Anti-Japanese heroic righteousness

The most important thing in front of us is the thousands of people in Lashio. The fall of Lashio is not terrible. What is terrible is that they found the supplies hidden in the cave of Hulang Mountain. They were the six divisions of the two armies of the Northern Front Army of the Imperial Army. One month's logistical supplies, once lost, the consequences would be unimaginable.Therefore, no matter how much the price is paid, the airborne brigade in Lashio must be wiped out to ensure the safety of material and logistics channels.

Although the Iguchi and Abe regiments lost troops, they must have brought great casualties to the airborne brigade. There were only five or six thousand people in the airborne brigade. It is a great thing to have half of them left. Of course, they still have more than 6000 Burmese rebels .

It can be said that the passive situation in front of the imperial army was completely caused by these rebels. Even if Lashio lost for a while, if they had not rebelled, these 1 people plus the remnants of the two regiments would also lose troops if they rushed forward to deal with them. The airborne brigade, no matter what, can turn the tables, but who knows that this kind of thing happened, the reason can only be investigated by the special high school, the key is how to solve the problem.

Hayao Tada immediately decided that the remaining regiment of the Eighth Division in Wanding and the cavalry regiment, artillery regiment, and engineering regiment directly under the division headquarters would all go to Lashio.

The remnants of the Jingkou Regiment north of the original Lashio immediately went to Hulang Mountain to ensure the safety of supplies.

The remnants of the Abe Wing in the south of the original Lashio gathered all their troops and built a line of defense on the periphery to prevent the airborne brigade from breaking out to the south.

The No. 20 Second Division Cavalry Regiment immediately set off from Ruigu to attack Lashio, and dispatched a brigade to follow it.

At the same time, they immediately requested support from the Southern Army Command, requesting to send a force to supplement the Abe Wing, so as to prevent the airborne brigade from breaking through and entering the rear of the imperial army, which would become a trouble that would never be peaceful on the logistics supply line.

The order was issued, and the cavalry from all walks of life were ready to go, but at this moment, good news came from the telecommunications room, and the radio station that had been unable to be contacted had finally returned to normal at this moment.

This is undoubtedly good news, all emergency orders can be issued, otherwise it is not known when the cavalry will arrive.There was a brief burst of cheers in the headquarters. In their view, this was a good sign, and the time for the imperial army's counterattack had arrived.

But Tada Hayao obviously didn't think so, his brows were furrowed on his slightly pale face.

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On the west bank of the Inovaddy River, the bridgehead, the temporary headquarters of the expeditionary force.

Jiang Haoran put his arms around his chest, stood at the observation post, and looked at the Ayeyarwady River in front of him calmly.

And just above the rushing Inowady River, a dozen thick steel cables stretched all the way to the east bank, and countless prefabricated steel bars in the middle fixed the steel cables together. The prototype of the bridge has already emerged.

Numerous cables on both sides straighten the steel cables, and the bridge body of several hundred meters does not have too much curvature, extending almost straight to the east bank.

On the west bank side, engineers and soldiers have already started laying wooden boards on the steel cables, and have laid out a bridge deck of tens of meters. Looking from a distance, there is no obvious shaking of the bridgehead.

Chief of Staff Huang Jie walked into the headquarters with a face full of joy, and started shouting as soon as he entered the door: "Boss, this maogong is really amazing. He pulled up such a large cable bridge overnight, and you can't see how big it is." The arc, I just went up and walked for a while, and the entire bridge deck didn’t move at all, it’s amazing, at this speed, I think a large army can drive across the river in the afternoon.”

Jiang Haoran didn't look back, but looked up at the sky, where a Mustang fighter jet was flying over the Inowady River.

Today's weather is good, the sky is clear, which is a rare good weather in a month of rainy season.

"Yes, the progress is very smooth. I don't know if the devil will cooperate with us?" Jiang Haoran replied casually.

"What do you mean?" Huang Jie stepped forward, looked at Jiang Haoran's face, and then looked at the sky outside, as if he had seen some signs, and said, "Are you worried that the Japanese army will come to compete with us for air supremacy?"

"Seizing air supremacy is certain. Preventing our expeditionary force from crossing the river is the only chance for the Japanese army to win."

"But judging from yesterday's air battle, Ye Zhaofeng and Fourteen Airlines can completely block the enemy's planes?"

"Yes, if it's just the enemy's army aviation team, maybe they can continue to do it today, but I'm afraid that the Japanese naval carrier-based aircraft will swarm in today and overwhelm us in terms of numbers. From the Battle of Wuhan As of yesterday's air battle, both our No.40 Army Flying Group and Chennault's No.14 Air Force have suffered heavy losses. The loss of pilots and fighter planes is a huge number. It is difficult to guarantee that they can complete this arduous battle. task?"

Huang Jie's face also turned serious, he sighed softly, and said: "Yes, I read Ye Zhaofeng's report yesterday, including all their fighter jets, there are less than 200, the [-]th Air Force is good!" A little bit, but there are only more than [-] aircrafts, which are slightly inferior to the [-]nd and [-]th Flying Divisions of the Japanese Southern Army. If you add the Japanese naval carrier-based aircraft, is it really dangerous?"

The two stood side by side, silent for a while, Huang Jie said again: "Didn't you say that the Pacific Fleet of the United States can hold back the combined fleet of the Japanese Army?"

Jiang Haoran said: "There must be no problem for a while. Didn't the Japanese navy not move yesterday? But after a long time, the Japanese army will definitely react. The Pacific Fleet of the United States is just pretending to contain them."

"Then quickly generate electricity for Stilwell, and tell them not to put on a show, and press up to fight with the Japanese Combined Fleet?" Huang Jie was anxious.

Jiang Haoran smiled bitterly and said: "I have already sent the telegram, but the effect will not be very good. Stilwell can't decide on this matter. Moreover, fighting a large-scale naval battle is not as simple as the army. It involves too many aspects. There is no way to prepare for it." It can’t be done in a few months, and the United States is obviously not ready, so it’s a bit embarrassing for them to force their attack, and it depends on whether Roosevelt, a cripple, is willing to give up his body to support the Burmese battlefield.”

"Then what should we do? If the Japanese planes were really allowed to fly over us, it would be a deadly threat to the troops crossing the river. There is nowhere to hide on such a long bridge. The casualties caused by a swooping strafing attack would be astonishing. What is even more frightening is the Japanese bombs, in case the bridge is blown up???????"

Huang Jie clutched his chest, unable to speak any more, looking at the dozen or so steel cables on the surface of the water, his eyes were full of pain, as if rows of soldiers were being shot by the enemy's machine guns, one by one flying Suddenly, huge waves were set off in the river, and the whole bridge appeared and disappeared in the waves.