Chapter 98: They are all elites, I’m jealous!

"Tom, have Chennault send out the air force to support the Myitkyina front and also airlift in a batch of supplies."

"As for the heavy artillery, tell the Sichuan Army that they will need to hold on for a while. Transportation takes time." Stilwell said after thinking for a while.

After all, this matter involves the British army, and he still needs to communicate with the British army.

Even if the communication is good, it still takes time to deliver.

After all, heavy artillery is very troublesome to transport.

Before that, the Sichuan Army Corps needs to continue to hold on.

At the same time, he shook his head when Cun Yunsheng suggested that the next target of the Japanese army would be India.

India is not Myanmar. It is the British's forbidden territory and there is absolutely no way the Japanese army would be allowed to get involved.

If the Japanese army really dared to attack India, what would definitely be waiting for them would be a strong counterattack from the British army.

Stilwell still believed this.

After all, Myanmar is different from India.

There was also a group of traitors in Myanmar who provided intelligence and led the way for the Japanese army.

There is no such soil in India.

But this was a reason to convince the British army.

Of course, all this would have to wait until he arrived in Imphal.

After thinking for a while, he drafted another telegram to be sent to Du Yuming.

The general meaning is that the Fifth Army can provide a batch of artillery support to the Sichuan Army.

Of course, this is not free support, and a batch of supplies will be compensated later.

I have to say that Stilwell is more humane than the British army.

If the British troops had taken the initiative to send a telegram before they withdrew, the expeditionary force would not have been so angry.

This act of betraying friendly forces is truly infuriating.

After receiving the telegram, Du Yuming looked at it for a long time without saying a word. He did not expect that the defenders of Myitkyina were really the Sichuan Army.

In this way, the Fifth Army would be saved, or most of the expeditionary force would be saved.

As long as Myitkyina was in their hands, they would not have to cross the primeval jungle.

Normal soldiers would be threatened with death if they crossed the primeval forest.

Not to mention the wounded, they are basically doomed to die.

Even many wounded soldiers had already made plans. If Myitkyina fell, they would be ready to sacrifice themselves so as not to drag down the main force.

Du Yuming was aware of these situations, but he could do nothing about it.

Now that he had received accurate information from the Allied Command, Du Yuming finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But he didn't call back in the end.

The main reason was that he had not thought it through regarding supporting the Sichuan Army's artillery.

After all, his mission was to bring the expeditionary force back.

What's the point of supporting the Sichuan Army's artillery now?
If the Sichuan Army Corps was affiliated with the Expeditionary Force, he could allocate artillery openly.

However, if the Sichuan Army Corps really belonged to the expeditionary force, I am afraid it would be cannon fodder.

After all, without American equipment, they would not have been able to achieve such a proud record.

This was the unanimous opinion of all expeditionary officers.

And if Shancheng knew that he had secretly transferred artillery to the Sichuan Army, his crime would be even greater.

So this is why he didn't think it through.

"Commander, I think we can leave those wounded soldiers to the Sichuan Army." Seeing Du Yuming in a dilemma, the adjutant reminded him in a low voice.

Hearing this, Du Yuming was even more speechless.

He owed more to the wounded.

Now I have to leave them behind again, and I feel even more sad.

As if noting Du Yuming's dilemma, the adjutant spoke again.

"General, in fact, keeping the wounded here is the best way to deal with them."

"The troops are now short of food and medicine. Many wounded soldiers' wounds are festering. If there is no medicine, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to return home alive."

"Even if we return to China, I'm afraid there won't be enough medicine to treat them."

"You must be aware of the price of domestic black market drugs. Their lives may not even be worth a box of drugs."

The adjutant's words were straightforward, but they deeply hurt Du Yuming.

"On the other hand, the Sichuan Army Corps is under the Allied Command. They have no shortage of food, medicine, weapons and ammunition. Leaving the wounded to them can not only save their lives but also deepen the relationship between the two sides." The adjutant advised again.

After listening to the adjutant's words, Du Yuming sighed and finally spoke softly.

"You are right. Leaving them in Myitkyina and handing them over to the Sichuan Army is the best solution."

"Privately contact the wounded soldiers and ask about their wishes. If they really don't want to stay, they can continue to return home with the team."

"The same goes for the refugees. Explain it clearly to them as well."

"It may not be a good idea to come back with us. The next offensive of the Japanese army will definitely be in southwest Yunnan, and a war will break out at that time."

"On the other hand, in Myitkyina, with American weapons and solid fortifications, it should not be a problem for the Sichuan Army to stop the Japanese attack."

Du Yuming thought a lot in an instant. Personally, he did not want to abandon the wounded and refugees, but from a strategic point of view, if these burdens were left behind, the Fifth Army would be able to return home faster and still maintain a certain level of combat effectiveness.

It can even be used in the upcoming battle in southwestern Yunnan.

It can be said that the adjutant's advice absolutely hit the nail on the head.

"Yes, I understand, Sir." The adjutant nodded.

"Send a telegram to Stilwell and tell him that we will carry out his orders," Du Yuming added again.

"Yes." Next, although the Fifth Army's marching speed was slow, it was very smooth.

Because the Japanese army's attention was drawn to Myitkyina.

The Air Force, in particular, bombed Myitkyina in turns.

The trenches on the shore, in particular, were bombarded every day.

"General, we will reach Myitkyina in another 20 kilometers." In fact, Du Yuming didn't even need his adjutant to remind him, because he already knew that Myitkyina was ahead.

Because from time to time there were Japanese fighter planes flying towards the distance in the sky.

