In October 1943, in order to cooperate with the war situation in China and the Pacific region, and reopen the Sino-Indian communication line, General Stilwell, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army in India, formulated an operational plan for counterattacking northern Burma, codenamed "Tarzan of the Apes". The plan was to start from the Indo-Burmese border town of Lido, cross the Indo-Burmese border, first occupy Xinpingyang and other areas east of the Tanai River, and establish offensive starting positions and logistical supply bases; then climb the cross-country mountains, use powerful firepower and outflanking tactics to break through the Hukang River Valley and the Menggong River Valley, seize Myitkyina, a key place in northern Burma, and finally connect the Yunnan-Burma Highway in Yunnan.

The main attack was the New 1st Army commanded by Zheng Dongguo, under the command of the New 38th Division commanded by Sun Liren, the New 22nd Division commanded by Liao Yaoxiang, and the Independent Brigade commanded by Gu Ruhu, with a total strength of 35,000 troops.

The enemy in front of him was the 18th Division of the Japanese Army under the command of Lieutenant General Shinichi Tanaka, under the jurisdiction of the 55th, and 56th Wings, with a total of 32,000 troops. The division was an ace unit of the Japanese army, with soldiers from industrial workers on the island of Kyushu, known for their ferocity, who participated in the attacks on Shanghai and Nanjing, and was one of the culprits in the Nanjing Massacre. It used more than 30,000 people to force more than 80,000 British troops to surrender in Singapore, and then fought in Burma, and was known as the "king of jungle warfare".

The Hukang River Valley, Burmese means "the place where the devil lives". It is located in the northernmost part of Myanmar and consists of the Daro Basin and the New Pingyang Basin, with high mountains and dense forests, crisscrossed by rivers and flooding during the rainy season. It is said that there were wild people in the past, so the locals collectively called this uninhabited area for hundreds of miles "Savage Mountain". The Chinese army stationed in India is too familiar with the Hukang River Valley, and when the Chinese expeditionary force was defeated and retreated the year before last, it broke into this forbidden area, suffered heavy losses, and left countless corpses. Almost every tree in the Hukang River valley was sprinkled with the bones of Chinese officers and soldiers, and their blood and tears were sprinkled on every river beach.

On October 20, 1943, the outpost battle began on the unnamed heights west of Xinpingyang. The search company of the Independent Brigade encountered a Japanese brigade on the march. Both sides immediately seized advantage of the terrain and opened fire on each other almost simultaneously.

According to past experience, the combat effectiveness of a brigade of the Japanese army is equivalent to that of a division of the Chinese army. At the beginning of the battle, the Japanese did not pay any attention to the Chinese soldiers of the mere company, and immediately launched a charge on the nameless heights occupied by the Chinese army.

The search company is the pioneer of the independent brigade, with more than 200 soldiers, equipped with 12 mortars, 3 anti-tank guns, and 55 light and heavy machine guns. As soon as the battle began, the company responded calmly, putting the enemy within range and giving full play to its firepower superiority to kill and wound. When the Japanese soldiers rushed up with the 38 big covers, suddenly hail of mortar shells smashed down on their heads and faces, and the rainstorm of machine gun bullets formed an impenetrable wall of fire, beating the arrogant Japanese soldiers into a daze.

In the afternoon, another company of Chinese soldiers arrived in time and attacked from both sides, leaving more than 200 corpses behind the Japanese and fleeing in panic. The first battle of the outpost battle was successful, and the Chinese army stationed in India was the first to win more against the Japanese army.

On 24 October, the Independent Brigade and the new 38th Division attacked and advanced. At 9 a.m., the artillery unit carried out a one-hour artillery attack, and more than 370 shells were fired at the enemy positions. After the artillery was prepared, the Chinese troops launched an attack on the Japanese. Stilwell, who was on the front line to supervise the battle, wrote his impressions in his diary: "The Chinese fight well, these people are brave and fearless, and the junior officers are good." ”

On December 29, after six days of fierce fighting, all Japanese positions were captured. The 56th Wing of the Japanese Army left hundreds of corpses behind and retreated in panic.

