Chapter 115: Still retreating? If we retreat further, we will find the Nu River behind us!
"Commander, was the trip going smoothly?" At the field airport in Myitkyina, Meng Fanle saw Cun Yunsheng and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him with a smile.

"It's okay. The military pay has been solved, along with the factory equipment and even a bullet production line." At the end, Cun Yunsheng could hardly suppress the smile on his face.

It is still far from the complete industrial system we imagined.

But at least, this is a good start.

This means that the Sichuan Army will at least be able to solve the problem of ammunition supply in the future.

There is no need to rely entirely on the US military or the system.

"Did the Americans agree?" Meng Fanle asked in surprise.

"Of course, but this matter is kept low-key. Currently, it is advertised to the outside world under the name of a military family service station. Everything we produce is self-produced and sold by ourselves, and cannot be sold to the outside world." Cun Yunsheng glanced around and nodded.

"Does that mean that even though the war is over, we still have to demolish it?" Meng curled his lips in annoyance, feeling a little regretful.

"I don't know what the Americans are afraid of. Can't they just fight the British?"

"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Cun Yunsheng was too lazy to pay attention to this guy. Instead, he asked about how the reorganization was going during his absence.

"The infantry battalions have been reorganized. Each infantry battalion has a total of 936 people, and they are reorganized in full accordance with the standards of the US military infantry battalions. There are five infantry battalions, with a total of 4680 people. You have enough to support five regiments of a miscellaneous army." Meng Fanle said, and also complained.

"You said you were a ragtag army. We are now the elite, the ace, so naturally we are different." Cun Yunsheng glanced at him and said lightly.

"From now on, we are the ace, the elite, not some ragtag group. From now on, when you mention our Sichuan Army, that's what we are. Do you understand?"

"what about others?"

"We are still reorganizing. The special forces company has already arrived according to your request. The three hundred people are all equipped with Thompson submachine guns and Browning automatic rifles, and equipped with 20 60mm mortars."

"These people are currently undergoing jungle training, as well as Japanese and indigenous language training in accordance with your requirements. It is estimated that it will take at least two months to meet your requirements." Meng Fanle didn't quite understand why this special forces company was formed and why candidates were drawn from the entire regiment.

"Their mission is very important. They will be fighting behind enemy lines and must learn Japanese and the indigenous language. This will greatly increase the scope of their activities behind enemy lines. Otherwise, they will definitely be exposed if they are interrogated by the Japanese army." In fact, this is a special operation, but he does not have a special operations manual.

I can only explore little by little based on the little knowledge I have.

Fortunately, Long Wenjian’s ability in commanding frontal combat is average, but his ability in infiltrating behind enemy lines is very strong.

Especially with that mouth that can trick the dead into coming back to life, if he were to go and cause trouble behind the Japanese lines, he might be able to get some surprises.

"You have the final say. As for the guard battalion, the engineering battalion has been expanded and is stepping up training."

"The communications battalion and the tank battalion are understaffed and are still being expanded."

"The artillery battalion has been expanded, and only the 105mm howitzers, 120mm heavy mortars, and 155mm howitzers are retained."

"81mm mortars and 60mm mortars were assigned to each battalion company to increase the firepower of the infantry battalions."

"As for the field hospital you want to set up, I'm afraid it will not be completed in a short time." Meng spread his hands in frustration. He and Lin Yi were exhausted these days.

The various dispatches of materials and the allocation of personnel kept them so busy that they had no time to eat.

Otherwise, the person who picked me up at the airport today would not be Meng Fan, but Lin Yi.

After all, he is a combat staff officer, and is most suitable for picking up the plane and reporting.

"Well, you've worked hard these past few days. Completing the reorganization is only the first step. Next we need to intensify the training. For the infantry, we just need to invest a lot of ammunition."

"Even a fool can become a sharpshooter."

"The other branches of the army can only come slowly." Cun Yunsheng also knew that the Sichuan Army Corps had a weak foundation, so he did not criticize them too much.

"Next, the entire regiment will conduct a live-fire drill. The target is the Takeuchi Regiment. Let each battalion and company take turns to go to the front line. Anyway, there is only one purpose, don't let the Takeuchi Regiment have time to rest."

"Yes."

Not to mention the miserable life that followed for the Takeuchi United, a new battle broke out in southwestern Yunnan.

Colonel Usuke Hirai of the 56th Search Wing looked at the map in front of him with a deep frown.

The defenders in southwestern Yunnan were extremely tenacious in their defense, far beyond his understanding of the Chinese army.

Even a hilltop had to be fought over and over again before it could be completely occupied.

This resulted in the 56th Search Wing advancing very slowly.

This gave Colonel Uesuke Hirai a headache.

"Which unit is on the opposite side?" asked Colonel Usuke Hirai.

"It is the newly reorganized 54th Army's 2nd Reserve Division. The division commander is Yu Xiaoqing, who was originally a lieutenant colonel in the Sichuan Army. Not long ago, he led the remnants back to southwestern Yunnan and later became the colonel commander of the 2nd Reserve Division."

"We are currently responsible for defending the Mangshi front line." The chief of staff quickly said the number and name of the enemy's opposite.

"Sichuan Army? Is it the Sichuan Army we faced before?" When mentioning the Sichuan Army, Colonel Uesuke Hirai subconsciously thought of the Sichuan Army in Myitkyina.

If he had not raided Lashio and cut off the expeditionary army's retreat, it would probably not be the Takeuchi Regiment facing the Sichuan Army Corps now, but him.

Thinking that the Takeuchi Corps had recently become a laughing stock of the 56th Division, Colonel Hirai Usuke couldn't help but feel relieved.

Now that he heard that the commander of the opposing garrison was originally from the Sichuan Army, he naturally had some conditioned reflexes.

