After Lengren led his brothers to escape from Yoshida's elaborate encirclement, it happened to be the time agreed upon with Adjutant Li for sending the message, and he immediately asked the operator to turn on the transmitter and contact Adjutant Li.
After more than ten minutes, the brothers also rested for a while and recovered their physical strength. In addition, the distance here was not very far from the Japanese army chasing behind them. They had not completely escaped the enemy's pursuit. Lengren did not dare to be careless and prepared to set off.
Change the position again.
"Report." The operator came to report.
"What? Didn't you receive the telegram?" Lengren asked.
"Report to the battalion commander, we can't contact you. Adjutant Li's phone doesn't seem to be turned on."
"Okay, you go ahead."
"yes."
"Duan Er, you and Zhang Long and Zhang Hu are behind the scenes and pay attention to cleaning up the traces left by the march."
"yes."
"Leng Feng's group takes the lead, and Du Yaozi continues to be the vanguard and sets off."
"yes."
Along the way, Leng Renren was worried. If he didn't turn on his phone at the agreed time, it was either because he was being chased too closely by the Japs and didn't have time to turn on his phone to make contact; or he didn't dare to reveal his position, which meant that the Japs were still following too closely.
"Why do you guys pay so much attention to our reconnaissance team this time?" Leng Ren asked himself.
Because Adjutant Li led another reconnaissance team, military doctor Wen Wenqi often followed Battalion Commander Leng. Listening to Battalion Commander Leng talking to himself, he interrupted: "Batalion Commander, our actions have made the Japanese feel threatened.
Well, otherwise, why would we send so many people to encircle and suppress us?"
"Yes, Adjutant Li's side probably gives us the same treatment. The Japanese army really thinks highly of us."
"Would you like to see the map?" Wen Qing asked.
"Look, look what the Japanese army is doing."
Wen Qi spread out the map, Leng Ren watched and smoked, thinking about it, the plan of the Chinese Expeditionary Force is to fight the Japanese army in Mandalay, and now the 200 Division of Tonggu is still holding on to ensure the formation of the strategic pattern.
The Japanese army is still far away from Mandalay, and there is nothing they can do about it?
"Battal Commander, I see nothing else. The Japanese army wants to occupy the entire Myanmar and cut off China's external channels. The Japanese army is also confident that it can occupy the entire Myanmar and even the Yunnan and Guizhou areas in China." Wen Qi analyzed.
"Yes, so isn't the main focus of the Japanese army at this stage just to deal with the Chinese Expeditionary Force? Why do they have to deal with the British and Burmese troops that are about to collapse?" Lengren asked.
"It's simple. Looking at the long term, both Burma and India belong to the British. If the British-Burmese army successfully retreats to British-controlled India, won't the British-Burmese army fight back in the future?" A gentle analysis
Makes sense.
"So, the Japanese army wants to consume the effective strength of the British-Burmese army and pave the way for long-term control of Burma and southwest China."
"That's what I think, I don't know if it's right or not." He said gently and modestly.
"To block the British and Burmese troops, hit the snake at seven inches. This seven inches is right here." Leng Ren pointed at the map and said.
"Pingqiang River Ferry?"
"Pingqiang River Ferry." Leng Renren said with certainty.
"Then send a report to the Army Commander quickly."
"The report is being sent now and there is no evidence. The British-Burmese army has no regard for the overall situation and does not obey the command of the Far Eastern Army Headquarters. Can they believe it?"
"What should we do?"
"The Japanese motorized infantry brigade on this road should be heading towards the Pingqiang River Ferry, but just taking the ferry cannot fundamentally solve the problem. There must be at least two lines of Japanese troops to surround the British and Burmese troops." Lengren followed.
Look at the thin, winding lines on the map.
"Adjutant Li is conducting reconnaissance over there." He said kindly.
"We have to contact Adjutant Li." Lengren said, "In addition, we must conduct reconnaissance to determine whether there is a large group of Japanese troops on this route to obtain accurate intelligence."
"yes."
"Send my order and the troops will move northwest, with the target point being Rejemu."