Chapter 1446 Like God
Fortunately, the four separate groups of people successfully met up at the appointed time and place.

Only Long Wenjian's troops encountered a battle, but it was a small-scale encounter, encountering only a squadron of less than 200 people.

As they had to hurry on their way, Long Wenjian did not get into a fight with the squadron. Instead, he defeated them and then led the team away.

The casualties were seven deaths and four serious injuries. In comparison, there were many minor injuries, which was naturally due to the addition of many new recruits. A considerable number of the new recruits' injuries were caused by recklessness and recklessness.

Some were stunned when the gun was fired, and were kicked away by the veterans, which was an injury. Some were so excited when the gun was fired that they charged forward without saying a word, and were pulled back and slapped by the veterans, which was also an injury.

Others thought themselves clever and disobeyed orders during the fight, getting scratched by bullets and beaten by officers, which also injured them.

The common cause of casualties among the four groups of people was that some people twisted their ankles when walking on the mountain roads, fell down because they didn't step firmly, and suffered some bruises and sprains. This is inevitable, after all, horses can stumble and people can make mistakes.

Finally, the team regrouped and after a statistics, it was found that the non-combat casualties during this march had reached more than 30 people.

Wang Yan called over the sturdy veterinarian with a smile: "Come on, old man, the sick camp is open, these people help take care of the wounded, follow the division headquarters."

"Why don't you give it a few days later? It will be healed in two or three days."

"No, there's a good chance that a fight will break out within two or three days." Wang Yan said, "We need to find out the Japanese deployment nearby. Come on, where's the telegraph operator?"

"Report!" A young man wearing glasses ran out from behind.

"Send a telegram to Yu Xiaoqing and ask him to launch the attack. Tell him not to take the lives of the soldiers lightly. Our troops will not attack the Nantianmen of Dudu Cave with him. This battle is mainly to consume the Japanese ammunition and induce the Japanese to provide supplies."

"Yes!"

Immediately, Wang Yan ordered the various regiments to disband and spread out to a 10-kilometer radius to station, and dispatched the division reconnaissance battalion and the reconnaissance companies of each regiment to radiate out in all directions to investigate the surrounding situation...

Zenda, Yu Xiaoqing looked at the translated telegram and slammed the table angrily again.

"His soldiers are his brothers, so aren't my soldiers my brothers? Why do I need them to teach me?"

Tang Ji came over, picked up the telegram on the table and took a look at it.

"My dear nephew, now is not the time to be angry. Although Wang Yan is a worthless guy, his plan is sound, and the pressure on our side will be much less. After this battle, the Japanese army's supply will be cut off. We have been besieging Nantianmen for three months, and the Japanese will starve to death. We have annihilated a regiment, which is a real achievement."

"I want to beat them to death, not trap them to death!"

"The best strategy is to attack the enemy's strategy! Now we know all the battles Wang Yan has fought. He never fights head-on. Even if he can win, he will try his best to avoid attacking the enemy. He will look for breakthroughs from other places.

This battle is also the same, nephew, think about why he is fighting here? It is to contain the Japanese troops and revitalize the war situation in Myanmar. Speed ​​is of the essence in war, the sooner the better, nephew, give the order.

If we delay for a few more days, Wang Yan will come over and shoot us."

"Are you afraid of him? I'm not!"

"Then do you want to fight or not?"

"Fight! But I'm not afraid of Wang Yan. It's my duty to defend the territory and drive out the Tartars! Come here!" Yu Xiaoqing shouted!

Following Yu Xiaoqing's order, Zenda's army moved and bombarded Nantianmen directly. This of course attracted a more fierce counterattack from the Japanese army, after all, they had more shells.

This was also Yu Xiaoqing's intention. Every time he fired a few shots, the Japanese army would consume more shells. Every time he fired a few shots, the Japanese army would fire back more bullets...

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Wang Yan was carving wood to make a bench when he saw Luo Youlun running out.

"Captain Lin called and said there is a supply convoy coming from Lashio. There are about 20 trucks, and there are also a lot of mules and horses. It's almost the strength of a transport brigade."

"Fight!" Wang Yan said without even raising his head, "Let Fanla lead the troops to encircle us, and leave all the people and things behind. Lao Luo, do you really need to run errands for this kind of thing? I just don't want you to take away my military power, not to stop you from doing anything. If you don't do anything bad to me, I certainly won't target you.

We are all brothers in the war of resistance, and we are fighting against the Japanese. It is hard to say what will happen in the future, but at least we will work together until the Japanese run away. Let's not talk about the distant future, just say that this folding chair I am making now is made for you. Okay, hurry up and pass the order, don't let the Japanese run away. "

Luo Youlun ran away excitedly, and Wang Yan shook his head. Isn't this quite human nature?

