An American instructor with a sinewy face and a height of more than two meters stood on a two-meter-high cement ridge and was roaring fiercely at the Chinese soldiers who were rushing forward one after another: "go! go! go...
"
Amid the roars of the American instructors, one after another Chinese soldiers put their legs together and jumped off the two-meter-high concrete ridge honestly. After landing, they rolled forward and fell to the ground. This is the most basic skill of the airborne soldiers.
Landing movement training, if you do not practice this basic movement well, it is easy to break your legs due to the huge impact force when landing.
All officers were stripped of their military ranks. Du Xuewen, commander of the 1st Regiment of Baoshan Division, and Li Jiuding, chief of staff, were also among them. Both of them were wearing ordinary training uniforms, no different from the officers and soldiers of the entire regiment.
"Pfft." Li Jiuding turned over and spit out the sand in his mouth, and said to Du Xuewen beside him, "Tuanzu, sooner or later I have to beat this American guy, what the fuck? Are you really training us like animals?"
It’s just a 20-kilometer cross-country training in the morning and evening and a 500-meter frog jump, but 12 hours of high-intensity professional training every day is enough to keep people alive?”
"Chief of Staff, bear with me." Du Xuewen also felt uncomfortable. When he was at the Central Military Academy, his physical fitness was considered good. But when he participated in the airborne training at Ramgarh, he didn't know the intensity of training at the Central Military Academy.
It's nothing at all. I'm afraid only the "soldier kings" of the special operations brigade can endure such intensity of training, right?
As soon as Du Xuewen thought about the special operations brigade, those "soldier kings" actually appeared.
"Hey, isn't this Colonel Du, the commander of the Baoshan Division? Oh my, why is it like this?"
"Regiment leader, do you want me to say hello to the American instructors and reduce the training for your 1st regiment?"
"These poor children are really spoiled by the chief executive. Look at how delicate their arms and legs are."
Appearing next to the training ground of the 1st Regiment of the Baoshan Division were several senior officers from the Special Operations Brigade. Major General Liu Tiezhu, the brigade commander, did not come, but almost all of the five brigade captains and a dozen squad captains came, and their mouths were full of words.
A sharp and mean soldier, these soldiers of the special operations brigade are not only ruthless with their hands, but also very powerful with their words.
Du Xuewen and Li Jiuding still have to endure it, but they have no choice because they are so fierce.
With the same training intensity, the Special Operations Brigade can easily complete it, but the Bao 1st Regiment needs to grit their teeth and persevere. The Special Operations Brigade arrived at Ramgarh two days later than the Bao 1st Regiment, but others have already started to simulate skydiving at high altitudes, and the Bao 1st Regiment
The 1st regiment is still jumping into the sand pit. This is the gap between ordinary soldiers and kings of soldiers. It’s hard to accept it.
"Brothers, practice hard. I won't accompany you anymore." Colonel Ma Fugui, captain of the 5th Brigade of the Special Forces Brigade, raised his eyebrows at Du Xuewen and Li Jiuding, and then turned back to greet the other captains and a dozen more.
The squad leader said, "go! go! go! I'm treating you today. I'll send you a British girl. I won't come back until you're drunk..."
On the concrete sill, the American instructor, who was over two meters tall, shook his head, but did not dare to intervene, because he understood that these Chinese soldiers were not easy to mess with. On the first day they arrived at Lambjia Base, there were more than a dozen tall soldiers.
The strong British soldiers deliberately surrounded the six Chinese soldiers, but in the end, the six Chinese soldiers chased them and hit half of the base.
The British soldiers were naturally unconvinced, so they went back and brought dozens of trucks for reinforcements.
Then a group fight broke out on an unprecedented scale, and the result was quite shocking. More than 1,200 tall British soldiers were defeated by more than 500 Chinese soldiers.
And it was a complete defeat without any suspense.
From then on, no one dared to mess with these Chinese soldiers. Fortunately, their training was not ambiguous, and the American instructors turned a blind eye. As long as they completed the training subjects on time and in quantity, as for the rest
Whether the time is to go to the bar to pick up girls and drink, or to steal the Indian's "sacred cow" for a picnic outside the station, they have no control over it.
As soon as the "soldier kings" of the special operations brigade left, a jeep parked on the training ground with a screeching sound.
Immediately, a US military liaison officer jumped out of the jeep and shouted in blunt Chinese to Colonel Du Xuewen, leader of the 1st Bao Regiment: "Colonel Du, your regiment has an emergency exercise mission and will assemble in half an hour!" After that, the US military
The liaison officer pulled Du Xuewen and Li Jiuding aside and handed Yue Weihan's message to them.
