My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 565
"Brother Fang, I will hand over the three divisions of the new army to you. You have been familiar with them in the training camp for the past two days. Take the time to learn about the configuration and combat methods of the troops. After half a month, the Left Army Corps will return to you." The Ayeyarwady Province advances, and it will be your performance time!" Liao Mingyu put his hand on Fang Jingyao's shoulder lightly, and said with torch-like eyes.

Fang Jingyao nodded seriously. Although they are all new recruits, their powerful firepower configuration is not inferior to that of the main force, and the team of nearly 4 people from three divisions has been handed over to him. Talk too much.

As long as this army wins several battles in a row and inspires their inner self-confidence, it will be just around the corner to gradually become a strong army.

Although the Yankees have withdrawn a large number of air forces to support the Battle of Iwo Jima, Stilwell is still the commander-in-chief of the Southeast Asian theater in name. From a personal point of view, he would like to see Liao Mingyu's troops make more achievements in southern Burma, but At present, there are not many resource cards in his hand, even if he wants to give them, he has more than enough energy.

However, Liao Mingyu didn't intend to let this big tree go. Even if there was no direct help, he should try his best to fight for other things that could be won.

Although the two major combat air teams in Southeast Asia have been transferred, the Nankan Aviation Special Service Group belonging to the 88th Army is not included in this list.

After such a long period of development, the two aviation squadrons led by Andrew and Jamie also have good strength.

Now the two aviation squadrons have a total of 4 F20U pirate fighters, 40 P-28 fighters, and three B17 sky fortresses from Stilwell Pit. In terms of strength alone, it is more than enough to maintain the regional air superiority in southern Myanmar. , This is also a big trump card in the next battle.

For now, the pilots are enough, but there is a shortage of ground staff and maintenance technicians. Taking advantage of the eastward transfer of the 14th and 20th aviation brigades, Liao Mingyu simply asked for a large number of ground staff and maintenance personnel from Stilwell. Professional equipment, euphemistically called to help the construction of the airport needed for the development of Nankan.

In addition, Liao Mingyu also proposed to Stilwell that he wanted to obtain the support of a group of U.S. Navy landing craft to take all the [-]th and [-]th divisions that were about to reach the coastline of Mon State, and cross Madaban Bay to Yangon. .

Due to the start of the Battle of Iwo Jima, the Japanese gathered all their available naval power near the Ryukyu Islands. There were two light cruisers and several frigates stationed in the port of Yangon, but now there are no other but some small gunboats. The defense force is gone.

This also gave Liao Mingyu a chance. The 200th Division and the [-]th Division who took the back road to the Karen State area originally planned to move closer to Bago Province by land, and then attack the Japanese army in the Yangon area together with the main third division. As the strategic situation changes, so does the operational plan.

As long as the [-]rd Division continues to put pressure on the Japanese army from the front, allowing them to deploy more troops to defend at the junction of Yangon and Bago, won't the [-]th Division's opportunity come.

On the other hand, let the newly formed three divisions enter the Ayeyarwady Province to curb the possibility of the Japanese army using the area as a strategic buffer and further reduce the living space of the Japanese.Most of the terrain there belongs to the impact plain, which is more suitable for mechanized troops to deploy.

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In the next few days, the training of the new army continued. Most of the soldiers in the three divisions were prisoners from the concentration camps and some young refugees, and the other part were selected from the veterans from the country.

After a series of screening and more than five months of adjustment and training, they have long since faded from their initial weak appearance, and now they are also very powerful and elite in their gestures.

The most important point is that Liao Mingyu has added a new position-instructor to the grassroots units of the new army.

No one in later generations does not know what this position means. Based on the political instructors in the red team, the instructors must also be veterans. They are only assigned to the first-level units of each army company, and the rank is equal to the company commander.

Its main job is to be responsible for teaching and supervising the training of soldiers, solving the problems of soldiers' life, guiding their positive attitude, and avoiding the emotions of war weariness and war timidity.

In combat, he takes the lead and sets an example for the soldiers, and helps and improves the survival rate of the soldiers with his own combat experience. He is also the highest commander of the company except the chief and deputy company commanders.

The difference is that the trainer does not have to consider the political issues of the soldiers, and must obey the absolute orders of the military commander in command of the troops, and must not conflict with the military commander.

To put it simply, the trainer is more like the practical teacher of the soldiers, especially in life, it can reflect its unique and powerful role, making the soldiers in the company more cohesive and have a sense of direction.

Of course, being an instructor is not something that ordinary people can do.

First of all, you have to be a veteran who is friendly and chattering, boring donkey and bitter melon face are not acceptable, secondly, you must have a certain level of cultural literacy, and finally you have to pass the professional training course formulated by Liao Mingyu before you can officially serve in the company.

Under such harsh screening conditions, the number of instructors is bound to be limited, but the quality is definitely high. Each instructor can definitely be called a generalist in the army. Confused and troubled, and then enlightened.

In the evening, in the camp of a certain company of the New Army...

The shirtless big man Li picked up the tub towel in his hand, and walked out of the bathroom with a group of comrades in arms. Everyone talked and laughed, and chatted about interesting things that happened on the shooting range while walking.

At this time, many soldiers came here to take a bath one after another. After a hard day of training, there is nothing better than a comfortable shower.

As soon as he reached the door of the barracks, a figure suddenly rushed out of it, and bumped into the big man who was walking in front.

"Ouch!"

"Damn... Are you blind!? Hurrying to reincarnate? Hey... bastard, why are you so impatient?"

Big Li clutched his chest that was hurting from the bump, swearing and roaring at the other party, and fixed his eyes, it turned out to be a comrade in the class.

"Li...Brother Li, I...I am going to send a letter to the battalion headquarters." The little soldier stood up nervously, and he stammered and shy in the face of his companion's questioning.

"Send a letter? Don't you have no relatives? Who do you want to send it to?"

Big Li said suspiciously, and helped him pick up the glasses that had been knocked off the ground. The latter quickly took them and patted the ashes to take a closer look, and he was relieved after confirming that they were not broken.

This little soldier wearing glasses is called Qiu Lin. He is only 17 years old this year. He was a refugee in a concentration camp at first, and his parents died in the war.When the base was conscription, this kid resolutely ran over to join the army.

Looking at his frail body, the officer in charge of the conscription didn't intend to take him in. Later, he heard that this kid had a miserable life experience, and he himself could read and write, so he simply stayed in the team to feed him. .

At first, everyone was not optimistic about him, thinking that he would run away if he couldn't stand it in a few days, but he didn't expect this kid to be upbeat, no matter how hard or tired the training was, he gritted his teeth and persisted, which made people admire him.

"No, it's nothing, there is one... that..." It seemed that there was something unspeakable, and Qiu Lin hesitated without saying anything.

"Stinky boy, why are you still embarrassed to say it?"

Big man Li rolled his eyes, put the things in his hands away, grabbed a military jacket and put it on his body: "I'll go with you, lest you won't come back for a long time, and the platoon leader will still look for me trouble."

After finishing speaking, regardless of Qiu Lin's agreement, he walked out with his arms around his shoulders.

"Big ones, hurry up, the instructor starts to give lectures at seven o'clock, so don't be late!" The companions around reminded me kindly.

"Do not worry!"

(End of this chapter)