Anti-Japanese heroic righteousness

Expeditionary Army Yingdo Headquarters, the chief of staff strode into the headquarters with a smile on his face, and he started shouting at the door: "Boss, good news, the Second Division of the Japanese Army in Xidang collapsed at the first touch, and retreated another [-] miles. .”

"Oh!" Jiang Haoran frowned, and said in surprise: "Thirty miles back madly? How did this data come from? The 200th Division won't pursue it?"

Huang Jie smiled and said: "No, Dai Anlan is waiting for orders in Xidang. The data of Thirty Miles is obtained by the top soldiers. I think I can order the 200th Division and the Airborne Brigade to continue the pursuit. The Japanese army has no intention of fighting, and the pursuit will definitely be successful. Let them throw away their armor."

Jiang Haoran focused slightly, and said: "No, Chief of Staff, immediately order Dai Anlan to withdraw from Xidang and set up a defense line five miles away from Xidang."

"what??????"

Huang Jie opened his mouth wide and didn't close it for a long time. When he felt that he couldn't pursue, Jiang Haoran rushed forward to pursue him. Now the situation is very good, and the Japanese army's retreat is a good time to strike, but he proposed to retreat. What is it?

And it wasn't just Huang Jie who didn't understand, Luo Zhuoying and Leng Rushuang in the headquarters also opened their mouths and felt incredible, this was too unlike Jiang Haoran's style.

"Hehe!" Jiang Haoran smiled secretly, and said: "The reason why we attacked the Second Division of the Japanese Army at the beginning was to increase the distance from the enemy, so that they would not push to the outside of Yingduo City. If we have reached it, if we move forward, the battle line will be stretched too long, which is not conducive to replenishment of supplies, and is also not conducive to defense. Therefore, it is not our goal to attack the second division of the Japanese army. The most important thing in front of us is to defend Yingdo. Others will not be considered. Besides, the Second Division of the Japanese Army is an elite permanent division, and no matter what, it will not be so vulnerable. Their blind retreat is just to lure us to go deep. I may not be in his plan. .”

"Oh!"

Everyone was enlightened, as if suddenly enlightened, but Luo Zhuoying also raised another question, saying: "Boss, even if this is the case, we don't have to abandon the defense, no matter what, it can be regarded as recovering a city. The reports submitted to the Military Commission are also better-looking, with a difference of only five miles, but in this sense it is completely different."

Jiang Haoran picked up the command pole, walked quickly to the battle sand table, drew a circle on the position of Xidang, and said: "Brother You Qing, look, Xidang is a small town, and it is definitely not a strategically important place. Moreover, the terrain is flat and open, not to mention the indiscriminate bombing by Japanese aircraft. You must know that the Second Division of the Japanese Army has an independent tank regiment. doubled."

Jiang Haoran waved his command stick, pointed to a place five miles behind Xidang, and continued: "On the other hand, the terrain here is complex and densely covered with jungles. Basically, there is no terrain suitable for the Japanese tanks to fully deploy, and the jungle can also effectively prevent them from attacking. Japanese air bombing and artillery attacks. Therefore, Xidang is a bone thrown to us by the Japanese army. Once we miss it, we will definitely suffer bitter fruit."

"Hehe, this little devil is so fucking insidious!" Luo Zhuoying laughed awkwardly, scratching her head.

Huang Jie said: "All right, Chief, I'll give the order right now. Since the principle is to stop the enemy, I think I'll order the search company at the front to blow up all the bridges along the road, and set up more roadblocks on the road, so that they can attack the enemy." Go to the busy work of the dog day."

Jiang Haoran said: "This suggestion is good, it can be implemented, and this task can be entrusted to Liu Xianwei and the others. Let them send small teams to lay mines and obstacles along the road, so as not to let the enemy advance too fast!"

"Eh!"

Huang Jie promised, and then walked to the telephone at the headquarters. The distance of tens of miles is still suitable for the telephone, which is convenient and fast, so when the troops moved forward, they also laid down the telephone line.

Over there, Huang Jie was chatting on the phone, but Luo Zhuoying was fascinated by looking at the Inowady River on the sand table, and then he wondered for a long time: "Boss, do you think the Japanese army will fight something on the Inowady River?" idea?"

Jiang Haoran was taken aback for a moment, seemed to be moved, and then asked: "Who is guarding Jiang Fang now?"

Luo Zhuoying replied: "It's the 28th division."

"En!" Jiang Haoran nodded, and said, "It shouldn't be too late for large troops to cross the river. Although it is the dry season, the water area of ​​the Inovaddy River is still wide, and there is no place suitable for large troops to cross the river." The only good terrain for the river to land on is the line of Longhutan, where there is an open area about one mile long, but the Inowady River has an obvious drop at Longhutan, and the current suddenly accelerates. It is basically impossible to build a pontoon bridge, but we must also be prepared for the Japanese army to send a small group of troops across the river to sneak attack, so ordering Zhang Zhen to go to the front to check in person must not give the devils a chance."

