At noon, Lieutenant General Tanaka Shin-1st Lieutenant General Seo and Chief of Staff Major General Seo looked at each other in the division headquarters.

The morale of the new 38th Division and the new 22nd Division of the Chinese Army stationed in India is high, with a rainbow of offensives. Daluo and Dabaijia, and all the Japanese defensive fronts in Magashi and Gaoshang are in turmoil.

Tanks need to be refueled every day, cannons and shells need to be replenished, and officers and soldiers need food to fill their stomachs. After Mengguan is lost, logistics support supplies are cut off.

If you persist in fighting, the result can be imagined and the entire army will be wiped out.

Shin-1st Lieutenant Tanaka looked at Meng Guan and cried without tears. He transferred the division and team to the prerequisite for strategic defense. If he did not set the prerequisite for strategic defense and continued to establish a defensive front with Meng Guan as the base, he would not end up in such a passive state.

General Tanaka Shin-yield said to Major General Seo: "Colonel Hirata Ichiro has been broken, Mengguan has lost, the pearl chain defense line is broken, the rear route has been cut off, and all the materials reserved at Mengguan have fallen into the hands of Zhang Junhao. Now our situation is extremely dangerous. If we insist on fighting, the result will be obvious and the entire army will be wiped out. We can only give up Daro, Daba family and Ma Gao, retreat, and fight towards Mengguan, and find a way to retake Mengguan."

Major General Seo nodded vigorously and said, "We underestimated Zhang Junhao's ability and overestimated Colonel Hirata's ability. This underestimation and overestimation have led to serious problems in our strategic deployment. We have to admit the mistakes in strategic deployment and calmly deal with the sinister situation. Let's do this! Commander, you first put on makeup and take advantage of the chaos to go to the direction of Varuban to coordinate Varuban and Menggong's army to attack Mengguan, and accept the division headquarters. I will stay and lead the division headquarters and various divisions to retreat to Mengguan and find a way to take Mengguan back."

General Shinichi Tanaka looked at Major General Seo's eyes and shook his head and said, "Chief of Staff, as the commander of the 18th Division, how can I leave the division headquarters and the army first? Or do you put on makeup and leave first, and I will lead the division headquarters and various units to attack Mengguan."

Major General Seo said affectionately: "Commander, you are a strategist who is rare in a century in the Great Japanese Empire. The reason why we are so passive is not because your strategic deployment mistakes, but because Zhang Junhao is too powerful. In Zhejiang, he slaughtered 80,000 imperial troops, and countless teams above the brigades were slaughtered. Sometimes a detachment can be slaughtered by one battle. This powerful and cunning opponent has slaughtered nearly 5,000 officers and soldiers of our 18th Division since he landed in Kumenling. I believe that the superiors can understand our situation and us.

The countermeasures taken on the occasion. You are here, and the 18th Division is here, and we still have the opportunity to turn defeat into victory. At present, we are just losing some defensive strongholds. After you arrive in Menggong, you can rely on Menggong to defend and drag the war to the rainy season. As long as we arrive in the rainy season, our 18th Division will have a chance to breathe, replenish troops, strengthen fortifications, and establish two defense circles with Menggong and Myitkyina as the core. Relying on the support of the 56th Division and other divisions, it is possible to defeat the Sino-US coalition forces and Zhang Junhot melee team."

Shin-yi Middle School General Tanaka nodded and said, "Okay! Then I'll leave first, and the burden here will be left to you."

The second-in-command Tanaka Shinichi held the seal of the guard in both hands and said to Major General Seo: "After I leave, you will immediately issue a retreat order, ordering Daluo, Dakashi family and Magao Imperial Army to give up their positions and fight towards Mengguan. Daluo's front line, we still have a 56th Regiment, a 22nd Cavalry Brigade, the 18th Regiment of the Mountain Artillery, the 13th Independent Rapid-Fire Artillery Brigade, and the 21st Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, and I believe it is still in 5th

Under the command of the 6th Regiment Captain, Colonel Sato Yasaburo, he attacked Mengguan with force. The melee team of Zhang Junhot had not yet established a stable foothold and could conquer Mengguan in one fell swoop. The Dabai family and the Imperial Army on the first line of Magao were joined together, and the command of the 55th Regiment Captain, Colonel Yamazaki Shiro, took the Dabai family to Mengguan Highway and rushed to Mengguan. However, field hospitals and other places still need protection. A large number of wounded and sick people need to move to Menggong or Myitkyina, which will disperse our troops and limit our movements."

Major General Seo took the seal of defense with both hands and said seriously: "Please rest assured, Commander, I am determined to live and die with the 18th Division. If I cannot take the team to the direction of Varuban, I will give a caesarean section to thank you for your trust in me."

The second-in-command of Tanaka coughed violently and spitted, with blood in the sputum.

Shin-yi Middle School Tanaka calmed down, tears flashed in her eyes and said in a low voice: "Please."

Major General Seo stood attentively, bowed, and said loudly.

The commander of the Japanese 18th Division, Shin-1, 1st Lieutenant Tanaka, dressed up as an ordinary person, and under the protection of more than 20 guards of ordinary people, abandoned the division headquarters and quietly walked into the jungle.

