General Stilwell jumped up excitedly after receiving the battle report from the Special Melee Team.

At this time, General Stilwell and General Zheng Dongguo were both in Myitkyina.

On the battlefield of Menggong River Valley, the continuous battles made all the soldiers of the Sino-US coalition forces exhausted. The Japanese army fought with the Sino-US coalition forces with their lives with their strong fortifications. The progress of the Sino-US coalition forces was extremely slow. At this time, the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Kunming was also engaged in arduous battles with the Japanese army in western Yunnan, Songshan, Tengchong and other places.

The Chinese domestic battlefield continued to lose troops and land. On April 17, 1944, the Japanese army launched the Henan Battle of "Operation No. 1". Zhengzhou fell on April 22, and Luoyang fell on May 26. On May 27, the Japanese army assembled 362,000 troops to launch the Changheng Battle. From June 3 to 14, in and around Liuyang, the 20th, 72th, and 58th Army fought against the Japanese 3rd and 13th Divisions, and Liuyang fell. From June 14 to 18, the Japanese army fought the Changsha Battle, and Changsha fell. On June 20 and 21, Liling, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, and Xiangxiang fell. On June 23,

The Battle of Hengyang began. On June 30, the Japanese army occupied Hengyang Airport. The Japanese army launched a full-scale attack on Hengyang. The Japanese army's military operation goal was obvious, that is, to open up mainland transportation lines. After the Japanese army captured Hengyang, they would attack Guilin in one path. Since all the elite Chinese army gathered on the Yunnan-Burma battlefield, the troops in East and North China were empty, and the main teams in central China were very few. However, the Japanese army could not draw suitable teams to block the Japanese army's attack direction. If the Japanese army turned to attack Chongqing, it would be difficult for Chongqing to defend because there were too few troops to participate in the defense.

The Chongqing and Kunming Army Commands sent telegrams to General Stilwell many times, asking him to draw an army of Chinese troops stationed in India to defend Chongqing.

At this time, the Battle of Menggong River Valley was in a stalemate. If an army was transferred, the battle would not be able to continue. Stilwell refused to transfer teams to defend Chongqing, which made Chongqing even more annoyed with Stilwell and asked the US side to replace Stilwell again.

The pressure General Stilwell faces can be imagined.

When Stilwell received the telegram from Zhang Junhao to capture Xitong, how could he not be excited! He was indeed so excited that he jumped up.

Stilwell quickly informed General Zheng Dongguo of the good news. The two unanimously believed that as long as the special melee team could defend Xitong, the war in Menggong River Valley would turn to the Sino-US coalition forces. The smog enveloped the minds of the two generals dissipated, and the dawn of victory suddenly appeared. General Stilwell personally wrote a telegram to General Sun Liren, ordering General Sun Liren to lead his troops to reinforce Xitong immediately.

Lieutenant General Honda Takashima, the commander of the 33rd Army, was at Bahe at this time. When he learned that Xitong was lost, his mind was blank due to his shock. After the loss of Mengguan and Myitkyina, the Menggong Valley became a must-defense place for the 33rd Army. If the Menggong Valley is lost, the last stronghold of the 33rd Army will be directly exposed to the attack range of the Sino-US coalition forces, and the complete loss of northern Myanmar will inevitably be inevitable. Lieutenant General Honda Takashima moved all his family to Xitong to support his team to defend the Menggong Valley. As the 15th Army suffered a severe blow to the attack of Impal, the battlefield in northern Myanmar could only rely on the 33rd Army to fight alone. Lieutenant General Honda Takashima saw the situation very well.

It was clear that he understood that the war in northern Myanmar was about to go, and the Menggong Valley would sooner or later fall. However, the Lieutenant General of the Talented Political Department was unwilling to give up the Menggong Valley. He wanted to persist and stand up again, and strive to delay the war until the peak of the rainy season. Once the peak of the rainy season came, the Sino-US coalition forces would be unable to launch another attack. The war could be delayed until the dry season came, and the situation might change drastically. First, the base camp may increase troops. Second, the Myanmar Front might recover some of its vitality after rest and recuperation. Third, the war launched by the 11th Army on the Chinese battlefield may be effective, forcing Chongqing to draw teams from the Sino-US coalition forces back to China to participate in the war.

It took a long time before Lieutenant General Honda Katsumatsu came to his senses. He ran to the huge map hanging on the wall and stared at Xitong. The materials piled up in his eyes were being transported away bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by the Sino-US coalition forces. This is the life-saving material of the 33rd Army, and you will never be allowed to take it away! Lieutenant General Honda Katsumatsumatsumatsu cried wildly in his heart.

The senior adviser of the 33rd Army, Masato Tsuji, came to Lieutenant General Hondata, looked at Lieutenant General Hondatata, and looked at the map again. His eyes were obviously contemptuous, and he shouted: "Commander, what are you worried about when Xitong is lost? The Imperial Army can use Xitong to attract the Sino-US coalition forces, and take Xitong as the center to fight the Sino-US coalition forces to eliminate the Sino-US coalition forces in one fell swoop."