"Airborne to Yangon? Tomorrow!?" Li Jiuding was shocked when he read the message. The airborne training of the entire regiment's officers and soldiers has just begun. Even the most basic landing movements have not been fully mastered.
For technical movements such as balance, I have only listened to one lesson, and the real actual training has not even begun.
"It seems that the situation in Mandalay is a bit tight! Chief of Staff, quickly assemble the team and rush to the airport overnight to rush to the airport. Remember this is just a simulated airborne exercise!" Du Xuewen's tone was a bit solemn. Most of his soldiers were experienced soldiers.
Although he is a veteran of the war, airborne combat is a brand new challenge after all. Jumping from an altitude of several thousand meters requires a strong psychological quality!
Moreover, telling the soldiers the truth too early is not conducive to emotional stability. Otherwise, the soldiers will easily have emotional fluctuations during the long wait to fly to Yangon for airdrop. Once the emotions fluctuate, all tactics will be affected.
The movements will be severely deformed, and as a result, the number of casualties will inevitably increase.
"Setting down..." Li Jiuding's Adam's apple clenched and he hesitated to speak.
"I know what you want to say." Du Xuewen patted Li Jiuding's shoulder, a look of reminiscence suddenly appeared on his face, and then he said solemnly, "Chief of Staff, do you still remember the Battle of Sihang Warehouse?
The answer from the Shanghai citizens who advised them to retreat to the public settlement?”
"How could I not remember?" Li Jiuding was immediately touched by his memories. "When we heard these words on the radio, all the classmates in our class cried and howled! At that time, we only had one idea in our minds: graduate as soon as possible.
, go to the battlefield as soon as possible, fight the Japanese as soon as possible, serve the country and the nation as soon as possible!"
Du Xuewen nodded silently, and then said solemnly: "The commander-in-chief is right, there are no immortals in a war? Ever since we put on this military uniform, we no longer regard ourselves as living beings. When we live in troubled times,
At this critical moment when the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, it is the misfortune and great fortune of our soldiers! We do not want to die. Who is not attached to the world, and who is not attached to his parents, wife and children at home? But as a soldier, you should go to work for the country.
On the battlefield, even if the body is wrapped in horse leather, there is no complaint. Being able to die for the country and the nation is a blessing to our generation of soldiers. What a blessing!"
"Senate, I understand your humble position!" Li Jiuding saluted Du Xuewen and immediately took the order and left.
Watching Li Jiuding's figure go away, the expression on Du Xuewen's face gradually became more solemn than ever before. Going to Yangon will definitely lead to a narrow escape. There are more than 2,500 people in the group, and 500 people will survive in the end. I'm afraid it will be a lucky break.
However, even though they knew they were going to die, they still had to go to Yangon because they were soldiers!
As the Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force, Yue Weihan was able to go into danger alone and go deep into Mandalay to live and die with all the officers and soldiers of the Sixth Army. As a member of the 39th Group Army and an ordinary member of the millions of squadrons, they also
What reason is there to be greedy for life and cherish life? As the saying goes, if the general has the intention to die, the soldier will not be greedy for life. If I didn’t say it, fight for it!
Myitkyina, U.S. Army Headquarters.
General Stilwell is arranging bombing missions for the Tenth Air Force.
The situation in Mandalay made Stilwell very worried, especially the heavy artillery brigade directly under the Japanese Guards Division, which posed a serious threat to the Chinese Expeditionary Force. The worst thing was that the Japanese would rather sacrifice the accuracy of artillery than not
The daytime bombardment created a great obstacle to the air strikes of US bombers.
It is not impossible for US bombers to fly at night, and night bombing is theoretically feasible. However, it is really impossible to find Japanese artillery hidden in dense jungles in the dark night. In the 1940s, when there were no precision guided bombs, it was impossible to fly at night.
Bombing is obviously a very difficult technical job.
Historically, a group of U.S. Navy bombers bombed Tokyo at night, but it was only a demonstration. Although it was politically significant, it was of no value militarily.
In view of the dire situation in Mandalay, Stilwell decided to try a night bombing.
"Sir, I refuse to carry out the order." Major General Brereton bluntly rejected Stilwell's suggestion. "How can we drop bombs when we can't find the target at night? Besides, the Japanese heavy artillery brigade has an anti-aircraft artillery wing, so night bombing is a must.
Not only will it fail to kill the enemy, but it will also cause unnecessary casualties to the U.S. Air Force."
