With the end of the Battle of Xinpingyang, the Japanese army and the Burmese government lost their little control over a large area in northern Burma, and the Jingpo and Kachin ethnic groups in northern Burma were already in great conflict with the Burmese, and under the promise of British intelligence officers, the two ethnic groups signed thousands of warriors, wearing national costumes and scimitars around their waists, into the Ramgarh base.

The central commando team from China is still repairing because of the first battle of Yu Bang, and a large number of their wounded are still slowly recovering, and there are less than 1,000 people left in the base; And the 5307 unit of the US army is much better, after all, there are not many fighters involved in the area of the unnamed village.

"Colonel Feng, you see, this is the armband that the Sino-US mixed commando team will use next."

At the General Staff, the chief of staff of the U.S. Army took a design pattern and handed it to Feng Yi.

Feng Ye looked at the pattern, Feng Ye had never seen it, in fact, all branches of the US Army and even each division, they all have their own unique armbands to indicate their identity; In this design, the shield in the middle is separated by a lightning bolt, the upper left corner is the blue sky and white sun badge, and the blue five-pointed star in the lower right corner represents the US military.

"Your bravery makes you eligible for this, this armband, not only you, but the mixed commandos of China and the United States on the left and right will use this armband......"

Paterno kept talking beside him, meaning that the Sino-US mixed commandos are a whole, and they not only want to pursue uniformity in clothing and logos, but also want to mix the personnel of both sides, which will help the US military absorb the tactics of the Chinese Army and improve its combat capability behind enemy lines.

"General, I have no opinion on this armband, thank you very much."

Feng Yi nodded, for this armband, the Americans can do this, he is already very satisfied; It's just that he didn't agree to mix the personnel of the two sides.

"General, on combat missions, I will cooperate closely with friendly forces, just like this battle."

Feng Ye yawned, these days, since the last time he and Annie came to the drunken battle, the Western beauties after letting go made him a little overwhelmed, although there were surprises every night, but the exhaustion of the body could not be erased.

"I have forwarded the application for replenishment of battle-damaged personnel to General Wei Lihuang, and your replenishment should come soon."

"I believe you have also seen that there are many Burmese people in the base, they are Burmese who have just joined the world's anti-*** camp recently, not Burmese, but two ethnic groups in northern Myanmar, they hate the current Burmese government's rule very much, and decided to join us in the great anti-*** war......"

Feng Yi had just lit a cigarette and was about to leave, Paterno motioned for Feng Ye to sit down, and after a week, the time for the rest of the Sino-US mixed commandos had arrived, and it was time to restore their combat effectiveness and prepare for a new round of warfare.

In response to Paterno's proposal, Feng Ye now maintains a principle, that is, the troops from China are not allowed to interfere, whether it is training or the appointment of officers; As for the U.S. Army's Unit 5307 and the Kachin Commando that is being formed and is under Stilwell's direct command, Feng Ye is unwilling to participate, how can they train? How to marshall? What do you want to train for? Feng Ye didn't want to know.

"General, give up! They are always nostalgic for their motherland, and it is impossible for them to be absorbed by us, and they will eventually return to China. ”

Stilwell's office, after a morning of testing, Paterno told Stilwell his opinion, after the first battle of Yubang, their original plan was to completely absorb this force and become part of the American army, but after several rounds of testing, he completely gave up.

"Tomorrow is the New Year, can the China-India Highway advance to Xinpingyang?"

Stilwell looked at the calendar, which showed that it was the last day of 1943.

"It has been advanced to the new Pingyang, and if nothing else, it can be officially put into use tomorrow."

Paterno smiled and nodded, the advance of the China-India Highway to the New Plains Ocean can save a lot of air capacity, which is very important for the next battle in the Hukang Valley.

"Let the logistics prepare, celebrate the New Year tomorrow, and after the celebration, the Sino-US mixed commandos will concentrate in Xinpingyang ......"

Stilwell nodded, the next battles were mostly battles in which the Chinese Expeditionary Force advanced head-on, but it was not ruled out that the use of commandos would be required, which would be arranged in Xinpingyang, closer to the front line, and more convenient for scheduling.

On New Year's Day 1944, Stilwell held the opening ceremony of the China-India Highway in Xinpingyang, and the base camp of the Burma Theater was officially moved to Xinpingyang, and Stilwell also advanced his headquarters to Xinpingyang.

At the same time, the 55th and 56th Wings of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army retreated to the line from Daluo to Taibaijia in the Hukang River Valley.

The new 38th Division and the new 22nd Division of the 1st Army, under the orders of the headquarters, divided their troops into two routes to attack southward, and on February 1, the new 38th Division captured Taibaika and advanced towards the Talong River.

After the First Battle of Yubang, the New First Army, with air support, advanced steadily, and they made full use of all kinds of mountain artillery, field artillery, and mortars provided by the American army, and the Japanese field fortifications could no longer withstand the attack, and the entire defense line retreated to the center of the Hukang River Valley.

Because of the bad habits of the Japanese army, they couldn't cover what they did in Yangon at all, and under the spread of the Burmese insiders, they soon took a walk, and the leaders of the Burmese Defense Forces couldn't suppress it, and the Japanese army's supply for the first time had serious problems, which led to the supply problems of the 55th and 56th wings of the Japanese army, and the entry of a large number of supplementary troops, the two wings had problems with their fighting spirit, and even many soldiers had the appearance of cowardice, so Tanaka Shinichi, the commander of the 18th Division, moved the headquarters to the front line to supervise the battle.

The main force of the new 38th Division set out from Taibaika on 9 February and made a long-distance detour to the east, but this detour did not alert Tanaka Shinichi, who instead made a serious mistake by the Chinese Expeditionary Force to draw troops for a frontal attack.

In March 1944, the invading Japanese army launched an attack on Kohima and Imphal in India. At the same time, the 18th Division could not get supplies from the Burmese Front, in order to stabilize the situation in Burma and wait for the good news from the Indian side, so as to turn the tide of the war in Burma, Tanaka Shinichi once again ordered the 18th Division to retreat, change the defensive deployment, and occupy the Mong Pass and Waruban areas in the center of the Hukang River Valley, in an attempt to lure the Chinese army to attack Mong Pass, where the division headquarters is well fortified and dangerous, and outflank the Chinese army from the right flank with the main force, annihilated in one fell swoop, and cover the operation of its 15th Division to attack Imphal, India. Sabotage the Chinese Expeditionary Force's plan to counterattack northern Burma and open up land communications between China and India.