In the next few days, the calm Chanda once again ushered in the hustle and bustle, and the reorganization of the Sichuan Army was in full swing.

First of all, according to Liao Mingyu's intentions, in order to ensure the highest combat effectiveness of the troops, all those who are over 50 years old or under 16 years old and have disabilities and inconvenient mobility in the ranks were singled out, and they were arranged into various logistics units according to the situation.

At the same time, he also gathered those veterans who did not obey orders and cheated every day, and arranged for Xing Fuquan to conduct a month-long discipline training for them to teach them what rules are.

In this way, a full three or four thousand people were eliminated from the main force, and the remaining soldiers were expanded on the basis of the three main battalions of the Sichuan Army.

The 1st Main Regiment, Commander: Long Wenwen, Deputy Commander: Meng is annoyed.

To be numb, not spicy, and misty, serve as the commander of the three battalions under him. The backbone of the Sichuan Army is basically in the 1st Regiment, and the soldiers are also composed of soldiers from the original 1st Battalion and 3rd Battalion, almost all of whom are veterans who have fought a lot of battles, and their combat effectiveness is extremely rich.

The 2nd Main Regiment, Commander: Xing Fuquan, Deputy Commander: Fan Xiangwu.

The 2nd Regiment is mainly composed of soldiers of the original 2nd Battalion and some soldiers of the Provisional 7th Division, and the team will be run in as soon as possible according to the principle of bringing the old with the new.

The 3rd Main Regiment, Commander: Chen Jize, Deputy Commander: Hong Mu.

Needless to say, these two old partners have been working together for a long time. However, the main body of the 3rd Regiment was composed of veterans selected from the 66th Army, and some recruits were mixed in the middle.

After such a long time, Chen Jize's ability is also obvious to all, since he came to the Sichuan Army, the three battalions under his command have experienced two transitions to the new barracks, but after his personal training, they have burst out with amazing combat effectiveness, and his training ability is very good.

Divisional artillery regiment, regiment commander: Li Liansheng, deputy regiment commander: Shi Xiaomao.

The original artillery battalion itself reached the scale of more than 1,200 people thanks to the efforts of these two generals.

Now that the artillery battalion has expanded, a large number of artillery with practical skills have been transferred to the regiment and battalion level, and although there are more than 1,500 people around them, most of them are raw melons and eggs who don't know anything, and they have to practice with their lives later.

The two supplementary regiments were numbered the 4th and 5th regiments. One was given to Ah Yi, and the other was given to Da Kui, who had come out of the containment station together.

These two units are also engineering regiments, and they also have to be trained according to the operational requirements of engineers in peacetime, and the work of paving roads and bridges in Myanmar is indispensable in the future, so the importance of engineers is self-evident.

The commander of the guard battalion is Dong Dao, and the deputy battalion commander is Zhang Liu.

At the same time, the soldiers of the guard battalion are all composed of veterans of various units who have fought for two years, and they are formed according to the establishment of the previous reinforced battalion, with the best weapons and equipment, and the combat effectiveness can be called the strongest in the whole division.

What is surprising is that the transport regiment of Zhao Gongming, the God of Wealth, was assigned to the Honorary Third Division this time, and even the dozens of trucks were left behind.

In addition to the original vehicles of the baggage battalion of the Sichuan Army, the entire transport regiment now has more than 200 trucks of various types, more than 100 jeeps, and five or six hundred mules and horses.

Because of the huge number, Liao Mingyu divided the logistics and transportation troops into two parts.

The first is a mechanized transport group, which is mainly trucked, and is aimed at the transportation of heavy units and large quantities of materials. The head of the regiment is Zhao Gongming, and the deputy head is Kang Ya.

Second, the baggage battalions were split into regiments, battalions, and companies, with jeeps, mules, and horses as the basic transportation support for grassroots units.

People are more dead than people and goods have to be thrown away, such a scale can be called luxurious in the national army, but Liao Mingyu is not satisfied, compared with a Yankee division with thousands of trucks of all kinds... This little bit of his own possessions is not enough.

Liao Mingyu decided to wait for the system upgrade to be completed and then exchange a batch of cars back. In addition to allowing Kangya to continue to train drivers, the soldiers' maintenance capabilities must also be strengthened, although the quality of the cars produced by the system is still okay, but it can not be guaranteed that there will be problems after a long time.

You must know that in this era, it is not easy for a driver to get on the road with a license, not only to learn to drive, but also to learn to repair.

It takes several years for a serious driver to go from learning to being on the road, so in this era, people who can drive cars can be regarded as social elites and technical talents.

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With 10,000 people, there is no boundary, and the huge contingent at the division level is not comparable to the thousands of people in the Chuchuan Army, and it took several days just to divide the troop establishment and personnel appointments.

