Although the early offensive of the troops stationed in India was blocked, Liao Mingyu was not worried about this. On the contrary, he was happy to witness the legendary Battle of Hukang Valley.
After all, after nearly two years of preparations by Britain, the United States, and China, the troops stationed in India have reached their peak in terms of weapons and equipment and overall combat power.
The vanguard 112th Regiment is the best proof. It was besieged in the valley basin by five times the number of enemies, but it showed no fear. The little devils gnawed at it for several days, but there was nothing they could do. Instead, they were harassed by Yankee fighter planes. He was counterattacked several times by the opponent and suffered a lot of losses.
In the past two days, Smith's supplies have been delivered to the front line one after another. Because of the huge amount, transportation was somewhat inconvenient. Fortunately, Wei Lihuang promised him to surrender unconditionally and fully support the logistics supplies of the Third Division. The entire Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force logistics system was Helping as an errand boy.
"My dear, the God of Wealth has brought back so many things, good guy..."
Looking at the carts of weapons and ammunition, Kang Ya couldn't help but sigh. The items that came this time were relatively simple, but they were all items that were in short supply on the front line.
"Brother Kang, please take your brothers to unload this batch first. Once the statistics are complete, we will take them to the front line as soon as possible. I have to go back to Zenda and won't stay any longer."
As soon as the transport team's convoy arrived in Wanding, Zhao Gongming hurriedly found Kang Ya. After explaining the matter clearly, he immediately rushed back to Chanda without stopping, because there was still a large amount of supplies waiting for him to pull there.
Most of these supplies were transported from Dali and Kunming. They were concentrated in Chanda and then transported back by Zhao Gongming.
"Feng San! What are you asking for? Ask someone to come and move it quickly."
"Oh! Come right away..."
The head of the Kangda regiment "trembled" and his men jumped into action.
Now the Third Division has initially completed its transition to mechanized transportation. In addition to the vehicles Liao Mingyu exchanged from the system, Wei Lihuang also gave him many. Coupled with the seizures from the Japanese, the entire division has nearly a thousand motor vehicles. and countless mules and horses.
A large number of vehicles require a large number of drivers and logistics auxiliaries. A group of veteran drivers headed by Kang Ya are also training drivers at full power. They don't need to be sophisticated as long as they can drive normally. After all, experience comes slowly in practice. Accumulate slowly.
At present, the entire transportation group has more than a thousand drivers, and the total number of people has exceeded the 4,000 mark. Therefore, the army is somewhat bloated, and Liao Mingyu had no choice but to split it into two groups.
The Transportation Group 1, led by Zhao Gongming, continues to be responsible for the logistics and supply transportation of the troops. Their task is to deliver things from the rear munitions storage areas to the front line.
Kang Ya led two thousand people to form the Second Transportation Regiment, which was mainly responsible for the statistics and distribution of supplies, and helping the infantry to quickly deliver to the battlefield.
In the past two days, the transportation troops worked overtime and shuttled non-stop on the Burma Highway, delivering countless equipment and ammunition to Wanding and Nankan.
The soldiers of the supplementary regiment are already in place, and the third and second regiments are also seizing the time to replenish the lost troops. All aspects are in an orderly manner to restore the combat effectiveness of the troops, but behind this calmness there is murderous intent.
"It's been three days, why is the 200th Division still in Gukai? Could it be that the tank maintenance team I sent there didn't work at all?"
In the Wanding forward headquarters, Liao Mingyu slammed a telegram on the table and stared at the division's combat staff with cold eyes.
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"Send a report to the Gaoji people and leave a regiment to take care of the armored troops. Let the trucks carry the other infantry and leave first. The engineering regiment must also follow as soon as possible. You must get to Lashio within two days!"
Liao Mingyu gave the order categorically. Two days... is already the maximum limit. If today is included, Long Wenwen and the others will have to hold on in Lashio for three days and three nights, even without backup and insufficient ammunition.
If you look at the strategic map, you can find that Liao Mingyu and his team are in a very special location. The Japanese troops stationed in India and the Myitkyina region are in the northern part of the map, and Lashio is northeast of Mandalay, an important town in the middle of Myanmar.
As for the Third Division, it was right in the middle of the two places. Like a sharp knife, it divided the Japanese in northern Burma into two. At the same time, it geographically blocked the Japanese army's retreat to the southeast in Myitkyina.
Therefore, this is also the reason why the Allies wanted Liao Mingyu to attack north, intending to form a pincer offensive against the Japanese army. From an overall perspective, no one could have such an excellent attack position like him.
However, the battlefield situation is not absolute. If the troops stationed in India cannot open up the situation in a short time, and Lashio in the south is taken back by the Japanese, then it is likely that Liao Mingyu himself will be attacked from both sides.
So... whoever can capture Lashio will continue to have the advantage. This has become a decisive place.
Thinking of this, Liao Mingyu shook his head helplessly, and his two brows knitted together involuntarily: "By the way, contact Zenda Command and the 14th US Air Force and ask them for air support."
"It's a ginseng seat!"
The battle situation in Lashio is beyond Liao Mingyu's reach in Wanding. This is the last thing he can do for Long Wenwen. I hope everything will not develop in the worst direction...
Time passed slowly, and the air was still filled with water vapor, but a ray of sunshine had already shone lazily on the earth through the mist. This was already the second day after the group captured Lashio.
Birds were chirping on the treetops, as if they were witnessing the hard work of those below. Under the command of Shi La Shi La, the soldiers had dug two positions in succession, located on the two hillsides southeast of the military camp. , Meng Fannie, Bu La and Yao Ma were guarding the top with their respective troops.
Except for the mortars that Long Wenwen brought to the train station, Meng Fanglia gathered the remaining artillery and placed them in the open space next to the military camp.
The location here is quite tricky, just behind two hillsides. It can provide front support at any time and avoid enemy artillery fire.
The entire military camp is located at the angle between the two hillsides, so it is feasible to place the position here. Moreover, the two slopes are intertwined with each other. The mountain is not high but quite round. Meng Fangliao affectionately named it "Shuangfeng Mountain".
"Don't be lazy. Dig trenches and anti-gun pits deeper. These are life-saving tools. Bring me those sleepers to strengthen the position!"
"Milong, who asked you to deploy heavy firepower on the first and second lines? Do you think the Japanese grenades are not accurate enough? Move the hell back!"
"Who is that...the mortars are hidden over there in the warehouse. Don't expose the firepower during the fight. Wait until the critical moment to blast them."
Long Wenwen's careless shouting rang out in the train station. He was like a strict overseer, not letting his subordinates make any mistakes.
There are many fortifications and bunkers that have been built here, and they can be put into use with a little repair. They just picked up the little devil's ready-made bunkers.
But Long Wenwen still asked the soldiers to dig more trenches and ring fortifications, because this was about to become the most intense battle between the two sides.
The focus of Lashio is the railway station and the railway that continues to extend southward. The enemy will definitely think about how to control the station first when they come, so the pressure here should be the greatest.
More than 600 heads of Milong's three battalions were all deployed here for defense. In addition, Long Wenwen also transferred a company of troops from each of the other two battalions to strengthen here, with a total of nearly 1,000 people. It can be said that he attached great importance to the station's defense line.
"Bah! What the hell is this? Why is the can full of offal and vegetable leaves?"
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