Chapter XXVIII
"We are the pride of the sky, we are the elite of the battlefield, and the enemy will tremble because of our name, because we are the Airborne Forces" This is a sentence engraved on the doorpost of the airborne troops training camp when Zhao Zhi formed the Airborne Forces Legion. This phrase written in Chinese and English became the motto of the airborne troops, although Zhao Zhi almost used rogue deeds to recruit young Jews to join the Thunder Army, but it is the wish of every young man to make achievements, especially to see those mercenaries who show off everywhere because of their military exploits, the soldiers in the Airborne Forces are full of energy to train.
Today is a special day, and the airborne training that was supposed to take place today has been canceled, because Zhao Zhi, the boss of Thunder, is coming to the airborne training camp today. Zhao Zhi is a legend in the hearts of hundreds of thousands of young Jews, not only to fight thousands of miles to bring millions of Jews back to China from war-torn Europe, but also to establish an armed force of more than 100,000 people, although Lei Ting is now only temporarily living in Kunming through the place of the Nationalist Government, but now it is a troubled era, with a gun in his hand to live, Zhao Zhi is no less important than a god in the hearts of these Jewish soldiers.
Thunder's elite soldiers are all deployed in Kunming, once many defensive points in western Yunnan are broken through by the Japanese army, all these things built by Thunder will fail. Zhao Zhi has too much effort here, for the sake of Thunder and for himself, he must do it when he sends troops to Burma, even if he fails, of course. Historically, in January 1944, the new 22nd and 38th divisions of the Chinese Army in India launched a counteroffensive from Ledo on the north road, and in May, the Japanese 15th Army concentrated its forces to attack Imphal, and on May 11, more than 200,000 troops in China began to engage in a major counteroffensive.
At that time, the Nationalist troops stationed in India already had many new divisions, such as the 30th Division, the 14th Division, and the 50th Division, which were later airlifted, but now these troops are still waiting to be reequipped in China. Zhao Zhi now has a 20,000-strong airborne troop, 40,000 ground troops, and two mixed fighter units, and if you count the militia units that have been organized by Zhao Zhi into logistical baggage, the total strength of the thunder has reached almost 90,000.
At this moment, the Japanese army gathered a large army, waved heavy troops in Imphal, trying to block the Chinese army in western Yunnan, the situation is clear, from the Chongqing Prefectural Military Commission to the Thunder inside, everyone understands a truth, that is, the greater the crisis, the greater the chance. Considering the current war situation, don't look at the heat of the Japanese army's attack in Southeast Asia, which is stained with the United States, and the only thing that awaits the Japanese army is defeat. Thunder is fundamentally said to be the war wealth, and saying that the Yunnan-Burma Highway is the foundation of Thunder is just an excuse for Zhao Zhi to send troops to Burma.
All the officers of Thunder are like Spiegel in their hearts, and this trip to Myanmar will not be as easy as in Shanxi. The gathering of hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops in Burma is not as simple as plotting Burma alone, but at the moment there are less than 100,000 Jewish troops attacking Burma, what if the Japanese army increases its troops in Burma again? Can the Burmese and the British count on it? The answer, of course, is no. But it is inevitable that Thunder will send troops to Burma, and no one can change this plan. Once India falls, the Japanese army is likely to immediately turn its guns on western Yunnan, and then echo the Chinese army to send troops to invade Kunming again with heavy troops, and then Kunming, Changsha, Changde, and Hengyang will be subject to the Japanese army everywhere.
"This training camp, this is the first time I've come here, I originally thought I would see a group of passive and lazy guys in training," Zhao Zhi's first sentence on the viewing platform ignited the hearts of the airborne troops standing below. "It's okay, you standing in front of me are still qualified to be called soldiers" Zhao Zhi's second sentence made the soldiers who were already tense relax their bodies, and they were okay, and they finally got Zhao Zhi's affirmation.
"But," Zhao Zhi changed his words, and hung the hearts of the airborne troops in the air, "You can only be called soldiers now, and you are far from a soldier." Why do you say that, because the difference between soldiers and civilians is that you have more weapons in your hands, and soldiers are made for war, and I need soldiers, the most elite fighters, not a bunch of guys who are no different from civilians"
"Sir, we are not civilians, we are soldiers, we are the most elite soldiers in the world" As soon as Zhao Zhi's words fell, the airborne soldiers standing on the playground shouted, and the sound was so loud that Rowling, who was standing on the stage together, couldn't help but cover her ears. "We are the pride of the sky, we are the elite of the battlefield, and the enemy will tremble because of our name, because we are the airborne troops" The airborne troops, who stood with their backs to their backs, began to shout loudly the precepts of the airborne troops, and the voices became louder and louder.
