The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 636 Master Gao Jiu's Influence

Liu Zhanying said anxiously: "Mr. Gao, just received a telegram from Liao Tong, the commander of the 38th Division of the Expeditionary Army. The main force of the 38th Division and a part of the 37th Division have a total of 8700 people. They are currently under siege by the Japanese army. The situation is critical. Please, Mr. Gao Reach out and go to the rescue!"

Gao Jiu comforted him and said, "Don't worry too much. I'll call a joint meeting after dinner."

After dinner, the leaders of the Anti-Japanese Army from various countries held a joint meeting, and the meeting unanimously agreed to establish the Anti-Japanese Allied Army Headquarters in Southeast Asia.

The anti-Japanese armed forces from various countries sent people to organize a company general staff, with Wang Guimin as the chief of staff.

The meeting determined that with the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle as the core, the anti-Japanese armed forces of various countries will stick to the areas under their control. When the anti-Japanese armed forces of a certain country are attacked by the Japanese army, the Allied General Staff will organize other anti-Japanese armed forces to rescue.

According to the current location of the expeditionary force, Gao Jiu decided that the Taohuashan guerrillas, the Kokang Autonomous Army, and the Thai Anti-Japanese Armed Forces would rescue the expeditionary force.

The leaders of the anti-Japanese army expressed their obedience to Gao Jiu's decision. Some of them set off overnight, and some set off early the next morning to return to their respective control areas.

After the meeting was adjourned, Liu Zhanying reported the situation of the joint meeting to the Military Commission by cable.

The Military Commission knew that Gao Jiu controlled some parts of the Golden Triangle, but they didn't expect that Gao Jiu's influence in Southeast Asia would be so great, and his strength would be so powerful.They originally decided that the expeditionary force would return to the country, but now they have changed their minds and decided that the various departments of the expeditionary force will move closer to the Golden Triangle area, striving to establish a base in the Golden Triangle area, and provide a reliable rear for the expeditionary force.

After the Military Commission made a decision, it sent a telegram to Liu Zhanying asking him to negotiate with Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu did not immediately agree to the request of the Military Commission.He only agreed to rescue the 38th Division and other units of the Expeditionary Army first. As for how to arrange other units of the Expeditionary Army, I will talk about it later.

Early the next morning, Gao Jiu, Liu Zhanying, Wang Zhankui and others, under the escort of the Taohuashan Special Forces, went to Duanlong Town to get in touch with the commander of the 38th Division of the Expeditionary Army.

Wang Guimin, Tian Chuan and others led the main construction workers' self-defense force and a part of the Kokang Autonomous Army, and then followed up.

On the way, Liu Zhanying received an urgent request for help from the 38th Division, saying that they were running out of ammunition and food, and hoped to receive a large amount of supplies.

Liu Zhanying passed the telegram to Gao Jiu, and Gao Jiu sent a telegram to Guo Hengming who stayed in the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle, asking him to prepare supplies for air transportation.

Guo Hengming replied the telegram, saying that he would resolutely obey Gao Jiu's order.However, he reminded Gao Jiu that such a large amount of supplies would cost a lot of money, so Gao Jiu should not forget to ask for it from the Military Commission.

Gao Jiu gave Liu Zhanying Guo Hengming's telegram. Liu Zhanying was embarrassed and reported the situation to the Military Commission.

The Military Commission immediately replied with a telegram, asking Gao Jiu to pay for these supplies first, and the Military Commission will raise funds to replenish Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu knew very well that the Military Commission would renege on its debts in the future.But now is not the time to worry about these things, so he agreed.

On the Thai-Myanmar border, Duanlong Town.

With a burst of violent gunfire, the front position of the 38th Division of the Expeditionary Army was blown up with dust.

The officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force huddled in the trenches, silently enduring the bombing of the Japanese artillery.They were wearing short-sleeved tops and big pants underneath. They were all dirty and looked very embarrassed.

The climate here is really bad, it rains non-stop, and the muddy water in the trenches is up to the knees.

The officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force had their feet soaked in muddy water, suffering bitterly.

"The enemy has attacked."

After the Japanese artillery fire ceased, the scouts of the expeditionary force shouted loudly.

The soldiers stood up from the trenches, lying on the muddy ground, their eyes fixed on the front.

"Boom, boom, creak." Seven or eight Japanese Type 96 medium tanks appeared in front of them, with black smoke coming out of the exhaust pipes, heading towards the expeditionary army's position.A large number of Japanese soldiers, also wearing short-sleeved shirts and big pants, rushed up behind the tank.

The expeditionary force was equipped with a large number of American weapons, and their artillery fire began to shoot at the Japanese army.

