"Main seat?" Luo Zhuoying stepped forward, struck a match and handed it to Yue Weihan.
Upon seeing this, Yue Weihan waved his hand to indicate that he didn't want to smoke, so Luo Zhuoying had no choice but to put out the match again.
At this moment, a communications staff officer strode in and immediately stood at attention and said: "Main desk, the Flying Tigers reported that the Japanese 55th Division suddenly turned around and returned south, and the 56th Division also turned around and returned to Lashio.
Got it!"
"Old Japanese Iida can't hold on anymore!" Luo Zhuoying suddenly said excitedly, "The 55th Division has retreated!"
"Great!" Luo Youlun, Chief of Staff of the Fifth Army, also said excitedly, "Now, the Japanese 18th Division is doomed. As soon as the Sixth Army takes Mandalay, the situation in Myanmar will be completely reversed.
In another half month, when the 39th Group Army arrives in Myanmar, we will be able to switch to counterattack!"
Yue Weihan opened his right hand and firmly grasped the wet cigarette into his palm.
Shojiro Iida finally backed down. After realizing the possible catastrophic consequences of the fall of Mandalay, Iida decisively gave up the 18th Division. Yue Weihan's adventure was successful!
This is like stud. Yue Weihan used a small hand, but deceived Iida into giving up his big hand.
The small card Yue Weihan used was the Sixth Army, but the big card Iida gave up was the 18th Division!
Regardless of whether the Sixth Army can finally capture Mandalay, at least in the first few rounds of the contest, Yue Weihan has won. After Yue Weihan airborne in Myanmar, he fired a series of dazzling combination punches and lost in Myitkyina. The Japanese Army's 33rd
After the entire division was defeated and the 18th Division fell into a tight siege, Iida Shojiro was completely stunned.
"General." Luo Zhuoying asked Yue Weihan for instructions, "How about I telegraph the good news to Dai Anlan and Liao Yaoxiang so that they can also feel reassured?"
Yue Weihan nodded, and just when he was about to agree, another communications staff member hurriedly walked in.
"Report to the Headquarters!" The communications staff strode up to Yue Weihan and immediately stood at attention and said, "The tank regiment has destroyed the division headquarters of the Japanese 18th Division and successfully captured the regimental flag of the Japanese 18th Division!
However, the remnants of the Japanese 18th Division broke out separately, and the division commander Mutaguchi Ren also ran away."
"What? Seized the regimental flag of the 18th Japanese Division!?" Yue Weihan was overjoyed when he heard this.
It is not easy, or almost impossible, to capture the Japanese division flag on the battlefield!
The Japanese divisions were quickly rebuilt after their destruction. The main reason was that the regimental flag was not surrendered.
Since Yue Weihan traveled to this world, he has won countless battles. He has annihilated so many Japanese brigades, regiments, and brigade-level combat units that he can't count. Even division-level combat units have become organic.
Several people have been annihilated, but Yue Weihan has never captured the regiment flag so far, not even the team flag!
"Quick." Yue Weihan immediately ordered, "Have the tank regiment send this dough flag to the headquarters immediately!"
"Chief, it's a pity that this old Jaap Mutaguchi Lianya escaped." Luo Zhuoying said with regret, "It would really be a great morale boost if we could capture this old Jag alive."
"Haha, brother You Qing, just be satisfied." Yue Weihan laughed and said, "Capture a Mutaguchi Lianye alive, and pick out any lieutenant general from the Japanese base camp, and you can rebuild the 18th Division immediately. But after surrendering the 18th Division,
The regimental flag of the division, the division number will probably disappear forever from the Japanese Army’s organizational list.”
"Haha, I mean." Luo Zhuoying waved his hand, and then reminded Yue Weihan, "But the commander-in-chief, the 18th Division has not been truly destroyed. Should we order the 200th Division and the New 22nd Division to wipe it out with all their strength? Xiao We have experienced the tenacity of the Japanese many times. If we don’t kill all the Japanese, we will feel uneasy after all."
Yue Weihan waved his hand and said: "These remaining Japanese soldiers are nothing to worry about anymore. Just leave the task of clearing them to the 96th Division. Order the 200th Division, the New 22nd Division and the tank regiment to seize the time to rest and prepare for new tasks at any time!" Tell Dai Anlan and Liao Yaoxiang that the battle has just begun, and it is not the time to reward him yet!"
Central Myanmar, jungle.
Peng Bisheng trotted away and was marching forward with the troops.
Although Peng Bisheng has become a major general and division commander, he is not very old. He is only 34 years old this year. In addition, he is from Huangpu Military Academy, so his physical fitness is quite good, but the military uniform on his body is wet and dry. It was wet, and the raised wrinkles were already covered with white salt crystals.
