My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 461
It is impossible to establish a foothold in a foreign country without the support of your subordinates. Needless to say, Meng Faner and Long Wenwen's old brothers naturally have no problems with the younger group of officers headed by Chen Jize.

As for the others...

Fan Shaozeng has confirmed his plan to go south, because he has no other way out

In addition to Gao Xijiang who was "forced" to come here, Fan Shaozeng kept contacting the former old troops, and notified all those who were close to the west of Yunnan. During this time, he really called a lot of people.

Fan Ha'er's thinking was relatively simple. Originally, he couldn't understand the bald head and the virtues of the high-level people in the government. Instead of being locked up in a cage and losing his freedom as a canary when he returned home, he might as well go crazy with Liao Mingyu in Burma. , If you win a little bit of the bet, you can go down in history. Now as long as you can add more bricks and tiles to the 88th Army, you will not hesitate.

And Fang Jingyao is the key to entering Southeast Asia. It can be said that he hopes that Liao Mingyu can reach Malaysia and save the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia more than anyone else.

For a long time... the military salary has been the most troublesome problem, and the little food and salary allocated by the government alone is simply a drop in the bucket.

For this reason, Liao Mingyu was the first to engage in arms trading, and later discovered that medicines were more profitable, so he opened up a new black market.

Anyway, the quality of the medicines exchanged from the system far surpassed this era, and the quantity was guaranteed. Soon this business became Liao Mingyu's main source of income, in order to subsidize the needs of the rapidly developing army.

But selling medicine is somewhat risky after all, and the seller is not so easy to find, and they have to act in a hidden way to avoid being watched by the people above, so Liao Mingyu didn't dare to do too much, just barely enough to make ends meet.

The reason why the army can have the current conditional treatment is that apart from the assistance of the Yankees, a large part of it is supported by the assets transferred to Siam by the major Nanyang families. Fang Jingyao even invested all his belongings in the 88th Army. Otherwise, the issue of military pay alone would be enough to crush Liao Mingyu's back.

There are basically no problems with these high-ranking officers in the army. The only unstable ones may be the many officers of the 200th Division headed by Gao Jiren.

After all, they were only the reinforcements transferred to expand the strength of the Honor Third Division at first, and they didn't have much friendship at all.

Although the people of Gaoji admit to admiring Liao Mingyu, the object of his allegiance is not the latter. In addition, he belongs to the elite of the state and has a certain degree of loyalty to the bald head. Oh no.

Now the transfer order from above has come down. The 200th Division must return to Kunming to accept the reorganization of the Fifth Army before the end of the year. The attitude of the Gaoji people is not clear now. They have neither expressed support nor said anything, but the troops have been delaying because of the resurgence of the war. stood still.

However, Liao Mingyu had already extended his hand to the interior of the 200th Division, letting Ah Yi and Xing Fuquan go there to take over the command power, coupled with the transfer of grassroots officers and troops, I believe it will not be difficult to firmly control the troops.

In the end...it depends on how Gao Jiren and other officers of the 200th Division choose. There is nothing humane about standing in line. If they don't know how to adapt and insist on going their own way, Liao Mingyu doesn't mind a bloody storm!
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As time went by, it was September, and the weather was getting hotter and hotter. The humid rainy season was slowly passing, but the hot and dry climate didn't change much.

The only good thing is that it is no longer necessary to stay in the rainy and humid environment all day long, and the daily training time of the troops can be greatly increased.

It’s just that the telegrams from the Allied forces have been pouring in like snowflakes in the past two days, constantly demanding that the 88th Army launch an attack on Mandalay as soon as possible. Stilwell, who was anxious to get angry, almost flew to Nankan to ask someone why he has been fighting for several months. Stand still.

Nankan Command…

"Sir, this is a telegram from the Allied forces today, ordering us to attack the Japanese army immediately, otherwise, they will stop all military supplies to our army."

Meng Fanran casually glanced at the telegram handed over by the messenger, and chuckled lightly: "It seems that Stilwell is really in a hurry, if we don't move, maybe the old guy will turn his back on him. Jun Zuo... what do you mean?"

Liao Mingyu, who was standing beside him, was staring at the sand table in front of him intently, and said without raising his head, "Where is the Fifty Division now?"

Meng Fanle hurried forward, pointed to a sign and said, "They have just arrived 501 kilometers southwest of Lashio, and the 502st and [-]nd regiments have already built fortifications in the lower reaches of the Nandu River, waiting for the next order."

"So fast? The legs and feet of those boys are really sharp."

Liao Mingyu was a little surprised. In the afternoon, the [-]th Division was still [-] kilometers north of the Nandu River. In just a few hours, the forward troops had already reached the downstream position. The marching speed had to be admired.

"Hey, brother, what our Sichuan army is most afraid of is climbing up hills. When we didn't have foreign horses (cars), we walked out of Sichuan with a pair of poles. Not to mention traveling thousands of miles a day, in those forests Inside, it’s no slower than your four wheels.”

These turtle sons are really up for it, Fan Shaozeng, who smiles like a Maitreya Buddha, proudly shows off the Sichuan Army's ability to everyone.

"Commander Fan, the brothers from the 200th Division are good, but our men from the [-]th Division are not vegetarians."

Gao Jiren, who couldn't hold back his emotions, turned his head and looked eagerly at Liao Mingyu: "Junzuo, when will we let our 200th division act? Those bastards are hurting from sitting on their buttocks."

Seeing that the brother troops are all in action, but the 200th division is still standing still, whoever has no idea.

Seeing him in a hurry, Liao Mingyu couldn't help smiling, stood up and said comfortingly: "Teacher Gao, please be calm, don't be impatient, now is not the time, the 200th division will naturally have other uses, and I will definitely let you play a role at that time."

In fact, without Stilwell's urging, Liao Mingyu also decided to attack the Japanese within the next few days.

At present, the entire 88th Army has begun to mobilize. The Honor [-]rd Division and the Armored Brigade are moving towards Mandalay. Countless armored tanks and personnel carriers are driving on the road, and the team of tens of thousands of people feels oppressive.

The [-]th Division has already crossed the Nandu River secretly. The troops are divided into two, one part is hidden in the jungle on the east bank, ready to attack the heavily guarded Taungzhi at any time, and the other part is going down the river in an attempt to penetrate behind the enemy for a detour tactics.

The Nankan Air Force is on standby 88/[-], sending reconnaissance planes to patrol the sky every day. The Heavy Artillery Brigade is also on its way to the south. The war machine of the [-]th Army has been fully activated.

Such a big movement in northern Myanmar could not be concealed from the eyes of the Japanese. Yamashita Fengfumi had issued an order for the entire army to be on first-level alert early on. Mandalay immediately blocked the entire northern defense line, and at the same time sent a large number of scout troops to investigate the enemy's situation...

(End of this chapter)