Commander Du received the telegram from Leng Ren. He had already made an accurate guess. Now that he got the exact news, he immediately started planning which troops to send to rescue the Ren'an Qiang. Although he and Stilwell were inevitably at odds with each other.
There was a quarrel, but in the end they all reached a consensus and decided that the newly formed 38th Division of the 66th Army would temporarily send a regiment to support.
After receiving the order, General Sun Liren, commander of the new 38th Division, decided to lead his team to the rescue in person. However, after many requests for instructions, he even went to the Far East Army Headquarters in person to seek permission from Commander-in-Chief Luo Zhuoying, but in the end he did not receive approval, so he had to
Taking command in Mandalay, Liu Fangwu, the colonel leader of the 113th Regiment, led his troops there.
Before the expedition, Commander Sun personally gave Liu Fangwu's 113th regiment a strong march.
"Reporting to the division commander, all officers and soldiers of the 113th Regiment are ready, please give instructions!" Commander Liu reported to Commander Sun.
"Okay." Master Sun saluted, "Not bad. We have replaced the leather boots supported by the British army. Now we can lose the title of Straw Shoes Army. But this time you go to the rescue and face at least three regiments of the Japanese army. Brothers.
, are you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!" the brothers of the 113th Regiment shouted in unison, and the sound shook the nearby jungle. The birds in the jungle were frightened, and they fluttered their wings and circled in groups over the forest.
"Commander, we are all soldiers brought here by you. There are no cowards in our 113th Regiment. On behalf of the 113th Regiment, I promise you that I will never come back to see you until we complete the rescue mission." Commander Liu said confidently.
"I have replaced all the weapons and equipment I can give you. This is the first battle of our new 38th Division going abroad. You, Commander Liu, must fight well for me." Commander Sun patted Commander Liu on the shoulder and said.
"Yes." Liu Fangwu asked the division commander in a low voice, "Division Commander, I heard that Commander Du sent a reconnaissance team there. Can you let the reconnaissance team's radio station directly contact the radio station of my regiment headquarters to ensure that I get the latest Japanese military movements?
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"This is not something I can say, I will fight for it." Master Sun turned around and shouted to the mighty team, "Let's go."
"Yes." Liu Fangwu shouted and set off with the team.
Lengrenren soon received the telegram from Commander Du. Lengrenren held the telegram in his hand and said a little bit unbelieving his eyes: "One regiment, just send one regiment to relieve the siege. The Japanese army is a division. Du
Is the army commander perfunctory with the British and Burmese troops, or is he too confident?"
"Battal Commander, one regiment may be the vanguard, and there may be larger troops coming later," Adjutant Li said.
"What kind of large force is it? Mandalay only has one division of Sun Liren. The regiment sent now is still Commander Sun's main force. If there is another large force, Mandalay doesn't want it?"
"This..." Adjutant Li was also speechless for a moment.
"I don't care what the superiors decide, let's continue the reconnaissance." Lengrenren was also helpless.
"Yes." Adjutant Li turned around and said to the messenger, "The team continues to move forward. Let the brothers in the rear guard pay more attention. If you send out continuous reports, the Japanese are probably following behind."
"Yes." The messenger received the order and went to deliver it.
The captain of the Japanese army stationed at the Pingqiang River Ferry received a report from the communications unit that there was an unknown radio station nearby. The captain asked the investigation team to investigate quickly and make sure to find out which unit the radio signal came from.
Yoshida Shoichi also received a report from the communications corps. The radio station he had been tracking was turned on again to send and receive reports. However, the power-on time was too short, so he could only roughly judge that the enemy was near the Pingqiang River ferry. In addition, a new radio station appeared.
It's also nearby, but its location is unknown.
Yoshida was holding a telescope to observe the Pingqiang River ferry. The ferry was already in the hands of the imperial army. However, the brigade was not his superior, and the radio stations could not directly send reports to each other. Yoshida had to order the communications soldiers to report to the brigade, and let the brigade report to the brigade.
The friendly troops stationed at the Pingqiang River Ferry reported the situation of the Chinese reconnaissance team.
Luo Yuesong received the telegram from Commander Dai. At this time, Luo Yuesong and the others had returned to the south bank of Pingqiang River.
Luo Yuesong picked up his sniper rifle, observed the Japanese guard situation at the Pingqiang River Ferry, and said to Brother Chao: "Brother Chao, come with a group to rescue the siege. We have to find a breakthrough for this group, otherwise, don't make it impossible to rescue the siege.
The 113th regiment was surrounded by Japanese soldiers. I don’t care much about the life and death of the British and Burmese troops, but in our Chinese army, if a main regiment is eaten, it will take away a large piece of flesh from the expeditionary force.”
"Captain, we just sent and received telegrams, let's change places first." Brother Chao said.
"Okay, order the troops to continue moving forward along the south bank of the Pingqiang River. You'd better go to the front of the team and keep an eye on it."
"Yes." Brother Chao responded and hurried to the front of the team.