"Sir, the Airborne Division is already on its way, and it is estimated that it will be here in less than an hour." In between cleaning the battlefield, Zhao Zhi finally heard the news about the Airborne Division. Zhao Zhi left from Mandalay in a hurry, only brought dozens of mercenaries and some supplies with him, and the operation of intercepting the 25th Army also relied on the soldiers of these airborne divisions to pick up the beams, and the arrival of the airborne division gave Zhao Zhi sufficient troops, and he did not have to trouble arranging troops when encountering more Japanese troops.

Zhao Zhi had two airborne divisions in his hands, and the airborne division sent to the Far East had withdrawn to Zhangwu County, where he had to help Yu Dazhi train new airborne troops while guarding Qinglongping Airport. Zhao Zhi transferred the airborne division stationed in Mandalay this time, but he only transferred 10,000 people, and the remaining 10,000 people will continue to be stationed in northern Myanmar as a mobile force.

"Send a telegram to Mandalay, asking them to send some geological engineers over there, I want to see if the airdrop site we have selected is suitable for building an airfield, as long as it can take the fighters." Zhao Zhi has been pondering about the construction of an airport here, if the airdrop field is suitable for the construction of an airport, then Zhao Zhi will be able to use the air strike capability of the fighter unit to deal with the 25th Army to the greatest extent, and I believe that the 25th Army will also be holding its head when facing powerful incendiary bombs.

With the construction of the airfield as a premise, the mercenaries were cleaning up the battlefield while cutting down trees, shrubs and weeds around the drop site to clear as much area and space as possible. Yan Wudao, who is quite interested in steel armor, brought dozens of mercenaries to help the sappers build a steel fortress around the airdrop site, his desire to carry steel armor has been rejected by Zhao Zhi, mercenaries are good at fast running battles, how to run quickly with such old and heavy things on their backs. Therefore, Zhao Zhi arranged for Yan Wudao to help the sappers build steel fortresses, and it was good to have a good time with them.

Food can be airdropped to replenish, but a large amount of water needs to be solved on the spot, so Zhao Zhi took out a team of scouts to find water, and he has now completely used this place as an advance base in planning, but I don't know if the 25th Army under the mountain will give Zhao Zhi time to build here. Zhao Zhi put these things aside for the time being and didn't think about it, he was waiting for the arrival of the airborne division, before the arrival of follow-up troops, all plans against the enemy were empty talk on paper, and the battle between the Japanese army still depended on strength.

The Sato Brigade, which was swept away by the machine gunners under Yan Wudao, belonged to the Fifth Wing of the Fifth Division, including the Koizumi Squadron, which was completely annihilated at Taniguchi. The Fifth Division, also known as the Hiroshima Division, was one of the first seven divisions to be organized in Japan. One of the 17 standing divisions before the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, it set a record of fighting against more than 70 divisions in the Chinese battlefield, and was known as the "Steel Army".

In 1937, immediately after the outbreak of the 77 Incident, the 5th Division was transferred to North China under the command of Seishiro Itagaki at that time. On August 16, 1937, it was put into operation at Nankou; In the eastern section of Pingsui Road, he captured Zhangjiakou, Weixian and other places, and participated in the Jinshanwei landing in accordance with the orders of the Japanese base camp. In late September of the same year, he fought at Pingxingguan, in early October he fought at Xinkou, and on November 8, he captured Taiyuan; Among them, another part of the 5th Division also participated in the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing. At the end of 1937, the Fifth Division defeated more than 30 Chinese divisions along the way, creating a prestigious reputation as the "Steel Army".

In January 1938, it was transferred to the Second Army for Qingdao and Jiaoji Road, participated in the battles of Linyi and Taierzhuang in the Battle of Xuzhou in March, transferred to the North China Dispatch Army on July 4, and transferred to the 21st Army on September 19, and was transferred to South China to capture the surrounding areas of Guangdong. On November 29, he returned to Shandong to rest and recuperate, and on September 5, 39, he was transferred to the Kwantung Army, and on September 29, he was transferred to the base camp reserve and waited in Dalian. On October 16, he again maneuvered to Hainan Island by boat, participated in the capture of Nanning, and participated in the Battle of Kunlun Pass in December 1939.

In October 1940, the headquarters was changed to the direct jurisdiction of the base camp, and in December, it was reorganized into a three-unit division, becoming the first batch of four mechanized infantry divisions in Japan. The headquarters of the 9th and 21st brigades were abolished, and the 41st Wing was withdrawn. There were still 25,000 men in the division. Later, he was assigned to the 25th Army of Lieutenant General Yamashita Fumi, and participated in the battles against Malaysia and Singapore. On December 8, 1941, the main force of the division was in Singla, the territory of Thailand, and the Ando detachment, which consisted of the 42nd Infantry Company as the backbone, landed in Patani. The two forces moved south along the west coast of the Malay Peninsula and combined to besiege and capture Kuala Lumpur, forcing the British government-in-exile to form a secret alliance with the Japanese.

