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Chapter 139 The Ambitious Kawabe Shozo

When Du Yuming led the 5th Army to build a line of defense in Myitkyina, Stilwell had already led a dozen school officers under him through the jungle on foot to Indu.

On this point, Stilwell was smart.

He could have evacuated to India with Alexander and his party on the baby army plane when he was in Mandalay, but he resolutely rejected Alexander's invitation and chose to walk.

This is not only because of the personal heroism in Stilwell's character, but also because he has a more important intention——

The Sino-Infant Allied Forces under his command suffered a disastrous defeat in the battle in northern Myanmar. In fact, he knew very well in his heart that the expeditionary force fought quite well, such as the Tonggu Battle, the Ren'an Qiang Battle, and even the Tangji Reconquest War.

The reason why the expeditionary army lost so badly and so quickly, apart from the chaotic command system, was that they were fooled by the people of Yingguo.

As a result, the 200th Division was once severely cheated by the escape of the infantry, and the battle of Tonggu turned into a battle of defense of Tonggu.

Later, the fall of Lashio led to the loss of morale of the army, which disrupted their overall deployment.

Of course, he just thought about it in his heart, and would never admit that he was also at fault.

When facing his subordinates, he still complained about how stupid Du Yuming was, and how the expeditionary army disobeyed his command and dispatch.

In fact, any high-ranking Chinese military officer could see very clearly that if he was really in command of the Tonggu battle, he might not order the 200th Division to retreat in the end and fight bloody battles to the death. The 200th Division might be completely wiped out!
It's not that my own soldiers don't know how to cherish them. What General Du said is not bad at all.

When Stilwell arrived at Indus Imphal, he was soon greeted heroically by the infantry.

Facing reporters from various countries, Stilwell said into the microphone with righteous indignation: "Although we failed, it's only this time. Next time, I will definitely defeat those dogs. bastards!"

Below the venue, applause erupted immediately. Reporters from all over the world didn't mind his swear words, and even thought it was cool.

Many reporters published his photo and the exact words in the newspapers.

In Gao Fei's view, no one is perfect. For the failure of this expedition, Du Yuming, Stilwell, Alexander, and Luo Zhuoying, each of them made mistakes, and each of them had an unshirkable responsibility.

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Myitkyina, frontline trenches.

The third company of the advance battalion and the Sichuan army led by Shilasila, followed by the new 28th division also all arrived.

At present, the expeditionary force gathered near Myitkyina has reached more than 4 people.

The first company, the second company and the third company of the advance battalion finally merged together.

As a direct unit of the 200th Division, the advance battalion was originally the elite among the elite, and the original number was 500 people.

The first company and the second company lost a lot of brothers in the previous battle with the ancients, and the remaining 150, plus the current 150 people from the third company, the number is just three hundred.

With a weed in his mouth, Meng Fan was leaning on the trench, lazily basking in the sun: "Our camp is so domineering. You didn't see it at the time. I followed him in and saw those high-ranking officials with legs. They were all terrified."

There is no war in idle time, non-spicy, bean cakes, and sesame all come together.

"Ying Zuo just said, we can't go to Savage Mountain, it's a place that cannibalize people without spitting out bones, we must not go! Jun Zuo asked him, why do you still want to command me? Said, put your waist The pistol on his back was drawn."

Kang Ya hurriedly asked, "What happened next? Did you shoot?"

"Don't worry, listen to me tell you slowly. Seeing the military seat take out the pistol, my legs are so frightened. Our battalion didn't blink anymore, and we still persuaded you not to leave, otherwise our army will die. No more. Then, the military seat fired!"

Bu La hastily asked: "Ying Zuo hasn't come back so far, is Da Da still injured? Where did the bullet hit?"

Little Master Meng continued his speech in a calm manner: "Ying Zuo is such a precious lump, how could the military seat be willing to shoot and kill him? It just hit Ying Zuo's foot with a single shot."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Mi Long said unhappily: "It's annoying, can you finish speaking in one breath, don't always be panting."

Little Master Meng explained: "In the storyteller's business, this is called baggage. If you go straight to the point, it doesn't seem interesting. If you shake out this baggage at the end, it sounds interesting."

At this time, Gao Fei put on his military uniform and walked over.

Yang Danzi shouted: "The camp is here!"

