"What? Lost it at the airport?"
Dai Anlan yelled into the phone: "Where's the Engineer Corps? Where's Li Shuzheng? Shoot him, shoot him!"
On March 24, 1942, the Japanese army sent a detour to Yongkegang Airport in Beiyonggu City, Tonggu City. The engineering regiment stopping at Tonggu Airport was attacked and caught off guard.
The regiment leader Li Shuzheng took the lead in escaping. The engineering regiment collapsed and fled without a fight.
At that time, only the 1st Battalion of the 598th Regiment rose up to fight, but due to its weak strength and lack of solid fortification cover, the airport was eventually lost.
Li Shuzheng became the first and only mid-level and senior officer of the 200 Division to escape abroad.
This has become an indelible shame for the 200 Division!
The fall of Tonggu Airport meant that the connection between the 200 Division and the rear was completely interrupted.
The retreat route of the 200th Division has been cut off.
The entire responsibility for the fall of Yongkegang Airport lies with Li Shuzheng, the commander of the Engineer Corps.
Dai Anlan immediately ordered the Military Justice Department to arrest Li Shuzheng and shoot him on the spot to rectify the morale of the military!
However, no matter what, the fall of Yongkegang Airport quickly put the 200 Division into a huge passive position.
One team played a "huge role" in participating in the sneak attack on Yongkegang Airport.
At 2 pm on the 24th, the "Burmese Independence Volunteer Army" led by General Aung San arrived in time to assist the Japanese army and joined the attack on the 200th Division.
The Japanese army, led by the Burmese Independence Volunteers who were familiar with the terrain, took a circuitous route back to the north of the city and succeeded in the sneak attack.
The 200th Division was fighting to defend Burma, but the Burmese helped the Japanese.
Dai Anlan fell into deep self-blame.
Just before the banquet with Meng Shaoyuan, Meng Shaoyuan specifically mentioned that the Japanese army has a foundation in Myanmar. Even in the eyes of the Burmese people, the Japanese army is the "just one who helps them drive away the British and gain independence and freedom"!
Dai Anlan didn't pay attention.
Looking at it again, the 200 Division is here to defend Burma. The Burmese people will never repay kindness with enmity, right?
Meng Shaoyuan also specifically mentioned Yongkegang Airport and vaguely suggested changing generals, but Dai Anlan didn't take it to heart.
Li Shu was his old subordinate, and the Engineer Corps also did well.
Besides, Yongkegang Airport is not on the frontal battlefield, so the Japanese army cannot reach there.
Now, everything proves that Meng Shaoyuan is right!
In fact, at this moment, after Meng Shaoyuan learned the news of the fall of Yongkegang Airport, he felt extremely painful in his heart.
He only knew that Yongkegang Airport would be lost, but he did not know how the Japanese army used a sneak attack on the airport.
Back then, when Xiao Yan mentioned the Expeditionary Force and the 200th Division, it would have been nice if he had asked more carefully.
However, there is never an if.
However, the Japanese army also had a difficult life.
Outside the ancient city of Tong, they encountered the fiercest resistance since the Burmese War, which was completely unexpected by the Japanese army.
For several days, the 143rd and 144th regiments of the 55th Division suffered heavy casualties, and the attack showed a weak momentum, so the other two regiments had to be transferred into the battle.
The Japanese Air Force dispatched more than a hundred aircraft from Yangon Airport every day to carry out indiscriminate bombing of Dongtung Kwa, and dropped countless incendiary bombs and poison gas bombs.
However, the 200th Division's defense line still had not been breached, and the Chinese defenders in the city showed no signs of wavering or retreating.
The soldiers of Dai Anlan's 200th Division on the Tonggu battlefield showed rare fighting courage and a high spirit of sacrifice in the face of a powerful enemy.
With their simple fortifications and weapons, they always kept the enemy at bay.
The city was razed to the ground, the positions were deprived of food and water, hand-to-hand combat occurred every day, and officers and soldiers fired grenades and died together with the enemy every day.
"Long live the Expeditionary Force! Long live the Republic of China! Long live the Chinese nation!!" The shouts, accompanied by the explosion of grenades, echoed through the sky all the time!
This is Tonggu, the Tonggu defended by the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and the capital tomb of the Japanese 55th Division!
The enemy Japanese troops became so angry that they fired hundreds of rounds of corrosive mustard gas bombs into the city. Fortunately, it happened to be the dry season, so the poisonous gas was mostly blown away by the monsoon, and more than ten people were poisoned.
However, this also proves that the Japanese army is really anxious!
"Teacher, Meng Shaoyuan would like to see you."
"Let him in."
"Division Commander, transfer the division headquarters immediately."
Meng Shaoyuan said as soon as he came in.
"What are you doing to transfer the division?" Dai Anlan, who was staring at the map, didn't even raise his head.
Meng Shaoyuan said hurriedly: "According to reliable intelligence, the Japanese army has locked the location of the division headquarters and is very likely to launch a surprise attack."
"The whole Tonggu is a battlefield, where can I move?" Dai Anlan didn't care at all: "I have a company of guards here. Since the Japanese army is attacking by surprise, there won't be too many troops. When necessary, I can also fight , don’t forget, I am also a soldier.”
"Since I'm not afraid, sir, I don't have much to say." Meng Shaoyuan suddenly said, "Sir, let's talk somewhere else?"
Dai Anlan was startled for a moment: "Follow me."
Dai Anlan took him to his temporary lounge and asked:
"Tell me, what's so mysterious?"
Meng Shaoyuan adjusted his breathing: "I have conclusive information that the British army on the Western Front is about to be defeated. In other words, the right wing of our 200 Division will be directly exposed to the Japanese army, and the Japanese army will form an encirclement against me!
At the same time, the Japanese 56th Division is approaching Tonggu. If the Japanese reinforcements arrive, they will separate our 200 Division from the north and the south. At the same time, they will occupy the position east of the Xitang River, which will cut off the last chance of our 200 Division to break out to the east. A glimmer of hope. "
Dai Anlan stared at him: "You are already making preparations, aren't you?"
"Yes, I am making preparations." Meng Shaoyuan smiled bitterly: "But I am only a small lieutenant colonel. What I can do is to let the troops know where to retreat during the retreat, stop the Japanese pursuit, and minimize losses. . But in the big picture, I can’t control it without the cooperation of the teacher.”
Dai Anlan smiled: "Say what you are thinking."
"Commander, please send a secret message to Chief Du." Meng Shaoyuan lowered his voice and said: "Once the situation on the battlefield changes, please ask Chief Du to send elite troops to attack the Japanese troops surrounding Donggua. Especially the area around Nanyang Station must be controlled.
At the same time, the division commander must keep a capable reserve team in hand for use as a breakout. The staff department has already made arrangements. At that time, the staff department will lead the advance battalion to break off the rear and cover the retreat of the main force. "
"Are you coming to break up the queen?" Dai Anlan was startled, "That would be very dangerous."
"The Ministry of Commerce encountered many dangers. In Shanghai, the Ministry of Commerce and Li Zhifeng were trapped by hundreds of Japanese troops, but the Ministry of Commerce still escaped." Meng Shaoyuan said with a smile: "The Ministry of Commerce has a lot of lives, and its luck is pretty good. , To put it bluntly, the Japanese who can kill me haven’t appeared yet.”
"Shaoyuan, you should change your bragging habit." Dai Anlan also smiled, but then said seriously: "You are commendable for your loyalty and bravery. Although you have many shortcomings, you are still a real soldier. Then this task will be handed over to you. Here you go.”
"Thank you, sir, for your cultivation. Please rest assured, sir, that the department will never regret it!"