Looking at the outstanding achievements of the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army, it can be concluded that this unit is the most capable of fighting in the Japanese army, and it is for this reason that Zhao Zhi will think of building an advance airfield in the mountains of Chanbang. When the ground forces are entangled with the Japanese army or temporarily lost, the appearance of fighter units may have a chance to turn the tide of the war, and Zhao Zhi will not be stupid enough to use the troops he has worked hard to build to achieve the prestige of the Japanese Fifth Division.

But it is not easy to build an airfield in this mountain, if it is just an advance base to receive airborne supplies, it is better to build some wooden houses, and it takes a lot of materials to build an airfield. The built airport is just a fighter jet that takes off and lands, and it doesn't play a role in the war here, what Zhao Zhi needs is a bomber that can take off and land and a large transport plane, but the conditions suitable for taking off and landing those big guys are also very harsh, and if you are not careful, you will end up with a plane and die, Thunder is still just a small stall, and you can't afford to toss like that.

Walking around with his hands behind his back, the melancholy in Zhao Zhi's heart still did not dissipate, leaving little time for Thunder, once the US army won the naval battle, it would definitely send additional troops to attack the Japanese strongholds in South Asia to grab resources. If the thunder living in the cracks can't grasp the opportunity, they will watch those resources be pocketed by the United States, and then they will not even have a little leftovers to eat. After tossing for so long, Zhao Zhi just wanted to gain some benefits in this protracted world war, but the current situation did not allow Zhao Zhi to stay out of the matter.

Zhao Zhi is not afraid of war, mercenaries are people who live in war, only war can show the value of mercenaries, but Zhao Zhi is afraid that the mercenaries who follow him will not be able to fulfill the promise he made to them. The Jeju Island promised by the United States is still just a picture-like existence, although Siberia has a written guarantee, but who can promise that the Soviet Union will not tear up the agreement after the war, and now only Burma is really in the hands of Zhao Zhi, so he will definitely not allow the Japanese army to invade here, because this will be the place where thunder will take off.

"Gather all the officers to come to my tent for a meeting and get the map ready." Zhao Zhi, who already had a plan in his heart, instructed the combat staff officer who had been following him, and then turned around and left alone. The captured captives had a hard mouth, and the mercenaries in charge of interrogation did not obtain any valuable information, but Zhao Zhi still found something useful from the captured diaries. The 5th Division of the 25th Army was the first to cross the Thai-Burmese border, and it was they who captured Jingdong, and the 5th Search Wing to which the Sato Brigade belonged was nearby, and according to Zhao Zhi's analysis of those Japanese troops, the headquarters of this Japanese search wing should be within 50 kilometers southeast of the airdrop field.

The Fifth Division has a field artillery wing, but it is full of mountains, and even if the Fifth Division can push the field artillery into the mountains, they will not move much faster. What really made Zhao Zhi wary was not this field artillery wing, but the search for the fifth wing, these guys who are good at mountain search are the henchmen of the thunder. The Fifth Division is like an invincible sword in the hands of the 25th Army, and the search for the Fifth Wing is the tip of the sword of the Fifth Division, and what Zhao Zhi wants to do most now is to knock off the tip of this sharp sword.

Without the Japanese search unit that served as intelligence reconnaissance, Zhao Zhi's mercenaries could give full play to their combat power, and they might not be able to fight with 10,000 airborne troops against the 25,000 Japanese troops of the Fifth Division in this mountain. Zhao Zhi also had a steel fortress specially designed to deal with large-scale positional warfare, and when facing the Fifth Division, he put more than a dozen steel fortresses on the line, which could support the stability of the entire defense line.

"Hit, I think it's okay, as long as you know the general location of these Japanese soldiers, my scouts can find them." The range of 50 kilometers to the southeast did not surprise Yan Wudao. The usual weight training of mercenaries is 10 kilometers back, and the guys in the scout troops are all lightly armed, without sandbags and some unnecessary objects on their backs, these guys are not as good as flying, and the 50-kilometer search is purely as easy as playing.

"I'm thinking about it," one of Zhao Zhi's operational staff officers rubbed his chin with his hand and said a little calmly, "The two units we have completely annihilated belong to the Fifth Wing of the Search, and the Fifth Division is also a three-three formation, and one wing only has three brigades plus some logistics personnel. We have already eliminated one of its brigades and a squadron, which means that the fifth wing of the search is now less than 2 brigades left, if the number of people is about 2,000, maybe less than 2,000 people. ”

The officers under Zhao Zhi all agreed to fight this search for the Fifth Wing first, and Zhao Zhi also meant this, but how to fight was the key. When setting up an ambush to encircle the Sato brigade, Zhao Zhi deliberately arranged not to destroy their radio station in the first place, with the intention of using this Japanese brigade to attract more Japanese troops to come to the rescue. It's a pity that it backfired, but from Sato Guard's final decision to ask for a duel, Zhao Zhi saw that his calculation was wrong, how could a person with a will to die ask for help? Before the operation was launched, the search of the Fifth Wing learned of his whereabouts, which somewhat made Zhao Zhi's already melancholy heart even more melancholy.