He immediately continued to do his carpentry work to pass the time.

There is nothing but jungle here, but there is no shortage of wood. Wang Yan's division headquarters is relatively idle, and there are not many combat missions until a certain time. It basically undertakes functions such as support, transportation, and recuperation of wounded soldiers.

So since they were idle anyway, Wang Yan got everyone out to do carpentry work. Whether it was making stretchers, crutches, or even chopsticks, stools, etc., at least they were of some use.

Wang Yan had been busy for less than an hour when he heard the faint sound of gunfire. It was Ayi's side that had already started a firefight. At this time, Fanla's troops should have completed the encirclement and cut off the retreat route of the Japanese transport team.

After more than half an hour, the staff officer came out to report: "Report to the division commander, the Japanese transport brigade was completely wiped out, and more than a thousand rifles, more than 200 submachine guns, more than 50 light machine guns, 10 heavy machine guns, and countless bullets were seized. There were also cannons... and some food and medicine. A total of 37 people died, 56 were seriously injured, and 128 other wounded soldiers needed to recuperate."

"You lead the team over there, pick up the wounded, distribute the things, and replenish the injured personnel. Send a telegram to Si La, and ask him to move towards Lashio, divide the spoils of war, and set up an ambush on the main road. The Fan La and A Yi tribes are marching towards Nandu. Didn't they seize the cannons? Pull them over, and bombard Nandu at midnight. Also pass the order down, the division headquarters to break camp and march 15 kilometers to the northwest..."

The staff officer took the order and left. Wang Yan also prepared a small folding stool with a backrest. He clapped his hands, stood up, looked at the busy troops, and walked over to give the stool to Luo Youlun.

Luo Youlun was very grateful and couldn't refuse...

During wartime, transportation and supply are all time-bound. Once something has departed, the recipient on the other side will be informed, and a transportation time will also be set for the transport unit in order to ensure safety in many aspects and conduct passive information transmission.

When the scheduled deadline came, the Japanese troops at Nantianmen did not receive any supplies, so they immediately reported it to their superiors, who naturally responded immediately.

Wang Yan had disappeared from the battlefield in Burma for two months. The Japanese army learned from other channels that Wang Yan was reorganizing a new army. Naturally, they did not think of this living devil whom they dreamed of killing at the beginning.

So they sent a battalion of combat troops directly from Lashio, following the established route of the transport battalion, carefully guarding and checking the situation along the way. Combat troops and transport troops are naturally two different things in terms of combat effectiveness. According to convention, a fully equipped battalion of the Japanese army can defeat a regiment of the National Army, and it is also a bit relaxed and happy.

Such a force, even if deployed to the front line where both sides are fighting, is a force that cannot be ignored. In this relatively rear area, it is already sufficient.

So they were ambushed by Long Wenjian. After three hours of fierce fighting, most of the Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded. When the defeated soldiers ran back to Lashio, it was midnight.

It was also at this time that Fanla and Ayi, according to the predetermined plan, deployed their troops to bombard the Japanese military camps that had crossed the river to the south, and made a feint attack.

The Japanese troops who crossed the river to the south asked for help from all directions. The defeated Lashio sent troops, and several other directions also urgently dispatched troops to rescue.

After Lashio sent troops to provide support, they were ambushed by troops led by Wang Yan himself, and the Japanese army was annihilated again, killing 500 troops who came to provide support.

Afterwards, Wang Yan and Long Wenjian joined forces to attack from the west and north, destroying the forces outside Lashio and seizing the Japanese warehouse in Lashio.

The remaining Japanese troops fought back, some fled, and some hid in the city. Wang Yan stopped the troops from pursuing them and entering the city to fight street battles, as the casualties were too great and it was not worth it.

There was a good harvest here, and on the Nandu side, Fanla and Ayi surrounded and attacked the reinforcements, and the battle lasted until the afternoon of the next day. Wang Yan led his troops westward and surrounded the Nandu army again, almost bringing it to collapse.

Then they gathered their troops together and marched south, making a move to take Mandalay. The Japanese army was frightened and urgently deployed troops around them to avoid being taken advantage of by Wang Yan. At this time, they already knew it was Wang Yan, because once a battle was fought, there would be a report, and if there was a report, it would naturally be leaked.

There is no doubt that the Japanese intelligence system is more than adequate.

They paid enough attention to Wang Yan, because this battle was fought so beautifully. They pulled the enemy troops together and directly attacked two towns, causing at least 5,000 casualties to the Japanese army.

Of course, this was not a purely combat force; it also had to include logistics and some puppet troops, but at least 3,000 Japanese troops were killed, which was the strength of a regiment.

