Liu Zhanying said anxiously: "Mr. Gao, I just received a telegram from Liao Tong, the commander of the 38th Division of the Expeditionary Force. The main force of the 38th Division and the 37th Division, a total of 8,700 people. They are now being besieged by the Japanese army and the situation is critical. Please lend a helping hand and go to rescue quickly!"

Gao Jiu comforted him and said, "Don't be too anxious. After the meal, I will notify the joint meeting."

After dinner, the leaders of the anti-Japanese army from various countries held a joint meeting together. The meeting unanimously agreed to establish the Southeast Asian Anti-Japanese Allied Forces General Headquarters, and everyone elected Gao Jiu as the commander-in-chief.

Gao Jiu did not refuse and accepted everyone's recommendation. However, in order to facilitate dealing with forces from all sides, Gao Jiu was not mentioned in name, but the anti-Japanese armed forces from various countries sent people to organize a general staff of the company, with Wang Guimin as the chief of staff.

The meeting determined that with the Northern District of the Golden Triangle as the core, the anti-Japanese armed forces of each country each stick to the areas under their control. When the anti-Japanese armed forces of a certain country were attacked by the Japanese army, the General Staff of the Alliance unified the organization of other anti-Japanese armed forces for rescue.

Based on the current location of the Expeditionary Force, Gao Jiu decided to rescue the Expeditionary Force by the Taohuashan guerrillas, the Kokang Autonomous Army and the Thai anti-Japanese armed forces.

The leaders of the Anti-Japanese Army expressed their obedience to Gao Jiu's decision. Some of them set off overnight, while others set off early the next morning and returned to their respective controlled areas.

After the meeting ended, Liu Zhanying sent a telegram to report to the Military Commission.

The Military Commission knew that Gao Jiu controlled some areas of the Golden Triangle, but did not expect that Gao Jiu had such a great influence in Southeast Asia and was so powerful. They originally decided that the Expeditionary Force would return to the country, but now they changed their minds and decided that the various units of the Expeditionary Force would move closer to the Golden Triangle Region and strive to establish a base in the Golden Triangle Region to provide a reliable rear for the Expeditionary Force.

After the Military Commission made the decision, it sent a telegram to Liu Zhanying, asking him to negotiate with Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu did not agree immediately to the request of the Military Commission. He only agreed to rescue the 38th Division and other troops of the Expeditionary Force first. As for how other troops of the Expeditionary Force should be arranged, we will talk about it later.

The next morning, Gao Jiu, Liu Zhanying, Wang Zhankui and others, under the escort of the Taohuashan Special Forces, went to Duanlong Town to contact the commander of the 38th Division of the Expeditionary Force.

Wang Guimin, Tian Chuan and others led the main force of the Construction Workers' Self-Defense Force and a unit of the Kokang Autonomous Army, and then followed up.

On the way, Liu Zhanying received an urgent request for help from the 38th Division, saying that they were almost out of ammunition and food, hoping to get a large amount of supplies to replenish.

Liu Zhanying handed the telegram to Gao Jiu, and Gao Jiu sent a telegram to Guo Hengming who was staying in the North District of the Golden Triangle, asking him to prepare supplies for air transport.

Guo Hengming replied to the telegram, saying that he would firmly obey Gao Jiu's orders. However, he reminded Gao Jiu that such a large amount of supplies would cost a lot of money, so that Gao Jiu would not forget to ask the Military Commission for request.

Gao Jiu gave Guo Hengming's telegram to Liu Zhanying. Liu Zhanying was embarrassed and reported the situation to the Military Commission.

The Military Commission immediately replied to the telegram, asking Gao Jiu to advance the supplies first, and the Military Commission raised funds to replenish Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu knew it well and knew that the Military Commission would be liable for the future. But now it is not the time to care about these things, so he agreed.

The Thai-Myanmar border, the town of the ridge.

With a fierce sound of artillery, the front positions of the 38th Division of the Expeditionary Force were blown up from dust.

The officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force were curled up in the trenches and silently enduring the bombing of Japanese artillery fire. They were wearing short-sleeved tops and big shorts under them. They were dirty and looked very embarrassed.

The climate here is so bad, it keeps raining, and the mud and water in the trenches are out of their knees.

The officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force were soaked in mud and water, and they were suffering hard.

"The enemy attacked."

After the Japanese artillery fire stopped, the investigators of the Expeditionary Force shouted loudly.

The soldiers stood up from the trenches and lay on the muddy ground, staring at the front.

"Boom, squeak." Seven or eight Japanese Type 96 medium tanks appeared in front of them, and black smoke was emitted from the exhaust pipes, heading towards the expeditionary army's positions. A large number of Japanese soldiers, also wearing short-sleeved shirts and big shorts, rushed up behind the tank.

