If you want to gain a foothold in a foreign country, it is absolutely impossible to do it without the support of your subordinates, Meng is tired of the old brothers with Long Wenwen, and there is no need to say much, and the young officers led by Chen Jize are basically no problem.

As for the others...

Fan Shaozeng had already decided on a plan to go south, because there was no better way out for him

In addition to Gao Xijiang, who was "forcibly detained", Fan Shaozeng was constantly contacting the old troops in the past, and all those who were close to Yunnan and western Yunnan were informed, and he really summoned a lot of people during this time.

Fan Harr thought relatively simply, he was not used to the virtues of the bald head and the high-level people in the national government, rather than returning to China and being locked in a cage as a canary to lose his freedom, it was better to accompany Liao Mingyu in Myanmar to go crazy, and if he won a little bet, he could go down in history, and now as long as he can add bricks and tiles to the 88th Army, he will not hesitate.

And Fang Jingyao is the key to entering Southeast Asia, and it can be said that he hopes Liao Mingyu can hit Malaysia and save the overseas Chinese people in Nanyang more than anyone else.

All the while... Military salaries are the most troublesome problem, and relying on the little food and salary allocated by the government alone is a drop in the bucket.

For this reason, Liao Mingyu was the first to engage in arms trading, and later found that drugs were more profitable, so he opened a new black market.

Anyway, the quality of the medicines exchanged from the system was far beyond this era, and the quantity could be guaranteed, and soon this business became Liao Mingyu's main source of income, in order to subsidize the needs of the rapidly developing troops.

But after all, there are some risks in selling medicines, and the seller is not so easy to find, and he must act in concealment so as not to be targeted by the people above, so Liao Mingyu didn't dare to do too much, just barely enough to make a living.

And the reason why the troops can have the current conditions and treatment, in addition to the assistance of the Yankees, a large part of it is supported by the assets transferred to Siam by several major families in Nanyang, and Fang Jingyao even invested all his belongings in the 88th Army, otherwise the issue of military salaries alone is enough to crush Liao Mingyu's backbone.

There is basically no problem with these high-ranking people in the army, and the only unstable ones may be the many officers of the 200th Division led by Gao Jiren.

After all, they were originally only transferred to reinforce the strength of the Honorary Third Division, and they didn't have much friendship to speak of.

Although Gao Ji people recognize and admire Liao Mingyu, the object of his allegiance is not the latter, plus the people themselves belong to the elite of the national government and have a certain degree of loyalty to the bald head, it is not good to say that they really want to go to the opposite side of the position of these people.

Now the order from above has come down, and the 200th Division must return to Kunming before the end of the year to accept the reorganization of the Fifth Army.

However, Liao Mingyu has already extended his hand to the interior of the 200th Division, and let A Yi and Xing Fuquan go over in order to override the command from it, coupled with the transfer of grassroots officers and troops, I believe that it is not difficult to firmly control the troops.

At last... It depends on how the officers of the 200th Division such as Gao Jiren choose, there is nothing to talk about in terms of position, if they don't know how to be flexible and insist on going their own way, Liao Mingyu doesn't mind a bloody storm!

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As time went on, it was September, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the humid rainy season was slowly passing, but the hot and dry climate did not change much.

The only thing to be thankful for is that there is no longer a need to stay in a rainy and humid environment all day, and the daily training time of the troops can be greatly increased.

Bulbul

It's just that in the past two days, Allied telegrams have been scattered like snowflakes, constantly asking the 88th Army to launch an attack on Mandalay as soon as possible, and Stilwell, who was in a hurry, almost flew to Nankan to ask someone why he had been standing still for several months.

Nankan Command...

"Sir, this is a telegram from the Allies today, ordering us to attack the Japanese at once, or they will stop all military supplies to our army."

Meng was annoyed and casually glanced at the telegram handed over by the communications soldier, and chuckled: "It seems that Stilwell is really in a hurry, if we don't move, maybe that old guy will turn his face." Junza... What do you mean? ”

Liao Mingyu, who was standing next to him, was staring intently at the sand table in front of him, and said without raising his head: "Where is the 50th Division now?" ”

Meng was annoyed and hurriedly ran forward, pointed to a sign and said: "They have just arrived forty kilometers southwest of Lashio, where the 501st and 502nd regiments have already built fortifications in the lower reaches of the Nandu River, waiting for the next order. ”

"So fast? Those boys' legs and feet are really neat. ”

Liao Mingyu was a little surprised, in the afternoon, the 50th Division was still more than 30 kilometers north of the Nandu River, and in just a few hours, the forward troops had already run to the downstream position, and such a marching speed had to be admired.

"Hehe, brother, the last thing our Sichuan army is afraid of is to climb the hill, when there was no Yanmar (car), it was all a pair of feet out of Sichuan, not to mention traveling thousands of miles a day, in those forests, it is not slower than your four wheels."

These turtle sons are really competitive, and Fan Shaozeng, who smiled like Maitreya Buddha, proudly showed off the skills of the Sichuan Army to everyone.

"Commander Fan, the brothers of the 50th Division are good, but the men of our 200th Division are not vegetarians."

Gao Jiren, who couldn't bear his emotions, turned his head and looked at Liao Mingyu: "Junzuo, when will we let our 200th division act?" Those broken babies hurt in their butts. ”

Seeing that the brother troops are all moving, only the 200th Division is still standing still, in other words, no one has a bottom in their hearts.

Seeing his anxious appearance, Liao Mingyu couldn't help but smile, stood up and said comfortingly: "Senior Master, don't be impatient, it's not the time yet, the 200 Division will naturally have other uses, and you will definitely be allowed to play a role at that time." ”

In fact, without Stilwell's urging, Liao Mingyu also decided to take action against the Japanese in the next few days.

At present, the entire 88th Army has begun to move, the Honor 3rd Division and the armored brigade are moving in the direction of Mandalay, countless armored tanks and personnel carriers are driving on the road, and the ranks of tens of thousands of people are full of oppression.

The 50th Division had secretly crossed the Namdu River, and the troops were divided into two, one part hiding in the jungle on the east bank, ready to attack the heavily guarded Taunggyi at any time, and the other part going down the river in an attempt to penetrate behind the enemy with a detour tactic.

The Nankan Air Force is on standby around the clock, sending reconnaissance planes to patrol the sky every day, and the heavy artillery brigade is also on its way to the south, and the war machine of the 88th Army is already in full swing.

Such a big movement could not be concealed from small Japan, and Yamashita Fumimi issued an order for the whole army to be on first-class alert early, and at the same time sent a large number of scout troops to probe the enemy's situation.

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