Chapter 95 Hope of Life!

"Li Liansheng, have your men dig fortifications along the shore. Remember to dig cat ear holes. These are important caves for saving lives. Don't mess around. Do you hear me?" On the shore, Cun Yunsheng and his men began to set up a defense line.

Since Myitkyina is in northern Myanmar and belongs to the rear area, there are no decent fortifications on the shore here.

After the Japanese army occupied Lashio, the British troops in Myitkyina were only thinking about escaping and did not even think about digging fortifications to resist the Japanese army.

Now that the Sichuan Army has taken over Myitkyina, it is natural to build a defense line along the coast.

"Yes, Commander." Li Liansheng stood at attention and saluted.

"Bu La, the mission of your Second Battalion is to be responsible for the defense line on the right. Remember to dig cat ear holes. There is only one requirement, which is to ensure that the artillery shells will not collapse when they fall. I will go to check it when the time comes." Cun Yunsheng reminded again.

"Yes, please rest assured, I promise it will be dug very solidly." Bu La promised.

Then, Cun Yunsheng turned his gaze to Krupp and said to him.

"Pull out the heavy artillery of the artillery company and point them at the other side of the river. I have only one request. If you see the Japanese, use your artillery to bombard them. Don't worry about the shells. As long as we defend Myitkyina, follow-up weapons and ammunition will arrive continuously."

There are still a lot of weapons and ammunition in his system that have not been taken out, and he has not stopped these days.

It can be said that half a regiment's weapons and ammunition have been accumulated.

Even as his military rank was promoted, he had already obtained a 105mm howitzer, but he had not had the time to take it out.

When the situation stabilizes, we need to form a howitzer battery.

"Also, find time to train some more artillerymen, so that each battalion has an artillery company. You should also be promoted as the company commander of the artillery company. Our Sichuan Army Corps will be benchmarked against the standard U.S. Army regiment in the future, so we need an artillery battalion."

"What we have in abundance now is artillery, but we are extremely short of artillerymen. You have to find a way, whether it's recruiting people or bringing people you know. I only have one request, expand the team as soon as possible and don't let the equipment wait for people, do you understand?" Cun Yunsheng said again.

In the past, Krupp was worried about not having enough artillery and shells every day, but he never worried about not having enough artillery.

There are too many artillery now, and he doesn't even care about the 60mm mortars. If they weren't marching all the time, he would have suggested to the regimental commander to transfer these mortars to the infantry battalions so that they can provide their own fire support when they attack the enemy.

The artillery company is mainly composed of heavy artillery.

Now hearing what Cun Yunsheng said, Krupp felt relieved, but at the same time became nervous.

Artillerymen are not rank-and-file soldiers. They are just given a gun and some bullets, and then have to practice formations and shoot targets.

"Yes, I understand." Krupp said seriously.

At this moment, a burst of gunfire suddenly came from the other side of the river, which immediately made the Sichuan Army soldiers alert.

"The devils are coming."

"They came quite quickly. If we had been a little later, we would be the ones on the other side of the river now." Cun Yunsheng said with some fear.

In fact, the Japs were not slow. Their vanguard had already arrived, just when they had crossed the river.

But no action was taken.

Because they were just a squad, while the other side had thousands of people.

Unless you are a fool, no one would dare to act rashly.

Not to mention that this unit was the Sichuan Army Corps. The Sichuan Army Corps that defeated two regiments in a row made many Japanese soldiers tremble with fear.

Especially when they are fully equipped with American weapons, it is simply a waste of time to fight against people like us who only have light weapons.

Originally, he was thinking of launching a surprise attack, but when he saw that the enemy had a battalion of fully armed soldiers responsible for covering their retreat, he completely gave up the idea and could only wait for the main force to arrive.

"That Sichuan Army again?" When Colonel Lianshan heard the report from his subordinates, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

After defeating a regiment of the 55th Division head-on in Tonggu, they came into the sight of the Japanese army.

Later, he defeated the field artillery regiment of the 56th Division in Tangji, which made him even more famous.

Not to mention, they had previously wiped out an entire squadron and severely damaged a battalion.

Several lieutenant commanders died at his hands.

It can be said that the Sichuan Army has become a major threat to the Japanese army.

"Yes, it's that Sichuan Army Corps." The subordinate reported with his head down.

"Baga..." After Takeuchi Renzan cursed, he had to face a practical problem, that is, how could he cross the river?

He suddenly felt that this easy task was not easy.

Take Myitkyina?
If things go wrong, even he, the captain of the corps, may not survive.

After all, two squadron captains have already been defeated by the enemy.

The other one survived by chance, but he returned with complete disgrace.

After thinking it over, he felt that with the light weapons in his hands, he was no match for the opponent.

The only option is to deploy artillery and fighter planes.

Soon, his plan was approved by Watanabe Masao, and he did not make things difficult for Lord Nei Lianshan. After all, without heavy weapons, he was no match for the Sichuan Army.

Now the Japanese army will no longer underestimate the Sichuan Army and have long regarded them as opponents of the same level.

We will never be so arrogant as to send only one wing to attack the enemy.

So he directly ordered the newly reorganized 56th Heavy Artillery Regiment to support the main Neilian Mountain, and at the same time dispatched a flying brigade to carry out a massive bombing on Myitkyina.

According to Watanabe Masao's request, you have to bomb the entire city into ruins.