Major General Seo, chief of staff of the Japanese 18th Division, and other Lieutenant General Tanaka, went away, issued a retreat order to each division.

Major General Seo called Colonel Sato Yasaburo, the captain of the 56th Regiment, and ordered him to lead the 22nd Cavalry Brigade and artillery to attack Mengguan. He ordered the team led by Colonel Yamazaki Shiro, the captain of the 55th Regiment, and then joined forces with the Magao team, and attacked Mengguan, and ordered a brigade from the Varuban to launch a strong attack on Mengguan.

It is not easy to retreat the Japanese 18th Division. The organization is very large and there are many non-combat personnel. The key is the retreat of field hospitals. A large number of wounded and sick people cannot walk and need to use cars, mules, carriages, stretchers, etc. All minor wounded people will pick up guns to participate in the battle.

The key is that the Chinese army stationed in India is attacking forcefully. The Japanese infantry must withstand the attack of the Chinese army stationed in India, but also retreat. The difficulty can be imagined, and chaos is inevitable.

The Japanese army in Dalu retreated at three o'clock in the afternoon and four o'clock in the afternoon, most of the Japanese troops evacuated the town of Dalu. The Chinese chariot troops stationed in India drove into the town of Dalu. The chariots were searching for the Japanese army like lions. Once they were discovered, they rushed up, fired machine guns, hit, and crushed them with tracks. The Japanese army was killed so blood flowed into rivers and corpses were everywhere. They were left to block the Japanese army under the tracks of the Chinese chariots stationed in India.

The 22nd Japanese cavalry brigade opened the road ahead, and the chariots roared and pushed down trees, constantly advancing forward. Most of the infantry soldiers of the 56th Infantry Regiment followed suit. A large number of Japanese infantry were lying on the chariots, like barnacles on the back of turtles. The commander rode a horse, shouting and urging the team to follow.

Captain Sato Yasaburo, the captain of the Japanese 56th Regiment, and the captain of the 22nd Japanese cavalry, were talking on the roadside.

Colonel Sato Yasaburo said: "After the battle of my 56th Regiment, Zhang Junhao, had a brigade destroyed by one brigade in the direction of Mengguan. He had one brigade destroyed by one brigade in the fortress. When attacking Kumenling, he was wiped out by two brigades. The number of teams destroyed by him exceeded 2,000. A considerable number of troops in my current brigade come from non-combat troops. Attacking Mengguan, you have to rely on your armored troops."

The captain of the 22nd Cavalry Brigade said: "Please rest assured, my unit still has more than 30 tanks and six armored vehicles. I believe that after killing Mengguan, Zhang Junhao will be scared to death. Zhang Junhao just captured Mengguan, and it is impossible to build a solid fortification. The tanks will definitely kill Zhang Junhao's command post directly. We will definitely eliminate the Zhang Junhao melee team."

Colonel Sato Yasaburo nodded and said, "So, the speed must be fast. You must be able to kill Mengguan in the early morning tomorrow to defeat Zhang Junhao's team in one fell swoop. You must not give Zhang Junhao plenty of time to set up defense."

The captain of the 22nd Cavalry Brigade said: "There is a brigade attacking in the direction of Varuban. The direction of Dabai family will also reach Mengguan in the early morning tomorrow. Zhang Junhao is under three sieges. How to defend? Maybe we have not yet reached Mengguan, Zhang Junhao has already escaped with his tail between his legs."

At 10 o'clock in the evening, Zhang Junhao convened Colonel Zhang Boliang, Colonel Brandon, Colonel Luo Zhong, Lieutenant Colonel Zachary, Lieutenant Colonel Harry, Chief of Staff of the British Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel Daniel, Lieutenant Colonel Wu Qiong, Major Lie Lie, the son of Chief Commander of the Kachin Army, Lieutenant Colonel Xie Xinming, Lieutenant Colonel Wang Jinxian, Lieutenant Colonel Jack and others for a meeting.

Zhang Junhao first informed the meeting of the telegram sent by General Stilwell, informing the situation of the Japanese army retreating across the board and coming to Mengguan. He told everyone that all Japanese troops will arrive at Mengguan in the early morning tomorrow.

Zhang Junhao asked Lieutenant Colonel Harry, Chief of Staff of Mai Detachment, to contact Brigadier General Maire, and asked him to come to Mengguan quickly to assist the British special forces in defending the Japanese attack on the Varuban. This was also the order of General Stilwell. Tell everyone that Stilwell has promised Zhang Junhao that he would never let the Japanese army kill from the Dabai family to Mengguan. He has ordered a regiment of the New 38th Division to penetrate the direction of the Japanese retreat and will firmly block the Japanese retreat.

The Jack artillery was asked to bombard the Japanese army when the Japanese army attacked.

Zhang Junhao asked the Kachin Army to draw 500 people to participate in infantry defense battles, and asked Colonel Brandon to go to the direction of the British special forces to participate in the coordination work. The team headquarters was commanded by Colonel Luo Zhong.

Zhang Junhao told Colonel Luo Zhong that if the Japanese army did not come to Dabai's family, he would order the third infantry detachment to be a reserve force and prepare for reinforcements at any time.

Colonel Zhang Boliang was asked to resolutely do a good job in logistics support.
Chapter completed!