The Expeditionary Force was equipped with a large amount of American equipment, and their artillery fire began to fire at the Japanese army.

The artillery fire was sparse, and although it caused some casualties to the Japanese army, it could not stop their advance.

There is no way. Although the artillery of the Expeditionary Force is very powerful, unfortunately they have few shells and can only attack the Japanese army with sporadic artillery fire.

The Japanese army was getting closer and closer. While the officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force used firepower to suppress the enemy's infantry, they organized blasting hands to blow up the enemy's tanks.

The soldiers of the Expeditionary Force crawled towards the Japanese tanks with explosive bags or bundles of grenades. The machine guns on the Japanese tanks kept firing, and the officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force were shot one after another, but the alive soldiers crawled forward bravely.

"Boom boom boom." Although the officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force suffered heavy casualties, they still blew up several tanks. The Japanese soldiers behind the tank lost their cover and suffered heavy casualties under the firepower of the Expeditionary Force.

The Japanese officers and soldiers were also very tenacious. They rushed up regardless of casualties.

Finally, two tanks came to the trenches of the Expeditionary Force, and the Japanese soldiers behind them also took the opportunity to rush up. They threw grenades into the trenches of the National Army, and the officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force were seriously injured.

A soldier of the conscript army had his legs broken. He looked at his broken legs in despair and knew that his life was about to end. After a moment of fear, he knew what he should do, which was to destroy a few more Japanese devils before he died to give him a back.

He opened a box of grenades and used a rope to wait until the Japanese army rushed up to detonate the grenades and died with them.

At this time, a "squeak" sound came over, and then a huge black shadow appeared above his head. A Japanese tank pressed towards the trenches and was passing over his head.

The disabled soldier could no longer stand up. He sat upright, raised his grenade with both hands to pull off the leads. Just as the tank was about to cross the trench, the grenade exploded violently, and the tank was blown up with black smoke and stopped in a crooked manner.

The Japanese army rushed up, and the soldiers of the Expeditionary Force jumped out of the trenches and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese soldiers.

Although the officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Army were brave, the Japanese army had a large number of troops. Soon after, the soldiers of the Expeditionary Army were all injured and the trench was still lost.

The Japanese officers and soldiers rushed to the next trench of the Expeditionary Force and were repelled by the fierce firepower of the Expeditionary Force officers and soldiers. They suspended their attacks and waited until the subsequent troops arrived.

Another trench was lost, and the news reached Liao Tong, the commander of the 38th Division. He frowned and said to the chief of staff: "The situation is critical. Hurry up and send another telegram to Staff Liu and request reinforcements to arrive as soon as possible."

Since the Expeditionary Force went abroad to fight, facing the powerful Japanese army, the war has been very difficult, passive, and heavy losses. The Military Commission has issued an order to retreat.

The 38th Division and the 37th Division were responsible for covering the main force of the expeditionary force's retreat. They were attacked by the Japanese army and the troops of the two divisions were even dispersed.

The commander of the 37th Division led the main force of the 37th Division and also moved to the country with the direction of the withdrawal of the large force. The 38th Division and the 37th Division who were left behind were trapped in the Japanese encirclement.

The 38th Division of the Expeditionary Force and the 37th Division were surrounded by the Japanese army for the fourth day. The battle was very difficult, and the officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force suffered heavy casualties, with more than 5,000 troops reduced by more than 10,000 troops, and now there are less than 8,000 people.

Among the surviving officers and soldiers, there were many wounded people, and there was no doctor or medicine. What was even more difficult was that their ammunition and food were no longer large, and the morale of the officers and soldiers began to decline, and the entire army was about to be destroyed.

Shortly after they sent a telegram for help again, Commander Liao Tong received a telegram from senior staff officer Liu Zhanying, and was very surprised. He said excitedly: "Brothers! The famous Master Gao Jiu has led a large army to reinforce us. As long as we persist for another two days, they will arrive here."

The division commander's words were like a spring breeze, sweeping away the haze in the command center, and the officers cheered. They quickly conveyed the good news to every officer and soldier in the division, and the morale of the officers and soldiers was greatly boosted.

Two hours later, another good news came. Liu Zhanying said that to prepare the officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force, Gao Jiuye will send transport planes to airdrop ammunition and other supplies to them tonight.

The officers hurriedly conveyed the good news to every officer and soldier of the expeditionary force, and everyone's confidence became more.

After several days of hard fighting, the Japanese army besieged the Expeditionary Force had occupied some of the frontier positions of the Expeditionary Force. They believed that the expeditionary force should have almost run out of ammunition and food, so they attacked and persuaded to surrender.

