My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 563
"So, we have to hurry up."

Liao Mingyu stretched out his hand and let the raindrops fall on his palm. It is already the end of January, and there are still about four months before the rainy season. If there is no progress by then, the only thing to do is to withdraw the troops.

Then again, the 88th Army is the only expeditionary force going abroad, which is nominally under the command of the Southeast Asia Theater Command, but in fact they and Stilwell are just a cooperative relationship, and everyone is doing things with a mutual benefit and win-win attitude .

The latter wanted to fight for the commander-in-chief of the Huaxia Theater, but he has never been successful. Of course, Lao Jiang's inexhaustible obstacles were indispensable. If Liao Mingyu hadn't overcome obstacles all the way in Burma, allowing him to have a certain voice on the president's side, this would have been the case. It is estimated that they are already ready to go home.

But the Chongqing government has almost no control over the 88th Army. Lao Jiang never dreamed that Longfeng, who was so optimistic at the beginning, would be a "white-eyed wolf". Doctrine...

Stilwell was also happy with this scene, on the surface it looked more like he had taken this army under his wing and ran away, leaving the old Jiang to stare at him from across the mountain and had no choice but to do anything.

However, Liao Mingyu didn't have the time to deal with all these undercurrents. He just led his troops south to wrestle with the Japanese in the bloody water, and by the way, wretchedly developed in the cracks between the power struggles of several big bosses.

"Why doesn't Jun Zuo let the [-]th Division on the right side part to support Bagu? This will also reduce the pressure on the Third Division." Fang Jingyao suggested.

He also knows the position of the two divisions on the right now. After coming from Chiang Mai, they are all entrenched in the Karen State area, where the mountains and forests are more complicated than Bago Province, and the Japanese army's control there is not high.

Now the main task of these two divisions is to repair and supplement the logistics channel, and to control the junction of Kayin State and Bago Province, so as to prevent the Japanese army from moving westward, and at the same time, it can also prevent the Japanese army from supporting Siam.

Due to the high mountains and far distances there, the 200th Division and the [-]th Division have a lot of logistical pressure. The land transportation line alone is not only too long and inefficient, so most of the supplies are delivered to their locations by transport planes.

Fortunately, the right-wing regiment did not encounter many Japanese troops, which allowed them to open up several larger assembly camps in Kayin State. The airdrops did not have to worry about the Japanese troops coming to snatch them, and the troops also seized the time to rest and slowly recover their energy.

"Brother Fang, there are no outsiders now, don't be in the same seat, so why do you see outsiders..."

Liao Mingyu joked with a smile, but he shook his head and rejected the proposal, because in the strategic plan, the role of the Right Army Corps is no less than that of the honorable third division and other troops that are tough on the front.

"The Right Corps cannot move for the time being. Their current task is to continue to advance southwest until they see the coastline of the Andaman Sea. I will arrange it freely at that time."

Hearing what he said, Fang Jingyao couldn't say anything more.

After all, there is still a shortage of major generals on Long Wenwen's side. Regardless of the 4 to [-] troops in the left army, in fact, only two or three infantry regiments can go to the front line to fight. The other troops are all heavy units. Due to traffic and terrain constraints, it is difficult to exert its combat effectiveness in a short period of time.

"Brother Liao...are you really planning to let brother Meng become the chief of staff of the Third Division?" Fang Jingyao seemed to have remembered something, and asked suddenly.

"Yeah, which general wasn't tempered on the battlefield of blood and fire? This kid is still young, and it's better to have more experience than to stay in the military for retirement." Liao Mingyu replied casually with a smile.

The old foundation of the third division is the Sichuan Army Corps. Meng Fanle and Long Wenwen had been paired together for a long time before, so it goes without saying that they have a tacit understanding. It would be best to let him replace Fang Jingyao.

But the speaker has no intention... the listener has the intention, Fang Jingyao's brows gradually frowned into a Sichuan character, and his heart suddenly raised his throat. It seems that he has already made a plan to transfer himself back to the military headquarters. , but why did the other party do this?Is it because of my father?

"Brother Liao... don't blame me for being blunt. Judging from the current situation, my role in going to the front line is definitely better than staying in the rear. And...for personal reasons, I hope to continue to kill the enemy in the front line. Complete!"

Fang Jingyao still couldn't hold back, and spoke out his heart sonorously.Especially in the last sentence, he stood up straight like a soldier, his eyes were full of pleading and petitioning.

Although he is more than ten years older than Liao Mingyu, he has never forgotten the difference in position and status. He has always regarded himself as a subordinate, without the slightest self-respect and defiant.

In fact, from the perspective of the overall situation, although the front-line attack has been blocked, at least in general, the entire battle situation is still advancing steadily to the south.

In the absence of air support and logistical difficulties, he alone led two main regiments to fight against the Japanese army, a brigade and two mobile brigades without losing the wind, which is really impossible for ordinary people.

What's more, since the third division set off from Myitkyina to reorganize the army, they have fought more than a dozen large and small battles all the way from northern Myanmar to Nay Pyi Taw. Fang Jingyao basically participated in all of them, and his ability convinced most people. His prestige and status in the army was second only to Liao Mingyu and that nagging Long Wenwen.

Moreover, compared to the young Meng Faner, Fang Jingyao thought he was superior to the former in terms of personal ability and military accomplishment, so it would not be appropriate to change the situation on the spot at this time.

The drama of being transferred from the front line to the rear headquarters has long been common in the army, but Fang Jingyao, who was not reconciled, still wanted to fight for it, especially now that he was still carrying the hatred of his family and the country.

"Pfft...haha, who said I'm going to transfer you back to the military headquarters?" Liao Mingyu chuckled and asked jokingly.

"what?"

After hearing this, Fang Jingyao was obviously stunned. Even if he was extremely witty, he couldn't figure out the other party's real thoughts.

"The Americans don't intend to look for a breakthrough from Southeast Asia. The current situation in Myanmar can be regarded as overfulfilling the strategic goal. As for counterattacking Malays and retaking the Indonesian archipelago, it doesn't mean much to them..."

Liao Mingyu walked forward on his own, and slowly revealed the historical events that he was familiar with as a person who had experienced it, and it was also something that would definitely happen in the not-too-distant future...

"Now their Pacific Fleet is in full swing, taking dozens of important outer islands in a row, and has pushed to the door of the Japanese.

Just look at it... The Ryukyu Islands are left to defend at the door of the little devil. Okinawa is the largest of them. It is only more than 300 kilometers away from the mainland of Japan. It is enough to build several large airports here for heavy transport aircraft to take off and land.

At that time, the bombing mileage of the Americans can cover the whole of Japan, and they can cut off the sea connection between the Japanese and Nanyang, completely block all the coastlines and completely isolate them, so this place is bound to become an important place for the two armies to compete..."

Fang Jingyao thought about the crux of the problem, and soon realized the crux of it: "In this way, the Americans will soon be able to land in Japan, and then the war can be said to be over by then?"

Liao Mingyu smiled, and replied without hesitation: "It's not that easy. You don't understand the nature of the Japanese. They will desperately defend such an important island. Their defensive power and fighting will will be extremely firm. Don't worry." Let’s talk about Okinawa, even taking Iwo Jima will cost the Americans a lot.”

But it is precisely because of this price that the Americans finally decided to invest in nuclear bombs to end the war early...

(End of this chapter)