The artillery fire was sparse. Although some casualties were caused by the Japanese army, they could not stop their advance.

There is no way, although the artillery of the expeditionary army is very powerful, it is a pity that they have very few shells, and they can only use sporadic artillery fire to attack the Japanese army.

The Japanese army was getting closer and closer. While suppressing the enemy's infantry with firepower, the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force organized blasters to blow up the enemy's tanks.

The soldiers of the expeditionary force crawled towards the Japanese tanks with explosive packs or bundles of grenades.The machine guns on the Japanese tanks kept firing, and the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force were shot one after another, but the surviving soldiers bravely crawled forward.

"Boom boom boom." Although the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary army suffered heavy casualties, they still blew up several tanks. The Japanese soldiers behind the tanks lost their cover and suffered heavy casualties under the firepower of the expeditionary army.

The officers and soldiers of the Japanese army were also very tenacious. They rushed forward regardless of casualties.

Finally, two tanks came to the trenches of the expeditionary army, and the Japanese soldiers behind them also took the opportunity to rush up.They threw grenades into the trenches of the national army, and the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary army suffered heavy casualties.

A conscript soldier whose legs have been blown off looks hopelessly at his broken legs, knowing that his life is coming to an end.After a moment of fear, he knew what he should do, which was to eliminate a few more Japanese devils before he died, so as to give himself a back.

He opened a box of grenades and carried them with a rope, hoping to wait until the Japanese army rushed up and detonated the grenades, and died with them.

At this time, the sound of "squeaky" came over, and then a huge black shadow appeared above his head, and a Japanese tank pressed towards the trench and was passing above his head.

The disabled soldier couldn't stand up anymore. He sat up straight, raised the grenade with both hands and pulled the fuse. Just when the tank was about to cross the trench, the grenade exploded violently, and the tank was blown up into black smoke. , stopped askew on the trench.

The Japanese army rushed up, and the soldiers of the expeditionary army jumped out of the trenches and started hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese soldiers.

Although the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary army were brave, the Japanese army had a large number of troops. Soon after, the soldiers of the expeditionary army were exhausted, and this trench was still lost.

The officers and soldiers of the Japanese army swarmed towards the next trench of the expeditionary army, and were repelled by the fierce firepower of the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary army, so they suspended their attack and waited for the follow-up troops to arrive.

Another trench was lost, and the news reached Liao Tong, the commander of the 38th Division. He frowned and said to the chief of staff: "The situation is critical, so send a telegram to Staff Liu and ask for reinforcements to arrive as soon as possible."

Since the expeditionary army went abroad to fight, facing the powerful Japanese army, they have been fighting very hard, and they have been relatively passive and suffered heavy losses.The Military Commission has issued an order for the retreat of the expeditionary force.

The 38th Division and the 37th Division were responsible for covering the retreat of the main force of the expeditionary force. They were attacked by the Japanese army, and the troops of the two divisions were also dispersed.

The commander of the 37th Division led the main force of the 37th Division, and also moved to the country in the direction of the withdrawal of the large forces. The remaining 38th Division and part of the 37th Division fell into the siege of the Japanese army.

It has been the fourth day since the 38th Division and part of the 37th Division of the Expeditionary Army were surrounded by the Japanese army.The battle was very hard, and the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary army suffered heavy casualties. More than 1 people have been reduced, and the team of more than [-] people is now less than [-].

Among the surviving officers and soldiers there were many wounded, and they were short of medical care. What's more difficult was that they were running out of ammunition and food, and the morale of the officers and soldiers began to drop.

Not long after they sent another telegram for help, Master Liao Tong received a telegram from senior staff officer Liu Zhanying, and he couldn't help being very pleasantly surprised.He said excitedly: "Brothers! The famous Gao Jiuye has led an army to reinforce us. We just need to hold on for two more days, and they will arrive here."

The division commander's words were like a spring breeze, sweeping away the haze in the headquarters, and the officers cheered. They quickly conveyed the good news to every officer and soldier in the division, and the morale of the officers and soldiers was greatly boosted.

Two hours later, another piece of good news came. Liu Zhanying said, let the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force get ready, Gao Jiuye will send a transport plane to drop ammunition and other supplies to them tonight.

The officers hurriedly conveyed the good news to every officer and soldier of the expeditionary force, and everyone's confidence was even stronger.

After several days of bitter fighting, the Japanese army besieging the expeditionary force had already occupied part of the forward positions of the expeditionary force.They thought that this expeditionary force should have almost run out of ammunition and food, so they attacked while persuading them to surrender.

Unexpectedly, the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force resisted very resolutely. Not only that, but the firepower seemed to be strengthened.

