My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 504
After bidding farewell to Zhao Gongming, Hong Mu returned to the Chariot Regiment station in a sullen mood.Throw the list on the table casually, then sit on the chair and close your eyes to rest.

"This is 37 shells, move to the Greyhound tank."

"Is there any more butter?"

"The oil truck is coming, stop smoking! Who, clear the way for me!"

……

There was constant noise in the camp, and the soldiers were busy adding gas and oil to the vehicles, reloading the ammunition and the supplies needed in the vehicles. Although the supplies sent were not full, they were enough to keep the troops running.

At this time, an officer who looked like a lieutenant colonel walked outside the bamboo building and shouted impatiently at the window on the second floor: "Chief of staff! Chief of staff?"

"What are you doing? Calling the soul?" Hong Mu got up impatiently, and glanced out through the window, obviously not aware of the seriousness of the matter.

"Just received the notice, Captain Fan and the others have already followed the brigade to the front line, when are we going to leave?" The lieutenant colonel scratched his head and wanted to fly directly up.

"Old Fan ran away?!"

Hong Mu was shocked and sat up quickly, cursing mercilessly: "This grandson is too unjust, actually leaving me here alone!"

It turned out that some time ago, Liao Mingyu took into account the terrain and environment, and equipped the armored brigade with a standard infantry regiment of 2000 people, mixing a small number of armored vehicles and trucks to form a brand new high-mobility semi-mechanized unit, which can fight alone or with tanks. Regiments and chariot regiments cooperate to achieve coordinated attacks.

Because after passing through the small and narrow plain in Mandalay Province, there are more forests and hilly terrain as you go south. It is unrealistic to rely on tank groups to charge and attack, and infantry must cooperate to advance.

The new infantry regiment was headed by Fan Xiangwu, while the chariot regiment fell to Hong Mutou. At the same time, he also served as the chief of staff of the brigade, which can be said to be a heavy task.

At present, the tank regiment and the infantry regiment have already advanced towards the south, but due to the nature of the tank regiment, Hong Mu and the others have become the role of pulling supplies and ammunition at this moment. , This made Hong Mu, who wanted to be the vanguard, very angry.

"What do you say about the brigade commander's order?" Hong Mu didn't care about anything else, he walked down the stairs and asked.

"The brigade asked us to collect the last batch of supplies before we act, to ensure the safety of the logistics and the transport group..." the lieutenant colonel looked at the other party, hesitant to speak.

"You fart, what are you doing staring at me?" Hong Mu scolded angrily.

"Hey Chief of Staff, in fact, the amount of ammunition for the battle is already enough. The only thing that is missing is the supplementary supplies later. We can go first, and let the people of the transport group stay here and wait. If it is too late, we will not be able to catch up with them. Yes." The lieutenant colonel confessed.

"But the defense of the transportation group..." Hong Mu touched his chin with some hesitation.

The lieutenant colonel hastily proposed: "Ah... or leave a tank company, we have occupied this land for a long time, and there will be no troubles if we think about it."

Hearing what he said, Hong Mu was really tempted, and he didn't want to miss the good opportunity to make contributions. After hesitating for a while, he finally made a decision: "Notice, the troops are ready to move out, let the third battalion stay here to protect the transport group, and the other two The battalion will fight and build roads as planned!"

"Yes! Ah..." The lieutenant colonel hesitated: "Chief of staff, isn't it too much to leave one battalion?"

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and get ready!" Hong Mu snapped.

Although he knew that leaving a battalion was equivalent to cutting off his own arm, he was also worried that it would not be safe to leave so many supplies here.You must know that half of the ammunition of the whole brigade is placed here, but the transport regiment does not have much combat effectiveness. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be serious.

As soon as the order was given, the troops immediately started to move. Since the formation of the armored brigade, they have not encountered any decent enemies, so the soldiers have a very high fighting spirit. They can't wait to rush to the front line and crush the Japanese with artillery fire and tracks. .

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In November, other places have already entered the severe winter. Compared with China, Southeast Asia is still scorching hot, but the temperature is much cooler. The weather of 11 degrees is very suitable for training and military operations, and driving a tank will not be as hot as before. intolerable.

The tank regiment set off from Meiktila early, while the infantry regiment was broken up into pieces, and the company-based unit advanced in coordination around it, and at the same time cleaned up the sporadic Japanese strongholds and waited for an opportunity.

26 75mm long-tube Shermans and dozens of wheeled armored vehicles raised billowing black smoke on the road, and a team of thousands of people drove to the next target town, Ren'anqiang!
The Japanese army had already received information about the enemy's attack, and the troops from all walks of life immediately made preparations for combat, but even so, every Japanese had no confidence in their hearts.

