North of Lashio City, the former enemy headquarters of the 34th US Regiment.

Morgan was commanding the troops to launch an attack on the field defense positions of the Chinese defenders of Lashio in the north of the city.

The regiment brought by Morgan was an elite unit of the U.S. Army, plus his elite paratroopers, so the offensive was fierce.

Dai Anlan personally went to the frontline outside the city to supervise the battle, and the two sides fought in full swing in the wilds north of the city.

The war was not progressing smoothly, and the casualties of the troops continued to increase, which gradually began to wear away Mogen's previous ambition to avenge his shame and recapture Lashio.

At this moment, Morgan was pacing back and forth in the headquarters anxiously. Several adjutants and staff members beside him did not dare to say anything and stood by in silence.

Listening to the continuous sound of gunfire and the shouts of killing from soldiers on both sides, Morgan became increasingly upset. He suddenly stopped and ordered an adjutant: "Second Lieutenant, give me a cigarette."

The U.S. Army second lieutenant quickly took out a pack of Hardman cigarettes from his body and respectfully stepped forward to help Morgan light them.

Morgan took a heavy drag on the cigarette, his dark face sunken, and he exhaled a large puff of smoke. His irritable mood was slightly relieved by the stimulation of nicotine, and he continued to pace.

Suddenly, a communications soldier walked out of the communications room next door and saluted him: "Sir, General MacArthur is calling."

When Morgan heard that it was MacArthur calling, he immediately stopped and stretched out his hand: "Quick, bring it to me."

The communications soldier quickly strode forward and handed him the message with both hands respectfully.

After opening the message and reading it, Morgan, who was in trouble from riding a tiger, pondered for a moment, and then ordered the second lieutenant and adjutant: "Immediately order the troops to stop the attack, retreat ten miles and stand by."

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Listening to the sound of gunfire outside the city, the shouts of killing gradually disappeared. Du Yuming, who was in the police headquarters in the city, stood up and ordered the adjutant: "Call the frontier in the north of the city and ask what happened."

An adjutant hurriedly followed the order. Not long after the meeting, he put down the phone, turned around and reported to Du Yuming: "Sir, the US military has stopped attacking. General Dai Anlan is rushing back."

"Oh." Du Yuming nodded with relief.

Ten minutes later, Dai Anlan returned to the headquarters in a military jeep.

"Brother An Lan, how is the situation?" Du Yuming hurriedly greeted him and asked.

"Brother Guangting, although this U.S. military has a good fighting force, our Chinese ** team is not a vegetarian either. They fought fiercely for a long time and were forced to stop the attack after leaving two to three hundred corpses behind.

Now I have taken the initiative to retreat. To prevent fraud, I have not ordered the troops to pursue." Dai Anlan said.

Du Yuming nodded when he heard this and said: "Even so, we must also instruct the defense forces outside the city to be more vigilant and not to slack off, so as not to give the enemy an opportunity."

Dai Anlan nodded and asked: "Brother Guangting, how is the progress of our army's counterattack across the board? Is there any news?"

"For the time being, the battle is still in a stalemate. There are nearly 100,000 US troops on the front lines of Longling and Tengchong. It is so easy to defeat them in a short period of time." Du Yuming said: "The key to this battle is still

Can Myitkyina and Lashio be defended?

As long as the two areas are occupied by us, the U.S. military's logistics will be interrupted, and the main U.S. military divisions on the front line will not be able to hold on for long. Once the U.S. military is defeated, our main force in the rear will take advantage of the situation to cover up the enemy, and victory will definitely belong to us."

Dai Anlan nodded with deep understanding and said sternly: "As long as one of us is still here, we will never lose Lashio and Myitkyina. This battle is a crucial battle against the Western powers. Our soldiers only need to

If we fight to the last soldier with the determination to serve the country, we will be able to win the final victory and enhance the prestige of our country!"

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Kunming.

"Commissioners, reconnaissance planes and spies from the Military Command and Security Bureau have all received reliable news that most of the main US forces in Longling and Tengchong have withdrawn.

What stands in front of our army now is a small number of US military blocking troops. It seems that the US military is planning to concentrate all its efforts on counterattacking Myitkyina and Lashio." Jiang Baili reported to Zhang Xinghanhui.

Zhang Xinghan smoked a cigarette and stared at the map and said: "MacArthur wants to retake Myitkyina and Lashio, how can we let him get what he wants? Send a message to Zhang Lingfu, and within 24 hours, no matter what the cost, you must break through the US military blockade.

Attack Longling and Tengchong!

If you fail to complete this mission, all officers at division level and above in all frontline units will be punished under military law!"

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On the Longling front line, after receiving Zhang Xinghan's death order.

Hundreds of Japanese soldiers began to launch large-scale charges against the US military without fear of death.

Countless people fell on the charging road, but the brave soldiers behind stepped over the body of their comrade Pao Ze and rushed forward one after another.

After more than ten hours of bloody fighting and paying the price of nearly 10,000 casualties, the frontline troops finally broke through the U.S. military's defense line early the next morning.

The remaining American troops retreated to Longling County. The Japanese soldiers immediately took advantage of the situation and advanced, approaching the city and surrounding Longling City.

