Anti-Japanese heroic righteousness

Hearing that three or five divisions would be able to solve the problem, the chairman secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Before his breath was released, Bai Chongxi pointed at Chen Chen and began to curse, accusing Chen Chen of being irresponsible in order to avoid suspicion. The fate of the nation is a joke. What three or five divisions can do is no different than scratching an itch. The fifth army in Xidang can stop at most one division of the Japanese army. What the expeditionary army lacks is to be able to stop two divisions of the Japanese army. of troops.

Therefore, in order to solve the crisis of the expeditionary force, the 40 divisions and 20 soldiers of the No. [-] First Army that have arrived in India must all go to Burma.

Chen Chen was naturally "ashamed" and speechless, but the chairman of the committee was already furious, angrily scolding Bai Chongxi for speaking irresponsibly, some of the nearly 20 student soldiers had just arrived in India, and they were thrown into the battlefield without systematic training. It was a waste of this batch of excellent soldiers.Besides, now that the Japanese army has captured Burma, the next step will be India, and the British should be most worried. Now India still has ten divisions of the British army. Shouldn't they invest a few divisions in the Burmese battlefield?

Although these words sound reasonable, since the Anti-Japanese War, Chinese soldiers have basically grown up on the line of fire. Where has there been any systematic training?As for the British army, although the German army is attacking the Soviet Union with all its strength, it still has not given up its coveting of India. All the divisions of the British army in India have been transferred to the western defense line, and they cannot be transferred to Burma at all.

Seeing that the chairman was angry, people who had some ideas did not dare to speak, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became dull and oppressive.

At this time, Wang Shihe, the head of the guard, came in to report that the US ambassador to Chongqing had asked to see him, and he had already arrived at the entrance of the command department.

It was already past eleven o'clock at night. Could it be that the US ambassador's sudden visit was also for the No.40 First Army?

Amid the doubts of the crowd, Ambassador Smith and the military attache of the United States strode in.

Jiang Haoran did not follow Zhou Zhirou's suggestion and sent a separate telegram to Chen Chen and General Li, but he sent a secret telegram to Stilwell instead. Putting pressure on the chairman of the committee is definitely better than them.

After the host and guest sat down, Ambassador Smith first told the chairman that their Pacific Fleet had just had a big battle with the Japanese Combined Fleet in the Pacific Ocean. Due to their insufficient preparation, they suffered heavy losses. Two destroyers were bombed and sunk. More than a dozen small ships were injured or sunk, and the most casualties were carrier-based aircraft, with a total of more than 240 aircraft.

And all of this was done head-on by the United States knowing that it was invincible. Its purpose was to pin down the Japanese navy's carrier-based aircraft for the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and they did it.

Immediately, Smith changed the subject and accused the Chairman of the General Assembly of knowing that there was a crisis in Burma, but India's No. 40 First Army remained on hold. This would not only damage the interests of the Chinese, but also the allies. With the situation of victory in sight, the United States hopes that no matter what considerations the chairman has, he should immediately send the No. 40 First Army to Burma to win a decisive victory in the Burmese battlefield.

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At about [-] o'clock in the morning that night, the temporary headquarters of the expeditionary force.

Because the Japanese planes did not come to harass in the afternoon, the expeditionary force crossed the river almost unimpeded. Up to now, more than half of the troops crossing the river have passed. It is expected that all five divisions will cross the river tomorrow morning and officially begin to advance eastward to achieve the goal of linking with Lashio. The first-line strategic conception, the war has seen the dawn here.Therefore, in the brightly lit headquarters, the atmosphere was relatively relaxed, and there was a burst of light laughter from time to time.

What people didn't expect was that Zhuang Yingying, who was still in Xibao in the middle of the night, had already appeared in the headquarters at this moment, and the laughter was brought about by her vivid description of the war.

After the Snow Wolf Special Forces attacked the headquarters of the Abe Wing, it took down the Japanese artillery position in less than half an hour. After losing the command system and supporting firepower, the defense of the Abe Wing collapsed instantly, and the airborne A regiment of the brigade and a regiment of Aung San's regiment almost wiped out the Abe regiment, and a small number of defeated soldiers who escaped from the battlefield were also searched, chased and killed by helicopters all the way.

More than 75 Japanese heavy artillery of 30 mm or more were seized, as well as various types of anti-aircraft weapons, small-caliber artillery, guns and ammunition, and twenty intact Type IV and Type V tanks.

Except for tanks and heavy artillery, the airborne brigade did not pay attention to other weapons. Whether it is the Japanese 40th Gai, MP47 submachine gun, or Hundred-style submachine gun, they are not as good as the AK[-] in their hands, but Aung San’s Burmese army is like this. Acquiring treasures, all these weapons and ammunition were collected by them.

In addition to the battle of Lashio, the capture from the Inoue Regiment of the Japanese Army, and a small number of supplementary weapons in the Japanese warehouse that had not yet been opened, the Burmese Army with more than 1 people in Aung San could all be replaced with submachine guns, and Ammunition is left open for them to squander.Of course, the actual operation has yet to be trained by the airborne brigade soldiers.

As soon as the Battle of Xibao was over, Su Canwen and Zhuang Yingying immediately flew to Lashio to discuss the next battle plan with Liu Xianwei.

After the meeting, Liu Xianwei informed that a large number of Japanese troops had appeared in the west and north of Lashio, mainly cavalry in the west and infantry in the north. They had contact with the Japanese army in a small area in the evening, but the Japanese army did not attack immediately. The meaning of this may be to learn from the past and not prepare to fight night battles with the airborne brigade. At the same time, now that the helicopters have arrived, the Japanese army may not dare to act rashly without air defense.

Su Canwen took this very seriously, and suggested that Liu Xianwei bring the [-] tanks from Xibao over to deal with the Japanese cavalry, which would have a miraculous effect. As for the north, there is no other way but to guard against them, especially the tigers and wolves. The Japanese warehouse in the mountains must not fall into the hands of the Japanese army again. A large amount of explosives can be placed, and if it fails, all of them will be blown up.

The troops on the east bank had already started to cross the river. As long as the airborne brigade could hold out for three days, the troops behind would surely be able to catch up with them.

If it's just the current situation, Liu Xianwei still has confidence, but when he heard that the Japanese army might come from the direction of Mandalay for support, and it might be the Japanese Guards Division, Liu Xianwei couldn't calm down anymore. .

Now there are only more than 3000 people left in his airborne brigade, plus Aung San's 1000 Burmese army, there are only more than 4000 people. Naturally, their combat effectiveness is not to be said, but how much combat effectiveness Aung San's people have is still unknown. It's really hard to say, with this strength and unpredictable combat power, if a division of the Japanese army gets stabbed in the back, then there is still a way for them to survive.