"You mean that the 53rd Division is less than 80 kilometers away from Lashio?"

"Well, this telegram was captured by Zhang Liu at the Devil's Command, fortunately, the Japanese didn't have time to destroy it, and even the code book is still there, I have already asked someone to translate it, the content is very clear, you can see it yourself."

After saying that, Meng was annoyed and handed over the telegram.

Long Wenwen took it and looked at it carefully, and the content on the paper made him frown involuntarily.

At present, the 53rd Division has crossed the Lailong Mountain and is marching towards Lashio at a rapid pace, and their vanguard has reached Mon Ya, which is only more than 70 kilometers away from Lashio.

Moreover, the 53rd Division also said in the telegram that the garrison brigade must hold Lashio, and it only takes one day for them to make a detour through Meng Yang and outflank the enemy from the flank.

"The place names here in Myanmar are more and more twisting mouths, but these little devils still want to go around the back, and they don't inquire about the name of our first regiment."

If you want to numb your chin and smile confidently at the corners of your mouth, what's there to be afraid of? Since Nantianmen, they have been singing all the way, and they have really not been afraid of anyone in the jungle war.

It's just that Long Wenwen was a little absent-minded, he originally thought that his side was almost a few days, but he didn't think that the little devils were also rushing to death non-stop, and there was only one day left for them to be stationed.

"Let the troops count the weapons and ammunition, the logistics team is estimated to not be able to survive these days, Ah Yi and they are still stuck on the way, we have to live carefully."

Long Wen blinked, revealing the biggest problem they were currently experiencing.

In order to be able to penetrate behind enemy lines as quickly as possible, the entire force did not carry much weapons and equipment, and each person only took the normal base amount of ammunition.

Especially the loser of Milong, his battalion consumes the largest ammunition in the whole regiment every time, which is really worry-free.

Originally, it was thought that the 200th Division and the Engineer Regiment could keep up with the rhythm and at least keep the march for no more than a day, so that they could also support the supply as a sharp knife as soon as possible, so that they would not be so passive in the face of the Japanese counterattack.

But the plan could not keep up with the changes, and they still underestimated the difficulty of the mechanized troops marching through the jungle, and they also did not expect the Japanese to be so fast.

In addition, the road from Wan Town to Lashio is not very smooth, there are still many Japanese strongholds in the middle of the defense line, and the large army has to beware of the sneak attack of the little devils in the process, how can it be like a group of pieces, unscrupulously through the forest.

Although the firepower of the American equipment was fierce, it was too logistical, and after two battles, a ball of ammunition was almost exhausted, with an average of less than 30 rounds of ammunition in each soldier's hand.

"The consumption is indeed very large, and the three battalions have begun to borrow ammunition everywhere."

Meng was annoyed and shook his head a little helplessly, frowned and sighed: "Alas... Our legs are about to break, but I didn't expect the Japanese to be much slower, so what to do next? Otherwise, retreat into the woods to attack and disturb the war? ”

"The living are still suffocated by urine? There is also a lot of food and Japanese-style weapons in the railway station warehouse, so I can't take them out and make do with them! ”

Long Wenwen thought about it and quickly ordered, Lashio, who had finally been defeated, did not intend to withdraw just like that.

In this case, it is also the next strategy to go into the mountains and fight guerrilla warfare with the other side, and there is not much time and lack of supplies, and you have to go to the forest and jungle to live a hard life, so that the Lashio you have just won has become useless, isn't that a fool's behavior?

As long as the Japanese are a turtle shell and stubbornly defend Lashio, they will definitely not be able to stand it for a long time, and besides, there is a division behind them, and the longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be.

The two hills of Lashio are actually quite suitable for defense, but the little devils didn't take advantage of them, and the dragon article, who has an extremely keen sense of smell on the battlefield, has discovered the mystery.

"I heard that Zhang Liu captured the commander of this garrison brigade?" Long Wen suddenly remembered this stubble.

"Well, I was beaten half to death by him, and now I'm locked up in the barracks, what? Do you have an idea? Meng replied in annoyance.

"Hehe, that's interesting, I'll interrogate him later, maybe it will help us defend in the future."

Meng was annoyed and shocked: "Have you decided to defend Lashio to the death?" ”

"Yes!"

"You have to think about it, if the support behind us can't arrive in time, we will be alone, no different from the 56th Division in Tengchong, and then the little devil will be blocked back... Isn't that just a shut-in-the-door dog... No, did you catch a turtle in the urn? Meng was very worried, and hurriedly asked.

The situation is so grim that a few simple words can affect the fate of more than 2,000 people, and he can't afford to have the slightest luck at this moment.

"How do you speak? What are you closing the door to catch turtles in the dog urn, and your mouth is starting to scoop again? ......Shh If you want to say that we fight dogs, when will it be the turn of those Oriental dogs to bark blindly, huh? ”

Long Wenwen glared at Meng angrily, and the tone of his words showed his firm attitude.

"But we do ......"

Meng was annoyed and wanted to argue, but before he finished speaking, the yin and yang voice suddenly sounded: "Battalion Commander Deng, I want to ask if this group is surnamed Long... Or is the surname Meng having the final say? ”

"Huh?" Next to him, he was still hooking shoulders with Ma to look at the lively non-spicy line, and subconsciously said: "Well, of course, you have the final say." ”

"Did you hear that, Deputy Head Meng?"

As soon as he heard this, Meng was annoyed and knew what this grandson would talk about later, and he was so angry that he didn't say much.

