The "Guanggan 2 Point" division faction rushed to the battlefield and launched a counterattack at Fotuao, and launched a fierce battle on the front line of Yetuao, and the heavy artillery regiment and the divisional artillery regiment in Lashio City poured shells on the slopes of the main peak, and the shells exploded all the way from the mountainside to the foot of the mountain. The Japanese suffered heavy casualties. Lu Junquan took the opportunity to launch a counterattack, and the Japanese army was in confusion, and the expeditionary force recaptured two hills, and the situation on La Popa Mountain was temporarily stabilized.

The situation in Mount La Popa has eased, but the situation in the west of the city has become tense again, and the situation of the distiller Jiyin Kaedebu, who is in charge of guarding the west of the city, is still dangerous. The mountains to the west of the city are not high, but they are undulating and continuous, and the wide forest covers the land like a large green carpet.

This geography made it more difficult to defend, and the 22nd Division continued to attack this impenetrable line, attacking three of the four lines of defense set up by the division in one day. Gao Yinzhen retreated to the last line of defense, with his back to Lashio, struggling to support.

In a small town more than 50 kilometers away from Lashio, Shi Bianwei was in a small restaurant on the side of the road with Simmons and others. Then a person sat sullenly on the side, and at this time, he received a telegram from Zhuang Jihua.

Zhuang Jihua told him in a telegram that the Japanese troops of the two divisions had attacked Lashio, and at this moment there was fierce fighting on all fronts in Lashio, and the road to Lashio was no longer safe, and advised him to withdraw to Myitkyina immediately.

Stilwell took the telegram with some disbelief, and on the way to Lashio, the bad news continued, the British army announced the surrender of the besieged British army, more than 10,000 British troops laid down their arms, and Alexander called angrily to blame the expeditionary force for not saving him when he saw death. In the face of such accusations, Stilwell was speechless, making his already bad mood even worse.

The reporters who followed him also seemed to have received news from Ringanqiang, and they whispered. The attitude of the British reporters gradually became a little angry, and some people could not help but come over to question them during the meal.

But the staff officer's report made everyone silent, Stilwell held the telegram, his hands were trembling slightly, and two Japanese divisions suddenly appeared on Lashio, a vital choke point.

"Is Zhuang Wencao lying?" Rogan grabbed it and asked, and the other two reporters also asked suspiciously: "General, how did the Japanese army get to Lashio?" Two divisions? How did 50,000 people cross the northern forests of Myanmar Shoubei? ”

Stilwell didn't answer, all he knew now was the piece of paper in his hand, Simmons hurriedly came over to persuade a few reporters to go, and then returned to Stilwell.

"Do you think it's true?" The telegram in Shi Bianwei's hand, Simmons nodded after thinking about it for a while: "General Zhuang Jihua has always insisted that the Japanese army will take a detour to Lashio, and for this reason, he left the 58th Army in Lashio, and it is said that this army was trained by his own hands. He has participated in the Guangde counterattack and the Battle of Xuzhou, and is one of the elites of the squadron. ”

Stilwell, of course, knew about the force, and at the time he was in China as an observer for the U.S. government. Now he is caught in a strange circle, if he admits that Zhuang Jihua's judgment is correct, then all the previous arguments are reasonable, but if Zhuang Jihua is reasonable, then he Stilwell's insistence on fighting in Mandalay is wrong, if this conclusion is true, in the future, his Stilwell's authority in the expeditionary force will be seriously weakened, and it will be more difficult to command the squadron, and it will eventually become a symbol, a symbol of the existence of the United States in the Chinese battlefield.

"If that's the case, we'll go to Lashio, and I'll never leave the battlefield." Stilwell's fists clenched.

Simmons was a little surprised: "Lashio is fighting fiercely, we don't have an escort, it's very dangerous to go like this"

"That's got to go, the battle has begun. As the supreme commander of the expeditionary force, I had to fight on the battlefield with my soldiers. After Stilwell finished speaking, he turned to everyone and announced: "Lashio is in the midst of fierce fighting, I have decided that we should rush to Lashio at once, and leave in five minutes. ”

The reporters were in an uproar, then fell silent, and Stilwell turned and walked towards the jeep, and after a while. The officers got into their cars, and the reporters split into two groups, most of whom decided to go to Myitkyina. Logan and several other reporters got into the U.S. military's car.

Stilwell looked at the time, nodded slightly, and the driver started the car, rolled up a puff of dust, and sped towards the liver.

Fifty kilometers is not far, at most it is more than an hour, and after walking for a while, there is a faint sound of artillery in the distance, and Stilwell parked the car on the side of the road. Stand up and give a loud order: "Prepare for battle!" ”

The officers drew their weapons one after another, and the bullets were loaded. Stilwell nodded expressionlessly, sat back, raised his hand, and waved it forward. The convoy set off again, this time in a jeep with machine guns at the forefront.

As we got closer to Lashio, the sound of the cannon became clearer and clearer. The entire convoy was highly tense, everyone was insured, and as soon as there was the slightest abnormality, the battle immediately began. At the junction, Stilwell ordered a turn. Entering the city through the west gate, the convoy made a circle and headed towards the west gate.