"It looks like the battle in Myitkyina is at a stalemate." Du Yuming sighed as he felt the roar coming from the sky.

"General, people from the Sichuan Army are coming." At this time, the reconnaissance battalion reported that there were people from the Sichuan Army ahead.

Hearing this, Du Yuming was stunned, then quickly spoke.

"where?"

"just in front."

"Come on, take me there." It's no wonder that Du Yuming was so excited. If it weren't for the Sichuan Army Corps defending Myitkyina, they would probably have to hide in the primeval forest now, and they wouldn't be as relaxed as they are now.

It would be moral and reasonable for him to go meet the person and thank him in person.

Even if the other party's military rank is very low and his position is very low.

"Are you from the Sichuan Army?" Du Yuming asked when he saw a young lieutenant colonel.

"Yes, sir. I'm Lieutenant Colonel Cun Yunsheng of the Independent Regiment of the 45th Sichuan Army. Nice to meet you, sir." It was Cun Yunsheng who came to greet the Fifth Army.

When he learned that the Fifth Army was about to arrive in Myitkyina, Cun Yunsheng was still very excited.

They mainly targeted the soldiers of the Fifth Army.

After all, Stilwell sent him a telegram, asking the Fifth Army to provide support with a batch of artillery.

The Fifth Army was basically composed of elite troops and had no shortage of technical arms. He was not greedy and only wanted one battalion, so he asked him to form an artillery battalion and a tank battalion.

Zhao He has asked him several times when to form a tank platoon.

Now that the Fifth Army has arrived, how can a mere tank platoon be worthy of the Sichuan Army?
It has to be a tank battalion.

So he went out of the city 20 kilometers to greet him personally, and brought the guards with him.

"Are you Cun Yunsheng?" Looking at the lieutenant colonel in front of him who was no more than twenty years old, Du Yuming was a little dazed for a moment, as if he saw himself back then.

"Yes, sir." Cun Yunsheng said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"It was you who occupied Myitkyina? And blocked the Japanese attack for several days?" Du Yuming asked again.

"Yes, it's us." Cun Yunsheng's words caused quite a stir in the Fifth Army.

Hearing this, Du Yuming looked at the other person deeply, and finally asked embarrassedly.

"Are there any supplies in Myitkyina? Our supplies are almost used up, and we are still some distance away from returning home. If there are no supplies, I'm afraid..." He didn't say the rest, but the meaning was very clear.

Cun Yunsheng didn't waste any words and spoke directly.

"Yes, the supplies here are much more than those in Lashio, including food, medicine, weapons and ammunition, etc., especially food, which is enough to feed 100,000 people for a year or so."

This is not an exaggeration. The British army put a lot of effort into collecting these supplies, but in the end, they all went to the Sichuan Army.

But the Sichuan Army and the refugees only had a few thousand people, and it would take several years to eat them all.

Even Cun Yunsheng was still worried about how to solve the food problem.

We can't burn them all, can we?
That would be such a waste.

Wow!
His words made the Fifth Army's soldiers' eyes light up, and they looked at Cun Yunsheng with red eyes.

Many people burst into tears, especially the wounded soldiers, who, when they heard that there was medicine, knew they had hope of survival.

Du Yuming even walked up to Cun Yunsheng, shook his hand, and kept expressing his gratitude.

"Thank you, brother. If it weren't for you, tens of thousands of people in our Fifth Army would have been destroyed."

As he spoke, Du Yuming's eyes turned red, and his tense nerves relaxed a lot.

With supplies, his Fifth Army would be able to return home.

No wonder he was so excited.

Cun Yunsheng, on the other hand, seemed very calm and looked at the other person calmly.

"Sir, we are all Chinese soldiers, no one is better than the other. Saving you is also saving us. Myitkyina is in danger now. My troops are suffering from the bombing of Japanese heavy artillery and fighter planes, and the losses are relatively heavy."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go back to Myitkyina first and let the brothers rest."

"Yes." Du Yuming nodded, and then ordered the troops to march towards Myitkyina.

Looking at the Fifth Army in front of him, Cun Yunsheng felt excited. These were all elite troops.

As long as he leaves himself a few hundred men, his Sichuan Army will be reborn.

At the same time, he looked towards the primeval forest farther away. No matter what, the Fifth Army would not have to go into the primeval forest this time.

I do feel a little sorry for the 200th Division. If they had listened to my advice, this wouldn't have ended in tragedy.

It's hard to persuade the damn ghost with good words, and mercy can't help others.

We can only hope that the troops that entered the primeval forest can return to the motherland safely.

And he had to continue fighting in Myitkyina to let the Japanese know that even with heavy artillery and aircraft, they would not be able to break through the Sichuan Army's defense line.

"There are still so many refugees?" Looking at the large number of refugees at the back of the team, Cun Yunsheng's eyes lit up.

"Yes, they all retreated together from Mandalay. After all, the Japanese army would definitely settle accounts with them after taking over Burma," Du Yuming explained.

"Captain Cun, there is something I need to discuss with you."

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng looked at the other party in confusion and then asked.

"Sir, what do you want to say?"

"It's like this. I want to leave those refugees with you. Although the journey will be safe, the Japanese army will never give up attacking southwestern Yunnan and completely cut off the China-Burma Highway. So I guess a war will definitely break out in southwestern Yunnan. These refugees may be harassed by artillery fire if they go back with us." Du Yuming said.

　There are more in the afternoon! I will try to finish all the updates before 9pm today. As usual, I will update first and then make changes!
　　
　
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