The Lido Highway is an international military strategic highway from Lido to Kunming, China through Myanmar, and is also called the "Stilwell Highway".

After the Southeast Asian battlefield completely broke out, the Japanese army quickly invaded most parts of southern Myanmar. The Yunnan-Burma Highway, which originally directly connected to Mandalay and Yangon port, was also bombed and destroyed by the Japanese. This lifeline of China was eventually occupied by the Japanese.

In order to maintain the continued delivery of international aid materials to China, Stilwell, the head of the Southeast Asian theater, immediately reached an agreement with the government authorities to build a new transportation line in India, mobilizing a large number of engineering troops and tens of thousands of migrant workers suffering from war.

The army built a road.

The Stilwell Highway starts from Lido, a small border town in northeastern India, and then divides into two lines, north and south, and the southern line passes through Bamo, Myanmar and Nankan to Huaxia Wan Town.

The northern line passes through the Ganbai land of Myanmar, Wei Mao, and passes through the Chinese Houqiao Port to Tengchong and Longling, which is the current offensive route of Yu Xiaoqing's 72nd Army. Both lines eventually connect with the Yunnan-Burma Highway.

However, because the Japanese army later fell, Myanmar was completely lost due to the failure of the first expedition, and the Stilwell Highway was not fully completed. It lost the last line of life supply. China and the United States had to find another way, which was world-famous.

Hump ​​line”

However, in more than a year, the Japanese began to build this highway in order to facilitate their military transportation in northern Myanmar, so that the route from north to south of Myitkyina was perfected and smooth.

The First Main Regiment and most of the Guard Battalion went north from Nankan, passing by Mansi, Bamo and other places. Many veterans from the Sichuan Army had some memories.

They passed by here on their first expedition, especially the soldiers who had defended the British Airport, who retreated from the airport and crossed the mountains and returned to their country after retreating.

Dong Dao looked at the mountains and ridges around him, and his palm unconsciously stroked the ashes bag on his waist: "Xiao Jian, it has been one year and seven months since we were together. We are back again, it's almost, it's almost..."

Now that they are revisiting the old place, many people feel a little emotional, but unlike the defeat at the beginning, they return as attackers this time.

The recruits may not understand why, but the veterans are full of fighting spirit. This time, they must use the enemy's blood to wash away the original shame.

"Woman...how did this foreign horse drive?"

Yaoma sat in the passenger seat, and Ding Xiaoer was driving, but he couldn't see what it was like for a long time. He was very curious about what the iron guy who could run away with his feet and move his hands.

"I want Brother Ma, I also taught me at that time, but this is not too difficult. I will teach you when I have time."

The long team could not see at first sight. Ding Xiaoer held the steering wheel and followed the advancing convoy, saying without looking back.

This modified Willis Jeep is not only equipped with a ceiling and surrounding steel plates, but also lengthens the body to increase the rear space. Apart from the position of the machine gunner, sitting in the back is no longer as compact and restrained as before. Now it has become

Liao Mingyu's exclusive car.

"What? You kid also wants to learn to drive? Why don't I transfer you to Kangya for two days?" Liao Mingyu teased with a smile.

"Hehe... don't take it seriously, I'm just talking. If a driver doesn't enjoy driving, how can I find something to do by myself?" Yaonu's face changed and he quickly said with a smile.

Now each battalion company level is equipped with jeeps for transportation and reconnaissance. He is a battalion commander and has his own driver and car delivery. Looking at this treatment, there are not many people in the National Government Army.

Liao Mingyu smiled and said nothing, his arms rested on the rear window, and his pair of hawk eyes silently observed the scenery along the way.

This is the primitive jungle in northern Myanmar. At first glance, it is full of lush green oceans, with the surrounding mountains rising and falling, and endless endlessly visible.

Fighting in such an environment is the most severe test for people's physical and mental health. A British general later said that if a unit could fight freely in the jungle, then the battlefield anywhere in the world would not be difficult for them.

"Everyone is in charge! The army stationed in India reports urgently!"

A correspondent soldier hurriedly ran to the jeep they were riding in and quickly handed the telegram in his hand.

Ding Xiaoer quickly stepped on the brakes, and Liao Mingyu reached out to take them and looked closely. The content of the telegram made him frown.

"What happened to you all?"

Yaoma asked curiously, looking at the urgent and rough appearance of the communications soldier, maybe something really happened.

"Damn it! These things that are not enough to make a fortune are all the same as the Italians!"

Liao Mingyu cursed and pinched the telegram into a ball, his eyes full of anger.

The telegram came from the 38th Division of the Indian Army, which was the troops led by Sun Liren himself. To be precise, the Allied forces entrusted General Sun to send a letter of help to Liao Mingyu because there was a serious problem with the British army.

It was originally planned to attack the railway line in southwestern Myitkyina by the British 36th Brigade at the end of the month. The importance of the Japanese life supply line to Mandalay is self-evident. If it can be destroyed, the Japanese will be destroyed.

The blow was also quite big.

It should be a foregone conclusion to a brigade of more than 7,000 people. It was a simple matter, but those strange British men insisted on having Christmas, so they delayed for three more days on the road.

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In the war, the focus is on speed. The Japanese are not fools. If you don’t hurry up with a team of thousands of people, you are still walking in the woods, and you are really blind?

After detecting the movements of the British army, the Japanese army immediately analyzed their purpose and took countermeasures. As a result, the British man who was like a silly roe deer plunged into the ambush circle set up by the Japanese, and the entire army was in danger.

After learning that they were surrounded, the British were not in a hurry, because the Japanese army's offensive strength was obviously not strong, and the British 77th Brigade was dozens of kilometers north. While asking for help from the brothers, they established a line of defense, attempting to

The 77th Brigade came together to cooperate on the field and severely damaged these cunning Japanese.

It’s just that the idea is full and the reality is skinny. The Japanese’s purpose is not just for the 36th Brigade, but the reason why they don’t have to attack with all their might is to surround the points and attack support.

The 77th Brigade, who was unknown, rushed to the friendly army in a hurry, but was ambushed by the Japanese halfway. The entire army was divided and surrounded into several sections. The crazy Japanese army killed and injured like wolves and tigers. They were still confused.

British in state.

After only half a day of battle, more than 3,000 vanguard troops surrendered one after another. The remaining British soldiers who were disbanded began to flee backwards in panic, and there was no soldier's appearance.

Before the sunset, the Japanese completely defeated the 77th British Brigade, annihilated more than 1,900 British soldiers and captured more than 2,500 prisoners.

The 36th Brigade surrounded by the place was also stunned. Before they could react, the Japanese army surrounded again. This time the other party was no longer polite. The attacking team rushed over like a wave, beating the British man to cry and cry.

If the US military fighter planes in the sky came from time to time to support and help them stabilize the defense line, the British would have been completely eaten up by the Japanese.

But even so, the situation is becoming more and more dangerous. If the 36th Brigade cannot get rescue, it will be wiped out in the end. Everyone knows that it is impossible to make these gangs of cordyceps fight bloody battles. In the end, there is no second way to go besides surrender.

This is a group of pig teammates. Stilwell was so worried when he heard this news. The situation in northern Myanmar was already very good, but it was very embarrassing because of these ignorant and arrogant idiots.

The key is that he is beyond reach. The main force of the Indian army is hundreds of kilometers away from the place where the 36th British Brigade is located, and there are some Japanese defensive strongholds in the middle, which will be unreliable for a while.

To be honest, Stilwell really doesn't want to care about those idiots, but he can't stand by his friendly troops on the same front and he has no choice but to ask for the team to join the Third Division in the south, because they are only the closest to the 36th Brigade.
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