The horn of the counteroffensive was sounded first in the teaching brigade. That night, under the cover of tanks and armored vehicles, the main force of the teaching brigade beat the Tumei detachment that was trying to break through, and finally fled back to the back mountain of Dagon.

The teaching brigade fought a beautiful battle as soon as it appeared, in fact, it was also expected by Liao Yaoxiang, this unit was well equipped and properly trained, and after these battles, it will inevitably be the fist unit of the expeditionary force in the future.

"Now the 18th Division has been surrounded in the back mountain, their supply lines have been cut off, and several airdrops have been sent back by our planes. Our teaching brigade took the lead in launching a counteroffensive yesterday, beating the Tumei detachment that was trying to break through with the loss of armor, the next step! We'll close the encirclement......"

In the operational headquarters of the Tonggu Front, Liao Yaoxiang, the commander-in-chief of the Dagong Front, was reporting the battle deployment to Stilwell, chief of staff of the Allied Forces, and Sun Liren, commander of the expeditionary force.

Stilwell pushed his glasses, a smile on his emaciated face.

There is no doubt that the success of the teaching brigade is the success of his model, and if this pilot project is good, it can be extended to other Chinese armies in the future, and arming these hard-working Chinese soldiers with American weapons and equipment will inevitably drive the Japanese devils into the sea.

Sun Liren walked over and pointed to the terrain behind him and said: "The vegetation cover here is high, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for air strikes to be effective, and it will become more and more difficult to fight in the future." ”

Fu Guoqiang of the aviation team supported his chin with one hand and nodded, "That's true, we have sent a large number of fighters over in the past few days, but with little success." First of all, the vegetation coverage area is large, which is convenient for the Japanese army to hide; The second is that the vegetation restricts the effect of air strikes, and I think the next step is to rely on the brothers of the army to get into the forest. ”

"If you can't get in with heavy weapons, you can only rely on light weapons to ......" Sun Liren pondered for a while, and then asked Liao Yaoxiang: "Jian Chu, is there a problem?" ”

Liao Yaoxiang frowned, "The supply lines of the Japanese army are basically cut off now, but judging from the frequency and intensity of the Japanese army's attacks these days, Mu Taguchi Lian still wants to rely on the strength of the army and horses to try to break through." Our top priority is to surround them to death and take them in one fell swoop, otherwise if we wait for them to decide to hold on to the back hills, we will build field fortifications on the spot, and then it will be even more difficult for us to fight. ”

After speaking, he added: "No matter what, it's better to fight late than early!" The troops discarded heavy weapons, went into battle lightly, and used small units as combat units, we had more automatic weapons than the Japanese army, and we still had an advantage in fighting, and in half a month, it should be no problem to eat their main force. ”

"Okay, don't you have a rocket artillery regiment under your command? For the time being, you still need it, and you need it when you attack it. After Sun Liren finished speaking, Stilwell pinched his chin and said, "I want to go to the front line of the Dagong Teaching Brigade to have a look." General Liao, I'll go to Dagong with you later. ”

Stilwell is going to teach the brigade? This is not a good sign, the teaching brigade is a unit he has trained, does he want to intervene in the command this time?

This is a taboo for soldiers, and Liao Yaoxiang has to be vigilant. On the one hand, he was nominally the supreme commander of the Burma battlefield, and although most of the expeditionary force generals would not obey his orders, it did not mean that the teaching brigade he trained did not obey his orders.

To be sure, Stilwell's command skills were mediocre, but his ability to command large-scale campaigns was very limited. However, he was an exemplary general who was able to endure hardships with the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level.

He has been to the front line many times, eating and living with the soldiers, which is rare. It is precisely because of this that he has gained a new understanding of the officers and men at the grassroots level in China, and hopes to arm them with US weapons to drive out the Japanese devils.

No one refuted Stilwell's decision, and Liao Yaoxiang did not express his position immediately, but set his eyes on Sun Liren, who was older than him.

Sun Liren didn't have any expression on his face, which seemed to mean that he didn't want to care about this matter, but after a moment, he nodded slightly towards Liao Yaoxiang, signaling that everything would be done according to Stilwell's request.

He knew very well in his heart that Stilwell existed on behalf of the United States no matter what, and that representing the United States represented a large amount of American aid, as well as all kinds of international status in the future. This is not only for him to give this face, but even for Nanjing.

After Liao Yaoxiang understood, he smiled slightly mechanically and said, "Okay, Chief of Staff Stilwell is naturally my honor to be able to command the Dagong front. On behalf of the soldiers, I would like to extend my welcome! ”

Stilwell shook his head, "General Liao, don't get me wrong, I just went to Dagon to observe the combat capability of the teaching brigade up close, as for the command, that's your business!" ”

He smiled as he said this, his emaciated face wrinkled, which was also an example of how often he was in and out of the front line.

