Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

Chapter 540 7 Armored Troops

540 Seven Thousand Armored Troops

Lashio is now an important transit station connecting the country with the front battlefield.

There has been a lot of construction going on during this period.

Ye Qingshan asked Sun Mingxu's logistics department to organize tens of thousands of civilian workers and thousands of logistics and supply troops.

Construction of military camps, roads and airports began in Lashio. Ye Qingshan disliked the fact that it took too long for the air force to fly over from the airport in western Yunnan.

After the construction of Lashio Airport was completed, it only took the air force less than half an hour to take off to the Mandalay front line.

Greatly improve the attack efficiency of the aviation team.

At this time, thousands of soldiers were gathering in a military camp in Lashio.

"Hurry, hurry up."

The officer urged.

Before long, a large group of soldiers lined up in the huge parade ground.

A colonel came up to the stage and shouted to everyone, "Brothers, we have come all the way from our hometown in southern Zhejiang to this foreign country.

There is only one goal, and that is to fight the Japanese.

Train soldiers for a thousand days and use them in one moment.

Unexpectedly, our armored regiment’s first battle was not in the country.

On the contrary, it is abroad.

But no matter where we are, we must not lose the reputation of our 42nd Army and we must not embarrass the commander.

I know, you must be wondering.

We are all armored soldiers, but this time we arrived here empty-handed.

How can we fight the Japanese without tanks and armored vehicles?

The commander has already thought of this for us.

Now, the commander asked the British for the equipment of an armored division.

Let us set out at once for Imphal to receive it.

The British thought that our commander did not have soldiers who could drive tanks and armored vehicles.

Even if we were given a division’s worth of equipment, the commander couldn’t get it back.

But the British were wrong.

The commander has us.

This time we will go over there and bring back all the equipment of the British armored division for the commander.

Not a single car should be left for the British.

Do you understand? "

Zhang Kedi, commander of the 1st Armored Regiment, was on the stage, speaking passionately.

"understand!"

Thousands of armored soldiers below shouted in unison.

"Okay, let's go!"

Zhang Kedi waved his hand, and 7,000 soldiers from two armored regiments marched lightly all the way to Ruibo.

There was no means of transportation, whether cars, mules, horses, or bicycles, as they were all used by other front-line troops.

Then they set out on foot.

It turned out that a few days ago, Ye Qingshan had transferred two armored regiments under his command from southern Zhejiang to Myanmar.

But Ye Qingshan did not let the soldiers of the two armored regiments come with their equipment.

That would be too slow, so just let Zhang Kedi bring these armored troops.

Once they arrive in Myanmar, Ye Qingshan will be able to help them get equipment.

What Ye Qingshan was targeting was naturally an armored division in the hands of the British.

The British were going to re-enter Burma and take over Yenangyaung, which gave Ye Qingshan an excuse to ask for this armored division.

These two armored regiments were also the trump cards that Ye Qingshan prepared for the expeditionary force to annihilate the Japanese 15th Army.

Otherwise, it would be extremely difficult for the Expeditionary Force to defeat the Japanese 15th Army with only 120,000 to 130,000 infantrymen at that time.

Even so, the Japanese 15th Army has been besieged and is now short of food and ammunition.

The expeditionary force still couldn't swallow it.

Even if the Japanese behind made up their minds, they would force a breakout from multiple directions.

It is highly likely that the expeditionary force will not be able to completely wipe out the enemy.

But once these two armored regiments were formed, the situation would be completely different.

Now, after the battlefield situation has undergone a drastic change in the past few days, Stilwell and the British finally couldn't help it and wanted to re-enter Burma to fight.

Otherwise, if the Expeditionary Force really defeated the Japanese 15th Army on its own, they would be disgraced.

More importantly, too much profit will be lost.

Against this background, Ye Qingshan finally got the equipment for the armored division that he had requested from the British.

On the morning of the 28th, after a day and night of marching, more than 7,000 soldiers from two armored divisions finally arrived in Ripple.

"Commander, Zhang Kedi (Fu Hongyuan) is here to report!"

When the two armored regiment commanders, Zhang Kedi and Fu Hongyuan, saw Ye Qingshan, they saluted excitedly.

“It came pretty quickly.

I heard from Sun Mingxu that he didn't arrange a vehicle for you.

You have been marching all the way here on foot, you must be tired, soldiers."

"Commander, the soldiers are very excited and excited to hear that they can receive new equipment.

This little march is nothing, we are not tired."

Zhang Kedi said with a smile.

“Captain Zhang is right.

If there is no vehicle for us to use at the headquarters.

We can continue on foot to Imphal.”

Fu Hongyuan, the commander of the Second Armored Regiment next to him, spoke up.

As a result, he got a weird look from Zhang Kedi next to him, who thought: Lao Fu, when I say you are honest, you really are really honest.

There are still two or three hundred kilometers from here to Imphal. If we run any further, you'll really tire us to death.

"Ha ha!"

After hearing this, Ye Qingshan also laughed.

“Don’t worry, I won’t let you march so far on foot again.

I can't bear to make you exhausted."

For Ye Qingshan, these soldiers from the two armored regiments, which he had spent a lot of money and time to train with great difficulty, were all his treasures.

If a few of them were really exhausted, Ye Qingshan would feel bad.

“Soon, a convoy will go to Imphal to receive a new batch of ammunition supplies.

That’s great. You can take their car.

I know the soldiers are very tired after rushing here, but there is no time for you to rest now.

You are on the road, take a rest in the car.

Get to Imphal as soon as possible and take over the equipment of the armored division from the British.

Only then can I feel at ease.

It would save us from the possibility of the British causing any more trouble if the situation gets too long."

Ye Qingshan looked at the two of them and continued.

Ye Qingshan was worried that the British would change their minds again after a long time.

"Yes, Commander."

Immediately afterwards, soldiers from the two armored divisions, Zhang Kedi and Fu Hongyuan, set off in a convoy carrying ammunition and supplies to Imphalla.

At the same time, the 50,000 British vanguard troops in Imphal, led by Commander Alexander, had re-entered Burma.

On the 29th, Zhang Kedi and his men arrived in Imphal.

Luo Zhuoying came to greet him personally.

"Chief of Staff Luo."

Zhang Kedi saluted Luo Zhuoying.

"You are the armored soldiers under the commander. Can you drive the British tanks and armored vehicles?"

Luo Zhuoying asked.

"Don't worry, Chief of Staff Luo, we are using American tanks and armored vehicles for training.

But they are all pretty much the same.

Our soldiers only need to get familiar with it a little before they can operate it."

Zhang Kedi replied.

"That's good.

Come with me and I will take you to receive the equipment."

Luo Zhuoying had already received a telegram from Ye Qingshan, asking him to keep an eye on the equipment of the armored division left behind by the British and wait for Zhang Kedi and others to take it over.

Now, Zhang Kedi and his team have finally arrived.