly had a feeling of enlightenment, and blurted out: "Cut off the logistics channel!" ”

But as soon as the words came out, Jiang Haoran's face changed, as if he was frightened by his own words, and suddenly exclaimed, "Huo Malin, it's not good, the little devil wants to attack Huo Malin!" ”

"Surprise attack on Homarin?"

The command headquarters exclaimed, Homarin is the logistics channel of the expeditionary force, the place where materials are hoarded, and it is also the last retreat of the expeditionary force, once cut off by the Japanese army, not only is there no food and retreat, but even helicopters do not want to pass through this route, which means that the expeditionary force can not even guarantee ammunition in the end.

However, if you want to bypass the line of defense of the expeditionary force from Siddam to Khomarin, you must travel fifty miles to the west, then turn to the north to advance, and then cross nearly two hundred miles of primeval forest, and you must also cross the Bonya Mountains and cross a river, the distance of which is unimaginably difficult and the terrain is so difficult that the command has hardly considered this route.

Huang Jie said: "General seat, this is not very realistic, not to mention the primeval forest of these two hundred miles, you must know that Bonnya Mountain is the western barrier of India, the highest altitude is up to 3,000 meters, and the Japanese army is probably going to go this section of the road is also more than 1,000 meters, if the mountain opens the road and fills the bridge, build a road that is in line with the mechanized troops, the Japanese army may not be able to repair this road for a month, if the troops infiltrate lightly, two hundred miles of jungle and high mountains, the Japanese army may have to walk for ten days and half a month, and also suffer from poisonous insects and beasts, miasma, Mosquito bites caused by all kinds of plagues, diseases are raging, but these are not the most important, the most important thing is that jungle crossing is a physical work, and it is impossible for the Japanese army to carry a large amount of ammunition and food. Grain is calculated as two catties per day, ten days is twenty catties, plus weapons and ammunition and other materials, the load capacity of each individual soldier is at least more than forty catties, this is almost a limit, assuming that they spend ten days on the road, and when the war with us starts, their food is basically exhausted, if the battle is not as smooth as they imagined, and another day or two will be consumed, their ammunition will also run out, and the supply of a division and regiment cannot be completely airdropped, without food supplementation, what will they use to fight with us? ”

It can be said that Huang Jie's analysis is three points into the wood, and it is relatively in place, these are indeed what the Japanese army must face, and there are many irrationalities, but Jiang Haoran was unmoved, and ordered Leng Rushuang to call Sun Biren immediately, ordering him to find a few guides who were familiar with the jungle in this area.

Leng Rushuang immediately picked up the phone and called directly to the Yingduo County Government. Soon, Sun Biren hurriedly walked into the headquarters with two people, this former businessman, turned into a deputy county magistrate, and he was also the real head of Yingduo's family, with a hint of ambition and a hint of high spirit.

Without too many words, Jiang Haoran directly asked Sun Biren if there was a way to pass through this piece of jungle if he entered Homalin from the direction of Xidang.

Sun Biren hurriedly turned around, and muttered to the two young people behind him, and then replied to Jiang Haoran, the river under Bangya Mountain is called Wanjiang, rich in jade ore, these two are Burmese people from Yingduo, and have been mining jade ore in Wanjiang for a long time, so they are very familiar with the terrain in this area, according to them, whether it is from Homalin or Xidang, there is a road to Wanjiang River, if it is not for this war, after the rainy season in previous years, the people in Xidang and Homarin will enter the Wanjiang River to quarry jade, It's just that there are not many people who know this road, because the jade in the past came from the Wuyou River in the upper reaches of the Wanjiang River, and the jade from the Wanjiang River is still a matter of the last two years, and no one who knows will announce the news, so most people don't know.

Jiang Haoran's face immediately changed, and he urgently asked about the condition of the road, whether cars could pass, and how long it would take to cross this jungle?

After asking the Burmese people, Sun Biren told Jiang Haoran that the road was not wide, but they had no problem carrying the jade back all the year round, and there was no problem in carrying the jade all the way back along the Wanjiang River to the north, although the terrain was raised all the way, there was no need to climb over the Bangnia Mountain, and the terrain was not as complicated as imagined.

However, in order to avoid the cliffs along the river, you need to swim across the Wanjiang River twice. Under normal circumstances, with their foot strength and starry nights, they can reach Homalin from Sitang in five days.

Jiang Haoran asked in detail about the width and depth of the Wanjiang River and some other small questions, and then ordered Sun Biren to take the two out to rest first, and call them if necessary.

When the three of them went out, Jiang Haoran walked quickly to the battle sand table, and according to their description, marked the road between Xidang and Huo Malin.

With this road, the idea of the Japanese army crossing through Khomarin from Xitang can basically be established, and as for the supply problem, they can completely build an open space in the jungle and guarantee it by airdrop, plus they can still use this road to supplement a part, and the concept of continuous combat can be fully realized.

According to the information provided by Stilwell, the Japanese 18th Division had withdrawn from Malaysia, and Jiang Haoran immediately regarded the 18th Division as an imaginary enemy.

If the Japanese Eighteenth Division had entered from Xidang two days earlier and rushed to the jungle to attack Homalin, they would normally have walked a third of the way, and they should now be crossing the river for the first time. Although the water area of the Wanjiang River is not wide, only more than 200 meters, the water flow is also relatively rapid, and it is impossible for the brigade headquarters to swim all over the river, so it can only build bridges.

The time consumed to build the bridge twice took at least a day, although the Japanese army was a rapid march, but after all, it was a large army to advance, and the speed could not be faster than the Burmese locals who were familiar with the road, if the Burmese locals needed five days to complete the journey, the Japanese army plus the time to build the bridge, it would take at least six to seven days.

In other words, they still have five days to prepare, but the problem is that Homarin now only has one division of the British army, and it is great to transfer back another division that has been transferred to Yingduo, but with just two divisions of the British army, if you want to block the attack of one division of the Japanese army, not to mention Jiang Haoran's lack of confidence, I am afraid that everyone in the command will find it unlikely.

The establishment of a division of the British army is about 15,000 people, and the gap between the two divisions and the Japanese army in terms of strength may not be too large, but the poor combat effectiveness of the British army is famous in the world, and in the face of the wolf-like Japanese army, it is already commendable for them to flee without looking at the wind, and it is probably a bit unrealistic to expect them to be able to withstand the attack of the Japanese army.

The 18th Division of the Japanese Army, which was cancelled after World War I, was rebuilt shortly after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in China. That is, the notorious "Kurume Division". Most of the members are some Japanese orphans, who were raised by the Japanese government in a centralized military and received bushido education from an early age. It is one of the most elite units in Japan, fierce in combat and highly disciplined. 'vii. The Qilugou Bridge Incident was initiated by this division and was also one of the culprits of the Nanjing Massacre.

Subsequently, the Guangdong offensive operation was carried out, and the Japanese 104th Division landed at Daya Bay at the same time and successfully occupied Guangzhou.

Two hours before the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the 18th Division landed on the Malay Peninsula and began fighting against Malaysia and Singapore. And along the west coast of the Malay Peninsula, quickly south to Singapore. He quickly controlled all of the Malay Peninsula, then landed in Singapore, and captured 80,000 British troops with more than 30,000 troops, shaking the world, and enjoying the reputation of "Victorious Division" in the Japanese army.