"Master's seat, there is a big flood ahead and the troops can't get through it!" The guard battalion commander suddenly ran back panting.
Half an hour later, Peng Bisheng followed the guard battalion commander to the water bank. At this time, the guard battalion responsible for opening the road had completely stopped and was resting by the water bank. Peng Bisheng looked around and saw this water bank. It's more than a hundred meters wide, and you can't even see the two ends. It's yellow and you don't know how long it is.
"Map." Peng Bi reached out anxiously and asked the adjutant for a map.
"Master, I've seen the map!" said the guard battalion commander, "This stretch of water is very long, and the south is directly connected to the Irrawaddy River. If you want to go around it, you have to walk at least more than 100 miles!"
"What, more than 100 miles?" Peng Bisheng frowned and said, "That's not possible. With this delay, the Japanese 55th Division will run in front of us." After that, Peng Bisheng said again, "Damn it, it seems that we can only After being forced to cross, there was a time when someone went into the water to try and see how deep the water was."
"The water is not very deep," said the guard battalion commander. "The deepest is only up to the thigh..."
"What are you talking about?" Two black lines suddenly appeared on Peng Bisheng's forehead, and he said in a ferocious voice, "The deepest is only up to the thigh!? With such a small puddle, how dare you ask the troops to stop?"
"Master, can you please listen to what I have to say?" the guard battalion commander said with a bitter smile, "Although the water is not deep, the mud underneath is very deep. Once my foot sinks in, the water will reach my neck. Not to mention marching, even moving is difficult. If the troops want to swim through this water, it will take a long time at least, and those shorter than me will drown alive!"
Peng Bisheng looked at the guard battalion commander who was over 1.8 meters tall and was completely speechless.
Looking around, Peng Bisheng suddenly found a Burmese village not far upstream of Shuidang. His heart suddenly moved and he quickly ordered to the guard battalion commander: "Quickly, let the troops demolish that village immediately and remove all the door panels, floors and Collect all the coffin boards and pick out all the people in your camp who are over 1.8 meters tall!"
"Master, you want to build a pontoon bridge?" the guard battalion commander asked, "Why don't you pick a taller one?"
"Idiot, is it too late to build a pontoon bridge now?" Peng Bisheng said angrily, "The only way is to have someone taller carry the planks and build a plank bridge, so that the troops can quickly pass through this water!"
"Yes!" The guard battalion commander suddenly realized and immediately took the order.
In less than half an hour, the guard camp had demolished all the door panels and longer floor slabs of the entire Burmese village, and also found a lot of longevity materials collected by the Burmese indigenous people. At this time, all the people in the guard camp who were over 1.8 meters tall were
The soldiers have all been selected. From the reinforced battalion of more than 600 people, a total of about 200 people have been selected.
Commander Peng Bisheng gave an order, and more than 200 officers and soldiers of the guard battalion, including the guard battalion commander, who were over 1.8 meters tall, jumped into the turbid water like dumplings. Immediately, door panels were passed from the shore to the
In front of him, he pressed on the shoulders of the officers and soldiers who were in their respective positions, and soon a simple wooden bridge was built.
The wooden bridge had just been built, and the large troops of the 49th Division had also arrived.
Exactly two hours later, all the large troops of the 49th Division passed Shuidang.
Commander Peng Bisheng was the last one to pass through the swamp. As soon as he stepped onto the other side, Commander Peng called to the guard battalion commander not far away and said: "Captain Cao, please let the brothers go ashore quickly."
Not far away, the guard battalion commander had his eyes closed and showed no reaction.
"Captain Cao?" Commander Peng Bisheng's tone suddenly turned high and he shouted, "Cao Fusheng!"
The guard battalion commander still showed no response, and even the few officers and soldiers not far from him showed no response.
Commander Peng Bisheng's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly ordered his adjutant to lead someone to drag the guard battalion commander out of the water. After taking off the guard battalion commander's military uniform, Commander Peng Bisheng couldn't believe his eyes!
Looking around, I saw unknown leeches crawling all over the legs, belly, and even neck of the guard battalion commander. The bellies of these leeches had become round, and they were obviously full of blood! But the guard battalion commander was not.
He had been dead for a long time, but he still maintained the posture of holding up the door panel before dying, and remained firm.
The attendant adjutant led others to drag out several more officers and soldiers, but they had all been dead for a long time!
When Teacher Peng Bisheng saw this, his nose suddenly became sore, and two lines of hot tears burst out of his eyes.
What kind of perseverance does it take for the guard battalion commander and the two hundred officers and soldiers serving as bridge piers to endure the bites of leeches without making a sound? What kind of courage does it take to calmly face Shanshan's death? Is it possible that when the leeches bite all over the body,
Don’t they know the pain or the danger? No, of course they know, but none of them flinch!
