My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 344
Although the offensive of the troops stationed in India was blocked in the early stage, Liao Mingyu was not worried about it. On the contrary, he was happy to witness the legendary battle of the Hukang River Valley.

After all, it brought together Britain, the United States, and China for nearly two years of preparations, and the troops stationed in India have reached their peak in terms of weapons and equipment and overall combat power.

The leading 112th regiment is the best proof. Surrounded by five times as many enemies in the river valley basin, they have no fear. He was countercharged several times by the opponent, and he suffered a lot of losses.

In the past two days, Smith's materials have also been sent to the front line one after another. It is only because of the huge amount of transportation that it is somewhat inconvenient. Fortunately, Wei Lihuang promised him to surrender unconditionally at the beginning and fully support the logistics supply of the third division. The entire logistics system of the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Army. Helping out with errands.

"My darling, the God of Wealth has brought back so many things, good guy..."

Looking at the carts of weapons and ammunition, Kang Ya couldn't help sighing.The things I came this time were relatively simple, but I was full of things that were in short supply on the front line.

"Brother Kang, take this batch of brothers and unload it first. After the statistics are completed, you will pull them to the front line as soon as possible. I have to go back to Zenda and don't stay any longer."

As soon as the convoy of the transport group arrived in Wanding, Zhao Gongming hurried to find Kang Ya. After explaining the matter clearly, he rushed back to Zenda without stopping, because there were still a lot of supplies waiting for him to pull there.

Most of these supplies were transported from Dali and Kunming, and they were concentrated in Zenda and then brought back by Zhao Gongming.

"Feng San! Leng Qikan is asking for help? Ask someone to come and move it quickly."

"Oh! It's coming soon..."

The head of Kang University "shocked the tiger's body" and his subordinates acted numbly when they saw this.

Now the third division has initially completed the transition to mechanization. In addition to the vehicles that Liao Mingyu exchanged from the system, Wei Lihuang also gave him a lot. In addition to the seizures from the Japanese, the division has nearly a thousand motor vehicles and Countless mules and horses.

A large number of vehicles require a large number of drivers and logistics assistants. A group of veteran drivers headed by Kang Ya are also training drivers with full horsepower. They don’t need to be good as long as they can drive normally. After all, experience is slow in practice. slowly accumulating.

At present, the entire transportation regiment has more than 1000 drivers, and the total number has exceeded the [-] mark. As a result, the troops are a bit bloated, and Liao Mingyu had no choice but to split it into two regiments.

The transport regiment led by Zhao Gongming continued to be responsible for the logistics and supply transportation of the troops. Their task was to send things to the front line from the military stockpiles in the rear.

On the other hand, Kang Ya led 2000 people to form the second transportation regiment, which was mainly responsible for the statistics and distribution of materials, and helped the infantry to quickly deliver them to the battlefield.

In the past two days, the transportation troops worked overtime and shuttled on the Burma Road non-stop, sending countless equipment and ammunition to Wanding and Nankan.

The soldiers of the supplementary regiment are already in place, and the third and second regiments are also hurrying to replenish the lost sources of troops. All aspects are in an orderly manner to restore the combat effectiveness of the troops, but there is a murderous intention behind this calm.

"It's been three days. Why is the 200th Division still in Mount Lebie? Didn't the tank maintenance team I sent over have any effect at all?"

In the Wanding forward headquarters, Liao Mingyu slapped a telegram heavily on the table, staring at the division staff officers with cold eyes.

Seeing that sharp gaze sweeping over, everyone was one of the lieutenants who said bravely: "Sir, the T26 train crew often breaks down... The main reason is that the engine and internal parts are aging. There is nothing we can do. Moreover, there are some sporadic Japanese troops near Mount Lebie, and they often engage in sneak attacks and ambushes..."

Although the 200th Division has a lot of wheeled trucks, the infantry did not dare to lose the tanks and run first. Since entering Myanmar, the T26 has never been broken. It has been repaired and the other one has not taken two steps. Something went wrong again.

Moreover, there are still many Japanese strongholds that have not been cleared in the distance from Wanding to Lashio, especially on the road that must be passed through Mount Lebie. Quickly interspersed with zero, and didn't pay much attention to these little devils.

But the huge 200th Division is different. They have long been targeted by the Japanese army. Although the opponent has no way to confront them head-on, it is still easy to ambush and let bloodletting behind the scenes.

Hearing these things, Liao Mingyu also felt a headache. It seems that he still underestimated the impact of the Myanmar battlefield on the armored forces.

Indeed... This tank in the early 30s has been in China for ten years. Its performance is quite good, but it cannot withstand the rough treatment of the national army, and its long-term maintenance is not in place, which greatly reduces its service life.

Coupled with the harsh and humid climate in Southeast Asia, it has a great impact on this pre-World War II tank, which is one of the reasons for the frequent failure of the T26.

To put it bluntly, after a certain number of years, the engine needs overhaul and maintenance, but where is the time to do that on the battlefield?We can only use emergency methods to tide over the difficulties first.

The people of the 200th Division even used armored vehicles and trucks to drag in front, but this still slowed down the entire team. Coupled with the harassment of the Japanese army, the troops were advancing at a turtle speed.

Liao Mingyu had a gloomy face and did not speak. There was another piece of paper under his hand, which was a telegram for help from Long Wenwencong.

There were mixed opinions among the planners and staff of a group of planners defending Lashio. Some felt that since the team had run out of ammunition and their own backup could not be in place in time, it would be better to destroy the supplies and withdraw from Lashio now, so as to ensure that the troops did not suffer any serious accidents. loss.

Others think that Lashio, as an important town in northern Myanmar, is connected by railways and highways. It is an important transportation point in itself, and its geographical location is particularly important.

Now that the regiment has the upper hand, it is bound to do everything possible to defend Lashio and wait for the arrival of follow-up troops, so that the whole battle can be opened, otherwise the main force entering Myanmar will be at risk of being attacked from both sides.

The two groups of people argued endlessly about this, but Liao Mingyu was actually more inclined to the second opinion. After all, if he just gave up the territory he captured, he might pay a higher price if he wanted to fight again in the future.

It's fine if it's generally a place, and he still understands the principle of saving people and losing land, but the location of Lashio is too important, so important that even if you pay a certain price, you have to firmly control it.

If it is recaptured by the 53rd Division of the Little Devils, it will completely become a bridgehead for them to continue going north. The materials in the rear can be quickly transported to Lashio by railway. The Little Devils can attack and retreat. It is absolutely unacceptable to continue to go south to the throat.

(End of this chapter)