Yangon, the head of the Myanmar War Zone.

After receiving Stilwell's telegram, Zhong Yi was stunned for a moment.

The US military is preparing to send a battlefield observation group to Myanmar to observe the battle between the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the Japanese army on the spot. The personnel are composed of school-level officers from the Army and Air Force.

The team led by the US Army Brigadier General, Patton.

Patton Zhong Yi couldn't help but curl up slightly. This is a celebrity.

Now, I have to bring an observation group to Myanmar to observe the battle between the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the Japanese army?

It is said that it is observation, but in fact it is just learning to learn from the Chinese army. Has the US military finally remembered to learn from the Chinese army?

After putting down the telegram, Zhong Yi said to Zhang Shiliang: "Call back to General Stilwell, even if the Myanmar War Zone welcomes the arrival of the US battlefield observation group at any time."

"Yes." Zhang Shiliang turned around and left the war room.

Mr. Zhang thought that as soon as he left, Wang Geng came in.

"General, the latest progress." Wang Geng said, "The 122nd Division, which belongs to the 22nd Army, has advanced to Magui, and is less than fifty kilometers away from the 28th Japanese Division heading north along the east bank of the Irrawaddy River."

Zhong Yi's face slightly sank, and then he quickly walked to the next to the simulating sand table.

A combat staff member quickly found Ma Gui's position on the sand table and pointed it to Zhong Yi.

After staring at Magui for a moment, Zhong Yi's eyes turned to the middle road again and said in a deep voice: "Where has the 26th Army vanguard of Ishihara Kan's 26th Army reached?"

"Here." Wang Geng pointed to the sand table and said, "Yangmiting."

After saying that, Wang Geng picked up the corner ruler and measured it on the sand table, and said in a deep voice: "The 26th Army is less than two hundred kilometers away from Mandalay."

Less than two hundred kilometers is already a very dangerous distance.

At that moment, Zhong Yi said in a deep voice: "I ordered the 27th Army and the 30th Army divisions not to retreat anymore, and repair fortifications along the railway to block the Japanese army!"

...

At this time, Mitela, more than a hundred miles south of Mandalay.

The 133rd Division of the 27th Army and the 134th Division are slowly retreating north along the Central Railway.

Before the arrival of the British, Myanmar was very backward in infrastructure. Not to mention railways, there was not even a decent highway. The main transportation was basically relying on several big rivers.

After the British colonists occupied Myanmar, in order to obtain glue and iron ore resources from northern Myanmar, they quickly built the Central Railway from Yangon to Myitkyina. After the railway was opened to traffic, another highway was built.

Therefore, the Central Railway and the Central Highway are basically parallel.

At this moment, more than 8,000 officers and soldiers of the 133rd Division and the 134th Division were slowly retreating north along the Central Railway and Central Highway.

However, the officers and soldiers of the 133rd Division and the 134th Division were all broken in their hearts. They couldn't understand at all. They had just headed south from Mandalay a few days ago, why did they have to withdraw again today?

Is it interesting to run back and forth like this?

Yang Zheng, who has been promoted to the commander of the 1st Company of the 133rd Division, couldn't help but complain to the commander Li Yue, "Master, what are you doing? I went south yesterday and returned north today. Is it purely to treat us as a punishment?"

"Shut up." Li Yueshen said angrily, "Where did you get so many strange words?"

"Brothers can't figure it out," said Yang Zheng, "I don't fight, I don't guard, I don't guard, what are you doing back and forth?"

"The Chief Officer's Department will naturally have the principle of the Chief Officer." Li Yueshen snorted, "Can you be more powerful than Chief Zhong?"

"That doesn't exist." Yang Zheng waved his hand repeatedly and said, "How can I compete with Chief Zhong?"

"Then stop talking nonsense." Li Yue said coldly, "Just lead the troops to march."

While the two were talking, a communication soldier suddenly rushed over and said loudly: "The division seat, the chief's headquarters urgently sent a telegram to our division rely on the Central Railway to repair fortifications on the spot and block the Japanese army!"

Hearing this sentence, Li Yueshen and Yang Zheng's faces immediately calmed down.

...

Almost at the same time, the jungle near Ren'anqiang, two hundred miles southwest of Mitela.

Wang Xun was carrying a bag and carrying a Galand rifle, and was running south with his comrades.

From Manlele to Ren'anqiang, and then from Ren'anqiang to Magui, we will take trains all the way, so it is very easy.

Wang Xun naively thought that when they came to Myanmar to fight this time, they would no longer have to rely on two legs to march like the national army in China, and they would often be exhausted.

For this reason, Wang Xun even made special records in his diary.

But the cruel facts quickly gave Wang Xun a cold warning.

After getting off the train, the division headquarters' orders came down and marched on foot!

So Wang Xun carried his backpack, picked up the Galand rifle that he had just received, and started running in two columns with his comrades.

At the beginning, the road surface was quite open and the road surface was also solidified, so it was easy to run.

But after walking about four or five miles, the road gradually began to narrow, the hardened road turned into a dirt road, and in the end it turned into a muddy road in the jungle. With one step on it, you can just stop reaching your ankle.

On such a road, marching or running, the physical energy consumption is very high.

The march was less than five kilometers, and all the recruits began to pant like cows.

Wang Xun was no exception. He felt that his lungs were about to explode and felt uncomfortable!

It was originally a backpack weighing more than ten kilograms, but now it felt like a mountain, which made him unable to stand up even if he pressed forward. He really wanted to lie forward and just lie down on the ground.

But fortunately, they trained for a long distance during the Kunming recruit training camp.

So, Wang Xun finally gritted his teeth and held on, and the other recruits also held on.

After gritting his teeth, he bit his teeth all morning until noon. He didn't know how long the march had been. Finally, the division command came from the front and rested on the spot for fifteen minutes!

After receiving the order, Wang Xun fell apart in an instant and fell to the ground.

It was also at this time that Wang Xun realized that his whole body was soaked in sweat, just as if he had just been fished out of the water.

Looking around my comrades around me, I found that all the recruits were almost the same and were exhausted.

But the situation of those veterans was much better, and they could still eat.

Wang Xun and the new recruits were not good. Although they were very hungry, they really couldn't eat them.

The company commander turned back from the front and said loudly: "Snap time to eat, drink some water, and replenish your energy! There are still twenty kilometers waiting for you!"

A sigh immediately came from the jungle.

Wang Xun took off his backpack from his back with a sad face and took out two biscuits from his bag.

The cookies are chocolate-flavored and very delicious, but Wang Xun has no appetite.

After barely taking a bite, Wang Xun felt a surge of stomach flooding. He quickly opened the lid of the kettle, tilted his neck and drank a big mouthful of water before finally swallowing the biscuits.

I had something in my stomach, and I was finally not that hungry, and I finally felt a little better.
Chapter completed!