"Let them come, take this Liuchuan wing first" This is the original text of the telegram received by Zhou Chuang from the headquarters, the armored detachment that had arrived in Mandalay from Xibu only took a short rest and marched towards Donghu, accompanied by three battalions of the 1st Infantry Division. According to Zhao Zhi's plan, the armored detachment that had left Mandalay and the Jewish infantry of the three battalions had already opened a large net, waiting for the Yanagawa Wing, which was the vanguard of the 22nd and 56th Divisions, to step into the net.

Without the presence of the attackers, the confident Yanagawa Wing finally quickened its march, advancing about 60 miles in one morning, and arrived at an open area with a water source to set up camp before lunch. Yanagawa Takeshi was not blinded by the smooth morning, the Okamoto wing of the Sixth Division made the mistake of rushing forward before it was defeated by the Thunder Siege, the closer Yanagawa Takeshi got to Mandalay, the more cautious he became, and the 22nd Division that followed behind was only half a day's journey, once the troops on the front road, he planned to stick to the reinforcements, in short, he could not be surrounded and annihilated by the thunder like Okamoto Hoyuki.

"Order the search team to reconnoiter the surrounding targets, scouts to reconnoiter the situation, and the troops to slow down the pace of their advance" In front of him is an open field of Pingchuan, Yanagawa Takeshi is not worried that he will be attacked here, after lunch, Yanagawa Takeshi, who has been nervous, intends to slow down the troops, and it is best to camp here and wait for the 22nd Division behind to catch up. No one dared to refute the Wing Commander's wishes, and the search party and scouts who had hurriedly stuffed rice balls into their mouths were sent out to search and reconnoiter the surroundings as they had done in the morning.

"Captain, are we being too careful? At this pace, the Burmese indigenous resistance army that withdrew from Taungoo would have already run to Mandalay," the only person in the Yanagawa Wing who refuted Yanagawa was probably the military doctor Takao Hashimoto. This military doctor who graduated from the Imperial Military Medical University is a childhood friend of Takeshi Yanagawa , and the friendship between the two has been for thirty years, if it weren't for Takeshi Yanagawa 's strong request, I'm afraid Takao Hashimoto is still hiding in the jungle of the Philippines with the American big nose.

"Hashimoto-kun, didn't I say it a long time ago, don't call me co-captain, we are good friends, you can call me by my name directly, just like I call you Hashimoto-kun, not Hashimoto Shaoza" Takeshi Yanagawa on horseback gently tapped Takao Hashimoto on the back with a whip, and the latter could only roll his eyes to express his helplessness.

"Yanagawa-kun, you are the Wing Captain after all, and now you are on the march, if I call your name directly in front of other people, it will not be good for the prestige of your Wing Captain" Hashimoto Takao lightly knocked the horse's belly closer to Yanagawa Takeshi, and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear. His childhood friend became the co-captain, and Takao Hashimoto's heart was only relieved to support, and Takao Hashimoto, who was deeply rooted in the habits of a big family, would never do anything that would damage the face of his friends for his own pleasure.

"Okay, listen to you, I really can't do anything about you" Yanagawa Takeshi, who knew his friend's personality well, sat up straight with a helpless smile, and then said in a tone from superior to subordinate, "Hashimoto Shaosa, you must know that we are fighting against the famous Thunder, and the 13th Wing of the Sixth Division was besieged by Thunder and finally defeated because of its rash advance." The 13th Wing is the trump card unit in the 6th Division, and they can't withstand the attack of the Thunder, do you think that with only two-thirds of the strength of the 13th Wing, we have the strength to face the Thunder alone? ”

"A dozen miles further is a mountainous area, as far as I know, the Thunder's troops are as good at fighting mountain warfare as we are, we have come here after a long journey, and if the Thunder ambush the troops in front, then they are waiting for work. What we can do now is to slow down the pace of our march and wait for the main force of the division behind to catch up, as long as we have the advantage of our forces, I think the Thunder troops will not dare to fight us rashly, especially this open area is the most suitable for our combat vehicles and armored vehicles, as long as we spend tonight safely, it will only take half a day tomorrow, and we will be able to reach Mandalay."

Takeshi Yanagawa's persuasion successfully dispelled Takao Hashimoto's insistence, and the fate of the Sixth Division was the sorrow of the Japanese army in Burma. Takao Hashimoto just didn't want to wander on the mountain road so slowly, but Yanagawa Takeshi was the captain of the wing, and he was responsible for his three thousand soldiers, if the thunder really waited for them in front, maybe Yanagawa United would become the second 13th wing, and they would also end up being defeated by the thunder.

The scattered Japanese search teams and scouts still did not find the existence of the attackers, and even the Burmese guerrilla soldiers who were just dressed in meetings were nowhere to be found, which somewhat relieved Yanagawa Takeshi. The incident of the Thunder annihilation of the Sixth Division has only been a day, and the officers of both the 22nd Division and the 56th Division are the same as Yanagawa Takeshi, believing that even if the Thunder annihilates the Sixth Division, it is impossible for them to have no casualties at all. According to the combat effectiveness of the Sixth Division, if the Sixth Division is to be completely annihilated, Thunder will have to pay at least no less than 20,000 casualties.