Dress-up, garrisoning, training...... Although it is said that each of the old brothers of the Sichuan Army has been promoted, the same responsibility is also greater, and the gang of people in Long Wenwen have been very busy in the past two days, and they are really painful and happy.

At present, the materials are also abundant, in addition to guns, ammunition and supplies, the head of state is very generous to send 500,000 oceans over, this is really to raise them as his own son.

However, the U.S. weapons could not support the refitting of the entire division, and it turned out that the weapons of the Sichuan Army were only enough to barely arm the three main regiments, and the rest of the team could only use the first official ones.

Now on the east bank, in addition to the logistics department of the 71st Army, only the Honorary Third Division remains, and the entire Chanda seems to have become a military station, and there are all kinds of soldiers passing back and forth in the streets and alleys every day.

The regimental headquarters of the original Sichuan Army has now been changed to a division headquarters, and after Yu Xiaoqing and his team left, the two river defense positions of the waterline and Zhongba Beach were vacant. This was also a matter of trouble, and the 1st and 2nd regiments were stationed in these two places.

The Zhendong camp, as a training ground and warehouse for the entire army, is also growing in size, and the third regiment and two supplementary regiments are stationed here, and they are conducting rigorous training under the leadership of officers every day.

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"Tuanza, this is the front-line battle report I just received, please take a look."

"You've said it many times, right? I'm not the head of the regiment anymore, so let's change my words. ”

On the top of the Sacrificial Flag Slope, Liao Mingyu sat on a Taishi chair and watched the west bank quietly, and a large canopy was erected above his head.

The dark clouds in the sky are gloomy and oppressive, and the continuous heavy rain seems to be crocheting a wisp of green yarn on both sides of the Nu River, which is hazy and unreal.

In the past few days, the army has slowly stepped into the right track, and he, the boss behind the scenes, has nothing to do, running around every day, and at the same time anxiously waiting for the appointment letter above, after all, there is no quasi-letter and his heart is not steady.

"Isn't this used to shouting, return to the dragon master, don't tease me." Long Wenwen laughed, and then sat next to him with a big grin.

"The 71st Army went to Longling in two ways, and the little devils were not ambiguous, the 114th Wing and the 146th Wing stubbornly blocked the attack of one army, and the opposite side is now fighting in full swing."

Long Wenwen looked at the endless mountains on the other side and said with a sigh.

"Zhong Bin is afraid that something will happen if he fights like this." Liao Mingyu looked at the information in his hand and was a little worried.

The 71st Army was divided into two routes, the Yu Division besieged the Japanese army at Gaoligong Mountain, and the remaining 87th and 88th Divisions advanced westward along the Yunnan-Burma Highway, intending to break through the Japanese defense line layer by layer.

However, they ignored the strong combat effectiveness of the Japanese and the complex and winding mountain roads of western Yunnan.

The terrain of Gaoligong Mountain is steep, the road is very narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the terrain restricts the deployment of large troops, and because it coincides with the rainy season, the road surface is slippery, and it is even more difficult for Yu's division to attack the Japanese position, and even if it can be captured, it will pay an extremely painful price.

However, the Japanese army laid out layers of defenses along the Yunnan-Burma Highway, and the 87th and 88th Divisions, which bypassed the Gaoligong Mountain and attacked forward, could not solve the enemy in a short time, resulting in an unusually slow progress of the battle.

The 114th Wing managed to withstand the all-out attack of two divisions on its own, and it has to be admitted that the combat effectiveness of this Japanese unit is quite high.

The artillery on both sides was constantly pouring fire on each other, and even Zenda, who was separated by a few mountains, could faintly hear the explosions.

"What do you mean, let's cross the river to support?" Long Wen asked uncertainly.

"Who said that we have to cross the river now, we have just completed the reorganization of the troops, and they have not formed combat effectiveness, and they used to deliver food......

Liao Mingyu pinched his chin and groaned:

"Besides, this June has just entered the rainy season, and now isn't it unpleasant to fight for yourself?"

"That's the reason, but the stubborn Commander Zhong didn't think much about it, but it's a pity that tens of thousands of expeditionary brothers were all trapped in the mud pit and couldn't pull out their legs." Long Wenwen shook his head and sighed slightly.

At this time, a fat figure hurriedly ran over in the heavy rain: "Regiment commander, the positions are all arranged, are we going to fight two bases?" ”

Long Wenwen was taken aback, looked back at the stupid black and thick strong man, and exclaimed: "Dead fat man, now that you have enough confidence, you don't even ask how many shots you have fired, and you will come directly according to the cardinal number?" ”

The person who came was Krupp, the food of the troops was getting better and better, this guy was already fat, and now he has a fat head and big ears, like a sperm bear.

Because now there is no confrontation with the Japanese army, and the position of the Sacrifice Flag Slope has lost its former role, Liao Mingyu has no intention of arranging a garrison here.

