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The reorganization of the five armies stationed in western Yunnan was basically completed in August 1943. The new 22nd, 38th and 30th divisions stationed in India were reorganized into the new First Army, with General Zheng as the commander of the First Army.

Afterwards, the leaders of Britain and the United States met in Quebec, Canada, and decided to establish a new Southeast Asia Allied Command, with General Mountbatten of Britain as the commander-in-chief and General Stilwell as the deputy commander-in-chief, and formulated the "Anakim" plan to counterattack Burma.

In order to cooperate with the operations of the Indian Army, Lu Cheng also returned to Zenda, preparing to participate in the Sixth Army's crossing the river operation plan.

At the headquarters of the Sixth Army, the commander of the Sixth Army pointed to the Nantianmen on the map and asked Lu Cheng: "Brigade Commander Lu, I heard that you often send people across the river for reconnaissance, and you know the situation of Nantianmen very well. I wonder if you can tell us in detail?"

"Of course, no problem. Now, the entire Nantianmen has been completely hollowed out by the devils. Starting from the first line of defense near the Nujiang River, a total of 4 lines of defense have been built upwards..."

After Lu Cheng finished speaking about the whole situation, everyone in the combat meeting room fell silent. Although Lu Cheng had reported on the situation of Nantianmen before, everyone took a breath after hearing the detailed content.

If you really want to send troops to attack Nantianmen, you will definitely pay a huge price if you want to bite off this hard bone.

Seeing that no one spoke, Yu Xiaoqing, who came to attend the meeting, took the initiative to stand up: "Brigade Commander Lu, in your opinion, this Nantianmen can't be fought? We soldiers are ready to fight day and night, and we must overcome difficulties and not fear hardships. Even if Nantianmen is so dangerous, we have an army with an absolute advantage in manpower and artillery. Why should we be afraid of Nantianmen?"

Lu Cheng glanced at Yu Xiaoqing: "Captain Yu said it easily, but the soldiers under your command are also living lives, not numbers that can be sacrificed at any time. What's more, it is not your turn as a regiment commander to point fingers at how to fight this battle."

"You!"

The army commander quickly stood up: "Okay, okay, we are all colleagues. In the face of the war, we should go to the front. We should be united as one. Brigadier General Lu, since you know the situation of Nantianmen so well, you must have a way to attack Nantianmen. Why don't you tell us about it? "

"General, my method may not work well if I tell you, so please let me keep you in suspense. General, please rest assured that I will give you a satisfactory explanation within a month."

"In this case, I will trust you for once. Please don't let us down, Brigadier General Lu. At present, the Indian Army is ready, and the battle in northwest Myanmar is about to start. We can't fall behind here."

"I understand, and I have been preparing for this battle for a long time."

After the discussion at the military headquarters, Lu Cheng immediately returned to Zenda and began to deploy combat missions.

In fact, Lu Cheng began to prepare for the recovery of Nantianmen more than a year ago.

For this battle, the special operations platoon, the sharp knife company, and the guard company stayed on the other side of the river for a long time to fight guerrilla warfare, and gradually transferred the people on the other side to the east bank of the Nujiang River. They have basically achieved a strong defense near Nantianmen.

Now, it is time to test the previous combat results.

In the combat meeting room of the brigade, Lu Cheng stood in front of the map, and the three regiment commanders Meng Fanle, Xia Shouzhong, and Long Wenjian, as well as the chief officers of the sharp knife company, special operations platoon, artillery battalion and other units, all stood in the meeting room.

"Long Wenjian, I order you to take two battalions of troops, under the cover of the special operations platoon, and cross the river in batches within three days in company units, move to the Heshun Town area, completely recover Heshun Town and Lianhua Township, and cut off the connection between the Japanese troops in Nantianmen and the Japanese troops downstream, and block the enemy from the south."

"Yes, Brigade Commander!"