Unexpectedly, the officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force resisted very resolutely. Not only that, the firepower seemed to be strengthened.

It turned out that the expeditionary force did not receive any supplements of food and ammunition at this time because they heard that there would be airdrops of weapons, ammunition and materials tonight, so they no longer saved ammunition, strengthened their firepower, and repelled the Japanese attack again.

The Japanese commander was also puzzled. According to his experience, the ammunition of the encircled Expeditionary Force should have been consumed almost the same, and he didn't understand why these guys suddenly increased their firepower.

He is an experienced general. After analyzing and judging, he felt that this was the return of the expeditionary force, and that the final corner could no longer be supported. He should break through tonight.

So he ordered the Japanese troops surrounding the Expeditionary Force to suspend their attacks, strengthen their vigilance, and prevent the Expeditionary Force from breaking out.

The officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force consumed the last ammunition and strengthened the firepower. This was the risk Commander Liao was taking. He bet on the expeditionary force tonight that he would definitely get airdrop supplies. He bet that the Japanese army would suspend the attack when they saw that they suddenly strengthened their firepower, and to gain respite for the officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force.

Commander Liao's plan was successful, and the Japanese army indeed made a wrong judgment and suspended the attack on the expeditionary army. However, Commander Liao was very nervous. If they could not get airdrop supplies tonight, they would have no ammunition and food tomorrow morning, and they would have to fight with the Japanese for bayonets.

Most of the officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force used American equipment, and many of them did not have bayonets. Even if there were rifles that could be equipped with bayonets, their total length was not as good as the Japanese Type 38 rifles. Without ammunition, fighting with the Japanese was like seeking death, and what was waiting for them was the destruction of the entire army.

Commander Liao secretly prayed, hoping that the airdropped materials would arrive on time. He did not believe in Buddhism and did not know what incense to burn at this time. He could only place his hope on Gao Jiuyan and believe it.

He comforted himself and said, "I heard that Gao Jiuye is as loyal as a mountain, so he should be able to count his words."

The Chief of Staff was also very nervous. He cheered himself up and said, "Master Gao Jiu is famous all over the world. I heard that he is very trustworthy to the Japanese devils and will definitely be able to deliver supplies to us on time."

As night fell, Commander Liao finally received a telegram saying that the transport plane sent by Jiuye was flying towards them, causing the soldiers to ignite a triangular fire.

Half an hour later, four transport planes and 12 B-24 Liberator bombers flew over.

They threw a large amount of supplies into the triangle area in the middle of the fire, and countless parachutes carried by the materials fell down.

These transport planes took off from Mawan Town Airport. Gaojiu had only four transport planes and could not transport so much supplies. So he filled the B-24 Liberator bomber with supplies, and temporarily turned it into a transport plane to complete the airdrop of supplies.

The reason why Gao Jiu's aircraft can accurately perform night flight is because Gao Jiu has advanced radar and equipped these transport aircraft and bombers with airborne radio call systems. These technologies currently exceed the equipment of the Japanese Air Force. They cannot obtain information about Gao Jiu's fleet flight in advance, so they cannot intercept them.

On the ground, the officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force saw large boxes falling on the ground. They couldn't wait to pry open the lid with bayonets, and saw all kinds of weapons and ammunition inside, as well as a large number of daily necessities. They all cheered excitedly.

In the division headquarters, the guard battalion commander of the 38th Division brought the soldiers into several large boxes. He opened the lid, took out daily necessities from it, and placed them on a table temporarily built with ammunition boxes.

In addition to grain, these supplies also include canned beef, lunch meat, ham sausage, instant noodles, liquor and other daily necessities, as well as razors, cigarettes, lighters and other daily necessities, which are very diverse.

While gnawing the ham sausage, the commander said, "Gao Jiu is indeed trustworthy and is worthy of being a famous hero in the world. I have long heard that Gao Jiu's Taohua Mountain guerrillas are rich and are indeed well-known! Looking at the lives they live, it is really enviable."

The Chief of Staff ate lunch meat, took a sip of white wine, and said with emotion: "Master Gao Jiu is so generous. There are so many materials, but it costs a lot of money.

I have heard of it a long time ago. The North District of the Golden Triangle controlled by Master Gao Jiu, where it is rich and rich. I really want to go and take a look."

The officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force were full and drank enough, and had a large number of weapons and ammunition. The morale was high and they were full of confidence in persevering until the arrival of reinforcements.

The sudden change alarmed the Japanese army, and the Japanese commander who besieged the expeditionary army was now in deep confusion.
Chapter completed!