"Report!"

"Come in......"

Liao Mingyu tightened the button on his collar and solemnly walked into the headquarters office.

"You wait for me first"

Wei Lihuang said without raising his head, and at this time he was standing at his desk, planning the attack plan on the map with several staff officers.

Liao Mingyu didn't want to disturb him, so he just stood by and waited slowly.

After about ten minutes, Wei Lihuang finished the work in hand, and after sending away a few staff officers, he sat down on the chair with his painful head in his hands.

"Commander, what's wrong?" Liao Mingyu realized that something was wrong and asked worriedly.

"Originally, the Indian army promised to launch an attack on northern Burma in advance, but who knew that Stilwell postponed the counteroffensive to October on the grounds of unbalanced troop scheduling and unavailable supplies... Alas, missed opportunities, missed opportunities! ”

Wei Lihuang sighed heavily after speaking, the accident of the 6th Army and the 8th Army had disrupted his offensive deployment, and at this moment, there was another problem on the side of the Indian army, which made the already stretched situation even worse.

The Japanese are not fools, and if the entire battle plan is postponed to October, it will undoubtedly give them more time to make adequate preparations, and the impact on the expeditionary force can be imagined.

Liao Mingyu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, which is not surprising at all, in history, the Indian army launched a counteroffensive at the end of October.

It is estimated that Stilwell also wants the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force to attack in advance to contain the Japanese, and no matter how bad it is, the two armies will advance together, which will make it difficult for the Japanese army to take care of the left and right, but the current situation is more difficult for the Chinese army in Western Yunnan.

"What do you mean, Commander?" Liao Mingyu was a little confused, and decided to ask.

"Tengchong has become a lone army, and it has rained heavily in Wan Town in the past two days, and it is difficult for the 18th Division of the Japanese Army to support it, which is a golden opportunity."

No matter what happens to the Indian side, for the western part of Yunnan, which opens up the situation, Wei Lihuang will never allow himself to look ahead and lose the fighter!

He picked up a document and put it in front of Liao Mingyu, and said with a straight face: "The materials you want have arrived, take a look." ”

Liao Mingyu was in good spirits, he bargained with Wei Lihuang in Kunming last time and asked for a large number of supplies, but he didn't expect the latter to prepare things so quickly.

He quickly picked up the document and took a closer look, and the list of items contained 500,000 rounds of ammunition of various calibers, more than 50,000 grenades, 15,000 75mm shells and various mortar shells, 50 transport trucks, and a large amount of fuel and logistics supplies.

Although it can't compare to the amount of money he exchanged from the system, it is more or less a batch of heavy materials, and I believe that Commander Wei has not worked hard, in addition to a batch of 5,000 supplementary troops, it is expected to arrive at Chanda at the end of the month.

"Commander, there are a lot of supplies, but what... Why don't you have a tank? Liao Mingyu carefully read it twice, but there was nothing on the list that he liked the most.

"The 200th division is already on the way, and it will be able to reach Longling in 3 days, and the troops will be under your command for the time being."

Digging a slot, is it so generous? Liao Mingyu really couldn't believe it, and actually handed over the command of the 200th Division to him.

"What? Don't want it? Then I can also let them go to Gaoligong Mountain to support the 2nd Army. Wei Lihuang smiled, looked at the stunned Liao Mingyu and couldn't help but quip.

"Don't, Gaoligong Mountain is full of forests, isn't it unpleasant to go there? Hey... Mingyu thanked the commander-in-chief for his kindness. Liao Mingyu hurriedly took over the conversation and thanked him with a hippie smile.

"Love? Are you still lacking kid? Don't think I don't know about such a large amount of supplies allocated above, all kinds of heavy artillery are enough to form an artillery brigade, and I still want to fight the autumn wind from me. ”

Wei Lihuang gave him a blank look, as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, of course he knew the details of the materials sent to the front line recently, and the largest of them was the Honorary Third Division.

In order to send them equipment, the vehicles of the entire logistics department in western Yunnan were insufficient, and many trucks, mules and horses were also borrowed to other war zones, so that normal transportation could be guaranteed.

"Well... Hehe, the main thing is that our troops have only been formed for a short time, and how can we form combat effectiveness without equipment. Liao Mingyu sneered.

There are a lot of things exchanged from the system this time, and he can't help it if the movement is relatively large, but fortunately, the blessing of the system has not caused much repercussions.

"Okay, don't give me a sloppy look, get down to business, I handed over the 200th division to you, you kid must give me the prestige of a Chinese soldier, if there is a problem with the defense line, I will kill you with my own guns!"

"Yes! The commander-in-chief is assured that the task will be completed! Liao Mingyu replied confidently.

Wei Lihuang was silent, Tengchong was very unfavorable to the deployment of mechanized troops like the 200th Division, rather than letting them march hard in the dense mountains and forests, it was better to be transferred to Liao Mingyu to play a greater role.

He knew very well the danger of this battle, and it was not easy to hold the 18th Division with extremely strong combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, so he spared no effort to help Liao Mingyu increase his defensive strength.

"As long as you can block the 18th Division to the west of Longling, you will be able to end the battle in Tengchong in less than a month."

"A month." Liao Mingyu muttered to himself.

Judging from the combat effectiveness of those troops and the current situation, it is quite quick to solve the battle in a month, but by that time... The contest between himself and the 18th Division is also coming to an end.

"What, is a month too long? Don't worry, if the battle goes well, it may not take so long, after all, you still have the 71st Army behind you, and the new batch of military aid from the Allied side is almost coming, and there will be a steady stream of supplies to the front line. ”

Wei Lihuang thought that he had no confidence in holding on for a month, so he comforted softly.

After all, it is facing a division of the Japanese army, if you look at it according to the normal conversion ratio, there is no 2-3 armies that cannot confront it head-on, but at the moment there are no extra troops for him, and it is the limit to be able to transfer 200 divisions.

"Tell me about your next battle plan." Wei Lihuang rubbed his swollen temples, the heavy military affairs made him feel tired.

"I have already sent a regiment this morning, ready to defeat Mangshi first." Liao Mingyu preached truthfully.

"Mangshi? What to do in Tamang? It's a large area of flat land, which is not good for defense at all, huh? Do you want to build a line of defense there? ”

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief."

"Give me a reason." Wei Lihuang frowned and asked very unexpectedly.

Mangshi is surrounded by mountains on all sides, but there are few mountains in the middle of more than 100 square kilometers, there is no danger to defend at all, if the Japanese are defending here, they can fully exert the power of their heavy artillery to launch a fierce blow to the defenders,

He really couldn't understand why Liao Mingyu didn't deploy defenses in Longling, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, but chose Mangshi, a place with gentle terrain.

"I honor the third division with a high degree of heavy firepower and mechanization, but it is difficult to play a role in the mountainous area, and the reason why I chose Mangshi is also because of the flat terrain here."

Liao Mingyu explained simply, with a confident determination in his eyes: "Please rest assured, Commander, I have my own plans for doing this." ”

Mangshi, like Longling, is a town along the Yunnan-Burma Highway and a necessary place for the Japanese army to advance eastward.

Although the terrain is flat and conducive to attacking, the three divisions are also used to fully deploy the troops, and tanks and armored vehicles can run wild on the land with impunity.

What he was thinking about was not as simple as blocking the Japanese army's support, his ultimate goal was to eat the entire 18th Division!

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