It turned out that the expeditionary force at this time did not receive food and ammunition supplements, because they heard that there would be airdrops of weapons, ammunition and supplies tonight, so they stopped saving ammunition, strengthened their firepower, and fought back again. Japanese attack.

The commander of the Japanese army also felt a little puzzled. According to his experience, the ammunition of the besieged expeditionary force should be almost consumed. He didn't understand why these guys suddenly increased their firepower.

He is an experienced warrior. After analyzing and judging, he felt that this was the flashback of the expeditionary force. It was the last corner that could no longer hold on, and it was time to break through tonight.

Therefore, he ordered the various Japanese troops that surrounded the expeditionary force to suspend their offensive and strengthen their guard to prevent the expeditionary force from breaking out.

The officers and soldiers of the expeditionary army consumed the last ammunition and strengthened their firepower. This is the risk of Commander Liao.He bet that the troops of the expeditionary force tonight would be able to receive airdrop supplies, betting that the Japanese army would suspend their attack when they saw their sudden increase in firepower, so as to buy breathing time for the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force.

Commander Liao's strategy succeeded, and the Japanese army made a wrong judgment and suspended the attack on the expeditionary force.However, Master Liao was very nervous. If they couldn't get the airdrop supplies tonight, they would have to fight the Japanese with bayonets when they ran out of ammunition and food tomorrow morning.

Most of the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force used American weapons, and many rifles did not have bayonets.Even if there is a rifle that can be equipped with a bayonet, the overall length is not as good as the Japanese Type 38 rifle.Without ammunition, bayonet fighting with the Japanese is tantamount to courting death, and what awaits them is the annihilation of the entire army.

Master Liao prayed secretly, hoping that the airdrop would arrive on time.He doesn't usually believe in Buddhism, and he doesn't know what kind of incense to burn at this time, so he can only pin his hopes on Gao Jiuyan and he has faith.

He comforted himself and said, "I heard that Gao Jiuye is as faithful as a mountain, so he should know what he says."

The chief of staff was also very nervous. He cheered himself up and said, "Gao Jiuye is famous all over the world. I heard that he is very trustworthy to the Japanese devils. He will definitely be able to deliver supplies to us on time."

As night fell, Commander Liao finally received a telegram saying that the transport plane sent by Master Jiu was flying towards them, causing the soldiers to light a triangular fire.

Half an hour later, 4 transport planes and 12 B-24 Liberator bombers flew over.

They threw a large amount of supplies at the triangle in the middle of the fire, and the supplies carried by countless parachutes fell down.

These transport planes took off from Mawan Town Airport, and Gao Jiu only had four transport planes, so they couldn't transport so many supplies.So, he filled the B-24 Liberator bomber with supplies, temporarily converted it into a transport plane, and completed the airdrop mission of supplies.

The reason why Gao Jiu's aircraft can fly accurately at night is because Gao Jiu has advanced radars, and equipped these transport planes and bombers with onboard radio communication systems. These technologies currently exceed the equipment of the Japanese Air Force, and they cannot obtain them in advance. The information flown by Gao Jiu's fleet, therefore, cannot be intercepted.

On the ground, the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force saw large boxes falling on the ground one after another. They couldn't wait to use bayonets to pry open the lid, and saw that there were various weapons and ammunition inside, as well as a large number of living supplies. They all cheered excitedly.

In the division headquarters, the guard battalion commander of the 38th Division led the soldiers and brought in several large boxes.He opened the lid, took out the daily necessities from inside, and placed them on the temporary table built with ammunition boxes.

In addition to food, these materials also include canned beef, luncheon meat, ham sausage, instant noodles, liquor, etc., as well as daily necessities such as razors, cigarettes, and lighters. The variety is very rich.

Teacher Yao said while gnawing on the ham sausage: "Master Gao Jiu really kept his word, and he is indeed a world-renowned hero. He has long heard that Master Gao Jiu's Peach Blossom Mountain guerrilla team is rich, and it really lives up to its reputation! Look at his life Days are really enviable."

The chief of staff ate luncheon meat, took a sip of white wine, and said with emotion: "Master Gao Jiu is really too generous, so much material, but it costs a lot of money.

I've heard about it a long time ago. The northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle controlled by Mr. Gao Jiuye is rich and rich. I really want to go and have a look. "

The officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force had enough food and drink, and they had a large amount of weapons and ammunition. Their morale was high, and they were full of confidence in persevering until the arrival of reinforcements.

The sudden change alarmed the Japanese army, and the Japanese commander who besieged the expeditionary force fell into deep confusion at this time.

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(End of this chapter)