"Okay, I know that you are airborne troops" Zhao Zhi pinched his ears with his fingers, stretched out his hand to press, and the voice of the audience gradually stopped, "I'm not saying that you are too bad, you must know that the next plan of action of the Thunder is to attack Burma." The 1st Airborne Division will go to Baotou to stand by, and your 2nd Airborne Division will enter Burma one step ahead of the ground troops, and you will face tens of thousands of Japanese troops at that time. Our current airborne landing can only ensure the airborne fire of heavy machine guns and light mortars, it is impossible to get the support of armored armament and large-caliber artillery, only elite fighters can complete this task, I want to ask you, are you ready to attack Burma? ”
"Always ready, the Second Airborne Division, invincible in the world" I don't know who taught these Jewish airborne soldiers the slogan, Rowling almost didn't laugh on the spot when she heard it, but the full emotions of the airborne soldiers made Zhao Zhi nod. Confidence is good, but blind faith commands them to lose their lives, which is why Zhao Zhi repeatedly uses words to hit their self-confidence.
"Bring things up" More than a dozen mercenaries came to the stage, holding the latest new equipment developed by the arsenal technicians, which can shoot 50 meters of small hand crossbows, bulletproof vests, pull-hair smoke bombs, hand-thrown incendiary bombs, tripping infantry mines, and the last mercenary to come to the stage held a flag in his hand. Zhao Zhi stretched out his hand and grabbed the corner of the flag, so that the entire flag was unfolded in front of the airborne troops, and the ink-colored flag was written with two big characters - lightning bolt.
"Starting from the military command, every unit under the command of Thunder will have an official number in the future, and now four troops under Thunder have received new numbers. This flag is the fifth military flag that we are about to send out by Thunder, and the two words on it are called lightning, and I hope that the actions of the airborne troops should be as swift as lightning, and after the airborne landing behind enemy lines, they can hit your targets as accurately and quickly as lightning."
The military flag that the airborne troops in the audience shouted for was displayed, but Zhao Zhi didn't seem to have the intention of awarding the flag on the spot, "The military flag is there, but now is not the time to give you the flag, I haven't seen any lightning qualities on your body." I will keep this military flag for you first, if you can make a name for yourself as an airborne division in the airborne mission that is about to begin, I will personally present the flag to you" Until you left the training camp of the Airborne Forces, the flag embroidered with the lightning name was in the hands of the mercenaries, and the eyes of the airborne soldiers were about to drip blood.
"The equipment has been issued, and the star officers of each company have come to receive the new equipment" Zhao Zhi walked on his front feet, and dozens of trucks drove into the training camp, and the new equipment that the mercenaries brought to the stage just now was all in the carriage. Zhao Zhi's words just now already indicate that the war is about to begin, and now that new equipment has entered the camp, even a brainless guy can think that the airborne division will soon have a sortie mission. For a while, the expressions on everyone's faces varied, some were eager to try to win the battle, and some were drawn with crosses on their chests to pray for God's blessing.
"Are you really going to send an airborne division to advance into Burma? Didn't you say that their current level is not good enough? Wouldn't that be too hasty? On the car back, Rowling looked at Zhao Zhi, who seemed to be a little brow-scowling, and wanted to talk about it to divert Zhao Zhi's attention. The Yunnan-Burma Highway has been heavily blocked by the Japanese army, and once our baggage cannot keep up, the troops parachuted into Burma will fall into the encirclement of the Japanese army due to the lack of ammunition supplies, and what awaits them can only be death or surrender and be captured, is it not after the infantry division crosses the Nu River? ”
"Don't worry, since I have arranged for the airborne division to advance to Burma, I will not let them face the situation of lack of ammunition" Zhao Zhi whispered a few words close to Luo Ying's ear, Luo Lin's face instantly turned shocked, and what Zhao Zhi told her was too shocking. When the Jewish road protection force was formed in Burma, Zhao Zhi secretly ordered the mercenary unit to set up more than a dozen material reserve points on the front line of the Yunnan-Burma Highway, and a large number of American-caliber ammunition and European-style large-caliber artillery and ammunition were stored in them, and there were even the ten Tiger tanks that Zhao Zhi brought back from Germany.
"One of our mercenary squads has secretly infiltrated Myanmar in advance, and according to the information they have sent back, the contents of those storage points are safe and sound. As long as the airborne division can be successfully airdropped in place, the ammunition and materials in those reserve points are enough to support their activities in Myanmar for half a year, don't forget, we still have a lot of Burmese friends, and they will also help the airborne division" Rowling twisted Zhao Zhi's waist strangely, if Zhao Zhi could tell her these things earlier, she wouldn't have been so anxious to worry about the airborne division just now.
"What I'm worried about now is not this, it is obviously impossible for the entire airborne division to carry out the airdrop at the same time, and there is no such large airdrop site on the Burmese side. I'm worried that after the airborne troops are phased in, there will be vacancies in the connection of the airborne divisions, leaving an opportunity for the Japanese army to take advantage of" Zhao Zhi looked at the airborne training camp that gradually disappeared from view with some worry, and let out a long sigh.