After Dagon finished speaking, the next thing was naturally to talk about the battle situation of Tonggu. Relative to Dagon, this is the main battlefield of the battle, the main forces of both sides gathered here, hundreds of thousands of troops gathered here, now the battle of the various departments has begun, the river side Zhengshan personally commanded and dispatched several divisions to attack frantically, trying to take Tonggu, enter Mandalay, annihilate the expeditionary force, and survey the war in Burma.

Several mechanized infantry divisions of the main force of the expeditionary force were also concentrated here, on the one hand, to resist the Japanese attack, and on the other hand, to prepare for encirclement and counterattack, hoping to take Rangoon in one go and drive the Japanese into the sea.

A great battle between the Chinese and Japanese peoples unfolded in this jungle in Southeast Asia, and it is not yet known who will be killed, but it is certain that the outcome of this battle will affect the course of the war between the two armies in Burma.

"Commander, I have an idea about the war in Tonggu." This can speak is Dai Anlan, the commander of the battle in Tonggu.

Everyone focused their attention on him, and Division Commander Dai said slowly: "Since the Japanese army can give us a long-distance attack, why don't we concoct it?" ”

"You mean, let's also send a surprise army to attack the rear of the Japanese army?" Chief of Staff Lin Weidao.

Division Commander Dai nodded, "Yes, if our army bypasses the Tonggu front line and sends a force to take Yangon directly, then the connection between the front and rear lines of the Japanese army will be cut off, and the supply line will naturally be broken." Relying on air superiority, the troops sent by our army can completely occupy Rangoon and cut off the rear route of the Japanese army. ”

Everyone nodded, agreeing with his idea.

"How many troops are you going to send to the surprise attack?" Sun Liren was interested.

"At this stage, there are only a small number of Japanese garrisons and the Burmese Independence Army in Yangon, and the Japanese army is less than one wing, but the Burmese Independence Army has two infantry divisions. If we can reach an agreement with Aung San, and let them fight back if necessary, we only need to send a main force. ”

Lin Wei pinched his chin and pondered for a moment before saying, "Wouldn't it be a bit risky to do this?" ”

"Fighting a war is an adventurous activity. I agree with Yan Gong's idea of sending a force to attack Rangoon, so that the rear route of the Japanese army can be cut off and the defeat of the Japanese army can be accelerated. In this case, send someone to contact Aung San when you turn around. As soon as Sun Liren finished speaking, he denied his decision, "No, Aung San's side will not contact us for the time being, this guy will sell us first when he sees the wind and rudder." I don't think it's better to contact him when the troops are besieging Burma, so that his troops will turn against him at that time, otherwise they will be wiped out together. ”

Chief of Staff Lin Wei asked Dai Anlan again: "Division Commander Dai, which unit do you plan to send to carry out this mission?" It's hard to transfer a battalion from the front line, and the reserves behind it can't be easily moved. ”

This point was asked to the heart of Division Commander Dai, he really has no available soldiers in his hands now, "There are still city defense and division headquarters special service battalions in the city, and it is enough to gather a regiment." ”

"Don't make it up, I'll give you a troop." Sun Liren said with a smile.

When everyone heard this, they immediately turned their eyes to him again. The troops on the front line are all here, all the units are used, even the teaching brigade trained by Stilwell has been sent to the front line, where are the troops to be deployed? Otherwise, Division Commander Dai would not have sent his city defense guards and special service battalions over. But looking at his appearance and tone, it doesn't look like a joke.

"Commander Sun, do you still have any team to keep behind?" Liao Yaoxiang quipped.

Sun Liren waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's not something to hide, the team and equipment I have in my hands have been allocated to you." It's just that this unit has just been transferred to me by Nanjing. ”

Only then did everyone suddenly realize that it was Nanjing that had transferred troops again.

"Which troop is it? Where are we now? Lin Wei asked, as the chief of staff, he had not heard of it, and it was obvious that this withering order had just been issued.

"I don't know exactly where it is, I should go to Kunming. A regiment is estimated to be able to arrive in Tonggu tomorrow, and it will be dispatched to Division Commander Dai at that time. But we have to say in advance, you have to give this army back to me after you take Rangoon, and I'm going to use it on Dagon's side." Sun Liren said happily.

In this way, everyone was confused again, and now that the troops are still in Kunming, how can they arrive in Tonggu in one day? Even if all of them are transported by car, it will take at least three or four days for personnel and equipment to be equipped, so could it be that they come by plane?

Fu Guoqiang asked tentatively: "Could it be that this unit came by transport plane?" However, transporting a regiment is not a small number, and I have not heard of such a large-scale movement on the part of the Air Force. ”

"Commander, don't make fun of me, if I can arrive tomorrow, I will make a battle plan when I go back today." Senior Dai was also a little unconvinced.

Seeing that everyone was confused, Sun Liren smiled: "Yes, it came by plane, but it is not a transport plane, it is a new plane." ”