In April 1942, shortly after the Chairman left Meimiao, the first battle of the Battle of Pingmanna, the Battle of Tangji, broke out!

It was not until the Battle of Tangji broke out that the commander of the 200th Division, Dai Anlan, finally fully understood the importance of intelligence work in the war.

As an Allied force, the main intelligence work was provided by both the Americans and the British.

What is shocking is that the British actually provided false information to the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

Elite members of the Chinese Expeditionary Force gather in Myanmar.

Sun Liren's 38th Division, with one regiment, and the 113th Regiment attacked lightly, and rushed to Ren'an Qiang at a rapid march, with the main force following closely behind.

After a day and night of rapid march, the 113th Regiment arrived near Ren'an Qiang on the second day.

When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!

After seeing the Japanese army, the 113th Regiment said nothing and charged towards the Japanese army's position. The two sides fought fiercely for 8 hours. The 113th Regiment defeated the Japanese army with bayonets. The Japanese army retreated to the second-line position.

After the British learned that the Chinese army had arrived for rescue, they mustered up their last bit of courage and began to break out. This time, the British army remained as usual, struggling all night without making any progress.

The British were desperate and were ready to surrender at any time by destroying their weapons and vehicles.

Sun Liren learned that the Japanese army's position was strong and a strong attack would inevitably cause huge losses. So he ordered a small group of troops to be sent to harass the Japanese army during the day, deliberately showing weakness to the Japanese army and paralyzing the Japanese army.

In the early morning of the next day, Sun Liren took advantage of the Japanese army's carelessness and ordered the 113th Regiment to attack across the board. The Japanese army was caught off guard, and fierce fighting continued until noon. The 113th Regiment captured the Ren'anqiang Oil Field, fought a bloody path through the Japanese defense line, and rescued more than 7,500 besieged people.

British.

The British, who had narrowly escaped death, withdrew without warning the next day. The 38th Division had to face the Japanese 33rd Division alone. The two sides faced off in the southern part of Ren'anqiang.

The 38th Division was originally supposed to defend on the eastern front, but now it rushed to the western front to fight the thunder.

Without the assistance of the 38th Division, the expeditionary force's strength on the eastern front was empty.

After the Japanese 56th Division and the 18th Division landed in Yangon, they quickly arrived at Thonggu and joined the 55th Division to attack the 5th Army in Pingmanna from the front.

The 5th Army is indeed the ace of the national army. Under the attack of three Japanese divisions, it actually stood firm.

At this time, the Japanese army also discovered the flaws of the expeditionary force:

Eastern Front!

At this time, only two divisions of the 6th Army were defending the eastern front. The key was that the strength of these two divisions was still very scattered and could easily be defeated individually. The Japanese army pulled out the 56th Division from the center and turned around to attack the empty eastern front.

At the Sino-British joint military conference, Alexander told Stilwell that the British army was about to withdraw to India because a large Japanese army was pursuing the British army and they had arrived at Chowk Batang.

Stilwell said that he was preparing for the Battle of Pinmanna and hoped that the British troops would stay and fight.

Alexander said that it was okay to stay, but the Chinese Expeditionary Force needed to support Chokbatang first.

Stilwell agreed and ordered the 200 Division to go to Chok Batang to support the operation.

Although Alexander's words were brief, there was a flash of sword hidden in every sentence.

Stilwell is also a pig-like teammate. The British can't defeat a large group of Japanese troops. How much help can they help if they stay? They just want to go to India. Get out early.

Du Yuming was shocked when he received the order to transfer the 200th Division. Now that the Eastern Front was in urgent need of support, Stilwell transferred the troops to the Western Front. What was going on?

After Du Yuming received confirmation from Sun Liren that there were no Japanese troops in Chokbatang, he immediately called Stilwell.

So the two quarreled again.

Du Yuming said that Stilwell was a fool and had been deceived by the British. Stilwell said that Du Yuming did not understand his strategy and asked Du Yuming to obey orders.

The two people were arguing more and more fiercely. At this time, Luo Zhuoying jumped out again. He grabbed Stilwell's phone and ordered Du Yuming to obey the order.

Du Yuming was also angry. He said to Luo Zhuoying, if you ignore my opinion and insist on saving the British, then you will bear all the responsibility.

Luo Zhuoying felt guilty and hesitated.

Seeing that Luo Zhuoying was timid, Stilwell grabbed the phone and yelled: Your Chinese army is eating but not fighting?

Du Yuming showed no sign of weakness. We eat the food of the Chinese, not the food of the British. Since entering Burma, the British have made trouble at every turn. Why should we take huge risks to help them escape? We came to Burma to fulfill our obligations as allies.

, not here to be manipulated by the British!

Stilwell ignored it and insisted on his own opinion. Luo Zhuoying also followed suit. Du Yuming had no choice but to order the 200th Division to march towards Chowk Batang.

However, Du Yuming had a hand in reserve. He only ordered two regiments to advance towards Chokbatang in cars, while the rest of the troops walked slowly in order to turn around and support Tangji at any time.

The next day, what Du Yuming expected happened.

The 38th Division reported to Luo Zhuoying that they found no Japanese troops at all in Qiao Kebatang, but found many British troops who were in a panic and were running for their lives.

Luo Zhuoying knew that she had been deceived by the British, panicked, and asked Du Yuming what to do.

Du Yuming said that the west route should be abandoned now, and the 38th Division should be transferred to the middle line to assist the 96th Division and the new 22nd Division in guarding the line from Pingmanna to Mandalay. The 200th Division should immediately rush to the east line to support Tangji.

Deceived by the British and chaotically directed by the pig-like American chief of staff, the 200th Division had to turn around and rush to Tangji.

At this time, the 200th Division, as a mechanized unit, and their tenacity and resilience were completely inspired.

In three days, the 200 Division was mechanized and traveled hundreds of miles back and forth in three days. With its exhausted body, it attacked Tangji at night, launched a fierce street battle with the Japanese army in the city, and captured Tangji in one fell swoop.

The capture of Tangji means that the rear security of the expeditionary force has been fully guaranteed.

However, the commander of the 200th Division, Dai Anlan, and the chief of staff, Zhou Zhizai, both mentioned a person’s name at the same time:

Meng Shaoyuan!

If Meng Shaoyuan was still in the 200 Division at this time, this ridiculous intelligence error might not have happened.

Before the troops and horses move, it is not the food and grass that goes first, but the intelligence that goes first.

such a pity.

On the battlefield, there is no regret.

However, in Burma, the Japanese army has four divisions and the Chinese Expeditionary Force has only three armies. There is no possibility of defeating the Japanese army.

Du Yuming decided to retreat, but his pig-like teammate Stilwell was still considering a decisive battle with Mandalay and the Japanese army.

Du Yuming had no choice but to order the mechanized core troops of the 200 Division to return to the motherland as quickly as possible, and the remaining troops moved closer to Mandalay.

His meaning was very clear. This expeditionary force was bound to fail, and he might die without knowing how. The mechanized force was China's treasure, and it should not be given up easily. It was better to return home early and save some seeds.

However, a retreat is a retreat, how to retreat, and what is the retreat route?

This matter is related to the safety of one hundred thousand expedition soldiers!

Du Yuming fixed his eyes on one place:

Savage Mountain!

Did this decision code in hindsight?

There are serious mistakes, but they cannot be said to be completely wrong.
Chapter completed!