In just one month, they can't do the perverted supply like the 88th Army. All they can do is to continuously increase troops to those fortification strongholds, but the number is extremely limited.

……

In the early morning of the 3rd, Nankan Airport Flight Team Headquarters...

The air was still filled with water vapor, and the thick layer of fog enveloped the entire airport, making people feel like they were in a fairyland.

Ordinarily, this kind of weather is not suitable for the plane to take off, but there are still a large number of ground crews running back and forth in the airport busy, checking the situation of the plane and loading ammunition, a scene of pre-war preparations.

Because according to the detection of the weather station, today's weather is very good, and experienced people know the truth of ten fogs and nine clears. As long as you wait patiently for the fog to clear in the morning, it will be a sunny day.

Jamie strode near the hangar. On his chest was a pattern of more than a dozen lightning bolts piercing through the shape of an airplane. It was a symbol of glory that can only be obtained by shooting down an enemy fighter.The black flight leather jacket on his body was handsome and stylish, which attracted many ground crews to cast envious glances at him.

But Jamie couldn't care about anything else at this time, his eyes looked around, as if looking for something.

"Этонеплохо…"

"Hahaha... недаромчтоводажизни!"

At this time, there was a burst of Russian chatter and laughter from the nearby hangar, which immediately caught Jamie's attention. He hurried over and looked inside, and sure enough that guy was inside.

"Hey, Andrew, why are you still here?"

"Oh my friend, come and see this!"

Andrew and another Russian pilot stood next to the fighter plane and didn't know what to do. He took a sip from the water bottle and wiped the water stains on his beard with his hands nonchalantly. He looked extremely excited with a red face.

Jamie walked in and saw that it was a newly arrived four-shot airborne rocket, and several mechanics were laboriously installing it on the plane.

This thing can be hung on the wings of both sides of the f4u pirate fighter, and can launch eight high-explosive rockets continuously at one time.

"What? God, it's because of this? The combat order has come down, we have to hurry up and make a bombing plan!"

Jamie's tone was a little heavy, because the other party's negligence really made him very angry.

"Relax brother, it will take two hours for this fog to clear, the front line is safe until we take off, hiccup..."

Andrew patted the other person's shoulder with a smile, and hiccupped while speaking, and the strong smell of alcohol instantly made Jamie frown.

"God, Andrew! You guys are drinking??"

"NONO! This is not wine, this is the water of life. Only by drinking it can we be more energetic, right Sasha? Hara whistle!" Andrew shouted holding the kettle.

"Ulla!!" The Russian pilot named Sasha next to him immediately responded excitedly.

"Ha ha…"

Jamie patted his forehead, he was really speechless to these two drunks. Those big men from the Northland in the flight team all had one virtue, that is, they were addicted to alcohol. They had to have two drinks before the flight. board the plane.

"All right, gentlemen, I'm going to the war room now. The soldiers in the squadron are waiting for us. Are you coming or not?" Jamie asked with a cold face.

"OKOK, sir, you have the final say, haha... let's go, don't make those boys wait too long."

Looking at the drunken Andrew, Jamie really wanted to go up and strangle him, but in the end he sighed helplessly.

It was okay when Liao Mingyu was there, but now no one can control them, especially Andrew, who has completely let himself go, as if he can't fly a plane unless his face is red every day.

But there is one thing to say, these guys are very good at drinking, even if they blow the plane directly on the bottle, there is nothing wrong with it, but they are so fucking bold, they dare to do things that others dare not do, they are like a group of lunatics. not afraid.

The current Nankan Flying Team of the 88th Army is equipped with 16 F4U Corsair fighters and 24 P40 fighters. It is divided into two combat squadrons. Most of the pilots are old people from the original Flying Tigers. After the Flying Tigers were incorporated, they did not continue to stay. In the U.S. military, they came to Liao Mingyu's side instead.

Another part is the overseas Chinese flight technicians recruited by Fang Jingyao from Nanyang. In order to fight against Japan, they are not afraid of hardships and death, and they resolutely come to Burma to fight.

The flying team was commanded by Jamie and assisted by Andrew. At the same time, Liao Mingyu also borrowed three B17 bombers and six C47 transport planes from Stilwell, allowing them to form an independent air combat system.

Originally, he planned to get a few B29s, but Stilwell refused to agree because of the importance of strategic bombers, so he had to settle for three sky fortresses to support the scene.

In this way, Nankan Air Force can be said to be the strongest existence besides the 20th Air Force of the Indochina US Army and the 14th Air Force of Kunming. It can run amok in the sky of Southeast Asia today!
(End of this chapter)