If you want to establish a foothold in a foreign country, it is impossible without the support of your subordinates. Needless to say, the old brothers Meng Fangliao and Long Wenwen have no problem. The young officers headed by Chen Jize also have basically no problem.
As for everyone else…
Fan Shaozeng has already decided on his plan to develop southward, because he has no better retreat.
In addition to Gao Xijiang who was "forcibly detained", Fan Shaozeng was constantly contacting his old troops. He notified all those close to Yunnan and western Yunnan. During this period, he really summoned a lot of people.
Fan Haer's thinking was relatively simple. He couldn't stand the virtues of the bald heads and the high-ranking people in the government. Instead of returning to China and being locked up in a cage as a canary and losing his freedom, it would be better to go crazy with Liao Mingyu in Myanmar. , if you win a little in gambling, you can still be famous in history. Now, as long as you can add more bricks and stones to the 88th Army, you will not hesitate.
Fang Jingyao is the key to entering Southeast Asia. It can be said that he hopes that Liao Mingyu can reach Malaysia and save the overseas Chinese people in Southeast Asia more than anyone else.
Military pay has always been the most troublesome problem. The small amount of food and pay allocated by the government alone is simply a drop in the bucket.
For this reason, Liao Mingyu first started to engage in arms trading. Later, he found that drugs were more profitable, so he opened a new black market.
Anyway, the quality of the medicines redeemed from the system was far ahead of this era, and the quantity was guaranteed. Soon this business became Liao Mingyu's main source of income to subsidize the needs of the rapidly growing army.
But selling medicine is risky after all, and sellers are not easy to find, and they have to be secretive to avoid being spotted by the superiors, so Liao Mingyu didn't dare to do too much, just barely enough to make ends meet.
In addition to the aid from the Americans, a large part of the reason why the army can have the current conditions and treatment is supported by the assets transferred to Siam by several large families in Nanyang. Fang Jingyao even invested all his belongings in the 88th Army. Otherwise, the military pay issue alone would be enough to crush Liao Mingyu's back.
There are basically no problems with the top brass in the military. The only unstable ones may be the many officers of the 200 Division headed by Gao Jiren.
After all, they were originally just reinforcements transferred to expand the strength of the Honorable Third Division, and they didn't have much friendship at all.
Although the Gaoji people admire Liao Mingyu, his allegiance is not to the latter. In addition, he is an elite member of the government and has a certain degree of loyalty to the bald man. If he really wants to go to the opposite side, the position of this group of people can be said Oh no.
Now that the transfer order from above has been issued, the 200th Division must return to Kunming before the end of the year to accept the reorganization of the Fifth Army. Now the attitude of the Gaoji people is unclear. They have neither expressed support nor said anything, but the army has been delaying because of the resumption of war. Didn't move.
However, Liao Mingyu has already extended his hand to the inside of the 200th Division, and asked Ayi and Xing Fuquan to pass over to relieve the command. Coupled with the mobilization of grassroots officers and troops, I believe it will not be difficult to firmly control the troops.
In the end...it depends on how Gao Jiren and the 200th Division officers choose. There is no mercy in taking sides. If they don't know how to adapt and insist on going their own way, Liao Mingyu doesn't mind a bloody storm!
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As time goes by, September arrives in a blink of an eye. The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the humid rainy season is slowly passing, but the hot and dry climate has not changed much.
The only good thing is that they no longer have to stay in the humid environment with rain all day long, and the troops' daily training time can also be greatly increased.
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However, in the past two days, telegrams from the Allied forces were falling like snowflakes, constantly asking the 88th Army to launch an attack on Mandalay as soon as possible. Stilwell, who was so anxious and angry, almost flew to Nankan to ask someone why they had been waiting for several months. Stand still.
Nankan Headquarters…
"Sir, this is a telegram sent from the Allied Forces today, ordering us to attack the Japanese army immediately. Otherwise, they will stop all military supplies to our army."
Meng Fangli casually glanced at the telegram handed over by the communications soldier, and chuckled: "It seems that Stilwell is really anxious. If we don't move, maybe the old guy will fall out. Junzuo... what do you mean?"
Liao Mingyu, who was standing nearby, was staring at the sand table in front of him intently and said without raising his head: "Where is the Fifty Division now?"
Meng Fanglia hurried forward, pointed to a sign and said: "They have just arrived forty kilometers southwest of Lashio. The 501st and 502nd Regiments have already built defenses in the lower reaches of the Nandu River and are waiting for the next order."
"So fast? Those guys are really nimble with their legs and feet."
Liao Mingyu was a little surprised. In the afternoon, the 50th Division was still more than 30 kilometers away from the north of Nandu River. In just a few hours, the forward troops had already reached the downstream position. Such a marching speed had to be admired.
"Hey, brother, what our Sichuan Army is not afraid of the most is climbing up hills. Back then, when we didn't have foreign horses (cars), we all walked out of Sichuan on a pair of legs. Not to mention traveling a thousand miles a day, in those woods Inside, it’s no slower than your four wheels.”
These idiots are really trying their best. Fan Shaozeng, who smiled like Maitreya Buddha, proudly showed off the Sichuan Army's capabilities to everyone.
"Commander Fan, the brothers of the 50th Division are great, but the men of our 200th Division are not vegetarians either."
The Gaoji man who couldn't hold back his emotions turned his head and looked at Liao Mingyu eagerly: "Junzuo, when are we going to let our 200th Division take action? The buttocks of those bastards are hurting."
Seeing that all the brother troops are taking action, only the 200 Division is still standing still. No one is sure.
Seeing his anxious look, Liao Mingyu couldn't help but smile, stood up and comforted him: "Mr. Gao, please be patient. Now is not the time. The 200 Division naturally has other uses, and you will be able to play your role when the time comes."
In fact, without Stilwell's urging, Liao Mingyu decided to take action against the Japanese in the past few days.
At present, the entire 88th Army has begun to mobilize. The Honorable Third Division and the Armored Brigade are moving towards Mandalay. Countless armored tanks and personnel carriers are driving on the road. The tens of thousands of people are full of oppression.
The 50th Division has secretly crossed the Nandu River. The troops are divided into two. One part is hidden in the jungle on the east bank, ready to attack the heavily guarded Taunggyi at any time. The other part goes down the river in an attempt to penetrate behind the enemy lines and make a detour. tactics.
The Nankan Air Force is on standby around the clock and sends out reconnaissance planes to patrol the sky every day. The heavy artillery brigade is also on its way south. The war machine of the 88th Army is already in full swing.
Such a big movement could not be hidden from Little Japan. Yamashita Fengfumi had already issued an order for the first-level alert of the entire army, and at the same time sent a large number of scout troops to detect the enemy's situation.
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