But the bad news is that Du Yuming is still hesitant about where the army will go, his personality problems cause him to be unable to make the most reasonable decision under great pressure, but it is easy to succumb to the will of the peak, obviously at this moment, turning west to India is by no means what Chiang Kai-shek wants, because the Sino-Burmese border area has never been really controlled by the central government, local warlords are always very averse to topographic mapping or hydrographic surveys, Chongqing actually does not know much about the actual situation in the Hengduan Mountains, There are still illusions about the possibility of bypassing the Japanese army or returning home from the mountains.

The Military Council took it for granted that since the Sino-Burmese border was so long, there would definitely be various passages, and even if it did not pass through Longyun's territory, it could be returned from the territory of Kangzang, which was controlled by Liu Wenhui. Of course, in fact, as early as two years ago, the Mineral Resources Committee, together with geological experts from the Southwest Associated University, began to demonstrate the feasibility of the India-Tibet highway or oil pipeline, and came to the conclusion that this is not the case, even if India builds a road to transport materials into China, there is no northern shortcut. The steep mountainous area south of the Hukang Valley is already the best choice, and even if the plane wants to fly over the Hengduan Mountains, there is a considerable risk. Sadly, Du Yuming's map is almost blank north of Myitkyina, except for a few strange place names. The British have long been shy about providing maps of these disputed areas.

Chiang Kai-shek had read the site survey and mapping report (on the Chinese side) conducted by the Geological Department of the Southwest Associated University and the Southwest Resources Committee, and had an understanding of the harsh terrain of the Kang-Tibet region. But because of his distrust of the warlord Liu Wenhui, who actually controlled the Kang-Tibet region, he did not believe the report.

Lin Xiuxuan and the special team crossed the battle line and passed through a pair of expeditionary force teams, and found that the troops were still in good order when they retreated, and their morale was not bad, and many soldiers could be heard still frustrated that Mandalay had not been fought, and they were all speculating that there would be a battle of Myitkyina.

The alternate cover between several troops still exists, so that the Japanese army in pursuit can not take advantage of the gap to drill through, of course, the biggest credit belongs to Chu Tingchang's blockade, but the troops have never turned westward, but went straight to Myitkyina, this kind of action is more like a repetition of the original history, a compromise delay, but the 100,000 army always has to face the problem of running out of ammunition and food.

Myitkyina is the last stop of the British Railways, a key point in northern Burma, where there are many Chinese and supplies are easier to collect, so it is a place to stop for a short time. But there is no way back. After the Japanese army occupied Longling, they quickly interspersed northward along the west bank of the Nu River, burning ferries and boats along the way to block the possible retreat of the expeditionary force. Of course, in fact, even without these swift Japanese troops, the Nu River alone would not be easy for the expeditionary force to cross, and US engineers and technicians tried to erect pontoon bridges over the Nu River several times in a row, but they gave up because they did not have information such as the flow rate.

When Lin Xiuxuan and the three of them rode through Bamo, the 200th Division behind the palace was passing through this place, constantly engaging the Hirai troops who were following and harassing, and the 200th Division took advantage of the enemy's light enemy to launch several ambushes, eliminating several enemy advance troops, making them have to retreat. The special team was not involved in the fighting, carefully avoiding both sides.

Not far to the east was Wan Town, but the Japanese Sakaguchi detachment had arrived a day earlier and had cut off the way to there or to Matsuyama. On the surface of the whole situation, a compact and mutually offensive and defensive balance of power is still maintained, which seems to be-for-tat; However, those who are well versed in the game can see that the hidden murderous intentions of the Japanese army are gradually being revealed, and the balance will soon be reversed, and then there will be a Japanese attack, a rout like a mountain of defeat, and the timing will depend on the time before the co-captain's defense collapses.

By listening to the radio, it can be learned that Du Yuming's headquarters is near Menggong in the west, and he has not moved for two days. If it weren't for Chu Aiyun's troops blocking the 18th Division for him in the middle, he would have been even more embarrassed. Since it was impossible to lay telephone lines, the command returned to the radio communication state, which made it convenient for Lin Xiuxuan to understand their intentions.

Judging from the contents of the intercepted telegrams, Stilwell and Du Yuming respectively used their own communication systems to send a telegram to Chongqing, stating their interests and disadvantages. Stilwell took the hostile situation seriously, and Du Yuming was a little vague, but both expressed their opposition to Chiang Kai-shek's order to bring the troops home. Stilwell called Chiang's order the most stupid and layman's decision to cost many lives, while Du Yuming said that it would be very difficult for the Japanese army to break through its defenses as they headed north along the Gaoligong Mountains. But his opinion is somewhat specious, and it is easy for his superiors to think that it is actually possible.

Lin Xiuxuan deduced the current situation, and it seems that killing Du Yuming will be a straightforward way, because Luo Zhuoying is a person who does not buy Lao Jiang's account, and he is very willing to listen to the opinions of the United States, so that Stilwell's will is easier to be implemented through him, and in the original history, Luo Zhuoying did go to India. However, the disadvantage of this is that it is very likely to undermine the unified command of the Chinese army and kill Du Yuming, and the various systems of the expeditionary force may still directly obey the orders of the military command headquarters in Chongqing.

