Chapter 1331: Stilwell Returns Home!
The reception hosted by Sölden was very serious, at least Feng Ye didn't see the nurse sister shuttling around the officer, of course, there were many female soldiers in the field, but most of these people came from the Allied staff and logistics personnel.
Actually, this is really Feng Ng's fault for Solden, Solden also wants to make the field a little more cheerful, but unfortunately all the doctors and nurses are very busy now, and the war has lasted for several months, and all the hospitals are full of wounded, and the doctors and nurses are very busy.
"Feng, as part of the sequence of the American army, in the previous battle, you let the damned Japanese soldiers see the power of American-style munitions, congratulations on your great achievements!"
After a series of opening remarks, Sölden pointed to the medal on Feng Ye's chest, where the Menggong Valley Medal, the Silver Star Medal, and the Bronze Star Medal had just been awarded by the U.S. military.
It is worth mentioning that the Bronze Star Medal in the U.S. Army series was first established in 1944 by presidential decree to award to those who served in the U.S. Army in any capacity after December 6, 1941, during military operations against an armed enemy (excluding flight operations), or participated in combat against hostile armed forces when the United States was not a belligerent.
Obviously, all the American officers have regarded Feng's troops as part of the U.S. military, in fact, whether it is Stilwell or Solden, they now want Feng's troops to directly become mercenaries of the U.S. army, of course, they have not become mercenaries now, and only because here, they have a completely free source of troops to use, and the Chinese government must support the counteroffensive in the Burma battlefield.
"It's a credit to the brethren."
Feng Yi looked at the few U.S. military medals on his chest, he would rather not have these; Of course, if it were a medal issued by the Chinese government, perhaps he would be very happy.
"The commandos have become special regiments, but your roles and responsibilities have not changed, General Stilwell said that you still need intensive training, especially your recruits, so that they can quickly integrate into your veterans; The rainy season in Myanmar will not be too long, and it will stop by early October at the latest, when your battlefield will be very wide......"
Solden continued, Feng Ye had a match or not, until a few glasses of wine later, as General Solden left, the men and women in the field became unrestrained, Feng Ye took a sip of the wine in the toast, and quickly left this place with an abnormal taste.
The next training has nothing to do with Feng Yi, not to mention the officers, the veterans who have fought a few battles let the recruits learn a lot of things, of course, in this weather, the recruits' parachuting training had to stop, they could only simulate the landing action of parachuting on the ground for repeated training.
There was a lot of family letters, with a strong family care, and between the lines of the family letters, Feng Yi felt uneasy, domestic prices were rising too fast, but fortunately, there was land and factories at home, and his family was still a group of people living in Qijiang.
"The disabled soldiers of Qijiang, if they are disabled in the battle with me, I hope that my father can take care of one or two, they fought bravely on the battlefield, and now life is not easy, as a commander, let them live with dignity is the only consolation in my soul......"
Feng Yi wrote a letter to his father, and the original more than 3,000 soldiers who came out of Qijiang are still fighting in Myanmar, including some wounded soldiers in the hospital; A large part of Qijiang's soldiers died on the battlefield of resistance against Japan.
When the disabled soldiers of Feng Ng's department left, Feng Que would give them a disability subsidy according to the usual practice, which was originally given by the Chinese government, Feng Ye thought that they would get double shares, at least so that they would have a secure life after returning home, but they did not expect that the prices in Chongqing are rising so fast now, and there has been a difficult situation for the disabled soldiers.
The letters between Wang Ying and Zhiyun are a little more complicated, and what reassures Feng Ye is that the child is very healthy and has the care of the supplementary training department, and no one dares to go to Feng's house to find trouble.
As time passed, August ended in the rain, and in this month, Feng Ye had a good rest for a month, of course, in the middle, he still couldn't avoid in-depth communication with Nurse Anne; This kind of communication, which is beneficial to the physical and mental health of both parties, allows the two to find another way to vent during the boring rainy season.
At the beginning of October 1944, just after the rainy season in northern Burma, the Chinese army stationed in India immediately began the second phase of the operation, attacking Ba Mo, Nankan and other places. Located about 150 kilometers south of Myitkyina, Bhamo is the second largest city in the Irrawaddy River basin after Myitkyina, a key point on the China-Myanmar border, and a must for the China-India highway, with a very important strategic position.
According to the original battle plan, General Sun Liren's newly formed 1st Army moved south along the Mi (China) 8 (Mo) Road to take up the task of frontal attack. General Liao Yaoxiang's new 6th Army moved south from the right flank to Tonggu and carried out a roundabout attack. General Sun Liren decided to advance more than 50 miles south with the new 38th Division as the first line of corps, and concentrate on the Danbangyang line; With the new 30th Division as the second line of corps, it was temporarily controlled in the bay curtain and the Karajan line.
On the Japanese side, in order to redeem the defeat and sabotage the plan of the Chinese army in India to open up the Sino-Indian road, the 33rd Army still transferred troops to Bamo despite the offensive of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in western Yunnan.
Originally, the Japanese garrison in the Ba Mo area was the elite 2nd Division, but due to the reinforcement of Meng Gong and Myitkyina, the 2nd Division lost more than one company, and now there are only more than 1,200 people left in the 2nd Brigade of the 16th Infantry Wing (3 infantry squadrons, 1 machine gun squadron, about 600 people), the 2nd Search Wing (2 infantry squadrons, 1 armored vehicle squadron, about 350 people), and 1 squadron of the 2nd Field Artillery Wing (about 100 people).
In order to facilitate the command, the Japanese army appointed the commander of the 2nd Wing of the Search, Hara Kosan Sansa, as the captain of the garrison and formed the original detachment.
The original detachment rushed to build fortifications in the city of Bamo, and they were frightened by the two blows of the expeditionary force, and they did not dare to seek a decisive battle in the field, so they could only wait for backup here.
At the same time, the Japanese army advanced north with more than one brigade to the temple embankment, the Nalong Highway and the mountains on both sides of the fortification. This time, the Japanese army also had heavy garrisons in Mansi, Momak and other places, and the total number of defenders reached more than 5,000 people.
On October 15, 1944, the new 38th Division crossed the Irrawaddy River to the south.
On the 21st, he advanced along the highway to Bamo, all the way down to Danbangyang and Nalong, and the main force attacked and advanced southward from the Miba Highway, and the first part attacked and advanced along the mountain road on the left flank, and on the same day, Stilwell left Chongqing and returned to China, and his deputy, General Sölden, served as the second commander-in-chief of the Chinese army in India, and continued the second phase of counteroffensive operations.
Feng Ye was very busy at this time, and the Air Force had several transport planes throughout the day to cooperate with the Einsatzgruppen Regiment for parachute training, and at the same time, the veterans who were wounded in the previous stage gradually returned, and the strength of the entire Einsatzgruppen Regiment exceeded 3,500 for the first time.