After the battle in Yubang, the captured Japanese soldiers were brought to Gu Ruhu, the commander of the Independent Brigade, Gu Ruhu snorted coldly and ordered the staff officer: "You go to interrogate, anyone who has been to China will be shot on the spot." "The order was carried out promptly. The Japanese 18th Division had committed numerous crimes on the Chinese battlefield, and these prisoners had Chinese blood on their hands, and of course they were in danger.

In January 1944, the 55th and 56th Wings of the Japanese Army retreated to the line from Daluo to Taibaijia in the Hukang River Valley. The new 1st Army attacked in three directions. On the left was the newly formed 38th Division commanded by Sun Liren, which set out from the Yubang area and attacked Taibaijia, and on the right was the newly formed 22nd Division commanded by Liao Yaoxiang, which set out from Xinpingyang and attacked Daluo. In addition, there is Gu Ruhu's independent tourist, waiting for an opportunity to attack.

On 31 January, a convoy of tanks braved enemy artillery fire and quickly stormed the town of Daro, with Chinese infantry following closely behind the tanks, using the cover of steel barriers to clear all corners and occupy enemy fortifications and positions. The steel tracks repeatedly crushed the headquarters of the Japanese 18th Division in the town, and the chief of staff of the Japanese division, Major General Seo, and dozens of officers were killed. Although the division commander Shinichi Tanaka escaped from the town, the seal of the division and regiment fell into the hands of Chinese soldiers, so the Battle of Daro became a great shame in the history of the Japanese 18th Division.

After the Japanese 18th Division retreated from the Daluo and Taibaijia lines, it changed its defensive deployment and arranged the 55th and 56th Wings in echelons to occupy the Mengguan and Waruban areas in the center of the Hukang River Valley, which were about 12 kilometers apart, in an attempt to prevent the attack of the Chinese troops stationed in India with a solid defense in depth.

When the Independent Brigade reached the area northeast of Waruban, it immediately attacked the Japanese and occupied the North-South River crossing behind them. The Chinese and American coalition forces launched an attack on Waruban. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, the tank troops waded across the river through the gap in the river embankment, and the Japanese troops on the other side did not expect that the tanks would be able to wade across the river at all, and hurriedly concentrated their firepower to block the river.

Chased by the chariots, the Japanese soldiers scattered like rabbits. On the way to the army, lying down with the corpses of Japanese soldiers. By March 9, more than half of the 55th and 56th Japanese Wings had been killed or wounded. In the end, with the help of two secret passages temporarily opened by the engineer unit in the jungle, he escaped from a desperate situation.

Subsequently, the Japanese army formed the 33rd Army in Burma. Lieutenant General Honda Masasai was appointed commander and commanded the 18th, 53rd, and 56th divisions. Honda Masasai deployed the remnants of the 18th Division and the 53rd Division in the Menggong River valley in an attempt to resist stubbornly.

The topography of the Menggong River Valley is dangerous, the mouth of the valley is the natural danger of Jianbu Mountain, the two important towns of Gamai and Menggong in the valley face each other across the high river in the south, attack and defend each other, and each other is the horn.

After discussing with the Chinese generals, Stilwell made a bold operational plan: the new 22nd Division would attack and advance towards Gamai, the new 38th Division would attack Menggong, and the Sino-US joint commando force would form a separate brigade and the US Lagahad commando force to make a detour through the lofty mountains and mountains on the north side and insert itself into Myitkyina, a strategic point behind enemy lines. The Japanese army was divided and surrounded on the line of Myitkyina, Mong Gong, and Kamai, and annihilated.

On March 14, the Chinese army stationed in India began to attack on Jianbu Mountain, the new 22nd Division feinted from the front, Gu Ruhu led the independent brigade, fearless of hardships and dangers, after the 14th from the left flank over the mountains and mountains back to the rear of the Jianbu Mountain, and the new 22nd Division attacked on both sides, captured Shaduzha on the 29th, broke through the Jianbu Mountain natural danger, and entered the Menggong River Valley.

