Chapter 140 Predicted my prediction!
"Have you not seen that the Han Zhongjun, at a young age, tied up the captives and asked for a long rope,

See you, Ban Dingyuan, Jueyu Qingqi urges Zhanyun!
The man should be in serious danger. How can he let the Confucian crown miss this life?
The situation is that the country is in danger, and the eggs are exhausted, and the feathers are struggling to stop!
I discard my old pen and put on my wartime collar.
One call for more than one hundred thousand comrades, sang war hymns and joined the army.

"Clear the dust of the barbarians, and wipe out the Japanese slaves at all costs!"

At the Myitkyina training ground, the loud singing was deafening. On the stage, Lin Yi led the soldiers in singing one military song after another at the top of his lungs.

Feeling the solemn and murderous atmosphere brought by the military song, even Cun Yunsheng couldn't help being moved.

Meng Fanle and others looked at Lin Yi with surprise.

I didn't expect that Commander Ayi, who is always timid, actually has such a masculine side.

After the military song ended, the singing still echoed in the training ground and took a long time to dissipate.

The warriors on the field all knew that the next step would be a surprise attack on Lashio.

At this time, it is the oath-taking ceremony.

However, it was different from the usual oath-taking rallies. After a few military songs were sung.

As the team leader, Cun Yunsheng simply said two words.

"set off!"

There was no so-called passionate mobilization, nor any so-called long-winded nonsense.

This seemed novel to many soldiers.

In the past, oath-taking rallies were always filled with a lot of nonsense.

To put it bluntly, it is to let them know how to fight bravely.

Cun Yunsheng has always scoffed at such oath-taking rallies.

Therefore, the proposal of Lin Yi and others was rejected.

In his eyes, the Sichuan Army soldiers were all veterans who had fought for several years and were well aware of honor.

Instead of talking so much nonsense, it would be better to improve the welfare benefits.

Excellent weapons, real military pay, brand new uniforms, rich food, and strict military discipline.

These work better than any cheap slogan.

If you don’t believe it, please look at the training ground: the soldiers of the Sichuan Army are standing upright like pine trees.

From the military song to the end, there was no other sound in the entire training ground except the sound of the wind.

This is the style of an elite army.

Looking at the elite troops in front of him, Cun Yunsheng felt a surge of ambition in his heart.

Three months ago, he was forced to retreat all the way to Myitkyina with more than 2,000 soldiers.

Three months later, he will lead an elite army and shock the world with one battle.

This time, the troops attacking Lashio included not only three infantry battalions, but also Zhao He's chariot battalion, Kang Huojian's engineering battalion, and part of the artillery battalion.

In addition, some guard battalions and other troops were also dispatched.

The field hospital remains in Myitkyina temporarily, and the urgently trained medical staff can only meet the needs of the current expeditionary troops.

The rest of the troops stayed in Myitkyina, and Lin Yi was responsible for launching a feint attack on the Takeuchi Regiment to prevent the Japanese from noticing that there were fewer troops in the city.

This force of more than 3,000 men can be said to be armed to the teeth.

Tanks, trucks, jeeps, heavy artillery.

It can be said that the Sichuan Army Corps is a quasi-mechanized force at this moment.

"Commander, are we heading straight to Lashio?" At the riverside, Dong Dao's reconnaissance battalion was the first to cross the river. They will be responsible for exploring the way and investigating the surroundings.

This time the reconnaissance battalion underwent a radical change. In addition to all automatic firearms, it was also equipped with radio operators, which meant that they no longer had to rely on manpower to convey orders.

If you have any questions, just send a message.

It can be said that in three months, the Sichuan Army grew very rapidly.

If the Japanese army continues to maintain its previous attitude, it will probably suffer a great loss.

"No, occupy Xibu first." Cun Yunsheng shook his head and said.

According to the sketch sent back by Long Wenjian, there are many virgin forests between Myitkyina and Lashio. If a force of several thousand people were deployed there, it is likely that few would be able to come out.

Therefore, the safest marching route is to take a detour through Hsipaw.

Cun Yunsheng thought about Long Wenjian's suggestion for a while and decided to adopt it.

In addition to the route, another point is that Hsipaw is located between Lashio and Mandalay.

Railways on both sides pass through here.

As long as we take this place, it means that the 55th Division stationed in Mandalay will not be able to send reinforcements to Lashio in the first place.

Otherwise, if they went straight to Lashio and failed to occupy Lashio in a short period of time, the Japanese reinforcements would arrive in Lashio as quickly as possible.

If the surprise attack fails, it will become a protracted war.

The supplies they brought were only enough for one month.

Therefore, the key point of this operation is speed.

"Xibu?" Meng looked at the map in confusion.

