Just when the Indian army was actively preparing for a counteroffensive, Gu Zhutong and Stilwell quarreled endlessly over the matter of command, Stilwell proposed that the American commander should take command first, and when the counteroffensive effect was obvious, the Chinese commander would take command, but Gu Zhutong refused and insisted that the Chinese commander take command. After arguing for a long time without results, Stilwell came up with a killer idea and sent a report to Chiang Kai-shek asking for the removal of Gu Zhutong and the replacement of Gu Zhutong by China's Zheng Dongguo, the reason is very simple, this Zheng Dongguo and Stilwell have had several faces, Stilwell has a good impression of Zheng Dongguo, thinking that Zheng Dongguo is sociable, very tactful, and has the nature of a Chinese warlord, thinking that as long as Zheng Dongguo gives a certain amount of benefits, he will definitely be able to win it smoothly! But Chiang Kai-shek has already become a fine man, and he knows Zheng Dongguo very well, and it is true that this person is good at sociability and tactfulness, but he is also a fierce general who resists Japan, and he is even more loyal in terms of national self-esteem, and Chiang Kai-shek agreed very happily! As Chiang Kai-shek thought, after Zheng Dongguo arrived, he rejected Stilwell's bribe, and swore to Stilwell that if the Chinese commander did not fight well, he would be willing to cut himself in front of Stilwell! Stilwell was surprised, thought about it, and agreed with Zheng Dongguo's statement, because Stilwell believed that if the Chinese commander failed to attack, it would be more conducive to his smooth control of the troops, and as for the Chinese without the help of the Americans, how could they win the murderous Japanese troops stationed in Burma, it was simply a joke!

"Senior Commander Sun, Senior Commander Liu, this time I will use my head to vouch, if we don't fight this battle, my head will be gone!" Zheng Dongguo said to the two division commanders. "No problem, I have already discussed a battle plan with Division Commander Liu, let's start from Savage Mountain!" Sun Liren said. "That's right! We retreated from there! We'll call back from there! Bangs said. Let's talk about it! Zheng Dongguo asked with great interest. That's how it goes! Sun Liren and Liu Hai roughly introduced their battle plan, and Zheng Dongguo applauded and agreed! After the three of them had discussed it, they went to see Stilwell together and introduced him to him. "What?" When Stilwell heard this, he was shocked! The reason is very simple, Savage Mountain is a forbidden area for life, known as the place where the devil lives, and a year ago, this boundless jungle swallowed the lives of countless expeditionary soldiers! But Stilwell unexpectedly agreed, because Stilwell understood the difficulty of fighting Savage Mountain, and now attacking Savage Mountain, the failure rate is quite high, but as long as Zheng Dongguo fails, then no one has anything to say, and he can justifiably master this well-equipped army! Anyway, even if it fails, it is the Chinese who die!

"But General, we need air support for our attack, and you still need to coordinate the affairs of the British army, can you?" Bangs said. "Naturally, there's no problem with this, I'll go back and talk to those Brits!" Stilwell said. "Also, we need information on the deployment of Japanese troops, the coordinates of defensive positions, personnel, weapons and equipment in the Savage Mountain area, and I hope the general can provide it to us!" Bangs continued. "If you don't ask about this matter, I'll say that if you attack Savage Mountain, the first pass will be the Ghost Gate Pass of Savage Mountain! Ghost Gate Pass is a pass, surrounded by mountains on both sides, surrounded by towering trees, the Japanese buried * there, built permanent fortifications and accumulated a large number of war materials, you want to enter the Savage Mountain, there is the first pass, if you can enter it, at that time I will continue to provide you with follow-up information! Stilwell said. Please rest assured, you can't get in the door, what kind of battle is there to fight! Sun Liren saw a trace of disdain in Stilwell's eyes. If that's the case, then I'll go to the British now! Stilwell immediately went to the Englishman with confidence! But what Stilwell didn't expect was that the British refused to provide air support!

When Stilwell went to the British, the British refused to use the new fighters that had not come by losing a lot of losses in the last air battle! To such an answer, Stilwell had been prepared for a long time, telling the British that they had to support it, because this was a war supported by the Americans! The meaning of this phrase is that if the British refuse to provide air firepower, then it will have a negative impact on the relations between our two countries! In the face of this killer feature, the British had no choice, and agreed in principle to give full air support, but asked to wait a few days and wait for domestic authorization! Stilwell was very annoyed by the British attitude of thinking that snakes, and sent a telegram to China, asking the US military top brass to put pressure on the British government, and at the same time asking for more fighters and pilots to come to India, because the gap between the British pilots and the Japanese pilots was too big! After the telegram was sent back, it attracted the attention of the US government, which unexpectedly appreciated the counteroffensive plan, agreed to Stilwell's request, and called Chiang Kai-shek that if the counteroffensive in northern Burma could be successful, it would give greater strategic assistance! Such a result is entirely due to the remarkable results of the activities of the first lady of China, Soong Meiling, in the United States, and the outbreak of the Battle of Guilin in China at the same time, and the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Guilin, and did not take advantage of anything!