Chu Aiyun gave that he can continue to defend in the middle for three or four days, and five days at most. There were already many small Japanese troops looking for roads in the nearby mountains, and fighting was happening from time to time, making him unable to guard against it. There will always be some passage to his rear in such a mountainous area, and it is a matter of time before he finds them, and his forces are not enough for a full-fledged defense. If he were to divide his forces and let go of every commanding heights and every path near the mining area, he would need at least one division, not a regiment.

The special team decided to abandon the plan to assassinate Du Yuming, because there were too many uncertain factors and it might be self-defeating, so they turned back to the Moneva mining area to assist in its defense, and at the same time activated the temporary plan, because Du Yuming sent a telegram asking Chu Tingchang to attend an emergency military meeting, which was a meeting at the level of a commander at the level of a military division, and let him attend, it seems that he is very important, and perhaps he can rely on his incorruptible tongue to persuade Du Yuming to go to India. With Chu Tingchang's excellent record in recent times, Du Yuming may be more willing to listen to his advice. Lin Xiuxuan learned from a series of feedback that these generals of the national army were a little superstitious, and the suggestions made by a person who had good luck in a row and almost never defeated the battle were difficult to resist, and this was the part that Chu Tingchang might break through. Of course, it was a trouble for Chu Tingchang to break away from the current army for a while. During this period of defense, it needs to be handed over to a reliable person, and he himself suggested Tao Mingzhang, who is currently his right-hand man. But this person may not be able to control Zhou Youfu. This is something that Chu Tingchang is worried about, and he hopes that the team can help him resist for a while.

The group found cars abandoned by the National Army in the area of Jessa, and in fact many vehicles were lined up on the side of the road, because there were no roads further north, and many refueled cars were left here.

They let the horses go, let them try their luck, and then drove the jeep to the mine as fast as they could. Not far away, gunfire was heard from time to time, and the troops of the new 38th and 22nd Divisions were desperately blocking the attack of the 55th Division. They followed the last road in northern Burma, almost all the way to Moneva, or all the way west to India, which the Japanese were trying to destroy.

Unlike all the retreating troops, they made their way to the war zone, and along the way they heard from the refugees that General Chu (with the wrong title) had beaten the Japanese in the south and beheaded his general. It is said that the two armies faced each other that day, and the emperor's uncle was killed by Chu Tingchang in battle, and the morale of our army was greatly boosted at that time, and the sand and rocks flew in the air, and the Japanese flags were all broken, and the emperor ordered the troops to be withdrawn.

Fifteen kilometres from Moneva, they were forced to abandon their car and walk into the mountains when they saw minefield warnings on both sides and potholes that had been dug. Lin Xiuxuan didn't believe that Chu Aiyun would bury * on his retreat, most of them were to deceive the enemy spies, but the communication between them was not very convenient, and he didn't dare to make this bet.

The steep mountains in this area are the best barrier for the defense of the center, but it is not impossible to break through, especially for the Japanese army who are good at mountain penetration, any negligence is fatal.

They soon found a large number of clues of Japanese infiltration from the mountains, including footprints, canned food boxes, matches, and dead bodies.

Ma Qiang found a Japanese corpse in the valley, which had been half eaten, and there were several tiger footprints around, which seemed to be scouts who had secretly come to explore the way at night, and were hunted and killed by tigers.

Looking at the documents of the dead body, it was a member of the search wing of the 55th Division. Apparently more than one. With his extraordinary search ability, Xu Chong found scattered footprints on a kilometer away, and the number of people was less than a small team. Judging that there was a Japanese army, sneaking around the mountain at night, and encountered a fierce beast attack on the way, they did not shoot in order not to reveal their intentions, so they watched a companion being dragged into the darkness by a tiger.

However, in this year, there was no real special operation, and it can be found from the simple equipment of the dead Japanese soldiers that their preparations when they set off were not in a hurry, and there was no professionalism at all, just carrying raincoats, flashlights, rice balls and maps, that's all, and the footprints were hidden very sloppily, people like Xu Chong could easily find them and keep track of them.

They tracked the footprints, and sure enough, they were heading towards the rear of Chu Tingchang's troops, looking at the number of people, it didn't look like they were on a combat mission, maybe it was just reconnaissance, it seemed that the road over the mountains had been found by them. But they should not have had time to go back to report, this kind of forest path, it is impossible to describe it clearly through the radio, so someone must be sent back. Since you went to defect to Chu Tingchang, it is better to kill this pair of Japanese soldiers and send a few letters of surrender.

The group tracked down to the edge of the hill and looked down to find an abandoned wooden house, which appeared to be a hunter's or forest keeper's house, with the top of it collapsing. It is easy to spot the dark sentry outside. The Japanese military uniforms are still not very suitable for the mountain concealment in this area, and of course, the blue-gray uniforms of the national army have worse jungle concealment capabilities.

Xu Chong searched with thermal imaging equipment and confirmed that there were only 2 sentries outside the house, and there were no snipers in the nearby trees. There might not be more than six or seven enemies in the house. They were monitoring an artillery position in the mining area opposite, and it was clear that they had come here not only to find a way, but also to identify important targets for the aircraft.

A dark and thin Japanese soldier came out of the house and hurried here. He walked past Xu Chong without noticing. Xu Chong got up, covered his mouth and dragged it into the grass, and after a while, came out with a backpack.

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