"However, if the U.S. Air Force cannot provide as much air fire support as it can, Mandalay's squadron may not be able to survive for a few days." Stilwell said anxiously, "If the Battle of Mandalay fails, the Allied forces will suffer losses.
Not only did it cost tens of thousands of Chinese elite troops, but it also lost an excellent strategic counterattack opportunity!"
"This is all the fault of that Chinese lunatic." Major General Brereton shrugged, "It has nothing to do with us, sir."
As soon as he finished speaking, Stilwell's female secretary walked in quickly, twisting her plump buttocks, and reported in a crisp voice: "Sir, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, Yue Weihan, sent an urgent message that the 1st Regiment of the Baoshan Division will be airborne to Yangzhou tomorrow morning.
light, and requested the U.S. Air Force to be prepared for troop projection and air escort."
"What, airborne to Rangoon tomorrow morning?" Brereton exclaimed, "God, it seems that the Chinese airborne regiment has only been training for less than a week, right? At least half of them will be killed if they are forced to airborne at this time! Crazy,
This guy must be crazy, I think that airborne regiment will definitely not execute the order, this is basically asking them to die!"
"No, they will definitely execute the order." General Stilwell shook his head and said, "Brereton, you don't understand the Chinese Army. Really, they are the bravest army in the world, bar none.
, they are the bravest army, at least I have never seen a braver army than them."
"But I don't think they will succeed." Brereton said solemnly, "It's too risky."
"No, they will definitely succeed." Stilwell said solemnly, "Because they must succeed!"
"Okay!" Seeing Stilwell's insistence, Brereton finished his head and said in a deep voice, "Depending on the Chinese people's desperate spirit, I must accompany them to go crazy once, even if it means losing ten thousand dollars."
With all the transport aircraft of the Air Force, I will also deliver this Chinese airborne regiment to the sky above Yangon! God is my witness!"
The next day, Dinjiang Airport in India.
The sky had just brightened up, and the entire airport was still shrouded in thick fog.
In fact, since last night, the entire Tingjiang Airport has been under martial law. All idlers have been cleared out of the airport. All ground staff and crew members who can enter the airport must also undergo strict review. To do so, of course
This was to ensure that Japanese agents would not learn the news in advance.
The air landing in Yangon is of great importance and must be kept strictly confidential!
In the thick fog, one truck after another drove into Tingjiang Airport.
Immediately, groups of fully armed Chinese soldiers surged down from the carriages and began to form a team. The discipline of the Chinese army was very strict. During the process of forming the team, no noise was made from beginning to end. There were only officers.
Loud orders and neat rustling footsteps.
Five minutes later, the Chinese *** team was completed. Under the guidance of the US military liaison officer, they immediately arrived at the corresponding transport aircraft and began the final preparations before boarding. The main purpose was to check the soldiers' parachute bags. After each inspection, the leading officer
parachute bag, he would pat the soldier's shoulder heavily to show encouragement.
After another five minutes, the red traffic lights at the airport lit up one after another.
The engines of dozens of Allied transport planes started almost at the same time, and the hatches opened one after another. The Chinese paratroopers sitting on the ground stood up one after another and quickly boarded the plane under the guidance of the officers. The whole process lasted less than two minutes.
A transport plane slowly slid into the runway under the guidance of ground crew.
Mandalay, Chinese Expeditionary Force Headquarters.
In the dim underground war room, Yue Weihan stared at the map with bloodshot eyes. His expression and posture seemed to be trying to find two divisions of reinforcements or two heavy artillery pieces out of thin air on the map.
Come together.
Amidst the sound of hurried footsteps, Luo Youlun had already descended to the war room. He immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Main Officer, Du Xuewen just sent an urgent call. Their regiment has already boarded the plane and taken off!"
Yue Weihan nodded silently, and then said in an incomprehensible tone: "History will always remember today, because today, the first airborne troops in Chinese history carried out the first airborne operation in Yangon! And
, I firmly believe that this airborne operation will definitely win, because the Chinese nation is invincible!"
Luo Youlun chewed Yue Weihan's words silently in his heart, and immediately clenched his fists heavily.
Unknowingly, a large number of senior generals of the expeditionary force such as Luo Youlun, Dai Anlan, and Liao Yaoxiang have been greatly affected by Yue Weihan's character. Yue Weihan's cold words can make them furious, but Yue Weihan's affirmation and encouragement can make their blood boil.
, they... are becoming more and more like Yue Weihan's subordinates.