"According to intelligence, there are four to five thousand Japanese troops here? Can we win with so few people?"

"What? You have no confidence anymore?" Cun Yunsheng chuckled.

"Don't think these four or five thousand Japanese soldiers are too scary. This is actually a transit station."

Meng Fan frowned slightly, not understanding what this sentence meant.

Shouldn’t the transit points be Lashio and Mandalay?

How did it become Xibu?

"Look at the map. Don't you think Hsipaw has a very good geographical location? It can go south to support Mandalay and go north to support Lashio."

"So, what you mean is that the four or five thousand Japanese soldiers stationed here are to replenish the Japanese troops in the two places at any time?" Meng Fanle seemed to understand a little and asked speculatively.

"That's right. In other words, this is the hospital in the rear. Some of the wounded Japanese soldiers are sent here for treatment. Once they recover, they will be urgently deployed to the front line."

"Did the Japanese troops in Imphal also mobilize soldiers from here?" Meng Fanle asked again.

"Yes."

"In that case, as long as we occupy this place, the Japanese army attacking Imphal will not get any reinforcements, so they will become weaker and weaker." As he spoke, Meng Fanle's eyes lit up.

"Commander, you are really thinking too far ahead. This move of yours directly hits the vital point of the Japanese. I think it will be enough to make them suffer a lot."

"That's great. You can also use this opportunity to ask the Allies for more equipment."

Ok!

In fact, Cun Yunsheng didn’t think so much at all, and it was all imagined by Meng Fanle.

But I have to say, this guy's imagination makes a lot of sense.

His real purpose was to occupy Hsipaw and send a battalion of soldiers to garrison there to block the Japanese reinforcements, while the rest of the troops would attack Lashio at full speed.

As long as Lashio is captured as quickly as possible, it doesn't matter even if Hsipaw is lost.

However, Meng Fanle's words did remind him.

If we could capture Hsipaw, we could indeed ask Stilwell for equipment.

But in that case, the military force might be a little insufficient.

It was impossible to withdraw troops from Myitkyina.

Now we can only hope that Long Wenjian’s troops behind enemy lines are doing well.

Last time they said there were already thousands of people, and I don’t know how many people there will be this time.

"Send a telegram to Long Wenjian and ask him to take his troops to Xibu." Thinking of this, Cun Yunsheng spoke.

"Yes."

One day later, the Sichuan Army had arrived outside Yingduo City. It can be said that the Sichuan Army perfectly demonstrated what speed is of the essence in war.

"Fire!" Cun Yunsheng glanced at his watch and found that it was two hours before dawn. He couldn't wait any longer and ordered the artillery battalion to fire. Boom!
boom!
boom!
The artillery that had just set up its position immediately began firing at the fortifications in the city.

The natives who were sleeping in the fortifications were instantly stunned by the explosion.

"Are the guerrillas attacking?" This was the first reaction of the native battalion commander after waking up. After all, only the guerrillas would harass Yingduo City from time to time.

So he thought it was the guerrillas attacking.

"It shouldn't be. The density of artillery fire doesn't seem like that of guerrillas at all." The native company commander next to him woke up a few minutes earlier, so he immediately shook his head.

Because the density of artillery fire was too great.

"Could it be that the Sichuan Army is attacking?"

"Impossible, they are still in Myitkyina."

"Damn it, quickly send a telegram to the Japanese army. We have been attacked and request support." The native battalion commander was too lazy to guess and just kicked his subordinate.

"Yes." The native company commander immediately turned around and ran to make a phone call.

Outside the fortifications, Snake Butt personally led a company to charge towards the fortifications.

In front of them were four M3 light tanks.

Although we practiced infantry-tank coordination several times, we were criticized every time and were never able to achieve true infantry-tank coordination.

In the end, it can only evolve into an attack accompanied by tanks.

This was their first actual combat.

Even though they had rehearsed several times, there was still a difference between actual combat and exercises. Even though Shepi had emphasized countless times that it should be just a drill, he still felt a little nervous.

"Infantry, follow closely and don't show your heads. Did you hear me? Where are the people in the artillery platoon? Set up artillery positions and provide fire support at any time." Snake Butt kept giving orders.

In the back, Cun Yunsheng, who was observing with a telescope, saw this scene and nodded in affirmation.

Although this infantry-tank coordination looked strange, the overall performance was pretty good. At least no one panicked or ran around.

If nothing unexpected happens, once the tanks rush to the front, we will be able to seize the position and capture Yingdo will not be far away.

For such a small town, he was too lazy to use any conspiracy or tricks, and simply crushed it with his strength.

"Buddha bless you, is this a steel behemoth?" The native battalion commander stared at the M3 tank in front of him with wide eyes, his blood pressure soaring.