Not to mention the Japanese army's preparations, the Fifth Army of the Expeditionary Force on the other side can be said to be in a state of panic.

Especially Du Yuming, who was marching along the Manmi Railway, was extremely anxious at this moment.

It's not just because the railway was full of defeated soldiers and overseas Chinese with their families.

More importantly, after the Japanese army occupied Lashio, they began to sweep across Bhamo and other places.

Even the northernmost troops have reached the Nujiang River.

In other words, their journey back home will be longer.

Now they can only move towards Myitkyina. The key is that he does not know the specific situation of Myitkyina.

According to the latest battle report, after the Japanese army occupied Bhamo and Jingdong areas, they continued to move northward.

The target was obviously Myitkyina.

In other words, once the Japanese army occupied Myitkyina, the Fifth Army's route back home would be completely cut off.

Then there were only two options left for him. One was to follow Stilwell into Imphal and complete the reorganization there.

But it is not known whether he can still control the army.

The other way is to continue to detour and head further away.

That is the grape area, crossing the mountains and returning home.

But considering the morale of these defeated soldiers and the overseas Chinese with their families, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold out that long.

The thought of countless people dying on the road made his heart feel like it was being cut by a knife, and he couldn't breathe.

"I hope Myitkyina is still in the hands of the British army, otherwise it will be really bad." Du Yuming said with a gloomy expression.

"Commander, why don't we let the 200th Division take a detour and find a way to occupy Myitkyina to ensure our way back home," the adjutant suggested.

"I'm afraid the 200th Division can't do it. I just received a telegram that Dai Anlan was seriously injured and has been in a coma for several days. Now the 200th Division should have entered the Wild Man Mountain." After saying this, Du Yuming closed his eyes in pain.

He should not have trusted the British Army, otherwise the 200th Division would not have fallen into this situation.

If he had made the decision earlier, the 200th Division would have returned home long ago.

This elite force can also maintain its vitality.

Now that the division commander has been badly wounded and the troops' morale is low, the 200th Division will be useless even if it returns to the country.

Letting them attack Myitkyina would be tantamount to sending themselves to their deaths.

Hearing this, the adjutant also looked helpless.

"You son of a bitch British guy," the adjutant finally cursed through gritted teeth.

This time, Du Yuming did not stop his subordinates from swearing, but instead showed his approval.

He still remembered the last military meeting.

Alexander said in a condescending tone that the expeditionary force could follow the British and Burmese troops to Imphal for refuge.

Du Yuming said he would never forget that tone in his life.

He really wanted to punch the other party at that time, the fight turned out to be like this.

Wasn’t it your British army that caused this?
If the British troops had not left without saying goodbye, would they have been so miserable?
If the British army hadn't provided false intelligence, would they have gone into the primeval forest?
If the British army hadn't betrayed their allies, would they have suffered heavy losses?

The results of it?
The tone of the British army was like that of the expeditionary force begging the other side for shelter.

What’s even more infuriating is that Stilwell, in order to control the expeditionary force, pretended not to hear it.

Finally, Du Yuming could no longer bear it and decided to lead the Fifth Army back to the country alone.

As for the newly formed 38th Division that separated from the Fifth Army, he was too lazy to ask about it.

After all, the other party’s predecessor was the Tax Police Corps, and the power behind it was very strong, so they pretended not to know that the newly formed 38th Division had left the team.

What he had to do now was to bring back the remaining troops of the Fifth Army, as well as the overseas Chinese who had followed them.

"General, why don't we abandon these refugees? If the troops march quickly, they can reach Myitkyina in three days." The adjutant suggested in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Du Yuming became furious and cursed at his adjutant.

"Others believed in us and followed us, but now we are abandoning them. How are we different from the Japanese army?"

"Besides, they are our compatriots. If you abandon them just to survive, how is that different from animals?"

The adjutant felt ashamed after hearing these words.

In fact, Du Yuming also knew the other party's good intentions. After all, having so many refugees following them would indeed affect the marching speed.

These are not just a few thousand refugees from the Sichuan Army, but tens of thousands, and the number is still increasing.

If we are caught up by the Japanese army, there will probably be heavy casualties.

At this time, the communications staff hurried to Du Yuming and said with a frightened expression.

"Commander, I just received news that the Japanese army has arrived in Myitkyina."

Upon hearing the news, Du Yuming felt like he was struck by lightning and his mind went blank.

"Is the information accurate?"

"It should be true. Our intelligence department just intercepted a message that the Japanese army has arrived in Myitkyina and is launching an attack, and is calling for air support."

"Another word was mentioned several times." The communications staff said quickly.

The above news made Du Yuming stunned for a long time, and his heart was filled with sadness. It seemed that he really had to take a detour.

But the following words made him curious again. What could have made the Japanese army call for air support?
You have to know that the Japanese army swept across Burma and basically only called for air support a few times.

"According to our decoding, this word means Sichuan Army Corps." The communication staff officer's words made Du Yuming even more confused.

"Sichuan Army?"

"Are you sure it's the Sichuan Army?" Du Yuming seemed to have ignited new hope and asked quickly.

"Yes, we are absolutely sure that it is the Sichuan Army." The communications staff nodded heavily.

"Okay, okay, God will not destroy the expeditionary army." Du Yuming breathed a sigh of relief, then picked up the map and continued drawing.

"If it was the Sichuan Army that occupied Myitkyina, then everything would make sense."

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