"Xia Shouzhong, you also take a battalion of troops, cooperate with the spearhead company, cross the river from the north, move to the upstream area of ​​Nantianmen, and cut off the Japanese army's retreat in the north."

"Yes, Brigade Commander."

"Abao, lead Guard Company, carry the prepared items across the river and hide near Nantianmen. "

"Yes!"

"The artillery battalion pulls out all the guns for me, divides them into three artillery positions, and takes turns to bombard the Japanese troops on Nantianmen every hour to cover the crossing of the river by various troops."

"Yes!"

"After the troops of these three battalions cross the river, the engineering company will be responsible for connecting all the cableways near Lianhua Township and building a floating bridge in the shortest time to facilitate the crossing of the river by subsequent troops."

"Yes!"

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Okay, let's all go down and get ready. We'll start crossing the river at eight o'clock tomorrow night! "

Following Lu Cheng's order, the entire brigade began to move.

At the same time, Yu Xiaoqing, who was downstream, was not willing to be lonely and actively mobilized troops and horses to prepare for the battle across the river.

However, Tang Ji was slowing down the pace behind the scenes, not wanting the Yu Jiajun to be the first to cross the river, for fear of causing too much damage and causing the Yu Jiajun's status to decline.

In the eyes of Commander Yu, the army was just a political bargaining chip, and war and victory had to take a back seat.

At eight o'clock the next night, Lu Cheng's troops began to cross the river from both the upstream and downstream locations at the same time.

Due to the remarkable effectiveness of the guerrilla forces led by the special operations platoon, the Japs on the west bank of the Nujiang River did not dare to easily send troops to patrol, and a vacuum zone was formed upstream and downstream of Nantianmen, allowing the two parties to cross the river smoothly.

Moreover, for more than a year, the 42nd Brigade has used scattered small groups of troops to cross the river for guerrilla warfare, and has also hidden many soldiers and horses in various places on the west bank.

While crossing the river, artillery fire from the east bank began to hit Nantianmen. The guerrillas hidden everywhere also blocked the entrance to the outside world from Nantianmen, and launched sneak attacks when encountering Japanese soldiers who were out.

As the troops were crossing the river, Lu Cheng also brought part of the guard company and special operations platoon to the foot of Nantianmen with the secret weapons Lu Cheng had prepared in advance.

"Everyone, put on gas masks. Prepare secret weapons. The guard company is responsible for covering, and the special operations platoon will attack with me..."

In order to ensure the smooth progress of this battle, Lu Cheng personally led the special operations platoon to the first line of defense on the reverse slope of Nantianmen.

The Japanese dug tunnels extending in all directions throughout Nantianmen. Many narrow places were fixed with gasoline barrels. The Japanese also had to crawl in the gasoline barrels when moving.

Such a complex tunnel naturally requires many vents and drainage outlets.

Now, the place where Lu Cheng and the special operations platoon raided was the first line of defense on the reverse slope and the place with the most vents.

At this time, due to the continuous sound of artillery fire on the east bank, the Japanese on Nantianmen also paid great attention, always preparing for the enemy's surprise attack.

The Japs on the reverse side also didn't dare to be careless. They all braced themselves and stared outside.

Lu Cheng and a dozen special forces members, after reaching a certain distance, took out tightly sealed glass bottles from the packages they carried with them, opened the bottles, and poured some liquid in front of the Japanese position.

This location happened to be upwind. After the liquid fell to the ground, wisps of smell drifted to the position. Several Japanese soldiers on the position smelled the smell and couldn't help but complain: "What does this smell like?" ? "Why does it smell so bad?"

"Did someone vomit or have a bowel movement?"

"You know what? I really don't want to stay on the battlefield anymore."

"Just bear with it a little longer, it will be fine by morning."

Soon, Lu Cheng quietly retreated with the soldiers of the special operations platoon. After leaving Nantianmen, he found a hidden place, put the glass bottles together, poured some gasoline on them, set them on fire, and smashed them. buried.

The next step is to completely trap Nantianmen...