After sending 10 large yellow croakers, Huang Hanju successfully obtained the warrant from the expeditionary force headquarters and left two days later with the first batch of wounded soldiers returning to Wanding. Originally, when Huang Hanju was there, he could get some from the city from time to time.
Battle report from the front, now that Huang Hanju is gone, Tang Cheng, who is huddled in the camp outside the city, has become completely deaf and blind. However, the tension in Tang Cheng's heart has dissipated a little. After all, without Huang Hanju, the remaining people can completely
Let go.
On April 7, 1942, after the Japanese army occupied Alammu, the advance troops approached Ren'an Qiang. On April 16, the day after Huang Hanju escorted the first batch of wounded soldiers to leave Mandalay, the Japanese troops approached Ren'an Qiang.
Cut off the retreat route of the British and Indian troops from the flanks. At the request of the British army, the Chinese Expeditionary Force used the 113th Regiment of the New 38th to rush to the rescue of the British and Burmese troops who were surrounded north of Ren'anqiang. They rescued more than 7,000 people under Alexander and desperately broke through the encirclement and evacuated.
Ren'an Qiang was surrounded by heavy Japanese troops. On the same day, the Japanese army captured Ren'an Qiang.
Yan'anqiang is a city in the central and western part of Myanmar. It is located on the right bank of the middle reaches of the Irrawaddy River. It is Myanmar's main oil production center. It was mined in 1887. There is a 440-kilometer oil pipeline leading directly to Shalian, the oil refining center southeast of Yangon. The Japanese army attacked Yan'anqiang.
Not only to encircle and suppress the Yan'an Qiang British army, but mainly for the Yan'an Qiang's oil refineries and oil wells. Only by obtaining enough oil can the Japanese mechanized troops that subsequently enter Myanmar have a chance to play their role.
Huang Hanju was no longer in the camp, so Tang Cheng had no way of knowing this. Before the people at the headquarters clearly assigned him, Tang Cheng could only pretend to be deaf and mute and huddle in the camp. "When did this happen? Could it be that we
Are you just going to stay in the camp without going out?" After several days of hiding in the military camp, Dice's temper became increasingly violent, and he had already raped several of the guys from the New 22nd Division in the camp.
Tang Cheng, who was still playing with the map every day, glanced sideways at Dice, "I asked you to calm down and stay for a while. You are making me dizzy when you walk around like this. Didn't Dr. Zhou tell you this when he came back from the city yesterday?
People have already entered the military camp in the south of the city. I guess the troops in the military camp in the south of the city are the troops that the headquarters has withdrawn from the front. Maybe we will have a big fight with the Japs in Mandalay. You will always fight.
when."
Tang Cheng's answer did not satisfy Dice. After wandering around Tang Cheng for a while, he angrily left the house and continued to find trouble for those guys from the New 22nd Division. In the next few days, the wounded in the camp
The number was decreasing sharply, and even many doctors and nurses who were caring for the wounded were leaving in batches. "Company Commander Tang, I also received an order to escort the wounded back to Wanding. These are some of the extra medicines I had over there. I kept them."
Here you go, maybe you can use it." Doctor Zhou, who was close to Tang Cheng, was finally leaving Mandalay, making Tang Cheng, who was already depressed, even more depressed.
Originally, he discovered that many troops from the expeditionary force had been added to the military camp in the south of the city. Tang Cheng also thought that the expeditionary force headquarters was planning a decisive battle with the Japanese army in Mandalay, but he did not expect that the headquarters made consecutive mistakes and was just transferred.
The troops returning to Mandalay were successively sent out to help the British troops in Chetu make up for the leaks. The expeditionary forces currently assembled on the front line of Mandalay might not even be able to guarantee their own safety, let alone a decisive battle with the Japanese army. Tangcheng believed that the expeditionary forces
The army's retreat was inevitable.
The increasingly serious threat situation on the Eastern Front finally forced Stilwell and Luo Zhuoying to strengthen the troops on the Eastern Front. On April 21, Shi and Luo agreed to stop the mobilization of the 200th Division to Chokbatang and reassigned it to Tangji, an important town on the Eastern Front.
At the same time, the entire 5th Army moved eastward. At this critical moment, Stilwell and Luo Zhuoying once again made wrong judgments. After the eastern front eased slightly, they ignored it and decided to carry out Mandalay.
Battle. On the 25th, Stilwell ordered the main force of the 5th Army to "return to Mandalay immediately to prepare for the battle", and the 5th Army was forced to return.
The main basis for Stilwell's decision was that the British army had begun to retreat. In order to avoid being surrounded by the Japanese army, the expeditionary force should take the initiative and plan to move near Mandalay to attack the enemy. The expeditionary force headquarters immediately ordered the 200th Army to eliminate
In addition to continuing its previous mission, the 200th Division immediately moved towards Mandalay. On April 26, due to limited troop strength, the 200th Division voluntarily abandoned Tangji and attacked southeastward. On April 27th, the new 28th Division moved south
To reinforce the 200th Division, at the same time, the new 29th Division was dispatched urgently to Lashio; in an attempt to make up for the negative impact caused by the Shiluo Plan.
However, judging from the actual battle situation, this deployment was of no help. Lashio was attacked by the Japanese army the next day and was occupied by the Japanese army before reinforcements arrived on the 29th. The New 28th Division itself was not very effective in combat. It was attacked by the Japanese army as soon as it started and the troops were defeated.