However, they attached too much importance to Wang Yan. He was not Li Yunlong, and he would not attack Taiyuan even if he had tens of thousands of troops. The casualties in the attack were too great, and it was not worth it for him.

So after mobilizing nearby troops, Wang Yan led his troops to retreat to the northwest to attack Mengmi, and left 4,000 troops to block the reinforcements from Mandalay.

After fighting for a long time and causing considerable casualties to the Japanese army, they took advantage of the cover of night and escaped into the jungle and disappeared.

In just one week, the Japanese army suffered huge casualties, which was much more severe than before when there were only 4,000 people.

In the past, he only had 4,000 troops available, and if they were divided, he would not be able to distinguish the main and the secondary. Now it is different, he can have the main attack, the assist, and the diversion. The diversion effect of 1,000 and 2,000 people is of course different, and the pressure they bring to the Japanese army is also incomparable.

After Wang Yan's efforts, the defense line in the northwest of Myanmar was loosened, and the situation of the Allied Forces and the Expeditionary Force there improved greatly. This was because the Japanese army decisively withdrew part of its troops.

The original almost smooth situation was broken, the Allied Forces and the Expeditionary Force switched from defense to offense, and the Japanese front line naturally had to shrink.

But they could not take too much, otherwise the Allied forces on the western front would be connected, and the good situation of the Japanese army in Burma would be ruined overnight. Although the Burma Road was still not open, the Japanese army fought for a year in vain, and many people died and a lot of resources were invested.

This is of course unacceptable, and the Japanese commander here cannot accept it even more.

Then Wang Yan received the news sent to him by Luo Zhuoying, saying that the Japanese army once again planned to transport troops from the main island to East China, and then withdraw troops from East China and Central and South China to join the battlefield in Southeast Asia.

At the same time, Masazo Kawabe was transferred to be the commander of the Burma Front Army.

This Masamitsu Kawabe was a Class A war criminal who had participated in the concoction of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. He rose rapidly to prominence and committed numerous crimes, too numerous to list.

Apparently, they were too cruel to Wang Yan, so they sent someone they thought was a ruthless person to kill Wang Yan.

"Here comes with bad intentions." Long Wenjian murmured.

"He came with bad intentions, so if he's good, we won't kill him?" Milong shouted, "How many people can the Japanese mobilize? If they had the ability, would they have let us jump around for so long? We have to kill 20,000 of them by now. What difference will it make if they send another 20,000?
We have more soldiers now. After these battles, the new recruits have become veterans. Why are we still afraid of them? We can’t kill them!”

"Hey, there's good news on that." The staff officer holding the telegram laughed, "Your Excellency said that we fought well this time, and he wants to send us another 4,000 men. This time, they will use veterans from the western front, and new soldiers will be sent there to ensure our combat effectiveness."

Fan Laci asked, "Is this to guarantee our fighting power? Are they trying to seize our prince's military power again?"

"That's enough. It's endless." Wang Yan waved his hand. "Lao Luo and his men have done a good job. They have done their best. Let's reorganize them. It's a good time to rest and then go back to trap the Japanese troops at Nantianmen to death."

Luo Youlun said: "Let me remind you that the Japanese reinforcements are on the way and will arrive in just one month. By then, they will have more troops and it will be difficult for us to fight them."

"You are just anxious. I didn't say we should reorganize now." Wang Yan shook his head with a smile and asked, "Lao Luo, you have fought with me for a while, do you understand?"

"You use your troops in a wild and unrestrained way, without any logic, and I can't grasp it or understand it." Luo Yulun said this sincerely and with great admiration. Who would have thought that a soldier born in the mud would fight so fiercely, and his military tactics were so focused and magical.

"You are an old man, but you are still a general. Even if you don't understand, you should know that I don't fight offensive battles, I don't take advantage, I will run away after the battle, and I will never fight with a difficult opponent."

Wang Yan said, "I'll give you a chance. Take the radio and go pick up the 4,000 soldiers. We'll split into two groups. We'll first take a walk around Mandalay, then go to central western Myanmar to rescue the allied forces once again, and then join forces to attack from the north and south."

"Can we get through it?" Luo Youlun was unsure.

"Can we first set up a battle formation and scare the Japanese to death? Then we'll see how the Japanese respond and we'll just have to act according to circumstances. It's not a big deal.

You must remember to contact the radio station on time and act according to my orders. Leave when you need to leave, and don't linger in the battle. If you execute well but lose the battle, it's my fault. If you fail to execute well, you will miss the opportunity to fight..."

"I'll bring my head to you!"

"Let's go now." Wang Yan waved his hand, "By the way, I'll send you a team to transport the seriously injured back to recuperate."

"Yes!" Luo Yulun was like a soldier, burning with desire for victory...

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