The Burmese guerrillas, who had been guarding Dongoo and Sasaki for several days, suddenly disappeared, and according to Yanagawa Takeshi's thoughts, these Burmese natives should have gone back to Mandalay, where the defense force was empty, and the intelligence recovered by the search team and scout team also proved this. After passing his reliance back to the division, Takeshi Yanagawa got the order to camp on the spot, and the division commander Masao Watanabe didn't want his subordinates to rashly collide with Thunder's troops, why let the 22nd Division pick up the cheap, anyway, it was all for Mandalay, it was not as fair as acting together.

Like the troops of the national army, there were factional struggles in the Japanese army, and the 56th Division, which had the king of mountain and jungle warfare, looked down on the 22nd Division, especially the Sasaki Wing, which was known as the sword of the 22nd Division, was beaten by the Burmese natives and suffered heavy casualties, and no one in the 56th Division from top to bottom wanted to unite with the 22nd Division. This time, the Yanagawa Wing, as the vanguard of the two divisions, was the result of repeated negotiations between the commander of the 22nd Division, Miharu Oshirodo, and the raid on the Yangon pier and the defeat of the Sasaki Wing made the 22nd Division, which originally had only 12,000 men, less than 10,000 people.

The Thunder that can completely annihilate the Sixth Division is a terrifying place, and like Yanagawa Takeshi, Watanabe Masao does not have the determination of the 56th Division to face the Thunder alone, so he chose to compromise and send the Yanagawa Wing as the vanguard of the large army, the purpose of which is to form a group with the 22nd Division and use a large advantage to meet the Thunder who may garrison Mandalay. The Japanese army was busy with their own calculations, but Zhao Zhi, who hurried to Mandalay, was busy hitting the back of the head with his foot, and Molun's engineering troops had not yet rushed through the railway line in Mandalay, and the materials needed by Thunder in Mandalay could only be transported by air, and for the time being, only by air could it be reached.

Zhao Zhi's temporary headquarters was set up in the busy Mandalay airport, and the operational staff officers with various documents and intelligence came and went particularly frequently, and everyone's face was solemn. "Order, the armored detachment retreated 10 miles, their position was too far ahead, it would scare the Japanese away. Tell Joey to be more generous, you can pull the net a little bigger, so that you can catch more fish" Looking at the sand table built in the headquarters, Zhao Zhi's orders were issued one after another, and the staff officers in charge of recording couldn't keep up with Zhao Zhi's speed.

"Contact the infiltrator forces and see how many of the infiltrator troops that should have retreated according to the plan have not returned" The credit of the infiltrator forces this time is really not small. However, a team of infiltrators of more than 100 people commanded 3,000 Burmese guerrillas who could be called a rabble in the Donghu defense line, and fought fiercely against the Sasaki United for several days, if it weren't for Zhao Zhi's bigger plan, maybe the situation on the Donghu defense line would have undergone fundamental changes, and the Sasaki United might end up with the same fate as the 13th Wing.

"Order, the scout detachment will attack on all fronts, from now on, I want to know the detailed movements of the Japanese army" After staring at the sand table for a while, Zhao Zhiyou added a new order, "Pull up the sweeping team too, isn't this 56th Division known as the king of mountains and jungles?" Let the cleaning team play with them to see who is more powerful" A bad interest from Zhao Zhi actually sent the cleaning team that had been hiding in the snow as well. Thunder's sweeping team is a professional mountain force, which was trained by Zhao Zhi to attack Burma, and they don't pay attention to tactical coordination like mercenary troops, and the only training subject of the sweeping team is killing.

"The airfield is closed after dark, the fighters are ready for battle 24 hours a day, the bomber group is notified to do all the checks and preparations before departure, and the commander in charge of the airport guard comes to me before dinner to report that the supply of fuel and weapons must be guaranteed to be normal" As it got closer and darker, Zhao Zhi began to become more and more excited. It has only been a day since the annihilation of the Sixth Division, this time the Thunder has to face two Japanese divisions, in the face of a strong enemy, the bloodthirsty factor in Zhao Zhi's body has begun to trouble, he wants to be here, in Mandalay, to defeat the two Japanese divisions that attacked, and give Thunder a prestige.

For every order of Zhao Zhi, Xiao Ziyun and they are very careful to write down, Xiao Ziyun and they are actually not a qualified combat staff officer, because they are used to obeying Zhao Zhi's orders, and they have even trusted them to the point of blind obedience without asking why. Just like Thunder at this time is facing the attack of two Japanese divisions, if this is placed in the national army, Xiao Ziyun and they may have already made a strategic shift, but now they believe that Thunder will definitely be able to defeat the attacking Japanese army, because it is Zhao Zhi who commands them, and Zhao Zhi, who has never been defeated.