Masato Tsuji is bold, arrogant and cruel. No one among all the Japanese staff officers can match his reputation. He is as famous as Ishihara Kanir in Japan. Masato Tsuji participated in the massacre operations carried out by the Japanese army in China, Philippines, Southeast Asian countries. To give only one example, he ordered the massacre of more than 100,000 overseas Chinese in Singapore. Most of his superiors were punished after the war, but he escaped the punishment for cunning and even voted to be elected as a Japanese senator. During the campaign, he said

In this way, "I have all been killed by Russians, Chinese, Americans, British, French, Indians, Australians, Javans, Filipinos, and Burmese people, and have been injured seven times. I have more than 30 scars on my body and more than 20 bullets on my body. If everyone has the same weapons, the strongest one is the Japanese soldiers, followed by the Chinese soldiers, followed by the Russian soldiers of Nomenkan, next is the Gurkha soldiers of India, fifth is the American soldiers, and British soldiers are probably the seventh and eighth."

According to records, Masato Tsuji had eaten the liver of British prisoners.

Lieutenant General Honta Takashi turned around and looked at Masato Tsuji, sighed and said, "Xitong is the life gate of our 33rd Army!"

As the commander of the 33rd Army, Lieutenant General Honta Tamasaki Masato was just a senior staff officer. The two had a huge difference in status. Honta Tamasaki was actually afraid of Masato Tsuji and did not dare to look directly at Masato Tsuji in the eyes.

Masato Tsuji walked to the map and pointed to Meng Gong, Mangping, Kameng, Yamalou and other places, and shouted: "We can mobilize the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Division, the 128th Regiment of the 53rd Division, the 151st Regiment of the 18th Regiment of the 18th Regiment of the 18th Regiment of the 114th Regiment of the 18th Regiment of the 18th Regiment of the 110th Regiment of the 18th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 10th Regiment of the 1

Lieutenant General Benta Talent said: "Stilwell must have issued an order to reinforce Xitong, and the Sun Liren team, which is closest to Xitong, will inevitably rush to Xitong overnight."

Masato Tsuji sneered: "We have multiple strongholds along the way to block the Sun Liren tribe. It will take at least ten days to reach Xitong, and we will never even be able to reach Xitong. Our team will be able to arrive tomorrow. After we recover Xitong, we can just wait for our leisure to destroy the Sun Liren tribe who has arrived from afar."

The Lieutenant General Honda Takashi stood in front of the map, watched carefully, nodded vigorously and said, "Listen to you, just do this, and immediately issue an order to siege Xitong to each of his subordinates."

Masato Tsuji showed a smug smile on his face and stood attentively and said hi.

At 10 o'clock in the evening, Zhang Junhao, accompanied by Colonel Luo Zhong, Colonel Brandon, Lieutenant Colonel Xie Xinming, Lieutenant Colonel Wang Jinxian and Yuer, was also inspecting the construction of the fortifications of the Second Infantry Detachment under the protection of the Women's Guard.

Colonel Zhang Boliang, under the command of the construction team, Lieutenant Colonel Jack and Lieutenant Colonel Zachary, was building artillery positions with the assistance of the Third Infantry Detachment and Commando. The entire Special Melee Team was in a state of intense and busy work.

All the personnel knew very well that the current special melee team was in the core area of ​​the Japanese army. They captured Xitongyi and defended Xitongwei. The Japanese army would inevitably gather heavy troops to attack.

Once Japanese reinforcements arrive, the battle will take place day and night.

In addition to the careful arrangement of firepower, fortification construction is the main guarantee for protecting oneself, persisting in long-term combat, and eliminating the Japanese army. When Zhang Junhao debuted, he was famous for defending and killing the enemy and paid great attention to fortification construction. Now, although he has assigned the task of supervising and guiding the construction of fortifications to Colonel Luo Zhong and Colonel Brandon, he still came to the scene to provide guidance.

After airborne the Keshima, the Special Melee team relied on fortifications and Japanese combat experience many times, but in that area, the Special Melee team was assisted by the Chindi Troop, and was alone in Xitong, and everything was only dependent on itself.

Fortunately, in Xitong, there is a wide Nangao River blocking the east side, and a tall mountain range on the west side, and the terrain is very complex. After the artillery position is built on the mountain, the artillery can be supported. The focus is on four howitzers seized, which can be used as a weapon to attack the Japanese army.

Lieutenant Colonel Huang Yongjun said to Zhang Junhao: "Captain, are you not even at ease with me?"

Zhang Junhao nodded and said, "Old squad leader! It's easy to keep for one day, but it's difficult to keep for ten days! We must make preparations for more than ten days."

Lieutenant Colonel Huang Yongjun nodded and said, "I understand!"

Colonel Luo Zhong said: "We only have the third infantry detachment and commando as reserves, and these two reserves cannot be put on the battlefield at one time."

Lieutenant Colonel Huang Yongjun nodded and said, "I understand."

Zhang Junhao looked at Xie Xinming and said, "Let's walk more and take a comprehensive investigation to clarify the terrain. The commando's position is not suitable, and its advantage is the raid. At critical moments, I will let you attack the Japanese army."
Chapter completed!