"Stop!" With a sharp drink, an obstacle appeared in front, the old and black inner muzzle was like a great enemy, and the officers and soldiers in the noon team jumped out of the car, "the car is hidden, Shi Guowei is very calm" He heard that this was the voice of the Chinese, since there are Chinese soldiers here, then the Japanese have not yet arrived.

It soon became clear that the defenders were a platoon of slack divisions, and Stilwell called the platoon commander over to inquire about the situation in the city.

"Sir, I don't know, but it is said that the situation is not very good, and the little devil seems to have taken mad medicine. and the brothers of the old 3rd Division suffered heavy casualties, and the little devils also attacked the city and were defeated by us. "The platoon commander did not know the whole situation, only that there were many wounded.

"Sir, fortunately you are walking this way, if you go through the south gate, you may run into devils." The platoon commander looked at the foreign noses of this team, which was quite high-ranked. The heart said that this was going to be hindered by the little devil, and the devil would take advantage of it.

Stilwell didn't answer, and Simmons asked, "Are there any devils in this area?" ”

"No, the devil can't take care of it for the time being." The platoon commander smiled and said, "Don't worry." Sir, with us here, there are no devils in this area. ”

Stilwell said no more, and the jeep sped forward again, and the sky was already glowing red. The sky is dyed as red as blood, and the mountains and rivers are covered with a blood-like veil. The thick smell of gunsmoke filled the city, the streets were empty, and the occasional patrol passed by, and Stilwell did not see the panic on their faces that he had seen on the faces of the British.

"Gao Huai, you guard Lao Tzu! Even if you die, you will die on the battlefield for Lao Tzu! ”

Before entering the room, Stilwell heard Zhuang Jihua roaring hoarsely in the room, his voice was a little hoarse, his temper was a little short, and the microphone was slammed on the landline.

"General Sbianway." Xiao Yisu was standing at the door of Stilwell, Stilwell strode in, Zhuang Jihua turned his head to look at him, Stilwell still had arrogance on him, he couldn't help frowning, and only turned around after hesitation.

"Why, General Zhuang doesn't welcome me?" Shi Guowei was very keen, and immediately noticed Zhuang Jihua's expression.

Zhuang Jihua scolded in his heart, this war is tense, and he has time to talk with this old guy, so he turned around helplessly, and squeezed out a smile on his face that was more ugly than crying.

"I didn't expect you to come to Lashio, how dangerous this road is, fortunately I didn't meet a little devil, otherwise the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force would have died, and I really wouldn't have been able to explain it to the commission and President Roosevelt."

"Don't worry, the bullet that hit me hasn't been made yet." Stilwell walked to the table disapprovingly, as if nothing had happened between the two: "How's the battle going?" ”

"The number of the Japanese army has been clarified, it is the 56th Division and the 22nd Division" Zhuang Jihua stood next to him: "The commander in charge is the commander of the 56th Division, Masao Watanabe, this Watanabe is very cunning. From the beginning, it was a chaotic battle, trying to take advantage of the superiority of his soldiers in quality compared to ours to capture Lashio in a war of words, but fortunately the commanders at all levels were calm. There was no confusion, and now the situation is gradually improving. ”

Stilwell stared at the map, he couldn't read it, and according to the markings, there were battles everywhere. There were Japanese troops everywhere, in front, on the flanks, in the flanks. They are all fighting, and they can't see that that's the point, that's the main direction of attack. "What kind of battle is this? Why is it so messy. What about the money for our army's defense? Shi Guowei frowned and asked.

Zhuang Jihua smiled bitterly in his heart, he didn't listen to what he just said, so he had to repeat it again: "This is a chaotic battle, the Japanese army did not fight according to the method in the textbook, but divided the troops into small units, trying to penetrate from the forest, attacking us from the flank and rear, just like they did in the south." ”

Stilwell had never fought such a battle, and the West Point Military Academy had never taught him how to fight such a battle, he was still puzzled, Zhuang Jihua shook his head slightly: "General, Watanabe's purpose is to take advantage of the soldiers' superiority in quality, disperse our army's firepower, create panic, and then take advantage of the chaos to occupy Lashio." ”

For a whole day, Zhuang Jihua was thinking about Watanabe Masao's purpose, and now he finally figured it out. Masao Watanabe knows that it is interspersed from a distance. He could not carry heavy artillery, could not carry more ammunition. Therefore, it is very dangerous to attack Lashio in a dignified manner, but on the contrary, it seems to be risky to take this way, but in fact it is the most likely to succeed.

Understand that Zhuang Jihua really has no way to deal with it, the Japanese soldiers are very strong, full of initiative, proficient in tactics, and will take the initiative to take action according to changes in the battlefield situation, on the contrary, the Chinese soldiers are far from meeting this requirement.

Therefore, Zhuang Jihua had no choice but to stick to the fulcrum with the main force, organize several mobile troops, patrol in the war zone, and rush there when the gun is fired, this style of play is extremely passive, but fortunately, the soldiers of the Yunnan army are still very tenacious when holding their positions, and each position will be lost after all the battles are killed. And the continuous counterattacks of the various divisions also restrained the actions of the Japanese army.

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