Hun Yi Su Dannai shook his head, and then drafted a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, and when the staff officer returned, he brought an urgent telegram. Xiao Yisu was a little nervous after seeing it: "Commander, General Zhang Chuan of the 66th Army called that the Japanese army and the Thai army assembled on the Thai-Burmese border secretly crossed the jungle on the Thai-Burmese border, and all the checkpoints set up by the 66th Army on the border were attacked. ”

To Xiao Yisu's surprise, Zhuang Jihua let out a sigh of relief after hearing about it, stood up a little excitedly, and hit each other with his hands: "That's right" He took two steps in the carriage, turned around and took a sip of coffee on the table, and then looked back at Xiao Yisu: "I've been thinking, Iida Ming knows that I have a heavy army in Lashio, and he only sent a division to take a detour to Lashio, isn't this a gift for me to eat?" This is unreasonable, and with this division, it is reasonable. ”

"Iida knows that Lashio has heavy troops? Xiao Yisu was a little puzzled, how did Iida know about the situation of Lashio, and why did he take the risk of taking a detour to Lashio?

"I am among the enemies, and I am among the enemies; Moreover. There are many people in the Deqin Party who are inclined to the Japanese army, and it is impossible for us to hide from these Burmese natives." Zhuang Jihua didn't care: "The reason why Iida still insists on detours is, on the one hand, blind self-confidence; On the other hand, this move itself is a risk, and how many troops in Lashio are risky, and once successful, the benefits are very large. But this time he miscalculated. ”

Zhuang Jihua's tone changed in vain: "Order Zhang Lun, find out the number of the Japanese army, and shrink the troops." Make sure that Jingdong and let the Japanese army come over. What Iida didn't expect was that our troops in Lashio were not only the 58th Army. The 103rd Army was hidden north of Lashio, and if the 56th Division did not come, it would come. There's no going back. ”

After receiving Zhuang Jihua's telegram, the 58th Army had entered an advanced state in an all-round way. A curfew was imposed in the city, and soldiers patrolled the streets and alleys, and the divisions and Zhao divisions stationed outside the city were all on alert. Division commanders Lu Danquan and Lu Daoyuan moved their headquarters to their positions, and all the commanders of the whole army remained in their command positions at 24 o'clock, and the soldiers were all holding guns, eating, drinking, and sleeping, all on the positions, and the tense atmosphere of the approaching big battle permeated the whole city.

The station is a key place of vigilance, Lu Han and Zhang Chong greeted Zhuang Jihua at the station, Zhuang Jihua asked about the situation of Lashio after getting on the train, and Lu Han reported one by one.

"Martial law in the city was lifted". Zhuang Jihua pondered and said: "This kind of atmosphere like a great enemy will make Iida vigilant if he stops calculating profits." All our preparations will be in vain. ”

Lu Han was shocked and had to admit that he had ignored this question, and Zhuang Jihua asked again: "Is the 103rd Secretary ready?" ”

"Commander Sun has already entered a hidden position with the whole army. Ready for battle" Lu Han thought for a moment and said: "The question now is what if the Japanese army first launches an attack on the 103rd Army? Am I a reinforcement or no reinforcement?.

"Don't move, Lashio can't move, attacking the 103rd Army won't get any benefits, in addition to cutting off our army's way back, they also have to get supplies from Lashio, otherwise, our army will not be able to stop him from counterattacking." Zhuang Jihua's consideration of the Battle of Lashio has been fully matured: "What's more, the Renkang River Valley where the 103rd Army is stationed. The terrain is dangerous, and it is not good to defend and attack, Sun Liren can't hold it, and he Sun Liren has fought for so many years in vain

Chiang Kai-shek himself was suspicious of the British. After receiving Zhuang Jihua's telegram, he asked He Yingqin to discuss with Bai Chongxi, who agreed with Zhuang Jihua's analysis that as long as the expeditionary force maintained strong pressure in northern Burma, it would be impossible for the Japanese army to advance westward to attack India, and Japan did not have such a large force.

"Japan, the smallest country, how much strength can it have, the Chinese battlefield, the Soviet Russian battlefield, the Pacific theater, the Southeast Asian theater, their forces have long been insufficient to support such a huge battlefield, and now the occupation of Burma is already the limit of their strength, the end of the strong crossbow can not wear Lu Min, they cannot attack India, Stilwell is in empty words to scare Bai Chongxi's tone is very certain, his face is full of sneers: "I hope that they attack India, attack India, at least 500,000 troops are needed, so he can only draw troops from the Chinese battlefield, There will be little pressure on us to counterattack

He Yingqin also believes that Lashio is the most important game, and if Lashio is lost, the logistics of the expeditionary force will be cut off. It is bound to be a great chaos in the army, and hundreds of thousands of elites will all be lost in Burma.

But if you don't save the British army, it will be difficult to explain in the international community, and it will inevitably cause the anger of the allies, Chiang Kai-shek hesitated, Chen Cheng saw Chiang Kai-shek's hesitation, so he suggested: "Commission, I think let Stilwell go to Zhuang Jihua, he is the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force." Zhuang Jihua is his deputy. ”

He Yingqin's face changed, and then returned to normal. Bai Chongxi opened his mouth to speak, but in the end he didn't say anything. Chiang Kai-shek thought about it and nodded: "Okay, so be it, also send a telegram to Lin Wei, and in addition, let the Fifth Army immediately go to western Yunnan." It is under the direct command of the Kunming camp

The Fifth Army, which has been resting and training in the Yunnan-Guizhou-Guizhou region, is China's best-equipped unit. Not to mention all the American equipment, there is also a tank division. Three hundred and sixty tanks, including newly produced, Bi tanks and self-propelled guns, which were newly developed. Yu Daweiguo

Yi Xunshu is a fine concave and said that Xunshan is a different body clam

This force was Chiang Kai-shek's heart, and Chiang Kai-shek originally planned to use this force as the main force of the counteroffensive, but now that the situation in Burma was tense, Chiang Kai-shek could not care so much.

