The news of the Japanese abandoning the city soon reached Gaodong, and Gao Dong and Hu Xinghan immediately led their troops into the city.At the same time, the news was also conveyed from the national army, and Zheng Dongguo, the commander of the Sixth Army, also followed up in the city.Ruili City looked empty, after a division of the Japanese army left, a large number of military supplies were abandoned, obviously fleeing lightly, and everything that could not be brought was left.Only then did the people in the city realize that the brutal little devil had gone clean, and everything was like a dream.Gao Dong and Zheng Dongguo came to the devil's headquarters at the same time, wanting to find something useful here.However, in addition to chaos, the devil's headquarters is still chaotic, and there is nothing of use value at all, and most of them are burned clean when the devil leaves.It didn't take long for Yang Fei to rush into the headquarters out of breath, and when he saw Gao Dong, he shook his head helplessly: "Chief of Staff, all the little devils ran away" "Didn't you catch up" Gao Dong asked in surprise."
Before he caught up, the little devil ran like a rabbit, and disappeared as soon as he slipped through the smoke.We chased after us for an hour, and we didn't find any trace at all," Yang Fei gasped."
The Japanese may have seen that the situation was not good, so they left during the day" Zheng Dongguo analyzed: "If we leave before we attack, it is impossible to catch up with them" After Gao Dong heard this, he also felt that it made sense, nodded and said to Yang Fei: "Okay, the troops will leave the city and search nearby."
If there are no devils lurking in this area, your mission will be completed" "Yes, immediately go search the nearby mountains and forests" Yang Fei turned around and left.The Japanese were gone, leaving only an empty city for the Chinese army.However, the recovery of Ruili also marked a great victory in the counteroffensive, and all the cities in western Yunnan occupied by the Japanese declared that they had all returned to the embrace of the motherland.In the middle of the night, Xue Yue's camp headquarters drove to Ruili.At this time, Gao Dong had not slept yet, and Hu Xinghan and Zheng Dongguo were waiting for him in the command headquarters.After Xue Yue arrived, he first exchanged pleasantries with Gao Dong, and then came to the battle map together.On the table was a huge strategic map, the only thing that was useful left after the Japanese left.The ravines on the map are vertical and horizontal, and the proportions are very clear.There are some trails that no one cares about, and they are clearly marked on the map.Moreover, the map covers a large area, not only the entire Yunnan Province, but also the entire territory of Myanmar, which is completely a magnified plan.Gao Dong pointed to the location of Ruili at this moment, and drew a long line in the direction of Myanmar."
Ruili's devils should have left our transit, because after leaving from here, they will have no reinforcements, and there is nothing to defend" Gao Dong calmly analyzed: "This road is almost no man's land, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, if the Japanese get in, without ammunition supply and material supply, it won't be long before they will be defeated without a fight" Xue Yue said in a deep voice: "You mean, they have all retreated into Burma" "Absolutely" Gao Dong nodded, and his finger moved on the map again."
If I were the commander of the devils, I would order the troops retreating from Ruili to retreat here" Everyone looked at it, and Gao Dong's hand was fixed at a point on the map, and that place was called Lashio."
Why is it here?"
asked Xue Yue."
Tighten your fists and fight us to the death" Gao Dong said with a smile: "The Japanese do not have a lot of troops in Burma, and they want to defend the entire territory of Burma."
They can only concentrate their superior forces and fight us to the death" "We fought all the way from the Nu River to here, and the Japanese commander should have understood that dispersing his forces to defend the city is tantamount to sending his troops to us for nothing. ”"He won't make such a mistake again, so I guess that the Japanese will definitely concentrate their limited forces, condense into a fist, and fight us to the death" Xue Yue and the others nodded deeply, and it can be seen from the map of the Japanese that after leaving Yunnan, the Burmese cities along the way are very small, almost the same as the towns in China.And the terrain is not very dangerous, only the scale of the wax is relatively large, and it is on the edge of the mountain.Such a place is suitable for a decisive battle with the Chinese army."
Sir, do you mean that we will go straight to the Yellow Dragon, advance towards the Wax Fortress, and take this Japanese fortress in one fell swoop?"
asked Zheng Dongguo."
That's what it means, and if we take the wax and we can go all the way to Mandalay.It was the center of the Japanese control of Burma, and if they laid down there, the Japanese military spirit would be completely shaken. ”Gao Dong nodded."
Okay, then we'll go to the wax army" Xue Yue exhaled and said: "My troops will all be there soon, and counterattacking Burma is also one of our established combat missions."
Help the British Allies drive out the Japanese who threatened India, and by the way, make our Yunnan-Burma Highway no longer threatened. ”"However" Gao Dong suddenly said after Xue Yue finished speaking: "We have to divide our troops and move forward" Xue Yue and Zheng Dongguo and other generals of the national army looked at Gao Dong one after another, and they were a little confused for a while."