A group of people huffed and all surrounded them.

"Don't touch, don't touch, I'm fine. The military seat won't punish me."

Gao Fei dodged these big hands that wanted to grope.

Especially Ah Yi, always likes to compare the eight-pack abs of the two of them.

After playing around for a while, Yao Ma asked, "Ying Zuo, what instructions does Jun Zuo have for going to a meeting this time?"

"The military seat's temper is to save face and suffer. He would rather enter the mountain than go to India. Therefore, our advance battalion is likely to escort the military seat through the Savage Mountain!"

Hearing this news, the soldiers of the advance battalion couldn't help but worry.

Now there are rumors about the horror of Savage Mountain, and it is said that there are devils who eat people.

Gao Fei comforted: "Actually, as long as there is food, medicine, and good protective measures, Savage Mountain is not that scary."

Even though he said that, he hadn't walked through it himself, and he didn't have much confidence.

Dead dead came over: "Don't worry, I will do what I said, this time my Sichuan army will go back with me, and I will definitely bring your advance battalion out of the mountain ahead safely."

His identity has not been exposed yet, but Du Yuming has already contacted Master Yu to confirm his authenticity.

However, it may be because the distance is too far, or it may be separated by mountains. Despite using a high-power radio, Shangyu Division still has not been contacted.

At this time, when the Japanese army hit the Nujiang River, the Yu Division had already returned home early along the Burma Road, and built a defensive position along the Nujiang River, blocking the vanguard of the Japanese 56th Division.

Not only is there no fault, but it has merit.

Therefore, with the support of military pay and supplies, Division Yu began to defend along the banks of the Nu River to prevent the Japanese army from crossing the river and breaking through this last natural danger.

……

Hachitaro Nakai of the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army has led two squadrons from Ren'anqiang to Myitkyina.

He was surprised to find that the enemy who was chased by them had already built an impenetrable line of defense relying on the river of Myitkyina and the nearby favorable terrain.

Under the binoculars, he saw that there was only a small flat land on the northwest side for their troops to attack, and the rest were either surrounded by mountains or rivers.

Decades of experience in fighting on the battlefield told him that it is difficult to find a suitable breakthrough to launch an attack.

He silently put down the binoculars, his expression became serious.

After thinking for a while, he ordered to the staff officer beside him: "Report the situation to the head of the division immediately!"

"Yes!" The staff officer turned to send a telegram.

The division commander of the 33rd Division is Shozo Sakurai. After seeing the telegram, he couldn't help frowning.

At this time, the enemy didn't get into the mountain in fright, but turned around and took back Myitkyina. Don't think about it, one of the regiments that occupied Myitkyina before must be gone.

According to intelligence, there are some unavailable and burned supplies in Myitkyina, the 5th Army was able to rest and reorganize, and its combat effectiveness has been restored.

With more than 2 troops in one division, he could not swallow more than 5 of the 4th Army. As a result, the two sides were likely to fall into a stalemate in the end.

Therefore, he immediately made a detailed report to the general headquarters.

In response to the Pacific War, the Japanese army established several military groups at the "General Army" level, two of which were located in China, namely the dispatched army and the Kwantung Army.

Kawabe Masamune served as the chief of staff of the dispatched army, and assisted Hata Toshiro in planning the war in the Burma region.

Hata Toshiroku asked: "The enemy army still has the intention to stick to northern Myanmar, what should we do now?"

Hebian Zhengsan looked at the map and said: "The battle in southern Myanmar is going smoothly. As long as we continue to advance northward and westward, and cross the Nu River to the north, we can form a two-sided attack with the north. As for the west, if If you can occupy India, then you can join the German army in Western Europe."

His idea was good, but his ambition was too big, and he took too many steps, and finally fell apart in Imphal, India.

Of course, these are things that happened later, and now the problem of Myitkyina must be resolved.

"Myitkyina is the transportation hub leading to India, which is crucial to the subsequent strategic layout. Therefore, while the enemy has not yet gained a firm foothold, Myitkyina must be taken!"

Hata Toshiro paced back and forth in front of the desk for a few steps, and then gave an order: "Your suggestion is very good, take advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold, let the 18th Division rush to support, and use the strength of the two divisions, we must Take Myitkyina!"

(End of this chapter)