Although the 200th Division fought tenaciously, it was surrounded by enemies on all sides and could not do anything. Instead, it was surrounded by the Japanese army. As a result, the Chinese Expeditionary Force lost its last chance to secure its retreat.
In front were the heavily hoarded troops of the Japanese army, which were stationary, and behind them was Lashio, which had been occupied by the Japanese army. The expeditionary force, which was huddled in Mandalay waiting for a decisive battle with the Japanese army, actually lost the best opportunity to withdraw to northern Burma. On April 30, it was already
The exhausted commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force finally issued a retreat order, ordering the troops concentrated in Mandalay to move to the west bank of the Irrawaddy River and gradually retreat to Bhamo and Myitkyina. Since the retreat order from the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force did not specify the retreat route of each unit,
No coordinated action plan was specified, and the various units of the expeditionary force that received the order to retreat actually acted independently when retreating.
It was already the afternoon of the 30th when Tangcheng learned that the expeditionary force commander had ordered the withdrawal. If a sergeant from the new 22nd Division in the camp had not gone to the city to visit his fellow villagers, he might not have known the news. "Sir, what are we doing?
What to do?" Hou San and others were all ready to go and gathered in the house in Tangcheng. Outside the door was the chaotic noise and noise. When they learned that the headquarters ordered the withdrawal, the soldiers of the new 22nd Division in the camp started to make a fuss because there was no one there.
Come here to inform them of the order to withdraw.
Tang Cheng was also packing his things. Weapons and equipment were indispensable, and the marked maps could not be left behind. Tang Cheng pulled out a box from under his bed and opened it, "This is what Doctor Zhou left behind when he left."
The medicines given to us are all good for treating trauma. You guys pack these separately. We can't live without these things along the way." After the medicines were distributed, Tang Cheng did not immediately leave with Hou San and the others.
camp, but went directly to find the company commander of this new group of 22nd Division soldiers.
"Captain Ma, I think you already know the news that the headquarters wants us to retreat, right?" The distressed Ma Dahai, who was being harassed by his soldiers, was pulled out of the crowd by Tang Cheng. With the help of Hou San and others,
, the two finally found a relatively quiet place to talk. "I know that you and your brothers have not received the order. I don't know what you are going to do. I am going to take my brothers and leave here. The Japanese army
The troops will come as soon as they are told. If they cannot cross the river early, they may be made dumplings by the Japanese army."
Unconsciously reaching out to take the cigarette from Tang Cheng, Ma Dahai still didn't understand why Tang Cheng said this to him, "I want to say, since Captain Ma, you have been forgotten by the headquarters like us, why don't we
Join forces and find an opportunity to cross the river and retreat. If there are more people, the chance will be greater. At least they will not be pursued by the Japanese army's leading scout troops." Huang Hanju left, and there was no one like him who could help him speak, so Tangcheng
Thinking about being mixed up with this group of guys from the New 22nd Division, if it doesn't work out, you can still say that you are also from the New 22nd Division. At least you won't be caught and shot as a Japanese spy.
Ma Dahai looked at Tang Cheng with some suspicion. Although he had not been in charge of the soldiers of the New 22nd Division for a long time, he knew a lot about Tang Cheng and the others. Don't look at Tang Cheng and the others in the camp every day.
The soldiers of the New 22nd Division hang out with each other, but Ma Dahai has never dared to have a close relationship with Tang Cheng and the others. Ma Dahai has been able to save his life after serving as a soldier for more than ten years because of his eyesight. In his premonition, Tang Cheng and the others are far better than they will be.
The coming Japanese troops are dangerous.
Seeing that Ma Dahai didn't express his position immediately, Tang Cheng already knew Ma Dahai's decision, and immediately smiled and said, "Since Captain Ma doesn't want to go with my brother, well, I will take my leave now. If we have a chance to meet him in the future,
I hope that Captain Ma will be able to help my brother because of old friendship." Although I don't know why Ma Dahai refused to join forces with me, but since Ma Dahai has made his choice, Tang Cheng is not forcing the other party.
, but said goodbye gently.
Although Huang Hanju has left Myanmar, the jeep assigned to him was not taken back by the headquarters for some reason. Counting him, there are a total of 7 people in Tangcheng, plus the weapons and ammunition that have been prepared and some
The necessary supplies could not be loaded into a jeep. Fortunately, Tang Cheng also had Hou San and Dice, two guys who were originally bandits. As early as two days ago, Hou San took Dice and Tan Fei into the city and left.
One trip, when we came back, three people were driving a three-wheeled motorcycle.
Tangcheng didn't ask where the motorcycle came from. Even if he asked, Hou San and the others wouldn't be able to tell. Anyway, the military judges in Mandalay City were very busy for a while, but they couldn't find it in the end.
The lost motorcycle. "Let's go, let's set off." Tang Cheng on the jeep looked back at the barracks where he had lived for more than a month, then started the jeep and gave the order to set off.
When the seven people from Tangcheng drove out of the camp in a jeep and a three-wheeled motorcycle with supplies, Ma Dahai was also gathering his soldiers to leave. At this time, Ma Dahai, who was already a little regretful, called Tangcheng, but the jeep and motorcycle
There was so much noise in the car that Tang Cheng, who was driving the jeep himself, didn't even hear Ma Dahai's shouts.