My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 293 The Gift of the Chief Guard
"report!"

"come in……"

Liao Mingyu tightened the buttons on his collar and solemnly walked into the headquarters office.

"Wait for me first"

Wei Lihuang said without raising his head. At this time, he was standing in front of the desk and working hard, planning the attack plan on the map with several staff officers.

Liao Mingyu didn't want to disturb him, so he just stood by and waited slowly.

After groping for about 10 minutes, Wei Lihuang finally finished the work in hand, and after dismissing a few staff officers, he slumped heavily on the chair with his aching forehead.

"Commander, what happened?" Liao Mingyu realized something was wrong and asked worriedly.

"Originally, the troops stationed in India promised to launch an attack on northern Burma in advance, but who knew that Stilwell postponed the date of the counter-offensive to October on the grounds that the troops were out of balance and supplies were not in place... Alas, a good opportunity was missed, a good opportunity was missed!"

After Wei Lihuang finished speaking, he sighed heavily. The accident between the 6th Army and the 8th Army had already disrupted his offensive deployment. At this moment, there was another problem with the Indian Army, which made the already stretched situation even worse.

The Japanese are not fools. If the entire combat plan is postponed until October, it will undoubtedly give them more time to prepare, and the impact on the expeditionary force can be imagined.

Liao Mingyu curled his lips, which is not surprising at all. Historically, the troops stationed in India only launched a counterattack at the end of October.

It is estimated that Stilwell also wanted the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Army to attack in advance so as to contain the Japanese, and it would be difficult for the Japanese army to take care of both left and right when the two armies went hand in hand, but the current situation was very unfavorable for the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Army.

"Commander, what do you mean?" Liao Mingyu was a little confused, so he decided to ask.

"Tengchong has become a lone army, and there has been heavy rain in Wanding for the past two days, making it difficult for the 18th Division of the Japanese Army to march. This is a golden opportunity."

No matter what happens in India, Wei Lihuang will never allow himself to lose his chance in the west of Yunnan, which is opening up the situation!

He picked up a document and put it in front of Liao Mingyu, and said solemnly: "The supplies you want have arrived, let's take a look."

Liao Mingyu cheered up. He bargained with Wei Lihuang for a large amount of supplies in Kunming last time. He didn't expect the latter to prepare the things so quickly.

He hurriedly picked up the documents and took a closer look. In the list of items, there were 50 rounds of bullets of various calibers, more than 5 grenades, 75 50mm shells and various mortar shells, [-] transport trucks, and a large amount of fuel and oil. Logistical supplies.

Although it can't compare to the amount I exchanged from the system, it is still considered a batch of heavy supplies. I believe the commander of the guards has worked hard. In addition, there is a batch of 5000 supplementary troops, which are expected to arrive by the end of the month Zenda.

"Commander, there are quite a lot of supplies, but what...why is there no tank?" Liao Mingyu looked it over carefully twice, but there was indeed nothing on the list that he liked the most.

"The 200th division is already on the way, and it will arrive at Longling in three days. The troops will be under your command for the time being."

Grooving, is it so generous?Liao Mingyu really couldn't believe it. He only wanted a few tanks, but he didn't expect that he would be given the command of the 200th Division directly.

"What? Don't want it? Then I can also let them go to Gaoligong Mountain to support the 2nd Army." Wei Lihuang smiled, looking at the stunned Liao Mingyu, he couldn't help joking.

"Come on, Gaoligong Mountain is full of forests, isn't it just for yourself to go there? Hehe...Mingyu, thank you for your kindness, Commander-in-Chief." Liao Mingyu quickly took over the conversation and thanked him with a playful smile.

"Love? Are you still short of love? Don't think I don't know about the large amount of supplies allocated from above. All kinds of heavy artillery are enough to form an artillery brigade, and you still want to get the autumn wind from me."

Wei Lihuang gave him a blank look. As the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, he certainly knew the details of the materials sent to the front line recently, the largest of which was undoubtedly the Honorable Third Division.

In order to deliver equipment to them, the entire logistics department in western Yunnan was running out of vehicles, and many trucks, mules and horses were seconded to other theaters to ensure normal transportation.

"That...hehe, the main reason is that our army has only been established recently, so how can we form combat effectiveness without equipment." Liao Mingyu said with a sneer.

There were quite a lot of things exchanged from the system this time, and there was nothing he could do about it. Fortunately, the blessing of the system did not cause much reaction.

"Okay, don't give me a sloppy eye, let's get down to business, I have handed over the 200th division to you, you must show me the prestige of a Chinese soldier, if there is a problem with the defense line, I will kill you myself!"

"Yes! Commander-in-Chief, don't worry, we promise to complete the task!" Liao Mingyu replied confidently.

Wei Lihuang nodded and said nothing. Tengchong has high mountains and dangerous roads, which is not conducive to the attack of mechanized troops like the 200th Division. Instead of letting them march hard in the dense forest, it is better to be transferred to Liao Mingyu to play a greater role.

He was well aware of the danger of this battle, and it would not be easy to hold back the 18th Division, which is extremely powerful in Japanese combat, so he spared no effort to help Liao Mingyu increase his defensive strength.

"As long as you can block the 18th Division to the west of Longling, the battle in Tengchong will be over within a month."

"One month." Liao Mingyu muttered to himself.

Judging from the combat effectiveness of those troops and the current situation, it is considered fast to resolve the battle in a month, but by then... the contest between myself and the 18th Division is almost over.

"Why, is one month too long? Don't worry. If the battle goes well, it may not take so long. After all, you still have the 71st Army behind you, and a new batch of military aid from the Allied forces is coming soon. There is a steady stream of supplies sent to the front line."

Wei Lihuang thought he had no confidence in sticking to it for a month, so he comforted him softly.

After all, he was facing a division of the Japanese army. According to the normal conversion ratio, there were no 2-3 armies that could not confront it head-on. But right now there are no extra troops for him, and it is the limit to be able to transfer 200 divisions.

"Tell me about your next battle plan." Wei Lihuang rubbed his swollen temples, feeling tired from heavy military affairs.

"I have sent a regiment this morning, and I am going to destroy Mangshi first." Liao Mingyu said truthfully.

"Mangshi? Why do you want to fight Mangshi well? There is a large piece of flat land there, which is not conducive to defense at all? Do you want to build a defense line there?"

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief."

"Give me a reason." Wei Lihuang frowned and asked in great surprise.

Mangshi is surrounded by mountains on all sides, but there are few mountains in the area of ​​more than 100 square kilometers in the middle.

He really didn't understand why Liao Mingyu didn't deploy defenses in Longling, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, but chose Mangshi, a place that was extremely difficult to defend.

"The third division of my honor has a high degree of heavy firepower and mechanization, but it is difficult to play a role in mountainous areas. The reason why I chose Mangshi is because of the flat terrain here."

Liao Mingyu explained briefly, with a confident look in his eyes: "Please rest assured, Commander, I have my own plans for doing this."

Like Longling, Mangshi is a town along the Yunnan-Burma Highway, and it is also the place where the Japanese army must pass through when it advances eastward.

Although the terrain here is flat and conducive to attack, the third division is also used to fully deploy the troops, so that tanks and armored vehicles can run wildly on this land.

What he thought was not as simple as blocking the Japanese army's support, his ultimate goal was to eat the entire 18th division!

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(End of this chapter)