Seeing that he didn't contradict him anymore, Long Wenwen put away his smile, and his face gradually became serious: "Listen to me, it's not spicy, you can take a battalion to the south of the mountain to set up defenses, dig the position a little deeper, especially the anti-artillery pit, the devil's infantry artillery is not easy to fool." ”

"Meng Laoer, you can take people to the northern mountain pass, try to get closer to them who are not spicy, and leave me a company of troops, which I will be of great use. And the deflated calf of the lost dragon? Let him wait for me at the station! ”

As soon as the order was issued, all the ministries began to act. In just one day, it was not easy to build a position before the arrival of the Japanese army.

"Your uncle! Who's the dick..."

", don't bother Lao Tzu!"

Long Wenwen impatiently dismissed Meng Fu, but no one paid attention to his palm, which was slightly white.

To say that he was not completely sure of this battle, in the final analysis he was still gambling, betting that the follow-up troops would be able to reach Lashio before they collapsed, and that the vanguard of the Japanese would not be accompanied by heavy artillery.

The troops rushed for nearly 200 kilometers, and Lashio, which was finally defeated, was really unwilling to give up like this.

The battlefield is changing rapidly, and opportunities are fleeting, and if the main force of the 53rd Division rushes back to Lashio and other places, then all their actions will be in vain.

Long Wenwen is not sure that he can use a regiment to shake the opponent's division, even if he adds 200 divisions and an engineer regiment whose combat effectiveness cannot be guaranteed, there may even be a risk of being cut off by the opponent.

Therefore, Lashio must be defended, as long as the follow-up troops come, it can be built into a strong fortress, and then the Japanese will not want to go beyond it.

Long Wenwen has the courage to swim against the current, and also has the luck of leaking the boat to carry wine, and now he is also confident under Liao Mingyu's "favor" and "indulgence", and he is no longer as unlucky as the original time and space, so this time he will definitely earn him a refreshing time!

……

Northern Myanmar at the end of October was destined to spend every day under artillery fire, and the Burma-India border, which had been silent for more than a year, finally returned.

The counteroffensive of the Indian army began with the main attack of the New 1st Army of the Chinese Army Garrison in India, under the command of the new 38th Division under the command of Sun Liren and the new 22nd Division commanded by Liao Yaoxiang, with a total strength of nearly 35,000 troops.

It was also accompanied by one of the British 36th Division and the 77th Brigade, as well as one of the 10th Air Force of the United States.

In the early morning of the 24th, the 112th Regiment of the New 38th Division, as the vanguard force, began to attack and advance, and immediately entered the Hukang River Valley after occupying the new Pingyang Airport, and opened positions on the front line of Lajiasu, Yubang, and Lingan.

After the Japanese Northern Burma Front discovered that the Chinese army had entered Burma, it immediately adjusted its deployment, and Iida Shojiro ordered most of the 33rd Division to defend Myitkyina, and reinforced the front line with the main force of the 31st Division, and engaged the army stationed in India in the Hukang River valley area.

Liao Mingyu, who was hundreds of kilometers away, also kept an eye on the trend of the battle in this direction, and historically, the army stationed in India basically marched all the way, and in a few months, the little devils in northern Myanmar were beaten to the point that they lost their armor, and the 18th Division that fought with General Sun was even beaten to the ground.

But this time, the 18th Division was transferred to western Yunnan by mistake and finally planted in the hands of Liao Mingyu, while the 31st and 33rd Divisions, which were supposed to defend north-central Burma and Siam, provoked the main beam and directly pinched with the Indian army.

With two divisions and troops directly under the 15th Army, the defense force of the entire northern Burma reached 60,000.

So this is one of the reasons why Stilwell asked Liao Mingyu to send troops through Smith, after all, in addition to the Indian army, there is only the honorary third division of the army that has entered Burma.

If the third division launched an attack on Myitkyina, then it would be able to form a north-south pincer offensive with the Indian army, which would be of decisive help to the next battle situation.

However, Liao Mingyu is not in a hurry about this, although it is said that the Japanese army has a nearly twice the advantage in terms of strength, but in terms of combat effectiveness alone, these two divisions and the 18th division are far behind.

Besides, the batch of supplies that Smith promised has not yet arrived, and now is not the time to rush to sell.

History is always strikingly similar, because the Indian army misjudged the true strength of the Japanese army, thinking that the Japanese army in the Hukang River valley area was still like a small force in Xinpingyang, causing the 112th Regiment to go too deep into the enemy's depth.

The Japanese army immediately concentrated the two main forces of the 31st Division in the middle of the road, and took advantage of their unpreparedness to surround them with a lone army.

Without heavy artillery support, and the mortar company of the regiment did not follow suit, the 112th Regiment, which was deeply surrounded by the enemy, was in a very bad situation, and could only keep calling for help from the top in an attempt to get support.

Seeing that his army is surrounded, can Sun Liren still sit still? He immediately mobilized his troops to prepare for the dispatch, and at the same time asked the Allies to ensure the transportation of his military supplies.

Disappointingly, Stilwell's chief of staff, Portner, disagreed with the rescue operation, arguing that the supply difficulties were of limited use and that the two sides were at loggerheads over the matter.

During this period, the 138th Wing under the command of the 31st Division launched five or six attacks, but all of them were repulsed without exception, and the Japanese, who had the advantage in manpower and firepower, were never able to overcome the position of the 112th Regiment.

The Japanese had to intensify their attacks, although the Indian army did not send support troops at the first time, but the American planes will hover in Yubang tomorrow, and as long as the little devils attack, they will immediately dive and attack to cover the defending soldiers.

In this case, the Japanese army could only slow down the intensity of the offensive during the day and wait until the evening to carry out the night attack.

Obviously, the 112th Regiment had already made full preparations, and the regiment commander Li Keji even set up an ambush in the place where the Japanese army must pass, and vividly gave the other party an educational lesson.

This night was even more slaughtered, the devil threw a lot of corpses, and other than that, he didn't hear any battle orders.

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