However, as the highest hillside on the east bank, it has become a natural battery for the artillery regiment, and 21 heavy guns are directly arranged on the slope of the Sacrifice Flag Slope.

"If you don't fight now, did I show you the map? Mark the shooting Zhuyuan in the area of the highway west of Nantianmen, maybe it will be your busy work after a while. Liao Mingyu said with a pun.

"Danza, you're saying they're likely to be defeated?" Long Wen hurriedly asked.

"I don't know, no matter what, let's get ready, right, by the way, there can't be a problem on the Huitong Bridge, we must keep an eye on the bridge construction team!"

Liao Mingyu commanded seriously, he stood up and looked at the suspension bridge that was being rebuilt upstream, which was the key to the follow-up operation.

Because there were no bridges available, and the raft crossing was too slow, the 71st Army built three simple temporary bridges when crossing the river, but now they have all been washed away due to heavy rains and rising water levels.

In order to attack quickly, the Huitong Bridge must be repaired, otherwise it will be difficult to transport troops and supplies to the west bank.

After all, Liao Mingyu and they still have 21 heavy guns, and there may be more of them behind, and the simple pontoon bridge alone can't carry the big guy who can easily eat five or six tons, let alone the two or three hundred cars.

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Time is like an arrow, half a month is fleeting, and now it is the beginning of July, and western Yunnan has officially entered the most rainy season.

As if God didn't open his eyes, a heavy rain continued to fall for more than half a month without stopping, and in such weather, one can imagine what kind of tribulation the front-line troops are facing.

Wind and rain, Yu's division had changed from an offensive to a confrontation on the battlefield at Gaoligong Mountain, and Zhong Bin's main force was also in big trouble.

After a long attack and heavy rain, the US air force was unable to support during the thunderstorm, and the 87th and 88th divisions were also blocked by the Japanese army 30 kilometers east of Longling.

The heavy rain and muddy mountain roads made people desperate and collapsed, and in this weather, not to mention continuing to attack, even walking became a problem.

There is no way, Zhong Bin can only reluctantly issue an order to withdraw the army, but at this time, it is no longer that he can withdraw if he wants to.

The day before the 71st Army retreated, an infantry brigade sent from the Tengchong direction to rush to Longling set up an ambush on the retreat of the 88th Division, and a fierce battle ensued with it.

At the same time, more than 1,000 Japanese troops stationed in Mangshi also went north along the Yunnan-Burma Highway and engaged the 87th Division, and the 114th Wing, which had already seen the opportunity, immediately launched a siege of the 87th Division.

This battle lasted for two days and one night, and the main force of the 71st Army was cut off by the enemy under the pressure of the Japanese elite troops, and the 87th Division, which suffered heavy casualties from the enemy, and the situation was extremely critical.

Forced by the situation, Zhong Bin had to order the 88th Division to return to the besieged 87th Division, but how could the cunning little devil give them another chance?

The Japanese brigade that was entangled with the 88th Division immediately retreated, turned its head and surrounded the 87th Division.

However, the 9420 unit of Gangzi, which had been prepared for a long time, took a position and took advantage of the heavy rain to fire fifty bacteriological bombs at the main force of the 88th Division.

This biological weapon, which uses anthrax, plague and typhoid bacteria as the main filling bacteria, will produce a large amount of mist liquid after explosion, which enters the human body through respiratory and skin contact.

Although the soldiers of the 88th Division who did not know what to do were strange, the commander's order was obviously more urgent, and they didn't care too much about rushing to the road.

But on the second day, a large number of soldiers in the army had a high fever, and the number was rising sharply.

The humid environment exacerbates the growth of bacteria, and coupled with the continuous heavy rain, the clothes on the soldiers' bodies are damp, and this environment is more susceptible to bacterial infection.

In less than a day, one or two thousand people in the 88th Division fell ill on the road, and no one could take care of them, because everyone who went to take care of the sick number was infected.

In this case, falling down means never getting up.

Seeing that the situation was about to collapse, Yu Xiaoqing, who remained in Gaoligong Mountain, knew the news and decided to take Yu's division to attack to support the two troops besieged in front.

However, this heavy rain also blocked the movement of the Japanese army, and under the response of Yu Xiaoqing, the 87th Division desperately broke through the encirclement, and finally broke out of the encirclement and retreated to Nantianmen on the third day.

The worst was the 88th Division, although the Japanese army did not care about them anymore, but the troops almost went all the way to death, and by the time they withdrew to Lianhua Town, more than 3,000 people had lost their lives under the erosion of disease, and more than 2,000 sick people were hanging half a breath and life and death were unpredictable.

The 87th Division, which had been besieged for three days, suffered heavy losses, and less than three thousand soldiers survived. And the 88th Division was even more miserable under the attack of bacteriological bombs, and the non-combat attrition alone was as high as 5,000 people!

At this point, the Battle of Longling came to an end in the defeat of the 71st Army......

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