At the same time, Tang Huaiyuan sent a telegram to Cun Xingqi to lead the replenished 34th Brigade of the Yunnan Army to bypass Longling County and pursue the US troops advancing in the direction of Lashio.

On the battlefield of Tengchong, countless soldiers of the Central Army and the US military also launched an extremely fierce offensive and defensive battle.

After paying a heavy price in which more than half of the three divisions were killed or injured, they finally defeated the American troops in front of them and successfully broke through their steel defense line. With the cooperation of the air force, they immediately began to storm Tengchong County.

They also dispatched two elite troops to bypass Tengchong County and pursue the main force of the US military in order to relieve the pressure on the friendly forces in Myitkyina and Lashio.

After being divided and surrounded, the US troops in Longling and Tengchong began to rely on city defenses to fight against the enemy in an attempt to contain the main force of the Chinese Army.

Zhang Xinghan learned that the frontline troops could not attack for a long time. He was furious and ordered Zhang Xinghua to deploy the air force to start a long-term carpet bombing of the second city.

One day later, Cun Xingqi and other troops finally caught up with the US rearguard, and the two sides started a fierce battle on the China-Myanmar border.

Most of the main force of the US military is still advancing rapidly towards Lashio and Myitkyina, after a day and night of rapid march.

More than 20,000 U.S. troops on the east route rushed to the north of Lashio City first and met up with Morgan's advance troops.

Immediately, the U.S. military, which concentrated its absolute superior strength, made a comeback and launched a fierce attack on Lashio again.

At the same time, Dai Jin'en ordered the east and west U.S. rearguard troops to form a defense line based on the high mountains and ridges on the border to block the pursuit of the Chinese army.

Inside Kunming City.

Jiang Baili said to Zhang Xinghan: "Commissioner, Longling and Tengchong have still not been captured, and the US military is defending the city extremely stubbornly.

The pursuit force was also blocked by the US military at the China-Myanmar border.

And most of the main force of the US military on the east route has arrived in Lashio, where they have assembled several times more troops than mine. One can imagine the pressure Du Yuming and Dai Anlan are facing now."

The China-Myanmar border is full of lofty mountains and virgin forests, and road transportation is extremely inconvenient, although it inhibits the effectiveness of the mechanized troops on both sides.

However, such terrain is conducive to the defenders. In many dangerous passes, only a small number of troops are needed to curb the pursuit of enemy forces several times larger than one's own.

Therefore, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the main force of our ground troops to arrive in Lashio and Myitkyina in time for reinforcements in a short period of time."

Zhang Xinghan paced back and forth with a heavy look on his face: "It seems that the key to this battle lies in our air force. Immediately send a message to Xinghua and Lingfu and order them to continue airlifting reinforcements to Lashio and Myitkyina. The Army Air Force will be working around the clock around the clock."

Four hours for air transport.

Since there are many difficulties in bringing reinforcements on the ground, we will use all air transportation. As long as we can air transport two or three infantry divisions to Lashio and Myitkyina, then it will be a delusion for the US military to open up a way to retreat!"

Suddenly, Guo Zhong walked in hurriedly, stood up to Zhang Xinghan and saluted: "Commissioner, Shen Xingye sent an important piece of information from Nanjing. Our agents lurking in Lashio reported that there has been an attack in the sky above Mandalay recently.

Frequent anomalies occur in U.S. military aircraft.

He speculated that it was probably the US military that was mobilizing air forces."

Jiang Baili was shocked when he heard this and said: "Commissioner, it is impossible for the US military to fail to see the importance of the air force in this battle in northern Myanmar. This abnormal situation must be that the US military is secretly deploying air force, and it must be guarded against."

Zhang Xinghan looked at the map and took two puffs of smoke: "The Americans want to play air raids with us, but it depends on whether we give him this opportunity.

Zhongzi, please immediately send a telegram to Zhang Xinghua, asking him to concentrate all air force forces on me, suspend assistance to ground forces, and conduct all-out air strikes on airports in Mandalay, Yan'anqiang and other places. We must not allow a single U.S. military aircraft to be able to do so in the next half month.

Take off and join the battle in these areas!

At the same time, the airlift plan of the Army Aviation Forces continues as usual and must not be interrupted."

"Yes." Guo Zhong responded and quickly took the order and left.

Jiang Baili said to Zhang Xinghan: "Commissioner, I have a suggestion. The military helicopters of the Army Aviation are equipped with weapons. If they launch air strikes from low altitude to the US Army on the ground."

The U.S. military has no combat experience in this area, so it is bound to suffer heavy losses. It should be a piece of cake to annihilate 100,000 U.S. troops, right?"

"Well, this is a good suggestion, but I don't want to use the Army Aviation Force to attack the US military until the critical moment.

Because this will expose the existence of helicopters, which will lead to Western powers speeding up the development of helicopters.

Maybe, they are already in the process of developing it, but it has not been completed yet." Zhang Xinghan said thoughtfully.

Jiang Baili nodded and said no more.

After Zhang Xinghua received Zhang Xinghan's order, he immediately assembled dozens of bombers and fighter jets and launched the first air raid on Mandalay.

However, the US military's anti-aircraft firepower and early warning work in the Mandalay area has done a good job.

The air strikes failed to work. Mandalay's airport was the place where the US military's anti-aircraft firepower was the most intensive.
Chapter completed!