On April 1, the Japanese 15th Army ordered the 56th Division to move forward one by one near the fortified area and prepare to break through to the Lashio front. In addition to ordering the 1st Regiment of the 55th Provisional Division of the defenders in the area to take strict precautions and actively prepare for battle, the Commander's Department of the Chinese Expeditionary Force transferred the main force of the provisional 55th Division transferred to Taze back to Leigu, and at the same time transferred 1 regiment of the 93rd Division garrisoning the Jingdong area to prepare to move westward to Dongzhi and deploy defense in depth.

"How did this battle come to this!"

Looking at the red and blue arrows marked on the map, Feng Yi looked puzzled, he now very much doubted that the British could not fight, but they did not want to fight at all, and they let the expeditionary force enter Burma, which was simply to attract the firepower of the devils, so that they could smoothly withdraw to India.

"Feng, General Stilwell will have a way, the battle can still be fought now, as long as the British open up the situation on the west road, the devil will not be able to concentrate so many troops to attack in the middle road; Besides, there is no problem with the middle road now, and the Fifth Army can still hold it. ”

Leanoton now had no choice but to trust Stilwell, when in fact, not only the Americans, but also the senior officers of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma knew that the British were determined to run away.

"The British on the West Road are running away, but haven't you noticed? There is going to be a problem on the east road, this piece is too big, only two regiments defend, and the strength of the devil's attack has a division, do you think it can be held? ”

Feng pointed to the map with his hand and let Linolden read it himself.

"Feng, the Japanese army is not attacking on the east road now, their main attack direction is the line of Tonggu and Ping Naman in the middle road, the Japanese army is only a suspicious soldier on the east road, they are not effective in attacking in the middle, and they want to use this kind of suspicious army to weaken the resistance of the middle road, it must be so."

Lynnoton was unmoved, and said firmly.

"You haven't fought with the Japanese devils, you don't know their combat habits, since Shanghai, I have been fighting with the Japanese devils, what they are used to is to break through in the middle and outflank the two wings, and the troops that penetrate and advance on the two wings are their killer weapon; I'm going to Myanmar. ”

Feng Yi looked at the map, and felt more and more that the Japanese devils would do this.

"Feng, but your troops don't have weapons."

Linoldon spread his hands, now he can go to Myanmar at any time, and there are a large number of cars on the Yunnan-Burma highway every day to return to Lashio, and they can reach it quickly.

And the order of the Ministry of Military Affairs is not a problem, if the 85th Regiment has weapons, let alone them, I am afraid that the Expeditionary Force Commander's Department will not let them stay in the back and watch the play.

"Linoldton, have you thought about it, the British troops living in Burma have been reequipped with so many American weapons, where did their original weapons go? The road from Myanmar to India is very difficult, and they can't transport so many weapons and ammunition to India! Besides, sixty percent of the supplies aided by the United States were originally for the British army, and if they wanted to transport them, I am afraid that they would give priority to transporting those supplies! ”

Feng Yi's frowning brow suddenly relaxed, and his eyes lit up, staring at Linolden.

"Feng, I know this, the materials they changed were hoarded in Burma, and less than one percent of the weapons and ammunition were given to the Burmese Independence Volunteers, they wanted to use these locals to fight against the Japanese, but the Burmese Independence Volunteers were pro-Japanese, and they didn't give them any more in the end, and they only gave less than a thousand old rifles in the early stage."

Linoton looked right, he was very skeptical, how could Feng Ye not know this news?

"Old friend, we can use the equipment of the British army, can you ask the British to give it to us? Then my brethren will have weapons. ”

Feng Gong said urgently, the American equipment is good, but the British infantry equipment is not bad, especially their standard rifles, in the mouth of the Chinese have a nickname, called Ying Qiqi, that is the fastest rate of fire in the bolt-action rifle.

"Feng, you know what? It turns out that the British also thought about exchanging their weapons for American-style equipment that aided you, do you know why your government did not agree? ”

Lynnoton asked Feng Que rhetorically.

"Why?"

Feng Yi looked surprised, he really didn't know this; In his mind, although the equipment of the British is worse than that of the Americans, it is much better than the weapons used in the country!

"The British army used in Burma. Enfield rifles, Brown light machine guns and Vickers Mark I heavy machine guns, all ammunition caliber is 7.7mm, their battle defense guns are indeed two-pound guns, using 40mm shells, China does not have a production line for these ammunition, and when the ammunition is finished, these weapons are useless. ”

"And you know what? Fuck the British, the heavy machine guns they use in the Burmese army aren't powerful enough, and the 7.7mm bullets can't even compare to the Min-24 you use; So, I suggest you don't ask for those. ”

Linoldon shook his head.

"The British should have no shortage of ammunition reserves in Burma! It won't be a problem to support us in a few battles! ”

Feng Ye then asked.

"Don't talk about your regiment, even if the new 29th Division is all equipped with those junk weapons, the ammunition reserve is enough for you to fight for a year."

Lenoldton nodded, he didn't know the specific amount of ammunition reserves of the British in Burma, but the equipment of 50,000 people, even if the conventional ammunition reserves were given to a division to use, it would be an astronomical amount.

"My friend, help me, I'm going to change these weapons; Think about it, if the expeditionary force can hold Burma, a year later, your equipment will also arrive, and then we will change our clothes, if we can't hold it, but when the expeditionary force retreats, what weapons will be used in the future, does it matter? ”

Feng Ye pressed Lenoldton's shoulder and looked at the American liaison officer. In fact, he still hasn't said a word, he failed, he ran away, and it doesn't matter if he has a beautiful weapon or not.

"Feng, Master Ma won't agree."

Lenoldton stubbornly shook his head, urging him to sober up.

"You don't have to worry about this, I'll go to the division commander, you just need to help me get these equipment."

Feng Ye stared at Lynoldton, his current situation was very delicate, and he had to ask the Americans to help.

"Alright! My friend, I'll try! ”

Linolden nodded, and the two of them ended the conversation before studying the battle on the map.

The method Feng Ye said was very simple, the current situation of the 66th Army was very special, the three divisions were not Zhang Zhen's descendants, he belonged to the airborne post, and it was not easy to control the troops directly under the army; The new 38th Division has now broken away from his command and entered the Burma battlefield, and the new 28th Division was adapted from the Kangze Special Forces, and the division commander Liu Bolong did not like him at all; As for the situation of the newly formed 29th Division, it is even more special, and it is difficult for Ma Weiji to even say whether his own troops can be controlled now, let alone Zhang Zhen.

This state of affairs is not a secret within the 66th Army, and most of the officers know that it is already a secret that is not open to the public.