On the battlefield in Dongzhi, Wang Yong 'an and the Japanese chose to proceed in an orderly manner with their own ideas.
But on the western front, especially in Suo Town.
After learning that the Yenangyaung had been lost, the 200th division traveled day and night to Suo Town. Finally, before the Japanese could reach Suo Town, they managed to seize the town.
However, in less than two hours, the Japanese's 13th division's vanguard unit arrived at Suo Town.
Unsurprisingly, a fierce battle erupted between the two sides.
Unlike Dongzhi's feint attack, the Japanese needed to break through the defenses of Suo Town and cut off the contact between the expeditionary army and the British on the other side of the A'san. The 200th Division needed to use Suo Town to protect the west side of the expeditionary army.
Therefore, the moment the two sides started fighting, the battle entered a white-hot stage.
The 200th division relied on their armored regiment's advantage in the plains of Suo Town to launch several counter-attacks. The Japanese, on the other hand, did not manage to catch up in time due to their rapid penetration, resulting in a lot of casualties.
However, the Japanese were not to be trifled with. The planes in the sky were like flies. They came in batches after batches. In about two hours, the air force would support the Japanese's attacking forces on the ground!
On the first day, the intensity of the battle had already surpassed that of the ancient battle!
At the same time, on Mount Polao on the east side of the River Nan, outside the high ground occupied by the 1st division and the 196th regiment.
Because of the war in Suo Town, the Japanese knew that they had encountered an old opponent. They estimated that they would not be able to determine the winner in a short period of time, and the plan to infiltrate could only be put on hold.
Therefore, the British-Burmese 1st Division and the 196th Regiment, who were hiding in Mount Polao, had once again entered the Japanese's line of sight.
Mount Polao and Suo Town were on the left and right respectively. The two places were the horns of each other and could easily cut off the Japanese's westward route.
But Bolao Mountain was in the south, and Suo Town was in the north.
If the Japanese were to fight the 200th division to the death in Suo Town, if the 1st British-Burmese division and the 196th regiment suddenly attacked, they could cut off the supply of the 13th division that was attacking the 200th division.
Therefore, the Japanese had to change their strategy now.
Previously, the Japanese only needed to send one or two regiments to keep an eye on the 1st British-Burmese Division and the 196th Regiment at Mount Polao.
But now, they had to get rid of it so that the Western Front would not have to worry about anything else!
Therefore, outside of Mount Polao, from the original one and a half regiments, a mixed regiment was quickly added. The Japanese also took out an army that had been hidden for a long time. Myanmar Army!
The local Burmese army.
When the British colonized Myanmar, there were naturally some resistance forces. These resistance forces had been reorganized by the Japanese and formed the Myanmar Army.
After the Burmese army received the Japanese's equipment, they formed a regular army of 20,000 people. Now, they finally showed up. Moreover, the moment they showed up, they stabbed into Old Ying's vital points and went straight for Old Ying's Anglo-Burmese Second Division on the west side of the Nan River!
At this moment, Mount Polao, Nanhe, and Suo Town seemed to have become the center of the Mandalay battle. The number of troops on both sides had already surpassed Tonggu.
In the expeditionary army headquarters.
Du Ming looked at the information that kept coming in his hand, then looked at Stilwell." What's the information from your side?”
Du Ming's intelligence was usually sent back by the military commander through the spies on the Japanese side. However, because this was Myanmar, the Japanese's military movements were basically sent directly from the headquarters.
The information that the Commander could steal was very limited.
Stilwell was much simpler. He intercepted the code and deciphered it. Although it was a little slow, he still obtained a lot of information.
"Mandalay and Dongzhi are the Japanese's feints!”said Stilwell.
Du Ming:
What he said was all nonsense. As long as one was not a fool, they could tell.
There was only one regiment in the direction of Dongzhi. It was obvious that they were used to monitor Wang Yong 'an's Ferocious Tiger Division.
In Mandalay, there was only one division. However, the Chinese army had a full 6th army, as well as the vanguard troops of the 5th and 10th armies. There were more than 60,000 people.
"What do you think is the Japanese's intention?”Du Ming asked," Also, how many Japanese are there in Myanmar?”
"This…"
Stilwell thought for a moment and said," As for the first question, I think the Japanese's intention is to completely cut off the connection between A'san and you. At that time, all the existing channels between you and the allied forces will be lost."
"From now on, your situation in the country will be even more difficult!”
Du Ming nodded.
Stilwell continued," As for your second question, I can only tell you that according to our previous calculations of the Japanese's transport capacity, if the Japanese go all out, they should have transported at least five regiments of troops in Myanmar, or even more."
"Right now, in the western Pacific Ocean, our fleet is unable to get involved. We are unable to specifically detect the situation of the Japanese!”
Although it was said that the Japanese's sneak attack on the American port was a huge mistake, it was undeniable that in the next six months, the Japanese's Pacific Fleet did not fear anything.
Even in Southeast Asia, the Japanese fleet maintained their dominance for nearly a year before they were taken down by the American fleet.
However, during this period of time, the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere that the Japanese had been longing for had basically been completed.
Du Ming frowned after hearing Stilwell's words.
If what Stilwell said was true, it meant that the Japanese still had at least two divisions that had not been exposed.
"What are the Japanese thinking?"
Du Ming looked at the map in front of him and frowned." Is it really like what Wenkang guessed before? They want to eat the entire expeditionary army in one go?"”
" That's not right. Then we have to take down Dongzhi and Lashu and cut off the route of the expeditionary army to return home. The ones defending Dongzhi are the Ferocious Tiger Division. The Japanese have no intention of going around Dongzhi."
Stilwell continued Du Ming's words," That's impossible. The 96th Division is stationed in Lashio, and the 66th Army is about to reinforce Lashio."
"If the Japanese dare to attack Lashou, Wang Yong 'an's Tiger Division will definitely seize the opportunity to cut off their retreat. The Japanese won't be so stupid ~"
"That's right!"
Du Ming also nodded, agreeing with Stilwell's words. He didn't think that the Japanese would bypass Dongzhi and attack Lashou.
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