Ta-ta-ta-ta!

The indigenous soldiers on the position could not suppress their fear and fired at the M3 tanks.

Unfortunately, the bullet hit the tank and left no damage except bullet marks.

Occasionally, a splash of bullets could injure the infantry behind the tank.

"Fire!" The M3 tank in the front stopped decisively and fired a shot at the flaming position.

boom!
With a loud bang, the flaming position on the opposite side was directly blown up.

Immediately afterwards, the machine guns on the M3 tanks began to fire wildly at the indigenous positions in the distance.

The frightened natives immediately abandoned their positions and ran backwards.

As a result, they were hit by machine gun fire again.

They fell down quickly like rows of wooden stakes.

"dash forward!"

Seeing that the natives were frightened, Ma Dazhi waved his hand and the infantrymen who had been hiding behind the tanks rushed out, pulling the trigger at the same time, shooting wildly at the scattered natives.

The natives who fell to the ground were still wailing, and were shot again by the Sichuan Army soldiers who had caught up with them.

This is the first rule that all Sichuan Army soldiers must remember: they must reload their guns on the battlefield.

When you see the enemy's body, whether it is dead or not, shoot it again immediately without any hesitation.

The soldiers of the Sichuan Army continued to chase them, stepping on the corpses of the natives.

Some natives even knelt down to surrender, and were shot in return.

According to Cun Yunsheng, they were on a surprise attack and had no time to collect prisoners.

Naturally, death awaited these captives.

"Mobilize the entire first battalion. The outer fortifications have been taken down. Enter the city immediately." Li Liansheng, who was not far away, put down the telescope and began to speak to the signalman beside him.

"Yes, battalion commander."

With an order, a battalion of more than 900 people rushed directly into Yingduo City.

The captain of the Japanese squadron who had just assembled in the city saw this scene and did not even bother to fight back. He led his men directly towards Imphal.

He must report the intelligence here to Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ren'ya as soon as possible to find the troops of the 18th Division.

The Sichuan Army Corps in Myitkyina has been dispatched, and its target may be the 18th Division.

After defeating Yingduo in an hour, Cun Yunsheng did not feel proud at all, but said calmly.

"Rest for an hour, then head south to Hsipaw. We must reach Hsipaw within three days."

"Yes, Commander."

Not long after, Masamitsu Kawabe of the Japanese 15th Army Headquarters received news from the communications staff.

"What did you say? Yingduo lost contact?"

Normally, the British and Danish defenders would send a telegram every day to indicate that everything was normal.

As a result, there were no telegrams at night and they were unable to contact the radio station in Yingduo.

This means that something has happened to Yingduo.

This made Kawabe Masazo feel a little uneasy.

"Has Yingduo behaved abnormally recently?" Kawabe Masazo thought for a while but still couldn't figure it out, so he asked.

"Yes, in recent times, small groups of guerrillas have been harassing Yingduo, but they have all been repelled." The communications staff said quickly.

Hearing that it was just a small guerrilla group, Kawabe Masazo didn't care.

This kind of telegram comes every day.

Especially after the Japanese army revealed its true colors, resistance became more intense.

So he was used to it.

"That shouldn't be the case. The guerrillas can't possibly occupy Yingduo. There is still a squadron of Japanese troops stationed in the city. It's absolutely impossible for it to be lost." Kawabe Masamitsu thought for a while but couldn't figure it out.

"What about the Myitkyina direction? What has the Sichuan Army been doing recently?" After looking at the map for a while, Kawabe Masamitsu asked again.

He felt that if something happened to Yingduo, the most likely cause was the Sichuan Army.

There is no way. Right now the Sichuan Army is the most powerful in the whole of Myanmar.

"No, everything is normal. Colonel Takeuchi Renzan sent a telegram half an hour ago saying that the Sichuan Army Corps is conducting routine artillery bombardment again." The communications staff shook his head.

Hearing this, Hebian Zhengsan frowned even deeper.

If it’s not the Sichuan Army, who else could it be?

Are they really guerrillas?

impossible!

Kawabe Masamitsu's brain was about to explode, but he still couldn't figure it out. Finally, he said to the combat staff.

"Have the 7th Air Regiment send a reconnaissance plane to Yingduo to investigate and find out what is going on."

"Hi." The operations staff officer responded, but then added another sentence.

"Could it be that there is something wrong with the radio?"

After all, this kind of situation does exist. If the radio station is malfunctioning, it is normal to lose contact.

Hearing this, Kawabe Masazo hesitated for a moment and felt that it made sense.

"Forget it, let's wait a little longer."

　Fourth update! That's it for now! My fingers hurt so bad! I'll be late tomorrow morning, around 10 o'clock!
　　
　
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