After Lin Wei received the telegram, he couldn't help but sigh. said to the left and right: "Zhuang Cultural Revolution is young and vigorous. In the future, I will have to endure some hardships. ”

Stilwell stops and stops along the way. So much so that Zhuang Jihua has already arrived in Lashio. He also received a telegram from Chiang Kai-shek halfway through, and he couldn't laugh or cry. If he wants to command Zhuang Jihua, do you still need to send you a telegram from Chiang Kai-shek. But now Chiang Kai-shek kicked the ball back. What could he do? Alexander sent several telegrams a day asking for help, urging the troops to come to the rescue. Alexander bluntly told him that if the help did not arrive within three days, the besieged British army would have to surrender.

The tradition of European and American armies is that when faced with a desperate situation, soldiers can surrender in order to save their lives. There will be no reproach in the future.

"Give Zhuang Jihua the next one. Order, let him send the Honor 10th Division to relieve the siege of the British army. Simmons suggested, and Stilwell nodded bitterly, and a group of reporters chatting nervously not far away. Like other European and American generals, Shi Qiwei's entourage also included many reporters.

The news of the siege of Ringanqiang had already reached the ears of the reporters, and the British reporters anxiously inquired about the news from the officers, asking when they would be able to send troops to relieve the siege. But the news from the officers disappointed them greatly. The Chinese are retreating into the country and refusing to send troops to relieve the siege.

This news made the British reporter furious, and Rogan squeezed past the guards and ran to Shi Qiwei to ask: "General, Ren'anqiang is besieged, what can the general do to relieve them." ”

"I have already ordered General Zhuang Wenge to send the Honorary Tenth Division to relieve the siege of Ren'anqiang." Stilwell said steadily, but there was a hint of helplessness on the corner of his mouth.

"When will reinforcements arrive? General Logan was skeptical: "I heard that the squadron is retreating to the Sino-Burmese border. ”

Stilwell hesitated, and the soldier's uprightness receded slightly, and the diplomat turned sleek up: "I have already forwarded the order to General Zhuang, and the allies must trust each other, and I believe he can handle it." ”

After saying that, he turned around and boarded the jeep and gave the order to drive, leaving Logan there in a daze, and several reporters surrounded him to inquire about the situation, Logan reluctantly relayed Stilwell's words to them, and almost everyone showed disbelief in their eyes.

"Hasn't the squadron retreated to Lashio, can Zhuang really send reinforcements?"

"Stilwell isn't lying, is he?

"It's useless to talk here, everything will be clear when we get to Lashio, let's go to Lashio." Logan interrupted everyone, and everyone boarded their cars in a panic and ran towards Lashio.

Zhuang Jihua didn't pay attention to Shi Qiwei's telegram at all. He sent a telegram directly to Alexander, telling him that there were not many Japanese troops besieging Ringanqiang, two. The British and 17th Divisions of the division combined could completely break through the encirclement of the Japanese army.

This time he returned to Lashio, unusually. did not appear in public, but secretly stationed in the weeping willow village outside the city, this manor is a Burmese overseas Chinese businessman's annex, the manor is not large, it is equivalent to a two-entry courtyard.

In order not to alarm the Japanese spies in Lashio and stabilize Ji Feixiang, Zhuang Jihua asked Gong Chu to stay in Mandalay with his headquarters, and it was announced that Chiang Kai-shek would hold an operational meeting in Lashio to deploy the Battle of Mandalay.

The battle of Tangji is nearing its end. The Japanese sneak attack failed to change to a strong attack, and was resolutely resisted by the new 28th Division, the new 44th Division reinforced in time, Hosokawa saw that the reinforcements of the squadron had arrived, and led his troops to escape into the jungle.

Tanaka Shinichi commanded the 18th Division, the 33rd Division, and the 35th Division to attack Pingmanna. Yu Chengwan gave up Pingmanna and retreated to Darcy, and the burden on Yu Chengwan's shoulders was very heavy, three divisions of the New Eighth Army. Although Zhuang Jihua put the new 28th Division and the Lu Ruishan Independent Brigade under his command, the combat effectiveness of the new 28th Division and the new 39th Division is not the same, and Liu Bolong is not as good as Dai Anlan, and the only thing that comforts him is that the combat effectiveness of the Lu Ruishan Independent Brigade is not low.

Zhuang Jihua's order to Yu Chengwan was that Tanaka Shinichi must be blocked south of Xibu.

Yu Chengwan knew that he had a burden on his shoulders, so he arranged for the new 46th Division to block along the way, and each brigade took turns to retreat after one day, abandoning Pingmanna and Darcy all the way and retreating to Mandalay. Chase along the railroad.

Ji Feixiang, who was in Mandalay, felt that the situation was getting more and more weird, and there were fewer people in the headquarters. Her top boss, Gong Xiuhua, suddenly couldn't find it. Lin Yueying has been inseparable from her for the past few days, which makes her feel very strange.

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