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For two consecutive days, there was no movement from the Japanese army. Instead, Stilwell sent a telegram from India, informing him that he had just received the news that five days ago, in the Philippines, the No. 18 Division of the Japanese Army, which had been fighting for islands with the US-Philippine coalition forces, suddenly disappeared. The pressure on the U.S.-Philippines coalition forces has been reduced.However, Stilwell suspected that the Japanese army might have sent the No.18 Division to the Burmese battlefield, otherwise it would not be able to explain it. Under such a critical situation, the Japanese army would suddenly give up the encirclement and suppression of the US-Philippine coalition forces.

Jiang Haoran also quickly realized that the Second Division of the Japanese Army was most likely waiting for the No. 18 Division. If the Japanese army attacked Yingdo with the strength of two permanent divisions, coupled with absolutely powerful tanks, aircraft, With the intensive bombardment of cannons, one can imagine how cruel the ensuing battle will be.

Jiang Haoran immediately responded to Stilwell, requesting to mobilize the artillery regiments of the two British divisions of Homalin to rush to support, and at the same time mobilize the infantry of one division to approach Yingduo as the reserve team of the expeditionary force, in case of emergency.

Jiang Haoran’s request was quickly answered. The telegram was signed by Alexander, the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian British Army. He expressed his full support for Jiang Haoran. Before replying to the telegram, he mobilized Homalin’s infantry division and two artillery regiments. It has been issued, and John Williams' request to go to Yingdo for support has also been approved. They will arrive in Yingdo in two days.

Regarding this, Jiang Haoran sighed endlessly. The British army's move can be said to have brought out even the old man. Compared with the previous blindly retreating and passive resistance, it is simply a different army.However, he was relieved very quickly. This can be said to be a moment of time. After all, the situation of the British army at this time is much more dangerous than before. Once Germany, Japan and India join forces, Britain will face the danger of subjugation. It's all gone.

Also because of the British army's active resistance, since yesterday, civilian husbands who transported food, quilts and other materials have arrived in Yingdo in a steady stream. Can't stand the crowd.

There are [-] civilians in the Indian grain transportation team, plus [-] to [-] expatriates who retreated with the expeditionary force, and [-] to [-] Burmese citizens, the number has reached more than [-]. The food for nearly [-] troops is not even a problem for the common people in Yingdo.

Jiang Haoran's policy of appeasing the people also achieved results. The Japanese army robbed the people of Yingduo of food rations. Under the mobilization of the puppet government supported by Jiang Haoran, the people of Yingduo not only participated in the transportation of food, but also mobilized civilian husbands to form a transportation team to serve as Xiduo. The expeditionary forces in the direction transported supplies, fodder, and even weapons and ammunition.

The weapons and ammunition transported by helicopters every night began to be diverted that night. Some of them were transported to Xidang by civilians, and the other part was transported to Menggong by train. The state of preparation for war was already in order.

On the morning of the third day, that is, the eighth day after the expeditionary force entered Yingdo, the Japanese army finally took action. First, the Japanese army from the direction of Meng Gong carried out a round of artillery attacks on Meng Gong, and then launched a tentative attack.Then the Second Division of the Japanese Army entered Xidang again and organized troops to attack the front of the 200th Division, which was also a small-scale test.

In the afternoon, Japanese fighter jets began to appear in large numbers in all areas of Xidang, Yingdo, and Menggong, and bombed the defensive positions of the expeditionary force at fixed points.

Immediately afterwards, Japanese inland river naval guns suddenly appeared on the Inovaddy River. There were at least a hundred ships, large and small, swaggering up the river, and all of them headed in the direction of Menggong.

So far, the situation of the war has become very clear, and the war is about to break out.

It's night, the Expeditionary Force Yingdo Command.

Commander-in-Chief Jiang Haoran, Chief of Staff Huang Jie, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Luo Zhuoying, No.60 Sixth Army Commander Zhang Jun, 28th Division Commander Ma Weiji, Liu Bao, Leng Rushuang and other staff officers gathered together.

The sudden appearance of the inland river naval artillery by the Japanese army disrupted the deployment of the expeditionary force. It was originally thought that the Japanese army would not send the navy to the Inowady River because of the terrifying lethality of the armed helicopters. put all one's eggs in one basket.

The threat of naval guns is still second. The most important thing is that the navy's entry into the Inovaddy River means that the Japanese army can land on the lines of Xidang, Yingduo, and Menggong at any time. Although it is impossible to conduct large-scale landing operations, small-scale penetration attacks cannot be avoided. This means that the expeditionary force must allocate a large number of troops to conduct large-scale searches of all possible landing areas along the river.

And the search efforts should not be too small. There is a railway transportation line from Yingduo to Menggong. Once the Japanese army infiltrates, the damage to the railway will be the next thing. The most feared thing is that the Japanese army will destroy all the hard-won weapons, ammunition and food.There is also a logistics transport team in the direction from Yingduo to Xidang, and the infiltration of Japanese troops will also pose a threat to them.

From Xidang to Menggong, this line of defense is nearly 29 miles long. It can be said that it is impossible to defend. However, Yingduo's reserve force is only the 29th Division. In an emergency, there are no more soldiers to adjust, and the danger is self-evident.