In January, the Japanese 15th Army officially launched an attack on Burma, attacking the 15th Army of Burma, with the 55th Division as a sharp knife, launched a fierce attack on Mawlamyine, the second largest Haikou city in Burma, and the main force of the 15th Army followed behind, and the front pointed directly at the southern coast of Burma.
In the southern part of Burma, the British and Indian 17th Division, the 7th Armored Brigade and other units of the British and Burmese First Army launched a fierce battle with the Japanese army.
From the moment the Japanese army fired the first shot, the three armies of the national army on the Sino-Burmese border had already begun to count down the days of entering Burma with their fingers, and the second supplementary regiment stationed in Lashio was about to start and rush to the front line to give full play to the real role of the vanguard regiment.
In the camp where the second regiment was stationed, there was a tense atmosphere, and the officers and soldiers who had been stationed in training for a month entered a real state of imminent battle, checking weapons, counting ammunition, wiping bayonets, and maintaining firearms.
The heavy machine gunner checks the cartridge belt and reserves the cooling water, the rifleman pulls the bolt of the rifle, the light machine gunner disassembles and wipes the barrel of the light machine gun, and the mortar wipes the sights and cleans the barrel.
In the regiment, the officers had grim faces, some veterans who usually had a detached personality were all silent, and the recruits followed the example of veterans, wiping their guns and preparing for battle, and there was silence in the camp, which was a calm before the storm.
"Zhang Wei, what should be contacted and called, I have already arranged it for you, the Japanese army started too suddenly, in terms of transportation, the British have coordinated some train wagons, enough to transport your troops, and they are already on standby on the railway in Burma, your regiment will first rush to Mandalay by car, take a train in Mandalay, transfer to Tonggu, and after getting off the train in Tonggu, deploy on the spot to build a front station for the main force of the national army, and report to the rear as soon as possible about the situation along the way."
"In southern Burma, the main force of the British army is in the coastal area, and Tonggu is also in southern Burma, but the defense of Tonggu is empty, after I contacted the country, I was told that it will be the forefront of our army's plan.
In the tent of the staff group, Hou Teng, who had dark circles under his eyes, said to Zhang Wei that the Japanese army was attacking in a big way, and the advance staff group was busy with a low profile, and in order to supplement the affairs of the second regiment, Hou Teng, the chief of staff of the advance group, had not closed his eyes for several days.
"Senior, understand, our group takes a bus to Mandalay, and then transfers from Mandalay to Tonggu."
Hou Teng: "Well, that's it, the cars from Lashio to Mandalay are still transported by the British, that is, the trucks that pull you to Lashio, but now the number of cars is not enough, the British have transferred a batch, and the existing trucks have to pull two batches of more contact on the road, and send telegrams frequently, by the way, I also plan to transfer someone to you, it is a translator in my staff group, this kid is a military cadet, the thirteenth phase of Whampoa, a Chinese family in Southeast Asia, fluent in English, ask him to set off with you, if you deal with the British on the road, He can come in handy. ” Zhang Wei: "Thank you, senior. ” Hou Teng: "No thanks, this is also within the responsibility of my staff committee, as long as you fight the battle well, it is the best thank you to me." ” Zhang Wei said with a smile: "That's it, but what is the movement in the country is not when the main force of the national army will enter Burma" Zhang Wei has always been concerned about the time when the main force of the expeditionary force entered Burma, after all, it is difficult to support the second regiment alone, and the main force is more important.
"Now the specific situation in the country is like this, the first road command of the expeditionary force has been established, the three armies that command the expeditionary force, the fifth army, the sixth army, and the sixty-sixth army are all included in the combat sequence of the expeditionary force, and Chief Du is the acting commander of the first road of the expeditionary force, and it was originally planned to use the commander of Wei Lihuang, but the commander of Wei could not take office, so he had to be served by Commander Du.
The head of the staff of the Military Commission, Zhang Wei, you should also recognize it. ” Hou Teng stopped and deliberately sold Zhang Wei a pass.
Zhang Wei pretended to have a puzzled expression: "Could it be Chief Lin Weilin" Hou Teng's face suddenly changed: "How do you know?"
Zhang Wei smiled: "Haha, senior, you said I know, the rank of the head of this staff group will definitely not be small, I think it is very likely that among the commanders of the inspection group, the ones who can take this position in the inspection group are Chief Shang Zhen and Chief Lin Wei, I guessed casually, and hit it right." ” Zhang Wei made up a reason to explain, but secretly thought in his heart that Lao Tzu opened the golden finger and of course knew that it was Lin Wei.
"That's right, let your kid guess correctly, it's Chief Lin Wei, Chongqing has transferred a large number of military experts to form this staff group, including Lieutenant General Ruan Zhaochang, the first director of the Military Training Department, Lieutenant General Shao Baichang, commander of the fortress artillery, and Lieutenant General Hua Zhenlin, commander of the signal corps, Lieutenant General Lin Baisen, chief of education of the engineering school, and Lieutenant General Ma Chongliu, director of the National Defense Engineering Division, in short, a large number of senior generals, or mainly professionals, don't underestimate this staff group, it directly obeys the command of the chairman, The telegram sent by the First Route Command of the Expeditionary Force to the Chongqing side must be handled by this part, and it has the power to interfere in the operation, which should not be underestimated. ” Zhang Wei: "I know that the chairman of the NPC National Committee also attaches great importance to the operation in Burma, and it is normal for people to send command organs. ” Hou Teng sighed: "Zhang Wei, I have told you all the things that should be explained, and I have nothing to talk about the rest, just one sentence, I wish you a victory, fight a beautiful victory, and use the head of the Japanese army to make a good start to my expeditionary army." ” "Borrow the good words of the senior," Zhang Wei said.
After saying goodbye to Hou Teng, Zhang Wei turned around and walked out of the tent of the advance staff committee, outside, the weather in Lashio was sunny and cloudless.
Zhang Wei strode forward, this go, forward, when the forefront, that is, the same ancient ：。
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