"So, we've got to hurry."

Liao Mingyu stretched out his hand and let the raindrops fall on the palm of his hand, it is now the end of January, and there are about four months before the rainy season, if there is no progress by then, then there is only the withdrawal of troops.

Then again, the expeditionary force that is now going abroad is the 88th Army, which is nominally under the command of the Southeast Asian Theater Command, but in fact they and Stilwell are only in a cooperative relationship, and everyone is doing things with a mutually beneficial and win-win attitude.

The latter is bent on fighting for the commander-in-chief of the Huaxia Theater but has not succeeded, of course, Lao Jiang's obstacles are indispensable in the middle, if it were not for Liao Mingyu's efforts to overcome obstacles all the way in Burma, so that he has a certain right to speak on the president's side, it is estimated that he would have been preparing to return home a long time ago.

But the Chongqing government has almost no control over the 88th Army, and Lao Jiang never dreamed that Long Feng, who was so optimistic at the beginning, would be a "white-eyed wolf", and he would not come back when he went abroad with his troops, which is really a new style of warlordism...

Stilwell was also happy with this situation, on the surface, it seemed more like he had coerced this army and ran away, so that the old Jiang could only stare angrily across the mountain and had no choice.

However, Liao Mingyu didn't have the time to deal with the undertide of all this, he just took the troops south to wrestle with the Japanese in blood, and by the way, he developed obscenely in the struggle for power between the elders of several parties.

"Why didn't Junza let the 50th Division on the right flank part of it to support Bagu? This will also reduce the pressure on the Third Division's side." Fang Jingyao proposed preaching.

He also had an idea of the position of the two divisions on the right flank, and after coming from Chiang Mai, they were all entrenched in the Kayin State area, where the mountainous and wooded environment was more complex than that of Bago Province, and the Japanese army did not have much control there.

At present, the main tasks of these two divisions are to repair and replenish the logistics routes, as well as to control the border between Kayin State and Bago Province, to contain the westward movement of Japanese troops, and to also block Japanese support from the Siamese side.

Due to the distance of the mountains and high ground, the logistical pressure of the 50th and 200th Divisions was very high, and relying on the land lines of communication alone was not only too long but also inefficient, so most of the supplies were now dropped on their positions by transport planes.

Fortunately, the right army encountered not many Japanese troops, so they were able to open up several large assembly camps in Kayin State, and there was no need to worry about the Japanese army coming to loot the airdrop, and the troops were also seizing the time to rest and slowly recover their energy.

"Brother Fang, there are no outsiders now, don't be unreasonable, so why are you outside......

Liao Mingyu joked with a smile, but he shook his head and rejected this proposal, because in the strategic plan, the role of the right army is no less than that of the Honor Third Division and other troops who are tough on the front.

"The right army cannot move for the time being, and their task now is to continue to advance in a southwesterly direction until they see the coastline of the Andaman Sea, and I will arrange it freely at that time."

Hearing him say this, Fang Jingyao couldn't say anything more.

In the final analysis, there is still a shortage of major generals on Long Wenwen's side, not to mention the 30,000 or 40,000 troops of the army on the left, in fact, there are only two or three infantry regiments that can fight on the front line now, and the other troops are all heavy units, because of problems such as road traffic and terrain restrictions, it is difficult to exert their combat effectiveness in a short time.

"Brother Liao... This time, do you really plan to let Brother Meng go to the Third Division to be the chief of staff?" Fang Jingyao seemed to remember something, and suddenly asked coldly.

"Well, yes, which general is not sharpened on the battlefield of blood and fire, this kid is still young, and it is better to have more experience than to stay in the military headquarters for retirement." Liao Mingyu replied casually with a smile.

The old foundation of the third division is the Sichuan Army, Meng is tired and has been with Long Wenwen for a long time before, and there is no need to say much about the degree of tacit understanding, it would be better for him to replace Fang Jingyao.

But the speaker has no intention of... The listener had a heart, Fang Jingyao's brows gradually wrinkled into a Sichuan character, and his heart suddenly raised his throat, it seems that he has already prepared to transfer himself back to the military department, but why did the other party do this? Is it because of my father?

"Brother Liao... Don't blame me for being outspoken, judging from the current situation, my role in going to the front is definitely stronger than staying in the rear. And... For personal reasons, I would prefer to be able to continue to kill the enemy in the front-line troops, and please do it!"

Fang Jingyao still couldn't

Hold back, and speak your heart sonorously. Especially in the last sentence, he stood straight like a soldier, and his eyes were full of pleading.

Although he is more than ten years older than Liao Mingyu, he has never forgotten the difference in position and status, and has always regarded himself as a subordinate, without the slightest self-sustaining relationship and no one in his eyes.

In fact, from the perspective of the overall situation, although the offensive on the front line was blocked, at least in general, the entire battle situation was still steadily advancing southward.

In the absence of air support and logistical supply difficulties, he alone led two main regiments to harden one brigade of the Japanese army plus two mobile brigades without falling behind, which was really impossible for ordinary people.

What's more, since the Third Division set out from Myitkyina, there have been no less than a dozen large and small battles along the way from northern Burma to Naypyidaw, and Fang Jingyao has basically participated in them, and his ability has also impressed most people, and his prestige and status in the army are second only to Liao Mingyu and the dragon article that the gods are talking about.

And compared to the young Meng is annoying, whether it is personal ability or military literacy, Fang Jingyao thinks that he is above the former, and it is not reasonable to change generals on the spot at this time.

The drama of transferring from the front line back to the rear command has long been commonplace in the army, but the unwilling Fang Jingyao still wants to fight for it, especially now that he is still burdened with the hatred of his family and the country.

"Poof... Haha, who said I'm going to transfer you back to the military headquarters?" Liao Mingyu sneered and asked playfully.

"What?"

After hearing this, Fang Jingyao was obviously stunned, even if he was witty, he couldn't guess the other party's true thoughts.

"The Americans are not going to look for a breakthrough in Southeast Asia, and the current situation in Myanmar can actually be regarded as exceeding their strategic goals, and it is of little significance to them to counterattack Malaysia and retake the Indonesian archipelago..."

Liao Mingyu walked forward with his own thoughts, and slowly said the historical events that he was familiar with as a person who had come before, and it was also something that would definitely happen in the near future...

"Now their Pacific Fleet is in full swing, taking dozens of important islands on the periphery in a row, and has forced the gateway of the Japanese.

Look at it... The Ryukyu Islands are the largest of them, just over 300 kilometers from the Japanese mainland, and there are enough airports to build several large airports for heavy transport planes to take off and land.

At that time, the Americans' bombing mileage would cover the whole of Japan, and they would be able to cut off the Japanese maritime connection with the South Seas, completely block all coastlines and isolate them completely, so this place would inevitably become an important place for the two armies to fight..."

Fang Jingyao pondered the crux of the matter, and quickly realized the crux of the matter: "In this way, the Americans will soon be able to land on the Japanese mainland, so won't this war be said to be over at that time?"

Liao Mingyu smiled and replied without thinking: "It's not so easy, you don't know the character of the Japanese, they have to defend such an important island desperately, their defensive strength and will to fight will be extremely firm, not to mention Okinawa, even if they take Iwo Jima, the Americans will pay a great price."

However, it was precisely because of this cost that the Americans finally decided to put in a nuclear bomb to end the war early...