A few days after the British army agreed to cooperate, the British army made another request and decided to send army units to support the counteroffensive and cooperate with the troops stationed in India. Even Stilwell was a little puzzled by the British army's request for such an initiative. A few days later, the British offered to be involved in the development of the plan, and Stilwell agreed. When discussing the battle plan again, the British agreed with Sun Liren's battle plan and would fully cooperate, but in view of the fact that the Japanese army in Burma had four main divisions and regiments, and the combat mission of the Indian army was very heavy, the British army replaced the Indian army to complete the occupation task, so that the Indian army could concentrate its forces to fight the Japanese army! Even Stilwell was outrageous about such an offer. To put it bluntly, the British wanted to follow behind the Indian army to pick up fruit. The battle was fought by the troops stationed in India, but the results were enjoyed by the British army. Although Stilwell despised the ugliness of the British, Burma was also a British colony, and even if the troops stationed in India were to occupy the mission, they would have to be returned to the British in the future. So after some consideration, Stilwell agreed! The new battle plan was developed by the three parties, and the tasks were also reassigned, with the U.S. military providing intelligence and transportation logistics, the British army as the flank protection and defense, and the Indian army as the main combat mission.

According to the new plan, the main combat unit of the Indian army was led by Sun Liren, and Liu Hai's artillery division was responsible for the main fire support. The most important part of the offensive plan is to attack the ghost gate. The British and Americans had the same opinion, there was Liu Hai to provide fire assistance, while Sun Liren was responsible for the attack, and there was no fancy in the attack, and the Guimen Pass was stormed from the front, on the grounds that the Japanese army's firepower could not be compared with the Indian army at all, as long as the firepower was sufficiently fierce, it could completely destroy all the defenses of the Japanese army and the heart of the war. For such a plan, Sun Liren voted against, the reason is very simple, in view of the special terrain of the Ghost Gate Pass, coupled with the lush rainforest, the firepower has no way to destroy all the defenses of the Japanese army, if it is attacked head-on, no matter how strong the firepower is, it is impossible to completely destroy the defense of the Japanese army, and the most critical thing is the operation of the ground forces. Sun Liren also gave specific examples, and emphasized the tenacity of the Japanese army, and the Japanese army with the spirit of bushido was not so easy to give up resistance, so Sun Liren proposed another plan, a frontal attack, and a flank roundabout attack.

At the same time, Liu Hai was not idle, when Sun Liren was moving around preparing for a counterattack, he took a group of people to reconnoiter Savage Mountain, although Sun Liren was full of confidence, but there must also be a factual intelligence basis, Liu Hai took Liu Xiaoshan and Mu Zhennan to go out of the border to reconnoiter together, in order not to find trouble, Liu Hai made himself a hunter. Along the road from which he had retreated, he marched all the way to the outside of the Ghost Gate. Outside the Ghost Gate Pass, Liu Hai observed and found that the defense of the Ghost Gate Pass was not ordinarily strong, and the terrain was not ordinarily troublesome. The Ghost Gate Pass is backed by mountains on both sides, and the valley is on the other, so if you want to attack, you need to start attacking from the valley mouth in front of you. But Liu Hai found that the Japanese troops on the ground outside the valley mouth had already laid out a large number of *, and on the top of the mountains on both sides, there were also Japanese artillery, using artillery fire to cover the minefield. What surprised Liu Hai the most was that after the Japanese army had arranged a * formation over a large expanse of land, Hai also used the big trees on the ground to build a supplementary system with ropes. Because within the minefield, the Japanese army arranged dozens of tactical groups. This tactical group is made up of a number of arms, including heavy machine guns, mortars, anti-tank artillery and an infantry squad attack force. What surprised Liu Hai the most was that these tactical groups were full of * formations, which means that the tactical groups that entered the minefield had no intention of coming back alive. Artillery fire covers the * array, and the tactical group in the * array plays the role of skeleton and support, that is to say, the * array itself is a strong defensive position! Liu Hai roughly estimated that if he wanted to attack such an area, he would need the strength of a division and all his artillery, and it would take a week with full firepower, and he didn't know how many casualties he would have to pay.

Liu Hai immediately reported his discovery back, and after Sun Liren saw it, he was also shocked, if Liu also ran to the front to reconnoitre, he would not have discovered this * formation of the Japanese army at all. If the attack is carried out according to the charge, it is useless for a regiment to rush in. After Sun Liren thanked Liu Hai, he ran to Stilwell with the results of the investigation. After Stilwell read the reconnaissance report, he was also shocked, but Sun Liren had a way, that is, to use the British plane, throw*, and use fire to destroy the Japanese minefield and open the passage for the attacking troops!