My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 388 Pig Teammates

The Lido Highway is an international military strategic highway from Lido, India, to Kunming, China, and is also known as the "Stilwell Highway".

After the outbreak of the battlefield in Southeast Asia, the Japanese army quickly invaded most of southern Myanmar. The Burma Highway, which originally led directly to the ports of Mandalay and Yangon, was also bombed and destroyed by the Japanese. This lifeline of China was finally occupied by the little devils.

In order to maintain the continuous delivery of international aid materials to China, Stilwell, the head of the Southeast Asia theater, immediately reached an agreement with the government authorities to build a new transportation line in the direction of India, mobilizing a large number of engineering troops and tens of thousands of war-torn migrant workers. The army of road builders.

The Stilwell Highway starts from the border town of Lido in the northeastern part of India to Myitkyina in Myanmar and then divides into two lines, the north and the south. The south line passes through Bhamo and Nankan in Myanmar to Huaxiawanding.

The northern line passes through Ganbaidi and Weimao in Myanmar, and passes through China's Houqiao Port to Tengchong and Longling. This is the current offensive route of Yu Xiaoqing's 72nd Army.

It was only because of the overwhelming Japanese army that followed, the failure of the first expedition and the complete fall of Myanmar, and the failure of the Stilwell Highway to be fully completed. The last life supply line was lost, and China and the United States had to find another way. This is how the world-famous "" hump line"

However, in more than a year, the little devils actually started to build this road in order to facilitate their military transportation in northern Myanmar, making the route from north to south of Myitkyina perfect and smooth.

The first main force regiment and most of the guard battalion headed north from Nankan, passing through Mansi, Bhamo and other places. Many veterans from the Sichuan Army had some memories.

They passed through here during their first expedition, especially the soldiers who had defended the British Airport at the beginning. After retreating from the airport, they also crossed the mountain and returned home through this road.

Dong Dao looked at the surrounding mountains and unconsciously stroked the bag of ashes at his waist: "Little Jian, we have been separated for one year and seven months, and we are back again, soon, soon..."

Now that they revisited the old place, many people felt a little bit emotional, but it was different from the original retreat, this time they returned as attackers.

The recruits may not know why, but the veterans are full of fighting spirit. This time, the blood of the enemy is bound to wash away the original shame.

"Xiao Er...how did this Yanma drive?"

Yao Ma sat in the co-pilot, staring at Ding Xiaoer who was driving for a long time without seeing why. He was very curious about how this iron guy who could run like a fool with his feet and arms was driven by it.

"Brother Ma, Junzuo taught me at the time, but it's not too difficult. I'll teach you when I have time."

The long queue was invisible at a glance, Ding Xiaoer held the steering wheel and followed the advancing convoy, without looking back.

This improved Willys jeep is not only equipped with a roof and surrounding steel plates, but also lengthens the body to increase the rear space. Except for the position of the gunner, sitting in the back is no longer as compact and restrained as before. Liao Mingyu's exclusive car.

"What? You kid also want to learn to drive? How about I transfer you to Kangya's place for two days?" Liao Mingyu teased with a smile.

"Hey... Don't take it seriously. I'm just talking. If you have a driver, you don't enjoy the benefits of driving. How can I find something to do by myself." Yao pockmarked and said with a playful smile.

Now every battalion and company level is equipped with a jeep for transportation and reconnaissance. As a battalion commander, he also has his own driver and vehicle. This kind of treatment is rare in the national army.

Liao Mingyu smiled and did not speak, his arms rested leisurely on the rear window, and a pair of eagle eyes silently observed the scenery along the way.

The primeval jungle in northern Myanmar is like this. At a glance, it is full of lush green oceans, and the surrounding mountains are undulating, boundless and endless.

Fighting in such an environment is the most severe test of human body and mind. A British general in later generations once said that if an army can fight freely in the jungle, then no battlefield anywhere in the world will be difficult for them.

"All seats! Urgent report from the Indian Army!"

A signal soldier hurried to the jeep in which their deputy commander was riding, and quickly handed over the telegram in his hand.

Ding Xiaoer stepped on the brake quickly, Liao Mingyu reached out to take it over and took a closer look, the content of the telegram made him frown.

"Junzao, what happened?"

Yao Ma asked curiously, seeing the messenger's hurried and rough look, maybe there was something serious.

"Damn it! This group of things that are not doing enough to succeed in doing nothing, are all on par with the Italians!"

Liao Mingyu squeezed the telegram into a ball cursingly, his eyes were full of anger.

The telegram came from the 38th Division of the Indian Army, which is the unit led by Sun Liren himself. To be precise, it was a distress letter from General Sun entrusted by the Allied forces to Liao Mingyu. The reason was that there was a serious problem with the British army.

It was originally planned that the 36th Brigade of the British Army would attack the railway line in the southwest of Myitkyina at the end of the month. The importance of the Japanese army's life supply line leading to Mandalay is self-evident. The hit is pretty big too.

Handing over such a task to an infantry brigade with more than 7000 people should be a sure thing, and it couldn't be easier, but those weird British guys insisted on celebrating Christmas, so they were delayed for three days on the road.

Originally, fighting is all about speed and speed, and the Japanese are not fools. You, a team of thousands of people, don't hurry up, and you are still strolling in the woods. Are you really blind?

After detecting the movement of the British army, the Japanese army immediately analyzed their purpose and took countermeasures.As a result, the British guy, who was like a silly roe deer, plunged headlong into the ambush set by the little devil, and the whole army fell into a tight siege and was in a precarious situation.

After learning that they were surrounded, the British were not too anxious, because the Japanese army's offensive strength was obviously not strong, and the 77th Brigade of the British army was just tens of kilometers away to the north. The 77th Brigade came together to deal with these cunning Japanese.

It's just that the idea is very full, and the reality is very skinny.The purpose of the Japanese is not only the 36th brigade, the reason why they don't have to attack with all their strength is to surround the points and fight for aid.

The unknown 77th brigade rushed to the friendly army in a hurry, but was ambushed by the Japanese on the way. The whole army was divided into several sections, and the crazy Japanese army killed and wounded each one like wolves and tigers. Status Brit.

Within half a day of the battle, more than 3000 people from the vanguard surrendered one after another, and the remaining British soldiers who were dispersed began to flee in a panic, not looking like a soldier at all.

Before sunset, the Japanese completely defeated the British 77th Brigade, annihilating more than 900 British soldiers and taking more than [-] prisoners.

The 36th Brigade, which was surrounded in place, was also stunned. Before they could react, the Japanese army surrounded them again.

If it weren't for the U.S. fighter planes from the sky coming to support them from time to time to help them stabilize the line of defense, the British would have been eaten away by the Japanese long ago.

But even this situation is becoming more and more dangerous. If the 36th Brigade cannot be rescued and eventually the entire army is wiped out, everyone knows that it is impossible for these gangsters to fight a bloody battle. In the end, they have no other choice but to surrender.

This is a group of fucking pig teammates. After hearing this news, Stilwell was very worried. The situation in northern Myanmar was originally good, but he was embarrassed by these ignorant and arrogant idiots.

The key point was that he was beyond his reach. The main force of the troops stationed in India was hundreds of kilometers away from the place where the British 36th Brigade was located, and there were some Japanese defense strongholds in the middle.

To be honest, Stilwell really didn't want to deal with those idiots, but he couldn't do nothing because of the allies on the same front. He had no choice but to join the Third Division in the south, because they were the only ones closest to the 36th Brigade …

(End of this chapter)