As for the target of the attack, the officers and men of the expeditionary force had no opinion.

Not only did they have no opinions, but they all felt like they were beating chickens...... What they thought was that after attacking Ba Mo, it should be an attack on Lashio, and after defeating Lashio, it was time to fight back home.

Only Zhang Chi knew that this was not the case, and that the expeditionary forces in history would fight from west to east after conquering Bamo, and dug two roads from Myitkyina: one from Myitkyina to Tengchong in China through the Monkey Bridge Port, and the other from Myitkyina to Wan Town in China through Bamo.

In order to open and unblock the Stilwell Highway in China, which starts from India's Ledo and ends at China, the Chinese troops had to wage a tragic life-and-death struggle with the Japanese army on the Savage Mountain, and this kind of life-and-death struggle was often occupied by the Japanese army in a dangerous place, and the Chinese army had to gnaw it down one by one.

For example, the more than 100 kilometers between Myitkyina and Bhamo are full of deep ravines and ravines, and there are also strong Japanese troops and Burmese independence volunteers who are familiar with the terrain to garrison them.

Before departure, the troops held a memorial meeting in Myitkyina for the fallen soldiers of the Burma campaign.

Tens of thousands of heavily armed officers and soldiers stood solemnly on the large playground, each soldier with a small white paper flower on the muzzle of his gun. The venue was solemnly arranged: in the center were the four big characters of "Becoming Benevolence in a Foreign Land", and Chiang Kai-shek's autographed couplets airlifted by a transport plane were hung on both sides of the spiritual seat in the center of the altar.

The chief priest of the meeting was Major General Chen Shanguo, commander of the new 1st Division, who stood on the altar and spoke impassionedly, but in fact, the soldiers did not listen to what he was saying...... Among them, especially the veterans who fought from the battlefield in Myanmar like Zhang Chi, at this time, they were replaying the past of the Burma Battle in their minds, remembering the nine deaths on the battlefield, the soldiers who fell one by one, and the division commander Dai Anlan who died heroically during the breakthrough.

Thinking about it. The eyes of the soldiers couldn't help but get wet, and then there would be a kind of tragedy, a kind of tragedy and grandeur of going to the battlefield and fighting to the death with the Japanese devils.

From this point on, the memorial service served its purpose, especially for the recruits...... Shangfeng actually used this memorial service to arouse the hatred in their hearts and temporarily forgot the fear of going to the battlefield for the first time.

But it turned out that this was not really necessary, because the recruit units also performed quite well on the battlefield. Of course, this may or may not be inspired by the memorial service.

After the memorial service, the troops crossed the Inovady River and walked into the Savage Mountains towards Ling Bang, the first target of the expeditionary force.

Ling Bang is a small village, and the reason why this village was chosen as the first target of the expeditionary force's counteroffensive was because it was a rare flat land between Myitkyina and Bhamo...... Understand it according to ordinary people's thinking. Flat ground should not be important, as it is vulnerable to enemy attacks and artillery fire. But militarily, especially for an army supported by the powerful firepower of the American army, it can be used as a base for expeditionary forces, where there will be field hospitals, car and tank repair shops, and even a small airfield.

Of course, this required the soldiers of the expeditionary force to first eliminate a large group of Japanese troops stationed nearby.

It is the new group that performs this task...... It is the only regiment in the new 1st Division composed of mostly veterans, and it is also the main force in the main force of the new 1st Division. As for the other two regiments. As a reserve of two echelons, ready to reinforce the battle of the new regiment at any time.

Zhang Chi led a company at the front of the line with his rifle in his hand, and they searched and cautiously groped forward, letting the raindrops above their heads pass through the dense jungle and fall onto their uniforms.

Before this operation. Wang Mazi also started a small argument with the US military instructors, and the focus of the argument was that Wang Mazi believed that this was the rainy season and was not suitable for attacking the jungle defended by the Japanese army.

It should be said that Wang Mazi's idea is correct, the reason is that the Japanese army has strong endurance and is also very good at camouflage. In addition, they are also coordinated by the Burmese Independence Volunteers, who are familiar with the terrain...... In such a situation, it would be a nightmare to burrow into the jungle of the rainy season to fight them.

From this point of view, the American instructors thought things simply, they simply wanted to verify the results of the participating troops, so they chose an inappropriate time to put the Chinese troops into battle.

But in the end, Zhang Chi persuaded Wang Mazi to agree to this offensive plan.

There are two reasons for Zhang Chi:

First, the Japanese army was afraid and could not imagine that the Chinese army would choose to launch a counteroffensive in the rainy season. So this is to attack it unprepared.

Second, the Chinese army has the support of US military transport planes, and if there is a lack of ammunition and supplies, it only needs to report the location, and the US military transport planes will drop what the Chinese army needs at any time and place.

This also means that the Chinese army basically has no supply problems, while the Japanese army has difficulty supplying because of the rainy season.

These two points persuaded Wang Mazi, but in fact, there was a more important reason that Zhang Chi did not say, that is, at this time, it is the world of the Yankees, if Wang Mazi does not agree or disobey, then he is afraid that his group seat will be removed soon.

However, Zhang Chi and Wang Mazi were surprised to find that their worries could almost be said to be unnecessary...... The combat effectiveness of the new regiment equipped with American-style equipment not only exceeded the imagination of the Yankees, but even Zhang Chi and Wang Mazi themselves couldn't believe it.

Suddenly, Zhang Chi stretched out his palm backwards to signal the troops to stop advancing...... This is American military sign language, which was learned in the training camp, and it is practical because it allows it to command troops without making any sound.

Pete, the American instructor, came up from behind, and while looking ahead with his binoculars, he asked in a low voice, "What's the situation?" ”

Zhang Chi looked at the jungle in front of him and replied softly, "There is danger, there is likely to be an enemy!" ”

Pete observed with the binoculars for a while, and then said in a disdainful tone, "It's because you're too nervous...... Keep moving! ”

"No!" Zhang Chi refused to think about it, so he refused the order.

"I'm not pleading, Captain!" Pete looked at Zhang Chi angrily and aggravated his tone: "This is an order!" ”

Zhang Chi just smiled, spread his hands and replied, "If you are willing to go to the front, then I am also willing to carry out this order!" ”

Pete stared and was about to have a seizure, when he heard a soft sound from the jungle opposite, which was not very obvious, but it was enough to prove that Zhang Chi was right. (To be continued.) )