Chapter 42 Let’s talk about how to fight!
"Did Cun Yunsheng's independent regiment cross the Nujiang River?" At a training ground in Wanding, Yu Xiaoqing frowned slightly as he looked at his subordinates who were sweating profusely during training.

"Yes, this is a telegram sent by the Sichuan Army Independent Regiment." Zhang Lixian said respectfully while holding the telegram.

"Commander, what do they mean by this? Are they really sharing what they have?"

Zhang Lixian really didn't understand what the other party meant by this action.

However, Yu Xiaoqing didn't think too much about it, but sneered.

"A long expedition on foot? By the time we get there, the flowers will be cold. Notice everyone to gather at the airport tomorrow. We will take a plane to cross the river."

Hearing this, Zhang Lixian responded quickly.

"Yes, Commander."

"Are we going to get new equipment?"

"That's right. When the plane arrives at the destination, we can choose any American equipment there." Yu Xiaoqing said proudly.

"That's great. The brothers have been waiting impatiently." Zhang Lixian said with a smile.

"Shall we send them a telegram?"

In response to Zhang Lixian's words, Yu Xiaoqing pondered for a while and said.

"Don't send it yet. Send it to them after they receive the equipment."

"Yes."

In addition to Yu Xiaoqing, the first batch of expeditionary forces also included other troops, totaling more than 100,000 people.

Except for some troops who crossed the river by plane, the rest of the troops still relied on their own feet.

Therefore, the pride on Yu Xiaoqing’s face is understandable.

After all, it is a symbol of honor.

On the other side, the Sichuan Army led by Cun Yunsheng had all crossed the river.

Thanks to the bridge over the Nujiang River, the crossing was very smooth without any accidents.

After crossing the river, Cun Yunsheng asked Dong Dao to deploy all the scouts and slow down the troops' marching speed.

This puzzled many people. Aren’t they going to rescue the British troops?
Shouldn't we increase the speed?
Why slow down the march?

Cun Yunsheng did not explain much to everyone's confusion.

Compared with the battlefield in China, the Japanese army can be said to have pushed forward all the way in Burma without any defeat.

Both the British and American armies were no match for the Japanese.

It was so exaggerated that a Japanese squad of a dozen people could chase and fight hundreds of Allied troops.

Among them is a classic example: a battalion of British troops were so frightened when they heard that the Japanese army was coming that they fled in panic.

And this Japanese army consisted of only a dozen people.

Faced with such a bizarre war situation, the Japanese army was completely inflated.

A division was broken up and thrown out in its entirety, with the goal of capturing more towns and capturing more Allied troops.

The British army had already been frightened by the reputation of the Malayan Tigers, and often they would throw away their weapons and armor and flee before they even saw the Japanese army.

It was in this context that the expeditionary force was trapped and suffered heavy losses.

Often they were still fighting bravely on the front lines, only to be surrounded by the Japanese army.

After some inquiries, we learned that the British troops providing flank coverage had already disappeared.

Therefore, only tens of thousands of the 100,000 expeditionary forces were trapped and returned, and most of the rest were buried in the Savage Mountain.

Cun Yunsheng, who is familiar with the British army's operations, naturally would not make this mistake.

What he had to do now was to capture a town and show the weapons openly. "Commander, aren't the British the world's number one power? Why are there Japanese planes flying over our heads?" Although Meng Fanle was well-read, he still had a narrow vision. In his limited knowledge, he believed that the British army was the best in the world and it was impossible for them to let Japanese fighter planes ride on their heads and shit.

The results of it?
After crossing the river, they could see Japanese planes from time to time, causing them to stop and go along the way, which greatly affected their morale.

"More than 100,000 British soldiers were captured by the Japanese in Malaysia. They have already lost their courage and dare not go to fight." Cun Yunsheng said disdainfully.

"Hundreds of thousands of British troops were captured by tens of thousands of Japanese troops? This is too weak?" Major Lin Yi was also a little puzzled.

Cun Yunsheng was too lazy to explain to the people's confusion.

Because it won't be long before they all realize that the British army is even more useless than they imagined.

"Commander, the reconnaissance company has discovered traces of the Japanese army." At this time, a communications soldier came running over on a Yunnan horse to report.

"Why are there Japanese troops here?" Lin Yi asked blankly.

"There are Japanese troops as soon as we cross the river?" Meng Fanle was also puzzled. Has the situation deteriorated to this extent?

"Can you two use your brains? Given the arrogance of the British army, if the situation had not deteriorated to such an extent, would they have allowed us to fight in Burma?"

"Remember, this is enemy-occupied territory from now on. The chances of encountering the Japanese will be greater. Change your mindset." Cun Yunsheng shook his head and felt that they still needed to be brainwashed. This was already enemy-occupied territory, so they should stop being stupid.

"Commander? How about we go around it first?" As a combat staff officer, Lin Yi felt that the large force should not be exposed, so he made a conservative suggestion.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng glanced at him and thought that the major, who had never fought in a war, had poor psychological quality.

"How can we get around this? This is an enemy-occupied area, and there are Japanese soldiers everywhere. If we avoid this group of Japanese soldiers, what about the other group?"

"Does it keep going around?"

"Fight head-on?" Meng asked in annoyance.

"Of course we have to fight head-on and kill them fairly. We have to fight the first battle in Burma and let the Japanese know that our expeditionary force is here." Cun Yunsheng raised his voice.

The first battle after entering Burma must be fought beautifully to boost morale.

"Let the company commanders of each battalion come to the regiment headquarters as soon as possible." Cun Yunsheng gave the order again.

"Yes." The signalman received the order and immediately scattered to convey the order.

Not long after, the snake's butt was not spicy but numbing, and Li Liansheng and others came one after another.

"According to the information sent back by Dong Dao, there is a village here where about a squad of Japanese troops are stationed." After everyone greeted each other, they heard Cun Yunsheng's voice.

"Li Liansheng, this battle is handed over to your battalion. Tell me how to fight it?"

Cun Yunsheng did not arrange a battle plan directly, but listened to Li Liansheng's ideas first.

After all, there will be many battles to fight in the future, and we can't do everything by ourselves. If we do that, even ten of us would be exhausted to death.

Some small groups of enemies were handed over directly to front-line commanders.

Hearing this, Li Liansheng took a deep breath. He knew that this was his first battle in the Sichuan Army and he must perform well. He glanced at the map, thought for a while, and then spoke.

"Let the first company search forward and draw the enemy's firepower. The second company will outflank from both wings. The third company will remain as a reserve."

"Also, I need support from the artillery company."

It seems that Li Liansheng is not completely useless. At least he knows how to keep a reserve team.

"Li Ula, you're using the artillery company to deal with just a small squad of Japanese soldiers? Don't our artillery shells cost money?" Bu La couldn't help but said in surprise.

He thought this style of fighting was too extravagant and there was no need to use artillery batteries.

A battalion could charge forward directly and resolve the battle in half an hour at most.

As for the deaths?
How can there be no casualties in a war?

"Commander, why don't you hand it over to our Second Battalion? We promise not to let a single devil escape."

(End of this chapter)