Divide the troops and move forward, why is it that a small wax army doesn't need us to make such a big move," Xue Yue asked with a frown."
Don't underestimate this wax sword" Gao Dong said with a smile: "When you enter Burma, you don't fight like you do in China" "The Japanese will use all the terrain they can use, and they will dig bunkers and fortifications all over the mountains."
We are not only fighting the wax army, but all the mountains around the wax army where people can be hidden.There, there are Japanese," Gao Dong said solemnly: "Therefore, we will inevitably be dragged by devils in Wax Shu."
As long as we hold on, we will be alone abroad, and we will be easily caught in the flanking attacks of the Japanese. ”"Only by solving the worries, can we lay the wax guard with peace of mind, and then hit all the way to Mandalay" Gao Dong's two hands drew two semicircles on the map at the same time, and the final target all fell on Mandalay."
We're still going in two ways, according to the old rules.You start with the wax and fight all the way to Mandalay.And we start here, go around in a circle, and meet in Mandalay.Xue Yue and the others' eyes all followed Gao Dong's fingers, and finally froze in Myitkyina."
You're going to fight Myitkyina" Xue Yue exclaimed: "Are you sure?"
"I've already scouted, there is a mountain division of the Japanese army there.If we don't knock it down there, the devils are likely to pose a serious threat to our rear" Gao Dong nodded solemnly: "Just decide, divide the troops and advance and counterattack Burma" Xue Yue looked at Zheng Dongguo and Du Yuming, and after thinking for a long time, he finally nodded heavily."
Okay, just do what you want, when to go" Xue Yue asked."
We set off overnight because it was a long distance.Let's go at dawn" Gao Dong stretched out his hand to Xue Yue and said with a smile: "Keep the radio unblocked, and contact Mandalay at any time if you need to" "See you in Mandalay" Xue Yue held Gao Dong's hand tightly.At three o'clock in the morning, the troops of the First Army urgently drove out of Ruili and marched along the West Yunnan Highway towards the border where Mandalay was located.A large number of military supplies followed closely in the troops, and after more than an hour, the entire First Army left Ruili.Sitting in the car, Hu Xinghan asked Gao Dong: "Chief of Staff, when did we scout Myitkyina, why don't I know" Gao Dong laughed in his heart, he had never scouted Myitkyina, and the reason why he made this decision was just that he knew history.Without explaining to Hu Xinghan, Gao Dong diverted the topic and said: "What do you think of this outbound operation?"
and "What can you think, aren't you all fighting devils everywhere."
But if we really have an idea, it is that we must be fast, and before the devils react, we will catch them off guard," Hu Xinghan said with a fist."
It's exactly the same as I thought," Gao Dong said with a smile.Then he opened the window and said to the herald: "Telegraph the commandos who have rushed to the airport and tell them to be on standby at any time to prepare for the airborne landing in Myitkyina.""
What kind of commando," Hu Xinghan was even more surprised when he heard it."
That's the 2,000 people I brought to Chongqing this time" Gao Dong said with a smile: "They are my commandos, and they are my surprise soldiers who attacked Myitkyina" Just when Gao Dong and Xue Yue divided their troops and marched into Burma to sweep away the Japanese.In Burma, Mandalay, and within the Japanese army headquarters, the supreme commander of the Japanese army in Burma, Kawabe Shozo, looked at the battle map carefully, and his brows furrowed deeply."
Mutian-kun, the people of China are menacing this time.We have already driven back the last Hojo Division of our Ruili, the next step, do you think they will fight to Burma" Kawabe Shozo, who was the supreme commander of the Japanese Army in Burma, turned his head and looked at the commander of the 15th Army, Mutaguchi Ryoya, and asked.Mutaguchi Lianya laughed: "Riverside-kun, you are too abused."
The people of China are not ambitious, they have taken back what belongs to them, and they will soon not want to forge ahead, they just want to live their peaceful life in peace, and they will definitely not fight in Burma" "Are you so sure" Kawabe Shozo frowned: "But I always have a bad premonition, the China army that came this time is different from the past" Mu Taguchi Lian also sneered: "What's the difference, it's just a group of low-level China people."
Burma is now our world, and they are not familiar with the terrain, so they cannot and dare not fight here. ”"If they really fight, it will be their own death" Mutaguchi Lianya snorted coldly: "Our 15th Army just tore them to pieces, and then fought back to China." ”Kawabe Shozo nodded: "What you said also makes sense, the people of Zhina have no ambitions, and probably won't come over." ”"But we still have to be prepared, even if the people of China don't fight back, we have to fight back to those lost places, and the imperial army must not give up," Kawabe Shozo roared angrily.aa2705221: