Chapter 223 was forgotten

It is scheduled that the 200th Division must be transported by the 21st. In order to quickly transport the new 22nd Division, this arrangement is obviously not divided between urgency and urgency. For the final fate of the expeditionary force, Du Luming got up and rushed to the chief's office to report to Luo Zhuoying, and Luo Zhuoying had already gone to Meimiao to find Lin Wei, the head of the staff group, to take countermeasures.

Du Luming could only fly and express his opinion to Lin Wei. Around 12 midnight, Luo and Du met on the way. Luo said to Du: "You don't have to go, now according to your opinion, the 200th Division will not go to Qiaoke Bodang, and change to Tangji."

Then he said: "I have directly ordered the 200th Division to assemble before dusk to attack the enemy east of Chokpadang, I wonder what the situation is now?"

Du Luming replied, "Qiao Kebai should determine the enemy situation, I only need 200 divisions to go to a regiment, if you have a direct order, maybe the main force has already arrived in Qiao Kebaidang." ”

When the two went to the east together, Luo Zhuoying told Du Luming again: "Luo Yikao on the east road has been defended, and the situation of the 55th Division is unknown for the time being, and now the Japanese army is advancing towards Tangji and Releem."

Du Luming did not sarcastically mock Luo Zhuoying, because this would be useless, and said calmly: "This is to be expected, when Qiao Kebai became British, I think that at present, we must concentrate the main force of the 5th Army, the 200th Division and the new 22nd Division, and fight for Tangji with the enemy." Otherwise, Tang Ji is not guaranteed, and Lashio will be in danger. ”

Du Luming insisted on his idea, and Luo Zhuoying did not refute or agree this time, nor did he explain his overall plan for the future.

stubbornly said: "As long as you bring the 200th division to Tangji, I will have a way to prepare for the battle of Mandalay."

On the 21st, the troops of the 56th Division of the enemy, which had broken through the Luo Yi Kao, divided into three routes and continued to advance north along the road, with one route to the east of Ha Bang leading to Releem, and the other two routes approaching Ha Bang on both sides.

The Commander of the Expeditionary Force ordered the division of troops to intercept the enemy forces on two fronts. The commander of the 6th Army, Gan Lichu, had only two battalions at his disposal, which were stationed in positions near Rerem. The chief of staff of the army, Lin Sen, had less than two hundred infantry and one company of artillery, and occupied positions in Ha Bang.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the vanguard of the Japanese army, under the cover of four armored vehicles, broke through the Hebang Fanjie position and advanced to our main position. At noon, with the support of the plane. Attacking the position west of Ha Bang, Lin Senmu's department, fought fiercely with the enemy for a day.

After nightfall, the follow-up troops of the Japanese army arrived one after another, and found that a large number of vehicles were speeding towards Tangnei. All Gan Lichu could do was to strengthen the fortifications overnight and break the road in front of the ring. On the 22nd, the enemy continued to attack the Ha Bang position. After a long fierce battle, the defenders suffered more than half of the casualties, and retreated to Mon State by night.

Noon on the 21st. After Du Liming asked about the Mintila Military Department, according to the order of Yu from the Commander's Department of the Expeditionary Force that morning; "Immediately order the 200th Division to support and command the 6th Army in order to launch an attack on the enemy advancing on the Tangji side."

8 p.m. that night. Du Yuming issued a combat order: "1. The purpose of the army is to defeat the enemy, that is, to use the 200th Division and the troops directly under the army. First enter and exit the area east of the miscellaneous ocean, search for the enemy's main force and attack it.

2. The cavalry regiment set off from Mintiera. Connecting the 200th division of tea 598 continents. Search for the enemy's situation in Tangji, and go deep behind enemy lines to reconnoiter where their strength lies. 3. The 200th Division was followed by the 598th Regiment. Attached to the mountain artillery battery. Using the car to lose the election, after the cavalry regiment, search and advance to the east of the Kafang Pass. 22 Arrive before dawn, cover the main force of the division and the car straight in and out. ”

He also ordered all artillery and chariots to assemble near Si Po, southwest of Lashio, to prepare for the battle of Releem. During the attack, the 75th Howitzer Battalion and the armored convoy were used to cooperate with the 2 00th Division.

The headquarters of the Commander of the Expeditionary Force was also moved to Kyauksi south of Mandalay on the 21st.

Due to the telephone connection between the staff group and the commander's department, Lin Wei used the telephone to inform Hou Teng, the representative of the British Army Headquarters stationed in Meimiao, that he immediately sent personnel to Kyaukxi to suggest to Luo Zhuoying;

"1. Can the transportation of the 200th Division be stopped immediately and the transportation of Tangji can be rerouted? 2. Can the new 28th Division be ordered to leave only one regiment to defend Mandalay, and Liu Bolong to lead the main force of the division or one regiment to be transported back to Xibao by train. Together with the 66th Army, the troops directly under the Lashio Army (engineer battalion, anti-aircraft artillery battalion, special service battalion, etc.) were commanded by one person, and then transported by car to the direction of Releem, in order to flank the enemy advancing north with the new 22nd Division. and cover the extremely empty Lashio base area. ”

Luo Zhuoying's handling of the opinions of the staff committee, for the first item, Li ordered Deputy Chief Du to lead the 200th division to drive back from the original car. and commanded the Gan army, preparing to meet the enemy of Luo Yikao's northward advance. With regard to the second item, it was not considered necessary to do so. Up to this time, Luo Zhuoying still did not have a practical understanding of the emptiness of the defense of the Eastern Front and the fragility of the combat effectiveness of the 6th Army, and took effective remedial measures in a timely manner.

On April 22, anti-British nationalists in Burma set fire to Tangji, looting overseas Chinese property, and disrupting communications and communications, which the British and Burmese colonial officials were unable to stop.

On April 23, the Japanese army attacked the front of Mon State with the main force, bypassing the right flank of Mon State position with one part. Cut off the back road of the forest forest and wood department. Gan Lichu ordered the burning of Relim's materials and equipment. Led the transfer of the military headquarters of the 6th Army.

The Japanese army took advantage of the chaos to occupy Tangji first. That day. The Chongqing Military Subcommittee sent a telegram to the Staff Corps stationed in Lashio to the expeditionary force: "The Lashio and Lelem highways should be destroyed immediately."

The General Staff Regiment telegraphed the new 28th Division of the 66th Army, that is, two battalions of the 82nd Regiment of Lashio to advance to the area north of Laika by car in two ways to cover the retreat of the 6th Army and carry out road destruction.

The division promptly notified the Chinese organs in Lacheng to send another telegram to the logistics department and the Ministry of Communications to prepare for the transportation and destruction of materials.

The 200th Division of the 5th Army and the 1st Division of the Army were ordered to be transferred from the two fronts of Chok Pak Padang back to the front line of Minla.

Fortunately, Dai Anlan knew that he had been deceived, and the troops stopped advancing, but instead prepared for retreat, Du Luming rushed to Qiao Kepadang by plane and immediately turned his gun and rushed directly to Tangji.

Du Luming was too anxious and marched directly with the 200th Division.

"Seagull, I hope we won't be too slow this time, Luo Yikao has already fallen, if Reliem falls again, we will go to Tangji for fear ......"

Dai Anlan was a little confused, with Zhang Ziwen's thousands of people on top, the Japanese army could last three days even if a wing attacked fiercely, right? What's more, there are several support troops, so there will be no loss.

Dai Anlan felt that this kind of problem would not arise, so he couldn't help but ask more: "Military seat, are Zhang Ziwen's troops rushing to Lelim or defending in Tangji now?"

Du Luming sat up suddenly, looked at Dai Anlan with puzzled eyes, and asked, "Didn't that kid follow you?"

Dai Anlan knew that something must have happened, and immediately replied: "Because the British army lied about the incident, he refused to act, so I left him in the southeast area of Mandalay as a flank of the new 22nd Division so that the military seat could be moved."

Du Luming slapped himself on the head, he was so angry in the past few days that he immediately asked someone to call and ask Zhang Ziwen to go to Tangji immediately and wait for help.