Shan Gang Plateau, Lailin, the 30th Japanese Army Command.

Shiba Inu Kogoro reported to Sasaki, worriedly, "The Commander, the 9th Division reported that a small group of Chinese troops were also found in the Nanbang behind them."

The 9th Division is a unit that stayed in Lashio to fight and block.

"There have also been discovered by the small army of the Chinese army?" Sasaki said with a frown, "How many troops are there?"

"There are not many troops, about one regiment." Shiba Inu Kogoro said this and said, "But, the commander, all signs indicate that the right-wing Chinese army has been broken into pieces and is stroking behind me. Their intention is already very obvious, which is to cut off our way eastward retreat!"

Sasaki was silent, and even the fool could see the intention of the Kuomintang army.

But what can we do if we can see? They still have to attack westward!

You can't watch the 12 divisions of the three armies in the central cluster be eaten by the Chinese, right?

Shiba Inu Kogoro hesitated for a moment and then said, "Mr. Commander, I have a saying that I don't know if I should say it?"

Sasaki waved his hands one by one and said, "Since you don't know whether to say it or not, then you don't need to say it."

But Shiba Inu Kogoro said: "Commander, Huyi thinks it's better to say it out loud. The current situation is already very obvious. Continue to attack and advance towards Taungra. Not only will it not be able to save the central cluster, but it will only bring in the four divisions of our 30th Army!"

"Baga!" Sasaki said angrily, "Are you persuading me to give up the central cluster?"

"Yes." Shiba Inu Kogoro said, "Otherwise, the 30th Army will not be able to be protected."

After a pause, Shiba Inu Kogoro said again: "Now, only by giving up rescue and retreating to the Thai-Myanmar border at full speed can we protect the four divisions of the 30th Army!"

...

Mandalay, the head of the Myanmar War Zone.

Zhong Yi said: "Now the 30th Army stopped the rescue and it was too late to retreat east at full speed!"

After a pause, Zhong Yi pointed to the sand table and said, "From the moment they attacked towards Taungra, the end of the 30th Army has been destined."

Stilwell smiled and said, "Zhong, you are a typical person who eats what is in the bowl and looks at what is in the pot. You are too greedy."

"General Stilwell, you're right. I've always been very greedy on the battlefield." Zhong Yi smiled and said, "But this time it's not that I nodded, but that the Japanese are too greedy."

At this time, another communications consultant hurried in.

Immediately, a telegram was handed to Wang Geng.

Wang Geng quickly took the combat staff to the sand table.

As the last few small red flags fell, a huge encirclement finally took shape, wrapping all three armies and 12 divisions of the Japanese Central Cluster.

It was also at this time that Wang Geng breathed a sigh of relief.

"General!" Wang Geng said, "the siege of the central Japanese army cluster has been completely taken!"

Hearing this, more than a dozen combat staff members in the war room immediately slapped and celebrated loudly.

Stilwell also waved his furry fist vigorously and roared again!

Among all the people in the entire war room, only Zhong Yi remained calm, and there was no trace of pride on his face.

After staring at the sand table for a few seconds, Zhong Yi suddenly asked again: "Where are the two regiments of the Special War Brigade now?"

Wang Geng replied without hesitation: "The 1st Regiment of the Special Forces Brigade is on the left wing, and the 2nd Regiment is rushing toward the Tungzhi, preparing to participate in the harassment war against the Japanese 30th Army's westward advance group."

Zhong Yi said: "Tele to An Zhenyuan, no need to go to Taungzhi anymore. Let them go to the Shan Gang Plateau directly. Just use the entire Shan Gang Plateau as a battlefield to launch an endless pursuit of the 30th Japanese Army!"

"Yes!" Wang Geng agreed and turned around to convey the order.

...

Fifty kilometers east of Yangmiting, a clearing was set aside in the dense primitive jungle.

Dozens of military tents are scattered on this open space, and this is the joint headquarters of the 28th Army and the 29th Army.

It's really disgusting. After leaving the main road, the eight divisions of the 28th Army and the 29th Army only walked east less than fifty kilometers in three days.

It’s not that they don’t want to walk fast, they really can’t walk fast.

Because in Myanmar, there are swamps everywhere, rivers everywhere, and primitive jungles everywhere.

There is no road for access, so the difficulty of marching is really not unusual, not to mention that the two armies and eight divisions carry a large amount of heavy equipment.

You can't throw away all these heavy equipment, right?

Of course, now, they can't even get rid of heavy equipment.

Because since last night, the Chinese army began to emerge from all directions and launch endless harassment at them.

In the end, the two armies were completely unable to march, so they had to issue orders to build fortifications on site and prepare to defend themselves.

Although it is less than 30 kilometers away from Taungchi, unfortunately, they really cannot move forward. The only hope now is that the 30th Army can get closer to this side.

In a square-topped tent, Naosaburo Okabe, the 28th Army Commander, and Masaharu Honma, the commander of the 29th Army, were leaning against each other, gnawing on the cold rice ball.

The kitchen team also prepared a small piece of beef jerky for each of them.

Chewing the shriveled jerky, Naosaburo Okabe sighed.

Naosaburo Okamoto sighed, "Honma, if it were three months ago, did you and I ever think that today would be there?"

Honma Masaharu shook her head and sighed: "Don't say it was three months ago, even half a month ago, how could he think of the Burmese condemnation army today?"

"So what's wrong?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

The two old Japanese were silent and couldn't figure it out.

After a while, Naosaburo Okabe said quietly again: "I don't know how Mudaguchi Kwan is now?"

"I'm afraid... I'm afraid it's a little trouble." Honma Maharung said, "They are responsible for cutting off the rear and directly under the bombing of the heavy artillery group of the Chinese Expeditionary Force."

Speaking of heavy artillery groups, the two old Japanese sterns shuddered.

The density of the cannon fire makes people feel trembling when they think about it.

Naosaburo Okabe continued, "Honma, do you think we can still withdraw?"

"Of course." Honma Masaharu said in a deep voice, "Although we lost the Battle of Myanmar, our troops are basically unharmed and we still have the power to fight. Now, we are concentrating the forces of the 14th Division of the two clusters, so we can't open a channel if we don't believe it..."

Before he finished speaking, a communications officer of the 29th Army walked in with a dark face and reported: "Your Excellency Commander, you have just received a telegram from the General Command of the Condemnation Army and the 30th Army Command, saying that... The 30th Army has given up rescue and ordered our army and the 28th Army to build fortifications on site and prepare for a long time to defend."
Chapter completed!