Myitkyina is the first important town in northern Myanmar and the northern terminus of the Myanmar Railway, with highways leading to Mong Gong, Mandalay and Bhamo, with dangerous terrain, it is an important transportation hub in northern Myanmar and an important passage of the China-India Highway. The main force of the 18th Wing of the Japanese Army and the 1st Division of the 56th Division built strong fortifications here and defended them.

The U.S. military dispatched a large number of planes to bomb Myitkyina for a long time. The Independence Brigade launched a surprise attack and captured the airfield about 1 km west of Myitkyina. The Japanese army was at a loss for the sudden arrival of Chinese and American troops and put up a hasty resistance. After 4 hours of fighting, the Separate Brigade completely cleared the airfield of the enemy.

The capture of Myitkyina airfield cut off the logistical supply lines of the enemy at Meng Gong and Gamai, and greatly encouraged the new 22nd and new 38th divisions to attack the Japanese frontal attack. Subsequently, the new 22nd Division surrounded the main force of the Japanese 18th Division at Sokadao, killing 5,108 enemies and capturing 112 Japanese troops below Squadron Leader Sakurai. The commander of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, Shinichi Tanaka, led more than 1,500 remnants of the army, and fled south in a hurry under the main force of the 53rd Division.

However, the battle to capture the city of Myitkyina was very hard. Buoyed by the success of the parachuting, Stilwell ordered his troops to take Myitkyina within two weeks. However, he underestimated the enemy. After the Sino-American joint commandos occupied the Myitkyina airfield, the Japanese army hurriedly transferred troops from western Yunnan and Bamo to reinforce the Japanese army there to about two wings. The Chinese and American troops, who were lightly advancing against the enemy, were ambushed by the Japanese at the Myitkyina railway station and suffered heavy casualties. Stilwell successively airlifted the 41st and 42nd Regiments of the 14th Division, the 89th and 90th Regiments of the New 30th Division, and the 149th Regiment of the 50th Division to Myitkyina. The troops continued to launch onslaught against the Japanese army, but the Japanese stubbornly resisted with their strong fortifications.

In the end, Stilwell replaced the commander of the coalition forces, Brigadier General Botna, readjusted the deployment, and besieged Myitkyina from three sides with the 50th Division, the new 30th Division, and the American Lagahad commando. After 20 days of fierce fighting, the remnants of Myitkyina were finally eliminated and the entire city was occupied. The commander of the Japanese city defense, Mizugenzo, saw that the general trend was gone and was forced to commit suicide. Only a few remnants of the enemy smuggled across the Irrawaddy River and fled towards Bhamo. In this battle of Myitkyina, the Chinese and American coalition forces fought bloody battles, annihilating about 3,000 Japanese troops and suffering about 7,000 casualties.

However, in the battles of the Hukang River Valley and the Menggong River Valley, the Chinese army annihilated all of the Japanese 18th Division, as well as the 53rd and 56th Divisions, killing more than 20,000 Japanese troops.

Immediately after the victory, Liao Yaoxiang went to Mr. Dianqing and excitedly said: "The huge loss of the enemy's heavy weapons and military vehicles this time, the casualties and diseases of the people turned to the ravines, and the miserable situation of the collapse and dispersal is even worse than the transformation of the Nationalist army into the savage mountain two years ago." Looking back at the past and seeing the present, the officers and soldiers are ashamed of the past, and the officers and soldiers are very excited. ”

Mr. Qing was overjoyed and announced that officers at all levels would be promoted by one level!

As a result, Lieutenant General Gu Ruhu was promoted to a second-class general! Moreover, after the baptism of the battlefield, he absorbed a large amount of evil qi and stepped into the third layer of qi refining.

In fact, there are still many generals of the Qingbai Party, from 1936 to 1949, a total of 53 generals were awarded, such as Zhang Fakui, Deng Xihou, Yu Hanmou, Shang Zhen, He Jian, Jiang Dingwen, Yu Xuezhong, Yang Hucheng...... These people are all generals.

There are also first-class generals, Zhu Peide, Tang Shengzhi, Chen Shaokuan, Liu Xiang, Song Zheyuan, Chen Tiaoyuan, Bai Qixi, Chen Cheng, Yan Xishan, He Yingqin, etc., all of whom are first-class generals.