"No." The chief of staff shook his head.

Upon hearing that it was not the Sichuan Army Corps in Myitkyina, Colonel Hirai Uesuke couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The shadow cast by the Sichuan Army in Myitkyina was too great. "It seems that this Yu Xiaoqing has a great background. Almost all the troops of the expeditionary army were defeated, and some were even cancelled. Only he was not punished, but was promoted to division commander. He must have a great background." Colonel Hirai Usuke was not a fool. Naturally, he could tell at a glance that Yu Xiaoqing's background was definitely not ordinary.

After all, being able to get promoted despite such a devastating defeat is definitely extraordinary.

"Send out the artillery and take Mangshi as soon as possible. We don't have time to waste time fighting with them here." Colonel Hirai Usuke said.

"Yes." The chief of staff responded immediately.

On the other side, at the headquarters of the Second Reserve Division in Mangshi, Yu Xiaoqing looked at the sand table in front of him expressionlessly, and kept calculating in his mind how many soldiers he had left.

"Commander, the Japanese offensive was too fierce, and we lost a lot of positions on the front line." Zhang Lixian came to Yu Xiaoqing and reported.

"Uncle Tang, what do you think?" Yu Xiaoqing did not answer directly, but looked at Deputy Commander Tang who was resting with his eyes closed.

He was sent by the family and was a kind of military supervisor.

The purpose is to stop him from doing anything stupid and squandering all the family's hard-earned wealth.

So even though Yu Xiaoqing has the title of Master and sounds very impressive, he actually does not have much real power.

"Commander, I'm just a deputy division commander, and it's up to you to make the decision. However, those who lose their positions on the battlefield must be dealt with seriously." Deputy Commander Tang was still very satisfied with Yu Xiaoqing's attitude, so his tone was much gentler.

Hearing this, Yu Xiaoqing nodded and then said to Zhang Lixian.

"The battalion commander in charge of defending the position will be shot on the spot in accordance with military law."

Yu Xiaoqing would naturally show no mercy to those who lost cities and territories.

"It's over, it's over. Give us a lighter punishment, give us a lighter punishment. After all, we are new here, so we should be more merciful." Deputy Commander Tang said quickly.

"Then demote him to company commander and let him take back the position." Yu Xiaoqing said very politely.

This time, Deputy Commander Tang didn't say anything and was quite satisfied with this way of handling the matter.

Only Yu Xiaoqing felt very bitter in his heart. Don't be fooled by his glorious appearance. He was a teacher in his thirties with unlimited prospects.

In fact, only he knew that it was not as comfortable as when he was the team leader.

At that time, his words were law and what he said was what mattered.

It’s not like now, where we can’t even execute a battalion commander.

It was because he suffered a disastrous defeat in the battle in Burma and he was the only one who was promoted in the entire expeditionary force.

All of this was done by the family, so every decision he made had to be considered from the family's perspective.

In order to prevent him from doing anything wrong, Deputy Commander Tang was sent to supervise him.

He said he was only in charge of logistics, but he knew exactly what he was doing.

"Commander, we can't defend Mangshi. Let's get ready and retreat." Deputy Commander Tang spoke again.

"What? Retreat again? If we retreat further, Longling will be behind us." Yu Xiaoqing looked at the other party in confusion.

"Even Longling must be evacuated."

Hearing this, Yu Xiaoqing burst into laughter and said to Deputy Commander Tang.

"Uncle Tang, can you tell me where to retreat to?"

He really didn't understand why they withdrew?
Although the Second Reserve Division is a newly formed unit, its combat effectiveness is not weak. As long as it goes through a bloody battle and its supplies can keep up, it will soon become an elite force.

What's more, we are fighting not too badly now. We are fighting back and forth with the Japanese army, and with the advantage of terrain, the losses are not too great for the time being.

"Retreat to the north of Nujiang River and establish a defense line in the Nantianmen area." Deputy Division Commander Tang said lightly.

Hearing this, Yu Xiaoqing looked at the other party in disbelief, as if trying to confirm whether he had heard it wrong.
"Are all the other places lost?"

"Well, we will have a temporary strategic retreat. We will use the natural barrier of the Nujiang River to block the Japanese army and wait for the opportunity to counterattack. Your Second Division will be the main force of the counterattack at that time." Deputy Division Commander Tang's words made Yu Xiaoqing silent again.

He knew that this must be the family's wish and he could not go against it.

For a moment, Yu Xiaoqing really didn't want to be a division commander anymore. It was meaningless.

Everything has been arranged, why do I need to be the division commander?
It would be better for you to become a main team leader.

"In addition, after we retreat to Nujiang, a batch of American equipment will be sent to us from the rear, and your Second Division will be given priority in equipment."

As if to make amends to Yu Xiaoqing, Deputy Commander Tang's tone softened a lot.

"Commander, we have to consider the overall situation and the Yu family. The Second Division cannot lose too many soldiers, otherwise, how can we talk about counterattack?"

"Uncle Tang, I don't understand. We can completely hold the defense line now. When the main force arrives, we can drive the Japanese army back to Myanmar in one breath. Why should we retreat?" Yu Xiaoqing still asked in confusion.

"The Fifth Army suffered heavy losses. The commander of the 200th Division was killed. There are only 2600 people left in the entire division, with more than 75% of them killed, wounded or missing. They are now retreating to the Kunming area for rest and are temporarily unable to support us, but they gave us a batch of American equipment." Deputy Division Commander Tang explained.

"What? Wasn't it agreed that the Fifth Army would come to support? How could it turn out like this?" Yu Xiaoqing's pupils suddenly constricted. He couldn't believe it at all. It was actually like this.

"Don't ask me, I don't know either. This is what my superiors said." Deputy Division Commander Tang said helplessly, spreading his hands.

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