"Look for me!" Teacher Peng Bisheng wiped away his tears and gritted his teeth and said, "I don't believe it, there is no one left alive!"
Finally, the adjutant found a man who had not yet died in the middle of the pool, and then he and his men tried their best to drag the superior soldier out of the pool. The upper class soldier's body was also covered with blood-sucking leeches.
And he was already on his deathbed. At the last moment of his life, the superior soldier struggled and said: "Master, I really want to see the Japanese surrender..."
Before he finished speaking, the superior soldier took his last breath and passed away forever with infinite nostalgia.
Commander Peng Bisheng suddenly burst into tears without any image. While crying, he pushed the body of the superior soldier back into the water. Then he knelt down on the bank and knelt for three times, sobbing, "Brothers, as long as I Peng Bisheng
The wall dwellers are still alive, and when the Japanese surrender, they will definitely come back here to pay homage to your heroic spirits!"
After saying that, Peng Bisheng stood up and led the guards to chase the large army.
If time permits, Commander Peng Bisheng certainly does not want to leave his soldiers here as lonely ghosts.
However, the military situation is urgent. The most important task for Commander Peng Bisheng now is to lead his troops to capture Mandalay before the Japanese 55th Division returns for reinforcements. This is related to the life and death of the 780,000 people of the expeditionary force, and is also related to the entire China.
The life and death of the nation was at stake, and he really couldn't care less about the remains of these 200 officers and soldiers.
Meng Gong, Expeditionary Force Headquarters.
It was already past two o'clock in the morning, but Yue Weihan was not sleepy at all.
Nearly 70 hours have passed since the Sixth Army set off from Mengong. Calculating the time, it is almost time for the Sixth Army to arrive in Mandalay. Although Myanmar has a hot climate, dense jungles, and rampant snakes and ants, it can be reached from Mengong.
There are no big rivers or mountains blocking the way to Mandalay. You can almost march in a straight line and it’s not too difficult!
Yue Weihan was in good spirits, but Luo Zhuoying sitting next to him was already drowsy.
Before Luo Zhuoying woke up from his nap, Luo Youlun, Chief of Staff of the Fifth Army, suddenly rushed into the war room and shouted excitedly: "General, the Sixth Army is calling urgently. Mandalay has been captured!"
"Okay!" Yue Weihan suddenly turned back and said in a deep voice, "Pass my order, the 200th Division, the New 22nd Division and all units directly under the Fifth Army will set off with the headquarters overnight, the target is Mandalay!"
"Yes." Luo Youlun stood at attention and immediately hurried back to the telecommunications room.
After conveying the order to various units, Luo Youlun reported the victory to Chongqing.
China, Sichuan Province.
Just after six o'clock in the morning, Chairman Chiang, accompanied by Mrs. Chiang, General He, General Chen, General Bai and other senior generals of the party and state, boarded the Jiange natural barrier. At this time, Myanmar was still extremely hot, but northern Sichuan had already
It's winter, and although Chairman Chiang is wearing a pure woolen coat, his nose is still red from the cold.
This early in the morning, Chairman Chiang led his people to climb up the Swordsman. Of course, it was not to watch the sunrise.
Chairman Chiang wanted to see the 39th Army Group. To be more precise, he wanted to see Gao Shuxun’s new 39th Division!
The Baoshan Division, the 181st Division, the New 6th Division and the New 9th Division belonging to the 39th Group Army have already left the Shu Road, and the Baoshan Division has already passed Chongqing. Chairman Chiang also met from a distance, and the Baoshan Division's Jun Rongjun
The appearance made him really sigh with emotion, Master Baoshan, this is the Tiger and Wolf Division led by the Tiger and Wolf General!
Gao Shuxun's new 39th Division had not yet arrived, but the good news from Myanmar arrived first.
General He who was lagging behind suddenly caught up and said excitedly: "Commissioner, good news, the expeditionary force has won consecutive battles in Burma. After the new 38th Division captured Myitkyina, the Fifth Army defeated the Japanese 33rd and 18th Divisions.
After the regiment, the Sixth Army also marched 700 miles to recapture Mandalay, an important town in central Myanmar. The war situation in Myanmar has been completely reversed!"
General Bai and other accompanying generals were immediately excited when they heard this, but Chairman Chiang seemed to be in low spirits.
Seeing that the Expeditionary Force was about to be transformed into another tiger and wolf division by Yue Weihan, Chairman Chiang was not happy at all. The reason was very simple. While the Expeditionary Force was being transformed by Yue Weihan, it was also inevitably marked by Yue Weihan's influence.
Brand, from now on, this army will no longer be his direct army.